Traduction de «Vérificateur de cohérence » (Français → Anglais) :

(3) This consistency can be enhanced by providing guidance on producing an environmental statement as referred to in Article 3(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001, both to organisations and environmental verifiers.

(3) Whereas consistency in the verification field can be ensured by clarifying provisions for organisations and by guiding directly environmental verifiers in performing their activities.

issuing guidance to verifiers in order to ensure that they understand the culture of SMEs and thus ensure that their checks are proportional to the requirements of SMEs whilst fulfilling the objectives of EMAS, (to be developed by the Commission). encouraging Member States to take the measures falling under their competence, such as reducing or waiving any registration fees they levy on participating SMEs (Article 10.1); encouraging Member States to use the potential of EMAS participation in the implementation and control of environmental legislation (Article 10.2); adopting a visible and recognisable logo in order to assist the prom ...[+++]otion of EMAS and to provide organisations with a means to easily advertise their participation (Article 8); developing a promotional strategy shared between Member States and the Commission (Article 11); increasing the follow-up of the improvements of the environmental performance carried out by organisations through more regular verification and reporting (Annex V); ensuring compliance with the requirements of EMAS by increased verification frequency and strengthened supervision of the work performed by verifiers (Annex V); enhancing the added value of EMAS compared to other EMSs (Annex I B); ensuring the consistency of implementation of the Regulation across Member States by setting up a forum of accreditation bodies and a forum of competent bodies in order to provide for a common understanding and application of the requirements of the Regulation.

About performance indicators, I look again at 17.36 of the Auditor General's report and the Auditor General has stated, and he has stated in his opening remarks, I believe, that it's important to have some consistency in the key indicators so we can see over a long period how the performance is being measured.

in consultation with the provinces in an effort to ensure consistency of standards throughout Canada: (i) prohibit the making of off-the-books accounts and transactions, the recording of non-existent transactions, and the use of false documentation for purposes that would include “bribing foreign public officials or of hiding such bribery”; (ii) consider whether the requirements to submit to independent external audit are adequate, in view of the rule that permits large private companies to exempt themselves from the requirement; (iii) consider broadening the prohibitions for participating in audits in order to improve auditor independence; and (i ...[+++]v) consider amending the law to require external auditors to report indications of foreign bribery to the competent authorities (Convention, Article 8).13

The Commission will facilitate collaboration between the Member States to ensure consistancy in the procedures applied and to assist the supervision of verifiers activities.