Translation of "appareil reflex à deux objectifs " (French → English) :

I think that, given the very different philosophies on both sides of the Atlantic, for example about how to achieve product safety, we can ultimately achieve the goal only if we are prepared to recognise each other’s philosophies and regulatory methods, if, for example, we recognise that the Americans are just as reluctant to poison their citizens as we are, and if the Americans admit that we are just as reluctant to expose our citizens to danger from electrical appliances as they are.

Moreover, Article 174 of the Treaty calls for the protection and improvement of the environment and prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources, these two objectives being among those of the Community policy on the environment; electricity generation and consumption account for 30% of man-made carbon dioxides (CO2) emissions and some 35% of primary energy consumption in the Community, stand-by losses from electrical equipment account for about 10% of electricity consumption, and these percentages are increasing.

Considers that the reaction to the challenge of the information society is a political priority for the European Union that will help achieve the objectives of creating employment, improving the quality of life of citizens, increasing the competitiveness of the production system and increasing economic and social cohesion in the Union; 2. Considers that information and communication technologies are of major importance for the competitiveness of economic activities and that as a mobilizer of investment they will be an important factor in economic expansion; 3. Considers that it is the responsibility of enterprises to ensure and improve ...[+++] industrial competitiveness and of the public authorities to foster a competitive environment and to create an appropriate legal and regulatory framework; II 4. Considers that the development of the information society has a twofold effect on European industry: - it has a general influence on the competitiveness of industry as a user of infrastructure and information services; - it has a direct impact on the European information industry as the supplier of operators, producers of all kinds of content and providers of information services and on users; 5. Stresses that the content industry will have great importance for the future of the information society and that the information services industry must expand considerably; 6. Recognizes that the level of acceptance of the new services on the part of users is one of the decisive factors for effective development of the information society.

The main focus of this work was to closely monitor issues related to service to the public, language of work, and the representation of both language groups within the federal administration and to continue to promote the creation of work environments that encourage federal public servants to exercise their right to work in the language of their choice in the National Capital Region and other regions designated as bilingual in terms of language of work.