Translation of "norme commune de déclaration " (French → English) :

Our approach is prompted by the belief that it is vital to treat the package of seven proposals which make up the ‘Erika III package’ (in reality seven plus one, with the splitting of the proposal for a directive on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations into two legal instruments, namely a proposal for a directive on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrat ...[+++]ions and a proposal for a regulation for common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations) as an interconnected and inseparable whole, in order to avoid inconsistencies.

13. Calls therefore on all UN Member States to ensure that the review is based on objective and reliable information, as well as on common standards for review such as the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and other obligations and commitments, including election pledges;

Having said that, Mr. Chairman, I think one of the things you could do if you wanted to soften this down considerably in terms of being a legal instrument is in the context of accountability under the new Accountability Act, where the House of Commons declares this to be a legal bill of rights for veterans and the standard by which the House of Commons will hold the department accountable to it.

18. Is aware that a means of assessing or supervising the way in which common minimum standards are actually applied would help to build mutual trust in the police and judicial systems of each Member State and that this lies at the heart of a common area of freedom, security and justice and will help to ensure that the system of mutual recognition functions properly: firstly, the way in which the Member States have incorporated the principles of the common minimum standards into their national law must be monitored; secondly, the Commission must check that the national provisions incorporating the common minimum standards into the Membe ...[+++]r States" system of laws are actually applied, on the basis of statistical reports drawn up by the Member States every two years and of other information gathered by the Commission - for instance, the services of the network of independent experts on fundamental rights, which is already in place, could be used to assess the extent to which the agreed common standards on procedural safeguards are being applied and at the same time reports of non-compliance could be investigated; on those bases the Commission should draw up a general report to be submitted to the European Parliament and the Council every two and a half years, in which the degree of compliance at each of the procedural levels and stages is indicated;

19. Is aware that a means of assessing or supervising the way in which minimum common standards are actually applied would help to build mutual trust in the police and judicial systems of each Member State and that this lies at the heart of a common area of freedom, security and justice and will help to ensure that the system of mutual recognition functions properly: firstly, the way in which the Member States have incorporated the principles of the minimum common standards into their national law must be monitored; secondly, the Commission must check that the national provisions incorporating the minimum common standards into the Membe ...[+++]r States’ system of laws are actually applied, on the basis of statistical reports drawn up by the Member States every two years and of other information gathered by the Commission: For instance, the services of the Network of independent experts on fundamental rights, which is already in place, could be used to assess the extent to which the agreed common standards on procedural safeguards are being applied and at the same time reports of non-compliance could be investigated. On those bases the Commission should draw up a general report to be submitted to the European Parliament and the Council every two and a half years, in which the degree of compliance at each of the procedural levels and stages is indicated;

However, for the most part, it still has no agreement with other partners on important matters such as data sharing, common standards, and nationally reportable disease.