Translation of "présent avis " (French → English) :

In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary and, if so, to select a sample, all unrelated importers, or representatives acting on their behalf, including the ones who did not cooperate in the investigation leading to the measures subject to the present review, are hereby requested to make themselves known to the Commission. These parties must do so within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, by providing the Commission ...[+++] with the information on their companies requested in Annex II to this Notice.

Italy and Portugal have not informed the Commission of measures to transpose the Directive into national legislation, while Belgium has informed the Commission of partial transposition of the Directive and the relevant Reasoned Opinion covers only that part of transposition that has not been communicated to the Commission.

The Commission decided to send Italy this reasoned opinion despite the fact that a draft law providing for the repeal of the offending legal provisions is under discussion in the Italian Parliament and even though, pending a new law, the Ministry of Finance has written to the departments and professional associations concerned, informing them by ministerial circular that these provisions no longer apply.

2. At its meeting of 6 April 1992, the Council decided to set in motion the procedure laid down in Articles 98 of the ECSC Treaty, 237 of the EEC Treaty and 205 of the EAEC Treaty. 3. As in the case of its Opinion on Sweden's application for membership, the Commission has based itself on the acquis of the future European Union.

4. The Commission has, in this Opinion based itself on the acquis of the future European Union.

3. In preparing the present Opinion, the Commission has assumed, in line with the conclusions of the European Council, in Maastricht in December 1991, that accession will, in accordance with Article 0 of the Maastricht Treaty, be to a European Union characterised by the establishment of economic and monetary union, ultimately including a single currency; the implementation of a common foreign and security policy, including the eventual framing of a common defence policy, which might in time lead to a common defence; the introduction of a citizenship of the Union and the development of close cooperation in justice and home affairs as we ...[+++]ll as the strengthening of economic and social cohesion.