Traduction de «recours aux indicateurs » (Français → Anglais) :

For the other 70 large air carriers and maintenance organizations, and about 4,000 small air carriers and maintenance organizations, the Department did not often use the standard risk indicators.

To improve investment in energy efficiency, the ECA recommends that the Commission make the Cohesion Policy funding for energy efficiency measures subject to a proper needs assessment, regular monitoring and the use of comparable performance indicators as well as the use of transparent project selection criteria and standard investment costs per unit of energy to be saved, with a maximum acceptable simple payback period.

Thematic “storylines” are used to illustrate the indicator results and review the effects of farming on the environment. These include: agricultural water use; input use and water quality; agricultural land use, farm management and soils; climate change and air quality; and biodiversity and landscape.

It is planned that the Commission, in conjunction with the Council's Education Committee, will prepare a framework for attaining these goals so that progress and the effectiveness of actions taken can be analysed; this will be done using, inter alia, a benchmarking system based on indicators defined within the Luxembourg progress.

The use of indicators, in particular qualitative rather than quantitative, was generally welcomed; although emphasis was also put on choosing indicators already used in other fora such as the OECD.

Referring to a study - now nearing completion - on "The basic rights of consumers of public utilities in the Member States of the European Union" and to the NCC's study document, Mrs Bonino explained what she meant by basic rights: 1) security and safety of supply; 2) access for all at affordable prices; 3) separation, in all cases, of regulator and operator; 4) transparent information for consumers; 5) service quality to be assured and performance indicators published by the operator and verified by an independent authority; compensation arrangements where performance indicators are not met; 6) representation for consumers in deal ...[+++]ings with operators and regulators; 7) where disputes arise, access for all to simple, quick and cheap (or free) redress, and to fair compensation procedures; 8) appointment of a mediator for each sector with binding powers and the power to investigate; 9) special rights for certain disadvantaged population categories, e.g. the disabled; 10) provision of a basic minimum service in the event of payment difficulties.