Translation of "seuil de support " (French → English) :

If a Member States defines a threshold above which a person is presumed partly or totally able to bear the cost of the defence and the proceedings, they should take into account the factors in point 6 when setting that threshold.

22. Calls on the Member States to extend the existing level of consumer protection to credit, including short-term credit, provided over the internet, through short message services or other distance communication media, which are becoming an increasingly common feature of the consumer credit market, involving amounts below the lower threshold of EUR 200, presently outside the scope of the Directive;

317. Recalls that the vast majority of applications do not exceed the ‘excellence’ threshold (only 15 % to 20 %), whereas application costs (amounting in some cases to as much as EUR 300 000) are borne by applicants; in this regard, urges the Commission to apply coherently and efficiently sensible discretion (e.g. multi-stage procedures) in order to make most efficient use of the money allocated to research instead of ‘administration of research’;

315. Recalls that the vast majority of applications do not exceed the "excellence" threshold (only 15 % to 20 %), whereas application costs (amounting in some cases to as much as EUR 300 000) are borne by applicants; in this regard, urges the Commission to apply coherently and efficiently sensible discretion (e.g. multi-stage procedures) in order to make most efficient use of the money allocated to research instead of "administration of research";

Whereas according to different artistic traditions within the Community water-colour, gouache and pastel pictures are variously regarded as being either paintings or drawings; whereas Category 4 of the Annex to Directive No 93/7/EEC (4) includes drawings executed entirely by hand on any medium in any material, and Category 3 includes pictures and paintings executed entirely by hand on any medium in any material; whereas the financial thresholds which apply to these two categories are different; whereas in the internal market this could lead to serious differences of treatment for water-colour, gouache and pastel pictures depending upo ...[+++]n the Member State in which they are situated; whereas it is necessary to decide for the purposes of the application of the Directive into which category they shall fall to ensure that the financial thresholds applied shall be the same throughout the Community;

Whereas according to different artistic traditions within the Community water-colour, gouache and pastel pictures are variously regarded as being either paintings or drawings; whereas category 4 of the Annex to Regulation No 3911/92 (4) includes drawings executed entirely by hand on any medium in any material and category 3 includes pictures and paintings executed entirely by hand on any medium in any material; whereas the financial thresholds which apply to these two categories are different; whereas in the internal market this could lead to serious differences of treatment for water-colour, gouache and pastel pictures depending upon ...[+++] the Member State in which they are situated; whereas it is necessary to decide for the purposes of the application of the Regulation into which category they shall fall to ensure that the financial thresholds applied shall be the same throughout the Community;