Translation of "étude à double insu " (French → English) :

101. Calls on the FRA to conduct a study, in collaboration with the UN Special Rapporteur concerned, on special laws and procedures justified on grounds of combating terrorism, and on their compliance with fundamental rights; rejects any exceptional procedure which manifestly creates an imbalance in the positions of the prosecution and the defence in judicial proceedings, such as secret hearings or sentencing in secret, or which gives governments special powers to censor the media or allow secret surveillance on the population; notes and deplores the fact that policies on combating terrorism are being gradually extended to a growing nu ...[+++]mber of crimes and offences, giving rise in particular to an increase in the number of summary judicial proceedings and of minimum sentences that must be served in full, and in the information being recorded on the population;

99. Calls on the FRA to conduct a study, in collaboration with the UN Special Rapporteur concerned, on special laws and procedures justified on grounds of combating terrorism, and on their compliance with fundamental rights; rejects any exceptional procedure which manifestly creates an imbalance in the positions of the prosecution and the defence in judicial proceedings, such as secret hearings or sentencing in secret, or which gives governments special powers to censor the media or allow secret surveillance on the population; notes and deplores the fact that policies on combating terrorism are being gradually extended to a growing num ...[+++]ber of crimes and offences, giving rise in particular to an increase in the number of summary judicial proceedings and of minimum sentences that must be served in full, and in the information being recorded on the population;

- in recital 13, the part of text having been marked with double strikethrough between the first and second sentences and reading "Best practice should in this respect be geared to the optimum use of factors relevant to enhancing energy performance", as well as the part of text following the second sentence and also having been marked with double strikethrough ("this can be carried out once, by the Member State, through a study which produces a list of energy conservation measures, for average local market conditions, meeting cost-effectiveness criteria. Before construction starts, specific studies may be requested if the measure, or mea ...[+++]sures, are deemed feasible");

24. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop programmes in order to involve skilled people in the diasporas in the process of development by covering the costs of wage differentials for highly skilled migrants prepared to return to their countries or by setting up "dual post" systems for public sector personnel in southern countries (teachers, researchers and doctors); calls on the Commission to conduct a study on experiences in the Member States with regard to "dual posts";

I think that demonstrates to you that if the scientists cannot carefully design the double-blinded study with the right criteria after years of following this process, who is to say that the naysayers today will design the right study for the MS population?

Mr. David Chapman: The requirements of Dr. Gillespie seem to be back to double-blind studies that cost $500,000 or $2 million, or whatever it may cost, when we're talking new chemical entities.