Translation of "translation of reprise de l'acquis " (French → English) :

To this end, replacing the existing directive with a regulation is also the right approach, as this will ensure that uniform rules and definitions apply in the EU and that the measures are applied uniformly in the Member States.

To be honest, I do not grasp this peculiar split between evaluation of ‘putting into effect’ measures necessary to join Schengen which, according to the Commission, has to remain intergovernmental, and checking the ‘implementation’ of the Schengen acquis.

13. Calls for further implementation of the acquis communautaire in the field of health and safety at work; acknowledges the extraordinarily high costs involved in implementing the acquis in this field, calls on the candidate countries, in order to improve living and working conditions, to submit to the Commission a realistic assessment of the difficulties associated with the practical implementation of the acquis in the field of health and safety at work; calls on the candidate countries to reinforce their industry inspection services, particularly in performing their task of assisting firms with the implementation of the acquis commu ...[+++]nautaire;

I will remind you, in addition to the points we have mentioned in connection with the release of the reserve, that we spent last year reiterating that reform includes the simplification of the acquis communautaire, without the Community patrimony being substantially affected thereby.

Within the framework of the accession partnership and the adoption of the Community acquis, the EU is providing important financial and technical assistance, helping the future Member States in implementing deep structural reforms.

That is why, just like the European Parliament, the French Presidency wished to have access to the tracking schedules for monitoring adoption of the acquis, updated regularly, it being understood that the basic principle of the negotiations must continue to be the wholesale adoption of the acquis.