Normally, the date of sale shall be the date of invoice but the date of contract, purchase order or order confirmation may be used if these more appropriately establish the material terms of sale.

(1) In order to obtain a direct comparison of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in volume terms between Member States, there is an essential need for the Community to have Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) which eliminate the differences in the level of prices between Member States.

(1) In order to obtain a comparison of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in volume terms between Member States, there is an essential need for the Community to have Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) which reflect the differences in the level of prices between Member States.

29. Recalls that Parliament’s policy of purchasing its main buildings has led to significant savings; calls for an updated plan on building policy for acquisition of property in the short and medium term, including options to purchase premises for external offices and Europe Houses; decides to enter EUR 10 000 000 under Item 2009 'Provisional appropriation to cover the institution's property investments' in order to reflect Parliament's intentions to continue the same bu ...[+++]ilding policy as followed until now; points out that a number of uncertainties exist in relation with immovable property projects in Brussels and Luxembourg, which may have a significant impact on the budget;

In previous Cohesion Reports, the extent of convergence of GDP per head has been assessed by taking successive estimates of this in different countries and regions measured in terms of purchasing power standards (PPS) in order to adjust for differences in the goods and services which a given unit of GDP is capable of purchasing.

( 18 ) WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE RESELLER'S COMMERCIAL FREEDOM AND TO ENSURE ACCESS TO THE RETAIL LEVEL OF DISTRIBUTION ON THE PART OF OTHER SUPPLIERS , NOT ONLY THE SCOPE BUT ALSO THE DURATION OF THE EXCLUSIVE PURCHASING OBLIGATION MUST BE LIMITED ; WHEREAS IT APPEARS APPROPRIATE TO ALLOW DRINKS SUPPLIERS A CHOICE BETWEEN A MEDIUM-TERM EXCLUSIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT COVERING A RANGE OF DRINKS AND A LONG-TERM EXCLUSIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT FOR BEER ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE SPECIAL RULES FOR THOSE PREMISES USED FOR THE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF DRINKS WHICH THE SUPPLIER LETS TO THE RESELLER ; WHEREAS , IN THIS CASE , THE RESELLER MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBTAIN , UNDER THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THIS REGULATION , OTHER D ...[+++]RINKS , EXCEPT BEER , SUPPLIED UNDER THE AGREEMENT OR OF THE SAME TYPE BUT BEARING A DIFFERENT TRADEMARK ; WHEREAS A UNIFORM MAXIMUM DURATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR SERVICE-STATION AGREEMENTS , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TENANCY AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE SUPPLIER AND THE RESELLER , WHICH TAKES ACCOUNT OF THE LONG-TERM CHARACTER OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES ;