Proportion of days and their distribution within a calendar year over areas of a determined surface, as well as their spatial distribution, in which anthropogenic sound sources exceed levels that are likely to entail significant impact on marine animals measured as Sound Exposure Level (in dB re 1μPa.s) or as peak sound pressure level ...[+++] (in dB re 1μPapeak) at one metre, measured over the frequency band 10 Hz to 10 kHz (11.1.1)

It levels the international playing field, enabling companies to make sound business decisions, which impact on new investment, job creation, and economic growth in Canada.

That review shall include an impact assessment which includes an overall assessment of the impact on the car industry and in particular its dependent industries, taking into account the influence of other Regulations - such as those in the field of CO 2 emissions reductions and safety - on the sound level of motor vehicles.

Following the date referred to in Annex III, third column, phase 1, to this Regulation, the Commission shall complete a review of the noise limits in Annex III. That review shall include an impact assessment which includes an overall assessment of the impact on the car industry and in particular its dependent industries, taking into account the influence of other Regulations - such as those in the field of CO2 emissions reductions and safety - on the sound level ...[+++] of motor vehicles.

16. Calls on the Commission to strongly consider extending, based on a thorough impact assessment, the ecodesign approach to RM, to assess the possibility of introducing new instruments, to work with standardisation bodies, to evaluate the feasibility of a top-runner programme for products with regard to resource efficiency, to strengthen advisory services on resource efficiency, particularly for SMEs, for example by strengthening such programmes in the European Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI); calls on the Commission to support SME ...[+++]s in this field by promoting the sharing of best practice among Member States, providing access to relevant research under FP7 and future research EU programmes; calls on companies to make use of either the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) or ISO standards; calls on the Commission and the Member States to leverage public procurement in order to enhance resource-efficient products and products utilising secondary RM, as well as securing sound and transparent recycling at their end-of-life; notes that in recycling it is not only quantity that matters, but also quality; stresses, therefore, the importance of recycling-friendly product design; stresses the value of including resource use in product information and eco-labels in order to empower consumers; calls on the European standardisation bodies to streamline the issue of resource efficiency in setting standards;

Consequently it is necessary to provide for the involvement of enterprises including SMEs in consultations prior to the preparation of proposals for Community legislation, impact studies, information and by consultancy services, to improve performance by enterprises, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, when combining environmental considerations and competitiveness. 5. Acknowledges that the interrelations between industrial development and environmental quality are highly complex; their improved understanding will support the development of (mutually beneficial) industrial and environmental policies. Recognizes that, in or ...[+++]der to achieve the common goal of sustainable development, the obtaining of competitive advantages on a high level of environmental responsibility depends on the right timing for goals and instruments, sound environmental management practices by enterprises and identification of the international trend in the environmental field, the environmental policies of the main competitors to the Community, i.e. that similar measures are taken by the EC's major competitors, and the ability to integrate various policy areas, e.g. RD, standardization and environmental policy.