18. Notes that real and fair competition can arise only on a level playing field; concludes that any legislation must follow the principle "same business, same risks, same rules"; points out, however, that in the financial services sector, product design is particularly influenced by the regulatory environment and an that undifferentiated "one-size-fits-all" approach would adversely affect product diversity; stresses, thus, the importance of differentiating according to the type of product; is convinced, however, that comparable transparency and disclosure requirements for competing investment products, are needed, in particular, at the point of sale; regrets that, so far, the issue of complex financial products has not been properly addresse ...[+++]d; calls upon the Commission, therefore, to address unjustified inconsistencies and other shortcomings of the regulatory framework concerned;

18. Notes that real and fair competition can arise only on a level playing field; concludes that any legislation must follow the principle "same business, same risks, same rules"; points out, however, that in the financial services sector, product design is particularly influenced by the regulatory environment and an that undifferentiated "one-size-fits-all" approach would adversely affect product diversity; stresses, thus, the importance of differentiating according to the type of product; is convinced, however, that comparable transparency and disclosure requirements for competing investment products, are needed, in particular, at the point of sale; regrets that, so far, the issue of complex financial products has not been properly addresse ...[+++]d; calls upon the Commission, therefore, to address unjustified inconsistencies and other shortcomings of the regulatory framework concerned;

41. Reiterates its intention to increase appropriations for the Youth in Action Programme, the World Special Olympic Summer Games, the Information outlets and the ongoing Preparatory Action in the field of sport; takes note of the initiative of the Council to present a new Preparatory action on commemorative sites in Europe and is of the opinion that this preparatory action could promote EU citizenship by preserving and facilitating access to historical sites of shared European memory;

(2) Experience gained in the implementation and monitoring of a first set of Guidelines for Good Practice, adopted by the European Gas Regulatory Forum (the Forum) in 2002, demonstrates that in order to ensure the full implementation of the rules set out in the Guidelines in all Member States, and in order to provide a minimum guarantee of equal market access conditions in practice, it is necessary to provide for them to become legally enforceable.

The products covered under the agreement are Dynamic Random Access Memories (DRAMs) and Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memories (Flash EPROMs).

The products covered under the agreements are Dynamic Random Access Memories (DRAMs) and Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memories (Flash EPROMs).