The Chairman: Therefore, you would reject the argument of the Canadian Bar Association, which wanted to eliminate the skew in favour of spouses and children and level the playing field somewhat with respect to all debtors.

This Directive permits investment firms to give or receive certain inducements only subject to specific conditions, and provided they are disclosed to the client, or are given to or by the client or a person on behalf of the client.

(14) Rum is a product of great economic importance for the FOD, and market outlets are vital. The gradual abolition of certain benefits currently accorded to rum production would have a serious impact on the earnings of the producers. The measures to support the cultivation of sugar cane and its direct processing into agricultural rum and sugar syrup should be continued because these measures are helping to ensure continued deliveries of cane to distilleries, which can thus plan and rationalise investments in their production facilities, and because they help improve the inco ...[+++]mes of cane growers and encourage them to improve their production methods to ensure higher yields and deliver better quality cane.

(a) reciprocal application of the most-favoured nation clause for trade in goods in all the areas specifically referred to in the Agreement, excluding preferences granted by either Party under customs unions, free trade areas or preferential treatment areas; (b) development and strengthening of trade between the Parties and regular development of lasting economic cooperation, in accordance with the principles of equality and reciprocal benefit; (c) strengthening of cooperation in areas closely linked to economic progress to the benefit of both Parties; (d) a contribution to Yemen's efforts to improve the quality of life and standar ...[+++]d of living of the least-favoured groups of its population, alongside measures to support rural development to combat poverty and to develop human resources in certain sectors of the economy; (e) adoption of the measures necessary for protection of the environment and sustainable management of natural resources; (f) development of cooperation between the Parties in the field of culture, communications and information.

Because we are dealing with this problem of reducing the cost of the program by reducing benefits for the well off who have been breaking the system for a while and increasing benefits to the poor.

The Member State of residence remains free not to grant to a taxpayer the benefit of certain reliefs or deductions if that person already benefits from identical or similar reliefs or deductions in the state of activity.