Licence holders who obtained a category A licence before 19 January 2013 are entitled to drive motorcycles with power exceeding 25 kW or with a power/weight ratio exceeding 0,16 kW/kg only if they have held a category A licence for at least two years or have passed a driving test on a motorcycle of this type after reaching 21 years of age.

whereas the situation of women in the country remains a matter of great concern; whereas, according to UN reports, Afghanistan’s maternal mortality rate is the second highest in the world, at nearly 25 000 deaths per year, and whereas only 12,6 % of women over the age of 15 are able to read and write, and 57 % of girls are married off below the legal age of 16; whereas violence against women continues to be a widespread phenomenon; whereas the discriminatory Shia Personal Status Law is still in place and, amongst other points, crim ...[+++]inalises women for denying their husbands sexual intercourse and forbids women from leaving the house without their husband’s consent,

15. Takes the view that, as a rule, consumers can be assumed to act rationally prior to a purchase, but not to be fully aware of their rights in case of problems; hence calls for an increased focus on genuine consumer behaviour, while taking into account special needs of vulnerable groups such as children and elderly people and people with certain disabilities; recalls the newly adopted budget line proposed by Parliament for a pilot project inter alia to develop a consumer data base and conduct surveys and interviews and a comparison of achievements in the Member States; welcomes the work of the Commission in establishing a consumer p ...[+++]olicy scoreboard, which will lead to improved understanding inter alia of price structures and consumer behaviour and satisfaction;

15. Takes the view that, as a rule, consumers can be assumed to act rationally prior to a purchase, but not to be fully aware of their rights in case of problems; hence calls for an increased focus on genuine consumer behaviour, while taking into account special needs of vulnerable groups such as children and elderly people and people with certain disabilities; recalls the newly adopted budget line proposed by Parliament for a pilot project inter alia to develop a consumer data base and conduct surveys and interviews and a comparison of achievements in the Member States; welcomes the work of the Commission in establishing a consumer p ...[+++]olicy scoreboard, which will lead to improved understanding inter alia of price structures and consumer behaviour and satisfaction;

Laying hens should have access to nest boxes from at least two weeks before coming into lay and no later than 16 weeks of age.

Laying hens should have access to nest boxes from at least two weeks before coming into lay and no later than 16 weeks of age.