steady-state bioconcentration factor | BCFss [Abbr.]

BCFss | steady-state bioconcentration factor

Thus, in 1997 the reference investor would have had in particular to determine a number of factors or make assumptions that were necessarily open to question; namely: (i) the amount at which the state would set the share capital of a future public limited company, and in particular the inclusion or otherwise of quasi-own assets, which determines the company's capacity to provide a stable dividend; (ii) the number of shares into which this capital would be divided, bearing in mind that a greater or lesser number partially determines ...[+++]their attractiveness in the market; (iii) the form of any share flotation and the amount to be raised, which determines the potential level of dilution of its holding; finally (iv) when the operation would be implemented, which, owing to the poor recovery prospects offered by EDF's projected income until 2000 (recital 167), could be envisaged only in the distant future.

1. Stresses that the prospect of creating DCFTAs with the EU is one of the key incentives for the partner countries to pursue their reform efforts; considers the creation of DCFTAs to be one of the most ambitious tools of EU bilateral trade policy for achieving a stable, transparent and predictable economic environment which respects democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law, providing not only for greater economic integration by a gradual dismantling of trade barriers but also for regulatory convergence in areas that have an ...[+++] impact on trade in goods and services, in particular by strengthening investment protection, streamlining customs and border procedures, reducing technical and other non-tariff barriers to trade, strengthening sanitary and phytosanitary rules, improving animal welfare, enhancing the legal frameworks for competition and public procurement and ensuring sustainable development; takes the view that concluding DCFTAs is fundamental in fighting tendencies towards protectionism at global level;

1. Stresses that the prospect of creating DCFTAs with the EU is one of the key incentives for the partner countries to pursue their reform efforts; considers the creation of DCFTAs to be one of the most ambitious tools of EU bilateral trade policy for achieving a stable, transparent and predictable economic environment which respects democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law, providing not only for greater economic integration by a gradual dismantling of trade barriers but also for regulatory convergence in areas that have an ...[+++] impact on trade in goods and services, in particular by strengthening investment protection, streamlining customs and border procedures, reducing technical and other non-tariff barriers to trade, strengthening sanitary and phytosanitary rules, improving animal welfare, enhancing the legal frameworks for competition and public procurement and ensuring sustainable development; takes the view that concluding DCFTAs is fundamental in fighting tendencies towards protectionism at global level;

5. Emphasises the fact that certain categories of workers – e.g. young, older and migrant workers, and those with precarious jobs (including fixed-term contracts and temporary or part-time jobs) – are more frequently exposed to occupational hazards; stresses that special attention should be paid to the situation of vulnerable workers, including people taking part in mandatory work activity schemes without previous training or the necessary skills; calls, therefore, on the Commission and Member States to adopt more specific preventive measures for these target groups; believes that particular attention needs to be paid to women and to maternity issues, recalling that secure jobs with rights are an important ...[+++]factor for workplace health and safety;