Just as the general mental health and addiction service system is poorly integrated and with many challenges as clients move through it maybe you have relatives, as almost all of us do, who have moved through the mental health system we know how fragmented it is, so also is the criminal justice system faced with similar obstacles, but ones that are often even more substantial.

To create a level playing field at retail level, the activities of distribution system operators should therefore be monitored so that they are prevented from taking advantage of their vertical integration as regards their competitive position on the market, in particular in relation to household and small non-household customers.

Regrets that the sector inquiry on retail banking does not take sufficient account of the specificities of the strictly regulated banking sector and the importance of culture, habits and language in consumer choices and protection available for financial products; considers that the lack of consumer mobility in the European Union is often dictated by the long-term relationship of trust which is frequently established between bank and consumer; is concerned that the Commission's assessment of market integration builds on too few economic indicators and may consequently fail duly to reflect the characteristics of the retail banking secto ...[+++]r;

2. Member States shall ensure that, when providing the service of portfolio management, investment firms establish an appropriate method of evaluation and comparison such as a meaningful benchmark, based on the investment objectives of the client and the types of financial instruments included in the client portfolio, so as to enable the client for whom the service is provided to assess the firm's performance.

The strong position of BASF on the upstream market on additives is not altered with the integration into a relatively small customer.

purchase and use, on their own account or on behalf of their customer (and the resale to their customers), of any transport and related services, including inward transport services by any mode, particularly inland waterways, road and rail, necessary for the supply of an integrated service;