The transposition of Annex V, which concerns monitoring of the status of surface and ground waters is also lacking certain aspects, including the requirements to monitor the discharge of extra water into groundwater bodies, and to provide maps with the characteristics specified in the Directive to describe the chemical levels and amounts of water per groundwater body.

If the opposition considers it a flaw to the system that debate can continue in such a fashion as it's been continuing here at this committee, that's a flaw on the side of free speech, and I think that's something, Mr. Chair, that is incredibly important.

A positive and welcome aspect of the priority areas listed in the Outline is that they bring in some key aspects that are missing in the Objectives section described above, including issues such as small arms and light weapons, good governance and institution-building, economic issues, traditional development issues such as human and social development, agriculture and food security as well as more general aspects such as aid effectiveness and debt cancellation, increased ODA and the promotion of policy coherence for development in both EU and African policies.

2. Subject to paragraph 3, a credit institution permitted to use own estimates of LGDs and conversion factors for an exposure class under Articles 84 to 89 may be permitted, where it is able to the satisfaction of the competent authorities to estimate the effects of financial collateral on their exposures separately from other LGD-relevant aspects, to recognise such effects in calculating the value of exposures for the purposes of Article 111(1) to (3).

A section on rights not covered in the Green Paper refers to related work on bail, ne bis in idem and harmonisation of sanctions which is underway and announces forthcoming related work on evidence safeguards and in absentia judgements so as to emphasise the point that all aspects of common minimum standards are being considered.

24. Agrees in general with the proposed priorities for EU development assistance, but is of the strong opinion that crucial components for any successful development process are missing, namely " access to technologies”, notably ICT and energy; urges therefore the Commission to make these elements part of the priorities, preferably by replacing the priority "Transport” with "Communication, transport and sustainable energy”; furthermore, underlines the cross-cutting nature of sustainable management of natural resources and the environment and urges the Commission to give higher priority to capacity building in this field;