5. Notes that India's high import tariffs and, despite recent significant progress, non-tariff barriers, remain a genuine concern for EU industry; believes that upholding such a protectionist policy after economic liberalisation gives rise to market distortions and manipulations; is concerned that WTO tariff negotiations have not led to any improvement (there was no binding of tariffs or commitment to maximum "binding" rates, which were also kept high) and that efforts consequently made by the Commission to open a bilateral dialogue with India on the subject of specific distortions have so far been unsuccessful; notes that a reduction in trade barriers ...[+++]can bring progressive improvements in trading conditions with the objective of promoting growth, employment and sustainable development; calls on India to bind its import tariffs at levels closer to its applied rates within the context of the DDA and to make further efforts to remove part of the existing non-tariff barriers; encourages the High Level Trade Group to work towards eliminating tariffs between the parties on substantially all trade through a bilateral free trade agreement, thus providing opportunities for existing and potential exporters to develop their business and diversify their export base;

5. Notes that India's high import tariffs and, despite recent significant progress, non-tariff barriers, remain a genuine concern for EU industry; believes that upholding such a protectionist policy after economic liberalisation gives rise to market distortions and manipulations; is concerned that WTO tariff negotiations have not led to any improvement (there was no binding of tariffs or commitment to maximum "binding" rates, which were also kept high) and that efforts consequently made by the Commission to open a bilateral dialogue with India on the subject of specific distortions have so far been unsuccessful; notes that a reduction in trade barriers ...[+++]can bring progressive improvements in trading conditions with the objective of promoting growth, employment and sustainable development; calls on India to bind its import tariffs at levels closer to its applied rates within the context of the DDA and to make further efforts to remove part of the existing non-tariff barriers; encourages the High Level Trade Group to work towards eliminating tariffs between the parties on substantially all trade through a bilateral free trade agreement, thus providing opportunities for existing and potential exporters to develop their business and diversify their export base;

5. Notes that India's high import tariffs and, despite recent significant progress, non-tariff barriers, remain a genuine concern for EU industry; believes that upholding such a protectionist policy after economic liberalisation gives rise to market distortions and manipulations; is concerned that WTO tariff negotiations have not led to any improvement (there was no binding of tariffs or commitment to maximum "binding" rates, which were also kept high) and that efforts consequently made by the Commission to open a bilateral dialogue with India on the subject of specific distortions have so far been unsuccessful; notes that a reduction in trade barriers ...[+++]can bring progressive improvements in trading conditions with the objective of promoting growth, employment and sustainable development; calls on India to bind its import tariffs at levels closer to its applied rates within the context of the DDA and to make further efforts to remove part of the existing non-tariff barriers; encourages the High Level Trade Group to work towards eliminating tariffs between the parties on substantially all trade through a bilateral free trade agreement, thus providing opportunities for existing and potential exporters to develop their business and diversify their export base;

The budget allocation for variable pay is based on a normal distribution of amounts, taking into account that most executives are eligible for up to 10 per cent of their salary in variable pay, and the small number of executives at the Assistant Deputy Minister level are eligible for up to 15 per cent.

· The Variable National Health Care Insurance Premium is progressive, consistent with the way that individuals usually buy insurance, is familiar to Canadians living in provinces that now have, or have had in the past, health care premiums, but has the disadvantage of being somewhat similar to an income tax increase.

The Three are essentially recommending a gradual phasing-out of the quota system in a move towards a totally unrestricted market, in the following stages : - quotas established by the Commission for the first quarter of 1988 (output in which is virtually all sold already) which would then serve a definitive basis of reference, - seasonally adjusted quotas increased by 2.5 % every quarter from the second quarter of 1988, up to 10 % at the beginning of the first quarter of 1989, - permanent abolition of the quota system as from 1 April 1989. The report suggests an alternative : if before 15 March 1988, the producers give firm guarantees to the Commission that they will reduce capacities by at least 75 % of the surplus identified by the Commis ...[+++]sion, i.e. at least three quarters of some 20 million tonnes for the three categories in question (hot-rolled coils, heavy sheet and heavy sections), the Commission could suspend the progressive quartely quota incrases and return to a system of quotas adjusted to market possibilities which would apply until 31 December 1990 at the latest.