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drive-yourself taxi | public automobile service | PAS [Abbr.]

International Association of Public Transport [ UITP | International Union of Public Transport | International Union of Tramways, Local Railways and Public Motor Transport ]

P. whereas the Directive on public procurement (2014/24/EC) provides that contracts should be awarded on the basis of the principle of best value for money, which includes environmental criteria, and whereas contracts may subsequently have been awarded in the automotive sector on the basis of false information provided on vehicles’ environmental performance; whereas the same directive provides that economic operators may be excluded where they have committed grave professional misconduct, which renders their integrity questionable; ...[+++]whereas the Directive on review procedures concerning the award of public contracts (2007/66/EC) provides that decisions taken by the contracting authorities may be reviewed on the grounds that such decisions have infringed Community law in the field of public procurement or national rules transposing that law;

R. whereas the Directive on public procurement (2014/24/EC) provides that contracts should be awarded on the basis of the principle of best value for money, which includes environmental criteria, and whereas contracts may subsequently have been awarded in the automotive sector on the basis of false information provided on the environmental performance of the vehicles; whereas the same directive provides that economic operators may be excluded where they have committed grave professional misconduct, which renders their integrity quest ...[+++]ionable; whereas the Directive on review procedures concerning the award of public contracts (2007/66/EC) provides that decisions taken by the contracting authorities may be reviewed on the grounds that such decisions have infringed Community law in the field of public procurement or national rules transposing that law;

His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Labour, pursuant to any enactment of the Parliament of Canada for defraying the several charges and expenses of the public service from and after the first day of April, 1965, that provides for payments of Transitional Assistance to workers in automotive manufacturing and parts industries who have become unemployed as a result of the operation ...[+++]of the Canada-United States agreement on automotive products, is pleased hereby to make the annexed Regulations providing for Transitional Assistance to workers in Automotive Manufacturing and Parts Industries.

7. Believes firmly that this industry is an essential driver for technological innovation and an important multiplier of growth; considers that maintaining a high level of innovation is vital for the industry to keep its leading edge in sustainability and technology and to promote employment and support for companies, including SMEs, so as to enhance international competitiveness; considers that clean-car designs would reduce Europe’s energy dependence on third countries; stresses that public transport networks, traffic mobility and the technical breakthroughs of smart cities such as hybrid and zero-emission vehicles are powerful leve ...[+++]rs for boosting the competitiveness of the European automotive sector; highlights the decisive role that public procurement can play in this regard, when used as a strategic tool for industrial policy; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their cooperation and efforts to consolidate Europe’s leading position in international standard setting, thus ensuring that the EU can maintain a technological lead on world markets; stresses the vital importance of a clear-cut and stable legal and taxation framework to encourage investment in the automobile sector;