'applicable ex ante conditionality' means a concrete and precisely pre-defined critical factor, which is a prerequisite for and has a direct and genuine link to and direct impact on the effective and efficient achievement of the specific objective for an investment priority or a Union priority;

8. Takes note of the significant differences as regards the source of organs (deceased or living donors) within the EU, the substantial differences between Member States' success in increasing their donor pool, the discrepancies between Member States concerning quality and safety requirements, the different organisational approaches to organ donation and transplantation and the differences in the education and training of medical and paramedical professionals; considers that discrepancies can be partly explained by a combination of economic, structural, administrative, cultural, ethical, religious, historical, social and legal factors, although the crit ...[+++]ical factor seems to be how the whole process leading to donation and transplantation is organised;

8. Takes note of the important differences with respect to the source of organs (deceased or living donors) within the EU, the large differences between Member States' success in increasing their donor pool, the discrepancies between Member States when it comes to quality and safety requirements, the different organisational approaches to organ donation and transplantation and the differences in education and training of medical and paramedical professionals; considers that discrepancies can be partly explained by a combination of economic, structural, administrative, cultural, ethical, religious, historical, social and legal factors, although the crit ...[+++]ical factor seems to be how the whole process leading to donation and transplantation is organised;

Knowledge is a critical factor with which Europe can preserve its international competitive advantage.

The aim of this Directive is to limit emissions of acidifying and eutrophying pollutants and ozone precursors in order to improve the protection in the Community of the environment and human health against risks of adverse effects from acidification, soil eutrophication and tropospheric ozone and to move towards the long-term objectives set for 2015 whereby, in principle, the critical loads must not be exceeded in any part of the Community with the final target of not exceeding critical levels and loads in the year 2020 and of effecti ...[+++]ve protection of all people against recognised health risks from air pollution.

The aim of this Directive is to limit emissions of acidifying and eutrophying pollutants and ozone precursors in order to improve the protection of the environment and human health against risks of adverse effects from acidification, soil eutrophication and tropospheric ozone towards the long-term objective set for 2015 whereby in principle the critical loads must not be exceeded in any part of the Community with the final target of no exceedance of critical levels and loads in the year 2020 and the effective protection of all people ...[+++]against recognised health risks from air pollution