mitigation [ impact mitigation | mitigation of impacts ]

environmental impact report | environmental impact statement | impact analysis | impact study

impact of information technology [ impact of ICT | impact of informatics | impact of information and communication technologies | impact of the digital revolution ]

black-out | blanking | suppression

decay time of a pulse

environmental impact assessment [ EIA | environmental assessment | impact assessment ]

delete key | del | delete | del key

abolition of customs duties

Indeed under an ambitious scenario, in which all Member States approached the average level of the five best countries in terms of barriers per sector (which is close to the elimination of all restrictions covered by the Services Directive) the economic impact could reach a 2.6% increase in GDP, 1.8% higher than the current estimate (ranging from over 2.7% for France, Sweden, Austria, Denmark, Netherlands Luxembourg, UK, Spain and Cyprus and less than 2% for Finland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slov ...[+++]akia, and Romania).

14. Reminds the Commission to carry out – within a framework defining trade priorities in terms of timetables and strategic geographical areas – a thorough, impartial and unprejudiced ex-ante evaluation of European interests before deciding on future FTA partners and negotiation mandates; emphasises that FTAs should only be negotiated with countries of economic interest and should respect key principles such as reciprocity, zero for zero tariff dismantling, removal of non-tariff barriers, prohibition of duty drawback regimes, and uniform application of a high rules-of-origin threshold; reminds the Commission and the Council to take seriously into account Parliament's views when deciding about the mandates; calls on the Commission to carry out ...[+++]extensive impact assessments, in particular with regard to the impact on the various EU industries and sectors by in-depth consultations with all the parties concerned, before the conclusions of negotiations and regularly during the duration of the agreement; points out to the Commission and the Council that if they want Parliament to exercise its assent powers responsibly, they must involve Parliament at every stage from the agreement of the negotiating mandate and through each round of negotiations;

It should not be limited to the elimination of tariff or non-tariff barriers but should represent an opportunity to take a qualitative leap in the elimination of environmental and health policy differences, and I refer, in particular, to the farming sector, the protection of animal species at risk of extinction and particular economic extractive activities that have a significant environmental impact, such as asbestos mining and oil sands drilling, or that restrict access to medicines for the poorest countries.

(Return tabled) Question No. 472 Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh: With regard to the withholding of information by the government under section 38 of the Evidence Act for reasons of national security: (a) what criteria or guidelines are used to determine whether a piece of information would have an impact on national security; (b) how does the government define “impact on national security”; (c) who in the government is responsible for determining which pieces of information will be subject to section 38; (d) do the Ministers of Justice, Nation ...[+++]al Defence or Foreign Affairs or the Prime Minister or their offices have an input on what information will be withheld on national security grounds; (e) what role does the Department of Justice play in redacting or suppressing information under Section 38 of the Evidence Act; (f) what role does the Privy Council Office play in reviewing or further redacting information that could have an impact on national security; (g) what role does the Prime Minister’s Office play in the decision to withhold information on national security grounds; and (h) what role does the Prime Minister’s Office play in reviewing or further redacting information judged to be a risk to national security?