Traduction de «An Act respecting the Department Municipal Affairs » (Anglais → Français) :

2. Is of the opinion that, provided that the key priority outlined by the Commission in its Opinion is satisfactorily acted upon and that the reform process continues, accession negotiations should be opened with Serbia as soon as possible, thereby demonstrating the EU commitment to the country's EU perspective; welcomes the considerable progress made by Serbia towards meeting the political Copenhagen criteria, as recognised by the European Council, and recalls that further progress in the European integration process is dependent on continuing the p ...[+++]rogress in this area, and in particular guaranteeing democracy and the functioning of democratic institutions, upholding the rule of law, respect for human rights, equal and committed protection of all minorities throughout Serbia according to European standards, maintaining good-neighbourly relations and regional cooperation, including peaceful resolution of bilateral issues, as well as improving the functioning of the market economy; calls, in particular, on the Serbian authorities not to organise local elections in the municipalities in north Kosovo, as they would be contrary to international law and UNSC Resolution 1244; calls on the Serbian authorities to encourage integration of these municipalities within the wider Kosovo;

urges the Council to ensure that the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the UN Department of Political Affairs are staffed to a level commensurate with their tasks and responsibilities and to support efforts by the UN Secretary-General in this respect,

I, Dermot Ahern, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsection (1) of section 2 of the Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) Act 1999 (No 28 of 1999) and the Broadcasting (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 (S.I. No 302 of 2002) (as adapted by the Marine and Natural Resources) (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 (S.I. No 307 of 2002)) after consultation with the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism as provided for by subsection (6) (as adapted by the Tourism, Sport and Recreation (Alter ...[+++]ation of Name of Department, Title of Minister) Order 2002 (S.I. No 307 of 2002)) of that section, hereby make the following order with respect to which, pursuant to subsection (7) of that section, a draft has been laid before each House of the Oireachtas and a resolution approving the draft has been passed by each such House:

24. Welcomes the fact that municipal and local government departments can choose between two alternatives, on the understanding that non-competitive contracts and concessions are inadmissible unless publicly owned companies act almost solely as a tool of the departments concerned, are directly controlled by their public stakeholders, and their operations, strictly local and bearing no relation to the internal market, are confined to practical public responsibilities;

During 1996-2001, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment authorised (on request) the municipalities to deviate from a number of provisions of the National Assistance Act (ABW) in order to develop new activation instruments to prevent social exclusion of benefit recipients who are greatly distanced from the labour market and promote their reintegration into the labour market.

(57) The Spanish authorities stated that the Municipality of Torrelavega had acted in all respects within its powers and that the "release" of the said amount of taxes did not constitute in Spanish law a "cancellation" of debt.