Traduction de «Power-addition law » (Anglais → Français) :

131. Any powers conferred by this Act on a court are in addition to, and not in restriction of, any other powers at law or in equity of instituting proceedings against any contributory or the estate of any contributory, or against any debtor of the company or the estate of any debtor of the company, for the recovery of any call or other sum due from the contributory, debtor or estate, and those proceedings may be instituted accordingly.

In other words, a minister has one set of powers; the law officers of the Crown have an additional set of powers, and those powers all relate to the administration of justice and the guarding of the public interest in respect of national justice.

However, in December 2010 the national assembly approved a series of laws. One grants the president enabling powers to pass additional laws without debate in the national assembly; another prohibits human rights groups from receiving foreign funding; and other laws increase the state's control over the Internet and telecommunications, which has heightened concerns that the government can easily limit freedom of speech.

5. Points out that the rules governing corporate governance are generally designed to maintain a duality of power within the collegiate decision-making body by distinguishing between management and supervisory functions so as to limit conflicts of interest but stresses that non-executive structures may, besides their monitoring task, also have vital advisory, mediating and networking functions, and a particular role in linking up with societal demands and general interest. These rules are also designed to strengthen the role and rights of shareholders, in particular through better information and financial transparency. However, the recent financial scandals and the way they have affected the system as a whole offer grounds for a broader ap ...[+++]proach to matters of corporate governance; requests therefore that, in addition to the interests of institutional or individual shareholders, which are dealt with in depth in the communication, the Commission should take explicit account of the interests of all other stakeholders (employees, creditors, clients, suppliers, etc.) in the various proposals it will be submitting as part of its action plan, giving particular weight to the principle of corporate social and environmental responsibility; emphasises that decent structures and practices of information and consultation of workers form an indispensable part of European corporate governance and is of the opinion that all European company law directives should contain obligations for information and consultation of employee representatives where major decisions are at stake for the continuity of firms and jobs.

In civil matters, by the end of the year, we will be supplementing the ‘Brussels­I’ initiative with a proposal for a European enforcement order in civil matters, and with additional initiatives from ‘Brussels-II’ on the mutual recognition of judgments in the field of family law, in domestic issues and matters concerning parental power and the issuing of proposals on the recognition of low-value claims and undisputed claims.

In other words, a minister has one set of powers; the law officers of the Crown have an additional set of powers, and those powers all relate to the administration of justice and the guarding of the public interest in respect of national justice.