Traduction de «Dispositif de privilège d'utilisateurs » (Français → Anglais) :

11.7. Devices shall be designed and manufactured in such a way as to facilitate the safe disposal of the device and the substances with which the device has been exposed to and /or of any waste substances by the user, patient or other person and, where possible and appropriate, replace with the use of devices and methods with improved safety features and characteristics to reduce as far as possible the exposure of patients, users and other persons to potentially harmful substances, such as chemical or nuclear material .

If a competent authority considers or has reason to believe that a device has caused damages, it shall ensure, where this is not already foreseen by national litigation or judicial proceedings, that the potentially harmed user, the user's successor in title, the user's health insurance company or other third parties affected by the damage caused to the user may request the information referred to in the first subparagraph from the manufacturer or his authorised representative while ensuring due respect to the intellectual property rights.

Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices contain provisions on the means by which, in the light of technical progress and considering the intended users of certain medical devices, the information specified in the two directives concerning these devices may be set out.

The legal framework governing the privatisation of Portugal Telecom provided for privileged shares (A-shares), the majority of which were to be held by the State/public entities. Although the number of A-shares was reduced during the successive privatisation phases, the corresponding privileges, as defined in the Articles of Association of the Company, were maintained. These privileges include special power to appoint one third of the board and the chairman of the company and several veto powers on resolutions on the election of Directors and the audit board; decisions on profit distributions; capital increases; bond issues; opening ...[+++]of branches and changes in the registered office; changes in the Articles of Association; approval of holdings - by shareholders engaged in a competing activity - above 10% of the company's ordinary shares. The Commission is concerned that, in violation of EC Treaty rules (Article 56-Free movement of capital and Article 43-Right of Establishment), these special powers constitute an unjustified restriction on the free movement of capital and the right of establishment, in so far as they hinder both direct investment and portfolio investment.

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However, there was widespread opposition to the bill from the manufacturers of drinking water treatment units, other point-of-use devices and the plumbing industry who saw this as something that would address the question of the contaminants coming from brass used in taps and valves.