Traduction de «Droit de profiter des cases libres » (Français → Anglais) :

In British Columbia, exporters of fats and oils would see the elimination of Panamanian tariffs of up to 30%, while wood producing exporters would be able to export their product to Panama without facing tariffs of up to 15%. Closer to home, in Atlantic Canada, we would also benefit from the Canada-Panama free trade agreement.

In closing, I'd like to argue that at the very least, a free trade agreement with Colombia—which has such terrible human rights problems, and is a country in conflict—should include minimum obligations that actually require transnational corporations operating there to be responsible for ensuring that their activities do not contribute directly or indirectly to human rights abuses, and that they do not benefit from those abuses; that they shall not commit or be complicit in violations of human rights or humanitarian law; that any se ...[+++]curity arrangements of these corporations observe international human rights norms, as well as the laws and professional standards of Colombia; and that any companies intending to operate there undertake independent risk assessment that includes human rights and humanitarian consequences of the proposed activities and assume the responsibility of getting the consent and cooperation of the Colombian government to facilitate this independent risk assessment and any ongoing monitoring of the subsequent investment.

A policy which balances rights and duties, so that those newly arriving understand that they can work in their host country and enjoy free movement in the Union and other benefits of EU citizenship, would be helpful too.

Administrative simplification is very important, as other Members have pointed out, but I would also take this opportunity to say that for the first time we are modifying the old Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and we are beginning to talk not just about the free movement of workers in Europe, but also the free movement of citizens, and we are beginning to organise a discussion and political practice in which the right to European citizenship begins to become a reality in relation to such fundamental elements as the right to health.

G. whereas in the Charter of fundamental rights, on the basis of the Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine, the EU has taken fresh steps to lay down Europe-wide ethical guidelines; whereas Article 3 of the Charter states that ‘Everyone has the right to respect for his or her physical and mental integrity’ and that ‘In the fields of medicine and biology, the following must be respected in particular: . the free and informed consent of the person concerned, according to the procedures laid down by law, . the prohibition of eugenic practices, in pa ...[+++]rticular those aiming at the selection of persons, . the prohibition on making the human body and its parts a source of financial gain, . [and] the prohibition of the reproductive cloning of human beings’ and whereas these principles represent minimum requirements for EU legislators and do not constitute an exhaustive list of all necessary regulations,

In particular they concern: - authorization of payments in convertible currency on the balance- of-payments current account; - free movement of capital for direct investment, and the liquidation or repatriation of the profits; - free movement of capital concerning credits relating to commercial transactions; - an undertaking not to impose any new foreign exchange restrictions on capital movements between residents of the Community and Slovenia (b) The provisions concerning competition rules and public undertakings are based on previo ...[+++]us Europe Agreements with the aim of harmonizing the relevant Slovene legislation with Community law.