Traduction de «Enregistrement mécanique » (Français → Anglais) :

Tracing vehicle movements by compulsory navigation system for new lorries from 2007 and for all of them from 2009; Compulsory pre-approval and registration in an electronic data base for lorries, and road/sea containers as well as sea vessels; Mechanical ventilation; Temperature monitoring system, recording data, with an alert system for the driver; Watering facilities and water tanks; Better conditions on sea vessels (e.g. inclination of ramps, drinking equipment, approval system).

272. Regrets that, as stated by the Court, the imprecise allocation of roles and responsibilities between the parties involved - the department in which the official or other servant works and the medical and personnel services - has led to a situation where only the most mechanical and bureaucratic aspects of the management of absence actually function – reporting absence and maintaining records – whilst it is not clear who is responsible for essential functions and activities of an effective and forward-looking policy on the management of sick leave, such as:

While the existing analogue tachograph consists of a mechanically operated vehicle unit and paper record sheets, the new tachograph comprises a digital vehicle unit and a personal driver card (or: smart card).

3. Where animals of the species referred to in paragraph 1 are intended for breeding and sporting purposes (and are registered as such), travelling time of more than eight hours, or a distance of more than 500 km, is permitted, subject to a maximum travelling time of 48 hours and the granting of prior authorisation, provided that existing standards are adapted so that all animals have access to adequate lying areas with clean litter and have individual access to sufficient fresh water and feed; in addition, the means of transport should have mechanical ventilation (irrespective of engine type);

2. Where animals of the species referred to in paragraph 1 are intended for breeding and sporting purposes (and are registered as such), travelling time of more than eight hours, or a distance of more than 500 km, is permitted, subject to a maximum travelling time of 48 hours and the granting of prior authorisation, provided that existing standards are applied so that all animals have access to adequate lying area with clean litter and have individual access to sufficient fresh water and feed; in addition, the means of transport should have mechanical ventilation (irrespective of engine type), and the temperature inside the means of tra ...[+++]nsport must not fall below 5°C or exceed 30°C; for areas where there are no, or hardly any, slaughterhouses within a radius of 500 km, the Commission may, on the basis of specific geographical circumstances, grant temporary dispensation as regards the duration specified in paragraph 1 and the conditions in which transport takes place; the duration specified in paragraph 1 may not, however, be increased by more than 50%;

European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani, responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship, said: "The strong international performance of the EU mechanical engineering industry has turned out to be an asset for the EU in the era of globalization.