Traduction de «Norme - Réseau d'extincteurs automatiques à eau » (Français → Anglais) :

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, without prejudice to environmental and air quality standards, the competent authority may, for up to five years from the date of compliance with emission limit values set out in Annex II but not later than 2030, in specific cases, set less strict emission limit values, provided that at least 50% of the useful heat production of the plant, as a rolling average over a period of five years, is delivered in the form of steam or hot water to a public network for district heating, or that the plant fir ...[+++]es solid biomass as main fuel.

11. Notes the role that smart meters have in enabling two-way communication, allowing for accurate billing for consumers and increasing demand-side participation, where consumers adjust their habits according to peaks and troughs in energy production; stresses that citizens should receive the full benefits of a smart energy system and that citizen ownership increases behavioural efficiency and thus overall greater energy saving through open protocols; highlights the responsibility of DSOs as service providers to local, regional or national authorities to guarantee access to this service of general interest for all by ensuring network security and stability; highlights that every citizen should have direct access to consumption and produc ...[+++]tion data in order to ensure efficient, safe and secure smart grid operations; urges the Commission to take steps to ensure that electrical appliances (in particular washing machines, dishwashers, heat pumps and storage heaters, etc.) are capable of operating automatically in conjunction with smart meters by providing consumers with the most favourable tariffs;

Currently consumers using hotel accommodation have a variable risk across Europe due to a lack of common standards, with Hungary best protected with regard to sprinklers, no mandatory sprinkler protection in France, and other Member States in between.

There is more to fire protection than technical items like fire stops and barriers, and sprinkler systems which are actually counter-indicated in an electrical environment.

Senator Spivak: Honourable senators, the reason for my comment in relating the sale of CANDU reactors to this particular situation in Ontario is this: If, in our country, with its highly regulated structure, we can have such a shocking lack of basic fire protection - and sprinklers are not very esoteric - what risks are we taking when we sell these reactors to countries that do not have such stringent regulations?

While 90% of the population of the EU is connected to water distribution systems and 70% to mains drainage, in the candidate countries 60% of the population is connected to a mains water supply and only 42% of waste water is treated, well below the figure required by Community standards.