Traduction de «Semis sans couverture » (Français → Anglais) :

Excessive collection of biomass is a threat to sparse and vulnerable forest cover in many semi-arid areas and use of that biomass is the cause of serious health problems due to high levels of indoor air pollution.

The footprints of the INTELSAT satellites are divided into various beams:Each satellites global beam (G) covers roughly one-third of the earths surface; the hemispheric beams (H) each cover an area slightly smaller than half that covered by the global beams.

In order to capture a satellite's hemispheric beam and its global beam, therefore, two satellite antennae are required in different areas (see illustration of the footprints in Chapter 4).

- grants to cover all or part of the operating cost of waste disposal or recycling facilities, water treatment plant, or similar installations, which may be run by semi-public bodies with users being charged for the service.

PRODUCTS Four sectors: (i) industrial - comprehensive coverage of all manufactured and semi-manufactured goods, without exception; (ii) textiles - total exemption from duty, - application of ceiling arrangements for preferential imports by individual amounts (for each beneficiary), expressed in ecus (except petroleum oils - in tonnes - and plywood - in cubic metres), above which duty is again applicable (automatically when the amount is reached - GSP quota) or may be applicable (on request - GSP ceiling); (iii) agricultural - a list of products is drawn up and items added to it as necessary, - variable reduction in duty payable, or eve ...[+++]n exemption - no quantitative ceilings, with the exception of five products, to which overall quotas expressed in tonnes apply (2 sorts of canned pineapple, instant coffee and 2 sorts of tobacco); (iv) ECSC - same as industrial sector.

The Community has, from the outset, supported wide product coverage (including computers, office machines, semi-conductors, telecommunications equipment and software). Sir Leon added : "We are concerned with the demands made by major potential ITA members to exclude key IT products.