Traduction de «mise en réduction » (Français → Anglais) :

Contrary to CFF’s argument, the French authorities state that the EUR 38,5 million does not correspond to implementation of reductions in staff provided for in the 2003 social plan because those reductions have, despite the delay, already been implemented.

To make future regulation fit with the ”Think Small First” principle, the Commission: is strengthening the assessment of the respect of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality in forthcoming legislative and administrative initiatives will, wherever practical, use common commencement dates for regulations and decisions affecting business and publish an annual statement of such legislation entering into force the Commission will, and the Member States are invited to: ensure that policy results are delivered while minimising costs and burdens for business, including by using a smart mix of tools such as mutual recog ...[+++]nition and self- or co-regulation, to achieve policy outcomes rigorously assess the impact of forthcoming legislative and administrative initiatives on SMEs (“SME test”) and take relevant results into account when designing proposals consult stakeholders, including SME organisations for at least 8 weeks prior to making any legislative or administrative proposal that has an impact on businesses use specific measures for small and micro-enterprises, such as derogations, transition periods and exemptions, in particular from information or reporting requirements, and other tailor-made approaches, wherever appropriate, and the Member States are invited to: consider the usefulness of introducing common commencement dates and annual statements of legislation entering into force make use of flexibility provisions aimed at SMEs when implementing EU legislation and avoid “gold-plating” To improve the regulatory environment in view of the “Think Small First” principle, the Commission: will come forward with all the proposals to reduce the administrative burden on business which are necessary to achieve the EU reduction target of 25% by 2012 will complete by the end of 2008 a complete screening of the acquis and include the results in the updated simplification rolling programme to be presented in early 2009.

The Commission considers that in principle a private investor in a market economy, who has to decide between financing of the restructuring of its subsidiary and its bankruptcy, might be minded to take into account the cost of a reduction in its personnel, if that reduction in personnel were a direct and inevitable consequence of the bankruptcy of its subsidiary.

For instance in the following policy areas:Environment: review of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive (IPPC) and other related legislation on industrial emissions with a view to improving clarity and consistency (notably in terms of reporting) and streamlining requirements; Construction products Directive, with a view to clarifying and reducing the administrative burden, in particular for SMEs, through more flexibility in the formulation and use of technical specifications, lighter certification rules, and elimination of the implementation obstacles that so far have hampered the creation of a full internal market f ...[+++]or construction products; statistics: lighten statistical reporting by economic operators, possibly exempting SMEs, taking into account the outcome of the ongoing pilot project on the measurement and reduction of administrative costs and the feasibility study to analyse the workability of a collection system limited to one flow.

international emissions trading under which countries with targets will be able to buy and sell emissions credits among themselves; this will keep reduction costs low; the "Clean Development Mechanism" (CDM) under which countries with targets will be able to carry out emission reduction projects in countries without targets and count the achieved reductions against their own targets; this too will help keep costs low and at the same time assist developing countries in building their economy and social development on a climate-frien ...[+++]dly path; "Joint Implementation" (JI) under which countries with targets will be able to carry out emission reduction projects in other countries with targets and count the achieved reductions against their own targets; this, too, is a cost reduction measure that will help spread clean technologies.

a combined approach of including in a protocol both commitments on policies and measures (Annexes A, B and C), including legally binding policies and measures as well as on quantified legally binding objectives for emission limitations and significant overall reductions within specified time-frames; coverage in the protocol of industrialised countries including all OECD members and countries with economies in transition (Annex X list); Annex E, covering the strengthening by all Parties of the implementation of existing Convention commitments, which contains inter alia provisions to enhance the development, application and diffusion, ...[+++]including transfer of technology; provisions for the review of all commitments in Article 4; provision in Article 2(d) that Annex X Parties may implement policies and measures and attain QELROs jointly with other Annex-X Parties; Annex Y, which is still to be developed, meant to specify the QELRO provisions in Article 2(c) for Annex X Parties; -the resolution of questions regarding implementation and compliance in Article 10. 2. The Council notes that: