Traduction de «sous-traitance internationale » (Français → Anglais) :

18. Urges the Member States to revise any provisions or interpretations that are sympathetic to torture, such as Michael Wood’s legal opinion (referred to in Parliament’s aforementioned resolution of 14 February 2007), which, in defiance of international case law, argues that it is legitimate to receive and use information obtained by torture as long as there is no direct responsibility for it (thereby motivating and justifying the outsourcing of torture);

This poses both challenges and opportunities. In order to remain competitive, secure growth and support the sustainability of their businesses, SMEs need to engage in international activities (i.e. import, export, conducting foreign direct investment, acting as, or using, foreign subcontractors).

51. Emphasises the ambiguity with regard to Member States’ right to insist upon social, environmental and quality criteria in public procurement tenders and contracts, and draws attention to the changes in the legal framework brought about by the Lisbon Treaty and the European Charter of Fundamental Rights; in the context of fair trade, the prevention of a race to the bottom and the delivery of quality services, calls for the extension of the concept of ‘most economically advantageous offer’ such that calls for tender and procurement contracts, as well as subcontracts for provision of SGI, including SSGI, would have to include the relevant Member State's national and/or local social, environmental and service quality criteria, which should be linke ...[+++]d to best international practice; stresses that, in order to maintain standards, criteria for acceptance of tenders must not be based solely on price; urges that reforms take into account the specific status of not-for-profit and social economy providers;

For instance, the Specialty Vehicles and Transportation Equipment Manufacturers’ Association, the Quebec Aerospace Association, the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations, the Fédération des Chambres de commerce du Québec, Sous-traitance industrielle Québec and the Manufacturiers et Exportateurs du Québec sent joint letters of protest to the minister on February 28 and April 1, 2008.

(vf) subcontractor means a legal entity or international organisation, and the JRC which is party to a subcontract;

Before embarking on my current career as an advocate for taxpayer emancipation, I worked in the private sector in a business development and program management capacity for an international outsourcing contractor.