Traduction de «Énoncé des besoins du Ministère » (Français → Anglais) :

Partly as a response to this, Ministries of Defence mandated the European Defence Agency (EDA) to explore the possibilities of drawing up an intergovernmental Code of Conduct to foster intra-European competition in this area of the market too.

Moreover, the public interest criterion in the statutes governing DOT approval of, and antitrust immunity for, inter-carrier agreements, is not an ‘exception’ to the competition analysis that the agency must follow, but rather an additional requirement that must be met before the DOT may grant antitrust immunity.

The statement of requirements with the necessary capabilities was prepared based on an extensive review by the department, by the military and by the professionals, not by me.

As the Minister has previously indicated, in addition to the Statement of Requirements, a number of issues regarding the procurement strategy of the MHP must also be carefully examined, and other Government Departments have to be consulted.

The department's response to these stated needs and its support have produced the following very impressive results: we now have stable and continued funding despite internal adjustments that were deemed necessary to support acquisition efforts and national procurement demands; we have witnessed support for the integration and implementation of counter-improvised explosive device equipment, unmanned aerial vehicles, Chinooks, upgraded armoured systems and enhanced surveillance systems; we have grown the army's regular and reserve forces, the civilian employees and Rangers, who are part of the army; we employ significant numbers of res ...[+++]ervists both on operations and in critical posts here in Canada, and our civilian personnel continue to provide continuity and depth to the army's mission; the family of land combat vehicles project is on track and delivery of essential modifications to our light armoured vehicle fleet will support the army's needs into the near future; the army's training system is an organization that ensures that our forces are deployed into the most difficult operational circumstances with the knowledge, skills and abilities essential to win the fight, or whatever the mission calls for, be it Afghanistan, the Olympics or Haiti.

Although the instruments for the external aspects of EU freedom, security and justice policy already exist, the European Council of 16 and 17 June stated that for the first time a strategy needed to be adopted on the external dimension of the area of freedom, security and justice.