Ten countries joined the fifth enlargement of the European Union (EU) in 2004, having fulfilled the Copenhagen Criteria that contribute to institutionalizing EU standards for governance and public administration.

The European Commission also pointed out that the regime did not satisfy the criteria set out in European Union law under which State aid may be authorized.

Croatia had also begun, even before the start of its negotiations on European Union (EU) membership, to bring its policies and practices into line with EU standards.

The European Commission has addressed the question of standardization of electronic invoicing (e invoicing) in the European Union in two aspects.

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Under the Europe agreements between the European Union and those Central and Eastern European countries which are not yet EU members, competition standards based upon European Union competition rules are applicable where trade between the European Union and the other signatory is affected.

The European Union stands ready to do what we can to support the parties in achieving this goal.

EU also proposed that candidate States to the Council should commit themselves to upholding the highest human rights standards.

EN (standard) means a European standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) (CEN 36 rue de Stassart, B 1050 Brussels, Belgium)

Such a regulation is in line with standards eventually indicated by EC Directive 2000 54.

CEN was founded in 1961 by the national standards bodies in the European Economic Community and EFTA countries and contributes to the objectives of the European Union and European Economic Area with voluntary technical standards which promote free trade, the safety of workers and consumers, interoperability of networks, environmental protection, exploitation of research and development programmes, and public procurement.

Most of the RTAs signed by the EU do not contain such approximation clauses , but usually provide instead for standards similar to those prevailing under EU law which may indeed also be similar to those prevailing under the law of the other party.

17.4 The goals and objectives set forth in the Millennium Declaration, as adopted by the General Assembly, will be regarded as a basic source of guidelines and orientation for the implementation of activities related to the programme of work of ECLAC during the period 2006 2007.

Several States as well as the European Union (EU) have indicated their intention to draft legislation or regulatory standards for the protection of civil aviation, and some have already done so.

Particular attention was also paid to the IMO commercial shipping standards, the European Union security standards, the United States rules on maritime security as well as other relevant national and international provisions

The newly elected mayor pressed on with making civil service appointments according to the EU standards enshrined in the Federation's new Civil Service Law.

The EU stands ready to assist when requested to do so.

Ireland apos s convergence process towards EU economic standards has been accompanied by changes in the structure of the economy.

Licences are only issued where the application is consistent with the Consolidated EU and National Criteria, which appropriately incorporate relevant UK international commitments.

It may, however, be noted that the EU South Africa agreement provides for substantive competition standards somewhat different from those prevailing under EU law by adopting a a substantial lessening of competition test in respect of controls on horizontal and vertical practices and by requiring controls on abuse of market power rather than abuse of a dominant position.

The European Commission's Market Access Database provides information on exports from the European Union (EU) to non EU countries.

The European Union is determined to help other partners, with the common goal of moving matters forward.

In the EU, deadlines for the application of HACCP depend on national endorsement of the EU regulations.

Norwegian industry is participating actively in ESA apos s new standardization project, European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS).

Noting the progress made by the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process in fulfilling the criteria for membership in the European Union and, in this context, the first entry into force of a Stabilization and Association Agreement, as well as Croatia's becoming a candidate country for membership in the European Union,

No registers of polluters exist, and existing legislation is not in line with WHO recommendations and European Union standards.

The question as to whether the European Union would ratify the convention would be decided according to the Union's normal decision making procedure.

In June of this year, as the representative of Namibia recalled, the European Union adopted a new collective target of 0.56 per cent by 2010 and an undertaking to achieve a 0.7 per cent target by 2015, with a 0.33 per cent target for European Union member States who joined the Union after 2002.

In the future, the EU and the AU also hope to increase cooperation in areas such as planning and management capacity and information sharing on doctrine and standards and logistical support.

To that end, the European Union is ready to send an observer mission.

The EU considers that comprehensive safeguard agreements and additional protocols now constitute the IAEA verification standard.

In addition, it proposed a Europe Africa partnership on infrastructure to leverage private sector investments, as well as the introduction of a covenant for equity as part of the criteria to determine aid allocations.

The EU considers that comprehensive safeguards agreements, together with Additional Protocols, constitute the current IAEA verification standard.

The British BS 7750 was created in 1992, followed by the European Union Eco Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) in 1993.

CEN ISSS is the European Entry Point to the United Nations e business standardization activities and provides a comprehensive and integrated list of standardization services and products to facilitate e Business.

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The EU urges States parties to ratify the amended Convention at the earliest opportunity.

The EU considers that comprehensive safeguards agreements together with additional protocols constitute the current IAEA verification standard.

The EU restates its appeal to the Tribunals to ensure that the necessary standards of fair trial, independence and full respect for human rights are complied with in national trials.

Cooperation is also under way with CEN (Comité Européen de Normalisation) with the intention of making ECSS a European standard.

The United Nations Programme of Action, the Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons adopted in 2000 by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports are thus the most relevant standards in our region.

The Monitoring Group also learned that the Alpha Serengeti was approved by the European Union (EU) as a freezer vessel, as per European Commission decision 2004 39 EC of 14 January 2004 (approval No.

The questionnaire invited an overall assessment of effectiveness in relation to each specific criterion 17 of the 22 respondents (including the European Union) took the opportunity to provide an overall assessment for 1 or more criteria.

This new European Union military operation reinforces the European Union's comprehensive approach towards Bosnia and Herzegovina and supports that country's progress towards European Union integration by its own efforts, with the objective of the signing of a stabilization and association agreement as a medium term objective.