action groups from the UK, France and Germany, stressed the need to properly regulate (i.e. not just rely on guidelines) on the basis of a noise protection threshold; the key role of operating restrictions
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the correspondingly greater burden on the environment posed by the transport network, estimated at just over 30,000 km. (As a reference, this can be compared with the natural gas pipeline length of 110 [...] failure of a tanker containing an inventory of around 18000 tonnes of CO2 (assuming it is stored just below its boiling point) can cause hazardous concentrations at large distances. For example, a release [...] 9.2 of Annex VII. The average annual amount of CO2 released by such accidents is estimated to be just over 0.8 MtCO2 in 2030 for the Option 2. This represents less than a fifth of one percent of the
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the most vulnerable in society. These challenges point to the need for more inclusive markers than just GDP growth; for indicators that concisely incorporate social and environmental achievements (such [...] that social, environmental and economic indicators should be used equally to evaluate progress. Only just under one sixth prefer evaluation based mostly on economic indicators. An international poll in
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intends to develop new indicators, in addition to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), that rather than just measuring economic activities also take into account environmental and social aspects. Parties
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ies.2 In the era of globalisation and international competition, the revenue potential of IP is just as important as the access to commodities or the reliance on a manufacturing base. The virtuous [...] employment increased by 24%. In contrast, employment in the rest of the EU economy increased by just under 6%.3 An indicative 2002 survey of the Fortune 500 companies estimated that anywhere from 45% [...] concern. The latest OECD study (2009) estimates that international trade in counterfeit goods grew from just over USD 100 billion in 2000 to USD 250 billion in 2007.37 According to the OECD, this amount is
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and remuneration policies9 adopted in June 2010. For example, shareholder engagement matters not just to financial institutions, but to companies generally10. However, financial institutions are a special
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can therefore increase the competitive pressure on prices across borders and in offline retailing. Just as important is the potential for increased quality and choice, as consumers are able to obtain products [...] in. Price comparison sites should be encouraged to compare prices based on the total price and not just the price of the product itself. The reasons that are directly linked to the cross-border nature
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of Article 81(3) are fulfilled, this will require the Commission to effectively assess - and not just presume - the likely negative effects on competition before making the ultimate assessment of whether [...] the supplier may require quality standards for the use of the Internet site to resell his goods, just as the supplier may require quality standards for a shop or for advertising and promotion in general [...] retail level, given the significant entry barriers for most manufacturers to start retail outlets just for their own products. In addition, it is at the retail level that single branding agreements may
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undertaking that, absent the research and development agreement, would, on realistic grounds and not just as a mere theoretical possibility, in case of a small but permanent increase in relative prices be
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within the meaning of Article 101(1) and, normally, no further analysis will be required. If one of just two parties has only an insignificant market share and if it does not possess important resources [...] player in an existing market co-operates with a much smaller or even potential competitor who is just about to emerge with a new product/technology which may endanger the incumbent’s position. 134
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