Sentences with phrase «measures of a general nature»

This Regulation is not intended to apply to matters relating to social security, public measures of a general nature in matters of education or health or to decisions on the right of asylum and on immigration.

Not exact matches

With current observations suggesting that dark energy comprises more than 70 percent of the matter - energy density of the present - day universe, astronomers say that measuring the apparent shapes and the distribution of galaxies in the Universe will constrain the nature of dark energy and allow them to examine whether the general theory of relativity is still a valid description of gravitation on scales of billions of light years.

A prospective study with repeat measures of food intake and mental health provides the opportunity to examine the bidirectional nature of the association, and to contribute novel evidence on the effect of sugar dense diet on depression in the general population.

It addressed, through presentations, subsequent question and answer sessions and a general discussion, the following issues: clarification of the nature and level of the targets communicated by developed country Parties; assumptions and conditions associated with the targets; commonalities and differences of approach in measuring the progress towards the targets; comparability of emission reduction efforts by developed country Parties, and options and ways to increase the level of ambition of the pledges; relevant policies and measures to support the targets, and experience with low - emission development strategies; and possible ways forward.

These include, for instance, the institution of early warning systems and general awareness about the nature of impacts and adaptation measures to be taken in hand.

Consequently, when considering whether the private investor test was applicable, the General Court did not err in law by focusing its analysis, not on the fiscal nature of the means employed by the French State, but on the improvement — with a view to the opening up of the electricity market — in EDF's financial situation and on the effects of the measure in question on competition.

Secondly, and more importantly, the Advocate General argues that not taking into account the discriminatory nature of measures in cases like PreussenElektra and Walloon Waste has the disadvantage that there is no room for an appropriate proportionality test.