Part, Chapter, Paragraph
501 III, 10. 4. 2 | to the Delegates of the Member Countries, the OIE References
502 III, 10. 4. 2 | annual data supplied by Member Countries on animal diseases
503 III, 10. 4. 2 | products and the competent EU Member State has already adopted
504 III, 10. 4. 2 | harmonisation of TSE measures in Member States and the TSE import~
505 III, 10. 4. 2 | from all European Union Member States in order to help
506 III, 10. 4. 2 | In 2005, twenty-four member States submitted information
507 III, 10. 4. 2 | poultry meat was high in most member states.~· Despite a decrease
508 III, 10. 4. 2 | contributed towards most of the member States being officially
509 III, 10. 4. 2 | slow in some of the non member States.~· Even though there
510 III, 10. 4. 2(34)| Commission set targets for Member States to meet in reducing
511 III, 10. 4. 2(34)| levels of the pathogen. Every Member State will have to work
512 III, 10. 4. 2(34)| from 0% to 29% between EU Member States. ~
513 III, 10. 4. 2 | performed by a number of EU Member States revealed a considerable
514 III, 10. 4. 2 | 363/EEC36 and 90/642/EEC37 Member States have to ensure through
515 III, 10. 4. 2 | control activities among Member States. The programme is
516 III, 10. 4. 2 | monitored in 27 crops38. Member States have set up national
517 III, 10. 4. 2 | compiles the tables provided by Member States and summarises the
518 III, 10. 4. 2 | analysed in Europe. In 2005 Member States reported results
519 III, 10. 4. 2 | The methods applied by Member States covered 44 to 631
520 III, 10. 4. 2 | database formats used at Member States level should be developed
521 III, 10. 4. 2 | close collaboration with all Member States.~ ~The EU Member
522 III, 10. 4. 2 | Member States.~ ~The EU Member Countries generally have
523 III, 10. 4. 2 | established nationally by the Member States and, after a comprehensive
524 III, 10. 4. 2 | information to be provided by the Member States and the EFSA annual
525 III, 10. 4. 2 | which includes, besides the Member States of the EU, also Iceland
526 III, 10. 4. 2 | absence of EEC regulations, Member States are entitled to determine
527 III, 10. 4. 2 | produced and marketed in other Member States to enter into their
528 III, 10. 4. 2 | produced and marketed in one Member State can be raised by another
529 III, 10. 4. 2 | can be raised by another Member State in the absence of
530 III, 10. 4. 2 | principal factor used by the Member States and the European
531 III, 10. 4. 2 | team of experts from all Member States, using data on food
532 III, 10. 4. 2 | submitted by the Evaluating Member State (EMS in not necessarily
533 III, 10. 4. 2 | products carried out by Member State Authorities, the applicant
534 III, 10. 4. 2 | a designated rapporteur Member States (RMS) evaluates dossier
535 III, 10. 4. 2 | European Parliament or from Member States:~- 36 opinions have
536 III, 10. 4. 2 | prepared by a reporting Member State including extensive
537 III, 10. 4. 2 | further consideration by the Member States and the Commission.~ ~
538 III, 10. 4. 2 | guidance is used by the Member States when carrying out
539 III, 10. 4. 2 | was agreed upon within the Member States. The first is a major
540 III, 10. 4. 2 | involving experts from both Member States and industry. The
541 III, 10. 4. 2 | Cooperation between the Member States, other bodies and
542 III, 10. 4. 2 | commercialised in at least one Member State before the entry into
543 III, 10. 4. 2 | movements of GMOs between Member States and exports of GMOs
544 III, 10. 4. 2 | European Commission and EU Member States; and~· using a wide
545 III, 10. 4. 2 | carry out inspections in Member States, Accession Countries,
546 III, 10. 4. 2 | infringement proceedings against a Member State or, in the case of
547 III, 10. 4. 2 | Objectives in 2006~ ~In the past, Member Sates adopted national measures
548 III, 10. 4. 2 | market made it essential for Member States to adopt principles
549 III, 10. 4. 2 | already existing in many Member States’ legal history, by
550 III, 10. 4. 2 | defines the roles of competent Member States authorities and of
551 III, 10. 4. 2 | such requirements are met. Member States are prohibited from
552 III, 10. 4. 2 | Authorities in the European Member States in enforcing food
553 III, 10. 4. 2 | Thus, the individual Member States have the central
554 III, 10. 4. 2 | processing and distribution. Member States shall also lay down
555 III, 10. 4. 2 | The application in all Member States and all areas of
556 III, 10. 4. 2 | operators.~ ~Official controls~ ~Member States are responsible for
557 III, 10. 4. 2 | achieved throughout all Member States, and that Member
558 III, 10. 4. 2 | Member States, and that Member States ensure from their
559 III, 10. 4. 2 | national control systems.~ ~Member States should apply official
560 III, 10. 4. 2 | controls throughout Europe, Member States are in charge of
561 III, 10. 4. 2 | operation of controls.~ ~Member States are also required
562 III, 10. 4. 2 | also responsibility of the Member States. The competent authorities
563 III, 10. 4. 2 | designated by the 27 European Member States.~ ~Table 10.4.2.7.
564 III, 10. 4. 2 | authorities in the 27 EU Member States and Norway (Source:
565 III, 10. 4. 2 | Authority~Norway~ ~ ~ ~The Member States’ competent authorities
566 III, 10. 4. 2 | with the Authority and the Member States. Member States are
567 III, 10. 4. 2 | Authority and the Member States. Member States are thus required
568 III, 10. 4. 2 | approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling,
569 III, 10. 4. 2 | approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food
570 III, 10. 4. 3 | together, across its 27 Member States, a population of
571 III, 10. 4. 3 | while in some of the new EU member states it was less than
572 III, 10. 4. 3 | for the authorities in EU Member States to organize the management
573 III, 10. 4. 3 | Directive leaves open for Member States to define additional
574 III, 10. 4. 3 | arsenic most European Union Member States apply the limit value
575 III, 10. 4. 5 | waste is generated in all Member States of the European Union.
576 III, 10. 4. 5 | Data derived from 19 EU Member States indicate that 31%
577 III, 10. 4. 5 | unspecified (data from 19 Member States). Consistent information
578 III, 10. 4. 5 | sites per country~ ~In EEA member countries, potentially polluting
579 III, 10. 4. 5(42)| The EU 27 Member States plus Iceland, Lichtenstein,
580 III, 10. 4. 5 | to landfills in Many EU Member States. (WHO, 2007).~ ~Incinerators
581 III, 10. 4. 5 | of the legislation in the Member States was 16.07.2001. The
582 III, 10. 5. 2 | other statistics: in many member states, urban settlements
583 III, 10. 5. 2 | more expressed in the new member States.~ ~Figure 10.5.2.
584 III, 10. 5. 2 | balanced result for the member States that joined the EU
585 III, 10. 5. 3 | especially among the new Member States), the imbalance in
586 III, 10. 5. 3 | receives the ESAW data from the Member States’ national registers
587 III, 10. 5. 3 | different systems in the Member States. Mainly two types
588 III, 10. 5. 3 | procedures take place in the Member States: Insurance based
589 III, 10. 5. 3 | other hand, in some the Member States there is a legal
590 III, 10. 5. 3 | administrative sources in the Member States. During a pilot project,
591 III, 10. 5. 3 | practices vary between the Member States the EODS specifications
592 III, 10. 5. 3 | work-relatedness. Whereas the EU Member States have legal definitions
593 III, 10. 5. 3 | with respect to European member states. As we can see, a
594 III, 10. 5. 3 | in EU 15. However, some member states such as Ireland,
595 III, 10. 5. 3 | remarkably across European member states. Whereas in Greece
596 III, 10. 5. 3 | has increased in European Member States. This is assessed
597 III, 10. 5. 3 | especially among the new Member States) and the imbalance
598 III, 10. 5. 3 | countries than in the New Member States, while monotonous
599 III, 10. 5. 3 | among workers in the New Member States than in the ‘Old’
600 III, 10. 5. 3 | States than in the ‘Old’ Member States.~Every fourth worker
601 III, 10. 5. 3 | fourth worker in the New Member States reports that he might
602 III, 10. 5. 3 | for workers from the new member countries. In many of these
603 III, 10. 5. 3 | new groups into European Member States. The EU is confronted
604 III, 10. 5. 3 | the next decades. European Member States will need to deal
605 III, 10. 5. 3 | No:C161), which requested member States to develop occupational
606 III, 10. 5. 3 | out of more than 200 ILO member states and the latter convention
607 III, 10. 5. 3 | conventions there are many EU Member States.~Yet the need for
608 III, 10. 5. 3 | services (WHO, 2007). WHO Member States, at the 60th World
609 III, 10. 5. 3 | infrastructures for WHP in EU Member States. Using these national
610 III, 10. 5. 3 | existing legislation in the Member States~- Community strategy
611 III, 10. 5. 3 | situation is worse in the new Member States, where the two mentioned
612 III, 10. 5. 3 | 2005).~European directives, Member States’ regulations and
613 III, 10. 5. 3 | approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal
614 III, 10. 5. 3 | approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to machinery~-
615 III, 10. 5. 3 | approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the noise
616 III, 10. 5. 3 | Turn your back on MSDs’.~ ~Member States’ Legislation~According
617 III, 10. 5. 3 | communicated to 96% of EU25 member states (European Commission,
618 III, 10. 5. 3 | prevention culture, mainly in Member States with weak or non-existent
619 III, 10. 5. 3 | Community Strategy 2002-2006, Member States achieved significant
620 III, 10. 5. 3 | remained uneven across the Member States, the different sectors,
621 III, 10. 5. 3 | adequate resources. Many Member States, such as Germany,
622 III, 10. 5. 3 | especially among the new Member States~- the imbalance in
623 III, 10. 5. 3 | safety and health in some Member States of the European Union.
624 III, 10. 6. 1 | social network in four EU Member States (Finland, France,
625 III, 10. 6. 1 | sampling design applied in all Member States was a multi-stage,
626 III, 10. 6. 1 | implemented in 2004 in 11 EU Member States and 14 EU countries
627 III, 10. 6. 2 | ensuring sustainability. Hence, Member States are implementing
628 III, 10. 6. 2 | is needed. Virtually, all Member States have implemented
629 III, 10. 6. 2 | sector in Europe and its member countries. The last part
630 III, 10. 6. 2 | promoting and stimulating Member States' efforts in this
631 III, 10. 6. 2 | EUROTHINE’.~ ~National level~Member states should develop strategies
632 III, 10. 6. 2 | sectors in the EU and its member states (www ). Bodies from
633 IV, 11. 1. 2 | Eurobarometer survey of EU Member States prior to 2004 on
634 IV, 11. 1. 3 | European Union’s (EU) new Member States and Candidate Countries
635 IV, 11. 1. 5 | higher scores than the new Member States of 2004, with the
636 IV, 11. 1. 5 | survey included all then EU25 Member States as well as Bulgaria
637 IV, 11. 1. 5 | or who have had a family member in such a situation tend
638 IV, 11. 1. 5 | survey included only EU Member States prior to 2004 (Eurobarometer
639 IV, 11. 2. 1 | difference between the EU Member States prior to 2004 and
640 IV, 11. 2. 1 | 1990 in the original EU Member States, but not as much
641 IV, 11. 2. 1 | not as much among the new Member States. On aggregate for
642 IV, 11. 2. 1 | 8. hospitals in the new Member States (HFA 2007). In addition
643 IV, 11. 2. 2 | current practice in the member states (Merkel and Hübel,
644 IV, 11. 3. 2 | policies vary across the EU Member States.~ ~One of the primary
645 IV, 11. 4 | regional levels in most EU member states. By 2007 there were
646 IV, 11. 4 | national agencies in 15 member states, and national focal
647 IV, 11. 4 | points for HTA in most other member states (www ). Countries
648 IV, 11. 4 | duplicating assessments across the Member States”. Thus, EU member
649 IV, 11. 4 | Member States”. Thus, EU member states and the Commission
650 IV, 11. 4 | Ministries of health in Member States and the EU Commission.
651 IV, 11. 5. 1 | are exchanged between EU Member States. Cross-border exchanges
652 IV, 11. 5. 1 | differently in different Member States depending on cultural,
653 IV, 11. 5. 3 | transplantation in the 25 EU Member States as well as in Bulgaria,
654 IV, 11. 5. 4 | the main challenge that EU Member States face with regard
655 IV, 11. 5. 4 | large differences between Member States’ successes in increasing
656 IV, 11. 5. 4 | ethical concern.~ ~Some Member States have put in place
657 IV, 11. 5. 4 | consent requirements in Member States have been met, has
658 IV, 11. 5. 4 | presented to relatives.~In some Member States, the training and
659 IV, 11. 5. 4 | predefined criteria.~The new Member States face greater health
660 IV, 11. 5. 4 | huge differences between Member States in terms of accessibility
661 IV, 11. 5. 4 | particular concern for small Member States.~At the same time,
662 IV, 11. 5. 5 | fundamental research.~- 7 member states partners : De, Fr,
663 IV, 11. 5. 6 | typing laboratories in the member states of the Council of
664 IV, 11. 5. 6 | legislation in Council of Europe member states and Finland and results
665 IV, 11. 5. 6 | Harmonisation of legislations of member States relating to removal,
666 IV, 11. 5. 6 | Committee of Ministers to member states on criteria for the
667 IV, 11. 5. 7 | transplant cooperation among Member States, sharing programmes
668 IV, 11. 6. 2 | Among some of the older member states there have been efforts
669 IV, 11. 6. 2 | for money, though in many member states its application remains
670 IV, 11. 6. 2 | payments, compared to 66% in EU Member States prior to 2005 (WHO
671 IV, 11. 6. 2 | the 1990s all of the newer Member States introduced earmarked
672 IV, 11. 6. 2 | expenditure in almost all EU Member States, although in most
673 IV, 11. 6. 2 | reforms in 1999 in all CEE Member States permitting PHI markets,
674 IV, 11. 6. 2 | source of finance in 18 Member States, exceeding 40% of
675 IV, 11. 6. 2 | Mossialos 2008).~ ~All EU Member States have in place some
676 IV, 11. 6. 2 | Among the original 15 EU Member States, cost-sharing is
677 IV, 11. 6. 2 | maximum. Among the newer Member States, cost sharing for
678 IV, 11. 6. 3 | Moreover, among the EU member States of the time, direct
679 IV, 11. 6. 3 | indirect taxation in many Member States since the mid-1980s.
680 IV, 11. 6. 4 | each plan or insurance fund member to reflect their relative
681 IV, 11. 6. 5 | health systems in the new member states of the European Union.
682 IV, 12 | POLICY DEVELOPMENTS AT EU AND MEMBER STATE LEVEL~ ~
683 IV, 12. 1 | have taken place at EU and Member States level which make
684 IV, 12. 1 | lawfully marketed in other Member States into their market.
685 IV, 12. 1 | traditional core function of each Member State of the European Union
686 IV, 12. 1 | recognised the right for Member States to derogate from
687 IV, 12. 1 | health remains mainly a Member State competence.~ ~Table
688 IV, 12. 1 | encouraging cooperation between Member states" and “if necessary,
689 IV, 12. 1 | activities” and to work with Member States to improve public
690 IV, 12. 1 | provides that harmonisation of Member States “Public Health legislation
691 IV, 12. 1 | continue to respect fully the Member States” responsibilities
692 IV, 12. 1 | of the Community and its Member States…”.~ ~Art. 137 (1) (
693 IV, 12. 1 | complement the activities of the Member States in the following
694 IV, 12. 1 | Community shall complement the Member States' action in reducing
695 IV, 12. 1 | cooperation between the Member States in the areas referred
696 IV, 12. 1 | support to their action.~Member States shall, in liaison
697 IV, 12. 1 | in close contact with the Member States, take any useful
698 IV, 12. 1 | 3. The Community and the Member States shall foster cooperation
699 IV, 12. 1 | measures shall not prevent any Member State from maintaining or
700 IV, 12. 1 | laws and regulations of the Member States.~The Council, acting
701 IV, 12. 1 | responsibilities of the Member States for the organisation
702 IV, 12. 1 | prevailing in each of its Member States. In addition, in
703 IV, 12. 1 | Co-ordinating in another Member State,~social security for
704 IV, 12. 1 | service received in another Member State, with or without prior~
705 IV, 12. 1 | policies vary across EU Member States.~ ~Co-operation between
706 IV, 12. 1 | 19 October 2007, the 27 Member states reached agreement
707 IV, 12. 2 | working in partnership with Member States.~ ~The strategy focuses
708 IV, 12. 2 | cooperation mechanism between the Member States and the Commission
709 IV, 12. 2 | Commission as well as the Member States to ensure that appropriate
710 IV, 12. 2 | ensure solidarity among EU Member States.~ ~Cancer~ ~A European
711 IV, 12. 2 | recommendations to European Member States for the implementation
712 IV, 12. 2 | health. Yet in several EU Member States, severe constraints
713 IV, 12. 2 | Policy Puzzle, 2005) EU Member States had established national
714 IV, 12. 2 | national plans/guidelines in Member States. Existing national
715 IV, 12. 2 | differ significantly among Member States, particularly in
716 IV, 12. 2 | and cooperation between Member States;~- Help to increase
717 IV, 12. 2 | prevention, collaboration between Member States, and research. The
718 IV, 12. 2 | Control (FCTC), which all Member States and the Community
719 IV, 12. 2 | tobacco control at EU and Member State level. Within the
720 IV, 12. 2 | the resolution in 1989, Member States’ governments have
721 IV, 12. 2 | Tobacco Control. It urges UN Member States to strengthen tobacco
722 IV, 12. 2 | information provided by 179 Member States, gives governments
723 IV, 12. 3 | dialogue;~· cooperation with Member States~· community financial
724 IV, 12. 3 | protection and Social inclusion”.~Member States have freely chosen
725 IV, 12. 3 | because it respects the Member States diversity and social
726 IV, 12. 3 | method of coordination, Member States have defined common
727 IV, 12. 3 | boost cooperation among Member States with a view to making
728 IV, 12. 3 | much on the commitment of Member States and on the active
729 IV, 12. 3 | consolidate the commitment of Member States. The improvements
730 IV, 12. 4 | European Institutions and Member States on health related
731 IV, 12. 4 | interest in collaboration among member states and between these
732 IV, 12. 4 | these aspects To provide the Member States and the institutions
733 IV, 12. 4 | provide the Community and its Member States with objective, reliable
734 IV, 12. 4 | the European Union and its Member States, and promote dialogue
735 IV, 12. 5 | high-quality-diagnostic cooperation between Member States' laboratories; support
736 IV, 12. 5 | inter-operability between Member States.~1.2. Improve citizens'
737 IV, 12. 5 | medical use while respecting Member States' responsibilities
738 IV, 12. 5 | inequalities within and between Member States, including those
739 IV, 12. 5 | the necessary link to the Member State authorities and to
740 IV, 12. 5 | should cover all the EU Member States plus Iceland, Norway,
741 IV, 12. 5 | to 2001 on the 15 first Member States, allowed EHEMU to
742 IV, 12. 5 | variability in DFLE across EU Member States and the differing
743 IV, 12. 5 | to comparability between Member States/Candidate Countries/
744 IV, 12. 5 | began in 2004 in several Member States and from 2005 in
745 IV, 12. 5 | 65 years for selected EU Member States - men.~ ~Figure 12.
746 IV, 12. 5 | 65 years for selected EU Member States - women.~ ~These
747 IV, 12. 5 | information with and between member states, continuing development
748 IV, 12. 5 | these indicators in the EU member states. This ongoing work
749 IV, 12. 6 | at least half of the EU Member States.~ ~
750 IV, 12. 7 | Delegation of all the EU Member States at the end of a special
751 IV, 12. 7 | network of experts in the Member States who can give advice
752 IV, 12. 8 | that 'the Community and the Member States shall foster co-operation
753 IV, 12. 8 | the same time, individual Member States can no longer enter
754 IV, 12. 8 | of the EU from 15 to 27 member States (Table 12.10) started
755 IV, 12. 8 | 10. The 27 European Union Member States and accession date.~ ~ ~
756 IV, 12. 8 | all those involved – the Member States, the Commission,
757 IV, 12. 8 | requirements that a future member state has to meet. The enlargement
758 IV, 12. 8 | euro per year but the new Member States can use the EU Structural
759 IV, 12. 8 | with the European Community Member States form the so-called
760 IV, 12. 10 | Policy developments in Member States~ ~Remarkable developments
761 IV, 12. 10 | It can be said that while Member States institutions and
762 IV, 12. 10 | the “Troika” mechanism, Member States have had essential
763 IV, 12. 10 | priorities and many initiatives, Member States have deeply influenced
764 IV, 12. 10 | that have taken place in Member States, the interested reader
765 IV, 12. 10 | documents adopted by selected Member States is given in Annex
766 IV, 12. 10 | for smoke-free Hospitals (member of European network for
767 IV, 12. 10 | B) Actions adopted by Member States in relation with
768 IV, 12. 10 | similar services in other EU member states through research
769 IV, 12. 10 | Protection is an active member of the European Agency for
770 IV, 12. 10 | rest of the country) and is member of the European Network
771 IV, 13.Acr | current practice in the member states. These priority areas
772 IV, 13.Acr | in collaboration with its Member States have produced - mainly
773 IV, 13. 1 | mortality indicators among EU Member States~ ~The data reported
774 IV, 13. 1 | occurring among different EU Member States in some cases consisting
775 IV, 13. 1 | sectors and that each EU Member State has a different pathway
776 IV, 13. 2. 2 | at present comprising 53 Member States) where excess body weight
777 IV, 13. 2. 4 | Disease (DALY's) in the EU27 Member States (2002)~ ~The major
778 IV, 13. 3 | likely to be exposed. In most Member States, children and young
779 IV, 13. 3 | health data concerning the EU Member States are compared. This
780 IV, 13. 3 | projections for the EU25 Member States on pensions, health
781 IV, 13. 3 | likely to be exposed. In most Member States, children and young
782 IV, 13. 4 | Employment Reports and encourages Member States to make immigrants'
783 IV, 13. 4 | Inclusion Process. Several Member States have identified the
784 IV, 13. 4 | experience is now up to each Member State. The European Years
785 IV, 13. 4 | experience is now up to each Member State. The new European
786 IV, 13. 4 | Particularly in the EU Member States facing such work-force
787 IV, 13. 4 | PROGRESS provides support to Member States efforts towards:~·
788 IV, 13. 5 | Jacobzone, 1999).~ ~EU Member States have realised the
789 IV, 13. 5 | long term care provision. Member States are striving to ensure
790 IV, 13. 5 | different socio-economic status. Member States should be strengthening
791 IV, 13. 5 | is needed. Virtually, all Member States have implemented
792 IV, 13. 5 | current health services in Member States for coping with different
793 IV, 13. 5 | Tallinn Charter (htt ), the Member States of the WHO European
794 IV, 13. 5 | solidarity, lies with the Member States, there is a European
795 IV, 13. 5 | European cooperation in helping Member States to achieve their
796 IV, 13. 6. 3 | subsidiary within Europe, each Member State has its own health
797 IV, 13. 7. 2 | beginning to converge as new Member States move closer towards
798 IV, 13. 7. 3 | welcome and timely, since for Member States and for Europe as
799 IV, 13. 7. 3 | making comparisons between member states as to demographic
800 IV, 13. 7. 4 | European Commission and Member States.~ ~
801 IV, 13. 7. 5 | of suitable safeguards, Member States may, for reasons
802 IV, 13. 7. 5 | supervisory authority.~ ~All EU Member States have transposed Directive
803 IV, 13. 7. 5 | protection systems, most Member States have more or less
804 IV, 13. 7. 5 | as it will be up to the Member States to decide whether
805 IV, 13. 7. 5 | encouraged, in consultation with Member States and other relevant
806 IV, 13. 8 | health NGOs in the different Member States of the European Union.~
807 IV, 13. 8 | level and in the different Member States are lacking for several
808 IV, 13. 8 | rooted in the history of Member States. Some NGOs are charities,
809 IV, 13. 8 | civil society. Even within Member States of the EU and the