Such consultations shall be based on the principle that any reduction in the fishing opportunities provided for in the said Protocol shall be offset by other fishing opportunities of equivalent value, account being taken of compensation already paid by the Community.

Certain comparisons between countries, or between industries or sectors within the same economy, become meaningful only when the aggregates in the national accounts (for example, gross domestic product, the final consumption of households, the value-added of an industry, compensation of employees) are considered in relation to the number of inhabitants and labour input variables.It is therefore necessary to have definitions of the total population, employment, jobs, total hours worked, full-time equivalence and employee labour input at constant compensation, which are closely linked to the concepts used in the national accounts.

With reference to Article 52 of the Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation, I confirm that nothing in this Article shall be construed as restricting the transfer abroad by Community residents of investments made in Russia by Community residents, including any compensation payments arising from measures such as expropriation, nationalization or measures of equivalent effect and of any profit stemming therefrom.

'With reference to Article 52 of the Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation, I confirm that nothing in this Article shall be construed as restricting the transfer abroad by Community residents of investments made in Russia by Community residents, including any compensation payments arising from measures such as expropriation, nationalization or measures of equivalent effect and of any profit stemming therefrom.

a rate ('frozen rate') equivalent to the ratio between the amount of the compensation referred to in Article 4 and the sum of the VAT assessment bases (established in accordance with paragraph (l)(c)) of all Member States, taking into account the fact that the United Kingdom is excluded from the financing of its correction and that the share of Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden in the financing of the United Kingdom correction is reduced to one fourth of its normal value.

The free movement of capital between residents of the Community and of Russia in the form of direct investment made in companies formed in accordance with the laws of the host country and investments made in accordance with the provisions of Chapater II of Title IV, and the transfer abroad of this investment, including any compensation payments arising from measures such as expropriation, nationalization or measures of equivalent effect, and of any profit stemming therefrom shall be ensured.

If the Party concerned fails to notify the implementing measures before the expiry of the reasonable timeframe or if the arbitration panel rules that the implementing measures notified by the Party concerned are inconsistent with its obligations under this Part of the Agreement, the complaining Party shall, if no agreement on compensation has been found, be entitled to suspend the application of benefits granted under this Part of the Agreement equivalent to the level of nullification and impairment caused by the measure found to violate this Part of the Agreement.

(iv) any other non-Contracting State which, at the time of the nuclear incident, has in force nuclear liability legislation which affords equivalent reciprocal benefits, and which is based on principles identical to those of this Convention, including, inter alia, liability without fault of the operator liable, exclusive liability of the operator or a provision to the same effect, exclusive jurisdiction of the competent court, equal treatment of all victims of a nuclear incident, recognition and enforcement of judgments, free transfer of compensation, interests and costs.

An application for compensation shall be deemed eligible if it is submitted by a producer who has been allocated a special reference quantity pursuant to Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2055/93, or who, pursuant to Article 1(2) of that Regulation, has been allocated a share of a special reference quantity previously allocated by virtue of Article 3a of Regulation (EEC) No 857/84, or an equivalent quantity emanating from the national reserve referred to in Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 of 28 December 1992 establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector (1) where a Member State has decided pursuant to Article 1(2), third subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 2055/93 to fulfil the rights of the transferee in that way.

Live animals and meat Equivalent compensation is prohibited for inward processing operations on live animals or meat.

Where equivalent compensation is used under the suspension system, Article 569, 570 and 571 (2) and (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis.

Whereas there is need for a more detailed definition of the situations where the special provision on equivalent compensation for rice is applicable;

Without prejudice to Article 570 (2), equivalent goods used under the equivalent compensation system, whether with prior exportation or not, shall not be subject to the procedures for entry of goods for the procedure.

'Equivalent compensation is prohibited where inward processing operations consist of the "usual forms of handling" listed in Annex 69 to this Regulation.`;

This Article shall apply where processing operations are to take place in a single Member State, except in cases where the equivalent compensation system is to be used.

The procedures laid down for release for free circulation under the drawback system shall apply to import goods irrespective of whether or not the equivalent compensation system is used.`;

In the case of equivalent compensation without prior exportation, the change in customs status of the import goods and the equivalent goods, referred to in Article 115 (3) of the Code, shall take place at the time of acceptance of the declaration discharging the procedure.

The person concerned shall in every case make it possible for the customs authorities to identify the factors referred to in Article 569 (1) before he can use the equivalent compensation system.

Where the equivalent compensation system is used, the particulars in the declaration shall be sufficiently detailed to make it possible to identify the particulars referred to in Article 569 (1).

the term 'equivalent compensation` shall mean the system which allows the re-exportation or re-importation of a container of the same type as that of another container previously imported or exported;

The procedures laid down for release for free circulation under the drawback system shall apply to import goods, including import goods under the equivalent compensation system without prior exportation.

Without prejudice to paragraph 2 and Article 570 (2), where use is to be made of equivalent compensation, the equivalent goods must fall within the same eight-digit subheading of the CN code, be of the same commercial quality and have the same technical characteristics as the import goods.

Use of equivalent compensation shall be possible only where it has been requested by the person concerned in the application and where the authorization specifies the factors referred to in paragraph 1 common to the equivalent goods and the import goods, and the means by which these may be checked.

The procedures governing the entry of goods for the inward processing procedure (suspension system) shall also apply to import goods, under the equivalent compensation system whether with prior exportation or not.

Where the authorization provides for use of equivalent compensation, the specific measures to be taken in order to ensure compliance with the provisions applying to that system shall be indicated in the authorization.

Without prejudice to paragraph 2 and Article 570 (1), where use is to be made of equivalent compensation, the equivalent goods must fall within the same eight-digit subheading of the combined nomenclature code, be of the same commercial quality and have the same technical characteristics as the import goods.'

Where the authorization does not specify use of equivalent compensation but the holder of the authorization wishes to use that system, the said holder shall apply for the authorization initially granted to be modified.

Derogations from the ban on the use of equivalent compensation can be made for meat which has been the subject of a communication by the Commission to the Member States, after an examination carried out by the Customs Code Committee - Section for Customs procedures with economic impact - in accordance with Article 248 of the Code if the applicant can prove that equivalent compensation is economically necessary and if the customs authority transmits the draft of the procedures envisaged for verification of the operation.`

The Commission shall decide, in accordance with the Committee procedure, whether and on what conditions an authorization may be issued, specifying inter alia the control measures to be used to ensure the proper conduct of operations under the equivalent compensation system.'

The procedures laid down for release for free circulation under the drawback system shall apply to import goods, including import goods under the equivalent compensation system without prior exportation (special release for free circulation without application of import duties).

The provisions relating to the normal duration and staggering of deliveries, collection centres and transport costs, reception points and the taking of samples, the return of pulp or the payment of equivalent compensation and time limits for advance payments all affect the actual price of beet received by the seller.

derogations from the ban on use of the equivalent compensation system may be adopted in respect of wheat on the basis of a communication from the Commission to the Member States, after consultation of the Customs Code Committee (section for customs procedures with economic impact) in accordance with Article 248 of the Code,

Before doing business with them, a firm shall inform investors which compensation fund or equivalent protection will apply in respect of the transactions envisaged, what cover is offered by whichever system applies, or if there is no fund or compensation.

Positioning accuracy with "all compensations available" equal to or less (better) than 6 µm according to ISO 230/2 (1988)(3) or national equivalents along any linear axis;

Positioning accuracies with "all compensations available" equal to or less (better) than 6 µm according to ISO 230/2 (1988)(7) or national equivalents along any linear axis;

whereas, moreover, until the date on which a Directive harmonizing compensation systems is brought into effect, host Member States will be able to impose application of their compensation systems on investment firms including credit institutions authorized by other Member States, where the home Member States have no compensation systems or where their systems do not offer equivalent levels of protection;

A positioning accuracy for jig boring machines, with "all compensations available", equal to or less (better) than 4 µm according to ISO 230/2 (1988)(5) or national equivalents along any linear axis;

Where national law permits, and with the express consent of the competent authorities which issued its authorization, an investment firm excluded from an investor-compensation scheme may continue to provide investment services if, before its exclusion, it made alternative compensation arrangements which ensure that investors will enjoy cover that is at least equivalent to that offered by the officially recognized scheme and has characteristics equivalent to those of that scheme.

If the other Party cannot agree to such proposed compensation or other remedial action within two months after the rendering of the panel report, it may propose to the panel the suspension or withdrawal of equivalent benefits under this Agreement.

SUCH CONSULTATIONS SHALL BE BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT ANY REDUCTION IN THE FISHING OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED FOR IN THE SAID PROTOCOL SHALL BE OFFSET BY OTHER FISHING OPPORTUNITIES OF EQUIVALENT VALUE, ACCOUNT BEING TAKEN OF COMPENSATION ALREADY PAID BY THE COMMUNITY.

Member States may put in place a time-limited compensation scheme for the use of railway infrastructure for the demonstrably unpaid environmental, accident and infrastructure costs of competing transport modes in so far as these costs exceed the equivalent costs of rail.

Whereas, in the absence of such minimum harmonization, a host Member State might consider itself justified, by considerations of investor protection, in requiring membership of its compensation scheme when a Community investment firm operating through a branch or under the freedom to provide services either belonged to no investor-compensation scheme in its home Member State or belonged to a scheme which was not regarded as offering equivalent protection;

permitting the seller or supplier to retain sums paid by the consumer where the latter decides not to conclude or perform the contract, without providing for the consumer to receive compensation of an equivalent amount from the seller or supplier where the latter is the party cancelling the contract;

In each period of 24 hours, the driver shall have a daily rest period of at least 11 consecutive hours, which may be reduced to a minimum of nine consecutive hours not more than three times in any one week, on condition that an equivalent period of rest be granted as compensation before the end of the following week.

A Member State may, however, exempt a credit institution to which this Directive applies from the obligation to belong to an investor-compensation scheme where that credit institution is already exempt under Article 3 (1) of Directive 94/19/EC from the obligation to belong to a desposit-guarantee scheme, provided that the protection and information given to depositors are also given to investors on the same terms and investors thus enjoy protection at least equivalent to that afforded by an investor-compensation scheme.

The Member States shall create a duty, backed by appropriate, effective and systematic financial or equivalent administrative penalties, to the effect that, within three months of the date when the injured party presented his claim for compensation either directly to the insurance undertaking of the person who caused the accident or to its claims representative,

a rate ("frozen rate") equivalent to the ratio between the amount of the compensation referred to in Article 4 and the sum of the VAT assessment bases (established in accordance with paragraph (1)(c)) of all Member States, taking into account the fact that the United Kingdom is excluded from the financing of its correction and that the share of Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden in the financing of the United Kingdom correction is reduced to one fourth of its normal value.

any other non-Contracting State which, at the time of the nuclear incident, has in force nuclear liability legislation which affords equivalent reciprocal benefits, and which is based on principles identical to those of this Convention, including, inter alia, liability without fault of the operator liable, exclusive liability of the operator or a provision to the same effect, exclusive jurisdiction of the competent court, equal treatment of all victims of a nuclear incident, recognition and enforcement of judgments, free transfer of compensation, interests and costs.

any other non-Contracting State which, at the time of the nuclear incident, has in force nuclear liability legislation which affords equivalent reciprocal benefits, and which is based on principles identical to those of this Convention, including, inter alia, liability without fault of the operator liable, exclusive liability of the operator or a provision to the same effect, exclusive jurisdiction of the competent court, equal treatment of all victims of a nuclear incident, recognition and enforcement of judgements, free transfer of compensation, interests and costs.

it is therefore necessary to include in national law appropriate effective and systematic financial or equivalent administrative penalties - such as injunctions combined with administrative fines, reporting to supervisory authorities on a regular basis, on-the-spot checks, publications in the national official journal and in the press, suspension of the activities of the company (prohibition on the conclusion of new contracts for a certain period), designation of a special representative of the supervisory authorities responsible for monitoring that the business is run in line with insurance laws, withdrawal of the authorisation for this business line, sanctions to be imposed on directors and management staff - in the event that the insurance undertaking or its representative fails to fulfil its obligation to make an offer of compensation within a reasonable time-limit;