Moreover, he says that the original directive allows shareholders to approve defensive measures, although not in advance.
Dragutin Mate, Slovenia's interior minister, had warned lawmakers that failure to approve the directive would mean no agreement on immigration in the European Union for at least three years, which would jeopardize pending legislation on workers' rights.
The president or Tom Vilsack, whose duties as agriculture secretary include overseeing the Forest Service, must first issue a directive ordering the service not to approve or propose any action inconsistent with the roadless rule.
An amendment to the directive, recently approved by the European Parliament, could jeopardise the way that firms use privileged knowledge about their customers' trading intentions.
The EU consumer credit directive, due to be approved by MEPs tomorrow, will provide standardised information, including about annual percentage rates, for all borrowers to enable them to switch from a lender in their home country to one in any of the EU's 26 other countries, even if they cannot speak the language.
I agree with the majority that § 109's directive to the agency is no less an "intelligible principle" than a host of other directives that we have approved.
The draft Council directive is to be approved at a forthcoming Council meeting, following today's opinion by the European Parliament.
It seems that, thanks to an EU directive approved in 2002, children are now obliged to remain in booster seats until they reach the age of 12, or obtain a height of 135cm, "whichever is the sooner".
All gas pipelines from third countries into the EU must comply fully with EU gas market rules on EU territory, say amendments to the EU gas market Directive, as approved by the Industry and Energy Committee on Wednesday, by 41 votes to 13 with 9 abstentions.
The new directive was approved by 613 votes to 30, with 56 abstentions.
