We consider the implementation of the directive to be important.

We also turned our attention to the conditions for the implementation of the directive.

With the implementation of the directive, now is the time to act on this issue.

Opposition to the implementation of the Directive is now required.

Such cases should no longer arise with the implementation of the directive.

This has made evaluating the implementation of the Directive difficult.

This should not, however, slow down the prompt implementation of the directive.

We must also endeavour to ensure full implementation of the directives.

I think we can agree that financial security will become an important factor in the proper implementation of the directive.

Professional associations will thus be closely involved in the implementation of the directive.

No provision has been made for monitoring the implementation of the directive.

Many people concerned with implementation of the directive were naturally interested in this matter.

They can put in place these first steps to prepare the armed forces for the implementation of the directive.

Implementation of the directive will promote economic growth and make the European social model more widespread.

Certain speakers raised the issue of the implementation of the directive.

The Commission has also received complaints from individuals who, even since the implementation of the directive, have not seen their rights respected.

Experience has taught us that the air does not become any cleaner if we neglect the implementation of the Directive.

National parliaments have a role to play to ensure this in the implementation of the directive.

For the Commission it is essential that this period be long enough to ensure proper implementation of the directive.

Transparency and certainty in the implementation of the Directive should be ensured.

They have also been late in submitting information on the implementation of the directive, which has slowed down the Commission's assessment work.

Reading between the lines, you will also note our concern that Member States are not taking implementation of the directive seriously.

And it is not by chance that more than one hundred petitions have been submitted on this subject since the implementation of the directive.

The European Commission published three reports on the implementation of the directive, the latest in 2004.

In 1986, Parliament called for a standing committee to monitor the implementation of the Directive but it was not done.