Further national provisions can also be introduced on this subject.

There are, however, significant differences between national provisions and the way individual procedures operate.

Substantial improvements can already be achieved under the current national provisions.

For these areas, Member States can maintain their national provisions.

They are subject to national provisions in the host country which vary extremely widely.

In my own country, the United Kingdom, that cuts across national provisions.

Various national provisions relating to the sector are disrupting competition.

The 1986 directive was intended to help to harmonize national provisions.

Nor does it mean a compilation of all the stringent existing national provisions.

Member States may maintain or adopt national provisions (Article 6).

Text of the directive and national provisions on data retention communicated by the member states.

For far too long, trade in these traditional products within the Community has been hampered by differences in the national provisions.

The situation will largely be resolved by amending national provisions to take account of developments.

This is unfortunate, for national provisions can indeed constitute barriers to the establishment of the internal market.

In addition, the respective national provisions should be harmonised by means of a European directive.

However, once it had been granted, it became national law subject to national provisions.

National provisions relating to recovery only apply within the territory of each Member State.

In areas that fall outside the scope of the directive, Member States remain free to maintain their own national provisions.

I therefore believe that the proposal is very appropriate in order to humanise the national provisions on the communication of sales promotions.

In addition, it would run the real risk of being used to bypass protective national provisions, especially in relation to consumer rights.

I draw your attention to Article 152(5) which prevents Community action from affecting national provisions on the donation of blood.

The rapporteur is trying to safeguard Dutch national provisions on re-usable packaging.

The proposal also makes provision for the Member States to be able to maintain in force and apply stricter national provisions.

The rules in question address only the future societas Europaea and they do not affect other national provisions applicable to public limited companies at all.

The 'compromise' negotiated by the Council is merely the addition of various national provisions, and introduces more complications than harmonisation.