Translation of "Zunächst ist festzuhalten" in English

First of all: we have come a very long way.

It should be noted first that the clutch arrangement 100 shown in FIG.

One of the five companies was found to participate in circumvention practices as established in the last anti-circumvention investigation concluded in 2015 and mentioned in recital (3).

It should be noted, first of all, that the complaint mentions saddles and essential parts thereof.

As a threshold matter, it is key to recognise that this was not a straight equity infusion.

While with men the emphasis is on their political record and experience, with women the focus is more on their family situation and their appearance - drawing attention to the fact that they are 'female' politicians.

In the first place, economic policies and activities affect the state of the environment.

It can firstly be noted that Spain has informed the Commission that the price paid for the three companies was EUR 15302000 and not EUR 60 million, as stated in the opening of the procedure.

For starters, the Bank is uniquely placed to play the role of a “balancer” in the international aid system, helping to ensure that funds flow toward the countries that most need them.

For starters, while the international community is unlikely to agree any time soon on a global mechanism for putting a price on carbon emissions, other types of environmental policies have already had an effect on demand for oil.

First, nobody knows how to explain or predict the short-term movements (from one day to six months, say) of exchange rates.

Secondly, the Pestel study states that, in 1997, the costs of administration and maintenance would on average amount to EUR […] per m2, which is EUR […] lower than the provision for the same costs in the sale-and-lease-back transaction [92].

Regarding the concerns that the applicant put forward with respect to the possible problems on the practical implementation of the amended product definition by the customs authorities, it should first be borne in mind that the product definition is clearly established by an EU act, a Commission implementing regulation.

Paragraphs 34 and 35 of the 2004 Guidelines state that the granting of aid must be conditional on implementation of the restructuring plan, which must be approved by the Commission for all individual aid measures and must restore the long-term viability of the firm on the basis of realistic assumptions.

First of all, the Committee feels it is vital to note that, in contrast to electricity, the various gas network interfaces present no particular problems.

Generally speaking, the first point to be made is that the concept of “consumer credit” has undergone substantial change since the time that this legislation was initially conceived.

At the outset it should be noted that the Chinese producer had not disputed the use of an IP of 18 months during the provisional stage of the investigation.

In this respect it is firstly noted that, between 2005 and the IP, while the imports more than doubled, the sales volume of the Union industry decreased significantly by 32 % leading to a loss of market share by 33 % during the same period.

First it must be pointed out that, in order to rule out any advantage, the public property in question – the port-handling equipment – must be sold at the market rate.

First of all, the state of the Union industry is analysed at the level of the representative Union producers and not at the level of complainants as suggested by the parties.

In this respect it is firstly noted that the information collected from the national footwear associations suggests that there is still significant production of sports footwear in the Union, although it cannot be excluded that demand would surpass supply in that segment.

First of all, the state of the Union industry is analysed at the level of the representative Union producers and not at the level of complainants as suggested by the parties.

It should first be noted that it is not certain that the guaranteed loans were actually used for the intended purpose.

In particular, on the swill feeding it shall be noted that, first of all, this practice is not compatible with the prohibition on intra-species recycling and with the demand for full traceability of feed ingredients, both of which have been strongly requested by the European Parliament.