Translation of "Hindernisse darstellen" in English

I referred to the fact that certain agreements are obstacles, and this is what we are saying.

Fences can be deadly obstacles for wildlife.

The tacks might represent obstacles that she had to avoid.

Persons located in a room can represent moving obstructions, for example (see below).

However, all of these points are also referred to in our report, and they do not represent insurmountable barriers, but provide the opportunity for Croatia to still fulfil the relevant requirements.

Close commercial links between a number of prominent EU Member States - I need not name any names as you, too, must be aware of who they are - and the Islamic Republic could always pose major obstacles to seriously tackling the nuclear issue.

If we can continue to simplify matters for them in the areas of thresholds and obstacles, that will be a good thing.

Because of a lack of empirical evidence, it is too early to say that these obstacles are binding constraints.

The scope of the proposal is limited to cases where technical obstacles could arise and do arise and it does not involve the areas where the free movement functions well and where there is no barrier caused by a national technical rule.

During the discussions it became clear that capacity bottlenecks and a need for high levels of investment in order to achieve technical interoperability posed real obstacles.

High degrees of variation of prices, profit margins and selling patterns between Member States and high degrees of homogeneity within Member States were found to be indicative of persisting regulatory or behavioural barriers to competition.

Another challenge being tackled by EQUAL is how to promote access to learning "in the real word" where time and life pressures and a lack of experience of learning all act as barriers, especially for non-traditional learners.

Nevertheless, these general rules may not always be sufficient for smaller producers such as for example many independent cogeneration producers for whom administrative and planning procedures can be a serious barrier.

Appraisal of Japan-EC relations highlighted several cases where mutual ignorance of the other's cultural and social values proved a serious obstacle.

The communication identifies two main areas creating potential barriers to the development of these capital markets.

In this respect, experience so far, particularly with the operation of the transitional arrangements for the taxation of transactions between the Member States, has shown that differences between Member States in the incidence of the tax and in administrative procedures impair the neutrality of the VAT system and represent major obstacles for businesses wanting to take advantage of the Single Market.

Information sharing about national regulatory practices could both help to spread best practices and potentially identify discrepancies among national approaches which could generate obstacles.

Countries reporting few measures emphasise that they are “unaware of legislation or regulations acting as barriers”.

Whilst technical standards may boost the direct re-use of component recycled materials by increasing confidence in the quality and properties of the material, they may in some cases also act as a barrier.

These differing requirements can constitute a further obstacle in the whole chain of barriers preventing issuers from seeking access to regulated markets in several Member States.

Simple tasks such as checking luggage or boarding a plane can be insurmountable obstacles to someone with a disability.

While the proportion of those with poor qualifications would clearly be lower in the younger than in the older age groups, for them their age and lack of experience may be additional barriers.