Translation of "In anspruch genommen wurde" in English

If it can be proven that it could be refunded before the 3-year period, the relevant interest will be calculated up to the moment where PCT would have been able to offset its VAT input (concerning these expenses) against output VAT.

It was an ‘optional extra’ that was not taken up.

The consequence of that has not led to any guarantee being called in.

The Board considers that the priority of the contested patent has been validly claimed.

Interest must only be paid if the overdraft facility is actually used.

In the Napoleonic wars Frankfurt claimed or has been bombed several times by French troops.

A guarantee facility of € 15.8 million was used as part of the granted work- ing capital loan.

This amount shall be reduced accordingly if the loan was only partly drawn.

I believe that the case of the Nokia GmbH employees and of the German region of Bochum warrants mobilisation of European aid, just as it has already been mobilised previously for Portugal.

I shall say a few more words about the Community Mechanism for Civil Protection, which was set up in 2001, and which made few interventions in the initial years.

The report published shows that there was a low uptake of funds and these were allotted mainly to big business, while small business did not receive the required funding.

Measure 1: An export guarantee granted before privatisation which, according to Germany, was never called.

As soon as Ireland made use of the rescue package, minimum wages and pension levels were the first variables to be adjusted, despite the fact that these matters explicitly are not EU competences.

Lastly, I would add that the fund has been mobilised for a total amount of EUR 13 022 500.

The fact that only three countries, Great Britain, Sweden and Denmark, should benefit from this mechanism, in addition to the fact that this instrument has only been used twice since its entry into force in June 1988, justify a reduction in the overall sums earmarked for loans from EUR 16 to 12 billion.

We must bear in mind that this House has contributed for many years to the 1.27 limit of the European Union's budget never having been used and therefore a substantially smaller proportion than that has been used.

Last year, when answering a question, number 3304, put by the same honourable Member, the Council already had the opportunity to inform him that it had not been involved in the activities of this working party and that no demands had been made upon the Community budget.

It is a very high percentage, as the previous speakers have been repeating, especially if we analyse it in detail and realise that, of the Structural Funds, just 70% has been implemented and that the SAPARD budget has barely been implemented at all, despite the fact that it is an enormously important instrument for the new countries of the European Union.

A review of the system was critical as it was simply being underused and the excessively complex structure did not comply with the rules of the WTO.

This piece of work, completed over several months, was made possible by the close cooperation that I enjoyed with various experts, NGOs, government representatives of the countries of the Mediterranean and, of course, my fellow MEPs.

We particularly appreciate the fact that no negative reserve, that is to say, no uncovered appropriation, has been adopted.

The financial support allocated for the political groups is not audited until after it has been used, whereas we have to apply for resources and explain in advance why we are asking for them.

They had a small base in Uraga, where William Adams was put in charge of selling the cargo on several occasions.

Whereas the option provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 to fix a minimum basic selling price and/or maximum basic aid has not been taken up since it was introduced; whereas this option, together with Annex VII to that Regulation may be abolished;