That article is becoming meaningless.

Almost every article contains one of the words optional and non - compulsory.

We have in this directive an article which allows us to do that.

According to this article, state aid is irreconcilable with the common market, in principle.

Neither an article nor a protocol could, in themselves, resolve all the problems of sport.

It is an unavoidable necessity.

Competition is an economic necessity.

I mean the necessity for lifelong learning.

13207 It is a cultural and economic necessity.

Good communications are a vital necessity in these areas.

It uses safety equipment and devices.

There is a dispute about lighting equipment.

Plants for unsorted waste require more advanced equipment.

It is not, however, just a question of technical equipment.

It cannot be a matter of equipment or financial gain.

We must change into a higher gear.

Now is the time to move up a gear.

Environmental impacts of gear are a very important factor.

The fleet must therefore use increasingly selective fishing gear.

As regards fishing proper, passive gear fishing is currently the hardest hit.