The directive prohibits wearing of uniforms at political events and making political speeches.

The directives prohibit Catholic hospitals and providers from providing or referring patients to services essential to women's health care.

The directives prohibit doctors and nurses from doing their jobs according to professional standards; birth control, abortion and sterilization cannot be considered.

The current directive prohibits the use of vaccination and requires that all fish in an affected farm be slaughtered whether affected by the disease or not.

As regards vaccination, we should remember that the initial directive prohibited the use of vaccines against ISA.

It is also nonsense and self-deluding to maintain that the directive on patenting would prohibit this.

The directive does not prohibit water transfers per se.

Before summing up, there is a real political question: will this directive as it stands now prohibit any export to third countries after 2005?

The directive must not prohibit the import of plasma originating from paid donors either.

The directive prohibits Administration officials from billing the Government for personal flights or those used for strictly political purposes.