Google for translators/Google für Übersetzer 2

Here's another example of an asterisk search in Google: die zwingenden Vorgaben der Richtlinie The problem is Vorgaben. I usually translate Vorgaben as requirements, but am not really happy with this. Search: the mandatory * of the directive Here are some of the ghits: requirements provisions standards character implementation date rules I quite like provisions, although looking at all the examples in my current text, requirements might fit best after all. Normally I would not search for a solution to Vorgaben in this way, but here I know this expression relates to EU law and there must be an English equivalent. Of course, I could search the EU website, or I could download and install the huge EU…