Tools and Databases

CERTIDER - this central EU register of the Certified Defence-related Enterprises contains the list of competent authorities for certification, the list of certified enterprises, the details about the certificates and the links to the relevant legislation.

CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic ingredients contained in the:

• Cosmetics Regulation Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009;
• Inventory of Cosmetic Ingredients, as amended;
• Opinions on cosmetic ingredients of the Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety (List of SCCS opinions).

CP-DS database - the database is designed to help all interested parties to identify all relevant regulations in the field of dangerous substances in construction products.

Early Warning Tool - survey ending with an indication on the performance of your business and some tips to improve it.

EDEN - European Destinations of Excellence comprises regular competitions to select an emerging ‘destination of excellence’ based on the commitment to social, cultural, and environmental sustainability. Each competition is based on a specific theme such as rural tourism, aquatic tourism, or accessible tourism.

EIP on Raw Materials - the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials is a stakeholder platform that brings together representatives from industry, public services, academia and NGOs.

EuroMed - database of good practice - This database contains a series of commendable activities by public authorities in the Euro-Mediterranean area to improve the business environment and spur entrepreneurship.

European SME Week - this campaign promotes enterprise across Europe in line with the Small Business Act for Europe.

Sustainable chemical production self-assessment tool – a first assessment of the investment readiness level in your region concerning sustainable chemical production.

The guide on crowdfunding offers information for small businesses on what crowdfunding is and how to access it.

ICSMS is an internet-supported information and communication system for the pan-European market surveillance.

The KETs Tools are the KETs Observatory, which provides policymakers and business stakeholders with information on the performance of EU countries and competing economies regarding the deployment of KETs, and the KETs Technology Infrastructure web tool, which helps small and medium-sized enterprises find services to help them innovate through KETs.

NANDO-IS – conformity assessment bodies – bodies responsible for conformity assessment of products marketed in the EU.

Ex-ante assessment of large infrastructure projects is a tool used to ask questions, submit notifications and exchange knowledge.

Regional Innovation Monitor - In the context of the objectives set in the European Commission's Europe 2020 strategy and specifically the Innovation Union flagship action, the Regional Innovation Monitor Plus (RIM Plus) project provides a unique platform for sharing knowledge and know-how on major innovation policy trends in European Union (EU) regions.

Regulated professions database - In every EU country, a number of professions are regulated (e.g. pharmacists or architects). These are professions to which access is conditional upon the possession of specific qualifications or for which the use of a specific title is protected. To make it easier for EU citizens to find information about regulated professions, the European Commission has set up an online database on professional access requirements across the EU.

Small Business Act - database of good practices - how public authorities across the EU are helping small and medium companies.

Standardisation requests – the public database giving access to the texts of standardisation requests adopted by the Commission and notified to the European standardisation organisations.

TBT notifications – find notifications on technical barriers to trade.

TRIS – national technical regulations:

• find notifications
• find national contacts for the 98/34 procedure
• new notifications in specific sectors (subscribe to updates).

The Virtual Tourism Observatory is a one-stop shop for statistics and studies on tourism at EU level.

It aims to support policy makers, businesses and researchers by:

• providing reliable, comparable and up-to-date data about tourist flows;
• identifying trends and developments in the tourism sector;
• facilitating evidence-based policy making in tourism.