The Commission has launched a public consultation on the options of possible amendment of REACH Annexes for the registration of Nanomaterials.
The objective of this public consultation is to obtain input and a broader range of views on the way the European Commission should maximise and ensure the market uptake of GNSS downstream applications and of the European GNSS downstream applications in particular.
The European Commission is seeking to collect the views and opinions of all relevant alarm systems stakeholders on the possibility of creating a harmonised certification procedure for alarm systems and system components at EU level.
The European Commission is seeking to collect the views and opinions of all relevant aviation security stakeholders on the possibility of creating a harmonised certification procedure for airport screening equipment at the EU level.
In some EU countries mutual societies are not allowed to operate or conduct certain activities, and have limited possibilities to form horizontal cross-border groups. The European Commission conducted a study on mutual societies that recommends how to remove the obstacles that mutual societies are facing.
Following the 2012 Communication on a new industrial policy, the Commission is taking a fresh look at the single market for products, which makes up 75% of intra-EU trade. As we advance in the 21st century can we really say that the internal market for all industrial products, i.e. manufactured non-food products, is delivering its full potential?
The non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) sector covers a large variety of equipment types which are used in many different economic activities such as construction, agriculture, rail or inland waterway transport.
Manufacturers of monitoring and control equipment are seeking new exemptions under the revised RoHS directive on hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. This product group was previously excluded from RoHS.
Keeping valuable information secret is often the only or the most effective way that companies have to protect their intellectual property (such as the results of their research and innovation efforts).
The European Commission carried out an interactive online consultation on the protection against the misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential business information.
This technical survey aims at gathering specific information on the efficiency of proceedings and accessibility of measures used in the context of civil enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Complaints are often aired about the red tape created by European law. We want to cut red tape and we can. However, there is a definite lack of concrete proposals to reduce this burden. With this in mind, the European Commission is calling upon businesses: "Let us know what could be done better - we would like your ideas for reducing red tape!".
The purpose of this consultation is to invite Member States and other stakeholders to provide comments on the application of the risk capital guidelines and on SME access to finance at large.
In its 2010 Communication on "Smart Regulation in the EU", the Commission set out a strategy to improve the way it designs, enforces, evaluates and revises European policies to ensure they benefit citizens and businesses.
