This paper aims to describe the development of the EU textile and clothing industry during the past ten to fifteen years, as well as its potential to cope with the challenges ahead.
This publication gives a brief overview of business statistics for motor trade, wholesale trade and retail trade activities in Europe.
The present document brings together useful information to enable a better implementation of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Directive 89/686/EEC as amended. It is addressed to all parties who may be concerned by the Directive.
The existence and survival of local distributive trades, that is, the sale of consumer goods and services to the public in an area serving a limited number of customers, is of fundamental importance in many respects.
As the EU becomes more and more closely integrated, state aids granted by individual Member States to their national industries, may have an increasingly distortionary effect on the common market.
On a daily basis we make use of the services of retail enterprises. It is therefore easy to recognize that the sector forms a vital element in the European economy in the highly differentiated flow of products from producers to consumers. Retailing, including motor vehicle trade, employs over 15 million persons representing about 10% of total employment in the European Economic Area.
This publication completes the panorama of the structure and evolution of the distributive trades which was started with a series of publications on retailing.
This new edition is intended to provide a practical guide which will facilitate improvement of contractual relationships between main contractors and subcontractors, in particular when these relationships have transnational aspects.
This publication is a further step towards a genuine integrated statistical system on commerce.
This publication is the first compendium of statistical information on internal Trade at Community level since the enlargement of the European Union to fifteen Member States.
The aim of the Green Paper on Commerce is to stimulate considered discussion on the importance of this sector of the economy.
