Translation of "Dossier de contrôle des marchés au Service des marchés " (French → English) :

Two key policy initiatives were launched in 2008: one to facilitate patient access to telemedicine services and stimulate market development; and the second initiative helps Member States address cross-border interoperability of electronic health record systems to support citizens and the market. eHealth is also one of the focus areas of the Commission’s Lead Market Initiative, which aims to accelerate market growth through schemes to improve cross-border cooperation and delivery of health services.

(3) According to external aid rules in the manual of instructions "Contracts for works, supplies and services concluded for the purposes of Community cooperation with third countries"(4), support for investment requires all services, works, machinery and supplies to originate only in the Community or in applicant countries; if so requested, the final beneficiary should be able to establish the origin of inputs into works or service contracts financed under the present instrument, using any admissible means of evidence.

The Commission's review also showed that the market for IT services and IT management services is set to expand in light of expected outsourcing policies by big telecom, financial and utilities companies.

The other delegations voted against that solution, favouring a broader formula (1) To date only Ireland has ratified the Decision; Germany has also completed its domestic procedures and will follow shortly. EXPORT CONTROLS ON DUAL-USE GOODS AND TECHNOLOGIES Continuing its discussions on the important topic of export controls on dual-use goods and technologies, with implications both for the completion of the internal market and for the furtherance of the security objectives of the Community and its Member States, the Council addressed certain key issues regarding export controls on dual-use goods on a common list, export controls on goo ...[+++]ds not included on the common list (catch-all clause) and the duration of the transitional arrangements for intra-Community trade.

Mr Monti will identify six areas where he has taken initiatives during the course of this year: 1) Completing the legislative framework for the Single Market (e.g. the proposals for elimination of border checks on people in a framework of security) 2) Enforcing Single Market rules more effectively to ensure a level playing field (e.g. more rapid and transparent Commission infringement procedures; EU Court sanctions against Member States for violations of EU legislation 3) Developing the Single Market to take account of technological change and new dimensions in economic activity (e.g. Green Papers on different aspects of the information ...[+++] society) 4) Preparing for enlargement of the Single Market to the East (CEECs) and the South (Cyprus and Malta), in particular through technical assistance and guidance (e.g. White Paper on preparation of the CEECs for integration into the Internal Market of the Union) 5) Defending vigorously the Single Market from the threats caused by monetary disturbances, by resisting demands for new barriers to trade or compensatory measures, whereas the appropriate response consists of increased budgetary discipline and convergence to the single currency (e.g. the recent report of the impact of currency fluctuations on the Single Market) 6) Ensuring the Single Market is made relevant to the citizen (Mr Monti will outline the Citizens First initiative on explaining people's rights derived from the Single Market and the practical benefits these rights bring to the individual).

Structural Funds will support in particular the measures listed below: - infrastructure measures to protect the environment, in particular * reclamation of derelict industrial sites and restoration of derelict commercial areas including the necessary decontamination * investments in waste water treatment and refuse disposal * water supply and distribution - investment of the productive sector in environmental improvement and clean technologies - productive investment in connection with business start-ups, setting-up, extension, rationalisation and restructuring of enterprises which can unequivocally be related to environmental improvement - introduction of services and envir ...[+++]onmental agencies for giving advice and information Priority 5 - Measures to promote the development of human resource, vocational training and further training as well as employment The strategy to develop human resources and employment and to combat unemployment - in line with the White Paper - will concentrate the efforts of the ESF on the following priorities: - measures for training, retraining and lifetime learning; assistance with finding a job; help for those who have lost their jobs, are threatened with unemployment of who are in employment but need to have their qualifications brought into line with market needs and new technologies; - measures for target groups which concentrate on one of the following areas: a) improved access for young people to initial training and the transition to the labour market including Youth start measures; b) improvement in the opportunities for employment and training for unemployed persons who are difficult to place in work, long-term unemployed persons threatened with exclusion from the labour market; c) improvement of vocational qualification and (re)integration of women into the labour market in all areas of the economy. - technical assistance measures together with pilot and demonstration projects.