Translation of "Organisation de recherche contractuelle " (French → English) :

In the case of Ketek, which was later linked to liver failure, the company developing Ketek was what has become now Sanofi-Aventis, and that company contracted the trial out to a very large CRO called PPD, Pharmaceutical Product Development.

The report contained an analysis of the current situation of the dairy sector and a number of recommendations which focused on contractual relations, the bargaining power of producers, interprofessional /interbranch organisations, transparency, market measures and futures, marketing standards and origin labelling and innovation and research, whilst omitting to make any reference to distribution.

58. Reiterates that simplification of the management of European research funding requires a quantum leap; believes that a key element in simplification is to shift from the current control-based to a more trust-based and risk-tolerant approach, which is of particular benefit for SMEs; calls for the implementation of all identified simplification measures in the new CSF, including an increased margin of tolerable risk of error, a broad acceptance of usual accounting practices, the use of lump sums and flat rates (on a voluntary basis), simplification of the application and contractual ...[+++] procedures and of the rules on pre-financing and the eligibility of costs, a significant reduction of the financial and scientific reporting requirements, shortening of the time-to-contract to maximum 6 months and a significant reduction of the time-to-grant and time-to-pay, and more flexibility for participants in how they organise and manage their projects and choose their partners;

58. Reiterates that simplification of the management of European research funding requires a quantum leap; believes that a key element in simplification is to shift from the current control-based to a more trust-based and risk-tolerant approach, which is of particular benefit for SMEs; calls for the implementation of all identified simplification measures in the new CSF, including an increased margin of tolerable risk of error, a broad acceptance of usual accounting practices, the use of lump sums and flat rates (on a voluntary basis), simplification of the application and contractual ...[+++] procedures and of the rules on pre-financing and the eligibility of costs, a significant reduction of the financial and scientific reporting requirements, shortening of the time-to-contract to maximum 6 months and a significant reduction of the time-to-grant and time-to-pay, and more flexibility for participants in how they organise and manage their projects and choose their partners;

These humanitarian organisations are contractually responsible for managing humanitarian aid financed by the EU.

8. Stresses the role of SMEs as employers, as they employ over 65% of the working population in the EU; notes with concern that the sectors in which employment is most often offered by SMEs are reputedly dangerous; calls, therefore, for increased efforts to be made to assist SMEs with occupational health and safety issues; in this connection, welcomes the initiatives targeted at disseminating information and providing technical assistance, but further emphasises the need for financial support to be given for SMEs; calls on all the Member States to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention on the protection of the rights of migrant workers and members of their families and to take coordinated action to improve access to training, in particular for part ...[+++]-time and contractual workers, in order to help them find more stable employment;