Translation of "improvement the residential environment " (English → French) :

Research on this theme develops energy and environmental solutions for residential buildings, explores ways to control moisture and improve the indoor environment, and addresses the durability performance of residential buildings.

[11] The Commission adopted in December 2004 a Communication on “Perspectives for simplifying and improving the regulatory environment of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) ” - COM(2004) 820 - and a Staff Working Document entitled “Analysis of the possibilities of simplification and improvement of the regulatory environment of the CFP and its implementation” - SEC(2004) 1596.

This long experience of the BIA system provides interesting lessons as regards success factors for a new, integrated impact assessment scheme, including a sustainability dimension. The European Council in Barcelona took note of the Commission's intention to establish such a new impact assessment method by the end of 2002, as part of its wider efforts in the field of better regulation and as outlined in the Communication to the Laeken Summit on simplifying and improving the regulatory environment . The BIA Pilot Project report is thus an important contribution to the on-going discussions on the new system, of which a first outline will be ...[+++] presented in the form of a Communication alongside the upcoming action plan for simplifying and improving the regulatory environment (to be presented in June 2002).

Regulation (EU) No 598/2014 aims to improve the noise environment around EU airports in order to ensure greater compatibility between aviation activities and residential areas, in particular in the case of night flights.

An environment free of undue constraints on businesses remains a Commission priority, and the Commission has continued to work towards this aim by improving the administrative environment for businesses (publication of a report on simplified administrative practices adopted by the Member States and by the Commission; organisation of a conference on this subject; improvement of the system for assessing the business impact of Community legislation), by improving the financial environment (working document on payment periods in commercial transactions, con ...[+++]tribution to setting up a European Mutual Guarantee Association), by improving the legal environment (coordination on the transitional VAT system, company taxation and competition, establishment of European statutes for cooperatives, mutual societies and associations) and by improving external consultation, particularly with SME organisations. 2. Information for businesses The Euro Info Centre network has continued to meet the information requirements of businesses, concentrating in 1992 on the quality of the services it provides.

Emphasis would be given to the following types of project: - small-scale infrastructure projects such as common waste treatment plant for a group of firms where single installations would be inefficient or uneconomic; - projects which would bring back into use vacant or underused land in areas of industrial dereliction; - economic activities in rural areas which are consistent with protection and improvement of the environment, particularly in regard to soil protection; - improvements in coastal zones where the impact of tourism demands integrated management or resources; - improvement of the urban ...[+++]environment, both built and natural, including maintenance of the fabric and encouragement of new uses for old buildings.