Translation of "obstruction marking and lighting standard working group " (English → French) :

11. Notes that India is concerned about the lack of harmonisation of microbiological standards in the European Union, the implications of REACH, costly certificates for exporting fruit to the EU and costly conformity procedures for the CE mark, and stresses that these issues must be resolved in the FTA; calls on both parties to ensure that regulation and NTBs are managed in such a way that overall trade is not hampered; calls on both the European Union and India to work more closely in their different working groups to ...[+++]wards a more transparent framework for technical regulations and standards; furthermore calls on the Commission to provide technical assistance to support Indian producers in their efforts to reach EU standards, in particular concerning the health, environmental and social dimensions of production, thus creating win-win situations;

11. Notes that India is concerned about the lack of harmonisation of microbiological standards in the European Union, the implications of REACH, costly certificates for exporting fruit to the EU and costly conformity procedures for the CE mark, and stresses that these issues must be resolved in the FTA; calls on both parties to ensure that regulation and NTBs are managed in such a way that overall trade is not hampered; calls on both the European Union and India to work more closely in their different working groups to ...[+++]wards a more transparent framework for technical regulations and standards; furthermore calls on the Commission to provide technical assistance to support Indian producers in their efforts to reach EU standards, in particular concerning the health, environmental and social dimensions of production, thus creating win-win situations;

12. Notes that India is concerned about the lack of harmonisation of microbiological standards in the EU, the implications of REACH, costly certificates for exporting fruit to the EU and costly conformity procedures for the EC mark, and stresses that these issues must be resolved in the FTA; calls on both parties to ensure that regulation and non-tariff barriers to trade (NTBs) are managed in such a way that overall trade is not hampered; calls on both the European Union and India to work more closely in their different working groups ...[+++] towards a more transparent framework for technical regulations and standards; furthermore calls on the Commission to provide technical assistance to support Indian producers in their efforts to reach EU standards, in particular concerning the health, environmental and social dimensions of production, thus creating win-win situations;

To develop an EU consensus on minimum quality standards and bench-marks for prevention, treatment, harm reduction and rehabilitation interventions and services taking into account needs of specific groups and the work done at national and international level

In the light of a markedly balanced end result, it is only fair to single out the work of the members of the Budgetary Commission, the vital contribution of the draftsmen of the opinions of other committees, the responsible involvement of the political groups, the negotiating skills of the Belgian Presidency demonstrated by ...[+++] Minister Vande Lanotte, whom I congratulate, the competence of the Commission departments, which I hereby single out in the person of the Director-General for the Budget, Mr Mangasson, the work of the entire College of Commissioners and the particular endeavours of the Commissioner for the Budget, Mrs Schreyer, whom I would also like to congratulate.

-that the Commission will consider improvements to the process of publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities of the titles of harmonised standards; -the importance of financial support from the Community, inter alia, towards the continuing development of harmonised standards and the costs of translations into the official languages of the Community, as well as the potential use of financial incentives to accelerate the standards production process; -that the Commission, in consultation and co-operation with Me ...[+++]mber States, will continue discussions with the European Standards organisations on a series of questions concerning harmonised standards, such as the improvement of monitoring and management, including the revision of mandates where practical experience suggests that this is desirable, the possibility for interested parties to participate in the standardisation process, the financing of standardisation, the efficiency of standardisation at international level and awareness and visibility of standardisation; -that, in the light of the Single Market Action Plan, work is also in progress on the improvement of market surveillance and of conformity marking; -that the Council will consider the subject of standards further at the earliest appropriate occasion, if possible before the end of 1998".