Brussels promises reform to spur trade

Preview feature looking at European Commission proposals launched 14 February 2007 to reform laws on the free movement of goods within the EU. The proposals aim to simplify the legal framework in the area of technical harmonisation for the future and make the existing legislation in the field of products more coherent. The aim of the proposals is to make life for businesses easier by offering a more transparent legal framework, at lesser costs and lesser administrative burden allowing the swift, but safe, introduction of new products.

European Commission: Press Release: IP/06/778: Commission consults to review and extend the new approach http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/778&format=HTML&aged=1&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission/EFTA/CEN/CENELEC/ETSI: New Approach Standardisation in the Internal Market http://www.newapproach.org/

European Commission: Press Release: IP/07/181: European Commission gives new boost to trade of goods within the EU http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/181&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: DG Internal Market and Services: Policy areas: Single Market: Free movement of Goods: Introduction: Mutual recognition http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/regulation/goods/mutrec_en.htm

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