Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation of the Union in a European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research jointly undertaken by several Member States

This proposal concerns the participation by the European Union in the European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research (EMPIR) undertaken by several Member States.

In line with the Europe 2020 strategy, the Innovation Union flagship initiative and the European Research Area and Horizon 2020, the overarching goal of this initiative is to address the challenges faced by the European Metrology Research System and to maximise the benefits of improved measurement solutions for Europe.

The overall objectives of EMPIR are to:
- Provide integrated and fit-for-purpose metrology solutions supporting innovation and industrial competitiveness and measurement technologies to tackle societal challenges such as health, environment and energy including support to policy development and implementation;
- Create an integrated European Metrology Research system with critical mass and active engagement at regional, national, European and international level.

EUR-Lex: COM(2013)497: Follow the progress of this proposal through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2013:497:FIN

EUR-Lex: SWD(2013)249: Impact assessment http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2013:249:FIN

EUR-Lex: SWD(2013)250: Executive summary of the impact assessment http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2013:250:FIN

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