Political implications

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• Political implications possible measures at EU
  level
• - Budapest 19 May 2005 -
• Francesco MARCHI, Euratex

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INDEX

• The Framework set by the High Level Group process
• The Actions at EU level
• 34 actions for five pillars
• and more to come

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The Framework

• End 2004, Commission and Member States endorsed
  the Recommendations worked out by the High level
  Group
• Those recommendations lists the actions to be
  carried-out by
• The Commission
• The member States
• The Stakeholders Industry, Regions, Traders

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The five pillars

• Actions to be concentrated in five areas
• Environment
• Intellectual Property Rights
• Education Training
• Innovation and RD
• Trade

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Environment

• Impact assessment study on the New Chemical
  policy - REACH

• Study launched early 2005
• Final results at the latest May 2005

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Intellectual property

• On-going discussions
• Drafting multi-sectorial call for tender By
  April 2005
• Drafting multi-sectorial call for tender By
  April 2005

• User friendly multi-lingual web-site on IPR
• Vade-Mecum on IPR
• Information awarness seminars at National level

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Education Training

• Establishment of EU/National Observatories
• Common structure of courses - Network of training
• Common Qualification standards

• Common project to be submitted January Answer
  in May 2005
• Creation of Media pool Project to be submitted
  by October 2005 (Leonardo)
• On-going preparation of Joint project lodge
  mid-March Answer in May 2005

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Education Training - 2

• Implementing reconversion re-classification
  units
• Sectoral Dialogue

• Later in 2005
• Lifelong training?
• Job management strategies?
• Enhances Social Dialogue (project submitted)

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Innovation RD

• Launched in December 2004, first results end 2005
  
• EC call for RD projects for construction,
  medical protective textiles, 25Mio
• Leapfrog project

• Technology Platform to identify long term
  industry vision for RD Innovation
• Technical textiles
• Clothing Technology Breakthrough

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Innovation RD - 2

• Euratex postion paper on EU research programmes
  as input to FP7
• Development of IT solutions for SMEs in FP6-IST
  Programme
• On-going discussion linked with State-Aid
• Euratex proposal for project on Innovation
  financing (NetFinTex)

• Integration of SMEs in RD programs
• Non-technological innovation

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Euratex Projects in RD, Innovation, Education
and IPR
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Trade

• Launch end January, identification of strategy
  expected in May 2005?
• Published early April
• First enquiries end April
• Date of Implementaion?
• EUChina dialogue
• Coherence within DDA

• Market Access Task Force
• Guidelines textile specific safeguard-China
• International actions

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Trade - 2

• Monitoring of trade
• Euromed common origin rules for easier, faster
  trading relationship
• Concentrate GSP to smaller LDC adaptation
  rules of origin

• Unsatisfactory results except China licensing
• Decision by the Council as soon as possible.
• Modification of the bilateral protocols by end
  2005?
• GSP regulation under discussion including rules
  of origin

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Regional level

• More flexible procedures for SMEs in Structural
  Funds
• Greater access to structural funds

• It is up to ACTE to work on those issues

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Competition,Retail Access to finance

• To be launched later in 2005 (Commission)
• On-going discussions
• Guide for SMEs finalised?
• On-going discussions
• WG to be created soon

• Study on the EU retailing system practices
• Access to finance
• Competition
• Marketing

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Work to be carried-out at national level

• Criteria art 53 Dir 2004/81/EC
• Control, transparency, security Reverse auctions
• Assessment instruments access to credit for SMEs
• Directive on IPR Enforcement (2004)
• Improve co-ordination with EC
• Observatories, lifelong learning strategies,
  increase programmes for (re-)training,
  (re-)skilling

• Public Procurement
• Competition policy
• Access to Finance
• IPR
• RD
• Education

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In summary

• The Actions at EU level 34
• 21 carried-out or in the process of completion
  with Euratex involvement
• 5 Euratex could take some future initiatives
• 8 Euratex cannot act as those depend on
  Commission Member States or Regions.