The sectors covered by the Agreement are machinery, personal protective equipment, toys, medical devices, gas appliances and boilers, pressure vessels, telecommunications terminal equipment, equipment and systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX), electrical equipment and electromagnetic compatibility, construction plant and equipment, measuring instruments, motor vehicles, agricultural and forestry tractors, good laboratory practice (GLP) for chemicals and medicinal products GMP inspection and batch certifi ...[+++]cation.

ASEAN and the EC Commission agreed on the following: - the conservation of the world's forests is a shared responsibility; - all forest development should be environmentally, socially and economically sustainable; - collaborate to work towards sustainable management and development of the forests of ASEAN; - undertake concerted efforts to identify suitable research and pilot projects to develop and transfer appropriate technologies for sustainable forest management; - develop human resources necessary for producing the relevant skills for sustainable forest management.

Accidents at work and occupational diseases: // // (a) benefits in kind: // // (i) in general: // local office of the health administration with which the person concerned is registered // (ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: // Ministero della sanità (Ministry of Health), the relevant area health office for the merchant navy or civil aviation // (b) prostheses and major appliances, medico-legal benefits and related examinations and certificates: // // (i) in general: // Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National Institution for Insurance against Accidents at Work), provincial offices // (ii) for mar ...[+++]iners and civil aircrew: // the maritime fund with which the person concerned is registered // (c) cash benefits: // // (i) in general: // Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National Institution for Insurance against Accidents at Work), provincial offices // (ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: // the maritime fund with which the person concerned is registered // (iii) also for agricultural and forestry workers, if required: // Ente nazionale di previdenza e assistenza per gli impiegati agricoli (National Welfare and Assistance Office for Agricultural Workers) // 3.

My experience is that our own forest industry, except in pulp and paper, where there was a tremendous amount of research done that was supported by industry and government investment, we have been remarkably lax in looking at innovation, developments and long-term developments in the industry.