20. Urges the Commission to develop and implement, in cooperation with the ESOs, an improved and coherent system for coordinating standardisation policy and activities, which should cover all aspects of the standardisation process, from the preparation and delivery of mandates, through the monitoring of technical committee work, ensuring that the standards produced are consistent with EU policies and meet the essential requirements of the respective legislation, to the formal adoption, publication and use of the standards; emphasises the role that relevant stakeholder categories could play as an advisory group assisting the Commission i ...[+++]n developing a harmonised European standardisation policy platform;

197. Supports the guidance provided by the Commission to national authorities as regards the supervision of the work of national agencies with a view to further facilitating programme management in Member States; encourages the Commission to continue the active monitoring of programme management by national agencies, in order to avoid interruptions in the implementation of parts of the multiannual programmes; supports the strict line taken by the Commission of suspending payments to national agencies in cases where management weaknesses are detected; calls on all parties involved to avoid the negative consequences for beneficiaries ca ...[+++]used by such failures; calls on the Commission, in the interests of transparency and cost control, to separate the organisational and staff costs of national agencies from funds to be paid in grants;

the performance of preliminary or ancillary work in connection with the implementation of the conformity assessment, metrology, accreditation and market surveillance activities linked to the implementation of Community legislation, such as studies, programmes, evaluations, guidelines, comparative analyses, mutual joint visits, research work, the development and maintenance of databases, training activities, laboratory work, proficiency testing, inter-laboratory tests and conformity assessment work, as well as European market surveillance campaigns and similar activities.

Covers transactions between residents and non-residents related to architectural design of urban and other development projects; planning and project design and supervision of dams, bridges, airports, turnkey projects etc.; surveying, cartography, product testing and certification; and technical inspection services.

As regards the impact on the cultural heritage, the ministerial decision approving the location of the yachting marina includes specific conditions, such as the supervision of the works by the services responsible for archaeology or suspension of the works where archaeological findings are brought to light.

Monitoring the work of notified bodies