cardboard-mounted transparency [ transparency with cardboard mount ]

mounted transparency [ transparency with frame ]

· Consulting stakeholders on the findings of this report and on the need for and feasibility of improving coherence between quality assurance in different education sub-sectors, as part of the forthcoming public consultation towards a European area of skills and qualifications, seeking further synergies and convergence of EU transparency and recognition tools[51].

Acknowledges the setting up and development of the SCI, which plays an important role in promoting cultural change and improving business ethics, and which has resulted in the adoption of a set of principles of good practice for vertical relationships in the food supply chain and a voluntary framework for the implementation of those principles which only in the second year of its operation already numbers over one thousand participating companies from across the entire EU, and those mainly SMEs; welcomes the progress made so far, and believes that efforts to promote fair trading practices in the food supply chain ...[+++]should make a real impact but cannot currently be considered sufficient to tackle the problem of UTPs in the food supply chain; stresses, however, that the effectiveness of the SCI, as recognised by both the recent Commission report and external evaluation, is undermined by a broad range of shortcomings, such as weaknesses in governance, limitations in transparency, no enforcement measures or penalties, a lack of effective deterrents against UTPs, and not allowing for individual anonymous complaints by potential victims of UTPs or own-initiative investigations by an independent body, which consequently leads to under-representation of SMEs and farmers, in particular, who may find the SCI inadequate for its purpose; recommends the setting up of similar supply chain initiatives in other relevant non-food sectors.

The country was warned with a yellow card due to its inadequate fisheries legal framework and poor monitoring, control and traceability systems.

The procurement of any goods, works or services by the EIF in the context of the Dedicated Window[s] shall be carried out in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures adopted by the EIF, taking into account the principles of transparency, proportionality, equal treatment, best value for money, avoidance of conflict of interest and non-discrimination in awarding contracts provided that, having due regard to cost and duration, sub-contracting wo ...[+++]uld not lead to increased costs over direct implementation by the EIF itself.