3. Vehicle manufacturers shall provide, free of charge, the testing centres and test equipment manufacturers or, when relevant, the competent authority, with access to the technical information necessary for roadworthiness testing, as set out in Annex I. For test equipment manufacturers, that information shall include the information required to allow the test equipment to be used for the purposes of conducting a pass or fail assessment of the functionality of vehicle electronic control systems .

A comprehensive, modern and secure web site is needed to provide all the relevant information for migration management authorities involved in the fight against illegal immigration. The Commission has, therefore, set up a web site, called “Information and Coordination Network”. The site is technically an “interest group” on the Commission's existing “CIRCA” system (Communication and Information Resource Centre Administrator), intro ...[+++]duced for information exchange among Member States and the institutions on all kinds of topics.

The SOCAM wants to improve communications between the various communities through newspapers, magazines, radio and television programs, films, and basically any written, spoken or visual communications tools; provide live broadcasting of news programs on aboriginal issues pertaining to culture, the economy and community life in the language of each of those two nations; involve community radio stations in the business' organizational activities; provide technical support and training to local stations to ensure proper rebroadcasting of the network's programs; launch projects designed to improve communications and relationships between aboriginal peoples, between the two nations and between member communities by using new ...[+++]information technologies and communications; operate a broadcasting network for 14 local member stations; establish cooperative and complementary ties with local community radio stations; organize adequate programming that reflects the Atikamekw and Innu culture; inform the locals of major news events that directly affect them; provide local radio stations and their staff with adequate equipment, tools and communication techniques; implement training programs; provide translation and interpretation services; design a television production centre; develop community access via Internet to new information technologies and communications technologies by implementing multimedia access centres for communities—and I could name 23 or 24 communities in Quebec—; implement communication services and infrastructures to support initiatives pertaining to health, learning and community access to cover social and community activities, a project that was in fact taken over by Industry Canada.

36. Calls for greater coordination between maritime communications centres and services, with the strengthening and modernising of their existing technical and human resources and between European radio-medical centres in order to facilitate the permanent exchange of information in real time regarding medical treatment, as provided for by Directive 92/29/EEC , so as to improve techniques for radio diagnosis and telemedicine as well ...[+++] as sea rescue. This should be carried out through specific pilot plans;

Against this background, the Community and its Member States hope that policy on trade and on development cooperation will be capable of promoting regional economic integration among developing countries. 8. The Council considers that development cooperation policy must be based, inter alia, on: - developing capabilities and strengthening institutions, using technical assistance, research and technical or vocational training, and helping to make regional integration measures better fitted to their goals (by strengthening local capability, increasing awareness in the private sector and civil society and setting up ...[+++]information networks on regional integration); - support for the private sector, to help it take advantage of the opportunities offered by integration (contacts between heads of undertakings, support for setting up joint ventures, information and advisory centres and training); it must go hand in hand with specific technical support for strengthening the financial sector (banking and insurance); - at national level, on structural adjustment instruments, to help states in the process of adjustment which are carrying out reforms aimed at intra-regional economic liberalization involving net transitional costs; technical assistance in the area of economic reform, including adjustments to taxation systems, may also be contemplated.

The two-day conference will be entitled "A new information policy in favour of SMEs: consolidation and opening-up of the Euro-Info-Centre network". Discussions will be held partly in full session and partly in working groups covering the following subjects: - new information products; - towards qualitative assistance for enterprises; - new promotion techniques; - the cost of information.