64. Supports the Commission’s initiative of drawing up guidelines for best practice for the operation of all systems related to agricultural product quality; these guidelines should be followed by the operators and should include a set of concepts aimed at helping the productive sector to develop the added value of its products, encouraging the mutual recognition of certification systems and participation by the productive sector in drawing up such systems, and promoting, through producers’ associations, the simplification of the adm ...[+++]inistrative burden of certification, with a view to reducing farmers’ costs as much as possible;

EUROPA - EU law and publications - EUR-Lex - EUR-Lex - 32010D0015 - EN - 2010/15/: Commission Decision of 16 December 2009 laying down guidelines for the management of the Community Rapid Information System RAPEX established under Article 12 and of the notification procedure established under Article 11 of Directive 2001/95/EC (the General Product Safety Directive) (notified under document C(2009) 9843) // COMMISSION DECISION // laying down guidelines for the management of the Community Rapid Information System ‘RAPEX’ established under Article 12 and of ...[+++]the notification procedure established under Article 11 of Directive 2001/95/EC (the General Product Safety Directive) // (2010/15/EU) // Guidelines for the management of the Community Rapid Information System ‘RAPEX’ established under Article 12 and of the notification procedure established under Article 11 of Directive 2001/95/EC (the General Product Safety Directive)

26. Supports the definition of initial investment suggested by the Commission and, in particular, the differentiation of eligible expenses between SMEs and large companies as outlined in paragraphs 31et seq . of the draft Regional Aid Guidelines, but hopes for greater flexibility allowing for specific situations, where this is justified; calls on the Commission, however, to clarify whether, on the basis of the draft Regional Aid Guidelines, the provision of services will be eligible for aid, as well as the supply of products; furthermore considers that, when defining initial investment, the current requirement that the investment shoul ...[+++]d lead to fundamental changes in terms of the rationalisation, diversification or modernisation of the product or production process should continue to be used, since it seems less restrictive than the requirement to bring a completely new product onto the market;

25. Supports the definition of initial investment suggested by the Commission and, in particular the differentiation of eligible expenses between SME and large companies as outlined in paragraphs 31et seq. of the draft guidelines on regional aid, but hopes for greater flexibility allowing for specific situations, where this is justified; calls on the Commission, however, to clarify whether, on the basis of the proposed guidelines, the provision of services will be eligible for aid, as well as the supply of products; furthermore considers that, when defining initial investment, the current requirement that the investment should lead to ...[+++]fundamental changes in terms of the rationalisation, diversification or modernisation of the product or production process should continue to be used, since it seems less restrictive than the requirement to bring a completely new product onto the market;

10. Where appropriate, an implementing measure laying down ecodesign requirements shall be accompanied by guidelines, to be adopted by the Commission in accordance with Article 19 (2), on the balancing of the various environmental aspects; these guidelines will cover specificities of the SMEs active in the product sector affected by the implementing measure.

Aid schemes funded by special charges, in particular parafiscal charges, imposed on certain fishery and aquaculture products irrespective of their origin, may be deemed compatible where aid schemes benefit both domestic and imported products, and where the aid as such complies with the conditions of these guidelines.