Cooperation with third countries could help in particular some cultural industries and professionals in developing countries which face difficulties in improving their knowledge and infrastructure regarding distribution, marketing, promotion and exhibition facilities whilst the limited circulation of cultural works and services prevent the development of markets for cultural industries in those countries.

In 2001, the Commission recommended that Member States publish detailed information on road types within the network and on restricted traffic zones.

8. Considers compliance with air quality norms as laid down in EU legislation as crucial given the increase in respiratory, cardiovascular and other diseases related to air pollution, mainly resulting from transport. Takes the view that, in order to address the issue, preventive measures should be incentivised, for instance by introducing high-quality filters for the ultra-fine solid particles emitted by engines, and that incentives must be provided to renew any of the currently circulating car fleet that is not in line with the European Euro 4, Euro 5 and Euro 6 standards (the latter is due to enter into force in 2014). The reduction in emissions must not be restricted only to vehicles using new technology, i.e. with new engines, but shoul ...[+++]d concern also those already in circulation. Old-generation engines can be adapted by using the new filter, with a view to achieving the low level of ultra-fine solid particles emissions of new vehicles. Favours, in particular in urban contexts, low emission zones (such as 30 areas, i.e. urban areas in which maximum vehicle speed is limited to 30 km/h) and traffic calming measures which provide an incentive for walking and cycling;

Steps towards tax harmonisation within the Community have been taken by Council Directive 92/12/EEC of 25 February 1992 on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products , as last amended by Directive 2000/47/EC and Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2719/92 of 11 September 1992 on the accompanying administrative document for the movement under duty-suspension arrangements of products subject to excise duty , as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2225/93 , and (E ...[+++]EC) No 3649/92 of 17 December 1992 on a simplified accompanying document for the intra-Community movement of products subject to excise duty which have been released for consumption in the Member State of dispatch .

(3) Steps towards tax harmonisation within the Community have been taken by Council Directive 92/12/EEC of 25 February 1992 on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products(3), as last amended by Directive 2000/47/EC(4) and Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2719/92 of 11 September 1992 on the accompanying administrative document for the movement under duty-suspension arrangements of products subject to excise duty(5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2225/ ...[+++]93(6), and (EEC) No 3649/92 of 17 December 1992 on a simplified accompanying document for the intra-Community movement of products subject to excise duty which have been released for consumption in the Member State of dispatch(7).

49. Regrets that the text of the draft revision of the Treaties submitted to the Dublin European Council does not contain clear options in favour of communitizing policy on the crossing of the external frontiers, asylum, migration and visa policy and the policy on nationals of third countries; opposes any further postponement in implementing the free movement of persons and any discrimination, as regards the right to free movement, between EU citizens and nationals of third countries legally established in the Union; reiterates its belief that the free movement of persons must be applied to all people legally resident in the EU and can ...[+++]not under any circumstances, be restricted to the EU citizens; regrets also the fact that, both in the new title on the free movement of persons, asylum and migration and in relation to other matters in the third pillar, no specific proposals are made either to strengthen the Commission's right of initiative, Parliament's role in the decision-making process and democratic and judicial scrutiny of the policy implemented, or as regards the power of the Court of Justice or the introduction of majority voting in the Council; ;