EUROPA - EU law and publications - EUR-Lex - EUR-Lex - 52018XC0309(08) - EN - Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity and Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC (Publication of titles and references of harmonised standards under Union harmonisation legislation)T ...[+++]ext with EEA relevance. // (Text with EEA relevance)

Finally, the markets for mobile network equipment are bidding markets with sophisticated buyers.

The outstanding obstacles on each sector of the market are described in length before, finally, proposing the following priorities for tuture action : i) in the solid fuels sector, stricter application of the Community rules is the top priority; ii) in the oil sector, harmonization of taxation must come first; iii) for natural gas, prices, taxation and the gas pipeline grid must be tackled first; iv) in the electricity sector, tax treatment, access to the money markets, standards and administrative constraints, mmonopolies and exclusive rights, electricity prices and costs and infrastructure problems must all be discussed; v) finally, in the case of nuclear energy, the top priotities are to decompartmentalize the ...[+++]equipment and components market and harmonize safety standards. ---------------------

The European industrialists in the mission reminded their American opposite numbers that they had to endure lengthy, costly procedures if they wished to market hardware in the USA with no guarantee of access in the end. The European side stressed that public digital switching systems, one of the fiels in which European industry leads the competition, could cost an extra 20 to 30 % or 200 million to 300 million dollars to adapt to US specifications.This stands in marked contrast to the situation in Europe where multinational companies of US origin rank amongst the top equipment suppliers in eight out of the twelve Member States.

Eligible measures The measures eligible under Retex could involve the following: a) Improving know-how by providing businesses with aid to pay for advisory services and the equipment (excluding machinery for production) to put the advice into practice, in the fields of design, quality control, computer-assisted manufacturing and planning, marketing, etc. b) Aid for the formation of local associations of businesses and other cooperation schemes for the purpose of: - improving know-how in the areas described under (a) above, - research and the development of new methods of production; - marketing and diversification of products; - improv ...[+++]ing information on market trends; - creating networks of contacts. c) Setting up teams to provide ideas and advice to assist small and medium-sized businesses. d) Temporary contributions towards paying engineers, technical staff and managers who are recruited to help in implementing modernization plans for businesses drawn up with the assistance of outside experts. e) Vocational training schemes for staff in textile and clothing firms and retraining for staff faced with reduncancy or already unemployed. f) The rehabilitation of industrial wasteland, including restoring redundant industrial buildings, aid to reduce pollution caused by industry (the treatment and recycling of liquid effluent and industrial waste). g) Improving access to venture capital and loans.

The European industrialists in the mission reminded their American opposite numbers that they had to endure lengthy, costly procedures if they wished to market hardware in the USA with no guarantee of access in the end. The European side stressed that public digital switching systems, one of the fiels in which European industry leads the competition, could cost an extra 20 to 30 % or 200 million to 300 million dollars to adapt to US specifications.This stands in marked contrast to the situation in Europe where multinational companies of US origin rank amongst the top equipment suppliers in eight out of the twelve Member States.