Company performance is one of the generic parameters determining the risk profile of a ship.

All such national measures that apply to only generally defined categories of products, such as all products in general or all products serving the same purpose – and not to (categories of) products specifically identified by their brand, specific look, producer, trader, model name or number, etc. – are notified to the Commission under Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services

The standards provide useful generic references, but are still interpreted in different ways in various countries, agencies and HEIs.

For this purpose, some generic criteria for designing various parts of innovation policy (from funding programmes and public procurement to regulation and standard setting) can be applied: incorporation of global market needs and preferences of customers from abroad, transferring domestic market preferences abroad, putting emphasis on lowering costs of production, allowing competition among different innovation designs, and addressing global trends (though the latter is highly demanding since it is difficult to identify a particular c ...[+++]hange as being a global trend).

In the case of generic ecodesign requirements harmonised standards could contribute considerably to guiding manufacturers in establishing the ecological profile of their products in accordance with the requirements of the applicable implementing measure.

In the case of generic ecodesign requirements harmonised standards could contribute considerably to guiding manufacturers in establishing the ecological profile of their products in accordance with the requirements of the applicable implementing measure.