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    Impact of the REACH regulation on the innovativeness of the EU chemical industry [er] : annexes. Interim evaluation. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2012.
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    Functioning of the European chemical market after the introduction of REACH [er] : final report : case studies. Interim evaluation. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2012.
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    Evaluation of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC) [er] : executive summary. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], [2012].
    Summary
    The basic objective of the evaluation study has been to assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and European added-value of the current Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC). The assessment has been based on the analysis of the most recent data publicly available and the input from a wide range of stakeholders. A second objective has been to consider the appropriateness and feasibility of extending the Ecodesign Directive to non-Energy related products (non-ErPs) and Means of Transport. Although the scope of the exercise has not allowed the sort of detailed analysis undertaken in studies to develop the Working Plan, consideration of product groups and specific products has allowed issues likely to arise with any extension to be explored. It should be stressed, however, that the analysis should not be taken to indicate specific targets for any future Ecodesign regulation. The evaluation is in response to Article 21 of the 2009/125/EC Ecodesign Directive that requires the Commission to review the effectiveness of the Directive and of its Implementing Measures, with a view to further legislation, if necessary, that would amend the Directive’s provisions and increase its effectiveness.
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    Evaluation of the SME definition [er] : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2012.
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    This evaluation has been commissioned by the Europe 2020 and National Competitiveness Policies unit of Directorate B in DG Enterprise and Industry (Unit B3). The current SME definition is set out in a Recommendation of the Commission adopted on 6th May 2003, which came into effect as from 1st January 2005. This definition up-dated and replaced the one adopted in 1996. The Recommendation is addressed to the Member States, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) and, as well as providing a framework for statistical definitions, has specific applications in EU policies that support SMEs (Structural Funds, Framework Programme for Research and Development, Competitiveness and Innovation Programme etc.) and in the rules governing State Aid. The Commission has published two reports on the use of the recommended definition :  Report from the Commission in 2006 on the Implementation of the Commission Recommendation (2003/361/EC)  A Commission Staff Working Document in 2009 on the implementation of the 2003 Commission Recommendation. An SME Definition User-guide has also been published, explaining how it is used in practice and an on-line tool has been provided, courtesy of the Walloon Region of Belgium, that can help enterprises establish if they count as an SME or not. DG Enterprise and Industry is responsible for managing the SME Definition and, if necessary, proposing amendments in the form of a new Commission Recommendation. In 2003, the financial ceilings were updated to reflect productivity growth and inflation. This maintained the relative position of enterprises defined as SMEs within the economy.
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    Evaluation of the impact of European space policy on European space manufacturing and the services industry [er] : executive summary. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2012.
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    This document sets out an Executive Summary of the ‘Evaluation of the Impact of European Space Policy on European Space Manufacturing and the Services Industry’. The study was carried out by the Centre for Strategy & Evaluation Services (CSES) at the request of the Space Policy Unit H1 within DG Enterprise and Industry (“DG ENTR”). The aims of this study were to: • Assess the impacts to date of the European Space Policy (‘ESP’) adopted in 2007 in strengthening space industrial competitiveness (in manufacturing and services). • Assess the main challenges ahead for the European Space Industry in manufacturing and services in maintaining and strengthening space industrial competitiveness; • Review the strategic importance and specific characteristics of the European Space Industry to assess whether a dedicated European Space Industrial Policy is appropriate; • Develop quantitative and qualitative indicators to measure the future contribution of the ESP to strengthening European space industrial competitiveness in manufacturing and services and in wider sectors where space-based technologies and applications drive competitiveness; • Identify current and possible future developments in the space industry and on obtaining feedback on competitiveness issues facing the upstream and downstream space sectors. • Inform the preparation of a European Space Industrial Policy (and possible accompanying Regulations) in accordance with the Lisbon Treaty provisions (c.f. TFEU – Art. 173 and 189).
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    Ex-post evaluation of the Preparatory Action on Security Research (PASR) - interim evaluation of FP7 security research [er] : final report (appendices). European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2011.
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    Making IPR work for SMEs. Annex C, Inventory of IPR enforcement support measures [er]. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], [2009]
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    Making IPR work for SMEs. Annex B, Best practice cases [er]. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], [2009]
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    Making intellectual property rights work for small and medium-size enterprises. Annex A, Preparation and enforcement [er]. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], [2009]
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    Making IPR work for SMEs [er] : IPR enforcement expert group report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], [2009]
    Summary
    This document presents the results of a European ‘Best practice project: strengthening the IPR enforcement of EU industry and SMEs’ that has drawn on the knowledge and experience of a broadly based group of experts on the management of intellectual property rights. Intellectual property rights arise where the law grants to people or organisations that create original intangible goods, through their intelligence and ingenuity, the rights to own and commercially exploit them. These rights take the form of copyright, patents, trade marks and related rights.
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    Evaluation of the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation [er] : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2011.
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    The objective of this study was to evaluate the second three years of operation of the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI). The evaluation covers the operation of the EACI between 1 July 2008 and 31 December 2010.
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    Enhancing the competitiveness of tourism in the EU [er] : an evaluation approach to establishing 20 cases of innovation and good practice : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2013.
    Summary
    The Report is intended to be a practical document. Concrete examples are provided of good practice from across Europe in implementing developments that are increasing the competitiveness of the European tourism industry. In particular, it presents cases which are intended to illustrate the principles set out in the Commission’s 2010 Communication “Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe”1. It aims in this way to promote understanding of the policy principles and to show what they mean in practice, and to do this in ways that assist other countries and regions to develop similar approaches. The report is addressed primarily to public authorities, tourism promotion agencies, tourism business associations and others who are contributing to the strategic development of the industry at a national, regional or destination level. Nonetheless, the Report is also accessible to individuals and enterprises operating in the tourism sector and will hopefully assist enterprises interested in how the sector is developing and in knowing how they can contribute to these developments, especially at a local level.
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    Enhancing the competitiveness of tourism in the EU [er] : an evaluation approach to establishing 20 cases of innovation and good practice. Annex B, Good practice cases. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2013.
    Summary
    The Report is intended to be a practical document. Concrete examples are provided of good practice from across Europe in implementing developments that are increasing the competitiveness of the European tourism industry. In particular, it presents cases which are intended to illustrate the principles set out in the Commission’s 2010 Communication “Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe”1. It aims in this way to promote understanding of the policy principles and to show what they mean in practice, and to do this in ways that assist other countries and regions to develop similar approaches. The report is addressed primarily to public authorities, tourism promotion agencies, tourism business associations and others who are contributing to the strategic development of the industry at a national, regional or destination level. Nonetheless, the Report is also accessible to individuals and enterprises operating in the tourism sector and will hopefully assist enterprises interested in how the sector is developing and in knowing how they can contribute to these developments, especially at a local level.
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    Enhancing the competitiveness of tourism in the EU [er] : an evaluation approach to establishing 20 cases of innovation and good practice : summary of the report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2013.
    Summary
    The Report is intended to be a practical document. Concrete examples are provided of good practice from across Europe in implementing developments that are increasing the competitiveness of the European tourism industry. In particular, it presents cases which are intended to illustrate the principles set out in the Commission’s 2010 Communication “Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe”1. It aims in this way to promote understanding of the policy principles and to show what they mean in practice, and to do this in ways that assist other countries and regions to develop similar approaches. The report is addressed primarily to public authorities, tourism promotion agencies, tourism business associations and others who are contributing to the strategic development of the industry at a national, regional or destination level. Nonetheless, the Report is also accessible to individuals and enterprises operating in the tourism sector and will hopefully assist enterprises interested in how the sector is developing and in knowing how they can contribute to these developments, especially at a local level.
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    Evaluation of the impact of European space policy on European space manufacturing and the services industry [er] : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2012.
    Summary
    The study aims to : assess the impacts to date of the European Space Policy (ESP) adopted in 2007 in strengthening space industrial competitiveness (in manufacturing and services); assess the main challenges ahead for the European Space Industry in manufacturing and services in maintaining and strengthening space industrial competitiveness; review the strategic importance and specific characteristics of the European Space Industry to assess whether a dedicated European Space Industrial Policy is appropriate; develop quantitative and qualitative indicators to measure the future contribution of the ESP to strengthening European space industrial competitiveness in space manufacturing and services and in wider sectors where space-based technologies and applications are a key competitiveness driver; identifying current and possible future developments in the space industry and on obtaining feedback on competitiveness issues facing the upstream and downstream space sectors; inform the preparation of a European Space Industrial Policy (and possible accompanying regulations) in accordance with the Lisbon Treaty provisions (c.f. TFEU – Art. 173 and 189). The Commission also asked CSES to put a strong focus on analysing the potential role of EU regulation in future as an enabler in facilitating the development of new and emerging markets in space services, such as in the distribution of high-resolution satellite data and its commercial distribution
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    Functioning of the European chemical market after the introduction of REACH [er] : final report. Interim evaluation. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2012.
    Summary
    The objective of the CSES study has been to evaluate the implementation of the REACH regulation in relation to its impact on the operation of the single market and the competitiveness of the European chemicals industry. The study aimed to: - Evaluate the relevance, coherence, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability and impact of the REACH regulation in relation to the operation of the market of chemical substances. - Identify strengths and weaknesses of the REACH implementation with respect to the dynamics of the market, consumer choice and prosperity, costs of compliance and administr ative procedures. The impact on SMEs was given particular focus given the presence of relevant provision in REACH Regulation and the expectation that any discrimination against them is avoided. - Provide recommendations to remedy the weaknesses identified du ring the evaluation with a view to minimise possible adverse effects of the REACH implementation. The methodology of the study was based on the analysis of the Regulation’s intervention logic and the identification of areas that are expected to have an imp act on the competitiveness of industry and the operation of the single market. Collection of the relevant data relied on a combination of research tools including: - A programme of more than 100 interviews including Commission and ECHA officials, European a nd national industry associations’ representatives, Member States authorities and other stakeholders such as representatives of trade unions and environmental groups . - A pan-European online business survey. A total of 1601 responses were received from firms or business units with different roles in the chemicals supply chain (manufacturers or importers of chemicals, formulators of chemical preparations, producers or importers of articles, distributors and end users). - Extensive desk research including professional and academic publications and statistical databases. - A number of case studies focusing on specific aspects identified during the course of the study that considered in greater detail various aspects of implementation of the regulation. It should be noted that this study has taken place at a rather early stage of implementation of the regulation, shortly after the first registration phase, and well before some of the procedures and processes have been fully developed. As a result, for certain aspe cts examined the available evidence was not sufficient to allow conclusive judgements of their efficiency, effectiveness and the long term impacts to the competitiveness of industry. Furthermore, they did not provide clear indications of what types of modi fications would be required to the legal text or other aspects as actors are still getting acquainted with the various provisions.
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    Fitness check of the legal framework for the type-approval of motor vehicles (2009/125/EC) [er] : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2013.
    Summary
    This study of the motor vehicles type approval legal framework has been commissioned by the Automotive Industry Unit within DG Enterprise and Industry and has taken the form of a ’Fitness Check’ on the Framework Directive 2007/46/EC1 - the primary piece of legislation governing the type-approval of motor vehicles - and the specific acts covered by this Directive, plus additional associated Regulations and Directives on specific safety and environmental issues and their respective implementing measures. The basic aims of the Fitness Check were to evaluate the relevance and coherence, efficiency, and effectiveness and impact of the legal framework for the type-approval of motor vehicles and to provide recommendations on the need for any future amendments to the legal framework for the type-approval of motor vehicles.
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    Enhancing the competitiveness of tourism in the EU [er] : an evaluation approach to establishing 20 cases of innovation and good practice : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2013.
    Summary
    This report has a very practical purpose. It has aimed to provide concrete examples of good practice from across Europe in implementing developments that increase the competitiveness of the European tourism industry along the lines set out in the Commission’s 2010 Communication “Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe”1. It also aims to do this in ways that assist other countries and regions to develop similar approaches.
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    Final evaluation of the entrepreneurship and innovation programme [er] : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2011.
    Summary
    The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (2007 - 2013) ‘EIP’ is one of the three ‘pillars’ of Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP). The CIP’s overarching aim is ‘to contribute to the enhancement of competitiveness and innovation capacity in the EU, the advancement of the knowledge society, and sustainable development based on balanced economic growth’. A significant part of the CIP consists of encouraging the competitiveness of European enterprises, especially SMEs. Through the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme, the European Commission aims to support entrepreneurship and innovation and to promote the development and growth of SMEs across the EU. This document sets out the findings and recommendations of the Final Evaluation of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (2007 - 2013). As will be seen, the evaluation exercise as a whole builds substantially on earlier stages in the evaluation cycle, notably the initial impact assessment that accompanied the Commission’s proposal for a Decision on the CIP and the interim evaluations of the EIP and the CIP, completed in 2009 and 2010. These documents set out certain expectations about the Programme and commented on its early implementation. The current exercise has aimed more to assess the extent to which, at this stage when the Programme still has several years to run, the expectations are being realised.
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    Evaluation of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC) [er] : appendix. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2012.
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