http://elib.ipa.government.bg:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/976 2026-07-21T22:12:55Z http://elib.ipa.government.bg:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/936 Legal aspects of standardisation in the Member States of the EC and EFTA European Commission This comparative study was written in the framework of the research project "Legal Aspects of Standardisation", carried out for the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association. It is based in large part on the monographs on national legal systems, published in two separate volumes. Although in some ways it can be read as a summary of these monographs, summarising was not our main objective. In preparing this report we had two organising themes in mind: first, to point out major tendencies and striking divergencies; second, to put national arrangements and regulatory frameworks in the context of European standardisation and Community law and policy. Inevitably, much of what we have to say about national arrangements is deprived of national political and legal contexts. For a proper understanding of the legal status of standards in the single Member States, this comparative study is no substitute for the national reports. Where this study pays more intention to some Member States than others, different motives exist. Legislators, courts and scholars in some Member States pay more attention to standards than in others. Some national standards bodies carry more weight in European standardisation than others, something we could not have ignored in some chapters. Where available and intelligible to us, we have drawn from primary documentation; however, in many cases we have relied on the rendition of the authors of the national reports. 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z http://elib.ipa.government.bg:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/931 State and local politics Robert Lorch 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z http://elib.ipa.government.bg:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/890 Lithuania's Road to the European Union European Parlament 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z http://elib.ipa.government.bg:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/870 Devolution and Globalisation: Implications for Local Decision-makers OECD This book sets out a vision of devolved economic development policies capable of responding to the challenges of globalisation. The key features in this vision are flexible and networked institutions and local strategies emphasising entrepreneurship, human capital and social cohesion. Based on the proceedings of the OECD-Scottish Enterprise Glasgow conference, this publication examines how city and region governments and development agencies need to use their devolved powers to respond to globalisation. Trends and challenges are discussed and examples drawn from across the OECD. They address how cities and regions can develop strategies to assure their competitiveness in the globalising economy and how they can help counteract the negative effects of globalisation on marginalised people and places. Devolution is more than just a transfer of power, it is also a new spirit of co-operation and networking between different levels of government and their civil society partners. Brought together at the level of cities and regions, they can apply some promising development tools, for example for strengthening enterprise clusters, promoting training for a knowledge economy and regenerating distressed areas. This book will help those areas looking to innovate in reply to the challenge of globalisation. This book is based on the proceedings of the Glasgow conference held by Scottish Enterprise and the Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Programme of the OECD's Territorial Development Service. 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z