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The deployment of online technologies is one of the key factors in the effort to make the European Union the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world. Governments, businesses and consumers all benefit from a global market place that sells cheaper and better quality goods and services.
In Europe, government's main objective is to contribute to the design, implementation and improvement of a flexible regulatory framework providing access to the single market while protecting essential public requirements. This is achieved mainly by marking use of the principle of mutual recognition of national legislations, by promoting the use of the New Approach legislative technique and recourse to the European Standardisation System. Thus, while facilitating the operation and competitiveness of enterprises irrespective of their size, it aims to provide a high level of health, safety, environmental and consumer protection without stifling technical innovation.
As well as promoting regulatory solutions to the operation of the Internal Market, the Commission also contributes positively to the prevention of new barriers to trade either through the operation of the information procedure or the effective implementation of the principle of mutual recognition.
In order to promote a regulatory environment to enterprises favouring growth and jobs, the Commission is also committed to monitor compliance to better regulation principles also in the Member States.
The Commission's single market regulatory policy also aims to facilitate access to third markets and to contribute to the global and sustainable competitiveness of the industry sectors mainly concerned by the New Approach and European Standardisation.
Further reading...
1. Sarbanes-Oxley and Internal Compliance
2. B.E.E. Business Enabled Electronically
3. European Union Financial Services Policy
4. Gap between domestic and cross border e-commerce grows wide | EU Report June 2008
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Regulators
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BS 10008: A new standard for legally admissible electronic information | BCS
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Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 |
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