Made in Europe?
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The imminent single European market of 1992 has prompted European Community (EC) officials to start developing international technical standards to serve the requirements of EC industry and business. Changes in EC legislation will foster the mutual recognition of production standards and require that new products developed for the EC meet essential safety standards for consumer handling and toxicity. This method was chosen instead of requiring the complex harmonization of single products. In 1990, the two technical standards setting groups that make up the Joint European Standards Institution, Comite-Europeen de Normalisation and Comite Europeen de Normalisation Electrotechnique, will have increased powers for setting EC-wide technical standards and harmonizing the laboratory methods used to certify and test products.
Publication Name: International Management
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-7888
Year: 1989
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Halfway to the Eurocompany
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European Economic Interest Groupings (EEIG) have been developed to encourage corporations in various European countries to form cross-border business relationships. Firms in an EEIG can conduct shared research and development; coordinate delivery, transportation, and production schedules; and oversee joint sales and marketing activities. To establish an EEIG, no assets are required, and no capital is necessary. Groupings must have members from at least two different EC states, and every member of a grouping must be conducting business together before forming an EEIG. Simple registration and publication in the EC's Official Journal are the only administrative requirements. Because EEIGs are directed especially for small businesses, firms in EEIGs must employ less than 500 workers.
Publication Name: International Management
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-7888
Year: 1990
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Crusading for quality
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The European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) was founded by 14 European corporations, including KLM and Fiat, to promote quality management in Western Europe. The new group, whose operating budget is less than 1 million ECUs, was developed by people concerned about how Europe was competing in world markets. Members generally believe that most European firms lag behind US and Japanese firms in quality control. EFQM will be holding its first forum in October covering the ten elements of the quality challenge, and the group also plans to establish a yearly award for the best doctoral thesis on quality management.
Publication Name: International Management
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-7888
Year: 1989
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