strategy
Enabling common markets
Synonyms:
Facilitating single marketCreating single market
Ending import/export requirements
Implementation:
The European Commission's [Single European Market] programme has passed its target date of 1 January 1993. A key aspect of the realization and completion of the single market is for virtually all Community legislation to be turned into national law in all member states. So far, this in not completely the case. Community legislation is brought into force at different times in each member state, which means that there is some considerable differences remaining in areas such as taxation, standardization and public procurement, as well as certain industry sectors, such as telecommunications, construction and food; there are also implications for businesses from the Community's major trading partners, such as the USA, Japan and EFTA, in particular the emerging European Economic Area.The EU is the largest single market in the world, with extensive trading links with the developing world, not least through the Lomé Convention - the crucial development assistance and trade agreement between the EU and 71 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.
Counter Claim:
1. Shoppers do not have full confidence in the products they buy on the European single market, as is clear from the crises precipitated by the "mad cow" disease and dioxin-contaminated food. Environmental questions are playing an increasingly important role in consumer choice.2. If the European dimension can lead to lower prices in sectors such as telecommunications, other sectors should witness similar price reductions. As matters stand, prices often vary considerably from one EU country to another; the differences are much greater than within the US, for example.
Broader:
Creating new commonsEstablishing economic zonesEnabling economic cooperativesEstablishing orderly economic marketing system Narrower:
Strengthening trading blocsEstablishing common labour marketDeveloping common energy marketDeveloping international trade lawFixing common customs and tariffs Constrains:
Importing Facilitated by:
Applying standardsUnifying global legislationCreating industrial standardsOperating international telecommunication servicesSatisfying existing government standardsFormulating common economic policyTeaching common monetary guidelines Values:
Common sense Organizations:
European Free Trade Association Caribbean Community Professional Committee of Cooperatives of Countries of the Common Market for Livestock and Meat Committee of Hop Planters of the Common Market Common Market Committee of Sewing Thread Manufacturers Common Market Committee of the European Association of Refrigeration Enterprises Common Market Committee of the European Association of National Textile Retailers Organisations Common Market Committee of the International Confederation of the Hairdressing Trade European Recovered Paper Association European Ceramic Tile Manufacturers' Federation Common Market Group of the International Confederation of Agricultural Credit Liaison Office of the European Ceramic Industries Coordinating Committee for the Associations of Manufacturers of Industrial Electrical Switchgear and Controlgear in the European Union Common Market Committee of the European Association for Textile Polyolefins European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services GISEM / UNESEM Hop Trade Group of the Common Market International Confederation of Paper and Board Converters in Europe Commission of the Common Market of the European Cattle and Meat Trade Union European Committee of Manufacturers of Electrical Machines and Power Electronics MARCOGAZ - Technical Association of the European Natural Gas Industry European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers' Association Union of Dried Yeast Producers of the Common Market Permanent International Vinegar Committee - Common Market European Hospital and Healthcare Federation The Brewers of Europe Committee of Associations of European Transformer Manufacturers European Ferrous Recovery and Recycling Federation Common Market Section of the World Federation for the Protection of Animals Common Market Travel Association Federation of European Movers Associations Common Market Group of the International Rayon and Synthetic Fibres Committee African Economic Community Andean Common Market European Observatory for SMEs Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Court of Justice of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa CARICOM Single Market and Economy Latin American Common Market Central American Common Market Arab Common Market Southern Common Market Common Market of Former Soviet Central Asia COMESA Clearing House Common Market of Scientific and Technological Knowledge Caribbean Community Council of Ministers American Common Market Club References:
Bouterse, R B: Competition and Integration: what goals count?Baker and McKenzie: Single European Market Reporter Subjects:
Amenities → Living conditionsCommerce → Market
Commerce → Import, export
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
