Traduction de «Groupement complet d'entreprises conjointes » (Français → Anglais) :

Cross-border cooperation should aim to tackle common challenges identified jointly in the border regions, such as: poor accessibility, especially in relation to information and communication technologies (ICT) connectivity and transport infrastructure, declining local industries, an inappropriate business environment, lack of networks among local and regional administrations, low levels of research and innovation and take-up of ICT, environmental pollution, risk prevention, negative attitudes towards neighbouring country citizens and aim to exploit the untapped growth potential in border areas (development of cross-border research and in ...[+++]novation facilities and clusters, cross-border labour market integration, cooperation among education providers, including universities or between health centres), while enhancing the cooperation process for the purpose of the overall harmonious development of the Union.

Occupational pension schemes may be established by employers or groups of employers (e.g. industry associations) or labour or professional associations, jointly or separately, or by self-employed persons.

‘occupational social security schemes’: schemes not governed by Council Directive 79/7/EEC of 19 December 1978 on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security whose purpose is to provide workers, whether employees or self-employed, in an undertaking or group of undertakings, area of economic activity, occupational sector or group of sectors with benefits intended to supplement the benefits provided by statutory social security schemes or to replace them, whether membership of such schemes is compulsory or option ...[+++]al.

That would be an appropriate legal vehicle, with limited liability, for cross-border groupings of small enterprises for common activities such as research, product development, marketing and distribution, tendering or offering joint services.

These measures are accompanied by other initiatives: action in favour of the creation of joint transnational undertakings, investment forums under the various programmes, the setting-up of an assistance and guidance service and a pilot project for European-wide performance benchmarking of innovation funding.

The Commission also intends to modify the Venture Consort pilot project for promoting the establishment of transnational venture-capital syndicates by allowing beneficiary companies to be granted a Community contribution to top up the funds provided by the syndicate Support for joint ventures in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe On 30 January 1991, the Commission adopted a Decision on the financing of a Joint Venture Phare Programme (JOPP) with the aim of encouraging the creation and development, in the SME sector in the various countries covered by the Phare Programme, of joint ventures involving at least ...[+++]one Community partner and one local partner.