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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | ECON | RÜBIG Paul (PPE) | |
Opinion | JURI | MARTIN David (PSE) |
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1997/07/21
Final act published in Official Journal
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1997/06/26
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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T4-0354/1997
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In its adoption of the report by Mr Paul RÜBIG (PPE, A), Parliament welcomes the spirit of the Commission communication on 'standardization and the global information society: the European approach', noting its rejection of the temptation of rigid or bureaucratic responses to the evolution of markets and technology. Parliament nonetheless considers it essential to continue efforts to improve the speed and efficiency of the standardization processes, especially in the following fields: involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises and their representatives; involvement of consumers and their representatives; coordination of the work of national standards bodies; avoidance of duplicated efforts between CEN, CENELEC and ETSI; and standardization of software products. While Parliament agrees that a more flexible instrument than a full official standard, as well as a more open procedure, are necessary to respond to the challenge of fast-paced technological evolution, it considers that this kind of instrument cannot be replaced by the indiscriminate use of 'de facto standards', which bear a risk of incompatibility, obsolescence, and creation of unjustified dominant positions. �
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T4-0354/1997
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- 1997/06/25 Debate in Parliament
- 1997/06/09 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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Council Meeting
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1996/10/23
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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- 1996/10/08 Council Meeting
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1996/07/24
Non-legislative basic document published
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COM(1996)0359
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OBJECTIVE : This communication examines how, in the light of the characteristics of the information and communications technology (ICT) market and of the standards process, the best possible conditions can be created for the drawing-up of standards needed for the implementation of the Information Society. SUBSTANCE: The Commission points out that the ICT market and standardization in the ICT field have a number of distinctive features which complicate the standards process. Standards have to follow the life-cycles of products or services but, since these cycles are short and becoming shorter, traditional procedures for drawing up standards often prove inappropriate because they are slow. In view of this, the Commission wishes to give preference (via appropriate proposals) to specifications for common use, also known as de facto standards, or publicly available specifications (PAS). Such standards need to be incorporated into Community legislation, in particular on invitations to tender for public contracts. Given the global nature of ICTs, the Commission again stresses the importance of cooperation between regional and international standards bodies. In this connection, the Commission will organize a worldwide conference in February 1997 on Standardization and the Global Information Society to review progress and identify needs for further work. �
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COM(1996)0359
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Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(1996)0359
- Debate in Council: 1953
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A4-0209/1997
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0354/1997
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