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TheProgrammedefinestwomainareasoftasks:
provisionofhighconsumerprotectionlevelthroughtheprovisionofinfor-
mation(creationofdatabases,analysisanddisseminationofinformation,
marketmonitoring),regulatoryandlegalwork(commencingappropriate
law-makinginitiatives),organisation(helpingtoorganiseandfinance
thedomesticandEuropeanconsumerorganisations).Jointly,thefirstgroup
includes7concretetasks.
ensuringeffectiveconsumerprotection,inparticularwiththehelpofpublic
administrationorgansandconsumerassociations.Thatgroupincludes4de-
tailedtasks.
AdistinctivefeatureoftheProgrammeisthefactthatitiscorrelated
inconsumerprotectionareawithEEAandEFTAcountries.Italsoaddresses
otherstates,especiallytheEUneighboursandtheaspiringmembers(point9).
Consumerpolicy,throughitscharacter,areasofinterestandinstruments,should
playanimportantroleintheformationanddevelopmentoftheinternalmarket,
preventingitsdisintegrationanddefragmentation.Itmayalsobecomeanim-
portantinstrumentforimplementingthevaluesofthecommonmarket,itsiden-
tityandbasicEuropeanvaluesopenness,solidarityandtransparency(EU
ConsumerStrategyfor2007-2013,2007).TheProgrammewillhaveabudget
of156.8millionEuro.
5.Internalmarkettowards“increasedcompetitiveness
andinnovationofEuropeanbusiness”
Anotherdetailedprogramme,"CompetitivenessandInnovationFramework
Programme(CIP)(2007-2013)(Decision1639/2006/WE)pertainstothecor-
poratesector.RevertingtotheTreatyofLisbon,itdefinesthedirectionsforthe
increasedcompetitivenessofEuropeanenterprises,inparticularsmallandme-
diumcompanies,promotionofgrowthandimplementationofecologicalin-
novations,promotionofenergyconservationandrenewablesourcesofenergy,
andaccelerateddevelopmentofaknowledgesociety.Thebasicobjectives
oftheProgrammeaimatincreasingcompetitivenessandinnovationofthe
EuropeaneconomyandthewholeUnionbasedonsustainabledevelopment,
stablesocialandeconomicgrowth,andprotectionofthenaturalenvironment.
CIPincludesthreesub-programmes.
TheEntrepreneurshipandInnovationProgramme.Itispoisedtofoster
thecreationoftheuniform,EuropeanITspaceandstrengthentheinternalmar-
ketofITCproductsandservices.AmajorpartoftheProgramme(20%)
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