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harmonization

the process of approximating the law of the member states of the EUROPEAN UNION.
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The biggest problem of measuring de jure harmonisation is that the research term measures comparability with legislation and not real approaches companies use.
Accounting Harmonization in V4-Countries and its Impact on Financial Data
He and Anastasiades agreed on Monday to institute an ad hoc committee for the north's harmonisation with the EU's acquis communautaire.
Preparations underway in north to move to euro
Measuring Harmonisation of Financial Reporting Practice.
Empirical evidence on formal and material harmonization of national accounting standards
Since direct taxes are seen to have less of a negative impact on the operations of the Common Market, therefore work on their harmonisation has begun late and has not progressed as far as the work done on indirect taxes.
Selected issues of personal income taxation harmonization
The current push for harmonisation was "misguided" and displayed a lack of economic understanding, he said.
Tax Harmonisation: Bulgaria Supports Ireland
Whereas the Commission seeks total harmonisation of remedies for non-delivery of goods within 30 days following conclusion of the contract, Schwab proposes to give member states the choice to maintain or adopt national measures establishing other means of remedy for the consumer.
CONSUMER RIGHTS : RAPPORTEUR SCHWAB TAKES OPEN-MINDED APPROACH
An ICH note clarifies these exercises' aim: "To make recommendations on ways to achieve greater harmonisation in the interpretation and application of technical guidelines and requirements for product registration ...
EMEA pushes forward on international pharmaceutical harmonisation
"The weekend's strike will be a demonstration by our members that they expect talks about harmonisation to produce proposals about harmonisation, not ever-longer lists of the conditions the company wants to destroy.
RMT boss says rail strike will be 'solid'
The Endesa CEO also wants greater integration and more European focus in policy-making as well as harmonisation of national policies to end current market distortions.
ELECTRICITY : EURELECTRIC WANTS MORE SYNERGY AND INTEGRATION
Another example is the harmonisation and standardisation issue, and its trade-off with technology and service flexibility.
Interview with Kip Meek chief policy partner at Ofcom chair of the European Regulators Group (2006)
Reports that the European Union plans to recommend that plcs of any nationality which report under US rules to a regulator in the EU needn't restate their figures to the standards used across Europe brings us one step closer to harmonisation. This follows the US Securities and Exchange Commission's statement in early April that it may allow European companies following IAS to report figures without reconciling them to US rules.
US and them
And, while tax harmonisation might be the way forward for a 'sheltered trade bloc', it was not the future for the EU member states in a competitive global market.
Gordon Brown demands no harmonisation of EU taxes

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