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European policy objectives have to be aligned with the needs of the companies affected by them if investments in facilities in Europe are to continue. Higher costs,expanding innovation and globalisation have stimulated the development of a long-term strategic vision for those policies which affect the development and competitiveness of the European Construction Equipment Industry.

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The Eurosystem supports banking industry initiatives to establish a single euro payments area (SEPA). The aim is to enable European citizens to make payments in the euro area as securely, quickly and efficiently as payments within national borders.

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Source: DIRECTIVE 2006/123/CE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL, of 12 December 2006, relating to services across the internal market (Official journal of the EU, L 376/36.)

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On June 9, the European Commission has published the new text of the Machinery Directive. The text with the reference number 2006/42/EC will replace the Directive 98/37/EC and amendments. This new Directive is a must have for manufacturers, exporters and importers of machinery to be placed on the market in Europe. The new Machinery Directive will enter into force on June 30 2006. But the Member States of the European Union will have a transition period until June 29 2008 to amend their national legislation. From December 29 2009 the provisions have to be applied and the transistion period will end.