) Over 90 percent of United States companies engaged in manufacturing are small and medium-sized businesses. (2) Most of these manufacturers produce goods for assemblage into products..., and in preparing their smaller manufacturers to do business in the new environment. European efforts are well advanced in the aerospace, automotive, and shipbuilding industries... associations, professional societies, and others as appropriate-- (1) to raise awareness in the United States, including awareness by businesses that are majority owned by women...

as business operators, to come together to identify obstacles and seek solutions to problems. The working party maintains a public web site at http://www.unece.org/trade/tips... of the November 2000 Workshop on the role of standards and technical regulations in international trade was to look into the current situation and the problems faced by business operators.... The UN/ECE will continue its work towards defining and encouraging predictable and supportive environment for business in the region. We are open and look forward to cooperation...

of laws and regulations in the United States call for products to be accurately labeled. Such laws and regulations carry severe penalties for those businesses that would falsely... penalties. It is also smart business. [ASTM Standardization News, November 1998 page 62] In addition to specific regulatory oversight, In the U.S., the performance of products... is often accompanied with a fear that businesses will not actually perform the cited tests or will otherwise falsely claim to comply. Penalties for such illegal actions can...

disclosing-- `(A) the name and principal place of business of the standards development organization, and `(B) documents showing the nature and scope of such activity. Any standards...

Climate Change Program in 2001 and is expected to issue approximately 10 new directives in order to implement the program. The U.S. business community will monitor Commission... activity closely and carefully examine new directives for the impacts on business. Austria: The government is planning to introduce a ban of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in 2006. However...