International co-ordination should go beyond rule-making to closer harmonisation, including enforcement, say the authors, and more needs to be done to curb the uneven application of international rules at national level although they shed little light on how this could be achieved.It is quite a package.
Since the inclusion of the indicator in the SILC, there have been efforts to improve its harmonisation, including a major revision of the translations into EU languages in 2008.
Many countries/territories of the world switched driving side for various reasons including harmonisation transport system with dominant neighbouring countries.
Some of these proposals, including tax harmonisation, are going nowhere; for others, Mr Monti declares that new laws are being drafted "with a lighter touch than before".The two biggest outstanding problems are public procurement and state aid.
The latest amendments to the Patents Act 1970 are then described, including the harmonisation of the patent term, redefinition of patentable subject matter, matters concerning deposits of biological materials, oppositions, revocations, the working of patents, compulsory licences, and the reversal of the burden of proof in infringement of process patents.
Strategy and planning, including the harmonisation of UNICEF's own strategic planning process with that for the wider United Nations Strategic Response Plan, and the need for a rolling advocacy strategy.
He told reporters after the signing ceremony that the EU needs a "common foreign policy, common defence policy and, of course, also a common fiscal policy, including gradual tax harmonisation".
However, for this agreement to operate effectively, an urgent harmonisation of laws is required, including concerted and unequivocal measures broken down to Member State level.
Most (6/9) documents specified the purpose of the framework, including improvement of harmonisation (i.e., synergy, sharing knowledge, and labour) among funders, the promotion of systematic assessment of the funder's contribution to health RCS, and gaining of a better understanding of the funder's internal project management and evaluation processes (Table 2).
However, achievement of policy goals is hampered by a number of factors including a lack of harmonisation between policy instruments, faulty policy design, uncertainty over property rights to farmland and a lack of engagement with local communities, including farmers.
Through these discussions, we must develop sound international policies, facilitate harmonisation of legislation and regulatory practices, including equal access to medically assisted reproduction in Europe, and beyond.
