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Improving VAT compliance : random awards for tax compliance : Fiscalis workshop, 06.05.2014, Ispra (IT) : report
Fooken, Jonas (contributor); Hemmelgarn, Thomas (contributor) - European Commission / Directorate-General for Taxation …; … - 2015
The use of receipt-based tax lotteries to increase (VAT) tax compliance has been of growing interest amongst EU Member States. Some countries have introduced such lottery schemes, namely Malta in 1997, Slovakia in 2013 and Portugal in 2014. Others have been intrigued about the possibility of...
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RIO country report 2015 : United States
Wessner, Charles W. (contributor) - European Commission / Joint Research Centre - 2016
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Influence of research on the competitiveness of the security industry : an EU-US comparison
Kourti, Naouma (contributor); Coursey, Bert (contributor) - European Commission / Joint Research Centre - 2015
The study on the "influence of research on the competitiveness of the security industry in EU and the US" was carried out during a EU fellowship in Washington, DC's George Mason University. The fellow has shared her time between the George Mason University and the National Institute of Standards...
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Implementation of flying debris fatal risk calculation in EUROPLEXUS
Valsamos, Georgios (contributor); Casadei, Falco (contributor) - European Commission / Joint Research Centre - 2015
This study presents a numerical approach for the calculation of fatality risk caused by the impact of flying debris on the human body. Following an explosion, the formation of a large number of high velocity flying fragments, especially from glass panels, is very possible. The velocity, the mass...
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Proceedings of the 9th international conference on NDE in relation to structural integrity for nuclear and pressurized components : 22-24 May 2012, Seattle, Washington, USA
Biѐth, Michel (contributor) - European Commission / Joint Research Centre - 2013
The theme of the Ninth International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurised Components was the link between the information provided by NDE and the use made of this information in assessing structural integrity. In this context, there is a need to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015304306
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EU-RL GMFF guidance on testing for GM glyphosate-resistant wheat (MON71800) in wheat grain or in food/feed products containing wheat flour originating or consigned from the US
Mazzara, Marco (contributor); Savini, Christian (contributor) - European Commission / Joint Research Centre - 2013
Following the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announcement that test results confirm the finding of unauthorised GM glyphosate-resistant wheat "volunteer" plants in a farm in Oregon harbouring the event MON71800, DG SANCO has...
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Comparing innovation performance in the EU and the USA : lessons from three ICT sub-sectors
Forge, Simon (contributor); Blackman, Colin (contributor);  … - European Commission / Joint Research Centre - 2013
comparison with the USA and Asian countries. Our analysis shows that rather than there being a simple innovation gap with the EU … lagging behind the USA, a more nuanced picture emerges in which firms in different countries have strengths in different sub …
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Assessing smart grid benefits and impacts : EU and U.S. initiatives
Giordano, Vincenzo (contributor);  … - European Commission / Joint Research Centre; US … - 2012
The scope of this document is to find common ground between EU and US assessment approaches on Smart Grid projects. First of all, we need to make sure we understand each other's language. We need to assess correspondences among definitions, terminology and methodological approaches, in order to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015307022
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Assessing smart grid benefits and impacts : EU and U.S. initiatives
Giordano, Vincenzo (contributor);  … - European Commission / Joint Research Centre; US … - 2012
The scope of this document is to find common ground between EU and US assessment approaches on Smart Grid projects. First of all, we need to make sure we understand each other's language. We need to assess correspondences among definitions, terminology and methodological approaches, in order to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015307023
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Tropical cyclone Isaac : USA, August 2012
Probst, Pamela (contributor);  … - European Commission / Joint Research Centre - 2012
Tropical Cyclone ISAAC, after causing damage and deaths in Haiti, moved towards the coast of SE Louisiana (USA), where …). GDACS classification, for TC ISAAC in the USA, was: Green for the wind impact, Orange for rain impact and Red for storm …
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