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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS..........................................................................................................2
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PROJECT OBJECTIVES................................................................................................4
WORKPLAN.....................................................................................................................7
4.1
4.2
INSTITUTIONAL TRIANGLES............................................................................................5
COMMUNICATION FLOWS AND METHODS......................................................................5
NETWORK PROGRESS CONTROL AND PLANNING.............................................................6
TRANSFER OF MONEY...................................................................................................8
COST STATEMENT REPORTS...........................................................................................8
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SLOVENIA..................................................................................9
THE NETHERLANDS....................................................................9
ESTONIA....................................................................................9
DENMARK..................................................................................9
BULGARIA..................................................................................9
SWEDEN....................................................................................9
THE CZECH REPUBLIC...............................................................9
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In this report the progress of the INCOLAB project is described for the first half of year 2005.
In the second chapter objectives of the project are summarized.
The third chapter of this report contains the description of formation of institutional triangles
in all country members of the project. The formation of institutional triangles was essential for
further development of the project. Methods of communication and network progress control
and planning are described.
In the fourth chapter of this report overview of deliverables and milestones is presented as
well as planning of future activities.
In the fifth chapter the financial matters related to money transfer and cost statement reports
are described.
In the annex 1 the annual progress reports of all project members are attached to this report as
separate reports in the original form as they were sent to the coordinator.
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PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The objective of network activities is to support measurement and testing (M&T) laboratories
and related infrastructures in newly associated states (NAS) for the full implementation of the
Low-voltage Directive (LVD). Equally important is to enhance their interrelations and
partnership with regulatory bodies and administrative infrastructures as well as with related
industries, thus forming so called "institutional triangles". Particular emphasis of the
proposed project is to enable and facilitate mutual recognition agreements based on
conformity assessment in order to prepare the M&T laboratories for their future role in the
enlarged single market.
The consortium consists of seven partners. They belong to 1 NAS, 3 former NAS and 3 old
EU member states. The 3 former NAS are: Slovenia - SI, Czech Republic - CZ, Estonia EE.
They became EU member states in 2004. The NAS is Bulgaria - BG. The EU member states
are: The Netherlands - NL, Denmark - DK, and Sweden - SE. The Co-ordinator of the project
is University of Ljubljana, UL, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, FE, Laboratory of
Metrology and Quality, LMK, Ljubljana, who is also holder of national measurements
standard for thermometry and electric safety testing laboratory.
It has been realized during previous relations among partners, that M&T activities related
to the LVD represent a common field of interest. Consortium is well balanced in terms of a
geographical coverage, since the NAS and former NAS cover the European South/North
orientation. They also represent countries with maximal diversity in terms of a level of
adoption of the community acquis, substantial differences in size and population and gross
domestic product (GDP). The asymmetry of project member economies gives an
additional challenge to the project itself. It also results in asymmetric information where
agents, stake holders, on one side of the European internal market have much better
information than those on the other side, thus generating severe problems among future
members of the internal EU market. The project objective is to analyze and propose the
solutions in the LVD area, to generalize the conclusions and to use them also elsewhere,
when applicable!
In addition, the participating NAS and former NAS are among smallest countries in
Europe, either in terms of population or geographically. Therefore market rules in establishing
M&T infrastructures cannot be applied directly, namely without governmental participation.
For these reasons, also the choice of EU partners is not arbitrary, but either reflects or
understands specifics due to certain level of similarity in size, population, institutional
organization, historic development, socio-economic relations etc.
The EU project partners exhibit features and expertise that match the requirements and
needs of NAS and former NAS partners in the field of full implementation of the LVD.
Particular features and expertise of particular importance for NAS and former NAS are: legal,
financial and economic aspects of technical regulations, statistics, measurement uncertainty
problems and industrial perspectives as well as broad M&T range of activities.
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E T I, E T A
TESLA
G o r e n je , G Z S
M IR S , S A , S IS T ,
T IR S , M G , o t h e r s L V D r e la t e d in d u s t r y M in is t r y o f P u b lic
H e a lth , W e lf a r e
a n d S p o r ts
S I-W P 0 & 1
LM K
C A I,
CO SM T
C Z -W P 7
CM I
T e s t in g la b s
( T C L , S IQ , e tc .)
N L -W P 2
TNO NM i
IN C O L A B
D o o r A u t o m a t io n
N em ko
M EA
P h ilip s
d o m e s tic
a p p lia n c e s
EAEE
TI
E E -W P 3
SP
S E -W P 6
T L /H E A
TTU,
CEC
DFM
SAM TS
SW EDAC
E ls a k e r h e ts v e r k e t
D K -W P 4
B G -W P 5
E ld o m in v e s t
G am akabel
E A C & T ,
EA BAS,
C T C P, M S D
DAN AK
D e lta ,
D e m k o -U L ,
A re p a
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forum will be presented and explained for successful use to the project members at the next
SC meeting in Tallinn, Estonia in September 2005.
Majority of communication so far was conducted by e-mail, but also phone, fax and
ordinary mail was used.
3.3 NETWORK PROGRESS CONTROL AND PLANNING
The project progress control and planning in the first half of 2005 was successfully done by
meetings (Steering Committee meetings, meetings on a national level) and remote
communication (email, phone, fax).
The Steering Committee meeting was not held on six-month basis in order to reduce costs
due to the prolongation of the project from 36 to 48 months but in principle on a yearly basis,
which was unanimously agreed among the project members. Several bilateral discussions
were constantly held in between to fully monitor and control the project. The prolongation
was officially approved on 28th of February 2005 but the coordinator received it by fax on 5 th
of April 2005.
The reports of project members showed that all members are successfully progressing in
the course of planned activities as they were described in the technical annex of the project.
The report of INCOLAB activities of all project members for 2004 was sent to the project
officer as a project delivery in March 2005.
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WORKPLAN
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