OF LIBERALIZED PROFESSIONS , AND SUBJECTING OF NEW BRANCHES OF THE EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY TO OPEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT . THERE ARE ALSO PROPOSALS TO MAKE THE CORPORATE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE COMMUNITY MORE FAVOURABLE TO THE FORMATION OF GROUPS OF ENTERPRISES UNDERTAKING PROJECTS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST .
COMMUNITY COMPETITION POLICY NEEDS TO BE VIGOROUSLY IMPLEMENTED BOTH AS REGARDS STATE AIDS AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISES . AS REGARDS STATE AIDS IN PARTICULAR , THE COMMISSION COUNTS ON MEMBER STATES FOR SUPPORT TO ENSURE THAT COMMUNITY COMPETITION POLICY ACHIEVES ITS FULL POTENTIAL BENEFITS .
FINALLY , THE COMMISSION HAS ISSUED IN SEPTEMBER 1984 A DETAILED COMMUNICATION ON PROPOSALS FOR THE CITIZENS' EUROPE , THUS RESPONDING SPECIFICALLY TO THE GUIDELINES SET BY THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING IN JUNE 1984 AT FONTAINEBLEAU .
POINT 7 : THE COMMUNITY SHOULD NOW MAKE RAPID PROGRESS IN OPENING UP AN EFFECTIVELY COMPETITIVE MARKET FOR ALL GOODS , SERVICES AND PROFESSIONS . THIS CORRESPONDS TO THE URGENT NEED FOR A NEW IMPULSE IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMY PROMOTING EFFICIENCY AND GROWTH . THE COMMISSION HAS OUTLINED PRIORITIES IN ITS CONSOLIDATION PROGRAMME FOR THE INTERNAL MARKET IN JUNE 1984 . MOST OF THE PROPOSALS UNDER THIS PROGRAMME ARE BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND THEIR ACCEPTANCE REQUIRES FOR THE COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS NEITHER BUDGETARY FUNDS NOR SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE POWERS FOR NEW POLICIES . THESE NEW ACTIONS TO OPEN THE INTERNAL MARKET SHOULD BE SUPPORTED BY A VIGOROUS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY COMPETITION POLICY .
3.3.2 TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IS ONE OF THE MAIN DETERMINANTS , BOTH ON THE SUPPLY SIDE AS WELL AS THE DEMAND SIDE , OF LONG-TERM STRUCTURAL CHANGE - ECONOMIC GROWTH OR DECLINE . THE COMMUNITY IS NOW HAVING TO RESPOND TO THE CHALLENGE OF AN EMERGING INFERIORITY , BY COMPARISON WITH THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN , IN INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY IN NEW AND FAST-GROWING TECHNOLOGIES . WHILE IN SOME BRANCHES ( SUCH AS AEROSPACE ) COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY IS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL , IN SEVERAL OTHER AREAS THE COMMUNITY HAS , OVER A LONG PERIOD , FALLEN FAR BEHIND THE WORLD LEADERS . THE DETERIORATING WORLD TRADE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMMUNITY IN SUCH FIELDS AS COMPUTERS , MICRO-ELECTRONICS AND EQUIPMENT IS NOW GENERALLY RECOGNIZED . THE COMMUNITY AT PRESENT IMPORTS ABOUT 80 % OF ITS CONSUMPTION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS . IT IMPORTS AN ESTIMATED DOLLARS US 20 BILLION WORTH PER YEAR IN COMPUTER AND RELATED SOFTWARE FROM THE UNITED STATES . THE COMMUNITY HAS BEGUN TO IMPLEMENT THE ESPRIT PROGRAMME IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY , AND SEVERAL NATIONAL PROGRAMMES OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE ARE BEING BUILT UP . THE COMMISSION IS ALSO PROPOSING NEW R AND D INITIATIVES IN BASIC TECHNOLOGIES AND BIO-TECHNOLOGIES . THE FACT THAT EUROPE HAS STRENGTHS IN BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SEEMS WELL ESTABLISHED . WEAKNESSES IN THE FULL CHAIN OF ACTIVITIES FROM PURE RESEARCH TO COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION ARE THE SUBJECT OF INTENSE DISCUSSION BETWEEN INDUSTRIALISTS , THE FINANCIAL SECTOR , THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND GOVERNMENT THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY .
FOR THE COMMUNITY TO