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The 'new approach' to harmonisation and standardisation, initiated in 1985, is an attempt to accelerate both harmonisation processes at the Council level and European standardisation processes at industry level while at the same time providing more flexibility for innovation and easier market access. Examines the constituent elements of the new approach, evaluates it by means of a systematic comparison with the drawbacks of the old approach and identifies problems that should be dealt with promptly. (AM)

Outlines the articles in this special issue devoted to the Common Market with particular reference to the White Paper from the EC Commission to the European Council entitled Completing the Internal Market. They relate to 4 important policy fields covered by the White Paper: technical harmonisation; public procurement; fiscal harmonisation; and industrial and commercial property rights. (AM)