Press Release: Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry, Research and Space) Council meeting, Brussels, 10-11 December 2012

Amongst items discussed: Single Market Act: Unitary patent protection; Reform of public procurement policy; Review of the Professional Qualifications Directive; Consumer protection: Alternative Dispute Resolution system; Review of accounting requirements for companies; Single Market Act II; Industrial Policy: Industrial policy and its contribution to growth and economic recovery; Automotive industry; Modernisation of state aid rules: impact on competitiveness; Customs Policy: New customs action plan to combat intellectual property right infringements; Update of the Union Customs Code; Customs 2020 programme; Strategy for the evolution of the customs union;