Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation of the Union in the Active and Assisted Living Research and Development Programme jointly undertaken by several Member States

The objective of this proposal is the decision by Council and Parliament, on the basis of Article 185 of the TFEU, to provide the legal means for the participation by the European Union in the Active and Assisted Living Joint Programme undertaken by several Member States (AAL Programme).

The overall objectives of the AAL Programme are:
- Enhance the availability of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) based products and services for active and healthy ageing, to improve the quality of life for the elderly and their carers and help increase the sustainability of care systems;
- Maintain a critical mass of trans-European applied research, development and innovation for ICT based products and services for ageing well, in particular involving SMEs and users;
- Leverage private investments and improve conditions for industrial exploitation by providing a coherent framework for developing European approaches and solutions including common minimum standards that meets varying national and regional social preferences and regulatory aspects.

EUR-Lex: COM(2013)500: Follow the progress of this proposal through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2013:500:FIN

EUR-Lex: SWD(2013)251: Impact assessment http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2013:251:FIN

EUR-Lex: SWD(2013)252: Executive summary of the impact assessment http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2013:252:FIN

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