Getting those countries up to EU standards will require an investment of hundreds of billions of euros.
They are still poor by EU standards, so can look forward to a period of fast productivity growth.
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It means they cannot contain hazardous chemicals, for example, and that the battery in them must meet EU standards.
The St John Ambulance Brigade's existing vehicle in Launceston is to be replaced to bring it up to new EU standards.
Our plans for nitrogen dioxide set out all the important work being done to meet EU standards in the shortest possible time.
Russia's wish list includes visa-free travel, the adoption of EU standards and membership of the World Trade Organisation and the OECD rich-country club.
The recently released edition of the guide said 42 beaches in the UK failed to meet minimum EU standards in 2012, a rise of 17 on 2011.
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At the moment, Brazil builds engines to European Union emissions standards, whereas Mexico uses both the EU standards and the United States' different (though no less strict) ones.
The EU enlargement process is aimed at integrating new members into the web of EU standards, rules and subsidies, not at transforming its political rulers, says Ms Mungiu-Pippidi.
During the mid 1990s, farmers and food processing firms invested heavily in new equipment to comply with EU standards ahead of membership and so have early access to the western European market.
By meeting specified EU performance standards, the scooter and its components are approved for production and sale within Europe.
The city will be in breach of EU pollution standards in 2012 if there are more than 35 "bad air" days, after which further action can be taken by the European Commission.
Meanwhile Health Commissioner John Dalli said that it would give the EU the highest standards of animal welfare in the world.
In November 2005 a privately-owned beach at Instow in north Devon was the only one of the South West's 143 beaches which failed to meet EU bathing water standards.
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"We recognise that some price increases may be necessary to enable companies to meet the pressures being put on water companies from growing populations, climate change, and tighter EU and UK standards, " said Dame Yve Buckland, Chair of the Consumer Council for Water.
The group argued that the EU needed long-range standards to 2025 to drive further innovation.
Although Slovenia is one of the smallest among the recent wave of EU entrants, it is also the closest by far to the standards of living enjoyed in the more established EU members a status that was implicitly recognised when it joined the euro zone at the beginning of 2007.
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However, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the amendments raised "concerns with respect to the principle of the rule of law, EU law and Council of Europe standards".
Reacting to the vote on Monday, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the adopted amendments "raise concerns with respect to the principle of the rule of law, EU law and Council of Europe standards" and the Commission would "make a detailed assessment" and act accordingly.
The consultation conducted by Defra and the Food Standards Agency is looking at EU powers over animal health, animal welfare and food safety.
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But both speakers said the EU should allow countries to set higher capital standards if national circumstances required them.
Why should Turkey implement difficult reforms to meet European standards, some ask plaintively, if EU membership will not be forthcoming in return?
The EU list, cobbled together with help from all 25 member states, lists both cargo and passenger carriers from Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone, Swaziland and Liberia as having inadequate systems for regulatory oversight on safety standards and bars them from flying to EU destinations.
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One example is found in the car industry, where the EU and the US employ equally strict - but differing - safety standards, meaning that European car makers must meet both before they can sell cars in the US market, putting them at a disadvantage.
Now the new member states - mainly in Central and Eastern Europe - that joined the EU in 2004 and 2007, will have to embrace the new animal welfare standards.
These compliance initiatives are designed to meet the highest international standards, including those established by the USA PATRIOT Act, the EU 3rd Money Laundering Directive, and the Swiss Money Laundering Ordinance.
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In an internal document seen by the BBC, the EU said it was confident that two mines in the area now meet international standards and it wants diamonds from those areas to be immediately approved for export, which would partially lift a trade ban dating back to 2009.
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Both the EU and the US legal systems seem to be insisting that you cannot use such standards essential patents to gain a sales injunction.
The package, called Capital Requirements Directive 4 (CRD4), brings the EU into line with the so-called "Basel III" rules on banking standards, which set new capital requirements for banks.
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