Pan-EuRopean FEderations of Clothing, Textile and Leather Industries Networking and Knowledge building programme - PERFECT-LINK

Objectives:
The general aim of the PERFECT-LINK project is to improve capacities and skills of participating BROs (Business Representative Organisations) in retrieving and disseminating information and documentation usable by their own member companies on those issues of the acquis that are relevant to the textile/clothing and leather industries. This will improve the state of preparation of local companies in the accession countries to operate and compete successfully in an enlarged European Union. By identifying and training local specialists, the BROs will be able to offer better services to their members and to improve their image and standing as active and knowledgeable counterparts of local authorities with regard to the implementation of the acquis and all other legislative and regulatory issues that have an impact on the performance of their member companies.

PERFECT-LINK is the  follow-up project of the PARTEX and SEETEX  projects.

The main activities that will be implemented in the PERFECT-LINK project are:

Ø     Catch up activities for associations which did not participate in BSP1

Ø      Specialised seminars on acquis subjects (standards, certifications and statistics, protection
       of intellectual property rights, community trademark, environmental legislation, international
       trade issues, the Sixth Framework Programme for RTD and safety at work)

Ø      Follow-up Assistance to each Association:
   o       Collection and analysis of local material
   o       Assistance in the development of training materials courses directed to managers
   o       Running of training courses for company managers
   o       Assistance in the preparation of newsletters for member companies
   o       Extension of the communication platform

Ø      Organisation of 1 national public event in each participating CEEC

Ø     Establishment of a one-stop-shop service that will collect and monitor enquiries on acquis
subjects by member companies and provide guidance for solution of major problems