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| Safety inspection | Safety review of a road infrastructure in operation | COPER II action domains/Road safety; |
| SAVE | Special Action Program for Vigorous Energy Saving, System for Effective Assessment of the Driver State and Vehicle Control in Emergency Situations | COPER III action domains |
| SERTI | Southern European Road Telematics Implementation. This Euroregional project covers France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland and Germany. 25 partners are involved in the project, including 7 public authorities and 14 motorway companies | Acronyms/European projects and initiatives; COPER III action domains/Information Society; |
| Seventh Framework Programme (2007-2013) | Seventh Framework Programme (2007 to 2013): Building the Europe of Knowledge: At the heart of the Lisbon Strategy, research is a component of a knowledge triangle (the other two being education and innovation) meant to boost growth and employment in the European Union (EU) in the context of a global economy. The 7th Framework Programme for Research, covering the period 2007 to 2013, is an opportunity for the EU to match its research policy to its ambitions in terms of economic and social policy by consolidating the European Research Area (ERA). In order to achieve this objective, the Commission hopes to increase the EU's annual spending on research, thereby generating more national and private investment in this field. When it is implemented, the 7th Framework Programme will also have to respond to the research and knowledge needs of industry and more generally of EU policies. The Framework Programme is organised around four main programmes (Cooperation, Ideas, People and Capacities) and has been greatly simplified so as to be more effective and more accessible to researchers | Acronyms/European projects and initiatives; EU legislative framework/EU legislative acts and procedures; COPER III action domains |
| Shadow tolls | Shadow tolls are per vehicle amounts paid to a facility operator by a third party such as a sponsoring governmental entity and not by facility users. Shadow toll amounts paid to a facility operator would be based upon the type of vehicle and distance traveled. | COPER I action domains/Tolls; |
| SMEs | Small and Medium-size Enterprises. Several EU initiatives are dedicated to the promotion and development of SMEs, mainly in the Industry and Research and Technology Innovation community policies | Acronyms/European projects and initiatives; |
| SOLVIT | SOLVIT network has been created by the European Commission, DG MARKT. It provides citizens and businesses with fast and effective solutions to the concrete problems they experience when national administrations apply EU law incorrectly | Acronyms/European projects and initiatives; EU legislative framework/EU Institutions and policies; |
| State aid | State aid means action by a (national, regional or local) public authority, using public resources, to favour certain undertakings or the production of certain goods. A business that benefits from such aid thus enjoys an advantage over its competitors. Control of state aids thus reflects the need to maintain free and fair competition within the European Union.Aid which is granted selectively by Member States or through state resources and which may affect trade between Member States or distort competition is therefore prohibited (Article 87 of the Treaty establishing the European Community). | EU legislative framework/EU legislative acts and procedures; |
| STREETWISE | Seamless Travel Environment for Efficient Transport in Western Isles of Europe. This Euroregional project covers the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) and the Republic of Ireland | Acronyms/European projects and initiatives; COPER III action domains/Information Society; |
| Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund | The Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund are the financial instruments of European Union (EU) regional policy, which is intended to narrow the development disparities among regions and Member States. The Funds participate fully, therefore, in pursuing the goal of economic, social and territorial cohesion. | EU legislative framework/EU legislative acts and procedures; |
| Sund & Baelt Holding A/S | Sund & Baelt Holding A/S (Sund & Baelt) owns, through its subsidiaries A/S Storebaelt and Oeresundsbro Konsortiet; the two only user paid infrastructure roads in Denmark (total length 34 km). Sund & Baelt is the Danish member of ASECAP. | Acronyms/ASECAP members and committees; |
| Sustainable development | The concept of sustainable development refers to a form of development that meets present-day needs without compromising the ability of future generations to satisfy their own requirements. It aims to improve individuals' living conditions whilst preserving their environment in the short, medium and -- above all -- long term. The objective of sustainable development is threefold: development that is economically efficient, socially fair and environmentally sustainable. | EU legislative framework/EU Institutions and policies; COPER II action domains/Environment; |