9 Amendments of Catherine TRAUTMANN related to 2011/0394(COD)
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) helping implement, follow up and assess the Small Business Act for Europe
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) To strengthen programmes to enable and encourage SMEs, particularly micro- enterprises, to avail themselves of support services.
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission mayshall support actions intended to develop new competitiveness strategiesstrategies to ensure the competitiveness and ongoing development of businesses, as well as actions to help implement the Small Business Act for Europe. Such actions may include the following:
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) support for SME policy development and cooperation between policy makers, and between policy makers and SME organisations, particularly with a view to improving the ease-of-access to programmes and measures for SMEs.
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall support actions which aim to facilitate and improve access to finance for SMEs in their start-up and growth phasesall phases of their life cycle, being complementary to the Member States' use of financial instruments for SMEs at national and regional level. In order to ensure complementarity, these actions will be closely coordinated with those undertaken in the framework of cohesion policy and at national level. Such actions shall aim to promote and stimulate the supply of both equity and debt finance.
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Actions to improve access to markets and support services
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the follow-up and assessment of the implementation of the Small Business Act and the ‘Think Small First’ approach.
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Financial instruments under the Programme shall be operated with the aim of facilitating access to finance for growth- oriented SMEs and/or SMEs at any stage of their life cycle. The financial instruments shall include an equity facility and a loan guarantee facility.
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The financial instruments for growth- oriented SMEs and/or SMEs at any stage in their life cycle may, where appropriate, be combined with other financial instruments established by Member States and their managing authorities in accordance with [Article 33(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/201X [New Regulation on Structural Funds]], and grants funded from the Union, including under this Regulation.