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11 Amendments of Angelo CIOCCA related to 2018/2545(RSP)

Amendment 27 #

Subheading 3
Re-evaluationAdequacy of the SME definition
2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #

Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to at least updConsiders thate the SME definition to take account of the rise in inflation and labour productivity since 2003; strongly supports an adjustment beyond the index-linking of inflation and labour productivity, in order to take account of future inflation, provide certainty and obviate the need for a rapid further adjustment in the next few yearsof SMEs in the recommendation of 2003 is currently more than suited to its purpose and therefore urges the Commission not to propose any changes to it;
2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 47 #

Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the employee numbers is not a criterion which can be used to draw up for accurate EU-wide comparisons, as labour productivity varies from one Member State to another; welcomes, therefore, a shift towards the criteria of turnover and balance sheet totals;deleted
2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 62 #

Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that there is a need to clarify not onlsimplify the terms ‘linked enterprise’ and ‘partner enterprise’ but alsoand SMEs’ status in mergers, and consortiums and regards the simplification of procedures and the cutting of red tape as imperative; calls on the Commission in that connection to further; considers it necessary, furthermore, to simplify procedures, for example so as to reduce red tape and simplify the applicable rules;
2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s start- up and scale-up initiative; views the promotion of entrepreneurship as important for economic growth in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce a two-year transitional period during which enterprises which no longer qualify for SME status would retain that status;deleted
2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 80 #

Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that economic diplomacy instruments employed at EU level, such as the Mission for Growth, could be used to address economic challenges and exploit economic opportunities at global level more effectively; calls on the Commission to step up its efforts in that area, without creating duplicate structures; calls, in that connection, for an ‘Export growth in relation to enterprise size’ indicator to be developed and for additional support to be offered to small enterprises with high export volumes;deleted
2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 91 #

Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned that, despite the considerable contribution they make to employment and growth by virtue of their productivity, MidCaps (enterprises that have outgrown the SME definition but still have typically medium-sized structures) are being neglected by policy- makers; calls, therefore, for a definition to be established for these companies based on the criteria that they are family- run, have high equity ratio and employ up to 3000 people;deleted
2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, in addition to the priority EU measures for SMEs, to launch a MidCaps-oriented initiative using new funding, which would cover collaborative research access, digitalisation strategies, export market development and an easing of the Basel specifications and data protection rules;deleted
2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 124 #

Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that SME categorisation should not be exclusively based on the criteria of employee headcount, annual turnover and, balance sheet totals; calls, therefore, for the criteria of ‘export-intensive’ (high level of exports in relation to number of employees), ‘largely independently-run’ and ‘high equity ratio’ - to be defined in due course - to be taken into account when categorising companies and for enterprises with these characteristics to at least be exempted from the relevant specific reporting obligations and/or for it to be made easier for them to access financial support and independence;
2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 140 #

Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to conduct a study into the possible impact of the SME definition on business development and on lock-in-effects, i.e. when enterprises deliberately opt not to expand in order to avoid bureaucratic burdens and other obligations that arise from the loss of their SME status;
2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 144 #

Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to conduct a feasibility study of sector- specific SME definitions in order to scrutinise the impact of such an approach on these sectors of the economy and the added avlue generated when set against the additional costs incurred, and to adapt the SME definition accordingly, should the study prove its feasibility;deleted
2018/04/13
Committee: ITRE