3 Amendments of Anne SANDER related to 2014/0120(COD)
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to facilitate the cross-border activities of SMEs and, the establishment of single-member companies as subsidiaries in other Member States, the costs and administrative burdens involved in setting- up these companies should be reducecosts and administrative burdens involved in setting- up a company should be reduced. Establishing a company abroad today requires being able to meet the substantial financial costs of complying with the legal and administrative rules of the other country, which is a major obstacle for many SMEs. The business environment therefore urgently needs to be improved, especially for SMEs, in order to allow them to operate in more than one EU country and invest more easily abroad.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) SME access to the internal market should be promoted to allow them to develop and contribute fully to the EU economy. To that end, solutions tailored to SMEs wishing to develop cross-border activities should be developed. It is important, however, to make clear that not all these companies wish to internationalise or supply goods and services in another Member State, and that EU legislation must not be detrimental to them.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) On-line registration should make it possible to reduce the costs involved in establishing a company abroad, and thereby promote cross-border economic activity by smaller entities, but it should not undermine national laws on identity controls for company founders and on employee protection.