5 Amendments of Jean-Paul GAUZÈS related to 2008/2237(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the application of the "Think Small First" principle at Community and, national and local level requires the consistent implementation of the internal market rules and the Services Directive1 and an efficient and specific follow-up by the Commission and the Member States as part of the annual reports on the Lisbon Strategy in order to secure that all obstacles are eliminated in accordance with those rules and in keeping with the needs of small enterprises and calls for a sector inquiry to be conducted with a view to facilitating fair and open competition for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) all over Europe, in close cooperation with their representative organisations;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that dynamic financial markets are essential for the financing of SMEs and underlines the need to open up European risk capital markets by improving the availability of and access to venture capital, mezzanine finance and micro- credit; draws attention, further, to the need to create and develop financing tools and arrangements tailored to the requirements of small enterprises which do not rely solely on the financial markets for their funding, in particular during periods marked by economic difficulties;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that no analysis has been carried out at Community level in order to measure the impact of the various forms of Community funding on SMEs and the benefits they have gained from that funding; reiterates Parliament's call to the Commission to carry out all the requisite studies; regards it as fundamental that the rules and procedures governing access for the various categories of SME to these forms of funding and the relevant programmes should be simplified as far as possible; with that aim in view, calls on the Commission to hold talks with the organisations representing SMEs in an effort to eliminate the obstacles encountered;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to find suitable ways of monitoring more effectively the use made by intermediary financial, banking or administrative bodies of Community funding intended for small enterprises and micro- enterprises, and to make sure that all the funding in question reaches those undertakings, within a reasonable time- frame;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that all legislation regardconcerning SMEs must be supportive of their growth and must not create artificial limits for their ability to take the lead in the development of European Economy; in that connection, stresses the need to take account of their diversity, in particular the diversity of the craft enterprises and small enterprises which make up 98% of the Union economy, drawing on assistance from their representative organisations and providing responses tailored to their specific needs.