10 Amendments of Jacques TOUBON related to 2007/2257(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets the weakness of the link between EU and national industrial policy and calls on the Commission and Member States to work to strengthen this link;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the importance of a smart public procurement regime to the competitiveness of European industry; believes that pre-commercial public procurement is an important tool for boosting the innovativeness of European undertakings; encourages Member States to review their public procurement policies in this light and asks the Commission to facilitate the sharing of best practice in this area;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Welcomes the Commission's lead market initiative and supports its objective of fostering favourable conditions for the emergence of markets in innovative products and services in specific areas of high value to the society; urges the Commission to demonstrate its commitment to better regulation in this endeavour and cautions against favouring specific technological solutions over others;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the partnership groupings initiated by the Commission, such as CARS 21 and the High Level Group on Textiles; believes that these groupings are important fora for strengthening EU industrial policy;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that an ambitious DPIIPR policy is a key element in the competitiveness of industrial companies and particularly SMEs, and the reaching of an agreement on the Community patent and an EU-wide patent litigation system;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Supports the Commission's ongoing programme to simplify and improve the regulatory environment and reduce administrative burdens;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls the importance of modern standardisation systems and encourages the Commission to speed up the implementation of new approach standards, while respecting the needs of SMEs and strengthening the participation of SME representatives;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the urgency of establishing of an EU-wide market for venture capital through removing existing regulatory and tax obstacles to venture capital investments in Europe's most innovative small firms;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Encourages the Commission to intensify its market monitoring of the supply chain of industrial and consumer goods, including downstream distributors and retailers, to ensure competition at all stages of the supply chain;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a Stresses the importance of support measures to accommodate industrial change and calls for extending these measures to SMEs affected by such change;