7 Amendments of Jacques TOUBON related to 2008/2237(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. Whereas small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) account for more than 99% of EU enterprises and are of the utmost importantce for fulfilling the objectives of the Lisbon strategy as regards growth and jobs and for the competitiveness and robustness of the economy due to their diversity and ability to rapidly adapt to market conditions,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas SMEs make an essential contribution to social cohesion, innovation, regional development and Europe’s ability to compete,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Small Business Act (SBA) as a framework for a comprehensive political approach towards SMEs while respecting their diversity; calls however for further measures to ensure that they can benefit fully from the opportunities offered by the Single Market, notably by providing a graduated response so as to take account of their diversity, in particular with regard to cottage industries and small businesses;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of simplifyingtaking measures suited to the real needs of SMEs, and particularly the smallest of them, notably as regards access to, cost of and implementation of standards, reducing administrative burdens and betterimproving regulation, as well asnd the stability of legal provisions; also draws attention to the need to simplifying procedures relating to business transfers and to the importance of sensitising, informing and supporting company directors in this process, to avoid businesses closing when entrepreneurs retire;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages the Commission and Member States to facilitate the access of SMEs to public contracts, in particular by standardising the documents required and the different platforms for dematerialisation of public contracts, and by making more frequent use of phased payments;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to step up their efforts for promoting and providing information on the existence of Community funds and state aids, and to make these two kinds of instrument not only more accessible but also more comprehensible;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)