11 Amendments of Salvador Domingo SANZ PALACIO related to 2008/2237(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the need for an administrative environment that is less complex, more flexible and less bureaucratic; calls, nevertheless, for a plan for the simplification of administrative procedures to be drawn up that will make management more flexible and eliminate unnecessary red tape;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that it is vital to give preferential treatment to SMEs in training policies, and in particular in lifelong learning programmes, establishing positive discrimination to facilitate the full integration of women in this sector and guarantee the balance between family life and employment;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that it is essential to provide optimum access to start-up and spin-off financing for SMEs, especially micro-credits;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises the difficulty of setting up a new business owing to the diversity of systems established in the various Member States; therefore considers it necessary to establish a unified system for setting up businesses in which the process is carried out step by step and it is possible for a business to be created in 48 hours;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that one in four cases of SMEs disappearing is due to late payment, in most cases on the part of public administrations; therefore recommends to the Member States that they introduce mechanisms to guarantee payment within the prescribed period and indeed that they consider applying administrative sanctions in this respect;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Points out that SMEs are particularly vulnerable in relation to the violation of intellectual property rights (IPRs); highlights the importance of creating a European Community patent to strengthen and protect innovation by European SMEs vis-à-vis their competitors; Calls on the Commission and Member States to step up the fight against counterfeiting and piracy in the internal market, to demand that their commercial partners apply the Agreement on Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) more strictly and to make whatever efforts may be necessary for the adoption of bilateral, regional or multilateral agreements to combat counterfeiting and piracy, such as the ACTA agreement;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for action to promote the organisation and appropriate coordination of access to public procurement in order to guarantee that SMEs obtain the same advantages as the remaining tendering firms, support innovative solutions and thereby safeguard their regional development;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses the need to guarantee that production costs for SMEs are not increased in their main areas, and to reduce tax on business transfers to foster and guarantee the continued existence of family firms;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that the Member States should apply the SBA and its principles as a matter of priority, monitor it and complement that monitoring with an annual report reflecting the progress made by each Member State;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for the simplification of requirements for SMEs to obtain financing in the context of public procurement; Takes the view that both financial institutions and banks should create programmes tailored to the needs of SMEs;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the SBA is not legally binding and therefore emphasiseHighlights the need for a strong political commitment to apply the SBA; calls on the Commission to publish a report by 31 December 2012 with observations for Member States and to make accompanying proposals, where appropriate.