12 Amendments of Othmar KARAS related to 2010/2277(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it is important to restorincrease confidence in the Single Market at all levels and to eliminate existing barriers to enterprises entering business; whereas high administrative burdens discourage new entrepreneurs,
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to take the appropriate measures to enhance the confidence of businesses in e-commerce, namely by harmonizing contract law where possible and by facilitating cross- border debt recovery;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the implementation of the Consumer Rights Directive and to take into account all relevant and existing EU legislation as well as the special needs of SMEs before coming up with a proposal for a European Contract Law;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to improve SMEs’ access to capital markets by increasing information available on different EU financing opportunities such as those provided by the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, the European Investment Bank or the European Investment Fund and by making funding procedures easier, quicker and less bureaucratic;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Believes that the pluralistic structure of the European banking market meets best the variety of financing needs of SMEs and that the diversity of legal models and business objectives improves access to finance;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. points out the importance of interconnected business registers and calls on the Commission to develop a clear legal framework ensuring that information in such business registers is complete and correct;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. points out the importance of interconnected business registers and calls on the Commission to develop a clear legal framework ensuring that information in such business registers is complete and correct;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the European Commission to include within the Single Market Act a proposal for a European retail strategy that identifies and addresses the numerous challenges faced by European businesses looking to retail their products both within the Single Market and to an international customer base. This strategy should consider the specific requirements of individual retail sectors including digital, high-street and travel retail.
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to encourage the development of the business services sector and to take the necessary regulatory measures in order to protect especially SMEs from unfair commercial practices by larger enterprises in the retail sector; recalls its Resolution 2008/2126 (INI) and urges the Commission again to come up with a proposal to prevent the fraudulent practices of Misleading Business Directories;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. welcomes that the Commission is very active in examining recently adopted national laws which hinder European companies, e.g. in the retail sector to profit from their internal market rights in other Member States; calls on the Commission to further investigate in depth provisions in trade and tax law which discriminate against foreign European companies;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. InviteRecalls its Resolution 2009/2175 (INI) and asks the Commission to propose a legal framework for services concessions that wouldonly if the general principles laid down in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (ban on discrimination, principle of equal treatment and transparency) do not satisfactorily ensure transparency, effective judicial protection for bidders and legal certainty; and if major competitive distortions made such a legal framework necessary
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20