8 Amendments of Angelika NIEBLER related to 2008/2237(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the opinions of the High Level Expert Group on the Reduction of Administrative Burdens of 10 July 2008 in the priority area of company law, and of 22 October 2008 on Reform of the rules on invoicing in Directive 2006/112/EC (VAT Directive),
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the beneficial, stabilising role of SME associations for the traders, craft workers and members of the liberal professions belonging to them; calls on the Commission and the Member States to create a stronger framework for these associations and ensure an adequate margin for manoeuvre in terms of company law;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Envisages a need for further development of the Small Business Act in the area of labour law, especially in view of the flexicurity principle, which enables SMEs in particular to respond more quickly to changes in the market and therefore to guarantee a higher level of employment and the competitiveness of the company, as well as international competitiveness, while taking into account the necessary social protection; in this connection refers to its resolution of 29 November 2007 on flexicurity1; stresses that one of the main pillars of flexicurity is a simple and predictable labour law, which is of crucial importance to SMEs in particular, because these businesses often cannot afford to have a legal department;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the EU institutions to acknowledge the specific characteristics of the liberal professions, some of whose tasks include a general interest component, and to treat the liberal professions in the same way as other SMEs except where this contradicts existing law governing these professions;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that, despite the clear commitment made in the European Charter for Small Enterprises, the voice of SMEs remain muted within the context of the social dialogue; urges that this deficit is formally corrected by appropriate proposals within the context of the Small Business Act;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises that capital taxation can be a deterrent to the transfer of businesses, in particular family businesses, increasing the risk of liquidation or closure of the company; calls on Member States to review carefully their legal and fiscal framework to improve the conditions for transfer of businesses, employmentfacilitate continuation of the activities of businesses, in particular family businesses, preservation of jobs and reinvestment of profit;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that there is an imperative need to cut red tape by at least 25% and to put in place a modern administration adapted to the needs of SMEs, to enable them to save time and money and to devote the resulting resources to their development; is convinced that it is also imperative in the near future to implement the proposals of the High Level Expert Group on the Reduction of Administrative Burdens in the areas of company law and electronic invoicing with a view to achieving the reduction targets;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises the fundamental importance of evaluating the impact of future legislative initiatives on SMEs; therefore calls for systematic and targeted impact assessments for SMEs, a so called ‘SME test’ for all new proposals for EU legislation affecting business; considers it necessary that the results of the SME test are subject to an independent evaluation which should be available to the EU legislative bodies;