16 Amendments of Constance LE GRIP 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 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas all enterprises are affected by market fragmentation, but SMEs and craft manufacturing businesses are particularly vulnerable to the problems stemming from it,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly supports the creation of an EU patent and of a unified patent litigation system in order to make the Single Market an innovation-friendly environment; stresses that the cost burden of multilingual patents would hinder innovation in the Single Market; strongly encourages interested Member States to take part in the reinforced cooperation procedure;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the Commission 's proposal to revise the Energy tax Directive (2003/96/EC) to include a carbon-related component in the taxation of energy products and electricity in order to initiate a move from budget-driven taxation to environment-driven taxation while keeping the same overall level of taxation;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Insists on the importance of putting inventions to good use; supports the idea of creating a European Funds for Patents, which would create patents pools through a system of licences to the benefice of European enterprises, especially innovative SMEs;
Amendment 97 #
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 andespecially 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 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to create a Single Market for online audiovisual goods by improving the electronic management of copyrights while supporting innovation and creativity by ensuring that rightholders receive adequate remuneration for their creative works;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Regrets that the revision of the Community Trademark Regulation is not mentioned in the Single Market Act; underlines that it should be among the Commission's priorities to ensure that trademarks are well protected in off-line as well as in online environments;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out the needCalls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the fight against online piracy in aand ensure the proportectionate manner and with public support of intellectual property rights by making full use of the available technology while respecting fundamental rights;
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 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Highlights the economic importance of SMEs and craft manufacturing businesses in the European economy; insists, therefore, on the need to ensure that the 'think small first' principle promoted by the 'Small Business Act' is well implemented and considered as a priority in the framework of the Single Market Act;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines the necessity of strengthening SMEs capabilities when it comes to project designing and proposal writing, including technical assistance and suitable education programmes;
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 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Swarmly welcomes the Commission's initiative for a Directive introducing a common consolidated corporate tax base and stresses that a common consolidated corporate tax base would increase the transparency and comparability of corporate tax rates, thus reducing the obstacles to cross-border activities;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights the importance of the external dimension of the internal market and in particular of regulatory cooperation with main trading partners whether at bilateral or multilateral levels with the objective of promoting regulatory convergence, equivalence of third-country regimes and the wider adoption of international standards; insists on the necessity to ensure increased loyalty in international trade exchanges by guaranteeing the principle of reciprocity, especially in the field of public procurement, competition policy, and intellectual property rights;