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Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recommends that the Commission make the trade defence system more effective, transparent and sensitive to the needs of European industry and, in particular, SMEs; considers it necessary to improve the services offered by the SME desk set up by the Commission a few years ago, which has so far been largely ineffective;deleted

2008/11/14
Committee: INTA

Christofer FJELLNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Regrets that only a limited number of investigations have concerned industrial sectors with a high concentration of SMEs; calls on the Commission to take every possible step without delay to rectify the current practice with a view to upholding the rights of SMEs more effectively and guaranteeing them easier access to safeguards under the trade defence instruments;deleted

2008/11/14
Committee: INTA

Christofer FJELLNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers, in this connection, that the ‘proportion of total Community production’ concept should be reviewed with a view to lowering the threshold for complaints (currently set at 25% of Community production) and that professional associations with a high SME representation should be allowed to validly represent them before the Commission;deleted

2008/11/14
Committee: INTA

Christofer FJELLNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Regrets the delayed introduction of the Community origin marking system for certain products from non-European countries (textiles and footwear) and expresses concern at this clear violation of the rights of European consumers; calls on the Member States and the Commission to remove as a matter of urgency the obstacles which have so far stood in the way of the entry into force of this legislation and to promote the European origin of such products, oftenAcknowledges that EU- companies already today have the possibility to put a mark of origin on their products as one of many ways to benchmark themselves towards consumers, since they can be seen by consumers as a guarantee of quality, safety and respect for high production standards;

2008/11/14
Committee: INTA

4 Amendments of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2008/2205(INI)

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