Activities of Jean-Marie CAVADA related to 2016/2237(INL)
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Amendments (7)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there are substantial differences among Member States in the way they regulate social enterprises and the organisational forms available to social entrepreneurs under their legal systems; whereas the distinctive organisational forms that social enterprises adopt depend on the existing legal frameworks, on the political economy of welfare provision and on the cultural and historical traditions of for-profit and non-profit development in each country;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the adoption of diverse legal frameworks on social enterprises in many Member States confirm the development of a new kind of entrepreneurship more focused on social value creation; whereas this diversity also confirms that social entrepreneurship is an innovative and beneficial field;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, in light of this diversity of legal forms available for the creation of a social enterprise across Member Stateswithin the EU, there does not seem to exist a consensus in Europesingle view among the Member States as to whether it is convenient or necessary at the present moment to set up at EU level a specific form of social enterprise; whereas Parliament has already stressed that the development of any new legal frameworks at Union level should be optional for enterprises and preceded by an impact assessment to take into account the existence of various social business models across the Member States; whereas Parliament has also stressed that any measures should demonstrate Union-wide added value;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
V. whereas the positive impact of social enterprises in the social economy on the community may justify the adoption of concrete actions in their support, such as the payment of subsidies and the adoption of favourable tax and public procurement measures; whereas those measures should in principle be considered as being compatible with the TreatiesUnion competition law, since they aim at facilitating the development of economic activities or areas mainly intended to have a positive impact on society;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital X
Recital X
X. whereas social-economy enterprises should issue a social report on a regular basis in which they give account, at least, of their activities, results, involvement of stakeholders, allocation of profits, salaries, subsidies and other benefits received;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to reviewexamine existing legislation and to submit, where appropriate, legislative proposals establishing a more coherent and complete legal framework in support of social- economy enterprises, specifically, but not only, in the fields of public procurement and competition law, so that such undertakings are treated in a manner that is consistent with their particular nature and contribution to social cohesion and to economic growth;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 3 – introductory part
The European Parliament considers that the ‘European social label’ should only be awarded to enterprises complying with the following criteria in a cumulative manner: