16 Amendments of Anne LAPERROUZE related to 2008/2237(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas SMEs are often micro enterprises, craft industries, family businesses and cooperatives which are the natural incubators of entrepreneurial culture and therefore play an important role in enhancing social inclusion and self- employment,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets, however, that the Small Business Act is not a legally binding instrument; calls on the Commission to propose a solution for making the 10 principles, and in particular the ‘Think Small First’ principle, compulsory in all future legislation affecting SMEs;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the Commission’s mooting of reduced VAT rates for locally supplied services, which are primarily provided by SMEs;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers it necessary to improve understanding of the real-life situations of SMEs in Europe, through a revitalisation of the European Observatory of SMEs;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the public authorities, on the basis of the principle that access to information is a precondition for obtaining information itself, and considering the importance of the Internet as a vehicle, to simplify institutional websites to the maximum to enable users to pinpoint and better understand the support mechanisms being offered;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Draws attention to the need for sufficient technical and skilled personnel; therefore, believes that more investment is needed in education and that the links between educational institutions and SMEs should be strengthened; considers in this respect that it would be a positive step to include, in secondary and higher and further education curricula, modules that promote awareness of the world of business; encourages the further extension of individual mobility schemes such as „‘Erasmus for young entrepreneurs"’ and „‘Erasmus for apprentices"’;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Points out that the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development contains a financial risk sharing mechanism which should enable access to be facilitated to loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for large-scale projects; calls on the Commission to assess SME recourse to that mechanism, and consequently to bring forward any necessary proposals;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Commission to assess SME participation in the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme and to bring forward any necessary proposals;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Member States, in the light of the current financial crisis, to encourage banks to guarantee SMEs access to credit on reasonable terms;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is very satisfied with the recent ‘Lisbonisation’ ofalignment between the cohesion policy and the Lisbon Strategy; believes that by directing regional funds more towards entrepreneurship, research and innovation, considerable funds could become available at local level to enhance business potential;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that public procurement covers around 16% of EU GDP; calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen SME access to and participation in public procurement through inter alia making more use of e-procurement by setting a minimum participation threshold;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Member States to implement the ‘once only’ principle, since an undertaking should not be subjected ore than once to the requirement of identical administrative procedures declarations;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages Member States to set up national dedicated information contact points and support agencies for SMEs, offering access to various sources of information, structured according to the life cycle of a business, and providing assistance with the funding application proper;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Encourages Member States to support SME associations which inform, advise and assist SMEs throughout their development in line with the 'one-stop shop’ principle;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to set up a working party in which Member States can exchange their national practices best tailored to the interests of SMEs, particularly regarding arrangements for obtaining support in preventing difficulties;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls on the Commission to set up a working party among the Member States for the exchange of best national practice in the interest of SMEs, particularly on how to obtain support with preventing difficulties;