12 Amendments of Antolín SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO related to 2008/2237(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses the key role of SMEs in Europe's economic and social fabric and the vital need for them to benefit from the opportunities offered by the internal market, demographic and technological change, and the challenges of the environment and globalisation, with a view to meeting the goals of the Lisbon Strategy;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses that a suitable policy of legislative simplification, reduction of overheads, elimination of administrative costs, introduction of new technology and operational facilitation should help boost the efficiency of SMEs and microbusinesses, as well as promoting fairer competition on the internal market;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Believes that the information to be supplied by SMEs and microbusinesses to administrations, the public and the market should be in line with criteria of general interest and strict proportionality;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Stresses the need to promote enterprise culture and a favourable business climate with a view to unleashing SMEs' full potential;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for increased efforts to be made in implementing mutual recognition in order to facilitate cross-border activities of SMEs; believes there should be a common consolidated basis for company tax, and until such time as that exists supports adopting a system enabling SMEs carrying out cross-border activities to pay tax according to the rules of their country of origin;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Believes that SMEs, and especially microbusinesses, should be taxed in accordance with their characteristics, in such a way as to facilitate the start-up phase and encourage innovation and investment throughout their lives;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Believes that the transfer of SMEs should be made easier, especially in cases of retirement or illness of the owner and transfer to relatives or heirs;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for better access for SMEs to public procurement as well as the opening up, where possible, of services of general interest to public tenders;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. ;Is of the opinion that any new legislation, for example to avoid delays in the field of payments, copyright, company law or State aid (such ascompetition law (such as the rules adopted to facilitate obtaining data in private suits taken out over anti- competitive behaviour or those arising from the General block exemption Regulation1) regarding state aid2), should be formulated in such a way so as not to discriminate against SMEs but, rather, to support them and the provision of their services across the internal market;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the public administrations in the Member States to create, on a coordinated basis, offices to serve as 'one- stop shops' offering support services and exchange of best practices for SMEs;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls for the creation, on a structured basis, of mechanisms for dialogue, consultation and participation between SMEs and their representatives and the public authorities;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Calls on the Commission to draw up an annual report on SMEs, systematically presenting and commenting on the main data for the sector, with a view to establishing SMEs' situation, following their evolution and determining how far they are meeting the objectives set for the sector;