5 Amendments of Rachida DATI related to 2011/0394(COD)
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Programme should therefore address market failures affecting the competitiveness of the Union economy on a global scale due principally to issues which undermine the capacity of enterprises to compete with their counterparts in other parts of the world. These include failures connected with the absence of reciprocity between the EU and its competitors in conditions for access to their markets.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The limited internationalisation of SMEs both within and outside Europe affects competitiveness. According to some estimates currently 25% of the SMEs in the Union export or have exported at some point over the last three years, of which only 13% export outside the Union on a regular basis and only 2 % have invested beyond their home country. In line with the Small Business Act, which called on the Union and the Member States to support and encourage SMEs to benefit from the growth of markets outside the Union, the EU supports a network of European Business Organisations in more than 20 markets abroad. It provides financial assistance to the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, business bodies in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore as well as the European Business and Technology Centre in India, EU SME Centres in China and in Thailand and the China Intellectual Property Rights SME helpdesk. European added value is created by bundling national efforts in this domain, avoiding duplication, promoting cooperation and by offering services that would lack critical mass if provided at national level. Where these support and assistance measures fall down, especially as a result of excessive barriers indiscriminately put in the way of foreign businesses, this network will inform the national and European authorities of the relevant problems so that appropriate measures can be considered.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The competitiveness of European companies outside the EU also depends on their ability to build solid foundations in Europe and to compete on a level playing field with their competitors in the global marketplace. The competent national and European authorities should support SMEs producing in Europe by reserving 20% of public procurement contracts for them.
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Actions under the Programme may aim to foster international industrial cooperation, including industrial and regulatory dialogues and reciprocal actions with third countries. Specific measures may aim to reduce differences between the Union and other countries in regulatory frameworks for industrial products, on industrial policy and the improvement of the business environment.
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Specific measures shall seek to ensure fairness in the award of public procurement contracts to SMEs producing in Europe. A share of 20% of public procurement contracts should be reserved for such enterprises.