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4. ~~Urges~~Calls on the Commission ~~to at least~~at most to update the SME definition to take account of the rise in inflation and labour productivity since 2003; strongly supports an adjustment beyond the index-linking of inflation and labour productivity, in order to take account of future inflation, provide certainty and obviate the need for a rapid further adjustment in the next few years, but essentially to retain it;

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Hermann WINKLER

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5. Points out that the employee numbers is not a criterion which can be used to draw up for accurate EU-wide comparisons, as labour productivity varies from one Member State to another; welcomes, therefore, a shift towards the criteria of turnover and balance sheet totals;deleted

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Hermann WINKLER

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8. Takes the view that economic diplomacy instruments employed at EU level, such as the Mission for Growth, could be used to address economic challenges and exploit economic opportunities at global level more effectively; calls on the Commission to step up its efforts in that area, without creating duplicate structures; calls, in that connection, for an ‘Export growth in relation to enterprise size’ indicator to be developed and for additional support to be offered to small enterprises with high export volumes;deleted

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Hermann WINKLER

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9. Is concerned that, despite the considerable contribution they make to employment and growth by virtue of their productivity, small MidCaps (enterprises that have outgrown the SME definition but still have typically medium-sized structures) are being neglected by policy- makers; calls, therefore, for a definition to be established for these companies based on the criteria that they are family-run, have high equity ratio and employ up to 30500 people; stresses that that must not under any circumstances have a negative impact on the existing SME definition and the support measures stemming from it;

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Committee: ITRE

Hermann WINKLER

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10. Calls on the Commission, in addition to the priority EU measures for SMEs, to launch a MidCaps-oriented initiative using ~~new~~additional funding, which would cover collaborative research access, digitalisation strategies, export market development and an easing of the Basel specifications and data protection rules; stresses that that must not have a negative impact on the existing SME definition and the support measures stemming from it;

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Committee: ITRE

Hermann WINKLER

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11. Takes the view that SME categorisation should not be exclusively based on the criteria of employee headcount, annual turnover and balance sheet totals; calls, therefore, for the criteria of ‘export-intensive’ (high level of exports in relation to number of employees), ‘largely independently-run’ and ‘high equity ratio’ - to be defined in due course - to be taken into account when categorising companies and for enterprises with these characteristics to at least be exempted from the relevant specific reporting obligations and/or for it to be made easier for them to access financial support;deleted

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Committee: ITRE

6 Amendments of Hermann WINKLER related to 2018/2545(RSP)

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