7 Amendments of Philippe JUVIN related to 2010/2095(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the economic importance of SMEs and craft manufacturing businesses in the European industrial fabric; insists, therefore, on the need to place the 'think small first' principle promoted by the 'Small Business Act' at the heart of the EU's new industrial policy in order to guarantee that the specific characteristics of these undertakings are taken into account in the process of defining and implementing it;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to foster key technologies through an innovation-friendly and technology- neutral framework, whilst guaranteeing respect for intellectual and industrial property rights; encourages public authorities to support public acceptance of new technologies, based on scientific evidence;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that protecting intellectual property rights is the cornerstone for protecting European know-how and promoting innovation within the EU, which notably entails stepping up the fight against counterfeiting and reducing the cost of patents in Europe; calls on the Member States and the Commission in this context to continue their efforts with a view to the earliest possible creation of a European Union patent and a suitable dispute-settlement system, and to strengthen resources and coordination between customs authorities and market surveillance authorities in order better to detect the entry onto the single market of counterfeit products;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Highlights the need to take account of the specific characteristics of SMEs and craft enterprises in the European standardisation system, particularly in terms of cutting the cost of access to standards, the dissemination of standards (publication of abstracts) and financial support; stresses the key role to be played by national standards bodies in promoting and boosting participation by SMEs and craft enterprises in the standardisation process, in keeping with the 'national delegation' principle;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission, if an agreement at European level proves to be impossible, to continue their efforts to create a European Union patent through the introduction of intensified cooperation, with a view to the development of a competitive and innovative European industrial policy;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Takes the view that competition policy must respond to the needs of an ambitious industrial policy, whilst respecting the rules of the internal market;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that social partners are best qualified to manage the appropriate adjustments following the economic crisis; notes that state intervention in restructuring should be limitfocused ton the mitigation of social hardship and re-qualification of the labour force, and that an expansion of EU funds for restructuring purposes should be avoidedon measures designed to limit relocations outside EU territory;