Traduction de «observatoire des pme européennes » (Français → Anglais) :

9. Stresses the considerable potential benefits of the TTIP for SMEs; calls on the Commission to ensure that the priorities and concerns of SMEs are taken fully into account in the TTIP negotiations in accordance with the ‘Think Small First’ principle e.g. by means of comprehensive impact assessments, targeted public consultations and involvement of the European SME representatives; recommends that the Commission seek the establishment of a one-stop information system for SMEs and dedicate a specific chapter to SMEs, in which the reduction of administrative burdens should be considered in compliance with the relevant regulatory framewo ...[+++]rks; calls on the Commission to provide for the protection and enhancement of pro-SME policies and support schemes;

q. to acknowledge that the TTIP will benefit SMEs more than big business; to take note that the elimination of tariffs, the simplification of customs procedures and the convergence of products standards will notably facilitate SMEs’ participation in transatlantic trade and that the TTIP will be the first free trade agreement to have a dedicated SME chapter; to work towards consolidating the existing cooperation between the US and the EU on SMEs; to work towards the creation of websites where SMEs in both Europe and the US can find out about tariffs, customs procedures and all applicable product regulations at federal and state level in the US, and Union a ...[+++]nd Member State level in the EU;

(xii) to ensure that TTIP includes a specific chapter on SME’s in TTIP based on the joint commitment of both negotiating parties and aims at creating new opportunities in the US for European SMEs (including micro enterprises), on the basis of SME exporters’ actual reported experience, for instance by eliminating double certification requirements, by establishing a web-based information system about the different regulations and best practices, by facilitating access to support schemes for SME, by introducing ‘fast-track’ procedures at the border or by eliminating specific tariff peaks that continue to exist; it should establish mechanisms for both sides to work t ...[+++]ogether to facilitate SMEs’ participation in transatlantic trade and investment, for instance through a common SME ‘one-stop shop’ with SMEs stakeholders playing a key role in its establishment, which would provide specific information they need to export to, import from or invest in the US, including on customs duties, on taxes, on regulations, on custom procedures and on market opportunities;

26. Expects the Commission to take an initiative to ensure that EU SMEs enjoy access to public procurement on third markets on an equal footing with other companies; hopes that the recently published proposal for a regulation on the EU public procurement market will foster reciprocity in openness which would benefit EU SMEs; requests that the EU develop an ambitious common industrial policy based on fostering research and innovation that benefits from innovative financing arrangements such as project bonds and supports the development of SMEs, particularly via access to public procurement, in order to maintain its competiveness vis-à-v ...[+++]is new major players in industry and research; calls on the EU to enhance the value of European production by providing better quality-information to consumers, particularly through the adoption of the regulation on origin marking (‘made-in’) of products imported into the EU

8. Calls on the Commission to publish a report on the participation of European SMEs in international trade and, where appropriate, to make proposals which, along the lines of the SBA, establish a framework for a global policy approach to SMEs, with special reference to the participation of European SMEs in international trade;

[3] The 2001 ENSR survey of over 7,000 SMEs in: European SMEs and Social and Environmental Responsibility, report published in the 7th Observatory of European SMEs, 2002, European Commission, Enterprise DG ( [http ...]