Traduction de «régime d'aides aux micro-entreprises » (Français → Anglais) :

Reduced fees and charges should also apply to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises

Reduced fees and charges should also apply to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises .

the main aim of the measures is to combat social exclusion in particularly difficult areas; the scheme covers only small and micro businesses (of the 40 922 businesses benefiting from the tax exemptions, 40 020 are micro businesses); the geographical scope of the measures is limited (they cover only 2.6% of the population); the measures are restricted to tightly defined areas selected on the basis of objective criteria such as the unemployment rate, the percentage of the population under 25, the proportion with no formal qualifications and the tax potential per inhabitant; the French authorities are making a special effort to ensure transparency in the p ...[+++]recise evaluation of the projects carried out, in that the National Monitoring Centre for Sensitive Urban Areas publishes reports on the urban tax-free zones every

In its assessment, the Commission concluded that the measure was compatible with EC Treaty state aid rules (Article 87(3)(c)) because it helps to overcome a specific equity gap for MSEs in their seed and other early stages.

In particular, the second Observatory's report underlines a number of useful elements, namely as regards: - an indication to the existence of different problems, attitudes and behaviour within the SME sector, eventually calling for adoption of differentiated policy approaches aiming at micro enterprises on the one hand, and small and medium enterprises on the other hand; - a differentiated contribution of SMEs to employment as only micro firms, although severely hit by the recession, have been able to secure some net job creation in ...[+++]1990-93, these years being characterised by an important reduction in the number of both medium-sized and large enterprises as well as in their employment levels; - the importance to provide appropriate information and counselling, as well as adequate formation and training facilities to smaller and newly created enterprises; - the key role played by SMEs in both product and process innovation and their effectiveness in bringing those innovations to the market; - the importance of the craft trades, which appear particularly capable of absorbing the low skilled unemployed and can act as a breeding place of qualified personnel for non-craft-sectors; - the relevance of Community efforts to provide assistance to enterprises and to promote economic development through transborder and transnational cooperation, namely by means of the INTERREG initiative and other interventions of the Structural Funds; - a tendency towards convergence across the Member States in many elements of the business environment, even if differences in legislation and technical standards as well as difficulties in gaining access to information can still act as major residual barriers to international activities by SMEs; - the need to improve SMEs information on the functioning of the Internal Market and new opportunities opened to them, as well as to assist SMEs in their efforts to anticipate and adapt to industrial change and current mutations in their business ...

In spite of this methodological caveat, the first Observatory's report underlines a number of useful elements, namely as regards: - an indication to the existence of different problems, attitudes and behaviour within the SME sector, justifying the adoption of differentiated policy approaches aiming at micro, small and medium enterprises; - a differentiated contribution of SMEs to employment as only micro firms have been able to secure some net job creation in 1991-1992, these years being characterised by an important reduction in the ...[+++] number of both medium-sized and large enterprises as well as in their employment levels; - the importance to provide appropriate information and counselling, as well as adequate formation to newly created enterprises; - the Community's role in assisting cooperation and transnational business relationships, to stimulate the potential for cooperation, and to encourage those enterprises who are still apprehensive of cooperation; - the differences in financial problems, depending on the type of enterprise considered (size and sector) and the requirement to be met (creation, expansion, liquidity position or transfer); - the importance of the Community's efforts to provide assistance to enterprises and to promote economic development through transborder and transnational cooperation, namely by means of the INTERREG initiative and the intervention of Structural Funds; - the need of further improving the absorption of Community's funds by SMEs, alleviating financial burdens and helping develop financial institutions geared to the needs of SMEs, and assisting the development of managerial resources in less favoured regions.