Small & Medium Enterprises

Joint position paper: exempting micro-entities from the fourth company law directive (accounting and auditing)

Published: 26/01/2010 - last updated: 28/01/2010
Entirely in line with the Think Small First principle and the Commission’s target to reduce administrative burdens on EU businesses by 25% by 2012, the Commission’s proposal to exempt micro-entities from EU accounting Directives, with a savings potential of €6.3 billion per annum, is a clear and tangible measure to help SMEs. Particularly in light of the current economic climate, indecisive behaviour by policy makers cannot be justified. We urge the Parliament to respect the EU’s commitment to reduce administrative burdens by 25% by 2012 and proceed to speedy adoption of the Commission’s proposal to exempt micro-entities from the scope of the 4th Accounting Directive.
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Directive on combating late payment in commercial transactions (Recast)

Published: 28/10/2009 - last updated: 28/10/2009
October 2009
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Eurocommerce contribution to the Small Business Act

Published: 01/04/2008 - last updated: 07/04/2008
Representing 6 million businesses, of which over 95% are small to very small
companies, EuroCommerce particularly welcomes the consultation on the “Small Business Act” for Europe.
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Modern SME policy - our vision for the future

Published: 08/01/2008 - last updated: 08/01/2008
After the publication of the European Commission’s mid-term review on SME policy on 8 October 2007 and in view of the so called “Small Business Act” announced for 2008, EuroCommerce would like to take the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing discussions and give its views on the most important aspects of a European SME-policy for the future.
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Commission Proposal: amended new de minimis block exemption

Published: 10/07/2006 - last updated: 09/11/2006
EuroCommerce welcomes the Commission’s proposal to double the current threshold of the de minimis aid to € 200.000. The reduction of unnecessary bureaucratic burdens and the adjustment to inflation justify this proposed increase. Support from Member States and other SME-stakeholders show that a threshold of € 200.000 for a period of three years would be a step in the right direction.
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