Translation of "Micro examination " (English → French) :

6. Calls on the Commission to examine whether interest rate caps are an obstacle to the provision of micro-credit and, if they are, asks the Commission to examine whether it is possible to provide exemptions to interest rate caps for MFIs and non-bank MFIs;

At that meeting, an examination of the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council recasting Council Directive 90/219/EEC of 23 April 1990 on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms resulted in the Consultative Working Party’s establishing, by common accord, that the proposal does not comprise any substantive amendments other than those identified as such therein or in the present opinion.

We agree that these are micro-regions, but why would we want to delete from the report the very point in which we urge the Commission to examine whether it might therefore be more effective to provide cohesion assistance to these micro-regions at micro-regional level?

Since the problem we are dealing with is a highly complex one, and is clearly concentrated in certain micro-territories and micro-regions, I believe we must assess whether it is right to examine cohesion policy at inter-regional level only, at the level of the regions.

III. RECALLS that, in view of the specific institutional, legislative and contractual characteristics of each Member State, Community action should concentrate on setting objectives, leaving it to the Member States to choose the means most appropriate to their situation, within a commonly defined general framework, CONSIDERS it necessary to step up action in favour of SMEs to improve and simplify the legislative and administrative environment, and is therefore in favour of consultation between Member States on the basis of continual exchange of experience, with the assistance of the Commission and organized within the framework of a Committee consisting in particular of representatives of the Member States, Particularly WELCOMES the Commis ...[+++]sion's continued efforts in parallel to simplify current Community legislation and its intention to set up a group of independent experts charged with re-examining the effects of existing Community and national legislation on employment and competitiveness with the aim of reducing legal and administrative constraints on enterprises, CONSIDERS also that it is necessary to extend cooperation between the Member States and the Community to include exchange of experience and best practice regarding enterprise-support measures in a competitive economy for small and medium-sized enterprises, including micro- enterprises and the craft sector and concerted action to stimulate demand for services offered to enterprises, CONSIDERS it appropriate to concentrate on the three key stages in the life of an enterprise, i.e. creation, growth and transfer, CONSIDERS that policies should take account of the difficulties of the craft sector and micro-enterprises in particular, having regard to the major contribution they make to job-creation.

The CBA is currently participating in a research project, coordinated by the Rural Secretariat of Agriculture Canada and Agri-Food Canada, examining financing for micro-businesses in rural Canada.