Traduction de «extended enterprise » (Anglais → Français) :

Given the importance of foreign investment to the Canadian economy and the fact that the acquisition of Canadian enterprises by foreign state-owned enterprises has captured public attention over the last year, Bill C-60 seeks to amend the Investment Canada Act in order to clarify such things as how the investments foreign state-owned enterprises propose to make in Canada are to be assessed, and to extend the time frames for national security reviews.

2. Having regard to the specific national size distribution of enterprises and the evolution of policy needs, Member States may extend the definition of the statistical unit in their country.

a decision extending for the year 2005 cooperation in the implementation and development of the internal market (6907/05); a decision extending for the year 2006 cooperation in the audiovisual field by extending the duration of the "Media Training" and "Media Plus – Development, Distribution, Promotion" programmes (7205/05); a decision extending cooperation in the fields of research and technological development to include the preparatory action for the enhancement of European security research 2005 (6799/05); a decision extending cooperation in the field of the environment, in particular in the context of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme ...[+++](7337/05) and a decision extending cooperation in the field of enterprise, entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises (7530/05).

II. RECOGNIZING THAT - the development of small and medium-sized enterprises is of great importance for the competitiveness of the European economy, regional development and economic cohesion in the European Union, - small and medium-sized enterprises, including the various service activities, make an important contribution to growth and the creation of jobs, - the strengths of small and medium-sized enterprises lie in their flexibility and adaptability to changing circumstances, - this adaptability and flexibility is hampered by both internal (particularly financial and managerial) and external (particularly legal and administrative) h ...[+++]urdles, - a simple, logical and coherent legal framework would accordingly be essential to such enterprises, CONSIDERING that local development initiatives offer considerable potential for strengthening the economic and social fabric of the European Union and for creating employment, AWARE that both measures to create a legislative and administrative environment favourable to the development of enterprise and effective, high-profile support measures are essentially the responsibility of the Member States, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity set out in Article 3b of the Treaty establishing the European Community, EMPHASIZES that it is a priority concern of enterprise policy in the Community, as mentioned in the multiannual programme, to improve the legislative and administrative environment for enterprises, to intensify and improve the Community's provision of information to enterprises, to promote cooperation and partnership between small and medium-sized enterprises and to ensure the promotion and coordination of Community instruments, IS ACCORDINGLY CONVINCED that the Community's policy in favour of small and medium-sized enterprises should be put into practice and made more effective through a new and extended partnership between the Member States and the Community, and through efficient and regular consultation of th ...

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 objectives of the programme, adopted as from 1 July 1993 and extending until 31 December 1996, are as follows: I. INTENSIFYING THE PRIORITY MEASURES FOR ENTERPRISE POLICY IN ORDER TO STIMULATE GROWTH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY A. Improvement of the administrative and legal environment of enterprises inter alia in the area of indirect taxation in order to alleviate the burdens on SMEs arising from Community legislation B. Better access to Community information for enterprises C. Improving the business-partner-search network D. Continued ...[+++] development of instruments permitting direct contact between entrepreneurs and aimed at promoting transnational subcontracting E. Ensuring full consideration of the interests of SMEs in the various Community initiatives and policies II. ENSURING THE CONTINUITY AND CONSOLIDATION OF ENTERPRISE POLICY IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE EUROPEANIZATION AND INTERNATIONALIZATION OF ENTERPRISES, ESPECIALLY SMEs, A. Encouraging SMEs, including craft-industry enterprises, to adapt to structural changes and to changes brought about by the internal market, in particular through information, exchange of experiences and transnational co-operation activities B. Promoting a better financial environment for enterprises C. Promoting better observation of the economic development of enterprises as part of the dynamic of effective implementation of the internal market D. Evaluation and development of enterprise policy. In order to achieve these objectives and insofar as they cannot be better achieved by the Member States, the Commission, assisted by a Committee composed of representatives of the Member States, will implement such measures as need be taken at Community level, allowing for the findings of any evaluation reports.