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"Mr Jouyet, when Nicole Fontaine was putting her question, the Council was already answering. That is rare enough to be worthy of note.
In fact, 48 hours ago, the Competitiveness Council examined and supported the plan put forward by the Commission in July, while our Parliament is still considering it. That is an undeniable success for the Council under the French Presidency and I would like to thank you, Mr Jouyet, and pay tribute to the good work that you and your colleagues have done, in particular Mr Novelli.
The Council’s success is particularly notable because the Commission’s plan meant that you had to add an action plan, taking the principles it contained and setting goals for the next 3, 5 and 10 years.
I understand that, in practical terms, what we have to do now is to consider small and medium-sized enterprises first in every piece of legislation and in every measure. We will do this with the European private company, with the late payments directive, with, I hope, cuts in VAT rates, and so on.
I would simply like to say, however, to conclude, that above all SMEs must not be ghettoised, in other words the SME regulations we introduce must not be so singular that they end up forming a handicap. I agree with what Mrs Vlasto just said. It is obvious that in the current situation, when these businesses are in such need of funding and obtaining finance is so difficult, we must not take measures on their behalf, for example accounting guarantee exemptions, that cut their credits and therefore prevent them from having the means to operate.
It is for this reason that small and medium-sized enterprises are not sub-companies. They must be companies like any others, vital to the European economy."@en1
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