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"The Charter for Small Enterprises is a great step forward in defence of that sector of the economy, which represents the individuality, the vitality and the richness of the European Union. Improved access to European funding, more streamlined administration, training and tax relief are all essential measures to enable SMEs to exist, to produce, to invest and to employ. Now that the European Union has recognised the importance of the sector, it needs to pay careful attention to the consistency of its policies: the recent debates on chemical substance registration or software patenting, to mention just a couple, have perhaps led people to doubt whether the EU is actually willing to commit itself totally to protecting SMEs. The latest dreadful example comes from the now notorious debate on the textile industry and trade relations with China. Promoting and implementing a charter for SMEs will be a wasted effort until the EU, and the Commission in particular, raises its voice at last to firmly demand that the rules of trade – which are already in themselves extremely unfavourable to small businesses – be obeyed, and to demand the best possible conditions from our international partners to enable this industry to continue to flourish."@en1
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