UEAPME Expectations on the Proposal for a European Small Business Act, 14 December 2007, available at www.ueapme.com. Response to the Consultation on a Small Business Act for Europe, 2 April 2008, available [...] the European Patent Office with claims translated into the other two official languages, 3) An EU patent processed, granted and published as in option 2, but with claims translated into the other four [...] Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "Think Small First" - A "Small Business Act" for Europe23. Such translation arrangements should make access to the EU patent
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Impact Study, Part I, section 1. 60 See below. 61 E.g. companies purchasing claims for compensation and pursuing these claims in their own name before civil courts. 62 See Impact Study, Part I, section [...] n Appeal Tribunal (CAT) to hear damages claims following a decision of the Office of Fair Trading or the European Commission. It also allows a damages claim to be brought before the CAT by a representative [...] bring a claim, but also contain a punitive element aimed at increasing deterrence of infringers. 78. Beyond that, Policy Option 1 provides for “opt-out” class actions74 allowing a small number of
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relatively higher administrative costs for small than large operators (see explanations in Annex II). Compared to the level of EU ETS revenues raised from a small emitter, the administrative cost can be [...] strongly driven by the high number of small aircraft operators included in the EU ETS. There are three main options identified which could further simplify MRV for small emitters: − Possible introduction [...] remove any obligations for small emitters below this threshold. − Streamlining of administrative processes by allowing Member States to apply simplified procedures for small emitters (e.g. removing the
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and (d)] - two or more affected parties claim together (class actions - referred to as "group actions" by the Commission) or - an authority or entity claims on behalf of two or more affected parties [...] compensatory claims, where two or more affected parties have suffered harm resulting from the same illegal practices of a company ["mass harm situation", No. 3 (b)] and - injunctive claims, where two [...] - their intention to claim compensatory or injunctive relief, and - on-going compensatory actions. – Affected parties should also be informed of on-going compensatory claims by the authorities and
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and (d)] - two or more affected parties claim together (class actions - referred to as "group actions" by the Commission) or - an authority or entity claims on behalf of two or more affected parties [...] compensatory claims, where two or more affected parties have suffered harm resulting from the same illegal practices of a company ["mass harm situation", No. 3 (b)] and - injunctive claims, where two [...] - their intention to claim compensatory or injunctive relief, and - on-going compensatory actions. – Affected parties should also be informed of on-going compensatory claims by the authorities and
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providing the method by which a connection is made between information or claims concerning raw materials or intermediate products and claims concerning final products. The Directives require the Commission to [...] shown. To show this, claims will need to be made about the raw material and/or intermediate products used. The method by which a connection is made between information or claims concerning raw materials [...] 'book and claim' systems where, after feedstock production, the sustainability information and the raw material are traded separately from each other. The Commission assessed the book and claim system
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for filing claims and asserting rights, availability and access to information about the process and the consequences of delayed filing of claims. Frequently, the time limit for filing claims is laid down [...] file and verify claims In order to reduce uncertainty and create equal treatment among creditors in the Member States, further approximation of the rules on filing and verifying claims should be considered [...] make a fresh start. This applies not only to large multi-national companies, but to the 20 million small companies that are the backbone of Europe’s economy. The effective handling of insolvency cases is
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May 1995. new (6) In its communication "Think small first" – A "Small Business Act" for Europe15, the Commission emphasized that small and medium-sized enterprises' (SMEs) access to finance [...] optional instrument for economic operators in so far as it does not oblige them to claim interest for late payment or to claim compensation for recovery costs. Moreover, the proposal does not prevent undertakings [...] that claims for interest of less than €5 may be excluded by Member States. This will clear a hurdle for claiming interest for late payments, in particular for SMEs and for late payment in smaller transactions
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or another public register (amended Art. 21, 22). ► Lodging of claims by foreign creditors – Any foreign creditor may lodge their claims by any means of communication accepted by the law of the State [...] can be reliably avoided at negligible cost. Standard forms allow particularly smaller companies to lodge their claims at lower cost. The obligatory acceptance of standard forms in at least two official [...] State of opening of proceedings (amended Art. 39). – The time limit for lodging claims is governed by the law of the State of opening of proceedings. It must be at least 45 days following the publication
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ise/policies/sme/small-business-act/ 20 UEAPME Expectations on the Proposal for a European Small Business Act, available at www.ueapme.com. Response to the Consultation on a Small Business Act for [...] addressed extensively in the consultation on the Small Business Act for Europe, which consisted of a range of initiatives targeted to help European SMEs18. Small and medium-sized businesses identified the high [...] political approach which laid down that the patent holder would have to supply a translation of the claims (having legal effect) into all official Community languages. Stakeholders expressed an overall
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