“Think small first in the EU”? A Reality Check

1 Eurochambres, Eurochambres Sme Test Benchmark 2011 (Brussels, 2011), available on the Internet <http://www.eurochambres.eu/content/default.asp?PageID=1&DocID=3831>. European Parliament, Directorate-General for Internal Policies, Policy Department Economic and Scientific Policy, Barriers and Best Practices in SME Test Implementation, IP/A/ITRE/ST/2010-08, PE464.437, (Brussels, 2011)

2 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Review of the “Small Business Act” for Europe, COM(2011)78; Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on minimizing regulatory burdens for SMEs – Adapting EU regulation to the needs of micro-enterprises, COM(20011)803; Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Smart regulation – Responding to the needs of small and medium- sized enterprises, COM(2013)122.

3 Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on minimizing regulatory burdens for SMEs – Adapting EU regulation to the needs of micro-enterprises, COM(20011)803.

4 European Commission, Impact Assessment Guidelines (Brussels, 2009), annex 8.4.