31986Y1114(01)

Council resolution

of 3 November 1986

concerning the action programme for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)

(86/C 287/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to the draft Resolution submitted by the Commission,

Whereas all enterprises benefit from the action programme for SMEs;

Considering the objectives of integration, completion of the internai market and the implementation of the Community's policy on economic convergence and of the cooperative growth and employment strategy;

Considering that the important role which the creation and development of SMEs can play in the creation of employment and the specific problems they face in the various Member States call for a Community strategy covering SMEs which will complement national action in this area;

Noting that the development of SMEs is an essential part of a number of Community policies and initiatives under examination by the Council, for example in the framework of employment-creating measures,

Approves in principle the main lines of the policy followed and the strategy in the action programme, subject to approval of individual proposals and their financial implications, and invites the Commission to report periodically on the realization of the objectives.

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