514 Avenue Building, Deira, P.O. Box 181878, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

514 Avenue Building, Deira, P.O. Box 181878, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

514 Avenue Building, Deira, P.O. Box 181878, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

for administrative purposes the DPO shall be allocated to one of the ECB’s areas; and

Extract from ‘Ratings Direct’ on La Poste, S & P, 3 April 2007: ‘A change in the group’s ownership structure would lead Standard & Poor’s to shift to a bottom-up rating approach, focusing more on LP’s stand-alone and financial profiles.

‘A change in the group’s ownership structure would lead Standard & Poor’s to shift to a bottom-up rating approach, focusing more on LP’s stand-alone and financial profiles.

The authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo have provided the Commission with evidence of the withdrawal of the Air Operator's Certificates of the following air carriers: African and Transportations, Air Charter Services, Air Plan International, Air Transport Service, ATO – Air Transport Office, Congo Air, Dahla Airlines, DAS Airlines, Espace Aviation Services, Funtshi Aviation Service, GR Aviation, JETAIR – Jet Aero Services, Kinshasa Airways, Okapi Airways, Scibe Airlift, Shabair, Trans Service Airlift, Waltair Aviation, Zaire Aero Service (ZAS).

The state of Washington provides tax reductions from the and Occupation tax (‘B&O tax’) and tax exemption from the property tax and leasehold excise tax.

Based on the Communication concerning a ‘Small Act’ [3], the 2012 Commission Communication ‘Towards a job-rich recovery’ [4], which forms part of the Employment Package, encourages job creation specifically through promoting and supporting self-employment.

In its Communication of 25 June 2008 entitled ‘ “Think Small First” — A “Small Act” for Europe’, the Commission emphasised that small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) access to finance should be facilitated and that a legal and business environment supportive of timely payments in commercial transactions should be developed.

For the sake of making the measure available to a greater number of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), and thereby corresponding to the objectives of Commission Communication entitled ‘ “Think Small First” — A “Small Act” for Europe’, Italy should be authorised to increase the annual turnover threshold under which certain taxable persons can be VAT exempt from EUR 30000 to EUR 65000.

In the ‘Small Act’ for Europe [3] and in the Third Strategic Review of Better Regulation in the European Union [4] the European Commission has committed to the objective of increasing predictability and helping to better prepare for legislative changes.

Principle IX of the Small Act for Europe, proposes actions to enable SMEs to turn environmental challenges into opportunities (COM(2008) 394).

In June 2008 the Commission adopted a Communication entitled "Think Small First - A "Small Act for Europe", which was welcomed by the Council of December 2008. The Small Business Act (SBA) provides a comprehensive policy framework for SMEs, promotes entrepreneurship and anchors the "Think Small First" principle in law and policy in order to strengthen the competitiveness of SMEs.

The Commission Communication entitled "Think Small First – Small Act for Europe", adopted in June 2008 and revised in February 2011, recognises the central role played by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Union economy and aims to improve the overall approach to entrepreneurship and to anchor the "think small first" principle in policy-making from regulation to public service.

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — ‘Think Small First’ — A ‘Small Act’ for Europe, adopted on 25 June 2008 — COM(2008) 394 final.

This should support the aims of the Small Business Act, as set out in the Commission Communication of 25 June 2008 entitled ""Think Small First" - A "Small Act" for Europe".

Implementation of the SBA contributes to achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy.

This should support the aims of the Small Act, as set out in the Commission Communication of 25 June 2008 entitled ""Think Small First" - A "Small Business Act" for Europe".

The SBA establishes ten principles and outlines policy and legislative actions to promote SMEs' potential to grow and create jobs.