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Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEsUser guideto the SME Defi nitionRef. Ares(2016)956541 - 24/02/2016DISCLAIMERThis SME User guide serves as general guidelines for entrepreneurs and other stakeholders when applying the SME Definition. It does not have any legal force and does not bind the Commission in any way. Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union L 124, p. 36 of 20 May 2003, is the sole authentic basis for determining the conditions regarding qualification as an guide contains: details and explanations of the SME Definition which took effect on 1 January 2005; a model declaration form that individual companies may complete when applying to SME support schemes in order to establish their SME Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European UnionFreephone number (*):00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11(*) The information given is free, as are most calls (though some operators, phone boxes or hotels may charge you).
case an enterprise receives state support. ‘If an enterprise has access to significant additional resources it might not be eligible for SME status.’ Size isn’t everything In determining whether or not an enterprise is an SME, the en-terprise’s size (employees, turnover and balance sheet total) is not the only factor
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