No L 161/68 Official Journal of the European Communities 2.7.93 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 14 June 1993 on a multiannual programme of Community measures to intensify the priority areas and to ensure the continuity and consolidation of policy for enterprise, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, in the Community THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European - Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parli- ament (), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas on 28 July 1989 the Council adopted Decision 89/490/EEC on the improvement of the business envi- ronment and the promotion of the development of enter- prises, and in ‘particular small and medium-sized enter- prises (SHEs), in the Community (%), as revised by Council Decision 91/319/EEC (%) ; Whereas in its resolution of 17 June 1992 on Community action to support enterprises, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, including craft-industry enter- prises (°), the Council confirmed its undertaking to support the consolidation of the action taken to help enterprises ; () OJ No C 150, 31. 5. 1993, () OJ No C 161, 14. 6. 1993, p. 6. () OJ No L 239, 16. 8. 1989, p. 33. () OJ No L 175, 4. 7. 1991, p. 32. () OJ No C 178, 15. 7. 1992, p. 8. (93/379/EEC) Whereas the Council recommended in that resolution * that the Commission should press ahead, having regard to the principle of subsidiary, with the action necessary to create an environment favourable to the competitiveness of enterprises, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, and to back up their integration into the internal market after 1992 ; whereas it also requested the Commission to submit before the end of 1992, in the light of the evaluations made, any proposals it deemed necessary to ensure continuity of the policy towards enter- prises ; Whereas the opportunities afforded by the internal market will constitute the greatest business over the next few years, and SMEs must be provided with full informa- tion on this aspect of the Community ; Whereas indpendent experts have carried out, pursuant to Article 3 of Decision 91/319/EEC, an evaluation of the results achieved from all aspects of the existing programme ; whereas the Commission has submitted the report, together with its comments, to the European Parliament and the Council ; Whereas the report confirms the appositeness, importance and quality of the entreprises policy the Community has carried out thus far, but makes interesting suggestions concerning the direction of certain measures ; Whereas the evolution of the economic situation calls for an initiative to relaunch growth, to the success of which SMEs have an essential contribution to make, and involves proposing the adoption of a programme of Community measures to assist. SMEs which takes full account of this new priority ;