Europejska definicja mikro, małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw jako instrument polityki rozwoju sektora przedsiębiorstw – doświadczenia, postulaty i wnioski na przyszłość
European definition of micro, small and medium enterprises as an instrument of the development policy of the enterprise sector – experience, postulates and conclusions for the future

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is the issue of separating micro, small and medium enterprises (SME) fromthe general economy which due to their small size encounter market barriers hindering their development. The basic legal instruments in this matter is the definition of the SME sector at the level ofthe EU regulations. The purpose of the analysis is to look for advantages and disadvantages of theexisting definition, as well as to refer to the selected ideas of its modification, considering EuropeanUnion case law. The main research hypothesis is: regarding the importance of SME’s definition forthe EU economy, the changes that must be made in the analysed concept must take into accountthe existing economic conditions as well as the previously available use of the same definition bythe institutions. However, it is equally important to identify the purpose for which the SMEs wereseparated under a specific definition. The purpose of this separation was to provide support for suchSMEs, which they de facto need. The basic research method used in the article is the dogmatic andlegal method. Its subject was the analysis of the content of normative acts, the EU case law, as wellas reports and analyses in the field of the SME sector.

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