at least 500 workers being made redundant or self-employed persons' activity ceasing, over a reference period of four months, in an enterprise in a Member State, including workers made redundant and self-employed persons' activity ceasing in its suppliers or downstream producers.

Enterprise Europe Network Number of partnership agreements signed Increased recognized Network brand and brand Culture (e.g. brand awareness among SME population) Clients satisfaction rate (% SMEs stating satisfaction, added-value of specific service) Number of SMEs receiving support services Number of SMEs participating in brokerage events and company missions || Enterprise Europe Network Partnership agreements signed: 1.950 (2010) Increased recognized Network brand and brand Culture: not measured yet Clients satisfaction rate (% SMEs stating satisfaction, added-value of spe ...[+++]cific service): 78% Number of SMEs receiving support services: 435.000 (2010) Number of SMEs participating in brokerage events and company missions: 45.000 (2010) || Enterprise Europe Network Partnership agreements signed: 3.000/year Increased recognized Network brand and brand Culture: 30% of SMES reached Clients satisfaction rate (% SMEs stating satisfaction, added-value of specific service): >80% Number of SMEs receiving support services 500.000/year Number of SMEs participating in brokerage events and company missions: 60.000/year

Financial Instruments for growth Number of firms receiving loan (credit) guarantees and value of lending Number of VC-backed firms and value of investments (of which cross border deals) || Proposed instruments are not yet launched and not the same as current instruments, so data from current instruments may not be comparable || Number of firms receiving loan (credit) guarantees (+/- 95 000) and value of lending (+/- €10.7 billon) Number of VC-backed firms: (+/- 180) and value of investments (+/- €220m)

Business closure means ‘definitive termination of the main activity of the business when the number of workers is reduced to less than one quarter of the number employed on average in the business over the four quarters preceding the quarter during which the definitive termination of the main business activity occurred’ [6].

While most of the respondents and experts interviewed declared that the effect of injunctions cannot only be measured in terms of the number of cases brought to Court, it is also an important option that can be used to convince companies to cease infringements voluntarily.

This provision shall also apply when expiry of validity, termination of effect or cessation of application of the afore-mentioned acts or provisions is to occur within a given number of days following the moment when an event occurs or an action takes place.