5.1.1 I sin udtalelse af 3. juni 1999 (CdR 387/98 fin) om BEST-rapporten og Kommissionens reaktion16understregede Regionsudvalget, hvor vigtig SMV'ernes rolle er i Den
5.1.1 In its Opinion of 3 June 1999 (CdR 387/98 fin) on the BEST report and the Commission's response,16 the Committee of the Regions stressed the important role played by SMEs within the European Union.