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Ref. Ares(2021)6116633 - 07/10/2021
FISMA/11644 - Taxonomy regulation
Meeting date and place
Meeting held on 13/04/2021 16:30
Participating organisation(s) representative(s)
Bpifrance Requester
Bpifrance Participant
Bpifrance Participant
Bpifrance Participant
Main issues discussed
Participants BPI France:
Participants FISMA:
Marcel Haag
Purpose of call:
BPI France outlined how it is planning to use the EU Taxonomy in their programmes for SMEs and pointed to key 
aspects of the taxonomy DAs
Main points raised/made by BPI
- The EU Taxonomy is a key tool for their sustainability programmes for SMEs, in particular their lending programmes, 
and very useful.
- BPI France is working on an advisory function to support and guide SMEs to become sustainable and access green 
finance. As part of this advisory function, BPI is cooperating with other organisations on an IT tool to help companies 
understand their taxonomy alignment by offering diagnostics.
- To help SMEs, the Delegated Act on reporting under Art.8 of the Taxonomy Regulation should allow for more flexibility 
in the definition of the Green Asset Ratio to be reported by banks (not only contain taxonomy-aligned, but also “
light-green” revenues) and allow for a later application of reporting obligations regarding SMEs.
- BPI pointed out that certain state aid rules are prohibitive for Member States and public entities to support SMEs in 
their transition.
Directorate or unit
FISMA.B
Internal participants
Mr HAAG Marcel
FISMA B
Requested for

FISMA B/2
Notetaker
Author(s) of minutes
Validator and validation date
Mr HAAG Marcel