[ParlTrack]

2013/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Believes the EU is faced with serious skills shortages and mismatches which are hindering economic growth; notes that in the EU there are over 1.85 million unfilled vacancies; is concerned that the latest results of The Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) conducted by OECD and supported by the Commission’s DG Education and Culture show that 20% of the EU working age population has low literacy and low numeracy skills and 25% of adults lack the skills to effectively make use of ICTs;

2013/11/05
Committee: EMPL

2013/2176(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the Commission ‘Opening up Education’ communication that aims to ensure that young people are equipped with the digital skills;

2013/11/05
Committee: EMPL

2013/2176(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that the opportunities afforded by the single market must be used to inject new life into Europe’s economies by opening up borders ~~and~~, creating new business opportunities and jobs;

2013/11/05
Committee: EMPL

2013/2176(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Strongly believes that businesses can only create jobs if the right conditions exist, including access to a qualified workforce, availability of flexible contractual arrangements, and keeping administrative and regulatory burdens to a minimum; stresses the positive employment effects of shifting tax burden from labour to environmentally harmful activities;

2013/11/05
Committee: EMPL

2013/2176(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Underlines the ‘think small first’ principle; ~~recognises the benefits of e- commerce in providing new opportunities for SMEs to access the single market, reduce costs and compete globally;~~

2013/11/05
Committee: EMPL

2013/2176(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Recognises the benefits of e- commerce in providing new opportunities for SMEs to access the single market, reduce costs and compete globally;

2013/11/05
Committee: EMPL

2013/2176(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Notes that the main barriers facing start-ups and affecting the development of high-growth SMEs are access to and cost of finance, burdensome regulation, indirect labour costs, access to export markets, average payment times ~~and~~, skills shortages and high taxation;

2013/11/05
Committee: EMPL

2013/2176(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the REFIT programme, to ensure that all legislation is doing what it was intended to do and to identify areas where there are excessive burdens, inconsistencies or ineffective measures~~, particularly in the area of employment and social affairs~~;

2013/11/05
Committee: EMPL

2013/2176(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Calls on the Member States to support self-employment, especially among young people, by creating an environment that will encourage entrepreneurs to ~~grow~~set up and develop their businesses and create new jobs;

2013/11/05
Committee: EMPL

2013/2176(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Calls on the EU to work with Member States and universities to coordinate and make full use of EU funding sources such as ESF, ERDF ~~and~~ Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+ , in order to promote an entrepreneurial culture, particularly among young people, to develop and upgrade the qualifications and skills needed by the labour market and to support the creation of new businesses;

2013/11/05
Committee: EMPL

2013/2176(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35a. Calls on the EU and Member States to cooperate on introducing the entrepreneurship skills into the curricula on all stages of education;

2013/11/05
Committee: EMPL

2013/2176(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)

35b. Calls on the EU to work with Member States, schools and universities on the implementation of the open technology-based education;

2013/11/05
Committee: EMPL

2013/2095(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Takes note of~~Welcomes the political agreement reached on 27 June 2013 on the MFF for 2014-2020; stresses that with a view to swift and effective launch of the new Cohesion Policy period, it is vital that the negotiations on the legislative package, the partnership agreements and the operational programmes be concluded at the earliest opportunity; emphasises that any delay will result, in budgetary terms, in a concentration of payment requests at the end of the period;

2013/10/25
Committee: BUDG

2013/2095(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that the backlog of outstanding commitments (‘'RAL’') amounted to two-thirds of Cohesion Policy funding by the end of the MFF for 2007- 20131 ; stresses the need to find a reliable means of reducing the risk of implementation of EU programmes being blocked owing to lack of payment; draws attention t~~o the impact the N+3 rule~~hat the N+3 rule, whilst being essential to secure the implementation of projects supported by Cohesion Policy, will have an impact on accumulation of the RAL in coming years, ~~not least as a result of the~~in particular in case of delay in the launch of the new programmes; __________________ 1 If amending budget No 2/2013 is approved for an overall value of EUR 11.2 billion, it is estimated that the RAL could reach EUR 224 million in total by the end of 2013, while in its initial estimates the Commission suggested that the RAL would be EUR 180 billion at the end of 2013.

2013/10/25
Committee: BUDG

2013/2095(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Believes the principle of multi-level governance to be essential to effective management of the new Cohesion Policy; stresses in this respect that the local and regional authorities should be fully involved, within their own spheres of competence, ~~both~~ in the preparation of the programmes and agreements ~~and in their implementation~~, in their implementation and evaluation; underlines the importance of an adequate information flow and technical support for these authorities, in order to facilitate and optimise their contribution in all stages of this process;

2013/10/25
Committee: BUDG

2013/2095(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Reaffirms emphatically its opposition to macroeconomic conditionality and to the performance reserve, both of which could seriously penalise local and regional authorities and discourage innovation;deleted

2013/10/25
Committee: BUDG

2013/2095(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Notes the agreement reached between Council and Parliament on the performance reserve, in the negotiations on the Common Provisions Regulation; recognises the improvements that were brought about in the performance reserve, ensuring stable and predictable rules for the authorities and beneficiaries; underscores that the performance reserve should not affect the initial pre-financing levels;

2013/10/25
Committee: BUDG

2013/2095(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Underscores its position on the importance of a compulsory review and revision of the next MFF by the end of 2016, in order to allow the next Commission and Parliament to reassess the EU's political priorities, to adapt it, if necessary, to new challenges and to take full account of the latest macroeconomic projections;

2013/10/25
Committee: BUDG

2013/2095(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the positive steps taken towards simplification and greater transparency in the management of EU funds; underlines that simple procedures lead to reduction of shortcomings and therefore better use of European funds; stresses the need to adopt a more ambitious approach at the level of the Commission and the Member States in order to simplify access to procedures for obtaining funding, public procurement rules and monitoring arrangements, and to ensure that clear and accessible information is available on beneficiaries of EU funds and funding possibilities.

2013/10/25
Committee: BUDG

2013/2087(BUD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. UrEncourages the Member States to profit from the exchange of best practices and to learn particularly from those Member States that have already put in place national information networks on the EGF involving the social partners and stakeholders at local level with a view to having a good structure for assistance in place once any situation which falls under the scope of the EGF might occur;

2013/06/10
Committee: BUDG

2013/2087(BUD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes the fact that, following repeated requests from Parliament, ~~and despite the fact that it is still under the necessary level, that~~ the 2013 budget shows payment appropriations of EUR 50 000 000 on the EGF budget line 04 05 01; recalls that the EGF was created as a separate specific instrument with its own objectives and deadlines and that it therefore deserves a dedicated allocation, which would avoid unnecessary delays, due to the fact that now its financing is made through transfers from other budget lines, which ~~have proven to~~may be detrimental to the achievement of the social, economic and policy objectives of the EGF;

2013/06/10
Committee: BUDG

2013/2087(BUD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Hopes that the actions taken by the Commission in the area of technical assistance will help to raise the added value of the EGF and lead to more targeted and long-term support and reintegration for redundant workers;

2013/06/10
Committee: BUDG

2013/2087(BUD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Deeply regrets the decision of the Council to block the extension of the 'crisis derogation' which allows provision of financial assistance to workers made redundant as a result of the current social, financial and economic crisis, in addition to those losing their job because of changes in global trade patterns, and which allows an increase in the rate of Union co- financing to 65% of the programme costs, for applications submitted after the 31 December 2011 deadline; calls on the Council to reintroduce this measure without delay, especially in the context of ~~an aggravation of social emergency~~the rapidly deteriorating social situations in several Member States following the expansion and deepening of recession;

2013/06/10
Committee: BUDG

2013/2087(BUD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

~~9. Calls on the Council to introduce special provisions to facilitate mobilisation of the EGF fund for Member States facing particularly serious social, economic and financial constraints;~~deleted

2013/06/10
Committee: BUDG

2013/2087(BUD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Council and the Commission to promote the extension of the object and criteria of the EGF Regulation, in order to integrate and facilitate applications from countries with a smaller demographic density, namely by setting the threshold to 200 workers, and extending the eligibility criteria to independent works from other sectors;deleted

2013/06/10
Committee: BUDG

2013/2087(BUD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Deeply regrets the European Council conclusions of 7-8 February 2013; insists on the need to increase the level of appropriations available for the EGF both in commitments and in payments of the EGF to at least the current annual amount of EUR 500 000 000; furthermore calls on the Council, under the budgetary unity principle, to consider the integration of the EGF in the Union budget;deleted

2013/06/10
Committee: BUDG

2012/2151(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Jarosław WAŁĘSA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Arkadiusz Tomasz BRATKOWSKI, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Burkhard BALZ, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Markus FERBER

Motion for a resolution
Recital AT

AT. whereas European supervision of financial institutions within the euro area is an absolute priority to take measures to tackle the crisis, it should be, however, ensured that, for the purpose of internal financial market stability, countries whose currency is not the euro, which decide to access the single supervision mechanism, should be granted a participation formula, which guarantees symmetric relations between accepted obligations and impact on decision-making;

2012/09/26
Committee: ECON

2012/2151(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Jarosław WAŁĘSA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Arkadiusz Tomasz BRATKOWSKI, Vicky FORD, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital AT a (new)

ATa. whereas the consequences of the establishment of a euro area supervisory authority on non-euro area Member States should be taken into account;

2012/09/26
Committee: ECON

2012/2130(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital AV a (new)

AVa. Whereas the recent survey of Zero Project 2013 in cooperation with 374 persons with disabilities, experts and academics as well as NGOs, foundations and international organizations in 116 countries and the World Future Council states that in Hungary any voter with disabilities receives all necessary support to vote in secret.

2013/05/22
Committee: LIBE

2012/2130(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital AV c (new)

AVc. Whereas one of the principles of the Act XXXVI of 2013 on the election procedure in Hungary (Article 2) expressly prescribes that the need of people with disabilities, including people with metal health disabilities, shall be taken into account in accordance with the support of the chosen person by the disabled or two persons from the local electoral committee to help the disabled person to vote if he/she personally requests (Article 181);

2013/05/22
Committee: LIBE

2012/2130(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Welcomes that the Fundamental Law of Hungary reiterates as well as reaffirms the articles of the Charter of the Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Hungary, as the fourth country in the EU, recognizes the Hungarian sign language (HSL) as a fully fledged language and it defends the HSL as part of Hungarian culture in Article H.

2013/05/22
Committee: LIBE

2012/2130(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Welcomes that the Fundamental Law of Hungary particularly prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, gender, disability, language, religion, political or other views, national or social origin, financial, birth or other circumstances whatsoever in Article XV as well as that Hungary shall adopt special measures to protect children, women, the elderly and persons living with disabilities in accordance with the Articles 20-26 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

2013/05/22
Committee: LIBE

2012/2130(INI)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Welcomes that the Act XXXVI of 2013 on the election procedure in Hungary, Article 42 in particular, prescribes that, upon request, people with disabilities shall be provided with admonitions in Braille, relevant information in easy-to-read form, voting sample in Braille at polls as well as full accessibility of polls, including paying particular attention to the needs of the wheelchair users. In addition, based on Article 50 of the before mentioned act, disabled voters can ask to be registered at another, more accessible polls to cast their votes in the given constituency in accordance with the obligation of the creation of at least one fully accessible poll in every constituency in Article 81;

2013/05/22
Committee: LIBE

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Angelika WERTHMANN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1

(1) The trend towards a digital society provides users with new ways of accessing information and services. The providers of information and services, such as public sector bodies, rely increasingly on the Internet in order to produce, collect and provide a wide range of information and services online, which are essential to the public. In this respect, the security of transmission of information and the protection of personal data are of great importance.

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Angelika WERTHMANN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2

(2) Web-accessibility refers to principles and techniques to be observed when constructing websites in order to render the content of these websites accessible to all users, in particular people with functional limitations, including persons with disabilities. The content of websites includes textual as well as non-textual information, and also the downloading of forms and two-way interaction, e.g. the processing of digital forms, authentication, and transactions like case handling and paymentscluding persons with disabilities and elderly people.

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) The Commission's eGovernment Action Plan 2011-2015 calls for action to develop eGovernment services that ensure inclusiveness and accessibility. At the same time, more efforts are needed for the effective implementation of the e- Inclusion policy, which aims at reducing gaps in ICT usage and promoting the use of ICT to overcome exclusion, and improve economic performance, employment opportunities, quality of life, social participation and cohesion, including democratic consultations.

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Angelika WERTHMANN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4

(4) In its Communication ‘entitled 'A Digital Agenda for Europe’', a Europe 2020 initiative, the Commission announced that public sector websites should be fully accessible by 2015.

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Angelika WERTHMANN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) It is highly important to increase of synergies between flagships initiatives such as "Digital Agenda for Europe", "New skills and jobs", "Innovation Union", "Youth on the move", "Resource-efficient Europe" and "European Platform Against Poverty and Exclusion".

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Angelika WERTHMANN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6

(6) By ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (‘'the UN Convention’'), the majority of the Member States and the Union, by its conclusion, have committed themselves ‘"to ensure to persons with disabilities access, on equal basis with others, to inter alia information and communication technologies’" and ‘"to take appropriate measures […...] to promote access for persons with disabilities to new information and communications technologies and systems, sign languages, including the Internet.’"

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Angelika WERTHMANN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7

(7) The European Disability Strategy 2010- 2020, which aims to break down the barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from participating in society on an equal basis, builds on the UN Convention and contains actions in several priority areas, including web accessibility, with the objective ‘"to ensure accessibility to goods and services including public services and assistive devices for people with disabilities.’

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) The European Parliament resolution of 25 October 2011 on mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities and the European Disability Strategy 2010- 20201 stresses that innovative and knowledge-based economies cannot develop without accessible content and forms for people with disabilities governed by binding legislation, such as accessible websites for the blind and subtitled contents for the hard of hearing, including mass media services, online services for people using sign languages, smart phone applications and tactile and vocal aids in public media2. __________________ 1 OJ C 131 E, 8.5.2013, p. 9

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9

(9) The fast growing web-accessibility market comprises a range of economic operators such as those developing websites or software tools to create, manage and test web pages, developing user agents such as web browsers and related assistive technologies, implementing certification services and training providers. In this respect, of a great importance are the efforts made in the framework of the Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs, which is a follow-up to the Employment Package, and addresses ICT specialists and aims to respond to the skills gaps, including literacy and working skills, in the ICT sector.

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Angelika WERTHMANN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) Citizens should benefit from wider access to online public sector services and should receive services and information which will facilitate their daily lives and the enjoyment of their rights across the Union, notably their right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Union and their freedom of establishment and to provide services.

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) As underlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe, public authorities should play their part in promoting markets for online content. Governments can stimulate content markets by making public sector information available under transparent, effective and non-discriminatory conditions. This is an important source of potential growth of innovative online services. In addition to that, new and innovative pilot projects shall be used in this sense, for example in the field of sign language from 2013 based on the European Parliament's financing decision of 6 June 2013 to have allocated a budget of EUR 750,000 for further development.

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Angelika WERTHMANN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24

(24) The conformity with web-accessibility requirements should be continuously monitored from the initial construction of the public sector bodies' website to all subsequent updates of its content. A harmonised monitoring methodology would cover a way of verifying, on a uniform basis in all Members States, the degree of compliance of the website with the requirements for web-accessibility, the collection of representative samples and the periodicity of the monitoring.. Member States should report annually on the outcome of the monitoring and more generally on the list of actions taken in application of this Directive, which shall be open to the public.

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Angelika WERTHMANN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27

(27) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the relevant provisions of this Directive, implementing powers should be conferred to the Commission. The examination procedure should be used for the definition of the methodology that Member States should use for monitoring the conformity of the websites concerned with those requirements. The advisory procedure should be used for the determination of the modalities according to which Member States should report to the Commission on the result of this monitoring. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers. Special attention should be paid to the composition of the committee referred to in this Directive with regard to the participation of persons with disabilities.

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Angelika WERTHMANN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Directive aims at approximating the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States related to the accessibility of the content, including audiovisual content, of public sector bodies' websites to all users, in ~~particular people with functional limitations in~~cluding persons with disabilities, as well as for elderly persons.

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Angelika WERTHMANN

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)

(8a) 'Web-accessibility' means principles and techniques to be observed when constructing websites concerned in order to render the content of those websites accessible to all users, including people with disabilities and elderly persons. Web- accessibility refers in particular to principles and techniques that enhance users' perception, navigation, operation, interaction and understanding, and includes the use of assistive technology, sign language, or augmentative and alternative communication. The content of websites includes textual as well as non-textual information, and also the downloading of forms and two-way interaction, e.g. the processing of digital forms, authentication, and transactions like case handling and payments.

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)

(8a) 'Assistive technology' means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, acquired commercially as such as well as financed by Union budget or Funds as a pilot project or distributed by the Government, or modified, or customised, and used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Angelika WERTHMANN

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) in a consistent and adequate way for users' perception, operation and understanding, including persons with disabilities, and for elderly persons, as well as the adaptability of content presentation and interaction, when necessary, providing an accessible electronic alternative;

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Angelika WERTHMANN

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Member States shall urge on new ICT solutions which are user-friendly and intended for persons with disabilities and elderly people, and shall promote training and education to increase their digital knowledge.

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Angelika WERTHMANN

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall cooperate at Union level with industry, social partners and civil society stakeholders, with facilitation by the Commission, in order to review, for the purpose of the annual reporting referred to in Article 7(4), market and technological developments and progress in web- accessibility and to exchange best practices. A particular attention shall be granted to the competitiveness of companies in the sector, especially of SMEs, so as no extra burdens are imposed on their functioning.

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Angelika WERTHMANN

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Member States shall take the measures necessary to accessibly inform the users or other interested parties of the possibility of lodging complaints, referred to in subparagraph 1 to the designated competent authority. The lodging of the complaints must be made possible in an accessible manner.

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 a (new)

(12a) Gas, heat, electricity, water services

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 b (new)

(12b) Public transport-related services

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 c (new)

(12c) Basic banking and insurance services (such as basic payment account, home contents and building insurance, life insurance or medical insurance

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 d (new)

(12d) Postal services

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 e (new)

(12e) Services of primary, secondary and higher education.

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 f (new)

(12f) Services of statutory and complementary social security schemes, organised in various ways (mutual or occupational organisations), covering the main risks of life, such as those linked to health, ageing, occupational accidents, unemployment, retirement and disability.(7) Childcare services

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 g (new)

(12g) Public information

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 h (new)

(12h) 112 Emergency services

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 i (new)

(12i) Public education

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0340(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Zoltán BAGÓ, Philippe BOULLAND, Roberta ANGELILLI, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 j (new)

(12j) Cultural activities

2013/07/18
Committee: IMCO

2012/0295(COD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)

(ba) the population in risk of poverty

2013/03/06
Committee: BUDG

2012/0295(COD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f

(f) a description of the mechanism used to ensure complementarity with the European Social Fund; showing a clear demarcation line between activities covered by those two funds

2013/03/06
Committee: BUDG

2012/0295(COD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. The procedure concerning implementation reports shall not be excessive in comparison to the funds allocated and to the nature of the support and shall not cause the unnecessary administrative burdens

2013/03/06
Committee: BUDG

2012/0295(COD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The evaluations shall not be excessive in comparison to the funds allocated and to the nature of the support and shall not cause the unnecessary administrative burdens

2013/03/06
Committee: BUDG

2012/0295(COD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19

Article 19 Increase in payments for Member States with temporary budgetary difficulties 1. At the request of a Member State, interim payments and payments of the final balance may be increased by 10 percentage points above the co-financing rate applicable to the operational programme. The increased rate, which can not exceed 100%, shall apply to requests for payment relating to the accounting period in which the Member State has submitted its request and subsequent accounting periods during which the Member State meets one of the following conditions: (h) where the Member State concerned has adopted the euro, it receives macro- financial assistance from the Union in accordance with Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 ; (i) where the Member State concerned has not adopted the euro, it receives medium- term financial assistance in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 ; (j) financial assistance is made available to it in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Stability Mechanism. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Union support through interim payments and payments of the final balance shall not be higher than the public support and the maximum amount of support from the Fund, as laid down in the Commission decision approving the operational programme.deleted

2013/03/06
Committee: BUDG

2012/0295(COD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point s a (new)

(s a) value added tax

2013/03/06
Committee: BUDG

2012/0295(COD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point v

(v) value added tax. However, VAT amounts shall be eligible where they are not recoverable under national VAT legislation and are paid by a beneficiary other than a non-taxable person as defined in the first subparagraph of Article 13(1) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC .deleted

2013/03/06
Committee: BUDG

2012/0295(COD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3

3. The cumulative total of pre-financing and interim payments and the annual balance by the Commission ~~shall not exceed 95~~ may reach 100% of the contribution from the Fund to the operational programme.

2013/03/06
Committee: BUDG

2012/0295(COD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4

~~4. When the ceiling of 95 % is reached, the Member States shall continue transmitting requests for payment to the Commission.~~deleted

2013/03/06
Committee: BUDG

2012/0295(COD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 5

5. Subject to available funding, the Commission shall make the interim payment no later than 630 days after the date on which a payment application is registered with the Commission.

2013/03/06
Committee: BUDG

2012/0295(COD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall make financial corrections, by means of implementing act, by cancelling ~~all or part of~~or suspending the Union contribution to an operational programme and ~~effecting recovery from the Member State~~ in order to exclude from Union financing expenditure which is in breach of applicable Union and national law, including in relation to deficiencies in the management and control systems of Member States which have been detected by the Commission or the European Court of Auditors.

2013/03/06
Committee: BUDG

2012/0245(COD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)

(22a) Considers that separate funding and budgetary allocations should be guaranteed for this initiative whilst causing no reduction in the budget for humanitarian operations and remaining mutually complementary with the other instruments for the Union's external policies.

2013/02/08
Committee: BUDG

2012/0245(COD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall establish a certification mechanism ensuring that sending organisations comply with the standards referred to in Article 9 and a differentiated certification mechanism for hosting organisations. This mechanism shall be inclusive and non-discriminatory to any kind of eligible organisation.

2013/02/08
Committee: BUDG

2012/0245(COD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1

The financial reference amount for the implementation of this Regulation for the period 2014 to 2020 shall be EUR 239.100.000 at current prices. If necessary, appropriations could be entered in the budget beyond 2020 to cover similar expenses, in order to enable the management of actions not yet completed by 31 December 2020. All appropriations beyond 2020 shall be made conditional on the outcome of evaluation followed by a communication on the continued implementation of this Regulation. A separate budget line for the EU Aid Volunteers initiative shall be created.

2013/02/08
Committee: BUDG

2012/0245(COD)

Jan KOZŁOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission may consider the added-value and management advantages of creating an EU Trust Fund. A trust fund for EU Aid Volunteers can only be created if a thorough analysis on the of use of EU trust funds for EU humanitarian actions proves the added value of such a trust fund.

2013/02/08
Committee: BUDG

2012/0244(COD)

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Artur ZASADA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Piotr BORYS, Sidonia MAZUR, Bogusław SONIK, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Olle SCHMIDT, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) In order to provide for the single supervisory mechanism, Council Regulation (EU) No …/… [127(6) Regulation] confers specific tasks on the ECB concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions in the Member States whose currency is the euro. Other Member States may enter in a close cooperation with the ECB. Under that Regulation, the ECB is to coordinate and express the position of those Member States on the decisions to be taken by the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority (EBA) falling within the scope of the ECB tasks.

2012/10/30
Committee: ECON

2012/0244(COD)

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Artur ZASADA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Piotr BORYS, Sidonia MAZUR, Bogusław SONIK, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Olle SCHMIDT, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4 a) Bearing in mind that the EBA, in works of which all Member States participate with equal rights, was established with an aim to develop the single rulebook and ensure the coherence of supervisory practices within the EU and given the establishment of the single supervisory mechanism with a leading role of the ECB, the EBA needs to be equipped with adequate instruments, which will enable it to efficiently perform its entrusted tasks concerning the integrity of the single market in the area of financial services.

2012/10/30
Committee: ECON

2012/0244(COD)

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Artur ZASADA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Piotr BORYS, Sidonia MAZUR, Bogusław SONIK, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Olle SCHMIDT, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) In view of the supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB by Council Regulation (EU) No ~~…/…~~.../... [127(6) Regulation], EBA should be able to carry out its tasks also in relation to the ECB. In order to ensure that existing mechanisms for settlement of disagreements and actions in emergency situations remain effective, a ~~specific~~common procedure, binding for all competent authorities, should be provided for. In particular, if the competent authority, including the ECB, does not comply with an action by EBA to settle a disagreement or to address an emergency situation, it should be required to explain its reasons. ~~In that case, whenever based on requirements set out in directly applicable Union law EBA can adopt an individual decision addressed to the financial institution concerned, it should do so.~~

2012/10/30
Committee: ECON

2012/0244(COD)

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Artur ZASADA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Piotr BORYS, Sidonia MAZUR, Bogusław SONIK, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Olle SCHMIDT, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)

(5 a) The mandate of the EBA to settle disagreements, involving the ECB with regard to cases concerning prudential supervision, can be inferred from the fact that both the establishment of the EBA and the conferment of specific supervisory tasks on the ECB have been introduced through secondary law.

2012/10/30
Committee: ECON

2012/0244(COD)

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Artur ZASADA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Piotr BORYS, Sidonia MAZUR, Bogusław SONIK, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Olle SCHMIDT, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) In order to ensure that interests of all Member States are adequately taken into account and to allow for the proper functioning of the EBA with a view to maintain and deepen the internal market in the field of financial services, the voting modalities within the Board of Supervisors should be adapted, ~~in particular~~both with regard to decisions taken by the EBA at simple majority and decisions taken at qualified majority.

2012/10/30
Committee: ECON

2012/0244(COD)

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Artur ZASADA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Piotr BORYS, Sidonia MAZUR, Bogusław SONIK, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Olle SCHMIDT, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) Decisions concerning breaches of Union law and settlement of disagreements should be examined by an independent panel composed of voting members of the Board of Supervisors which do not have any conflicts of interest, appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The decisions proposed by the panel to the Board of Supervisors should be considered as adopted uonl~~ess rejected by a simple majority, which should include an adequate number of votes from members from Member S~~y if accepted by the Board of Supervisors at simple majority in two separate votings, one of which tatkes p~~articipating in the SSM and from Member States that do not participate in the SSM~~lace in the group of the Member States with common euro currency and the second in the group of remaining Member States.

2012/10/30
Committee: ECON

2012/0244(COD)

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Artur ZASADA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Piotr BORYS, Sidonia MAZUR, Bogusław SONIK, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Olle SCHMIDT, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The members of the independent panel set up according to Article 41(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 should ~~not~~ be considered to be in a situation of conflict of interest ~~on the sole ground that they are~~, in particular, in cases when they represent~~atives of~~ the competent authorit~~ies~~y, which ~~are part of the SSM and a given case to be decided upon by the Panel concerns the SSM~~has jurisdiction within the Member State, in which the concerned credit institution operates. The EBA should develop rules of procedure for the panel that ensure its independence and objectivity.

2012/10/30
Committee: ECON

2012/0244(COD)

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Artur ZASADA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Piotr BORYS, Sidonia MAZUR, Bogusław SONIK, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Olle SCHMIDT, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)

(8 a) Since the Member States which entered into close cooperation with the SSM are devoid of voting rights in the Governing Council of the ECB, which results in a lack of effective influence on the decision making process within the SSM, a special procedure for settlement of disagreements between the ECB and a competent authority of a Member State which has entered into close cooperation shall be established, which will compensate for the absence of forceful instruments to sway the decision making process taken within the SSM and at the same time, will safeguard the right to protect justified interests, in particular the stability of the local financial market. To that end, the EBA should be equipped with the ultimate authority to settle disagreements between the ECB and the competent authority of a Member State that has entered into close cooperation with the SSM.

2012/10/30
Committee: ECON

2012/0244(COD)

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Artur ZASADA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Piotr BORYS, Sidonia MAZUR, Bogusław SONIK, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Olle SCHMIDT, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) The composition of the Management Board should be balanced and proper representation of Member States participating in the SSM, remaining in the close cooperation, and not participating in the SSM should be ensured.

2012/10/30
Committee: ECON

2012/0244(COD)

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Artur ZASADA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Piotr BORYS, Sidonia MAZUR, Bogusław SONIK, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Olle SCHMIDT, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 18 – paragraph 3a

"3a. Where the Authority requests the ~~ECB as~~ competent authority to take the necessary action in accordance with paragraph 3, the ~~ECB~~competent authority shall comply with it or shall provide within 48 hours at the latest adequate justification to the Authority for its non-compliance."

2012/10/30
Committee: ECON

2012/0244(COD)

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Artur ZASADA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Piotr BORYS, Sidonia MAZUR, Bogusław SONIK, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Olle SCHMIDT, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 18 – paragraph 3a

"3a. Where the Authority requests the ~~ECB as~~ competent authority to take ~~the necessary~~specific action or to refrain from action in accordance with paragraph 3, the ~~ECB~~competent authority shall comply with it or shall ~~provide within 48 hours at the latest~~within ten working days of the receipt of the request provide adequate justification to the Authority for its non-compliance."

2012/10/30
Committee: ECON

2012/0244(COD)

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Artur ZASADA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Piotr BORYS, Sidonia MAZUR, Bogusław SONIK, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Olle SCHMIDT, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 35 – paragraph 3

"3. Upon a duly justified request from a competent authority, the Authority ~~may~~shall provide any information that is necessary to enable the competent authority to carry out its duties, in accordance with the professional secrecy obligations laid down in sectoral legislation and in Article 70."

2012/10/30
Committee: ECON

2012/0244(COD)

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Artur ZASADA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Piotr BORYS, Sidonia MAZUR, Bogusław SONIK, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Olle SCHMIDT, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 41 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

"For the purposes of Article 17 and 19, the Board of Supervisors shall establish an independent panel consisting of the Chairperson and ~~two~~four members appointed by the Board of Supervisors among its voting members. At least ~~one~~two members of the independent panel shall be from a Member State which ~~is not a participating Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) No …/… [127(6) TFEU Council Regulation]~~currency is not the euro, at least one of which shall be from a Member State not exercising close cooperation with the SSM either."

2012/10/30
Committee: ECON

2012/0244(COD)

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Artur ZASADA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Piotr BORYS, Sidonia MAZUR, Bogusław SONIK, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Rafał TRZASKOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 41 – paragraph 3

"3. The ~~panel shall propose a decision for final adoption by the Board of Supervisors, in accordance with the procedure set out in the third subparagraph of Article 44(1)~~members of the panel shall act independently, objectively in accordance with Article 42 and shall not be in a situation of conflict of interest. It shall be recognized that the members of the panel remain in a situation of conflict of interests, in particular, in cases when they represent the competent authority, which has the jurisdiction within the Member State, in which the concerned credit institution operates."

2012/10/30
Committee: ECON

2012/0244(COD)

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Artur ZASADA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Piotr BORYS, Sidonia MAZUR, Bogusław SONIK, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Olle SCHMIDT, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Regulation (EU) 1093/2010
Article 41 – paragraph 4

"4. ~~The Board of Supervisors shall adopt rules of procedure for the panel referred to in paragraph 2, including rules implementing the requirement set out in the second subparagraph of that paragraph~~By way of derogation from paragraph 2, from the date when the euro is not the currency of only two Member States, the independent panel shall consist of a Chairperson and two members appointed by the Board of Supervisors, among its voting members. At least one member of such an independent panel shall be from a Member State in which currency is not the euro."

2012/10/30
Committee: ECON

2012/0244(COD)

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Artur ZASADA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Piotr BORYS, Sidonia MAZUR, Bogusław SONIK, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Olle SCHMIDT, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 42

6. In Article 42 the following paragraph is added: "The first and second paragraphs are without prejudice to the tasks conferred upon the ECB by Regulation (EU) No …/… [127(6) TFEU Council Regulation]."deleted

2012/10/30
Committee: ECON