10 Amendments of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2014/2150(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Hopes, however, that the lighter EU laws proposed and applied by the Commission will not be called into question during the TTIP discussions;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that when evaluations and fitness checks of environmental, food safety and health legislation are carried out, environmental and health considerations must be given at least the same weight as economic considerations;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the principle ‘Think Small First’, used by the Commission, which gives priority to SMEs and their interests;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with astonishmentRegrets the Commission’s announcement that it intends to withdraw the proposal on the revision of waste legislation and to modify the proposal on the reduction of national emissions; notes that this withdrawal undermines the momentum generated by the Member States in the direction of a circular economy;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Appreciates that, given that this proposal for a directive has been blocked during the legislative procedure since 2008, and is thus inoperative, its withdrawal might lead to a fresh departure or to new ways of achieving these goals;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. ExpectsHopes that the Commission towill carry out a structured consultation, including with the European Parliament, prior to the announcement of any withdrawal of a Commission proposalat each stage of the legislative process;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reminds the Commission of the prerogatives of the co-legislators in the legislative procedure and urgeexhorts the Commission to respect the co-legislators’ right to amend Commission proposals.
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the SME test; calls on the Commission to use lighter regimes for micro-enterprises and SMEs and to consider exemptions for micro-enterprises on a case-by-case basis, while not compromising on health, safety and employment standards, or on established social rights;
Amendment 148 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the committee responsible to systematically review Commission impact assessments and review IMPA’s analysis as early as possible in the legislative process, and to call for impact assessments on its own reports. in order to ensure that there is a real positive impact on employment and social affairs in the Member States;
Amendment 152 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses, however, the limitations of these impact assessments which, even if conducted for each legislative proposal, will not prevent the introduction of regulations and directives which may have a serious adverse impact on employment and social affairs in the Member States.