Activities of Marco VALLI related to 2014/0346(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Harmonised indices of consumer prices (A8-0313/2015 - Roberto Gualtieri) IT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on harmonised indices of consumer prices and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 PDF (675 KB) DOC (137 KB)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) HICP and HICP-CT should be broken down by categories of the European classification of individual consumption according to purpose (ECOICOP). This classification shouldmust ensure that all European statistics relating to private consumption are consistent and comparable. The ECOICOP should also be consistent with the UN COICOP, which is the international standard classifying individual consumption according to purpose, and should therefore be adapted to changes of the UN COICOP.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to enhance the gradual harmonisation of consumer price indices, pilot studies should be launched to assess the feasibility of using additional basic information or applying new methodological approaches. To this end, the Commission must take the necessary action.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure comparability at international level of the classification of individual consumption according to purpose used for the breakdown of HICP and HICP-CT and to assure adaptation to changes of UN COICOP, to establish a threshold below which there is no obligation to provide sub-indices of harmonised indices and to establish a list of sub-indices that need not be produced by the Member Stateincluding all ECOICOP sub-indices, in order to improve data quality and basic content, based on pilot study evaluations, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of harmonised indices.i. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to ensure full comparability of consumer price indices, uniform conditions are needed for the breakdown of the HICP and HIPC-CT by ECOICOP categories, for the applied methodology in producing harmonised indices, for the information provided by statistical units, for providing weights and metadata on the weights, for the establishment of an annual calendar for the transmission of the harmonised indices and sub-indices, for the data and metadata exchange standards, for the uniform conditions for revisions, for improved basic information or improved methods based on the evaluation of pilot studies and for technical quality assurance requirements regarding the content of annual quality reports, the deadline for providing the report to the Commission (Eurostat) and the structure of the inventory. In order to ensure such uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council6. __________________ 6 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In adopting implementing measures and delegated acts in accordance with this Regulation, the Commission should take the utmost account of cost-effectivenesmust ensure that these delegated acts do not result in an increased administrative burden on the Member States and on the respondent units.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) ‘sub-index of the HICP or HIPC-CT’ means a price index for any of the categories of the European classification of individual consumption according to purpose (hereinafter referred to as ‘ECOICOP’) as established in the Annex;
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The HICPNeither the HICP not the HIPC-CT shall not cover transactions between households, except in the case of rentals paid by tenants to private landlords, where the latter act as market producers of services purchased by households (tenants).
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. HICP and HIPC-CT sub-indices shall be compiled for the categories of ECOICOP. Uniform conditions for the breakdown of the HICP and HIPC-CT by ECOICOP categories shall be adopted by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 11(2)delegated acts.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) less than or equal to 0.1 per cent on average over one year against the previous year from an index compiled following the methodological approach of this Regulation, in the case of HICP and HICP-CT;
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 10 for the modification of the Annex in order to ensure comparability at international level of the harmonised indices at international level.for the European classification of individual consumption according to function used for the breakdown of HICP (ECOICOP).’
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. In order to ensure uniform conditions, the appropriate methodology of implementation, further details for producing comparable harmonised indices and further specified methods based on the voluntary pilot studies referred to in Article 8 shall be defined by means of implementingdelegated acts.: Thoese implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 11(2)delegated acts shall include: i. sampling; ii. collection and treatment of prices; iii. replacements and quality adjustment; iv. index compilation; v. revisions; vi. special indices; vi. treatment of products in specific areas. The Commission shall ensure that the implementing acts referred to in the first subparagraph do not result in a significant additional burden on the Member States or on the respondents.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Where scientifically justified by the evolution of statistical methods, the Commission shall, with a view to the production of harmonised indices, be empowered to amend the first subparagraph of Article 4(4), by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 10, by adding items to the list set out therein for which further details of the statistical method are required.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. The harmonised indices and their sub- indices shall be rescaled to a new common index reference period in cases of a major methodological change of harmonised indices orand in any case every 10five years after the last rescaling, starting from 2015. The rescaling to the new index reference period shall take effect with the index for January of the following calendar year. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 10 to establish detailed rules on rescaling of harmonised indices linked to major methodological changes.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 10 in order to establish a list ofAll sub-indices of ECOICOP that need not be produced by the Member States, either because they do not cover privatemonetary expenditure on final household consumption or because the degree of methodological harmonisation is not sufficient, shall be as follows: (a) Narcotics and contraband; (b) Games of chance, lotteries and wagers; (c) Prostitution; (d) Life insurance; (e) FISIM (f) Activities relating to fraud and corruption and other illegal practices. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 10 in order to amend the first subparagraph by removing or adding one or more sub-indices listed therein.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The general budget of the Union shall, where appropriate, contribute to the financing of pilot studies. The Commission shall issue prior notification of the total expenditure earmarked for that purpose.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. By 31 December 2020 and every five years thereafter, the Commission (Eurostat) shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the principal findings of the pilot studies.