Activities of Caterina CHINNICI related to 2023/2079(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2020, 2021 and 2022
Amendments (8)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas national parliaments are the natural guardians of the subsidiarity principle and have the right to control it through the Early Warning System (EWS), according to which when a national parliament/chamber considers that a legislative proposal does not respect the principle of subsidiarity, it may adopt a reasoned opinion;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in 2009, the EU national parliaments have activated the Early Warning System (EWS) -“ yellow card” - only on three occasions;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the measure to help national parliaments execute their role more effectively by excluding the period from 20 December to 10 January from the eight-week period during which national parliaments can submit reasoned opinions, which has produced positive results and invites the Commission to evaluate the possibility of further extending this period;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to take greater account of the opinions expressed by the Committee of the Regions through the Subsidiarity Monitoring Network (SMN) created to facilitate the exchange of information between regional and local authorities and the Union on the various legislative proposals which, following their adoption, will have a direct impact on these bodies and on the policies for which they are responsible;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Invites the Commission to evaluate the possibility for the EU to involve national parliaments at an earlier stage of the legislative procedure, more specifically when consultations take place;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Continues to support the Commission’s commitment to ex ante evaluation before considering possible legislative changes or new initiatives; believes that the EU and the authorities of the Member States should continue to work closely together to ensure better evaluation of the real impact of EU regulations on citizens and businesses, notably SMEs; stresses the importance of application and implementation of the “think small first” principle;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises that the impact assessment is a key instrument of the "Better Regulation" program to ensure that subsidiarity and proportionality are respected and is used to promote accountability of Commission’s initiatives likely to have a significant economic, social or environmental impact; welcomes the fact that the two principles are part of the quality review performed by the Regulatory Scrutiny Board;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to subjecting EU legislative proposals to an SME test; welcomes its increased accessibility; regrets, however, that the test is not conducted systematically and consistently; calls for the test to be binding and updated throughout the whole legislative process in order to ensure clear and predictable EU legislation at minimum costs; recommends that the SME test differentiate between different size- classes of SMEs; to ensure proportionality; underlines the need to monitor and assess the implementation and quality of the SME test;