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Activities of Michał BONI related to 2017/2011(INI)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on monitoring the application of EU law 2015
2016/11/22
Committee: AFCO
Dossiers: 2017/2011(INI)
Documents: PDF(266 KB) DOC(68 KB)

Amendments (7)

Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Points to the need to rebuildStresses the importance of citizens' trust in the EU’spublic institutions and those of the Member States, trustboth at EU and national level, trust and legal certainty being the basis for good cooperation and effective application of EU law;
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the unchecked 2. expanskey to delivering the benefit of EU policies to both individuals and businesses is the proper application of the EU's acquis is detrimental to its proper application; stresses theref; stresses therefore the Commission's intention to strengthen enforcement of EU law based on structured and systematic transposition and conformity checks of national legislation; underlines once more the importance of upholding the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; and welcomes the practice by the Commission of taking due account of the principles of better law-making when selecting priorities for monitoring the application of EU law in the Member States;
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Promotes the use of the IPEX platform as a tool for mutual exchange of information between national parliaments and the European Parliament; points out that the inclusion of national parliaments in the law-making process will fosters effective application of EU law; highlights, for that reason, the necessity to ensure genuine application of the yellow-card procedure as specified in Protocol (No 2) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Encourages closer cooperation and strengthening of the links between the European Parliament and national parliaments; recalls the scrutiny function of national parliaments regarding their government's involvement in the decision- making process in the Council of the European Union, and stresses the need for consultations and regular exchange of views between the European Parliament and national parliaments, especially in the initial stages of the law-making process;
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Insists that national parliaments have an essential role to play in both pre- legislative scrutiny of draft legal acts and post-legislative scrutiny of their correct implementation by the Member States; highlights its continued determination to support them in such efforts and emphasises the role of national parliaments in avoiding the practice of 'gold-plating', thereby preventing over- regulation and unnecessary administrative burdens; expects Member States to clearly indicate and document national rules and regulatory obligations that are added to EU legislation in the implementation process; is worried that excessive national measures added to EU legislation unnecessarily increase levels of Euroscepticism;
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the system of exchange of information and cooperation between committees of national parliaments working with the EU (in the framework of COSAC) can help in achieving more effective legislation and should be used to support better application of EU law by the Member States; encourages national parliaments to take an active part in regular Interparliamentary Committee Meetings organised by the European Parliament;
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that the Commission’s efforts should go beyond simple guidelines with no binding legal force; insists on the need for both efficiency and legal certaintyin issuing guidelines are laudable; further welcomes the wide range of tools used by the Commission to promote compliance in the pre-infringement phase; calls thereforeregrets that the verification onf the Commission to propose a regulation governing the rules of the pre-infringement and infringement procedures under Article 298(2) TFEU, with clear deadlines for different steps of the procedure and clear roles for all parties, including the Commission and the Member State’s authorities and complainantscorrect transposition of directives by Member States remains a problem; urges Member States to honour their commitment to provide explanatory documents together with the national measures transposing the directives in their legal order, including correlation tables if applicable;
2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO