Activities of Richard SULÍK related to 2017/2073(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive and the need for reform in professional services (debate) SK
Implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive and the need for reform in professional services (debate) SK
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of Directive 2005/36/EC as regards regulation and the need for reform in professional services PDF (405 KB) DOC (65 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas several Member States recently implemented or announced the intention to implement protectionist measures reducing the free movement of labour on the Single Market, particularly concerning the regulated professions in the transport sector;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that regulated professions play a fundamental role in the EU economy, representingule of law, contractual freedom and the freedom to conduct a business play a fundamental role in the EU economy; acknowledges that regulated professions cover a significant part of the occupation rate as well as an important share of the added value in the Union; believes, furthermore, that the quality of professional services is of paramount importance for preserving the EU economic, social and cultural model; if the free movement of labour on the Single Market is respected;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the major task of the Single Market is the elimination of internal barriers to guarantee the exercise of the four fundamental freedoms of EU citizens; stresses that the Commission as the guardian of the Treaties should enforce the Single Market rules and guide the Member States to comply with the fundamental freedoms including the free movement of the labour;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the Commission communication of 10 January 2017 might help Member States to better regulate professional services; stresses, however, that elements beyond mere economic analysis are needed for a holistic assessment of the performance of the regulatory environment in each Member Statewelcomes the specific recommendations for Member States to reduce the national regulatory burden which is disproportional to protection of the public interest objectives; encourages the Commission to define which distortive national regulations to the Single Market could possibly lead to the infringement procedures;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the healthcare sector which covers 40% of all the regulated professions in the Single Market also falls within the scope of Directive 2005/36/EC; therefore calls for a Commission initiative providing guidance to the Member States for the healthcare sector similarly to the 10 January 2017 Commission communication on reform needs in seven sectors;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that effective regulation of professions contributes to the development of a fair society; recalls that Member States are free to introduce new regulations or to amend existing rules restricting the access to or pursuit of regulated professions where justified by public interest objectives, including overriding reasons of general interest, reflecting thus their vision for society and their socio-economic context, and within the limits of proportionality;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes in this respect the Commission proposal on a Proportionality Test which will both oblige and assist Member States to conduct an in-depth assessment before adopting new or amending regulation of professions;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises the role of professional regulation in achieving a high level of protection of public interest objectives, such as the protection of consumers, recipients of services and workers, the safeguarding of the proper administration of justice, the protection of the environment, and the preservation of national historic and artistic heritage and, social and cultural policy objectives; acknowledges the margin of appreciation of Member States in determining the ways to achieve this; encourages the Member States to consider a deregulation of the regulated professions as a market driven incentive to provide higher quality of the services at lower costs for the consumers;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines that this indicator, based on numerical data and including merely an analyss a well as on a qualitative analysis of the regulatory requirements, focuses on restrictions on access to and exercise of the barriers to free movement, is to be used as a purely indicative tool and does notregulated professions, which by their nature also amount to barriers to free movement; recognizes that this indicator is particularly useful as an indicative tool to establish the relative intensity of regulation in a specific professional sector and country but that it does not intend to determine automatically whether a possibly stricter regulation in some Member States is disproportionate;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that in certain areas market driven mechanisms like consumer feedback can deliver better services at lower prices for the consumers than the regulation of the particular service; points out that technological development makes some regulations obsolete and possibly disproportional;