15 Amendments of Maria ARENA related to 2014/0124(COD)
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a decision
Title 1
Title 1
on establishing a European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention of and deterrence offight against undeclared work
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The strengthening of cooperation among Member States at EU level is necessary to help Member States to prevent and detertackle undeclared work more efficiently and effectively.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to address undeclared work comprehensively and successfully, a policy mix is to be implemented in the Member States, that is facilitated by structured cooperation between relevant authorities. The cooperation should include all national authorities and actors which are leading and/or active in the prevention and/or deterrencecombating of undeclared work.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Eurofound and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work should play a major role in support of the platform, especially as regards the creation of an interactive knowledge bank aimed at enhancing cooperation on preventing and combating undeclared work, and in assessing the impact of undeclared work on the health and safety of workers.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1) A Platform to enhance EU cooperation in the prevention and deterrencecombating of undeclared work, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Platform’, is hereby established.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) national enforcement authorities as nominated by all the Member Statesone senior representative of each Member State, representing national enforcement authorities and/or other agencies involved in preventing and/or combating undeclared work, with a mandate to participate in all activities related to the Platform,
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The overriding objective of the Platform shall be to provide value-added input at Union level to Member States’ and Union institutions’ efforts, together with the social partners, to tackle successfully the complex problem of undeclared work and address its manifold implications and consequences. The Platform, as set out in Article 1 (1), shall to that end contribute to better enforcement of EU and national law, to the reduction of undeclared work and to the emergence of formal jobs, hence avoiding the deterioration of quality of work, and toshall promote integration in the labour market and social inclusion by:
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improving cooperationensuring that cooperation at EU level between Member States’ different enforcement authorities at EU levelnd the other agencies concerned is closer and more effective so as to prevent and detercombat undeclared work, including bogus self- employment, more efficiently and effectively,
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Deliver opinions on matters relating to undeclared work.
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Improve the knowledge and mutual understanding of different national labour inspection systems and practices of fighting undeclared work, as well as related legal frameworks for action, and deepen general knowledge of, and specific sectoral insight into, the precarious working conditions and unequal terms of payment and protection endured by persons in undeclared work;
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Establish tools, for instance a knowledge bank of different practices/measures, including bilateral agreements used in the Member States to deter and preventtackle undeclared work,
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) Develop forms of cooperation increasing the technical capacity to tackle cross-border aspects of undeclared work by adopting a common framework for joint operations for inspections and exchange of staff and developing a common database of membership of the Member States’ various social security schemes,
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
(2) In appointing their representatives, Member States should involve all public authorities having a role in the preventiong and/or deterrence oftackling undeclared work, such as labour inspectorates, social security authorities, tax authorities, employment services and migration authorities, hereinafter referred to as "enforcement authorities". They may also, in accordance with national law and/or practice, involve the social partners.
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
(3) Member States shall provide the Commission with the list and contact details of all enforcement authorities which are involved in the preventiong and/or deterrence ofcombating undeclared work.
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
(4) Single points of contact shall liaise with all enforcement authorities which are involved in the preventiong and/or deterrence ofcombating undeclared work regarding the activities of the Platform and guarantee their participation at the meetings and/or contribution to the activities of the Platform or its working groups if issues discussed involve their field of competence.