Activities of Amjad BASHIR related to 2017/0224(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the European Union
Amendments (12)
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The decision whether to operate a Screening Mechanism on the grounds of public order and security is a Member State competence.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) Networks already exist which allow Member States to protect their public order and security interests through diplomatic and intelligence channels.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
7 Notification by Member States of screening mechanisms and annual reporting
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall notify to the Commission their existing screening mechanisms by […] (3150 days of the entry into force of this Regulation) at the latest. Member States shall notify to the Commission any amendment to an existing screening mechanism or any newly adopted screening mechanism within 390 days of entry into force of the screening mechanism at the latest.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By ... [3 years after the entry into force of this Regulation], and every five years thereafter, Member States that maintain screening mechanisms shall provide the Commission with an annual report on the application of their screening mechanisms. For each reporting period, the report shall include in particular information on:
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States that do not maintain screening mechanisms shall provide the Commission with an annual report covering foreign directs investments that took place in their territory on a case-by-case basis if they consider the investments liable to prejudice public order or security in other Member States, on the basis of information available to them.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of any foreign direct investments that are undergoing screening within the framework of their screening mechanisms which it considers likely to affect public order or security in another Member State or in the Union, within 520 working days from the start of the screening. As part of the information, and when applicable, the screening Member States shall endeavour to indicate whether it considers that the foreign direct investment undergoing screening is likely to fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The opinion of the Commission shall be communicated to the other Member States with the permission of the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed in strict compliance with applicable rules of notification of EC decisions.