Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2016/2090(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector (A8-0246/2016 - Pablo Zalba Bidegain, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy) EL
Amendments (4)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to investigations by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), revealing that Volkswagen diesel vehicles entering the US market between 2009 and 2015 were fitted with sophisticated software algorithms that reduced pollutant emission levels during tests,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
- having regard to Rule 198 of itsthe Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
- having regard to the interim report of the European Parliament Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector (A6-0000/2016),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Α
Recital Α
Α. whereas Article 226 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides a legal basis for the establishment by the European Parliament of a temporary Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions or maladministration in the implementation of Union Llaw, without prejudice to the jurisdiction of national or Union courts, and whereas this constitutes an important element of the Parliament’s supervisory powers;