Activities of Curzio MALTESE related to 2016/0286(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications
Amendments (9)
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The role of the Executive Director, who would be the legal representative of BEREC, is crucial for the adequate functioning of the new agency and the implementation of the tasks assigned to it. The Management Board should appoint him/her on the basis of a list drawn up by the Commission following an open and transparent selection procedure in order to guarantee a rigourous evaluation of the candidates and a high level of independence. Before he/she is appointed, the selected candidate should appear before the competent committees for a hearing, and the European Parliament should issue an opinion to determine his or her suitability for the role. Moreover, in the past the term of office of the Administrative Manager of the BEREC Office was three years. It is necessary that the Executive Director has a sufficiently long mandate in order to ensure stability and delivery of a long-term strategy for the agency.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to further extend the consistent implementation of the provisions of the regulatory framework for electronic communications within the scope of BEREC, the new agency should be open to the participation of regulatory authorities of third countries competent in the field of electronic communications that have entered into agreements with the Union to that effect, in particular those of EEA EFTA States and candidate countrietheir capacity as observers.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Before appointment, the candidate selected by the Management Board mayshall be invited to make a statementappear before the competent cCommittees of the European Parliament and to answer questions put b, so that they may give obligatory but non- binding opinions, except in cases where there is a conflict of interests or clear incompatibility wits membersh the role of Executive Director.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The term of office of the Executive Director shall be fivetwo and a half years. By the end of that period, the Commission shall undertake an assessment that takes into account an evaluation of the Executive Director’s performance and BEREC’s future tasks and challenges.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. The Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Commission that takes into account the assessment referred to in paragraph 3, may extend the term of office of the Executive Director once, for no more than five yearstwice.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. The Management Board shall inform the European Parliament if it intends to extend the Executive Director’s term of office. Within one month before any such extension, the Executive Director mayshall be invited to make a statement before the competent committees of the Parliament and to answer questions put by itstheir members.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 7
Article 22 – paragraph 7
7. The Executive Director may be removed from office only upon a decision of the Management Board acting on a proposal from the Commission. and after hearing the opinion of the European Parliament
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
1. No later than five years from the day of entry into force of this regulation, and every fivetwo and a half years thereafter, the Commission shall perform an evaluation in compliance with the Commission guidelines to assess BEREC’s performance in relation to its objectives, mandate, tasks and location(s). The evaluation shall, in particular, address the possible need to modify the mandate of BEREC, and the financial implications of any such modification.