5 Amendments of Tom VANDENKENDELAERE related to 2014/2253(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages the Commission to enhance the multi-level cooperation in the EU Pilot programme between national, regional and local authorities with a view to facilitating the correct and comprehensive application of EU law;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal on access to more detailed information on the actual stage of the implementation in the Member States for relevant stakeholders, a new proposal on access to justice in environmental matters and a proposal on environmental inspections;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses its concernTakes the view that the Commission's communication policy regarding the Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT) overstates the difficulty of implementing environmental and health legislationshould reflect lessons learned and problems encountered in implementation, including those identified following citizens' complaints and petitions to the European Parliament, and deliver results for citizens and businesses in the least burdensome way;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the Commission's use of the term ‘gold plating', describing ‘excessive' implementation of EU law by Member State which refers to obligations that go beyond EU requirements: an excess of norms, guidelines and procedures accumulated at national, regional and local levels interfering with the expected policy goals; calls on the Commission to clearly define the concept of gold plating; underlines that such a definition must clarify that Member States have the right to set stricter standards where EU law only provides for minimum harmonisationnecessary, while taking into account that better harmonisation in the implementation of EU environmental law is important for the functioning of the internal market;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the need to maintain a high level of environmental protection and warns against associating high levels of infringements with the need to reduce the level of ambition of environmental legislationstresses the importance of correctly implementing environmental law by the Member States.