5 Amendments of Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES related to 2021/2166(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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1. Welcomes the Commission communication of 29 April 2021 entitled ‘Better regulation: Joining forces to make better laws’ (COM(2021)0219) and its commitment to ensuring that every legislative proposal contributes to the 2030 sustainable development agenda; recalls that the principles and objectives set out by the SDGs are indivisible and must not be undermined by burden and cost reduction targets;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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2. Highlights the EU’s obligation to incorporate the development cooperation objectives into any policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries, as set out in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; recalls that many Union policies with a more domestic dimension contribute to the implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), and therefore achieving more foresight-based policymaking and coherence across all Union policies is crucial to achieving the SDGs worldwide;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
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3. Strongly believes that the Union’s better regulation system is a valuable instrument in the implementation of this legal obligation, as long as the tools that the system proposes are used appropriately and to their maximum potential; welcomes the new versions of the better regulation guidelines and the better regulation toolbox; believes that tool number 35 in particular contains the necessary elements to guide the performance of impact analyses in developing countries and expects that this tool will be used extensively; notes with concern that by referring only to ‘relevant SDGs’, the integrated and holistic nature of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development risks being overlooked; underlines the need to take a holistic perspective that takes into account the impact on the SDGs as whole in this regard;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
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4. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to improving the analysis and reporting of the impact of proposals, in particular on developing countries and with regard to achieving the SDGs; is concerned that the envisaged simplification of the public consultation process may jeopardise its effectiveness and should be reconsidered; underlines that consultation should be more effective and fulfil the requirements of the social partners and civil society;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
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5. Reiterates the importance of policy coherence in relation to external EU policy affecting developing countries; welcomes any initiatives that make the EU’s approach more consistent in this regard; underlines that the assessment of impacts of regulation on fundamental rights and values still needs to be strengthened.