2 Amendments of Zita GURMAI related to 2011/2275(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point a (new)
(a) Points out that the petition is a proper instrument to be used by citizens, civil society organisations and enterprises to report on non-compliance with EU law by Member States' authorities at different levels; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to safeguard transparency of on- going infringement procedures by way of informing the citizens in a timely and appropriate manner of the action taken on their request;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to evaluate in each single case whether, in view of the enormous number of non-communication cases (470 pending in 2010), the choice of a regulation instead of a directive is more appropriate; notes that this would at the same time resolve the problem of Member States going beyo make more regular use of its powers under Article 260(3) TFEU to bring a case before the Court of Justice asking to impose on a Member State the payment of a lump sum or penalty where that Member State has failed to fulfil its obligationd the standards required by a directive, entailing a protectionist effect (‘gold-plating’)o notify measures transposing a directive adopted under a legislative procedure;