Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2012/2039(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Statute for a European mutual society
Amendments (4)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that certain Mutual Societies have a very strong voluntary component and that this volunteer ethos must be preserved and facilitated.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Regards as regrettable the gap in EU legislation, as mutual societies are not specifically mentioned in the treaties and respect for their business models is not covered by any secondary legislation, which refers only to public and private enterprises, which undermines the status of mutual societies, their development and the establishment of a cross-border group and therefore believes that Mutual Societies should be included in Article 54 TFEU in order to ensure that the diversity of enterprises is fully anchored in the Treaties;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to take into account the specific characteristics of mutual societies so as to ensure a level playing field, with a view to avoiding additional discrimination and ensuring that any new legislation is proportionate as well as guaranteeing a fair and competitive market.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Annexe - Paragraph 17 a (new) - Recommendation 6 (new)
Annexe - Paragraph 17 a (new) - Recommendation 6 (new)
17a. Calls on the EU Commission to introduce into the proposed regulation the main characteristics of Mutual societies’ person-based societies, operating essentially according to the principle of self-governance, where the members or their representatives take part directly in defining the mutual society's policy or have the right to influence that policy. Mutual societies do not aim to make profit for distribution to external shareholders and are based on individual affiliation and open enrolment. They are non- discriminatory as far as risk selection is concerned, democratically oriented by their members and financed through solidarity, with a view to improving social conditions of local communities and of wider society in the spirit of mutuality.