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Plenary speeches (3)

Patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0142(COD)
Patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (A6-0233/2009, John Bowis)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0142(COD)
Patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0142(COD)

Amendments (47)

Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a directive
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive
Title
PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcarecross-border patient mobility and patients' rights
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 9542, 152 and 308 thereof,
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Notwithstanding this directive, Member States themselves retain responsibility for providing safe, high- quality, efficient and quantitatively sufficient health care to the citizens within their territory. Member States must on no account dismantle health care because it is also available in other Member States. Moreover, this Directive must not have the result of encouraging patients in any way whatsoever to go to another Member State to obtain health care.
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) Given that that the conditions for recourse to Article 95 of the Treaty as a legal basis are fulfilled, the Community legislature shall rely on this legal basis even when public health protection is a decisive factor in the choices made; in this respect Article 95(3) of the Treaty explicitly requires that, in achieving harmonisation, a high level of protection of human health should be guaranteed taking account in particular of any new development based on scientific facts.deleted
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) Given that that the conditions for recourse to Article 95 of the Treaty as a legal basis are not fulfilled, the Community legislature shall rely on thise same legal basis even when public health protection is a decisive factor in the choices made; in this respectas Regulation 883/2004/EC on the coordination of social security systems, and should also take Article 95(3)152 of the Treaty explicitly requires that, in achieving harmonisation, ainto account. A high level of protection of human health should be guaranteed taking account in particular of any new development based on scientific facts.
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) Some issues related to cross-border healthcare, in particular reimbursement of healthcare provided in a Member State other than that in which the recipient of the care is resident, have been already addressed by the Court of Justice. As healthcare was excluded from the scope of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market it is important to address these issues in a specific Community legal instrument in order to achieve a more general and effective application of principles developed by the Court of Justice on a case by case basis.deleted
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) This directive aims to establish a general framework forcomplement Regulation 1408/71 and its successor Regulation 883/2004 with regard to the provision of safe, high quality and efficient cross-border healthcare in the Community and to ensure patients mobility and freedom to provide healthcarethe application of patients' rights in the framework of patients mobility and a high level of protection of health, whilst fully respecting the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of social security benefits related to health and the organisation and delivery of healthcare and medical care and social security benefits in particular for sickness.
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) For the purpose of this Directive, the concept of "cross-border healthcare" covers the following modes of supply of healthcare: - Uonly the use of healthcare abroad (i.e.: a patient moving of his/her own accord to a healthcare provider in another Member State for treatment); this is what is referred to as 'patient mobility'; - Cross-border provision of healthcare (i.e.: delivery of service from the territory of one Member State into the territory of another); such as telemedicine services, remote diagnosis and prescription, laboratory services; - Permanent presence of a healthcare provider (i.e.: establishment of a healthcare provider in another Member State); and, - Temporary presence of persons (i.e.: mobility of health professionals, for example moving temporarily to the Member State of the patient to provide services).
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) For the purpose of this Directive, the concept of "cross-border healthcare" covers the following modes of supply of healthcare: - Use of healthcare abroad (i.e.: a patient moving to a healthcare provider in another Member State for treatment); this is what is referred to as 'patient mobility'; - Cross-border provision of healthcare (i.e.: delivery of service from the territory of one Member State into the territory of another); such as telemedicine services, remote diagnosis and prescription, laboratory services; - Permanent presence of a healthcare provider (i.e.: establishment of a healthcare provider in another Member State); and, - Temporary presence of persons (i.e.: mobility of health professionals, for example moving temporarily to the Member State of the patient to provide services).
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Furthermore, for the purpose of this Directive, the concept of "cross-border healthcare" covers Emergency Medical Services, which handle the calls to the European emergency number 112 and treat victims of accidents and mass emergencies, especially in border areas.
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 96 #
Council position
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Notwithstanding this Directive, Member States themselves retain responsibility for providing safe, high- quality, efficient and quantitatively sufficient health care to citizens within their territory. On no account may Member States dismantle health care because it is also available in other Member States. Moreover, this Directive must not have the result of encouraging patients in any way whatsoever to go to another Member State to obtain health care.
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 98 #
Council position
Recital 6
(6) Some issues relating to cross-border healthcare, in particular reimbursement of healthcare provided in a Member State other than that in which the recipient of the care is resident, have already been addressed by the Court of Justice. As healthcare is excluded from the scope of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market5 it is important to address those issues in a specific Union legal instrument in order to achieve a more general and effective application of principles developed by the Court of Justice on a case-by-case basis. 5deleted OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 36.
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #
Council position
Recital 8
(8) This Directive aims to establish rules for facilitatingcomplement Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 with regard to the access to safe and high- quality cross- border healthcare in the Union and to ensure patient mobility in accordance with the principles established by the Court of Justice and to promote cooperation on healthcare between Member Statesthe application of patients' rights in the context of patient mobility, whilst fully respecting the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of social security benefits relating to health and for the organisation and delivery of healthcare and medical care and social security benefits, in particular for sickness.
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) In accordance with the principles established by the Court of Justice, and without endangering the financial balance of Member States' healthcare and social security systems, greater legal certainty as regards the reimbursement of healthcare costs should be provided for patients and for health professionals, healthcare providers and social security institutions.deleted
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) It is appropriate to require that also patients who go for healthcare to another Member State in other circumstances than those envisaged for coordination of social security schemes established by the Regulation (EC) No. 1408/71 should be able to benefit from the principles of free movement of services in accordance with the Treaty and the provisions of this Directive. Patients should be guaranteed assumption of the costs of that healthcare at least at the level provided for the same or similar healthcare had they been provided in the Member State of affiliation. This fully respects responsibility of the Member States to determine the extent of the sickness cover available to their citizens and prevents any significant effect on the financing of the national healthcare systems. Member States may nevertheless provide in their national legislation for reimbursement of the costs of the treatment at the tariffs in force in the Member State of treatment if this is more beneficial for the patient. This may be the case in particular for any treatment provided through European reference networks as mentioned in Article 15 of this Directive.deleted
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 113 #
Council position
Recital 25
(25) In accordance with the principles established by the Court of Justice, and without endangering the financial balance of Member States' healthcare and social security systems, greater legal certainty as regards the reimbursement of healthcare costs should be provided for patients and for health professionals, healthcare providers and social security institutions.deleted
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 114 #
Council position
Recital 27
(27) It is appropriate to require that also patients who seek healthcare in another Member State in other circumstances than those provided for in Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 should be able to benefit from the principles of free movement of services in accordance with the Treaty and with this Directive. Patients should enjoy a guarantee of assumption of the costs of that healthcare at least at the level as would be provided for the same healthcare, had it been provided in the Member State of affiliation. This should fully respect the responsibility of the Member States to determine the extent of the sickness cover available to their citizens and prevent any significant effect on the financing of the national healthcare systems.deleted
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) For the patient, therefore, the two systems are coherent; either this directive applies or Regulation 1408/71. In any event, any insured person who requests an authorisation to receive a treatment appropriate to his/her condition in another Member State shall always be granted this authorisation under the conditions provided for in Regulation 1408/71 and 883/04 when the treatment in question cannot be given within the time medically justifiable, taking account his current state of health and the probable course of the disease. The patient should not be deprived of the more beneficial rights guaranteed by Regulation.1408/71 and 883/04 when the conditions are met.deleted
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 118 #
Council position
Recital 32
(32) This Directive should not provide either for the transfer of social security entitlements between Member States or other coordination of social security systems. The sole objective of the provisions regarding prior authorisation and reimbursement of healthcare provided in another Member State should be to enable freedom to provide healthcare for patients and to remove unjustified obstacles to that fundamental freedom within the patient's Member State of affiliation. Consequently this Directive should fully respect the differences in national healthcare systems and the Member States' responsibilities for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care.deleted
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) The patient may choose which mechanism they prefer, but in any case, where the application of Regulation 1408/71 is more beneficial for the patient, the patient should not be deprived of the rights guaranteed by that Regulation.deleted
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #
Council position
Recital 44
(44) The Member States should decide on the form and number of their national contact points. Such national contact points may also be incorporated in, or build on, activities of existing information centres provided that it is clearly indicated that they are also national contact points for cross-border healthcare. The national contact points should have appropriate facilities to provide information on the main aspects of cross-border healthcare, including the potential risks involved. The Commission should work together with the Member States in order to facilitate cooperation regarding national contact points for cross-border healthcare, including making relevant information available at Union level. The existence of national contact points should not preclude Member States from establishing other linked contact points at regional or local level, reflecting the specific organisation of their healthcare system.
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) This Directive does not provide either for transfer of social security entitlements between Member States or other coordination of social security schemes. The sole objective of the provisions regarding prior authorisation and reimbursement of healthcare provided in another Member State is to enable freedom to provide healthcare for both patients and healthcare providers and to remove unjustified obstacles to that fundamental freedom within the patient's Member State of affiliation.. Consequently the Directive fully respects the differences of national health-care systems and the Member States' responsibilities for organisation and delivery of health services and medical care.deleted
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) This Directive does not provide either for transfer of social security entitlements between Member States or other coordination of social security schemes. The sole objective of the provisions regarding prior authorisation and reimbursement of healthcare provided in another Member State is to enable freedom to provide healthcare for both patients and healthcare providers and to remove unjustified obstacles to that fundamental freedom within the patient's Member State of affiliation. Consequently the Directive fully respects the differences of national health-care systems and the Member States' responsibilities for organisation and delivery of health services and medical care.
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 133 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive provides rules for facilitating theaims at complementing the existing framework on the coordination of social security systems, Regulation EC (No) 883/2004, with a view to application of patients' rights in the context of access to safe and, high- quality cross-border healthcare and promotes cooperation on healthcare between Member States, in full respect of national competencies in organising and delivering healthcareand efficient cross-border healthcare, in full respect of national competencies in organising and delivering healthcare. This Directive establishes a general framework for patients' rights regarding cross-border mobility.
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 135 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Within this general framework Member States themselves retain responsibility for providing safe, high quality, efficient and quantitatively adequate healthcare to citizens on their territory. On no account may Member States dismantle their own health care due to its also being available in other Member States. Moreover, this Directive shall leave the choice of where to obtain healthcare to the patients and shall not have the result of creating policies that encourage patients in any way whatsoever to go to another Member State to obtain healthcare.
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 136 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall apply to the provision of healthcare to patients and care of the elderly, regardless of how it is organised, delivered and financed.
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 145 #
Council position
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) patients receive upon request relevant information on the standards and guidelines referred to in paragraph 1, including provisions on supervision and assessment of healthcare providers, and information on which healthcare providers are subject to these standards and guidelines, as well as information on the potential risks of cross-border healthcare;
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 149 #
Council position
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) there are transparent complaints procedures and mechanisms for patients to seek remedies, which are free of charge and in accordance with the legislation of the Member State of treatment if they become aware of or suffer harm arising from the healthcare they receive;
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
(31) The evidence available indicates that the application of free movement principles regarding use of healthcare in another Member State within the limits of the cover guaranteed by the statutory sickness insurance scheme of the Member State of affiliation will not undermine the health systems of the Member States or financial sustainability of their social security systems. However, the Court of Justice has recognised that it cannot be excluded that the possible risk of seriously undermining a social security system's financial balance or the objective of maintaining a balanced medical and hospital service open to all may constitute overriding reasons in the general interest capable of justifying a barrier to the principle of freedom to provide servicesof movement. The Court of Justice has also recognised that the number of hospitals, their geographical distribution, the way in which they are organised and the facilities with which they are provided, and even the nature of the medical services which they are able to offer, are all matters for which planning must be possible. This Directive should provide for a system of prior authorisation for assumption of costs for hospital care received in another Member State, where the following conditions are met : had the treatment been provided on its territory, it would have been assumed by its social security system and the consequent outflow of patients due to the implementation of the directive seriously undermines or is likely to seriously undermine the financial balance of the social security system and/or this outflow of patients seriously undermines, or is likely to seriously undermine the planning and rationalisation carried out in the hospital sector to avoid hospital overcapacity, imbalance in the supply of hospital care and logistical and financial wastage, the maintenance of a balanced medical and hospital service open to all, or the maintenance of treatment capacity or medical competence on the territory of the concerned Member. As the assessment of the precise impact of an expected outflow of patients requires complex assumptions and calculations, the Directive allows for a system of prior authorisation if there is sufficient reason to expect that the social security system will be seriously undermined. This should also cover cases of already existing systems of prior authorisation which are in conformity with conditions laid down in Article 8.
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 151 #
Council position
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) healthcare providers do not deny healthcare to any patient, whether they be a citizen of the same or of another Member State, on account of the socio- economic position of the patient;
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
(37) Realising the potential of the internal market for cCross-border healthcare requires cooperation between providers, purchasers and regulators of different Member States at national, regional or local level in order to ensure safe, high quality and efficient care across borders. This is particularly the case for cooperation in border regions, where cross-border provision of services may be the most efficient way of organising health services for the local populations, but where achieving such cross-border provision on a sustained basis requires cooperation between the health systems of different Member States. Such cooperation may concern joint planning, mutual recognition or adaptation of procedures or standards, interoperability of respective national information and communication technology systems, practical mechanisms to ensure continuity of care or practical facilitating of cross- border provision of healthcare by health professionals on a temporary or occasional basis. Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications stipulates that free provision of services of a temporary or occasional nature, including services provided by health professionals, in another Member State should not, subject to specific provisions of Community law, be restricted for any reason relating to professional qualifications. This Directive should be without prejudice to those provisions of Directive 2005/36/EC.
2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
This Directive establishes a general framework for the provision of safe, high quality and efficient cross-border healthcareaims at complementing the existing framework on the coordination of social security systems (Regulation 1408/71/EC and its successor Regulation 883/2004/EC) with a view to application of patients' rights in the context of the provision of safe, high quality and efficient cross-border healthcare. This Directive establishes a general framework for patients' rights regarding cross-border mobility.
2009/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
This Directive establishes a general framework for the provision of safe, high quality and efficient cross-borderprovides rules for the access to safe and high quality healthcare in another Member State and establishes cooperation mechanisms on healthcare between Member States, in full respect of national competencies in organising and delivering healthcare.
2009/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
Within this general framework Member States themselves retain responsibility for providing safe, high quality, efficient and quantitatively sufficient health care to citizens within their territory. On no account may Member States dismantle health care because it is also available in other Member States. This Directive must on no account encourage Member States to dismantle their own health care. Moreover, this Directive must not have the result of encouraging patients in any way whatsoever to go to another Member State to obtain health care.
2009/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 2
2. When the circumstances under which an authorisation to go to another Member State in order to receive appropriate treatment under Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 must be granted are met, the provisions of that Regulation shall apply and the provisions of Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive shall not apply. Conversely, when an insured person seeks healthcare in another Member State in other circumstances, Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive apply and Article 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 shall not apply. However, whenever the conditions for granting an authorisation set out in Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 are fulfilled, the authorisation shall be accorded and the benefits provided in accordance with that Regulation. In that case Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive shall not apply.deleted
2009/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (b)
(b) "cross-border healthcare" means healthcare provided in a Member State other than that where the patient is an insured person or healthcare provided in a Member State other than that where the healthcare provider resides, is registered or is established;
2009/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) care providers do not deny health care to any patient, whether they be a citizen of the same or of another Member State, on account of the socio-economic position of the patient;
2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) mechanisms are in place for ensuring that healthcare providers and medical emergency services are able to meet such standards, taking into account international medical science and generally recognised good medical practices;
2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the application of such standards by healthcare providers and medical emergency services in practice is regularly monitored and corrective action is taken when appropriate standards are not met, taking into account progress in medical science and health technology;
2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) healthcare providers provide all relevant information to enable patients to make an informed choice, in particular on availability, quality, safety, prices and outcomes of the healthcare provided and details of their insurance cover or other means of personal or collective protection with regard to professional liability;
2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) patients have athe means of making complaints and arethere are free of charge mechanisms in place to guaranteed remedies and compensation when they suffer harm or become aware of harm caused arising from the healthcare they receive;
2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6
1. Subject to the provisions of this Directive, in particular Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9, the Member State of affiliation shall ensure that insured persons travelling to another Member State with the purpose of receiving healthcare there or seeking to receive healthcare provided in another Member State, will not be prevented from receiving healthcare provided in another Member State where the treatment in question is among the benefits provided for by the legislation of the Member State of affiliation to which the insured person is entitled. The Member State of affiliation, in accordance with the same mechanisms provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and its successor Regulation (EC) No 883/2004. 2. Member States shall reimbensurse the costs to the insured person, which would have been paid for by its statutory social security system had the same or similar healthcare been provided in its territory. In any event, it is for the Member State of affiliation to determine the healthcare that is paid for regardless of where it is provided. 2. The costs of healthcare provided in anotherat physicians and service providers which are working as contract partners of their respective national health systems or statutory social security systems are obliged to accept the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) and Form E-112 and treat patients showing their EHIC on the same conditions as stipulated by the Regulation on the coordination of social security systems. Member States shall be reimbursed by the Member State of affiliation in accordance with the provisions of this Directive up to the level of costs that would have been assumed had the same or similar healthcare been provided in the Member State of affiliation, without exceeding the actual costs of healthcare receivedoblige service providers to post an EHIC symbol in the lobby of the service provider (in a similar way to credit cards in shops and restaurants) to indicate that the EHIC is accepted there in line with that Regulation. 3. The Member State of affiliation may impose on a patient seeking healthcare provided in another Member State, the same conditions, criteria of eligibility and regulatory and administrative formalities for receiving healthcare and reimbursement of healthcare costs as it would impose if the same or similar healthcare was provided in its territory, in so far as they are neither discriminatory nor an obstacle to freedom of movement of persons. 45. Member States shall have a mechanism for calculation of costs that are to be reimbursed to the insured person by the statutory social security system for healthcare provided in another Member State. This mechanism shall be based on objective, non-discriminatory criteria known in advance and the costs reimbursed according to this mechanism shall be not less than what would have been assumed had the same or similar healthcare been provided in the territory of the Member State of affiliation. 5. Patients travelling to another Member State with the purpose of receiving healthcare therePatients receiving healthcare in Member State other than their Member State of affiliation or seeking to receive healthcare provided in another Member State shall be guaranteed access to their medical records, in conformity with national measures implementing Community provisions on the protection of personal data, in particular Directives 95/46/EC and 2002/58/EC.
2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Members States shall ensure that physicians and service providers which are working as contract partners of their respective national health systems or statutory social security systems are prohibited from treating patients from another Member State on a private basis or demanding upfront cash payments from them, where the patient can prove her or his status as an insured person of the respective statutory social security system of the respective Member State of affiliation by the European health Insurance Card and Form E-112.
2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8
Article 8 is deleted
2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State of affiliation shall ensure that administrative procedures regarding the use of healthcare in another Member State related to any prior authorisation referred to in Article 8(3), reimbursement22(1)(c) and Article 22(2) of Regulation 1408/71, coverage of costs of healthcare incurred in another Member State and other conditions and formalities referred to in Article 6(31), are based on objective, non- discriminatory criteria which are published in advance, and which are necessary and proportionate to the objective to be achieved. In any event, an insured person shall always be granted the authorisation pursuant to Regulations on coordination of social security referred to in Art. 3.1 f) whenever the conditions of Art.22.1 c) and Art. 22.2 of Regulation 1408/71 are met.
2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 521 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall specify in advance and in a transparent way the criteria for refusal of the prior authorisation referred to in Article 8(3).
2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI