3 Amendments of Andreas SCHWAB related to 2016/2274(INI)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that harmonised standards are a voluntary, market-driven tool providing technical requirements and guidance, that can help implemente use of which can facilitate compliance with European legislation and policies when they are developed in a transparent and inclusive way, but stresses that; stresses, however, that standards cannot be part of EU law or otherwise seen as a necessary implementing measure of EU law, since the political decisions regarding the level of protection of health, safety and environment should be left to the legislator;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is of the opinion that the increased complexity resulting from a proliferation of standardsthe marked increase in platforms for processing specifications which do not belong to the recognised standardisation bodies under Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012, and the diversity of technical communities, creates barriers and costs that affect access rights to standards for SMEs and microenterprises; stresses the importance of supporting measures to improve SMEs’ access to means of developing and using standards;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Invites the Commission to work together with European and national standardisation bodies to adopt an easy -to- use single points of access to standards that can provide assistance and information to the standards’ users on the available standards and their specifications, and that can help them find the standards that best match their needs;