Activities of Silvana KOCH-MEHRIN related to 2011/0150(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Standardisation and amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/105/EC and 2009/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Amendments (9)
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Standards are important tools for undertakings and especially small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter ‘SMEs’) which, however, are not adequately involved in the standardisation system so that the risk exists that standards do not take into account the needs and concerns of SME. ConsequentlyStandardisation rules should encourage SMEs to actively contribute their innovative technology solutions to standardisation efforts. Furthermore, it is essential to improve their representation and participation in the standardisation process, particularly in the technical committees.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) European standards are of vital interest for the competitiveness of SMEs which, however, are in generalsome areas under- represented in standardisation activities, in particular at European level. Thus, this Regulation should ensure an appropriate representation of SMEs in the European standardisation process by an entity with appropriate qualifications. , while maintaining the principle of national delegation and avoiding an unnecessary duplication of structures at European level.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Annex 2 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) coherence: (i) the technical specifications do not contradict existing national, European and international standards or those in the process of being drafted, nor do they duplicate them. (ii) this provision should respect the principle of technological neutrality and not be applied in an anti-competitive manner.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European standardisation system should continue to be a voluntary and market driven process and be based on the principles for standardisation as set out by the World Trade Organisation in the context of the Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement. European standards should continue to be adopted by the European standardisation bodies, namely European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Standards are important tools for the competitiveness of undertakings and especially small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter ‘SME’), which, however, are not adequately involved in the standardisation system so that the risk exists that standards do not take into acose participation in the standardisation process is essential for technological progress in the EU. Standardisation rules should therefore encourage SMEs to actively count the needs and concerns of SME. Consequentlyribute their innovative technology solutions to standardisation efforts. Furthermore, it is essential to improve their representation and participation in the standardisation process, particularly in the technical committees.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) ‘standard’ means a technical specification established and approved by a recognised organisation, and in line with the principles set out by WTO in the context of the Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement, for repeated or continuous application, with which compliance is not compulsory, and which is one of the following:
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. European standardisation bodies shall ensure an appropriate representation ofconsultation and involvement of relevant stakeholders including small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter ‘SME’), consumer organisations and environmental and social stakeholders, in particular through the organisations referred to in Annex III, at the policy development level and at least at the following stages of the development of European standards or European standardisation deliverables:
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. European standardisation bodies shall ensurable an appropriate representation of small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter ‘SME’), consumer organisations and environmental and social stakeholders, in particular through the organisations referred to in Annex III, at the policy development level and at least at the following stages of the development of European standards or European standardisation deliverables:
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a Access of SMEs to standards 1. National Standardisation Organisations shall promote and facilitate the access of SMEs to the development of standards, in particular through: (a) making available free of charge on their website abstracts of standards (b) applying special rates for the provision of standards to SMEs and providing bundles of standards at a reduced price (c) identifying, in their annual work programmes, the standardisation projects which are of particular interest for SMEs; (d) providing low barrier access to SMEs to participate in standardisation activities.