1 Amendments of Gabriele ZIMMER related to 2018/0064(COD)
Amendment 533 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Initiation of national inspections 1. In specific cases where the Authority considers that national inspections or investigations should be initiated to enforce relevant Union Law falling in the scope of its objectives, it shall request the competent authorities of the Member States concerned to initiate, conduct or coordinate such an inspection or investigation. 2. The national authorities shall inform the Authority without delay of the decision of the competent authorities of the Member States concerning any request made pursuant to paragraph 1. 3. If the competent authorities of a Member State decide not to accede to a request made by the Authority pursuant to paragraph 1, they shall inform the Authority of the reasons for their decision without undue delay, preferably within one month of receipt of the request. 4. The social partners on national level may demand the Authority to initiate a request pursuant to paragraph 1 if they become aware of infringements of Union Law in the scope of this Regulation. The Authority shall inform the respective social partners on the adopted measures.