Activities of Sajjad KARIM related to 2011/2029(INI)
Reports (1)
REPORT on better legislation, subsidiarity and proportionality and smart regulation PDF (233 KB) DOC (138 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas following the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty national parliaments are now formally involved in monitoring the application of the principle of subsidiarity, with over 300 submissions received so far,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas according to the 2010 IAB Annual Report, the Commission comprehensively quantified only 27% of impact assessments undertaken in that year,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. Whereas the new system under the Lisbon Treaty of delegated and implementing acts, in Articles 290 and 291 TFEU, are now subject to a common understanding and a regulation respectively,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 (new) and paragraph 4 a (new)
Subheading 2 (new) and paragraph 4 a (new)
National Parliaments 4a. Welcomes the closer involvement of national parliaments in the European legislative process, in particular in the process of verifying the compliance of legislative proposals with the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers however that the current timescales allowed for national parliament engagement are often insufficient, particularly in the case of a subsidiarity check; notes also that the form of national parliament responses if often such that they are not classified as reasoned opinions or objections on subsidiarity grounds; further notes that frequently these are only available in the working language of the national parliament; suggests therefore that the Secretary General of the Parliament investigates methods of improving the way in which national parliament submissions are integrated into the working practices of the Parliament;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes the positive contribution made by the High Level Group of Independent Stakeholders on Administrative Burdens to the programme to reduce those burdens that is being carried out by the Commission; emphasises, however, that the composition of the group should be better balanced, with the inclusion of more experts representing civil society and experts from other Member States;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need for the programme to continue post-2012 to cover the life of the current Commission, with a more ambitious targetand clearly defined target, with and enhanced remit, to enable the programme to extend beyond simply administrative burdens and to address regulatory burdens and costs arising from EU legislation as a whole, including regulatory ‘nuisances’;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to work consistently to meet their own national targets for reducing administrative burdens and looks forward to continued constructive cooperation with national parliaments on this matter;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Regrets that currently the response and feedback given by the Commission to consultations is frequently seen as unsatisfactory by respondents; urges the Commission to improve its communication after the consultation period has closed, and to provide feedback on the main issues raised by all respondents;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Highlights, in particular, the need for impact assessments to cover all policy options, including the 'do nothing' approach; Further considers that the value of the Commission's impact assessments could be improved if these were available in draft for comment as part of consultation with relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Council and the Commission to work together with Parliament in a constructive manner in order to ensure that the new system of delegated and implementing acts works smoothly in practice;