Activities of Sebastian Valentin BODU related to 2011/2276(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
18th report on better legislation - Application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality (2010) (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its repeated calls for the 2003 Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Lawmaking to be renegotiated in order to take account of the new legislative environment created by the Treaty of Lisbon, consolidate current best practice and bring the agreement up to date in line with the smart regulation agenda; suggests that arrangements concerning the demarcation between delegated and implementing acts be agreed in that context; asks the President to take the necessary steps to open negotiations with the other institutions;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls Parliament's position on the issue of regulatory exemptions, and urges the Commission to extend exemption to SMEs where regulatory provisions would disproportionately affect them and there is no sound reason for including them in the scope of the legislation; however believes that the concept of excluding micro- enterprises by default from any proposed legislation, as suggested by the Commission, is not an adequate tool; calls instead for the establishment of a micro- dimension as an inherent part of the SME test in which all available options are systematically assessed;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reminds the Commission, however, that the reversal of the burden of proof should not automatically lead to more complex legislation which has been developed without SMEs in mindmay not be the most appropriate instrument to protect SMEs and could lead to legal uncertainties; calls on the Commission to strive for the simplification of legislation wherever possible, and to continue to prepare and present proposals with accessibility and ease of implementation for SMEs as guiding principles in the drafting of legislation, even where an exemption may apply;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the need for the Commission to ensure consistent application of the enhanced SME test across its directorates, and encouragesto come up with minimum criteria for Member States to include similar considerations in their national decision- making processes;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the Commission's adoption of Parliament's recommendation on publication of information concerning implementation, thus addressing the problem of ‘gold-plating’; reminds the Commission and the Council that in order to ensure that existing and future programmes to reduce burdens are successful active cooperation between the Commission and the Member States is necessary, so as to avoid discrepancies in the interpretation and implementation of legislation; urges Member States to reduce their administrative burden by a further 25% by 2015;