2 Amendments of Othmar KARAS related to 2007/2115(INI)
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that all actors falling within that definition should be considered as lobbyists and treated in the same way: professional lobbyists, companies' in-house lobbyists, NGOs, think-tanks, trade associations, trade unions and employers' organisations and lawyers when their purpose is to influence policy rather than case-law; y are not: a) representing a client in judicial, quasi- judicial, administrative, disciplinary or other proceedings; or b) giving legal advice in context of the political and decision-making procedures of the European institutions;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes the Commission's draft Code of Conduct for Interest Representatives; calls on the Commission to acknowledge that the question whether lawyers will be subject only to their own code of conduct or to the Commission’s proposed new code will depend on whether the lawyer's activities fall within the definition mentioned in paragraph 8; reminds the Commission that Parliament has already had such a Code for over 10 years and asks the Commission to negotiate with Parliament for the establishment of a common Code;