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Activities of Malcolm HARBOUR related to 2010/2016(INI)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION Draft opinion on Guaranteeing independent impact assessments.
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2010/2016(INI)
Documents: PDF(110 KB) DOC(86 KB)

Amendments (5)

Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Reinforces the strategic approach to impact assessments as recognised by the Commission Smart Regulation paper that it must apply across the whole policy cycle from design to implementation, enforcement, evaluation and to the revision of legislation; emphasises the fact that more attention and more resources should be paid at the concept design stage of legislative proposals because this can lead to both improved quality of outcomes and shortens the legislative process;
2010/11/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that, for an impact assessment to be objective, the Commission must systematically consult all interested parties, including SMEs and consumer protection organisations in order to strengthen the voice of EU citizens in the consultations;
2010/11/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Confirms that all co-legislators should comply with the disciplines of carrying out impact assessments when they introduce amendments to legislation that significantly impact the legislative outcome or impact on affected stakeholders;
2010/11/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises the need to improve the work of the Impact Assessment Board by ensuring that Commission experts from all policy areas affected and the European Parliament are representre represented and also by including independent specialists from outside the Commission; notes that the work of the Impact Assessment Board should continue to be fully transparent and that European Parliament Committees should be fully informed;
2010/11/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Emphasises that smart regulation based on complete and objective impact assessment remains the shared responsibility of the European institutions and of the Member States, and that the Commission must therefore also take into account feedback received from the European Parliament, the Committee for the Regions, the European Economic and Social Committee and Member States;
2010/11/03
Committee: IMCO