Activities of Edvard KOŽUŠNÍK related to 2011/0150(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
European standardisation (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Standardisation and amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/105/EC and 2009/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council PDF (617 KB) DOC (969 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) ‘standard’ means a technical specification established by consensus and approved by a recognised organisation for repeated or continuous applicationuse, with which compliance is not compulsory, and which is one of the following:
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) ‘'European standard’' means a standard adopted by one of the European sStandardisation bodies; Organisations with an obligation to implement it as an identical national standard and to withdraw conflicting national standards;
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a Access of SMEs to standards 1. National Standardisation Organisations shall promote and facilitate the access of SMEs to standards and their development, in particular, through; (a) making available free of charge on their website abstracts of standards; (b) applying special rates for the provision of standards to SMEs and providing bundles of standards at a reduced price; (c) identifying, in their annual work programmes, the standardisation projects which are of particular interest for SMEs; (d) providing special rates to SMEs for participation in standardisation activities; 2. National Standardisation Organisations shall send an annual report to the European Standardisation organisations with regard to their actions to comply with the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 and all other measures to improve the participation of SMEs in their standardisation activities. They shall publish that report on their website.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a Access of SMEs to standards 1. National Standardisation Organisations shall promote and facilitate the access of SMEs to standards and their development, in particular through: (a) making available free of charge on their website abstracts of standards; (b) applying special rates for the provision of standards to SMEs and providing bundles of standards at a reduced price; (c) identifying, in their annual work programmes, the standardisation projects which are of particular interest for SMEs; (d) providing free access to draft standards for SMEs to participate in standardisation activities; (e) give access to SMEs to standardisation activities without obliging them to become a member; (f) give SMEs the possibility to apply at technical committee level for an exemption from the contribution to cover costs. 2. National Standardisation Organisations shall send an annual report to the European Standardisation Organisations with regard to their actions to comply with the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 and all other measures to improve the participation of SMEs in their standardisation activities. They shall publish that report on their website.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 c (new)
Article 5 c (new)
Article 5 c Participation of public authorities in European Standardisation Member States shall encourage participation of public authorities, in particular market surveillance authorities, in national standardisation activities aimed at the development or revision of standards requested by the Commission in accordance with Article 7(1).
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Recognition and use of technical specifications in the field of ICT
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Recognitionferencing of technical specifications in the field of ICT
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Either on proposal from a public authority referred to in Directive 2004/18/EC or on its own initiative the Commission may decideMember State or on its own initiative the Commission may decide, after consultation with the European Standardisation Organisations, to recognise and use ICT technical specifications which are not national, European or international standards and meet the requirements set out in Annex II, as ICT standards.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Either on proposal from a public authority referred to in Directive 2004/18/EC or on its own initiative the Commission may decide to recognisference technical specifications which are not national, European or international standards and meet the requirements set out in Annex II, as ICT standards.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a Review This regulation shall be reviewed five years after its entry into force to assess progress against its objectives.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – point 3 – point f a (new)
Annex 2 – point 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) coherence: the specifications are not in conflict with existing European or international standards.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – point 3 – point f b (new)
Annex 2 – point 3 – point f b (new)
(fb) legitimation process: the specifications have been approved following a legitimation process, including a public enquiry involving the European and national standardisation bodies.