Activities of Dennis de JONG related to 2016/2274(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on European Standards – implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 PDF (515 KB) DOC (94 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the audit report 'products sold on the European market: unravelling the system of CE marking', performed by the Dutch Court of Audit;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas a system of standardisation for all, stakeholders, users and consumers is based on a system of trust and therefore compliance and proper enforcement mechanisms form the basis of the standardisation system;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Regrets the fact that the Joint Initiative on Standardization and the AUWP pay no attention to conformity to standards; Calls on the Commission to provide a holistic approach and take into account all aspects of when laying down new initiaves in this regard;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Regrets the fact that the current system of market surveillance provides insufficient guarantees that all products on the market conform to European standards;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Stresses its concerns that the current system of conformity asssessments leads to competion on quality instead of competition on price;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Points out that the current system of certification and markings is unclear to consumers, who can't tell the differences in quality between accredited testing institutions;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets that it was not consulted prior to the adoption of the package, and urges the European institutions to align the different initiatives into a single strategic, holistic work programme, which also includes market surveillance, avoiding duplication of actions and policies; Stresses that the relevant committee of the European Parliament can play an important role the public scrutiny of harmonised standards mandated by the Commisison;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls on the Commission to launch an in-depth investigation into the functioning of the CE-marking system on EU level in order to improve protection for consumers, provide better compliance with EU rules and improve trust in standards;