12 Amendments of Lara COMI related to 2011/0150(COD)
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The development of voluntary standards on services should be market- driven whereby the needs of the economic operators and stakeholders directly or indirectly affected by the standard prevail and should take into account the public interest and be based on consensus. They should primarily focus on services linked to products and processes. Accordingly, such standards should not cover performance of services provided in the exercise of a liberal profession within the meaning of Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) It is important, to this effect, to encourage the exchange of best practices between National Standardisation Organisations on how to best facilitate and enhance the participation of SMEs in standardisation activities.
Amendment 119 #
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 standardisation organisation for repeated or continuous applicationuse, with which compliance is not compulsory, and which is one of the following:
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. During the preparation of a European standard or after its approval, National Standardisation Organisations shall not take any action which could prejudice the harmonisation intended and, in particular, shall not publish in the field in question a new or revised national standard which is not completely in line with any existing European standard. On publication of a new European standard, all conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. European standardisation bodies shall ensurable an appropriate representation, at technical level, of undertakings, research centres, the Commission's Joint Research Centre, and universities and other legal entities, in standardisation activities concerning an emerging area with significant policy or technical innovation implications, if the legal entities concerned participated in a project that is related to that area and that is funded by the Union under a multiannual framework programme for activities in the area of research, innovation and technological development.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. When the Commission has not been informed of any objection to a harmonised standard or has considered that the objection is not justified, it shall publish it without delay in the Official Journal of European Union.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Either on proposal from a Member State, a public authority referred to in Directive 2004/18/EC or on its own initiative the Commission may decide to recogni, after consultation with the European Standardisation Organisations and relevant stakeholders, to use technical specifications which are not national, European or international standards and meet the requirements set out in Annex II, as ICT standards.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the performance of preliminary or ancillary work in connection with European standardisation, including studies, cooperation activities, including international cooperation, seminars, evaluations, comparative analyses, research work, laboratory work, inter-laboratory tests, conformity evaluation work and measures to ensure that the periods for the development and the revision of European standards or European standardisation deliverables are shortened;
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the activities of the central secretariats of the European standardisation bodies, including policy development, the coordination of standardisation activities, international regulatory dialogue, the processing of technical work and the provision of information to interested parties;
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) adapt the criteria for recognising standardthe use of technical specifications in the field of ICT set out in Annex II to technical developments;
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – heading 1
Annex 2 – heading 1
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RECOGNITIONUSE OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS IN THE FIELD OF ICT