10 Amendments of Philippe JUVIN related to 2010/2051(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Monti report on a new strategy for the single market affirms that standardisation is key for the governance of the single market and emphasises that it is necessary to review the European standards process, maintaining the benefits of the current system and striking the right balance between the European and national dimensions,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas a modern and flexible European standardisation system is a crucial component for an ambitious and renewed European industrial policy;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the Commission's Asks the Commission to accompany the proposal for the review of the current legal framework on European standardisation must be accompanied bywith a strategy document establishing a comprehensive framework for action at European and national level, including concrete proposals for those improvements that cannot be implemented through the review of the legislation; stresses that such a strategy document should not be limited to the recommendations contained in the EXPRESS report;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses, however, that these principles are not in themselves sufficient to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises and societal stakeholders – in particular those representing health and safety, consumer and environmental interests – are adequately represented in the standardisation process; considers, therefore, that a vital element is the addition of the principle of "balancedappropriate representation", given that it is of the utmost importance, whenever the public interest is concerned, to incorporate all stakeholder positions in a balancedn appropriate manner, especially in the development of standards intended to support EU legislation and policies;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that SMEs, although they represent an essential part of the European market, they are not adequately involved in the standardisation system and cannot, therefore, exploit entirely the benefits derived from standardisation; believes that it is essential to improve their representation and participation in the system, especially in the technical committees at national level; asks the European Commission to identify, through its impact assessment in the context of the revision of the European Standardisation System, the best way to reach this aim, evaluating the necessary funding to help SMEs;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages European and national standardisation bodies, therefore, to promote and facilitate effective participation in the standardisation process by all interested parties, in particular representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and all stakeholders representing the public interest such as consumers (including people with disabilities and vulnerable consumers), environmentalists, workers and bodies representing other societal interests;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Holds the view that these European organnational standardisation bodies must obtain a stronger role within the ESOs; recommends that, without prejudice to the national delegation principle, all such organisations should be given a vote in the ESO technical bodies, on condition that they are associate members or cooperating partners of the ESOs and have participated in the respective work iplay a key role in promoting and reinforcing the participation of SMEs and societal stakeholders in the standardisation process, given that according to the "national delegation principle", the position statemd at technical level; considers also that such organisations should, under the same conditions, be given a symbolic vote in the formal adoption of standards, which would not necessarily be counted in the voting result but would serve as an indicatEuropean level by the national representatives results from the discussions that took place within the framework of the level of support for a given standard among all stakeholdernational standardisation bodies;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Asks the Commission and the ESOs to promote training programmes and to take all measures needed to enable weaker NSBs, which do not currently run technical-committee secretariats, to assume a more active role in the standardisation process in order to enhance confidence in the Internal Market by ensuring a level- playing field; considers that these programmes should also target SMEs by raising the importance of standardisation as a strategic offering marketing tool;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Emphasises that the regulatory dialogue is an important aspect of the external dimension of the Internal Market and considers thus the need to safeguard and enhance the European standardisation system's position in the international standardisation environment in order to promote the development of international standards with genuine global relevance, facilitate trade and increase European competitiveness;