Activities of Vicky FORD 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 (39)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas standards are a necessaryuseful tool for the operation of the Single Market, and whereas they can enhance European competitiveness, growth and innovation, and support quality, businesses performance and the protection of consumers, workers and the environment;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Regulation 1025/2012 has brought improvements to the standardisation process by integrating, for the first time, societal stakeholders and SMEs as partincluding SMEs as observers of the legal basis of the European standardisation system;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas ICT standards make it possible to develop interoperable solutions for complementary products and for the various parts of a particular product, which is particularly important for the development of the ‘internet of things’ (IoT); recognises and supports that IoT standards are predominantly developed at a global level;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the specificity and importance of the ESS to all stakeholders, including industry, SMEs, consumers and workers, and calls on the Commission to ensure that the European system will continue to exist and that it maintains sufficient resources to fulfil the objectives of Regulation 1025/2012;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes the Standards Market Relevance Roundtable (SMARRT) under the Joint Initiative on Standardisation which enables dialogue between the Commission and industry with full transparency to stakeholders on agenda items of the Committee of Standards.
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that standards are a voluntary, market-driven tool providing technical requirements and guidance that can help implement European legislation and policies when they are developed in a transparent and inclusive way, but stresses that the political decisionsuch legislation and policies regarding the level ofsufficient protection of health, safety and environment should be left to the legislator;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deems it important that European standards arebest practice is promoted at a global level in international standards (subsequently used as European standards), and that the Commission and Member States work in this direction, and pay more attention to the global role and relevance of standards, and foster uniformity of standards when getting involved in standardisation work;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Believes it important that ESOs continue to work towards global standards making; notes that Article 13 and 14 of Regulation 1025/2012 already envisages the involvement of many SDOs for ICT public procurement; welcomes the ability for consortia to contribute to this process and considers that the European standards system can benefit from more formal cooperation with third country NSBs in order to facilitate greater cooperation at the global level;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that standards adopted by international organisations, especially ICT standards, are developed outside the scope of Regulation 1025/2012, and recommends the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) to endorse them only after an internal approval process involving appropriate representativeson of Annex III organisationstakeholders such as consumers, environmental interests and workers, especially for harmonised standards supporting the implementation of European legislation;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that the ESOs should always develop inclusive, sustainable, safe and good quality standards with fair access for, and treatment of, all stakeholders, with minimised impact on the environment and adequate protection of personal data and privacdevelop good quality standards and take due consideration of inclusivity, sustainability and safety;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that Regulation 1025/2012 has improved the inclusiveness of the ESS, but regrets that there are still many practical barriers for SMEs, consumers, workers and environmental organisations to participate actively in the standardisation process, and calls on the Commission to address the challenges to further involvementencourages this to continue;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports open standardisation processes as a driver of innovation, interconnectivity and deployment of technologies, butand recalls that it is also important to ensure proper investment and expertise in, and the development of, cutting-edge technologies;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission andto request the ESOs to produce a set of high-quality and interoperable standards to tackle the development of the digital technologies, which will contribute to the social, economic and environmental sustainability of ICT value chains and confirm commitment to the public interest of ensuring privacy and data protection;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. SupportNotes the Commission’'s proposalCommunication for a trusted IoT label and certification system, and recommendcautions that the label providescertification systems may prove costly and cyber security ratings, and may not necessarily be effective or future proof or indicates the risks associated with the operation and use of an IoT device,; recommends that international standards are utilised covering relevant IoT devices on the basis of the requirements spelled out in the NIS Directive;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges thsome concerns, in particular as regards the IoT, about how standard essential patents (SEPs) are related to standards; stresses that unfair and unreasonablerecognises the need for a robust IPR policy creates barriers in the single market that can hinderto encourage investment and innovation; stresses the need for fair and reasonable IPR policy is necessary to facilitate the take-up of the digital single market and of new technologies;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to clarify without delay the core elements of an equitable, effective and enforceable licensing methodology based on the FRAND principles (i.e. that ensure fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms), taking into account the fair return on investment, a sustainable open standardisation process and the wide availability of technologies in an open and competitive market; recognises that alongside FRAND other SEP models are in wide spread use – such as the Royalty Free model where patent rights are given gratis – and accordingly legislation and discussion should continue to recognise the rights of all market sectors and IPR holders to use IPR in all open, transparent and fair ways;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission Standardisation package ‘'Standards for the 21st Century’' and takes the view that the standardisation system should be made more inclusive with a view to fully integrating the concerns of citizens, consumefacilitates citizens, consumers, industry, innovators, investors and SMEs;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for greater reinforcement, coherence and improvement in the accuracy of the Annual Union Work Programme (AUWP);
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that the next AUWP needs specifically to address actions aligning ICT and non-ICT standards, coordinating the rules of different national standards bodies (NSBs) and advancing the inclusiveness of ESOs by paying better attention to the role of stakeholders listed in Annex IIIrticle 5;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the Joint Initiative on Standardisation (JIS), recommends that Parliament also be invited to participate and contribute to the JIS and underlines that the rules of such public-private partnerships need to be respected by all stakeholders including EU institutions;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the commitment, made in the context of the JIS, to develop a study on the economic and social impact of standards, and invites the Commission to base the study on quantitative and qualitative data, and to analyse both the business model of the standardisation process and the different financial models – including opportunities and challenges – for making access to harmonised standards freeadily available, whilst respecting copyright;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the Commission to ensure thacourage the ESOs to ensure that market relevant services standards are developed with the objective ofhere there is a genuine need to improvinge the safety and quality of services and of prioritising areas with the highest detriment to consumers without encroaching upon existing national regulatory requirements, in particular provisions on labour law, collective agreements and bargaining;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is of the opinion that the increased complexity resulting from a proliferationfast- changing modern business world, with its increased technical complexity, leads to the development of increased numbers of standards, and the diversity of technical communities, creates barriers and costs that affect access rights to standards forrefore places greater demands for the involvement on SMEs and microenterprises; stresses the importance of supporting measures to improve SMEs’' access to means of developing and using standards;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the role played by the ESOs, but encourages further initiatives to improve their openness, accessibility and transparency, and recommends that their work be guided by European intereststhe interests of national and European stakeholders, whilst noting that standard setting needs to work in ways that support a particular market sector;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recognises that the national delegation principle is fundamental for the European system, but warns that there are differences in terms of resources, technical expertise and stakeholder involvement at national level, and recommends that the work of the national delegations needs to be complemshould be strengthented;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Is aware of the decreasing citation of referenced standards in the Official Journal of the European Union and calls on the Commission to investigate and address the reasons for this and remove unnecessary costs or burdens;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Repeats that a more transparent and accessible appeal mechanisms would builds trust in the ESOs and in the standard- setting processes;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to enhance the synergies and coordination between the European institutions, the ESOs, the NSBs and all relevant stakeholder organisations through the Annual Standardisation Forum whilst also recognising the international context of standards;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – point a (new)
Paragraph 28 – point a (new)
(a) Recognises that the vast majority of standards are developed voluntarily in response to market and consumer needs and supports this;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – point b (new)
Paragraph 28 – point b (new)
(b) Opposes the unnecessary politicisation of standards.
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for strict application of the Regulation 1025/2012 as regards recognition of Annex III organisations and for the publication of the reports provided for in Article 24 of the Regulation;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Urges the Commission fully to harmonise conditions for Annex III organisations and for the removal of de facto obstacles to their effective involvement at national and European levelin standardization;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Recommends that Annex III organisations be given specificthe membership status, and that a separate category be created for partnerships of societal stakeholders’ organisations, with specific rights and obligations, such as a reinforced right of appeal, consultative powers, a right of an opinion before adopting the standard, and access to mirror committees, especially for standards supporting EU legislationrights and obligations of Annex III organisations are reviewed with the ESOs to ensure they meet the requirements of Regulation 1025/2012;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Commission and the ESOs to ensure that that ISO-CEN Vienna Agreement and other measures to speed up standards will not prevent or jeopardise the participation in the standardisation process of Annex III Organisations or NSBs with limited capacities;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Welcomes increasing cooperation and alignment between international and European standards, notes the close engagement of many third country NSBs with the ESOs; recommends that the ESOs consider closer cooperation with neighbouring third countries where there is close alignment and where they seek such participation;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32 b. Notes that CEN and CENELEC seek the internationalisation of standards where feasible through ISO and IEC; recommends them to strengthen cooperation with third country NSBs by expanding the role of Companion Standardisation Bodies as far as possible to bring together global players in ESOs; and further notes that ETSI has in place mechanisms to globalise its standards;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Invites the Commission to adopt anwork with the ESOs and the NSBs to promote easy to use single points of access to standards at European and national levels that can provide assistance and information to the standards’' users on the available standards and their specifications, and that can help them find the standards that best match their needs;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to monitor international ICT standardisation developments and, if necessary, to finance the participation of a limited number of experts in leading positions within the internationalappropriate standardisation bodies, and in strategically important standardisation projects, in order to promote the European regulatory model and interests; encourages the use of the Multi-Stakeholder Platform on ICT Standardisation to bring together ESOs and international ICT standardisation bodies to promote international standards-setting;