5 Amendments of António Fernando CORREIA DE CAMPOS related to 2011/0150(COD)
Amendment 66 #
Draft legislative resolution
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) European standardisation also helps to boost the competitiveness of enterprises by facilitating in particular the free movement of goods and services, network interoperability, means of communication, technological development and innovation. Standards produce significant positive economic effects, for example by promoting economic interpenetration on the internal market and encouraging the development of new and improved products or markets and improved supply conditions. Standards thus normally increase competition and lower output and sales costs, benefiting economies as a whole and consumers in particular. Standards may maintain and enhance quality, provide information and ensure interoperability and compatibility, thereby increasing safety and value for consumers.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Standards can contribute to helping European policy address the major societal challenges such as climate change, sustainable resource use, ageingchallenges of the 21st century such as globalisation, the economic and financial crisis, climate change, sustainable resource use, population ageing, internal-market weaknesses, and innovation in general. By driving the development of European or international standards for goods and technologies in these expanding markets, Europe could create a competitive advantage for its companies and facilitate trade, in particular for SMEs, which account for a large proportion of European companies.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Each European and national standardisation body shall promptlywithin 30 days reply to, and take due account of, any comments received from any other European and national standardisation body and the Commission with respect to any such draft.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. European standardisation bodies shall ensure an appropriateffective representation of small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter 'SME'), consumer organisations and environmental and social stakeholders, in particular through the organisations referred to in Annex III, at the policy development level and at least at the following stages of the development of European standards or European standardisation deliverables:
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. When a Member State considers that a harmonised standard does not entirely satisfy the requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in the relevant Union legislation, it shall inform the Commission thereof, substantiating its complaint in detail.