3 Amendments of Franz OBERMAYR related to 2011/0150(COD)
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) European standardisation can 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 promotingmote economic interpenetration on the internal market and can encouraginge 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. Standards may help to maintain and enhance quality, provide information and ensure and function as an indicator of interoperability and compatibility, thereby increasing value for consumers.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) European standards should continue to be adopted by the European sStandardisation bodieOrganisations, namely the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), while ensuring that stakeholder groups, including representatives of SMEs and consumer protection bodies, are involved in the process upstream and that their views are heard.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) When developing harmonised standards, the Commission should always observe the principle of proportionality; standards that seem pointless and incomprehensible to ordinary people should be avoided.