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Female under-","representation in the board rooms of","publicly listed companies in the EU is a","missed opportunity in terms of achieving","long-term sustainable growth for Member","States' economies at large."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE510.634v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"68","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.634+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Sylvie Goulard","changes":{},"committee":["ECON"],"date":"2013-05-13T00:00:00","id":"PE510.634-69","location":[[" Proposal for a directive","Recital 10"]],"meps":[97137],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:16:49"},"new":["(10) Despite the existing Union legislation","aimed at preventing and combating sex","discrimination, the Council","recommendations aimed specifically at","increasing the presence of women in","economic decision-making and Union-","level actions encouraging self-regulation,","women continue to be strongly","outnumbered by men in the highest","decision-making bodies of companies","throughout the Union. The same is also","true of some EU institutions and agencies,","such as the European Central Bank,","which should be setting an example by","representing all citizens. It will be recalled","that, during the appointment of a new","member of the ECB Executive Board in","late 2012, the Heads of State and","Government refused to implement a","minimum of gender equality, in","contravention of Article 2 of the Treaty,","despite the negative opinion of the","European Parliament. In the private sector","and especially in listed companies this","gender imbalance is particularly significant","and acute. The Commission's key indicator","of gender representation on corporate","boards shows that the proportion of women","involved in top-level business decision-","making remains very low. In January 2012,","women occupied on average just 13.7 per","cent of board seats in the largest publicly","listed companies in Member States.","Among non-executive directors only 15 per","cent were women."],"old":["(10) Despite the existing Union legislation","aimed at preventing and combating sex","discrimination, the Council","recommendations aimed specifically at","increasing the presence of women in","economic decision-making and Union-","level actions encouraging self-regulation,","women continue to be strongly","","outnumbered by men in the highest","decision-making bodies of companies","throughout the Union. In the private sector","and especially in listed companies this","gender imbalance is particularly significant","and acute. The Commission's key indicator","of gender representation on corporate","boards shows that the proportion of women","involved in top-level business decision-","making remains very low. In January 2012,","women occupied on average just 13.7 per","cent of board seats in the largest publicly","listed companies in Member States.","Among non-executive directors only 15 per","cent were women."],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE510.634v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"69","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.634+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Sven Giegold on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["ECON"],"date":"2013-05-13T00:00:00","id":"PE510.634-70","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 10"]],"meps":[96730],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:16:49"},"new":["(10) Despite the existing Union legislation","aimed at preventing and combating sex","discrimination, the Council","recommendations aimed specifically at","increasing the presence of women in","economic decision-making and Union-","level actions encouraging self-regulation,","women continue to be strongly","outnumbered by men in the highest","decision-making bodies of companies","throughout the Union. In the private sector","and especially in listed companies this","gender imbalance is particularly significant","and acute. The provisions of this Directive","do not unduly interfere with day-to-day","management, since companies maintain","the freedom to select candidates on the","basis of quality or other relevant objective","considerations. The Commission's key","indicator of gender representation on","corporate boards shows that the proportion","of women involved in top-level business","decision-making remains very low. In","January 2012, women occupied on average","just 13.7 per cent of board seats in the","largest publicly listed companies in","Member States. Among non-executive","directors only 15 per cent were women.","The aim is to avoid the under-represented","sex being quoted out based on non-","objective criteria."],"old":["(10) Despite the existing Union legislation","aimed at preventing and combating sex","discrimination, the Council","recommendations aimed specifically at","increasing the presence of women in","economic decision-making and Union-","level actions encouraging self-regulation,","","women continue to be strongly","outnumbered by men in the highest","decision-making bodies of companies","throughout the Union. In the private sector","and especially in listed companies this","gender imbalance is particularly significant","and acute. The Commission's key indicator","of gender representation on corporate","boards shows that the proportion of women","involved in top-level business decision-","making remains very low. 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In the private sector","and especially in listed companies this","gender imbalance is particularly","significant. The Commission's key","indicator of gender representation on","corporate boards shows that the proportion","of women involved in top-level business","decision-making remains very low. In","January 2012, women occupied on average","just 13.7 per cent of board seats in the","largest publicly listed companies in","Member States. Among non-executive","directors only 15 per cent were women."],"old":["(10) Despite the existing Union legislation","aimed at preventing and combating sex","discrimination, the Council","recommendations aimed specifically at","increasing the presence of women in","economic decision-making and Union-","level actions encouraging self-regulation,","women continue to be strongly","outnumbered by men in the highest","decision-making bodies of companies","throughout the Union. In the private sector","","and especially in listed companies this","gender imbalance is particularly significant","and acute. The Commission's key indicator","of gender representation on corporate","boards shows that the proportion of women","involved in top-level business decision-","making remains very low. In January 2012,","women occupied on average just 13.7 per","cent of board seats in the largest publicly","listed companies in Member States.","Among non-executive directors only 15 per","cent were women."],"orig_lang":"nl","peid":"PE510.634v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"71","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.634+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Diogo Feio","changes":{},"committee":["ECON"],"date":"2013-05-13T00:00:00","id":"PE510.634-72","justification":" The lack of transparency in board appointments may be unfortunate, but to not infringe on the\n candidates' freedom of movement within the Union.","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 13"]],"meps":[96977],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:16:50"},"new":["deleted"],"old":["(13) The current lack of transparency of","the selection procedures and qualification","criteria for board positions in most","Member States represents a significant","barrier to more gender diversity among","board members and negatively affects","both the board candidates' careers and","freedom of movement, as well as investor","decisions. 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In","particular, it does not exclude any","particular candidates for director positions,","nor does it impose any individual directors","on companies or shareholders. The","decision on the appropriate board members","thus remains with the companies and","shareholders."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE510.634v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"106","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.634+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Olle Ludvigsson","changes":{},"committee":["ECON"],"date":"2013-05-13T00:00:00","id":"PE510.634-107","location":[[" Proposal for a directive","Recital 22"]],"meps":[96673],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:16:54"},"new":["(22) Listed companies in the Union should","be imposed obligations of means providing","for appropriate procedures with a view of","meeting specific objectives regarding the","gender composition of their boards. 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Therefore, in such","companies the objective of least 40 per","cent of non-executive directors of the","under-represented sex should be set at an","earlier date."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE510.634v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"111","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.634+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Gunnar H\u00f6kmark","changes":{},"committee":["ECON"],"date":"2013-05-13T00:00:00","id":"PE510.634-112","location":[[" Proposal for a directive","Recital 24"]],"meps":[28124],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:16:54"},"new":["deleted"],"old":["(24) Determining the number of non-","executive director positions necessary to","meet the objective requires further","specification since for most board sizes it","is mathematically possible only to go","beyond or remain below the exact share of","40 per cent. 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As the non-executive directors","perform supervisory tasks, it is also easier","to recruit qualified candidates from","outside the company and to a large extent","also from outside the specific sector in","which a company operates \u2013 a","consideration which is of importance for","areas of the economy where members of a","particular sex are especially under-","represented in the workforce."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE510.793v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"73","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.793+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Marian Harkin","changes":{},"committee":["EMPL"],"date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00","id":"PE510.793-74","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 20"]],"meps":[28116],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:22:40"},"new":["(20) All board systems distinguish between","executive directors, who are involved in","the daily management of the company, and","non-executive directors who are not","involved in the daily management, but do","perform a supervisory function. The","quantitative objectives provided for in this","Directive should apply only to the non-","executive directors in order to strike the","right balance between the need to increase","the gender diversity of boards and the need","to minimise interference with the day-to-","day management of a company, however","Member States should encourage and","incentivise companies to extend the","provisions of this Directive to executive","directors and to all levels of management","within the company. As the non-executive","directors perform supervisory tasks, it is","also easier to recruit qualified candidates","from outside the company and to a large","extent also from outside the specific sector","in which a company operates \u2013 a","consideration which is of importance for","areas of the economy where members of a","particular sex are especially under-","represented in the workforce."],"old":["(20) All board systems distinguish between","executive directors, who are involved in","the daily management of the company, and","non-executive directors who are not","involved in the daily management, but do","perform a supervisory function. The","quantitative objectives provided for in this","Directive should apply only to the non-","executive directors in order to strike the","right balance between the need to increase","the gender diversity of boards and the need","to minimise interference with the day-to-","day management of a company. As the","non-executive directors perform","supervisory tasks, it is also easier to recruit","qualified candidates from outside the","company and to a large extent also from","outside the specific sector in which a","company operates \u2013 a consideration which","is of importance for areas of the economy","where members of a particular sex are","especially under-represented in the","workforce."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE510.793v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"74","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.793+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Olle Ludvigsson","changes":{},"committee":["EMPL"],"date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00","id":"PE510.793-75","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 21"]],"meps":[96673],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:22:40"},"new":["(21) In several Member States, a certain","proportion of the non-executive directors","can or must be appointed or elected by the","company's workforce and/or organisations","of workers pursuant to national law or","practice. The quantitative objectives","provided for in this Directive should apply","to all non-executive directors including","employee representatives. However, the","practical procedures for ensuring that those","objectives are attained, taking into account","the fact that some non-executive Directors","are employee representatives, should be","defined by the Member States concerned","on the basis of careful and extensive","consultations with social partners at the","national level."],"old":["(21) In several Member States, a certain","proportion of the non-executive directors","can or must be appointed or elected by the","company's workforce and/or organisations","of workers pursuant to national law or","practice. The quantitative objectives","provided for in this Directive should apply","to all non-executive directors including","employee representatives. However, the","practical procedures for ensuring that those","objectives are attained, taking into account","the fact that some non-executive Directors","are employee representatives, should be","defined by the Member States concerned."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE510.793v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"75","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.793+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Vilija Blinkevi\u010di\u016bt\u00f7","changes":{},"committee":["EMPL"],"date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00","id":"PE510.793-76","location":[[" Proposal for a directive","Recital 22"]],"meps":[96681],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:22:40"},"new":["(22) Listed companies in the Union should","be imposed obligations of means providing","for appropriate procedures with a view of","meeting specific objectives regarding the","gender composition of their boards. Those","listed companies and public undertakings","in whose boards members of the under-","represented sex hold less than 40 per cent","of director positions should adjust their","recruitment, selection and appointment","procedures to those positions on the basis","of a comparative analysis of the","qualifications of each candidate, by","applying pre-established, clear, neutrally","formulated and unambiguous criteria, in","order to attain the said percentage at the","latest by 1 January 2020. Therefore, the","Directive establishes the objective of at","least 40 per cent of directors of the under-","represented sex by that date. This objective","in principle only concerns the overall","gender diversity among the directors and","does not interfere with the concrete choice","of individual directors from a wide pool of","male and female candidates in each","individual case. In particular, it does not","exclude any particular candidates for","director positions, nor does it impose any","individual directors on companies or","shareholders. The decision on the","appropriate board members thus remains","with the companies and shareholders."],"old":["(22) Listed companies in the Union should","be imposed obligations of means providing","for appropriate procedures with a view of","meeting specific objectives regarding the","gender composition of their boards. Those","listed companies in whose boards members","of the under-represented sex hold less than","40 per cent of non-executive director","positions should make the appointments to","those positions on the basis of a","comparative analysis of the qualifications","of each candidate, by applying pre-","established, clear, neutrally formulated and","unambiguous criteria, in order to attain the","said percentage at the latest by 1 January","","2020. Therefore, the Directive establishes","the objective of at least 40 per cent of non-","executive directors of the under-","represented sex by that date. This objective","in principle only concerns the overall","gender diversity among the non-executive","directors and does not interfere with the","concrete choice of individual directors","from a wide pool of male and female","candidates in each individual case. In","particular, it does not exclude any","particular candidates for director positions,","nor does it impose any individual directors","on companies or shareholders. The","decision on the appropriate board members","thus remains with the companies and","shareholders."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE510.793v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"76","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.793+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Jutta Steinruck","changes":{},"committee":["EMPL"],"date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00","id":"PE510.793-77","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 22"]],"meps":[96831],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:22:40"},"new":["(22) Listed companies in the Union should","be imposed obligations of means providing","for appropriate procedures with a view of","meeting specific objectives regarding the","gender composition of their boards. Those","listed companies in whose boards members","of the under-represented sex hold less than","40 per cent of director positions should","make the appointments to those positions","on the basis of a comparative analysis of","the qualifications of each candidate, by","applying pre-established, clear, neutrally","formulated and unambiguous criteria, in","order to attain the said percentage at the","latest by 1 January 2020. Therefore, the","Directive establishes the objective of at","least 40 per cent of non-executive directors","of the under-represented sex by that date.","This objective in principle only concerns","the overall gender diversity among the","non-executive directors and does not","interfere with the concrete choice of","individual directors from a wide pool of","male and female candidates in each","individual case. In particular, it does not","exclude any particular candidates for","director positions, nor does it impose any","individual directors on companies or","shareholders. The decision on the","appropriate board members thus remains","with the companies and shareholders."],"old":["(22) Listed companies in the Union should","be imposed obligations of means providing","for appropriate procedures with a view of","meeting specific objectives regarding the","gender composition of their boards. Those","listed companies in whose boards members","of the under-represented sex hold less than","40 per cent of non-executive director","positions should make the appointments to","those positions on the basis of a","comparative analysis of the qualifications","of each candidate, by applying pre-","established, clear, neutrally formulated and","unambiguous criteria, in order to attain the","said percentage at the latest by 1 January","2020. Therefore, the Directive establishes","the objective of at least 40 per cent of non-","executive directors of the under-","","represented sex by that date. This objective","in principle only concerns the overall","gender diversity among the non-executive","directors and does not interfere with the","concrete choice of individual directors","from a wide pool of male and female","candidates in each individual case. In","particular, it does not exclude any","particular candidates for director positions,","nor does it impose any individual directors","on companies or shareholders. The","decision on the appropriate board members","thus remains with the companies and","shareholders."],"orig_lang":"de","peid":"PE510.793v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"77","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.793+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Sari Essayah","changes":{},"committee":["EMPL"],"date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00","id":"PE510.793-78","location":[[" Proposal for a directive","Recital 22"]],"meps":[96682],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:22:40"},"new":["(22) Listed companies in the Union should","be imposed obligations of means providing","for appropriate procedures with a view of","meeting specific objectives regarding the","gender composition of their boards. Those","listed companies in whose boards members","of the under-represented sex hold less than","40 per cent of non-executive director","positions should make the appointments to","those positions on the basis of a","comparative analysis of the qualifications","of each candidate, by applying pre-","established, clear, neutrally formulated and","unambiguous criteria, in order to attain the","said percentage at the latest by 1 January","2020. However, owing to the diversity of","the company law system in the Member","States, Member States may decide not to","apply the procedural rules of Article 4(1)","in cases where the shareholders meeting","has proposed candidates for board","election during the shareholders meeting","where the election is carried out.","Therefore, the Directive establishes the","objective of at least 40 per cent of non-","executive directors of the under-","represented sex by that date. This objective","in principle only concerns the overall","gender diversity among the non-executive","directors and does not interfere with the","concrete choice of individual directors","from a wide pool of male and female","candidates in each individual case. In","particular, it does not exclude any","particular candidates for director positions,","nor does it impose any individual directors","on companies or shareholders. The","decision on the appropriate board members","thus remains with the companies and","shareholders."],"old":["(22) Listed companies in the Union should","be imposed obligations of means providing","for appropriate procedures with a view of","meeting specific objectives regarding the","gender composition of their boards. Those","listed companies in whose boards members","of the under-represented sex hold less than","40 per cent of non-executive director","positions should make the appointments to","those positions on the basis of a","comparative analysis of the qualifications","of each candidate, by applying pre-","established, clear, neutrally formulated and","unambiguous criteria, in order to attain the","said percentage at the latest by 1 January","2020. Therefore, the Directive establishes","the objective of at least 40 per cent of non-","executive directors of the under-","represented sex by that date. This objective","in principle only concerns the overall","gender diversity among the non-executive","","directors and does not interfere with the","concrete choice of individual directors","from a wide pool of male and female","candidates in each individual case. In","particular, it does not exclude any","particular candidates for director positions,","nor does it impose any individual directors","on companies or shareholders. The","decision on the appropriate board members","thus remains with the companies and","shareholders."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE510.793v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"78","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.793+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Olle Ludvigsson","changes":{},"committee":["EMPL"],"date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00","id":"PE510.793-79","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 22"]],"meps":[96673],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:22:40"},"new":["(22) Listed companies in the Union should","be imposed obligations of means providing","for appropriate procedures with a view of","meeting specific objectives regarding the","gender composition of their boards. Those","listed companies in whose boards members","of the under-represented sex hold less than","40 per cent of non-executive director","positions should make the appointments to","those positions on the basis of a vacancy","announcement opening up for","applications and a comparative analysis of","the qualifications of each candidate, by","applying pre-established, clear, neutrally","formulated and unambiguous criteria, in","order to attain the said percentage at the","latest by 1 January 2020. Therefore, the","Directive establishes the objective of at","least 40 per cent of non-executive directors","of the under-represented sex by that date.","This objective in principle only concerns","the overall gender diversity among the","non-executive directors and does not","interfere with the concrete choice of","individual directors from a wide pool of","male and female candidates in each","individual case. In particular, it does not","exclude any particular candidates for","director positions, nor does it impose any","individual directors on companies or","shareholders. The decision on the","appropriate board members thus remains","with the companies and shareholders."],"old":["(22) Listed companies in the Union should","be imposed obligations of means providing","for appropriate procedures with a view of","meeting specific objectives regarding the","gender composition of their boards. Those","listed companies in whose boards members","of the under-represented sex hold less than","40 per cent of non-executive director","positions should make the appointments to","those positions on the basis of a","comparative analysis of the qualifications","of each candidate, by applying pre-","established, clear, neutrally formulated and","unambiguous criteria, in order to attain the","said percentage at the latest by 1 January","2020. Therefore, the Directive establishes","","the objective of at least 40 per cent of non-","executive directors of the under-","represented sex by that date. This objective","in principle only concerns the overall","gender diversity among the non-executive","directors and does not interfere with the","concrete choice of individual directors","from a wide pool of male and female","candidates in each individual case. In","particular, it does not exclude any","particular candidates for director positions,","nor does it impose any individual directors","on companies or shareholders. The","decision on the appropriate board members","thus remains with the companies and","shareholders."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE510.793v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"79","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.793+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Vilija Blinkevi\u010di\u016bt\u00f7","changes":{},"committee":["EMPL"],"date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00","id":"PE510.793-80","location":[[" Proposal for a directive","Recital 23"]],"meps":[96681],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:22:40"},"new":["(23) Member States exercise a dominant","influence over public undertakings within","the meaning of Article 2(b) of Commission","Directive 2006/111/EC of 16 November","2006 on the transparency of financial","relations between Member States and","public undertakings, as well as on financial","transparency within certain undertakings.","Due to that dominant influence, they have","the instruments at their disposal to bring","about the necessary change more rapidly.","Therefore, in such companies the objective","of least 40 per cent of directors of the","under-represented sex should be set at an","earlier date."],"old":["(23) Member States exercise a dominant","influence over listed companies which are","public undertakings within the meaning of","Article 2(b) of Commission Directive","2006/111/EC of 16 November 2006 on the","transparency of financial relations between","Member States and public undertakings, as","well as on financial transparency within","certain undertakings. Due to that dominant","influence, they have the instruments at","their disposal to bring about the necessary","change more rapidly. Therefore, in such","companies the objective of least 40 per","cent of non-executive directors of the","under-represented sex should be set at an","earlier date."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE510.793v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"80","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.793+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Marian Harkin","changes":{},"committee":["EMPL"],"date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00","id":"PE510.793-81","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 23"]],"meps":[28116],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:22:40"},"new":["(23) Member States exercise a dominant","influence over listed companies which are","public undertakings within the meaning of","Article 2(b) of Commission Directive","2006/111/EC of 16 November 2006 on the","transparency of financial relations between","Member States and public undertakings, as","well as on financial transparency within","certain undertakings. Due to that dominant","influence, they have the instruments at","their disposal to bring about the necessary","change more rapidly. Therefore, in such","companies the objective of least 40 per","cent of non-executive directors of the","under-represented sex should be set at an","earlier date and Member States should","encourage and incentivise these","companies to extend the provisions of this","Directive to executive directors and to all","levels of management within the","company."],"old":["(23) Member States exercise a dominant","influence over listed companies which are","public undertakings within the meaning of","Article 2(b) of Commission Directive","2006/111/EC of 16 November 2006 on the","transparency of financial relations between","Member States and public undertakings, as","well as on financial transparency within","certain undertakings. Due to that dominant","influence, they have the instruments at","their disposal to bring about the necessary","change more rapidly. Therefore, in such","companies the objective of least 40 per","cent of non-executive directors of the","under-represented sex should be set at an","earlier date."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE510.793v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"81","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.793+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Vilija Blinkevi\u010di\u016bt\u00f7","changes":{},"committee":["EMPL"],"date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00","id":"PE510.793-82","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 24"]],"meps":[96681],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:22:40"},"new":["(24) Determining the number of director","positions necessary to meet the objective","requires further specification since for most","board sizes it is mathematically possible","only to go beyond or remain below the","exact share of 40 per cent. Therefore, the","number of board positions necessary to","meet the objective should be the number","closest to 40 per cent. At the same time, in","order to avoid discrimination of the","initially over-represented sex, listed","companies and public undertakings","should not be obliged to appoint members","of the under-represented sex to more than","half of the board positions. Thus, for","example, members of the under-","represented sex should hold at least one","position on boards with three directors, at","least two positions on boards with four,","five or six directors, and at least three","positions on boards with seven or eight","directors."],"old":["(24) Determining the number of non-","executive director positions necessary to","meet the objective requires further","specification since for most board sizes it is","","mathematically possible only to go beyond","or remain below the exact share of 40 per","cent. Therefore, the number of board","positions necessary to meet the objective","should be the number closest to 40 per","cent. At the same time, in order to avoid","discrimination of the initially over-","represented sex, listed companies should","not be obliged to appoint members of the","under-represented sex to half or more of","the non-executive board positions. Thus,","for example, members of the under-","represented sex should hold at least one","position on boards with three or four non-","executive directors, at least two positions","on boards with five or six non-executive","directors, and at least three positions on","boards with seven or eight non-executive","directors."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE510.793v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"82","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.793+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Marije Cornelissen","changes":{},"committee":["EMPL"],"date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00","id":"PE510.793-83","location":[[" Proposal for a directive","Recital 26"]],"meps":[96726],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:22:40"},"new":["(26) In line with Article 23 of the Charter","of Fundamental Rights of the European","Union and where applicable related case-","law, Member States should ensure","transparency in their recruitment,","selection and appointment procedures","while respecting private life with regard to","the processing of personal data,","recognised by the Articles 7 and 8 of the","Charter. Examples of types of selection","criteria that companies could apply include","professional experience in managerial","and/or supervisory tasks, knowledge in","specific relevant areas such as finance,","controlling or human resources","management, leadership and","communication skills and networking","abilities. Priority should be given to the","candidate of the under-represented sex if","that candidate is at least equally qualified","as the candidate of the other. Member","States should ensure that companies that","do not progress towards the Directive's","key objective disclose additional","information on their recruitment,","selection and appointment policies, and in","particular deliver concrete plans to","improve gender balance on their boards."],"old":["(26) In line with that case-law, Member","States should ensure that the selection of","the best qualified candidates for non-","executive directors is based on a","comparative analysis of the qualifications","of each candidate on the basis of pre-","established, clear, neutrally formulated","and unambiguous criteria. Examples of","types of selection criteria that companies","could apply include professional","experience in managerial and/or","supervisory tasks, knowledge in specific","relevant areas such as finance, controlling","or human resources management,","leadership and communication skills and","networking abilities. Priority should be","","given to the candidate of the under-","represented sex if that candidate is equally","qualified as the candidate of the other sex","in terms of suitability, competence and","professional performance, and if an","objective assessment taking account of all","criteria specific to the individual","candidates does not tilt the balance in","favour of a candidate of the other sex."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE510.793v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"83","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.793+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Olle Ludvigsson","changes":{},"committee":["EMPL"],"date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00","id":"PE510.793-84","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 26"]],"meps":[96673],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:22:40"},"new":["(26) In line with that case-law, Member","States should ensure that the selection of","the best qualified candidates for non-","executive directors is based on a vacancy","announcement opening up for","applications and a comparative analysis of","the qualifications of each candidate on the","basis of pre-established, clear, neutrally","formulated and unambiguous criteria.","Examples of types of selection criteria that","companies could apply include","professional experience in managerial","and/or supervisory tasks, knowledge in","specific relevant areas such as finance,","controlling or human resources","management, leadership and","communication skills and networking","abilities. Priority should be given to the","candidate of the under-represented sex if","that candidate is equally qualified as the","candidate of the other sex in terms of","suitability, competence and professional","performance, and if an objective","assessment taking account of all criteria","specific to the individual candidates does","not tilt the balance in favour of a candidate","of the other sex."],"old":["(26) In line with that case-law, Member","States should ensure that the selection of","the best qualified candidates for non-","executive directors is based on a","comparative analysis of the qualifications","of each candidate on the basis of pre-","established, clear, neutrally formulated and","unambiguous criteria. Examples of types of","selection criteria that companies could","apply include professional experience in","managerial and/or supervisory tasks,","knowledge in specific relevant areas such","as finance, controlling or human resources","management, leadership and","communication skills and networking","abilities. Priority should be given to the","candidate of the under-represented sex if","that candidate is equally qualified as the","candidate of the other sex in terms of","suitability, competence and professional","performance, and if an objective","assessment taking account of all criteria","specific to the individual candidates does","","not tilt the balance in favour of a candidate","of the other sex."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE510.793v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"84","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.793+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Marije Cornelissen","changes":{},"committee":["EMPL"],"date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00","id":"PE510.793-85","location":[[" Proposal for a directive","Recital 27"]],"meps":[96726],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:22:40"},"new":["(27) The methods of recruiting and","appointing directors differ from one","Member State to another and from one","company to another. They may involve the","pre-selection of candidates to be presented","to the shareholders' assembly, for example","by a nomination committee, the direct","appointment of directors by individual","shareholders or a vote in the shareholders'","assembly on individual candidates or lists","of candidates. This legislative instrument","therefore respects the diversity of selection","procedures while insisting that","adjustments to these procedures are made","in order to attain the aim of increasing","women's participation on boards is","attained. The requirements concerning the","selection of candidates should be met at the","appropriate stage of the selection process","in accordance with national law and the","articles of association of the listed","companies concerned. In this respect, this","Directive allows for a diversity of selection","procedure with a view to attaining the","objective of a more balanced gender","representation in the boards of listed","companies."],"old":["(27) The methods of recruiting and","appointing directors differ from one","Member State to another and from one","company to another. They may involve the","pre-selection of candidates to be presented","to the shareholders' assembly, for example","by a nomination committee, the direct","appointment of directors by individual","shareholders or a vote in the shareholders'","assembly on individual candidates or lists","of candidates. The requirements","concerning the selection of candidates","should be met at the appropriate stage of","the selection process in accordance with","national law and the articles of association","of the listed companies concerned. In this","respect, this Directive only establishes a","minimum harmonisation of selection","procedures, making it possible to apply","the conditions provided for by the case-","law of the Court of Justice with a view to","attaining the objective of a more balanced","gender representation in the boards of","listed companies."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE510.793v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"85","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.793+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Marije Cornelissen","changes":{},"committee":["EMPL"],"date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00","id":"PE510.793-86","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 27 a (new)"]],"meps":[96726],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:22:41"},"new":["(27a) Where preselection of candidates is","based on election or voting procedures,","for example by workers or their","representatives, the procedures","throughout the whole process should be","adjusted in order to contribute to the","attainment of the objective of more gender","balance on the board of directors as a","whole, while ensuring that the sex of the","director elected in this procedure is not in","any way predetermined."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE510.793v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"86","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.793+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Sari Essayah","changes":{},"committee":["EMPL"],"date":"2013-05-17T00:00:00","id":"PE510.793-87","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 28"]],"meps":[96682],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:22:41"},"new":["(28) This Directive aims to improve the","gender balance among directors of","companies listed on stock exchanges and","thus to contribute to the realisation of the","principle of equal treatment between men","and women, recognised as a fundamental","right of the Union. Listed companies","should therefore be required to disclose,","where possible, upon the request of an","unsuccessful candidate, not only the","qualification criteria upon which the","selection was based, but also the objective","comparative assessment of those criteria","and, where relevant, the considerations","tilting the balance in favour of a candidate","who is not of the under-represented sex.","This disclosure obligation does not apply","where such disclosure would endanger","trade secrets or would be impossible","because the elected board member was","proposed by the shareholders. These","limitations to the right to respect for private","life with regard to the processing of","personal data, recognised by the Articles 7","and 8 of the Charter, and the obligation for","listed companies to supply that","information, upon request, to the","unsuccessful candidate, are necessary and,","in conformity with the principle of","proportionality, genuinely meet recognised","objectives of general interest. They are","therefore in line with the requirements for","such limitations laid down in Article 52(1)","of the Charter and with the relevant case-","law of the Court of Justice."],"old":["(28) This Directive aims to improve the","gender balance among directors of","companies listed on stock exchanges and","thus to contribute to the realisation of the","principle of equal treatment between men","and women, recognised as a fundamental","right of the Union. Listed companies","should therefore be required to disclose,","upon the request of an unsuccessful","candidate, not only the qualification","criteria upon which the selection was","based, but also the objective comparative","assessment of those criteria and, where","relevant, the considerations tilting the","balance in favour of a candidate who is not","of the under-represented sex . These","","limitations to the right to respect for private","life with regard to the processing of","personal data, recognised by the Articles 7","and 8 of the Charter, and the obligation for","listed companies to supply that","information, upon request, to the","unsuccessful candidate, are necessary and,","in conformity with the principle of","proportionality, genuinely meet recognised","objectives of general interest. 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Listed companies and public","undertakings should therefore be required","to disclose, upon the request of an","unsuccessful candidate, not only the","qualification criteria upon which the","recruitment, selection or appointment was","based, but also the objective comparative","assessment of those criteria and, where","relevant, the considerations tilting the","balance in favour of a candidate who is not","of the under-represented sex. These","limitations to the right to respect for private","life with regard to the processing of","personal data, recognised by the Articles 7","and 8 of the Charter, and the obligation for","listed companies and public undertakings","to supply that information, upon request, to","the unsuccessful candidate, are necessary","and, in conformity with the principle of","proportionality, genuinely meet recognised","objectives of general interest. 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These","","limitations to the right to respect for private","life with regard to the processing of","personal data, recognised by the Articles 7","and 8 of the Charter, and the obligation for","listed companies to supply that","information, upon request, to the","unsuccessful candidate, are necessary and,","in conformity with the principle of","proportionality, genuinely meet recognised","objectives of general interest. 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In order to attain the objective laid down","in paragraph 1, and in accordance with","Article 23(2) of the Charter of","Fundamental Rights of the European","Union, Member States shall ensure that, in","the recruitment, selection and","appointment of directors, priority shall be","given to the competent candidate of the","under-represented sex, unless an objective","assessment taking account of all criteria","tilts the balance in favour of the candidate","of the other sex.","In the case of a competence-based","selection procedure, priority shall be","given to the candidate of the under-","represented sex in cases where that","candidate is at least equally qualified as a","candidate of the other sex in terms of","suitability, competence or professional","performance."],"old":["3. 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Member States shall ensure that listed","companies and public undertakings are","obliged to disclose, on the request of an","unsuccessful candidate, the qualification","criteria upon which the recruitment,","selection or appointment was based, the","objective comparative assessment of those","criteria and, where relevant, the","considerations tilting the balance in favour","of a candidate of the other sex."],"old":["4. 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The","public nature of listed companies justifies","that they be regulated to a greater extent","in the public interest."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE508.311v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"26","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.311+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Toine Manders","changes":{},"committee":["IMCO"],"date":"2013-04-18T00:00:00","id":"PE508.311-27","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 17"]],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:35:40"},"new":["(17) Companies listed on stock exchanges","enjoy a particular economic importance,","visibility and impact on the market as a","whole. The measures provided for in this","Directive should therefore apply to listed","companies, which are defined as","companies incorporated in a Member State","whose securities are admitted to trading on","a regulated market within the meaning of","Article 4(1) (14) of Directive 2004/39/EC","of the European Parliament and of the","Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in","financial instruments, in one or more","Member States. These companies set","standards for the economy in its entirety","and their practices can be expected to be","followed by other types of companies."],"old":["(17) Companies listed on stock exchanges","enjoy a particular economic importance,","visibility and impact on the market as a","whole. The measures provided for in this","Directive should therefore apply to listed","companies, which are defined as","companies incorporated in a Member State","","whose securities are admitted to trading on","a regulated market within the meaning of","Article 4(1) (14) of Directive 2004/39/EC","of the European Parliament and of the","Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in","financial instruments, in one or more","Member States. These companies set","standards for the economy in its entirety","and their practices can be expected to be","followed by other types of companies. The","public nature of listed companies justifies","that they be regulated to a greater extent","in the public interest."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE508.311v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"27","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.311+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Anna Hedh","changes":{},"committee":["IMCO"],"date":"2013-04-18T00:00:00","id":"PE508.311-28","location":[[" Proposal for a directive","Recital 17 a (new)"]],"meps":[28131],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:35:40"},"new":["(17 a) Non-listed companies also play a","major role in the economy. In principle,","they should therefore be included in the","scope of this Directive. However, since the","gender situation in these companies is not","generally well-known and since particular","provisions might be needed in order to","reflect their specificities and varying","nature within and across Member States,","the inclusion should not be made until at","a later stage, The Commission should","present a proposal with that effect after","having carried out a thorough","investigation into all relevant aspects."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE508.311v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"28","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.311+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Anna Hedh","changes":{},"committee":["IMCO"],"date":"2013-04-18T00:00:00","id":"PE508.311-29","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 18"]],"meps":[28131],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:35:40"},"new":["(18) This Directive should not apply to","micro, small and medium-sized enterprises","(SMEs), as defined by Commission","Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May","2003 concerning the definition of micro,","small and medium-sized enterprises. This","should be the case for listed, and at a later","stage non-listed, companies."],"old":["(18) This Directive should not apply to","micro, small and medium-sized enterprises","(SMEs), as defined by Commission","Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May","2003 concerning the definition of micro,","small and medium-sized enterprises, even","if they are listed companies."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE508.311v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"29","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.311+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Anna Hedh","changes":{},"committee":["IMCO"],"date":"2013-04-18T00:00:00","id":"PE508.311-30","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 21"]],"meps":[28131],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:35:40"},"new":["(21) In several Member States, a certain","proportion of the non-executive directors","can or must be appointed or elected by the","company's workforce and/or organisations","of workers pursuant to national law or","practice. The quantitative objectives","provided for in this Directive should apply","to all non-executive directors including","employee representatives. However, the","practical procedures for ensuring that those","objectives are attained, taking into account","the fact that some non-executive Directors","are employee representatives, should be","defined by the Member States concerned","on the basis of careful and extensive","consultations with social partners at the","national level."],"old":["(21) In several Member States, a certain","proportion of the non-executive directors","can or must be appointed or elected by the","company's workforce and/or organisations","of workers pursuant to national law or","practice. The quantitative objectives","provided for in this Directive should apply","to all non-executive directors including","employee representatives. However, the","practical procedures for ensuring that those","objectives are attained, taking into account","the fact that some non-executive Directors","are employee representatives, should be","defined by the Member States concerned."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE508.311v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"30","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.311+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Anna Hedh","changes":{},"committee":["IMCO"],"date":"2013-04-18T00:00:00","id":"PE508.311-31","location":[[" Proposal for a directive","Recital 22"]],"meps":[28131],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:35:40"},"new":["(22) Listed companies in the Union should","be imposed obligations of means providing","for appropriate procedures with a view of","meeting specific objectives regarding the","gender composition of their boards. Those","listed companies in whose boards members","of the under-represented sex hold less than","40 per cent of non-executive director","positions should make the appointments to","those positions on the basis of a vacancy","announcement opening up for","applications and a comparative analysis of","the qualifications of each candidate, by","applying pre-established, clear, neutrally","formulated and unambiguous criteria, in","order to attain the said percentage at the","latest by 1 January 2020. Therefore, the","Directive establishes the objective of at","least 40 per cent of non-executive directors","of the under-represented sex by that date.","This objective in principle only concerns","the overall gender diversity among the","non-executive directors and does not","interfere with the concrete choice of","individual directors from a wide pool of","male and female candidates in each","individual case. In particular, it does not","exclude any particular candidates for","director positions, nor does it impose any","individual directors on companies or","shareholders. The decision on the","appropriate board members thus remains","with the companies and shareholders."],"old":["(22) Listed companies in the Union should","be imposed obligations of means providing","for appropriate procedures with a view of","meeting specific objectives regarding the","gender composition of their boards. Those","listed companies in whose boards members","of the under-represented sex hold less than","40 per cent of non-executive director","positions should make the appointments to","those positions on the basis of a","comparative analysis of the qualifications","of each candidate, by applying pre-","established, clear, neutrally formulated and","unambiguous criteria, in order to attain the","said percentage at the latest by 1 January","2020. Therefore, the Directive establishes","the objective of at least 40 per cent of non-","executive directors of the under-","represented sex by that date. This objective","in principle only concerns the overall","gender diversity among the non-executive","directors and does not interfere with the","concrete choice of individual directors","from a wide pool of male and female","candidates in each individual case. In","particular, it does not exclude any","particular candidates for director positions,","nor does it impose any individual directors","on companies or shareholders. The","decision on the appropriate board members","thus remains with the companies and","shareholders."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE508.311v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"31","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.311+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Malcolm Harbour","changes":{},"committee":["IMCO"],"date":"2013-04-18T00:00:00","id":"PE508.311-32","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 22"]],"meps":[4538],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:35:41"},"new":["(22) Listed companies in the Union should","adopt appropriate procedures with a view","of meeting specific objectives regarding","the gender composition of their boards.","Those listed companies in whose boards","members of the under-represented sex hold","less than 40 per cent of non-executive","director positions should make the","appointments to those positions on the","basis of a comparative analysis of the","qualifications of each candidate, by","applying pre-established, clear, neutrally","formulated and unambiguous criteria, in","order to attain the said percentage at the","latest by 1 January 2020. Therefore, the","Directive establishes the objective of at","least 40 per cent of non-executive directors","of the under-represented sex by that date.","This objective in principle only concerns","the overall gender diversity among the","non-executive directors and does not","interfere with the concrete choice of","individual directors from a wide pool of","male and female candidates in each","individual case. In particular, it does not","exclude any particular candidates for","director positions, nor does it impose any","individual directors on companies or","shareholders. The decision on the","appropriate board members thus remains","with the companies and shareholders."],"old":["(22) Listed companies in the Union should","be imposed obligations of means","providing for appropriate procedures with","a view of meeting specific objectives","regarding the gender composition of their","boards. Those listed companies in whose","boards members of the under-represented","sex hold less than 40 per cent of non-","executive director positions should make","the appointments to those positions on the","basis of a comparative analysis of the","qualifications of each candidate, by","applying pre-established, clear, neutrally","formulated and unambiguous criteria, in","order to attain the said percentage at the","latest by 1 January 2020. Therefore, the","Directive establishes the objective of at","least 40 per cent of non-executive directors","of the under-represented sex by that date.","This objective in principle only concerns","the overall gender diversity among the","non-executive directors and does not","interfere with the concrete choice of","individual directors from a wide pool of","male and female candidates in each","individual case. In particular, it does not","exclude any particular candidates for","director positions, nor does it impose any","individual directors on companies or","shareholders. The decision on the","appropriate board members thus remains","with the companies and shareholders."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE508.311v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"32","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.311+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Toine Manders","changes":{},"committee":["IMCO"],"date":"2013-04-18T00:00:00","id":"PE508.311-33","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 22"]],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:35:41"},"new":["(22) Listed companies in the Union should","be encouraged to provide for appropriate","procedures with a view of meeting specific","objectives regarding the gender","composition of their boards. Those listed","companies in whose boards members of","the under-represented sex hold less than a","reasonable proportion per cent of non-","executive director positions should make","the appointments to those positions on the","basis of a comparative analysis of the","qualifications of each candidate, by","applying pre-established, clear, neutrally","formulated and unambiguous criteria, in","order to attain the said percentage at the","latest by 1 January 2020. Therefore, the","Directive establishes the objective of a","reasonable proportion per cent of non-","executive directors of the under-","represented sex by that date. This objective","in principle only concerns the overall","gender diversity among the non-executive","directors and does not interfere with the","concrete choice of individual directors","from a wide pool of male and female","candidates in each individual case. In","particular, it does not exclude any","particular candidates for director positions,","nor does it impose any individual directors","on companies or shareholders. The","decision on the appropriate board members","thus remains with the companies and","shareholders."],"old":["(22) Listed companies in the Union should","be imposed obligations of means","providing for appropriate procedures with","a view of meeting specific objectives","regarding the gender composition of their","boards. Those listed companies in whose","boards members of the under-represented","sex hold less than 40 per cent of non-","executive director positions should make","the appointments to those positions on the","basis of a comparative analysis of the","qualifications of each candidate, by","applying pre-established, clear, neutrally","formulated and unambiguous criteria, in","order to attain the said percentage at the","latest by 1 January 2020. Therefore, the","Directive establishes the objective of at","least 40 per cent of non-executive directors","of the under-represented sex by that date.","This objective in principle only concerns","the overall gender diversity among the","non-executive directors and does not","interfere with the concrete choice of","individual directors from a wide pool of","male and female candidates in each","individual case. In particular, it does not","exclude any particular candidates for","director positions, nor does it impose any","individual directors on companies or","shareholders. The decision on the","appropriate board members thus remains","with the companies and shareholders."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE508.311v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"33","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.311+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Toine Manders","changes":{},"committee":["IMCO"],"date":"2013-04-18T00:00:00","id":"PE508.311-34","location":[[" Proposal for a directive","Recital 23"]],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:35:41"},"new":["deleted"],"old":["(23) Member States exercise a dominant","influence over listed companies which are","public undertakings within the meaning","of Article 2(b) of Commission Directive","2006/111/EC of 16 November 2006 on the","transparency of financial relations","between Member States and public","undertakings, as well as on financial","transparency within certain undertakings.","Due to that dominant influence, they have","the instruments at their disposal to bring","about the necessary change more rapidly.","Therefore, in such companies the","objective of least 40 per cent of non-","executive directors of the under-","represented sex should be set at an earlier","date."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE508.311v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"34","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.311+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Toine Manders","changes":{},"committee":["IMCO"],"date":"2013-04-18T00:00:00","id":"PE508.311-35","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 24"]],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:35:41"},"new":["(24) Determining the number of non-","executive director positions necessary to","meet the objective should be a reasonable","proportion."],"old":["(24) Determining the number of non-","executive director positions necessary to","meet the objective requires further","specification since for most board sizes it","is mathematically possible only to go","beyond or remain below the exact share of","40 per cent. Therefore, the number of","board positions necessary to meet the","objective should be the number closest to","40 per cent. At the same time, in order to","avoid discrimination of the initially over-","represented sex, listed companies should","not be obliged to appoint members of the","under-represented sex to half or more of","the non-executive board positions. Thus,","","for example, members of the under-","represented sex should hold at least one","position on boards with three or four non-","executive directors, at least two positions","on boards with five or six non-executive","directors, and at least three positions on","boards with seven or eight non-executive","directors."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE508.311v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"35","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.311+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Toine Manders","changes":{},"committee":["IMCO"],"date":"2013-04-18T00:00:00","id":"PE508.311-36","location":[[" Proposal for a directive","Recital 24"]],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:35:41"},"new":["(24) Determining the number of non-","executive director positions necessary to","meet the objective requires further","specification since for most board sizes it is","mathematically possible only to go beyond","or remain below a reasonable proportion.","Therefore, the number of board positions","necessary to meet the objective should be","the number closest a reasonable","proportion. At the same time, in order to","avoid discrimination of the initially over-","represented sex, listed companies should","not be obliged to appoint members of the","under-represented sex to half or more of","the non-executive board positions. Thus,","for example, members of the under-","represented sex should hold at least one","position on boards with three or four non-","executive directors, at least two positions","on boards with five or six non-executive","directors, and at least three positions on","boards with seven or eight non-executive","directors."],"old":["(24) Determining the number of non-","executive director positions necessary to","meet the objective requires further","specification since for most board sizes it is","mathematically possible only to go beyond","or remain below the exact share of 40 per","cent. Therefore, the number of board","positions necessary to meet the objective","should be the number closest to 40 per","cent. At the same time, in order to avoid","discrimination of the initially over-","represented sex, listed companies should","not be obliged to appoint members of the","under-represented sex to half or more of","the non-executive board positions. Thus,","for example, members of the under-","represented sex should hold at least one","position on boards with three or four non-","executive directors, at least two positions","on boards with five or six non-executive","directors, and at least three positions on","boards with seven or eight non-executive","directors."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE508.311v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"36","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.311+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Anna Hedh","changes":{},"committee":["IMCO"],"date":"2013-04-18T00:00:00","id":"PE508.311-37","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 26"]],"meps":[28131],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:35:41"},"new":["(26) In line with that case-law, Member","States should ensure that the selection of","the best qualified candidates for non-","executive directors is based on a vacancy","announcement opening up for","applications and a comparative analysis of","the qualifications of each candidate on the","basis of pre-established, clear, neutrally","formulated and unambiguous criteria.","Examples of types of selection criteria that","companies could apply include","professional experience in managerial","and/or supervisory tasks, knowledge in","specific relevant areas such as finance,","controlling or human resources","management, leadership and","communication skills and networking","abilities. Priority should be given to the","candidate of the under-represented sex if","that candidate is equally qualified as the","candidate of the other sex in terms of","suitability, competence and professional","performance, and if an objective","assessment taking account of all criteria","specific to the individual candidates does","not tilt the balance in favour of a candidate","of the other sex."],"old":["(26) In line with that case-law, Member","States should ensure that the selection of","the best qualified candidates for non-","executive directors is based on a","comparative analysis of the qualifications","of each candidate on the basis of pre-","established, clear, neutrally formulated and","unambiguous criteria. Examples of types of","selection criteria that companies could","apply include professional experience in","managerial and/or supervisory tasks,","knowledge in specific relevant areas such","as finance, controlling or human resources","management, leadership and","communication skills and networking","abilities. Priority should be given to the","candidate of the under-represented sex if","that candidate is equally qualified as the","candidate of the other sex in terms of","suitability, competence and professional","performance, and if an objective","assessment taking account of all criteria","specific to the individual candidates does","not tilt the balance in favour of a candidate","of the other sex."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE508.311v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"37","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.311+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Malcolm Harbour","changes":{},"committee":["IMCO"],"date":"2013-04-18T00:00:00","id":"PE508.311-38","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 28"]],"meps":[4538],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:35:41"},"new":["(28) This Directive aims to improve the","gender balance among directors of","companies listed on stock exchanges and","thus to contribute to the realisation of the","principle of equal treatment between men","and women, recognised as a fundamental","right of the Union. Listed companies","should therefore be able to disclose, if","necessary and upon the request of an","unsuccessful candidate, not only the","qualification criteria upon which the","selection was based, but also the objective","comparative assessment of those criteria","and, where relevant, the considerations","tilting the balance in favour of a candidate","who is not of the under-represented sex .","These limitations to the right to respect for","private life with regard to the processing of","personal data, recognised by the Articles 7","and 8 of the Charter, and the obligation for","listed companies to supply that","information, upon request, to the","unsuccessful candidate, are necessary and,","in conformity with the principle of","proportionality, genuinely meet recognised","objectives of general interest. They are","therefore in line with the requirements for","such limitations laid down in Article 52(1)","of the Charter and with the relevant case-","law of the Court of Justice."],"old":["(28) This Directive aims to improve the","gender balance among directors of","companies listed on stock exchanges and","thus to contribute to the realisation of the","principle of equal treatment between men","and women, recognised as a fundamental","right of the Union. Listed companies","should therefore be required to disclose,","upon the request of an unsuccessful","candidate, not only the qualification","criteria upon which the selection was","based, but also the objective comparative","assessment of those criteria and, where","relevant, the considerations tilting the","balance in favour of a candidate who is not","of the under-represented sex . These","limitations to the right to respect for private","life with regard to the processing of","personal data, recognised by the Articles 7","and 8 of the Charter, and the obligation for","listed companies to supply that","information, upon request, to the","unsuccessful candidate, are necessary and,","in conformity with the principle of","proportionality, genuinely meet recognised","objectives of general interest. They are","therefore in line with the requirements for","such limitations laid down in Article 52(1)","of the Charter and with the relevant case-","law of the Court of Justice."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE508.311v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"38","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.311+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Malcolm Harbour","changes":{},"committee":["IMCO"],"date":"2013-04-18T00:00:00","id":"PE508.311-39","location":[[" Proposal for a directive","Recital 29"]],"meps":[4538],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:35:41"},"new":["(29) Where an unsuccessful candidate of","the under-represented sex establishes the","presumption they were equally qualified as","the appointed candidate of the other sex,","the listed company should be able to","demonstrate the correctness of the choice."],"old":["(29) Where an unsuccessful candidate of","the under-represented sex establishes the","","presumption they were equally qualified as","the appointed candidate of the other sex,","the listed company should be required to","demonstrate the correctness of the choice."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE508.311v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"39","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.311+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Anna Hedh","changes":{},"committee":["IMCO"],"date":"2013-04-18T00:00:00","id":"PE508.311-40","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 30"]],"meps":[28131],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:35:41"},"new":["(30) Member States should provide for","effective, proportionate and dissuasive","sanctions for breaches of this Directive,","which could include, inter alia,","administrative fines and nullity or","annulment declared by a judicial body of","the appointment or of the election of non-","executive directors made contrary to the","national provisions adopted pursuant to","Article 4(1) as well as forced dissolution,","ordered by a competent judicial body in","full respect of proper procedural","safeguards, in cases of serious and","repeated infringements."],"old":["(30) Member States should provide for","effective, proportionate and dissuasive","sanctions for breaches of this Directive,","which could include, inter alia,","administrative fines and nullity or","annulment declared by a judicial body of","the appointment or of the election of non-","executive directors made contrary to the","national provisions adopted pursuant to","Article 4(1)."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE508.311v01-00","reference":"2012/0299(COD)","seq":"40","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.311+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Malcolm Harbour","changes":{},"committee":["IMCO"],"date":"2013-04-18T00:00:00","id":"PE508.311-41","location":[["Proposal for a directive","Recital 30"]],"meps":[4538],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:35:41"},"new":["(30) Member States should provide for","effective, proportionate and dissuasive","sanctions for breaches of this Directive,","which could include, inter alia,","administrative fines and nullity or","annulment declared by a judicial body of","the appointment or of the election of non-","executive Directors made contrary to the","national provisions adopted pursuant to","Article 4(1). 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PURPOSE: ensuring more balanced representation of men\nand women among non-executive directors of companies listed on\nstock exchanges.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Directive of\nthe European Parliament and of the Council.
\nBACKGROUND: company boards in the EU are characterised\nby persistent gender imbalances, as evidenced by the fact that only\n13.7% of corporate seats in the largest listed companies are\ncurrently held by women (15% among non-executive directors).\nProgress in increasing the presence of women on company boards has\nbeen very slow, with an average annual increase in the past years\nof just 0.6 percentage points.
\nThe divergence or the absence of regulation at\nnational level does not only lead to the discrepancies in the\nnumber of women among executive and non-executive directors and\ndifferent rates of improvement across Member States, but also poses\nbarriers to the internal market by imposing divergent corporate\ngovernance requirements on European listed companies.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: the Commission analysed five\npolicy options:
\nThe outcome of the comparison of the consequences of\nthe different policy options was that (i) binding measures are more\neffective in meeting the policy objectives than non-binding\nmeasures, (ii) measures that target both executive and\nnon-executive board members are more effective than measures only\ntargeting one group and (iii) binding measures will generate more\nsocietal and economic benefits than non-binding measures. The\nproposal is therefore based on Option 4.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 157(3) of the Treaty on the\nFunctioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the purpose of the proposal is to\nsubstantially increase the number of women on corporate boards\nthroughout the EU by setting a minimum objective of a 40%\npresence of the under-represented sex among the non-executive\ndirectors of companies listed on stock exchanges and by\nrequiring companies with a lower share of the under-represented sex\namong the non-executive directors to introduce pre-established,\nclear, neutrally formulated and unambiguous criteria in selection\nprocedures for those positions in order to attain that objective\nby 1 January 2020. A shorter deadline for achieving the\nobjective (1 January 2018) is set for listed companies which are\npublic undertakings.
\nThe proposal:
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the proposal has no\nimplications for the Union budget.
\nPURPOSE: ensuring more balanced representation of men\nand women among non-executive directors of companies listed on\nstock exchanges.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Directive of\nthe European Parliament and of the Council.
\nBACKGROUND: company boards in the EU are characterised\nby persistent gender imbalances, as evidenced by the fact that only\n13.7% of corporate seats in the largest listed companies are\ncurrently held by women (15% among non-executive directors).\nProgress in increasing the presence of women on company boards has\nbeen very slow, with an average annual increase in the past years\nof just 0.6 percentage points.
\nThe divergence or the absence of regulation at\nnational level does not only lead to the discrepancies in the\nnumber of women among executive and non-executive directors and\ndifferent rates of improvement across Member States, but also poses\nbarriers to the internal market by imposing divergent corporate\ngovernance requirements on European listed companies.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: the Commission analysed five\npolicy options:
\nThe outcome of the comparison of the consequences of\nthe different policy options was that (i) binding measures are more\neffective in meeting the policy objectives than non-binding\nmeasures, (ii) measures that target both executive and\nnon-executive board members are more effective than measures only\ntargeting one group and (iii) binding measures will generate more\nsocietal and economic benefits than non-binding measures. The\nproposal is therefore based on Option 4.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 157(3) of the Treaty on the\nFunctioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the purpose of the proposal is to\nsubstantially increase the number of women on corporate boards\nthroughout the EU by setting a minimum objective of a 40%\npresence of the under-represented sex among the non-executive\ndirectors of companies listed on stock exchanges and by\nrequiring companies with a lower share of the under-represented sex\namong the non-executive directors to introduce pre-established,\nclear, neutrally formulated and unambiguous criteria in selection\nprocedures for those positions in order to attain that objective\nby 1 January 2020. A shorter deadline for achieving the\nobjective (1 January 2018) is set for listed companies which are\npublic undertakings.
\nThe proposal:
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the proposal has no\nimplications for the Union budget.
\nPURPOSE: ensuring more balanced representation of men\nand women among non-executive directors of companies listed on\nstock exchanges.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Directive of\nthe European Parliament and of the Council.
\nBACKGROUND: company boards in the EU are characterised\nby persistent gender imbalances, as evidenced by the fact that only\n13.7% of corporate seats in the largest listed companies are\ncurrently held by women (15% among non-executive directors).\nProgress in increasing the presence of women on company boards has\nbeen very slow, with an average annual increase in the past years\nof just 0.6 percentage points.
\nThe divergence or the absence of regulation at\nnational level does not only lead to the discrepancies in the\nnumber of women among executive and non-executive directors and\ndifferent rates of improvement across Member States, but also poses\nbarriers to the internal market by imposing divergent corporate\ngovernance requirements on European listed companies.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: the Commission analysed five\npolicy options:
\nThe outcome of the comparison of the consequences of\nthe different policy options was that (i) binding measures are more\neffective in meeting the policy objectives than non-binding\nmeasures, (ii) measures that target both executive and\nnon-executive board members are more effective than measures only\ntargeting one group and (iii) binding measures will generate more\nsocietal and economic benefits than non-binding measures. The\nproposal is therefore based on Option 4.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 157(3) of the Treaty on the\nFunctioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the purpose of the proposal is to\nsubstantially increase the number of women on corporate boards\nthroughout the EU by setting a minimum objective of a 40%\npresence of the under-represented sex among the non-executive\ndirectors of companies listed on stock exchanges and by\nrequiring companies with a lower share of the under-represented sex\namong the non-executive directors to introduce pre-established,\nclear, neutrally formulated and unambiguous criteria in selection\nprocedures for those positions in order to attain that objective\nby 1 January 2020. A shorter deadline for achieving the\nobjective (1 January 2018) is set for listed companies which are\npublic undertakings.
\nThe proposal:
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the proposal has no\nimplications for the Union budget.
\nThe Committee on Legal Affairs and the Committee on\nWomens Rights and Gender Equality, working jointly, adopted\nthe report by Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU (PPE, EL) and Evelyn REGNER\n(S&D, AT) on the proposal for a directive of the European\nParliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among\nnon-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and\nrelated measures.
\nIt recommended that the European Parliaments\nposition at first reading under the ordinary legislative should be\nto amend the Commission proposal as follows:
\nGender policy: Members\nmaintained that listed companies should develop a gender policy in\norder to attain a more balanced gender representation throughout\nthe company concerned. That policy may include a description of\nthe relevant measures implemented in that company, such as\nnominating both a female and male candidate for key positions,\nmentoring schemes and career development guidance for women, and\nhuman resource strategies to encourage diverse\nrecruitment.
\nFurthermore, it may include offering flexible working\nconditions for all employees, for example assistance for parental\nleave, as well as providing assistance for housework and\nchildcare.
\nObjectives with regard to non-executive\ndirectors: listed companies are\nobliged to at least disclose to an unsuccessful candidate, the\nnumber and gender of the candidates in the selection\npool.
\nAn unsuccessful candidate of the under-represented sex\nwho considers him- or herself wronged may establish, before a\ncourt or other competent body, facts from which it may be\npresumed that the candidate was equally qualified as the appointed\ncandidate of the other sex.
\nWhere the selection is made through a vote of\nshareholders or employees, companies shall ensure that voters are\nproperly informed regarding the measures provided for in this\nDirective, including sanctions for non-compliance by the\ncompany.
\nAdditional measures taken by the companies and\nreporting requirements: listed\ncompanies must publish information about the gender representation\non their boards in an appropriate and easily accessible manner on\ntheir website and in their annual report.
\nA listed company shall provide a statement of the\nreasons for its failure to attain those objectives or to fulfil\nthose commitments.
\nSanctions: the Members\npropose to add to the sanctions applicable to infringements of the\nnational provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive: i) the\nexclusion from public call for tenders; and ii) partial exclusion\nfrom the award of funding from the European structural\nfunds.
\nReports: the Commission\nshall submit an evaluation report by 1 July 2017 on the\nimplementation of the requirements for listed companies on the\nbasis of the reports submitted by the Member States. The Commission\nshall also present a report on the way in which the principles of\nthis Directive are applied by all Union institutions and agencies\nand are incorporated into the rules governing their internal\nstaffing procedures.
\nThe Commission's report shall also examine whether the\nscope of this Directive should be extended to cover non-listed\npublic undertakings which do not fall within the definition of SME,\nnon-listed large undertakings and executive directors of listed\ncompanies.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 459 votes to 148,\nwith 81 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a\ndirective of the European Parliament and of the Council on\nimproving the gender balance among non-executive directors of\ncompanies listed on stock exchanges and related\nmeasures.
\nThe European Parliaments position at first\nreading under the ordinary legislative amended the Commission\nproposal as follows:
\nGender policy:\nParliament maintained that listed companies should develop a\ngender-balanced model of decision-making at all levels within the\ncompany while also ensuring the elimination of the gender pay\ngap.
\nThat policy may include:
\nObjectives with regard to non-executive\ndirectors: Listed companies in the\nUnion should aim to attain the objective of having at least 40\n% of non-executive directors of the under-represented sex by 1\nJanuary 2020 at the latest.
\nCompanies are obliged to:
\nWhere the selection is made through a vote of\nshareholders or employees, companies shall ensure that voters are\nproperly informed regarding the measures provided for in this\nDirective, including sanctions for non-compliance by the\ncompany.
\nAdditional measures taken by the companies and\nreporting requirements: listed\ncompanies must publish information about the gender representation\non their boards in an appropriate and easily accessible manner on\ntheir website and in their annual report.
\nA listed company shall provide a statement of the\nreasons for its failure to attain those objectives or to fulfil\nthose commitments.
\nSanctions: Parliament\nproposed to add to the sanctions applicable to infringements of the\nnational provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive: i) the\nexclusion from public call for tenders; and ii) partial exclusion\nfrom the award of funding from the European structural\nfunds.
\nReports: the Commission\nshall submit an evaluation report by 1 July 2017 on the\nimplementation of the requirements for listed companies on the\nbasis of the reports submitted by the Member States. The Commission\nshall also present a report on the way in which the principles of\nthis Directive are applied by all Union institutions and agencies\nand are incorporated into the rules governing their internal\nstaffing procedures.
\nThe Commission's report shall also examine whether the\nscope of this Directive should be extended to cover non-listed\npublic undertakings which do not fall within the definition of SME,\nnon-listed large undertakings and executive directors of listed\ncompanies.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 459 votes to 148,\nwith 81 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a\ndirective of the European Parliament and of the Council on\nimproving the gender balance among non-executive directors of\ncompanies listed on stock exchanges and related\nmeasures.
\nThe European Parliaments position at first\nreading under the ordinary legislative amended the Commission\nproposal as follows:
\nGender policy:\nParliament maintained that listed companies should develop a\ngender-balanced model of decision-making at all levels within the\ncompany while also ensuring the elimination of the gender pay\ngap.
\nThat policy may include:
\nObjectives with regard to non-executive\ndirectors: Listed companies in the\nUnion should aim to attain the objective of having at least 40\n% of non-executive directors of the under-represented sex by 1\nJanuary 2020 at the latest.
\nCompanies are obliged to:
\nWhere the selection is made through a vote of\nshareholders or employees, companies shall ensure that voters are\nproperly informed regarding the measures provided for in this\nDirective, including sanctions for non-compliance by the\ncompany.
\nAdditional measures taken by the companies and\nreporting requirements: listed\ncompanies must publish information about the gender representation\non their boards in an appropriate and easily accessible manner on\ntheir website and in their annual report.
\nA listed company shall provide a statement of the\nreasons for its failure to attain those objectives or to fulfil\nthose commitments.
\nSanctions: Parliament\nproposed to add to the sanctions applicable to infringements of the\nnational provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive: i) the\nexclusion from public call for tenders; and ii) partial exclusion\nfrom the award of funding from the European structural\nfunds.
\nReports: the Commission\nshall submit an evaluation report by 1 July 2017 on the\nimplementation of the requirements for listed companies on the\nbasis of the reports submitted by the Member States. The Commission\nshall also present a report on the way in which the principles of\nthis Directive are applied by all Union institutions and agencies\nand are incorporated into the rules governing their internal\nstaffing procedures.
\nThe Commission's report shall also examine whether the\nscope of this Directive should be extended to cover non-listed\npublic undertakings which do not fall within the definition of SME,\nnon-listed large undertakings and executive directors of listed\ncompanies.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 459 votes to 148,\nwith 81 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a\ndirective of the European Parliament and of the Council on\nimproving the gender balance among non-executive directors of\ncompanies listed on stock exchanges and related\nmeasures.
\nThe European Parliaments position at first\nreading under the ordinary legislative amended the Commission\nproposal as follows:
\nGender policy:\nParliament maintained that listed companies should develop a\ngender-balanced model of decision-making at all levels within the\ncompany while also ensuring the elimination of the gender pay\ngap.
\nThat policy may include:
\nObjectives with regard to non-executive\ndirectors: Listed companies in the\nUnion should aim to attain the objective of having at least 40\n% of non-executive directors of the under-represented sex by 1\nJanuary 2020 at the latest.
\nCompanies are obliged to:
\nWhere the selection is made through a vote of\nshareholders or employees, companies shall ensure that voters are\nproperly informed regarding the measures provided for in this\nDirective, including sanctions for non-compliance by the\ncompany.
\nAdditional measures taken by the companies and\nreporting requirements: listed\ncompanies must publish information about the gender representation\non their boards in an appropriate and easily accessible manner on\ntheir website and in their annual report.
\nA listed company shall provide a statement of the\nreasons for its failure to attain those objectives or to fulfil\nthose commitments.
\nSanctions: Parliament\nproposed to add to the sanctions applicable to infringements of the\nnational provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive: i) the\nexclusion from public call for tenders; and ii) partial exclusion\nfrom the award of funding from the European structural\nfunds.
\nReports: the Commission\nshall submit an evaluation report by 1 July 2017 on the\nimplementation of the requirements for listed companies on the\nbasis of the reports submitted by the Member States. The Commission\nshall also present a report on the way in which the principles of\nthis Directive are applied by all Union institutions and agencies\nand are incorporated into the rules governing their internal\nstaffing procedures.
\nThe Commission's report shall also examine whether the\nscope of this Directive should be extended to cover non-listed\npublic undertakings which do not fall within the definition of SME,\nnon-listed large undertakings and executive directors of listed\ncompanies.
\nPURPOSE: ensuring more balanced representation of men\nand women among non-executive directors of companies listed on\nstock exchanges.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Directive of\nthe European Parliament and of the Council.
\nBACKGROUND: company boards in the EU are characterised\nby persistent gender imbalances, as evidenced by the fact that only\n13.7% of corporate seats in the largest listed companies are\ncurrently held by women (15% among non-executive directors).\nProgress in increasing the presence of women on company boards has\nbeen very slow, with an average annual increase in the past years\nof just 0.6 percentage points.
\nThe divergence or the absence of regulation at\nnational level does not only lead to the discrepancies in the\nnumber of women among executive and non-executive directors and\ndifferent rates of improvement across Member States, but also poses\nbarriers to the internal market by imposing divergent corporate\ngovernance requirements on European listed companies.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: the Commission analysed five\npolicy options:
\nThe outcome of the comparison of the consequences of\nthe different policy options was that (i) binding measures are more\neffective in meeting the policy objectives than non-binding\nmeasures, (ii) measures that target both executive and\nnon-executive board members are more effective than measures only\ntargeting one group and (iii) binding measures will generate more\nsocietal and economic benefits than non-binding measures. The\nproposal is therefore based on Option 4.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 157(3) of the Treaty on the\nFunctioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the purpose of the proposal is to\nsubstantially increase the number of women on corporate boards\nthroughout the EU by setting a minimum objective of a 40%\npresence of the under-represented sex among the non-executive\ndirectors of companies listed on stock exchanges and by\nrequiring companies with a lower share of the under-represented sex\namong the non-executive directors to introduce pre-established,\nclear, neutrally formulated and unambiguous criteria in selection\nprocedures for those positions in order to attain that objective\nby 1 January 2020. A shorter deadline for achieving the\nobjective (1 January 2018) is set for listed companies which are\npublic undertakings.
\nThe proposal:
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the proposal has no\nimplications for the Union budget.
\nPURPOSE: ensuring more balanced representation of men\nand women among non-executive directors of companies listed on\nstock exchanges.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Directive of\nthe European Parliament and of the Council.
\nBACKGROUND: company boards in the EU are characterised\nby persistent gender imbalances, as evidenced by the fact that only\n13.7% of corporate seats in the largest listed companies are\ncurrently held by women (15% among non-executive directors).\nProgress in increasing the presence of women on company boards has\nbeen very slow, with an average annual increase in the past years\nof just 0.6 percentage points.
\nThe divergence or the absence of regulation at\nnational level does not only lead to the discrepancies in the\nnumber of women among executive and non-executive directors and\ndifferent rates of improvement across Member States, but also poses\nbarriers to the internal market by imposing divergent corporate\ngovernance requirements on European listed companies.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: the Commission analysed five\npolicy options:
\nThe outcome of the comparison of the consequences of\nthe different policy options was that (i) binding measures are more\neffective in meeting the policy objectives than non-binding\nmeasures, (ii) measures that target both executive and\nnon-executive board members are more effective than measures only\ntargeting one group and (iii) binding measures will generate more\nsocietal and economic benefits than non-binding measures. The\nproposal is therefore based on Option 4.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 157(3) of the Treaty on the\nFunctioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the purpose of the proposal is to\nsubstantially increase the number of women on corporate boards\nthroughout the EU by setting a minimum objective of a 40%\npresence of the under-represented sex among the non-executive\ndirectors of companies listed on stock exchanges and by\nrequiring companies with a lower share of the under-represented sex\namong the non-executive directors to introduce pre-established,\nclear, neutrally formulated and unambiguous criteria in selection\nprocedures for those positions in order to attain that objective\nby 1 January 2020. A shorter deadline for achieving the\nobjective (1 January 2018) is set for listed companies which are\npublic undertakings.
\nThe proposal:
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the proposal has no\nimplications for the Union budget.
\nThe Council was not able to reach a general\napproach on a directive improving the gender balance on company\nboards.
\nTo recall, the proposed directive would set a\nquantitative objective for the proportion of the under-represented\nsex on the boards of listed companies of 40% by 2020 (by 2018 in\nthe case of public undertakings). The companies would be obliged to\nwork towards that objective by, inter alia, introducing procedural\nrules on the selection and appointment of nonexecutive board\nmembers.
\nIn order to reach a compromise on this\nproposal, the presidency has introduced:
\nThe European Parliament has already adopted its\nposition at first reading.
\nPURPOSE: ensuring more balanced representation of men\nand women among non-executive directors of companies listed on\nstock exchanges.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Directive of\nthe European Parliament and of the Council.
\nBACKGROUND: company boards in the EU are characterised\nby persistent gender imbalances, as evidenced by the fact that only\n13.7% of corporate seats in the largest listed companies are\ncurrently held by women (15% among non-executive directors).\nProgress in increasing the presence of women on company boards has\nbeen very slow, with an average annual increase in the past years\nof just 0.6 percentage points.
\nThe divergence or the absence of regulation at\nnational level does not only lead to the discrepancies in the\nnumber of women among executive and non-executive directors and\ndifferent rates of improvement across Member States, but also poses\nbarriers to the internal market by imposing divergent corporate\ngovernance requirements on European listed companies.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: the Commission analysed five\npolicy options:
\nThe outcome of the comparison of the consequences of\nthe different policy options was that (i) binding measures are more\neffective in meeting the policy objectives than non-binding\nmeasures, (ii) measures that target both executive and\nnon-executive board members are more effective than measures only\ntargeting one group and (iii) binding measures will generate more\nsocietal and economic benefits than non-binding measures. The\nproposal is therefore based on Option 4.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 157(3) of the Treaty on the\nFunctioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the purpose of the proposal is to\nsubstantially increase the number of women on corporate boards\nthroughout the EU by setting a minimum objective of a 40%\npresence of the under-represented sex among the non-executive\ndirectors of companies listed on stock exchanges and by\nrequiring companies with a lower share of the under-represented sex\namong the non-executive directors to introduce pre-established,\nclear, neutrally formulated and unambiguous criteria in selection\nprocedures for those positions in order to attain that objective\nby 1 January 2020. A shorter deadline for achieving the\nobjective (1 January 2018) is set for listed companies which are\npublic undertakings.
\nThe proposal:
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the proposal has no\nimplications for the Union budget.
\nThe Committee on Legal Affairs and the Committee on\nWomens Rights and Gender Equality, working jointly, adopted\nthe report by Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU (PPE, EL) and Evelyn REGNER\n(S&D, AT) on the proposal for a directive of the European\nParliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among\nnon-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and\nrelated measures.
\nIt recommended that the European Parliaments\nposition at first reading under the ordinary legislative should be\nto amend the Commission proposal as follows:
\nGender policy: Members\nmaintained that listed companies should develop a gender policy in\norder to attain a more balanced gender representation throughout\nthe company concerned. That policy may include a description of\nthe relevant measures implemented in that company, such as\nnominating both a female and male candidate for key positions,\nmentoring schemes and career development guidance for women, and\nhuman resource strategies to encourage diverse\nrecruitment.
\nFurthermore, it may include offering flexible working\nconditions for all employees, for example assistance for parental\nleave, as well as providing assistance for housework and\nchildcare.
\nObjectives with regard to non-executive\ndirectors: listed companies are\nobliged to at least disclose to an unsuccessful candidate, the\nnumber and gender of the candidates in the selection\npool.
\nAn unsuccessful candidate of the under-represented sex\nwho considers him- or herself wronged may establish, before a\ncourt or other competent body, facts from which it may be\npresumed that the candidate was equally qualified as the appointed\ncandidate of the other sex.
\nWhere the selection is made through a vote of\nshareholders or employees, companies shall ensure that voters are\nproperly informed regarding the measures provided for in this\nDirective, including sanctions for non-compliance by the\ncompany.
\nAdditional measures taken by the companies and\nreporting requirements: listed\ncompanies must publish information about the gender representation\non their boards in an appropriate and easily accessible manner on\ntheir website and in their annual report.
\nA listed company shall provide a statement of the\nreasons for its failure to attain those objectives or to fulfil\nthose commitments.
\nSanctions: the Members\npropose to add to the sanctions applicable to infringements of the\nnational provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive: i) the\nexclusion from public call for tenders; and ii) partial exclusion\nfrom the award of funding from the European structural\nfunds.
\nReports: the Commission\nshall submit an evaluation report by 1 July 2017 on the\nimplementation of the requirements for listed companies on the\nbasis of the reports submitted by the Member States. The Commission\nshall also present a report on the way in which the principles of\nthis Directive are applied by all Union institutions and agencies\nand are incorporated into the rules governing their internal\nstaffing procedures.
\nThe Commission's report shall also examine whether the\nscope of this Directive should be extended to cover non-listed\npublic undertakings which do not fall within the definition of SME,\nnon-listed large undertakings and executive directors of listed\ncompanies.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 459 votes to 148,\nwith 81 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a\ndirective of the European Parliament and of the Council on\nimproving the gender balance among non-executive directors of\ncompanies listed on stock exchanges and related\nmeasures.
\nThe European Parliaments position at first\nreading under the ordinary legislative amended the Commission\nproposal as follows:
\nGender policy:\nParliament maintained that listed companies should develop a\ngender-balanced model of decision-making at all levels within the\ncompany while also ensuring the elimination of the gender pay\ngap.
\nThat policy may include:
\nObjectives with regard to non-executive\ndirectors: Listed companies in the\nUnion should aim to attain the objective of having at least 40\n% of non-executive directors of the under-represented sex by 1\nJanuary 2020 at the latest.
\nCompanies are obliged to:
\nWhere the selection is made through a vote of\nshareholders or employees, companies shall ensure that voters are\nproperly informed regarding the measures provided for in this\nDirective, including sanctions for non-compliance by the\ncompany.
\nAdditional measures taken by the companies and\nreporting requirements: listed\ncompanies must publish information about the gender representation\non their boards in an appropriate and easily accessible manner on\ntheir website and in their annual report.
\nA listed company shall provide a statement of the\nreasons for its failure to attain those objectives or to fulfil\nthose commitments.
\nSanctions: Parliament\nproposed to add to the sanctions applicable to infringements of the\nnational provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive: i) the\nexclusion from public call for tenders; and ii) partial exclusion\nfrom the award of funding from the European structural\nfunds.
\nReports: the Commission\nshall submit an evaluation report by 1 July 2017 on the\nimplementation of the requirements for listed companies on the\nbasis of the reports submitted by the Member States. The Commission\nshall also present a report on the way in which the principles of\nthis Directive are applied by all Union institutions and agencies\nand are incorporated into the rules governing their internal\nstaffing procedures.
\nThe Commission's report shall also examine whether the\nscope of this Directive should be extended to cover non-listed\npublic undertakings which do not fall within the definition of SME,\nnon-listed large undertakings and executive directors of listed\ncompanies.
\nThe Council was not able to reach a general\napproach on a directive improving the gender balance on company\nboards.
\nTo recall, the proposed directive would set a\nquantitative objective for the proportion of the under-represented\nsex on the boards of listed companies of 40% by 2020 (by 2018 in\nthe case of public undertakings). The companies would be obliged to\nwork towards that objective by, inter alia, introducing procedural\nrules on the selection and appointment of nonexecutive board\nmembers.
\nIn order to reach a compromise on this\nproposal, the presidency has introduced:
\nThe European Parliament has already adopted its\nposition at first reading.
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