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PURPOSE: the amendment of nine legislative acts in the\ndomain of agricultural and fishery statistics with a view to\naligning them with the new institutional context (Commission powers\nin regard to delegated and implementing acts).
\nPROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament\nand of the Council.
\nBACKGROUND: as a consequence of the entry into force\nof the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the\npowers conferred upon the Commission need to be aligned to Articles\n290 and 291 of the TFEU.
\nThe Commission has committed itself, with regard to\nRegulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the\nCouncil of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general\nprinciples concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of\nthe Commissions exercise of implementing powers16, to\nreviewing legislative acts which currently contain references to\nthe regulatory procedure with scrutiny in the light of the criteria\nlaid down in the Treaty.
\nThe overall objective is by the end of Parliament's\nseventh term (June 2014), to remove all provisions referring to the\nregulatory procedure with scrutiny from all legislative\ninstruments.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: the Commission did not undertake an\nimpact assessment.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 338(1) of the Treaty on the\nFunctioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the aim of this proposal is to modify nine\nlegislative acts in the domain of agricultural and fishery\nstatistics in order to align them with the new institutional\ncontext. In particular, the aim is to identify what powers the\nCommission has and establish the appropriate procedure for\nadopting measures on the basis of these powers.
\nAnother aspect of the proposal is the streamlining\nof the European Statistical System (ESS). It is recalled that\nthe European Statistical System Committee (ESSC), established by\nRegulation (EC) No 223/2009, is regarded as the umbrella committee\nwithin the ESS. It assists the Commission in exercising of its\nimplementing powers in certain statistical domains. These exclude agricultural and fishery statistics where the\nCommission is assisted by the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics\n(SCAS).
\nThe Commission is proposing a new ESS structure aimed\nat improving coordination and partnership in a clear pyramid\nstructure within the ESS, with the ESSC as highest strategic body.\nOne aspect of this streamlining is to concentrate comitology powers\nin the hands of the ESSC.
\nThe suggestion is therefore to modify the nine\nlegislative acts in order to replace the reference to the SCAS by a\nreference to the ESSC.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the proposal has no\nimplications for the EU budget.
\nPURPOSE: the amendment of nine legislative acts in the\ndomain of agricultural and fishery statistics with a view to\naligning them with the new institutional context (Commission powers\nin regard to delegated and implementing acts).
\nPROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament\nand of the Council.
\nBACKGROUND: as a consequence of the entry into force\nof the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the\npowers conferred upon the Commission need to be aligned to Articles\n290 and 291 of the TFEU.
\nThe Commission has committed itself, with regard to\nRegulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the\nCouncil of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general\nprinciples concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of\nthe Commissions exercise of implementing powers16, to\nreviewing legislative acts which currently contain references to\nthe regulatory procedure with scrutiny in the light of the criteria\nlaid down in the Treaty.
\nThe overall objective is by the end of Parliament's\nseventh term (June 2014), to remove all provisions referring to the\nregulatory procedure with scrutiny from all legislative\ninstruments.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: the Commission did not undertake an\nimpact assessment.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 338(1) of the Treaty on the\nFunctioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the aim of this proposal is to modify nine\nlegislative acts in the domain of agricultural and fishery\nstatistics in order to align them with the new institutional\ncontext. In particular, the aim is to identify what powers the\nCommission has and establish the appropriate procedure for\nadopting measures on the basis of these powers.
\nAnother aspect of the proposal is the streamlining\nof the European Statistical System (ESS). It is recalled that\nthe European Statistical System Committee (ESSC), established by\nRegulation (EC) No 223/2009, is regarded as the umbrella committee\nwithin the ESS. It assists the Commission in exercising of its\nimplementing powers in certain statistical domains. These exclude agricultural and fishery statistics where the\nCommission is assisted by the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics\n(SCAS).
\nThe Commission is proposing a new ESS structure aimed\nat improving coordination and partnership in a clear pyramid\nstructure within the ESS, with the ESSC as highest strategic body.\nOne aspect of this streamlining is to concentrate comitology powers\nin the hands of the ESSC.
\nThe suggestion is therefore to modify the nine\nlegislative acts in order to replace the reference to the SCAS by a\nreference to the ESSC.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the proposal has no\nimplications for the EU budget.
\nPURPOSE: the amendment of nine legislative acts in the\ndomain of agricultural and fishery statistics with a view to\naligning them with the new institutional context (Commission powers\nin regard to delegated and implementing acts).
\nPROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament\nand of the Council.
\nBACKGROUND: as a consequence of the entry into force\nof the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the\npowers conferred upon the Commission need to be aligned to Articles\n290 and 291 of the TFEU.
\nThe Commission has committed itself, with regard to\nRegulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the\nCouncil of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general\nprinciples concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of\nthe Commissions exercise of implementing powers16, to\nreviewing legislative acts which currently contain references to\nthe regulatory procedure with scrutiny in the light of the criteria\nlaid down in the Treaty.
\nThe overall objective is by the end of Parliament's\nseventh term (June 2014), to remove all provisions referring to the\nregulatory procedure with scrutiny from all legislative\ninstruments.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: the Commission did not undertake an\nimpact assessment.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 338(1) of the Treaty on the\nFunctioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the aim of this proposal is to modify nine\nlegislative acts in the domain of agricultural and fishery\nstatistics in order to align them with the new institutional\ncontext. In particular, the aim is to identify what powers the\nCommission has and establish the appropriate procedure for\nadopting measures on the basis of these powers.
\nAnother aspect of the proposal is the streamlining\nof the European Statistical System (ESS). It is recalled that\nthe European Statistical System Committee (ESSC), established by\nRegulation (EC) No 223/2009, is regarded as the umbrella committee\nwithin the ESS. It assists the Commission in exercising of its\nimplementing powers in certain statistical domains. These exclude agricultural and fishery statistics where the\nCommission is assisted by the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics\n(SCAS).
\nThe Commission is proposing a new ESS structure aimed\nat improving coordination and partnership in a clear pyramid\nstructure within the ESS, with the ESSC as highest strategic body.\nOne aspect of this streamlining is to concentrate comitology powers\nin the hands of the ESSC.
\nThe suggestion is therefore to modify the nine\nlegislative acts in order to replace the reference to the SCAS by a\nreference to the ESSC.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the proposal has no\nimplications for the EU budget.
\nThe Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development\nadopted the report by Paolo DE CASTRO (S&D, IT) on the proposal\nfor a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council\namending certain legislative acts in the domain of agricultural and\nfishery statistics.
\nThe committee recommends that the position of the\nEuropean Parliament adopted in first reading following the ordinary\nlegislative procedure should amend the Commission proposal. The aim\nof the Commission proposal is to modify nine legislative acts in\nthe sphere of agricultural and fishery statistics in order to align\nthem to the new institutional context following the entry into\nforce of the Lisbon Treaty.
\nThe Committee suggests nine identical amendments (one\nfor each modified act). It proposes to limit the delegation of\npower conferred on the Commission to a period of five years,\ntacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the\nEuropean Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later\nthan 3 months before the end of each period. Members add to the\namended wording the standard phrase according to which the\nCommission will draw up a report in respect of the delegation of\npower not later than nine months before the end of\nthe five-year period.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 667 votes to 23,\nwith 4 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a\nregulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending\ncertain legislative acts in the domain of agricultural and fishery\nstatistics.
\nParliament adopted its position at first reading\nfollowing the ordinary legislative procedure. The amendments\nadopted in plenary are the result of a compromise negotiated\nbetween the European Parliament and of the Council.
\nThe amendments stipulated that the amending Regulation\naims to align the existing conferral of powers on the Commission in\nthe legislative acts with the TFEU (delegated acts) and with the\nnew legal framework resulting from the entry into force of\nRegulation (EU) No 182/2011 (implementing acts), and, where\nappropriate, to review the scope of those powers.
\n- For delegated acts: the amended Regulation\nhas limited the delegation of power conferred on the Commission for\na period of five years, which may be tacitly extended for\nperiods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or\nthe Council opposes such extension not later than three months\nbefore the end of each period.
\nParliament has added, in these amendments, the\nstandard phrase according to which the Commission should draw up a\nreport in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine\nmonths before the end of the five-year period.
\nThe amendments stated that the Commission should duly\njustify the statistical actions provided for in those\ndelegated acts, using, where appropriate, input from relevant\nexperts based on a cost-effectiveness analysis.
\nFor certain legislative acts, it is stipulated that\nthose delegated acts shall be adopted only where they are necessary\nin order to take account of economic and technical developments and\nthat they do not change the optional nature of the required\ninformation and they do not impose a significant additional\nburden on Member States or on the respondents.
\n- In order to ensure uniform conditions for the\nimplementation of the legislative acts, implementing powers\nshould be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be\nexercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the\nEuropean Parliament and of the Council.
\nIn this context, the colegislators have amended the\nlegislative acts by replacing the reference to the Standing\nCommittee for Agricultural Statistics (SCAS) set up by Council\nDecision 72/279/EEC by a reference to the European Statistical\nSystem Committee (ESSC) established by Regulation (EC) No 223/2009\nof the European Parliament and of the Council. The Commission\nshould continue to confer with experts in agriculture and fisheries\nstatistics before bringing a matter before the ESSC.
\n- For reasons of legal certainty, it is stated that\nhis Regulation should not affect the procedures for the\nadoption of measures provided for in the legislative acts which\nhave been initiated but which have not been completed before the\nentry into force of this Regulation.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 667 votes to 23,\nwith 4 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a\nregulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending\ncertain legislative acts in the domain of agricultural and fishery\nstatistics.
\nParliament adopted its position at first reading\nfollowing the ordinary legislative procedure. The amendments\nadopted in plenary are the result of a compromise negotiated\nbetween the European Parliament and of the Council.
\nThe amendments stipulated that the amending Regulation\naims to align the existing conferral of powers on the Commission in\nthe legislative acts with the TFEU (delegated acts) and with the\nnew legal framework resulting from the entry into force of\nRegulation (EU) No 182/2011 (implementing acts), and, where\nappropriate, to review the scope of those powers.
\n- For delegated acts: the amended Regulation\nhas limited the delegation of power conferred on the Commission for\na period of five years, which may be tacitly extended for\nperiods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or\nthe Council opposes such extension not later than three months\nbefore the end of each period.
\nParliament has added, in these amendments, the\nstandard phrase according to which the Commission should draw up a\nreport in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine\nmonths before the end of the five-year period.
\nThe amendments stated that the Commission should duly\njustify the statistical actions provided for in those\ndelegated acts, using, where appropriate, input from relevant\nexperts based on a cost-effectiveness analysis.
\nFor certain legislative acts, it is stipulated that\nthose delegated acts shall be adopted only where they are necessary\nin order to take account of economic and technical developments and\nthat they do not change the optional nature of the required\ninformation and they do not impose a significant additional\nburden on Member States or on the respondents.
\n- In order to ensure uniform conditions for the\nimplementation of the legislative acts, implementing powers\nshould be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be\nexercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the\nEuropean Parliament and of the Council.
\nIn this context, the colegislators have amended the\nlegislative acts by replacing the reference to the Standing\nCommittee for Agricultural Statistics (SCAS) set up by Council\nDecision 72/279/EEC by a reference to the European Statistical\nSystem Committee (ESSC) established by Regulation (EC) No 223/2009\nof the European Parliament and of the Council. The Commission\nshould continue to confer with experts in agriculture and fisheries\nstatistics before bringing a matter before the ESSC.
\n- For reasons of legal certainty, it is stated that\nhis Regulation should not affect the procedures for the\nadoption of measures provided for in the legislative acts which\nhave been initiated but which have not been completed before the\nentry into force of this Regulation.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 667 votes to 23,\nwith 4 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a\nregulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending\ncertain legislative acts in the domain of agricultural and fishery\nstatistics.
\nParliament adopted its position at first reading\nfollowing the ordinary legislative procedure. The amendments\nadopted in plenary are the result of a compromise negotiated\nbetween the European Parliament and of the Council.
\nThe amendments stipulated that the amending Regulation\naims to align the existing conferral of powers on the Commission in\nthe legislative acts with the TFEU (delegated acts) and with the\nnew legal framework resulting from the entry into force of\nRegulation (EU) No 182/2011 (implementing acts), and, where\nappropriate, to review the scope of those powers.
\n- For delegated acts: the amended Regulation\nhas limited the delegation of power conferred on the Commission for\na period of five years, which may be tacitly extended for\nperiods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or\nthe Council opposes such extension not later than three months\nbefore the end of each period.
\nParliament has added, in these amendments, the\nstandard phrase according to which the Commission should draw up a\nreport in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine\nmonths before the end of the five-year period.
\nThe amendments stated that the Commission should duly\njustify the statistical actions provided for in those\ndelegated acts, using, where appropriate, input from relevant\nexperts based on a cost-effectiveness analysis.
\nFor certain legislative acts, it is stipulated that\nthose delegated acts shall be adopted only where they are necessary\nin order to take account of economic and technical developments and\nthat they do not change the optional nature of the required\ninformation and they do not impose a significant additional\nburden on Member States or on the respondents.
\n- In order to ensure uniform conditions for the\nimplementation of the legislative acts, implementing powers\nshould be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be\nexercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the\nEuropean Parliament and of the Council.
\nIn this context, the colegislators have amended the\nlegislative acts by replacing the reference to the Standing\nCommittee for Agricultural Statistics (SCAS) set up by Council\nDecision 72/279/EEC by a reference to the European Statistical\nSystem Committee (ESSC) established by Regulation (EC) No 223/2009\nof the European Parliament and of the Council. The Commission\nshould continue to confer with experts in agriculture and fisheries\nstatistics before bringing a matter before the ESSC.
\n- For reasons of legal certainty, it is stated that\nhis Regulation should not affect the procedures for the\nadoption of measures provided for in the legislative acts which\nhave been initiated but which have not been completed before the\nentry into force of this Regulation.
\nPURPOSE: to amend certain legislative acts in the\ndomain of agricultural and fishery statistics with a view to\naligning them with the new Commission powers in regard to delegated\nand implementing acts introduced by the TFEU.
\nLEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EU) n° 1350/2013 of\nthe European Parliament and of the Council amending certain\nlegislative acts in the field of agricultural and fishery\nstatistics.
\nCONTENT: the Regulation amends nine legislative\nacts in the field of agricultural and fishery statistics with a\nview to aligning them with the provisions of the Treaty on\nthe Functioning of the European Union.
\nBecause of the new institutional context, the\nprovisions referring to the regulatory procedure with\nscrutiny must be deleted in these legislative acts and\nreplaced by provisions on delegated acts (Article 290(1) TFEU) or\nimplementing acts (article 291(2) TFEU).
\nDelegated acts: the\namending Regulation limits the power to adopt delegated acts\nconferred on the Commission to a period of five years from 10\nJanuary 2014, which may be tacitly extended for identical\nperiods, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes the\nextension three months before the end of each period. Parliament or\nCouncil can raise objections with regard to a delegated act within\ntwo months from the date of notification (which may be\nextended by two months.)
\nFor certain legislative acts, it is specified that\ndelegated acts may be adopted only where they are necessary\nin order to take account of economic and technical developments and\nwhere they do not change the optional nature of required\ninformation and do not impose a significant additional\nburden on Member States or on the respondents.
\nThe Commission shall duly justify the statistical\nactions provided for in those delegated acts, using, where\nappropriate, input from relevant experts based on a\ncost-effectiveness analysis.
\nImplementing acts: the\nRegulation confers implementing powers on the Commission. Those\npowers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No\n182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
\nThe reference to the Standing Committee for\nAgricultural Statistics (SCAS) set up by Council Decision\n72/279/EEC is replaced by a reference to European Statistical\nSystem Committee (ESSC) established by Regulation (EC) No 223/2009\nof the European Parliament and of the Council.
\nIt should be noted that the Regulation does not affect\nthe procedures for the adoption of measures provided for in the\nlegislative acts which have been initiated but which have not been\ncompleted before its entry into force.
\nENTRY INTO FORCE: 10/01/2014.
\nPURPOSE: the amendment of nine legislative acts in the\ndomain of agricultural and fishery statistics with a view to\naligning them with the new institutional context (Commission powers\nin regard to delegated and implementing acts).
\nPROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament\nand of the Council.
\nBACKGROUND: as a consequence of the entry into force\nof the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the\npowers conferred upon the Commission need to be aligned to Articles\n290 and 291 of the TFEU.
\nThe Commission has committed itself, with regard to\nRegulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the\nCouncil of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general\nprinciples concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of\nthe Commissions exercise of implementing powers16, to\nreviewing legislative acts which currently contain references to\nthe regulatory procedure with scrutiny in the light of the criteria\nlaid down in the Treaty.
\nThe overall objective is by the end of Parliament's\nseventh term (June 2014), to remove all provisions referring to the\nregulatory procedure with scrutiny from all legislative\ninstruments.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: the Commission did not undertake an\nimpact assessment.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 338(1) of the Treaty on the\nFunctioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the aim of this proposal is to modify nine\nlegislative acts in the domain of agricultural and fishery\nstatistics in order to align them with the new institutional\ncontext. In particular, the aim is to identify what powers the\nCommission has and establish the appropriate procedure for\nadopting measures on the basis of these powers.
\nAnother aspect of the proposal is the streamlining\nof the European Statistical System (ESS). It is recalled that\nthe European Statistical System Committee (ESSC), established by\nRegulation (EC) No 223/2009, is regarded as the umbrella committee\nwithin the ESS. It assists the Commission in exercising of its\nimplementing powers in certain statistical domains. These exclude agricultural and fishery statistics where the\nCommission is assisted by the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics\n(SCAS).
\nThe Commission is proposing a new ESS structure aimed\nat improving coordination and partnership in a clear pyramid\nstructure within the ESS, with the ESSC as highest strategic body.\nOne aspect of this streamlining is to concentrate comitology powers\nin the hands of the ESSC.
\nThe suggestion is therefore to modify the nine\nlegislative acts in order to replace the reference to the SCAS by a\nreference to the ESSC.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the proposal has no\nimplications for the EU budget.
\nThe Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development\nadopted the report by Paolo DE CASTRO (S&D, IT) on the proposal\nfor a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council\namending certain legislative acts in the domain of agricultural and\nfishery statistics.
\nThe committee recommends that the position of the\nEuropean Parliament adopted in first reading following the ordinary\nlegislative procedure should amend the Commission proposal. The aim\nof the Commission proposal is to modify nine legislative acts in\nthe sphere of agricultural and fishery statistics in order to align\nthem to the new institutional context following the entry into\nforce of the Lisbon Treaty.
\nThe Committee suggests nine identical amendments (one\nfor each modified act). It proposes to limit the delegation of\npower conferred on the Commission to a period of five years,\ntacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the\nEuropean Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later\nthan 3 months before the end of each period. Members add to the\namended wording the standard phrase according to which the\nCommission will draw up a report in respect of the delegation of\npower not later than nine months before the end of\nthe five-year period.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 667 votes to 23,\nwith 4 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a\nregulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending\ncertain legislative acts in the domain of agricultural and fishery\nstatistics.
\nParliament adopted its position at first reading\nfollowing the ordinary legislative procedure. The amendments\nadopted in plenary are the result of a compromise negotiated\nbetween the European Parliament and of the Council.
\nThe amendments stipulated that the amending Regulation\naims to align the existing conferral of powers on the Commission in\nthe legislative acts with the TFEU (delegated acts) and with the\nnew legal framework resulting from the entry into force of\nRegulation (EU) No 182/2011 (implementing acts), and, where\nappropriate, to review the scope of those powers.
\n- For delegated acts: the amended Regulation\nhas limited the delegation of power conferred on the Commission for\na period of five years, which may be tacitly extended for\nperiods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or\nthe Council opposes such extension not later than three months\nbefore the end of each period.
\nParliament has added, in these amendments, the\nstandard phrase according to which the Commission should draw up a\nreport in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine\nmonths before the end of the five-year period.
\nThe amendments stated that the Commission should duly\njustify the statistical actions provided for in those\ndelegated acts, using, where appropriate, input from relevant\nexperts based on a cost-effectiveness analysis.
\nFor certain legislative acts, it is stipulated that\nthose delegated acts shall be adopted only where they are necessary\nin order to take account of economic and technical developments and\nthat they do not change the optional nature of the required\ninformation and they do not impose a significant additional\nburden on Member States or on the respondents.
\n- In order to ensure uniform conditions for the\nimplementation of the legislative acts, implementing powers\nshould be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be\nexercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the\nEuropean Parliament and of the Council.
\nIn this context, the colegislators have amended the\nlegislative acts by replacing the reference to the Standing\nCommittee for Agricultural Statistics (SCAS) set up by Council\nDecision 72/279/EEC by a reference to the European Statistical\nSystem Committee (ESSC) established by Regulation (EC) No 223/2009\nof the European Parliament and of the Council. The Commission\nshould continue to confer with experts in agriculture and fisheries\nstatistics before bringing a matter before the ESSC.
\n- For reasons of legal certainty, it is stated that\nhis Regulation should not affect the procedures for the\nadoption of measures provided for in the legislative acts which\nhave been initiated but which have not been completed before the\nentry into force of this Regulation.
\nPURPOSE: to amend certain legislative acts in the\ndomain of agricultural and fishery statistics with a view to\naligning them with the new Commission powers in regard to delegated\nand implementing acts introduced by the TFEU.
\nLEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EU) n° 1350/2013 of\nthe European Parliament and of the Council amending certain\nlegislative acts in the field of agricultural and fishery\nstatistics.
\nCONTENT: the Regulation amends nine legislative\nacts in the field of agricultural and fishery statistics with a\nview to aligning them with the provisions of the Treaty on\nthe Functioning of the European Union.
\nBecause of the new institutional context, the\nprovisions referring to the regulatory procedure with\nscrutiny must be deleted in these legislative acts and\nreplaced by provisions on delegated acts (Article 290(1) TFEU) or\nimplementing acts (article 291(2) TFEU).
\nDelegated acts: the\namending Regulation limits the power to adopt delegated acts\nconferred on the Commission to a period of five years from 10\nJanuary 2014, which may be tacitly extended for identical\nperiods, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes the\nextension three months before the end of each period. Parliament or\nCouncil can raise objections with regard to a delegated act within\ntwo months from the date of notification (which may be\nextended by two months.)
\nFor certain legislative acts, it is specified that\ndelegated acts may be adopted only where they are necessary\nin order to take account of economic and technical developments and\nwhere they do not change the optional nature of required\ninformation and do not impose a significant additional\nburden on Member States or on the respondents.
\nThe Commission shall duly justify the statistical\nactions provided for in those delegated acts, using, where\nappropriate, input from relevant experts based on a\ncost-effectiveness analysis.
\nImplementing acts: the\nRegulation confers implementing powers on the Commission. Those\npowers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No\n182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
\nThe reference to the Standing Committee for\nAgricultural Statistics (SCAS) set up by Council Decision\n72/279/EEC is replaced by a reference to European Statistical\nSystem Committee (ESSC) established by Regulation (EC) No 223/2009\nof the European Parliament and of the Council.
\nIt should be noted that the Regulation does not affect\nthe procedures for the adoption of measures provided for in the\nlegislative acts which have been initiated but which have not been\ncompleted before its entry into force.
\nENTRY INTO FORCE: 10/01/2014.
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