Activites

• 2014/06/27 Final act published in Official Journal
• 2014/05/15 Final act signed
• 2014/05/15 End of procedure in Parliament
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• 2014/05/06 Council Meeting
• 2014/05/06 Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
• 2014/04/15 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T7-0387/2014 summary

    The European Parliament adopted by 442 votes to 21 with 63 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 on Community statistics relating to trading of goods between Member States as regards conferring of delegated and implementing powers upon the Commission for the adoption of certain measures, the communication of information by the customs administration, the exchange of confidential data between Member States and the definition of statistical value. The matter was referred back to the committee responsible during the plenary session of 15 January 2014 Parliament adopted its position at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure. The amendments adopted in plenary were the result of a compromise between Parliament and Council. They amend the Commission’s proposal as follows: Clarification of the definition of statistical value: it was stressed, in a recital, that uniform definitions were essential for the proper and frictionless functioning of cross-border trade and are especially important as a prerequisite for different national authorities to be able to make concordant interpretations of rules having an impact on the cross-border activities of businesses. The amended text noted that improving coordination between national authorities and the Commission (Eurostat) was key to producing higher quality statistics in the Union. Data sources: the statistical information on dispatches and arrivals of goods which were the subject of a single administrative document for customs or fiscal purposes shall be provided directly by customs to the national authorities once a month. The customs administration responsible in each Member State should, on its own initiative or at the request of the national authority, provide the national authority with any available information to identify the person who carried out dispatches and arrivals of goods covered by the customs procedures of inward processing or processing under customs control. Reference period: Parliament and Council amended Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 so that the reference period for the information to be provided should be: the calendar month of dispatch or arrival of the goods; the calendar month during which the chargeable event occurs for the Community goods on which VAT becomes chargeable on intra-Community acquisitions and supplies; or the calendar month during which the declaration is accepted by customs where the customs declaration is used as data sources. Member States might simplify the information to be provided for small individual transactions provided that such simplification had no detrimental effects on the quality of the statistics. Exchange of confidential data: this exchange should be voluntary, be treated carefully and not per se entail an increased administrative burden on undertakings. Data transmission by the national authorities should be free of charge for the Member States and for the Union institutions and agencies. It was important to guarantee the security of the modes of transmission of sensitive statistical data, including economic data. Delegated acts: the power to adopt delegated acts was conferred on the Commission for a period of five years, which may be tacitly extended for an identical period. The time limits for objections would be three months, which might be extended by three months. The Commission should also ensure that the delegated acts provided for in the legislative acts do not impose a significant additional burden on the Member States or on the respondents and that they remain as economical as possible. It should carry out consultations with experts, including Member States' experts, before adopting those delegated acts.

• 2014/01/15 Results of vote in Parliament
  • Results of vote in Parliament
  • T7-0030/2014 summary

    The European Parliament adopted amendments to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 on Community statistics relating to trading of goods between Member States as regards conferring of delegated and implementing powers upon the Commission for the adoption of certain measures, the communication of information by the customs administration, the exchange of confidential data between Member States and the definition of statistical value The matter was referred back for reconsideration to the committee responsible. The vote was postponed to a later session. The main amendments adopted in plenary are as follows: Clarification of the definition of statistical value: Parliament stressed that uniform definitions are essential for the proper and frictionless functioning of cross-border trade and are especially important as a prerequisite for different national authorities to be able to make concordant interpretations of rules having an impact on the cross-border activities of businesses. Data sources: the statistical information on dispatches and arrivals of goods which are the subject of a single administrative document for customs or fiscal purposes shall be provided directly by customs to the national authorities once a month. Exchange of confidential data: this exchange should be free of charge if necessary to increase the efficiency of the development, production and dissemination or to improving the quality of those statistics. Such exchanges should also be voluntary and should be possible for a transitional period of five years following the entry into force of the Regulation. Such exchange should not in itself entail increased administrative burden on companies and costs for Member States shall be kept to a minimum. National authorities shall not transmit such data to any international organisation other than as provided in this Regulation. Simplification of Intrastat system: simplification of the information to be provided for small individual transactions must have no detrimental effects on the quality of the statistics.  Statistical confidentiality: the national authorities shall ensure that any detrimental effects on a party or parties providing information is clearly outweighed by statistical benefits. Statistical confidentiality: national authorities shall ensure that any detrimental effects on a party or parties providing information is clearly outweighed by statistical benefits. Delegated acts: Members amended the duration of the Commission’s power to adopt delegated acts. The delegation of power is no longer to last for an indeterminate period but will be for a period of five years, which may be tacitly extended. The Commission shall pursue reductions of costs and administrative burden where possible. In addition, it shall duly justify the actions in intended delegated acts and provide information on any associated burden and production costs.

• 2014/01/14 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2013/12/10 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • A7-0457/2013 summary

    The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs adopted the report by Hans-Peter MARTIN (NI, AT) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 on Community statistics relating to trading of goods between Member States as regards conferring of delegated and implementing powers upon the Commission for the adoption of certain measures, the communication of information by the customs administration, the exchange of confidential data between Member States and the definition of statistical value. The committee recommended that Parliament’s position adopted in first reading following the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the Commission proposal as follows: Data sources: the statistical information on dispatches and arrivals of goods which are the subject of a single administrative document for customs or fiscal purposes shall be provided directly by customs to the national authorities once a month. Exchange of confidential data: this exchange should be free of charge if necessary to increase the efficiency of the development, production and dissemination or to improving the quality of those statistics. Such exchanges should also be voluntary and should be possible for a transitional period of five years following the entry into force of this Regulation. Such exchange should not in itself entail increased administrative burden on companies and costs for Member States shall be kept to a minimum. National authorities shall not transmit such data to any international organisation other than as provided in this Regulation. Simplification of Intrastat system: simplification of the information to be provided for small individual transactions must have no detrimental effects on the quality of the statistics.  Statistical confidentiality: the national authorities shall ensure that any detrimental effects on a party or parties providing information is clearly outweighed by statistical benefits. Statistical confidentiality: national authorities shall ensure that any detrimental effects on a party or parties providing information is clearly outweighed by statistical benefits. Delegated acts: Members amended the duration of the Commission’s power to adopt delegated acts. The delegation of power is no longer to last for an indeterminate period but will be for a period of five years, which may be tacitly extended. The Commission shall pursue reductions of costs and administrative burden where possible. In addition, it shall duly justify the actions in intended delegated acts and provide information on any associated burden and production costs.  

• 2013/12/02 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 2013/09/10 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2013/08/08 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(2013)0578 summary

    PURPOSE: to align Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council on Community statistics relating to trading of goods between Member States and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3330/91, to new rules under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (delegated and implementing powers of the Commission). PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) makes a distinction between: powers which may be delegated to the Commission to adopt non-legislative acts of general application to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of a particular legislative act, as laid down in Article 290(1) of the TFEU (delegated acts), and the implementing powers which shall be conferred on the Commission where uniform conditions for implementing legally binding Union acts are needed, as laid down in Article 291(2) of the TFEU (implementing acts). In connection with the adoption of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers, the Commission has committed itself to reviewing, in the light of the criteria laid down in the TFEU, legislative acts which currently contain references to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny (previously known as “comitology”). The overall objective is to remove all provisions referring to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny from all legislative instruments by the end of Parliament’s seventh term (June 2014). IMPACT ASSESSMENT: the Commission did not undertake an impact assessment. LEGAL BASIS: Article 338(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). CONTENT: the proposal seeks to amend Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 in order to align it with the new institutional context. It is proposed to: empower the Commission to adopt delegated acts in order to provide a satisfactory response to users' needs for statistical information without imposing excessive burdens on economic operators, to take into account changes necessary for methodological reasons and the necessity to set up an efficient system for the collection of data and the compilation of statistics; confer implementing powers on the Commission enabling it to adopt measures in accordance with the examination procedure laid down in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, the arrangements for collecting Intrastat information, particularly concerning the codes to be used, technical provisions for compiling annual statistics on trade by business characteristics and any measures necessary to ensure the quality of the statistics transmitted according to the quality criteria. The Commission is also proposing to: clarify the definition of “statistical value” and align the current definition of this data element in intra-EU trade statistics with that of the extra-EU trade statistics; restructure the European Statistical System (ESS) to improve coordination and partnership in a clear pyramid structure, with the European Statistical System Committee (ESSC) as the highest strategic body. One aspect of this streamlining is to concentrate comitology powers in the hands of the ESSC. In February 2012, the ESSC supported this new approach. BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the proposal has no implications for the Union’s General Budget.

  • DG {'url': 'http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home', 'title': 'Eurostat'}, ŠEMETA Algirdas

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(2013)0578
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A7-0457/2013
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0030/2014
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0387/2014

Amendments

Dossier

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2013/0278(COD) 2013/11/13 ECON 31 amendments... Amendment 15 # Alfredo PALLONE Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out the appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission should previously inform the Member States on who will be consulted and on what basis ensuring the respect of impartiality and avoiding possible conflicts of interest. When preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, the Commission should ensure the simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and the Council. Amendment 16 # Alfredo PALLONE Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) The Commission should ensure that these delegated acts do not impose a significant additional costs or administrative burden on the Member States and on the respondent units. Amendment 17 # Olle SCHMIDT Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Under the strategy for a new European Statistical System (hereinafter referred to as ‘ESS’) structure intended to improve coordination and partnership in a clear pyramid structure within the ESS, the European Statistical System Committee (hereinafter referred to as ‘ESSC’), established by Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics9 , should have an advisory role and assist the Commission in exercising its implementing powers. __________________ 9Improving coordination between national authorities and Eurostat is key to producing higher quality statistics in the European Union. __________________ 9 OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164. OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164. Amendment 18 # Alfredo PALLONE Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 should be amended by replacing the reference to the Intrastat Committee with a reference to the ESSC. The ESSC should keep the same structure of the Intrastat Committee, that is one member for each Member State. Amendment 19 # Olle SCHMIDT Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) Simplifications of customs clearance schemes have led to the non-availability, at customs level, of statistical information about goods under customs processing procedures. To assure coverage of the data, movements of those goods should be included in the Intrastat system. Information should follow the principle of "single flow reporting", thus in so far as the quality of the data can be guaranteed the data should only be collected by the exporting companies. Amendment 20 # Olle SCHMIDT Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The exchange of confidential data relating to intra-EU trade statistics should be allowed between Member States with a view to increasing the efficiency of the development, production and dissemination or to improving the quality of those statistics. Exchange of confidential data between companies should however be treated carefully and should not in itself entail increased administrative burden on companies. Amendment 21 # Olle SCHMIDT Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The exchange of confidential data relating to intra-EU trade statistics should be allowed between Member States with a view to increasing the efficiency of the development, production and dissemination or to improving the quality of those statistics. The exchange of confidential data should be limited to a period of five years. The exchange of information should be voluntary and not mandatory in nature. Amendment 22 # Alfredo PALLONE Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The exchange of confidential data relating to intra-EU trade statistics should be allowed between Member States with a viewif necessary to increasinge the efficiency of the development, production and dissemination or to improving the quality of those statistics. The exchange should not entail additional costs or administrative burden on the Member States and on the respondent units. Amendment 23 # Liem HOANG NGOC Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The exchange of confidential data relating to intra-EU trade statistics should be allowed between Member States with a view to increasing the efficiency of the development, production and dissemination or to improving the quality of those statistics, or with a view to facilitating the work of tax administrations in the Member States. Amendment 24 # Olle SCHMIDT Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The definition of statistical value should be clarified and aligned with the definition of this data element under the extra-EU trade statistics. Uniform definitions are essential for well- functioning and frictionless cross-border trade and they are especially important as a prerequisite for different national authorities to be able to make concordant interpretations of rules having an impact on cross-border activities of businesses. Amendment 25 # Alfredo PALLONE Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The definition of statistical value shouldmust be clarified and aligned with the definition of this data element under the extra-EU trade statistics in order to guarantee a better comparability of intra EU trade statistics with the extra EU trade ones. Amendment 26 # Alfredo PALLONE Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) In accordance with the principle of proportionality, it is necessary and appropriate to lay down harmonized rules on the communication of information by the customs administration, the exchange of confidential data between MS and the definition of statistical value in the domain of intra-EU trade statistics. This Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective, in accordance with Article 5(4) of the Treaty on the European Union. Amendment 27 # Sophie AUCONIE Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17a) Given the economic situation of the Member States and the stepping up of coordination measures at European level, there is a need to develop an integrated approach and ever more reliable statistical indicators so as to best serve the policies adopted; Amendment 28 # Sophie AUCONIE Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 b (new) (17b) Following the recent discovery of breaches in the protection of European citizens’ and Member States’ data, there is a need to enhance the security of the modes of transmission of sensitive statistical data, including economic data; Amendment 29 # Alfredo PALLONE Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 2 – point b Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. The statistical information on dispatches and arrivals of goods which are the subject of a single administrative document for customs or fiscal purposes shall be provided directly by customs to the national authorities, at least once a month. Amendment 30 # Olle SCHMIDT Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 Article 9a – paragraph 1 The exchange of confidential data, as defined by Article 3(7) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics (*), shall for statistical purposes only, be allowed between the respective national authorities of each Member State, where the exchange serves the efficient development, production and dissemination of European statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States or improves their quality. The exchange of confidential data shall be limited to a period of five years. The exchange of information shall be voluntary and not mandatory in nature. __________________ (*) EUT L 87, 31.3.2009, s. 164.” Amendment 31 # Alfredo PALLONE Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 Article 9a – paragraph 1 The exchange of confidential data, as defined by Article 3(7) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics (*), shall for statistical purposes only, be allowed between the respective national authorities of each Member State, where it proves that the exchange serves the efficient development, production and dissemination of European statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States or improves their quality. The exchange should not entail additional costs or administrative burden on the Member States and on the respondent units. __________________ (*) OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164.' Amendment 32 # Liem HOANG NGOC Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 Article 9a – paragraph 1 The exchange of confidential data, as defined by Article 3(7) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics (*), shall, for statistical purposes only, be allowed between the respective national authorities of each Member State, where the exchange serves the efficient development, production and dissemination of European statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States or improves their quality. The exchange of confidential data may also be authorised for fiscal purposes by the Member States or in the interest of better academic research under the supervision of the relevant judicial authorities and in accordance with the principle of statistical confidentiality; __________________ (*) OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164.' Amendment 33 # Liem HOANG NGOC Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 Article 9a – paragraph 2 National authorities that have obtained confidential data shall treat this information confidentially and shall use it exclusively for statistical purposes.’. Amendment 34 # Syed KAMALL, Liem HOANG NGOC Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 5 In cases where such data may prove useful to academic researchers, the national authorities may decide to make such information available as long as privacy and confidentiality rules are complied with. Amendment 35 # Alfredo PALLONE Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 Article 9a – paragraph 2 National authorities that have obtained confidential data shall treat this information confidentially and shall use it exclusively for statistical purposes. National authorities shall not transmit such data to any others international organizations. Amendment 36 # Alfredo PALLONE Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 – point c Regulation (EC) 638/2004 Article 10 – paragraph 5 5. Member States may, under certain conditions that meet quality requirements, simplify the information to be provided for small individual transactions without detrimental effects on the quality of the statistics. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt, in accordance with Article 13a, delegated acts to define these conditions. Amendment 37 # Alfredo PALLONE Proposal for a regulation Article 1 point 7 – point b Regulation (EC) 638/2004 Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shallmust provide the Commission (Eurostat) with monthly results which cover their total trade in goods by using estimates, where necessary. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt, in accordance with Article 13a, delegated acts to define the criteria with which the results of the estimates shall comply. Amendment 38 # Syed KAMALL Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 9 EC 638/2004 Article 13a – paragraph 2 2. When exercising the powers delegated in Articles 3(4), 6(2), 10(3) (4) and (5), 12(1)(a) and (2), the Commission shall ensure that the delegated acts do not impose a significant additional administrative burden burden on the Member States and on the respondents and reductions to the burden are pursued. In addition, the Member States and on the rCommission shall duly justify the actions in those delegated acts and shall provide information with input from Member Statesp ondents burden and production costs as referred to in Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009. Amendment 39 # Olle SCHMIDT Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 9 Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 Article 13a – paragraph 2 2. When exercising the powers delegated in Articles 3(4), 6(2), 10(3) (4) and (5), 12(1)(a) and (2), the Commission shall ensure that the delegated acts do not impose a significant additional administrative burden on the Member States and on the respondents. In addition, the Commission shall duly justify the actions in those intended delegated acts and provide information, with input from Member States, on any associated burden and production costs as referred to in Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009. Amendment 40 # Alfredo PALLONE Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 9 Regulation (EC) 638/2004 Article 13a – paragraph 2 2. When exercising the powers delegated in Articles 3(4), 6(2), 10(3) (4) and (5), 12(1)(a) and (2), the Commission shall ensure that the delegated acts do not impose a significant additional costs or administrative burden on the Member States and on the respondents. Amendment 41 # Syed KAMALL Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 9 Regulation (EC) 638/2004 Article 13a – paragraph 3 3. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(4), 6(2), 10(3) (4) and (5), 12(1)(a) and (2) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time5 years from [(Publication office: please insert the exact date of the entry into force of the amending Regulation)]is Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than 9 months before the end of the 5 year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than 3 months before the end of each period. Amendment 42 # Olle SCHMIDT Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 9 Regulation (EC) 638/2004 Article 13a – paragraph 3 3. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(4), 6(2), 10(3) (4) and (5), 12(1)(a) and (2) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of timefive years from [(Publication office: please insert the exact date of the entry into force of the amending Regulation)]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period. Amendment 43 # Liem HOANG NGOC Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 Regulation (EC) 638/2004 Article 13a – paragraph 6 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 3(4), 6(2), 10(3) (4) and (5), 12(1)(a) and (2) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of twohree months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by twohree months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council. Amendment 44 # Alfredo PALLONE Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 Regulation (EC) 638/2004 Article 13a – paragraph 6 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 3(4), 6(2), 10(3) (4) and (5), 12(1)(a) and (2) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of twohree months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by twohree months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council. Amendment 45 # Syed KAMALL Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 10 EC638/2004 Article 14 – paragraph 2a (new) 2a. Where the committee delivers no opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act and the third subparagraph of Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. source: PE-523.048

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