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The Committee on Constitutional Affairs unanimously\nadopted the report by Roberto GUALTIERI (S&D, IT) on the\nmodification of the interinstitutional agreement on the\nTransparency Register.
\nA new proposal to modify the Agreement: Members regretted that the proposal for a\nmodification of the Agreement of 23 June 2011 will not lead to\nthe establishment of a mandatory transparency register.\nTherefore, they reiterated their call for mandatory registration in\nrelation to the conduct of lobbying activities at the EU\ninstitutions, as already stated in its resolution of 8 May 2008 and\nits decision of 11 May\n2011.
\nOverall, Members considered the proposed modification\nof the Agreement of 23 June 2011 to be a partial step forward at\nthe present stage. They called on the Commission to submit, by\nthe end of 2016, a legislative proposal for the establishment of a\nmandatory register on the basis of Article 352 TFEU. They also\ncalled on the Commission to include, in the context of any\nforthcoming proposals for a comprehensive reform of the Treaties, a\nproposal either for an amendment of Article 298 TFEU or for an\nappropriate specific legal basis allowing a mandatory register to\nbe set up in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure.\nMoreover, they insisted that the next review of the Transparency\nRegister should be accompanied by a public consultation.
\nThey considered that in any event, a further\nevaluation of the Transparency Register should be completed before\nthe end of 2017 at the latest.
\nContent of the proposed modification: Members welcomed the improved specification of the\ninformation to be provided pursuant to the modified agreement,\nwhich should be implemented by insisting on disclosure of the\nidentity of all clients represented by organisations and\nself-employed individuals engaged in EU policy-making and policy\nimplementation processes, and by clearly linking all covered\nactivities to the clients concerned.
\nMembers also focused on the following\nissues:
\n- inappropriate behaviour: Members considered\nthat, when interpreting inappropriate behaviour, within\nthe meaning of the Code of Conduct annexed to the modified\nagreement in addition to the generally accepted principles\nas:
\n- code of conduct: Members believed that the\nCode of Conduct attached to the Agreement of 23 June 2011 and the\nCode of Conduct for Members should be amended in order to ensure\nthat Members do not enter into any kind of agreement or contractual\nrelationship with an external body to either fund or directly\nemploy individuals within a Members staff;
\n- registered law firms: Members insisted that\nregistered law firms should declare in the Transparency Register\nall the clients on whose behalf they perform covered\nactivities.
\nMore ambitious register:\nMembers encouraged the Commission to be equally ambitious, when it\ncomes to introducing incentive measures for registrants in order to\nenhance participation in the Transparency Register. In this regard,\nseveral incentives could be proposed such as reducing the number of\nmeetings with non-registered organisations or interest\nrepresentatives or considering limitations on the participation of\nnon-registered organisations in Commission advisory bodies and\nexpert groups.
\nThey called on the Parliaments Bureau to\nconsider a series of proposals for inclusion in the relevant Bureau\ndecisions: (i) restrict access to European Parliament premises for\nnon-registered organisations or individuals; (ii) to withhold\nEuropean Parliament's patronage of any event organised by an\norganisation falling within the scope of the Transparency Register\nto cases where such an organisation is registered; (iii) to\nincrease its vigilance against granting Parliamentary privileges to\nfront organisations of third countries which do not respect\nEuropean Union values.
\nFormer Members:\nfurthermore, Members asked former Members of the European\nParliament to comply with the relevant provisions when carrying on\nactivities falling within the scope of the Transparency Register.\nThey considered that in carrying on such activities, former\nMembers should not use their Members' badge to access the premises\nof the European Parliament.
\nFollow-up of the application of the Agreement: Members\nrequested the Joint Transparency Register Secretariat to provide at\nregular intervals a report on the functioning of the incentives\nsystem, with a view, ultimately, to the establishment of a\nmandatory register. They stressed that non-registered\norganisations or individuals, even if their non-registration is\nonly temporary, will not have access to the new incentives and\nadvantages linked to registration. They expected that the annual\nreport on the operation of the Joint Transparency Register will\ninclude an analysis of the progress made in terms of coverage and\nquality of entries and encouraged the Commission, in performing its\nfunction of coordinating the Transparency Register, to closely\nmonitor the proper implementation of the modified\nagreement.
\nIn parallel, Members called on the European\nParliament to approve the modified Agreement.
\nTo recall, the modified Agreement consists\nof:
\n1) a revised Agreement including:
\n2) Several Annexes comprising:
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 646 votes to 7,\nwith 14 abstentions, a decision on the modification of the\ninterinstitutional agreement (IIA) on the Transparency\nRegister.
\nMandatory registration of lobbyists: recalling that unregulated and non-transparent\nlobbying poses a significant threat to policy-making and to the\npublic interest, Parliament regretted that the proposal for a\nmodification of the Agreement of 23 June 2011 will not lead to\nthe establishment of a mandatory transparency register.\nTherefore, it reiterated its call for mandatory registration in\nrelation to the conduct of lobbying activities at the EU\ninstitutions, as already stated in its a resolution of 8 May 2008 and\nits decision of 11 May\n2011.
\nOverall, Parliament considered the proposed\nmodification of the Agreement to be a partial step forward at the\npresent stage. It called on the Commission to submit, by the end\nof 2016, a legislative proposal for the establishment of a\nmandatory register on the basis of Article 352 TFEU. It also\ncalled on the Commission to include, in the context of any\nforthcoming proposals for a comprehensive reform of the Treaties, a\nproposal either for an amendment of Article 298 TFEU or for an\nappropriate specific legal basis allowing a mandatory register to\nbe set up in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure.\nMoreover, it insisted that the next review of the Transparency\nRegister should be accompanied by a public consultation.
\nIt considered that in any event, a further evaluation\nof the Transparency Register should be completed before the end\nof 2017 at the latest.
\nContent of IIA modification: Parliament welcomed the improved specification of\nthe information to be provided pursuant to the modified agreement,\nwhich should be implemented by insisting on disclosure of the\nidentity of all clients represented by organisations and\nself-employed individuals engaged in EU policy-making and policy\nimplementation processes, and by clearly linking all covered\nactivities to the clients concerned.
\nParliament also focused on the following\nissues:
\n- inappropriate behaviour: Parliament\nconsidered that, when interpreting inappropriate\nbehaviour, within the meaning of the Code of Conduct annexed\nto the modified agreement in addition to the generally accepted\nprinciples as:
\n- code of conduct: Parliament believed that the\nCode of Conduct attached to the Agreement of 23 June 2011 and the\nCode of Conduct for Members should be amended in order to ensure\nthat Members do not enter into any kind of agreement or contractual\nrelationship with an external body to either fund or directly\nemploy individuals within a Members staff;
\n- registered law firms: Parliament insisted\nthat registered law firms should declare in the Transparency\nRegister all the clients on whose behalf they perform covered\nactivities.
\n- incentive measures: Parliament encouraged the\nCommission to be equally ambitious, when it comes to\nintroducing incentive measures for registrants in order to enhance\nparticipation in the Transparency Register; considers that such\nincentives could include:
\nLegislative footprint:\nin an amendment adopted in plenary, Parliament requested the Bureau\nto develop a standardised form for rapporteurs to publish on a\nvoluntary basis a 'legislative footprint' which is a form\nannexed to reports drafted by Members detailing all the\nlobbyists with whom rapporteurs in charge of a particular file have\nmet in the process of drawing up the report, where this has led to\na substantial impact on the report.
\nFormer Members:\nfurthermore, Parliament asked former Members of the European\nParliament to comply with the relevant provisions when carrying on\nactivities falling within the scope of the Transparency Register.\nIt considered that in carrying on such activities, former\nMembers should not use their Members' badge to access the premises\nof the European Parliament. Plenary requested the Bureau to\npresent to the Conference of Presidents a proposal for appropriate\nmeasures to prevent misuse of privileges to which former Members\nare entitled.
\nFollow-up of the application of the\nAgreement: Parliament requested the\nJoint Transparency Register Secretariat to provide at regular\nintervals a report on the functioning of the incentives system,\nwith a view, ultimately, to the establishment of a mandatory\nregister. It stressed that non-registered organisations or\nindividuals, even if their non-registration is only temporary, will\nnot have access to the new incentives and advantages linked to\nregistration. It expected that the annual report on the operation\nof the Joint Transparency Register will include an analysis of the\nprogress made in terms of coverage and quality of entries and\nencouraged the Commission, in performing its function of\ncoordinating the Transparency Register, to closely monitor the\nproper implementation of the modified agreement.
\nIn parallel, Parliament approved the modified\nAgreement.
\nTo recall, the modified Agreement consists\nof:
\n1) a revised Agreement including:
\n2) Several Annexes comprising:
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 646 votes to 7,\nwith 14 abstentions, a decision on the modification of the\ninterinstitutional agreement (IIA) on the Transparency\nRegister.
\nMandatory registration of lobbyists: recalling that unregulated and non-transparent\nlobbying poses a significant threat to policy-making and to the\npublic interest, Parliament regretted that the proposal for a\nmodification of the Agreement of 23 June 2011 will not lead to\nthe establishment of a mandatory transparency register.\nTherefore, it reiterated its call for mandatory registration in\nrelation to the conduct of lobbying activities at the EU\ninstitutions, as already stated in its a resolution of 8 May 2008 and\nits decision of 11 May\n2011.
\nOverall, Parliament considered the proposed\nmodification of the Agreement to be a partial step forward at the\npresent stage. It called on the Commission to submit, by the end\nof 2016, a legislative proposal for the establishment of a\nmandatory register on the basis of Article 352 TFEU. It also\ncalled on the Commission to include, in the context of any\nforthcoming proposals for a comprehensive reform of the Treaties, a\nproposal either for an amendment of Article 298 TFEU or for an\nappropriate specific legal basis allowing a mandatory register to\nbe set up in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure.\nMoreover, it insisted that the next review of the Transparency\nRegister should be accompanied by a public consultation.
\nIt considered that in any event, a further evaluation\nof the Transparency Register should be completed before the end\nof 2017 at the latest.
\nContent of IIA modification: Parliament welcomed the improved specification of\nthe information to be provided pursuant to the modified agreement,\nwhich should be implemented by insisting on disclosure of the\nidentity of all clients represented by organisations and\nself-employed individuals engaged in EU policy-making and policy\nimplementation processes, and by clearly linking all covered\nactivities to the clients concerned.
\nParliament also focused on the following\nissues:
\n- inappropriate behaviour: Parliament\nconsidered that, when interpreting inappropriate\nbehaviour, within the meaning of the Code of Conduct annexed\nto the modified agreement in addition to the generally accepted\nprinciples as:
\n- code of conduct: Parliament believed that the\nCode of Conduct attached to the Agreement of 23 June 2011 and the\nCode of Conduct for Members should be amended in order to ensure\nthat Members do not enter into any kind of agreement or contractual\nrelationship with an external body to either fund or directly\nemploy individuals within a Members staff;
\n- registered law firms: Parliament insisted\nthat registered law firms should declare in the Transparency\nRegister all the clients on whose behalf they perform covered\nactivities.
\n- incentive measures: Parliament encouraged the\nCommission to be equally ambitious, when it comes to\nintroducing incentive measures for registrants in order to enhance\nparticipation in the Transparency Register; considers that such\nincentives could include:
\nLegislative footprint:\nin an amendment adopted in plenary, Parliament requested the Bureau\nto develop a standardised form for rapporteurs to publish on a\nvoluntary basis a 'legislative footprint' which is a form\nannexed to reports drafted by Members detailing all the\nlobbyists with whom rapporteurs in charge of a particular file have\nmet in the process of drawing up the report, where this has led to\na substantial impact on the report.
\nFormer Members:\nfurthermore, Parliament asked former Members of the European\nParliament to comply with the relevant provisions when carrying on\nactivities falling within the scope of the Transparency Register.\nIt considered that in carrying on such activities, former\nMembers should not use their Members' badge to access the premises\nof the European Parliament. Plenary requested the Bureau to\npresent to the Conference of Presidents a proposal for appropriate\nmeasures to prevent misuse of privileges to which former Members\nare entitled.
\nFollow-up of the application of the\nAgreement: Parliament requested the\nJoint Transparency Register Secretariat to provide at regular\nintervals a report on the functioning of the incentives system,\nwith a view, ultimately, to the establishment of a mandatory\nregister. It stressed that non-registered organisations or\nindividuals, even if their non-registration is only temporary, will\nnot have access to the new incentives and advantages linked to\nregistration. It expected that the annual report on the operation\nof the Joint Transparency Register will include an analysis of the\nprogress made in terms of coverage and quality of entries and\nencouraged the Commission, in performing its function of\ncoordinating the Transparency Register, to closely monitor the\nproper implementation of the modified agreement.
\nIn parallel, Parliament approved the modified\nAgreement.
\nTo recall, the modified Agreement consists\nof:
\n1) a revised Agreement including:
\n2) Several Annexes comprising:
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 646 votes to 7,\nwith 14 abstentions, a decision on the modification of the\ninterinstitutional agreement (IIA) on the Transparency\nRegister.
\nMandatory registration of lobbyists: recalling that unregulated and non-transparent\nlobbying poses a significant threat to policy-making and to the\npublic interest, Parliament regretted that the proposal for a\nmodification of the Agreement of 23 June 2011 will not lead to\nthe establishment of a mandatory transparency register.\nTherefore, it reiterated its call for mandatory registration in\nrelation to the conduct of lobbying activities at the EU\ninstitutions, as already stated in its a resolution of 8 May 2008 and\nits decision of 11 May\n2011.
\nOverall, Parliament considered the proposed\nmodification of the Agreement to be a partial step forward at the\npresent stage. It called on the Commission to submit, by the end\nof 2016, a legislative proposal for the establishment of a\nmandatory register on the basis of Article 352 TFEU. It also\ncalled on the Commission to include, in the context of any\nforthcoming proposals for a comprehensive reform of the Treaties, a\nproposal either for an amendment of Article 298 TFEU or for an\nappropriate specific legal basis allowing a mandatory register to\nbe set up in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure.\nMoreover, it insisted that the next review of the Transparency\nRegister should be accompanied by a public consultation.
\nIt considered that in any event, a further evaluation\nof the Transparency Register should be completed before the end\nof 2017 at the latest.
\nContent of IIA modification: Parliament welcomed the improved specification of\nthe information to be provided pursuant to the modified agreement,\nwhich should be implemented by insisting on disclosure of the\nidentity of all clients represented by organisations and\nself-employed individuals engaged in EU policy-making and policy\nimplementation processes, and by clearly linking all covered\nactivities to the clients concerned.
\nParliament also focused on the following\nissues:
\n- inappropriate behaviour: Parliament\nconsidered that, when interpreting inappropriate\nbehaviour, within the meaning of the Code of Conduct annexed\nto the modified agreement in addition to the generally accepted\nprinciples as:
\n- code of conduct: Parliament believed that the\nCode of Conduct attached to the Agreement of 23 June 2011 and the\nCode of Conduct for Members should be amended in order to ensure\nthat Members do not enter into any kind of agreement or contractual\nrelationship with an external body to either fund or directly\nemploy individuals within a Members staff;
\n- registered law firms: Parliament insisted\nthat registered law firms should declare in the Transparency\nRegister all the clients on whose behalf they perform covered\nactivities.
\n- incentive measures: Parliament encouraged the\nCommission to be equally ambitious, when it comes to\nintroducing incentive measures for registrants in order to enhance\nparticipation in the Transparency Register; considers that such\nincentives could include:
\nLegislative footprint:\nin an amendment adopted in plenary, Parliament requested the Bureau\nto develop a standardised form for rapporteurs to publish on a\nvoluntary basis a 'legislative footprint' which is a form\nannexed to reports drafted by Members detailing all the\nlobbyists with whom rapporteurs in charge of a particular file have\nmet in the process of drawing up the report, where this has led to\na substantial impact on the report.
\nFormer Members:\nfurthermore, Parliament asked former Members of the European\nParliament to comply with the relevant provisions when carrying on\nactivities falling within the scope of the Transparency Register.\nIt considered that in carrying on such activities, former\nMembers should not use their Members' badge to access the premises\nof the European Parliament. Plenary requested the Bureau to\npresent to the Conference of Presidents a proposal for appropriate\nmeasures to prevent misuse of privileges to which former Members\nare entitled.
\nFollow-up of the application of the\nAgreement: Parliament requested the\nJoint Transparency Register Secretariat to provide at regular\nintervals a report on the functioning of the incentives system,\nwith a view, ultimately, to the establishment of a mandatory\nregister. It stressed that non-registered organisations or\nindividuals, even if their non-registration is only temporary, will\nnot have access to the new incentives and advantages linked to\nregistration. It expected that the annual report on the operation\nof the Joint Transparency Register will include an analysis of the\nprogress made in terms of coverage and quality of entries and\nencouraged the Commission, in performing its function of\ncoordinating the Transparency Register, to closely monitor the\nproper implementation of the modified agreement.
\nIn parallel, Parliament approved the modified\nAgreement.
\nTo recall, the modified Agreement consists\nof:
\n1) a revised Agreement including:
\n2) Several Annexes comprising:
\nNON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Agreement between the European\nParliament and the European Commission on the transparency register\nfor organisations and self-employed individuals engaged in EU\npolicy-making and policy implementation
\nCONTENT: this Interinstitiutional Act aims to repeal\nand replace the Decision of 11 May 2011 on the conclusion of an\ninterinstitutional agreement between the European Parliament and\nthe Commission on a common Transparency\nRegister.
\nIt provides for the rules and principles applicable to\norganisations and self-employed individuals engaged in EU\npolicy-making and policy implementation.
\nPrinciples: the Register\nshall respect the following principles:
\n\n· \nthe general principles of Union law, including\nthe principles of proportionality and\nnon-discrimination;
\n\n· \nthe rights of Members of the European Parliament\nto exercise their parliamentary mandate without\nrestriction.
\nStructure of the register: the structure of the register shall be as\nfollows:
\n\n· \nprovisions on the scope of the register,\nactivities covered by the register, definitions, incentives and\nexemptions;
\n\n· \nsections for registration (Annex I);
\n\n· \ninformation required from registrants, including\nfinancial disclosure requirements (Annex II);
\n\n· \ncode of conduct (Annex III);
\n\n· \nalert and complaint mechanisms and measures to\nbe applied in the event of non-compliance with the code of conduct,\nincluding the procedures for alerts and for the investigation and\ntreatment of complaints (Annex IV);
\n\n· \nimplementation guidelines with practical\ninformation for registrants.
\nScope: the register\ncovers all activities carried out by an organisation as set out in\nAnnex I, with the objective of directly or indirectly\ninfluencing the formulation or implementation of policy and the\ndecision-making processes of the EU institutions, and in\nparticular:
\n\n· \ncontacting Members and their assistants,\nofficials or other staff of the EU institutions;
\n\n· \npreparing, circulating and communicating\nletters, information material or discussion papers and position\npapers;
\n\n· \norganising events, meetings, promotional\nactivities, conferences or social events, invitations to which have\nbeen sent to Members and their assistants, officials or other staff\nof the EU institutions; and
\n\n· \nvoluntary contributions and participation in\nformal consultations or hearings on envisaged EU legislative or\nother legal acts and other open consultations.
\nActivities not covered include the\nfollowing: the provision of legal and\nprofessional advice in so far as they consist of :
\n\n· \nadvisory work and contacts with public bodies in\norder to better inform clients about a general legal situation or\nabout their specific legal position;
\n\n· \nadvice given to clients to help them ensure that\ntheir activities comply with the relevant law;
\n\n· \nanalyses and studies prepared for clients on\nthe potential impact of any legislative or regulatory\nchanges with regard to their legal\nposition or field of activity;
\n\n· \nrepresentation in the context of a conciliation\nor mediation procedure aimed at preventing a dispute from being\nbrought before a judicial or administrative body.
\nIt should also be noted that activities of the social\npartners as participants in the social dialogue (trade unions,\nemployers' associations, etc.) are not covered by the register\nwhere those social partners perform the role assigned to them in\nthe Treaties.
\nThe register does not apply to churches and religious\ncommunities or to political parties.
\nRegistration: all\norganisations and self-employed individuals, irrespective of their\nlegal status, engaged in activities, whether on-going or under\npreparation, covered by the register are expected to\nregister.
\nRules on registration:\nthe Agreement contains provisions setting out registration rules.\nIn particular, organisations and individuals concerned:
\n\n· \nagree to act in compliance with the code of\nconduct set out in Annex III;
\n\n· \nguarantee that the information provided for\ninclusion in the register is correct and updated;
\n\n· \naccept that any alert or complaint concerning\nthem will be handled on the basis of the rules in the code of\nconduct set out in Annex III;
\nJoint Transparency Register\nSecretariat: in order to\nimplement the system, the services of the European Parliament and\nthe European Commission maintain a joint operational structure,\ndesignated as the JTRS. The tasks of the JTRS include\nproducing implementation guidelines, within the limits of this\nagreement, to facilitate a consistent interpretation of the rules\nby registrants, and monitoring the quality of the content of the\nregister. The JTRS shall use the administrative resources\navailable to perform quality checks of the content of the register,\non the understanding, however, that registrants are ultimately\nresponsible for the information they have provided.
\nThe Secretaries-General of the European Parliament and\nthe European Commission shall submit an annual report on the\noperation of the register.
\nRights for organisations registered: access passes to the European Parliament's premises\nwill only be issued to individuals representing, organisations\nfalling within the scope of the register where those organisations\nor individuals have registered. However, registration shall not\nconfer an automatic entitlement to such an access pass.
\nIncentives offered by the European Parliament to\nregistrants may include: (i) further facilitation of access to its\npremises, its Members and their assistants, its officials and other\nstaff; (ii) authorisation to organise or co-host events on its\npremises; (iii) facilitated transmission of information; (iv)\nparticipation as speakers in committee hearings; (v) patronage\nby the European Parliament.
\nThere are also provisions on incentives offered by the\nCommission.
\nMeaures in the event of non-compliance with the code\nof conduct: the JTRS shall\ninvestigate the suspected non-compliance of the Code of Conduct in\nthe annex of the Agreement, where an alert has been\nlodged.
\nIntentional non-compliance with the code of conduct by\nregistrants or by their representatives shall lead to the\napplication of the measures laid down in Annex IV.
\nWhere non-cooperation, inappropriate behaviour, or\nserious non-compliance with the code of conduct, have been\nidentified, the registrant concerned shall be removed from the\nregister for a time period of either one year or two years. The\nmeasure will be publicly mentioned in the register.
\nNB: Currently, only the European Parliament and the\nCommission are involved with the register. The European Council and\nthe Council are invited to join the register. Other EU\ninstitutions, bodies and agencies are encouraged to use the\nframework created by the Agreement.
\nRepeal: the Agreement\nreplaces the agreement between the European Parliament and the\nCommission of 23 June 2011.
\nReview: the register\nshall be subject to a review in 2017.
\nENTRY INTO FORCE: 09.10.2014.
\nAPPLICATION: 01.01.2015. Entities already registered at the date of application\nof the agreement shall amend their registration to satisfy the new\nrequirements resulting from this agreement within a period of three\nmonths following that date.
\nAnnexes: the Agreement contains four annexes setting\nout the following:
\nThe Committee on Constitutional Affairs unanimously\nadopted the report by Roberto GUALTIERI (S&D, IT) on the\nmodification of the interinstitutional agreement on the\nTransparency Register.
\nA new proposal to modify the Agreement: Members regretted that the proposal for a\nmodification of the Agreement of 23 June 2011 will not lead to\nthe establishment of a mandatory transparency register.\nTherefore, they reiterated their call for mandatory registration in\nrelation to the conduct of lobbying activities at the EU\ninstitutions, as already stated in its resolution of 8 May 2008 and\nits decision of 11 May\n2011.
\nOverall, Members considered the proposed modification\nof the Agreement of 23 June 2011 to be a partial step forward at\nthe present stage. They called on the Commission to submit, by\nthe end of 2016, a legislative proposal for the establishment of a\nmandatory register on the basis of Article 352 TFEU. They also\ncalled on the Commission to include, in the context of any\nforthcoming proposals for a comprehensive reform of the Treaties, a\nproposal either for an amendment of Article 298 TFEU or for an\nappropriate specific legal basis allowing a mandatory register to\nbe set up in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure.\nMoreover, they insisted that the next review of the Transparency\nRegister should be accompanied by a public consultation.
\nThey considered that in any event, a further\nevaluation of the Transparency Register should be completed before\nthe end of 2017 at the latest.
\nContent of the proposed modification: Members welcomed the improved specification of the\ninformation to be provided pursuant to the modified agreement,\nwhich should be implemented by insisting on disclosure of the\nidentity of all clients represented by organisations and\nself-employed individuals engaged in EU policy-making and policy\nimplementation processes, and by clearly linking all covered\nactivities to the clients concerned.
\nMembers also focused on the following\nissues:
\n- inappropriate behaviour: Members considered\nthat, when interpreting inappropriate behaviour, within\nthe meaning of the Code of Conduct annexed to the modified\nagreement in addition to the generally accepted principles\nas:
\n- code of conduct: Members believed that the\nCode of Conduct attached to the Agreement of 23 June 2011 and the\nCode of Conduct for Members should be amended in order to ensure\nthat Members do not enter into any kind of agreement or contractual\nrelationship with an external body to either fund or directly\nemploy individuals within a Members staff;
\n- registered law firms: Members insisted that\nregistered law firms should declare in the Transparency Register\nall the clients on whose behalf they perform covered\nactivities.
\nMore ambitious register:\nMembers encouraged the Commission to be equally ambitious, when it\ncomes to introducing incentive measures for registrants in order to\nenhance participation in the Transparency Register. In this regard,\nseveral incentives could be proposed such as reducing the number of\nmeetings with non-registered organisations or interest\nrepresentatives or considering limitations on the participation of\nnon-registered organisations in Commission advisory bodies and\nexpert groups.
\nThey called on the Parliaments Bureau to\nconsider a series of proposals for inclusion in the relevant Bureau\ndecisions: (i) restrict access to European Parliament premises for\nnon-registered organisations or individuals; (ii) to withhold\nEuropean Parliament's patronage of any event organised by an\norganisation falling within the scope of the Transparency Register\nto cases where such an organisation is registered; (iii) to\nincrease its vigilance against granting Parliamentary privileges to\nfront organisations of third countries which do not respect\nEuropean Union values.
\nFormer Members:\nfurthermore, Members asked former Members of the European\nParliament to comply with the relevant provisions when carrying on\nactivities falling within the scope of the Transparency Register.\nThey considered that in carrying on such activities, former\nMembers should not use their Members' badge to access the premises\nof the European Parliament.
\nFollow-up of the application of the Agreement: Members\nrequested the Joint Transparency Register Secretariat to provide at\nregular intervals a report on the functioning of the incentives\nsystem, with a view, ultimately, to the establishment of a\nmandatory register. They stressed that non-registered\norganisations or individuals, even if their non-registration is\nonly temporary, will not have access to the new incentives and\nadvantages linked to registration. They expected that the annual\nreport on the operation of the Joint Transparency Register will\ninclude an analysis of the progress made in terms of coverage and\nquality of entries and encouraged the Commission, in performing its\nfunction of coordinating the Transparency Register, to closely\nmonitor the proper implementation of the modified\nagreement.
\nIn parallel, Members called on the European\nParliament to approve the modified Agreement.
\nTo recall, the modified Agreement consists\nof:
\n1) a revised Agreement including:
\n2) Several Annexes comprising:
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 646 votes to 7,\nwith 14 abstentions, a decision on the modification of the\ninterinstitutional agreement (IIA) on the Transparency\nRegister.
\nMandatory registration of lobbyists: recalling that unregulated and non-transparent\nlobbying poses a significant threat to policy-making and to the\npublic interest, Parliament regretted that the proposal for a\nmodification of the Agreement of 23 June 2011 will not lead to\nthe establishment of a mandatory transparency register.\nTherefore, it reiterated its call for mandatory registration in\nrelation to the conduct of lobbying activities at the EU\ninstitutions, as already stated in its a resolution of 8 May 2008 and\nits decision of 11 May\n2011.
\nOverall, Parliament considered the proposed\nmodification of the Agreement to be a partial step forward at the\npresent stage. It called on the Commission to submit, by the end\nof 2016, a legislative proposal for the establishment of a\nmandatory register on the basis of Article 352 TFEU. It also\ncalled on the Commission to include, in the context of any\nforthcoming proposals for a comprehensive reform of the Treaties, a\nproposal either for an amendment of Article 298 TFEU or for an\nappropriate specific legal basis allowing a mandatory register to\nbe set up in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure.\nMoreover, it insisted that the next review of the Transparency\nRegister should be accompanied by a public consultation.
\nIt considered that in any event, a further evaluation\nof the Transparency Register should be completed before the end\nof 2017 at the latest.
\nContent of IIA modification: Parliament welcomed the improved specification of\nthe information to be provided pursuant to the modified agreement,\nwhich should be implemented by insisting on disclosure of the\nidentity of all clients represented by organisations and\nself-employed individuals engaged in EU policy-making and policy\nimplementation processes, and by clearly linking all covered\nactivities to the clients concerned.
\nParliament also focused on the following\nissues:
\n- inappropriate behaviour: Parliament\nconsidered that, when interpreting inappropriate\nbehaviour, within the meaning of the Code of Conduct annexed\nto the modified agreement in addition to the generally accepted\nprinciples as:
\n- code of conduct: Parliament believed that the\nCode of Conduct attached to the Agreement of 23 June 2011 and the\nCode of Conduct for Members should be amended in order to ensure\nthat Members do not enter into any kind of agreement or contractual\nrelationship with an external body to either fund or directly\nemploy individuals within a Members staff;
\n- registered law firms: Parliament insisted\nthat registered law firms should declare in the Transparency\nRegister all the clients on whose behalf they perform covered\nactivities.
\n- incentive measures: Parliament encouraged the\nCommission to be equally ambitious, when it comes to\nintroducing incentive measures for registrants in order to enhance\nparticipation in the Transparency Register; considers that such\nincentives could include:
\nLegislative footprint:\nin an amendment adopted in plenary, Parliament requested the Bureau\nto develop a standardised form for rapporteurs to publish on a\nvoluntary basis a 'legislative footprint' which is a form\nannexed to reports drafted by Members detailing all the\nlobbyists with whom rapporteurs in charge of a particular file have\nmet in the process of drawing up the report, where this has led to\na substantial impact on the report.
\nFormer Members:\nfurthermore, Parliament asked former Members of the European\nParliament to comply with the relevant provisions when carrying on\nactivities falling within the scope of the Transparency Register.\nIt considered that in carrying on such activities, former\nMembers should not use their Members' badge to access the premises\nof the European Parliament. Plenary requested the Bureau to\npresent to the Conference of Presidents a proposal for appropriate\nmeasures to prevent misuse of privileges to which former Members\nare entitled.
\nFollow-up of the application of the\nAgreement: Parliament requested the\nJoint Transparency Register Secretariat to provide at regular\nintervals a report on the functioning of the incentives system,\nwith a view, ultimately, to the establishment of a mandatory\nregister. It stressed that non-registered organisations or\nindividuals, even if their non-registration is only temporary, will\nnot have access to the new incentives and advantages linked to\nregistration. It expected that the annual report on the operation\nof the Joint Transparency Register will include an analysis of the\nprogress made in terms of coverage and quality of entries and\nencouraged the Commission, in performing its function of\ncoordinating the Transparency Register, to closely monitor the\nproper implementation of the modified agreement.
\nIn parallel, Parliament approved the modified\nAgreement.
\nTo recall, the modified Agreement consists\nof:
\n1) a revised Agreement including:
\n2) Several Annexes comprising:
\nNON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Agreement between the European\nParliament and the European Commission on the transparency register\nfor organisations and self-employed individuals engaged in EU\npolicy-making and policy implementation
\nCONTENT: this Interinstitiutional Act aims to repeal\nand replace the Decision of 11 May 2011 on the conclusion of an\ninterinstitutional agreement between the European Parliament and\nthe Commission on a common Transparency\nRegister.
\nIt provides for the rules and principles applicable to\norganisations and self-employed individuals engaged in EU\npolicy-making and policy implementation.
\nPrinciples: the Register\nshall respect the following principles:
\n\n· \nthe general principles of Union law, including\nthe principles of proportionality and\nnon-discrimination;
\n\n· \nthe rights of Members of the European Parliament\nto exercise their parliamentary mandate without\nrestriction.
\nStructure of the register: the structure of the register shall be as\nfollows:
\n\n· \nprovisions on the scope of the register,\nactivities covered by the register, definitions, incentives and\nexemptions;
\n\n· \nsections for registration (Annex I);
\n\n· \ninformation required from registrants, including\nfinancial disclosure requirements (Annex II);
\n\n· \ncode of conduct (Annex III);
\n\n· \nalert and complaint mechanisms and measures to\nbe applied in the event of non-compliance with the code of conduct,\nincluding the procedures for alerts and for the investigation and\ntreatment of complaints (Annex IV);
\n\n· \nimplementation guidelines with practical\ninformation for registrants.
\nScope: the register\ncovers all activities carried out by an organisation as set out in\nAnnex I, with the objective of directly or indirectly\ninfluencing the formulation or implementation of policy and the\ndecision-making processes of the EU institutions, and in\nparticular:
\n\n· \ncontacting Members and their assistants,\nofficials or other staff of the EU institutions;
\n\n· \npreparing, circulating and communicating\nletters, information material or discussion papers and position\npapers;
\n\n· \norganising events, meetings, promotional\nactivities, conferences or social events, invitations to which have\nbeen sent to Members and their assistants, officials or other staff\nof the EU institutions; and
\n\n· \nvoluntary contributions and participation in\nformal consultations or hearings on envisaged EU legislative or\nother legal acts and other open consultations.
\nActivities not covered include the\nfollowing: the provision of legal and\nprofessional advice in so far as they consist of :
\n\n· \nadvisory work and contacts with public bodies in\norder to better inform clients about a general legal situation or\nabout their specific legal position;
\n\n· \nadvice given to clients to help them ensure that\ntheir activities comply with the relevant law;
\n\n· \nanalyses and studies prepared for clients on\nthe potential impact of any legislative or regulatory\nchanges with regard to their legal\nposition or field of activity;
\n\n· \nrepresentation in the context of a conciliation\nor mediation procedure aimed at preventing a dispute from being\nbrought before a judicial or administrative body.
\nIt should also be noted that activities of the social\npartners as participants in the social dialogue (trade unions,\nemployers' associations, etc.) are not covered by the register\nwhere those social partners perform the role assigned to them in\nthe Treaties.
\nThe register does not apply to churches and religious\ncommunities or to political parties.
\nRegistration: all\norganisations and self-employed individuals, irrespective of their\nlegal status, engaged in activities, whether on-going or under\npreparation, covered by the register are expected to\nregister.
\nRules on registration:\nthe Agreement contains provisions setting out registration rules.\nIn particular, organisations and individuals concerned:
\n\n· \nagree to act in compliance with the code of\nconduct set out in Annex III;
\n\n· \nguarantee that the information provided for\ninclusion in the register is correct and updated;
\n\n· \naccept that any alert or complaint concerning\nthem will be handled on the basis of the rules in the code of\nconduct set out in Annex III;
\nJoint Transparency Register\nSecretariat: in order to\nimplement the system, the services of the European Parliament and\nthe European Commission maintain a joint operational structure,\ndesignated as the JTRS. The tasks of the JTRS include\nproducing implementation guidelines, within the limits of this\nagreement, to facilitate a consistent interpretation of the rules\nby registrants, and monitoring the quality of the content of the\nregister. The JTRS shall use the administrative resources\navailable to perform quality checks of the content of the register,\non the understanding, however, that registrants are ultimately\nresponsible for the information they have provided.
\nThe Secretaries-General of the European Parliament and\nthe European Commission shall submit an annual report on the\noperation of the register.
\nRights for organisations registered: access passes to the European Parliament's premises\nwill only be issued to individuals representing, organisations\nfalling within the scope of the register where those organisations\nor individuals have registered. However, registration shall not\nconfer an automatic entitlement to such an access pass.
\nIncentives offered by the European Parliament to\nregistrants may include: (i) further facilitation of access to its\npremises, its Members and their assistants, its officials and other\nstaff; (ii) authorisation to organise or co-host events on its\npremises; (iii) facilitated transmission of information; (iv)\nparticipation as speakers in committee hearings; (v) patronage\nby the European Parliament.
\nThere are also provisions on incentives offered by the\nCommission.
\nMeaures in the event of non-compliance with the code\nof conduct: the JTRS shall\ninvestigate the suspected non-compliance of the Code of Conduct in\nthe annex of the Agreement, where an alert has been\nlodged.
\nIntentional non-compliance with the code of conduct by\nregistrants or by their representatives shall lead to the\napplication of the measures laid down in Annex IV.
\nWhere non-cooperation, inappropriate behaviour, or\nserious non-compliance with the code of conduct, have been\nidentified, the registrant concerned shall be removed from the\nregister for a time period of either one year or two years. The\nmeasure will be publicly mentioned in the register.
\nNB: Currently, only the European Parliament and the\nCommission are involved with the register. The European Council and\nthe Council are invited to join the register. Other EU\ninstitutions, bodies and agencies are encouraged to use the\nframework created by the Agreement.
\nRepeal: the Agreement\nreplaces the agreement between the European Parliament and the\nCommission of 23 June 2011.
\nReview: the register\nshall be subject to a review in 2017.
\nENTRY INTO FORCE: 09.10.2014.
\nAPPLICATION: 01.01.2015. Entities already registered at the date of application\nof the agreement shall amend their registration to satisfy the new\nrequirements resulting from this agreement within a period of three\nmonths following that date.
\nAnnexes: the Agreement contains four annexes setting\nout the following:
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