Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | AFCO | HÜBNER Danuta Maria (EPP) | CORBETT Richard (S&D), MCINTYRE Anthea (ECR), PAGAZAURTUNDÚA RUIZ Maite (ALDE), CHRYSOGONOS Kostas (GUE/NGL), DURAND Pascal (Verts/ALE) |
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2016/03/09
Vote in plenary scheduled
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2016/03/08
Debate in plenary scheduled
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2016/02/25
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A8-0039/2016
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The Committee on Constitutional Affairs adopted the report by Danuta Maria HÜBNER (EPP, PL) on the conclusion of an Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law Making between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission. Members welcomed the agreement reached between the institutions and considered this a good basis for establishing and developing a new, more open and transparent relationship between them with a view to delivering better law-making in the interest of the Union's citizens. Programming: the report welcomed in particular the results of the negotiations as regards multiannual and annual interinstitutional programming, the Commission's follow-up to Parliament's legislative initiatives, and the provision of justifications for and consultations on envisaged withdrawals of legislative proposals. It welcomed the agreed interinstitutional exchange of views in the event that a modification of the legal basis of an act is envisaged, and expressed its strong determination to resist any attempt to undermine the legislative powers of the European Parliament by means of a modification of the legal basis. Better law-making tools: underlining the importance of the new IIA’s provisions on better law-making tools (impact assessments, public and stakeholder consultations, evaluations, etc.), Members considered that that impact assessments must be comprehensive and balanced and should assess, inter alia, the cost to producers, consumers, workers, administrators and to the environment of not adopting the necessary legislation. They stressed the importance of taking into account, and paying attention to, the needs of SMEs at all stages of the legislative cycle and called for the assessment of the impact on SME to be included in impact assessment reports. The report recalled that, in its resolution of 27 November 2014 on the revision of the Commission’s impact assessment guidelines and requested that the independence of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board (formerly 'Impact Assessment Board') be strengthened including, in particular, that members of the Board should not be subject to political control. Members believed, in this respect, that the establishment of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board is a welcome first step in achieving independence thereof. They also pointed out that the legislators may also carry out their own impact assessments where they consider this necessary. Simplification of legislation: Members welcomed the agreement between the institutions to cooperate in order to update and simplify legislation and to exchange views thereon, prior to the finalisation of the Commission Work Programme. They underlined the importance of the agreed "Annual Burden Survey" as provided for in the agreement. According to Members, the feasibility and desirability of establishing objectives for the reduction of burdens in specific sectors must be carefully evaluated on a case-by-case basis in close cooperation between the institutions. Moreover, they is necessary to focus on the quality of legislation, and without undermining relevant Union standards. The Commission is expected to propose, on a regular basis, the repeal of legal acts where such repeal is deemed to be necessary. Delegated and implementing acts: the report pointed to the need for a swift agreement on appropriate criteria for delineating delegated and implementing acts and a prompt alignment of all basic acts to the legal framework introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon. Mutual exchange of views and information between Parliament and the Council: Members considered that those measures should be developed further, particularly in terms of mutual access to information and meetings, so as to ensure a truly equal balance and equal treatment between the legislators throughout the legislative procedure. They warned that the agreed informal exchanges of views should not develop into a new arena of non-transparent interinstitutional negotiations. Where Parliament and the Council fully exercise their prerogatives in the legislative procedure, Members considered that second-reading agreements should be the standard procedure whereas first reading agreements should be used only where a considered and explicit decision has been taken to do so. They highlighted the important role given to national parliaments by the Lisbon Treaty and encouraged better use of the existing subsidiarity and proportionality mechanisms as laid down in the Treaties. Issues to monitor: the report points out issues that need further follow-up at technical and/or political level, with the active involvement, and drawing on the expertise, of all parliamentary committees having the relevant experience: programming; verification of the legal basis of acts; evaluation of the application by the Commission of its abovementioned Better Regulation Guidelines and of the effective functioning of the newly created Regulatory Scrutiny Board; the transparency and coordination of the legislative process (including the appropriate use of first and second-reading procedures, practical arrangements for exchanges of views, information-sharing and comparison of time-tables, transparency in the context of trilateral negotiations, development of platforms and tools for the establishment of a joint database on the state of play of legislative files, the provision of information to national parliaments and practical arrangements for cooperation and information-sharing regarding negotiations on, and the conclusion of, international agreements); an evaluation and possible follow up of the independence of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board in fulfilling its role in supervising and providing objective advice on respective impact assessments; the expectation by Parliament, pursuant to the relevant provisions of the new IIA, that the Commission comes forward with proposals establishing targets, where feasible, for the reduction of burdens in key sectors as soon as possible while ensuring that the objectives of the legislation are met; delegated and implementing acts, (negotiations on delineation criteria for delegated and implementing acts, the setting-up of a register of delegated acts and full alignment of pre-Lisbon acts); implementation and application of Union legislation (scrutiny of the communication, by Member States, of the transposition of directives, as well as of each national measure that goes beyond the provisions of Union legislation ("gold-plating")). In conclusion, the committee approved the draft Interinstitutional Agreement on better law-making as well as the statement by Parliament and the Commission contained in Annex II to this decision.
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A8-0039/2016
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2016/02/23
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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- 2016/02/16 Council Meeting
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2016/01/18
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2015/05/19
Non-legislative basic document published
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COM(2015)0215
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PURPOSE: to present new measures to deliver better rules for better results. BACKGROUND: the new Commission’s priority is to deliver solutions to the big issues that cannot be addressed by the Member States alone: (i) an investment plan to leverage EUR 315 billion to boost jobs and growth; (ii) an energy union to deliver secure, affordable and sustainable energy; (iii) an internal security agenda to tackle common threats like terrorism and organised crime; (iv) a digital single market to unlock online opportunities; (v) and a migration agenda. The new initiatives flow from genuine political priorities and the Commission cannot, and should not, be involved in every issue in the EU. The Commission stresses that better regulation is not about "more" or "less" EU legislation, nor is it about deregulating or deprioritising certain policy areas or compromising EU values. The aim is rather to make sure that ambitious policy goals are achieved. CONTENT: this Communication sets out a series of actions which demonstrate the Commission’s renewed commitment to apply the principles of better regulation to its everyday work. The aim is to work more transparently and inclusively to produce higher quality proposals, and ensure that existing rules deliver important societal goals more effectively. 1) Consulting more, listening better: the Commission intends to lead more transparent consultations, which reach all relevant stakeholders and target the evidence needed to make sound decisions. The Commission will create a website for each initiative. Thus, stakeholders will be able to: express their views over the entire lifecycle of a policy; (i) there will be twelve-week public consultations when preparing new proposals and when evaluating and carry out "fitness checks" of existing legislation; (ii) citizens or stakeholders will be invited to provide feedback within eight weeks to feed these views into the legislative debate; provide feedback on acts setting out technical or specific elements that are needed to implement the legislation adopted by the European Parliament and the Council: (i) the draft texts of delegated acts and important implementing acts which are subject to comitology will be open to the public on the Commission's website for four weeks; (ii) the Commission will publish an indicative list online of any such acts in the pipeline, so stakeholders can plan ahead. 2) Explaining better the objectives to be achieve and the results expected: an improved explanatory memorandum accompanying each Commission proposal will explain why the initiative is needed, why it is the best tool for the EU to use, what stakeholders think and what the likely environmental, social and economic impacts are, particularly those on competitiveness and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). 3) How EU law affects people, businesses and society as a whole: the Commission wants stakeholders to be able to provide feedback on any aspect of EU policy and legislation, at any time. A new "Lighten the Load – Have Your Say" feature on the Commission's better regulation website will give everyone a chance to air their views and make comments on existing EU laws and initiatives in addition to the formal consultations the Commission undertakes. 4) Better regulation: new, integrated guidelines on better regulation will apply to the Commission's work and will ensure that: (i) economic, social and environmental impacts continue to be considered alongside each other in all of the Commission's analytical work together with fundamental rights; (ii) keeping the EU competitive and the EU's development sustainable remains a priority; (iii) particular attention is paid to the rules that affect SMEs. When considering policy solutions, the Commission will consider both regulatory and well-designed non-regulatory means as well as improvements in the implementation and enforcement of existing legislation. The Impact Assessment Board which has evaluates initial proposals since 2006, will be replaced by a new Regulatory Scrutiny Board with a strengthened role, which will: (i) assess the quality of the impact assessments which inform political decision-making; (ii) check major evaluations and carry out "fitness checks" of existing legislation. 5) Keeping EU Law fit for purpose: over time, even well-designed legislation may become out of date, more burdensome than it needs to be, or ceases to achieve its objectives. The regulatory fitness and performance programme (REFIT) adopted by the Commission to ensure that EU legislation remains fit for purpose and delivers the results intended by EU lawmakers. It aims to unlock the benefits of EU law for citizens, businesses and society as a whole in the most efficient and effective way, while removing red tape and lowering costs without compromising policy objectives. In the framework of the REFIT programme, the Commission is already working to: reduce burdens in areas such as: public procurement, business statistics and chemicals legislation ; repeal outdated legislation: 23 candidates for repeal have been identified in various policy areas; engage in reviews and comprehensive evaluations across a wide range of policies and legislation – e.g. on late payments, pesticides; food nutrition and health claims; motor insurance; the EU Derivatives Regulation and the Capital Requirements Regulation; improve implementation of legislation and simplify the management of funds in the EU. 6) Towards an new institutional agreement: the Commission considers that real change will only happen through a commitment shared between all EU institutions, and each and every Member State. Accordingly, it proposes a new agreement with Parliament and Council, whereby the three institutions will particularly undertake to: prioritise initiatives that would simplify or improve existing laws such as those initiatives identified in the Commission's REFIT programme; carry out an impact assessment on any substantial amendments that the European Parliament or the Council propose during the legislative process; agree that legislation should be comprehensible and clear, allow parties to easily understand their rights and obligations include appropriate reporting, monitoring and evaluation requirements, avoid disproportionate costs, and be practical to implement; urge Member States to avoid unjustified "gold plating" of EU rules when transposing them into national law; be more transparent and participative; promote "recast" legislation, so that laws remain clear and well-structured even after being amended; and make EU legislation as accessible as possible: so everyone can see the legislation that affects them— online, up-to-date, reliable, complete and consolidated. The Commission hopes the three institutions can finalise a new agreement by the end of 2015.
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COM(2015)0215
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Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2015)0215
- Debate in Council: 3448
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0039/2016
Amendments | Dossier |
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2016/2005(ACI)
2016/02/03
AFCO
97 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the agreement reached between the institutions and considers this a good basis for establishing a
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the agreement reached between the institutions and considers this a good basis for establishing a new relationship between them with a view to delivering better law-making in the interest of the Union's citizens; considers that better law-making in the interests of the Union's citizens can also mean more regulation, inter alia in the fields of common social, consumer protection, environmental and civil-society challenges and interests within the European Union and its Member States and a harmonisation of national disparities in legislation;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Deeply regrets, in the context of better law-making, that negotiations on the IIA failed to follow established practice in terms of a committee procedure in the European Parliament; believes that the manner in which the negotiations were conducted undermines the democratic legitimacy of the agreement;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Regards it as a task derived from Treaty obligations to act to overcome a legislative standstill or blocking or undermining of legislation in the field of social, environmental and consumer protection standards;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes the view that an agreement on 'better legislation' should first and foremost stress the need to promote and implement at EU level public policies oriented towards social and environmental justice; considers that continuous-assessment mechanisms operating during the legislative procedure are likely to increase the bureaucracy and inertia of European institutions rather than improve the quality of European legislation;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes a number of elements contained in the agreement which represent a first step in ensuring that legislation is clear and simple and that it will have a positive impact on citizens' lives with proportionate and bearable costs; notes in particular the results of the negotiations as regards multiannual interinstitutional programming, the Commission's follow-up to Parliament's legislative initiatives, and the provision of justifications for and consultations on envisaged withdrawals of legislative proposals; also welcomes the agreed interinstitutional exchange of views in the event that a modification of the legal basis of an act is envisaged;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes in particular the results of the negotiations as regards multiannual and annual interinstitutional programming, the Commission's follow-up to Parliament's legislative initiatives, and the provision of justifications for and consultations on envisaged withdrawals of legislative proposals; also welcomes the agreed interinstitutional exchange of views in the event that a modification of the legal basis of an act is envisaged;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes in particular the results of the negotiations as regards multiannual interinstitutional programming, the Commission's follow-up to Parliament's legislative initiatives, and the provision of justifications for and consultations on envisaged withdrawals of legislative proposals;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Is however concerned that the agreement will make it difficult to put forward new laws, and will thereby result in less regulation rather than better regulation; is equally concerned that the agreement will hamper the ability of the co-legislators to make substantial changes to Commission proposals, thus giving the Commission undue power in the legislative process; underlines that the democratic process must be safeguarded in the implementation of the IIA;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. having regard to the large number of European legal acts currently in force: 31 665 legislative acts, including 1 712 directives and 12 310 binding regulations, plus those legal acts at the 'pending' stage: 2 344 proposals for legislative acts and 644 proposals for non-legislative acts;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines th
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the importance of the provisions of the new IIA on better law- making tools (impact assessments, public and stakeholder consultations, evaluations, etc.) for a well-informed, inclusive and
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the importance of the provisions of the new IIA on better law- making tools (impact assessments, public and stakeholder consultations, evaluations, etc.) for a well-informed, inclusive and transparent decision-making process and for the correct application of legislation, whilst safeguarding the prerogatives of the legislators; welcomes the aim of improving the implementation and application of Union legislation
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the importance of the provisions of the new IIA on better law- making tools (impact assessments, public and stakeholder consultations, evaluations, etc.) for a well-informed, inclusive and transparent decision-making process and for the correct application of legislation, whilst safeguarding the prerogatives of the legislators; stresses the importance of taking into account, and paying attention to, the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at all stages of the legislative cycle; underlines that, in accordance with the Commission guidelines of 19 May 20151a, the assessment of the impact on SMEs shall be included in impact assessment reports and calls on the Commission to provide supplementary information on this practice; welcomes the aim of improving the implementation and application of Union legislation, inter alia through better identification of national measures that
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the importance of the provisions of the new IIA on better law- making tools (impact assessments, public and stakeholder consultations, evaluations, etc.) for a well-informed, inclusive and transparent decision-making process and for the correct application of legislation, whilst safeguarding the prerogatives of the legislators; welcomes the aim of improving the implementation and application of Union legislation, inter alia through better identification of national measures that
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the importance of the provisions of the new IIA on better law- making tools (impact assessments, public and stakeholder consultations, evaluations, etc.) for a well-informed, inclusive and transparent decision-making process and for the correct application of legislation, whilst safeguarding the prerogatives of the legislators; welcomes the aim of improving the implementation and application of Union legislation, inter alia through better
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the importance of the provisions of the new IIA on better law- making tools (impact assessments, public and stakeholder consultations, evaluations, etc.) for a well-informed, inclusive and transparent decision-making process and for the correct application of legislation, whilst safeguarding the prerogatives of the legislators; welcomes the aim of improving the implementation and application of Union legislation, inter alia through better identification of national measures that bear no relation to the Union legislation that is to be transposed
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the importance of the provisions of the new IIA on better law- making tools (impact assessments, public
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Is concerned that the wording in relation to impact assessments in no way commits the three Institutions to include SMEs and competitiveness tests in their impact assessments notwithstanding that this would have helped ensure that companies, and SMEs in particular, are not overburdened by legislation;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. having regard to the highly topical significance of the Council's statement made in its Laeken Declaration of 15 December 2001, according to which: '[Citizens] want the European institutions to be less unwieldy and rigid and, above all, more efficient and open. Many also feel that the Union should involve itself more with their particular concerns, instead of intervening, in every detail, in matters by their nature better left to Member States' and regions' elected representatives. This is even perceived by some as a threat to their identity.
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Believes that thorough impact assessments which comprehensively evaluate compliance with the principle of subsidiarity, and enhanced subsidiarity checks by all Institutions are essential throughout the legislative process and that the inclusion of a subsidiarity check in the agreement would have been a welcome step forward in improving the trust of citizens, who regard the subsidiarity principle as a key aspect of the democratic process;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Regrets that the wording of the agreement does not explicitly indicate that impact assessments should be living documents that must as a matter of course be updated when new significant amendments are introduced during the legislative process;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Notes that the cumulative cost of legislation can result in significant difficulties for businesses and individuals affected by Union rules; expresses regret that that this agreement has failed to address this, and calls on the three institutions to consider the benefits of introducing regulatory offsetting, whereby new rules that add to administrative and regulatory burdens can only be imposed if a corresponding cut in existing burdens can be identified;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes note of the letter of 15 December 2015 from the First Vice
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes note of the letter of 15 December 2015 from the First Vice
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes note of the letter of 15 December 2015 from the First Vice
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes note of the letter of 15 December 2015 from the First Vice
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes note of the letter of 15 December 2015 from the First Vice President of the Commission on the functioning of the new Regulatory Scrutiny Board, which is to oversee the quality of the Commission's impact assessments; points out that the legislators may also carry out their own impact assessments where they consider this necessary; underlines that, furthermore, the new IIA provides for
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes note of the letter of 15 December 2015 from the First Vice President of the Commission on the functioning of the new Regulatory Scrutiny Board, which is to oversee the quality of the Commission's impact assessments; points out that the legislators may also carry out their own impact assessments where they consider this necessary; underlines that, furthermore, the new IIA provides for exchanges of information between the institutions on best practice and methodologies relating to impact assessments, thus providing an opportunity
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes the commitment made that impact assessments should also address the "cost of non-Europe" (i.e. the cost to producers, consumers, workers, administrators and the environment of not adopting necessary legislation);
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas a large proportion of European legislative activity is now completely invisible as a result of the 2 500 or so delegated acts per year which are general in scope and over 500 of which are in fact of a legislative nature, in violation of the provisions of Article 290 ff. TFEU, and whereas they should therefore be adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (codecision); whereas this situation is extremely damaging in terms of the requirements of transparency, subsidiarity and, in a more general sense, democratic legitimacy of EU law, which is today lacking;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the importance of the agreed "Annual Burden Survey" as a tool to help avoid overregulation and reduce administrative burdens;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the importance of the agreed "Annual Burden Survey" as a tool to help avoid and eliminate overregulation and reduce administrative burdens
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the importance of the agreed "Annual Burden Survey" as a tool to help avoid overregulation and reduce administrative burdens; points out that the feasibility and desirability of establishing objectives for the reduction of burdens in specific sectors must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in close cooperation between the institutions; welcomes in this respect the fact that the three institutions have agreed that impact assessments should also address the impact of proposals on administrative burdens, particularly as regards small and medium-sized enterprises, which are on the receiving end of an administrative burden imposed by EU law estimated by a former Commissioner to amount to EUR 600 billion per year;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the importance of the agreed "Annual Burden Survey" as a tool to help avoid overregulation and reduce administrative burdens; points out that the feasibility and desirability of establishing objectives for the reduction of burdens in specific sectors must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in close cooperation between the institutions; welcomes in this respect the fact that the three institutions have agreed that impact assessments should also address the impact of proposals on administrative burdens, particularly as regards small and medium-sized enterprises; recognises that appropriate Union legislation can cut administrative burdens for SMEs by replacing 28 divergent sets of rules with a single set of rules for the single market;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Believes that, in principle, a balanced solution has been found with regard to delegated and implementing acts, ensuring transparency and parity between legislators, but points to the need for a swift agreement on appropriate delineation criteria for delegated and implementing acts, and for a right of call back and control by national parliaments for such acts, and a prompt alignment of all basic acts to the legal framework introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A d (new) Ad. having regard to the urgent need for a drastic reduction in the number of European standards and, with this in mind, a deadline and target figures for EU institutions, which should apply this excellent formula: 'for each new standard created, two old standards deleted';
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Believes that, in principle, a balanced solution has been found with regard to delegated and implementing acts, ensuring
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Believes that, in principle, a balanced solution has been found with regard to delegated and implementing acts, ensuring transparency and total and effective parity between legislators, but points to the need for a swift agreement on appropriate delineation criteria for delegated and implementing acts and a prompt alignment of all basic acts to the legal framework introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Acknowledges that the agreed measures to improve the mutual exchange of views and information between Parliament and the Council in their capacity as legislators constitute a step forward
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Acknowledges that the agreed measures to improve the mutual exchange of views and information between Parliament and the Council in their capacity as legislators constitute a step forward, but considers that they do not yet establish a truly equal balance between the legislators throughout the legislative procedure in terms of mutual access to information and meetings; believes that this mutual access should include, on the side of Council, inter alia access to meetings and documents of COREPER and of Working Groups; warns that the agreed informal exchanges of views should not develop into a new arena of non-transparent interinstitutional negotiations;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Acknowledges that the agreed measures to improve the mutual exchange of views and information between Parliament and the Council in their capacity as legislators constitute a step forward, but considers that they do not yet establish a truly equal balance between the legislators throughout the legislative procedure in terms of mutual access to information and meetings, and therefore urges that work be done to achieve that balance; warns that the agreed informal exchanges of views should not develop into a new arena of non- transparent interinstitutional negotiations;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Acknowledges that the agreed measures to improve the mutual exchange of views and information between Parliament and the Council in their capacity as legislators constitute a step forward, but considers that they do not yet establish a truly equal
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Regrets that the appropriate use of first and second-reading procedures has not been addressed; believes that the practice of conducting trilogues to achieve first-reading agreements may lack transparency and reduce the possibility for citizens and stakeholders to follow and provide input during fast-tracked procedures; calls for improvements to be made to the transparency of Parliament's own procedures, especially in first- reading agreements; believes in this regard that a "cooling-off" period, applied after the conclusion of negotiations, should be further utilised for the completion of an impact assessment and subsidiarity check;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Recalls that the TFEU establishes an ordinary legislative procedure with three readings; points out that, where Parliament and the Council fully exercise their prerogatives in the legislative procedure, second-reading agreements should be the standard procedure, whereas first-reading agreements should be the exception;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the commitment to ensure transparency of legislative procedures, but underlines the need for the swift introduction and implementation of more concrete provisions and tools to achieve this;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the commitment to ensure transparency of legislative procedures, but underlines the need for more concrete provisions and tools to achieve this, and is particularly concerned that democracy should not be sacrificed to speed, given that European democracy is already defective, and hence that the delegated acts procedure should no longer be misused to pass measures of a legislative nature; calls for a procedure for the right of call back of delegated and implementing acts, to enable national parliaments to monitor measures taken by the Commission using both these types of act;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Committee of the Regions, the European Economic and Social Committee and various national parliaments have expressed their views on the Commission's Communication on Better regulation for better results – An EU agenda (COM(2015)0215), the above- mentioned Commission proposal for an Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Regulation or the consensus reached between the institutions on a new Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making; whereas many European and national trade unions and civil- society organisations criticised the Commission proposal in a joint letter of 3 June 2015 to the President of the European Parliament and insisted that no weakening of the legislative position of the European Parliament should be permitted, nor should that power be politically subject to preconditions, that the influence of undertakings on EU legislation must not be increased and that EU legislation must not consequently be geared to a race to the bottom in EU standards;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the commitment to ensure transparency of legislative procedures, but underlines the need for more concrete provisions and tools to achieve this, in particular with regard to the procedures for adopting delegated and implementing acts, in addition to trilogues, which are increasingly central to the legislative adoption process and which constitute its greatest 'grey area', whereby working documents should also be publicised;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the commitment to ensure transparency of legislative procedures, but underlines the need for more concrete provisions and tools to achieve this, in particular as regards the use of first- reading agreements;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the commitment to ensure transparency of legislative procedures, but underlines the need for more concrete provisions and tools to achieve this; believes that this should include publication of all documents used during trilogue meetings before first-reading agreements are concluded;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the commitment to ensure transparency of legislative procedures, but underlines the need for more concrete provisions and tools to achieve this; points out in particular the lack of transparency in international negotiations, which may lead to overregulating and conflicting measures; is disappointed that no conclusion was reached on the practical arrangements for cooperation and information-sharing in the context of the conclusion of international agreements and criteria for the application of Articles 290 and 291 of the TFEU; believes these issues should have been solved before the adoption of the IIA;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Also believes that
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Also believes that more concrete arrangements are needed in order to enhance the political and legislative dialogue with national parliaments to enable them finally to assume their full responsibilities vis-à-vis the European process, particularly in the drafting and legitimisation of Union law: a right of legislative initiative ('green card'), a right to issue a binding negative opinion ('red card'), whether by virtue of the subsidiarity principle or by reference to a risk to its own country's very important interests, a right not to participate in European legislation (which does not prevent action by other Member States and permits differentiated forms of cooperation), a right to call back implementing and delegated acts taken by the Commission, and a right of inquiry into European matters;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Also believes that more concrete arrangements are needed in order to enhance the political dialogue with national parliaments; emphasises the need for greater flexibility in the enforcement of the eight-week deadline for national parliaments to issue a reasoned opinion on non-compliance with the principle of subsidiarity; believes that the use of a yellow card by national parliaments should be sufficient reason to suspend the legislative procedure;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Also believes that more concrete arrangements are needed in order to enhance the political dialogue with national parliaments; believes that steps should be taken to facilitate the review by national parliaments of implementing acts and their ability to call for further consideration to be given to them;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Also believes that more concrete arrangements are needed in order to enhance the political dialogue with national parliaments; highlights, in this connection, the important role given to national parliaments in the Lisbon Treaty and stresses that, alongside the role which they play in monitoring respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, they can and do make positive contributions in the framework of the political dialogue;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas on 16 December 2015, after a debate in which opinion was sharply divided, the Conference of Presidents endorsed by a majority vote the provisional agreement that had been reached between negotiators of the three institutions on 8 December 2015 on the wording of a new Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making ("the new IIA");
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Also believes that more concrete arrangements are needed in order to enhance the political dialogue with national parliaments; encourages better use of the existing subsidiarity and proportionality mechanisms as laid down in the Treaties;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Proposes the development of mechanisms whereby national parliaments are involved in the revision of current European legislation: review of a directive or regulation if a Member State requests it, automatic sunset clause for certain acts after five or ten years, repatriation of a power if, by virtue of the principles of conferral, subsidiarity and proportionality, a national parliament finds that Union intervention is not, in the light of experience, more effective than the intervention of national or local authorities;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Regrets that the three institutions have not made a greater commitment with regard to implementation; believes that the European Parliament could have gone further by agreeing to set aside committee time and to undertake analyses of the implementation of legislation applying in their sectors; believes that such evaluation should be supported by the Commission, which should be represented by a senior official during these meetings and should be expected to answer questions in detail;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls for a comprehensive evaluation of the impact that the new IIA will have on the 2010 Framework Agreement and other related existing interinstitutional agreements, bearing in mind the need
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers that such simplification and reduction of red tape in the application of Union legislation should be carried through once all practical arrangements to implement the new IIA in its entirety are in place, whereupon the institutions could also evaluate whether adjustments to the new IIA may be necessary in light of experience gained up until that point in time with the implementation of the new IIA;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Underlines the importance of proper implementation and of ensuring that the commitments given and the deadlines set out in the new IIA are honoured;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – introductory part 12. Points out that the following issues, in particular, need further follow-up at technical and/or political level, with the active involvement of all parliamentary committees having the relevant experience and drawing on their expertise:
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – introductory part 12. Points out that the following issues, in particular, the need further follow-up at technical and/or political level:
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 1 - programming (technical review of the 2010 Framework Agreement and Parliament's Rules of Procedure);
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 2 - verification of the legal basis of acts (review of the Rules of Procedure to incorporate arrangements for a trilateral exchange of views) and of strict compliance with the principle of conferral, whereby 'the Union shall act only within the limits of the competences conferred upon it by the Member States in the Treaties to attain the objectives set out therein' (Article 5(2) TEU) and 'each institution shall act within the limits of the powers conferred on it in the Treaties, and in conformity with the procedures, conditions and objectives set out in them' (Article 13(2) TEU);
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 2 a (new) - evaluation of the application by the Commission of its Better Regulation Guidelines2a and of the effective functioning of the newly created Regulatory Scrutiny Board, in particular in order to verify, in accordance with paragraph [4], that it operates in an independent manner and that its members are not subject to any political control; __________________ 2a SWD(2015)111, 19 May 2015.
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 3 - the transparency, democratisation and coordination of the legislative process (practical arrangements for exchanges of views, information-
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 3 the transparency and coordination of the legislative process (practical arrangements for exchanges of views, information- sharing and comparison of time-tables, transparency in the context of trilateral negotiations, development of platforms and tools for the establishment of a joint database on the state of play of legislative files that can also lead to more direct involvement of citizens in the legislative process, the provision of information to national parliaments and practical arrangements for cooperation and information-sharing regarding negotiations on, and the conclusion of, international agreements);
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 3 - the transparency and coordination of the legislative process (including the appropriate use of first and second- reading procedures, practical arrangements for exchanges of views, information-
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 3 - the transparency and coordination of the legislative process, including the use of a "cooling off" period after the conclusion of trilogue negotiations for the completion of an impact assessment and a subsidiarity check (practical arrangements for exchanges of views, information- sharing and comparison of time-tables, transparency in the context of trilateral negotiations, development of platforms and tools for the establishment of a joint database on the state of play of legislative files, the provision of information to national parliaments and practical arrangements for cooperation and information-sharing regarding negotiations on, and the conclusion of, international agreements);
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 3 a (new) - an evaluation and possible follow up of the independence of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board in fulfilling its role in supervising and providing objective advice on respective impact assessments;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 3 b (new) - inclusion of a binding target for a 25% reduction by 2020 of the economic costs linked to regulatory burdens for businesses in each policy area, with a longer-term target for halving the burden of existing Union regulations by 2030;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 4 - delegated and implementing acts, on the basis of Parliament's resolution of 25 February 2014 on follow-up on the delegation of legislative powers and control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers3a (negotiations on delineation criteria for delegated and implementing acts, the setting-up of a register of delegated acts and full alignment of pre- Lisbon acts); __________________ 3a Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0127.
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 4 - delegated and implementing acts (negotiations on delineation criteria for delegated and implementing acts, the setting-up of a register of delegated acts and alignment of pre-Lisbon acts, the right of call back enabling Member States to monitor the content of delegated and implementing acts and the Commission's compliance with the Treaties);
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 4 - delegated and implementing acts (negotiations on delineation criteria for delegated and implementing acts, the setting-up of a register of delegated acts and alignment of pre-Lisbon acts, and specific measures to ensure greater transparency and accountability of the procedures and actors involved);
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 4 a (new) - further consolidation of the principle of subsidiarity by ensuring that it is always applied by Parliament, which requires substantial changes to be made to the Rules of Procedure;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 4 a (new) - implementation and application of Union legislation (scrutiny of the communication, by Member States, of the transposition of directives, as well as of each national measure that goes beyond the provisions of Union legislation ("gold- plating"));
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Asks its competent committee to
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to set a target figure for the EU of a 50% reduction in the volume of European legislation to be achieved by 2024, by the immediate application of the formula that, for each new law created two old laws are to be repealed, in cooperation with the national parliaments;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Instructs its President not to sign the new IIA with the President of the Council and the President of the Commission and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;
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