Changes between two versions
What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report
From · draft committee report· 18 Dec 2018
on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council discontinuing seasonal changes of time and repealing Directive 2000/84/EC
To · plenary report· 7 Mar 2019
on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council discontinuing seasonal changes of time and repealing Directive 2000/84/EC
These two texts have too little in common to compare paragraph by paragraph: they are different documents rather than versions of one (for example one group’s motion and the joint text that was adopted).
+218 added · −28 removed · 5 changed paragraphs, packaging included.
Part 3 of 10: Paragraphs 69–82
Added:Article 2 – paragraph 1: 1. A coordination mechanism is hereby established with the aim to ensure a harmonised and coordinated approach to time arrangements throughout the Union.
Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1: Member States shall adopt and publish, by 1 January ... [OJ: insert the year corresponding to two years after the entry into force of this Directive] at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Added:Article 2 – paragraph 2: 2. The coordination mechanism shall consist of one representative for each Member State and one representative of the Commission.
Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2: They shall apply those provisions from 1 January ... [OJ: insert the year corresponding to two years after the entry into force of this Directive].
Added:Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2 a. Where a Member State notifies the Commission of its decision pursuant to Article 1(2), the coordination mechanism shall convene to discuss and assess the potential impact of the envisaged change on the functioning of the internal market, in order to avoid significant disruptions.
Removed:Article 5 – paragraph 1: Directive 2000/84/EC is repealed with effect from 1 January ... [OJ: insert the year corresponding to two years after the entry into force of this Directive].
Added:Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new): 2 b. Where on the basis of the assessment referred to in paragraph 2a, the Commission considers that the envisaged change will significantly affect the proper functioning of the internal market, it shall inform the notifying Member State thereof.
Added:Article 2 – paragraph 2 c (new): 2 c. By 31 October 2020 at the latest, the notifying Member State shall decide whether to maintain its intention or not. Where the notifying Member State decides to maintain its intention, it shall provide a detailed explanation of how it will address the negative impact of the change on the functioning of the internal market.
Added:Article 3 – paragraph 1: 1. By 31 December 2025 at the latest the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an evaluation report on the application and implementation of this Directive, accompanied, where necessary, by a legislative proposal for its review based on a thorough impact assessment, involving all relevant stakeholders.
Added:Article 3 – paragraph 2: 2. Member States shall provide the Commission with the relevant information by 30 April 2025 at the latest.
Added:Article 4 – paragraph 1: 1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 1 April 2021 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. / They shall apply those provisions from 1 April 2021.
Added:Article 4 a (new): Article 4 a / 1. The Commission, in close cooperation with the coordination mechanism referred to in Article 2, shall closely monitor the foreseen time arrangements throughout the Union. / 2. Where the Commission determines that the envisaged time arrangements, notified by the Member States pursuant to Article 1(2), have the potential to significantly and permanently hamper the proper functioning of the internal market, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts to postpone the date of application of this Directive by no more than 12 months and submit a legislative proposal, if appropriate.
Added:Article 4 b (new): Article 4 b / 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. / 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 4a shall be conferred on the Commission from [date of entry into force of this Directive] until [date of application of this Directive]. / 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 4a may be revoked at anytime by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. / 4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. / 5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. / 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4a shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have b…
Added:Article 5: Directive 2000/84/EC is repealed with effect from 1 April 2021.