opinion parliamentary committee draft, 28 September 2017
On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers
Document ECON-PA-610743 · (COM(2017)0085 – C80034/2017 – 2017/0035(COD))
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs · Rapporteur: Roberto Gualtieri
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The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs sets out its draft opinion on the proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 on how member states control the Commission's exercise of implementing powers.
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Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
2017/0035(COD)
28.9.2017
DRAFT OPINION
Amendments 51 paragraphs
The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs calls on the Committee on Legal Affairs, as the committee responsible, to take into account the following amendments:
Amendment 1
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (11) Transparency on the votes of Member State representatives at the appeal committee level should be increased and the individual Member State representatives' votes should be made public. | (11) Transparency on the votes, views and orientations of Member State representatives at committee level, including at appeal committee level, should be increased and details of those votes, views and orientations should be made public. |
Or. en
Justification
Transparency should be increased at all levels, both at the level of the advisory procedure and of the examination procedure.
Amendment 2
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (11a) The European Parliament and the Council should have full access to the register containing information on committee proceedings, and should be promptly informed of committee proceedings and should be informed of any votes in the appeal committee as a matter of urgency. |
Or. en
Justification
Transparency should be increased at all levels, including for the information provided to Parliament.
Amendment 3
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 6 – paragraph 3a
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| "3a. Where no opinion is delivered in the appeal committee, the Commission may refer the matter to the Council for an opinion indicating its views and orientation on the wider implications of the absence of opinion, including the institutional, legal, political and international implications. The Commission shall take account of any position expressed by the Council within 3 months after the referral. In duly justified cases, the Commission may indicate a shorter deadline in the referral." | "3a. Where no opinion is delivered in the appeal committee, the Commission may refer the matter to the Council for an opinion indicating its views and orientation on the wider implications of the absence of opinion, including the institutional, legal, political and international implications. The Commission shall take account of any position expressed by the Council within 3 months after the referral. In duly justified cases, the Commission may indicate a shorter deadline in the referral. The European Parliament shall be kept duly and timely informed in this regard”. |
Or. en
Justification
It is appropriate to inform the European Parliament, as a co-legislator.
Amendment 4
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
| Present text | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (-a) in paragraph 1, point (c) is replaced by the following: | |
| “(c) the summary records, together with the lists of the authorities and organisations to which the persons designated by the Member States to represent them belong;” | “(c) the summary records, together with the lists of participants representing the authorities and organisations;” |
Or. en
Justification
Transparency should be increased at all levels, including at the level of Member State representatives and other participants
Amendment 5
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (e) the voting results including, in the case of the appeal committee, the votes expressed by the representative of each Member State; | (e) the voting results including the votes expressed by the representative of each Member State; |
Or. en
Justification
Transparency should be increased at all levels, both at the level of the advisory procedure and of the examination procedure.
Amendment 6
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 11 – paragraph 1
| Present text | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (3 a) In Article 11 (1), the first sentence is replaced by the following: | |
| “Where a basic act is adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, either the European Parliament or the Council may at any time indicate to the Commission that, in its view, a draft implementing act exceeds the implementing powers provided for in the basic act. In such a case, the Commission shall review the draft implementing act, taking account of the positions expressed, and shall inform the European Parliament and the Council whether it intends to maintain, amend or withdraw the draft implementing act.” | “Where a basic act is adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, and after notification of the draft implementing act simultaneously to the European Parliament and the Council as soon as it is available, either the European Parliament or the Council may at any time indicate to the Commission that, in its view, that draft implementing act exceeds the implementing powers provided for in the basic act or that it is not compatible with the aim or the content of the basic act. In such a case, the Commission shall review the draft implementing act, taking account of the positions expressed, and shall inform the European Parliament and the Council whether it intends to maintain, amend or withdraw the draft implementing act.” |
Or. en
Justification
It is appropriate that the draft implementing acts are notified to the European Parliament in its role as a branch of the legislator. It is also appropriate for the European Parliament to indicate to the Commission when a draft implementing act is politically not compatible with the aim or the content of the basic act.