Activities of Anthea McINTYRE
Plenary speeches (3)
Situation in the broader Middle East region, including the crisis in Iran, Iraq and Lebanon (debate)
Authorization of GMOs (debate)
Situation in Kashmir (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020
Institutional motions (3)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the patentability of plants and essentially biological processes PDF (143 KB) DOC (47 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Iran, notably the situation of women's rights defenders and imprisoned EU dual nationals PDF (147 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on patentability of plants and essentially biological processes PDF (141 KB) DOC (49 KB)
Written explanations (1)
Draft amending budget No 4/2019: reduction of commitment and payment appropriations in line with updated needs of expenditure and update of revenue (own resources) (A9-0012/2019 - John Howarth)
The UK Conservative delegation voted in favour of DAB 4 as it directly impacts the UK abatements for 2015 and 2018, amounting to EUR 710.4 million (GBP 57.7 million) and EUR 408.6million (GBP 365.5 million) respectively. While we would normally abstain on these budget votes as the UK is leaving the EU, given the direct positive financial impact of DAB 4 on the UK taxpayer, we believe that it is imperative to continue to support the principle of a UK abatement for as long as we are members.
Written questions (1)
EU must protect African elephants PDF (51 KB) DOC (19 KB)
Individual motions (1)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Kashmir PDF (124 KB) DOC (42 KB)
Amendments (1790)
Amendment 4 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Recital A
A. whereas, while a lot of much research as regardsto the reasons for pollinator decline has already been done, the implementation of these findings leaves a lot to be desiredincluding the EU funded POSHbee project and work by Coloss, the honeybee research association; notes the need for continued research to be conducted in order to form definitive conclusions as to the reasons behind pollinator decline;
Amendment 17 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas, in order to adequately protect pollinators, the presence of pesticide residues in the habitat of pollinators will need to be strongly reducedmust stay within the limits defined in the risk assessments of each pesticide;
Amendment 23 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Recital C
C. whereas neonicotinoid uses hasve been linked to adverse ecological effects, including high risks to both domestic and wild bees, responsible for pollinating most crops worldwide on honeybees, which play an important role as pollinators;
Amendment 28 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas however, several Member States notified emergency derogations regarding the use of these neonicotinoids on their territory; whereas notifications of Member States regarding those emergency authorisations are often of very poor quality and are not made publicto the Commission must be in accordance with Article 53 of Regulation EC 1107/2009; whereas in its subsequent assessments, EFSA noted that in 7 Member States, 23 out of 40 emergency authorisations were deemed to be justified; expresses concern at the misuse of such emergency authorisations but notes the importance of the process and highlights that it is being appropriately used in the majority of cases;
Amendment 65 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. However, considers that the Initiative fails to sufficiently address the main root causes of pollinators’ decline, which include land-use changes and loss of habitats, the effects of pathogens and parasites such as the Varroa destructor mite, intensive agricultural management practices, plant protection products, diseases, climate change and invasive alien species; considers that the implementation of "Priority II: Tackling the causes of pollinator decline" is of the utmost urgency;
Amendment 91 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and thus fostering the occurrence of pollinators' habitats on the agricultural land must become a key aim in the development of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which must seek to reduce pesticide use; and promote good agricultural practice and integrated pest management;
Amendment 115 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation prohibiting the production, sale and use of allfully enforce the existing use restrictions for neonicotinoid-based pesticides throughout the Union without derogation;
Amendment 117 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to set detailed rules for andeffectively implement and enforce the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2019 to ensure a minimum standard of notifications on emergency authorisations of pesticides, including the need for Member States to provide complete and detailed explanations, and to make those notifications public;
Amendment 125 #
2019/2803(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to adopt without delay the updated bee guidance used by EFSA in its recent review of three neonicotinoidscontinue its work on producing an update to the EFSA bee guidance document informed by the principles of science based policy;
Amendment 123 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Amendment 8 #
2018/2110(INI)
B. whereas every year millions of animals are transported acrossbetween Member States, within Member States and to third countries over long distances to be bred or slaughtered;
Amendment 32 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the quality of stockmanship at loading and unloading, and care in transit, should remain the primary focus in order to protect animal welfare during transport;
Amendment 77 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas for some supply chains in the Union, the live transport of animals, for further production or slaughter, is important;
Amendment 130 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises that lessons can be learnt from some Member States who have led the way and have implemented Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, by accepting it as a good framework to ensure the protection of animal welfare during transport;
Amendment 173 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to disseminate best practices for the transportation of livestock to Member States; welcomes the cases where governments, scientists, businesses, industry representatives and national competent authorities have worked together to define best practices in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of the legislation;
Amendment 256 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Insists that the transport time of animals, including loading and unloading time, takes into account species-specific veterinary advice, irrespective of whether this takes place on land, at sea, or air;
Amendment 288 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers that in certain cases any reduction in permitted journey times of travel, as is currently outlined in Annex 1, Chapter V of Regulation (EC) 1/2005, would not be viable, and therefore consideration should be given in cases where geographical circumstances and rural isolation require the transport of live animals over land and/or sea for further production or slaughter;
Amendment 325 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Insists that farmers have a legal responsibility, under EU law, to ensure that their animals being transported will not be caused injury, harm or any undue suffering;
Amendment 425 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that unless animal transport standards in third countries are aligned with those of the EU, live animal transport journeys to third countries should be forbidden where possible;
Amendment 410 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that subsidiarity for Member States should only be gris importanted within a common set of rules and tools agreed at EU level and as part of a uniformstandard approach to all programming efforts and eligibility criteria, should cover both of the CAP’s pillars and ensure, in particular, a European approach in Pillar I and thus a level playing field;
Amendment 452 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to establish programme design, implementation and control of an output-based approach, based on accurate and current science, in order to foster performance rather than compliance, while ensuring adequate monitoring via clearly defined, solid and measurable indicators at EU level, including an appropriate system of quality control and penalties;
Amendment 479 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that financial and performance control and audit functions are performed to the same high standard and under the same criteria across all Member States, irrespective of enhanced flexibility for Member States in programme design and management, and with a view, in particular, to ensuring a timely disbursement of funds across Member States to all eligible famers;
Amendment 586 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Acknowledges the current uncertainty which exists around the future CAP budget;
Amendment 627 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for familylow- income farms is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for smalllow- income farms; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for voluntary capping to be decided by the Member States;
Amendment 735 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fairer distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into account socio-economic differencindividual farm needs and incomes, different production costs and the amounts received by Member States under Pillar II;
Amendment 759 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that direct payments are there to support farmers in food production and protection of environmental and animal welfare standards;
Amendment 895 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of rural development, including the LEADER initiative, in supporting multi-functional agriculture and in fostering additional entrepreneurial activities and agri- business opportunities, in order to generate income from agri- tourism, and to secure community- supported agriculture and the provision of social services in rural areas;
Amendment 946 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new and comprehensive legal framework which allows the integration of the various types of environmental actions at present, such as cross compliance, greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards, as well as agri-environment measures (AEMs) for rural development, so that farmers can deliver effectively and with less bureaucracy on environmental care, biodiversity and climate achange mitigation, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control and taking into account local conditions;
Amendment 1021 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation and modernisation in agriculture by supporting training and agricultural extension as a pre-condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States, while fostering the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models between Member Statesin all Member States and believes that the principles underpinning precision farming can generate significant benefits for the environment, increase farmers' income, rationalise the use of agricultural machinery and significantly increase resource efficiency;
Amendment 1058 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to stimulate the development and uptake of innovative technologies for all farm types irrespective of their size and production, whether conventional or organic, livestock or arable, small or large-scale;
Amendment 1131 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, bad weather, health and market risks, and unexpected high bills by creating additional incentives for flexible risk management and stabilisation tools while ensuring broad accesch are easily accessible for all farmers;
Amendment 1241 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that while trade agreements are beneficial to the EU agricultural sector overall, and necessary for strengthening the EU’s position on the global agricultural market, they also pose a number of challenges that require reinforced safeguard mechanisms to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the EU and in the rest of the world;European production should not be undermined by inferior and substandard imports
Amendment 54 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Reflecting the important contribution that research and innovation should make to address challenges in food, agriculture, rural development and the bioeconomy, and to seize the corresponding research and innovation opportunities in close synergy with Common Agricultural Policy, relevant actions under the Specific Programme will be supported with EUR 10 billion for the cluster 'Food and Natural Resources' for the period 2021-2027. Notes that precision farming is an important tool in increasing yields and productivity while creating a sustainable future for farming.
Amendment 61 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) strengthening Europe’s scientific base and reinforcing and spreading excellence;
Amendment 62 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) connecting and, developing and facilitating wide access to research infrastructures across the European research area;
Amendment 63 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) reinforcing the link between research and, innovation and education, and other policies, including Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 65 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point k
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) involving citizens, stakeholders and end-users in co-design and co-creation processes;
Amendment 67 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) improving science communication. so that the public better understand the potential benefits of emerging tools and technologies;
Amendment 69 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) improving skills for research and innovation;
Amendment 71 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For each mission, a mission board may be established. It shall be composed of around 15 high level individuals including relevant end-users' representatives, stakeholders and academic experts from different disciplines. Each mission board should be established following an open call for nominations or for expressions of interest. The mission board shall advise upon the following:
Amendment 79 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The EIC Board shall be composed of 15 to 20 high level individuals drawn from various parts of Europe's innovation ecosystem, including entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, investors, academic experts and researchers. It shall contribute to outreach actions, with EIC Board members striving to enhance the prestige of the EIC brand.
Amendment 86 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 3
Annex I – paragraph 3
It will include extensive consultations and exchanges with Member States, the European Parliament as appropriate, and with various stakeholders, including the private sector, about priorities, including missions, under the 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness' pillar, and the suitable types of action to use, in particular European partnerships.
Amendment 88 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 5
Annex I – paragraph 5
The Strategic Planning will help to develop and realise the implementation of policy for the relevant areas covered, at EU level as well as complementing policy and policy approaches in the Member States. EU policy priorities and the ongoing activities of relevant stakeholder groups to realise these priorities will be taken into consideration during the Strategic Planning process to increase the contribution of research and innovation to the realisation of policy. It will also take into account foresight activities, public and private sector studies and other scientific evidence and take account of relevant existing initiatives at EU and national level.
Amendment 92 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part I – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 1
Research funded by the ERC is expected to lead to advances at the frontier of knowledge, with scientific publications of the highest quality, to research results with high societal and economic potential impact and with the ERC setting a clear and inspirational target for frontier research across the EU, Europe and internationally. Aiming to make the EU a more attractive environment for the world's best scientists, the ERC will target a measurable improvement in the EU's share of the world's top 1 % most highly cited publications, and aim at a substantial increase in the number of excellent researchers from outside Europe which it funds. ERC funding shall be awarded in accordance with the following well- established principles. Scientific excellence shall be the sole criterion on which ERC grants are awarded. The ERC shall operate on a 'bottom-up' basis without predetermined priorities. There should be a balance of fundamental, applied and transnational research and development to ensure efficient, fast translation of new discoveries into actual technologies and commercial products.
Amendment 96 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – paragraph 1
Many of the challenges which confront the EU are also global challenges. The scale and complexity of the problems are vast, and need to be matched by the appropriate money, resources and effort in order to find solutions. These are precisely the areas where the EU must work togethcollaboratively and with global partners; smart, flexible and joined-up for the benefit and well- being of our citizens.
Amendment 98 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 3
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 3
Health research and innovation research and innovation have played a significant part in this achievement but also in improving productivity and quality in the health and care industry. However, the EU continues to face novel, newly emerging or persisting challenges that are threatening its citizens and public health, the sustainability of its health care and social protection systems, as well as the competitiveness of its health and care industry. Major health challenges in the EU include: the lack of effective health promotion and disease prevention; the rise of non-communicable diseases; the spread of antimicrobial drug resistance and the emergence of infectious epidemics; increased environmental pollution; poor diets or inadequate nutrition; the persistence of health inequalities among and within countries affecting disproportionally people that are disadvantaged or in vulnerable stages of life; the detection, understanding, control, prevention and mitigation of health risks in a rapidly changing social, urban and natural environment; the increasing costs for European health care systems and the progressive introduction of personalised medicine approaches and digitalisation in health and care; and the increasing pressure on the European health and care industry to remain competitive in and by developing health innovation vis-a-vis new and emerging global players.
Amendment 121 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
They will help to maintain and enhance the provision of biodiversity and secure the long-term provision of ecosystem services, climate adaptation and carbon sequestration (both on land and sea). They will help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and other emissions, waste and pollution from primary production (both terrestrial and aquatic), processing, consumption and other human activities. They will trigger investments, supporting the shift towards a circular economy, bioeconomy and blue economy, whilst protecting environmental health and integrity. Farmers will also be included in the design, testing and dissemination of new technologies, such as soil nutrient mapping, in order to help improve their effectiveness.
Amendment 125 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 5
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 5
They will also foster participatory approaches to research and innovation, including the multi-actor approach and develop knowledge and innovation systems at local, regional, national and European levels. Social innovation with citizens' engagement and trust in innovation will be crucial to encourage new governance, production and consumption patterns. Through this multi-actor approach they will work towards guaranteeing that all important knowledge is transferred to end-users and will involve farmers and other users of agricultural technologies and products, including small farms in innovative developments.
Amendment 134 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 8
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 8
Activities will contribute directly to the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in particular: SDG 2 – Zero Hunger; SDG 3- Good Health and Well- Being; SD 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation; SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities; SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production; SDG 13 – Climate Action; SDG 14 – Life Below Water; SDG 15 - Life on Land.
Amendment 136 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 a (new)
5.1 a. As farmers are the major stewards of the environment in Europe they need continued access to innovation and research, enabling them to produce food, feed and other products in a sustainable and cost-effective way. Innovation and research shall be accessible to all farmers including small-scale producers, rural areas and outermost and mountainous regions.
Amendment 147 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 1
Resilient and sustainable farming and forestry systems provide economic, environmental and social benefits in a changing context for primary production. In addition to contributing toensuring food and nutrition security, they feed into dynamic value chains, manage land and natural resources as well as deliver a range of vital public goods including carbon sequestration, biodiversity preservation, pollination and public health. Integrated approaches are needed to promote the multiple functions of agro- and forest (eco)systems taking into account the changing context for primary production, notably in relation to climate and environment, resource availability, competitiveness, demography and consumption patterns. It is also necessary to address the spatial and socio-economic dimension of agriculture and forestry activities and mobilise the potential of rural areas. Farmers also need continued access to innovation, to new technology and to research in order to produce food in a sustainable way so that we can both feed the world and protect the environment for future generations.
Amendment 156 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Methods, technologies and tools for sustainable and resilient production in farming and, forestry and plant and animal breeding;
Amendment 159 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources (e.g. soils, water, nutrients and biodiversity including genetic resources) in agriculture and forestry; alternatives to fossil-based resources and adoption of circular economy principles; developing agricultural practices that can contribute significantly to the reduced use of plant protection products fertiliser and water, and also combat soil erosion.
Amendment 169 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 9
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 9
– Land use, rural development and territorial linkages; capitalising on the social, cultural, economic and environmental assets of rural areas for new services, business models, value chains and public goods; identifying opportunities to support skill development and knowledge transfer in these areas, including by means of training and apprenticeships for young and new entrants.
Amendment 177 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11
– Agricultural knowledge and innovation systems and their interconnection at various scales; advice, building skills and, information sharing and knowledge transfer, especially to end- users.
Amendment 179 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 a (new)
- Improving communication with the public on primary production processes to build a better understanding and acceptance of the role of agricultural innovations.
Amendment 182 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 b (new)
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 b (new)
- Putting plant breeding innovation into practice: further development and improvement of the latest plant breeding methods and also enabling technologies such as genome sequencing and gene discovery for sustained and increased crop yields, enhanced nutrition and improved food quality to reduce food waste.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 1
The combined effects of population growth, resource scarcity and overexploitation, environmental degradation, climate change and migration create unprecedented challenges which require food system transformation (FOOD 2030).20 Current food production and consumption are largely unsustainable while we are confronted with the double burden of malnutrition, characterised by the coexistence of undernutrition and obesity. Future food systems need to deliver sufficient safe, healthy and quality food for all, underpinned by resource efficiency, sustainability (including the reduction of GHG emissions, pollution and waste production), linking land and sea, reducing food waste, enhancing food production from the seas and oceans and encompassing the entire 'food value chain' from producers to consumers – and back again. This needs to go hand in hand with development of the food safety system of the future and the design, development and delivery of tools, technologies and digital solutions that provide significant benefits for consumers and improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the food value chain. Agricultural technologies, including genetic, mechanical and digital, can provide sustainable solutions across all farming types whether conventional, organic or otherwise. Furthermore, there is a need to foster behavioural changes in food consumption and production patterns as well as to engage primary producers, industry (including SMEs), retailers, food service sectors, consumers, and public services. _________________ 20 SWD(2016) 319 final: European Research and Innovation for Food and Nutrition Security
Amendment 272 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) strengthening Europe’s scientific base and reinforcing and spreading excellence;
Amendment 293 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) connecting and, developing and facilitating wide access to research infrastructures across the European research area;
Amendment 319 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) reinforcing the link between research and, innovation and education, and other policies, including Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 332 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point k
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) involving citizens, stakeholders and end-users in co-design and co-creation processes;
Amendment 336 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) improving science communication. so that the public better understand the potential benefits of emerging tools and technologies;
Amendment 347 #
2018/0225(COD)
(n) improving skills for research and innovation;
Amendment 432 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For each mission, a mission board may be established. It shall be composed of around 15 high level individuals including relevant end-users' representatives, stakeholders and academic experts from different disciplines. Each mission board should be established following an open call for nominations or for expressions of interest. The mission board shall advise upon the following:
Amendment 515 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The EIC Board shall be composed of 15 to 20 high level individuals drawn from various parts of Europe's innovation ecosystem, including entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, investors, academic experts and researchers. It shall contribute to outreach actions, with EIC Board members striving to enhance the prestige of the EIC brand.
Amendment 566 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 3
Annex I – paragraph 3
It will include extensive consultations and exchanges with Member States, the European Parliament as appropriate, and with various stakeholders, including the private sector, about priorities, including missions, under the 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness' pillar, and the suitable types of action to use, in particular European partnerships.
Amendment 577 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 5
Annex I – paragraph 5
The Strategic Planning will help to develop and realise the implementation of policy for the relevant areas covered, at EU level as well as complementing policy and policy approaches in the Member States. EU policy priorities and the ongoing activities of relevant stakeholder groups to realise these priorities will be taken into consideration during the Strategic Planning process to increase the contribution of research and innovation to the realisation of policy. It will also take into account foresight activities, public and private sector studies and other scientific evidence and take account of relevant existing initiatives at EU and national level.
Amendment 631 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part I – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 1
Research funded by the ERC is expected to lead to advances at the frontier of knowledge, with scientific publications of the highest quality, to research results with high societal and economic potential impact and with the ERC setting a clear and inspirational target for frontier research across the EU, Europe and internationally. Aiming to make the EU a more attractive environment for the world's best scientists, the ERC will target a measurable improvement in the EU's share of the world's top 1 % most highly cited publications, and aim at a substantial increase in the number of excellent researchers from outside Europe which it funds. ERC funding shall be awarded in accordance with the following well- established principles. Scientific excellence shall be the sole criterion on which ERC grants are awarded. The ERC shall operate on a 'bottom-up' basis without predetermined priorities. There should be a balance of fundamental, applied and translational research and development to ensure efficient, fast translation of new discoveries into actual technologies and commercial products.
Amendment 722 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – paragraph 1
Many of the challenges which confront the EU are also global challenges. The scale and complexity of the problems are vast, and need to be matched by the appropriate money, resources and effort in order to find solutions. These are precisely the areas where the EU must work togethcollaboratively and with global partners; smart, flexible and joined-up for the benefit and well- being of our citizens.
Amendment 3 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is the Union's objective to strengthen its scientific and technological bases and encourage its competitiveness, including in its industry and agriculture, while promoting all research and innovation activities to deliver on the Union's strategic priorities, which ultimately aim at promoting peace, the Union's values and the well-being of its peoples.
Amendment 4 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) To deliver scientific, economic and societal impact in pursuit of this general objective, the Union should invest in research and innovation through Horizon Europe - a Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021-2027 (the ‘Programme’) to support the creation and diffusion of high-quality knowledge and technologies, to strengthen the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, to support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society to address global challenges and promote industrial competitiveness and help maintain food security; to foster all forms of innovation, including breakthrough innovation, and strengthen market deployment of innovative solutions; and optimise the delivery of such investment for increased impact within a strengthened European Research Area.
Amendment 9 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) The importance of agriculture should be stressed, with its interrelationship between the environment and human health.
Amendment 25 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme’s general objective is to deliver scientific, economic and societal impact from the Union’s investments in research and innovation so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the UnionEuropean Research Area and foster its competitiveness, including in its research excellence, fundamental research and industry, deliver on the Union strategic priorities, and contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 27 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to promote scientific excellence and support the creation and diffusion of high-quality new knowledge, skills, technologies and solutions to global challenges;
Amendment 30 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to strengthen the impactrole of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, and support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society to address global challenges;
Amendment 34 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) to promote research excellence, researcher mobility and strengthening international collaboration.
Amendment 35 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) Pillar I 'Open and Excellent Science', pursuing the specific objective set out in Article 3(2)(a) and also supporting specific objectives set out in Article 3(2)(b) and (c), with the following components:
Amendment 44 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) be centered on ambitious but, excellence-driven and realistic research and innovation activities across all stages of development;
Amendment 49 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Open access to scientific publications resulting from research funded under the Programme shall be ensured in accordance with Article 35(3). Open access to research data underlying published research findings shall be ensured in line with the principle 'as open as possible, as closed as necessary'. Open access to other research outputs and other relevant research data shall be encouraged.
Amendment 50 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Associated countries shall have the right to coordinate an action and the right to participate in all parts of the Programme.
Amendment 51 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The conditions determining the level of financial contribution shall ensure an automatic correction of any significant imbalance compared to the amount that entities established in the associated country receive through participation in the Programme, taking into account the costs in the management, execution and operation of the Programme. The balance of the financial contribution of associated countries shall be considered over the life span of the Programme.
Amendment 54 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. TFollowing consultation with independent experts and provided sufficient notice is given to beneficiaries, the action may also be terminated where expected results have lost their relevance for the Union due to scientific, technological or economic reasons, including in the case of EIC and missions, their relevance as part of a portfolio of actions.
Amendment 60 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Open access to research data underlying published research findings shall be the general rule under the terms and conditions laid down in the grant agreement, but exceptions shall apply if justified, taking into consideration the legitimate interests of the beneficiaries and any other constraints, such as data protection rules, security rules or intellectual property rights where the costs of preserving or supplying the data are disproportionate.
Amendment 65 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. By derogation from Article 237(3) of the Financial Regulation, external experts may be selected without a call for expressions of interest, ifonly if a call for expressions of interest has not identified suitable external experts. Any selection of external experts without a call for expressions of interest must be duly justified and the selection is carried out in a transparent manner.
Amendment 68 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e – introductory part
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e – introductory part
(e) Ex-ante demonstration of the partners’ long term commitment, including a minimum share of public and/or private investmentcontributions;
Amendment 69 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
(d) Legally bindingonger-term commitments, in particular for in-kind and/or financial contributions, from each partner throughout the lifetime of the initiative;
Amendment 298 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is the Union's objectiveThe Programme’s general objective is to deliver scientific, economic and societal impact from the Union’s investments in research and innovation so as to strengthen itsthe scientific and technological bases and encourage its competitiveness, including in its industry, while promoting all research and innovation activities toof the European Research Area and foster its competitiveness, including in its research excellence, fundamental research and industry, deliver on the Union's strategic priorities, which ultimately aim at promoting peace, the Union's values and the well-being of its peopleand contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 660 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. To promote research excellence, researcher mobility and strengthening international collaboration;
Amendment 1136 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The conditions determining the level of financial contribution shall ensure an automatic correction of any significant imbalance compared to the amount that entities established in the associated country receive through participation in the Programme, taking into account the costs in the management, execution and operation of the Programme. The balance of the financial contribution of associated countries shall be considered over the life span of the Programme.
Amendment 1308 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. TFollowing consultation with independent experts and provided sufficient notice is given to beneficiaries, the action may also be terminated where expected results have lost their relevance for the Union due to scientific, technological or economic reasons, including in the case of EIC and missions, their relevance as part of a portfolio of actions.
Amendment 1359 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Open access to research data underlying published research findings shall be the general rule under the terms and conditions laid down in the grant agreement, but exceptions shall apply if justified, taking into consideration the legitimate interests of the beneficiaries and any other constraints, such as data protection rules, security rules or intellectual property rights. where the costs of preserving or supplying the data are disproportionate.
Amendment 1448 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. By derogation from Article 237(3) of the Financial Regulation, external experts may be selected without a call for expressions of interest, ifonly if a call for expressions of interest did not identify suitable external experts. Any selection of external experts without a call for expressions of interest must be duly justified and the selection is carried out in a transparent manner.
Amendment 72 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In a context of rapid and profound changes induced by technological revolution and globalisation, investing in learning mobility, cooperation and innovative policy development in the fields of education, training, youth and sport is key to building inclusive, cohesive and resilient societies and sustaining the competitiveness of the Union, while contributing to strengthening European identity and to a more democratic Union.
Amendment 81 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In its Communication on Strengthening European Identity through Education and Culture of 14 November 2017, the Commission put forward its vision to work towards a European Education Area by 2025, in which learning would not be hampered by borders; a Union, where spending time in another Member State for purposes of studying and learning in any form or setting would become the standard and where, in addition to one's mother tongue, speaking two other languages would become the norm; a Union in which people would have a strong sense of their identity as Europeans, of Europe's cultural heritage and itsEurope's unity in diversity. In this context, the Commission emphasised the need to boost the tried-and- tested Erasmus+ programme in all categories of learners that it already covers and reaching out to learners with fewer opportunities.
Amendment 82 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The European Pillar of Social Rights, solemnly proclaimed and signed on 17 November 2017 by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, lays down, as its first key principle, that everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education, training and lifelong learning in order to maintain and acquire skills that enable them to participate fully in society and manage successfully transitions in the labour market. Its seventeenth principle states that people with disabilities have the right to income support that ensures living in dignity, services that enable them to participate in the labour market and society, and a work environment adapted to their needs.
Amendment 86 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The open public consultation on Union funding in the areas of values and mobility confirmed these key findings and emphasised the need to make the future programme a more inclusive programme and to continue to focus priorities on modernising education and training systems as well as strengthening priorities on fostering European identity, active citizenship and participation in democratic life.
Amendment 96 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Programme is a key component of building a European Education Area, while fully respecting Member States' competences. It should be equipped to contribute to the successor of the strategic framework for cooperation in education and training and the Skills Agenda for Europe28 with a shared commitment to the strategic importance of skills and competences for sustaining jobs, growth and competitiveness. It should support Member States in reaching the goals of the Paris Declaration on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education29 . _________________ 28 29COM(2016) 381 final. COM(2016) 381 final. 29 [Reference]. [Reference].
Amendment 105 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Synergies with Horizon Europe should ensure that combined resources from the Programme and the Horizon Europe Programme33 are used to support activities dedicated to strengthening and modernising European higher education institutions. Horizon Europe will, where appropriate, complement the Programme's support for the European Universities initiative, in particular its research dimension as part of developing new joint and integrated long term and sustainable strategies on education, research and innovation. Synergies with Horizon Europe will help to foster the integration of education and research in higher education institutions. _________________ 33 COM(2018) [ ].
Amendment 108 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The Programme should be more inclusive by improving its outreach to those with fewer opportunities, including through more flexible learning mobility formats, and by fostering participation of small organisations, in particular newcomers and community-based grassroots organisations that work directly with disadvantaged learnerlearners with fewer opportunities of all ages. Virtual formats, such as virtual cooperation, blended and virtual mobility, should be promoted to reach more participants and complement the accessibility of the Programme, in particular those with fewer opportunities and those for whom moving physically to a country other than their country of residence would be an obstacle. Local and national structures should be better equipped to support and facilitate people with fewer opportunities, including people with disabilities, to have full and equal access to the Programme. Given that the EU and all its Member States have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities the Erasmus- Programme should be in line with its principles.
Amendment 114 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In its Communication on Strengthening European identity through education and culture, the Commission highlighted the pivotal role of education, culture and sport in promoting active citizenship and common values amongst the youngest generations. Strengthening European identity and fFostering the active participation of individuals in the democratic processes is crucial for the future of Europe and our democratic societies. Going abroad to study, learn, train and work or to participate in youth and sport activities contributes to strengthening thise European identity in all its diversityvalues and the sense of being part of a cultural community while respecting its diversity as well as to fostering such active citizenship, among people of all ages. Those taking part in mobility activities should get involved in their local communities as well as engage in their host country local communities to share their experience. Activities linked to reinforcing all aspects of creativity in education, training and youth and enhancing individual key competencies should be supported.
Amendment 128 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Programme should offer young people more opportunities to discover Europe through qualitative learning experiences abroad. Eighteen year olds, in particular those with fewer opportunities, should be given the chance to have a first- time, short-term individual or group experience travelling throughout Europqualitative learning experience in another Member State in the frame of an informal educational activity aimed at fostering their sense of belonging to the European Union and discovering itdiscovering Europe's cultural diversity. The Programme should identify bodies in charge of reaching out and selecting the participants and support activities to foster the learning dimension of the experience.
Amendment 133 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The Programme should also enhance the learning of languages, including sign languages, in particular through widened use of accessible online tools, as e-learning offers additional advantages for language learning in terms of access and flexibility.
Amendment 140 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In its Conclusions of the 14 of December 2017, the European Council called on Member States, the Council and the Commission to take forward a number of initiatives to elevate European cooperation in education and training to a new level, including by encouraging the emergence by 2024 of 'European Universities', consisting in bottom-up networks of universities across the Union. The Programme should support these European Universities.
Amendment 143 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) To increase the use of virtual cooperation activities, the Programme should support a more systematic and accessible use of the online platforms such as eTwinning, the School Education Gateway, the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe, the European Youth Portal and the online platform for higher education.
Amendment 144 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The Programme should contribute to facilitating transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications, as well as the transfer of credits or units of learning outcomes, to foster quality assurance and to support validation of non-formal and informal learning, skills management and guidance. In this regard, the Programme should also provide support to contact points and networks at national and Union level that facilitate cross-European exchanges as well as the development of flexible and inclusive learning pathways between different fields of education, training and youth and across formal and non-formal settings.
Amendment 148 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) As a way to ensure cooperation with other Union instruments and support to other policies of the Union, mobility opportunities should be offered to people, including persons with disabilities, in various sectors of activity, such as the public sector, agriculture and enterprise, to have a learning experience abroad allowing them, at any stage of their life, to grow and develop professionally but also personally, in particular by developing an awareness of their European identity and an understanding of European cultural diversity. The Programme should offer an entry point for Union transnational mobility schemes with a strong learning dimension, simplifying the offer of such schemes for beneficiaries and those taking part in these activities. The scaling-up of Erasmus projects should be facilitated; specific measures should be put in place to help promoters of Erasmus projects to apply for grants or develop synergies through the support of the European Structural and Investment Funds and the programmes relating to migration, security, justice and citizenship, health and culture.
Amendment 151 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
Amendment 153 #
2018/0191(COD)
(32a) Reflecting the importance of promoting equal opportunities for and of inclusion of persons with disabilities in line with the Union's commitments to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and achieve the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals, this Programme will contribute to mainstream inclusion and equal opportunities in the Union's policies. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review process.
Amendment 157 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Within a basic envelope for actions to be managed by the national agencies in the field of education and training, a breakdown indicative distribution of minimum allocation per sector (higher education, school education, vocational education and training and adult education) should be defined in order to guarantee a critical mass of appropriations to reach the intended output and results in each of these sectors. The Programme should however always be implemented taking into account the actual needs, in the interest of the added European value.
Amendment 167 #
2018/0191(COD)
(46) Member States should endeavour to adopt all appropriate measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the Programme. This includes resolving, where possible, and without prejudice to Union law on the entry and residence of third-country nationals issues that create difficulties in obtaining visas and residence permits. In line with Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council39, Member States are encouraged to establish fast-track admission procedures. _________________ 39 Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing (OJ L 132, 21.5.2016, p. 21).
Amendment 171 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In order to simplify requirements for beneficiaries, simplified grants in the form of lump-sums, unit-costs and flat-rate funding should be used to the maximum possible extent. The simplified grants to support the mobility actions of the Programme, as defined by the Commission, should take into account the living and subsistence costs of the host country, and where applicable, the additional costs incurred by persons with disabilities on the basis of their disability. The Commission and national agencies of the sending countries should have the possibility to adjust these simplified grants on the basis of objective criteria, in particular to ensure access to people with fewer opportunities. In accordance with national law, Member States should also be encouraged to exempt those grants from any taxes and social levies. The same exemption should apply to public or private entities awarding such financial support to the individuals concerned.
Amendment 175 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Since the objective of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of its transnational character, the high volume and wide geographical scope of the mobility and cooperation activities funded, its effects on access to learning mobility and more generally on Union market integration, as well as its reinforced international dimension, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 177 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) 'lifelong learning' means learning in all its forms (formal, non-formal and informal learning) taking place at all stages in life, including early childhood education and care, general education, special education, vocational education and training, higher education, and adult education, and resulting in an improvement in knowledge, skills and attitudes or participation in society in a personal, civic, cultural, social and/or employment-related perspective, including the provision of counselling and guidance services;
Amendment 179 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'learning mobility' means moving physically to a country other than the country of residence, in order to undertake study, training or non-formal or informal learning; It may be accompanied by measures such as language support, including sign languages, and training and/or be complemented by accessible online learning and virtual cooperation. In some specific cases, it may take the form of learning through the use of accessible and/or specially adapted information technology and communications tools;
Amendment 181 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) 'non-formal learning' means voluntary learning which takes place outside formal education and training through purposive and inclusive/accessible activities (in terms of objectives, methods and time) and with some form of learning support;
Amendment 185 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) 'school pupil' means any person enrolled in a learning capacity at an institution providing general or special education at any level from early childhood education and care to upper secondary education, considered by the national authorities as eligible to participate in the Programme, in their respective territories;
Amendment 188 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
(17) 'virtual cooperation' means any form of cooperation using accessible and/or specially adapted information technology and communications tools;
Amendment 192 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
(20) 'youth participation activity' means an accessible out-of-school activity carried out by informal groups of young people and/or youth organisations, and characterised by a non-formal learning approach;
Amendment 198 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
(25) 'people with fewer opportunities' means people facing obstacles that preventhinder them from having full and effective access to opportunities under the Programme for economic, social, cultural, geographical or health reasons, a migrant background or for reasons such as disability and educational difficulties;
Amendment 206 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to support the educational, professional and personal development of people in education, training, youth and sport, in Europe and beyond, thereby contributing to sustainable growth, jobs and social cohesion and to strengthening European identity. As such, the Programme shall be a key instrument for building an accessible and inclusive European education area, supporting the implementation of the European strategic cooperation in the field of education and training, with its underlying sectoral agendas, advancing youth policy cooperation under the Union Youth Strategy 2019-2027 and developing the European dimension in sport.
Amendment 213 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
All actions in the Programme shall be fully accessible and contribute to the inclusive implementation of the Programme.
Amendment 223 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) partnerships for excellence, in particular European universities, Centres of vocational excellence and joint master degrees;
Amendment 228 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the preparation and implementation of the Union general and sectoral policy agendas in inclusive education and training, including with the support of the Eurydice network or activities of other relevant organisations;
Amendment 233 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) accessible dissemination and awareness- raising activities about European policy outcomes and priorities as well as on the Programme.
Amendment 234 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the mobility of young people, including those with disabilities;
Amendment 235 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 256 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Programme shall be implemented according to the following indicative distribution, always taking into account the actual needs, in the interest of the added European value:
Amendment 272 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 may be used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, including corporate information technology systems as well as accessibility assistance and monitoring.
Amendment 280 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. When implementing the Programme, inter alia in the selection of participants and the award of grants, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure that efforts are made to promote social inclusion and improve outreach to people with fewer opportunities. Additional costs for accessibility and inclusiveness cannot by itself justify the rejection of a project.
Amendment 283 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. National agencies referred to in Article 24 shall develop a consistent strategy with regard to the effective outreach as well as dissemination and exploitation of results of activities supported under the actions they manage within the Programme, shall assist the Commission in its general task of disseminating accessible information concerning the Programme, including information in respect of actions and activities managed at national and Union level, and its results, and shall inform relevant target groups about the actions and activities undertaken in their country.
Amendment 287 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall implement accessible information and communication actions relating to the Programme, and its actions and results. Financial resources allocated to the Programme shall also contribute to the corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives referred to in Article 3.
Amendment 288 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The national agencies and the Commission shall specifically target people with fewer opportunities, which implies at least that all relevant information shall be accessible.
Amendment 289 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The Member States shall take all necessary and appropriate measures to remove any legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the Programme, including, where possible, measures aimed at resolving issues that give rise to difficulties in obtaining visas.
Amendment 295 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) have the adequate management capacity, staff and infrastructure to fulfil its tasks satisfactorily, ensuring efficient and effective, inclusive and accessible management of the Programme and sound financial management of Union funds;
Amendment 296 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. The national agency shall be responsible for managing all stages of the project lifecycle of the actions that shall be described in the work programme referred to in Article [19], in conformity with [points (c)(v) and (vi) of Article 58(1)] of the Financial Regulation. The national agency shall ensure that projects are easily accessible and contribute to the qualitative and inclusive implementation of the Programme.
Amendment 298 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Article 25 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall set the requirements for the national agency work programme, with particular attention for the qualitative and inclusive nature of this Programme. The Commission shall not make Programme funds available to the national agency until the Commission has formally approved the national agency's work programme.
Amendment 299 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 7
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. Regular meetings shall be organised with the network of national agencies in order to ensure coherent implementation of the Programme across all Member States and all third countries referred to in Article 17. The Commission fosters the sharing of good practices and the exchange of information, especially with regard to accessibility and reasonable accommodation measures.
Amendment 303 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) High quality and inclusive learning mobility for people from diverse backgrounds, including people with fewer opportunities
Amendment 81 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
Amendment 83 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) It is therefore necessary to strengthen the transparency of the risk assessment process in a proactive manner. Public access to all scientific data and information supporting requests for authorisations under Union food law as well as other requests for scientific output should be ensured, as early as possible in the risk assessment process. However, this process should be without prejudice to existing intellectual property rights or to any provisions of Union food law protecting the investment made by innovators in gathering the information and data supporting relevant applications for authorisations. Directive (EU) 2016/943 should be fully taken into account.
Amendment 85 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) To determine what level of disclosure strikes the appropriate balance, the relevant rights of the public to transparency in the risk assessment process, should be weighted up against the rights of commercial applicants, taking into account the objectives of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, the principle of proportionality and the TRIPS Agreement and Directive (EU) 2016/943.
Amendment 86 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Accordingly and with respect to the procedures governing requests for authorisation procedures provided in Union food law, experience gained so far has shown that certain information items are generally considered sensitive and should remain confidential across the different sectoral authorisation procedures. It is appropriate to lay down in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 a horizontal list of information items whose disclosure may be considered to significantly harm the commercial interests concerned and should not therefore be disclosed to the public, (“general horizontal list, in line with the current provisions governing the protection of confidential items”)nformation. Only in very limited and exceptional circumstances relating to foreseeable health effects and urgent needs to protect human health, animal health or the environment, such information should be disclosed.
Amendment 96 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) To ensure that sectoral specificities with respect to confidential information are taken into account, it is necessary to weigh up the relevant rights of the public to transparency in the risk assessment process, including those flowing from the Aarhus Convention35 , against the rights of commercial applicants, taking into account Directive(EU) 2016/943, the specific objectives of sectoral Union legislation as well as experienced gained. Accordingly, it is necessary to amend Directive 2001/18/EC, Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 to provide for additional confidential items to those set out in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. _________________ 35 Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies (OJ L 264, 25.9.2006, p.13).
Amendment 129 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 a
Article 32 a
At the request of a potential applicant for a food law authorisation, the staff of the Authority shall advise on the relevant provisions and the required content of the application for authorisation during a pre- submission meeting. The advice provided by the staff of the Authority shall be without prejudice and non-committal as to the subsequent assessment of applications for authorisation by the Scientific Panels, and should ensure the protection of any confidential business information and any personal data it contains.
Amendment 156 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory sentence
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory sentence
The Authority shall carry out its activities with a high level of transparency, without prejudice to Directive (EU) 2016/943. It shall in particular make public without delay:
Amendment 160 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – sub–paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – sub–paragraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall put in place all necessary measures to prevent any breach of the undertakings given by those accessing the dedicated section of the Authority's website. Measures and penalties shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive against any non-permitted use.
Amendment 164 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a – point a
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a – point a
(a) to any intellectual property right which may exist over documents or their content, in accordance with the TRIPS Agreement; and,
Amendment 165 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a – point b
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a – point b
(b) any provisions set out in Union food law protecting the investment made by innovators in gathering the information, in line with Directive (EU) 2016/943 and data supporting relevant applications for authorisations (‘data exclusivity rules’).
Amendment 166 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1a – sub–paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 1a – sub–paragraph 2 a (new)
This article is without prejudice to Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on public access to environmental information, Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies, and Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.
Amendment 168 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – introductory sentence
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – introductory sentence
2. The Authority may only accept to provide confidential treatment in relation to the following information, the disclosure ofshall not divulge to third parties confidential information that it receives for which confidential treatment has been requested and justified, except for information which mayust be deemed, upon verifiable justification, to significantly harm the interests concerned:made public if circumstances so require, in order to protect public health.
Amendment 182 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 b – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 39 b – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) adopt a reasoned decision on the confidentiality request taking into account the observations of the applicant within ten weeks from the date of receipt of the confidentiality request with respect to applications for authorisation and without undue delay in the case of supplementary data and information and notify the applicant and inform the Commission and the Member States, as appropriate, of its decision; data contained in the application dossier shall not be disclosed before the decision on a first European Union authorisation or re-authorisation of a marketable product has been made; and,
Amendment 222 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
Article 63 – paragraph 1
Article 63 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with the conditions and the procedures laid down in Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and this article, the applicant may request certain information submitted under this Regulation to be kept confidential, accompanied by. It shall provide verifiable justification to show that the disclosure of the information might undermine his commercial interests, or the protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual.
Amendment 223 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
Article 63 – paragraph 2
Article 63 – paragraph 2
2. In addition to Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and pursuant to Article 39(3), confidential treatment may be accepted with respect to the followingthe Authority shall not divulge to third parties confidential information, the disclosure of which may be deemed, upon verifiable justification, to significantly harm the interests concerned:at it receives for which confidential treatment has been requested and justified, except for information which must be made public if circumstances so require, in order to protect public health.
Amendment 154 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) Special attention should be paid to the protection of the identity of complainants and other victims of practices if the authority pursues the obligation under Article 6(e) of the Directive.
Amendment 190 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive applies to certain unfair trading practices which occur in relation to the sales of agricultural and food products by a supplier that is a small and medium-sized enterprise to a buyer that is not a small and medium-sized enterprise.
Amendment 229 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point –a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point –a (new)
(-a) “unfair trading practice” means any practice that: - is not conducted in good faith and fair dealing, in formal and informal arrangements; - is unilaterally imposed by one trading partner on another under duress; - imposes or attempts to impose a significant imbalance of rights and obligations between the partners in the commercial relationship.
Amendment 266 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 283 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) “perishable food productgoods” means fgood products that will become unfit for human consumption unless they are stored, treated, packaged or otherwise conserved to prevent them from becoming unfit.s that rapidly decay due to their natural characteristics, in particular in the absence of appropriate storage conditions1a. _________________ 1a WTO definition
Amendment 320 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) a buyer pays a supplier for perishable fgood products later than 30 calendar days after the receipt of the supplier’s invoice or later than 30 calendar days after the date of delivery of the perishable food products, whichever is the later. This prohibition shall be without prejudice:
Amendment 339 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a buyer cancels orders of perishable fgood products at such short notice that a supplier cannot reasonably be expected to find an alternative to commercialise or use these products;
Amendment 404 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Amendment 447 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Amendment 448 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) a buyer requires suppliers to bear any costs incurred as a result of any forecasting error, unless: -the buyer has prepared those forecasts in good faith and with due care, and following consultation with the supplier; -the supply agreement includes an express and unambiguous provision that full compensation is not appropriate.
Amendment 458 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. A supply agreement between and a supplier and a buyer must not include provisions under which a supplier makes payments to a retailer as compensation for shrinkage.
Amendment 559 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Producer organisations or associations of producer organisations whose member(s) or member(s) of their members consider(s) that they are affected by a prohibited trading practice shall have the right to submit a complaint, direct and indirect suppliers, trade associations and any organisations with knowledge of trading practices in supply chains may submit evidence of a suspected breach of the prohibitions laid down in Article 3.
Amendment 586 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that the enforcement authority is properly equipped andto encourage the proper and fair functioning of the agricultural and food supply chain. They shall confer on it the following powers:
Amendment 590 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to initiate and conduct investigations on its own initiative or based on a complaint;where there are reasonable grounds to suspect there has been a breach of the prohibitions laid down in Article 3.
Amendment 610 #
2018/0082(COD)
(d) to impose a pecuniary fine on the author of the infringement. The fine shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive taking into account the nature, duration and gravity of the infringement;. The enforcement authority shall also take into account any previous infringements.
Amendment 664 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. No soonlater than threfive years after the date of application of this Directive, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive and present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. Based on the outcome of this evaluation, the Commission shall propose, where appropriate, necessary amendments and modifications to the scope of this directive.
Amendment 672 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by six months after the entry into force of the Directive at the latest,bring into force within 24 months the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 675 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 28 #
2018/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Delivering on the European Pillar of Social Rights is a shared political commitment and responsibility. The European Pillar of Social Rights should be implemented at both Union level and Member State level within their respective competences, taking due account of different socio-economic environments and the diversity of national systems, including the role of social partners, and in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality.
Amendment 30 #
2018/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council44 aims to protect workers against risks to their health and safety from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at the workplace. A consistent level of protection from the risks related to carcinogens and mutagens is provided for in Directive 2004/37/EC by a framework of general principles to enable Member States to ensure the consistent application of the minimum requirements. Binding occupational exposure limit values established on the basis of available information, including scientific and technical data, economic feasibility, a thorough assessment of the socioeconomic impact and availability of exposure measurement protocols and techniques at the workplace, are important components of the general arrangements for the protection of workers established by Directive 2004/37/EC. The minimum requirements provided for in Directive 2004/37/EC aim to protect workers at Union level. More stringent binding occupational exposure limit values can be set by Member StatesWhere a limit value has been established for a carcinogen or mutagen, workers' exposure should always be reduced as far as technically possible below that limit value set. __________________ 44 Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (Sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC) (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 50).
Amendment 35 #
2018/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) In order to take into account technical progress and scientific developments after the adoption of this Directive, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the modification of the limit values established in Annex III to Directive 2004/37/EC.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) It is necessary in order to reduce exposure and achieve better compliance with established exposure limits, particularly for SMEs, to set exposure limit values that are feasible and can be measured in the workplace in all sectors rather than setting exposure limit values at levels that are not feasible, cannot be measured in the workplace and will not improve the level of compliance and workers' protection.
Amendment 60 #
2018/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) While recognising legitimate concerns regarding workers' exposure to cytotoxic drugs, extreme care needs to be taken when considering extending the scope of Directive 2004/73/EC.
Amendment 61 #
2018/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 c (new)
Recital 7 c (new)
(7c) The Commission should continue to evaluate, using the most up to date scientific and socio-economic data, the need to extend the application of the measures for the protection of health and safety of workers contained in the Directive 2004/37/EC to other categories of carcinogens including cytotoxic drugs.
Amendment 64 #
2018/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 66 #
2018/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) With regard to beryllium, a limit value of 0,0002 mg/m3 may be difficult to be complied with in some sectors in the short term. A transitional period of fiseven years should therefore be introduced during which the limit value of 0,0006 mg/m3 should apply.
Amendment 69 #
2018/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) As formalin (37% formaldehyde aqueous solution) is the agent universally used for the preservation of human tissue, a process which plays a role in the diagnosis of disease, it is important that the Commission puts in place safeguards for the continued use of formalin in order to secure Europe's public health.
Amendment 90 #
2018/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – Part A – table – row 1
Annex III – Part A – table – row 1
Cadmium and its 0,001 Lim0,005 and its inorganic value compounds 0,004 mg/m3 until xx yyyy 202z [7 years]compounds
Amendment 57 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Pursuant to Article 3 TEU, the Union is to work for a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress and promote social justice and protection. In accordance with Article 9 TFEU, the Union, in defining and implementing its policies and activities, is to take into account requirements linked to, inter alia, the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of an adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and the promotion of a high level of education, training and the protection of human health. The exercise of EU competences is subject to two fundamental principles laid down in Article 5 TEU on proportionality and subsidiarity.
Amendment 61 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The proclamation states that the Principles should be implemented at both Union level and Member State level within their respective competences, taking due account of different socio- economic environments and the diversity of national systems, and in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. At Union level, the European Pillar of Social Rights does not entail an extension of the Union’s powers and tasks as conferred by the Treaties. It should be implemented within the limits of those powers. The European Pillar of Social Rights respects the diversity of the cultures and traditions of the peoples of Europe, as well as the national identities of the Member States and the organisation of their public authorities at national, regional and local levels.
Amendment 69 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) A European Labour Authority (the ‘Authority’) should be established in order to provide added value at Union level to help strengthen fairness and trust in the Single Market. For the Authority to add value it must respect the competence of Member States labour enforcement mechanisms and compliment their work. To that effect, the Authority should support the Member States and the Commission in strengthening access to information for individuals and employers about their rights and obligations iparticularly on cross- border labour mobility situations as well as access to relevant services, support compliance and cooperation between the Member Sta, employment and social security matters to ensure the effective application of the Union law in these areas, and mediate and facilitate a solution in case of cross-border disputes or labour market disruption taking into account the different traditions and structures within member states.
Amendment 87 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Authority should perform its activities to support a better functioning of the single market including in the areas of cross-border labour mobility and social security coordination, including free movement of workers, posting of workers and highly mobile services that fall within the scope of Union legislation. It should also enhance cooperation between Member States in tackling fraud and undeclared work. In cases where tThe Authority, in the course of the performance of its activities, becomes aware of suspected irregularities, including in areas of Union law beyond its scope, such as violations of working conditions, health and safety rules, or the employment of illegally staying third- country nationals, it should be able to report them and cooperate on these matters with the Commission should cooperate on these matters with the member states authorities, competent Union bodies, and national authoritiesocial partners where appropriate.
Amendment 101 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The Authority should help create a competitive and productive Union in which the conditions for mobility are improved as part of a well-functioning Single Market. In this regard, the Authority in its activities should provide reliable, easily accessible, up to date information in all languages for companies, especially SMEs, wishing to provide services across the EU avoiding duplication and reducing the administrative barriers.
Amendment 103 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Authority should contribute tosupport Member States in the effective application of existing rights and obligations in the area of cross-border mobility, facilitating the free movement of workers governed by Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council39 , Directive 2014/54/EU of the European Parliament and the Council40 and Regulation (EU) 2016/589 of the European Parliament and the Council41 . It should facilitate the posting of workers governed by Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and the Council42 and Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and the Council43 , including by supporting the enforcement of those provisions implemented through universally applicable collective agreements in line with the practices of Member States. It should also help the coordination of social security systems governed by Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council44 , Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council45 , Regulation (EU) No 1231/2010 of the European Parliament and the Council46 ; as well as Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/7147 and Council Regulation (EC) No 574/7248 . __________________ 39 Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union (OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 1). 40 Directive 2014/54/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 April 2014 on measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of freedom of movement for workers (OJ L 128, 30.4.2014, p. 8). 41 Regulation (EU) 2016/589 of the European Parliament and the Council of 13 April 2016 on a European network of employment services (EURES), workers’ access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets, and amending Regulations (EU) No 492/2011 and (EU) No 1296/2013 (OJ L 107, 22.04.2016, p. 1). 42 Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1). 43 Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (‘the IMI Regulation’) (OJ L 159, 28.05.2014, p. 11). 44 Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems, (OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p.1, corrigendum OJ L 200, 7.6.2004, p. 1). 45 Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, (OJ L 284, 30.10.2009, p. 1). 46 Regulation (EU) No 1231/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 extending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by these Regulations solely on the ground of their nationality (OJ L 344, 29.12.2010, p. 1). 47 Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (OJ L 149, 5.7.1971 p. 2). 48 Council Regulation (EC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons, and to their families moving within the Community (OJ L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1).
Amendment 115 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Without prejudice to the role of the Administrative Commission, the Authority should also help the coordination of social security systems governed by Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council ,Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council ,Regulation (EU) No 1231/2010 of the European Parliament and the Council; as well as Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 and Council Regulation (EC) No 574/72.
Amendment 117 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In certain instances, sector-specific Union law has been adopted in order to respond to specific needs in that sector, such as the area of international transport. The Authority should also, upon request by the Member States’ authorities, assist in dealing with the cross-border aspects of the application of such sector-specific Union law, in particular Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council49 , Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and the Council50 , Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council51 and Directive (Amending Directive 2006/22/EC – COM(2017)278)52 . __________________ 49 Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1). 50 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 35). 51 Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 51). 52 COM(2017)278 – Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/22/EC as regards enforcement requirements and laying down specific rules with respect to Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU for posting drivers in the road transport sector.
Amendment 118 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The individuals covered by the activities of the Authority should be persons whoAuthority should only act in areas that are subject to the Union law within the scope of this Regulation, including workers, self-employed persons, jobseekers, and economically non-active persons; this should cover both Union citizens and third-country nationals who are legally resident in the Union, such as posted workers, EU Blue Card holders, intra-corporate transferees or long-term residents, as well as their family members. In all other cases it should support cooperation between Member States where appropriate in areas that fall outside of this scope including working conditions, health and safety and fraud.
Amendment 135 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 142 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The Authority shall promote the use of existing tools including the EURES portal, which establishes a framework for cooperation to facilitate the exercise of the freedom of movement for workers within the Union in accordance with Article 45 TFEU.
Amendment 146 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 157 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In view of the fair, simple and effective application of Union law, the Authority should support cooperation and timely exchange of information between Member States. Together with other staff, National Liaison Officers working within the Authority should support Member States’ compliance with cooperation obligations, speed up exchanges between them through procedures dedicated to reducing delays, and ensure links with other national liaison offices, bodies, and contact points established under Union law. The Authority should encourage the use of innovative approaches to effective and efficient cross-border cooperation, including electronic data exchange tools such as the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) system and the Internal Market Information (IMI) system, and should contribute to further digitalising procedures and improving IT tools used for message exchange between national authorities making information more accessible for citizens, companies and in particular SMEs.
Amendment 165 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) To here is a need to improve sincerease Member States' capacity to tackle irregularities with a cross-border dimension in relation to Union law within its scope, the Authority should support the national authorities in carrying out concerted and joint inspection cooperation among Member States' in order to increase their capacity to tackle breaches of Union law with a cross-border dimension. The Authority should support the national authorities in combating fraud, improving cooperation, sharing best practices and identifying common principles, including by facilitasupporting the implementation of the inspections in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2014/67/EU. These should take place at the request of Member States or upon their agreement to the Authority's suggestion. The Authority should provide strategic, logistical, and technical support to Member States participating in the concerted or joint inspections in full respect of confidentiality requirements. Inspections should be carried out in agreement with the Member States concerned and take place fully within the legal framework of national law of Member States concerned, which should follow up on the outcomes of the concerted and joint inspections according to national law and in accordance with national law and practice. The Authority should provide strategic, logistical, and technical support to Member States who request it.
Amendment 173 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Different national enforcement authorities are involved with cases of fraud and breaches of legalisation in the labour market, including labour inspectorates, other authorities dealing with health and safety at work, social security inspectorates and tax authorities. In some cases, migration authorities and employment services as well as customs authorities and authorities in charge of implementation of the common transport policy, the police, the public prosecutor's office and the social partners may also be involved.
Amendment 175 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to keep track of emerging trends, challenges, or loopholes in the areas of labour mobility and social security coordination, the Authority should provide a platform for Member States to develop an analytical and risk assessment capacity. This should involve carrying out labour market analyses and studies, as well as peer reviews. TWhe authority should monitor potential imbalances in terms of skills and cross-border labour flows, including their possible impact on territorial cohesion. The Authority should also support the risk assessment referred ton making such a risk assessment, the carrying out of large infrastructural projects, the existence of long chains of subcontractors, geographic proximity, the special problems and needs of specific sectors, the past record of infringement, as well as the vulnerability of certain groups of workers may in Aparticle 10 of Directive 2014/67/EUular be taken into account. The Authority should ensure synergies and complementarity with other Union Agencies or services or networks. This should include seeking input from SOLVIT and similar services on recurring problems encountered by individuals and businesses in the exercise of their rights in the areas under the scope of the Authority. The Authority should also facilitate and streamline data collection activities provided for by the relevant Union laws within its scope. This does not entail the creation of new reporting obligations for Member States.
Amendment 186 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) TWithout prejudice to the role of the Administrative Commission as set out in Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, the Authority should provide an independent platform for resolving disputes between Member States in relation to the application of Union law that falls within its scope. It should build on dialogue anduse existing conciliation mechanisms that are currently in place in the area of social security coordination, which are valued by Member States60 and their importance is recognised by the Court of Justice61 . Member States should be able to refer cases to the Authority for mediation according to standard procedures put in place for this purpose. The Authority should only deal with disputes between Member States, while individuals and employers facing difficulties with exercising their Union rights should continue to have at their disposal the national and Union services dedicated to dealing with such cases, such as the SOLVIT network to which the Authority should refer such cases. The SOLVIT network should also be able to refer to the Authority for its consideration cases in which the problem cannot be solved due to differences between national administrationswhich have been agreed and developed by the Member States and put in place for this purpose. The Authority should only provide a platform for mediation when disputes between Member States has been reported by a Member States using the standard procedure. Individuals and employers facing difficulties with exercising their Union rights should continue to have at their disposal the national and Union services dedicated to dealing with such cases, such as the SOLVIT network. __________________ 60 Council, Partial general approach of 26 October 2017 on the proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems and regulation (EC) No 987/2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 13645/1/17. 61 Case C-236/88 EU:C:1990:303, paragraph 17; Case C-202/97 EU:C:2000:75, paragraphs 57-58; Case C- 178/97 EU:C:2000:169, paragraphs 44-45; Case C-2/05 EU:C:2006:69, paragraphs 28-29; Case C-12/14 EU:C:2016:135, paragraphs 39-41; Case C-359/16 EU:C:2018:63, paragraphs 44-45.
Amendment 199 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) To facilitate the management of labour market adjustments, the Authority should, upon a request by a Member State facilitate cooperation among relevant stakeholders in order to address labour market disruptions elements falling within the scope of Union law affecting more than one Member State, such as cases of restructuring or major projects impacting employment in border regions.
Amendment 207 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Member States and the Commission should be represented on a Management Board, in order to ensure the effective functioning of the Authority. The composition of the Management Board, including the selection of its Chair and Deputy-Chair, should respect the principles of gender balance, experience and qualification as well as gender balance. In view of the effective and efficient functioning of the Authority, the Management Board, in particular, should adopt an annual work programme, carry out its functions relating to the Authority’s budget, adopt the financial rules applicable to the Authority, appoint an Executive Director, and establish procedures for taking decisions relating to the operational tasks of the Authority by the Executive Director. Representatives from countries other than Union Member States, which are applying the Union rules within the scope of the Authority, may participate in the meetings of the Management Board as observers.
Amendment 222 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) In the processing of personal data the Authority must ensure that data protection remains a priority. In a time when large, well-protected organisations are vulnerable to cyber-attacks the sharing of data must be strictly regulated.
Amendment 231 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to bring an operational dimension to the activities ofsupport cross-border cooperation and the activities of Member States authorities, the European Commission and other existing bodies in the areas of cross-border labour mobility, the Authority should take over the performance of tasks carried out by the Technical Committee on the Free Movement of Workers established pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 492/2011, the Committee of Experts on Posting of Workers set up by Commission Decision 2009/17/EC68 and the European Platform to enhance cooperation in tackling undeclared work set up by Decision (EU) 2016/344 of the European Parliament and the Council69 . With the establishment of the Authority, those bodies should cease to exist. __________________ 68 Commission Decision 2009/17/EC of 19 December 2008 setting up the Committee of Experts on Posting of Workers (OJ L 8, 13.1.2009, p. 26). 69 Decision (EU) 2016/344 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on establishing a European Platform to enhance cooperation in tackling undeclared work (OJ L 65, 11.3.2016, p. 12).
Amendment 238 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) The Authority should complement the activities of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems created by Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (‘the Administrative Commission’) in so far as it exercises regulatoryits tasks related to the application of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009. The Authority should however take over operational tasks currently carried out under the framework of the Administrative Commission, such as providing a mediation function between Member States, ensuring a forum for handling financial matters related to the application of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009, replacthe Technical Commission for Data Processing, the function ofConciliation Board, and the Audit Board set up by those Regulations, as well as matters related to electronic data exchange and IT tools to facilitate the application of those Regulations, replacing the function of the Technical Commission for Data Processing set up by those Regulation. The Authority may participate in their meetings.
Amendment 244 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
Amendment 269 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The Authority shall assist Member States and the Commission in matters relating to cross-border labour mobility that fall within the scope of Union legislation and the coordination of social security systems within the Union.
Amendment 290 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The objective of the Authority shall be to provide input with added value at Union level in order to contribute to ensuring fair labour mobility in the internal market, while fully respecting national competences and procedures. To this end, the Authority shall:
Amendment 304 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) supportenhance cooperation between Member States in' relevant authorities to improve more effectively the cross-border enforcement of relevant Union law, including facilitating joint inspections;
Amendment 325 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) mediate and facilitate a solutionsupport Member States in cases of cross-border disputes between national authorities or labour market disruptions.
Amendment 330 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) facilitating the exercise of the rights conferred by Article 45 TFEU and by Regulation (EU) No 492/2011;
Amendment 337 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 344 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) facilitate access to up to date information by companies, especially SMEs, wishing to provide services across the EU, avoiding duplication and reducing administrative barriers;
Amendment 352 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) coordinate and support concerted and joint inspections,national authorities in combating fraud, including by supporting the implementation of inspections in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2014/67/EU and in accordance with Articles 9 and 10;
Amendment 367 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) mediatewithout prejudice to the role of the Administrative Commission in the application of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009, mediate and support national authorities in disputes between Member States' authorities on the application of relevant Union law, in accordance with Article 13;
Amendment 392 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 439 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7
Access to cross-border labour mobility 1. services to individuals and employers to facilitate labour mobility across the Union. To that end, the Authority shall: (a) initiatives supporting the cross-border mobility of individuals, including targeted mobility schemes; (b) of job, traineeship, and apprenticeship vacancies with CVs and applications for the benefit of individuals and employers, particularly via EURES; (c) initiatives and networks, such as the European Network of Public Employment Services, the European Enterprise Network and the Border Focal Point, in particular to identify and overcome cross- border obstacles to labour mobility; (d) facilitate cooperation between competent services at the national level designated in accordance with Directive 2014/54/EU to provide information, guidance and assistance to individuals and employers on cross-border mobility, and the national contact points designated in accordance with Directive 2011/24/EU to provide information on healthcare. 2. EURES European Coordination Office and ensure that it fulfils its responsibilities in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2016/589, except for the technical operation and development of the EURES portal and related IT services, which shall continue to be managed by the Commission. The Authority, under the responsibility of the Executive Director as set out in Article 23(4)(k), shall ensure that this activity fully complies with requirements of the applicable data protection legislation, including the requirement to appoint a Data Protection Officer, in accordance with Article 37.rticle 7 deleted services The Authority shall provide promote the development of enable the cross-border matching cooperate with other Union The Authority shall manage the
Amendment 477 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) facilitate the follow-up to reasoned requests and information exchanges between national authorities by providing logistical and technical support, including translation and interpretation services, and through exchanges on the status of cases subject to legal clearance;
Amendment 493 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) in line with Article 6 of Directive 2014/67/EC facilitate cross-border enforcement procedures of penalties and fines;
Amendment 516 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Authority shall support upon request of national authorities the work of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems with handling financial matters related to social security coordination, in accordance with Article 74 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Articles 65, 67 and 69 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009.
Amendment 517 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The Authority shall promoteassist Member States with the use of electronic tools and procedures for message exchange between national authorities, including the Internal Market Information (IMI) system and the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) system.
Amendment 538 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Coordination of concerted and joint inspections
Amendment 540 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. At the request of one or several Member States, the Authority shall coordinate concerted or joint inspections in the areas under the scope of the Authority’s competences. The request may be submitted by one or several Member States. The Authority may also suggest to the authorities of the Member States concerned that they perform a concerted or joint inspectionsupport the national authorities in the implementation of inspections in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2014/67/EU and in other the areas that fall under the scope of Union legislation and in respect to the competences of the Member States. The request may be submitted by one or several Member States. The Authority should provide strategic, logistical, and technical support to Member States who request it.
Amendment 562 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Where the authority of a Member State decides not to participate in or carry out the concerted ora joint inspection referred to paragraph 1, it shall inform the Aauthority in writing of the reasons for its decision duly in advance. In such cases, the Authority shall inform the other national authof the requesting Member State(s) and the Authority in writing of the reasons for ities concerneds decision duly in advance.
Amendment 568 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The organisation of a concerted or jJoint inspections shall be subject to the prior agreement of all participating Member States via their National Liaison Officers. In the event that one or more Member States refuse to take part in the concerted or joint inspection, the other national authorities may, where appropriate, only carry out the envisaged concerted or joint inspection in the participating Member States. The Member States that declined to participate in the inspection shall keep information about the envisaged inspection confidential competent national authority.
Amendment 580 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
Article 10 – title
Arrangements for concerted and joint inspections
Amendment 582 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 595 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Concerted and jJoint inspections and their follow- up shall be carried out in accordance with the national law of the Member States concerned.
Amendment 607 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The Authority shall provide logistical and technical support, which mayshall include translation and interpretation services, to Member States carrying out concerted or joint inspections.
Amendment 620 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. SUpon invitation by the national authorities of the participating Member States, staff of the Authority may participate in a concerted or joint inspection with the prior agreement of the Member State on whose territory they will be providing their assistance to the inspection.
Amendment 628 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. National authorities that carrying out a concerted or joint inspection in cooperation with another Member State shall report back to the Authority on the outcomes within their respective Member States and on the overall operational running of the concerted or joint inspection.
Amendment 644 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Article 10 – paragraph 7
7. In the event that the Authority, in the course of concerted or joint inspections, or in the course of any of its activities, becomes aware of suspected irregularities in the application of Union law, including beyond the scope of its competences, it shall report those suspected irregularitibecomes aware of a breach in the application of Union law, it shall report those breaches to the Commission and authorities in the Member State concerned, where appropriate.
Amendment 668 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Authority shall organise peer reviews in line with Member States competences amongst national authorities and services in order to:
Amendment 671 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) examine any questions, difficulties and specific issues which might arise concerning the implementation and practical application of Union law within the scope of the Authority’s competences, including in support of the role of the Administrative Commission on Social Security, as well as its enforcement in practice;
Amendment 676 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The Authority shall regularlyon a yearly basis analyse statistical data collected, compiled and provided by the Member States and report its findings to the Commission, as well as directly to the Member States concerned, outlining possible measures to address identified weaknesses.
Amendment 707 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. In interpreting Union law, the Authority shall follow the decisions of the Administrative Commission in the event of disputes between Member States regarding the application orf Regulation (EC) No 883/2004. In the interpretation of Union law in all other areas covered by this Regulation, the Authority may perform a mediation role.
Amendment 765 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
At the request of the national authoritiMember States, the Authority may facilitate cooperation between relevant stakeholders in order to address labour market disruptions affecting more than one Member State, such as large-scale restructuring events or major projects impacting employment in border regions.
Amendment 779 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Amendment 788 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Authority may set up working groups or expert panels with representatives from Member States and/or from the Commission, or external experts following selection procedures, for the fulfilment of its specific tasks or for specific policy areas, including a Mediation Board in order to fulfil its tasks in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation, and a dedicated group for the purpose of handling financial matters related to the application of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009, as referred to in Article 8(2) of this Regulation.
Amendment 797 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The Management Board shall be composed of onea list of senior representatives from each Member State and two representatives of the Commission, all of whom have voting rights. Every Member State and the Commission shall have one vote.
Amendment 827 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The term of office for members and their alternates shall be four years. That term shall be extendablmay be renewed once.
Amendment 853 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The term of office of the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson shall be for a minimum period of one year and a maximum period of four years. Their term of office may be renewed once. Where, however, their membership of the Management Board ends at any time during their term of office, their term of office shall automatically expire on that date.
Amendment 855 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. The Management Board shall hold at least twofour ordinary meetings per year. In addition, it shall meet at the request of its Chairperson, at the request of the Commission, or at the request of at least one-third of its members.
Amendment 919 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
Article 33
Amendment 922 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the National Liaison Officers, tThe Authority may make use in any areas of its work of other seconded national experts or other staff not employed by the Authority.
Amendment 923 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. The Management Board shall adopt the necessary implementing arrangements for seconded national experts, including National Liaison Officers.
Amendment 927 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Article 41 – paragraph 1
1. No later than five years after the date referred to in Article 51, and every five years thereafter, the Commissionthe Commission's accounting officer shall submit the Authority's accounts to the Court of Auditors, together with a report on the budgetary and financial management. The Court of Auditors shall assess the Authority's performance in relation to its objectives, mandate and tasks. The evaluation shall, in particular, address the possible need to modify the mandate of the Authority, and the financial implications of any such modification, including by further synergies and streamlining with Agencies active in the area of employment and social policy.
Amendment 929 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Every five years thereafter, the Court of Auditors shall assess the Authority's performance in relation to its objectives, mandate and tasks. Based on this evaluation, the Commission together with the Member States shall propose that this Regulation be amended accordingly or repealed.
Amendment 930 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 2
Article 41 – paragraph 2
2. Where the CommissionFollowing the evaluation referred to in Paragraph 1 and where the Court of Auditors considers that the continuation of the Authority is no longer justified with regard to its assigned objectives, mandate and tasks, it maythe Commission together with the Member States shall propose that this Regulation be amended accordingly or repealed.
Amendment 940 #
Amendment 957 #
Amendment 20 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25
Citation 25
Amendment 25 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that many Member States have changed their initial targets, focusing more on reducing the risks that pesticide use entails, rather than on actual reductions in the quantities used; regrets the fact that in manysome Member States there is no real commitment to integrated pest management (IPM) and thus developing a more environmentally-sustainable agriculture with lower costs for farmers;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Considers that a faster approvals process would stimulate industry research into the development of new low-risk active ingredients, including new, innovative low-risk substances, thus ensuring that farmers have sufficient plant-protection tools at their disposal and enabling them to switch more rapidly to sustainable plant protection products and increase integrated pest management efficacy.
Amendment 32 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the directive is one of the Union’s most valuable tools to ensure that the environment, ecosystems and human health are well protected from hazardous substances in pesticides; whereas the failure to fully implementation of the directive makes it all but impossible to achieve the highest degree of protection and to transition towardscan be further improved to achieve a sustainable agricultural sector and non-toxic environment;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that the increased availability of low-risk plant protection products on the market would reduce the risk of resistance to active ingredients and the effects on non-target species linked to commonly used plant protection products.
Amendment 48 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that horticulture is reliant on a variety of plant protection products (PPPs), and urges the Commission to take a risk-based approach to the regulation of these products that is justified by peer- reviewed, independent, scientific evidence; emphasises that minor uses are particularly vulnerable owing to the scarcity of the relevant active substances.
Amendment 52 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that farmers need to have a bigger toolbox of crop protection solutions, including a wide range of active substances, low risk substances and those of natural origin in order to ensure a comprehensive IPM strategy that can be implemented by European farmers.
Amendment 59 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets the fact that the overall degree of progress in implementation by the Member States is insufficient to meet the directive’s main objectives and to unlock its full potential to reduce the overall risks deriving from pesticide use and achieve the environmental and health improvements the directive was specifically designed for; however, notes that this legislative framework is covering a policy area that has not been previously regulated and for a majority of Member States the National Action Plans (NAPs) were entirely new; due consideration is needed for delays in the full implementation of the Directive;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Considers that a faster approvals process would stimulate industry research into the development of new low-risk active ingredients, including new, innovative low-risk substances, thus ensuring that farmers have sufficient plant-protection tools at their disposal and enabling them to switch more rapidly to sustainable plant protection products and increase Integrated Pest Management efficacy;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that farmers need to have a bigger toolbox of crop protection solutions, including a wide range of active substances, low risk substances and those of natural origin in order to ensure a comprehensive Integrated Pesticide Management (IPM) strategy that can be implemented by European farmers;
Amendment 88 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact that in many Member States there is no realt sufficient commitment to IPM practices, which are the cornerstone of the directive; underlines the fact that rigorous implementation of IPM is one of the key measures to reduce dependency on pesticide use in sustainable agriculture, which is environmentally friendly, economically viable and socially responsible and contributes to Europe’s food security while strengthening biodiversity and human and animal health, boosting the rural economy and reducing costs for farmers by facilitating the market uptake of low-risk and non-chemical alternatives; stresses that additional financial incentives are needed to strengthen the uptake of IPM practices by individual farms;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the importance of the availability of low-risk pesticides, adequate research and the sharing of best practices within and among Member States to fully utilise the potential of integrated pest management.
Amendment 95 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Acknowledges the willingness of farmers to use IPM, but understands that farmers are reluctant to apply new methods for pest management if they face an unacceptably high risk to their economic viability in case these methods do not work;
Amendment 105 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that very little progress has been made in promoting the uptake of low-risk and non-chemical alternatives to conventional pesticides; notes that a mere handful of NAPs contain incentives for the registration of such alternative products; emphasises that minor uses are particularly vulnerable owing to the scarcity of the relevant active substances;
Amendment 122 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the common agriculture policy (CAP), in its current form, is not sufficiently capable of reducing farms’ dependency on pesticides; considers that specific policy instruments in the post- 2020 CAP are required in order to help change farmers’ behaviour as regards pesticide use, such as fiscal measures at national level, cross- compliance between IPM and CAP direct payments etc.;
Amendment 134 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is deeply concerned at the gradual depletiondecline of biodiversity in Europe and at the particularly disconcerting demise of winged insects,; as evidenced by the findings of a recent scientific study26 that the population of flying insects in Germany has plummeted by more than 75 % in 27 years; considers that this collapse must be linked to the use of pesticides andcknowledges the Commission’s first ever EU Pollinators Initiative on 1 June 2018 that sets strategic objectives and a set of actions to be taken to address this decline; further underlines the need for Europe to switch to a more sustainable pesticide use and increase the number of non-chemical alternatives for farmers; _________________ 26 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?i d=10.1371/journal.pone.0185809
Amendment 148 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses particular concern at theRecalls that Regulation 1107/2009 already containued use of pesticides with actives adequate provisions to regulate the placing on the market of substances that armay be mutagenic, carcinogenic or toxic for reproduction, or active substances that have endocrine- disrupting characteristics and are damaging to humans or animals; emphasises that the use of such pesticides is incompatible withconsistency should be ensured between the objectives and purpose of the directive and Regulation 1107/2009;
Amendment 153 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Encourages more focus on risk reduction, as extensive use of low-risk substances might be more harmful than limited use of high-risk substances;
Amendment 156 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets the fact thatcognises the importance of the improvlement of water quality has been insufficiently targeted, with mostation of the Water Framework Directive to improve water quality, and encourages Member States failing to establish targets and timetables for measures to protect the aquatic environment from pesticides, and those that did so noto specifying how the achievement of targets or objectives would be measured;
Amendment 157 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Regrets that in some Member States the training and certification requirements of the Directive are not fully met; underlines the importance of training of users to ensure the safe and sustainable use of PPPs; considers it fitting to distinguish between professional and amateur users, given that they are not subject to the same obligations; emphasises that professional and non- professional users of PPPs should receive adequate training; stresses that PPPs are not only used in agriculture, but also for weed and pest control in urban areas, including public parks and railways;
Amendment 164 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Highlights that sustainable and responsible use of pesticides is a precondition for the authorisation of plant protection products;
Amendment 172 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the development and uptake of modern precision farming technologies for all farm types as part of IPM, which provide a clear advantage in lowering pesticide, fertiliser and water use, while improving soil fertility and optimising yields;
Amendment 180 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to adhere to the established timelines for delivering revised NAPs; urges those Member States that have not yet delivered revised NAPs to do so without further delay, this time with the clear overall objective of an immediate and long-term reduction in pesticide use, measurable objectives and quantitative targets, expressed either through a quantity- or risk-based approach, including clearly defined annual reduction targets and with special attention for the possible effects on pollinators and the uptake ofthe uptake of digital and precision farming technologies and alternative techniques in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 196 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Recommends to give Member States the flexibility to apply IPM as part of the greening measures under the CAP;
Amendment 217 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all the requisite measures to promote low-risk pesticides and to prioritise, precision and digital farming, and non- chemical options and methods which causemethods provided that they deliver efficient pest control with the least harm to health and nature;
Amendment 230 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to place greater emphasis on the promotion of the development, research and marketingregistration of low-risk and biological alternativsolutions; also calls for greater emphasis on the adoption of new, digital and precision farming technologies;
Amendment 249 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure consistency between the objectives and purpose of the Sustainable Use Directive and the Regulation 1107/2009;
Amendment 252 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to immediately prohibit the use of pesticides withproperly apply Regulation 1107/2009 on the placing on the market of active substances that are mutagenic, carcinogenic, or toxic for reproduction, or active substances that have endocrine- disrupting characteristics and are damaging to humans or animals;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes the outcome of the European Parliament Hearing on Sustainable Plant Protection held on 20th March 2017 which concluded that the EU approval process for Plant Protection Products is one of the most stringent in the world. It currently takes over 11 years, requires an average of over 200 scientific studies and costs in excess of 220 million euros to bring a product to the EU market. This rigorous testing, combined with farmers' commitment to responsible use and stewardship, ensures that products are safe for human health and the environment. It does, however, result in a challenging shortage of active ingredients for use on speciality crops which include most fruit and vegetables;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses the importance of creating an innovation friendly regulatory framework, which allows for the replacement of older chemistry by new and better crop protection products; underlines the importance of the availability of a broad spectrum of Plant Protection Products with different modes of action to avoid the development of resistances and maintain the effectiveness of crop protection product application;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Urges the Commission to ensure that technological innovation in agriculture is specifically taken into account to match the way that Plant Protection Products are applied in the implementation of Integrated Pest Management practices, in line with the principles of 2009/128/EC;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Highlights the importance of encouraging farmers to invest in new technologies such as precision and low drift sprayers, deflectors and digital farming tools that optimise the use of Plant Protection Products and reduce environmental impact;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of a sciencetifically robust risk-based approach in authorising any active substance, in line with the EU’s risk analysis principles and the precautionary principle as established in the General Food Law (Regulation (EC) No 178/2002);
Amendment 98 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Regrets the lack of trust between EU Member States regarding scientific assessments of substance authorisations as well as the zonal authorisation system; calls on the Commission to properly implement the existing regulatory framework to harmonise the approval system and ensure mutual recognition of products across the EU Member States in the zones identified in Regulation EC 1107/2009;underlines that the full implementation of the existing legislation should have the aim of avoiding duplication of work and making new substances available to farmers without unnecessary delays;
Amendment 111 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the European Commission to improve the functioning of the Mutual Recognition system and for Mutual Recognition to be obligatory unless there are unacceptable environmental effects or different Generally Accepted Practices;
Amendment 149 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Welcomes the setting up of the Minor Uses Coordination Facility as a forum for improving the co-ordination between Member States, grower organisations and industry in developing solutions for minor uses; stresses the need for long lasting and sustained financing of this facility;
Amendment 159 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the co-ordination of data generation, particularly residues data, across the Member States;
Amendment 165 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Calls on the Commission to propose a pan-European system of authorisation for Minor Uses and Speciality Crops and a common list of major/minor crops to be applied at EU level;
Amendment 168 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Takes the view that low-risk pesticides can play an important role in integrated pest management and calls for an accelerated authorisation process for these substances in order to facilitate their inclusion in crop protection strategies;
Amendment 74 #
2017/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas more effort on the side of the Member States is needed to support and target young people furthest or entirely detached from the labour market, such as young people with disabilities
Amendment 104 #
2017/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that programmes such as the YG and YEI were created in special circumstances and must not serve as a substitute for Member States’ own efforts and initiatives to fight youth unemployment through various means (e.g. innovation, entrepreneurship)
Amendment 134 #
2017/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States and relevant stakeholders (such as NGOs working with people with disabilities) to actively contribute and support the outreach to the people furthest from the labour market.
Amendment 148 #
2017/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Acknowledges that a more individualised assistance is needed for persons furthest from the labour market.
Amendment 152 #
2017/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Member States to rapidly improve the communication of existing support programmes available to young people, especially to the groups furthest from the labour market.
Amendment 173 #
2017/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that Member States’ efforts to improve monitoring, reporting and the quality of the data provided are prerequisites for improving policies for activating young people and YG and YEI in general.
Amendment 183 #
2017/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to manage objectives (quantifiable, if possible) from the beginning of the policy cycle and not to create unrealistic expectations.
Amendment 53 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the EU is a platform best positioned to share best practices and support mutual learning among Member States;
Amendment 88 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas social and emotional skills together with cognitive skills are important for individual well-being and success;
Amendment 96 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas ageing population in Europe increases demand for healthcare professionals, social care and medical services;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
L b. whereas low-skilled population faces an increased risk of unemployment and social exclusion;
Amendment 106 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)
Recital L c (new)
L c. whereas the poor image and attractiveness of VET together with low quality VET education in some Member States discourages students from taking up career in promising fields and sectors with labour force shortage;
Amendment 128 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) are crucial prerequisites for development of skills; urges Member States to increase enrolments in ECEC to build strong foundations for future learning and skills acquisition;
Amendment 174 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Maintains that entrepreneurship is a feasible option to support participation in the labour market for many people with disabilities; points in this regard to a potential of improving digital skills of people with disabilities and the importance of increasing awareness of entrepreneurship as a potential labour market activity;
Amendment 190 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for actively inclusive approach in designing policies in education, training, entrepreneurship to help transform the cycles of poverty and marginalization of the people with disabilities.
Amendment 225 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Member States to provide support for work-based, inter- company training and skill development for SMEs;
Amendment 246 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Stresses the need to ensure that qualifications are meaningful to employers by involving labour market actors in their design;
Amendment 252 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for a targeted action in re- skilling and validating the skills of parents returning to work after a period taking care of family dependants;
Amendment 283 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Asks for validation and recognition arrangements to be put in place by 2018 to ensure that the upskilling pathways are a success20 ; notes in this regard the importance of policy response aimed at groups furthest from the labour market _________________ 20 Council Recommendation of 19 December 2016.
Amendment 284 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Stresses the importance of career guidance in supporting low-skilled adults; notes in this regard the importance of capacity and quality of the Member States' public and private employment services;
Amendment 287 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Notes the need to provide easily accessible information in accessible form on how the adults benefit from improved skills throughout their careers;
Amendment 288 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20 c. Calls on Member States to further develop their validation systems and increase awareness of available validation service; encourages them to build more accessible, attractive and open pathways to further education, e.g. continuing VET learning;
Amendment 289 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20 d. Stresses that more needs to be done to open up validation of skills to labour market and third sector initiatives; encourages other stakeholders to take part in validation activities while ensuring the desired set of quality conditions;
Amendment 375 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Stresses the need to develop VET teachers' competences to deliver entrepreneurial skills to students in close cooperation with the SMEs; stresses in this regard the promotion of flexible recruitment practices (e.g. teachers with industry experience);
Amendment 380 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26 b. Calls on the Member States to reflect the growing need of support teaching personnel, such as classroom assistants and special needs learning support assistants;
Amendment 391 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Maintains that the main responsibility for the quality of VET education lies at the Member State and regional level; calls for Commission's effort to promote vocational education and to facilitate the exchange of best practices.
Amendment 392 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27 b. Calls on the Member States to improve data collection mapping the career trajectories of VET learners to better address their employment prospects, assess the quality of VET education and inform student's career choices;
Amendment 407 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Recommends the Member States to provide incentives to recruit candidates for teacher profession with high-level competencies and to reward effective teachers;
Amendment 413 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Calls on the Member States to expand second chance education and training opportunities to better integrate groups at risk to the labour market;
Amendment 416 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29 b. Calls on the Member States to invest strongly into teachers' lifelong learning experience in order to reflect changes in education and to ensure their continuous professional development;
Amendment 424 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Urges the Commission to make the information on skills, training and available funding accessible to as wide a group of people as possible, taking into account the wide variety of impairments; calls on the Member States to make the design of websites and online platforms providing information on support services and funding accessible to people with disabilities;
Amendment 461 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Takes the view that ensuring the availability of information on sources of available financing options, programs and up-skilling is available in accessible formats and the financing programmes do not discriminate based on disability;
Amendment 77 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Principle 7 of the European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed at Gothenburg on 17 November 2017The European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed at Gothenburg on 17 November 2017, states that the Principles should be implemented at both Union level and Member State level within their respective competences, taking due account of different socio-economic environments and the diversity of national systems, including the role of social partners, and in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. At Union level, the European Pillar of Social Rights does not entail an extension of the Union’s powers and tasks as conferred by the Treaties. It should be implemented within the limits of those powers. The European Pillar of Social Rights respects the diversity of the cultures and traditions of the peoples of Europe, as well as the national identities of the Member States and the organisation of their public authorities at national, regional and local levels. In this context, Principle 7 of the Pillar, provides that workers have the right to be informed in writing at the start of employment about their rights and obligations resulting from the employment relationship, including any probationary period, and that they have the right to access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and, in case of unjustified dismissal, a right to redress, including adequate compensation. Principle 5 provides that regardless of the type and duration of the employment relationship, workers have the right to fair and equal treatment regarding working conditions, access to social protection and training, that employment relationships that lead to precarious working conditions is to be prevented, including by prohibiting abuse of atypical contracts, that any probationary period should be of reasonable duration and that the transition towards open-ended forms of employment is to be fostered.
Amendment 81 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The establishment of the European Pillar of Social Rights does not affect the right of Member States to define the fundamental principles of their social security systems and manage their public finances, and must not significantly affect the financial equilibrium thereof.
Amendment 83 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Since the adoption of Council Directive 91/533/EEC,33 labour markets have undergone far-reaching changes due to demographic developments and digitalisation leading to the creation of new forms of employment, which have supported job creation and labour market growth. New forms of employment are often not as regular or stable as traditional employment relationships and can lead to reduced predictability for the workersemployee concerned, creating uncertainty as to applicable rights and social protection. In this evolving world of work, there is therefore an increased need for workeremployees to be fully informed about their essential working conditions, which should occur in a written form and in a timely manner. In order adequately to frame the development of new forms of employment, workers in the Union should also be provided with a number of new minimum rights aimed at promoting security and predictability in employment relationships while achieving upward convergence across Member States and preserving labour market adaptability. __________________ 33 le at the same time maintaining certain degree of flexibility in employment relationships. __________________ 33 Council Directive 91/533/EC of 14 Council Directive 91/533/EC of 14 October 1991 on an employer's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship (OJ L 288, 18.10.1991, p. 32).
Amendment 91 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 92 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Pursuant to Directive 91/533/EEC the majority of workeremployees in the Union have the right to receive written information about their working conditions. Directive 91/533/EEC does not however cover all workers in the Union. Moreover, gaps in protection have emerged for new formscontaining information on the essential elements of their contract or employment relationship. Taking into account the changing nature of employment crelated as a result ofionships and labour market developments since 1991in the Member States since 1991, amendments are necessary in order to ensure that all employees are informed about their essential working conditions.
Amendment 96 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) MWhile fully respecting the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, minimum requirements relating to information on the essential aspects of the employment relationship and relating to working conditions that apply to every workeremployee should therefore be established at Union level in order to guarantee all workeremployees in the Union an adequate degree of transparency and predictability as regards their working conditions.
Amendment 102 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Commission has undertaken a two-phase consultation with the social partners on the improvement of the scope and effectiveness of Directive 91/533/EEC and the broadening of its objectives in order to insert new rights for workeremployees, in accordance with Article 154 of the Treaty. This did not result in any agreement among social partners to enter into negotiations on those matters. However, as confirmed by the outcome of the open public consultations carried out to seek the views of various stakeholders and citizens, it is important to take action at the Union level in this area by modernising and adapting the current legal framework.
Amendment 105 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 119 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) This Directive in no way interferes with the Member States’ definitions and right to define the term “employee”. National definitions have been adapted over the years in law, collective agreements and jurisprudence, to take into account new forms of work and changes in national labour law and social security.
Amendment 136 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In view of the increasing number of workeremployees excluded from the scope of Directive 91/533/EEC on the basis of derogations made by Member States under Article 1 of that Directive, it is necessary to replace these derogations with a possibility for Member States not to apply the provisions of the Directive to a workn employment relationship equal to or less than 8 hours in total in a reference period of one month. That derogation does not affect the definition of a workern employee as provided for in Article 2(1).
Amendment 156 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Directive 91/533/EEC introduced a minimum list of essential aspects on which workersevery paid employee having a contract or employment relationship defined by the law in force in a Member State and/or governed by the law in force in a Member State have to be informed in writing. It is necessary to adapt that list in order to take account of developments on the labour market, in particular the growth of non- standard forms of employment.
Amendment 165 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Information on remuneration to be provided should include all elements of the remuneration, including contributions in cash or kind, directly or indirectly received by the workeremployee in respect of his or her work. The provision of such information should be without prejudice to the freedom for employers to provide for additional elements of remuneration such as one-off payments. The fact that elements of remuneration due by law or collective agreement have not been included in that information should not constitute a reason for not providing them to the workeremployee.
Amendment 171 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) If it is not possible to indicate a fixed work schedule due to the nature of the employment, workeremployees should know how their work schedule will be established, including the time slots in which they may be called to work and the minimum advance notice they should receive.
Amendment 191 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) WorkerEmployees should have the right to be informed about their rights and obligations resulting from the employment relationship in writing at the start, in paper form ofr employmentlectronically. The relevant information should therefore reach them at the latest owithin the first 15 days of the employment.
Amendment 203 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Workers posted or sent abroad should receive additional information specific to their situation. For successive work assignments in several Member States or third countries, such as in international road transport, that information may be grouped for several assignments before the first departure and subsequently modified in case of change. Where they qualify as posted workers underInformation for posted employees should be consistent with the provisions of Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, 38 they should also be notified of the single national website developed by the host Member State where they will find the relevant information on the working conditions applying to their situation. Unless Member States provide otherwise, these obligations apply if the duration of the work period abroad is more than four consecutive weeks. __________________ 38 Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1).
Amendment 213 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Probationary periods allow employers to verify that workeremployees are suitable for the position for which they have been engaged while providing them with accompanying support and training. Such periods may be accompanied by reduced protection against dismissal. Any entry into the labour market or transition to a new position should not be subject to prolonged insecurity. As established in the European Pillar of Social Rights, probationary periods should therefore be of reasonable duration. A substantial number of Member States have established a general maximum duration of probation between three and six months, which should be considered reasonable. Some Member States do not link employment protection to probationary periods. In such a case, it is important to allow for appropriate flexibility for an extension of a probationary period where an employer wishes to offer an extension as a 'second chance' to the employee. Probationary periods may be longer than six months where this is justified by the nature of the employment such as for managerial positions and where this is in the interest of the workeremployee, such as in the case of long illness or in the context of specific measures promoting permanent employment notably for young workerspeople.
Amendment 228 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Employers should not prohibit workeremployees from taking up employment with other employers, outside the time spent working for them, within the limits set out in Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.39 Incompatibility clauses, understood as a restriction on working for specific categories of employers, may be necessary for objective reasons, such as the protection of business secrets or the avoidance of conflicts of interests. __________________ 39 Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (OJ L 299, 18.11.2003, p. 9).
Amendment 233 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) WorkerEmployees whose work schedule is mostly variable should benefit from a minimum predictability of work where the work schedule is mainly determined by the employer, be it directly – for instance by allocating work assignments – or indirectly – for instance by requiring the workeremployee to respond to clients' requests.
Amendment 242 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) A reasonable minimum advance notice, understood as the period of time between the moment a workern employee is informed about a new work assignment and the moment the assignment starts, constitutes another necessary element of predictability of work for employment relationships with work schedule which are variable or mostly determined by the employer. The length of the advance notice period may vary according to the needs of sectors, while ensuring adequate protection of workers. It applies without prejudice to Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.40 __________________ 40 Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities (OJ L 80, 23.3.2002, p. 35).
Amendment 246 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) WorkerEmployees should have the possibility to refuse a work assignment if it falls outside of the reference hours and days or has not been notified within the minimum advance notice without suffering adverse consequences for this refusal. WorkerEmployees should also have the possibility to accept the work assignment if they so wish.
Amendment 257 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Where employers have the possibility to offer full-time or open-ended labour contracts to workeremployees in non- standard forms of employment, a transition to more secure forms of employment should be promoted. WorkerEmployees should be able to request another more predictable and secure form of employment, where available, and receive a written response from the employer, which takes into account the needs of the employer and of the workeremployee.
Amendment 264 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Where employeres are required by their employers, legislation or collective agreements to providundertake training to win orkders to carry out the work for which they are employed, it is important to ensure that such training is provided equally, including to those in non-standard forms of employment. The costs of such training should not be charged to the workeremployee nor withheld or deducted from the workeremployee's remuneration.
Amendment 269 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Social partners may consider that in specific sectors or situations different provisions are more appropriate, for the pursuit of the purpose of this Directive, than the minimum standards set in Chapter Three of this Directive. Member States should therefore be able to allow social partners to conclude collective agreements modifying the provisions contained in that chapter, as long as the overall level of protection of workeremployees is not lowered.
Amendment 281 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The consultation on the European Pillar of Social Rights showed the need to strengthen enforcement of Union labour law to ensure its effectiveness. As regards Directive 91/533/EEC, the REFIT evaluation41 confirmed that strengthened enforcement mechanisms could improve its effectiveness. It showed that redress systems based solely on claims for damages are less effective than systems that also provide for sanctions (such as lump sums or loss of permits) for employers who fail to issue written statements. It also showed that employees rarely seek redress during the employment relationship, which jeopardises the goal of the provision of the written statement to ensure workeremployees are informed about their essential features of their employment relationship. It is therefore necessary to introduce enforcement provisions which ensure the use either of favourable presumptions where information about the employment relationship is not provided, or of an administrative procedure under which the employer may be required to provide the missing information and subject to sanction if it does not. That redress should be subject to a procedure by which the employer is notified that information is missing and has 1530 days in which to supply complete and correct information. __________________ 41 SWD(2017)205 final, page 26.
Amendment 286 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) An extensive system of enforcement provisions for the social acquis in the Union has been adopted since Directive 91/533/EEC, notably in the fields of anti-discrimination and equal opportunities, elements of which should be applied to this Directive in order to ensure that workeremployees have access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation, reflecting the Principle 7 of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Amendment 287 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Specifically, having regard to the fundamental nature of the right to effective legal protection, workeremployees should continue to enjoy such protection even after the end of the employment relationship giving rise to an alleged breach of the worker'semployment rights under this Directive.
Amendment 290 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) WorkerEmployees exercising rights provided for in this Directive should enjoy protection from dismissal or equivalent detriment (such as an on-demand workeremployee no longer being assigned work) or any preparations for a possible dismissal, on the grounds that they sought to exercise such rights. Where workeremployees consider that they have been dismissed or have suffered equivalent detriment on those grounds, workeremployees and competent authorities should be able to require the employer to provide duly substantiated grounds for the dismissal or equivalent measure.
Amendment 293 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The burden of proof that there has been no dismissal or equivalent detriment on the grounds that workeremployees have exercised their rights provided for in this Directive, should fall on employers when workeremployees establish, before a court or other competent authority, facts from which it may be presumed that they have been dismissed, or have been subject to measures with equivalent effect, on such grounds.
Amendment 303 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) This Directive lays down minimum requirements, thus leaving untouched Member States' prerogative to introduce and maintain more favourable provisions. Rights acquired under the existing legal framework should continue to apply, unless more favourable provisions are introduced by this Directive. The implementation of this Directive cannot be used to reduce existing rights set out in existing national or Union legislation in this field nor can it constitute valid grounds for reducing the general level of protection afforded to workeremployees in the field covered by this Directive.
Amendment 329 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive lays down minimum rights that apply to every workeremployee in the Union.
Amendment 339 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may decide not to apply the obligations in this Directive to workeremployees who have an employment relationship equal to or less than 8 hours in total in a reference period of one month. Time worked with all employers forming or belonging to the same enterprise, group or entity shall count towards that 8 hour period.
Amendment 382 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘workeremployee’ means a natural person who for a certain period of time performs services for and under the direction of another person in return for remuneration or as defined by the Member State;
Amendment 396 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘employer’ means one or more natural or legal person(s) who is or are directly or indirectly party to an employment relationship with a workern employee;
Amendment 402 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘employment relationship’ means the work relationship between workeremployees and employers as defined above;
Amendment 416 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that employers are required to inform workeremployees of the essential aspects of the employment relationship.
Amendment 426 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the place of work; where there is no fixed or main place of work, the principle that the workeremployee is employed at various places or is free to determine his or her place of work, and the registered place of business or, where appropriate, the domicile of the employer;
Amendment 427 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) (i) the title, grade, nature or category of the work for which the workeremployee is employed; or (ii) a brief specification or description of the work;
Amendment 441 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the amount of paid leave to which the workeremployee is entitled or, where this cannot be indicated when the information is given, the procedures for allocating and determining such leave;
Amendment 450 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) the procedure, including the length of the period of notice, to be observed by the employer and the workeremployee should their employment relationship be terminated or, where the length of the period of notice cannot be indicated when the information is given, the method for determining such period of notice;
Amendment 459 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the initial basic amount, any other component elements, the frequency and method of payment of the remuneration to which the workeremployee is entitled;
Amendment 463 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point k
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) if the work schedule is entirely or mostly not variable, the length of the worker’employees standard working day or week and any arrangements for overtime and its remuneration;
Amendment 473 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point l – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point l – point i
(i) the reference hours and days within which the workeremployee may be required to work;
Amendment 476 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point l – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point l – point ii
(ii) the minimum advance notice the workeremployee shall receive before the start of a work assignment;
Amendment 488 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point m
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point m
(m) any collective agreements governing the worker’employees conditions of work; in the case of collective agreements concluded outside the business by special joint bodies or institutions, the name of the competent body or joint institution within which the agreements were concluded;
Amendment 526 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The information referred to in Article 3(2) shall in accordance with national law and practice be provided individually to the workeremployee in the form of a document at the latest on the first day of the employment relationship. That document may be provided and transmitted electronically as long as it is easily accessible by the workeremployee and can be stored and printed.
Amendment 546 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay develop templates and models for the document referred to in paragraph 1 and put them at the disposal of workeremployees and employers including by making them available on a single official national website and by other suitable means.
Amendment 557 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that any change in the aspects of the employment relationship referred to in Article 3(2) and to the additional information for workers posted or sent abroad in Article 6 shall be provided in the form of a document by the employer to the workeremployee at the earliest opportunity and at the latest on the day it takes effect.
Amendment 568 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6
Article 6
Additional information for workers posted 1. where a worker is required to work in a Member State or third country other than the Member State in which he or she habitually works, the document referred to in Article 4(1) shall be provided before his or her departure and shall include at least the following additional information: (a) the country or countries in which the work abroad is to be performed and its duration; (b) the currency to be used for the payment of remuneration; (c) where applicable, the benefits in cash or kind attendant on the work assignment(s), which includes in the case of posted workers covered by Directive 96/71/EC any allowances specific to posting and any arrangements for reimbursing expenditure on travel, board and lodging; (d) governing the worker’s repatriation. 2. the worker sent abroad is a posted worker covered by Directive 96/71/EC, he or she shall in addition be notified of: (a) worker is entitled in accordance with the applicable law of the host Member State; (b) website(s) developed by the host Member State(s) pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2014/67/EU. 3. paragraph 1(b) and 2(a) may, where appropriate, be given in the form of a reference to the laws, regulations and administrative or statutory provisions or collective agreements governing those particular points. 4. otherwise, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply if the duration of each work period outside the Member State in which the worker habitually works is four consecutive weeks or less.rticle 6 deleted or sent abroad Member States shall ensure that, where applicable, the conditions Member States shall ensure that, if the remuneration to which the the link to the official national The information referred to in Unless Member States provide
Amendment 605 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 617 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may provide for longer probationary periods in cases where this is justified by the nature of the employment or is in the interest of the worker or where the probationary is not linked to employment protections including dismissal and redundancy protection.
Amendment 637 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that an employer shall not prohibit workeremployees from taking up employment with other employers, outside the work schedule established with that employer.
Amendment 662 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that where a workern employee's work schedule is entirely or mostly variable and entirely or mostly determined by the employer, the workeremployee may be required to work by the employer only:
Amendment 666 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) if work takes place within predetermined reference hours and reference days, established in writing at the start of the employment relationship, in accordance with Article 3(2)(l)(i), or in accordance with Union law and national law and practice, and
Amendment 673 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) if the workeremployee is informed by their employer of a work assignment a reasonable period in advance, in accordance with Article 3(2)(l)(ii).
Amendment 714 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that workeremployees with at least six months' senioritycontinuous service with the same employer may request a form of employment with more predictable and secure working conditions where available.
Amendment 727 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The employer shall provide a written reply within one month of the request. With respect to natural persons acting as employers and micro, small, or medium enterprises, Member States may provide for that deadline to be extended to no more than three months and allow for an oral reply to a subsequent similar request submitted by the same workeremployee if the justification for the reply as regards the situation of the workeremployee remains unchanged.
Amendment 743 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that where employeres are required by their employers, Union or national legislation or relevant collective agreements to providundertake training to win orkders to carry out the work for which they are employed, such training shall be provided cost-free to the workeremployee.
Amendment 768 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Member States may allow social partners to conclude collective agreements, in conformity with the national law or practice, which, while respecting the overall protection of workeremployees, establish arrangements concerning the working conditions of workeremployees which differ from those referred to in Articles 7 to 11.
Amendment 788 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that, where a workern employee has not received in due time, as defined by national law and practice, all or part of the documents referred to in Article 4(1), Article 5, or Article 65, and the employer has failed to rectify that omission within 1530 days of its notification, one of the following systems shall apply:
Amendment 794 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the worker shall benefit from favourable presumptions defined by the Member State. Where the information provided did not include the information referred to in points (e), (f), (k) or (l) of Article 3(2), the favourable presumptions shall include a presumption that the worker has an open-ended employment relationship, that there is no probationary period or that the worker has a full-time position, respectivelywhere the information provided did not include the information referred to Article 3(2), the employee shall benefit from favourable presumptions defined by the Member State. Employers shall have the possibility to rebut the presumptions; or
Amendment 807 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the workeremployee shall have the possibility to submit a complaint to a competent authority in a timely manner. If the competent authority finds that the complaint is justified, it shall order the relevant employer(s) to provide the missing information. If the employer does not provide the missing information within 1530 days following receipt of the order, the authority shall be able to impose an appropriate administrative penalty, even if the employment relationship has ended. Employers shall have the possibility to lodge an administrative appeal against the decision imposing the penalty. Member States may designate existing bodies as competent authorities.
Amendment 815 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that workeremployees, including those whose employment relationship has ended, have access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation, in case of infringements of their rights arising from this Directive.
Amendment 825 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Member States shall introduce measures necessary to protect workeremployees, including workersthose who are employees' representatives, from any adverse treatment by the employer or adverse consequences resulting from a complaint lodged with the employer or from any legal proceedings initiated with the aim of enforcing compliance with the rights provided for in this Directive.
Amendment 832 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit the dismissal or its equivalent and all preparations for dismissal of workeremployees, on the grounds that they exercised the rights provided for in this Directive.
Amendment 843 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. WorkerEmployees who consider that they have been dismissed, or have been subject to measures with equivalent effect, on the grounds that they have exercised the rights provided for in this Directive may request the employer to provide duly substantiated grounds for the dismissal or its equivalent. The employer shall provide those grounds in writing.
Amendment 845 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, when workeremployees referred to in paragraph 2 establish, before a court or other competent authority, facts from which it may be presumed that there has been such dismissal or its equivalent, it shall be for the respondent to prove that the dismissal was based on grounds other than those referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 869 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall not constitute valid grounds for reducing the general level of protection already afforded to workeremployees within Member States.
Amendment 870 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall not affect Member States' prerogative to apply or to introduce laws, regulations or administrative provisions which are more favourable to workeremployees or to encourage or permit the application of collective agreements more favourable to workeremployees.
Amendment 871 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. This Directive is without prejudice to any other rights conferred on workeremployees by other legal acts of the Union.
Amendment 884 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
The rights and obligations set out in this Directive shall apply to existing employment relationships as from [entry into force date + 2 years]. However, employers shall provide or complement the documents referred to in Article 4(1), Article 5 and Article 65 only upon request of a workern employee. The absence of such request shall not have the effect of excluding workeremployees from the minimum rights established under this Directive.
Amendment 63 #
2017/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) A successful PEPP will help foster consumer savings for retirement, particularly in the more underdeveloped national pension markets. Believes however, that where domestic providers choose to offer a PEPP it is important to ensure that costs to the consumer are balanced in order to lower or eradicate disincentives to save.
Amendment 26 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In order to create a safe, efficient and socially responsible road transport sector and avoid undue restrictions to the freedom to provide cross-border road transport services it is necessary to ensure adequate working conditions and social protection for drivers, on the one hand, and suitable business and fair competition conditionsa competitive business environment for operators, on the other.
Amendment 39 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Having evaluated the effectiveness and efficiency of the current Union social legislation in road transport, certain loopholes in the existing provisions and deficiencies in their enforcement were identified. Furthermore a number of discrepancies exist between Member States in interpretation, application and implementation of the rules which have generated high administrative burdens for non-resident Union operations in particular. This creates legal uncertainty and unequal treatment of drivers and operators, which is detrimental to the working, social and competition conditions in the sector.
Amendment 44 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Adequate, effective and consistent enforcement of the working time provisions is crucial for protecting the working conditions of drivers and preventing the distortions of competition resulting from non-compliance. Therefore it is desirable to extend the existing uniform enforcement requirements set out in Directive 2006/22/EC to controlling compliance with the working time provisions set out in Directive 2002/15/EU. In order to ensure proportionality, the checks as outlined in Directive 2002/15/EU must be required to take place only at the operators’ premises and not as part of other roadside checks.
Amendment 80 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Such balanced criteria should be based on a concept of a sufficient link of a driver with a territory of a host Member State. Therefore, a proportionate and realistic time threshold should be established, beyond which the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State shall apply in case of international transport operations. This time threshold should not apply to cabotage operations as defined by Regulations 1072/200918 and 1073/200919 since the entire transport operation is taking place in a host Member State. As a consequence the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State should apply to cabotage irrespective of the frequency and duration of the operations carried out by a driver. __________________ 18 Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72). 19Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services, and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p.88)
Amendment 90 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure effective and efficient enforcement of the sector-specific rules on posting of workers and to avoid disproportionate administrative burdens for non-resident operators sector, specific administrative and control requirements should be established in the road transport sector, taking full advantage of existing control tools such as the digital tachograph. In line with the principle of proportionality, additional control requirements should take place at the operators' premises and not during other roadside checks.
Amendment 101 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
These checks shall cover each year a large and representative cross-section of mobile workers, drivers, undertakings and vehicles falling within the scope of Regulations (EC) No 561/2006 and (EU) No 165/2014 and of mobile workers and drivers falling withing the scope of Directive 2002/15/EC. which shall take place at the operators' premises;
Amendment 121 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 1
Member State shall submit the information requested by other Member States pursuant to paragraph 1(b) of this Article within 25 working days from the receipt of the request in cases requiring in-depth examination or involving checks at premises of the undertakings concerned. A shorter or longer time limit may be mutually agreed between the Member States. In urgent cases or cases requiring simple consultation of registers, such as of a risk rating system, the requested information shall be submitted within three working days.
Amendment 134 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Directive 2006/22/EC
Annex I – Part A – point 6
Annex I – Part A – point 6
Amendment 174 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall not apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC to drivers in the road transport sector employed by undertakings referred to in Article 1(3)(a) of that Directive, when performingDirective 96/71/EC or Directive 2014/67/EU to international carriage operations as defined by Regulations 1072/2009 and 1073/2009 where the period of posting to their territory to perform these operations is shorter than or equal to 37 consecutive working days during a period of one calendar month in the territory of the Member State of destination.
Amendment 192 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
When the period of posting is longer than 3 days7 consecutive working days in the territory of the Member State of destination, Member States shall apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC for the entire period of posting to their territory during the period of one calendar month referred to in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 224 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) a daily working period shorter than sixnine hours spent in the territory of a host Member State shall be considered as half a day;
Amendment 230 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) a daily working period of sixnine hours or more spent in the territory of a host Member State shall be considered as a full day;
Amendment 232 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) breaks and rest periods as well as periods of availability spent in the territory of a host Member State shall be considered as working period.
Amendment 273 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a – point iv
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a – point iv
(iv) the anticipated duration, envisaged beginning and end date of the posting;
Amendment 286 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) an obligation for the driveoperator to keep and make available, where requested at the roadside controlithin 14 days of receiving a request, in paper or electronic form, a copy of the postingsimple declaration as submitted and evidence of transport operation taking place in the host Member State, such as an electronic consignment note (e-CMR) or evidence referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 308 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) an obligation for the driveoperator to keep and make available, where requested at the roadside controlithin 14 days of receiving a request, in paper or electronic form, a copy of the employment contract of the driver concerned or an equivalent document within the meaning of Article 3 of Council Directive 91/533/EEC20 , translated into one of the official languages of the host Member State or into English; __________________ 20 Council Directive 91/533/EEC of 14 October 1991 on an employer's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship (OJ L 288, 18.10.1991, p. 32)
Amendment 318 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) an obligation for the driveoperator to make available, where requested at the roadside controlithin 14 days of receiving a request, in paper or electronic form, a copy of payslips for the last two months; during thea roadside check, the driver shall be allowed to contact the head office, the transport manager or any other person or entity which may provide this copy;
Amendment 326 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point f
(f) an obligation for the road transport operator to deliver, after the period of posting, in paper or electronic form, copies of documents referred to in points (b), (c) and (e), at the request of the authorities of the host Member State within a reasonable period of time14 days;
Amendment 55 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The European Solidarity Corps would provide a single entry point for solidarity activities throughout the Union. Consistency and complementarity of that framework should be ensured with other relevant Union policies and programmes. The European Solidarity Corps should build on the strengths and synergies of existing programmes, notably the European Voluntary Service. It should also complement the efforts made by Member States to support young people and ease their school-to-work transition under the Youth Guarantee19, and should not jeopardise financing of the already existing relevant programmes in the area of solidarity. It should also complement the efforts made by Member States in the solidarity-related areas by providing them with additional opportunities to, for example, make a start on the labour market in the form of traineeships or jobs in solidarity-related areas within their respective Member State or across borders. Complementarity withbetween existing Union level networks pertinent to the activities under the European Solidarity Corps, such as the European Network of Public Employment Services, EURES and the Eurodesk network, should also be ensured. Furthermore, complementarity between existing related schemes, in particular nationalrelated schemes, in particular national solidarity schemes, civil society organizations active in the area of solidarity schemes and relevandt mobility schemes for young people, and the European Solidarity Corps should be ensured, building on good practices where appropriate. __________________ 19 Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee (2013/C 120/01).
Amendment 72 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Voluntary activities constitute a rich experience in a non-formal and informal learning context which enhances young people's personal, socio-educational and professional development, active citizenship and employability. Voluntary activities, offered by public or private authorities or participating organizations, should not have an adverse effect on potential or existing paid employment, nor should they be seen as a substitute for it. In order to ensure continuity with respect to the volunteering activities that are supported at Union level, the volunteering activities under the European Voluntary Service that fall within the geographical scope of the European Solidarity Corps should be supported by the latter in the form of cross-border volunteering placements. The other volunteering activities under the European Voluntary Service that do not fall under the geographical scope of the European Solidarity Corps should continue to be supported under the Programme established by Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing 'Erasmus+': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport20 . With respect to the interpretation of related legislation at Union level, both the cross-border volunteering placements under the European Solidarity Corps and the volunteering activities that continue to be supported under Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 should be considered equivalent to those carried out under the European Voluntary Service. __________________ 20 Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing 'Erasmus+': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions No 1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC, OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 50.
Amendment 78 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Traineeships and jobs in solidarity- related areas can offer additional opportunities for young people to make a startincrease their chances on the labour market while contributing to addressing key societal challenges. This can help foster the employability and productivity of young people while easing their transition from education to employment, which is key to enhancing their chances on the labour market. The traineeship placements offered under the European Solidarity Corps should be remunerated by the participating organisation and follow the quality principles outlined in the Council Recommendation on establishing a Quality Framework for Traineeships of 10 March 201421 . The traineeships and jobs offered should constitute a stepping stone for young people to enter the labour market and shcould therefore be accompanied by adequate post- placement support in relation to their participation in the European Solidarity Corps. The traineeship and job placements should be facilitated by relevant labour market actors, in particular public and private employment services, social partners and Chambers of Commerce. As participating organisations, they should be able to apply for funding via the competent implementing structure of the European Solidarity Corps in view of intermediating between the young participants and employers offering traineeship and job placements in solidarity sectors. __________________ 21 Council Recommendation of 10 March 2014 on a Quality Framework for Traineeships, OJ C 88, 27.3.2014, p. 1.
Amendment 82 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Young people’s spirit of initiative is an important asset for society and for the labour market. The European Solidarity Corps should contribute to fostering this aspect by offering young people the opportunity to devise and implement their own projects aimed at addressing specificunmet challenges to the benefit of their local communities. Those projects should be an opportunity to try out ideas and support young people to be themselves drivers of solidarity actions. They could also serve as a springboard for further engagement in solidarity activities and could be a first step towards encouraging European Solidarity Corps participants to engage in self-employment or setting up associations, NGOture self-employment and engagement in various for other bodies active in the solidarity, non-profit and youth sectorms of solidarity activities.
Amendment 93 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Particular attention should be paid to ensuring the quality of the placements and other opportunities offered under the European Solidarity Corps, in particular by offering adequate training, language support, insurance, and administrative and post- placement support to participantsupport in relation to their participation in the European Solidarity Corps as well as the validation of the knowledge, skills and competences acquired through their European Solidarity Corps experience.
Amendment 110 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) A European Solidarity Corps Portal should continuously be developed in order to ensure easy and accessible entry to the European Solidarity Corps and to provide a one-stop shop for both interested individuals and organisations as regards, inter alia, registration, identification and matching of profiles and opportunities, networking and virtual exchanges, online training, language and post-placement support as well as other usefulin relation to their participation in the European Solidarity Corps as well as other useful, objectively justifiable functionalities, which may arise in the future.
Amendment 147 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) “solidarity activity” means an activity aimed at addressing unmet societal needs to the benefit of a community while also fostering the individual’s personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, which may take the form of placements, projects or networking activities with a European and international dimension, developed in relation to different areas, such as education and training, employment, gender equality, entrepreneurship, in particular social entrepreneurship, citizenship and democratic participation, environment and nature protection, climate action, disaster prevention, preparedness and recovery, agriculture and rural development, provision of food and non-food items, health and wellbeing, creativity and culture, physical education and sport, social assistance and welfare, reception and integration of third-country nationals, territorial cooperation and cohesion;
Amendment 141 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to provide greater possibility for parents to use parental leave as their children grow up, the right to parental leave should be granted until the child is at least twelve years old. Member States should be able to specify the period of notice to be given by the worker to the employer when applying for parental leave and to decide whether the right to parental leave may be subject to a certain period of service, taking into account the specific conditions in micro, small- and medium- size businesses. In view of the growing diversity of contractual arrangements, the sum of successive fixed-term contracts with the same employer should be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the period of service. To balance the needs of workers with those of employers, Member States should also be able to decide whether they define if the employer may be allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave under certainobjective circumstances. In such cases, the employer should provide written justification for the postponement. Given that flexibility makes it more likely that second parents, in particular fathers, will take up their entitlement to such leave, workers should be able to request to take parental leave on a full-time or part-time basis or in other flexible forms. It should be up to the employer whether or not to accept such a request for parental leave in other flexible forms than full-time. Member States should also assess if the conditions and detailed arrangements of parental leave should be adapted to the specific needs of parents in particularly disadvantaged situations, in particular with regard to children with disabilities, serious medical condition, or illness.
Amendment 195 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) To increase the incentives for workers with children and caring responsibilities, men in particular, to take the periods of leave provided for in this Directive, they should have the right to an adequate allowance while on leave. The level of the allowance should be defined by the Member State and should be at least equivalent to what the worker concerned would receive in case of sick leave. Member States should take into account the importance of the continuity of the entitlements to social security, including healthcare.
Amendment 209 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to encourage working parents and carers to remain in the work force, those workers should be able to adapt their working schedules to their personal needs and preferences. Working parents and carers should therefore be able to request flexible working arrangements, meaning the possibility for workers to adjust their working patterns, including through the use of remote working arrangements, flexible working schedules, or a reduction in working hours, for caring purposes. In order to address the needs of workers and employers, it should be possible for Member States to limit the duration of flexible working arrangements, including a reduction in working hours. While working part-time has been shown to be useful in allowing some women to remain in the labour market after having children, long periods of reduced working hours may lead to lower social security contributions translating into reduced or non-existing pension entitlements. The ultimate decision as to whether or not to accept a worker’s request for flexible working arrangements should lie with the employer and should take into account the constrains to the working arrangements and planning for the micro, small and medium enterprises, Specific circumstances underlying the need for flexible working arrangements can change. Workers should therefore not only have the right to return to their original working patterns at the end of a givenmutually agreed period, but should also be able to request to do so at any time where a change in the underlying circumstances so requires.
Amendment 252 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) This Directive should avoid imposing administrative, financial and legal constraints in a way which would hold back the creation and development of small and medium-sized undertakings. Member States are therefore invited to regularly assess the impact of their transposition act on SMEs in order to make sure that SMEs are not disproportionately affected, with specific attention for micro- and small enterprises and for administrative burden, in particular the changes in work organisation.
Amendment 603 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12
Article 12
Amendment 28 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Directive 2004/37/EC aims to protect workers against risks to their health and safety from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at the workplace and lays down minimum requirements to that effect including limit values, on the basis of the available scientific and technical data and the availability of suitable measurement techniques in the workplace.
Amendment 42 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Where a limit value has been established for a carcinogen or mutagen, workers' exposure should always be reduced as far as technically possible below that limit value set.
Amendment 43 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) The development and implementation of good practices by signatories of the NEPSi social agreement1a has proven to be the most efficient in preventing risks linked to the use of respirable crystalline silica. In order to maintain and further promote these good practices, it is necessary to avoid inconsistencies and overlap between the two approaches (NEPSi social agreement and Directive 20040/37/EC) by exempting companies implementing NEPSi good practices from the application of obligations under Chapter II of that Directive. However, all sites concerned shall remain subject to the exposure limit set out in Article 5 paragraph 4 of that Directive. __________________ 1a OJ 2006/C279/02
Amendment 53 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The Commission should evaluate, using the most up to date scientific and socio-economic data, the need to extend the application of the measures for the protection of health and safety of workers contained in the Directive 2004/37/EC to Diesel Exhaust Emissions (DEEs).
Amendment 80 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In order to take into account technical progress and scientific developments after the adoption of this Directive, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the modification of the limit values established in Annex III to Directive 2004/37/EC;
Amendment 84 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
(-1) The following Article is added: “Article 16a Diesel Exhaust Emissions By 30 June 2019, the Commission shall, in consultation with the Member States and the social partners, undertake further work to assess the possibility of setting a limit value for Diesel Exhaust Emissions (DEEs) in order to better protect workers. Based on the outcome of this assessment, the Commission shall propose, where appropriate, necessary amendments and modifications to the scope of this Directive in relation to DEEs.”
Amendment 85 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 16 b (new)
Article 16 b (new)
(-1a) The following Article is added: ”Article 16b The implementation of good practices provided by social partner agreement on "Workers health protection through the good handling and use of crystalline and products containing it"1a establishes a presumption of conformity with the employer obligations set out in Chapter II of this Directive, with the exception of the obligations set out in Article 5 paragraph 4. __________________ 1a OJ 2006/C279/02”
Amendment 146 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recognises that women continue to be under represented in the labour market; believes in this regard that flexible employment contracts including voluntary temporary and part-time contracts can play an important role in increasing the levels of participation from groups that might otherwise have been excluded from the labour market including women;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU),
Amendment 4 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Eurofound Industrial Relations Dictionary1a, __________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observa tories/eurwork/industrial-relations- dictionary
Amendment 5 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
– having regard to the European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work,
Amendment 6 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
Amendment 6 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the geography, topography and accessibility of the land, in particular in mountainous areas, necessarily make employment and working condopportunitiones in the farming industry very problematic and insecureourism and hospitality;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas these inherent problems are compounded by short-term factors, such as economic uncertainties and unpredictable weather, which, as can be seen today, make the situation of workers in the farming industry all the more difficulteconomic uncertainties and unpredictable weather can make farming difficult; whereas agriculture must be allowed to adapt to meet challenging circumstances using all technological solutions available;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas non-standard, atypical forms of employment have been emerging, whereby the number of workers with – often involuntary – fixed termed and part- time contracts has increased considerably in the EU over the past 15 years; whereas across the EU, new forms of employment are emerging that are different from traditional standard or non-standard employment acrossin a number of sectors has shifted to non-standard or atypical forms ofways with some transforming the relationship between the employment,er and wthereas, if this trend continues, it is likely that the risk of precariousness will increase8 ; __________________ 8 Study for the EMPL Committee on precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdf employee, and with others changing the working pattern and organisation of work, and some doing both;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on Member States to exchange best practice and to consider new innovative ways of developing an adaptable and flexible labour market to meet the challenges of a rural economy;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the specific case of seasonal workers, whose working conditions are particularlycan sometimes be precarious; understands ‘seasonal workers’ to be workers who have entered into open-ended or fixed-term employment contracts, the duration and renewal of which are contingent to a major degree on seasonal factors, such as the changing weather, public holidays and/or the timing of harvests; calls on the Commission and the Member States to regulate the srecognizes the positive and valued contribution made to locial and legal status of seasonal workers and to provide them with social security covgriculture, the forestry sector and tourism by seasonal workers;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the new forms of employment that are emerging are blurring the boundary between dependent employment and self-employment9 , leading to a decline in the quality of employment and the rise ofit is important that a distinction is made between the new forms of employment that are emerging and the existence of involuntary employment contracts and bogus self- employment; __________________ 9ILO report of 2016 on Building a social pillar for European convergence.
Amendment 52 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that Directive 2014/36/EU on the conditions of entry and stay of third- country nationals for the purpose of employment as seasonal workers establishes a minimum standard of rights covering accommodation, pay and dismissal, working hours, leave and holidays;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas increases in employment rates mask the insufficient and socially inadequate response to the economic crisis, promoting precarious forms of employment such as zero-hour contracts, bogus self-employment and involuntary part-time jobs, which do not provide workers with either a decent living or full labourbogus self-employment, undeclared work and involuntary employment contracts undermine employment rights;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that young people and women have particular difficulty in finding jobs in rural areas or starting a farm of their own; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that funding for young farmers and support programmes for women in rural areas guarantee high- quality jobs with fair wagstresses the importance of investment in ICT in rural areas which is crucial in keeping rural communities connected to the global world; crucial for those who are job- seeking; crucial for those looking to start their own business and crucial to those who live in the most isolated parts of our rural communities;
Amendment 72 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas part-time employment had never declined since the crisis, and full- time employment is still below its 2008 pre-crisis level;in 2015 around 8 in every 10 persons employed in the EU whereas the number of people working full-time in the second quarter of 2016 remained 2.5 % below the figure for 2008, while part-time employment increased by 11.1 % in the same period10 ; __________________ 10 working full-time and 2 in 10 part-time; 1a __________________ ESDE Quarterly Review autumn 2016. 1a http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/29 95521/7311566/3-19052016-BP- EN.pdf/35ed90ae-24ab-4d0b-b42f- f267f7490a9d
Amendment 74 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on industry to take up all opportunities arising from innovation to develop precision farming which is accessible to all thus empowering people with disabilities, promoting gender equality and broadening the skills base and employment opportunities in rural communities;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to put into practice the recommendations set out in the Andrieu report (‘How can the CAP improve job creation in rural areas?’), which was adopted by Parliament on 27 October 2016, and in particular that concerning the mobilisation of funds from the EAFRD in an effort to develop a genuine socialbuoyant market economy in rural areas;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
I. Towards a definition of decent workflexible employment market;
Amendment 95 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. UnderstandsRecognises that there is no shared definition of the various types of employment contract across Member States, understands however that standard employment tocan mean full-time and part- time, regular employment on the basis of open-ended contracts, and non- standard or atypical forms of employment tocan include, i.a., marginal part-time work, temporary agency work, fixed-term contract work, zero-hour contracts, internships that are not part of an education programme, and informal or undeclaredand seasonal work;
Amendment 103 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that women continue to be under represented in the labour market; believes in this regard that flexible employment contracts including voluntary temporary and part-time contracts including job sharing can play an important role in increasing the levels of participation from groups that might otherwise have been excluded from the labour market including women;
Amendment 107 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Firmly believes that flexibility in the labour market is not about eroding workers’ rights in exchange for productivity and competitiveness, it is about successfully balancing workers protection with the ability for individuals and employers to agree ways of working that suit both their needs;
Amendment 108 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 162 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. EndorsNotes the ILO definition of decent work which states that: ‘Decent work is work that is productive and delivers a fair income, with a safe workplace and social protection, better prospects for personal development and social integration, freedom for people to express their concerns, organize and participate in the decisions that affect their lives and equality of opportunity and treatment for all women and men’12 ; __________________ 12 ILO report of 14 November 2016 on non-standard employment around the world, http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/boo ks/WCMS_534326/lang--en/index.htm.
Amendment 166 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 181 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase in non-standard forms of employment trends that will intensify unless new regulation is put into place; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that work being transformed through digitalisation, and new employment being created as a result of it, is decthe world of work which can include for example casual work, ICT-based mobile work, crowd employment, portfolio work and collaborative employment;
Amendment 199 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that prundeclarious ed work and bogus self-employment conditionswill have a long- term effect on social security protection and pensions, and place workers at greater risk of poverty, social exclusion and deterioration of their fundamental rights;
Amendment 209 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. StresRecognises that social protection, and protection by collective agreements and collective bargaining, should be available to all workers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee effective protection for workers who perform work in the context of an employment relationship, and a comprehensive policy response that includes policies towards reducing and ultimately eradicating precarious work; calls for policies that empower workers by strengthening social dialogue and promoting the extension of collective bargaining, ensuring that all workers can access and exercise tmany Member States have already put in place effective measures to tackle undeclared work and bogus self-employment particularly in relation to labour market, tax and employment law abuses by ensuring that the employers of undeclared workers face tougheir right to associate, and to bargain collectively, freely and without fearenforcement action and stronger penalties;
Amendment 224 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 243 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to combat non-standard, atypical and precariousundeclared work, bogus self-employment and all forms of illegal employment, in line with the ILO Decent Work Agenda and the European Social Charter practices which undermine workers’ rights and Member States social security systems;
Amendment 265 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 266 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the need for public investments promoting upwards convergence, the social cohesion of the Union and the creation of decent workCalls on the Member States together with the Commission to exchange best practice on developing a system of targeted enforcement to ensure that emerging employment models do not come at the expense of workers’ rights;
Amendment 282 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 308 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure effective protection to workers especially affected by uncertainty and precariousness, giving special priority to women workers, young workers, older workers, workers in the informal economy, migrant workers and workers with disabilitievulnerable workers;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2206(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the ongoing evaluation and fitness check of the EU Agencies under the remit of DG EMPL with a planned completion date in December 2017; takes the view that these evaluations should contribute to informed decisions of the EP regarding the effectiveness and impact of agencies' contributions;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2206(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the need to exploit synergies in overlapping activities of the four agencies, as well as between the agencies and the Commission itself and to avoid duplication of work;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2161(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes the need for clear orientation and direction of the Centre, to further develop personnel management system and to closely link activities to indicators in order to improve the overall performance of the agency;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern that the estimated error level in the policy area of economic, social and territorial cohesion is 5,2%, which represents a small decrease of 0,5% from last year but is still unacceptably high and remains far from the target of 2%;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, by the end of 2015, fewer than 20% of the national authorities responsible for the European Structural and Investment Funds (“ESIF”) had been designated and that, consequently, there is a risk that delays in budgetary execution for the 2014 to 2020 programming period will be greater than those in the 2007-2013 period; calls on the Commission to take necessary precautions to ensure that these foreseen delays do not give rise to the same budgetary complications that were seen at the end of the previous programming period;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. NotWelcomes the ECA recommendation that the Commission fundamentally reconsiders the design and delivery mechanism for the ESIFs when making its legislative proposal for the next programming period and takes into account the suggestions of the high level simplification group;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of including EU funding programmes in their Annual Burden Survey as agreed in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-making of 13 April 2016;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Highlights that the introduction of Annual Burden Reduction Targets that include EU funding programmes would increase compliance and therefore contribute to a reduction in the error rate;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Is concerned with the shortcomings in relation to information provided by the Member States concerning key aspects included in their national Youth Guarantee Implementation Plans; notes that examples of shortcomings include inadequate monitoring and reporting arrangements for the Youth Guarantee scheme;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Welcomes the increased focus on results under the current programming period; considers, however, that further developing result indicators and monitoring systems would contribute to sound financial accountability and increase the efficiency of future operating programmes;
Amendment 900 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 15 – paragraph 1
Rule 15 – paragraph 1
The President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors shall be elected by secret ballot, in accordance with Rule 182. Nominations shall be with consent. They may only be made by a political group or by at least 40 Members. However, if the number of nominations does not exceed the number of seats to be filled, the candidates may be elected by acclamation. Members shall be permitted to serve a maximum of two terms in the office of President pursuant to Rule 19(1), regardless of whether they are served consecutively or not.
Amendment 56 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to Eurofound’s European Industrial Relation Dictionary,
Amendment 57 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
Amendment 94 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union needs a paradigm shift towards a strong European social model based onconsists of 28 social models all of which to seek to deliver solidarity, social justice, a fair distribution of wealth, gender equality, a high-quality public education system, quality employment and sustainable growth - a model that ensures; whereas the EU can add value to these models by supporting and encouraging new initiatives that will deliver good social protection for all, empowers vulnerable groups, enhances participation in civil and political life, and improves the living standards for all citizens, delivering on the objectives and rights set out in the EU Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Social Charter;
Amendment 130 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Commission is expected to come forwhas set out that the purpose of the Social Pillard ins the spring of 2017 with a proposal for a binding European Pillar of Social Righto support well-functioning and fair labour markets and welfare systems within the Eurozone Member States;
Amendment 146 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas the provision and management of social security systems are a Member State competence which the Union coordinates but does not harmonise;
Amendment 152 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. Whereas the setting of wages is a Member State competence;
Amendment 159 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) cannot be limited to a declaration of principles or good intentions but must consist of real matter (legislation, policy-making mechanisms and financial instruments), delivering positive impact on citizens’ lives in the short term and enabling support for European construction in the 21st century by effectively upholding social rights and Treaty objectives, strengthening cohesion and upward convergence, and helping to complete EMUhelp to measure the employment and social performance of participating Member States, to drive reforms at national level and, to drive convergence within Eurozone Member States;
Amendment 223 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Amendment 228 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 260 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises the Commissions intention to modernise the existing acquis; believes that in the context of the Better Regulation Agenda, it is important to ensure that EU legislation remains fit for purpose given the rapid change of the world of work, societal developments and scientific knowledge over the last decade;
Amendment 268 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers that, where the need for action at EU level in the area of employment and social affairs has been clearly identified and fully respects the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, that a set of indicators to identify the full compliance costs as well as administrative costs of any such legislative act should be applied in order to better assess its impact;
Amendment 271 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 277 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Calls for decisive steps towards legal certainty on what constitutes ‘employment’, also for work intermediated by digital platforms; underlines that open-ended contracts should remain the norm githe Commission to use measures including the use of benchmarks, and to review, update and improven their importance for socio-economic security; calls for the directive on fair working conditions to include relevant minimum standards to be ensured in more precarious forms of employment, in particular: enforcement of existing pieces of legislation in order to help Member States address the emerging opportunities and challenges;
Amendment 300 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a
Paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 320 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b
Paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 336 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
Paragraph 4 – point c
Amendment 357 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need for renewedHighlights the Commissions intention to promote upward social convergence in wages throughout the EU; calls on the Commission to actively support a wider coverage for collective bargaining;encourage Member States to considers that to ensure decente benefits of developing policies on living wages, and minimum wages set at a decent level are necessary; recommends the establishment of national wage floors through legislation or collective bargaining, with the objective of attaining at least 60 % of the respe; Stresses the importance of the exchange of best practivce national average wagein this regard;
Amendment 387 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 404 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Eagerly awaits the outcome of the public consultation on the Working Time Directive; believes that the Commission should produce its detailed impact assessment on the Directive as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 407 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of collective rights; expects the Commission to step up concrete support for strengthening social dialogue in Member States and sectors where it is weak owing to the prolonged crisis or the prevalence of non-standard forms of employmentEncourages the Commission to work with Member States to promote both competitiveness and fairness by for example strengthening social dialogue;
Amendment 461 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a clear distinction between workers, job seekers and the economically inactive based on recent Court of Justice case law, which upheld the fundamental principle that the right to freedom of movement does not give automatic entitlement to social benefits;
Amendment 506 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 537 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for a European framework forMember States to consider the strong socio-economic arguments in favour of introducing minimum income schemes; highlights the importance of such schemes for maintaining human dignity as well as their role as a form of social investments enabling people to undertake training and/or look for work;
Amendment 570 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 588 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers child poverty to be a major issue on which Europe should ‘act big’; calls for the swift implementation of a Child Guarantee in all Member States, so that every child now living in poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and proper nutritionthe Member States and the EU should take urgent action; Reminds the Commission and the Member States of the EU agenda for the rights of the child which includes 11 concrete actions where the EU can contribute in an effective way to children's well-being and safety;
Amendment 609 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 629 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 652 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Supports a Skills Guarantee as a new right for everyone to acquire fundamental skills for the 21st century,Calls on Member States, local and regional authorities to identify a broad range of emerging industries and key growth sectors on which Member States should focus on developing their skills base including digital literacy; highlights this as an important social investment, requiring adequate financing;
Amendment 673 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 690 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point a
Paragraph 19 – point a
Amendment 705 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point b
Paragraph 19 – point b
Amendment 715 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Highlights that flexibility in the labour market must not come at the cost of worker rights; believes that balancing workers protection with the ability for individuals and employers to voluntarily agree ways of working that suit both their needs will increase levels of participation from groups that might otherwise have been excluded from the labour market;
Amendment 757 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point b
Paragraph 22 – point b
Amendment 779 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to set out new concretegether with the Member States to consider policy measures to ensure non- discrimination and equal opportunities;
Amendment 837 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to propose a clear roadmap that fully reflects the outcome of the public consultation and to consider the need for legislative updates, withdrawals and other measures that are necessary for full practical application of the EPSR; highlights that in cases of conflict of law, the horizontal social clause (Article 9 TFEU) should be properly applied;
Amendment 856 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – introductory part
Paragraph 26 – introductory part
26. Considers that the objective of upward social convergence should be underpinned by a set of targets, building on the Europe 2020 strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals and serving to guide the coordination of economic, employment and social policies in the EUparticipating Member States; believes that these targets could also form part of the Convergence Code currently being discussed for the euro area, and could be based on the following indicators which are directly affected by public policies:;
Amendment 865 #
Amendment 873 #
Amendment 879 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point c
Paragraph 26 – point c
Amendment 884 #
Amendment 890 #
Amendment 897 #
Amendment 899 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point g
Paragraph 26 – point g
Amendment 907 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point h
Paragraph 26 – point h
Amendment 914 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point i
Paragraph 26 – point i
Amendment 918 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point j
Paragraph 26 – point j
Amendment 935 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for a rebalancing of the European Semester so that the existing scoreboard of key employment and social indicators and the new Convergence Code are directly taken into account in formulating CSRs and the euro area recommendation as well as for the activation of EU instruments; urges a stronger role for the Macroeconomic Dialogue with social partners; considers ‘macro-social surveillance’ to be of great importance for avoiding that economic imbalances are reduced at the expense of worsening the employment and social situationfor the participating Member States;
Amendment 951 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 970 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 986 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – introductory part
Paragraph 30 – introductory part
30. Reiterates its call for the raising of the MFF 2014-20 ceilings in Believes that in the context of the on-going review of the MFF 2014 - 2020 that the principle of European added value must represent the cordner sto cope with increased needs; calls, in particular, for:ne of all expenditures and that EU funding should not be used to subsidise national approaches but to complement and enhance national programmes, reflecting a performance-based public budgeting model in which each budget line is accompanied by objectives and outputs to be measured;
Amendment 996 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point a
Paragraph 30 – point a
Amendment 1001 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point b
Paragraph 30 – point b
Amendment 1010 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point c
Paragraph 30 – point c
Amendment 1042 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 1056 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point a
Paragraph 32 – point a
Amendment 1071 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point b
Paragraph 32 – point b
Amendment 1084 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 1086 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 1094 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and theparticipating Member States to translate the EPSR into relevant external action, in particular by promoting the implementation of the UN SDGs, the ILO conventions and European social standards through trade agreements and strategic partnerships;
Amendment 1103 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Considers that the EPSR should be adopted in 2017 as a binding agreement between the European Parliament and the European Council, involving social partners at the highest level, and should before any initiatives are proposed under the EPSR, the outcome of the public consultation must be genuinely taken into accountain a clear roadmap for implementation, with concrete commitments and target dates and must fully respect the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas the Annual Burden Survey offers a unique opportunity to identify and monitor the results of EU efforts to avoid overregulation and reduce administrative burdens; believes in this regard that the Annual Burden Survey provides an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the added value of EU legislation and to provide transparency to our citizens;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the ‘Think Small First’ principle can play an important role in job creation and growth by reducing the cost of legislation to SMEs; encourages the Commission to consider how the needs of SMEs can be further taken into account when drafting legislation while continuing to ensure high standards of consumer, employee, health and environmental protection;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the Commission should, when presenting its Work Programme, in addition to the elements referred to in paragraph 8 of the new IIA, indicate evidence as to how the envisaged legislation is justifiable in the light of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and specify its European added value;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the Commission should urgently fulfil its commitment to reducing regulatory burdens in specific key sectors and propose sectors where specific policy areas could be returned to Member States;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the Impact Assessment (IA) Handbook, and if necessary its Rules of Procedure, to provide that an IA on substantive amendments can be requested by a Committee where it is supported by political groups representing at least 40 % of the members of the Committee; firmly believes that impact assessments on Parliament’s amendments will help to reinforce our position without replacing the political decision-making process;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that thorough impact assessments which comprehensively evaluate compliance with the principles of subsidiarity, and enhanced subsidiarity checks by all institutions are essential throughout the legislative process, particularly in light of the Pillar on Social Rights;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the new IIA’s provisions on impact assessments, notably the principle that they may inform but never be a substitute for political decisions or cause undue delays to the legislative process; recalls that the Commission, in the Small Business Act, made a commitment to implementing the ‘think small first’ principle in its policymaking, and that this includes the SME test to assess the impact of forthcoming legislation and administrative initiatives on SMEs27 ; recalls that in its decision of 9 March 2016 on the new IIA Parliament stated that the wording of the new IIA does not sufficiently commit the three Institutions to include SME and competitiveness tests in their impact assessments28 ; underlines that, throughout the legislative procedure and in all assessments of the impact of proposed legislation, particular attention must be paid to the potential impacts on competitiveness and those who have least opportunity to present their concerns to decision takers, including SMEs and others who do not have the advantage of easy access to the Institutions; stresses the importance of taking into account and paying attention to the needs of SMEs at all stages of the legislative cycle and expresses satisfaction that the Commission’s Better Regulation Guidelines prescribe that potential impacts on SMEs and competitiveness should be considered and reported systematically in all impact assessments; encourages the Commission to consider how the impact on SMEs can be better taken into account even better, including in connection with the European added value of a proposal, and intends to followmonitor this issue closely in the years to come; _________________ 27 See Parliament’s resolution of 27 November 2014 on the revision of the Commission’s impact assessment guidelines and the role of the SME test (OJ C 289, 9.8.2016, p. 53), paragraph 16. 28 See Parliament’s resolution of 9 March 2016 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 (Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0081), paragraph 4.
Amendment 46 #
2016/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to establish the ABS without delay, as it will play a key role in the implementation and application of EU legislation, in particular the scrutiny of Member States’ transposition of directives, and of all national measures that go beyond the provisions of EU legislation (‘gold-plating’) whilst bearing in mind that Member States are free to apply higher standards if only minimum standards are defined by Union law; Believes in this regard that the ABS provides an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the added value of EU legislation and to provide transparency to our citizens;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the inclusion of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality in the scope of impact assessments; stresses, in this regard, that impact assessments should always encompass a thorough and rigorous analysis of the compliance of a proposal with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and specify its European added valuethat they should also be carried out once legislation has been substantially amended;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Regrets that the IIA failed to recognise the importance and relevance of the innovation principle in all policy sectors including employment and social affairs; Calls on the Commission to assess the impact of legislation on innovation;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Expresses disappointment at the fact that many Commission proposals, including politically sensitive proposals, were not accompanied by impact assessments, in spite of the commitment made by the Commission in paragraph 13 of the new IIA; points out that experience from committees so far suggests that the quality and level of detail of impact assessments varies from the comprehensive to the rather superficial; points out that in the first phase of application of the new IIA, 20 of the 59 Commission proposals included in the 2017 joint declaration were not accompanied by impact assessments, which can lead to long delays in the legislative process due to unforeseen elements which were not considered by the Commission; recalls in this regard that, while it is in any case foreseen that initiatives which are expected to have a significant social, competitiveness, economic or environmental impact should be accompanied by an impact assessment, the initiatives included in the Commission Work Programme or in the joint declaration should, as a general rule,lways be accompanied by an thorough, evidence-based impact assessment;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. BNotes that the RSB is a welcome first step towards achieving an independent scrutiny board; believes that the new RSB must show more ambition; calls for an evaluation and follow-up of the independence of the RSB in fulfilling its role of supervising and providing objective advice on impact assessments;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to further clarify how it intends to assess the cost of non-Europe – inter alia the costs for producers, consumers, workers, administrations and the environment of not having harmonised legislation at European leveladopting Single Market legislation in specific sectors and where divergent national rules may cause extra costs for businesses and consumers and render policies less effective - (as referred to in paragraphs 10 and 12 of the new IIA); points out that such an assessment should not only be conducted in the event of sunset clauses, towards the end of a programme, or when a repeal is envisaged, but should also be considered in cases where action or legislation at EU level is not yet in place or under review;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that replacing the former Impact Assessment Board with the new Regulatory Scrutiny Board is a welcome first step to achieving an independent board; reiterates that the independence, transparency and objectiveness of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board and its work must be safeguarded and that the members of the Board should not be subjected to political control29 ; stresses the importance of ensuring that all of the Board’s opinions, including negative ones, are made public and accessible at the same time as the relevant impact assessments are published; believes that the new Regulatory Scrutiny Board must show more ambition; calls for an evaluation and follow-up of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board in fulfilling its role of supervising and providing objective advice on impact assessments; _________________ 29 See Parliament’s resolution of 27 November 2014, cited above, paragraph 12; Parliament decision of 9 March 2016, cited above, paragraph 6.
Amendment 60 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that Parliament’s Directorate for Impact Assessment and European Added Value, established within its administration, assists parliamentary committees and offers them a variety of services, for which sufficient resources must be available so as to ensure that Members and committees receive the best possible support available; notes with appreciation the fact that the Conferenceconsiders that these services should include subsidiarity and proportionality impact assessments and competitiveness tests; underlines that impact assessments should be made available in circumstances when political groups representing at least 40% of the number of members of Ca committee Chairs adopted anrequest an impact assessment and that such impact assessments are a valuable tool in negotiations; supports the updated version of the ‘Impact Assessment Handbook -– Guidelines for Committees’ on 12 September 2017;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for the Impact Assessment Handbook, and if necessary its Rules of Procedure, to provide that an impact assessment on substantive amendments can be requested by a committee where it is supported by political groups representing at least 40% of the number of members of that committee; firmly believes that impact assessments on Parliament’s amendments will help to reinforce its position without replacing the political decision-making process;
Amendment 63 #
2016/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. CReminds the Commission of its commitment in the IIA to burden reduction and calls onfor the Commission as a matter of urgency to come forward with proposals forestablishing targets for the reduction of burdens in key sectors. as soon as possible, while continuing to ensure high standards of consumer, employee, health and environmental protection;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls that under paragraph 14 of the new IIA, upon considering Commission legislative proposals, Parliament will take full account of the Commission’s impact assessments; recalls in this context that parliamentary committees may invite the Commission to present its impact assessment and the policy option chosen at a full committee meeting and invites its committees to avail themselves of this opportunity more regularly, and of the possibility to see a presentation of the initial appraisal of the Commission’s impact assessment by Parliament’s own services;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls that in its decision of 9 March 2016 on the new IIA, Parliament stated that the wording contained in the IIA does not sufficiently commit the three Institutions to include SME and competitiveness tests in their impact assessments; firmly believes that further steps should be taken to commit all three institutions to include SME and competitiveness tests in their impact assessments;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the possibility that the Commission complements its own impact assessments during the legislative process; considers that paragraph 16 of the new IIA should be interpreted to the effect that, when requested by Parliament or the Council, the Commission should as a rule promptly provide such complementary impact assessments, including on subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 68 #
2016/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the EMPL Committee to set aside Committee time on a regular basis to undertake an analysis of the implementation of legislation; believes that the Committee should invite the Commission on a regular basis to present its impact assessments at a full Committee meeting;
Amendment 69 #
2016/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Calls on the Employment Committee to systematically review Commission Impact Assessments and review the European Parliament’s ex-ante Impact Assessment analysis as early as possible in the legislative process;
Amendment 69 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Regrets that the IIA failed to recognise the importance and relevance of the innovation principle in all policy sectors; calls on the Commission to assess the impact of legislation on innovation;
Amendment 84 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the commitments made by the Commission as regards the scope of the explanatory memorandum accompanying each of its proposals; expresses particular satisfaction at the fact that the Commission will also explain how the measures proposed are justified in the light of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; underlines in this regard the importance of a strengthened and comprehensive assessment and justification regarding compliance with the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 102 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment, should broader expertise be needed for the early preparation of draft implementing acts, to regularly make use of expert groups, consult targeted stakeholders and carry out public consultations, as appropriate; considers that, whenever any such consultation process is initiated, Parliament should be duly informed;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Underlines the importance of the principle set out in paragraph 43 of the new IIA, that when the Member States, in the context of transposing directives into national law, choose to add elements that are in no way related to that Union legislation, such additions should be made identifiable either through the transposing act(s) or through associated documents; notes that this information is often still lacking; calls on the Commission and the Member States to act jointly and consistently to tackle the lack of transparency and other problems related toto reduce ‘gold-plating’36 ; _________________ 36 See Parliament’s resolution of 21 November 2012 on the 28th annual report on monitoring the application of EU law (2010) (OJ C 419, 16.12.2015, p. 73), paragraph 7.
Amendment 120 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Urges the Commission to be more ambitious in establishing the agreed Annual Burden Survey without delay, as it can play a key role in the implementation and application of EU legislation, in particular the scrutiny of Member States’ transposition of directives, and of all national measures that go beyond the provisions of EU legislation (‘gold-plating’) whilst bearing in mind that Member States are free to apply higher standards if only minimum standards are defined by Union law;
Amendment 130 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Welcomes the Commission’s first annual burden survey undertaken in the context of simplification of EU legislation, for which it carried out a Flash Eurobarometer survey on business perceptions of regulation, interviewing over 10 000 businesses across the 28 Member States, mainly SMEs and reflecting the distribution of business in the EU; stresses the importance of the annual burden survey in identifying problems with the implementation and application of EU legislation; draws attention to the findings of the survey, which confirm that the focus on cutting unnecessary costs remains appropriate and suggest that there is a complex interplay of different factors that influence the perception of businesses, which may also be caused by variations in national administrative and legal set ups concerning the implementation of legislation; points out that gold plating and even inaccurate media coverage can also affect such perception; agrees with the Commission that the only way to identify concretely what can actually be simplified, streamlined or eliminated is to seek views from all stakeholders on specific pieces of legislation or various pieces of legislation that apply to a particular sector; calls on the Commission to refine the annual burden survey, on the basis of the lessons learnt from the first edition, to apply transparent and verifiable data collection methods, to pay particular regard to SMEs’ needs, and to include both actual and perceived burdens;
Amendment 139 #
2016/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54a. Reminds the Commission of its commitment in the IIA to burden reduction and calls for the Commission as a matter of urgency to come forward with proposals establishing targets for the reduction of burdens in key sectors as soon as possible, while continuing to ensure high standards of consumer, employee, health and environmental protection;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the agreement reached between the institutions and considers this a good basis forfirst step in establishing a new relationship between them with a view to delivering better law-making in the interest of the Union's citizens;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
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 16 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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 28 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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.), which should be used both in the preparatory phase and throughout the entire legislative process, 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 ("gold-plating"); believes that the concept of "gold-plating" must be understood as meaning any measure that exceeds minimum requirements;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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 30 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
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 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
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 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
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 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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; strongly believes that the establishment of the RSP represents a missed opportunity which should have shown more ambition; believes that an external, independent Regulatory Scrutiny Board involving independent experts throughout the legislative cycle and common to the three institutions should have been agreed upon; 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 to review the functioning of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board in due time;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
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; 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 institution in order to monitor, in a clear and transparent manner, the burden reduction; urges that the Annual Burden Survey must identify the burdens imposed by individual Commission legislative proposals and acts and by individual Member States; 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;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
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 68 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
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 72 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
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 74 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
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 77 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
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 84 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 3
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 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 3 a (new)
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 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 3 b (new)
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 92 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. ApproveRejects the draft agreement contained in Annex I to this decision;
Amendment 97 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
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;
Amendment 52 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In some cases, food business operators may be required or may want to indicate the origin of spirit drinks to draw consumers’ attention to the qualities of their product. Such origin indications should comply with harmonised criteria. Therefore, specific provisions on the indication of the country of origin or place of provenance in the presentation and labelling of spirit drinks should be laid down.
Amendment 54 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) In order to enhance protection and to combat counterfeiting more effectively, a facility should be introduced to permit the seizure of spirits suspected of infringing the protection given to geographical indications which are in transit through the EU Customs territory.
Amendment 58 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Procedures for the registration, modification and possible cancellation of Union or third country geographical indications in accordance with the TRIPS Agreement should be laid down whilst automatically recognising the status of existing protected geographical indications of the Union. In view of making procedural rules on geographical indications consistent through all the sectors concerned, such procedures for spirit drinks should be modelled on the more exhaustive and well tested procedures for agricultural products and foodstuffs laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 while taking into account specificities of spirit drinks. In order to simplify the registration procedures and to ensure that information for food business operators and consumers is electronically available an electronic register of geographical indications should be established.
Amendment 61 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In applying a quality policy and in order to allow for a high level of quality of spirit drinks and diversity in the spirit drinks sector, Member States should be allowed to adopt rules on the definiproduction, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks produced in their territory that are stricter than those laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 64 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to take into account evolving consumer demands, technological progress, developments in the relevant international standards and the need to improve the economic conditions of production and marketing, the traditional ageing processes and, in exceptional cases, the law of the importing third countries, and in order to ensure the protection of geographical indications, and taking into account the importance of traditional practice, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the amendment of or derogations from the technical definitions and requirements of the categories of spirit drinks and the specific rules concerning some of them referred to under Chapter I of this Regulation, the labelling and presentation referred to under Chapter II of this Regulation, the geographical indications referred to under Chapter III of this Regulation and the checks and exchange of information referred under Chapter IV of this Regulation.
Amendment 68 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d – point i – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d – point i – introductory part
(i) either directly by using any of the following methods individually or in combination:
Amendment 72 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d – point ii – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d – point ii – introductory part
(ii) by adding to a spirit drink any of the following individually or in combination:
Amendment 77 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘presentation’ means the terms used on the labelling and on the packaging, includingas well as in advertising and sales promotion, in images or such like, as well as on the container, including the bottle and the closure;
Amendment 79 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Amendment 97 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The delegated acts referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph shall be limited to meeting demonstrated needs resulting from evolving consumer demands, technological progress, developments in relevant international standards or needs for product innovation whilst taking into account the importance of traditional practice.
Amendment 113 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) by any terms indicapermitted inby the relevant product specification.
Amendment 116 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 122 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the alcohol used in the production of the foodstuffs originates exclusively from the spirit drinks referred to in the compound term or in the allusion(s), except for ethyl alcohol that may be presentof agricultural origin which is used as a carrier in flavourings used for the production of that foodstuff; and
Amendment 123 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the spirit drinks used in the production of the foodstuff have not been diluted merely with water so that the alcoholic strength is reduced to below the minimum strength provided for under the relevant category of spirit drinks listed in Part I of Annex II.
Amendment 125 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A mixture shall bear the sales denomination ‘spirit drink’. This sales denomination shall be shown clearly and visibly in a prominent position on the label.
Amendment 130 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Where the origin of a spirit drink is indicated, it shall correspond to the country or territory of origin in accordance with Article 60 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 . _________________ 16 Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1)place or region where the stage in the production process of the finished product which conferred on the spirit drink its character and essential qualities took place.
Amendment 137 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Without prejudice to paragraph 1, in the case of spirit drinks produced in the Union and intended for export, the particulars provided for in this Regulation may be supplemented in a language easily understood by the final consumer.
Amendment 144 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to take into account evolving consumer demands, technological progress, developments in the relevant international standards and the need to improve the economic conditions of production and marketing whilst ensuring consumer protection, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 concerning:
Amendment 146 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Amendment 150 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Protected gGeographical indications may be used by any operator marketing a spirit drink produced in conformity with the corresponding product specification.
Amendment 153 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Protected gGeographical indications and the spirit drinks using those protected names in conformity with the product specification shall be protected against:
Amendment 155 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) any other false or misleading indication as to the provenance, origin, nature or essential qualities of the product, on the inner or outer packaging, advertising material or documents relating to the product concerned, and the packpresentation or labelling of the product in a container liable to convey a false impression as to its origin;
Amendment 163 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Protected gGeographical indications shall not become generic in the Union within the meaning of Article 32(1) .
Amendment 166 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the steps necessary to stop the unlawful use of protected geographical indications as referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 169 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) a description of the method of obtainproducing the spirit drink and, where appropriate, the authentic and unvarying local methods as well as information on packaging, if the applicant group so determines and gives sufficient product- specific justification as to why the packaging must take place in the defined geographical area to safeguard quality, to ensure the origin or to ensure control, taking into account Union law, in particular that on the free movement of goods and the free provision of services;
Amendment 174 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
Article 22
Amendment 178 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. The scrutiny of the application shall focus ononly address the proposed amendment.
Amendment 187 #
2016/0392(COD)
Geographical indications of spirit drinks produced in third countries that are protected in the Union pursuant to an international agreement to which the Union is a contracting party may be entered in the Register as geographical indications, only after the Commission has adopted an implementing act to that effect.
Amendment 188 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Amendment 190 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. The registration of a trademark which contains or consists of a geographical indication listed in the Register shall be refused or invalidated if its use would lead to any of the situations referred to in Article 18(2).
Amendment 200 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Amendment 203 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Amendment 211 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 46 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Articles 19 to 23, 28 and 29 shall apply to applications for protection, applications for amendment and cancellations submitted after the date of application of this Regulation. Reference to Product Specifications as defined by Article 2. 1(7) shall also be taken to include the Technical Files of spirit drinks protected under Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 where appropriate and, in particular, with respect to Articles 18, 28, 29, 35, 38, 39 and this Article.
Amendment 35 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Directive 2004/37/EC aims to protect workers against risks to their health and safety from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at the workplace and lays down minimum requirements to that effect including limit values, on the basis of the available scientific and technical data and the availability of suitable measurement techniques in the workplace.
Amendment 39 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The limit values should be revised when necessary in the light of scientific datato take into account new scientific and technical data, and developments in controlling workplace exposure.
Amendment 51 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) In order to take into account technical progress and scientific developments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the limit values.
Amendment 52 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) It is necessary in order to reduce exposure and achieve better compliance with established exposure limits, particularly in SMEs, to set exposure limits that are feasible and can be measured in the workplace in all sectors rather than setting exposure limits at levels that are not feasible, cannot be measured in the workplace and will not improve the level of compliance.
Amendment 58 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 c (new)
Recital 2 c (new)
(2c) Preventative measures must be taken for the protection of the health and safety of workers exposed to carcinogens or mutagens. Arrangements for carrying out relevant health surveillance of workers who are at risk of exposure must be put in place.
Amendment 66 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Where a limit value has been established for a carcinogen or mutagen, workers' exposure should be reduced as far as is technically possible below that value.
Amendment 72 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) It is not appropriate to include substances other than those considered to be carcinogenic or mutagenic in this Directive.
Amendment 83 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The limit values set out in Annex III to Directive 2004/37/EC for vinyl chloride monomer and hardwood dusts should be revised in the light of more recent scientific data and epidemiological evidence.
Amendment 85 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) 1,2-Epoxypropane meets the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and therefore is a carcinogen within the meaning of Directive 2004/37/EC. On the basis of the available information, including scientific and technical data, it is possible to identify a clear and measurable exposure level below which exposure to this carcinogen is not expected to lead to adverse effects. It is therefore appropriate to establish such a limit value for 1,2- epoxypropane .
Amendment 163 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – Part A – row 1 – column 4
Annex III – Part A – row 1 – column 4
Amendment 171 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – Part A – row 2 – column 4
Annex III – Part A – row 2 – column 4
0,025
Amendment 179 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – Part A – row 4 – column 4
Annex III – Part A – row 4 – column 4
0,1 (9) _________________ 9 Respirable fraction. 8 hour TWA (time weighted average)
Amendment 195 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – Part B
Annex III – Part B
Amendment 51 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising producers, growing media, soil improvers, limiting materials, agronomic additives, and plant biostimulants and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 58 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Nutrients in our food originate from the soil; healthy and nutritious soil results in healthy and nutritious crops and food. Farmers need available a wide range of fertilisers, organic and synthetic in order to enhance their soil. When soil nutrients are missing, or depleted, plants will be nutrient deficient and may either stop growing or not contain nutritional value for human consumption.
Amendment 62 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Contaminants in CE marked fertilising products, such as cadmium, if not used correctly, can potentially pose a risk to human and animal health and the environment as they accumulate in the environment and enter the food chain. Their content should therefore be limited in such products. Furthermore, impurities in CE marked fertilising products derived from bio-waste, in particular polymers but also metal and glass, should be either prevented or limited to the extent technically feasible by detection of such impurities in separately collected bio-waste before processing.
Amendment 70 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In the event of proportionate risks to publichuman or animal health from CE marked fertilising products derived from animal by-products, recourse to safeguard measures in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 should be possible, as is the case for other categories of products derived from animal by- products. __________________ 19 Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).
Amendment 132 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘fertilising product’ means a substance, mixture, micro-organism or any other material, organic or synthetic, applied or intended to be applied, either on its own or mixed with another material, on plants or their rhizosphere for the purpose of providing plants with nutrient or improving their nutrition efficiency;
Amendment 149 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) combinations of fertilising product blends, as specified in product function category 7 in Annex I, containing a fertiliser referred to in point (a).
Amendment 172 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes I to IV for the purposes of adapting them to technical and scientific progress only and facilitating internal market access and free movement for CE marked fertilising products.
Amendment 181 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 4
Article 42 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall also be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes I to IV in the light ofafter having examined new scientific evidence. The Commission shall use this empowerment where, based on a risk assessment, an amendment proves necessary to ensure that any CE marked fertilising product complying with the requirements of this Regulation does not, under ncormal conditions ofrect usage, present an unacceptable risk to human, animal, or plant health, to safety or to the environment.
Amendment 245 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
A CE marked fertilising productmaterial that has undergone a recovery operation and complies with the requirements laid down in this Regulation shall be considered toas a component material of a CE marked fertilising product that is complyiant with the conditions laid down in Article 6(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC and shall, therefore, be considered as having ceased to be waste.
Amendment 256 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C) - paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C) - paragraph 1
An inorganic fertiliser shall be a fertiliser other than an organic or organo-mineral fertiliserat contains nutrients in a mineral form or that is processed into a mineral form. Urea, including its condensation and association products, shall be considered to contain nutrients in a mineral form.
Amendment 302 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3 – paragraph 1
A soil improver shall be a CE marked fertilising product aimed at beingmaterial (including mulch) added to the soil for the purpose of maintaining, improvingin situ primarily to maintain or improtecting the physical or chemical properties, the structure or the biological activity of soilve its physical properties, and which may improve its chemical and/or biological properties or activity.
Amendment 305 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3 – paragraph 1a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3 – paragraph 1a (new)
The CE marked fertilising product shall contain 15% or more material of biological origin.
Amendment 306 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – point 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – point 1
1. An organic soil improver shall consist exclusively oftain material of solely biological origin, excluding material which is fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
Amendment 311 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – point 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – point 1
1. A growing medium shall be a material other than soil intended for use as a substrate for root development situ in which plants and mushrooms are grown.
Amendment 394 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date of application of this Regulation]: 680 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
Amendment 405 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Amendment 418 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) improving the stability of the CE marked fertilizing products.
Amendment 420 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Amendment 424 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 2 – introductory part
2. As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring three years after the date of application of this Regulation], the following criterion shall be complied with: The polymer, as applied in form and amount in the fertilizing product, shall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that most of it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water. It shall have at least 90 % of the organic carbon converted into CO2 in maximum 24 months, in a biodegradability test as specified points (a)-(c) below.
Amendment 507 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 1 – point 1 – point f a (new)
Annex IV – part 1 – point 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) non-processed or mechanically processed plants, plant parts or plant extract as specified in CMC 2.
Amendment 512 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – module D1 – point 2 – point b
Annex IV – part 2 – module D1 – point 2 – point b
(b) conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes, including a written description and a diagram of the production process, where each treatment, storage vessel and area is clearly identified,a written description and a diagram of the production process;
Amendment 578 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3
A soil improver shall be a CE marked fertilising product aimed at beingmaterial (including mulch) added to the soil for the purpose of maintaining, improvingin situ primarily to maintain or improtecting the physical or chemical properties, the structure or the biological activity of soilve its physical properties, and which may improve its chemical and/or biological properties or activity.
Amendment 600 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 1
1. A growing medium shall be a material other than soil intended for use as a substrate for root development situ for plants and mushrooms to grow in.
Amendment 686 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 4 – heading
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 4 – heading
CMC 4: Energy crop digestate and plant- based bio-waste
Amendment 692 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Annex II – part II – CMC 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Bio-waste as defined by Directive 2008/98/EC which are plant-based and are a consequence of food processing plants.
Amendment 695 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Bio-waste within the meaning ofas defined by Directive 2008/98/EC resulting from separate bio- waste collection at source excluding bio- waste that falls under Part II, CMC 4, paragraph 1 (d);
Amendment 741 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring threfive years after the date of application of this Regulation], the following criterion shall be complied with: The polymer shall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that most of it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water. It shall haverequirements shall be introduced: (a) a standard for biodegradability by establishing a timeframe in which at least 90 % of the organic carbon is converted into CO2 in maximum 24 months, in a biodegradability test as specified points (a)-(c) below, following the fulfilment of the claimed release time of the polymer, and (b) a biodegradability test that is compliant with the following criterion: the polymer is capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, and finally decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water.
Amendment 748 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 755 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 760 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 831 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Annex IV – part 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) energy crop digestates and plant- based bio-waste as specified in CMC 4,
Amendment 832 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Annex IV – part 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) Non-processed or mechanically processed plants, plant parts or plant extracts as specified in CMC 2
Amendment 839 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module A – paragraph 4.2
Annex IV – part 2 – Module A – paragraph 4.2
4.2. The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity for each CE marked fertilising product lot and keep it together with the technical documentation at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years after the CE marked fertilising product has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity shall identify the CE marked fertilising product for which it has been drawn up. The definition of “lot” under this Regulation has to be clarified. If “lot” is defined as “lot/batch” as defined by CEN standards, the Product Function Categories PFC 3 and PFC 4 shall be exempted from point 4.2.
Amendment 849 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module D 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Annex IV – part 2 – Module D 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes, including a written description and a diagram of the production process, where each treatment, storage vessel and area is clearly identifieda written production report and a flow chart of the production process,
Amendment 31 #
2016/0070(COD)
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 53(1), 56 and 62 thereof,
Amendment 38 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 3
Citation 3
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, and the subsequent 11 reasoned opinions by the national parliaments,
Amendment 40 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 4
Citation 4
Having regard to the opinion and counter opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee5,; _________________ 5 OJ C,, p..
Amendment 66 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) According to Article 3 TEU, the Union shall promote social justice and protection. Article 9 TFEU givrequires the Union the task to promote ao take into account requirements linked to the promotion of high level of employment, tohe guarantee anof adequate social protection and to combat social exclusion, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health.
Amendment 77 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Almost twenty years after its adoption, it is necessary to assess whether the Posting of Workers Directive still strikes the right balance between the need to promote the freedom to provide services and the need to protect the rights of posted workers, while respecting the principles enshrined in the EU, the TFEU and the Rome Convention of 19 June 1980.
Amendment 89 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The principle of equal treatment and the prohibition of any discrimination based on nationality are enshrined in EU law since the founding Treaties. The principle of equal pay has been implemented through secondary law not only between women and men, but also between employees with fix term contracts and comparable permanent workers, between part-time and full-time workers or between temporary agency workers and comparable workers of the user undertakingis includes the prohibition of direct discrimination and any other measures which may indirectly discriminate between citizens of a member state.
Amendment 96 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The freedom of employers and workers to choose the applicable law should be one of the cornerstones of both the free movement of workers and the freedom to provide services.
Amendment 97 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) Article 3 and 8 of Rome I Regulation 1a specifies that an individual employment contract shall be governed by the law chosen by that of the parties concerned. Such a choice may not deprive the employee of the protection of the mandatory rules of the law of the country which but for the choice of the parties, would have applied. _________________ 1a Regulation (EC) No 593/2008.
Amendment 101 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Rome I Regulation 1a further provides that the country where the worker is habitually carried ouresident shall not be deemed to have changed if he is temporarily employed in another country. _________________ 1a Regulation (EC) No 593/2008.
Amendment 120 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In view of the long duration of certain posting assignments, it is necessary to provide that, in case of posting lasting for periods higher than 24 months, the host Member State is deemed to be the country in which the work is carried out, unless a derogation has been obtained by the employer from the national social security administration in accordance with Regulation 883/2004/EC. In accordance with the principle of Rome I Regulation, the law of the host Member Sates therefore applies to the employment contract of such posted workers if no other choice of law was made by the parties. In case a different choice was made, it cannot, however, have the result of depriving the employee of the protection afforded to him by provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement under the law of the host Member State. This should apply from the start of the posting assignment whenever it is envisaged for more than 24 months and from the first day subsequent to the 24 months when it effectively exceeds this duration. This rule does not affect the right of undertakings posting workers to the territory of another Member State to invoke the freedom to provide services in circumstances also where the posting exceeds 24 months. The purpose is merely to create legal certainty in the application of the Rome I Regulation to a specific situation, without amending that Regulation in any way. The employee will in particular enjoy the protection and benefits pursuant to the Rome I Regulation.
Amendment 178 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In a competitive internal market, service providers compete not only on the basis of ainternal costs including labour costs but also on factors such as productivity and efficiency, or the quality and innovation of their goods and services and according to the highly variable costs of providing services in another member state.
Amendment 198 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is within Member States' competence to set rules on remuneration in accordance with their law and practice. However, national rules on remuneration applied to posted workers must be justified by the need to protect posted workersRules applied to posted workers must be in line with Rome I Regulation and must not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services.
Amendment 291 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a – paragraph 1
Article 2a – paragraph 1
1. When the anticipated or the effective duration of posting exceeds twenty-four months, the Member State to whose territory a worker is posted shall be deepresumed to be the country in which his or her work is habitually carried out, unless the parties determine their choice of applicable law in accordance with Regulation 593/2008 or upon the application of the settled decisions of the Court of Justice the habitual residence of the worker is clearly another member state.
Amendment 303 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 2a – paragraph 1a (new)
1a. In view of the long duration of certain posting assignments, it is necessary to provide that, in case of posting lasting for periods higher than 24 months, the host Member State is deemed to be the country in which the work is carried out. In accordance with the principle of Rome I Regulation, the law of the host Member Sates therefore applies to the employment contract of such posted workers if no other choice of law was made by the parties. In case a different choice was made, it cannot, however, have the result of depriving the employee of the protection afforded to him by provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement under the law of the host Member State. This shall apply from the start of the posting assignment whenever it is envisaged for more than 24 months and from the first day subsequent to the 24 months when it effectively exceeds this duration. This rule does not affect the right of undertakings posting workers to the territory of another Member State to invoke the freedom to provide services in circumstances also where the posting exceeds 24 months.
Amendment 315 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 2a – paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 324 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a – paragraph 2
Article 2a – paragraph 2
2. For the purpose of paragraph 1, in case of replacement of posted workers performundertaking the same taskactivities at the same place of work, the cumulative duration of the posting periods of the workers concerned shall be taken into account, with regard to workers that are posted for an effective duration of at least six months in determining the period of 24 months, provided that each period is of at least six continuous months duration and the expiry of each period is no more than four years from the commencement of any other period to be taken into account.
Amendment 374 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
(c) remuneration, including overtime rates as determined by the settled law of the Court of Justice; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;
Amendment 405 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 501 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 10 a (new)
(ea) after paragraph 10, the following paragraph 10a is added: 10a. Member States shall, after consulting the social partners, in accordance with traditions and practices of each Member State, exempt employers and workers from the requirements contained in Article 3(1) (a), (b) and (c) above where the activities of the employer and the workers take place in the following sectors: (a) the manufacture, supply, servicing or maintenance of machinery, equipment and any other products to organisations providing medical treatment to citizens of the European Union, (b) the manufacture, supply, servicing or maintenance of machinery, equipment and any other products in the defence sector or in any other areas necessary for the defence of a Member State or the European Union, (c) the manufacture, supply, servicing or maintenance of machinery, equipment and any other products in the aero-space sector, (d) the manufacture, supply, servicing or maintenance of machinery, equipment and any other products in the rail transport sector, (e) the manufacture, supply, servicing or maintenance of machinery, equipment and any other products of importance to the critical national infrastructure of a Member State or States, including the supply of energy and telecommunications services (f) the manufacture, supply, servicing or maintenance of machinery, equipment and any other products of importance to the preservation of the border security of a Member State or the European Union, (g) the manufacture, supply, servicing or maintenance of machinery, equipment and any other products of importance to the health and safety of workers or citizens of the European Union.
Amendment 502 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e b (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 10 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 10 b (new)
(eb) the following paragraph 10b is added: 10b. Member States shall, after consulting the social partners, in accordance with traditions and practices of each Member State, exempt employers and workers from the requirements contained in Article 3(1) (a), (b) and (c) above where the activates of the employer and the workers are for the purpose of facilitating the education and training of the workers or others.
Amendment 1 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
— having regard to Article 5 TEU and 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 3 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the European Court of Auditors special report number 3/2015 on the EU Youth Guarantee: first steps taken but implementation risks ahead1 a ; __________________ 1a http://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocu ments/SR15_03/SR15_03_EN.pdf
Amendment 16 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
- Having regards to the fifth and sixth European working conditions survey 2010 and 2015 1 a __________________ 1a http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/europea n-working-conditions-surveys-ewcs
Amendment 17 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)
Citation 26 a (new)
- having regard to the European Employment and Social situation quarterly review March 20151 a __________________ 1a http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId= 89⟨Id=en≠wsId=2193&furtherNews=yes
Amendment 55 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. Whereas the primary responsibility for tackling youth unemployment rests with the Member States in terms of developing and implementing labour market regulatory frameworks, education and training systems and active labour market policies;
Amendment 144 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that good and quality jobs constitute an essential pillar for social fairness, promoting human dignity; believes that in this sense employment and growth must be placed at the centre of Member States and EU policies, especially for youth, as a way to construct a more sustainable social economies in the European Union;
Amendment 156 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to foster, at the exchange of best practice between Member State level,s on new forms of cooperation involving governments, enterprises, educational institutions and social partners, with a view to adapting Member States’ education and training systems to the needs of the labour market;
Amendment 166 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the importance of skills and competences acquired in non-formal and informal learning environments in terms of improving the employability of young people; stresses, therefore, thecalls, therefore, on the Member States to consider the strong social and economic importance of creating a validation system for non- formal and informal forms of knowledge and experience, especially those acquired via voluntary activities;
Amendment 182 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recognises the potential value of the EU as a means to focus Member States attention on the need for action, and for brokering exchanges of advice and assistance for those Member states that need it;
Amendment 189 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Believes that effective active labour market policies should include a combination of support for immediate action at Member State and EU level where appropriate to tackle the problems caused by the cyclical economic downturn and for action aimed at addressing long term structural and systemic issues in the labour market;
Amendment 193 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Recognises the growing trend of companies returning production and services back to the EU and the opportunities this brings for job creation in the Member States; believes that the economies of the EU have a unique opportunity to accelerate this trend of re- shoring by reinforcing a stable and predictable regulatory environment;
Amendment 205 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the EUmany EU Member States continues to suffer from structural problems that need to be addressed urgently, pointing up the need to continue prioritising investment, structural reforms and responsible fiscal consolidation, thus reinforcing a favourable environment for business with a view to creating more quality jobs while balancing the social and economic dimensions; stresses that those priorities will only be achieved if investment in human capital is prioritised as a common strategy;
Amendment 309 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Reminds the Commission of its Budget Review 2010 which identified 'EU added value' as one of its core principles; insists that this principle represents the cornerstone of all expenditures, which must also be guided by efficiency, effectiveness and value for money, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity as defined by Article 5 TEU;
Amendment 338 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Agrees on the need to develop a process of upward economic and social convergence in order to foster social and economic cohesion between Member States and their regions, but points out that this must be viewed as a goal of a common projectcommon goal in which social dialogue can plays a key role;
Amendment 389 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to work together on removing the obstacles to fair labour mobility, to combat fraud and ensuringe that EU mobile workers are not treated abusively;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2326(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission, when drafting and assessing legislation, to take greater account of the burden ithat legislation may impose on SMEs, which create 85% of new jobs; calls therefore upon the Council, the Commission and the Parliament to ensure the 'think-small- first' principle is applied when drafting and amending legislation;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2326(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that an Annual Burden Survey would allow legislators to more easily identify where the administrative burden of EU legislation could be reduced with a view to increasing compliance, aiding swift implementation and cutting red-tape; calls on the Commission to introduce Burden Reduction Targets;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2326(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Believes that impact assessments should include SME and competitiveness tests in order to ensure that companies and SMEs in particular, are not overburdened by new legislation;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2326(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Believes that an external, independent regulatory scrutiny board involving independent experts for the whole policy cycle and common to the three Institutions should be established to supervise their respective impact assessments;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2326(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to coordinate their efforts at an earlier stage of the legislative process with a view to ensuring that future EU law can be implemented more effectively; underlines the important role and democratic legitimacy of the Member States in this respect;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2326(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls Article 155 TFEU; Calls on the social partners to embrace better regulation tools, to increase the use of impact assessments in their negotiations and to refer agreements proposing legislative action to the Commission's Impact Assessment Board;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the CRPD is the first international human rights treaty ratified by the EU, which has also been signed by all 28 EU Member States and ratified by 25 Member States excluding Finland, Ireland and the Netherlands;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas children with disabilities have the rights to live in (their) families or family environment in line with their best interest;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas children with disabilities are 17 times more likely to live in an institution than their peers without disabilities, where their risk of violence, neglect and abuse is much higher than when living at home;1a __________________ 1aFRA Report: Violence against children with disabilities: legislation, policies and programmes in the EU, http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_ uploads/fra-2015-violence-against- children-with-disabilities_en.pdf
Amendment 17 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Amendment 18 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Recital F d (new)
Fd. whereas disability is a cause and consequence of poverty and approximately 30% of the homeless population have a disability and are at risk to be overlooked;1a __________________ 1aVan Straaten et al (2015). Self-reported care needs of Dutch homeless people with and without a suspected intellectual disability: a 1.5-year follow-up study, In: Health Soc Care Community 2015 Oct 1. Epub 2015 Oct 1.
Amendment 28 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas the EU, as a party to the CRPD, has the duty to ensure the close involvement and active participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in the development and implementation of legislation and policies to implement the Convention and in all decision making processes concerning issues that relate to persons with disabilities;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges a comprehensive and cross- cutting review of EU legislation and funding programmes, including future programming periods, with a view to complying fully with the CRPD by constructively involving disability organisations and the members of the EU Framework for the CRPD (hereinafter the ‘EU Framework’);
Amendment 49 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Asks the Commission to proposevide a list of legislation with a view to proposing an update of the declaration of competence in light of the Concluding Observations, to be repeated periodically with the formal involvement of disability organisations and the European Parliament;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to set up a structured dialogue with disabilityconsolidate and make a proposal for a structured dialogue between the EU and disability organisations including appropriate funding to ensure full and equal participation by persons with disabilities and their representative organisations;
Amendment 58 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to use the review of the European Disability Strategy and to develop a comprehensive EU CRPD strategy with a clear implementation timeframe, benchmarks and indicators;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the European institutions and Member States to ensure that boys and girls with disabilities and their representative organisations be consulted in all matters affecting them – with appropriate assistance provided, according to their disability and age;
Amendment 91 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work with Parliament to deliver a strongclear and effective directive on the accessibility of public sector bodies’ websites, with a broad scope and a robust enforcement mechanism in line with the proposed European Accessibility Act;
Amendment 109 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is concerned that the Employment Eq2uality Directive does not explicitly make the denial of reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities a form of discrimination; asks the Commission to provide a state of play on the kinds of complaints received;
Amendment 127 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned that the European Structural and Investment Funds are being misused to foster institutionalisation, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to strengthen their monitoring in line with the CRPD and in consultation with disability organisations and recommends to suspend, withdraw and recover payments from Member States if the obligation to respect fundamental rights is breached;
Amendment 136 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the ex-ante conditionalities on social inclusion and its investment priority on the ‘transition from institutional to community based services’ in Regulation 1303/2013 on the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF); calls on the Member States to use the funds for deinstitutionalisation and as a tool to implement the CRPD;
Amendment 151 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the development of human rights-based indicators and calls on the Member States to provide comparable disaggregated disability data;
Amendment 160 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commissionbudget authorities to allocate adequate resources to enable the EU Framework to perform its functions independently;
Amendment 164 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Highlights that the CRPD network needs to be strengthened to appropriately coordinate CRPD implementation internally but also interinstitutionally, while actively involving and closely consulting with persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in its activities and meetings;
Amendment 166 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the institutions to review allensure existing staff regulations, internal rules and implementing provisions for CRPD compatibility are fully implemented in line with the CRPD and internal rules and implementing provisions are developed fully applying CRPD provisions, as part of an open and disability-inclusive process, in order to address the Concluding Observations;
Amendment 168 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the provision of adequate needs-based and CRPD-compatible reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities – or with dependent family members with disabilities – who are in the service of the European institutions, paying particular attention to the needs of disabled parents;
Amendment 180 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Urges the EU institutions to make their internet-based content and apps, including their intranets and all documents and audiovisual content, accessible while equally ensuring physical accessibility of their buildings;
Amendment 183 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for the EU to revise the rules of the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme, the pension system and disability-related social security and social protection measures in order to ensure non- discrimination and equality of opportunities for persons with disabilities, inter alia by recognising disability-related health needs as being distinct from an illness;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Article 5 TEU, Article 56, 153(5) and 154 TFEU,
Amendment 18 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to European platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work,
Amendment 22 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the Eurofound Industrial Relations Dictionary1a, __________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observa tories/eurwork/industrial-relations- dictionary
Amendment 24 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission's Better Regulation Agenda: Enhancing transparency and scrutiny for better EU law-making1a __________________ 1ahttp://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP- 15-4988_en.htm
Amendment 30 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. having regard to the increased trend towardswhereas the nature and scale of undeclared work, and bogus self- employment, outsourcing and subcontracting, leading to an increase in precarious jobs and deteriorating levels of worker protection varies significantly between Member States,
Amendment 44 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas REFIT represents an important first step towards simplifying legislation and reducing administrative burdens of regulation for businesses and eliminating barriers to growth and job creation;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas on 15 July 2014 Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the Commission, undertook before Parliament to combat 'social dumping' and reiterated this commitment in his 2015 State of the Union address9 ,ensure that the Posting of Workers Directive is strictly implemented and to initiate a targeted review of the Directive; __________________ 9 http://europa.eu/rapid/press- release_SPEECH-15-5614_en.htm
Amendment 68 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union in its judgment in case C- 341/05 Laval of 18 December 200710 highlighted the legitimacy of the struggle against social dumping,right to take collective action against possible social dumping without undermining the freedom to provide services as enshrined in the Treaties; __________________ 10 http://curia.europa.eu/juris/showPdf.jsf?te xt=&docid=71925&pageIndex=0&doclang =EN&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1& cid=498309
Amendment 81 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas there is no clear, universally accepted definition of social dumping;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. having regard to the importance of the principle of 'equal pay and social protection for the samewhereas the Commission is currently investigating ways to develop a formula introducing a principle of 'equal pay for equal work atin the same place' for all European workers,at EU level;
Amendment 106 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas introducing the principle of "equal pay for equal work in the same place" at EU level could impose a significant barrier to the proper functioning of the single market;
Amendment 122 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the setting of wages is a Member State competence;
Amendment 131 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas according to Directive 96/71/EC Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 18 June 2016;
Amendment 142 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading I
Subheading I
I. Reinforcing controls and coordination between and by Member States
Amendment 149 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive based onencourage Member States to take ILO Convention No. 81 on labour inspection into account when formulating their policies;
Amendment 165 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to increase the staffing levels and resources of their labour inspectorates and their liaison offices, in particular for interpretation and translationexchange best practice and to consider new innovative ways of developing an adaptable and flexible labour market to meet the challenges of a global economy while ensuring high labour standards for all workers;
Amendment 192 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the creationon Member States in the context of athe European body of cross-border labour inspectPlatform for Undeclared Worsk to carry out on-the-spot checks in suspected cases of social dumping, including by identifying 'letterbox companies', which body would work in coordination with the platform against undeclared work in order to limit the financial burden involvedonsider ways to step up efforts for the exchange of information in order to curb undeclared work and fraud while recognising the importance of data protection and the special status of tax information;
Amendment 225 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the implementation by Member States ofon Member States in the context of better regulation to make electronic systems available for the registration of the prior declaration of posting missions;
Amendment 237 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive based Notes the Council decision authorising Member States to ratify, for the parts falling within the competence of the EU, International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention No. 189 concerning decent work for domestic workers; Stresses that the EU cannot itself ratify any ILO Convention, as this is the preserve of individual Member States;
Amendment 249 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that the competent authorities should be able to suspend theHighlights the importance of provisions of services in cases of serious breaches of legislation on postings; considers that the amount of the fines should exceed employees' contributionthe Enforcement Directive 2014/67/EU on the cross-border enforcement of financial administrative penalties and/or fines which will safeguard against unfair competition and help eliminate breaches of the legislation by employers;
Amendment 262 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the importance of ensuring that such safeguards do not amount to barriers for genuine businesses and workers doing business in another Member State;
Amendment 263 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 280 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 294 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 309 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Highlights that the freedom to provide services is central to the proper functioning of the single market; recognises at the same time that safeguards against unfair competition and protections for vulnerable workers are necessary and support the functioning of the single market; stresses however, that such safeguards must be proportionate and respect the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 320 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading II
Subheading II
II. Addressing regulatory gaps in order to implement the principle of 'equal pay and equal social protection for the same work'and improving enforcement and coordination between Member States
Amendment 323 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to combat the phenomenon of letterbox companies by applying more generally the principle that each company should have a single corporate headquarters; recalls the rejection by the Committee on Eeffectively monitor the on-going imployement and Social Affairs of the proposal for a directive on single-person limited liability companiation of Directive 2014/67 EU by the Member States;
Amendment 342 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Firmly believes that a revision of the posting of workers directive in advance of the transposition of Directive 2014/67/EU will not only create legal uncertainty for businesses but will also have a negative effective on growth and job creation;
Amendment 350 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 364 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the notionsetting of 'minimum wages' contained in Directive 96/71/EC should be revised to ensure equal pay for posted workers and local workers in similar positions; stresses the need to respect the collective agreements of the host country and to ensure, through the revision of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009, the payment of gross earnings corresponding to the remuneration paid by the employer before the deduction of taxes and social security contributions payable by employees and withheld by this a Member States competence; stresses that introducing the notion of equal pay for equal work in the same place at EU level will have significant unintended consequences and undermine Memployer; recalls that specific postings bonuses should be paid on top of remunerationber States economic and social models;
Amendment 391 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 430 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for increased controls on the implementation of working time and rest times in transport; calls for the introduction of automatic digital records and the development of 'smart tachographs' for all means of transport, including inland waterway transport; recalls the desire expproper and efficient, non- discriminatory enforcement of the existing legislation to ensure uniform interpretation, and incresased in its resolution of 3 July 2012 on road transport that 'by 2020 all vehicles which are not exempted from the application of this Regulation in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be fitted with a smart tachograph'12 controls on the implementation of working time and rest times in transport; __________________ 12 www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do? type=TA&reference=P7-TA-2012- 0271&language=EN&ring=A7-2012- 0195#BKMD-7
Amendment 452 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 468 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the Commission to clarify the provisions so that a distinction can be drawnbroker an exchange of views between Memployees and self- employed wber States in orkders to combat 'bogus self employment'; emphasises that airline pilots and train drivers cannot be considered to be independent of the companies for which they work;
Amendment 491 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that the rules on cabotage are not sufficiently precise, which facilitates the practice of some road operators of engaging in permanent cabotage; wishes cabotage operations to be subject to mandatory prior notificatio and therefore should be simplified and clarified in order to improve compliance without increasing the administrative burden;
Amendment 513 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 531 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States to review their laws to eliminate precarious contracts called 'zero hour contracts' or 'pay to fly contracts'; believes that pHighlights the role of the European Aviation Safety Agency in ensuring that the maximum flying hours and health and safety regulations are fully respected and complied with recgarious working conditions are an additional safety riskdless of the employment contract;
Amendment 543 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 566 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission rapidly to draw up proposals to combat unfair competition inMember States and the Commission to take the necessary measures to combat unfair competition while at the same time creating an open, flexible market with a regulatory framework that reflects the dynamic nature of the digital and sharing economy;
Amendment 592 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that a social protocol is necessary to ensure the primacy of fundamental rights over economic freedomsthe establishment of an internal market in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured is an essential objective of the Union;
Amendment 604 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Highlights the Five Presidents' Report which recognises in the context of the convergence process that there is no "one-size-fits-all" template;
Amendment 613 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. RecallNotes the Commission's commitmentintention to proposinge a basis of minimum social rights; emphasises that the establishment of criteria for comparing the various national social systems cannot provide such a basis, but can only serve as a preliminary analytical framework by increasing the use of benchmarking and best practice;
Amendment 624 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 657 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Supports the development of unemployment benefit arrangements as a mechanism for absorbing asymmetric social shocks within the euro areaexchange of best practice between Member States on the development of unemployment benefit arrangements; stresses that the provision and management of social security systems is a Member State competence and are diversely structured which the Union coordinates but does not harmonise;
Amendment 671 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to propose aMember States together with the Commission to consider the need for taking action at EU legavel instrument line with the principle of subsidiarity to address the cross- border dimensions of outsourcing, extending the joint and several liability of the payer to include all economic sectors and the en; highlights in the regard the benefits of non-legislatirve subcontracting chaininitiatives;
Amendment 678 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to propose an appropriate legislative vehicle providing that companies have a duty of care for which they may be held liable, in respect of both their subsidiaries that their subcontractors operating in third countries in order to prevent the risk of violations of human rights, corruption, severe physical injury or environmental damage and the violation ofMember States and the Commission where appropriate to consider the social and economic arguments in favour of ratifying and implementing ILO Conventions;
Amendment 690 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 1 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 21 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes the significant role that the service sector plays in the EU economy, making up for 70% of economic activity and providing 90% of new jobs; recognises at the same time that 90% of global growth is occurring outside the EU and underlines, therefore, the crucial importance of securing new market access opportunities for EU employers and securing fair, non-discriminatory and equitable treatment for EU service providers;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the importance of ensuring that the agreement delivers on its potential to boost job creation in the EU, by ensuring that established standards are reinforced and improved with a view to establishing them more at the multilateral level;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to complete the negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement which will deliver considerable job opportunities for the EU; recognises that while the Commission cannot unilaterally set global standards, calls for ILO labour standards to be respected and promoted in order to ensure that existing standards are safeguarded;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 37 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers thatHighlights the right of the State to organise and regulate the provision of services, taking account of social and environmental criteria as well as the public interest, must be retained in full, and calls for services of general interest to be excluded fromconsiders that the need to maintain the freedom of the Member States to regulate at all levels and to provide, commission and fund public services in accordance with the Treaties should be reflected within theis agreement, irrespective of whether they as already provided privately or publiclyfor with other EU FTAs;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 60 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers furthermore that the EU- wide posting of workers should not be regulated in trade agreementit important to ensure that TiSA will not prevent the EU and the Member States from safeguarding existing employment standards including for example the agreed standards on the posting of workers;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 84 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls foron the immediate publication of all documents relevant to TiSA, and urges that the European social partners be permitted to participate transparently in the negotiating process.Commission to ensure the highest level of transparency in the negotiations including by allowing access, where appropriate, to relevant texts, as well as organising consultation with the Parliament, citizens, businesses and other relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 146 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the uptake of precision agriculture that provides new whole-farm management approaches, such as GPS/GNSS-technology driven machinery which, in combination with Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPASs, or drones) , can work arable land to the nearest centimetre; agrees that these techniques could significantly reduce both the use of plant protection products and fertiliser and water use, and combat soil erosion; calls on the Commission to remove the barriers to adopting precision farming, whilst recognising the constraints and adaptability of this technology to smaller and irregular farming types; calls on the Commission to remove the barriers to adopting precision farming to ensure that the benefits of this technology are available to all our farmers, in particular those linked to complex and fragmented ICT systems and investment level issues; encourages Member States to support these practices, in particular by using the opportunities under the new rural development rules under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and to make full use of the EC-EIB financial instruments to reduce the investment needs and risks for farmers wishing to adopt these technologies;
Amendment 236 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for more efforts to be made to develop an integrated pest management system by supporting research into non- chemical alternatives and low-risk measures and pesticides which are more environment-friendly; calls on the , especially for product use on minor and speciality crops; stresses that the approvals process and criteria for defining active substances is becoming increasingly challenging for EU agriculture and calls on the Commission to come forward with an action plan and to set up an expert group in order to work towards a more sustainable pest management system; stresses the need to maintain a diverse range of plant protection products which include both chemical and biological products; highlights the potential of a pest management that improves the interaction between plant breeding efforts, natural combat systems and pesticide use; notes that biological control mechanisms relating to pests and diseases could reduce the use of pesticides and may contribute to better plant resilience;
Amendment 249 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a continuous development of innovative new breeding techniques for plants, as this is of vital importance for the efficient development of new varieties, contributing to the development of plants with higher yields, greater nutritional value and better resistance to pests, diseases and adverse weather conditions; believes that many new breeding techniques provide unprecedented opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of conventional agriculturebenefit health and the environment, for example meeting the increasing demand for fish oils by engineering the metabolic processes in camelina plants to provide a terrestrial, sustainable source of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; disapproves of the current administrative and regulatory burdens; urges the Commission to encourage new techniques and ensure access to biological materials for SMEs in the breeding sector, and expects it to give primacy to innovation in this respect;
Amendment 264 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the possibility of using financial instruments to help improve stable returns and margins; notes that only five Member States have taken up the extended possibilities under the new Rural Development Programme to make use of market-compatible financial instruments in order to address market gaps; calls on the Commission to facilitate access to capital, since lack of such access is often a barrier to innovation; Regrets that the opportunity for co-funded capital investment in the RDPs is not being used for investment in technologies such as precision farming and calls on the national and regional authorities in their design of the next RDPs to support the development and uptake of these investment opportunities;
Amendment 271 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to work with the EIB in order to createWelcomes the EC- EIB Memorandum of Understanding which provides new financing opportunities for Member States that establish forms of financial support such as guarantee funds, revolving funds or investment capital to facilitate access to credit for farmers and groupings of farmers such as cooperatives, helping on-farm investment for modernisation while also offering financing opportunities for young farmers to expand their businesses, as well as to ensure investment in public-sector research combined with public-private partnerships in order to test and launch innovative products;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas there are many alternatives for land use including urbanization, industry, tourism and recreation which compete with farming;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas farming encompasses a range of land management approaches including smallholdings, grazing and cultivation, fruit, tree or annual field and horticultural crops, and structures for animal housing or greenhouses;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. Whereas the European Parliament rejected the Commission's proposal to enable member states to prohibit the sale and use of GM feed, particularly in view of the fact that the livestock sector in the EU is heavily dependent on GM imports of vegetable proteins, mainly soya and soymeal for feeding cattle, pigs and poultry;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas the benefits of innovative technologies should not be restricted to one type of agricultural practice and need to be applicable to all farming types, whether conventional or organic, livestock or arable, small or large-scale;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the approvals process, including the criteria for definingapproval of plant protection active substances, is becoming increasingly challenging for EU agriculture;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the number of pesticide active substances has been reduced by 70 percent between 1993 and 2009 while the presence of plagues have increased in the European Union, and the approvals process, including the criteria for defining active substances, is becoming increasingly challenging for EU agriculture ; given the need to urgently address the lack of active substances for « minor uses »;
Amendment 100 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on industry to exploit the opportunities arising from innovation to develop PF capabilities which are accessible to all, thus empowering people with disabilities, promoting gender equality and broadening the skills base and employment opportunities in rural communities;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 106 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the collation and analysis of large integrated data sets has the potential to drive innovation in agriculture and is particularly useful in addressing and developing an efficient food-chain that will benefit farmers, the economy and, consumers and the environment;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recognises soil degradation as a major constraint in agricultural production and calls for greater ambitions and efforts to improve soil nutrient and water management practices, particularly in light of climate change; highlights the importance of new technologies, combined with traditional approaches, to optimise yields, sustain and improve soil fertility;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Welcomes the development of Controlled Traffic Farming (CTF) technologies, which reduces damage to soils caused by repeated agricultural machinery passes on the land;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Welcomes recent efforts aimed at integrating high resolution remote sensing technologies into organic farming;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Calls on industry in the public research base to include farmers in the design, test and dissemination in soil nutrient mapping technologies to help improve their effectiveness;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5 e. Regrets that the efficiency of nutrient use in the EU is very low and action is needed to improve the efficiency of nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P) and Potassium (K) use, to reduce their impact on the environment while improving food and energy production; calls for targeted research (and its applied use) on improving nutrient efficiency monitoring and the further optimisation of variable rate technologies;
Amendment 140 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Also recognises the need for crop diversity for European agriculture, to support suitable crop rotations that remain profitable for farmers. In addition to genetic resources, the need to maintain a range of suitable crop protection tools for a broad range of crops is also highlighted; without such tools, the diversity of crops that can be produced profitably will be severely impacted;
Amendment 165 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recognizes opportunities for new technologies for targeted trait development and selection in animals including those with welfare and health benefits, such as hornless cattle or resistance to prion diseases;
Amendment 181 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the urgent need to review the implementation of the regulatory framework for PPPs and to develop a coherent, efficient, predictable, risk-based and scientifically robust approvals system, noting that production of food and feed operates in a competitive, international environment, and inappropriate regulation will increase imports to Europe;
Amendment 192 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Underlines the concern that the zonal authorisations system is not functioning due to the continued use of outdated national authorisation methodologies and calls on the Commission to promote the use of common evaluation procedures to ensure mutual recognition of products across the Member States in the zones identified in Regulation 1107/2009;
Amendment 193 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Regrets that the new fund for "minor uses" is not exploited as expected since it does not cover projects of research and innovation, but only work of coordination between Member States, losing its attractiveness; asks the European Commission to seek solutions to solve the problems arisen for " minor uses " and to remedy the shortcomings of the new fund;
Amendment 205 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Takes the view that low-risk substances should be given provisional approval for use and priority for evaluation by the rapporteur Member States and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to help meet the aims of Directive 2009/128/EC regarding Integrated Pest Management and the sustainable use of pesticides, especially for product use on minor and speciality crops;
Amendment 224 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Regrets the increasing skill shortages in many of these professions and calls on the Member States to work in partnership with industry and other relevant stakeholders in the design of their next Rural Development Programmes, including European Innovation Partnerships (EIPs), to identify opportunities to support skills development and knowledge transfer in these areas;
Amendment 237 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Emphasizes that farmers are the major stewards of the environment in Europe and need continued access to innovation and research, enabling them to produce food, feed and other products sustainably while protecting the environment for future generations, enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services;
Amendment 265 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Enables appropriate access to innovative new technologies not only for sustainable agriculture but also sustainable rural development by working within communities, rural SMEs, co- operatives and producer organisations;
Amendment 283 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Considers it essential that emerging technologies remain in the EU, are not stifled by unnecessary and burdensome regulation before they have a chance to deliver, and are allowed to demonstrate and deliver their value and benefits;
Amendment 294 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to use its new Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) to design a regulatory framework which places greater emphasis on risk-based and scientific evidence when determining the balance between benefits and risks in the adoption or non-adoption of new technologies, products and practices;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that whilst it is impossible to hold backthe digital revolution is transforming Europe's economy and is changing labour markets and whereas new jobs requiring digital skills will emerge; emphasizes that the digital revolution, it is possible to shape its courses an opportunity for the European economy;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that barriers to do business digitally and across borders are barriers to growth and job creation;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that start-ups are important drivers of net job creation across the EU and that at times of high unemployment in many Member States the digital single market offers a unique opportunity for SMEs, micro-enterprises and start-ups to drive growth and job creation;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Highlights the need to create a robust and thriving digital single market, within which unnecessary barriers are removed so that consumers and businesses are given the opportunities and confidence to operate across the EU which in turn will generate new long term sustainable employment opportunities;
Amendment 33 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Highlights the recent trend of companies returning production and services to Europe and the opportunities this brings for job creation; believes that the completion of the digital single market can help accelerate this trend of re- shoring jobs;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that regulation, including employment and social policy, needs to keep pace with the digitalisation of societyfull extent of what is now possible for digital innovation and entrepreneurship;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of ensuring that all new policy initiatives are innovation friendly and are subject to a digital stress test as part of their impact assessment; and that the existing legislation including in the area of employment and social policy should be reviewed to ensure it is still fit for purpose for the digital age;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to undertake a thoroughn assessment of the projected impact which digitalisation will have on the number and types of jobs available and to gather information on new forms of employment, such as crowdsourcing and crowdworkingjob opportunities across the EU and the skill sets required to fulfil these opportunities;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that as job and skills profiles become more complex, new demands are being placed on training and further education; emphasises the importance of social dialogue in efforts to bring course content up to date and develop skills strategietronger synergies between European and national initiatives, involving the various education and training sectors, the social partners and businesses, with a view to keeping curricula in tune with future labour market needs;
Amendment 128 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that the digitalisation-driven trend towards more flexible working practices may also give rise to precarious forms of employment to which current standards as regards social security, working time, working location, worker participation and employment protection no longer apply; calls for self-employed persons with quasi-employee status to be placed on an equal footing with employed persons under employment law; of the economy can offer more flexible working arrangements for both employers and employees which can result in high participation rates amongst groups that might otherwise be excluded from the labour market; stresses in this regard the importance of striking a balance between worker protection with the ability for individuals and employers to agree ways of working that suit both their needs; notes that since 2000 the average labour productivity growth in the ICT industry has been 43%, beating every other sector 1 a ; underlines that growth in productivity leads to corresponding wage growth; __________________ 1aEU Structural Change Report 2015 page 48
Amendment 165 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 166 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 1 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular Article 2 and 5 thereof, and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Article 10, 19 and 1953 thereof,
Amendment 12 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the Inter-institutional Agreement on Better Law-Making 2016 between the European Parliament, Council of the European Union and the European Commission,
Amendment 15 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 a (new)
Citation 27 a (new)
– having regard to the Brighton Declaration and the outcomes of the ECHR High Level Conference at Brighton on 19th and 20th April 2012;1a __________________ 1a http://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/2012_ Brighton_FinalDeclaration_ENG.pdf
Amendment 24 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas non-discrimination in the field of occupation and employment is only effective if discrimination is comprehensively combated in all areas of life;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) stressed, in Römer1a , that the Employment Equality Directive does not itself lay down the principle of equal treatment in the field of employment and occupation, but provides a general framework for combating discrimination on various grounds; __________________ 1aCase C-147/08, Römer [2011] ECR I- 3591.
Amendment 62 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Council to break the deadlock and speed up the adoption of the hNotes the Commission's proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orizoental anti-discrimination directive proposed by the Commission in 2008; tion (COM/2008/0426) which remains blocked in Council; calls on the Council together with the Commission to consider ways that would enable all Member States to move towards a pragmatic solution;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the role played by the European Court of Human Rights, through its decisions ion the interpretation and implementation of the Directive, and looks forward with interest to theawaits future first decisions on this matter of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU);
Amendment 110 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Is concerned that the Employment Equality Directive does not explicitly make the denial of reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities a form of discrimination;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that employment- related rights and services, including reasonable accommodation in the context of the Employment Equality Directive, are portable and in line with the freedom of movement for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 135 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the Member States to combinnsider the benefits of introducing positive action measures such as, for example quotas and passive labour market policies, such as tax breaks and cash incentives, with active labour market policies – i.e. guidance and counselling, training and education, and job placements – to support the employment of people with disabilities;
Amendment 168 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that, thanks to policy changies implemented by many Member States, people aged 55-64 make up an increasinged share of workers throughout EU Member States; regrets, however, that the employment rate for this group has increased too slowly and remains below 50 % in the EU 2819 ; is concerned about how the digital market will affect employment, in particular for people over 50, and about how little prepared the EU and thebelieves that the opportunities for future job creation in the digital market will require further efforts by Member States are to address this issueskill mismatches, in particular for people over 50; __________________ 19 Businesseurope , ‘Position paper on Promoting diversity in employment and workplaces’, Nov. 2013.
Amendment 260 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that access to justice is limited in many discrimination cases; considers it necessary that availMember States take the appropriate steps to ensure that reasonable and accessible legal advice and assistance is provided to the victims at all stages of the legal process, including for example in- person counselling, and emotional, personal and moral support, by equality bodies or appropriate intermediaries;
Amendment 273 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recalls that pursuing court cases, and ensuring adequate representation, is still problematic in some cases22 , and urges the Member States to find ways to help victims in this regard, including for example, by means of tax exemptions, legal aid and assistance from specialised NGOs, etc., and by ensuring legal redress and adequate representation in line with their own national customs and practices; __________________ 22 EPRS, op. cit.
Amendment 299 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Highlights the potential value of the EU as a means to focus Member States attention of the need for action and for brokering exchanges of advice and assistance for those Member States that need it, particularly in the field of equality and anti-discrimination;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in particular Articles 3, 6, 9, 20, 151, 152, 153, 154, 156, 159 and 168 thereof,;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the Council conclusions of 27th February 2015 on the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2014 - 2020 (6535/15);
Amendment 24 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 32 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Article 153 TFEU states that the Union shall support and complement the activities of the Member States in the improvement in particular of the working environment to protect workers' health and safety;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas the EU regulatory framework aims at preventing occupational accidents and ill health, while minimising administrative burdens on small and medium sized enterprises;
Amendment 49 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas the fatal injury at work rate various significantly across Member States;1 a __________________ 1a http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/european/ european-comparisons.pdf
Amendment 52 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas worker involvement and consultation, including through health and safety representationves at company level and commitment from management isare important to successful risk prevention atmanagement in the workplace15 ; __________________ 15 Worker representation and consultation on health and safety, EU-OSHA (2012) https://osha.europa.eu/en/publications/rep orts/esener_workers-involvement
Amendment 110 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes that many important fields of action are identified in the EU OSH strategic framework; stresses, in this context, that more concrete legislative measurese appropriateness of the planned 2016 review of the strategic framework, and stresses that the most up to date scientific evidence should be included irelied upon twhe framework, following the 2016-reviewn reviewing the framework;
Amendment 123 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 135 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that the introduction of EU OSH reduction targets would not sufficiently take into account the existing divergences in terms of performance between Member States; Calls on the Commission to encourage the sharing of OSH approaches between Member States;
Amendment 149 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that national OSH strategies are essential andimportant and can help contributes to improvements in OSH in the Member States and stresses that regular reporting on progress made should be encouraged; considers it necessary to continue to initiate and coordinate policies at EU level with a view to ensuring a high level of occupational health and safety for all workersthat the EU should concentrate on areas where action at Member State level is not sufficient to ensure the occupational safety and health of workers, bearing in mind the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 163 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that national OSH strategies are fully transparent and open to input from social partners according to Member States customs and practices;
Amendment 170 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to incorporate quantitative and measurable targetappropriate targets relative to their own circumstances into their national strategies;
Amendment 190 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the importance of taking into account the situation, specific needs and lack ofdifficulties with compliance by micro and small enterprises in the implementation of OSH measures at company level; encourages the Commission, EU-OSHA and the Member States to continue developing practical tools and guidelines, which support and improve the compliance of SMEs with OSH requirements;
Amendment 201 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States and social partners to take initiatives to upgrade the skills of health and safety representatives and managers; calls on the Commission to draw up guidelines for the involvement of employees in implementing preventive OSH measures;
Amendment 210 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that Member States are best placed to develop guidelines for the involvement of employees in implementing OSH measures that match the local operating conditions of businesses;
Amendment 212 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that a preconditionone element for good OSH management and performance is documented risk assessment including documentation where appropriate, which allows for appropriate preventivworkplace measures to be put in place;
Amendment 222 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to take all necessary steps to monitor the implementation and enforcement of OSH legislation in the Member States; believes that the ex post evaluation of the practical implementation of EU OSH directives in EU Member States provides a good opportunity for this exercise to be carried out and expects that the results relating to inadequate implementation of existing legislation will be taken into account as part of the review of the strategic framework;
Amendment 231 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that ensuring a level playing- field across the EU and eliminating unfair competition and social dumping is crucial; stresses that labour inspectorates play a key role in enforcing workers' rights to a safe and healthy working environment; calls on the Member States to follow the ILO recommendation of a minimum of one labour inspector per 10 000 workers and to increase staffing and resources available to labour inspectoratensure that their labour inspectorates have appropriate staffing and resources;
Amendment 243 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Does not consider blanket ratios to spread resources evenly across all sectors will have the desired effect; believes that resources should be targeted to those sectors which have been identified to present the highest risks to workers;
Amendment 247 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes efforts to improve the quality of the regulatory framework, including by the application of better regulation principles; reminds the Commission, however, that the submission of OSH directives to the REFIT exercise and modifications of the legislation should be transparent, involve social partners and, must under no circumstancesnot result in reductions in occupational health and safety and must take into account changes in the workplace resulting from technological development; Believes in this regard that attention should be paid to the respective merits of using outcome oriented goals as appropriate;
Amendment 257 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the SME test; calls on the Commission to take into account the specific nature of SMEs and micro- enterprises, to use more effective or lighter regimes and to consider exemptions on a case by case basis while not compromising on health and safety standards;
Amendment 262 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the social partners in the context of health and safety legislation to embrace the better regulation principles, to increase the use of impact assessments in their negotiations and to refer agreements proposing legislative action to the Commissions Impact Assessment Board;
Amendment 263 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points to the importance of protecting workers against exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and substances that are toxic to reproduction; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a revision of Directive 2004/37/EC adding more binding occupational exposure limit valuesbased on robust scientific evidence, following a full impact assessment, and in cooperation with the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work to develop an assessment system that can be used to assess binding occupational limit values based on clear and explicit criteria;
Amendment 274 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that many workers are still exposed to asbestos in their workplace; calls on the EU to work closely with social partners and the Member States to promote and coordinatencourage Member States' efforts to develop nationaltake appropriate action plans for the management and safe removal of asbestos;
Amendment 284 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to take action on one of the most prevalent work-related health problems in Europe and submit a proposal for a comprehensive directiveencourage further action by Member States on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) to improve effective prevention and address the causes of MSDs; points out that integrating provisbetter implementations of existing directives into a comprehensive directive laying down minimum requirements forlegislation coupled with the application of good practices to protecting workers from exposure to ergonomic risk factors can benefit both workers and employers;
Amendment 301 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the potential uncertainty about the distribution and use of nanomaterials and believes that further research on the OSH risks associated with nanotechnology is needed;
Amendment 312 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and implement a programme for systematic monitoring ofencourage the sharing of best practices with employers to help them manage psychosocial risks, including stress;
Amendment 328 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to adoptMember States to consider the need for a targeted approach to improve the health and safety situation of workers in precarious employment and to take into account the negative effects that precarious employment has on occupational health and safety when addressing this issue in generalof all workers in all forms of employment;
Amendment 342 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Draws the attention of the Commission to the rolpotential added value that the sectoral social dialogue Committees can play in tackling sector- specific OSH risks through agreements between the social partners using their best knowledge of sector specific situations; Calls on the Commission in this context to encourage social partners to embrace the better regulation principles and the use of impact assessments;
Amendment 366 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 3 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
- having regard to Articles 2, 3(3) and 3(3)5 of the Treaty on European Union,
Amendment 52 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that gold-plating by Member States can add to the complexity of regulation and in effect reduce compliance; Calls on the Member States to avoid adding administrative burdens when transposing EU legislation;
Amendment 66 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Firmly believes that the provision of social welfare is a Member States competence;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recognises the potential value of the EU as a means to focus Member States attention on the need for action and for brokering exchanges of advice and assistance for those Member States that need it, particularly in the field of social welfare rights;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. CondemnNotes the decision taken by some Member States to only provide access to social welfare rights for a shorter duration than the maximum duration of parental leave, thus reducing the number of parents who actually use this maximum duration;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. EmphasisesCalls on the Member States to consider the benefits of ensuring that family rights assigned by public policies, including parental leave, shouldto be individual rather than transferable, with a view to encouraging both parents to achieve a better work-life balance;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the flexibility the directive grants to theimportance of providing flexibility to Member States in such directives in order to allow Member States to define and tailor forms of parental leave – part-time or full-time – and the working and notice periods established as conditions for granting parental leave; welcomes the initiatives introduced by the Member States to give workers as much flexibility as possible in this area, ensuring that parental leave ties in with their professional and personal circumstances, but believes that any choices made to cede some of the decision-making power to employers should not undermine the target of increasing the taking of parental leave;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly deplores the fact that the proposed revision of the directive on maternity leave was withdrawn just before the publication of the roadmap ‘New start to address the challenges of work-life balance faced byNotes the Commission's withdrawal of the maternity leave directive; believes that considerations should be given at Member State and if appropriate European level to promote equal opportunities for men and women in the reconciliation of working and families’ and the facty life; Stresses that, in the context of this roadmap, the Commission does not at this stage intend to publish a final report on the implementation of the directive on parental leavee Commission's roadmap, that any new proposal from the Commission in this area must be in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 123 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that considerations should be given to a broad non-legislative initiative to promote the reconciliation of work and family life in the Member States;
Amendment 125 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes, in view of the overlapping nature of the different types of familylegislation at EU leavel, that a coherent revision of the various texts at EU level is requiredsimpler, more clearly worded legislation that removes complexity, improves compliance, protects workers and enables businesses to grow and create more jobs is necessary;
Amendment 138 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to introduce financial compensation for parental leave with a view to reaching a level that would act as an incentive for income replacement, over the minimum time period guaranteed by the directive, based on the average EU maternity leave income replacement rate, iconsider the strong social arguments in favour of introducing financial compensation forder to safeguard families’ social and economic wellbeing parental leave;
Amendment 150 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 166 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that improved coordination, coherence and accessibility in the Member States’ leave systems (maternity, paternity and parental) increases participation levels and overall efficiency; stresses in that regard that an EU directive on a two-week broader non-legislative initiative on paternity leave is essentialworth considering;
Amendment 88 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Member States may benefit from support in addressing challenges as regards the design and implementation of structural reforms. These challenges may be dependent on various factors, including limited administrative and institutional capacity or inadequate application and implementation of Union legislation. Such facts in turn can affect the long-term growth potential of some Member States with knock on effects for social welfare provision and job creation.
Amendment 98 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Union has a long-lasting experience on providing specific support to national administrations and other authorities of Member States as regards capacity building and similar actions in certain sectors (e.g. taxation, customs, support to small and medium-sized enterprises) and in relation to the implementation of cohesion policy. The experience gained by the Union in assisting national authorities carrying out reforms should be used in order to enhance the capacity of the Union to provide support to Member States to help improve their growth potential. Comprehensive and integrated action is indeed necessary in order to provide support to those Member States that are undertaking growth- enhancing reforms and request assistance from the Union in this respect.
Amendment 118 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Support under the Programme should be provided by the Commission upon request by a Member State, in areas such as budget and taxation, public function, institutional and administrative reforms, the justice system, anti-fraud, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering, business environment, private sector development, investment, competition, public procurement, privatization processes, access to finance, investment, trade, sustainable development, innovation, education and training, labour and social policies, public health, asylum, migration policies, agriculture and rural development and financial sector policies.
Amendment 125 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should be able to request support from the Commission under the Programme in relation to the implementation of reforms to be taken by national authorities, in the context of economic governance processes, in particular of Country Specific Recommendations in the context of the European Semester, to actions related to the implementation of Union law, as well as in relation to the implementation of economic adjustment programmes. They should also be able to request support in relation to reforms undertaken at their own initiative, in order to achieve sustainable investment, growth and job creation.
Amendment 175 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) To facilitate the evaluation of the Programme, a proper framework for monitoring the results achieved by the Programme should be put in place from the very beginning. A mid-term evaluation looking at the achievement of the objectives of the Programme, its efficiency and its added value in policy areas related to competitiveness, growth, jobs and investment at the European level should be carried out. A final evaluation should, in addition, deal with the long– term impact and the sustainability effects of the Programme. Those evaluations should be based on the indicators, measuring the effects of the Programme.
Amendment 258 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the implementation of reforms by Member States, undertaken at their own initiative, notably to achieve sustainable investment, competitiveness, growth and job creation.
Amendment 268 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The budgetary authority shall authorise the available annual appropriations within the limits of the existing Multiannual Financial Framework established by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013.
Amendment 3 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that many Member States still have large deficits and that there is a need to develop fiscal responsibility programmes that are fully compatible with quality job creation, economic growth and welfare state sustainabilitycompetitiveness; calls on the Commission, which has already received the national budget proposals for 2016, and within the framework of COM(2015)00121, to provide where appropriate a flexible process of fiscal responsibility at national level that allows for the adoption of socially responsible and economically efficient policies aimed at decent job creation; __________________ 1 COM(2015)0012, ‘Making the best use of the flexibility within the existing rules of the SGP’.
Amendment 24 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the country-specific recommendations (CSR) to include the Commission’s recommendation2 on private debt aimed at creating second chances for enterprises; calls for these programmes to be extended to families at risk of eviction from their first home and for these to be guaranteed, in particular, in banking entities within bank restructuring programmes supported by public money; __________________ 2 Recommendation of 12 March 2014 on a new approach to business failure and insolvency.
Amendment 33 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fostering of a European investment policy aimed at boosting growth and, job creation; considers it regrettable and competitiveness; notes, however, that Parliament’s call3 to promote social investment not only in pursuit of financial profit but also with the aim of promoting a positive social impact has been neglecyet to be implemented; __________________ 3 Resolution of 11 March 2015 (Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0068), paragraphs 10 and 18.
Amendment 46 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the immense opportunities afforded by the digital economy for innovation, growth and job creation particularly for SMEs and start-ups;
Amendment 49 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note of the recommendations on the need to move forward within newstructural labour reforms, and calls for such reforms, if carried out, to guarantee social dialogue and to ensure necessary political consensus in order to be sustainable and effective; considers it regrettable that manywhere appropriate social dialogue in line with Member States’ customs and practices; Recognises the need to ensure that Member States’ labour market reforms have not ensured the requirestrike a good balance between flexibility and security, resulting in, for example, the exclusion of millions of workers from collective bargaining for both employees and employers, resulting in, for example higher rates of productivity and employment levels; calls for ambitious labour reforms capable of reducing fragmentation, putting an end to insecurity and labour market rigidities and increasing the productivity and competitiveness of our economy while ensuring decent jobs and living wages through investment in human capital;
Amendment 66 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises that setting minimum wages is a Member States’ competence which must be respected in line with the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 79 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that some labourMember States’ labour market reforms have introduced new contractual formulas that, according to the Commission, have increased precariousness in the labour markets; of particular concern are some Member States whose rates of temporary employment are over 90 % for new contracts, w; recognises that the availability of non-standard forms of employment provides numerous benefits for workers who cannot or chose not to commit to 'standard' full-time employment which results in hicgh particularly affects young people and women and which, according to the OECD1, is one of the direct causes of increasing inequality; __________________ 1 OECD inequality benefits all’, 21 May 2015.ipation rates amongst groups that might otherwise be excluded from work altogether, such as mothers returning to work; report ‘In it together: Why less
Amendment 90 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that according to the European Commission's Quarterly Review (March 2015), Employment in the Union continues to improve moderately but consistently, although development at the Union level hid marked differences between Member States; stresses that it also noted that the increase in permanent and full-time contracts was higher than that for temporary and part-time contracts in absolute terms and that for the third and consecutive quarter, the increase in permanent and in full-time employment has outnumbered the increase in temporary and part-time employment.
Amendment 93 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take note of the IMF2 report on the causes and consequences of inequality, which states that the increase in the income gap is negatively affecting economic growth and the potential for job creation; calls for effective action on labour taxation, labour markets and redistributive policies to facilitate greater and upward economic and social convergence; __________________ 2 IMF report ‘Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality: A Global Perspective’, June 2015.
Amendment 100 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that many Member States have already launched important reforms, including strengthening and improving the efficiency of active labour market policies and by creating a hospitable business environment which can play a key role in re-shoring jobs back to Europe;
Amendment 101 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that high rates in long-term unemployment in the EU, especially in some Member States, are resulting in an increasing number of workers losing their benefits before finding a new job; considers it regrettableNotes that many Member States have limited access to such benefits or have reduced the amount available and/or the eligibility period for them; considers it important to maintain a balance between adequate social protection and adequate incentives for active job searching; calls for a specific study on such incentives at EU level, and calls on the Member States to guarantee minimum income schemes to avoid pockets ofmade innovative changes to their benefits systems to help in particular young people into work; considers it important for the Union to examine ways in which Member States can learn from each other in order to strike a balance between adequate social exclusprotection and ensure a minimum income to familiesadequate incentives for active job searching;
Amendment 115 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the reduction in youth unemployment rates, but points out that they are still at alarming levels in many Member States and not necessarily based on net job creation; stresses that job insecurity and underemployment have also risen and that 43 % of young people work in precarious conditions with involuntary part-time contracts or as bogus self- employed workers;
Amendment 128 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 140 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 150 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers it regrettable that, although the Commission has acknowledged that ‘poverty and marginalisation have increased’5, there is no reference in the CSR to the fight against poverty, and that no comprehensive strategy to fight it has been preparedMember States’ initiatives in the fight against poverty; __________________ 5 COM(2015)0250 final.
Amendment 170 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is deeply concerned by the limitedNotes the role that national parliaments, social partners and civil society have played in the drafting of the national reform programme (NRP) and the convergence programme (CP); calls on the Commission to favour, within the revision of the economic governance mechanisms, a reform that grants adequate democratic legitimacy to the European Semester.
Amendment 56 #
2014/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it essential that the initiatives launched by Member States as part of EY 2012 be followed up and transformed into a strong political commitment followed by concrete action to ensure social inclusion and the well-being of all generations while respecting the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 110 #
2014/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to study the worrying problem of unemployment among people over the age of 50 and, in conjunction with the Member States, to develop effective non-binding tools for reintegrating such workers into the labour market;
Amendment 119 #
2014/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls the Commission's Budget Review 2010 which identified ‘EU added Value’ as one of its core principles; Insists that this principle must represent the cornerstone of all expenditures and that EU funding, particularly that under the ESF should not be used to subsidise national approaches but used to provide additional support to Member States active ageing programmes;
Amendment 161 #
2014/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the forthcoming EU Covenant on Demographic Change as a major outcome of EY 2012 and of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing; asks the Commission to identify areas within the EU budget where savings and efficiencies can be made in order to provide funding for the covenant, which is an open, large and independent network bringing together local and regional stakeholders committed to tackling European demographic change by promoting age-friendly environments in close cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO);
Amendment 27 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the drive towards a higher skilled economy means that over the next five years, many more businesses expect to increase the number of jobs requiring leadership, management and higher skills;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the European economyies and labour markets face considerable difficulties in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and the consequent economic slowdown;
Amendment 127 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Believes that an internationally competitive skills base will enable member states to capture high value segments of the global market;
Amendment 166 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Believes that member states have an important role to play in ensuring there is an adequate supply of both science and maths teachers in order to equip young people with knowledge and enthusiasm for STEM subjects;
Amendment 171 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Recognises the importance of fostering work-based learning apprenticeships as an alternative route to employment;
Amendment 173 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Notes that a variety of pathways must be available to young people, and that the definitions of such pathways (internships, traineeships) vary across Europe; strongly believes that applying a single definition across all member states will create greater confusion;
Amendment 206 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the important role businesses can play by engaging with the educational systems in their member states; Underlines the importance of fostering better synergies between education systems, universities and the labour market, including exposure to the workplace and cooperation with businesses in the creation of innovative 'clusters';
Amendment 212 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of career orientation through individual assessment and career advice provided by highly qualified employment counsellors in order to ensure that young people are equipped with the right information, advice and guidance to make sound career choices;
Amendment 261 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that teachingere is a need to improve leadership, financial management, self- responsibility and fostering entrepreneurial education from an early age further improves links between school and the labour market, and can contribute to lowering unemployment levelto realise young people's potential so that they are equipped to become employers, not only employees, and enabled to start new businesses and take advantage of new markets;
Amendment 268 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Welcomes schemes such as Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs aimed at helping new entrepreneurs to acquire relevant skills for managing a business and believes that such programmes should be further promoted in order to help more young entrepreneurs establish and success;
Amendment 288 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Believes that the development of employer networks can help SMEs and micro-enterprises access the training provision and support they need;
Amendment 295 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Stresses the need to identify a broad range of emerging industries and key growth sectors on which member states should focus on developing their skills base;
Amendment 297 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28 b. Believes that education and training opportunities should be directed to fill the growing skills gaps in new emerging areas such plant and agricultural sciences; Notes that shortages in plant science skills currently exist in the areas of general plant science as well as in plant pathology, plant physiology, taxonomy, crop science and horticulture science; Stresses that opportunities could be created through apprenticeships, employer-led training, industrial studentships and further education in these areas;
Amendment 303 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Highlights the recent trend of companies returning production and services to the EU and the opportunities this brings for job creation, particularly for young people; believes that the economies of the EU have a unique opportunity ti accelerate this trend of re- shoring jobs by ensuring that the skills of our workforce matches the needs of businesses;
Amendment 340 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Calls on member states to develop collective approaches such as employers networks in order to help to break through the barriers that prevent employers from pursuing more ambitious plans for workforce development;
Amendment 14 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to ensure that TTIP will make a significant positive contribution to cregenerating more and betterstrong, sustainable growth and jobs; to maximise the potential to create higher skilled jobs and set ambitious global trade standards for sustainable development and labour;
Amendment 63 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point iv
(iv) to ensure that civil society can make a meaningful contribution to implementing relevant TTIP provisions, bearing in mind the broader dimension of Article 17(1) TFEU;
Amendment 73 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) to take immediate steps to safeguard the right of EU governmentMember States to legislate, organise, set quality and safety standards for, manage and regulate public services; notes that CETA provides an important precedent in having an exemption, the "utilities reservation" covers public health, education, and other public services.
Amendment 88 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point vi
(vi) to ensure that the specific challenges faced by SMEs are fully taken into account given the disproportionate effect that tariffs, non-tariff barriers and red tape have on SMEs;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vi a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point vi a (new)
(vi a) to simplify procedures and consider new mechanisms to help SMEs benefit from TTIP;
Amendment 118 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point viii
(viii) to guarantee that agreement on any dispute-settlement mechanism must take into account the results of the public consultation on investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), must be fully transparent and, democratically accountable, make explicit the right of Member States to regulate, and must not hinder legislators from passing laws in the area of employment policy;
Amendment 123 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point ix
Paragraph 1 – point ix
(ix) to take steps to embed a ‘positive listing’ approach in the agreementnegative listing’ approach in the agreement, with reserves for sensitive sectors, which allows not only for increased transparency and predictability for operators, as well as market access in the US for EU companies, but also ensures a living agreement, with future services being included in the Agreement; notes that such an approach was possible with Canada in CETA;
Amendment 87 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on a new EU forest strategy and the accompanying working documents, and stresses that an EU forest strategy must focus on better coordination, because the increasing number of European policy initiatives in areas such as economic and employment policy, energy supply, environmental and climate policy, call for a greater contribution from the forestry sector; is of the view that the different policy perspectives of the directorates-general in the Commission can result in conflict and a lack of progress; therefore calls on DG Environment, DG Climate Action, DG Agri, DG Energy and DG Research and Innovation to work together strategically to ensure coherence in any forestry- related work;
Amendment 259 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Member States to develop initiatives to support knowledge and technology transfer and to fully utilise existing EU programmes to support research and innovation in forestry and the forest-based sector; notes that there are significant gaps in scientific and technological research relating to the adaptation of forestry to climate change including into the impact of increasing pests and diseases which pose a serious threat to Europe's forests and forest-based sectors; welcomes Europe's FACE (Free-Air- Carbon dioxide) forest experiments, including the UK's Birmingham Institute for Forest Research (BIFoR), which aim to transform our understanding of climate and environmental change on Europe's trees and wildlife;
Amendment 262 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Stresses that research and innovation are crucial for the long-term competitiveness and economic viability of the forestry sector in Europe, but notes that the research currently taking place is too fragmented and that not enough research is commercialised; therefore emphasises the benefits of strengthening and extending existing partnerships between government, industry and research organisations as a way of improving the translation of research into practice and driving economic growth from Europe's forest- based sectors;
Amendment 272 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that extending the forest-related knowledge basis is of crucial importance to research and that reliable information is essential for the implementation of the forest strategy; notes in this connection that national forest inventories represent a comprehensive monitoring tool for assessing forestry stocks and take into account regional considerations while responding to demands for less red tape and lower costs; welcomes in particular the Commission’s efforts to establish a European forest information system and initiatives to improve the comparability of new and existing data; recommends, in particular, the need for more long-term data-sets to help the understanding of trends in forestry and its adaptation to climate change; calls on the Commission to communicate to foresters and woodland owners in a practical, helpful and useful way the data and knowledge gained from the forest information system to better inform their decision making;
Amendment 315 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Supports the EU Timber Regulation in combatting illegal logging and the placement of illegal timber on the European market from third country imports, but is concerned that this regulation is impacting disproportionately on the EU's forest sector; stresses that this regulation should be proportional and should recognise the very low-levels of illegal logging taking place in the EU; welcomes the upcoming review of the Regulation and calls on the Commission to look at ways of reducing unnecessary costs and reporting requirements for Europe's woodland owners and foresters;
Amendment 318 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Underlines the importance of healthy forest ecosystems in offering habitats for animals and plants, but notes with concern the unintended consequences of the EU Habitats Directive on sustainable forest management; recognises that this Directive is well- meaning but can act as a barrier to bringing neglected woodland back into use; calls on the Commission to review this Directive with the objective of making it proportionate to the risk of harm to the resource;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the European Semester is a mechanism for coordinating economic, budgetary and social policies in the Member States, and underlines that the voluntary implementation of CSRs is beneficial for achieving financial stability in the EMU that is conducive to growth and jobs;
Amendment 28 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas Member States have the primary role in delivering employment policies including youth employment policies and that such measures are best delivered at the national level;
Amendment 32 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in spite of mild improvements in some Member States, the unemployment rate remains historically high, with in other, with nearly 25 million people out of work in the EU; whereas long-term unemployment is worryingly high, and 12 million people have been unemployed for more than a year (up 4 % over the previous year); whereas the labour market situation is particularly critical for young people, regardless of their level of education;
Amendment 85 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas the setting of wages is a competence of the Member States;
Amendment 94 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to introduce a much-needed, expansionary economic policy to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and to create quality jobs; stresses that low inflation is already increasing real interest rates as well as real public and private debt, which, together with high unemployment, depresses growth and increases povertywork with Member States to create policies that will boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 128 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the factNotes that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) will be based on recycledexisting EU resources and will not raise public ‘fresh’ money, apart from an extra EUR 5 billion from the EIB; stresses the risks of an insufficient fund based on overly optimistic assumptions about the likelihood of attracting the bulk of the financing needed from private investors; calls on the Commission to consider using the EIB’s annual profits and undisbursed dividends to increase resources without endangering the bank’s AAA rating; calls on the Commission to explore ways of using the EU budget and other, new resources to ensure that it will not fail to deliver;
Amendment 152 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to review and improve the EU-EIB Project Bond Initiative, launched as a pilot project in 2012 to sum up the investment plan, with a view of giving it a greater role in promoting employment; recalls, in this context, the social impact bonds included in the SIP;
Amendment 178 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that while SMEs constitute the backbone of job creation in the EU, they continue to face major difficulties in gaining access to financing, and they are worryingly over-indebted; welcomes the Commission’s new recommendations on SME’s access to finance, involving a new approach to insolvency and business failure; calls for further efforts by Member States to improve debt-restructuring schemes as a means to this end;
Amendment 185 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the joint Commission-EIB SME lending scheme using Structural Funds to streamline investment in these companies so as to boost employment creation; calls on the ECB to complement this policy action and to explore means of purchasing SME assets, or to serve as a guarantor for SME sources of financingexplore innovative ways to further support SMEs;
Amendment 197 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that cohesion policy measures have an essential role to play in reducing internal competitive disparities and structural imbalances in regions that need it most; calls on the Commission to find specificconsider appropriate solutions for those Member States that, though facing very high unemployment, are obliged to return EU funds owing to co-financing problems; calls, therefore, on the Commission to identify the consequences of applying the frontloading principle to allthe relevant funds for these Member States in the 2014-2020 period, while always ensuring the principle of budgetary accountability is upheld;
Amendment 202 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Strongly believes that EU funding, particularly that under the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) and European Social Fund (ESF) should not be used to subsidise national approaches, but should be used to provide additional support in a way that complements and enhances national programmes according to the decision of the Member States;
Amendment 220 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider innovative ways to encourage investment in Europe; highlights the recent trend of companies returning production and services to Europe and the opportunities this brings for job creation, particularly for young people; believes that the economies of the EU have a unique opportunity to accelerate this trend of re-shoring jobs;
Amendment 226 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to design tailor-made policies to support quality job creation for the long-term unemployed, senior unemployed people, women, people with disabilities and other priority groups hit especially hard by the crisis, such as immigrants or people with disabilities;
Amendment 245 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Believes that growing international competition driven by increasingly skilled workforces have left the EU facing serious skill shortages and skill mismatches which are acting as a brake on economic growth; Believes that if Member States are to have a realistic chance of reaching the EU2020 employment targets, they must focus on creating the right environment for job creation;
Amendment 270 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls that decent wages arealigning wages with productivity is important not only for social cohesion, but also for maintaining a strong economy and a productive labour force; calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a European framework for minimum wages with a view to reducing wage inequalities and limiting nominal imbalances in competitiveness;
Amendment 279 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is concerned that labour market reforms in many Member States have mainly promotedresulted in some cases in precarious jobs; observes that 50 % of jobs created in 2014 were temporary jobs; notes that, according to the Commission, in-work poverty persists, and that for 50 % of all job seekers, securing employment is not enough to lift them out of poverty, nor does it raise productivity; calls on the Commission and the Member States to make job quality a priority and to address labour market segmentation;
Amendment 289 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Believes that Member States can only create jobs if the market allows for it, if they can rely on a qualified workforce, if labour markets are sufficiently flexible, if labour costs including wages are in line with productivity, if social protection systems make work more attractive and if regulation is proportionate and evidence based;
Amendment 309 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to propose a European framework introducing minimum standards for the implementationose Member States affected by high levels of Yyouth Guarantees covering young people aged 25-30; calls on the Member States to use the availableunemployment to use the existing allocated budget efficiently and to implement the Youth Guarantees without delay; calls for the available budget to be increased during the promised mid-term review of the MFF in accordance with ILO recommendations;
Amendment 335 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Given the number of workers, particularly young people, who are now leaving their countries of origin for other Member States in search of employment opportunitito take up employment in other Member States, there is an urgent need to develop appropriate measures to guaranteensure that no worker is left uncovered by social and labour rights protection; calls, in this regard, on the Commission and the Member States to further improve EU labour mobility while upholding the principle of equal treatment and safeguarding wages and social standards; calls on each Member State to establish social and employment policies for equal rights and equal pay at the same place of work;
Amendment 348 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Reiterates its warning of the socioeconomic challenges facing the Union and the risks to its sustainability and its stable growth potential posed by a reversal in regional convergence; recalls that more than 122 million EU citizens are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including in- work poverty and child poverty, and that these levels are unacceptable and need to be reduced immediately; calls for a true ‘social pillar’ to be implemented within the EMU as part of the process of improving economic governance mechanisms;
Amendment 363 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 370 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. NotWelcomes the Commission objectivecommitments set out in REFIT ‘to make EU law lighter, simpler and less costly for the benefit of citizens and enterprises’; stresses that this removal of regulatory barrierurdens should undernot comprominse neither the European social acquis, the ILO core conventions nor the European Social Charterhealth, safety and employment standards;
Amendment 378 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the fact that the Joint Employment Report annexed to the AGS includes a scoreboard for employment and social policies; considers it regrettable, however, that these indicators are not sufficient and that they have not been made binding, which would allow them to be used more forcefully; asks the Commission to remedy this situation;
Amendment 393 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 407 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to tacklework with Member States to immediately tackle the alarming increase in child poverty throughout the EU through the introduction of a child guarantee against poverty;
Amendment 435 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Takes note of the Commission’s recommendation to reform healthcare systems so that they meet their objectives of providing universal access to high- quality care – including affordable access to medicines, especially those that are life- saving – and to secure respect for the rights of health staff; observes that, as a consequence of the crisis, some Member States have failed to ensure full coverage of public health; calls for this situation to be corrected without delayWhile fully respecting Article 168 TFEU, takes note of the Commission’s recommendation to reform healthcare systems;
Amendment 464 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
Amendment 44 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that, where the need for action at EU level in the area of employment and social affairs has been clearly identified and fully respects the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, that a set of indicators to identify the full compliance costs as well as administrative costs of any such legislative act should be applied in order to better assess its impact;
Amendment 62 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s indication in their Work Programme 2015 that the maternity leave directive should be considered for withdrawal; Believes that considerations should be given to a broader non-legislative initiative to promote the reconciliation of work and family life in Member States;
Amendment 95 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to urgently review the Small Business Act to see how it can be improved to work more effectively, in line with the better regulation agenda;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that social partner agreements apply to a wide range of policy areas that impact on both employees and employers; is concerned that negotiations have not kept pace with the EU better regulation agenda;
Amendment 121 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that better regulation principles should apply to decisions on secondary legislation as well as primary legislation; calls on the Commission to take appropriate steps to ensure all implementing and delegated acts in the area of employment and social affairs are open for wider scrutiny in a simple, clear and transparent manner;
Amendment 133 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to prioritise action in the fields of what have been identified as the ‘Top Ten’ most burdensome laws for SMEs, including the working time and temporary agency directives; Calls on the Commission produce its detailed impact assessment on the Working Time Directive as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 139 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the social partners to embrace better regulation tools, to increase the use of impact assessments in their negotiations and refer agreements proposing legislative action to the Commissions Impact Assessment Board;
Amendment 140 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Reiterates Parliaments calls for an ambitious burden reduction target of 30% to be introduced in the costs to SMEs and microenterprises by administrative and regulatory burdens by 2020;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Union support for POs is aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of the sector and improving the bargaining position of farmers, restoring balance in the food supply chain, promoting F&V and supporting innovation, whilst also integrating environmental concerns in the production and marketing of fruit and vegetables;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas these figures for the Union as a whole are averages reflecting highly divergent situations between Member States, which are attributable to historical factors, different market conditions and barriers and reflect different starting points in the drive towards setting up POs;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the organisation rate among producers remains low on average and has been partly caused by the suspension and de-recognition of POs, which causes uncertainty among producers;
Amendment 32 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ga (new)
Recital Ga (new)
G a. whereas in the EU, the F&V sector accounts for 18% of the total value of agricultural production, uses only 3% of the cultivated land and is worth more than EUR 50 billion;
Amendment 33 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
G b. whereas the F&V supply chain has an estimated turnover of more than EUR 120 billion, with approximately 550 000 employees and acts as an economic multiplier at European level, stimulating both demand and the creation of added value in other economic sectors;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ha (new)
Recital Ha (new)
H a. whereas, according to Eurostat, total input costs for EU farmers climbed on average by almost 40 % between 2000 and 2010, while farm gate prices increased on average by less than 25 %;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas data from Freshfel Europe indicates that consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables in the EU-28 stood at 387 g a day per capita in 2012, a decrease of 8.7 % as compared with the average for the 2007-11 period; whereas this decline seems to reflect long-term trends towards greater consumption of processed foods and the impact of the economic crisis in spite of the substantial health benefits which eating fruit and vegetables bring;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the 2015 AREFLH study points out that the EU market is relatively open to imports, whilst European exports face considerable tariff and non-tariff barriers in trading partners; whereas, although imports from third countries compete directly with similar EU products, in some instances the same environmental and labour standards are not applied in their cultivation;
Amendment 80 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s report, which provides a balanced picture of the evolution of the F&V regime since the 2007 reform, identifying areas where progress has been achieved whilst also referring to problems that persist; and acknowledging the need for simplification; stresses, however, that the data used by the Commission is for the period 2008 to 2010 and does not provide an accurate picture of the rate of organisation in the period following, which has declined in some Member States;
Amendment 82 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1a (new)
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Welcomes the measures in the EU F&V regime which are intended to increase market orientation among EU growers, encourage innovation, promote F&V, increase growers' competitiveness and improve marketing, product quality and the environmental aspects of production, through the provision of support to POs, PO associations and the recognition of inter-branch organisations, also promoting the formation of clusters that will generate new income streams, to be channelled into new investments;
Amendment 83 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1b (new)
Paragraph 1b (new)
1 b. Welcomes the fact that the new CAP retains the F&V regime, while acknowledging that existing instruments have not always been effective, as recognised by the Commission in its public consultation document entitled 'A Review of the EU Regime for the Fruit and Vegetables Sector', and therefore supports the work of the Newcastle Group aimed at improving F&V regime, which should take account of the specific nature of the legal arrangements governing cooperatives in the Member States, so as not to limit the creation of new POs, while respecting the fact that growers may opt to remain outside the PO system;
Amendment 84 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1c (new)
Paragraph 1c (new)
1 c. Notes with concern that PO rules are open to wide interpretation by the Commission's auditors, which leads to a high degree of uncertainty and can leave Member States at risk of disallowance and judicial review; stresses, also, that audit procedures and financial corrections must be carried out in a more timely manner and within an agreed audit time period;
Amendment 103 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that, despite this increase, the degree of organisation among producers remains low on average and that addressing this problem is crucial for the future of the F&V regime; further emphasises that this low level of organisation is not helped by the complexity of PO rules which has resulted in the suspension and de-recognition of POs in some Member States; therefore calls on the Commission to reverse this decline by simplifying the scheme's rules to make POs more attractive to join;
Amendment 115 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses in this context that it is important to increase the overall level of support to POs and to provide stronger incentives both foremove barriers which make POs less attractive to producers, hinder the merginger of existing POs and deter the creation of new ones;
Amendment 141 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that reducing complexity, including in the rules for creating newthe need to produce clear and simple guidance on the recognition criteria for POs, should be the first step in making them more attractive for farmers; requests that the Commission identify additional measures for increasing the atfurther improve the attractiveness of POs by ensuring the rules reflect the different market strauctiveness of POures which exist in different Member States;
Amendment 149 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission to reduce the legal uncertainties that exist in relation to a PO's outsourcing activities by producing clear and more detailed guidance on the level of control a PO needs to have over its outsourcing activities; stresses that it is unrealistic to expect a PO to maintain full commercial and administrative control over activities it has outsourced to other legal entities; therefore calls on the Commission to revise the scheme's rules to better reflect modern business and commercial realities;
Amendment 152 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls on the Commission in its review of the fruit and vegetables regime to reduce the administrative burden for POs by abolishing mid-term evaluations carried out by National Authorities; notes that these evaluations often duplicate the questions asked of National Authorities in its annual reporting and provide no obvious benefit; further calls on the Commission, as part of its aim to cut red tape, to reduce the amount of information it requests from National Authorities and POs in annual reports, and to ensure that only data which is actually used by the Commission to monitor the scheme's effectiveness is collected;
Amendment 153 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Urges the Commission to revisit Delegated Regulation 499/2014 of 11 March 2014 which introduced more complex checks on POs including disproportionate penalties for failing to meet complex recognition criteria; stresses the need for proportionality in relation to penalties if we are to encourage new growers to join the scheme and prevent existing members from rethinking their participation;
Amendment 168 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that associations of producer organisations (AOPs) and transnational producer organisations (TPOs) could play an important role in increasing the bargaining power of farmers and; therefore urges the Commission to reinforce inceduce the legal uncertaintives that exist for setting up APOs and envisage a greateTPOs by producing clear roule for them in the futures and more detailed guidance for POs and Member States;
Amendment 182 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Emphasises the need to make it easier for producers to gain access to third-country markets; calls on the Commission to increase its efforts to support exporters of fruit and vegetables to overcome the increasing number of non-tariff barriers, such as some third- country phytosanitary standards that make export from the EU difficult, if not impossible;
Amendment 204 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that, through their operational programmes, POs can make important contributions to achieving environmental goals and improving food safety standards; asks the Commission to consider how these effects can be maximised, for example through the strengthening of integrated pest managementwelcomes the scheme's environmental objectives but calls on the Commission to allow POs to adapt their operational programmes to suit their level of maturity as well as to target their funds on a broader range of measures aimed at increasing the sector's overall competitiveness; stresses that a greater focus on measures aimed at innovation and added value have the most potential to improve producer incomes and thereby make POs more attractive to join;
Amendment 219 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that encouraging healthier eating habits goes hand in hand with understanding more about farming and how food is produced and, supports, in this context, the objective of strengthening the educational dimension of the school fruit and milk programmes;
Amendment 2 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, after six years of economic crisis and negative growth rates, the Commission’s forecasts for the economic recovery are still fragile and insufficient to achieve citizens’ employment and social demands; whereas the Commission recognises that in many parts of the EU the social situation is depressed, that unemployment has reached unprecedented heights and that the divergences among regions and Member States are growing; whereas measures to tackle this employment and social emergencysituation are needed to be put in place as a matter of urgencyrestore productivity and competitiveness as these are vital to the EU's growth prospects;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the Commission has noted that many Member States have already launched important reforms, including strengthening and improving the efficiency of active labour market policies and by creating a hospitable businesses environment;
Amendment 9 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas the Commission points to the role of innovation, research and development in generating added value, and that growing skills mismatches are particularly affecting knowledge based sectors;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the setting of minimum wages is a competence of the Member States;
Amendment 25 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Commission has acknowledged that excessive austerity policies have had a negative impact on economic growth because they failed to take into account the effects of the fiscal multipliers, and that such austerity policies have resulted in tough cuts to social spending in fundamental areas such as education, health and pensions, resulting in unprecedented levels of inequality and poverty in the EUmany Member States;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas, as a result of the crisis, SMEs and micro-enterprises are facing an extremely high cost of and difficulty in accessing finance, thus hampering their ability to grow and create jobs;
Amendment 53 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a true «social pillar’ to be implemented within economic and monetary union (EMU) as part of the process of improving economic governance mechanisms in these Member States, so as to reduce unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, overcome social dumping and prevent competition for the lowest social standards in the EU;
Amendment 60 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s use of the new employment and social scoreboard for this year’s CSRs; considers it regrettable, however, that these indicators have not been made binding in view of the current employment and social emergency; calls on the Commission, therefore, to put them on an equal footing with macroeconomic indicators, and to include additional indicators – such as child poverty levels, access to healthcare, homelessness, and a decent work index – in the scoreboard in order to allow more effective analysis of Member States’ employment and social concerns;
Amendment 73 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the abovementioned mild decline in unemployment rates in the EU; recalls, howeverreduction in unemployment rates particularly in some Member States; recalls, that the Europe 2020 strategy accurately states that the figure to watch is the employment rate, which indicates the availability of human and financial resources to ensure the sustainability of our economic and social model; asks that the slowdown in the unemployment rate not be confused with the recovery of lost jobs, as no account is taken of increased emigration or forced early retirements;
Amendment 79 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes that the Commission draws attention to the need for structural reforms to improve framework conditions for growth and jobs, particularly at times of high unemployment and that many opportunities can be opened up at both national and European levels by completing the Single Market;
Amendment 87 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the new Commission to make the employment recovery a true priority by establishing an ambitious and holistic strategy for quality job creation, which should involve all the new Commissioners; takes the view that, to this end, each Commissioner should draw up a qualityn ambitious employment plan for their specific policy area, including concrete measures, a budget allocation where appropriate by identifying savings elsewhere in the EU budget and a calendar for its implementation;
Amendment 119 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission together with the Member States to strengthen EU industry through the application of a more flexible competition policy in favour of competitiveness and employment, together with an ecological and digital transition plan; reiterates its call on the Commission to draw up a proposal for a legal act on the provision of information to, and consultation of, workers and the anticipation and management of restructuring in order to ensure economic and socially responsible adaptation to change by EU industry;
Amendment 146 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes the January 2014 proposal for a EURES (European Job Mobility Portal) regulation; calls for Parliament and the Council to deliberate on the reform as a matter of urgency so that EURES can become an effective instrument for boosting freedom of movementintra-EU labour mobility; recalls that mobility must remain voluntary and must not limit efforts to create jobs and training places on the spot;
Amendment 160 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the rising number of workers, particularly young people, departing their countries of origin for other Member States in search of employment opportunities, and is deeply concerned about the persistent divergences between those Member States creating employment and those supplying a low-cost labour force; urges the Commission to develop a better legal framework for cross-border movement of workers in order to ensure freedom of movement while consecratinggether with the Member States to promote intra-EU labour mobility in order to ensure the principle of equal treatment and , safeguarding wages and, social standards; calls for the establishment in each Member State, either by law or through collective bargaining, of a minimum wage equivalent to at least 60 % of the respective national average wage, and combating illegal immigration, undeclared work, and benefit fraud;
Amendment 164 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Is concerned that the supply of science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills (STEM) will not match the increasing demands of businesses in the coming years thereby reducing the capacity of the EU labour force to adapt and progress; calls on Member states to invest in the modernisation of education and training systems, including life-long learning, in particular dual learning schemes, and to facilitate the transition from school to work;
Amendment 165 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Believes there is a need to improve leadership, management and entrepreneurial skills among young people to enable new businesses and start- ups to take advantage of new markets, to realise their growth potential so that young people will become employers and not only employees;
Amendment 166 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19 c. Notes that bank lending is still the most common source of finance in Europe; believes however, that there are real benefits in new forms of financing through innovative schemes and non- bank routes, such as crowd funding, SME angels, peer-to-peer lending, micro- lending, easily accessible microcredit agencies and other tools, which can provide vital investment for start-ups and SMEs to grow and create jobs;
Amendment 169 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the mild decline in youth unemployment, but points out that it is still at alarming levels: 22 % in the EU-28 and 23.1 % in the eurozone; highlights the worrying differences between Member States (7.8 % in Germany and 53.5 % in Spain); considers it regrettable that even when young people do find a job, many of them – 43 % on average, compared with 13 % of adult workers – find themselves working under precarious conditions or on involuntary part-time contracts, making it difficult for them to live independently from their families and resulting in a loss of innovation and expert resources which affects production and growth;
Amendment 186 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to propose a binding Europeanconsider developing a framework for the implementation of the Youth Guarantees so as to prevent the funds being misused in such a way as to aggravate national internal wage devaluation processor used to subsidise national approaches; takes the view that this legal framework should introduce binding minimum standards for thestandards for Member States to effectively implementation of the Youth Guarantees, including the quality of apprenticeships, decent wages for young people and access to employment services, and should cover young people aged between 25 and 30; calls on the Commission and the Member States to make the Youth Guarantees a priority and to increase the available budget by identifying savings elsewhere in the EU budget, at the latest in the promised mid-term review of the multiannual financial framework, up to at least the sum of EUR 21 billion estimated by the International Labour Organisation to be necessary to resolve the problem in the eurozone;
Amendment 187 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Notes that a variety of pathways must be available to young people, and that the definitions of such pathways (internships, traineeships) vary across Europe; strongly believes that applying a single definition across all Member States will create greater confusion;
Amendment 196 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges theCalls on Member States to go above and beyondimplement the March 2014 Council recommendation for a Quality Framework for Traineeships in order to prevent discrimination and exploitation of young workers; calls for the adoption of a directive on decent conditions and minimum standards for internships and traineeships, giving interns and trainees clearly defined rights that include access to social protection, binding written contracts and fair remuneration and introducing limits on the use of trainees and interns in companies so as to prevent abuses;
Amendment 206 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Is deeply concerned that long-term unemployed people and senior workers are experiencing higher unemployment rates and additional difficulties in re-entering the labour market; calls on the Commission and the Member States to make full use of the European Social Fund to help these workers; urges the adoption of a directive on decent working conditions, defining core labour rights for all workers and introducing common minimum standards so as to p successfully rev-enter this kind of labour discriminatione labour market;
Amendment 215 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes those CSRs aimed at increasing the adequacy and coverage of minimum income schemes and social protection, and the number of CSRs relating to labour market inclusion policies; takes the view, however, that the uneven and fragile growth expected by the Commission in 2014 and 2015 will not by itself be able to tackle the severe impact that austerity measures and the crisis have had on the fight against poverty and social exclusion and on the achievement of the Europe 2020 goals; demands that theurges Member States to propose specific, targeted measures within their NRPs with a view to tackling poverty, especially child poverty;
Amendment 239 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to support the effective and efficient use of EU funds to reduce poverty through partnership approaches involving civil society; calls on the Member States, especially those with the highest rates of unemployment and poverty, to useconsider using 25 % of their cohesion funding for programmes related to the European Social Fund; also requests, in view of the high poverty rates, an evaluation as to whether the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived is sufficiently well-funded;
Amendment 243 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Notes the Commission recommendation to reform healthcare systems so that they deliver on their objectives of providing universal access to high-quality care in a cost-effective manner, and to secure their financial sustainability; calls for the goals of meeting social needs, providing a social safety net and achieving financial sustainability to be put on an equal footing, and for sufficient resources to be allocated for social protection and health systems;
Amendment 251 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Criticises the factNotes that not all the Member States have involved both their national parliament and their national social partners in the drafting of their NRPs.
Amendment 72 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Title 1
Title 1
on establishing a European Platform to enhance Member States’ cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work
Amendment 132 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The nature and scale of undeclared work differs significantly between Member States, meaning that certain of the Platform’s activities will benefit some Member States more than others;
Amendment 148 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Many Member States have already put in place effective measures to tackle undeclared work particularly in relation to labour market, tax and employment law abuses by ensuring that the employers of undeclared workers face tougher enforcement action and stronger penalties;
Amendment 173 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Appropriate flexibility must be provided for Member States to determine which Platform activities are appropriate and aligned with national priorities in preventing and deterring undeclared work;
Amendment 181 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) Enforcement authorities often need immediate access to data and information held by foreign national authorities. An efficient and rapid exchange of data is needed to curb undeclared work, while recognising the importance of data protection and the special status of tax information;
Amendment 198 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The Platform should work with Member States to reduce administrative burdens and the cost of and complexity of complying with regulations in order to help both employers and employees to comply;
Amendment 202 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) The Platform should be more than a passive mapping and assessment body. It should also actively contribute to prevent undeclared work by developing practical tools against organised forms and networks of undeclared work and by keeping concerned authorities and actors informed. To this end the Platform should discuss approaches which could better prevent and control undeclared work
Amendment 215 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to address undeclared work comprehensively and successfully, a policy mix is to be implemented in the Member States, that is facilitated by structured cooperation between relevant authorities. The cooperation should include all national authorities and may, where appropriate, include actors which are leading and/or active in the prevention and/or deterrence of undeclared work.
Amendment 226 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) To achieve its objectives, the Platform should be supported by a ‘Single point of contact’ in each Member State who should have the necessary authority to liaise with national authorities dealing with the multifaceted aspects of undeclared work. The participation in the Platform should be mandatory for all Member States. Participation in specific initiatives of the Platform shall be voluntary and decided by Member States on a case-by-case basis;
Amendment 258 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) national enforcement authorities as nominated by all the Member Statesone senior representative of each Member State, representing national enforcement authorities and/or other actors which are involved in the prevention and/or deterrence of undeclared work, with a mandate to participate in all activities related to the Platform in which the Member State elects to participate,
Amendment 261 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the European Commission.
Amendment 271 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) representatives of appropriathe cross- industry social partners at Union level, as well as social partners in sectors with a high incidence of undeclared work,
Amendment 294 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The overriding objective of the Platform shall be to provide value-added input at Union level to Member States’ and Union institutions’ efforts, together with the social partners where appropriate, to successfully tackle the complex problem of undeclared work, and their manifold implications and consequences. The Platform, as set out in Article 1 (1), shall contribute to better enforcement of EU and national law, to the reduction of undeclared work and the emergence of formal jobs, hence avoiding the deterioration of quality of work, and to promote integration in the labour market and social inclusion by:
Amendment 304 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improving effective and close cooperation between Member States’ different enforcement authorities and other actors involved at EU level to prevent and deter undeclared work, including bogus self- employment, more efficiently and effectively,
Amendment 311 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) increasing in a cost effective manner public awareness on the urgency of action and encouraging Member States to step up their efforts in dealing with undeclared work.
Amendment 322 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) CoordinateIdentify opportunities for the coordination, facilitation and promotion of practical, effective and efficient cross- border operational actions.
Amendment 328 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Consider relevant policy matters related to the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work.
Amendment 331 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
(1) For the execution of its mission, the platform shall in particular carry out the following non-binding tasks:
Amendment 345 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Develop theShare best practice on analysis of the effectiveness of different policy measures in curbing the incidence of undeclared work, including preventiveon and punitivdeterrence as well as deterrenceenabling measures in general,
Amendment 361 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) Adopt non-bindingDevelop and promote best practice guidelines for inspectors, handbooks of good practice and common principles of inspections to tackle undeclared work,
Amendment 368 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) Develop forms of close and effective cooperation increasing the technical capacitycapability of enforcement agencies to tackle cross- border aspects of undeclared work by adopting a common frameworkidentifying best practice guidelines for joint operations for inspections and exchange of staff,
Amendment 375 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) develop a framework for enforcement activities, including their duration, frequency and subject-matter,
Amendment 376 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) Examine ways to improve data sharingexchange relevant information reliably and swiftly, in compliance with thenational and Union data protection and confidentiality rules, iencluding exploring possibilities toouraging the use of the Internal Market Information System (IMI) established by Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI).where appropriate,
Amendment 390 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) Examine ways that will reduce the regulatory burden on employers and employees to comply with labour market, tax and employment laws;
Amendment 400 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
(2) In appointing their representatives, Member States shouldmay involve all public authorities having a role in the prevention and/or deterrence of undeclared work, such as labour inspectorates, social security authorities, tax authorities, employment services and migration authorities, hereinafter referred to as ‘enforcement authorities’. They may also, in accordance with national law and/or practice, involve the social partners.
Amendment 420 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
(1) Representatives of the relevant social partners at cross-industry level, as well as from sectors with high incidence of undeclared work may attend meetings of the Platform as observers, according to the procedures determined by their organisations.
Amendment 435 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shawill coordinate the work of the Platform and chair its meetings.
Amendment 141 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Some products on the market that provide a protective function to the user are excluded from the scope of Directive 89/686/EEC where they are only intended for private use. In order to ensurprovide as high level of protection for the user of those products as for the PPE covered by Directive 89/686/EEC, the scope of this Regulation, items for protecting the hands against extreme heat in a domestic environment should be include PPE for private use against damp, water and heat (e.g. dish-washing gloves, oven gloves), in line with similar PPE for professional use which is already covered by Directive 89/686/EECd within the scope of this Regulation if they specifically make a protective claim. Artisanal products, such as handmade gloves and oven gloves, for which the manufacturer does not explicitly claim a protective function are not personal protective equipment; they areshould therefore not concerned by this inclusion. It is also appropriate to clarify the exclusion list set out in Annex I to Directive 89/686/EEC by adding a reference to products covered by other legislation and therefore are excluded from the PPE Regulationbe included in the scope of this Regulation. Instead, self-certification should be encouraged for those products. Many manufacturers are already doing this today.
Amendment 143 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 145 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) During field demonstrations and field tests, adequate measures should be taken to ensure the protection of persons. Field tests should not be designed to test the protection performance of the PPE but to evaluate other non-protective aspects such as comfort, ergonomics and design. All concerned parties, for instance the employer as well as the wearer or the consumer, should be informed in advance concerning the scope and purpose of the test.
Amendment 147 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Economic operators should be responsible for the compliance of productsthe PPE, in relation to their respective roles in the supply chain, so as to ensure a high level of protection of public interests, such as health and safety, and the protection of users and, where appropriate, other persons, to guarantee fair competition on the Union market.
Amendment 149 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) All economic operators intervening in the supply and distribution chain should take appropriate measures to ensure that PPE protects the health and safety of persons and that they make available on the market only products which complPPE which is in conformity with this Regulation. This Regulation should provide a clear and proportionate distribution of obligations which correspond to the role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain.
Amendment 161 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) It is necessary to clearly specify the relationship and scope of this Regulation with the entitlement of Member States to lay down requirements for the use of PPE at workplace, in particular pursuant to Council Directive 89/656/EEC19 , in order to avoid any confusion and ambiguity and hence ensure the free movement of compliant PPE. Article 4 of that Directive obliges employers to provide PPE which complies with the relevant Union provisions on design and manufacture with respect to health and safety. Pursuant to that Article, manufacturers of PPE who provide that PPE to their employees must ensure that such PPE fulfils the requirements laid down in this Regulation. __________________ 19 Council Directive 89/656/EEC of 30 November 1989 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace (OJ L 393, 30.12.1989, p. 18).
Amendment 165 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In order to ensure compliance with the essential health and safety requirements laid down in this Regulation, it is necessary to lay down appropriate conformity assessment procedures to be followed by the manufacturer. Directive 89/686/EEC classifies PPE into three categories that are subject to different conformity assessment procedures. In order to ensure a consistently high level of safety for all PPE, the list of products subject to one of the conformity assessment procedures relating to the production phase should be enlarged. The conformity assessment procedures for each category of PPE should be set, as far as possible, on the basis of the conformity assessment modules laid down in Decision No 768/2008/EC.
Amendment 175 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Directive 89/686/EEC has been amended several times. Since further substantial amendments are to be made and in order to ensure a uniform implementation throughout the Union, Directive 89/686/EEC should be repealed and replaced by a Regulation.
Amendment 177 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) intended for private use to protect against atmospheric conditions that are not of an extreme nature;:
Amendment 178 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i (new)
i) atmospheric conditions that are not of an extreme nature (seasonal clothing, umbrellas etc.);
Amendment 179 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii (new)
ii) damp and water (dish-washing gloves etc.);
Amendment 180 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii (new)
iii) heat (gloves etc.) for which the economic operator does not explicitly claim a protective function against extreme heat;
Amendment 182 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) for head, face or eye protection of users, subject to the relevant Regulation 22 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), of two- or three- wheeled motor vehiclen uniform provisions concerning the approval of protective helmets and of their visors for drivers and passengers of motor cycles and mopeds.
Amendment 185 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) equipment intenddesigned and manufactured to be worn or held by a person for protection against one or more risks for his or her health or safety that is placed on the market separately or combined with personal non-protective equipment;
Amendment 186 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
(c) connexion systems for equipment referred to in point (a) that are not held or worn by a person, but which are essential to the equipment's function, that are intended to connect that equipment to an external device or structure, that are removable and not intended to be permanently fixed to a structure;
Amendment 190 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new)
18a. 'Union harmonisation legislation' means any Union legislation harmonising the conditions for the marketing of products;
Amendment 216 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. When deemed appropriate with regard to the risks presented by PPE, importers shall, to protect the health and safety of consumers and other end-users, carry out sample testing of PPE made available on the market, investigate, and, if necessary, keep a register of complaints, of non- conforming PPE and PPE recalls, and shall keep distributors informed of any such monitoring.
Amendment 220 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Before making PPE available on the market, distributors shall verify that it bears the CE marking, is accompanied by the EU declaration of conformity or a simplified EU declaration of conformity, and that it is accompanied by required documents, by the instructions and other instrucformations set out in point 1.4 of Annex II in a language which can be easily understood by end- users in the Member State in which PPE is to be made available on the market and that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 8(5) and (6) and Article 10(3).
Amendment 226 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
An importer or distributor shall be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of this Regulation and he shall be subject to the obligations of the manufacturer set out in Article 8 where he places PPE on the market under his name or trademark or modifies PPE already placed on the market in such a way that the conformity with the applicable essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex IIcompliance with this Regulation may be affected.
Amendment 230 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 7 – point c
Article 23 – paragraph 7 – point c
(c) appropriate knowledge and understanding of the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex II, of the corresponding harmonised standards and of the relevant provisions of Union harmonisation legislation and of relevant national legislation;
Amendment 232 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 9
Article 23 – paragraph 9
9. Conformity assessment bodies shall take out liability insurance unless liability is assumed by the Member State in accordance with national law, or the Member State itself is directly responsible for the conformity assessment.
Amendment 233 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 11
Article 23 – paragraph 11
11. Conformity assessment bodies shall participate in, or ensure that their personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment tasks are informed of, the relevant standardisation activities and the activities of the notified body coordination group established under this Regulation and shall apply as general guidance the administrativthe decisions and documents produced as a result of the work of that group.
Amendment 239 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 3 – introductory part
Annex I – section 3 – introductory part
PPE intended to protect users against very serious risks, such as death or irreversible damage to health. Category III includes exclusively PPE intended to protect users against the following risks:
Amendment 241 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – heading -1 (new)
Annex II – heading -1 (new)
PRELIMINARY REMARKS 1. The essential health and safety requirements laid down in this Regulation are compulsory. 2. Obligations under essential health and safety requirements apply only where the corresponding risk exists for the PPE in question. 3. The essential requirements are to be interpreted and applied in such a way as to take into account the state of the art and current practice at the time of design and manufacture as well as of technical and economic considerations which are consistent with a high degree of health and safety protection. 4. The manufacturer is under an obligation to carry out a risk assessment in order to identify all the risks which apply to the PPE. The manufacturer shall then design and manufacture it taking into account of the assessment. 5. When designing and manufacturing the PPE, and when drafting the instructions, the manufacturer shall envisage not only the intended use of the PPE, but also the reasonably foreseeable uses. Where applicable, the health and safety of persons other than the user shall be ensured.
Amendment 242 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – point 1.2.1.1
Annex II – part 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – point 1.2.1.1
The materials, of which the PPE is made, including any of their possible decomposition products, must not adversely affect the health or safety of users or result in the PPE no longer complying with the essential health and safety requirements laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 245 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – point 2.12 – paragraph 1
Annex II – part 2 – point 2.12 – paragraph 1
The identification markings or indicators directly or indirectly relating to health and safety affixed to these types of PPE must, if possible, take the form of harmonized pictograms or ideograms. They must be perfectly visible and legible and remain so throughout the foreseeable useful life of the PPE. In addition, these markings must be complete, precise and comprehensible so as to prevent any misinterpretation; in particular, when such markings include words or sentences, the latter must be written in the official language(s) ofa language easily understood by consumers and end-users, as determined by the Member State where the equipment is to be usedmade available on the market.
Amendment 246 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 3 – point 3.9 – point 3.9.1 – paragraph 2
Annex II – part 3 – point 3.9 – point 3.9.1 – paragraph 2
To this end, eye protective glassesequipment must be so designed and manufactured as to possess, for each harmful wave length, a spectral transmission factor such that the radiant- energy illumination density capable of reaching the user's eye through the filter is minimized and, under no circumstances, exceeds the maximum permissible exposure value. PPE designed to protect the skin against non-ionising radiation must be capable of absorbing or reflecting the majority of the energy radiated in the harmful wavelengths;
Amendment 247 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 1
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. Internal production control is the conformity assessment procedure whereby the manufacturer fulfils the obligations laid down in points 2, 3 and 4, and ensures and declares on his sole responsibility that the PPE concerned satisfies the applicable essential health and safety requirements referred to in Article 5 and set out in Annex IIrequirements of this Regulation.
Amendment 248 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point 4.1
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point 4.1
4.1. The manufacturer shall affix the CE marking to each individual PPE that satisfies the applicable essential health and safety requirementsrequirements of this Regulation.
Amendment 250 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point 3.1
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point 3.1
3.1. The manufacturer shall affix the CE marking to each individual PPE that is in conformity with the type described in the EU type-examination certificate and satisfies the applicable essential health and safety requirementsrequirements of this Regulation.
Amendment 251 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – paragraph 1 – point 1
Annex VII – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. Conformity to type based on product verification is the part of a conformity assessment procedure whereby the manufacturer fulfils the obligations laid down in points 2, 3, 5.2 and 6, and ensures and declares on his sole responsibility that the PPE, which has been subject to the provisions of point 4, is in conformity with the type described in the EU type- examination certificate and satisfies the applicable essential health and safety requirements referred to in Article 5 and set out in Annex IIrequirements of this Regulation.
Amendment 103 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, Member States shouldare to retain full responsibility for the organisation of their pension systems as well as for the decision on the role of each of the three ‘pillars’ of the retirement system in individual Member States. In the context of the second pillar, they should alsalso are required to retain full responsibility for the role and functions of the various institutions providing occupational retirement benefits, such as industry-wide pension funds, company pension funds and life-assurance companies. This Directive is not intended to call this prerogative into question.
Amendment 115 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) The safe-keeping and oversight duties related to the assets of institutions should be strengthened by clarifying the depositary’s roles and duties. Only where equivalent protections are not already in place or institutions operating schemes where members and beneficiaries bear all the risks should be required to appoint a depositary.
Amendment 118 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) For the institution's members that have not yet retired, institutions should draw up a standardised pension benefit statement containing key personal and genericappropriate and relevant information about the pension scheme. The pension benefit statement should have a standard format in order to facilitate the understanding of pension entitlements over time and across schemes and serve labour mobility.
Amendment 132 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) their professional qualifications, knowledge and experience are adequate to enable them to ensure a sound and prudent management of the institution and to properly carry out their key funccollectively adequate in relation to the activities performed for the institutions (requirement to be fit); and
Amendment 141 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30
Article 30
Amendment 142 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. For each occupational pension scheme in which members and beneficiaries fully bear the investment risk, the home Member State shall require the institution to appoint a single or biometrical risks individually, and where under national law of the home Member State there are no fiduciary obligations imposed on those who effectively run the institution or on those who hold scheme assets, the home Member State shall require the institution to appoint one or more depositaries for safe-keeping of assets and oversight duties in accordance with Article 36 and 37. Without prejudice to Article 36(5) this requirement shall not be applicable to an institution which has outsourced all of its investment management activities to one or more entities which have appointed a depositary for safe-keeping of assets and oversight duties in accordance with Article 36 and 37. of the pension scheme in accordance with Directive 2011/61/EU or Directive 2014/91/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council1 a. _____________________ 1 a Directive 2014/91/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 amending Directive 2009/65/EC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) as regards depositary functions, remuneration policies and sanctions (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 186).
Amendment 143 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Where under national law of the home Member State there are no fiduciary obligations imposed on those who effectively run the institution or on those who hold scheme assets, and where no depositary is appointed for the safe- keeping of assets, institutions shall, at least be required to:
Amendment 62 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In the ‘Compact for Growth and Jobs’, the European Council requested to explore the possibility of extending to apprenticeships and traineeships the EURES network, apprenticeships and traineeships can be covered under the present Regulation, provided that the persons concerned are considered workers with reference to the rights conferred on citizens under Article 45 of the Treaty. Member States should have appropriate flexibility to exclude certain categories in order to take their educational systems and active labour market policies into account. An appropriate exchange of general information on mobility for apprenticeships and traineeships within the Union needs to be introduced and adequate assistance to the candidates for those positions should be developed, based on a mechanism for clearance of offers, once such a clearance is deemed feasible in accordance with the appropriate standards and with due respect to the competences of the Member States.
Amendment 67 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) EURES should be flexible enough to adapt to meet the changing nature and structure of employment services. Opening up EURES membership would improve the efficiency in service delivery through partnerships, quality improvements and increase the market share of the Network. A EURES member should therefore be any public, private or third-sector organisation which fulfils the criteria set out by EURES.
Amendment 68 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) Many non-profit organisations may not be able to provide the full range of tasks, however, their inclusion in the network could bring, social, economic and financial benefits. It is therefore appropriate for non-profit organisations to become EURES partners and only provide some of the tasks.
Amendment 84 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 86 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 91 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) PES should be appointed by the Member States as EURES Members, with no admission procedure, and a minimum common criteria with which they should comply. Activities in the running of the work of EURES could be delegated to the PES.
Amendment 106 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) All job vacancies made publicly available should be published on the EURES portal, in accordance with the Member State's own practice. However, in order to ensure appropriate vacancies are published, employers can choose not to have a vacancy published on the EURES portal based on employers undertaking an objective assessment of the skills and competence required to perform the job.
Amendment 112 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The establishment of an inventory to map or replace national classifications to the list of skills, competences and occupations of the European classification should not generate additional costs or burdens on Member States.
Amendment 124 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
Amendment 138 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 158 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
Amendment 206 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) The 'European Coordination Office' established within the Commission which is responsible for assisting the EURES network in carrying out its activities through the 'European Coordination Office';
Amendment 208 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the 'National Coordination Offices' which are the bodies appointed by the Member States responsible for the application of this Regulation in the respective Member State; Member States may designate their PES as National Coordination Offices;
Amendment 213 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 215 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the "EURES Members" which comprise: (i) the PES as appointed by the Member States in accordance with Article 7(a); and (ii) the organisations admitted in accordance with Article 8, to provide at national, regional and/or local level support with clearance and support services to workers and employers;
Amendment 224 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 277 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall designate a National Coordination Office and notify the European Coordination Office thereof. Each National Coordination Office is responsible for
Amendment 283 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) organisation of the work for EURES in the Member State, including the delivery of support serviceensuring a coordinated transfer to the EURES portal of information on job vacancies, job applications and CVs in accordance with Chapter IVArticle 14;
Amendment 293 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 326 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
National Coordination Offices shall exchange information on the mechanisms and standards referred to in Article 14(4) as well as on standards regarding data security and data protection of relevance for the common IT platform. They shall cooperate among each other and with the European Coordination Office, in particular in cases of complaints and job vacancies deemed not be compliant with those standards under national law.
Amendment 347 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Amendment 354 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up a system to authorise EURES Partners to participate in the EURES network,, by … [two years after the entry into force of this Regulation], have in place a system to admit EURES Members and Partners, to monitor their activities and their compliance with national and Union law when applying this Regulation. This system shall be transparent, proportionate and respect the principles of equal treatment for applicant organisations and due process of law.
Amendment 365 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Employment services and other organisations in a Member State may apply to become EURES Members if they undertake to fulfil all the obligations - contribute to the pool of job vacancies, job applications and CVs and provide support services.
Amendment 366 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Non-profit organisations may apply to become a EURES partner if they undertake to fulfil all the general obligations and one or two of the tasks referred to in Article 8(1a).
Amendment 369 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Member States shall establish criteria for admitting EURES Members and EURES Partners. Those criteria shall include at least the minimum common criteria laid down in the Annex.
Amendment 370 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 374 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 375 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 381 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Amendment 382 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Member States shall revoke the admission of EURES Members and Partners where they cease to fulfil the applicable criteria or requirements referred to in paragraph 1a, 1b or 1c.
Amendment 383 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. National Coordination Offices shall inform the European Coordination Office of their national systems referred to in paragraph 1, the EURES Members and Partners admitted under that system and any revocation of such admission and the grounds for such a revocation. The European Coordination Office shall distribute this information to the other National Coordination Offices.
Amendment 389 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Amendment 398 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
The responsibilities of EURES Members and EURES Partners
Amendment 399 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Amendment 410 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. EURES Members and EURES Partners shall contribute to the EURES network regarding the activities in regard to which they are appointed in accordance with Article 7(a) or admitted in accordance with Article 8(1a) and (1b). They shall also fulfil their other obligations under this Regulation.
Amendment 413 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. EURES Partners designate one or more contact points, accessible for persons with disabilities, such as placement and recruitment offices, call centres, self- service tools and the like, where workers and employers can get support with clearance and/or access to support services in accordance with this Regulation. The contact points may also be based on staff exchange programmes, the detachment of liaison officers or involve common placement agencies.
Amendment 415 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 418 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 422 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) the collection of information to be published via the EURES portal;
Amendment 423 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 449 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall seek to develop one stop shop solutions for the communication with workers and employers on the common activities of the EURES network and those services and networks and take all appropriate steps to ensure that such one-stop-shops are accessible for persons with disabilities.
Amendment 453 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) all job vacancies made publicly available with its public employment services as well as those provided by its EURES Partners; other EURES Members, and where relevant, EURES Partners; Members States may introduce a mechanism allowing employers not to have a vacancy published on the EURES portal if the request is duly justified on the basis of the skills and competence requirements relating to the job.
Amendment 459 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) all job applications and CV's available with its public employment services as well as those provided by itsother EURES Members and, where relevant, EURES Partners, provided that the workers concerned have consented to making the information also available to the EURES portal under the terms defined in paragraph 3.
Amendment 460 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The EURES portal shall be accessible, complying with the adopted European Standard EN 301549 on accessibility requirements for ICT.
Amendment 461 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Amendment 463 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. When making available job vacancy data to the EURES portal, Member States may exclude:
Amendment 464 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 470 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 475 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) job vacancies which, due to their nature or to applicable national rules, are open only to citizens of a specific country;
Amendment 476 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(b b) job vacancies relating to categories of traineeships and apprenticeships which are: (i) part of curricula, or formal education or vocational education and training; (ii) publicly funded, as part of the Member States active labour market policies;
Amendment 477 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b c (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b c (new)
(b c) other job vacancies as part of the Member State's active labour market policies.
Amendment 482 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Amendment 498 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Amendment 502 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States cooperate with each other and the European Commission regarding interoperability between national systems and the European classification referred to in paragraph 1of Skills/Competence Qualifications and Occupations ("European classification") being developed by the Commission. The Commission shall keep the Member States informed about the development of the European classification.
Amendment 505 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission shall adopt and update, by means of implementing acts, the list of skills and competences and occupations of the European classification. Where the Committee delivers no opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act.
Amendment 506 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. To that end, by 1.1.2017 each Member State shall establish an initial inventory to map all its national, regional and sectoral classifications to and from the classification referred to in paragraph 1, and, following the introduction of the use of the inventory on the basis of an application made available by the European Coordination Office, regularly update the inventory to keep it updated with the evolution of recruitment servicesEach Member State shall, within three years from the adoption of the list referred to in paragraph 2(a), establish an initial inventory to map all its national, regional and sectoral classifications to and from that list and keep it updated.
Amendment 508 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States may choose to replace their national classification with the European classification, once completed, or maintain their interoperable national classification systems.
Amendment 511 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall provides technical support to Member States who establish the inventory referred to in paragraph 3 or who choose to replace their national classifications with the classification referred to in paragraph 13a.
Amendment 681 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts adopt, by means of implementing accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 33 to develop further the common indicatts, the common indicators to assess the functioning of the EURES networsk.
Amendment 691 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
Article 33
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 8 and 29 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time2 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation or from any other date set by the legislator. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the two-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 1 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Small Business Act (COM(2008)394),
Amendment 2 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the UK government business taskforce report (October 2013),
Amendment 3 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
– having regard to the Commission communication on EU regulatory fitness (COM(2012)07463)685),
Amendment 19 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the cost per employee to comply with regulatory obligations can be up to ten times higher for SMEs than for large businesses (COM(2011)803);
Amendment 24 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the effective provision of services is crucial for future growth, innovation and job creation;
Amendment 42 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that in order to create a hospitable environment for job creation, Member States must, with support from the EU institutions where appropriate, address the following factors: skills, entrepreneurship, demographics, market access, finance and the labour market;
Amendment 79 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that young entrepreneurs and growth-oriented SMEs are the necessary enablers of innovation and job creation;
Amendment 117 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. BelievesNotes that bank lending is still the most common source of finance in Europe; believes however, there are real benefits in new forms of financing through innovative schemes and non-bank routes, such as peer-to-peer lending, micro-lending and other tools, which can provide vital investment for start-ups to grow and create jobs;
Amendment 119 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes there are real benefits in new forms of financing through innovative schemes and non-bank routes, such as SME angels, peer-to-peer lending, micro- lending and other tools, which can provide vital investment for start-ups to grow and create jobs;
Amendment 123 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Believes that new forms of finance such as crowdinvesting can provide innovative solutions to the existing funding gap faced by many SMEs and micro-enterprises;
Amendment 153 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes Member States must be more responsive to labour market needs, notably by ensuring strong links between the world of education and the world of work; ensuring that young people are equipped with the right information, advice and guidance to make sound career choices; and by fostering work-based learning and apprenticeships;
Amendment 166 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that many SMEs are reluctant to operate outside the borders of their own country;
Amendment 167 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Believes that the lack of adequate protection for SMEs can in many cases cripple businesses and can stall economic growth, and may also discourage entrepreneurs from taking chances;
Amendment 179 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the introduction of the ‘SME test’ and the Commission’s commitment to propose lighter regulatory regimes for SMEs and exemption for micro-businesses on a cases by case basis, without compromising on health, safety and employment standards; believes that mitigating measures must be introduced, across a range of legislative proposals e.g. longer implementation time, fewer inspections or lighter paperwork, but without creating a two-tier labour market;
Amendment 198 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the Commission’s actions to address the results of the review of the ‘Top 10’ most burdensome laws for SMEs; believes that the Commission should urgently prioritise the improvement of these regulations in ways that address SMEs concerns; believes there is a need to ensure that the EU takes account of the specific needs of businesses, in particular SMEs and micro-enterprises, in the policy process;
Amendment 201 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Notes that social partner agreements apply to a wide range of businesses and employees; is concerned that negotiations have not kept pace with the EU better regulation agenda; believes that all social partner agreements should undergo independent impact assessments;
Amendment 205 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. WelcomNotes the new health and safety strategy; hopes it will focus on simplification, prevention, proportionality and better implementation of existing legislation instead of additional regulation;
Amendment 238 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Reminds Member States of their commitment under the Small Business Act, to be able to start a business within 48 hours maximum; Calls on Member States in this context to make every effort to reach this target;
Amendment 247 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the REFIT programme, to ensure that all legislation is doing what it was intended to do and to identify areas where there are excessive burdens, inconsistencies or ineffective measure to fully implement the simplification initiatives set out in their recent Regulatory Fitness (REFIT) Communication; calls on the Commission to use these as the start of a more ambitious drive to create jobs and growth in the EU by reducing the cost of regulation for business, particularly in the area of employment and social affairs;
Amendment 260 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls on the social partners to embrace smart regulation tools, increase the use of impact assessments in their negotiations and refer agreement proposing legislative action to the Commissions Impact Assessment Board;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2127(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the establishment of EFPs can help to boost productivity, improve performance, support the alignment of employee and shareholders' interests and attract and retain key personnel;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2127(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas EFP is affected by national taxation rules, and whereas it is not appropriate to develop a comprehensive ‘one size fits all’ model for EFP at EU level; whereas EFP must be carefully decided upon by the individual company and its workers taking due account of the wider national and sectoral context; whereas, however, a corea set of basic principlguidelines could achieve public confidence and help EFP deliver on its objectives;
Amendment 68 #
2013/2127(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages the Commission to present an independent impact assessment and a study on such a ‘29th regime’ for EFP;
Amendment 69 #
2013/2127(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – introductory part
Paragraph 11 – introductory part
11. Calls on the Commission, following the publication of the independent impact assessment and study, and in cooperation with employee ownership organisations, the Member States and, where appropriate, the social partners to develop a non-binding framework concept on basic principlconsider, developing a set of non-binding basic guidelines for successful EFP schemes encompassing the following elements:
Amendment 8 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas horticulture includes fruit, vegetables, potatoes, salads, herbs and ornamentals;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas the EU produces 44% of the world's flowers and pot plants, with the highest density per hectare, and is worth a total estimated value of 19.8 billion euros;
Amendment 43 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the need to make it easier for producers to gain access to third- country markets, for example by removing phytosanitary barriers that limit the export potential of flowers and ornamental plants; calls on the Commission to increase its efforts to support horticultural exporters to overcome the increasing number of non-tariff barriers, such as some third country phytosanitary standards, that make EU exports difficult, if not impossible;
Amendment 50 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the promotion of F&V consumption and the wider use of ornamental plants in Member States through educational activities such as the Grow Your Own Potato and Cook Your Own Potato industry schemes, as well as the National Gardening Week and the RHS Campaign for School Gardening, in the UK;
Amendment 54 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises the benefits of ornamental horticulture to human health and well-being in enhancing green spaces, in amelioration of the urban environment in relation to climate change and to the rural economy; stresses the need for more active support for this sector, in terms of encouraging investment and career development;
Amendment 55 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Believes that roof gardens can be used to create green spaces in urban areas to improve air quality and biodiversity and provide significant potential for the growing of plants and of small quantities of fruit and vegetables; urges the Member States to encourage the use of roof gardens wherever possible in urban environments;
Amendment 84 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, in its review of the EU F&V regime, to produce clearer and practical rules about how POs should be designed and managed, and believes that in order to encourage more growers to join POs it is crucially important that the scheme adapts to fit the market structures that exist in Member States;
Amendment 85 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes with concern that Producer Organisation scheme rules are open to wide interpretation by the Commission's Auditors, which leads to a high degree of uncertainty and can leave Member States at risk of disallowance and judicial review; also stresses that audit procedures and financial corrections must be carried out in a more timely manner and within an agreed audit time period;
Amendment 99 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that horticulture is reliant on a variety of plant protection and fertiliser products, (PPPs) and urges the Commission to take a risk- based approach to the regulation of these products that is justified by scientific evidence; emphasises that minor uses are particularly vulnerable and calls on the Commission to strengthen the co- ordination of data generation across the Member States, specifically residues data which is an essential requirement for authorisations on edible speciality crops; calls on DG Agri, DG Sanco, DG Environment and DG Competition to work strategically together to take into account the impact of changes to plant protection productPPP regulation from multiple perspectives;
Amendment 101 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to simplify mutual recognition procedures to facilitate the approval of products for minor uses by the Member States; urges the Commission to consider the long-term goal of global harmonisation for regulating PPPs and reducing non-tariff trade barriers to export trade;
Amendment 109 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that both the Plant Protection Products Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of 21 October 2009) and the new Biocides Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of 22 May 2012) require the Commission to specify scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine- disrupting properties by December 2013; is concerned that these criteria have the potential towill remove significant substances which could still be used with acceptable risk; urges the Commission to fully consider the impact of different approaches when presenting proposals for endocrine disruptors;
Amendment 116 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises that the horticulture sector relies heavily on the use of high quality, well specified fertiliser materials; welcomes the current review of the EU Fertilisers Regulation but notes with concern the Commission's aim to include the previously non-prescribed material soil improvers; stresses that this material does not require precision in manufacturing and use and calls on the Commission not to include it within the scope of the Fertilisers Regulation;
Amendment 118 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the potential offact that the horticulture sector is leading the development and adoption of innovative precision farming in horticulturesystems and believes that such techniques could significantly reduce the use of chemicalssystems will reduce the use of pesticides and fertilisers, increase marketable yields and reduce waste as well as improve continuity of supply and economic performance;
Amendment 122 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes with concern the Commission proposal for a regulation on plant reproductive material (COM(2013)0262) and stresses that while regulation in this area is necessary, to assure quality and facilitate innovation in breeding, the proposals would impact disproportionately on the horticultural sector, and in particular on ornamentals and fruit; stresses that any legislation should be proportional and recognise the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 124 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes the impact of non-native invasive horticultural species on the wider environment, but recommends that a regional, or country based approach is taken in the Commission proposal for a regulation on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (COM(2013) 620), which recognises that some areas of Europe are more vulnerable than others and that different areas of Europe have different climates that will support a different array of plants;
Amendment 130 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to prioritise economically important horticultural crops for funding and research using new and innovative plant breeding techniques, and to provide clarity about the regulatory status of plants produced by these new techniques;
Amendment 132 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to provide clarity about the regulatory status of plants produced by new breeding techniques (NBTs) and to ensure that any NBTs that are found not to lead to GMOs will be treated like conventional breeding techniques, and will therefore not be subject to any process based pre-market authorisation procedures;
Amendment 136 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to differentiate between cisgenic and transgenic plants and to create a different approvals process for cisgenic plants so as to recognise that cisgenesis is an extension of plant breeding and not a form of genetic modificationaccelerated form of conventional plant breeding;
Amendment 142 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the renewed emphasis on apprenticeships in workforce trainingworkforce training and apprenticeships but notes with concern that the numbers of people completing horticulture apprenticeships in some Member States remains worryingly low;
Amendment 146 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises the benefits of strengthening and extending partnerships between government, industry and research organisations and the need to clarify through dialogue respective roles and funding responsibilities in order toensure that schemes to support such partnerships are structured in a way that maximises the impact and coherence of investments overall;
Amendment 148 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to use the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation to fund applied research that supports the development of integrated strategies for pest, disease and weed control, to provide producers with the necessary tools and information to address Directive 2009/128/EC which says in Article 14 that Member States must "take all necessary measures to promote low pesticide-input pest management, giving, wherever possible, priority to non- chemical methods" and "establish, or support the establishment of necessary conditions for the implementation of integrated pest management";
Amendment 149 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Is of the view that the floriculture and ornamental plant sector must be allowed to make better use of Union programmes for research, technological development and innovation, and calls on the Commission to include 'protected cultivation' in Horizon 2020 calls;
Amendment 160 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on supermarkets to take into account market research which shows that many consumers are not necessarily worried about the cosmetic appearance of fruit and vegetables and are happy to purchase lower grade produce, particularly if this may appear to be cheaper;
Amendment 163 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Notes with concern the overall loss and waste of fruit and vegetables intended for first market use and the significant economic loss to business, but welcomes the efforts being made by actors in the food supply chain to redirect this produce into a secondary market rather than disposing of it;
Amendment 165 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make the legislative and political environment as supportive as possible for uses of horticultural waste; cites that there are a number of materials, such as spent mushroom compost, which could be used in the production of value added growing media were it not classified as 'waste';
Amendment 167 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23d. Underlines the importance of user friendly and quarterly EU-wide horticultural statistics to help producers better understand market trends and prepare future harvests; calls on the Commission to include ornamentals in its forecast information;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas part of the increased need for food can probablmay be met by means of a significantly more efficient food industry in the rich part of the worldore efficient and sustainable food production and improved practices in developed nations in conjunction with substantially enlarged storage and distribution systems in developing countrienations;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas food production does not only depends on having a sufficient area of land:land mass but also on factors such as climate, water, sunshineenergy, and access to plant nutrients are other important components; whereas in future, however, there; whereas in future these basic resources will not be more basic resources such as water, nutrients and energy; whereaslimited; whereas this lack of resources is likely to have an adverse effect on the increased demand on agricultural production in the future therefore will not have either more land or more water and energy available to land use, production and viability;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. Whereas the fruit and vegetable sector accounts for 18% of the total value of agricultural production, using only 3% of the EU's cultivated land;
Amendment 23 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, in order to respond to forthcoming challenges, such as both future food supply and climate change, it is exceptionally important to have an effective and competitive plant-breeding industry;
Amendment 25 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses how important it is to develop new varieties which can cope with the biological and climatic conditions we expect to encounter in the future, for example increased precipitation andan evolving seasonal cycle as well as new plant diseases; notes that, at the same time, it is important to preserve and develop the existing plant diversity in Europe;
Amendment 35 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the continuing loss of specific plant protection products for minor uses is having a very significant impact on the quality and yield of fruit and vegetables and is jeopardising the production of some speciality crops; stresses the need to find both short and long-term solutions for the cultivation of these crops;
Amendment 36 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that, in order to meet these needs, it is of decisive importance that there should be opportunities to develop various plant-breeding techniques in keeping with the times; nNotes that it takes at least 10 years to develop a new variety of wheat, rape or any other crop, and that it is therefore absolutelytherefore it is important to develop new plant-breeding techniques and it is crucial to be open to thavailable technologies availablein order to meet these needs;
Amendment 40 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to use the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation to fund applied research that supports the development of new and innovative planting breeding techniques such as accelerated breeding;
Amendment 41 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Emphasises the benefits of strengthening and extending partnerships between government, industry and research organisations and the need to ensure that schemes to support such partnerships are structured in a way that maximises the impact and coherence of investments overall;
Amendment 43 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that an important elemeit is of cont in the solution to the problem isued importance that we protecting and preservinge the European biological and genetic heritage; considers that it is vital to have goodpreserve local and regional variaetion of genetices in order to conserve genetic and cultural diversity; observes that, while the world population is expected to grow in future, the FAO estimates that the diversity of cultivated crops declined by 75% during the 20th century; notes that, of ten varieties of a species, only three may now survive;
Amendment 48 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it vital, with a view to Europe's future, to work seriously to preserve our genetic heritage and that it is particularly important to preserve local and regional varieties in order to conserve both genetic and cultural divinvest in R&D in order to preserve and develop our genetic hersityage;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Deplores the factUnderstands that it is both too costly and too time-consuming to develop new varieties but stresses its necessity in order to maintain Europe's competitiveness in this area;
Amendment 60 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 66 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 72 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers furthermore that the larger undertakings do not exploitshould better exploit and share their plant-breeding techniques to the full, which, if used correctly, could help to solve problems relating to the environment, climate and food supply;
Amendment 74 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 75 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Observes that small and medium-sized enterprises have no way of competing at this levelan important role to play in the seed market and plant breeding sector in the EU, and considers it of vital importance that investment in these companies in the EU is maintained going forward;
Amendment 79 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes the contribution that SMEs make to commercial plant breeding and emphasises their capability for turning research and knowledge into new commercial products;
Amendment 80 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that it is important for Europe to win back and further develop European plant-breeding research by being open to new plant breeding techniques, thereby enhancing the competitiveness of the agriculture and horticulture sectors;
Amendment 83 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes with concern the Commission's delay in assessing new breeding techniques and calls on the Commission, as a matter of urgency, to clarify the regulatory status of these techniques so that plant-breeding companies can benefit, wherever possible, from faster innovation and acceleration of genetic gain that these technologies offer;
Amendment 84 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the importance of European diversity of species; considers that it cannot be sufficiently in Europe; stressed hows the important it is thatce of European plant-breeding research should be conducted whichthat focuses on European needs: which, including plants, cereals and fruits which are appropriate to the variousfor local and regional conditions in Europe; notes that this is decisive with a view to being able to give European farmers the freedom they need and toany developments in this area will help European farmers improve the quantity and quality of foodtheir food and feed production;
Amendment 87 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 90 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that Europe needs a range of diverse actors in the plant-breeding industry and that it should become possible for more smaller undertakings and research centres to carry out research projects and operate in the plant-breeding industry; considers that, under the present circumstances, the smaller actors are too small to be able to compete with large global undertakings;
Amendment 101 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 2 #
2013/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that, as the population ages, the proportion of elderly people with a disability is increasing, and that those concerned are more likely to be women owing to their longer life expectancy; stresses that women with disabilities as a group face greater exclusion and have lessfewer opportunities in the labour market than men with disabilities;
Amendment 24 #
2013/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Encourages Member States to share examples of innovative design in this regard in order to facilitate the dissemination of best practice across the Union;
Amendment 31 #
2013/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the UnionMember States to further support mothers with disabilities or disabled children, with special regard to their difficult position in the labour market, by maintaining or setting up services better tailored to their needs.
Amendment 15 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly supportWelcomes the actions proposed in the fourth pillar of the Action Plan; reiterates its call for a legal act on information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuringthat any action at EU level in this regard must be proportionate to ensure that the automotive industry can continue to grow and create jobs;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In the context of better regulation, calls on the Commission to be more systematic in assessing the impact of its proposals on the ability of Europe’s automotive industries to remain competitive on an international level, and thus provide many new jobs on which Europe relies; in this regard urges the Commission actively to discourage ‘gold- plating’ of EU law at the national level;
Amendment 23 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. SupportsNotes proposals for the creation of a European Automotive Skills Council, bringing together national organisations , relevandt social partners in order to promote, education and training providers in order to promote exchange of best practice, skills development and employment in the automotive sector;
Amendment 30 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for even better use to be made of EURES in conjunction with Member States’ employment agencies, and, in this respect, supports the use of EURES as a complementary tool not only as a means of advising workers and job- seekers on their right to free movement, but also as a labour market instrument with a special focus on placement;
Amendment 34 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Advocates the creation of information centres for posted and migrant workerConsiders the social and economic benefits for the creation of one-stop shops in order to facilitate the free movement of workers between Member States, as well as in cross-border situations, for the benefit of workers and of the carautomotive industry;
Amendment 36 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the European Social Fund to be used for the retraining and reskilling of workers, and for the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to be used in the event of plant closures and significant downsizingddressing skills needs, skills matching and anticipation of change particularly in the automotive industry.
Amendment 62 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas SMEs and micro-enterprises, which are a driving force for economic growth and job creation and for achieving the goals of the Europe 2020 Strategy, have shed more than 3.5 million jobs as a result of the economic crisis, with workplace closures affecting all workers, including the young;
Amendment 74 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas approximately four million jobs are vacant in the EU due to a mismatch between the skills of the unemployed and the skills required for available jobs;
Amendment 138 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recognises that investing in the right skills is an important factor in helping Member States innovate and regain their competiveness;
Amendment 159 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the decision of the EPSCO Council on 28 February 2013 to agree on a Council recommendation on implementing a Youth Guarantee; recommends extending eligibility to graduates aged under 30; stresses that the success of this measure will be highly dependent on other factors, e.g. the infrastructure and capacity of public and strengthened private employment services, the availability of student places, the provision of training and, apprenticeships, flexibility for Member States and the transferability and implementation of successful experiences from other Member States; stresses that the Youth Guarantee must be integrated within the broader framework of active labour market policies while ensuring high quality standards;
Amendment 222 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to support self-employment among young people by creating facilities and preferential conditions for starting up their own businesses, through, e.g., cutting red tape and introducing favourable tax policiesmproving access to finance;
Amendment 274 #
2013/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that the Alliance for Apprenticeship should also support European and national campaigns for changing perceptions of vocational education, and should organise a regular forum for discussions on the monitoring of the European apprenticeship strategy with all relevant European and national stakeholders; stresses that incentives should also be provided to facilitate funding for crossborder training activities enabling companies and social partner organisations to become involved in establishing dual education systems;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses the importance of adapting to ongoing budgetary constraints across Europe, whilst continuing to invest in the future; reminds Member States that the challenge is not to spend more, but to spend less more efficiently;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Believes that cohesion spending should provide appropriate flexibility to allow Member States address their own specific policy bottle necks in order to achieve the EU 2020 targets;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls foron the reduction of the overall level ofCouncil to take the appropriate steps necessary to address the ongoing situation with reste à liquider (RAL), which constitutes a serious threat to the effective use of cohesion policy resources and therefo, which will hinder future hinders their job creation potentialvestments in growth and employment;
Amendment 21 #
2013/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Strongly supports a shift in spending priorities to ensure Member States invest in long term growth, including an investment in small, medium and micro sized enterprises who can play an important role in developing Member States competitiveness;
Amendment 52 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Certain plants, plant products and other objects pose an unacceptable phytosanitary risk by their likelihood to host a Union quarantine pest. For some of those, acceptable risk mitigation measures are available, while not for others. Depending on the availability of acceptable risk mitigation measures, their introduction into, and movement within, the Union territory should be either prohibited or subject to special requirements. A zonal or regional approach should be the first approach, with general Union restrictions only considered if a pest poses a threat to plant health throughout the Union. Those plants, plant products and other objects should be listed.
Amendment 111 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a Application of protected zones for quarantine pests As a derogation from Article 5, the Commission can, through implementing acts, establish protected zones within the territory of the Union for a quarantined pest which poses no risk within certain climatic regions of the Union. Such a derogation is strictly limited to only those areas where the introduction of a pest is only a risk to plant health in certain climatic regions of the Union.
Amendment 125 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 98 amending Section 1 of Annex II on criteria to identify pests which qualify as a quarantine pest, as regards the identity of the pest, its presence, its capability of entry, establishment and spread, noting particularly whether it poses a risk to the whole union or just to certain climatic regions and its potential economic, social and environmental impact, taking into account the developments of technical and scientific knowledge.
Amendment 273 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 a (new)
Article 69 a (new)
Article 69 a Protected zones and Pests which pose a threat in certain climatic regions Pests that pose a threat to plant health only to certain regions or climatic zones of the Union can be imported into designated protected zones. Only pests which pose a threat to plant health throughout the Union should be subject to Union wide restrictions.
Amendment 78 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 0
Title 0
The Committee on environment, public health and food safety calls on the Committee on agriculture and rural development, as the committee responsible, to reject the Commission proposal.
Amendment 94 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to ensure the widest possible availability of plant reproductive material and choices by its users, professional operators should, in principle, be able to make available on the market plant reproductive material belonging to listed genera or species under any of the categories, considering that production and marketing conditions between agricultural and horticultural species are different. However, in order to ensure food and feed security, andor to achieve a high level of identity, quality and health of plant reproductive material, plant reproductive material, particularly agricultural species material, should not be made available on the market as standard material if the certification costs are proportionate to those objectives.
Amendment 95 #
Amendment 114 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) intended solely for, and maintained by, gene banks, organisations and networks of conservation of genetic resources, or persons belonging to those organisations or networks;
Amendment 116 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) exchanged in kind, or marketed in small non-commercial quantities, between persons other than professional operators.
Amendment 121 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to ensure the widest possible availability of plant reproductive material and choices by its users, professional operators should, in principle, be able to make available on the market plant reproductive material belonging to listed genera or species under any of the categories, considering that production and marketing conditions between agricultural and horticultural species are different. However, in order to ensure food and feed security, andor to achieve a high level of identity, quality and health of plant reproductive material, plant reproductive material, particularly agricultural species material, should not be made available on the market as standard material if the certification costs are proportionate to those objectives.
Amendment 127 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘m"Making available on the market’", unless on an "own holding" as defined in Article 3, means the holding for the purpose of sale within the Union, including offering for sale or for any other form of transfer within the Union, and the sale, distribution, import into, and export out of, the Union and other forms of transfer, whethe in the course of commercial activity related to plant reproductive material, whether in return for payment or free of charge or not;
Amendment 138 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
(a) producing in order to directly make available on the market;
Amendment 153 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
(10a) 'Small quantities' shall be defined as quantities no larger than those sufficient to sow or plant 0.25 ha of land at usual sowing or planting rates for the species concerned.
Amendment 156 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10 b (new)
(10b) "Own holding" shall be considered to be any holding or part thereof which is managed within the same common business entity. The seed produced shall be suitable for use on land managed within the same common business entity, where the business entity shares in the financial risks and rewards of the crop.
Amendment 158 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Plant reproductive material shall be subject to no restrictions concerning its production and making available on the market, other than those laid down in this Regulation, in Directive 94/62/EC, Regulation (EC) No 2100/1994 and corresponding Member States' legislation, Regulation (EC) No 338/97, Directive 2001/18/EC, Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003, Regulation (EU) No …/… 2100/199421a[Office of Publication, please insert number of Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants] and in Union legislation restricting the production or making available on the market of invasive alien species. 21a OJ L 227, 1.9.1994, p. 1
Amendment 159 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Professional operators shall be registered in the registers referred to in Article 61 of Regulation (EC) No …/… .../... 21b(Office of Publication, please insert number of Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants) in accordance with the provisions of Article 62 of that Regulation., unless otherwise stated. 21b OJ L …, …, p. …
Amendment 160 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Professional operators marketing solely and directly to non-professional end users, such as home gardeners, shall be excluded from the requirement to register as professional operators under this Regulation.
Amendment 168 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) make available to the competent authorities, on request, any contracts with third parties concerning the production of plant reproductive material.
Amendment 171 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For the purpose of paragraph 1, professional operators shall keep information allowing them to identify the professional operators, whichersons to whom they have supplied them with plant reproductive material, and the material concerned, unless that material has been supplied to consumers who are not professional.
Amendment 172 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
For the purpose of paragraph 1, professional operators shall keep information allowing them to identify the persons to whom they have supplied plant reproductive material and the material concerned, unless that material has been supplied in retail to non-professional end users.
Amendment 178 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) intended solely for, and maintained by, gene banks, organisations and networks of conservation of genetic resources, or persons belonging to those organisations or networks;
Amendment 182 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘'pre-basic material’' means plant reproductive material which is at the first step of production under official control and is intended for the production of further pre-basic material and other categories of plant reproductive material;
Amendment 183 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘'basic material’' means plant reproductive material which has been produced from pre-basic or basic material, and is intended for the production of further basic material or certified material;
Amendment 184 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘'certified material’' means plant reproductive material which has been produced from pre-basic or basic material, basic or certified material and is intended for the production of further certified material or marketing for commercial crop production;
Amendment 195 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) exchanged in kind, or marketed in small non-commercial quantities, between persons other than professional operators.
Amendment 198 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4 a) This Title shall not apply to: - Species exclusively for ornamental use; - Plant reproductive material of Annex I species intended for ornamental uses or for use solely by non-professional users, unless a higher level of control is needed for plant health purposes. - Plant reproductive material of Annex I species intended for ornamental use or marketed in small quantities to non- professional users, such as home gardeners.
Amendment 229 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 5
Article 3 – point 5
(5) ‘m"Making available on the market’", unless on an "own holding" as defined in Article 3, means the holding for the purpose of sale within the Union, including offering for sale or for any other form of transfer within the Union, and the sale, distribution, import into, and export out of, the Union and other forms of transfer, whethe in the course of commercial activity related to plant reproductive material, whether in return for payment or free of charge or not;
Amendment 242 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point a
Article 3 – point 6 – point a
(a) producing in order to directly make available on the market;
Amendment 243 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a Requirements for Niche Market Varieties 1) Plant reproductive material may be made available on the market as niche market varieties on the basis of an officially recognised description where: (a) the varieties or landraces concerned have no intrinsic value for commercial crop production, but have been developed for growing under particular conditions. A variety shall be considered as having been developed for growing under particular conditions if it has been developed for growing under particular agro-technical, climatic or pedological conditions, such as manual care or repeated harvesting. (b) it is labelled with the indication 'niche market material'. 2) The persons who produce niche market material shall keep records of the quantities of the material produced and made available on the market per genera, species or type of material. On request, they shall make those records available to the competent authorities. 3) Niche market varieties shall be sold in quantities no larger than those sufficient to sow or plant 0.25 ha of land at usual sowing or planting rates for the species concerned.
Amendment 250 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point d
Article 3 – point 6 – point d
(d) providing services excluding transport;
Amendment 257 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the competent authority, if requested so by the professional operator, or if the professional operator concerned is not authorised pursuant to Article 23.;
Amendment 260 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Professional operators may be authorised by the competent authority to carry out the certification and producectivities and to produce and affix the official labels under official supervision, as referred to in point (a) of Article 22, only if they fulfil all of the following conditions:conditions relevant to the particular activity;
Amendment 261 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted for particular or all genera or species, categories of plant reproductive material or activities.
Amendment 262 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) accreditation of the professional operator's entire activity in respect of plant reproductive material, based on externally accredited quality assurance and disapplying some or all of the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3;
Amendment 265 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 10 a (new)
Article 3 – point 10 a (new)
(10a) 'Small quantities' means quantities no larger than those sufficient to sow or plant 0.25 ha of land at usual sowing or planting rates for the species concerned.
Amendment 266 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10 b (new)
(10b) "Own holding" means any holding or part thereof which is managed within the same common business entity. The seed produced shall be suitable for use on land managed within the same common business entity, where the business entity shares in the financial risks and rewards of the crop.
Amendment 271 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4
Article 4
Plant reproductive material shall be subject to no restrictions concerning its production and making available on the market, other than those laid down in this Regulation, in Directive 94/62/EC, Regulation (EC) No 2100/1994 and corresponding Member States' legislation, Regulation (EC) No 338/97, Directive 2001/18/EC, Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003, Regulation (EU) No …/… [Office of Publication, please insert number of Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants] and in Union legislation restricting the production or making available on the market of invasive alien species.
Amendment 273 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. After the certification referred to in Article 19(1), the competent authorities may carry out tests on the plant reproductive material (hereinafter ‘'post certification tests’') to confirm that it complies with the quality requirements as referred to in Article 16(2) and the certification schemes adopted pursuant to Article 20(2). Post certification tests of the preceding generation may be used as pre control for the next generation.
Amendment 277 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
Article 5
Professional operators shall be registered in the registers referred to in Article 61 of Regulation (EC) No …/… (Office of Publication, please insert number of Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants) in accordance with the provisions of Article 62 of that Regulation, unless otherwise stated.
Amendment 279 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Professional operators marketing solely and directly to non-professional end users, such as home gardeners, shall be excluded from the requirement to register as professional operators under this Regulation.
Amendment 284 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Competent authorities may authorise the production and making available on the market of a mixture of plant reproductive material belonging to genera or species listed in Annex I, with plant reproductive material belonging to genera or species not listed in Annex I, if that mixture fulfils both of the following conditions:;
Amendment 285 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 286 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 287 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Amendment 288 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) requirements for the packages and containers of a preservation mixtureauthorisation referred to in paragraph 1;
Amendment 289 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) labelling requirements for preservation mixturthe packages and containers of mixtures of Annex I and non-Annex species;
Amendment 290 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point f
Amendment 291 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point g
Amendment 292 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – point h
Article 7 – point h
(h) make available to the competent authorities, on request, any contracts with third parties concerning the production of plant reproductive material.
Amendment 293 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 294 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 295 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – point e
Amendment 296 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
(ba) the quality requirements for plant reproductive material marketed under these provisions;
Amendment 297 #
Amendment 303 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
For the purpose of paragraph 1, professional operators shall keep information allowing them to identify the persons to whom they have supplied plant reproductive material and the material concerned, unless that material has been supplied in retail to non-professional end users.
Amendment 310 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In order to remove temporary difficulties in the general supply of plant reproductive material that may occur in a Member State, the competent authority of the Member State concerned may authorise the making available on the market of seed with a reduced germination rate, provided that such rate is reduced by less than 510% compared to the germination rate required pursuant to Article 16(2).
Amendment 311 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In order to remove temporary difficulties in the general supply of plant reproductive material that may occur in a Member State, the competent authority of the Member State concerned may authorise the making available on the market of plant reproductive material with reduced quality requirements, other than the reduced germination requirements as referred to in paragraph 1, compared to the quality requirements applicable pursuant to Article 16(2). That authorisation shall be granted, on the basis of a reasoned request submitted by the professional operator concerned, for a specific period of time which shall not exceed four months, while seed imports from remaining Member States must be listed on the appropriate Member State National List. The label of the plant reproductive material made available on the market pursuant to this paragraph shall be brown. It shall state that the reproductive material in question complies with lower quality requirements than those referred to in Article 16(2).
Amendment 312 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Plant reproductive material referred to in paragraph 1 may be made available on the market only once from one professional operator to another, without being further transferred to any other personby the operator who is authorised according to Article 23 or under the official supervision of the Competent Authority..
Amendment 313 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authorities may authorise the makingProfessional operators may make available on the market of seeds for a specific period of time, as pre- basic, basic or certified material, without the germination requirements established pursuant to Article 16(2) having been yet confirmed, if this is considered necessary to make seed rapidly available on the market.
Amendment 314 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. Seed referred to in paragraph 1 may be made available on the market only once, from one professional operator to another, without being further transferred to any other person, on the basis of a provisional analytical report concerning germination.
Amendment 324 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
Article 47 – paragraph 1
This Title shall apply to the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material: (a) belonging to genera and species other than the ones listed in Annex I; (b) belonging to species listed in Annex I and marketed in small quantities to non- professional end users; (c) belonging to species listed in Annex I but marketed solely for ornamental use.
Amendment 333 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the variety has been entered in any other public or private list with an official or officially recognised description and a denominprofessional operator making material available on the market provides sufficient assurance of the identity and denomination of the variety through information provided on any other public or private list and traceability of preceding cycles of multiplication.;
Amendment 333 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 6
Article 10 – point 6
(6) ‘pre-basic material’ means plant reproductive material which is at the first step of production under official control and is intended for the production of further pre-basic material and other categories of plant reproductive material;
Amendment 335 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the variety can be shown to be commonly known to consumers from information available in the public domain.
Amendment 336 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 7
Article 10 – point 7
(7) ‘basic material’ means plant reproductive material which has been produced from pre-basic or basic material, and is intended for the production of further basic material or certified material;
Amendment 339 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 8
Article 10 – point 8
(8) ‘certified material’ means plant reproductive material which has been produced from pre-basic or basic material, basic or certified material and is intended for the production of further certified material or marketing for commercial crop production;
Amendment 371 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. This Title shall also apply to rootstocks and other parts of plants (hereinafter jointly referred to as ‘rootstocks’), which belong to genera and species not listed in Annex I, if material of one of the genera or species listed in Annex I, or their hybrids, is grafted on them. Should the material not belong to variety in the case of rootstocks, the species or interspecific hybrid concerned shall be referenced.
Amendment 375 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. This Title shall not apply to: - Species exclusively for ornamental use; - Plant reproductive material of Annex I species intended for ornamental uses or for use solely by non-professional users, unless a higher level of control is needed for plant health purposes. - Plant reproductive material of Annex I species intended for ornamental use or marketed in small quantities to non- professional users, such as home gardeners.
Amendment 382 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) in case the variety has been newly bred, it is of a species or type developed for specialised markets such as for organic production.
Amendment 384 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) in case it is a niche market variety as defined in Article 36.
Amendment 400 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) the hybrid material shall be identifiable and described, including the breeding scheme and parental material used.
Amendment 413 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) that variety is included in a nationn official variety register or in a Union variety registerny country;
Amendment 414 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) an application has been filed for registration of that variety in a nationn official variety register pursuant to Article 66, or in the Union variety register pursuant to Article 95(1), o, or for the granting of a plant variety right in respect of that variety in any country, as long as the application entails entrance into the official variety register for the granting of a plant variety right in respect of that variety in the Union;
Amendment 425 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 1
Article 63 – paragraph 1
If a variety has been granted a plant variety right pursuant to Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No 2100/1994, or pursuant to the legislation of a Member State, that variety shall be deemed to be distinct, uniform and stable, for the purpose of the official description as referred to in point (a) of Article 56(2) and (3) and to have a suitable denomination for the purposes of point (a) of Article 56(1). For those species not subject to the requirements of Article 56(2)(b) and Article 56 for value for cultivation or use, a variety granted a plant variety right shall be added directly to the national or Union register as appropriate under Articles 51 and 52.
Amendment 427 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purposes of point (a) of Article 56(1), the denomination of a variety shall not be deemed suitable if:comply with Article 63 of Regulation 2100/94 and the CPVO Guidelines on variety denomination21e 21e OJ L 227, 1.9.1994, p. 1 - 30
Amendment 429 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 430 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 432 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 434 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 435 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 437 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 441 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4
Article 64 – paragraph 4
Amendment 446 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2
Article 66 – paragraph 2
2. The application referred to in paragraph 1 shall be submitted in writing. That submission may take place or electronically.
Amendment 461 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The technical examination referred to in paragraph 1 shall verifyassess:
Amendment 463 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 71 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 465 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 4
Article 71 – paragraph 4
4. In case an official description of the variety, producWhere a DUS result has been accepted by the Agency or aother competent authority, is already available, the competent authority shall decide thatnot require the technical examination referred todescribed in paragraph 1 is not necessary2(a).
Amendment 468 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 5
Article 71 – paragraph 5
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 4, the competent authority may decide that the technical examination referred to in paragraph 12 (b) is necessary in the case of a variety the registration of which is requested pursuant to point (b) Article 57(1).
Amendment 472 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 1
1. The applicant, or other legal person acting on their behalf, may carry out the technical examination referred to in Article 71(1), or part of it, only if it has been authorised thereto by the competent authority. Technical examination by the applicant shall be carried out in particular premises, which are dedicated to this purpose.
Amendment 473 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Prior to granting the authorisation to carry out the technical examination, the competent authority or delegated body shall audit the premises and the organisation of the applicant or legal person acting on behalf of the applicant. That audit shall verify whether the premises and organisation are suitable for carrying out the technical examination as regards:
Amendment 473 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Requirements for Niche Market Varieties 1) Plant reproductive material may made available on the market as niche market varieties on the basis of an officially recognised description where: (a) the varieties or landraces concerned have no intrinsic value for commercial crop production, but have been developed for growing under particular conditions. A variety shall be considered as having been developed for growing under particular conditions if it has been developed for growing under particular agro-technical, climatic or pedological conditions, such as manual care or repeated harvesting. (b) it is labelled with the indication 'niche market material'. 2) The persons who produce niche market material shall keep records of the quantities of the material produced and made available on the market per genera, species or type of material. On request, they shall make those records available to the competent authorities. 3) Niche market varieties shall be sold in quantities no larger than those sufficient to sow or plant 0.25 ha of land at usual sowing or planting rates for the species concerned.
Amendment 474 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) compliance with the requirements for distinctiveness, uniformity and stability referred to in Articles 60, 61 and 62; andor
Amendment 477 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3
Article 73 – paragraph 3
Amendment 480 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) the establishment of quality management systems, including record of activities and CPVO protocols or UPOV guidelines, to be used for the technical examination;
Amendment 483 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – title
Article 76 – title
Amendment 484 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Amendment 485 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2
Article 76 – paragraph 2
Amendment 486 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 3
Article 76 – paragraph 3
Amendment 487 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 77 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Applicants shall be given the opportunity to visit sites where the technical examination is carried out, to be given the results of the examination, provide additional information, and discuss the results with the competent authority.
Amendment 496 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85
Article 85
Amendment 516 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – introductory part
Article 22 – introductory part
The official labels shall only be produced and affixed by:
Amendment 518 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – point b
Article 22 – point b
(b) the competent authority, if requested so by the professional operator, or if the professional operator concerned is not authorised pursuant to Article 23.
Amendment 522 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Professional operators may be authorised by the competent authority to carry out the certification and producectivities and to produce and affix the official labels under official supervision, as referred to in point (a) of Article 22, only if they fulfil all of the following conditions relevant to the particular activity:
Amendment 523 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they possess the necessary knowledge to fulfil the production and quality requirements and comply with the certification schemes adopted pursuant to Articles 16(2) and 20(2), and, where applicable, fulfil the requirements adopted pursuant to point (a) of paragraph 3 of this Article;
Amendment 524 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) they possess, or have access to, adequate equipment and laboratories to apply correctly and efficiently the requirements referred to in Articles 16(2) and 20(2), in particular equipment and laboratories complying with the requirements adopted pursuant to point (b) and (c) of paragraph 3;
Amendment 525 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) they use appropriately qualified inspection and laboratory staff, in particular inspection and laboratory staff, complying with the requirements adopted pursuant to point (c) of paragraph 3.;
Amendment 526 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted for particular or all genera or species, categories of plant reproductive material or activities.
Amendment 527 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Amendment 531 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) accreditation of the professional operator's entire activity in respect of plant reproductive material, based on externally accredited quality assurance and disapplying some or all of the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3.
Amendment 532 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25
Article 25
Amendment 549 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. After the certification referred to in Article 19(1), the competent authorities may carry out tests on the plant reproductive material (hereinafter ‘post certification tests’) to confirm that it complies with the quality requirements as referred to in Article 16(2) and the certification schemes adopted pursuant to Article 20(2). Post certification tests of the preceding generation may be used as pre control for the next generation.
Amendment 551 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. Post certification tests shall be carried out through samples taken by the competent authority. They shall assess the identity and purity of the plant reproductive material concerned. Samples may be taken by the professional operator in compliance with Articles 23 and 24 in cases where the primary purpose of the test is pre-control of the next generation.
Amendment 565 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – title
Article 33 – title
Amendment 566 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Competent authorities may authorise the production and making available on the market of a mixture of plant reproductive material belonging to genera or species listed in Annex I, with plant reproductive material belonging to genera or species not listed in Annex I, if that mixture fulfils both of the following conditions:.
Amendment 567 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 568 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 570 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Amendment 571 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) requirements for the authorisation referred to in paragraph 1, further to the requirements set out in that paragraph;
Amendment 572 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) requirements for the packages and containers of a preservation mixturemixtures of Annex I andnon-Annex species;
Amendment 573 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) labelling requirements for preservation mixturmixtures of Annex I and non-Annex species;
Amendment 574 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point e
Amendment 575 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point f
Amendment 576 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point g
Amendment 583 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) a brief description of the proposed tests and trials;
Amendment 584 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 585 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 586 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – point e
Amendment 587 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 4
Article 34 – paragraph 4
4. The Member States whose competent authorities have granted the authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 shall inform thereof the other Member States, the Commission andreport annually on these authorisations and the information submitted pursuant to paragraph 3, to the European Agency for Plant Varieties (hereinafter: ‘the Agency’).
Amendment 588 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
(ba) the quality requirements for plant reproductive material marketed under these provisions.
Amendment 592 #
Amendment 599 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it is made available on the market in small quantities by persons other than professional operators, or by professional operators employing no more than ten persons and whose annual turnover or balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million;
Amendment 651 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. In order to remove temporary difficulties in the general supply of plant reproductive material that may occur in a Member State, the competent authority of the Member State concerned may authorise the making available on the market of seed with a reduced germination rate, provided that such rate is reduced by less than 5% compared to the germination rate required pursuant to Article 16(2).
Amendment 653 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. In order to remove temporary difficulties in the general supply of plant reproductive material that may occur in a Member State, the competent authority of the Member State concerned may authorise the making available on the market of seed with a reduced germination rate, provided that such rate is reduced by less than 510% compared to the germination rate required pursuant to Article 16(2).
Amendment 655 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 657 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the plant reproductive material is identified as not finally certified material pursuant to Article 19; and
Amendment 658 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Plant reproductive material referred to in paragraph 1 may be made available on the market only once from one professional operator to another, without being further transferred to any other personby the operator who is authorised according to Article 23 or under the official supervision of the Competent Authority.
Amendment 659 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Plant reproductive material referred to in paragraph 1 may be made available on the market only once from onebetween professional operator to another, without being further transferred to any other persons.
Amendment 661 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3
Article 38 – paragraph 3
Amendment 663 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authorities may authorise the makingProfessional operators may make available on the market of seeds for a specific period of time, as pre- basic, basic or certified material, without the germination requirements established pursuant to Article 16(2) having been yet confirmed, if this is considered necessary to make seed rapidly available on the market.
Amendment 664 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authorities may authorise the making available on the market of seeds for a specific period of time, as pre-basic, basic or certified material, without the germination requirements established pursuant to Article 16(2) having been yet confirmed, if this is considered necessary to make seed rapidly available on the market.
Amendment 665 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. Seed referred to in paragraph 1 may be made available on the market only once, from one the basis of a profesvisional operator to another, without being further transferred to any other person, on the basis of a provisional analytical report concerning germinationanalytical report concerning germination or on the basis of a test for seed viability which makes a germination test unnecessary.
Amendment 666 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. Seed referred to in paragraph 1 may be made available on the market only once, from one professional operator to another, without being further transferred to any other person, on the basis of a provisional analytical report concerning germination.
Amendment 668 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the duration of period in which such seed may be made available on the marketests for seed viability; and
Amendment 694 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47
Article 47
This Title shall apply to the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material: a) belonging to genera and species other than the ones listed in Annex I; b) belonging to species listed in Annex I and marketed in small quantities to non- professional end users; c) belonging to species listed in Annex I but marketed solely for ornamental use.
Amendment 701 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2
Article 48 – paragraph 2
Amendment 704 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3
Article 48 – paragraph 3
Amendment 711 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the variety has been entered in any other public or private list with an official or officially recognised description and a denominprofessional operator making material available on the market provides sufficient assurance of the identity and denomination of the variety through information provided on any other public or private list and traceability of preceding cycles of multiplication.;
Amendment 713 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
c a) the variety can be shown to be commonly known to consumers from information available in the public domain.
Amendment 719 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where the variety is not protected by a plant variety right or registered pursuant to Title IV, as referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, but has been entered in a public or private list with an official or officially recognised description and a denomination as referred to in points (b) and (c) of that paragraph, the professional operator may request the advice of the Agency concerning the suitability of the denomination pursuant to the provisions of Article 64. Following that request, the Agency shall submit to the applicant a recommendation on the suitability of the variety denomination, as requested by the applicant, taking into account the requirements set out in Article 64.
Amendment 769 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) in case they belong to genera or species with particular importance for the satisfactory development of agriculture in the Union, as referred to in paragraph 5, they have a satisfactory value for cultivation and/or use pursuant to Article 58;
Amendment 776 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 56 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) they do not belong to genera or species with particular importance for the satisfactory development of agriculture in the Union, as referred to in paragraph 5;
Amendment 807 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) in case the variety has been newly bred, it is of a species or type developed for specialised markets such as for organic production.
Amendment 811 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) in case it is a niche market variety as defined in Article 36.
Amendment 823 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 843 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1
Article 58 – paragraph 1
1. For the purpose of paragraph 2(b) of Article 56, varieties shall be deemed to have a satisfactory value for cultivation and/or use if, compared to other varieties examined under similar agro-climatic conditions and similar production systems, their characteristics, taken as a whole, offer, at least as far as production in any region is concerned, a clear improvement either for cultivation in general or for the specific uses which can be made of the crops or the products derived therefrom.
Amendment 856 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) that variety is included in a nationn official variety register or in a Union variety registerny country;
Amendment 857 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) an application has been filed for registration of that variety in a nationn official variety register pursuant to Article 66, or in the Union variety register pursuant to Article 95(1), o, or for the granting of a plant variety right in respect of that variety in any country, as long as the application entails entrance into the official variety register for the granting of a plant variety right in respect of that variety in the Union;
Amendment 867 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63
Article 63
If a variety has been granted a plant variety right pursuant to Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No 2100/1994, or pursuant to the legislation of a Member State, that variety shall be deemed to be distinct, uniform and stable, for the purpose of the official description as referred to in point (a) of Article 56(2) and (3) and to have a suitable denomination for the purposes of point (a) of Article 56(1). For those species not subject to the requirements of Article 56(2)(b) and Article 56 for value for cultivation or use, a variety granted a plant variety right shall be added directly to the national or Union register as appropriate under Articles 51 and 52.
Amendment 870 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purposes of point (a) of Article 56(1), the denomination of a variety shall not be deemed suitable if:comply with Article 63 of Regulation 2100/94 and the CPVO Guidelines on variety denomination.
Amendment 873 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 874 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 876 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 880 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 881 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 884 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 889 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4
Article 64 – paragraph 4
Amendment 900 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2
Article 66 – paragraph 2
2. The application referred to in paragraph 1 shall be submitted in writing. That submission may take place or electronically.
Amendment 901 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 66 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The application referred to in paragraph 1 may be made after completion of the technical examination referred to in Article 71 and examination of the denomination referred to in Article 78.
Amendment 932 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1
Article 71 – paragraph 1
1. Where, as a result of the formal examination, the application is found to comply with the content requirements referred to in Article 67 and the format adopted pursuant to Article 68, a technical examination of the variety shall be carried out for the purpose of establishing an official description.
Amendment 934 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The technical examination referred to in paragraph 1 shall verifyassess:
Amendment 937 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 71 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The technical examination referred to in paragraph 1 shall be carried out by or on behalf of the competent authorities in accordance with the requirements referred to in Article 74.
Amendment 939 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 71 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 941 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 4
Article 71 – paragraph 4
4. In case an official description of the variety, producWhere a DUS result has been accepted by the Agency or aother competent authority, is already available, the competent authority shall decide thatnot require the technical examination referred todescribed in paragraph 1 is not necessary2(a).
Amendment 943 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 5
Article 71 – paragraph 5
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 4, the competent authority may decide that the technical examination referred to in paragraph 12 (b) is necessary in the case of a variety the registration of which is requested pursuant to point (b) Article 57(1).
Amendment 954 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 1
1. The applicant, or other legal person acting on their behalf, may carry out the technical examination referred to in Article 71(1), or part of it, only if it has been authorised thereto by the competent authority. Technical examination by the applicant shall be carried out in particular premises, which are dedicated to this purpose.
Amendment 957 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Prior to granting the authorisation to carry out the technical examination, the competent authority or delegated body shall audit the premises and the organisation of the applicant or legal person acting on behalf of the applicant. That audit shall verify whether the premises and organisation are suitable for carrying out the technical examination as regards:
Amendment 959 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) compliance with the requirements for distinctiveness, uniformity and stability referred to in Articles 60, 61 and 62; andor
Amendment 960 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3
Article 73 – paragraph 3
Amendment 963 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 4
Article 73 – paragraph 4
4. On the basis of the audit referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority may recommend to the applicant, if appropriate, actions to ensure the suitability of the applicant's premises and organisation of the applicant or legal person acting on behalf of the applicant.
Amendment 966 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Further to the authorisation and audit referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority may carry out additional audits and, where applicable, recommend to the applicant or legal person acting on behalf of the applicant, within a specific period of time, corrective actions concerning the applicant's premises and the organisation.
Amendment 969 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 73 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
In case the competent authority concludes that the applicant's premises and organisation are not suitable, it may revoke or modify the authorisation referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 972 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) the establishment of quality management systems, including record of activities and protocols orCommunity Plant Variety Office (CPVO) protocols or International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) guidelines, to be used for the technical examination;
Amendment 976 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – title
Article 76 – title
Amendment 977 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Amendment 978 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2
Article 76 – paragraph 2
Amendment 980 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 3
Article 76 – paragraph 3
Amendment 981 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1
Article 77 – paragraph 1
1. After having given the applicant an opportunity to comment on the provisional examination report and the provisional offOn completion of technicial descripexamination, the competent authority shall establish a final examination report and a final official description.
Amendment 982 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 77 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Applicants shall be given the opportunity to visit sites where the technical examination is carried out, to be given the results of the examination, provide additional information, and discuss the results with the competent authority.
Amendment 1003 #
Amendment 19 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas access to housing is a fundamental right that affects access to other fundamental rights and to a life in conditions of human dignity; and whereas guaranteeing access to decent housing is an international obligation incumbent on the Member States, to which the Union must have regard;
Amendment 24 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Member States, in line with the principle of subsidiarity determine and organise the provision of social housing in parallel and in addition to the unplanned, market-based housing supply;
Amendment 38 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the provision of social housing can plays a key partrole in the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategyachievement of the Poverty Target within EU2020 strategy as agreed by Member States;
Amendment 64 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, as a result of the current economic and social crisis, the need for affordable homes is increasingly unmet by the private housing market alone, and that rising house prices and energy prices are aggravating the risks of poverty and social exclusion; is concerned about the impact of austerity measures such as cuts in housing benefitndirect negative impact that some austerity measures may have on those in most need;
Amendment 90 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reminds the Member States and the Commission that spending othat investment in social housing enables urgent social need to be met and, as strategic social investment, it can also helps in an indirect sustainable way to provide non- relocatable local jobs, and to stabilise the economy by preventing property bubbles, to counter climate change and to combat energy poverty; calls on Member States and the Commission to bring social housing investment within the scheme of the European Semester by including in it an evaluation of targets for combating and preventing property bubbles;
Amendment 102 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 119 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Proposes the establishment of theCalls for an analysis on the benefits of establishing a European Housing Observatory to develop knowledge about the housing situation in the various countries, especially social housing, on the basis of reliable statistical indicators; Considers that such data might be collected by an existing European agency;
Amendment 145 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recognises that many Member States have already put in place effective social housing policies and believes that the role of the EU in this context should be to facilitate the exchange of best practice across Member States;
Amendment 170 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges Member States to retain an ambitiousthe Council and Parliament to agree on a realistic budget for the 2014- 2020 multiannual financial framework based on needs, taking into account the need for fiscal consolidation at both national and EU level, identifying cohesion policy as a useful driver of recovery by focusing it on those regions in most need; calls on Member States to facilitate and speed up the reallocation of unused monies from the Structural Funds to energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in the social housing sector during the 2014-2020 programme planning period, having regard to the conclusions of the European Compact for Growth and Jobs;
Amendment 215 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Agency for Fundamental Rights to consider the benefits of conducting a study assessing how effectively and under what conditions the right to housing is implemented in the Member States;
Amendment 297 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States to introduce a definition of energy poverty; pPoints out that energy poverty cannot be considered simply in terms of expenditure on energy and energy prices, but that it also has a qualitative dimension in that it affects people's behaviour and patterns of consumption;
Amendment 320 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 24 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Notes that the sustainability of pension policy goes beyond fiscal considerations; private saving ratios, employment rates and projected demographic developments also play a significant role in ensuring sustainability;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas retirement systems are a key element of the European social models which ensure a decent standard of living for people in old age;
Amendment 52 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas pension provision remains a Member State competence;
Amendment 59 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. RegretsNotes that national budgets are under severe pressure and that the lowering of pension benefits in many Member States is as a consequence of the severe escalation of the financial and economic crisis; deplores the severe cuts in therecognises that many Member States hardest hit by the crisis that have pushed many pensioners into poverty or put them at risk of povertyare reviewing the efficiency of their expenditure;
Amendment 63 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the opportunity for the EU to assess the current and future sustainability of pension systems and to identify best practice and policy strategies that can lead to the most cost effective delivery of pensions within Member States;
Amendment 86 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that first-pillar pensions remain the most important source of income for many pensioners; calls on Member States to consider implementing reforms to their first-pillar systems aligning contributory years to the changing ratio between pensioners and people in working age, also to prevent public pension costs crowding out other important government spending; calls on the Member States to ensure first-pillar pensions − if necessary complemented by minimum income provisions − to provide a decent minimum income;
Amendment 157 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that to arrive at a comprehensn effective solution to the pension challenge, taking into account the need to work longer, to adapt working conditions and lifelong learning so as to enable people to work longer, consensusexchange of best practice between governments and social partners is paramount;
Amendment 184 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that implementing structural reforms aimed at having people work more and longer is the only feasible way to generate the tax revenues and social and pension premiums needed to consolidate Member State budgets and to fund adequate, safe and sustainable pension schemes; points to the risk of part-time work leading to only partial pension entitlements; calls on the Member States to put funds asidetake the necessary measures to combat the rising public costs of the retiring population;
Amendment 208 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates the call for closely linking pension benefits to years worked and premiums paid (‘actuarial fairness’), to ensure that working more and longer pays off for workers by having a better pension; recommends that the Member States, in consultation with socialrelevant partners, allow individual workers, on a voluntary basis, to continue working after the statutory retirement age, as extending the period of premiums paid while at the same time shortening the period of benefit eligibility can help workers reduce any pension gaps at a fast pace;
Amendment 256 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that many Member States have already embarked on major programmes of pension reform which aim for both sustainability and adequacy; stresses the importance of ensuring that any measures proposed at EU level must compliment and not contradict national pension reform programmes;
Amendment 257 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Recalls that pensions remain a Member State competence and is concerned that any further European legislation in this area may have adverse impacts on some pensioners or place onerous requirements on certain Member States' schemes;
Amendment 283 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. SupportNotes the Commission's intention to continue to target EU funding – notably through the European Social Fund (ESF) – to support projects aimed at active and healthy ageing in the workplace, and, through the Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity (Progress) and the Programme for Social Change and Innovation (PSCI), to provide financial and practical support to Member States and socialrelevant partners considering to gradually implement cost-effective supplementary pension schemes;
Amendment 291 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes the important role the Commission can play in removing obstacles to the functioning of the single market, including the mobility of workers; calls on the Commission together with the Member States to consider how best to stimulate savings, while obtaining the benefits of increased portability;
Amendment 29 #
2012/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. UrgesCalls on the EU to make asbestos screening and registration obligatory; consider developing a model for asbestos screening and to request owners of public or commercial buildings to: 1. screen buildings for the presence of asbestos containing materials; 2. prepare plans to manage the risks they present; 3. ensure that such information is available to workers who may disturb such materials;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the EU to establish action plans for owners of public buildings for the safe removalCalls on the Commission together with Member States to provide information and guidelines ofn asbestos and to encouragerisk for private house owners to audit their premises for ACMs;
Amendment 44 #
2012/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 50 #
2012/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 58 #
2012/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the EU to set up minimum requirements for mandatory asbestos- specific qualifications for civil engineers, architects and, employees of registered asbestos removal companies and to provide asbestos-specific qualifications for the training of other workers likely to be exposed to asbestoestablish a working group together with the Member States to consider the benefits of developing minimum asbestos-specific qualifications for civil engineers and architects;
Amendment 64 #
2012/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the EU to work with and support relevant stakeholders to organise and support relevant stakeholders to organise and develop awareness raising activities for workers on the risks of asbestos and the need for appropriate training;
Amendment 69 #
2012/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to propose a specific directive with minimum requirements for theaking into account provisions already contained in Article 14(2) of Directive 2009/148/EC to build on these provisions and work with relevant stakeholders to raise awareness of the need for appropriate training, such as vocational training of construction and maintenance workers, including construction professionals who are working incidentally with asbestos;
Amendment 77 #
2012/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. UrgesCalls on the EU to start action plans for asbestos removalwork with relevant stakeholders at European, national and regional levels, which are to include: legislation; education and information; to develop and exchange action plans for asbestos management which will include: training for public employees; national and international training;, awareness- raising activities related to the removalisk of asbestos and products containing asbestos from buildings, public amenities and sites of former asbestos factories; cleaning premises, building landfills and installations for the destruction of asbestos and asbestos-containing debris;(including during removal from buildings), monitoring of the implementation of existing regulations, exposure assessments of at- risk personnel, and health protection;
Amendment 87 #
2012/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. UrgesCalls on the Commission to lower the limit value for asbestos fibresreview, using the most recent scientific evidence, the current limit value for asbestos fibres, and to ensure any proposed revisions are based on robust scientific evidence;
Amendment 96 #
2012/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to immediately revise the provisions on exemptions for chrysotile asbestos inreview progress on the development of chrysotile- free diaphragms used in electrolysis installations, in accordance with annex XVII of REACH;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the importance of ensuring employees working within the SME and microenterprise sector are adequately protected; recognises, however, that the needs of SMEs and microenterprises are very different from those of multinational organisations and companies given their relatively small size; stresses, therefore, the importance of ensuring that all measures are proportionate and do not disincentivise the creation and development of SMEs and microenterprises;
Amendment 28 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes support for SMEs through initiatives such as PSCI, COSME and Horizon 2020 which among other benefits will create opportunities for employees within the SME and micro-enterprise sector to develop their skills and knowledge base; stresses that such measures must not create additional red tape, must demonstrate added EU value and value for money, and must complement Member States‘ initiatives;
Amendment 40 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that developing e-government and one scould permit SMEs top shops will reducepend less time on administrative procedures and createto gain new business opportunities; notes and that greater access to procurement markets can assist SMEs in unlocking their potential for job creation and growth;
Amendment 44 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes the Commission's report on best practice in Member States to implement EU legislation in the least burdensome way and supports the concept of one-stop shops and the capacity to develop them;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Within the framework of fitness checks, calls for the identification of areas in which there are excessive burdens, inconsistencies or ineffective legislation in the field of employment that have an adverse impact on SMEs; calls on the Commission to consider a ‘one in, one out rule’ that allows the objectives of health, safety and equality provisions to be fully maintained and safeguardsupheld - while ensuring that the principle of subsidiarity is fully respected;
Amendment 60 #
2012/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that the creation of a 'one size fits all' approach to employment and social legislation can increase the risk of non-compliance among Member States;
Amendment 94 #
2012/2011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 82 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 86 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that activities by volunteers constitute an important contribution to welfare organisatplay a valuable role in economic and social cohesions and solidarity, andwhich gives many people a meaning in life; asks, therefore, for appropriate financial support on local, national and European level;
Amendment 105 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. States that social welfare enterprises or organisations should not be exposed to unregulatedabusive competition, which may be the result if profit-oriented enterprises focus on lucrative areas, which are mostly urban, so that other areas, which are mostly rural – where logistic hinders incur higher costs – become more and more reliant on so-called ‘services for poor people’;
Amendment 109 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. States that innovativeHighlights the socio-economic arguments in favour of providing appropriate financial support at EU level to social enterprises; should be financially supported on a European leveltresses the importance of ensuring that Member States have the flexibility to use such support to address particular needs identified within their own social enterprise sector;
Amendment 125 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports initiatives on a European level to complement, extend and strengthen the already advanced association sector in various Member States;
Amendment 129 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the Commission's intention to present a proposal for simplification of the regulation on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society; notes that the majority of cooperatives are small businesses operating within national borders and therefore calls for such a statute to be voluntary;
Amendment 133 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes the diversity within the social business sector, stresses that the development of any new frameworks at EU level should be voluntary in order to take into account the existence of various social business models across Member States;
Amendment 138 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission's proposal for a regulation on the Stature for a European foundation statute, which will only be successful if introduced in a voluntary manner;5
Amendment 140 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the adoption of a revised packageCalls for greater clarity ofn EU state- aid rules concerning social and local services;
Amendment 219 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the importance of ensuring that under the Financial Perspectives 2014- 2020, that the regulations for existing European funds relevant to social business (such as the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)) will explicitly address social enterprises and support their development;
Amendment 223 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that access to European funding must be simplified, and that funding opportunities should be better disseminated through transparent information platforms, providing appropriate flexibility for Member States;
Amendment 228 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for a study, initiated by the Commission and carried out in cooperation with social enterprises, of the various legal frameworks and operating conditions for social enterprises, including certification and labelling systems throughout the EU;
Amendment 247 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Supports the Commission's proposal to set up an expert group on social business (GECES) in order to examine the progress of the measures envisaged in this Communication; stresses that any new measures must demonstrate value for money and EU added value;
Amendment 253 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to instituteconsider the feasability of developing a ‘social label’ to be awarded to social enterprises, to ensure better access to public procurement;
Amendment 256 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Underlines that, within the current review of EU public procurement, practices should be considered in order to promote socially innovative public procurement;
Amendment 277 #
2012/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls foron member states to consider the benefits of including the principles of social business, entrepreneurship and social responsibility to be included in school curricula;
Amendment 35 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15 a) Underlines that such voluntary aid corps should be cost effective, compliment existing national and international voluntary schemes without duplicating them, and be focused on addressing concrete needs and gaps in the humanitarian field;
Amendment 266 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purpose of implementing, applying and enforcing Directive 96/71/EC the competent authorities shall take into account factual elements characterising the activities carried out by an undertaking in the State in which it is established in order to determine whether it genuinely performs substantial activities, other than purely internal management and/or administrative activities. Such elements may only include:
Amendment 439 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) improve the relevance, accessibility of the information and clarity of the information provided on national websites;
Amendment 560 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) an obligation to keep or make available and/or retain copies in paper or electronic form of the employment contract (or an equivalent document within the meaning of Directive 91/533, including, where appropriate or relevant, the additional information referred to in ArticleArticles 2(2) and 4 of thate Directive), payslips, time-sheets and proof of payment of wages or copies of equivalent documents 91/533/EC during the period of posting in an accessible and clearly identified place in its territory, such as the workplace or the building site, or for mobile workers in the transport sector the operations base or the vehicle with which the service is provided other documents such as payslips, time-sheets and proof of payment of wages should be delivered within a reasonable period referred to in Article 6 (5) at the request of the authorities of the host Member State either by the employer or by competent bodies in the Member State of establishment;
Amendment 575 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a translation of the documents referred to under (b), may be justified provided these documents are not excessively long and standardised forms are generally used for such documents; translation will not be at the expense of employers;
Amendment 582 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) an obligation to designate a contact person to negotiate, if necessary, on behalf ofthe possibility to designate, if necessary, a contact person to represent the employer within the relevant social partners in thehost Member State to which the posting takes place, in accordance with national legislation and practice, during thewithin period in which the services are provided.
Amendment 663 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 694 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12
Article 12
Amendment 1 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Deplores the fact that the Commission has not so far responded appropriately to the European Parliament's resolution of 18 November 2008 and has not started work on a legislative initiative to tackle the problem of unequal pay for male and female workers effectivelyNotes that closing the gender pay gap remains a political priority shared by all Member States and other key players at European level as reflected in the Council Conclusions on the European Pact for gender equality for the period 2011 - 2020;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is very concernedNotes that in the past decade progress has only been achieved verywithin some Member States has been slowly, that the wage differential between men and women has remained persistently high in recent years and that, despite the legally binding principle of equal pay for work of equal value, women's hourly earnings in the EU27 were on average 17.5% less than men's for the same work in 20091 ; notes that the flexicurity strategy is not of a nature to reduce existing disparities in employment protection and pay between women and men;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that there are already a significant body of legislation promoting compliance with the principle of equal treatment of men and women in areas such as employment and access to goods and services at EU level; Considers it necessary now to focus on better implementation of existing laws and to understand the problems of implementation before considering initiating any further legislative measures at European level;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the causes underlying the gender pay gap remain numerous and complex; Considers that this inequality has a strong impact on the lives of many women, particularly after retirement age, as lower pay can results in smaller pensions, for which and may contribute to the reason a higher proportion of women than men suffer poverty in old age – 22% as against 16%;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes however, approaches consisting of measures tackling one or other cause of the pay gap in isolation have not proved adequate for closing pay gaps between men and women effectively;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that within the context of the EU2020 Strategy it explicitly sets a target of raising the employment rate for women and men aged 20-64 to 75% which can be promoted through measures to close the gender pay gap, to reinforce the training of women and to promote female entrepreneurship as part of a wider plan for economic recovery, taking into account Member States' relative starting positions and national circumstances;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recalls that it is up to Member States to implement the EU2020 strategy and that Member States are best placed to allocate their own resources in terms of effectively achieving the agreed targets;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that legislative and non- legislative measures are needed at the various levels in order to overcome the wage gap, horizontal and vertical exclusion and stereotyping of occupations and sectors as being typically the realm of womenclosing the gender pay gap therefore requires a targeted multifaceted approach in order to tackle its multiple causes effectively;
Amendment 77 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on Member States to adopt extensive legally binding rules in order toRecognises that there is not a one size fits all approach to this, however, reminds Member States of the strong socioeconomic arguments in favour of implement in practical termsg the principle of equal pay for equal work and work of equal value;
Amendment 86 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 93 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States and social partners to adopt measures against discrimination on grounds of gender, against inequalities of training, against segregation of the labour market and to promote a successful balance between work and private life and complete transparency with regard to pay;
Amendment 102 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 108 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 – introductory part
Paragraph 13 – introductory part
13. Considers that a combination of strategies and measures at national level and where appropriate at EU level through the OMC, taking account of the gender mainstreaming principle, can eliminate the gender pay gap and shouldmay comprise the following:
Amendment 113 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 – point a
Paragraph 13 – point a
(a) specific measures to make it possible to reconcile work, training and further training with family and private life through for example the promotion of flexicurity,
Amendment 114 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 – point b
Paragraph 13 – point b
Amendment 118 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 – point c
Paragraph 13 – point c
(c) practical measures to be implemented by the social partners and equal rights agencies (pursuant to Article 157(4) TFEU) to overcome the pay gap and exclusion at the various contractual and sectoral levels,
Amendment 122 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 – point d
Paragraph 13 – point d
(d) inclusion of a clause on respect for gender equality and equal payment in public procurement contracts and creation of a special quality certificate, stresses however, that these actions must be proportionate;
Amendment 126 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 – point e
Paragraph 13 – point e
(e) adoption of measures where appropriate to implement the policy of equality and equal payment by businesses;
Amendment 134 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers it necessary to interpret and implement Article 157(1) and (2) TFEU appropriately and adapt the relevant Directive at EU level and at the stage at which it is implemented and applied at national level;
Amendment 22 #
2011/0449(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The financial interests of the Union should be protected through proportionate measures throughout the expenditure cycle, including the prevention, detection and investigation of irregularities, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, penaltiesadministrative and financial penalties in accordance with Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the annual budget of the Union.
Amendment 35 #
2011/0449(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Amendment 37 #
2011/0449(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Budget allocated to communication actions to be carried out by the Commission under this Regulation shall also cover the corporate communication of the political priorities of the European Union within the context of the scope of the Programme.
Amendment 40 #
2011/0449(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall take appropriate measures ensuring that, when activitieons financed under this Regulation are implemented, the financial interests of the Union are protected throughby the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, throughby effective checks and, if irregularities are detected, throughby the recovery of the amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by effective, proportionate and deterrentissuasive administrative and financial penalties.
Amendment 41 #
2011/0449(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
3. The European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections on economic operators concerned directly or indirectly by such funding in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96, in accordance with the provisions and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union in connection with a grant agreement or grant decision or a contract concerning Union funding. funded under the Programme.
Amendment 42 #
2011/0449(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
4. Without prejudice to the first and second subparagraphsparagraphs 1, 2 and 3, cooperation agreements with third countries and with international organisations and, contracts, grant agreements and grant decisions and contracts, resulting from the implementation of this Regulation shall contain provisions expressly empowering the Commission, the Court of Auditors and OLAF to conduct such audits, on-the-spot checks and inspection and investigations, according to their respective competences.
Amendment 52 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In order to encourage the involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the procurement market, it should be provided explicitly that contracts may be divided into lots, whether homogenous or heterogeneous. Where contracts are divided into lots, contracting entities may, for instancePublic procurement should be adapted to the needs of SMEs. Contracting authorities should make use of the Code of Best Practice providing guidance on how they may apply the public procurement framework in a way that facilitates SME participation. In order to encourage the involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the procurement market, contracting authorities should in particular give consideration to dividing contracts into lots, whether homogenous or heterogeneous, and ensure transparency in access to in forder to preserve competition or to ensure security of supply, limit the number of lots for which an economic operator may tender; they may also limit the number of lmation on their reasons for doing so or choosing nots that may be awarded to any one tenderero do so.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39 a (new)
Recital 39 a (new)
(39a) (1) Member States should introduce measures to promote the access of SMEs to public procurement, in particular through improved information and guidance on tendering and on the new opportunities offered by the modernized EU legal framework, and to foster the exchange of best practice and the organisation of training and events involving public procurers and SMEs.
Amendment 60 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) In line with the principles of equal treatment, traceability and transparency, the successful tenderer should not be replaced by another economic operator without reopening the contract to competition. However, the successful tenderer performing the contract may undergo certain structural changes during the performance of the contract, such as purely internal reorganisations, mergers and acquisitions or insolvency. Such structural changes should not automatically require new procurement procedures for all contracts performed by that undertaking.
Amendment 61 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 58
Recital 58
Amendment 62 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 59
Recital 59
Amendment 63 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 59 a (new)
Recital 59 a (new)
(59a) Citizens, concerned stakeholders, organised or not, and other persons or bodies which do not have access to review procedures pursuant to Council Directive 89/665/EEC do nevertheless have a legitimate interest as taxpayers in sound procurement procedures. They should therefore be given a possibility to signal possible violations of this Directive to a competent authority or structure. So as not to duplicate existing authorities or structures, Member States should be able to provide for recourse to general monitoring authorities or structures, sectoral oversight bodies, municipal oversight authorities, competition authorities, the ombudsman or national auditing authorities.
Amendment 88 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Groups of economic operators may submit tenders or put themselves forward as candidates. Contracting entities shall not establish specific conditions for participation of such groups in procurement procedures which are notadditional or different to those conditions imposed on individual candidates. In order to submit a tender or a request to participate, those groups shall not be required by the contracting entities to assume a specific legal form.
Amendment 133 #
Amendment 100 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) The importance of training the staff of contracting authorities and individual operators should be underlined, on the one hand, and skills and training requirements should be included in contracting specifications as a long term strategy, on the other; it should be stressed, however, that these latter actions must be directly linked to the subject matter of the contract, be proportionate and economically advantageous.
Amendment 106 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Contracts should be awarded on the basis of objective criteria that ensure compliance with the principles of competition, transparency, non- discrimination, cost-effectiveness and equal treatment. These criteria should guarantee that tenders are assessed in conditions of effective competition, also where contracting authorities require high- quality works, supplies and services that are optimally suited to their needs, for instance where the chosen award criteria include factors linked to the production process. As a result, contracting authorities should be allowed to adopt as award criteria either ‘'the most economically advantageous tender’' or ‘'the lowest cost’', taking into account that in the latter case they are free to set adequate quality standards by using technical specifications or contract performance conditions.
Amendment 108 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) These sector-specific measures must be complemented by an adaptation of the public procurement Directives empowering contracting authorities to pursue the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy in their purchasing strategies. It should hence be made clear that contracting authorities can determine the most economically advantageous tender and the lowest cost using a life-cycle costing approach, provided that the methodology to be used is established in an objective and non- discriminatory manner and accessible to all interested parties. The notion of life-cycle costing includes all costs over the life cycle of works, supplies or services, both their internal costs (such as development, production, use, maintenance and end- of- life disposal costs) and their external costs, provided they can be monetised and monitored. The notion of life-cycle shall not allow contracting authorities to take into consideration transportation, as this could raise barriers to trade within the Union, and discriminate against non local suppliers. Common methodologies should be developed at the level of the Union for the calculation of life-cycle costs for specific categories of supplies or services; adopted in close consultation with all stakeholders; whenever such a methodology is developed its use should be made compulsory.
Amendment 109 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Furthermore, in technical specifications and in award criteria, contracting authorities should be allowed to refer to a specific production process, a specific mode of provision of services, or a specific process for any other stage of the life cycle of a product or service, provided that they are linked to the subject-matter of the public contract. In order to better integrate social considerations in public procurement, procurers may also be allowed to include, in the award criterion of the most economically advantageous tender, characteristics related to the working conditions of the persons directly participating in the process of production or provision in question. Those characteristics may only concern the protection of health of the staff involved in the production process or the favouring of social integration of disadvantaged persons or members of vulnerable groups amongst the persons assigned to performing the contract, including accessibility for persons with disabilities. Any award criteria which include those characteristics should in any event remain limited to characteristics that have immediate consequences on staff members in their working environment. They should be applied in accordance with Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and in a way that does not discriminate directly or indirectly against economic operators from other Member States or from third countries parties to the Agreement or to Free Trade Agreements to which the Union is party. For service contracts and for contracts involving the design of works, contracting authorities should also be allowed to use as an award criterion the organisation, qualification and experience of the staff assigned to performing the contract in question, as this may affect the quality of contract performance and, as a result, the economic value of the tender.
Amendment 110 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41a) The European public procurement market is more open than the markets of the EU's international partners and that, as a result, European companies cannot compete with third-country companies on a level playing field and continue to have difficulties in gaining access to third country markets; reciprocity should be ensured in order to open up the markets and ensure access to public procurement contacts, both in Europe and elsewhere, in accordance with agreements between the EU and third countries.
Amendment 113 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Contract performance conditions are compatible with this Directive provided that they are not directly or indirectly discriminatory, are linked to the subject- matter of the contract and are indicated in the contract notice, the prior information notice used as a means of calling for competition or the procurement documents. They may, in particular, be intended to favour on-site vocational training, the employment of people experiencing particular difficulty in achieving integration, the fight against unemployment, protection of the environment or animal welfare. For instance, mention may be made, amongst other things, of the requirements - applicable during performance of the contract - to recruit long-term job-seekers or to implement training measures for the unemployed or young persons, to comply in substance with fundamental International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, even where such Conventions have not been implemented in national law, and to recruit more disadvantaged persons than are required under national legislation.
Amendment 308 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 66 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 313 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 67 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 67 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) it has been drawn up on thein close cooperation with stakeholders, is basised ofn scientific information or is based on other objectively verifiable and non- discriminatory criteria;
Amendment 315 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 67 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 67 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) it has been tested and verified with suppliers and established for repeated or continuous application;
Amendment 318 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 67 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 67 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Whenever a common methodology for the calculation of life-cycle costs is adopted as part of a legislative act of the Union, including by delegated acts pursuant to sector specific legislation, itsuch legislative acts shall be adopted in close consultation with stakeholders. it Such common methodologies shall be applied where life- cycle costing is included in the award criteria referred to in Article 66(1).
Amendment 341 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 2
Article 71 – paragraph 2
Amendment 27 #
2011/0436(COD)
Recital 3
(3) While there is objectively a clearan added value of being an Union citizen with established rights, the Union does not always highlight the link between the solutions and achievements of a broad range of economic and social problems and the Union's policies in an effective way. Hence, the impressive achievements in terms of peace and stability in Europe, long-term sustainable growth, such as peace and stability in Europe, stable prices, an efficient protection of consumers and the environment and the promotion of fundamental rights, have not always led to a strong feeling of belonging of citizens to the Unionand the Union's policies in an effective way.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0436(COD)
Recital 4
(4) In order to bring Europe closer to its citizens and to enable them to participate fully in the construction of an ever closer Union, a variety of actions and coordinated efforts through transnational and Union level activities are required. The European Citizens' Initiative provides a unique opportunity to enable citizens to participate directly in shaping the development of EU legislation.
Amendment 36 #
2011/0436(COD)
Recital 13
Amendment 40 #
2011/0436(COD)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1
Progress will be measured against the number of beneficiaries reached directly and indirectly, the perception of the EU and its institutions by the beneficiaries, quality of projects, and percentage of first time applicants.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0436(COD)
Article 6 – paragraph 1
The programme shall be open to all stakeholders promoting European integration, in particular local authorities and organisations, European public policy research organisations (think-tanks), citizens' groups and other civil society organisations (such as survivors' associations), and educational and research institutions.
Amendment 252 #
2011/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Amendment 108 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Where a Member State accredits more than one paying agency, it is important that it designates a single coordinating body to ensure consistency in the management of the funds, to provide liaison between the Commission and the various accredited paying agencies and to ensure that the information requested by the Commission concerning the operations of several paying agencies is made rapidly available. The coordinating body should also be responsible for ensuring that remedial action is taken and that the Commission is kept informed of the follow-up and it should ensure homogeneous application of commoninternationally accepted rules and standards.
Amendment 109 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Only paying agencies accredited by the Member States offer reasonable assurance that the necessary checks have been carried out before granting Union aid to beneficiaries. It should therefore be explicitly laid down that only expenditure effected by accredited paying agencies can be reimbursed from the Union budget, and that these checks shall be carried out on the basis of single integrated sample.
Amendment 119 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Budget discipline also demands a continuous examination of the medium- term budget situation. The Commission, when submitting the draft budget for a given year, should therefore present its forecasts and analyses to the European Parliament and the Council and propose, if necessary, appropriate measures to the legislator. Furthermore, the Commission should make full use of its management powers at all times to ensure compliance with the annual ceiling and, if necessary, propose appropriate measures to the European Parliament and to the Council or to the Council to redress the budget situation. If, at the end of a budget year, the annual ceiling cannot be complied with as a result of the reimbursements requested by the Member States, the Commission should be able to take measures allowing provisional distribution of the available budget, taking into account a margin of EUR 300 000 000 below that ceiling, among the Member States in proportion to their requests for reimbursement not yet paid, as well as compliance with the ceiling fixed for the year concerned. Payments for that year should be charged to the following budget year and the total amount of Union financing per Member State should be definitively established, as should compensation between Member States in order to comply with the established amount.
Amendment 120 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) When implementing the budget, the Commission should operate a monthly early-warning and monitoring system for agricultural expenditure, so that, if there is a risk of the annual ceiling being exceeded, the Commission may at the earliest opportunity take the appropriate measures under the management powers at its disposal and propose other measures if those measures appear to be insufficient, taking into account the margin laid down in Recital (19). A periodic report by the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council should compare the evolution of the expenditure effected in relation to the profiles so far and give an assessment of the foreseeable implementation for the remainder of the budget year.
Amendment 121 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The rural development programmes are financed from the Union budget on the basis of commitments in annual instalments. Member States should be able to draw on the Union funds provided for as soon as they begin the programmes. Member States may indicate to the Commission within two months of this decision that it does not wish to receive a pre-financing amount. A suitably restricted prefinancing system ensuring a steady flow of funds so that payments to beneficiaries under the programmes are made at the appropriate time is therefore needed.
Amendment 138 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The main elements of that integrated system and, in particular, the provisions concerning a computerised database, an identification system for agricultural parcels, aid applications or payment claims and a system for the identification and recording of payment entitlements should be maintained. Member States may make appropriate use of technology when setting up these systems.
Amendment 146 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Statutory management requirements need to be fully implemented by Member States in order to become operational at farm level and ensure the necessary equal treatment between farmers. The Commission should issue guidelines on the interpretation of the rules on animal identification and registration for cross compliance purposes. Such guidelines should reflect, particularly in the case of electronic systems, that 100% accuracy is often not possible and therefore some tolerance should be built into guidelines. Guidelines should, where appropriate, such as in the case with electronic systems, provide for flexibility at farm level in order to strike the necessary balance between safeguarding the spirit of the legislation and applying proportionate administrative penalties only in the case of non-compliance directly and unequivocally attributable to the beneficiaries, in particular in respect of repeated failure of the technology in use.
Amendment 148 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
Amendment 166 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 a (new)
Recital 57 a (new)
(57a) Member States should be required to report annually about the implementation and results of the cross compliance and the greening measures. On the basis of the national reporting the European Commission shall submit an annual report to the European Parliament regarding the effect of these measures on agricultural production and their environmental impact in the Member States.
Amendment 183 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Paying agencies shall be dedicated departments or bodies of the Member States responsible for the management and control of expenditure referred to in Article 4(1) and Article 5.
Amendment 185 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 201 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The certification body shall be a public or private audit body designated by the Member State which shall provide an opinion, drawn up in accordance with internationally accepted audit standards, on the management declaration of assurance covering the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the annual accounts of the paying agency, the proper functioning of its internal control system, the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions, as well as the respect of the principle of sound financial management.
Amendment 209 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lay down rules concerning the status of the certification bodies, the specific tasks, including the checks, which they have to carry out on a single integrated sample as well as the certificates and the reports, together with the documents accompanying them, to be drawn up by those bodies. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 112(3).
Amendment 217 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 230 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 246 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the sustainable development of the economical activity of holdings other than those referred to in paragraph (2)(d);the small farms as defined by the Member States, of the farms participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) no xxx/xxx[DP] and of other holdings
Amendment 259 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) the minimum requirements or actions in the field of climate change mitigation and adaption, biodiversity, protection of water, animal and plant disease notification and innovation, as laid down in Annex 1 to this regulation
Amendment 289 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. With a view to ensuring that the annual ceilings set out in the Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx [MFF] for the financing of the market related expenditure and direct payments are respected, an adjustment rate of the direct payments shall be determined when the forecasts for the financing of the measures financed under that subceiling for a given financial year indicate that the applicable annual ceilings, taking into account a margin of EUR 300 000 000 below that ceiling, will be exceeded.
Amendment 292 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 6
Article 25 – paragraph 6
Amendment 295 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. If, on drawing up the draft budget for financial year N, there appears to be a risk that the amount referred to in Article 16 for financial year N will be exceeded, taking account of the margin laid down in Article 25 (1) of this Regulation, the Commission shall propose to the European Parliament and the Council or to the Council the measures necessary to ensure compliance with that amount.
Amendment 300 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29
Article 29
Without prejudice to the eligibility for support under Article 29 and 30(2) of Regulation (EU) No RD/xxx, expenditure financed under the EAFRD shall not be subject of any other financing under the EU budget.
Amendment 309 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. Following the Commission decision approving the programme, an initial prefinancing amount for the whole programming period shall be paid by the Commission, unless the Member State concerned notifies the Commission within 2 months of the decision that it does not wish to receive a pre-financing amount. This initial pre-financing amount shall represent 4% of the EAFRD contribution to the programme concerned. It may be split into a maximum of three instalments depending on budget availability. The first instalment shall represent 2% of the EAFRD contribution to the programme concerned.
Amendment 371 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2
Article 54 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the amounts to be excluded on the basis of the gravity of the non-conformity recorded. It shall take due account of the nature and gravity of the infringement and of the financial damage caused to the Unionamounts excluded shall be based on an assessment of the risk to the Agricultural Funds consequent on the infringement.
Amendment 374 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 54 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall base its financial corrections on individual cases of irregularity identified, or by taking account of the systemic nature of the irregularity to determine whether an extrapolated or flat rate correction should be applied. Flat rate corrections shall only be applied where it is impossible, due to the nature of the case, to either identify the extent and amount of the irregularity found or to extrapolate the amount to be corrected
Amendment 376 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 54 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
If agreement is not reached, the Member State may request opening of a procedure aimed at reconciling each party's position within four months. A report of the outcome of the procedure shall be given to the Commission, which shall examine it before deciding on any refusal of financingtake into account the recommendations of the report before deciding on any refusal of financing. The Commission shall give reasons if it does not decide to follow the recommendations in the report.
Amendment 379 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the conformity clearance provided for in Article 54 with regard to the measures to be taken in connection with the adoption of the decision and its implementation, including the information exchange between the Commission and the Member States and, the rates of cofinancing corrections to be applied, the deadlines to be respected as well as the conciliation procedure provided for in that Article, including the establishment, tasks, composition and working arrangements of the conciliation body.
Amendment 422 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 2
Article 61 – paragraph 2
2. As regards the on-the-spot checks, the authority responsible shall draw its check sample from the entire population of applicants comprising, where appropriate, a random part and a risk-based part in order to obtain a representative error rate, while targeting also highest errorthe areas in which the risk of error is highest. When selecting the sample for checks, the Member State may take account of the following factors: – the size of the sums involved; – the outcome of earlier audits of the management and control systems; – voluntary participation in management schemes certified on the basis of recognised international standards.
Amendment 428 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 61 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States may reduce checks where the error rates are at an acceptable level.
Amendment 432 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 64 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the rules on the minimum level of on- the-spot checks, which shall be set at the rate of 1% for schemes covered by a operational IACS or, in other cases, at the minimum rate necessary for an effective management of the risks, as well as the conditions under which Member States have to increase such checks, or may reduce them where the management and control systems function properly and the error rates are at an acceptable level;error rates are at an acceptable level, including time limits by which the Commission should respond to an indication that the MS intends to reduce its on-the-spot checks
Amendment 456 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may make appropriate use of technology when setting up their 'integrated system'.
Amendment 458 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) a single system to record the identity of each beneficiary of the support referred to in Article 68(2) who submits an aid application or a payment claim.
Amendment 463 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Article 70 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may set up decentralised databases on condition that these, and the administrative procedures for recording and accessing data, are designed homogeneously throughout the territory of the Member State and are compatible with one another in orderin such a way as to allow for cross- checks.
Amendment 465 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1
Article 71 – paragraph 1
The identification system for agricultural parcels shall be established on the basis of maps or land registry documents or other cartographic references. Use shall be made of computerised geographical information system techniques, including aerial or spatial orthoimagery, with a homogenous standard guaranteeing accuracy at least equivalent to cartography at a scale of 1:510,000.
Amendment 472 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) a farmer does not have to declare his agricultural parcels with landscape features or buffer strips. That farmer shall however indicate in his application that he has these agricultural parcels at his disposal and shall, at the request of the competent authorities, indicate their location.
Amendment 476 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may decide that an aid application or a payment claim that fulfils the requirements laid down in Paragraph 1 is to remain valid for a number of years provided that beneficiaries concerned are under the obligation to report any change to the information they first submitted.
Amendment 481 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 1
Article 74 – paragraph 1
The single system to record the identity of each beneficiary of support referred to in Article 68(2) shall guarantee that all aid applications and payment claims submitted by the same beneficiary can be identified as such.
Amendment 483 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 1
Article 75 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with Article 61, Member States, through the paying agencies or the bodies delegated by them, shall carry out administrative checks on the aid application to verify the eligibility conditions for the aid. Those checks shall be supplemented by on-the-spot checks whose purpose shall be to monitor compliance with the provisions of the aid schemes and the level of inherent risk and whose number shall be adjusted in the light of inherent and control risks.
Amendment 543 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 3
Article 91 – paragraph 3
Amendment 553 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2
Article 92 – paragraph 2
However, Article 91 shall not apply to beneficiaries participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP] and to the beneficiaries receiving aid under Article 29(9) of Regulation (EU) No RD/xxx.
Amendment 569 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 3
Article 93 – paragraph 3
Amendment 609 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 3
Article 96 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall carry out on-the- spot checks to verify whether a beneficiary complies with the obligations laid down in this Title. Member States shall submit an annual report about the implementation and the results of the cross compliance and greening measures. The European Commission shall submit an annual report to the European parliament regarding the effects of these measures on agricultural production and on their environmental impact in the Member States.
Amendment 615 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 97 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The penalty provided for in Article 91 shall be applied when the rules on cross compliance are not complied with at any time in a given calendar year (hereinafter referred to as ‘the calendar year concerned’), and the non-compliance in question is the result of a wilful act or omission which is directly attributable to the beneficiary who submitted the aid application or the payment claim in the calendar year concerned.
Amendment 652 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, Member States may convert the amount of aid expressed in euro into the national currency on the basis of the average of a maximum of the thirty most recent exchange rates set by the Member States' national central bank or the European Central Bank prior to 1 October of the year for which aid is granted.
Amendment 725 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Soil and carbon stock" — GAEC 6
Annex II — Main Issue "Soil and carbon stock" — GAEC 6
Maintenance of soil organic matter level through appropriate practices including ban on burning arable stubble
Amendment 734 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Biodiversity" — SMR 2 — last column
Annex II — Main Issue "Biodiversity" — SMR 2 — last column
Article 3(1), Article 3(2)(b), Article 4 (1), (2) and (4), Article 5(a), (b), (d)
Amendment 742 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Biodiversity" — SMR 3 — last column
Annex II — Main Issue "Biodiversity" — SMR 3 — last column
Article 6 (1) and (2), Article 13(1)(a)
Amendment 749 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Landscape, minimum level of maintenance" GAEC 8
Annex II — Main Issue "Landscape, minimum level of maintenance" GAEC 8
Retention of landscape features, including where appropriate, hedges, ponds, ditches, trees in line, in group or isolated, field margins and terraces, and including a ban on cutting hedges and trees during the bird breeding and rearing season and possible measures for avoiding invasive species and peststake all reasonable steps to avoid encroachment of unwanted vegetation, such as invasive species on agricultural land.
Amendment 757 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue "Identification and registration of animals" SMR 6 —last column
Annex II — Main Issue "Identification and registration of animals" SMR 6 —last column
Articles 3, 4 and 5
Amendment 12 #
2011/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Article 103o of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 September 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) provides for a possibility for the Member States to grant decoupled aid under the Single Payment Scheme to vine-growers. Several Member States have used this possibility, which shows the utility of that measure, and have in particular benefitted from reduced administrative and budgetary burdens in respect of producers and paying agencies.
Amendment 354 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) facilitating generational renewaltry into the agricultural sector.farming sector of new, fully skilled, entrants, including through generational renewal;
Amendment 357 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) encouraging investment in innovative farm technologies and facilitating their diffusion and uptake
Amendment 368 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b b (new)
(b b) improving the economic performance of all farms through increasing market participation, orientation and diversification
Amendment 390 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) restoring and, preserving and enhancing biodiversity, including in Natura 2000 areas and high nature value farming, and the state of European landscapes;
Amendment 429 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e a (new)
(e a) facilitating the use of new research- based products and application methods and processes in the agri-food value chain to improve biodiversity management and resource-efficiency
Amendment 456 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Programmes may address fewer than six priorities if justified on the basis of the SWOT and ex ante analysis. Where justified, focus areas other than those set out in Article 5 may be included in programmes in order to pursue one of the priorities. The programme shall describe the strategy and targets for any such focus areas.
Amendment 607 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) a change in the programme strategy through a major reset of quantified targets;change of more than 50% in any result indicator linked to a focus area.
Amendment 716 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Advice to farmers and other land managers shall be linked to at least one Union priority for rural development and shall. Each provision of advice may cover as a minimum one of the following elements:
Amendment 862 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 944 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) annualone-off payments for farmers participating in the small farmers scheme established by Title V of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 (hereafter ‘the small farmers scheme’) who permanently transfer their holding to another farmer.
Amendment 1055 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) investments byfor public bodiesuse in recreational infrastructure, tourist information, small scale tourist infrastructure, marketing of rural tourism services and sign-posting of touristic sites;
Amendment 1138 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Both agricultural and non-agricultural land shall be eligible. Species planted shall be adapted to the environmental and climatic conditions of the area and answer to minimum environmental requirements. No support shall be granted for the planting of short rotation coppice, or Christmas trees or f. Fast growing trees for energy productionmust not be harvested for energy production during the period of the agreement. In areas where afforestation is made difficult by severe pedo-climatic conditions support may be provided for planting other perennial woody species such as shrubs or bushes suitable to the local conditions.
Amendment 1400 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Payments to farmers in mountain areas and other areas facing natural or other specific constraints shall be granted annually per hectare of UAA in order to compensate farmers for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone related to the constraints for agricultural production in the area concerned.
Amendment 1414 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 5
Article 32 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may grant payments under this measure between 20146 and 20179 to farmers in areas which were eligible under Article 36(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 during the 2007-2013 programming period but are no longer eligible following the new delimitation referred to in Article 33(3). These payments shall be degressive starting in 2014 at 80% of the payment received in 2013 and ending in 2017 at 20%ending by 31 December 2019 at the latest. The sum total of the degressive payments paid to any farmer shall not exceed 200% of the payment received by that farmer in 2013.
Amendment 1424 #
Amendment 1912 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 2014 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) providing the Commission, on a quarterlyn annual basis, with relevant indicator data on operations selected for funding, including key characteristics of the beneficiary as well as the project;
Amendment 681 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) may be opened by the Commission, by means of implementing acts, for barley, maize, and paddy rice (including specific varieties or types of paddy rice), if thonly if a need arises from adverse market situation so requires. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2);
Amendment 686 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) may be opened for the beef and veal sector by the Commission, by means of other implementing acts, if the average market price over a representative period adopted pursuant to Article 19(a) in a Member State or in a region of a Member State recorded on the basis of the Union scale for the classification of carcasses as adopted pursuant to in Article 18(8) is below EUR 1 560/tonne70% of the reference price laid down in Article 7(1)(d).
Amendment 695 #
Amendment 697 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Amendment 698 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for common wheat, 32.5 million tonnes;
Amendment 702 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) for skimmed milk powder, 1090 000 tonnes.
Amendment 705 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 707 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 711 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In special and duly justified circumstances, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, restrict tendering procedures to a Member State or region of a Member State, or, subject to Article 14(2), determine the buying-in prices for public intervention per Member State or region of a Member State on the basis of recorded average market prices. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).
Amendment 714 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 716 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the maximum price at which products eligible for public intervention may be bought-in where this is done by tendering.
Amendment 718 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for common wheat, barley, maize, paddy rice and skimmed milk powder shall be equal to the respective reference prices fixed in Article 7 in the case of buying-in at a fixed price and shall not exceed the respective reference prices in the case of buying-in by tendering;
Amendment 723 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) for butter shall be equal to 90 % of the reference price fixed in Article 7 in the case of buying-in at a fixed price and shall not exceed 90 % of the reference price in the case of buying-in by tendering;not exceed 90 % of the reference price
Amendment 761 #
Amendment 763 #
Amendment 796 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 808 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a Conditions for granting of private storage aid (1) Private storage aid may be granted to the products listed in article 16 when the following conditions are met: (a) as regards white sugar, where the average price recorded in the Union for white sugar is below the reference price during a representative period and is likely to remain at that level. (b) as regards olive oil, in the event of a serious disturbance on the market in certain regions of the Union, inter alia, when the average price recorded on the market during a representative period is less than: (i) EUR 1 779/tonne for extra virgin olive oil, or (ii) EUR 1710/tonne for virgin olive oil, or (iii) EUR 1524/tonne for lampante olive oil having 2 degrees of free acidity, this amount being reduced by EUR 36,70/tonne for each additional degree of acidity. (c) as regards beef and veal, the average Union market price recorded on the basis of the Union scale for the classification of carcasses of adult bovine animals referred to in Article 34(1)(a) and is likely to remain, at less than 103 % of the reference price; (d) as regards pig carcasses, where the average market price in the Union as established by reference to the prices recorded in each Member State on the representative markets of the Union and weighted by means of coefficients reflecting the relative size of the pig herd in each Member State is, and is likely to remain, at less than 103 % of the reference price. (e) as regards sheepmeat and goatmeat, when there is a particularly difficult market situation for sheepmeat and goatmeat in one or more of the following quotation areas: (i) Great Britain; (ii) Northern Ireland; (iii) any Member State other than the United Kingdom, taken separately;
Amendment 810 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160, where necessary in order to provide for market transparency to lay down the conditions under which it may decide to grant private storage aid for the products listed in Article 16, taking into account average recorded Union market prices and the reference prices for the products concerned or the need to respond to a particularly difficult market situation or economic developments in the sector in one or more Member States.
Amendment 827 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, decide to grant private storage aid for the products listed in Article 16(a), taking into account the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).
Amendment 830 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts fix the aid for private storage provided for in Article 16 in advance or by means of tendering procedures. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).
Amendment 892 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – title 1 – chapter 2 – section 1 – subsection 1
Part 2 – title 1 – chapter 2 – section 1 – subsection 1
Amendment 894 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Under conditions to be determined by the Commission by means of delegated and implementMember states may grant aid for the distribution of fruit to schools ing acts pursuant to Articles 22 and 23, Union aid shall be granted for:cordance with Article 152 of this Regulation.
Amendment 895 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 898 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 900 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Amendment 901 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Amendment 905 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 908 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) exceed EUR 1590 million per school year; nor
Amendment 909 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 910 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) exceed 75 50% of the costs of supply and related costs referred to in paragraph 1, or 9075 % of such costs in less developed regions and in the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty; nor
Amendment 912 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point c
Amendment 914 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5
Article 21 – paragraph 5
Amendment 915 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 6
Article 21 – paragraph 6
Amendment 916 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 7
Article 21 – paragraph 7
Amendment 917 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 8
Article 21 – paragraph 8
Amendment 918 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
Article 22
Amendment 926 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23
Article 23
Amendment 1045 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Crisis prevention and management measures, including any repayment of capital and interest as referred to in the third subparagraph, shall not comprise more than one-third25% of the expenditure under the operational programme.
Amendment 1068 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
Article 33
Amendment 1218 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 a (new)
Article 52 a (new)
Article 52a Measures eligible for aid The measures which may be included in the apiculture programmes under article 52 shall be the following: (a) technical assistance to beekeepers and groupings of beekeepers; (b) control of varroasis; (c) rationalisation of transhumance; (d) measures to support laboratories carrying out analyses of the physico- chemical properties of honey; (e) measures to support the restocking of hives in the Community; (f) cooperation with specialised bodies for the implementation of applied research programmes in the field of beekeeping and apiculture products.
Amendment 1225 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1
Article 55 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to any other provisions applicable to agricultural products, as well as the provisions adopted in the veterinary, phytosanitary and food sectors to ensure that products comply with hygiene and health standards and to protect animal, plant and human health, this Section lays down the rules concerning the general marketing standard and marketing standards by sector and/or product for agricultural products.
Amendment 1228 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56
Article 56
Amendment 1234 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57
Article 57
Amendment 1238 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1
Article 58 – paragraph 1
1. Marketing standards may apply for one or more of the following products and/or sectors: (a) olive oil and table olives in respect of the products referred to in point (a) of Part VII of Annex I; (b) fruit and vegetables; (c) processed fruit and vegetables; (d) bananas; (e) live plants; (f) eggs; (g) poultrymeat; (h) spreadable fats intended for human consumption; (i) hops. 1a. The products for which marketing standards by sectors or products have been laid down may be marketed in the Union only in accordance with suchf they conform to those standards.
Amendment 1298 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 60 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
3a. In order to provide certainty about the methods of production for reduced alcohol wine and de-alcoholised wine, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 on the oenological practices authorised for the production of reduced alcohol wines and de-alcoholised wine under paragraphs 1A and 1B of Part II of Annex VI.
Amendment 1335 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) the product is obtained from vine varieties belonging to Vitis vinifera; or a cross between the Vitis vinifera species and other species of the genus Vitis;
Amendment 1591 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall recognise, on request, producer organisations, which: in the fruit and vegetables sector and may recognise, on request, producer organisations in other sectors
Amendment 1612 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Amendment 1618 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) optminimising production costs and stabilising producer prices;
Amendment 1624 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) carrying out research into economically sustainable production methods, innovative practices, economic competitiveness and market developments;
Amendment 1626 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point v
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point v
(v) promoting and providing technical assistance for the use of environmentally sound cultivation practiceto improve economic competitiveness and production techniques;
Amendment 1635 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
Amendment 1640 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii a (new)
(viia) developing initiatives to strengthen the economic sustainability and economic competitiveness of producers, and to strengthen innovation;
Amendment 1648 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii b (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii b (new)
(viib) developing initiatives in the area of promotion and marketing;
Amendment 1652 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii c (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii c (new)
(viic) negotiating, on their behalf or where applicable on behalf of their members, contracts with customers for the supply of agricultural produce;
Amendment 1670 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 1 a (new)
By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States shall recognise, on request, producer organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector and olive oil and table olives sector which meet the criteria in paragraph 1 and which in the case of producer organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector pursue at least one of the objectives in paragraph 1(c)(i) to (iii).
Amendment 1686 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 1
Article 107 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to paragraph 2, Member States shall recognise, on request, associations of producer organisations in any of the sectors listed in Article 1(2)the fruit and vegetables sector and may recognise, on request, associations of producer organisations in other sectors which are formed on the initiative of recognised producer organisations.
Amendment 1687 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 107 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may permit a recognised producer organisation or a recognised association of producer organisations to outsource any of its activities (other than production), including to subsidiaries, provided that it provides sufficient evidence to the Member State that doing so is an appropriate way to achieve the objectives of the producer organisation or association of producer organisations concerned and that the producer organisation or association of producer organisations remains responsible for ensuring the carrying out of the outsourced activity and overall management control and supervision of the commercial arrangement for the provision of the activity. In particular, the organisation or association must retain the power to issue binding instructions to its agent in respect of the activities entrusted to it.
Amendment 1702 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall recognise, on request, interbranch organisations in any of the sectors listed in Article 1(2)the fruit and vegetables sector and may recognise, on request, interbranch organisations in other sectors which:
Amendment 1721 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) exploiting to a fuller extent the potential of the products and developing initiatives to strengthen economic competitiveness and innovation;
Amendment 1726 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
Amendment 1784 #
Amendment 1824 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111
Article 111
Amendment 1833 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 112
Article 112
Amendment 1844 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113
Article 113
Amendment 1861 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the rules of association, the recognition, structure, legal personality, membership, size, accountability and activities of such organisations and associations, the requirement referred to in point (d) of Article 106 for recognition of a producer organisation that it does not hold a dominant position on a given market unless this is necessary in pursuance of the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty, the effects deriving from recognition, the withdrawal of recognition, and mergers;
Amendment 1862 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the rules on recognition, withdrawal and suspension of recognition and requirements for such organisations and associations to take remedial measures in the event of non-respect of the recognition criteria;
Amendment 2205 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Part II – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Annex VI – Part II – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) have, whether or not following application of the processes specified in Section B of Part I of Annex VII, an actual alcoholic strength of not less than 8,4.5% volume provided that the wine derives exclusively from grapes harvested in wine-growing zones A and B referred to in the Appendix to this Annex, and of not less than 9 % volume in other wine- growing zones;:
Amendment 2206 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Part II – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Annex VI – Part II – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 2207 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Part II – point 1 – paragraph 4
Annex VI – Part II – point 1 – paragraph 4
By way of derogation from point (ba) ‘'Tokaji eszencia’' and ‘'Tokajská esencia’ ' are considered wine.
Amendment 2208 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Part II – point 1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Annex VI – Part II – point 1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
'Reduced-alcohol wine' shall be wine within the definition in paragraph 1 which has had alcohol levels reduced using technological means authorised under article 60(4) and has a minimum alcohol content of 0.5%. 'De-alcoholised wine' shall be wine within the definition in paragraph 1 which has had alcohol levels reduced by technological means authorised under article 60(4) to less than 0.5%.
Amendment 116 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
Amendment 120 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation and to avoid unfair competition or discrimination between farmers, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in respect of: the fixationing of the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme; the adoption of rules on applications for allocation of payment entitlements; the adoption of measures regarding the reversion of non- activated payment entitlements to the national reserve; the adoption of requirements related to the notification of transfer of payment entitlements to the national authorities and the deadlines within which such notification are to take place; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for areas with natural constraints; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for young farmers; the setting out of the annual ceilings for the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure for the assessment and approval of decisions in the framework of the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure of the authorisation and the notifications to the producers related to the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop specific payment for cotton; the provision for rules on the calculation of the reduction of the amount of the crop specific payment for cotton; the adoption of rules concerning general notification requirements. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers.
Amendment 151 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 170 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 216 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The experience gained with the application of the single payment scheme shows that some of its main elements should be kept, including the determination of national ceilings to ensure that the total level of support does not exceed current budgetary constraints. Member States should also continue to operate a national reserve that should be usedmay be used by the member state to facilitate the participation of young new farmers in the scheme or may be used to take account of specific needs in certain regions. Rules on the transfer and use of payment entitlements should be kept but, where possible, simplified.
Amendment 224 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
Amendment 227 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) One of theWhilst the main objectives of the new CAP is the enhancement of environmental performance through a mandatoo continue to pursue previous market orientated reforms, the enhancement of environmental performance and the recognition of the role public goods play in agriculture is an increasingly important element of the new CAP. Enhancement of environmental performance may be achieved through a negotiated and voluntary ‘'greening’' component of direct payments which willmay in certain cases be used to support agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment applicable throughout the Union. For that purpose, Member States shouldmay use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top of the basic payment, for compulsorya menu of possible practices tohat may be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practises shcould take the form of simple, generalised, non-contractual and annual actions that go beyond cross- compliance and are linked to agriculture such as crop diversification, mainten. These actions may include greening measures such as crop selection for wildlife, bird and insect forage, planned biodiversity corridors, climate chancge of permanent grassland and ecological focus areas. The compulsorymitigation measures, general environmental stewardship and research and innovation. The nature of those practises should also concern farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in ‘'Natura 2000’' areas covered by Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and by Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, as long as these practises are compatible with the objectives of those Directives. Farmers who fulfil the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should benefit from the ‘'greening’' component without fulfilling any further obligation, given the recognised environmental benefits of the organic farming systems. Non-respect of the ‘greening’ component should lead to penalties on the basis of Article 65 ofThe same benefit should be afforded to farmers involved in agri-environmental stewardship schemes at national level under Regulation (EUC) No […] [HZR]. 1698/2005.
Amendment 254 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
Amendment 261 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 288 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Member States should no longer be allowed to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments for coupled support in certain sectors in, except in very clearly defined cases and for a limited period of time. The resources that may be used for any coupled support should be limited to an appropriate level, while allowing such support to be granted in Member States or in their specific regions facing particular situations where specific types of farming or specific agricultural sectors are particularly importantessential for economic, environmental and/or social reasons. Member States should be allowed to use up to 5 % of their national ceilings for this support, or 10 % in case their level of coupled support in at least one of the years of the period 2010- 2013 exceeded 5 %. However, in. However, in very exceptional and duly justified cases where certain sensitive needs in a region are demonstrated, and upon approval by the Commission, Member States should be allowed to use more than 105 % of their national ceiling. Coupled support should only be granted to the extent necessary to create an incentive to maintain current levels of production in those regions. This support should also be available to farmers holding, on 31 December 2013, special payment entitlements allocated under Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and who do not have eligible hectares for the activation of payment entitlements. As regards the approval of voluntary coupled support exceeding 105 % of the annual national ceiling fixed per Member State, the Commission should further be empowered to adopt implementing acts without applying Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. The possibility of coupled support should be limited to small sectors with special needs and should not be used as a general tool. In conjunction with this, all coupled payments should be phased out as soon as possible.
Amendment 294 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
Amendment 297 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
Amendment 302 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) A simple and specific scheme for small farmers shouldcan be put in place by a member state in order to reduce the administrative costs linked to the management and control of direct support. For that purpose, a lump- sum payment replacing all direct payments shouldcan be established by a member state. Rules seeking simplification of formalities should be introduced by reducing, amongst others, the obligations imposed on small farmers such as those related to the application for support, to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, to cross-compliance and to controls as laid down in Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR] without endangering the achievement of the overall objectives of the reform, it being understood that Union legislation as referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR] applies to small farmers. The objective of that scheme should be to support the existing agricultural structure of small farms in the Union without countering the development towards more competitive structures. For that reason, access to the scheme should be limited to existing holdings.
Amendment 303 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) A simple and specific scheme for small farmers shouldcan be put in place by a member state in order to reduce the administrative costs linked to the management and control of direct support. For that purpose, a lump- sum payment replacing all direct payments shouldcan be established by a member state. Rules seeking simplification of formalities should be introduced by reducing, amongst others, the obligations imposed on small farmers such as those related to the application for support, to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, to cross-compliance and to controls as laid down in Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR] without endangering the achievement of the overall objectives of the reform, it being understood that Union legislation as referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR] applies to small farmers. The objective of that scheme should be to support the existing agricultural structure of small farms in the Union without countering the development towards more competitive structures. For that reason, access to the scheme should be limited to existing holdings.
Amendment 323 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) With a view to strengthening their rural development policy, Member States should be given the possibility to transfer funds from their direct payments ceiling to their support assigned for rural development. At the same time, Member States where the level of direct support remains lower than 90 % of the Union average level of support should be given the possibility to transfer funds from their support assigned for rural development to their direct payments ceiling. Such choices should be made, within certain limits and wherever possible, once and for the whole period of application of this Regulation.
Amendment 326 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Amendment 335 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) a voluntary payment for young farmers who commence their agricultural activity;
Amendment 344 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Amendment 463 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) 'Semi natural and uncultivated land': land {afforded protection under}EIA Directive (85/337/EEC)
Amendment 471 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(k a) "multiannual crops": non rotational crops other than permanent grassland and permanent crops that occupy the land for five years or less and yield repeated harvests
Amendment 508 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to Article 8, the total amount of direct payments which may be granted in a Member State pursuant to Titles III, IV and V in respect of a calendar year, after application of Article 11, shall not be higher than the ceilings set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
Amendment 518 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 540 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. No direct payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, where one of the following applThe Member States shall be empowered to draw up their own legal framework and definitions, to ensure, where appropriate, that direct payments are granted only to farmers engaged in agricultural activities:.
Amendment 547 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. No direct payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, where one of the following appliesthe Member state or region has established a list of activities relevant to land which is naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation and no such activity is carried out:
Amendment 585 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the annual amount of direct payments is less than 5 % of the total receipts they obtained fromgricultural area of a holding is used for a prohibited non- agricultural activities in the most recent fiscal yeary; or
Amendment 586 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the annual amount of direct payments is less than 5 % of the total receipts they obtained fromgricultural area of a holding is used for a prohibited non- agricultural activities in the most recent fiscal yeary; or
Amendment 602 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) their agricultural areas are mainly areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation and they do not carry out on those areas the minimum activity established by Member States land is not used for rearing or growing of agricultural products including harvesting, milling, breeding animals and keeping accordance with Article 4(1)(c)nimals for farming purposes.
Amendment 603 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) their agricultural areas are mainly areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation and they do not carry out on those areas the minimum activity established by Member States land is not used for rearing or growing of agricultural products including harvesting, milling, breeding animals and keeping accordance with Article 4(1)(c)nimals for farming purposes.
Amendment 653 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to farmers who received less than EUR 5 000 of direct payments for the previous year.The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 establishing the circumstances when the performance of a non agricultural activity on land will be prohibited and result in direct payments not being made
Amendment 668 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 671 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 690 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) where the total amount of direct payments claimed or due to be granted before the reductions and exclusions provided for in Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR] in a given calendar year is less than EUR 1050;
Amendment 702 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11
Amendment 709 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
Voluntary Progressive reduction and capping of the payment
Amendment 714 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph - 1 (new)
Article 11 – paragraph - 1 (new)
- 1. Member states may impose the progressive reduction of payments to larger farms
Amendment 717 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. TMember states can choose to reduce the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer under this Regulation in a given calendar year shall be reduced as follows:in the following manner:-
Amendment 718 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. TIf a member state uses the possibility outlined in Paragraph 1, the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer under this Regulation in a given calendar year shall be reduced as follows:
Amendment 721 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 737 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Amendment 744 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– by 410 % for the tranche of more than EUR 200 000 and up to EUR 250 000;
Amendment 747 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Amendment 752 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
– by 7015 % for the tranche of more than EUR 250 000 and up to EUR 300 000;
Amendment 756 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
Amendment 761 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
– by 1020 % for the tranche of more than EUR 300 000.
Amendment 781 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. TIf a member state decides to make use of the possibility outlined in Paragraph 1, the amount referred to in paragraph 12 shall be calculated by subtracting the salaries effectively paid and declared by the farmer in the previous year, including taxes and social contributions related to employment, from the total amount of direct payments initially due to the farmer without taking into account the payments to be granted pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title III of this Regulation.
Amendment 788 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. If a Member States decides to make use of the possibility available in paragraph 1, that Member State shall ensure that no payment is made to farmers for whom it is established that, as from the date of publication of the Commission proposal for this Regulation, they artificially created the conditions to avoid the effects of this Article.
Amendment 876 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1244 #
Amendment 1245 #
Amendment 1246 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title
Amendment 1247 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title
Amendment 1259 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basicsingle payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shallmay decide to observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) at least three of the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment:
Amendment 1260 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basicsingle payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shallmay decide to observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) at least three of the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment:
Amendment 1279 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have three different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectares and is not entirely used for grselect crops on a rotational basis production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the yearsuitable for wildlife, bird and insect forage;
Amendment 1283 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have threewo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectaresexceeds the area corresponding to the average size of agricultural holdings as set out in Annex VI and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;
Amendment 1312 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to maintain existing permanent grassland on their holding; andplan and maintain biodiversity corridors
Amendment 1313 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to maintain existing permanent grassareas of semi natural and uncultivated land on their holding; and
Amendment 1390 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR], Member States shall grant the additional payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the three practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32..
Amendment 1391 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR], Member States shall grant the additional payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the three practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32..
Amendment 1429 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards organic farming shall be entitled ipso factoand Article 27 of Regulation (EC) no 1698/2005 as regards agri- environment commitments shall be entitled ipso facto without prejudice to payments made in accordance with Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 to the payment referred to in this Chapter.
Amendment 1438 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
By way of derogation from Paragraph 1, Member States may decide to make the payment referred to in this chapter to farmers where they observe agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and environment as defined by the Member State. Such practices shall be of an equivalent environmental and/or climatic value to the practices referred to in Paragraph 1
Amendment 1456 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The first subparagraphorganic derogation shall apply only to the units of a holding that are used for organic production in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.
Amendment 1501 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30
Article 30
Amendment 1539 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectaresexceeds the area corresponding to the average size of agricultural holdings as set out in Annex VI and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least threewo different crops. None of those threewo crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 790 % of the arable land.
Amendment 1544 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least three different crops. Nn appropriate rotatione of those three crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 70 % of the arable landcrops, including fallow land suitable to local climate, soil and water conditions.
Amendment 1590 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31
Article 31
Amendment 1613 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall maintain as permanent grassland the areasreas of semi natural and uncultivated land present ofn their holdings declared as such in the application made pursuant to Article 74(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX (HZ) for claim year 2014, hereinafter referred to as ‘'reference areas under permanent grassof semi natural and uncultivated land’.
Amendment 1646 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 58 % of their reference areas under permanent grasslandof semi natural and uncultivated land, without prejudice to the requirements of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulation. That limit shall not apply in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstances.
Amendment 1661 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1686 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32
Article 32
Amendment 1688 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32
Article 32
Amendment 1820 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
Article 33
Amendment 1822 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
Article 33
Amendment 1863 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Any reduction or penalties imposed by non-compliance with this Article and Articles 30, 31 and 32 shall remain in the Member States and region where it originated.
Amendment 1881 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3
Article 34 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to paragraph 2 and to the application of financial discipline, pro and digressive reduction and cappingmodulation, linear reduction as referred in Article 7, and any reductions and exclusions imposed pursuant to Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR], the payment referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted annually per eligible hectare situated in the areas to which Member States decided to grant a payment in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article and shall be paid upon activation of payment entitlements on those hectares held by the farmer concerned.
Amendment 1939 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. For the purposes of this Chapter, ‘young farmers’'new entrants', shall mean:
Amendment 1951 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) who are less than 40 years of age or less at the moment of submitting the application referred to in point (a).
Amendment 2009 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States may grant coupled support to farmers under the conditions laid down in this Chapter. Coupled support may only be granted to:
Amendment 2067 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Coupled support may only be granted to sectors or to regions of a Member State where specific types of farming or specific agricultural sectors undergo certain difficulties and are particularly important for economic and/or social and/or environmental reasons.
Amendment 2177 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42
Article 42
Amendment 2178 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Article 43
Amendment 2181 #
Amendment 2182 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45
Article 45
Amendment 2184 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46
Article 46
Amendment 2193 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
Article 47 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may operate a simplified scheme under the conditions laid down in this Title, hereinafter referred to as "small farmers scheme". Farmers holding payment entitlements allocated in 2014 pursuant to Article 21 and fulfilling the minimum requirements provided for in Article 10(1) may opt for participation in a simplified scheme under the conditions laid down in this Title, hereinafter referred to as ‘the 'small farmers scheme’'
Amendment 2209 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 3
Article 47 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2237 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shallmay set the amount of the annual payment for the small farmers scheme at one of the following levels, subject to paragraphs 2 and 3:
Amendment 65 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The European Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and, growing skills mismatches and labour shortages in some sectors and regions. They have been compounded by the recent economic and financial crisis, which has resulted in increased levels of unemployment, hitting in particular young people and other vulnerable groups, such as migrants. The ESF should aim to promote employment and support labour mobility, invest in education, skills and life-long learning, promoall of which will contribute to greater social inclusion and combat poverty reduction. In promoting the better functioning of labour markets by enhancing the transnational geographical mobility of workers, the ESF should, in particular, support European Employment Services (EURES activities) to complement national employment services in relation to recruitment and the related information, advice and guidance services at national and cross-border level.
Amendment 73 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The ESF has the potential to add value, especially in the current economic climate, by focusing on improving employment opportunities and investing in skills. The ESF must not support actions that go beyond its legal base to other social policy areas, but it is more important to refocus the fund to support growth and job creation, which will, among other benefits, result in greater inclusion and poverty reduction.
Amendment 76 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In addition to these priorities, in the less developed regions and Member States, and with a view to increasing economic growth and employment opportunities, the efficiency of public administration should be improved and the institutional capacity of stakeholders delivering employment, education, training and social policies should be strengthened.
Amendment 78 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) At the same time, it is crucial to support the development and competitiveness of European small, medium and mediumicro-sized enterprises and to ensure that people can adapt, through acquiring appropriate skills and through lifelong learning opportunities, to new challenges such as the shift to a knowledge-based economy, the digital agenda, and the transition to a low-carbon and more energy-efficient economy. By pursuing its primary thematic objectives, the ESF should contribute to addressing these challenges. In this context, the ESF should support the labour force transition towards greener skills and jobtransition from education to employment and also between jobs and address growing skills shortages, therefore creating employment opportunities, in particular in the energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable transport sectors, taking into account the Union's intention to increase the proportion of the EU budget that is related to climate mainstreaming to at least 20%, with contributions from different policy fields.
Amendment 80 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The ESF should contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy, and should allow sufficient flexibility for member states to use the fund to address their own specific bottlenecks with regard to achieving the Europe 2020 objectives, thus ensuring greater concentration of support on the priorities of the European Union. The ESF should in particular increase its support for the fight against social exclusion and poverty, through a minimum ring-fenced allocationby refocusing funding on growth, creating employment opportunities and addressing important skills mismatches. According to the level of development of the supported regions, the choice and number of investment priorities for ESF support should also be limited.
Amendment 90 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all relevant territorial and socio- economic actors, in particular the social partners and non-governmental organisations. It is therefore necessary that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and non- governmental organisations in the implementation of the ESF.
Amendment 106 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In accordance with Article 10 of the Treaty, the implementation of the priorities financed by the ESF should contribute to combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. TWhile respecting the principle of subsidiarity, the ESF should support the fulfilment of the obligation under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with regard inter alia to education, work and employment and accessibility. The ESF should also promote the transition from institutional to community-based care.
Amendment 111 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Support for social innovation is crucial for making policies more responsive to social change and to encourage and support innovative social enterprises and entrepreneurs. In particular, testing and evaluating innovative solutions before scaling them up is instrumental in improving the efficiency of the policies and thus justifies specific support from the ESF.
Amendment 115 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The mobilisation of regional and local stakeholders is necessary to deliver the Europe 2020 Strategy and its headline targets. Territorial pacts, local initiatives for employment and social inclusion, community-led local development strategies and sustainable urban development strategies may be used and supported to involve more actively regional and local authorities, cities, social partners and non-governmental organisation and all relevant actors in the implementation of programmes.
Amendment 120 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 123 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Duplication of funding and overlaps between the ESF and other European programmes, particularly the Rights and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020, must be avoided.
Amendment 132 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The ESF shall promote high levels of employment and job quality, support the geographical and occupational mobility of workers, facilitate their adaptation to change, encourage a high level of education and training, promote gender equality, equal opportunities and non- discrimination, enhance social inclusion and combat poverty, thereby contributing to the priorities of the European Union as regards promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 141 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. It shall do so by supporting Member States in pursuing the priorities and headline targets of the Europe 2020 strategy foran Union by allowing sufficient flexibility for Member States to address their specific bottlenecks with regard to achieving the Europe 2020 objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The ESF shall support the design and implementation of policies and actions, taking account of the integrated guidelines for the economic and employment policies of Member States19 and the Council Recommendations on the National Reform Programmes.
Amendment 158 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The ESF shall benefit people, including disadvantaged groups such as the long- term unemployed, people with disabilities, migrants, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities and people facing social exclusion. The ESF shall also provide support to enterprises, systems and structures with a view to facilitating their adaptation to new challenges, including growing skill mismatches, and promoting good governance and the implementation of reforms, in particular in the fields of employment, education and social policies.
Amendment 237 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 293 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 320 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The involvement of the social partners and otherrelevant stakeholders, in particular non- governmental organisations, in the implementation of operational programmes, as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No […], may take the form of global grants as defined in Article 113(7) of Regulation (EU) No […]. In such a case, the operational programme shall identify the part of the programme concerned by the global grant, including an indicative financial allocation from each priority axis to it.
Amendment 329 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. To encourage adequate participation of the social partneall relevant actors in actions supported by the ESF, managing authorities of an operational programme in a region as defined in Article 82(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No […] or in Member States eligible for Cohesion Fund support shall ensure that an appropriate amount of ESF resources is allocated to capacity-building activities, in the form of training, networking measures, and strengthening of the social dialogue, and to activities jointly undertaken by relevant actors including the social partners.
Amendment 31 #
2011/0254(NLE)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 32 #
2011/0254(NLE)
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point e
Amendment 40 #
2011/0254(NLE)
Article 41 – paragraph 3
3. The dose record referred to in paragraph 1 shall be submitted to the data system for individual radiological monitoring established by the Member State in accordance with the provisions of Annex VIII. The information referred in paragraph 1 shall be retained during the period of their working life involving exposure to ionising radiation and afterwards until they have or would have attained the age of 75 years, but in any case not less than 30 years after termination of the work involving exposure.
Amendment 20 #
2011/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) According to Union law, in particular Article 4(2) TEU and Articles 72 and 276 TFEU, maintaining law and order and the safeguarding of internal security, and operations carried out by law enforcement services of Member States are within the competence of the Member States.
Amendment 23 #
2011/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) When decisions on the reintroduction of border control at internal borders are taken, the necessity and proportionality of the measure should be considered compared to the threat to public policy or internal security triggering the request to reintroduce border control at internal borders, as should alternative measures which could be taken at national and/or Union level, as well as the impact of such a measure on free movement within the area without internal borders.
Amendment 33 #
2011/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Before any decision is taken on the temporary reintroduction of certain controls at internal borders, the possibility of resorting to measures aimed at addressing the underlying situation, including assistance by Union bodies such as Frontex or Europol, and technical or financial support measures at the national and/or Union level, should be fully explored, taking into account Member States' requirements for rapid action. Moreover, any decision to reintroduce internal border control should be based on substantiated information, which may be provided by the Member State requesting the reintroductions, or come from other sources, including inspection visits.
Amendment 21 #
2011/0167(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the Commission has decided to refer ACTA to the CJEU on the question of whether ACTA is compatible with Union Treaties, in particular the Charter; urges that the Parliament's final decision be taken only after the judgement of the CJEU is known;