Activities of Alain LAMASSOURE related to 2017/0220(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
European citizens’ initiative (debate) FR
European citizens’ initiative (debate) FR
Amendments (2)
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) To ensure the effective participation of citizens in the democratic life of the Union, the Commission should examine a valid initiative and respond to it. The Commission should therefore set out its legal and political conclusions as well as the action it intends to take within a period of fivthree months from the receipt of the initiative. The Commission should explain in a clear, comprehensible and detailed manner the reasons for its intended action, and should likewise give its reasons if it does not intend to take any action.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In the case of a successful citizens’ initiative, the Commission shall, within 12 months after the publication of the initiative, submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a legislative proposal in response to the initiative. If the Commission considers that there are good reasons not to submit a legislative proposal, it shall clearly and thoroughly justify its decision. For the purposes of this Article, special attention should be paid to Article 296(2) TFEU and Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.