Activities of Pascal DURAND related to 2017/0035(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Experience has shown that, in the vast majority of cases, the appeal committee repeats the outcome of the examination committee and results in no opinion being delivered. The appeal committee has therefore not helped in providing clarity on Member State positions, or to overcome the absence of opinions in the examination procedure.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Where the act concerns the protection of the health or safety of humans, animals or plants, the granting of authorisations with regard to a product or substance should be subject to a qualified majority.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Commission should have the possibility, in specific cases, to ask the Council to indicate its views and orientation on the wider implications of the absence of an opinion, including the institutional, legal, political and international implications. The Commission should take account of any position expressed by the Council within 3 months after the referral. In duly justified cases, the Commission may indicate a shorter deadline in the referralIn specific cases, at the request of the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council may decide to express their views on the wider implications of the outcome of the vote in the appeal committees, including the institutional, legal, political and international implications. In such cases, those views should be expressed within 3 months.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Transparency onshould be increased throughout the entire legislative process. In particular, the votes of individual Member State's representatives at the appeal committee level should be increased and the individual Member State representatives' votes should be made publicshould be made public. Where the act concerns particularly sensitive sectors, such as the protection of consumers or the health or safety of humans, animals or plants, greater importance should be given to the precautionary principle. Substantive reasons for votes on those sensitive acts should be given by each Member State representative. The Commission should also provide information on the composition of committees, including the persons present and the authorities and organisations to which those persons belong.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Where sustained difficulties arise in the implementation of a basic act, consideration should be given to reviewing the implementing powers conferred on the Commission in that basic act.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 6
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 6 – paragraph 3a
Article 6 – paragraph 3a
3a. Where no opinion ishas been delivered inby the appeal committee, the Commission may refer the matter to the Council for an opinion indicating its views and orientation on the wider implications of the absence of opinion, including the institutional, legal, political and international implications. The Commission shall take account of any position expressed by the Councilask the European Parliament and the Council to express their views on the wider implications of the outcome of the vote in the appeal committee. Those expressions of views shall be delivered within 3three months after the referral. In duly justified cases, the Commission may indicate a shorter deadline in the referralof the Commission’s request.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph is inserted: “4a. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, where the basic act concerns the protection of the health or safety of humans, animals or plants and the draft implementing act provides for the grant of authorisations for a product or substance, such authorisations shall be approved only if the vote in accordance with paragraph 1 results in a positive opinion. This paragraph shall be without prejudice to the right of the Commission to propose a modified draft implementing act concerning the same subject matter.”
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
(-a) in paragraph 1, point (c) is replaced by the following: “(c) the summary records, together with the lists of the persons present and the authorities and organisations to which those persons designated by the Member States to represent them belong;”
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the voting results including, in the case of the appeal committee, the votes expressed by the representative of each Member Sta, broken down by representative of each Member State, together with the reasons for the vote;
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. The references of all documents referred to in points (a) to (d), (f) and (g) of paragraph 1 as well as theAll documents and information referred to in points (e) and (h) of that paragraph 1 shall be made public in the register.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(3a) in Article 11, the following paragraph is added: “In addition, where either the European Parliament or the Council considers it to be appropriate to review the conferral of implementing powers on the Commission in the basic act, it may, at any time, call on the Commission to submit a proposal to amend that basic act.”
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Rregulation shall not apply to pending procedures on which the appeal committee has already delivered an opinion on the date of entry into force of this Regulation.