Activities of Pascal DURAND related to 2019/2132(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on monitoring the application of Union law 2017, 2018 and 2019
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the crucial role of national parliaments in the pre-legislative scrutiny of draft EU laws and in their correct implementation by the Member Statesso that Member States are then better able to implement them correctly and promptly;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Regrets that there has been a 20% increase in the number of infringement proceedings on EU single market related legislation since December 2017, including 15.6% since 2018, and calls on Member States to transpose EU law quicker and more diligently;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Notes with concern that the EU average for transposition delays has increased with directives in 2019 having taken three months longer to be transposed into national legislation than in 2018;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Underlines the importance of the principle set out in paragraph 43 of the Inter-Institutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, 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 (also known as ‘gold- plating’), 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 to ‘gold-plating’ as this practice can put unnecessary burdens on citizens, businesses and administrations;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Reaffirms that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has the exclusive competence to interpret EU law;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the European Commission to launch infringement procedures if a Member State does not apply or respect the fundamental values referred to in Article 2 TEU, including the rule of law;