8 Amendments of Benedek JÁVOR related to 2015/2319(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Decision of 30 May 2016 establishing horizontal rules on the creation and operation of Commission expert groups, but regretsstrongly disagrees with the fact that, despite many non- governmental organisations having expressed their interest, the Commission did not organise a full public consultation;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to set up a n independent complaints mechanism, if the definition of balanced composition is contested by interested stakeholders;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Asks the Commission to assess the development of an allowance system that supports underrepresented groups in acquiring the expertise necessary for a fully effective participation in the expert group;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the Commission to develop specific guidelines explaining how it interprets the provision that the minutes of the expert groups shall be meaningful and complete, especially when the meetings are not public, and urges the Commission to provide, in this regard, the maximum transparency possible, including publication of the agenda, background documents, voting records and detailed minutes, including dissenting opinions in line with the recommendation of the European Ombudsman;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the Commission to develop specific guidelines -in consultation with stakeholders including the European Parliament- explaining how it interprets the provision that the minutes of the expert groups shall be meaningful and complete, especially when the meetings are not public, and urges the Commission to provide, in this regard, the maximum transparency possible, in line with the recommendation of the European Ombudsman;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to clarify that, if individuals appointed in their personal capacity have submitted false or incomplete declarations of interest, or have failed to keep these up to date, this will not only have consequences for their membership in the expert group concerned, but will also mean that they will be banned from other existing or future expert groups for a period of at least two years after the discovery of the errors in respect of their declarations of interest in a quasi- automatic manner;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that, in addition to experts appointed in their personal capacity, members from universities, research institutes, law firms and consultancies may also have conflicts of interest, as they do not necessarily represent a specific interest, and requests the Commission to clarify how itnd requests the Commission to draft rules including meaningful sanctions to be implemented for failure to comply so as to avoids conflicts of interest for these specific categories of experts;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the Commission has stated that by the end of 2016, the new framework for Commission expert groups will have to be implemented by all Directorates-General, and requests the Commission to submit to Parliament an report on the implementation and evaluation report at the latest one year after the adoption of the Decision, i.e. before 1 June 2017;