2 Amendments of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2017/0035(COD)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) While the Commission is empowered to decide in such cases, due to the particular sensitivity of the issues at stake, Member States should also fully assume their responsibility in the decision- making process, with reference also to the precautionary principle, to ensure that appropriate measures are adopted with a view to avoiding damaging effects on human health and the environment. This, however, is not the case when Member States are not able to reach a qualified majority, due to, amongst others, a significant number of abstentions or non-appearances at the moment of the vote.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) On several occasions, concerning the adoption of acts which are subject to the comitology procedure, the Commission has found itself over the past few years in a situation where it is legally obliged to take an authorisation decision in the absence of a qualified majority of the Member States taking position in the committee. This 'no opinion' situation is, in the Commission's view, particularly problematic when it concerns politically sensitive matters which have a direct impact on citizens and businesses, for instance in relation to consumer health, food safety or environmental protection.