7 Amendments of Kostas CHRYSOGONOS related to 2014/2150(INI)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the decision of Commission President Juncker to entrust the First Vice- President of the Commission with the portfolio of better regulation, which underlines the high political importance of this topic; and stresses that it should be an ongoing process ensuring that the legislation in force at European level is of utmost quality, meeting the expectations of citizens and other stakeholders, calls for public policy objectives including consumer, environmental, social and health and safety standards not to be jeopardised;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
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3. Underlines that the Commission should focus more on the quality of legislation rather than on the number of legislative acts; underlines in this regard that costs should not be the decisive factor but quality of legislation is the only appropriate benchmark and that REFIT programme must not be used to undermine social, labour, environmental and consumer standards;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
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4. Stresses that a European standard generally replaces 28 national standards, thereby underpinning the single market and cutting down on bureaucracbut must under every circumstances respect the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the need to take account of the horizontal, social and ecological provisions of the Lisbon Treaty (Articles 9 and 11 TFEU) in defining and implementing Union actions and policies; calls on all EU institutions always to consider an in-depth analysis of the social and environmental impact of any proposed legislation and the short- and long-term effects of legislation; believes that, while the focus of such assessments is primarily on monetary factors, and on easily quantifiable criteria such as economic operators costs, the long- term value of legislation, such as the reduction of adverse health effects or the preservation of ecosystems, is often difficult to quantify, and that, as a consequence, social and environmental costs and benefits are not taken into adequate account;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that evaluation of new rules regarding their impact on SMEs must be in no way detrimental to the rights, safety and wellbeing of their employees;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is making systematic ex-post analysis an integral part of better regulation; stresses that, in the interests of legal certainty for citizens and businesses, such analyses should be carried out within a sufficient time-frame, preferably several years after the deadline for transposition into national law;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Remains strongly opposed, with reference to the decisions of the Parliament of 15 January 2015, to the intention of the Commission to withdraw a number of legislative proposals, in particular the directive on maternity leave,calls on the Commission to continue negotiations on the maternity directive, and the legislative proposals on air quality and waste policy, the directive on transparency in pricing and reimbursement of medicines, and the proposal to revise the directive on national emission ceilings under the legislative follow-up to the climate and energy package; calls on the Commission to take due account of the position of Parliament;