6 Amendments of Britta THOMSEN related to 2011/0150(COD)
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The financing of standardisation activities should also be capable of covering preliminary or ancillary activities in connection with the establishment of standards or other standardisation products. This is necessary primarily for work involving research, the preparation of preliminary documents for legislation, inter-laboratory tests and the validation or evaluation of standards. The promotion of standardisation at European and international level should also continue through programmes relating to the technical assistance to, and cooperation with, third countries. With a view to improving market access and boosting the competitiveness of enterprises in the Union, it should be possible to give grants to other bodthose entities carrying out the abovementioned activities through calls for proposals or, where necessary, by awarding contracts.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. European standardisation bodies shall ensurable an appropriate representation of small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter ‘'SME’'), consumer organisations and environmental and social stakeholders, in particularfor instance through the organisations referred to in Annex III, at the policy development level and at least at the following stages of the development of European standards or European standardisation deliverables:
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. European standardisation bodies shall ensurable an appropriate representation, at technical level, of undertakings, research centres and universities, market surveillance bodies in the Member States and other legal entities, in standardisation activities concerning an emerging area with significant policy or technical innovation implications, if the legal entities concerned participated in a project that is related to that area and that is funded by the Union under a multiannual framework programme for activities in the area of research and technological development.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) SME, consumer organisations and environmental and social stakeholders are appropriately represented in European standardisation work, as referred to in Article 5(1), provided that relevant experts from those stakeholders are available and willing to participate.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That cCommittee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. The Committee shall meet at least two times per year with European and national standardisation organisations and Member States.