Activities of Małgorzata HANDZLIK related to 2010/2053(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Services Directive (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on implementation of the Services Directive 2006/123/EC PDF (220 KB) DOC (142 KB)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Directive's impact on the economy, businesses and citizens cannot be evaluated until it has been fully and properly transposed in all of the EU Member States,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the implementation of the Services Directive must not be viewed by most Member States simply as a matter of processing, whereby rules and special provisions will be abolished mechanically and horizontally, but rather as an opportunity to update and simplify legislation and substantively to restructure the services economy, taking into account the objectives of safeguarding the public interest, as also set out in the directive itself;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the Member States can maintain their authorisation schemes and certain requirements if the latter are non- discriminatory, necessary and proportionate; emphasises that in this connection the Member States have maintained a number of authorisation schemes by making them more accessible and more transparent to service providers; Regrets that some Member States have not fully used the potential of the Services Directive in terms of administrative and regulatory simplification;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that there are still issues to bealls on the Commission to provide further clarifiedcations regarding the scope of application of the directive; considers that a directive clearly defining the concepts, in particular as regards the notion of "ecommercial servicnomic activities", "services of general economic interest" and "social services of general interest" is more necessary than ever in order to precisely delineate the Service Directive's scope of application and the law applicable to services not subject to the directive, with particular regard to authorisation schem, as well as regarding the application of the directive to authorisation schemes in the area of social services of general interest;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to continue improving the accessibility of PSCs and the quality and relevance of the information given to service providits users; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that theall information givenprovided by PSCs is also available in several languaglanguages other than national, taking into consideration especially the languages of neighbouring countries;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the points of single contact should be used as information centres for issues related to the directive, in particular; they could additionally provide information regarding applicable labour law and workers' rights in force under the directive;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the Employment Committee referred to in Article 150 TFEU to issue regular reports on theCommission to closely monitor the application of the Directive in all Member States and to issue regular implementation reports. These reports should take into effects of the directive's implementation on employment, from both a quantitative and a qualitative point of viewreal medium- and long term effects of the Directive on employment in the EU.
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Member States to enhance the availability of electronic completion of procedures, including a translation of all relevant forms; calls on the Members States to offer tracking facilities for PSC users enabling them to check the progress of ongoing procedures;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Recognizes the problems encountered with the functioning of the PSC related to proving of the identity, use of e-signatures, submission of original documents or certified copies, especially in the cross - border context; asks the Commission to propose measures to resolve these issues in order to enable SMEs to benefit from the single market and avoid any legal and technical uncertainties;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Stresses that it is particularly important with a view to user - friendliness to clarify which requirements apply to the permanent establishment of a business as opposed to the temporary cross-border provision of services;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets that the PSCs are still barely known by service providers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to launch information campaigns as soon as possible directed at all those concerned, in cooperation with business organisations to launch well targeted information and communications campaigns as soon as possible; calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the visibility and recognisability of the eu-go domain;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to provide the statistical and comparable data required to evaluate the workfunctioning of the PSCs and their impact at national and European level;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Considers that points of single contacts should be continuously improved and developed into comprehensive e- government centres for businesses and citizens; underlines that it is crucial that PSCs allow for the electronic completion of all required administrative procedure including those related to taxation such as application for VAT number and those related to social security registration;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the need to develop training schemes for the officials of national and regional administrations responsible for monitoring services; recognises the efforts Member States have already taken to that effect and calls on Member States to further consolidate the national IMI networks by continuously monitoring its practical working and ensuring adequate training; recalls that the sustainable success of IMI depends on adequate investment at Community level; therefore calls on the Commission to set up a multiannual programme for that purpose;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes the difficulties encountered in some Member States with precisely defining the scope of the exclusions provided for by the Directive, particularly concerning social services and health services; pointat the majority of Member States did not encounter significant problems during the implementation of the Services Directive with regards to its scope; Notes the discussions in some Members States outn that suche services were excluded because of their specific nature and that they require a sectoral Community legislative frameworkfrom the scope of the Directive;