Activities of Syed KAMALL related to 2010/0074(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the citizens’ initiative PDF (827 KB) DOC (1 MB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) It is necessary to establish the minimum number of Member States from which citizens must come. In order to ensure that a citizens' initiative is representative of a Union interest, this number should be set at one thirdfifth of Member States.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It is appropriate to provide for statements of support to be collected in paper form as well as online. Online collection systems should have adequate security features in place in order to ensure, inter alia, that the person can be identified and that the data are securely stored. For this purpose, the Commission should be required to set out detailed technical specifications for online collection systems. The requirements in respect of those technical specifications should not, however, present unjustifiable obstacles for organisers wishing to use online collection systems.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is appropriate to ensure that statements of support for a citizens' initiative are collected within a specific time-limit. In order to ensure that proposed citizens' initiatives remain relevant, whilst taking account of the complexity of collecting statements of support across the European Union, that time-limit should not be longer than 124 months from the date of registration of the proposed initiative.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) It is appropriate to provide that, where a citizens' initiative has received the necessary statements of support from signatories and provided it is considered admissible, each Member State should be responsible for the verification and certification of statements of support collected from citizens coming from that State. Taking account of the need to limit the administrative burden for Member States, they should, within a period of threfive months, carry out such verifications on the basis of appropriate checks and should issue a document certifying the number of valid statements of support received.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission should examine a citizens' initiative and set out its conclusions and the actions it envisages to take in response to it, within a period of four months. In the case of a successful citizens' initiative, the Commission should hold an official public hearing at European Union level on the subject raised by the initiative, and ensure that it is represented at an appropriate level. The European Parliament, through its relevant committee or committees, should always be invited to participate in the organising of such hearings.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The Commission should report on the implementation of this Regulation fivthree years after its entry into force.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) This Regulation should ensure that financial costs to Member States as a result of implementation of the citizens' initiative scheme are kept to an absolute minimum, with safeguards being put in place to prevent excessive or unnecessary costs burdening Member States and their taxpayers even further.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
1. "Citizens" initiative" means an initiative, submitted to the Commission in accordance with the present Regulation, inviting the Commission, within the framework of its powers, to submit any appropriate proposal on matters where citizens consider that a legal act of the Union is required for the purpose of implementing the Treaties, which has received the support of at least one million eligible signatories coming from at least one thirdfifth of all Member States;
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1– subparagraphs 1 a, 1 b and 1 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1– subparagraphs 1 a, 1 b and 1 c (new)
Organisers shall form a citizens' committee composed of at least six persons who are residents of at least six Member States. The organisers shall designate one representative and one substitute, who shall perform a liaison function between the citizens' committee and the institutions of the European Union throughout the procedure and who shall be mandated to speak and act on behalf of the citizens' committee. The organisers shall notify the Commission of any changes to the membership or designated representatives of the citizens' committee.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Proposed citizens' initiatives which can be reasonably regarded as improper because they are abusive or devoid of seriousnesfrivolous will not be registered.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall reject the registration of proposed citizens' initiatives which are manifestly against the values of the Unionrespect for human dignity, liberty, freedom of speech, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. All statements of support shall be collected after the date of registration of the proposed initiative and within a period that shall not exceed 124 months.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The report to be submitted by the Commission in accordance with Article 21 shall include its conclusions concerning the possibility of setting up a single website to replace the organising committee websites that are based in individual Member States.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authorities shall, within a period that shall not exceed threfive months, verify the statements of support provided on the basis of appropriate checks, and deliver to the organiser a certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex VII, certifying the number of valid statements of support for that Member State.