10 Amendments of Daciana Octavia SÂRBU related to 2017/0220(COD)
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) A minimum organised structure is needed in order to launch and manage citizens’ initiatives successfully. That structure should take the form of a group of organisers, composed of natural persons resident in at least seven different Member States, in order to encourage the emergence of Union-wide issues and to foster reflection on those issues. For the sake of transparency and smooth and efficient communication, the group of organisers should designate a representative to liaise between the group of organisers and the institutions of the Union throughout the procedure. The group of organisers should have the possibility to create, in accordance with national law, a legal entity without a political character to manage an initiative. That legal entity should be considered as the group of organisers for the purposes of this Regulation.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The support and funding for initiatives should be transparent. Therefore groups of organisers should provide updated information on the sources of support and funding for their initiatives between the date of registration and the date at which the initiative is submitted to the Commission. Entities, notably organisations which under the Treaties contribute to forming European political awareness and expressing the will of citizens of the Union, but excluding political parties and governmental institutions and authorities, should be able to promote and provide support and funding to initiatives, provided that they do so in accordance with the procedures and conditions laid down by this Regulation and with full transparency.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Every citizen of the Union who is at least 16 years of ageentitled to support a legislative initiative pursuant to the Constitution of the Member State of its citizenship has the right to support an initiative by signing a statement of support (‘the signatory’), in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. An initiative shall be prepared and managed by a group of at least seven natural persons (the ‘group of organisers’). Members of the European Parliament or members of political parties within the Member States or public officials within Member States shall not be counted for the purpose of that minimum number.(…)
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. Where a legal entity has been created, in accordance with the national law of a Member State specifically for the purpose of managing a given initiative, that legal entity shall not have a political character, shall not manage public funds and shall be considered as the group of organisers or its members, as the case may be, for the purpose of paragraphs 5 and 6, Articles 6(2) and (4) to (7) and Articles 7 to 18 and annexes II to VII, provided that the member of the group of organisers designated as the representative thereof is given a mandate to act on behalf of the legal entity.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the scope and none of the parts of the initiative manifestly falls outside the framework of the Commission’s powers to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties and do not impinge on the exclusive competence of the Member States;
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) when promoting the European citizens’ initiative, the group of organisers commit to refrain from using European or national political or institutional instruments for the purpose of receiving statements of support.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Where it considers that the requirements laid down in paragraph 3 (a), (b), (d), (e) and (e a) are met but that the requirement laid down in paragraph 3(c) is not met, the Commission shall, within one month of the submission of the request, inform the group of organisers of its assessment and of the reasons thereof.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) partially register the initiative if a substantial part of the initiative, including its main objectives, does not manifestly fall outside the framework of the Commission’s powers to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties; and it does not impinge on the exclusive competences of the Member States. That part of the initiative which is partially registered shall be self-standing and it shall not exceed the Commission’s competence to submit a proposal for a legal act. Where elements of the European citizens’ initiative have the potential to impinge on the exclusive competence of the Member States, the Commission shall consult the Member States within the framework provided by this Regulation.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The Commission shall define the scope of any new initiative in such a way that it falls within the Commission’s powers to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties.