15 Amendments of Heide RÜHLE related to 2010/2051(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
having regard to the Commission communication of 25 June 2008 entitled “Think Small First” - A “Small Business Act” for Europe (COM(2008)0394),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas European Standardisation operates within - and in various relations towards - the global ecosystem and relies on specific structures and a dedicated set of processes for standards development as implemented by CEN and CENELEC on the basis of the national delegation principle and by ETSI on the basis of direct membership,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's intention to review the European Standardisation System with a view to preserving its many successful elements, improving its deficiencies and striking the right balance between the European and national dimensions; stresses that the proposed review should build on the strengths of the existing system, which constitute a solid basis for improvement, refraining from any radical changes that would undermine the core values of the system; invites the Commission, in collaboration with stakeholders, to find new ways to optimise the effective adoption of European standards;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the Commission white paper on ‘Modernising ICT Standardisation in the EU – The Way Forward’ (COM(2009)0324); calls on the Member States and the Commission to implement the key recommendations outlined in the white paper in order to ensure the availability of relevant global ICT standards for implementation and use in EU policies and public procurement;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses, however, that these principles are not in themselves sufficient to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises and societal stakeholders – in particular those representing health and safety, consumer and environmental interests – are adequately represented in the standardisation process; considers, therefore, that a vital element is the addition of the principle of "balanced‘relevant representation"’, given that it is of the utmost importance, whenever the public interest is concerned, to incorporate all stakeholder positions in a balancedrelevant manner, especially in the development of standards intended to supportto which EU legislation and policies will refer;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports, therefore, the Commission's intention to include service standards in the legal framework of European standardisation, as this will not only ensure the notification of all national service standards that could potentially constitute technical barriers to trade in the internal market, but also provide a proper legal basis on which the Commission can request theggests the Commission to challenge service business stakeholders to develop standards within the legal framework of European standardisation organisations (ESOs) –, namely CEN, CENELEC and the European Telecom Standards Institute (ETSI) – to develop standards in the services sector;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reaffirms that European standardisation in support of "‘New Approach"’ legislation has proved to be a successful and essential tool for completion of the single market; notes that the number of standardisation mandates supportingto which legislation in areas beyond those covered by the "‘New Approach"’ refers has increased in recent years, indicating that this model has been adopted across a broad range of EU policies; believes that it is desirable to extend the use ofpromote the reference to standards in other areas of Union legislation and policies beyond the single market, taking into account the specificities of the areas concerned, in accordance with the principles of better regulation;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission to develop and implement improved systemchallenge the ESOs (CEN, CENELEC, ETSI) to improve and monitor their processes for coordinating standardisation policy and activities, which should cover all the public-policy aspects of the whole standardisation process, from the preparation and delivery of mandates, through the monitoring of technical committee work, ensuring that the standards produced meet the essential requirements of the respective legislation, to the formal adoption, publication and use of the standards; as well as the assessment that mandated standards are consistent with EU policies and legislation which may exist in the concerned domain; calls on the Commission to revise and rationalise the process to deliver standardisation mandates to ESOs, so as to include a consultation phase with relevant stakeholders and a thorough analysis that justifies the need for a new standard setting activity, in order to insure the relevance of standard setting, avoid duplication and the proliferation of divergent standards and specifications;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need, which has been recognised since the 1990s, to ensure direct participation by societal stakeholders and SMEs at European level in order to reflect their views more effectively, given that their representation on national technical committees in many Member States remains weak; affirms that, as very limited progrsuccess has been made toachieved in increaseing societal stakeholder and SMEs participation at national levelin these countries, financial and political support for the European organisations established to represent such stakeholders needs to be maintaikept and strengthened, at least in the period to 2020;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. WelRecommes recent developments in the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), innds the ESOs to look at recent developments occurred within the ISO such as the particular the model used to develop the ISO 26000 standard on social responsibility, in which national standards bodies were entitled to nominate to the respective working group only one representative from each of six stakeholder categories (industry, consumers, government, labour, NGO, SSRO (service, support, research and others)) that were identified;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that similar procedures, establishing an alternative model featuring a predetermined number of seats for the various stakeholder organisations,s would constitute a significant improvement compared with the traditional process of standards development in support of EU policies and legislation; maintains that, despite the current difficulties in generalising the use of such a multi-stakeholder model, this approach should be explored by the ESOs without delay as an alternative for the drafting of standards in areas of exceptional public interest, in order to ensure a balanced decision-making process; proposes that the 98/34 Committee (or its successor) should decide, when considering a mandate, whether to use this alternative model if the standard in question makes it vital to secure broader stakeholder participation; invites the European Commission to propose a means through which it would ensure the participation of stakeholders in the alternative model is financed; stresses that such a model would not affect the national delegation principle, as the draft standard would continue to be examined by national mirror committees and adopted on a weighted vote by the national standards bodies (NSBs);
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Asks the Commission and the ESOs to promote training programmes and to take all measures needed to enable weaker NSBs, which do not currently run technical-committee secretariats, to assume a more active role in the standardisation process; considers that these programmes should target notably SMEs by raising the importance of standardisation as a strategic offering marketing tool;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges Member States to ensure effective representation of all relevant stakeholders on national technical committees by establishing monitoring and reporting mechanisms and, where necessary, providing financial support to weaker societal stakeholders in order to facilitate theirensure their effective participation;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Recognises that interoperability is key to innovation and competitiveness, especially in the ICT sector, where fora and consortia play a fundamental role; points out that interoperability depends not only on standard/specification definitions but also on the implementation of such standard/specifications by users; acknowledges the important role played by user driven fora and consortia to achieve interoperability;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Emphasises the need to safeguard and enhance Europe'san Countries’ position in the international standardisation environment in order to promote the development of international standards with genuine global relevance, facilitate trade and increase European competitiveness;