7 Amendments of Baroness Sarah LUDFORD related to 2010/0312(COD)
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The experience gathered during previous evaluations demonstrates the need to maintain a coherent evaluation mechanism covering, all areas of the Schengen acquis, except those where a specific evaluation mechanism already exists within EU law, judicial reform, and the fight against corruption and organised crime.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a.The Member States to which, according to the relevant Protocol to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Schengen acquis applies in part, shall participate in the evaluation mechanism as regards both purposes to the extent of their participation in the Schengen acquis.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. By not later than 30 September each year, Frontex shall submit to the Commission a risk analysis taking into account migratory pressure and making recommendations for priorities for evaluations in the next year. The recommendations shall refer to specific sections of the external borders and to specific border crossing-points to be evaluated in the next year under the multiannual programme. The Commission shall make this risk analysis available to the Member States and to the European Parliament.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A report shall be drawn up following each evaluation. The report shall be based on the findings of the on-site visit and the questionnaire, as appropriate. . It shall include a thorough assessment of compliance with the Schengen acquis as well as with the benchmarks regarding judicial reform and the fight against corruption and organised crime, as established in Commission decisions C(2006)6569 and C(2006)6570.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall communicate the report to the Member State concerned within sixfour weeks of the on-site visit or of receipt of the replies to the questionnaire, as appropriate. The Member State concerned shall provide its comments on the report within two weeks.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
The Member State concerned shall report to the Commission on implementation of the action plan within sixfour months of receipt of the report and shall thereafter continue to report every three months until the action plan is fully implemented. Depending on the severity of the weaknesses identified and the measures taken to remedy them, the Commission may schedule announced visits in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(2) to verify implementation of the action plan. The Commission may also schedule unannounced on-site visits.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7
Article 13 – paragraph 7
7. If an on-site visit reveals a serious deficiency deemed to have a significant impact on the overall level of security of one or more Member States, the Commission, on its own initiative or at the request of a Member State, shall inform the Council and the European Parliament as soon as possible and keep them regularly informed during the six month support period in accordance with Article 13a and after taking any final decision on follow- up and possible sanctions in accordance with Article 13b.