14 Amendments of Jeroen LENAERS related to 2014/0124(COD)
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The European Parliament in its resolution on ‘Effective labour inspections as a strategy to improve working conditions in Europe’ welcomed the Commission’s initiative to create a European Platform and called for enhanced cooperation at EU level to fight undeclared work and to exchange experiences and good practices, to provide up-to-date, objective, reliable and comparative information, to enhance cross-border cooperation and to identify and keep a record of letter-box companies and similar operations27 . __________________ 27 European Parliament resolution of 14 January 2014 on effective labour inspections as a strategy to improve working conditions in Europe (2013/2112/INI) http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups /ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=20 13/2112(INI)
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Letter box companies are companies which have been set up with the purpose of benefitting from legislative loopholes while not providing themselves any service to clients, but rather provide a front for services provided by their owners. Letter box companies should, therefore, be considered as one of the facets of undeclared work and should come under the scope of the Platform.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) To achieve its objectives, the Platform requires the participation of all Member States and should be supported by a ‘Single point of contact’ in each Member State who should have the necessary authority to liaise with national authorities dealing with the multifaceted aspects of undeclared work.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The Platform should involve the social partners at EU level, both cross-industry and in those sectors morethat are either severely affected by undeclared work or have a particular role in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work, and cooperate with relevant international organisations, such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO), and Union decentralised agencies, in particular Eurofound and European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. The involvement of Eurofound and European Agency for Safety and Health at Work in the work of the Platform as observers will not extend their existing mandates.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
(3) The following may attendshall be actively involved in the meetings of the Platform as observers and their contributions shall be taken into due consideration, under the conditions set in its rules of procedure:
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improving cooperation between Member States’ different enforcement authorities at EU level to prevent and deter undeclared work, including bogus self- employment and letter box companies, more efficiently and effectively,
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) Examine ways to iImprove data sharing in compliance with the Union data protection rules, including exploring possibilities to use of the Internal Market Information System (IMI) and the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI).
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) Identify weaknesses in the enforcement of Union legislation that can lead to abuse related to undeclared work, in particular bogus self-employment and letter box companies, and report these without delay to the Commission, the European Parliament, the Council and all other relevant stakeholders,
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
(2) In appointing their representatives, Member States shouldall involve all public authorities having a role in the prevention and/or deterrence of undeclared work, such as labour inspectorates, social security authorities, tax authorities, public and private employment services and migration authorities, hereinafter referred to as ‘enforcement authorities’. They mayshall also, in accordance with national law and/or practice, involve the social partners.
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
(1) Representatives of the social partners at cross-industry level, as well as from sectors with either a high incidence of undeclared work may attendor a particular role in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work should be actively involved in the meetings of the Platform as observers, according to the procedures determined by their organisations.
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) A maximum of 10 observers representing social partners in sectors with either a high incidence of undeclared work or a particular role in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work (divided evenly between employers' and workers' organisations).
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall coordinate the work of the Platform and chair its meetings.
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) a decision on the election of the chair of the Platform.
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
(5) The CommissionPlatform shall inform regularly the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council about theits activities of the Platform.