6 Amendments of Konstantinos POUPAKIS related to 2011/0150(COD)
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Standards can contribute to helping European policy address the major societal challenges such as climate change, sustainable resource use, ageing, the integration of persons with disabilities, social integration and innovation in general. By driving the development of European or international standards for goods and technologies in these expanding markets, Europe could create a competitive advantage for its companies and facilitate trade.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Standards are important tools for the competitiveness of undertakings and especially small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter 'SME') which, however, are not adequately represented or involved in the standardisation system so that the risk exists that standards do not take into account the needs and concerns of SME. Consequently, it is essentialnecessary to improve their representation and participation in the standardisation process, particularly in the technical committeeparticipation at national level, where they can be more effective thanks to lower costs and the absence of language barriers, under the principle of national delegation. Standardisation rules should encourage SMEs to contribute actively to developing innovative technological solutions for the standardisation process. Consequently, it is important for this regulation to improve their representation and participation in national technical committees and ensure that they have effective access to standards.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may request one or several European standardisation bodies to draft a European standard or European standardisation deliverable within a set deadline. They shall be market-driven, take into account the public interest, including accessibility for persons with disabilities, and based on consensus.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the translation, where required, of European standards or European standardisation deliverables used in support of Union policies and legislation into the official Union languages other than the working languages of the European standardisation bodies or, in duly justified cases into languages other than the official Union languages,
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the drawing up of information to explain, interpret and simplifypresent in a simplified manner European standards or European standardisation deliverables, includfor example ing the drawing upform of user guides, summaries of standards, best practice informcompilation ands, awareness-building actionstrategies and training programmes;
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – paragraph d – point ii
Annex 3 – paragraph d – point ii
(ii) has as its statutory objectives and activities to represent the social interests of vulnerable groups, such as persons with disabilities, in the standardisation process at European level;