Activities of Jan Philipp ALBRECHT related to 2010/2016(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on guaranteeing independent impact assessments PDF (232 KB) DOC (162 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty the Charter of Fundamental Rights has the same legal value as the European Union treaties and impact assessments should always verify the compatibility of the legislation with fundamental rights,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Lisbon Treaty contains "horizontal" social and environmental clauses (Article 9 and 11 TFEU) the Union should take into account and integrate when defining and implementing Union actions and policies,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers it advisable and necessary to involvethat if external expertsise is used in the impact assessment process, in order to guarantee independence and objectivity; notes in this connection the fundamental distinction between public consultation and independent impact assessmentt is not with the aim to reveal the objective truth, but to inform the process of the different aspects of the future policy decision; considers that the quality of the impact assessment lies in presenting the benefits and drawbacks of a sufficient number of policy options; notes in this connection that the final outcome and the control of the quality of the impact assessment should remain with the European Union institutions;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers it necessaryimportant for new legislative proposals always to be accompanied by an impact assessment; notes that this may also appliesy to the simplification and recasting of EU law and to delegated acts and implementing acts pursuant to Articles 290 and 291 of Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, where appropriate;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for impact assessments to take a large number of criteria into account in order to provide the legislator with as comprehensive a picture as possible; calls for impact assessments to always evaluate the compatibility of the legislation with fundamental rights; recalls the "horizontal" social and environmental clauses (Article 9 and 11 TFEU) of the Lisbon Treaty ; also draws attention in this context to the economic, social and environmental aspects referred to in the interinstitutional agreement of 16 December 2003, which are to be combined in a single evaluation;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that impact assessments should not take place only before the adoption of a legislative text (ex-ante) but should also be carried out after its adoption (ex-post); points out that this is necessary in order to evaluate more accurately whether the objectives of a law have actually been achieved and whether a legal act should be amended or retained; stresses nevertheless that the ex-post evaluation should never replace the Commission's duty as "Guardian of the Treaties" to monitor effectively and in a timely manner the application of Union law by Member States;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for the systematic ex-post evaluation by the Commission of legal acts adopted; stresses nevertheless that the ex-post evaluation should never replace the Commission's duty as "Guardian of the Treaties" to monitor effectively and in a timely manner the application of Union law by Member States;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Notes that Parliament and its committees already possess the machinery with which to scrutinise the Commission's impact assessments; stresses that this may take a number of forms, including complementary impact assessments, more detailed analyses, the review of Commission impact assessments by external experts and the holding of special meetings with independent experts; stresses that the work of its policy departments in this area should develop in a consistent manner also supported by budgetary increases;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Urges that this should take place under the aegis of a separate, independent body such as a foundation, which would be answerable toe integrated impact assessment process should be carried out, as it is now the case, under the aegis of the European Parliament Policy Departments, which are part of the European Parliament administration;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42