2 Amendments of Sandrine BÉLIER related to 2010/0074(COD)
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is appropriate to ensure that statements of support for a citizens' initiative are collected within a specific time-limit. In order to ensure that proposed citizens' initiatives remain relevant, whilst taking account of the complexity of collecting statements of support across the European Unionable citizens to collect statements of support in as many Member States as possible, whilst ensuring that proposed citizens' initiatives remain relevant, that time-limit should not be longer than 12be 18 months from the date of registration of the proposed initiative.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. All statements of support shall be collected after the date of registration of the proposed initiative and within a period that shall not exceed 12 months8 months. At the end of that period, the register shall indicate that the period has expired and, where appropriate, that the Commission has ascertained that the necessary statements of support have not been submitted.