23 Amendments of Sabine VERHEYEN related to 2017/0086(COD)
Amendment 152 #
(19) In some instances, the user may be required to submit evidence to prove facts that cannot be established by online means, such as medical certificates and proof of the roadworthiness of motor vehicles. As long as the evidence to prove such facts can be submitted in electronic format, this should not constitute an exception to the principle that a procedure should be offered fully online. In other instances, given the current state of technical development, it may still be necessary for users of an online procedure to appear in person before a competent authority as part of the online procedure, in particularsuch as in the case of requesting or renewing passports or identity cards containing biometric data. Any such exception should be limited to situations where no digitalappropriate technology exists to achieve the purpose of the procedure.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Furthermore, the Member States and the Commission may decide to add other national assistance or problem solving services, provided by competent authorities or by private andor semi-private entities or public bodies, such as chambers of commerce, including bilateral chambers of commerce, or non- governmental assistance services for citizens, under the conditions set out in this Regulation. In principle, competent authorities should be responsible for assisting citizens and businesses with any queries they have in relation to applicable rules and procedures that cannot be fully addressed by online services. However, in very specialised areas and where the service provided by private or semi-private bodies meets the users’ needs, Member States can propose to the Commission to include such services in the gateway, provided that they meet all conditions set out in the Regulation and do not duplicate the assistance or problem solving services already included.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) This Regulation lays down the provisions governing the establishment of a single digital gateway through which citizens and businesses should be able to access information on rights, obligations and rules relating to the exercise of their internal market rights and to access procedures for exercising their rights and also assistance and problem- solving services. This Regulation also lays down rules on the lists of information and information areas, procedures and assistance and problem-solving services. In order also to obtain adequate information for measuring the performance of the single digital gateway, this Regulation provides a framework for establishing common specifications for the collection and analysis of data related to the use of the different information areas, procedure and services offered through the gateway. In order to lay down the detailed categories of data to be recorded and the method of recording and exchange of data and to update the list with information and information areas and assistance and problem-solving services, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016.37. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts should systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 37 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making, (OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14).
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. A single digital gateway ("the gateway”) shall be established by the Commission and the competent authorities in accordance with this Regulation. The gateway shall consist of a common user interface integrated in athe single portal 'Your Europe' managed by the Commission and shall link to relevant national and Union websites.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) information on and links to procedures established at Union or national level in order to exercise those rights and comply with those obligations and rules and in respect of the procedures mentioned in Article 5 and listed in Annex II;
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission and the Member States may provide additional information and procedures with regard to the requirements set out in Annex I and Annex II on a voluntary basis and make them available through the user interface on the existing 'Your Europe' portal.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that, where a procedure, referred to in Article 2(2)(b), and established at national level, by central State bodies or uniformly made available to all sub-central authorities can be accessed and completed online by users of that Member State, it can be also be accessed and completed by users of other Member States in a non-discriminatory way.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that users can complete the procedures listed in Annex II fully online through a single user interface integrated in the portal 'Your Europe'.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Where, in exceptional cases such as in the interest of public policy, general security, public health and the fight against fraud, the objective pursued by a given procedure, referred to in paragraph 2, cannot be fully achieved withoutonline, Member States may requiringe the user to appear in person before the competent authority at some stage of the procedurefor a procedural step. In these exceptional cases, Member States shall limit such physical presence to what is strictly necessary and objectively justified and shall ensure that other steps of the procedure can be completed fully online. In implementing these requirements which require physical presence, Member States should ensure, that they are non- discriminatory. They shall notify such exceptions forthwith to the Commission and the single digital gateway coordination group and duly justify them.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In the event of technical difficulties or in the event of a technical failure, Member States should offer the additional possibility of completing procedures under Article 2 (2) (b) by other means.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) it includes the name of the authority or entity responsible for the content of the information;
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) it includes the name of the authority or entity responsible for the procedures and completing the procedures;
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) any exception with regard to the duty of Member States to make the procedures under Article 5 fully available online, with each exception having to be supplemented by a reasonable explanation of how those restrictions meet the criteria of absolute necessity and objective justification.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The competent authoritiMember States shall ensure that the following requirements are fulfilled in relation to the procedures referred to in Article 5(1) for which they are responsible:
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) all procedural steps, except for those which, in duly justified and exceptional cases, make the physical presence of the user absolutely necessary, can be handled via a single user interface on the portal 'Your Europe';
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) users are able to access and receive instructions for completing the procedure in at least one official language of the Union other than the national language or, where applicable, the national languages, unless they are regional or local procedures, which are not covered by Annex II;
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. The evidence made available by a competent authority shall be strictly limited to what has been requested and shall only be used by the receiving authority for the purpose of the procedure for which the evidence was exchanged. The competent authorities concerned should process all personal data of users in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall provide a common user interface to ensure the proper functioning of the gateway. The common user interface shall be integrated into the existing portal 'Your Europe'.
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The Commission and the Member States may provide links that are not listed in Annex I and Annex II if they meet the quality requirements laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The name and tby which the gateway shall be known and promoted to the general public shall be the English designation 'Your Europe', the same name as the existing portal. The logo by which the gateway shall be known and promoted to the general public, wi shall be decided by the Commission in close cooperation with the gateway coordination group, at the latest by the date of application of this rRegulation.
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authorities and the Commission, the Member States, the Commission and the European Parliament shall promote the awareness and the use of the gateway amongst citizens and businesses and shall ensure the accessibility and visibility of the gateway and its services through search engines accessible to the public.
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(la) work towards a merger of existing information portals.
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2
Article 37 – paragraph 2
Article 2, Articles 4 to 11, Article 12(1) to (6) and (8, Article 6, Article 7, Article 9, Article 12(7), Article 13, Article 14, Article 15(1) to (3), Article 16, Article 17, Article 21(1) and (2), Article 22(1) to (4) and Article 23 shall apply from [two years after entry into force of this Regulation]. Article 5, Article 8, Article 10, Article 11, Article 12 (1 to 6 and 8) shall apply from [three years after entry into force of this Regulation].