17 Amendments of Paulo RANGEL related to 2011/2029(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
Citation 17
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that European institutions must respect the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality when formulating proposals and observe the criteria laid down in the Protocol No 2 annexed to the TFEU;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
Citation 18
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that every effort should be done to ensure that Parliament and the Council are treated as equals in the lawmaking process, thus implementing the principle of equal treatment between both institutions deriving from the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the national parliaments’ enhanced role under the Treaty of Lisbon with regard to the scrutiny of legislative proposals in the light of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, and, recognising the technical problems involved, encourages national parliaments to make more use of their new rights, using the Conference of European Union Affairs Committees, COSAC, as a platform for the exchange of best practice underlines the importance of close cooperation between the national parliaments and the European institutions;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19
Citation 19
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that the Commission must regard the citizens’ initiative, introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon as an important element of participatory democracy, not as a ‘by- product’ of the Treaty but rather as a component of its smart regulation concept, as it opens a new pathway to legislation;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that European institutions must respect the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality when formulating proposals and observe the criteria laid down in the Protocol n.º 2 annexed to the TFEU;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that every effort should be made to ensure that the Parliament and the Council are treated as equals in the lawmaking process, thus implementing the principle of equal treatment between both institutions deriving from the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes the closer involvement of national parliaments in the European legislative process, in particular in what concerns the verification of the compliance of legislative proposals with the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Emphasises the importance of European citizens' initiative as a new form of public participation in European Union policy shaping;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses concern that the programme to reduce administrative burdens may not reach its target to reduce administrative burdens by 25 % by 2012, in part due to unwillingnes and points onut the part ofat the Parliament orand the Council should act promptly in order to consider and approve proposed measures; notes in this regard the value of increased use of fast- track procedures to adopt these proposals; undertakes to give prompt consideration to legislative proposals relating to such measures, and calls on the Council to do all it can to ensure that the reductions in administrative burdens identified by the programme are adopted;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the Member States to work consistently to reduce administrative burdens and hopes for fruitful cooperation with national parliaments on this matter;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Strongly endorses the proposition that where new laws impose a cost on businesses, equivalent cost offsets should be identified, when possible, in order to reducinge the regulatory burden elsewhere; considers this to be a key aspect of future programmes which will reduce burdens and improve the regulatory framework for businesses as a whole;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Draws attention to its repeated call that directives should systematically contain a binding requirement for Member States to draw up a detailed correlation table when transposing directives in the national legal system; emphasises, moreover, its position that reports should not be included in the draft plenary agenda in the absence of such correlation tablstresses that such correlation tables are essential to provide transparency on how national law transposes the obligations in EU directives;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the wider use of ex-post evaluation of implemented legislation; emphasises, however, that such evaluation should be used for all significant legislation, not only in key sectors; notes in this regard that implementing and delegated acts should also come under consideration; calls on the Commission to expand ex-post evaluation to allnew policy areas, and suggests that ‘sunset’ clauses to enforce reviews may be a useful means of guaranteeing that regulations still in force are necessary and proportionate;