48 Amendments of Paulo RANGEL related to 2012/0237(COD)
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For the purposes of ascertaining compliance with the condition set out in paragraph 1(c), in the case of a European political party, or in paragraph 2(c), in the case of a European political foundation, the principles of impartiality and neutrality shall be observed particularly strictly in order to safeguard pluralism to as great a degree as possible.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The European ParliamentCommission shall establish a registry (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Registry’) for the purposes of the registration of a European political party and a European political foundation.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. In order to register its statutes, the political alliance, as defined in Article 2 point (2), or the political foundation affiliated with a European political party shall file an application with the European ParliamentCommission.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Within three months following the reception of the application for registration, the European ParliamentCommission shall adopt a decision, which it shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union, together with the party or foundation statutes or, where an application has not been approved, the grounds for rejection.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. Any amendments to the documents or statutes submitted as part of the application for registration in accordance with paragraph 3 shall be notified to the European ParliamentCommission within four weeks.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. The updated list of members of a European political party, annexed to the party statutes in accordance with Article 4(2), shall be sent to the European ParliamentCommission on a yearly basis, but within four weeks of any changes following which the European political party may no longer satisfy the requirement in Article 3(1)(b).
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The European ParliamentCommission shall verify annually that the conditions and requirements set out in Articles 3, 4 and 5 continue to be met by the European political parties and the European political foundations.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Whenever requested to do so by one quarter of its members, representing at least three political groups in the European Parliament, the European ParliamentCommission shall decide by a majority of its members whether the condition in Article 3(1)(c) for a European political party andor in Article 3(2)(c) for a European political foundation continues to be met.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Before reaching its decision, the European ParliamentCommission shall hear the representatives of the European political party or European political foundation concerned and ask a committee of independent eminent persons to give an opinion on the subject within a reasonable time period.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
This committee shall consist of three members, with the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission each appointing one member within six months after the end of the first session of the European Parliament following elections to the European Parliament. The secretariat and funding of the committee shall be provided by the European ParliamentCommission.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Any natural or legal person may, at any moment, introduce a motivated request to the European ParliamentCommission to verify that one or more of the conditions and requirements referred to in paragraph 1 continue to be met. A breach of the values on which the Union is founded by a European political party, including its members, or a European political foundation can only be established in accordance with paragraph 2.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. If the European ParliamentCommission finds that any of the conditions or requirements referred to in paragraph 1 are no longer satisfied, the provisions provided for in Article 11 or in Article 22 or in both shall apply, having due regard to the provisions of Article 23.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The European ParliamentCommission shall adopt a decision on the termination of the European legal status and the removal from the Registry.
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A European political party registered in accordance with the conditions and procedures laid down in this Regulation, which is represented in the European Parliament by at least one of its members, and which is not in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article [93] of the Financial Regulation may apply for funding from the general budget of the European Union, in accordance with the terms and conditions published by the European ParliamentCommission in a call for [contributions].
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. A European political foundation which is affiliated with a European political party eligible to apply for funding under paragraph 1, is registered in accordance with the conditions and procedures laid down in this Regulation, and which is not in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article [93] of the Financial Regulation may apply for funding from the general budget of the European Union, in accordance with the terms and conditions published by the European ParliamentCommission in a call for proposals.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. In order to receive funding from the general budget of the European Union, a European political party or a European political foundation, which satisfies the conditions of Article 12(1) or (2), shall file an application with the European ParliamentCommission each year following a call for [contributions] or proposals.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. European political parties and European political foundations shall, at the time of the submission of their annual financial statements to the European ParliamentCommission in accordance with Article 19, also transmit a list of all donors with their corresponding donations, indicating both the nature and the value of the individual donations. This paragraph shall also apply to the contributions made by members referred to in paragraphs 7 and 8.
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Donations received by the European political parties and European political foundations within six months prior to elections to the European Parliament shall be reported on a weekly basis to the European ParliamentCommission in writing and in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Single donations exceeding a value of EUR 12 000 that have been accepted by the European political parties and European political foundations shall be immediately reported to the European ParliamentCommission in writing and in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – indent 2
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – indent 2
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The competent national authorities in the Member State in which the European political parties and European political foundations have their respective seat shall, in accordance with Article 10(2), exercise control over the funding received from sources other than the budget of the European Union, and all expenditure. Such control shall be exercised in cooperation with the European ParliamentCommission and the competent national authorities in other Member States.
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The national authorities and the European ParliamentCommission shall agree practical arrangements in order to share information on the European political parties and the European political foundations.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. The [contribution] and grant award decision or agreement shall expressly provide for auditing by the European ParliamentCommission and the Court of Auditors, on the basis of records and on the spot, of the European political party which has received a [contribution] or the European political foundation which has received a grant from the general budget of the European Union.
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 7
Article 20 – paragraph 7
7. The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, in accordance with the provisions and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities’ financial interests against fraud and other irregularities with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union in connection with [contributions] or grants under this Regulation. If appropriate, the findings may give rise to recovery decisions by the European ParliamentCommission.
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
All technical support from the European ParliamentCommission to European political parties shall be based on the principle of equal treatment. It shall be granted on conditions no less favourable than those granted to other external organisations and associations that may be accorded similar facilities and shall be supplied against invoice and payment.
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
In accordance with Article 24, the European ParliamentCommission shall publish details of the technical support provided to each European political party in an annual report, within three months following the end of the financial year.
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. If the European ParliamentCommission finds, in accordance with Article 7(2), that a European political party or a European political foundation has failed to respect the values on which the Union is founded or has been the subject of a judgement which has the force of res judicata for illegal activities detrimental to the financial interests of the Union as defined in Article [93(1)(e)] of the Financial Regulation, or that a European political party has failed to respect the minimum rules on internal democracy required by Article 4(2), the European political party or the European political foundation in question may be removed from the Registry, forfeit its status in accordance with Article 11, and have any ongoing decision on Union funding received under this Regulation withdrawn or any ongoing agreement on such funding terminated and any Union funding recovered, including any unspent Union funds from previous years.
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The European ParliamentCommission shall impose on a European political party or a European political foundation a fine according to a scale determined by it:
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) in the event of failure to provide the notification laid down in Article 6(6) and (7) or if the European ParliamentCommission finds that the European political party or the European political foundation has at any moment intentionally provided incorrect or misleading information,
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) in the event of failure to transmit to the European ParliamentCommission the list of donors and their corresponding donations in accordance with Article 15(2) or to report donations in accordance with Article 15(3) and (4),
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. When setting the amount of a fine imposed on a European political party or a European political foundation pursuant to paragraph 2, the European ParliamentCommission shall take into account the gravity, duration and, where relevant, recurrence of the infringement, the time that has elapsed, the intention or degree of negligence, and any measures taken to comply with the conditions and requirements of this Regulation. Any fine must be effective and dissuasive, and may not exceed 10% of the annual budget of the European political party or the European political foundation in question corresponding to the year in which the sanction is imposed.
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. A European political party or a European political foundation which, following an infringement described in paragraph 2 point (a), fails to introduce the measures requested by the European ParliamentCommission to remedy the situation, despite having been given the opportunity to do so pursuant to Article 23, may be removed from the Registry and forfeit its status in accordance with Article 11, and have any ongoing decision on Union funding received under this Regulation withdrawn or any ongoing agreement on such funding terminated and any Union funding recovered, including any unspent Union funds from previous years.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Before taking a final decision related to any of the penalties in Article 22, the European ParliamentCommission shall give the European political party or the European political foundation concerned the opportunity to present its observations and, where relevant and appropriate, to introduce the measures required to remedy the situation within a reasonable time period.
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. If the European ParliamentCommission considers it necessary, it may hear other natural or legal persons, including any complainants referred to in Article 7(3).
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the names and statutes of all registered European political parties and European political foundations, together with the documents submitted as part of the application for registration in accordance with Article 6(3), at the latest four weeks after the European ParliamentCommission has adopted its decision and, beyond this date, any amendments notified to the European ParliamentCommission pursuant to Article 6(6) and (7),
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a list of those applications that have not been approved, together with the documents submitted as part of the application for registration in accordance with Article 6(3) and the grounds for rejection, at the latest four weeks after the European ParliamentCommission has adopted its decision,
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) the details of and reasons for any final decisions taken by the European ParliamentCommission pursuant to Article 22, including, where relevant, the opinions adopted by the committee of independent eminent persons in accordance with Article 7(2), having due regard to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001,
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) the evaluation report of the European ParliamentCommission on the application of this Regulation and the activities funded as referred to in Article 27.
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. From the list of members of a European political party, annexed to the party statutes in accordance with Article 4(2) and updated in accordance with Article 6(7), the European ParliamentCommission shall publish the total number of members, the identity of the legal persons that are members, as well as the names of those natural persons who have given their express written consent to their publication. European political parties shall request this consent as a matter of course from all natural persons who are members.
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. European political parties and European political foundations shall, in a publicly available privacy statement, provide potential members and donors with the information required by Article 10 of Directive 95/46/EC and inform them that their personal data may be made public and may be processed for auditing and control purposes by the European ParliamentCommission, OLAF, the Court of Auditors, competent national authorities, and external bodies or experts authorised by these. The European ParliamentCommission, in application of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001, shall include the same information in the calls for [contributions] or proposals referred to in Article 13(1).
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. In processing personal data pursuant to this Regulation, the European ParliamentCommission and the committee referred to in Article 7(2) shall comply with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001. For the purposes of the processing of personal data, they shall be considered as data controllers in accordance with Article 2(d) of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. The European ParliamentCommission and the committee referred to in Article 7(2) shall ensure that personal data collected by them pursuant to this Regulation are not used for any purpose other than to ensure the legality, regularity and transparency of the funding of European political parties and European political foundations and the membership of European political parties. They shall destroy those personal data at the latest 24 months after publication of the relevant parts in accordance with Article 24.
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Article 25 – paragraph 4
4. The competent national authorities and independent bodies or experts authorised to audit accounts shall use the personal data they receive only in order to exercise control over the financing of European political parties and European political foundations. They shall destroy those personal data in accordance with applicable national law after transmitting ithem to the European ParliamentCommission pursuant to Article 20(3).
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 7
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. The European Data Protection Supervisor shall be responsible for monitoring and ensuring that the European ParliamentCommission and the committee referred to in Article 7(2) respect and protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons in the processing of personal data pursuant to this Regulation. Without prejudice to any judicial remedy, every data subject may lodge a complaint with the European Data Protection Supervisor if he or she considers that his or her right to the protection of their personal data has been infringed as a result of the processing of thisese data by the European Parliament or the committee.
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. The European ParliamentCommission shall provide for administrative appeal procedures in relation to any decisions linked to the registration of statutes, funding or penalties.
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Administrative appeal procedures shall not have suspensory effect. The European ParliamentCommission may, however, if it considers that circumstances so require, suspend the application of any decision it has taken.
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
The European ParliamentCommission shall publish by 1 July of the third year following elections to the European Parliament a report on the application of this Regulation and the activities funded. The report shall indicate, where appropriate, possible amendments to be made to the statute and funding systems.
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
The European ParliamentCommission shall adopt a Decision laying down the rules and procedures for implementing this Regulation, including for the establishment of the Registry.