9 Amendments of Sylvana RAPTI related to 2011/0150(COD)
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Standards can contribute to helping European policy address the major societal challenges such as climate change, sustainable resource use, ageing, social inclusion, disability and innovation in general. By driving the development of European or international standards for goods and technologies in these expanding markets, Europe could create a competitive advantage for its companies and facilitate trade.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Standards can have a broad impact on society, in particular on the safety and well-being of citizens, the efficiency of networks, the environment, accessibility and other public policy fields. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the role and the input of societal stakeholders representing public and societal interests is strengthened in the elaboration of standards is strengthened, through the support of organisations representing the interests of consumers, the environment andconsumers, including people with disabilities, the environment, workers and other societal stakeholders.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 c (new)
Recital 15 c (new)
(15c) National Standardisation Organisations should provide free access to the participation in their standardisation activities of micro and small enterprises, consumers, including people with disabilities, environmentalists, workers and other societal stakeholders, with the view to enhancing their representation in the standardisation process, in particular in the technical committees. Although free access may not in itself ensure the effective participation of those stakeholders in national standardisation activities, it is necessary to reduce current unnecessary barriers that may discourage weaker stakeholders from participating in the standardisation process.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. National and European sStandardisation bodies shall ensure an appropriate representation ofOrganisations shall promote and facilitate the effective participation in their standardisation activities of all relevant stakeholders, including public authorities, small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter ‘'SME’s'), consumer organisations and environmental ands, including people with disabilities, workers, environmentalists and other societal stakeholders, in particular through. European Standardisation Organisations shall, in particular, promote and facilitate the effective participation of the organisations referred to in Annex III, at the policy development level and at least at the following stages of the development of European standards or European standardisation deliverables:
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 b (new)
Article 5 b (new)
Article 5 b Access to the standardisation process National Standardisation Organisations shall provide free access to the participation in their standardisation activities of micro and small enterprises, consumers, including people with disabilities, environmentalists, workers and other societal stakeholders.
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – point d – introductory part
Annex 3 – point d – introductory part
(d) A European organisation representing social interests, in European standardisation activities, workers' interests in relation to health and safety in the workplace which:
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – point d – point ii
Annex 3 – point d – point ii
(ii) has as its statutory objectives and activities to represent socialworkers' interests in the standardisation process at European level;
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – point d – point iii
Annex 3 – point d – point iii
(iii) has been mandated by national non- profit socialworkers' organisations in at least two thirds of the Member States, to represent socialworkers' interests in the standardisation process at European level.
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – point d a (new)
Annex 3 – point d a (new)
(da) A European organisation representing, in European standardisation activities, societal interests other from those referred to in points (b), (c) and (d), which: (i) is non-governmental, non-profit- making, and independent of industry, commercial and business or other conflicting interests. (ii) has as its statutory objectives and activities to represent societal interests in the standardisation process at European level; (iii) has been mandated by national non- profit societal organisations in at least two thirds of the Member States, to represent societal interests in the standardisation process at European level.