Activities of Evelyn REGNER related to 2013/2077(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Strongly underlines the importance of parliamentary scrutiny, both by the European Parliament and by the national parliaments; recommends that the national parliaments be afforded substantial assistance to enable them to carry out their scrutiny tasks; suggests that the national parliaments be provided with guidelines to assist them in their assessment of compliance with the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that proposed measures and provisions under "Better Lawmaking" must not undermine environmental, consumer or worker protections; underlines that, regarding Social Partner agreements, the autonomy of Social Partners must always be respected as well as their right to reach agreements, which are then transposed into law;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Criticises generally that in this respect the Commissions identifies in its Communication "Regulatory Fitness and Performance (REFIT): Results and next steps" (COM(2013)685) EU-legislation on workers information and consultation rights as legislative candidates to unburden companies as well as the entire area of EU law concerning occupational health and safety as potentially redundant;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the fact that in 2011 the Commission received 64 reasoned opinions within the meaning of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, which represents a considerable increase in comparison to 2010; draws attention however to the fact that during this reporting period no Commission proposal received a sufficient number of reasoned opinions to trigger the ‘yellow or orange card procedures’ under the Protocol;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recommends that the reasons why so few formal, reasoned opinions are submitted by national parliaments be investigated and it be determined whether this is due to the fact that the principle of subsidiarity is observed on all sides, or to the fact that the national parliaments are unable to enforce this principle because of a lack of resources or the tightness of their deadlines; considers an analysis by the European Commission to be desirable;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that an effective approach towards the challenges of better lawmaking, in terms of both existing laws and prospective legislation, will help the European institutions respond to the crisis; considers that the reform of European legislation and legislative practices is an essential tool in delivering growth and, competitiveness and decent jobs in Europe;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the increasing emphasis placed by the Commission on a policy ‘cycle’, with the initiation, impact assessment, consultation, enactment, implementation and evaluation stages of EU legislation being seen as part of a coherent process; believes in this context that the ‘Think Small First’ principle should be a key element throughoutpoints out that this process should not undermine legislation in the field of Health and Safety at work when reducing regulatory burden for enterprises under REFIT;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that there is growing concern in some Member States such as the United Kingdom and the Netherlands about the European Union institutions interfering in too many domestic issues.
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes, in this regard, the Commission communications on smart regulation and on EU regulatory fitness, as well as the Staff Working Document on the ‘'Top 10 most burdensome legislative acts for SMEs’; considers that these documents represent credible advances in the better lawmaking agenda and reflect many of Parliament's previous requests;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
12. Considers that these rhetorical advances should now be consolidated with concrete action; urges the Commission, therefore, to come forward with concrete proposals to reduce the overall EU regulatory burden without undue delayermining Health and Safety at work, and in particular to:
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 1
Paragraph 12 – indent 1
– take action to reduce burdens identified by SMEs across Europe in the ‘Top 10’ consultation as soon as possiblprovided that Social Partners agree;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 2
Paragraph 12 – indent 2
– increase, where appropriate and socially justified, the use of exemptions or lighter regimes for micro- enterprises and SMEs when proposing new legislation;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 4
Paragraph 12 – indent 4
– adopt proposals on simplification and burden reduction under REFIT during the autumn of 2013, to allow these to be approved before the end of the current legislative term;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 5
Paragraph 12 – indent 5
– prepare an annual report focusing on the broader better lawmaking agenda, containing a statement of progress on the initiatives launched by the Commission, including a statement of net cost to business as well as social costs of the new proposals adopted by the Commission in the preceding 12 months;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Regrets that the Commission announced in its Communication of 2 October 2013 on REFIT that it will not bring forward a proposal for legislative implementation of the Agreement in the hairdressing sector, despite the joint request of the Social Partners according to Article 155 TFEU;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12e. Expresses its worries that by listing the Agreement in the hairdressing sector under the section "Withdrawals and repeals" of Communication COM(2013)685, the Commission feeds into those wrong perceptions which label such Agreements as "red tape";
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 h (new)
Paragraph 12 h (new)
12h. Is deeply concerned that the continued postponement of the legislative implementation of Social Partners' Agreements at EU level undermines Health and Safety at work;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Further recalls the invitation made by Parliament to the Commission to put forward proposals implementing regulatory offsetting, which would require equivalent cost offsets to be identified in advance of new legislation which would introduce costs being imposed; nNotes that EU legislation does not automatically mean 28 national laws being scrapped in favour of one European law, nor does it automatically mean that a new European law imposes a lesser burden than the respective national laws; urges the Commission, therefore, to seriously examine this proposal, and to present an assessment of its impact before the end of the current parliamentary term in 2014;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the role and independence of the Impact Assessment Board (IAB), and in particular only to finalise and present legislative proposals where they have been approved with a favourable opinion by the Impact Assessment Board; urges the IAB to draw on expertise by the Social Partners;