What changed

ORDINARY LEGISLATIVE procedure

European Parliament

Follow up to the European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2016/424, (EU) 2016/425, (EU) 2016/426, (EU) 2019/1009 and (EU) No 305/2011 as regards emergency procedures for the conformity assessment, adoption of common specifications and market surveillance due to a Single Market emergency

2019-2024

1. Rapporteur: Andreas SCHWAB (EPP / DE)

TEXTS ADOPTED

2. Reference numbers: 2022/0279 (COD) / A9-0244/2023 / P9_TA(2024)0321

P9_TA(2024)0321

3. Date of adoption of the resolution: 24 April 2024

Amending certain Regulations as regards the establishment of the Single Market Emergency Instrument

4. Legal basis: Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

5. Competent Parliamentary Committee: Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)

PE745.282

6. Commission's position: accepts all amendments. The Commission presented the following statement:

European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 April 2024 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2016/424, (EU) 2016/425, (EU) 2016/426, (EU) 2019/1009 and (EU) No 305/2011 as regards emergency procedures for the conformity assessment, adoption of common specifications and market surveillance due to a Single Market emergency (COM(2022)0461 – C9-0314/2022 – 2022/0279(COD))

“The Commission acknowledges the importance of strengthening freedom to provide services and the free movement of workers and eliminating obstacles to them. For that purpose, the Commission is committed to facilitate the freedom to provide services and the free movement of workers, including by strengthening enforcement. In order to respond to an internal market emergency, the Commission is willing to put forward, where appropriate, common templates or forms in relation to justified and proportionate digital declaration, registration or authorisation procedures that have been put in place by Member States and are in line with Union law”

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2022)0461),

– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C90314/2022),

– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 14 December 2022,

– having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 8 February 2023,

– having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the responsible committee under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 16 February 2024 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A9-0244/2023),

1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

P9_TC1-COD(2022)0279

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 24 April 2024 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2024/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 305/2011, (EU) 2016/424, (EU) 2016/425, (EU) 2016/426, (EU) 2023/988 and (EU) 2023/1230 as regards emergency procedures for the conformity assessment, presumption of conformity, adoption of common specifications and market surveillance due to an internal market emergency

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2024/2748.)