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DRAFT REPORT (COM(2017)0085 – C80034/2017 – 2017/0035(COD))

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers

JURI-PR-646995

Committee on Legal Affairs · Rapporteur: József Szájer

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The Committee on Legal Affairs' draft report sets out Parliament's first-reading position on a proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 on how member states control the Commission's implementing powers. It amends the proposal so that the appeal committee can hold a further meeting at a sufficiently high political level, such as ministerial level, and deliver its opinion within 3 months of the initial referral. It requires the Commission to inform Parliament when it refers a matter to the Council and to send the Council's position to Parliament without undue delay. It requires each member state representative's vote to be published with a justification, and the register to be made more accessible and searchable by policy area.

Committee position. The rapporteur welcomes the Commission's proposal but considers the current system works properly in most cases. He proposes amendments to increase transparency and accountability: ministerial-level further appeal committee meetings, publication of member state votes with justifications, an improved register, and Parliament being informed of Council referrals.

Key points

  1. The draft report adopts Parliament's position at first reading on the proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
  2. It calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal.
  3. It amends Recital 2 to say the system has proven to work efficiently, that its main elements might continue unchanged, and that targeted amendments to the appeal committee procedure seem justified.
  4. It adds that the amendments aim to improve citizens' awareness of procedures related to implementing acts and to explain the reasons behind decisions.
  5. It amends Recital 8 so that a further appeal committee meeting, when no opinion is delivered, is held at a sufficiently high political level, such as ministerial level.
  6. It amends Recital 10 and Article 6(3a) so the Commission informs Parliament when it asks the Council for its views on the absence of an opinion, and sends the Council's position to Parliament without undue delay.
  7. It amends Recital 11 so that transparency on votes covers the entire advisory and examination procedures, and each member state representative's vote is made public.
  8. It adds a new Recital 11a requiring each member state representative's manner of voting to be accompanied by a justification.
  9. It adds a new Recital 11b requiring the register to be more accessible, its content changed for greater transparency, and its search functions improved.
  10. It amends Article 3(7) so the chair may decide the appeal committee holds a further meeting at a sufficiently high political level, such as ministerial level, delivering its opinion within 3 months of the initial referral.
  11. It amends Article 10(1)(e) so the register includes voting results, including the votes expressed by each member state representative accompanied by a justification, and the abstentions.
  12. It amends Article 10(3) so Parliament and the Council have access to the information without undue delay, and adds Article 10(5a) requiring the register's search functions to enable search by policy area.

Who is affected

  • Member states: their representatives' votes in committees become public and must be accompanied by a justification.
  • The Commission: must inform Parliament of referrals to the Council and send the Council's position to Parliament without undue delay.
  • The Council: its position on the absence of an opinion is sent to Parliament without undue delay.
  • The European Parliament: gains access to committee information without undue delay and is informed of referrals.
  • Citizens: the register becomes more accessible and searchable by policy area, with reasons behind decisions explained.

Figures and deadlines

  • 3 months: the period within which the appeal committee delivers its opinion after the initial referral.
  • 3 months: the period within which the Commission takes account of the Council's position after referral.

Legal basis: Article 294(2) and Article 291(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.