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DRAFT REPORT (COM(2018)0373 – C80228/2018 – 2018/0198(COD))

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context

REGI-PR-628357

Committee on Regional Development · Rapporteur: Matthijs van Miltenburg

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The draft report proposes amendments to the regulation on a mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context, making the mechanism voluntary and allowing Member States to choose per joint project. It mandates each Member State to establish Cross-border Coordination Points, extends deadlines for procedures, and adjusts the review period for the Commission's report.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes amendments to make the mechanism voluntary, allow case-by-case choice, mandate Coordination Points, and extend deadlines.

Key points

  1. The mechanism's use is voluntary, and Member States may opt for it per joint project, not per border.
  2. Member States may also join existing mechanisms or set up new ones to resolve legal obstacles.
  3. Each Member State must establish one or more Cross-border Coordination Points.
  4. Cross-border Coordination Points must liaise with counterparts in neighbouring states and other entities.
  5. The committing Member State's Coordination Point analyses the initiative document and may redirect the initiator to existing mechanisms.
  6. Deadlines for analysis and actions are extended from three to six months in several articles.
  7. The transferring Member State must send its preliminary reaction within three months of receipt.
  8. Draft Commitments or Statements must be based on the initiative document and preliminary analysis and reaction.
  9. The committing Member State's Coordination Point has three months to examine the transferring state's reply.
  10. The Commission's report on the regulation's application is due three years after entry into force, not five.

Who is affected

  • Member States and their authorities, who gain flexibility in choosing mechanisms and must set up Coordination Points.
  • Initiators of joint projects, who face longer waiting times but may be redirected to existing mechanisms.

Figures and deadlines

  • six months
  • three months
  • three years

Legal basis: Article 294(2) and third paragraph of Article 175 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union