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EN Official Journal of the European Union CE 271/1

Thursday 12 November 2009

Progress annual plan of work for 2010 and list of activities by policy section

P7_TA(2009)0063

European Parliament resolution of 12 November 2009 on the draft Progress annual plan of work for 2010 and the list of activities by policy section proposed by the Commission

2010/C 271 E/01

The European Parliament,

having regard to Decision No 1672/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity – Progress (1),

having regard to the draft Progress annual plan of work for 2010 and the list of activities by policy section proposed by the Commission,

having regard to the Commission proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Microfinance Facility for Employment and Social Inclusion (Progress Microfinance Facility)(COM(2009)0333) and to the Commission proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1672/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity – Progress (COM(2009)0340),

having regard to Article 8 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (2),

having regard to Rule 88(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas Parliament has not concluded its examination of the Commission's proposals regarding the microfinance facility; whereas the Commission should refrain from adopting the specific measures concerning the financial allocation of Progress until the legislative process on the microfinance facility is concluded,

1. Opposes the adoption of the draft Progress annual plan of work for 2010 and the list of activities by policy section proposed by the Commission;

2. Considers that the draft annual plan exceeds the implementing powers provided for in Decision 1999/468/EC;

3. Calls on the Commission to withdraw the draft annual plan and to submit a new one to the committee as soon as the European Parliament, Council and Commission have reached an agreement on the Commission's proposal on the microfinance facility (COM(2009)0333) and on its proposal amending Decision 1672/2006/EC (COM(2009)0340);

4. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

(1) OJ L 315, 15.11.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
EN Official Journal of the European Union CE 236/159

Tuesday 15 June 2010

Proposal for a decision on the setting up and numerical strength of the Delegation to the CARIFORUM-EU Parliamentary Committee

P7_TA(2010)0211

European Parliament decision of 15 June 2010 on the setting up and numerical strength of the Delegation to the CARIFORUM-EU Parliamentary Committee

2011/C 236 E/30

The European Parliament,

having regard to the Constituent Act of 29 December 2008 of the CARIFORUM-EU Parliamentary Committee,

having regard to Rule 198 of its Rules of Procedure,

1. Decides to set up a Delegation to the CARIFORUM-EU Parliamentary Committee;

2. Decides that the numerical strength of the delegation shall be 15 full members;

3. Decides that nine members shall be taken from the Committee on International Trade and six from the Committee on Development;
C.

whereas, according to Article 9 of the Protocol, during the sessions of the European Parliament its Members enjoy ‘in the territory of their own State, the immunities accorded to members of their parliament’, whereas ‘immunity cannot be claimed when a Member is found in the act of committing an offence and shall not prevent the European Parliament from exercising its right to waive the immunity of one of its Members’;
1.

Decides to append the following interpretation to Rule 187(1): ‘In the event that the seat of a full member of a committee falls vacant, a permanent substitute from the same political group shall be entitled to vote in place of the full member, on a temporary basis pending the provisional replacement of the full member in accordance with Rule 186(5), or, in the absence of such provisional replacement, pending the appointment of a new full member. Such entitlement is based on Parliament's decision concerning the numerical composition of the committee, and aims at ensuring that the number of members of the political group concerned who can take part in the vote is equal to the number entitled to do so before the seat fell vacant.’
1.

Decides to amend the numerical strength of the standing committees as follows: I. Committee on Foreign Affairs: 79 members II. Committee on Development: 30 members III. Committee on International Trade: 31 members IV. Committee on Budgets: 45 members V. Committee on Budgetary Control: 31 members VI. Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs: 50 members VII. Committee on Employment and Social Affairs: 50 members VIII. Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety: 71 members IX. Committee on Industry, Research and Energy: 61 members X. Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection: 41 members XI. Committee on Transport and Tourism: 47 members XII. Committee on Regional Development: 50 members XIII. Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development: 44 members XIV. Committee on Fisheries: 25 members XV. Committee on Culture and Education: 31 members XVI. Committee on Legal Affairs: 25 members XVII. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs: 60 members XVIII. Committee on Constitutional Affairs: 26 members XIX. Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality: 35 members XX. Committee on Petitions: 35 members;
‘Fact-finding visits and the reports on those visits are aimed solely at providing the Committee with the requisite information to enable it to consider the petition further. Such reports are drafted under the exclusive responsibility of the participants in the visit, who shall seek to reach a consensus. Failing such a consensus, the report must set out the divergent findings of fact or assessments. The report is submitted to the Committee for its approval by a single vote, unless the Chair declares, where appropriate, that amendments may be tabled to parts of the report. Rule 52 does not apply to these reports, either directly or mutatis mutandis. In the absence of approval by the Committee, reports shall not be forwarded to the President.’;
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 181/95

P7_TA(2013)0404

Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament and the ECB on cooperation on procedures related to the Single Supervisory Mechanism

European Parliament decision of 9 October 2013 on the conclusion of an Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament and the European Central Bank on the practical modalities of the exercise of democratic accountability and oversight over the exercise of the tasks conferred on the ECB within the framework of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (2013/2198(ACI))

(2016/C 181/18)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the letter from its President of 12 September 2013,

— having regard to the draft Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament and the European Central Bank on the practical modalities of the exercise of democratic accountability and oversight over the exercise of the tasks conferred on the ECB within the framework of the Single Supervisory Mechanism,

— having regard to the Treaty on European Union,

— having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in particular Article 127(6), the second paragraph of Article 284(3) and Article 295 thereof,

— having regard to its position, adopted on 12 September 2013, with a view to the adoption of a Council regulation conferring specific tasks on the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (1) and to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs on a proposal for such regulation (2),

— having regard to the declaration of the President of the European Parliament and of the President of the European Central Bank of 12 September 2013, on the occasion of Parliament’s vote for the adoption of a Council regulation conferring specific tasks on the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (3),

— having regard to Rule 127(1) and Rule 46(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A7-0302/2013),

1. Approves conclusion of the agreement below and, taking into account the substance of the agreement, decides to annex it to its Rules of Procedure;

2. Instructs its President to sign the agreement with the President of the European Central Bank and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

3. Instructs its President to forward this decision, including its annex, to the Council, the Commission, the European Central Bank and the national parliaments.

(1) Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0372.

(2) A7-0392/2012 (rapporteur: Marianne Thyssen and rapporteur for opinion: Andrew Duff).

(3) See the Annex to Parliament's legislative resolution of 12 September 2013 on a proposal for such regulation (Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0372).
—

having regard to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC (1), and in particular Article 7(5) and (6) thereof,
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 443/100

P7_TA(2014)0410

Amendment of Parliament's Rules of Procedure so as to allow for the possibility of electronic signatures

European Parliament decision of 16 April 2014 on amendment of Parliament's Rules of Procedure so as to allow for the possibility of electronic signatures (2014/2011(REG))

(2017/C 443/22)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the letter from the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs of 10 December 2013,

— having regard to Rules 211 and 212 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A7-0175/2014),

1. Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;

2. Points out that the amendments will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session;

3. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission, for information.

Amendment 1

Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Rule 148a (new)

Present text Amendment Rule 148a Electronic handling of documents Parliament documents may be prepared, signed and distributed in electronic form. The Bureau shall decide on the technical specifications and on the presentation of the electronic form.

Amendment 2

Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Rule 156 — paragraph 1 — interpretation appearing after subparagraph 2
A.

whereas Article 19(1) of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 provides for a revision of the multiannual financial framework in the event of the adoption after 1 January 2014 of programmes under shared management for, inter alia, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development in order to transfer to subsequent years, in excess of the corresponding expenditure ceilings, allocations not used in 2014;
2.

For that purpose, decides that the TAXE 2 special committee shall be vested with the following powers: (a) to analyse and examine practice in the application of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) regarding tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect issued by Member States since 1 January 1991; (b) to analyse and assess the Commission's practice of keeping under constant review, pursuant to Article 108 TFEU, all systems of aid existing in Member States, proposing to the Member States appropriate measures required by the progressive development or by the functioning of the internal market, checking whether aid granted by a State or through State resources is compatible with the internal market and not misused, deciding that the State concerned is to abolish or alter such aid within a certain period of time, and referring the matter to the Court of Justice of the European Union if the State concerned does not comply, which has allegedly resulted in a high number of tax rulings incompatible with EU state aid rules; (c) to analyse and examine compliance by Member States since 1 January 1991 with obligations set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (3), regarding the obligation to cooperate and provide all necessary documents; (d) to analyse and examine compliance with the obligations set out in Council Directive 77/799/EEC of 19 December 1977 concerning mutual assistance by the competent authorities of the Member States in the field of direct taxation and taxation of insurance premiums (4) and Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 15 February 2011 on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and repealing Directive 77/799/EEC (5), regarding communication by Member States to other Member States since 1 January 1991, by spontaneous exchange, of information on tax rulings; (e) to analyse and assess the Commission's practice as regards the proper application of Directives 77/799/EEC and 2011/16/EU regarding communication by Member States to other Member States, by spontaneous exchange, of information on tax rulings; (f) to analyse and assess compliance by the Member States with the principle of sincere cooperation enshrined in Article 4(3) of the Treaty on European Union, such as fulfilment of the obligations to facilitate the achievement of the Union's tasks and to refrain from any measure which could jeopardise the attainment of the Union's objectives, given the alleged large scale of aggressive tax planning facilitated by Member States, and the likely significant consequences this has had on public finances of and in the EU; (g) to analyse and assess aggressive tax planning carried out by companies established or incorporated in the Member States, also regarding the third-country dimension including the exchange of information with third countries in this respect; (h) to make any recommendations that it deems necessary in this matter;
16.

Points out that the following issues in particular need further follow-up at technical and/or political level, with the active involvement, and drawing on the expertise, of all parliamentary committees having the relevant experience: — programming (technical review of the 2010 Framework Agreement and Parliament's Rules of Procedure); — verification of the legal basis of acts (review of the Rules of Procedure to incorporate arrangements for a trilateral exchange of views); — evaluation of the application by the Commission of its abovementioned Better Regulation Guidelines and of the effective functioning of the newly created Regulatory Scrutiny Board, in particular in order to verify, in accordance with paragraph 6, that it operates in an independent manner and that its members are not subject to any political control; — the transparency and coordination of the legislative process (including the appropriate use of first and second-reading procedures, practical arrangements for exchanges of views, information-sharing and comparison of time-tables, transparency in the context of trilateral negotiations, development of platforms and tools for the establishment of a joint database on the state of play of legislative files, the provision of information to national parliaments and practical arrangements for cooperation and information-sharing regarding negotiations on, and the conclusion of, international agreements); — an evaluation and possible follow up of the independence of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board in fulfilling its role in supervising and providing objective advice on respective impact assessments; — the expectation by Parliament, pursuant to the relevant provisions of the new IIA, that the Commission comes forward with proposals establishing targets, where feasible, for the reduction of burdens in key sectors as soon as possible while ensuring that the objectives of the legislation are met; — ensuring operational and legal coherence between the new IIA and cooperation agreements regarding the Union advisory bodies; — delegated and implementing acts, on the basis of its resolution of 25 February 2014 on follow-up on the delegation of legislative powers and control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (6) (negotiations on delineation criteria for delegated and implementing acts, the setting-up of a register of delegated acts and full alignment of pre-Lisbon acts); — implementation and application of Union legislation (scrutiny of the communication, by Member States, of the transposition of directives, as well as of each national measure that goes beyond the provisions of Union legislation (‘gold-plating’));
Official Journal of the European Union

P8_TA(2017)0318

Appointment of Simon Busuttil to the panel set up under Article 255 of the TFEU

European Parliament decision of 12 September 2017 proposing the appointment of Simon Busuttil to the panel set up under Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (2017/2132(INS))

(2018/C 337/22)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the second paragraph of Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),

— having regard to Rule 120 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the proposal of its Committee on Legal Affairs (B8-0503/2017),

A. whereas Simon Busuttil meets the conditions laid down in the second paragraph of Article 255 TFEU;

1. Proposes that Simon Busuttil be appointed to the panel;
1.

Decides to set up a special committee on the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides, vested with the following strictly defined responsibilities: (a) to analyse and assess the authorisation procedure for pesticides in the Union, including the methodology used and its scientific quality, the procedure’s independence from industry, and the transparency of the decision-making process and its outcomes; (b) to analyse and assess, using an evidence-based approach, the potential failures in the scientific evaluation of the approval, or renewal of approval, of active substances such as glyphosate by the relevant EU agencies, as well as compliance by the EU agencies with the relevant Union rules, guidelines and codes of conduct in force; (c) to analyse and assess, in particular, whether the Commission has acted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 when taking decisions with regard to the conditions of approval of glyphosate and the renewal of approval of glyphosate; (d) to analyse and assess possible conflicts of interest at all levels of the approval procedure, including at the level of the national bodies of the rapporteur Member State in charge of the assessment report drawn up in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009; (e) to analyse and assess whether the EU agencies responsible for the evaluation and classification of active substances are adequately staffed and financed so as to enable them to fulfil their obligations; to analyse and assess the possibility of commissioning and/or conducting independent research and testing, and the financing thereof; (f) to make any recommendations that it considers necessary with regard to the Union authorisation procedure for pesticides in order to achieve a high level of protection of both human and animal health and the environment; to undertake visits and hold hearings to this end with the EU institutions and relevant agencies, as well as with international and national institutions, non-governmental organisations and private bodies;
A.

whereas the United Kingdom submitted on 29 March 2017 the notification of its intention to withdraw from the Union pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union; whereas the Treaties will cease to apply to the United Kingdom from the date of entry into force of a withdrawal agreement or failing that, two years after that notification, that is to say from 30 March 2019, unless the European Council, in agreement with the United Kingdom, unanimously decides to extend that period;
B.

whereas despite the obligations set out under Article 56(4) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 and notwithstanding the numerous calls made by Parliament to respect gender balance when presenting a list of candidates, Parliament deplores that all candidates were men; whereas Parliament regrets that women continue to be underrepresented in executive positions in the field of banking and financial services and demands that this request is respected for the next nomination; whereas all EU and national institutions and bodies should implement concrete measures to ensure gender balance;
D.

whereas on the ballot paper for the election of Members of the European Parliament of 26 May 2019, Gunnar Beck was listed as ‘Prof. Dr. Gunnar Beck, Hochschuldozent [university lecturer], Barrister-at-Law für EU-Recht [for EU law], Neuss (NW)’; whereas in 1996 Gunnar Beck was awarded a Doctorate in Philosophy in Oxford, Great Britain, while in Germany he obtained the title of neither professor nor doctor; whereas before the constituent part-session of the European Parliament, the Düsseldorf Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation on the basis of press reports and criminal complaints into suspected misuse of a title under Section 132a(1)(1) of the German Criminal Code; whereas shortly after 5 July 2019 and presumably on 9 July 2019, the investigation was suspended as a result of the election of Gunnar Beck to the European Parliament; whereas on 4 September 2019 the Düsseldorf Chief Public Prosecutor forwarded a request for the waiver of Gunnar Beck’s immunity to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection with a view to relaunching the investigation into suspected misuse of a title under Section 132a(1)(1) of the German Criminal Code;
1.

Decides that the numerical strength of the standing committees and subcommittees after the UK withdrawal from the EU shall be as follows: I. Committee on Foreign Affairs: 71 members, II. Committee on Development: 26 members, III. Committee on International Trade: 43 members, IV. Committee on Budgets: 41 members, V. Committee on Budgetary Control: 30 members, VI. Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs: 60 members, VII. Committee on Employment and Social Affairs: 55 members, VIII. Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety: 81 members, IX. Committee on Industry, Research and Energy: 78 members, X. Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection: 45 members, XI. Committee on Transport and Tourism: 49 members, XII. Committee on Regional Development: 43 members, XIII. Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development: 48 members, XIV. Committee on Fisheries: 28 members, XV. Committee on Culture and Education: 31 members, XVI. Committee on Legal Affairs: 25 members, XVII. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs: 68 members, XVIII. Committee on Constitutional Affairs: 28 members, XIX. Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality: 35 members, XX. Committee on Petitions: 35 members, Subcommittee on Human Rights: 30 members, Subcommittee on Security and Defence: 30 members;