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Bruxelles, 27.9.2005

COM(2005) 462 definitivo

COMUNICAZIONE DELLA COMMISSIONE AL CONSIGLIO E AL PARLAMENTO EUROPEO

Esito dello screening delle proposte legislative pendenti dinnanzi al legislatore

COMUNICAZIONE DELLA COMMISSIONE AL CONSIGLIO E AL PARLAMENTO EUROPEO

Esito dello screening delle proposte legislative pendenti dinnanzi al legislatore

Come annunciato nella sua comunicazione del 16 marzo 2005 intitolata “Una migliore regolamentazione per la crescita e l’occupazione nell’Unione europea”[1] la Commissione ha deciso di introdurre una svolta nella sua strategia volta a garantire che la qualità legislativa in Europa promuova gli obiettivi della partnership per la crescita e l’occupazione.

Se vogliamo rafforzare la concorrenzialità dell’Europa, dobbiamo portare il contesto normativo nell’Unione europea al livello più alto possibile. Per raggiungere questo obiettivo dovremo semplificare, ove necessario, e aggiornare il cosiddetto “acquis communautaire”, il corpus legislativo esistente. A tal fine è prevista una serie di misure, tra cui in particolare il lancio di una nuova fase del programma di semplificazione nell’ottobre 2005.

La Commissione ha inoltre deciso che l’obiettivo di una migliore regolamentazione dovrà essere integrato nella progettazione delle politiche, e che le nuove proposte legislative presentate dalla Commissione dovranno cercare di promuovere una migliore regolamentazione e contribuire alla concorrenzialità. In particolare tale esigenza viene attuata tramite l’obbligo di sottoporre le nuove iniziative legislative a una valutazione d’impatto, come annunciato nel programma legislativo e di lavoro 2005 della Commissione, per il quale sono stati recentemente adottati degli ampi e particolareggiati orientamenti[2].

Per quanto riguarda le proposte presentate dalla Commissione in passato e ancora pendenti nel processo legislativo, la comunicazione dello scorso ottobre menziona l’intenzione della Commissione di “esaminare le proposte al vaglio del Consiglio o del Parlamento per quanto riguarda la loro pertinenza generale, il loro impatto sulla concorrenzialità e altri effetti.” Gli obiettivi, la procedura e gli esiti di tale processo di screening, il primo di questo tipo, sono presentati nella presente comunicazione.

1. Obiettivi dello screening delle proposte pendenti

L’esercizio di screening mirava a mettere le Commissione in grado di assicurare che tutte le proposte legislative pendenti siano pienamente coerenti con le priorità politiche della Commissione stessa e di verificare se eventuali nuove circostanze giustifichino una revisione dell’approccio inizialmente adottato.

Nei casi in cui si è ritenuta necessaria una revisione, l’esercizio di screening ha inoltre individuato le misure che sarà necessario adottare (modifiche, sostituzioni o ritiro di proposte pendenti, miglioramento della valutazione d’impatto).

Più specificatamente, l’esercizio di screening mirava a vagliare le proposte pendenti sotto tre punti di vista:

In primo luogo, le proposte pendenti sono state vagliate alla luce della loro coerenza con gli obiettivi di Lisbona dell’UE, e segnatamente con l’obiettivo di promuovere la concorrenzialità. I criteri adottati per valutare le proposte sotto questo profilo sono quelli specificati nel ‘test di concorrenzialità’ di cui nei recentemente rielaborati orientamenti per la valutazione d’impatto[3].

In secondo luogo, le proposte pendenti sono state analizzate per appurare l’eventuale assenza di progressi di rilievo nel processo legislativo per un determinato periodo di tempo. In questi casi sono state analizzati anche i motivi di tale stagnazione e le possibilità di sbloccare la situazione.

In terzo luogo, le proposte pendenti sono state analizzate per appurare se sono in linea con gli attuali requisiti relativi al miglioramento della regolamentazione, segnatamente in funzione di adeguate valutazioni d’impatto. Questo criterio riguarda in particolare le proposte presentate quando le valutazioni d’impatto non erano ancora un requisito formale.

2. Processo dell’esercizio di screening

Al momento del lancio dell’esercizio di screening nell’aprile 2005, il numero totale di proposte pendenti era di 489[4]. Il campo d’applicazione dell’esercizio definito nella comunicazione del marzo scorso era esplicitamente limitato alle proposte pendenti la cui data è anteriore al 1° gennaio 2004. Si tratta di un totale di 183 proposte.

Queste ultime sono state sottoposte a un’attenta valutazione, al cui termine sono state individuate 100 proposte che rappresentano iniziative legislative autenticamente nuove, le quali sono state poi ulteriormente valutate ai fini di accertare eventuali effetti negativi sulla concorrrenzialità o conseguenze economiche di più ampio raggio. Il resto è costituito da proposte il cui probabile impatto sulla concorrrenzialità è scarso o nullo. Si tratta in massima parte di proposte derivanti da obblighi internazionali o rappresentanti adeguamenti dell’acquis al progresso tecnico o scientifico. Alcune di tali proposte contribuiscono inoltre direttamente al miglioramento della regolamentazione, giacché codificano o semplificano l’acquis.

3. Esiti del processo di screening

Sulla base di un’analisi particolareggiata di tutte le proposte pendenti, la Commissione prevede due principali tipi di azione:

(1) Proposte da ritirare. La Commissione intende ritirare un totale di 68 proposte. Si tratta di proposte giudicate incoerenti con gli obiettivi di Lisbona o con i principi relativi al miglioramento della regolamentazione, o di proposte che non rappresentano progressi di rilievo nel processo legislativo o non sono più pertinenti[5] (ad esempio se gli obiettivi sono già in corso di raggiungimento attraverso altri mezzi o verranno raggiunti attraverso altri mezzi). Alcune di tali proposte potrebbero essere rivalutate alla luce di un’ulteriore analisi. In alcuni casi la Commissione intende procedere a una rivalutazione della necessità di un intervento legislativo alla luce dei risultati di una nuova valutazione d’impatto generalizzata.

(2) Proposte da mantenere nel processo legislativo, a condizione di sottoporre un’analisi economica alla valutazione dell’autorità legislativa[6]. Si tratta di 5 proposte della cui importanza la Commissione rimane comunque convinta, ma per le quali la presentazione dell’analisi d’impatto supplementare agevolerà probabilmente il processo decisionale da parte dell’autorità legislativa.

In seguito allo screening da parte della Commissione saranno dunque 73 proposte le pendenti soggette a una determinata forma di intervento. Di questo elenco fanno parte le proposte che non corrispondono pienamente agli obiettivi della concorrenzialità, quelle che necessitano di un’ulteriore analisi economica da sottoporre alla valutazione del legislatore e infine quelle che non rappresentano progressi di rilievo nel processo legislativo o sono divenute obsolete.

In particolare i ritiri rappresentano circa il 31%[7] di tutte le proposte pendenti precedentemente al 1° gennaio 2004. Il totale degli interventi, comprese le proposte che dovranno essere sottoposte a un’approfondita analisi economica, rappresentano attualmente il 33%[8] di tali proposte pendenti.

Per almeno due delle proposte l’esercizio di screening ha peraltro prodotto risultati che non rientrano in nessuna delle suddette categorie. In primo luogo, per quanto riguarda la proposta di direttiva del Consiglio sulle norme minime di sicurezza e di salute relative all’esposizione dei lavoratori ai rischi derivanti dagli agenti fisici – radiazioni ottiche, 1992/0449/COD, per la quale l’esercizio di screening ha portato la Commissione a concludere che gli aspetti relativi all’esposizione dei lavoratori alle radiazioni ottiche naturali dovrebbero essere eliminati, in linea con quanto proposto dal Parlamento europeo.

In secondo luogo, per quanto riguarda la proposta relativa al lavoro temporaneo (2002/0072/COD), la Commissione si riserva il diritto di riesaminare la proposta alla luce delle future discussioni in merito ad altre proposte.

L’allegato della presente comunicazione riassume la situazione è descrive dettagliatamente le proposte in questione.

Conclusione

Il processo di screening delle proposte pendenti è il primo processo globale di questo tipo a essere realizzato dalla Commissione, a dimostrazione del suo impegno riguardo alla partnership per la crescita e per l’occupazione nonché all’applicazione dei principi relativi al miglioramento della regolamentazione.

I provevdimenti derivanti dal processo di screening, ovvero gli interventi previsti nei confronti delle proposte pendenti e illustrati in allegato, sono stati ideati per favorire il conseguimento degli obiettivi di Lisbona, incoraggiando la concorrenzialità, per creare un migliore quadro legislativo e per eliminare le proposte che non hanno grandi possibilità di essere adottate o sono divenute obsolete.

In alcuni casi l’eliminazione delle proposte pendenti farà parte di un lavoro di revisione politica globale, o mirerà al riesame delle proposte alla luce di nuovi elementi politici e di una valutazione d’impatto generalizzata.

Conformemente agli impegni assunti nell'accordo quadro sulle relazioni tra il Parlamento europeo e la Commissione (paragrafo 32), con la presente comunicazione la Commissione informa il Parlamento europeo ed il Consiglio prima di procedere al ritiro delle proprie proposte.

ANNEX

1- Proposals to be withdrawn

Agriculture

- COM(88) 431/2: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE establishing the terms and conditions of officially supported export credits for agricultural products

- 1994/0254/CNS: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) on the crediting of securities, deposits and guarantees furnished under the common agricultural policy and subsequently forfeited, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 352/78

- 2000/0152/CNS: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops, in order to include rice

- COM(2003) 89: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION authorising the offer and delivery for direct human consumption of certain wines imported from Australia which may have undergone oenological practices not provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999

Competition

- 1997/0137/CNS: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No. 3975/87 laying down the procedure for the application of the rules on competition to undertakings in the air transport sector

- 1997/0138/CNS: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) on the application of Article 85(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreement and concerted practices in the air transport sector between the Community and third countries

Development

- COM(1999) 273: Proposal for a DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AND OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEMBER STATES MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL authorising the Commission to open negotiations with the ACP States with a view to amending the third ACP-EEC Convention, signed at Lomé on 8 December 1984, the fourth ACP-EEC Convention, signed at Lomé on 15 December 1989, and the fourth ACP-EC Convention as revised by the Mauritius Agreement of 4 November 1995

Economic and Financial Affairs

- SEC(2004) 485/2: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on making public the recommendation with a view to giving early warning to Italy in order to prevent the occurrence of an excessive deficit

Enlargement

- 1996/0153/ACC: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters in the area of certification of industrial products under the framework of the Europe Agreement between the European Community and its member states of the one part, and the Republic of Poland of the other part

- COM(1999) 675: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part, with regard to the adoption of provisions for the co-ordination of social security schemes

- COM(1999) 676: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part, with regard to the adoption of provisions for the co-ordination of social security schemes

- COM(1999) 678: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part, with regard to the adoption of provisions for the co-ordination of social security schemes

- COM(1999) 679: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, with regard to the adoption of provisions for the co-ordination of social security schemes

- COM(1999) 680: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other part, with regard to the adoption of provisions for the co-ordination of social security schemes

- COM(1999) 681 : Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part, with regard to the adoption of provisions for the co-ordination of social security schemes

- COM(1999) 682: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, with regard to the adoption of provisions for the co-ordination of social security schemes

- COM(1999) 684: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, with regard to the adoption of provisions for the co-ordination of social security schemes

- 2002/0213/CNS: Proposal for a COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION .../…/EC, ECSC on the conclusion of an additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part , with regard to an extension of the period foreseen in the provisions of Article 8(4) of Protocol 2 of the Europe Agreement with the Czech Republic

- 2002/0027/ACC: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Committee established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, with regard to the adoption of a Regional aid map on the basis of which public aid granted by the Slovak Republic will be assessed

- 2002/0145/ACC: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION relating to the conclusion of an Additional Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of the negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions

Enterprise and Industry

- 1991/0386/COD: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute for a European association

- 1991/0390/COD : Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute for a European mutual society

- 1991/0387/COD: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council supplementing the Statute for a European association with regard to the involvement of employees

- 1991/0391/COD: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council supplementing the Statute for a European mutual society with regard to the involvement of employees

- SEC(90) 431: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 428/89 concerning the export of certain dangerous chemicals

- 2000/0235/COD: Proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 80/232/EEC as regards the range of nominal weights for coffee extracts and chicory extracts

- 2003/0289/ACC: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community in the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part, concerning the improvement of the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products provided for in Protocol 3 of the Europe Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary

- 2004/0005/ACC: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community in the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, concerning the improvement of the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products provided for in Protocol 3 of the Europe Agreement between the European Community and the Slovak Republic

- 2004/0006/ACC: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community in the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, concerning the improvement of the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products provided for in Protocol 3 of the Europe Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia

- 2004/0015/ACC : Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community in the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other part, concerning the improvement of the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products provided for in Protocol 2 of the Europe Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Latvia

- 2004/0021/ACC: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community in the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part, concerning the improvement of the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products provided for in Protocol 2 of the Europe Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Estonia

- 2004/0019/ACC: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community in the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part, concerning the improvement of the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products provided for in Protocol 2 of the Europe Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Lithuania

- 2004/0034/ACC: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community in the Association Council established by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Malta concerning the improvements of the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products

- COM(2004) 1: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community in the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, concerning the improvement of the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products provided for in Protocol 3 of the Europe Agreement between the European Community and the Czech Republic

Environment

- 2001/0188/CNS: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION relating to the conclusion, on behalf of the Community, of the Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

- COM(2003) 263: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signature, on behalf of the European Community of the Protocol on civil liability and compensation for damage caused by the transboundary effects of industrial accidents transboundary watercourses

Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

- 2001/0096/CNS: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy

- 2001/0299/CNS: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION establishing measures for the recovery of cod and hake stocks

- 2002/0275/CNS: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms

- COM(2004) 783: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as concerns fishing opportunities for Norway lobster in the North Sea

- COM(2004) 797: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as concerns fishing opportunities for herring in the Baltic Sea

Internal Market and Services

- 2001/0227/COD: Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Regulation on sales promotion in the internal market

- 1997/0356/COD: Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive approximating the legal arrangements for the protection of inventions by utility model

Justice, Freedom and Security

- 2001/0155/CNS: Proposal for a Council Directive relating to the conditions in which third-country nationals shall have the freedom to travel in the territory of the Member States for periods not exceeding 6 months

- 2003/0311/COD: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION on the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (recast)

External Relations

- 2000/0027/ACC: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION to refer the dispute regarding the procedure of state registration (renewal of registration) of medicinal products and related fees in Ukraine and to determine the position to be adopted by the Community in the Co-operation Council to settle the dispute

- 2000/0166/ACC: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION to supply the Cooperation Council with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation in respect of the import ban imposed by the Russian Federation on fresh eggs for human consumption originating in the European Community

- 2000/0196/ACC: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION to supply the Cooperation Council with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation in respect of the failure by the Russian Federation to fulfil its obligations under the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement in regard to trade in alcoholic beverages

- 2000/0247/ACC: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION on countermeasures in response to the failure of the Russian Federation to fulfil its obligations under the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement in regard to trade in alcoholic beverages

- 2002/0139/COD: Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL concerning Community cooperation with Asian and Latin American countries and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2258/96

- 2003/0160/AVC: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing of an agreement on the participation of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the European Economic Area and four related agreements

- COM(2003) 255/2: Amended proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION approving the conclusion by the Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of an Agreement on a Multilateral Nuclear Environmental Programme in the Russian Federation and of its Protocol on Claims, Legal Proceedings and Indemnification

Research

- COM(2003) 149: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION amending the Council Decision of 16 December 1980 setting up the consultative committee for the fusion programme

Health and Consumer Protection

- 1997/0027/COD: Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 79/112/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs

- 2000/0180/COD: Proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL REGULATION laying down detailed rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption

Codification

- 2003/0288/CNS: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION laying down general rules for the application of measures to improve the production and marketing of honey (consolidated version)

Taxation and Customs Union

- 2001/0266/CNS: Proposal for Council Directive amending Directive 92/81/EEC with regard to the possibility of applying a reduced rate of excise duty on certain mineral oils containing biofuels and on biofuels

- 2002/0191/CNS: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 92/81/EEC and Directive 92/82/EEC to introduce special tax arrangements for diesel fuel used for commercial purposes and to align the excise duties on petrol and diesel fuel

- 1998/0210/CNS: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) on verification measures, measures relating to the refund system and administrative co-operation measures necessary for the application of Directive 98/xxx/EC

- 1998/0209/CNS: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the rules governing the right to deduct value added tax

Trade

- 2004/0101/ACC: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the application of certain guidelines in the field of officially supported export credits

- COM(2004) 697: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION amending Council Decision 2001/855/EC of 15 November 2001 authorising the automatic renewal or continuation in force of provisions governing matters covered by the common commercial policy contained in the friendship, trade and navigation treaties and trade agreements concluded by Member States and third countries

Energy and Transport

- 1997/0212/COD: Proposal for a Council Directive on safety requirements and attestation of professional competence for cabin crews in Civil Aviation

- 1998/0096/COD: Proposal for a Council Directive on a transparent system of harmonised rules for driving restrictions on heavy goods vehicles involved in international transport on designated roads (“weekend bans”)

- 1996/0301/CNS: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of the Agreement establishing conditions for the carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterway between the European Community on the one hand, and the Czech Republic, the Republic of Poland and the Slovak Republic on the other

- 1998/0349/COD: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 of 16 December 1991 on the harmonisation of technical rules and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation

- 2001/0225/CNS: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION to conclude for the European Community (EC) the “International Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management”

2- Proposals to be withdrawn and EU action to be reconsidered in the light of further analysis of the impacts

Justice, Freedom and Security

- 2001/0154/CNS: Proposal for a Council Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose of paid employment and self-employed economic activities

3- Proposals to be maintained - economic analysis to be presented for the consideration of the legislative authority

Environment

- 2003/0189/COD: Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Regulation on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases

- 2003/0139/COD: Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Regulation on shipments of waste

Justice, Freedom and Security

- 2002/0312/ACC: Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing by the EC of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and its Protocol on matters specific to aircraft equipment; adopted jointly in Cape Town on 16/11/2001

Taxation and Customs Union

- 2002/0041/CNS: Proposal for a Council Directive modifying directive 77/388/CEE on travel agents: special VAT scheme

- 2003/0057/COD: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 218/92 on administrative co-operation in the field of indirect taxation (VAT) as regards additional measures regarding supplies of travel services

[1] COM(2005) 97.

[2] SEC(2005) 791.

[3] Cfr. nota 2

[4] In effetti ogni anno la Commissione affronta un volume di circa 200/250 proposte derivanti dagli obblighi internazionali dell’UE, dalla necessità di aggiornare l’“acquis communautaire” e/o di adempiere agli impegni presi con il legislatore.

[5] La Commissione ha svolto dei regolari esercizi di ritiro finalizzati a ridurre il numero di proposte pendenti. 34 proposte sono state ritirate nel 1997, 58 nel 1999, 108 nel 2001 e 102 nel 2004.

[6] Gas fluorurati, spedizioni di rifiuti, firma della convenzione sui beni mobili d'equipaggiamento degli aereomobili, IVA agenti di viaggio, cooperazione amministrativa in materia di IVA, usi finali dell’energia e servizi energetici.

[7] Su un totale di 68 ritiri, 12 sono proposte adottate dalla Commissione nel 2004.

[8] Cfr. nota 7.