Priorities National Parliaments Commission Work Programme 2016
New initiatives
Nº of the
Commission’s
initiative

Name of the Commission’s initiative

Czech
Republic
Poslanecká
snemovna

Czech
Republic
Senát

Croatia
Hrvatski
Sabor

Denmark
Folketinget

Hungary
Italy
Országgyulés Senato della
Repubblica

Latvia
Saeima

Netherlands Netherlands
Tweede
Eerste
Kamer
Kamer

Poland
Senat

Portugal
Assembleia
de República

United
Kingdom
House of
Lords

United
Kingdom
House of
Commons

x

x

x

x

x

x

Romania
Camera
Deputatilor

Romania
Senat

x
x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Lithuania
Seimas

Slovak
Republic
Národná
rada

A New Boost for Jobs, Growth and Investments
1

New Skills Agenda for Europe

2

New start for working parents

3

Circular Economy Package

x

4

Review of the Multiannual Financial Framework
(MFF) 2014-2020

x

5

Next steps for a sustainable European future

x
x

x
x

x

x

x

x

A Connected Digital Single Market
6

Implementation of the Digital Single Market Strategy

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

A Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking
Climate Change Policy
7

Energy Union Package

x

x

x

A Deeper and Fairer Internal Market with a
Stenghtened Industrial Base
8

Labour Mobility Package

x

x

x

9

Follow-up to Single Market Strategy

x

x

x

10

European Defence Action Plan

x

x

x

11

Action Plan on VAT

x

x

x

12

Corporate Tax Package

x

x

x

13

A Space Strategy for Europe

x

x

x

x

x

x

A deeper and Fairer Economic and Monetary Union
14

Pillar of Social Rights

15

European Bank Deposit Insurance Scheme /
Completion of the Banking Union

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Trade: A Reasonable and Balanced Free Trade
Agreement with the U.S.
16

Follow-up to the Trade and Investment Strategy

x

An Area of Justice and Fundamental Rights Based
on Mutual Trust
17

Implementation of European Agenda on Security

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Towards a New Policy on Migration
18

Better Migration Management

19

Border Management Package

x

A Stronger Global Actor
20

Post-Cotonou Framework

21

Capacity building in the security sector

22

Commission contribution to the Global Strategy

x

x
x

A Union of Democratic Change
23

Proposal for an Inter-Institutional Agreement on a
mandatory Transparency Register

Priority
x

Subsidiarity check

x

Cyprus
Vouli ton Antiprosopon

Ireland
Tithe an Oireachtais

The House Standing Committee on Foreign and European
Affairs examined the European Commission Work
Program in December 2015 and has sent it to the sectoral
committees of the House for consideration. Due to the
May parliamentary elections this did not prove possible.

Following parliamentary elections in February 2016 and
protracted talks to form a Government, the Parliamentary
Committees have not yet been re-established so it has
not been possible to examine the Commission Work
Programme for 2016.

x

x

Priorities National Parliaments Commission Work Programme 2016
REFIT actions
Nº of REFIT

Name of REFIT

Type of REFIT

Croatia
Hrvatski
Sabor

Denmark
Folketinget

Hungary
Italy
Országgyulés Senato della
Repubblica

Lithuania
Seimas

Portugal
Netherlands Netherlands
Eerste
Assembleia
Tweede
Kamer
de República
Kamer

United
Kingdom
House of
Lords

United
Kingdom
House of
Commons

A New Boost for Jobs, Growth and Investment
1

REACH

2

Standard Procurement Document and Standard Forms for
Public Procurement

Legislative / Evaluation
Legislative

3

Lifts (Directive 95/16/EC)

Evaluation

4

State Aid: Commission Notice on a Simplified Procedure
for the treatment of certain types of State Aid (‘Simplified
procedure Notice’) (2009/C136/03)

Evaluation

A Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate
Change Policy
5

Targeted review of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)
No 639/2014 (Ecological Focus Areas)

Legislative

6

EU Nature Legislation

Evaluation follow up

7

European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
(E-PRTR) Regulation

Evaluation follow up
Evaluation follow up

8

Fuel Quality Directive

9

Environmental Reporting Initiative

Evaluation

10

Energy Union Reporting initiative

Evaluation

A Deeper and Fairer Internal Market with a Strengthened
Industrial Base
11

Prospectus Directive Review

Legislative

12

Review of the European Venture Capital (EuVECA)
and European Social Entrepreneurship Fund (EuSEF)
regulations

Legislative

13

Tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common
Customs Tariff (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23
July 1987) - Recast

Legislative

14

Tobacco excise duty (Council Directive No 2011/64/EU) revision

Legislative

15

Port reception facilities (Directive 2000/59/EC) – revision

Legislative

16

Occupational Health and Safety Legislation

Evaluation follow up /
Legislative

17

Food Legislation

Evaluation follow up

18

Follow-up to the ‘Report of the Financial Legislation
Review’

19

Financial Conglomerates Directive

20

Nutrition and Health Claims made on Food

Follow up
Evaluation
Evaluation / Legislative

21

Maritime Legislation Fitness Check

Evaluation

22

Seafarers (Directive 2008/106/EC and Directive 2005/45/EC)

Evaluation

23

Written Statement Directive 91/533/EC

Evaluation

24

Pesticides: legislation covering Maximum Residue limit
setting and placing on the market of plant protection
products

Evaluation

25

Motor Insurance Directive

Evaluation

A Deeper and Fairer Economic and Monetary Union
26

Statistics Package

Fitness check

An Area of Justice and Fundamental Rights Based on
Mutual Trust
27

Judgments in matrimonial matters and matters of parental
responsibility (Brussels IIa)

Priority
x

Subsidiarity check

Cumulative Cost
Assessment

x