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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2014 - 2019

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

IMCO_PV(2015)0121_2

MINUTESMeeting of 21 January 2015, 9.00-12.30 and 15.00-18.30,

and 22 January 2015, 9.00-12.30BRUSSELS

The meeting opened at 09.07 on Wednesday, 21 January 2015, with Vicky Ford (Chair)presiding.

1. Adoption of agenda

The agenda was adopted as shown in the minutes. Votes started at 09.00 instead of 09.30 on 22/01/2015.

2. Chair’s announcements

A. Coordinators Decisions in 2104

Members were informed of the registration in the electronic register of documents of allcoordinators minutes/decisions, pursuant to the Recommendation issued by the EU Ombudsman in complaint 262/2012/OV.

Decisions adopted by the IMCO coordinators will be announced by the Chair and will be included as an annex to the committee minutes.

In the Minutes of IMCO’s December 2014 meeting are annexed all the decisions taken by coordinators in the new legislature (July to December 2014).

B. Newsletter

Members were informed of the availability of IMCO's Newsletter (Nr.55).

C. Webstreaming

The Chairman reminded Members that the meeting is webstreamed live.

D. eMeeting

Members were reminded that eMeeting application (http://europarl.europa.eu/emeeting) is

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available to them, their assistants and political group staff.

E. Committee Meeting

Members were also informed that the Committee meeting of 26 March has been moved to 24 March in the afternoon.

3. Approval of minutes of meetings of: 3-4 December 2014 PV – PE544.290v01-00

4. Establishment of a European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared workIMCO/8/00427***I 2014/0124(COD) COM(2014)0221 – C7-0144/2014

Rapporteur for the opinion:

Dennis de Jong (GUE/NGL) PA – PE539.571v01-00AM – PE544.359v01-00

Responsible: EMPL – Georgi Pirinski (S&D) PR – PE539.484v01-00AM – PE544.465v01-00AM – PE541.655v01-00

Consideration of amendments

Speakers: Dennis de Jong, Ivan Štefanec, Maria Grapini, Ulla Tørnæs, Igor Šoltes, Vicky Ford

5. Annual Report on EU Competition PolicyIMCO/8/01551

2014/2158(INI) COM(2014)0249


Kaja Kallas (ALDE) PA – PE539.870v01-00AM – PE544.281v01-00

Responsible: ECON – Morten Messerschmidt (ECR) PR – PE541.465v01-00AM – PE544.265v03-00


Speakers: Kaja Kallas, Andreas Schwab, Lucy Anderson, Jan Philipp Albrecht, Marcus Pretzell, Dennis de Jong, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Olga Sehnalová

6. Single Market governance within the European Semester 2015IMCO/8/01785

2014/2212(INI)

Rapporteur: Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz (PPE) PR – PE541.454v01-00AM – PE541.660v01-00AM – PE544.330v01-00

Responsible: IMCO Consideration of compromise amendments

Speakers: Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto, Vicky Ford, Antanas Guoga,

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Pascal Durand, Dennis de Jong, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt

7. Protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosureIMCO/8/00274***I 2013/0402(COD) COM(2013)0813 – C7-0431/2013


Lara Comi (PPE) PA – PE541.656v01-00

Responsible: JURI – Constance Le Grip (PPE) Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 3 February 2015, 12.00

Speakers: Lara Comi, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati, Emma McClarkin, Kaja Kallas, Pascal Durand, Jean Bergevin (DG GROW), Jiří Pospíšil

At 10.57, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt took the chair.

8. European Energy Security StrategyIMCO/8/02317

2014/2153(INI) COM(2014)0330


Filiz Hyusmenova (ALDE) PA – PE544.472v01-00

Responsible: ITRE – Algirdas Saudargas (PPE) PR – PE541.614v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 3 February 2015, 12.00

Speakers: Filiz Hyusmenova, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Evelyne Gebhardt, Anneleen Van Bossuyt, Pascal Durand, Kaja Kallas, Adam Szejnfeld, Vicky Ford, Gaspard Demur (DG ENER)

At 11.33, Vicky Ford took the chair.

9. Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT): State of Play and OutlookIMCO/8/01743

2014/2150(INI) COM(2014)0368


Othmar Karas (PPE) PA – PE541.631v01-00AM – PE544.339v01-00

Responsible: JURI – Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann(S&D)


Speakers: Othmar Karas, Evelyne Gebhardt, Ulla Tørnæs, Igor Šoltes, Maria Grapini

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10. Update on trialogue negotiations

Mutual assistance between the Member State administrative authorities to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters

Speakers: Liisa Jaakonsaari

11. Presentation of the priorities of the Latvian Presidency by Dana Reizniece-Ozola, Minister for Economics

Speakers: Dana Reizniece-Ozola (latvian minister for Economics), Andreas Schwab, Evelyne Gebhardt, Antanas Guoga, Vicky Ford, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Robert Rochefort, Maria Grapini, Virginie Rozière, Christel Schaldemose, Ivan Štefanec, Birgit Collin-Langen, Olga Sehnalová, Eva Paunova, Nicola Danti, Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein, Lambert van Nistelrooij

12. Simplification of the transfer of motor vehicles registered in another Member State within the Single MarketIMCO/8/00126***I 2012/0082(COD) COM(2012)0164 – C7-0092/2012

Rapporteur: Dita Charanzová (ALDE)Responsible: IMCO Presentation by the Commission of possible impacts on vehicle tax revenues of

Member States

Speakers: Barbara Bonvissuto (DG GROW), Dita Charanzová, Othmar Karas, Catherine Stihler, Evelyne Gebhardt, Christel Schaldemose, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein, Alfred Sant, Maria Grapini, Vicky Ford

In camera

13. Coordinators’ meeting

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22 January 2015

*** Electronic vote ***

14. Single Market governance within the European Semester 2015IMCO/8/01785

2014/2212(INI)

Rapporteur: Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz (PPE) PR – PE541.454v01-00AM – PE541.660v01-00AM – PE544.330v01-00

Responsible: IMCO Adoption of draft report

Results: 31 in favour, 3 against and 4 abstentions

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15. Package travel and assisted travel arrangementsIMCO/8/02275

Rapporteur: Birgit Collin-Langen (PPE) Consideration of mandate to enter trialogue negotiations

Results: 35 in favour and 3 against

16. Establishment of a European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared workIMCO/8/00427***I 2014/0124(COD) COM(2014)0221 – C7-0144/2014


Dennis de Jong (GUE/NGL) PA – PE539.571v01-00AM – PE544.359v01-00

Responsible: EMPL – Georgi Pirinski (S&D) PR – PE539.484v01-00AM – PE544.465v01-00AM – PE541.655v01-00

Adoption of draft opinion

Results: 23 in favour, 14 against and no abstentions

17. Annual Report on EU Competition PolicyIMCO/8/01551

2014/2158(INI) COM(2014)0249


Kaja Kallas (ALDE) PA – PE539.870v01-00AM – PE544.281v01-00

Responsible: ECON – Morten Messerschmidt (ECR) PR – PE541.465v01-00AM – PE544.265v03-00

Adoption of draft opinion

Results: 34 in favour, 1 against and 2 abstentions

*** End of electronic vote ***

22 January 2015, 10.30 – 12.30

Public hearing

18. Customs infringements and sanctionsIMCO/8/00290***I 2013/0432(COD) COM(2013)0884 – C8-0033/2014

Rapporteur: Kaja Kallas (ALDE)Responsible: IMCO Hearing

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Speakers: Kaja Kallas, Virginie Rozière, Daniel Dalton, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein, Panayota Anaboli (DG TAXUD)

19. Any other business

20. Next meetings 5 February 2015, 9.00 – 12.30 and 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels)

* * *The Chair closed the meeting at 12.34.

22 January 2015, 15.00 – 18.30

CANCELLED

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Committee for Internal Market and Consumer Protection

DECISIONSCoordinators' meeting

StrasbourgThursday, 17 July 2014 from 09.00 to 11.00

In the Chair: Vicky Ford

1 Adoption of the draft agenda

The agenda was adopted as shown in these decisions.

2 Adoption of the draft minutes of the last meeting

The decisions of the coordinators meeting of 18 March 2014 were approved by written procedure on 24 March 2014.

3 Announcements

3.1 Main items of the Conference of Committee Chairs

a. Unfinished BusinessThe newly elected Chairman of the CCC, Mr Buzek, informed Committees that they need to indicate by 4 September at the latest, their position on all dossiers which are pending from the 7th legislature.

b. Preparation of Commission HearingsThe Chairman stressed to coordinators that the committee will have to ascertain its role, having overall responsibility for the Digital Single Market, during the coming hearings of Commissioners-designate.

In conformity with the letter addressed by President Schulz to the Presidents of Political Groups, outlining the likely timing for the hearings, it was agreed that:

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a. The Secretariat would communicate by 24 July to the Political Groups the list of reports per relevant Commission DG, which were dealt by the Committee during the 7th legislature, together with those reports which made the object of a conflict with another Committee; The list should include a breakdown of dossiers where 1. IMCO was lead committee 2.IMCO had areas of exclusive competence 2. IMCO shared competence with another committee, 4. IMCO gave an Opinion 5. Dossiers which were the object of a conflict with another committee. 6. Dossiers which in retrospect would now fall under IMCO’s remit due to its increased competencies regarding the Digital Single Market. This list should be further broken down by Commissioner responsible and by DG responsible.

This list needs to be finalised urgently in order to emphasise the importance of IMCO's roles in Commissioner hearings. Coordinators agreed to give feedback on the draft list as soon as possible.

b. Coordinators would forward to the Secretariat their proposals for 3 written policy-specific questions per relevant Commission DG, by 3 September noon. Coordinators would finalise their questions in time for their communication to the Conference of Committee Chairs the following week. The Committee Chairman shared a communication which had been sent to Members of the Conference of Presidents from the Parliament President regarding possible timetable for Commissioner Hearings. The deadline for finalising written questions is likely to be 11th September and Commissioner Hearings to start on 22nd September;

3.2 Conflicts with other Committees

Title Procedure n°

Pol. Group

State of Play

Dissemination of Earth observation satellite data for commercial purposes

2014/0176 (COD)

Main: IMCO

ITRE has challenged the attribution of the dossier to IMCO

Programme on interoperability solutions for EPA, businesses and citizens (ISA2) as a means for modernising the public sector

2014/0185 (COD)

Main: ITRE

IMCO Chair has underlined the relevance of this dossier for the DSM

Coordinators agreed to request the attribution of the “interoperability solutions” proposal to IMCO and invited the Secretariat to examine the specific parts of the “satellite data” which fall within IMCO’s core competences.

3.3 Attendance of Coordinators meetings

The Chairman discussed the attendance of Coordinators’ meetings, indicating that these could have the following format:

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1. Chairman + assistant;2. Vice Chairmen + assistant;3. Coordinators + one assistant each;4. deputy Coordinator + one assistant each;5. political group advisors;6. Committee secretariat.

It has been suggested that assistants should only be allowed to attend when the responsible MEP is in attendance.Coordinators would also confirm to the Chairman if IMCO should follow the practice of having the deputy Coordinator only when replacing the Coordinator.

4 Nomination of rapporteurs

A. Reconfirmation of dossiers of the 7th legislature

According to Rule 229 of the Rules of Procedure, all Parliament unfinished business shall be deemed to have lapsed, unless at the beginning of the new parliamentary term the Conference of Presidents decides to resume or continue them. In that context, the Committees were invited to conduct a screening exercise concerning the legislative files still open and inform the Conference of Committee Chairs of the way in which they intend to handle them.

Coordinators agreed:

a. To validate the first reading positions adopted in plenary during the 7th legislature

for the files A1 to A7. A vote will be taken in Committee on 8 September;

b. To confirm the attribution of the files to the same political group.

The Chairman urged the political groups to appoint and communicate to the

Secretariat their rapporteurs/shadows for these files.

2nd Readings in Progress

A.1 Type-approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system and amending Directive 2007/46/EC - 2013/0165 (COD) - Rapporteur: O. Sehnalova (S-D)

Decision: S-D (0 points)

A.2 Consumer product safety (Council Directive 87/357/EC and 2001/95/EC) - 2013/0049 (COD) - Rapporteur: C. Schaldemose (S&D)

Decision: S-D (0 points)

A.3 Market surveillance of products - 2013/0048 (COD) - Rapporteur: S. Pietikainen (EPP)

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Decision: EPP (0 points)

A.4 Mutual assistance between admin. authorities of MS to ensure correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters (Regulation (EC) No 515/97) -2013/0410(COD) - Rapporteur: A. Correia de Campos (S&D)

Decision: S-D (0 points)A.5 Accessibility of public sector bodies' websites - 2012/0340(COD) - Rapporteur: J.

Chatzimarkakis (ALDE)

Decision: ALDE (0 points)A.6 Measures to ensure a high common level of network and information security

across the Union - 2013/0027 (COD) - Rapporteur: A. Schwab (EPP)


A.7 Package travel and assisted travel arrangements - 2013/0246 (COD) - Rapporteur: H.P. Mayer (EPP)


1st Readings in Progress

A.8 Directive on the Union legal framework for customs infringements and sanctions -2013/0432(COD) - Rapporteur: C. Le Grip (EPP) / E. Gebhardt (S&D)

Observations: On 3 March 2014, IMCO Members adopted in Committee a Motion for Resolution awaiting the new Parliament to express its position on the file via COD procedure. This MfR was not put to Plenary.

NB: On 5 June 2014 the Commission adopted a corrigendum of its Communication (COM (2013)884 final) replacing the first two paragraphs of point 3.2, concerning subsidiarity, by three new ones.

Decision to be made: appoint a Rapporteur (postponed).

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A.9 Simplifying the transfer of motor vehicles registered in another MS within the Single Market - 2012/0082 (COD) - Rapporteur: T. Manders (ALDE)

Opinion-giving committee: TRAN (Rapp.: Hubert Pirkerm, EPP)

Observations: This is a report on which no agreement has been reached. IMCO, updated its report by including most changes already negotiated informally with the Council on 18 March. The updated report was discussed in plenary on 16 April 2014

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and the file was referred back to committee according to Rule 188(2). The Commission is working to have the IA on fiscal revenue ready by mid-October.

Decision to be made: A. Coordinators may decide the follow-up to reserve to this dossier. There are two

options: (postponed)a. Confirm the up-dated amendments to the report as adopted in committee on

18 March 2014;d. Draft a new report;

B. (re) appoint a Rapporteur.

Decision: ALDE (0 points)

B. New dossiers

Legislative reports

Coordinators agreed that political groups would take turns in the allocation of technical reports. For the specific case of reports aimed at aligning existing provisions with the NLF would be attributed without points.

B.1 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment (Text with EEA relevance) - COM(2014)186 final - 2014/0108 (COD) - SWD(2014) 118 and 119 final

Decision: Report – ECR (0 points)

B.2 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cableway installations (Text with EEA relevance) - COM(2014)187 final - 2014/0107 (COD) -SWD(2014) 116 and 117 final

Decision: Report – EPP (0 points)

B.3 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on appliances burning gaseous fuels (Text with EEA relevance) - COM(2014) 258 final -2014/0136 (COD) - SWD(2014) 150 and 151 final

Decision: Report – S-D (0 points)

B.4 Annexes to the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) N°1388/2013 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products – COM(2014) 261 final – 2014/0137 (NLE)

Annexes to the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU)

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N°1387/2013 suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain agricultural and industrial products – COM(2014) 283 final– 2014/0148 (NLE)

Decision: For info only (no report is possible)B.5 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the

dissemination of Earth observation satellite data for commercial purposes -COM(2014) 344 final - 2014/0176 (COD)- SWD(2014) 184 and 185 final

Recommendation: Report – S-D (combined with B18: 2 points for both)

Non-legislative reports

B.6 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Directive 2008/48/EC on credit agreements for consumers -COM(2014) 259 final

Resp.: IMCO Opinion: ECON

Decision: For info (to be considered at the strategy meeting)

B.7 Commission Staff Working Document: Access to insurance for services provided in another Member States - SWD(2014) 130 final


B.8 Commission Staff Working Document: Work plan for reporting on national reforms in services markets - SWD(2014) 131 final


B.9 Commission Staff Working Document: Report on Consumer Policy (January 2012 –December 2013) - SWD(2014) 136 final

Decision: For info - No action needed, this is already covered by the legislative report on Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package.

B.10 Commission Staff Working Document: The functioning of the vehicle fuels markets for consumers in the European Union - SWD(2014) 199 final


B.11 Commission Staff Working Document: Consumer Markets Scoreboard Making

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markets work for consumers 10th edition - June 2014 - SWD(2014) 212 final


Legislative Opinions

B.12 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures concerning the European single market for electronic communications and to achieve a Connected Continent, and amending Directives 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC and 2002/22/EC and Regulations (EC) No 1211/2009 and (EU) No 531/2012 - COM(2013) 0627 final - 2013/0309(COD)

Decision: ECR (0 points – continued from previous legislature)

B.13 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights and Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 on air carrier liability in respect of the carriage of passengers and their baggage by air (Text with EEA relevance) -COM(2013) 130 final - 2013/0072 (COD) - SWD(2013) 62 and 63 final

Decision: EPP (0 points - continued from previous legislature)

B.14 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to caseins and caseinates intended for human consumption and repealing Council Directive 83/417/EEC -COM(2014) 174 final - 2014/0096 (COD)

Decision: postponed to the next meeting

B.15 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on single-member private limited liability companies (Text with EEA relevance) - COM(2014) 212 final – 2014/0120 (COD) – SWD(2014) 123,124 and 125 final)


B.16 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2007/36/EC as regards the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement and Directive 2013/34/EU as regards certain elements of the corporate governance statement (Text with EEA relevance) - COM(2014) 213 final -2014/0121 (COD) - SWD(2014) 126, 127 and 128 final


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B.17 Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work (Text with EEA relevance) - COM(2014) 221 final - 2014/0124 (COD) - SWD(2014) 137 and 138 final

Decision: Opinion – GUE/NGL (0,5 points)

B.18 Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a programme on interoperability solutions for European public administrations, businesses and citizens (ISA2) Interoperability as a means for modernising the public sector (Text with EEA relevance) - COM(2014) 367 final - 2014/0185 (COD)

Decision: Opinion - S-D (combined with B5: 2 points for both)

Non-Legislative Opinions

B.19 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: The 2014 EU Justice Scoreboard - COM(2014) 155 final

Decision: For info only

B.20 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions:Unleashing the potential of crowdfunding in the European Union - COM(2014) 172 final


B.21 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on theapplication of Directive 2008/104/EC on temporary agency work - COM(2014) 176 final - SWD(2014) 108 final


B.22 Communication from the Commission on the European Citizens' Initiative "Water and sanitation are a human right! Water is a public good, not a commodity!" -COM(2014) 177 final

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B.23 Communication from the Commission on effective, accessible and resilient health systems - COM(2014) 215 final


B.24 Green paper on mobile Health ("mHealth") COM(2014) 219 final - SWD(2014) 135 final


B.25 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme - COM(2014) 228 final


B.26 Report from the Commission to the Council: Fifth report on the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime cabotage (2001-2010) - COM(2014) 231 final - SWD(2014) 143 final


B.27 Communication from the Commission on the interpretation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport within Member States (maritime cabotage) - COM(2014) 232 final


B.28 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Report on Competition Policy 2013 - COM(2014) 249 final - SWD(2014) 148 final

Decision: Opinion – ALDE (0 points)

B.29 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on European film in the digital era - Bridging cultural diversity and competitiveness -COM(2014) 272 final

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B.30 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the review of the list of critical raw materials for the EU and the implementation of the Raw Materials Initiative - COM(2014) 297 final - SWD(2014) 171 final

Decision: For info onlyB.31 Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be adopted on the

Union's behalf in the relevant Committees of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe as regards the proposals for amendments to UN Regulations Nos 13, 13H, 14, 29, 44, 49, 51, 54, 75, 83, 90, 101, 106, 121, 127, the UN Regulation on Retrofit Emission Control (REC) devices for heavy duty vehicles and the UN Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3) -COM(2014) 314 final - 2014/0162 (NLE)


B.32 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning of Directive 2010/65/EU on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States - COM(2014) 320 final


B.33 Draft amending budget n°3 to the General Budget 2014 – General statement of revenue – statement of expenditure by section: Section III – Commission, Section VII - Committee of the Regions, Section IX - European Data Protection Supervisor -COM(2014) 329 final


B.34 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors: Synthesis of the Commission’s management achievements in 2013 - COM(2014) 342 final


B.35 Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex II of the EEA Agreement - COM(2014) 351 final - 2014/0179 (NLE)


B.36 Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Fourth report on monitoring development of the rail market - COM(2014) 353 final -SWD(2014) 186 final


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B.37 Report from the Commission to the Council on Article 6 of Council Directive 2008/8/EC - COM(2014) 380 final


B.38 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on theevaluation of the Union's finances based on the results achieved - COM(2014) 383 final - SWD(2014) 200 and 201 final


B.39 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A New Deal for European Defence - Implementation Roadmap for Communication - COM(2014) 387 final


B.40 Report from the Commission - Benchmarking smart metering deployment in the EU-27 with a focus on electricity - COM(2014) 356 final - SWD(2014) 188 and 189 final


B.41 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT): State of Play and Outlook - COM(2014) 368 final - SWD(2014) 192 final

Decision: Opinion – EPP (0 points)

B.42 Commission Staff Working Document: Complaint handling and enforcement by Member States of the Air Passenger Rights Regulations - SWD(2014) 156 final


B.43 Commission Staff Working Document: European Financial Stability and Integration Report 2013 - SWD(2014) 170 final


B.44 Commission Staff Working Document: progress report on the 2013 activities of the

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World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle regulations (UNECE WP.29) - SWD(2014) 178 final


B.45 Commission Staff Working Document: Common methodology for State aid evaluation - SWD(2014) 179 final


B.46 Commission Staff Working Document: Towards a roadmap for delivering EU-wide multimodal travel information, planning and ticketing services - SWD(2014) 194 final


B.47 Commission Staff Working Document: Implementation of the Joint Plan for Immediate Actions under the existing Medical Devices legislation - SWD(2014) 195 final


For info

B.48 General report on the activities of the European Union for 2013 (A(2014)2199) http://europa.eu/general-report/en

B.49 Commission’s Impact Assessment Board report for 2013 (A(2014)4467) http://ec.europa.eu/smart-regulation/impact/iab/iab_en.htm

B.50 Final annual accounts 2013 of the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC) (A(2014)6470)

Budget

B.51 Budgetary procedure 2015

Resp.: BUDG Opinion: all (EM)

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Coordinators took note of the tight deadlines imposed by the BUDG Committee:

9 July: deadline for tabling indicative PA/PP proposals in addition to the ones sent

to BUDG on 11 April by letter.

4 September at noon: BUDG deadline for tabling IMCO budgetary amendments

by individual MEPs and/or Committees.

18 September at noon: deadline for submitting Opinions to the BUDG Resolution.

Considering these tight deadlines, the following timetable will have to apply for IMCO’s budgetary amendments and its Opinion to BUDG:

Deadline for IMCO Rapporteur to table its draft Opinion to the Budget 2015 in EN

24 July at noon

Deadline for IMCO MEPs to table:1. Their budgetary AMs to the Draft Budget 2015

2. Their AMs to the draft Opinion (NB: the draft opinion will only

be available in EN at that time)

11 August 2014 at noon

Secretariat will inform Rapporteur + Shadows + Coordinators and pol. groups advisors about the budgetary AMs tabled by IMCO MEPs

Second half of August 2014

IMCO vote on the budgetary AMs via written procedure: deadline for pol. groups to send their position on the IMCO budgetary AMs. This vote will be endorsed by IMCO at its meeting of 8 September by block vote.

3 September 2014 at noon

Deadline for the IMCO Rapporteur to table to Plenary the budgetary AMs already agreed on 3 September by the majority of the pol. groups

4 September 2014 at noon

1. Vote in IMCO on the draft Opinion on Budget 20152. Endorsement of the budgetary AMs in IMCO by block vote.

8 September 2014

Decisions: 1. Nomination of an S&D Rapporteur for Opinion (C. Stihler - 0 points);2. Confirmation of PP/PA submitted;3. Agreement on the timetable;4. Rapporteur shall table on behalf of IMCO the budgetary AMs agreed on 3

September to the Plenary by 4 September at noon.

The IMCO secretariat will ensure that the PA/PP agreed will be tabled on behalf of the IMCO committee together with the budgetary AMs which restore the Commission's Draft Budget.

The Committee Chairman stressed the need to improve the timetable for scrutinising reviewing and preparing amendments to the annual budget.

B.52 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 966/2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union - COM(2014) 358 final

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Decision: No opinion - For info

5 Comitology, Delegated and Implementing Acts and Expert Groups

A. DELEGATED ACTS

5A1. Preparation of the Union Customs Code (UCC) Delegated Acts (DA)

Decision: Mr Juvin will be the rapporteur responsible to follow these DAs together with shadow rapporteurs.

Coordinators took note of the recommendations regarding documents transmitted for scrutiny and if no objections are received by 25 August close of business they will be deemed approved (see annex 2). They also took note of the reports from Expert Group meetings.

6 Petitions

6.1 Petition 0648/2013 by Jonathan Moosheer (Swiss) seeking an end to restrictions on the forwarding of online purchases to certain Member States (JA)

Decision: No action needed. This petition was forwarded to IMCO for information only.

6.2 Petition 0791/2013 by K.T. (German), on amending the directive on bank transfers (BL)


6.3 Petition 0839/2013 by Jerzy Warszyński (Polish), on problems regarding alcohol production and consumption in Poland (AK)


6.4 Petition 0855/2013 by H.H. (German), on inaccurate information in travel operator brochures (EM)

Decision: No action needed. This petition was forwarded to IMCO for information

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only.6.5 Petition 1111/2013 by B.G. (Polish) on protection of personal data on the internet

(AK)


6.6 Petition 1348/2013 by E.L. (Belgian) on discrimination on grounds of nationality and obstruction of the free movement of persons in the EU


7 Studies

Coordinators took note of the studies and briefing notes delivered and pending.Given that some of the above studies make substantive policy recommendations, Coordinators agreed to have the following presentations organised in autumn 2014 in three separate groups which could be combined with input from experts providing additional critical comments.

The presentations will be arranged either in the form of a workshop (outside committee time) or of presentations during committee meetings, in the following order of priority:

1. Committee presentation on Single Market Policy (possibly in the second half of September).

- presentation of research results on "Indicators measuring performance of the SM", "Contribution of Internal Market and Consumer Protection to Growth", and " Cost of Non-Europe (CoNE) report on the Single Market ";

- discussion.

2. Workshop on future trends in the Digital Single Market, (to be organised end of September/ beginning of October) with the following outline:- presentation of research results, such as from the study on 'Ubiquitous

Developments in the Digital Single Market' and "Net Neutrality":- presentation by experts on new trends and developments in ICT and DSM- discussion.

3. Committee presentation on Consumer Protection (to be organised end of September/ beginning of October):

- presentation of research results on "Discrimination of consumers in the DSM" and "Consumer protection aspects in financial services";

- discussion.-

8 Coordinator’s meeting dates

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Coordinators endorsed the dates for the 2014 coordinators’ meetings.

9 Miscellaneous

9.1 Definition of policy priorities for 2014-2016

Coordinators agree to hold a strategy meeting in September to define priorities (studies, hearings, initiative reports, delegations) for the first half of the new legislative term.

Coordinators took note of the document prepared by the Secretariat, offering an outline of current legislation and a timeline of events affecting its implementation. This document does not represent the Committee’s policy or views and will be updated by the Secretariat. The coordinators pointed out that this document, whilst helpful, should be considered non-binding and non-official.

9.2 European Semester

A. IMCO's involvement in the European Semester

Coordinators agreed on the importance of taking account of the completion of the Single Market within the process of the European Semester. The accepted to maintain the two-step approach between the drafting of a report to be followed by an opinion in the course of the annual cycle as indicated below:

i. Annual INI report on Single Market Governance within the upcoming European Semester submitted for adoption to the February plenary together with ECON and EMPL reports;

ii. Opinion to ECON on the implementation of the previous European Semester priorities, submitted to the October plenary in view of the Commission Annual Growth Survey usually presented in November.

Coordinators also agreed:a. to maintain the appointment of one MEP to act as the rapporteur for the

Annual report (February Plenary) and for the Opinion to ECON (October Plenary). The relevant appointment for 2015 will take place in September;

b. to allocate the relevant future reports pursuant to the usual practice, without an obligatory rotation amongst the political groups;

c. to submit an opinion to this year's ECON INI report on the European Semester: implementation of 2014 priorities and took note of the appointment of Sergio Cofferati (S&D) as the 2014 rapporteur for this opinion;

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fast-track procedure. The draft opinion in English could be presented by 3 September, with a deadline for AMs (in English) by 11 September noon, and vote in IMCO on 25 September 2014.

B. Organisation of the future annual cycles

Coordinators agreed to mandate the Chairman to address a letter to the President requesting the recognition of IMCO' role and its full inclusion in the European Semester process during the 8th legislature.

The future IMCO Rapporteur and Shadows on Governance would be responsible for the coordination of all IMCO's activities in this area, including the assessment of the implementation of 2015 priorities next year, through proper monitoring of the Country Specific Recommendations. The Rapporteur would also represent IMCO in the European Semester Working Group set up between ECON, EMPL and BUDG.

9.3 Compendium of coordinator’s decisions

This item was postponed to the next meeting. Particular attention should be paid for the points allocation for non-legislative reports.

Political groups were invited to send their comments/suggestions to the secretariat by 25 July at the latest.

9.4 invitation of Commissioners to September IMCO meeting

Coordinators considered the suggestion to invite the outgoing Commissioners(Barnier and Kroes) to IMCO's meeting in September for an exchange of views on their achievements. They agreed that the above would only take place if it did not interfere with the preparation/holding of the hearings for Commissioners-designate or the presentation of the studies (item 7 above).

9.5 Appointment of the IMCO representatives to the STOA Panel

At Mr Rübig, request (senior returning member of the STOA Panel - STOA Chairman from 2009 to 2012 and Vice-Chairman from 2012 to 2014), the STOA Secretariat enquired about the appointment of the IMCO representatives to the STOA Panel.

STOA plans to hold the constituent meeting of the STOA Panel by mid-September at the latest.

Decision to be made: Consider the above appointment (item postponed).

9.6 IMCO's linguistic profile

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Coordinators endorsed the Committee’s linguistic profile which would need to be adopted at the September meeting and regularly updated:12 booths: FR - DE - IT - NL - EN - ES - PT - SV - CS - PL – SK - RO

16 booths: FR - DE - IT - NL - EN - DA - ES - PT - FI - SV - CS – MT - PL – SK - BG - RO

18 booths: FR - DE - IT - NL - EN - DA - ES - PT - FI - SV - CS - HU – LT – MT - PL – SK -BG - RO

20 booths: FR - DE - IT - NL - EN - DA - EL - ES - PT - FI - SV - CS - HU – LT – MT - PL -SK - SL - BG - RO

22 booths: FR - DE - IT - NL - EN - DA - EL - ES - PT - FI - SV - CS - HU – LT - LV – MT –ET - PL – SK - SL - BG - RO

9.7 Coordinators' decisions

Pursuant to Rule 205§2 of the Rules of Procedure, Coordinators agreed to submit to the Committee the delegation of certain powers, in particular to take decisions on procedure and the appointment of rapporteurs, at its first meeting in September.

9.8 Delegations

Coordinators agreed to have a delegation to Italy, on the occasion of the Italian Presidency of the Council, to meet with stakeholders and look in particular at the implementations of legislation linked to the SM.

They agreed to organise the delegation during the week foreseen in October for external activities, i.e. from 27-28 October 2014.

9.9 D'Hondt System

Coordinators took note of the table for the application of the D'Hondt distribution system to IMCO.

Decision to be made: consider to continue the application of the D'Hondt(postponed).

10 Date of next Coordinator's Meeting

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The decisions of the coordinators meeting of 17 July 2014 were approved by written procedure on 1 September 2014.

3 IMCO’s role in the upcoming Commissioners-designate hearings

3.1 Involvement in the hearings

The Chairman noted that time would also be required on account of potential sensitive linguistic difficulties for some members concerning the written questions. Coordinators agreed on the need to ensure that all members are able to have them early on in the process.

Coordinators took note of IMCO’s involvement in the January 2010 hearings of 5 Commissioners-designate: Mr Michel Barnier (jointly responsible with ECON), Mr John Dalli (associated), Mr Algidras Šemeta (associated), Mr Antonio Tajani (participating) and Mrs Neelie Kroes (participating) and the refusal to allow IMCO’s participation in the hearing of Mrs Viviane Reding as well as to contribute to the written questionnaire to Mr Antonio Tajani.

In 2012, IMCO was associated with ENVI (who was in the lead) in the hearing of Mr Tonio Borg, and in 2013 it was the committee responsible for the hearing of Mr Neven Mimica as his portfolio was restricted to Consumer Protection.

Coordinators agreed that IMCO’s role and policy responsibilities should be clearly safeguarded in the current process. They invited the Secretariat to provide the list of IMCO dossiers in the 7th legislature, broken down by Committee responsible.

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They also agreed that the Chairman would address letters on the following issues:- stressing that Consumer Protection is treated with no less importance in the new Commission (President of the EP);

- stressing IMCO’s cross-cutting competences in the forthcoming hearings of Commissioners-designate, referring to the horizontal responsibility for Consumer Protection and the functioning of the Single Market, including the Digital Single Market, Consumer Protection issues within parts of the Financial Services and Competition and IMCO’s contribution in the field of Industry and Entrepreneurship(Chair of the CCC).

- forwarding the response to INTA’s claim for a role in the hearing of the Commissioner-designate responsible for Customs accompanied by a reminder of IMCO’s role on matters concerning i.a., Public Procurement, Consumer Protection, Standardisation in the context of the hearing of the Commissioner-designate responsible for trade agreements (INTA committee).

3.2 Handling conflicts with other committees

Coordinators agreed the draft reply to INTA Chairman's letter on the hearing of the Commissioner-designate in charge of Customs Union. They also concurred that IMCO should remind INTA of matters concerning i.a., Public Procurement, Consumer Protection, Standardisation in the context of the hearing of the Commissioner-designate responsible for trade agreements.

4 Preparation of specific policy-related questions

Coordinators took note of the general questions of the questionnaire, as adopted by the CCC on 15 July 2014.

With regard to the three policy-specific questions, the Chairman proposed to cluster them in 3 main topics covering: Smart Regulation, Priorities and Specific Actions, the horizontal aspects of the Digital Single Marker. The Chairman’s office would forward to the Coordinators examples of such questions and invited their comments by Friday 5 September.

5 Miscellaneous

None.


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A. Preparation of written questions for the Commissioners-designate hearings

The President-elect of the European Commission is expected to present the new College and the distribution of portfolios on Wednesday 10 September. Following that, the deadline for policy-related questions is likely to be set end of the week, giving the committees a couple of additional days to finalise the written questions.

Coordinators took note of the suggestions put forward by the Chairman (Working Document), the preliminary draft questions prepared by the secretariat, and first comments by the S&D Group.

Coordinators agreed to hold a second round of written consultation between 10 and 12 September in order to finalise the questionnaires. To that end, Political Groups would submit their proposals for the questions to be included in the written questionnaire.

B. Conflicts with other committees

Dissemination of Earth observation satellite date for commercial purposes / ITRE

At the request of Mrs Evelyne Gebhardt, S&D Coordinator - who was excused –Coordinators considered the conflict with ITRE on the specific dossier. They validated the draft letter but agreed to send it only after the attribution of Commissioners-designate portfolios to Committees are agreed by the Conference of Presidents.

C.

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Strategy meeting

Coordinators agreed to postpone the strategy meeting to a future coordinators’ meeting.

Regarding the hearings, in order to benefit from the “on block” authorisation by the Conference of Presidents for the first half of 2015, Coordinators invited the secretariat to circulate a list of possible hearing by Tuesday 9 September CoB, for the Coordinators to be able to react by Wednesday 10 September CoB.

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The decisions of the coordinators meeting of 2 and 8 September 2014 were approved by written procedure on 11 and 18 September 2014 as modified.

3 Announcements


None.


Title Procedure n°

Pol. Group

State of Play


2014/0176 (COD)

Main: IMCO



2014/0185 (COD)

Main: ITRE

IMCO Chair has underlined the relevance of this dossier for the DSM. A draft letter was agreed by Coordinators on 8 September.

Coordinators agreed to keep the attribution as it is and to propose article 54 procedure for the respective committee for opinion.

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3.4 Attendance of Coordinators meetings

Coordinators agreed the following format:

7. Chairman + assistant;8. Vice Chairmen + assistant;9. Coordinators + one assistant each;10. deputy Coordinator + one assistant each;11. political group advisors;12. Committee secretariat.

Assistants should only be allowed to attend when the responsible MEP is in attendance.

3.4 Commissioners-designate Hearings and evaluations

The Chairman briefed Coordinators about the organisation of hearings and evaluation meetings afterwards.

Following a proposal by Mr Pascal DURAND, GREENs Coordinator, it was agreed that the transfer of several DG SANCO Units concerning medical products to DG ENTR, could be addressed during the hearing of the Commissioners-designate.


Coordinators agreed to hold a strategy meeting in October.

Legislative reports

4.1 Directive on the Union legal framework for customs infringements and sanctions -2013/0432(COD)

Decision: Report - ALDE (0 points – rotation)

4.2 Simplifying the transfer of motor vehicles registered in another MS within the Single Market - 2012/0082 (COD) - Rapporteur: R. Sulik (ALDE) - Opinion-giving committee: TRAN (Rapp.: Hubert Pirkerm, EPP)

Decision: Coordinators endorsed the rapporteur recommendation to work on the basis of the updated amendments to the report as adopted in committee on 18 March 2014. Any modifications to those amendments will be discussed by the

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Rapporteur and his Shadows.

4.2bis Regulation on the marketing of construction products – 2013/0048(COD) –Rapporteur: Catherine Stihler (S&D) Decision: Catherine Stihler reappointed as Rapporteur to follow the delegated acts.


4.3 Single Market governance within the European Semester 2015

Decision : Own-INI report – EPP (1 point)

4.4 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the functioning of Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws (the Regulation on consumer protection cooperation) - COM(2014) 439 final

Resp.: IMCO (MD) Opinion: JURI

Decision: For info (legislative proposal expected for the end of the year).

4.5 Green paper: Making the most out of Europe's traditional know-how: a possible extension of geographical indication protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products (Text with EEA relevance) - COM(2014) 469 final

Resp.: IMCO Opinion: JURI, CULT

Decision : Own-INI report – S&D (1 point)

4.6 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, theEuropean Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Tackling unfair trading practices (UTPs) in the business-to-business food supply chain - COM(2014) 472 final

Resp.: IMCO (JF) Opinion: ENVI, AGRI, JURI

Decision: Own-INI report – allocation of group to be decided later

4.7 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council as foreseen in Article 67(1) of Regulation (EU) 305/2011, the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) - COM(2014) 511 final

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Resp.: IMCO Opinion: ITRE, ENVI

Decision: For info - to be considered at a strategy meeting4.8 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and

the European Economic and Social Committee on the EU Strategy and Action Plan for customs risk management: Tackling risks, strengthening supply chain security and facilitating trade - COM(2014) 527 final

Resp.: IMCO Opinion: INTA, TRAN, ENVI, JURI

Decision: For info - to be considered at a strategy meeting

4.9 Commission staff working document: Annual Public Procurement Implementation Review 2013 - SWD(2014) 262 final

Resp.: IMCO Opinion: ECON, AFET, JURI

Decision: For info - to be considered at a strategy meeting


4.10 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights and Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 on air carrier liability in respect of the carriage of passengers and their baggage by air (Text with EEA relevance) -COM(2013) 130 final - 2013/0072 (COD) - SWD(2013) 62 and 63 final

Resp.: TRAN Opinion: IMCO (MD), ENVI, JURI

Decision: EPP – E. Gardini (successor to Hans-Peter Mayer, Draftsperson during the previous term.

4.11 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (Text with EEA relevance) -COM(2013)813 final - 2013/0402 (COD) - SWD(2013) 471 and 472 final - SWD(2013) 493 final

Resp.: JURI Opinion: IMCO (MD/JF), ITRE

Decision: EPP and S&D interested – decision postponed

4.12 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending

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Regulation (EC) No 861/2007 of the European Parliament and the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a European Small Claims Procedure and Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 creating a European order for payment procedure - COM (2013) 794 final -2013/0403 (COD)

Resp.: JURI Opinion: IMCO (MD), LIBE, ITRE

Decision: No opinion

4.13 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the cloning of animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species kept and reproduced for farming purposes - COM (2013) 892 final - 2013/0433 (COD)

Resp.: AGRI Opinion: IMCO (MD), ENVI, INTA


4.14 Proposal for a Directive of the Council on the placing on the market of food from animal clones - COM (2013) 893 final - 2013/0434 (APP)

Resp.: AGRI Opinion: IMCO (MD), ENVI, INTA


4.15 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods - COM (2013) 894 final - 2013/0435 (COD)

Resp.: ENVI Opinion: AGRI, IMCO (MD), ITRE, INTA


4.16 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to caseins and caseinates intended for human consumption and repealing Council Directive 83/417/EEC -COM(2014) 174 final - 2014/0096 (COD)

Resp.: ENVI Opinion: IMCO (JA)


4.17 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on single-member private limited liability companies (Text with EEA relevance) - COM(2014)

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212 final – 2014/0120 (COD) – SWD(2014) 123,124 and 125 final)

Resp.: JURI Opinion: IMCO (JF), ECON, ITRE

Decision: Opinion – S&D (0,5 points)4.18 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending

Directive 2007/36/EC as regards the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement and Directive 2013/34/EU as regards certain elements of the corporate governance statement (Text with EEA relevance) - COM(2014) 213 final -2014/0121 (COD) - SWD(2014) 126, 127 and 128 final

Resp.: JURI Opinion: IMCO (SV/MD), ECON, LIBE


4.19 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2008/98/EC on waste, 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste, 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste, 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, and 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment - COM(2014) 397 final – 2014/0201 (COD) - SWD(2014) 207 to 210 final

Resp.: ENVI Opinion: IMCO (SV), ITRE, TRAN, ECON


4.19a The review of the economic governance framework: stocktaking and challenges

Resp.: ECON Opinion: IMCO (BM), EMPL

Decision: Opinion – allocation of group to be decided later


4.20 Draft General Budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015: General Introduction, General statement of revenue, - General statement of revenue and expenditure by section - COM(2014) 300 final

Resp.: BUDG Opinion: all committees


4.21 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee: Trade, growth and intellectual property - Strategy for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property

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rights in third countries - COM(2014) 389 final and SWD(2014) 204 final

Resp.: INTA Opinion: IMCO (BM), JURI, ITRE, ENVI

Decision: No opinion4.22 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and

the European Economic and Social Committee: Towards a renewed consensus on the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: An EU Action Plan - COM(2014) 392 final

Resp.: JURI (INI requested) Opinion: IMCO (BM), ITRE, LIBE

Decision: Opinion – S&D (0 points)

4.23 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Towards a circular economy: A zero waste programme for Europe - COM(2014) 398 final - SWD(2014) 206 final and SWD(2014) 211 final

Resp.: ENVI Opinion: IMCO, ECON, ITRE, EMPL


4.24 Recommendation for a Council Recommendation on Poland’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Poland’s 2014 convergence programmeCOM(2014) 422 final - SWD(2014) 422 final

Resp.: ITRE Opinion: IMCO, LIBE, ECON, JURI, TRAN, ENVI


4.25 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Towards a thriving data-driven economy - COM(2014) 442 final - SWD(2014) 214 final

Resp.: ITRE Opinion: IMCO, LIBE, ECON, JURI, TRAN, ENVI


4.26 White paper: Towards more effective EU merger control - COM(2014) 449 final -SWD(2014) 217 final - SWD(2014) 218 final and SWD(2014) 221 final

Resp.: ECON Opinion: IMCO, JURI

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4.27 Green paper: Safety of Tourism Accommodation Services - COM(2014) 464 final

Resp.: TRAN Opinion: IMCO, ENVI, EMPL, ITRE, CULT, REGI


4.28 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Towards an integrated approach to cultural heritage for Europe - COM(2014) 477 final

Resp.: CULT Opinion: IMCO, EMPL, ITRE, REGI, ECON, AFET, DEVE


4.29 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors: Annual accounts of the European Commission 2013 -COM(2014) 486 final

Resp.: CONT Opinion: all committees


4.30 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Energy Efficiency and its contribution to energy security and the 2030 Framework for climate and energy policy - COM(2014) 520 final - SWD(2014) 255 and 256 final

Resp.: ITRE Opinion: IMCO, ENVI, EMPL


4.31 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Radio Spectrum Inventory - COM(2014) 536 final

Resp.: ITRE Opinion: IMCO, CULT


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4.32 Commission staff working document on the enforcement by national customs authorities of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin and amending Decision 2006/504/EC - SWD(2014) 252 final

Resp.: ENVI Opinion: IMCO, AGRI


For info

4.33 Commission staff working document: Implementation of the EU regulatory -framework for electronic communications – 2014 (18th Telecoms framework implementation report) - SWD(2014) 249 final

Resp.: ITRE Opinion: - (PT) (IMCO is not in the referral)

Decision: For info.


Coordinators took note of the recommendations regarding documents transmitted for scrutiny and if no objections are received by 30 September close of business they will be deemed approved.

6 Petitions

6.1 Petition 1097/2013 by C.K. (German) concerning the repeal of Directive 2009/136/EC


7 TTIP

Coordinators agreed to nominate themselves as “suiveur” for the TTIP and to request access to the confidential information for them and the IMCO secretariat.

They also agreed to invite to an IMCO in-camera meeting the lead negotiators and toorganise a public hearing in the course of 2015.

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8 Single Market Forum 2014

Coordinators took note of the invitation to associate IMCO MEPs in the concluding conference of the Single Market Forum to be held in Brussels on 26 May 2015. The EPP appointed Mrs Roza Thun.

9 Mandates

9.1 Sehnalová Report: Deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system

Coordinators agreed to propose to enter into negotiation with the Council in view of reaching an early second reading agreement and agreed on the negotiating team and its mandate.

Composition of negotiating teamVicky Ford, Chairman of IMCO CommitteeOlga Sehnalová, RapporteurCarlos Coelho (EPP Shadow)Matthijs van Miltenburg (ALDE Shadow)Jan Philipp Albrecht (Greens/EFA Shadow)Louis Ide (ECR Shadow)Cornelis De Jong (GUE/NGL Shadow)TBA (EFDD Shadow)Axel Voss (LIBE Rapporteur for Opinion)Pavel Telička (TRAN Rapporteur for Opinion)

Mandate of the negotiating teamFollowing Annex XX and Rule 73 of the EP Rules of Procedure the mandate shall consist of a report adopted in committee based on which the Parliament adopted its position at first reading on 26 February 2014.

The negotiating team will regularly inform the Coordinators/Committee on the on-going negotiations and the final negotiated text shall be presented to them for agreement. This text shall then be confirmed in writing by an official letter between the two Institutions.

9.2 Schwab report: Measures to ensure a high common level of network and information security across the Union

Coordinators agreed to propose to enter into negotiation with the Council in view of reaching an early second reading agreement and agreed on the negotiating team and its mandate.

Composition of the negotiating teamVicky Ford, Chair of the IMCO Committee and ECR shadowAndreas Schwab (EPP), Rapporteur on the dossierPilar del Castillo Vera (EPP), Rapporteur of rule 54 committee, ITRE

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Rapporteur of rule 54 committee, LIBENicola Danti (S&D), shadowAntanas Guoga (ALDE), shadow Jan Albrecht (Greens), shadow(GUE/NGL), shadow(EFD), shadow

Mandate of the negotiating teamFollowing Annex XX and Rule 73 of the EP Rules of Procedure on the code of conduct for negotiating team in the context of the ordinary legislative procedures, the final report adopted in the plenary on 13 March 2014 shall form the basis for the mandate of the EP negotiating team.

The negotiating team will regularly report back to the coordinators and the Committee on the ongoing negotiations and, in case an agreement is reached, the final negotiated text shall be presented to the Committee for agreement. The text shall then be confirmed in writing by an official letter between the two Institutions.

9bis 2015 calendar of IMCO committee meetings

Coordinators endorsed the 2015 committee meetings dates. They also asked the secretariat, whenever possible, to cancel the Thursday afternoon meeting dates.

10 Miscellaneous


Decision: postponed to the next meeting.

10.2 D'Hondt System


10.3 Compendium of coordinator’s decisions

Decision: Coordinators agreed the Compendium of decisions.

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Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 09h30-11h00

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BrusselsTuesday, 7 October 2014 from 09.30 to 10.30




2 Announcements


None.


Title Procedure n°

Pol. Group

State of Play


2014/0176 (COD)

Main: IMCO



2014/0185 (COD)

Main: ITRE

IMCO Chair has underlined the relevance of this dossier for the DSM. A draft letter was agreed by Coordinators on 8 September.

The Chairman informed Coordinators that ITRE Committee was willing to accept the application of Rule 54 on both files, provided that they remained the lead committee on both. As there was no mandate for accepting this from coordinators, the Chairman refused the offer.

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Legislative reports

3.1 Delegated supplementing and amending Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 on type-approval and market surveillance for agricultural and forestry vehicles

Decision: S&D will appoint a successor to Mr Panzeri to follow the delegated acts.


3.2 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, theEuropean Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Tackling unfair trading practices (UTPs) in the business-to-business food supply chain - COM(2014) 472 final

Resp.: IMCO (JF) Opinion: ENVI, AGRI, JURI

Decision: Own-INI report – ECR (1 point)


3.3 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (Text with EEA relevance) -COM(2013)813 final - 2013/0402 (COD) - SWD(2013) 471 and 472 final - SWD(2013)493 final

Resp.: JURI Opinion: IMCO (MD/JF), ITRE

Decision: Opinion – EPP (0,5 points)

3.4 The review of the economic governance framework: stocktaking and challenges

Resp.: ECON Opinion: IMCO (BM), EMPL

Decision: Opinion – EPP (0 points as it is considered linked to the annual report)

3.5 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on medical devices, and amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 - COM(2012) 542 final - COD 2012/0266 -SWD(2012)273 and 274 final

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andProposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on in vitrodiagnostic medical devices - COM(2012) 541 final - COD 2012/0267 - SWD(2012)273 and 274 final

Resp.: ENVI Opinion: IMCO (MD), ITRE, INTA

Decision: EPP will appoint a successor to Nora Berra

3.5bis Personal data protection: processing and free movement of date (General Data Protection Regulation) – 2012/0011 (regulation)

Resp.: LIBE Opinion: IMCO, EMPL, ITRE, ECON, JURI

Decision: EPP will appoint a rapporteur


3.6 Report from the Commission on the working of committees during 2013 -COM(2014) 572 final - SWD(2014) 279 final

Resp.: AFCO Opinion: all committees

Decision: No Opinion

3.7 Commission staff working document: European Competitiveness Report 2014 -Helping Firms Grow - SWD(2014) 277 final

Resp.: ITRE Opinion: IMCO, ECON, EMPL

Decision: Postponed depending on ITRE decision

3.8 Commission staff working document: Reindustrialising Europe - Member States' Competitiveness Report 2014 - SWD(2014) 278 final

Resp.: ITRE Opinion: IMCO, INTA, ECON, EMPL, REGI, TRAN

Decision: Postponed depending on ITRE decision

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Budget

3.9 2012 Discharge

RESP.: CONT OPINION: IMCO (EM) + all committees

Decision: No Opinion (on the discharge of the Commission (section III).

4 Timetables

Coordinators agreed the following timetables:

4.1 De Jong’s legislative Opinion: European Platform in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work

Deadline to send the draft opinion to translation 11 November 2014

Consideration of draft opinion in IMCO 3-4 December 2014

Deadline for amendments 11 December at 12:00

Consideration of amendments 21 January 2015

Vote in IMCO 22 January 2015

Adoption of draft report in EMPL 29 January/February 2015 tbc

Plenary March 2015 tbc

4.2 Kallas opinion: competition policy 2013

Deadline to send draft opinion to translation 17 October 2014

Consideration of draft opinion 5/6 November 2014

Deadline for amendments 4 December 2014 at 12.00

Consideration of amendments 21/22 January 2015

Vote in IMCO 21/22 January 2015

Vote in ECON 27 January 2015

4.3 López-Istúriz White report: cableway installations

Deadline for sending the report to translation 5 November 2014 cob

Consideration of draft report 3-4 December 2014

Deadline for amendments 17 December 2014 noon

Consideration of amendments 5 February 2015

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Consideration of Compromise amendments 16 March 2015

Vote in IMCO 17 March 2015

Mandate to enter negotiations 17 March 2015

Plenary (TBD)

Coordinators decided to postpone the timetables on Personal protective equipment and Appliances burning gaseous fuels.


Coordinators took note of the recommendations regarding documents transmitted for scrutiny and if no objections are received by 17 October close of business (delegated act) and 24 October close of business (implementing acts) they will be deemed approved.

(a)5.2 Explanatory Note on "Step-by-step for Delegated Acts and Implementing Acts" and a new eCommittee section on Expert Groups

Coordinators are invited to send their comments to the secretariat by Friday 24 October close of business.

6 IMCO public hearings for 2015

Coordinators endorsed the proposals.

Regarding the TTIP hearing, coordinators agreed to invite INTA to the IMCO hearing and informally coordinate with them the preparation of it.

7 IMCO committee missions for 2015

Coordinators agreed to send their comments to the Secretariat by Thursday 9 October noon. Special attention will be paid by Political Groups to ensuring the participation of MEPs to the delegations in the MS.

IMCO DELEGATION in 2015 (January to July)

Country Purpose Possible dates

Nbr of MEPS

Latvia Meet with government representatives, national parliament, business and consumer organisations to discuss the priorities of the Latvian Presidency

16-17 FebruaryOr18-19 March

8 + Chairman out of quota

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IMCO DELEGATION in 2015 (January to July)


Nbr of MEPS

Luxembourg Meet with government representatives, national parliament, business and consumer organisations to discuss the priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency

18 June(travel 17 night)

8 + Chairman out of quota

USA Regulatory cooperation and Consumer Protection in the Digital environment

20-22 July

Max. 8

8 Miscellaneous


Coordinators appointed Carlos Coelho (EPP) and Virginie Rozière (S&D) as IMCO representatives.

8.2 Implementation of the gender mainstreaming in the work of the committee

Coordinators appointed Vice-Chair Sergio Cofferati (S&D) as IMCO representative.

8.3 D'Hondt System

Coordinators decided that Non-attached Members cannot take part in the distribution of places in D’Hondt System as they do not constitute a political group.

Nevertheless Coordinators may allow, upon request and taking into consideration their participation in Committee work, the participation of Non-attached Members to a delegation.


The consideration of the establishment of the Digital Single Market working group was postponed to the next meeting.

8.5 Ombudsman complaint on lack of funding for Slovakian consumer organisations

Coordinators took note of Ombudsman complaint 731/2012, on which the Ombudsman took a final decision on 4 April 2014.


Wednesday, 5 November 2014, 17h00-18h30

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Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection


BrusselsWednesday, 5 November 2014 from 16.45 to 17.55




2 Adoption of the Coordinators Decisions of the last meetings

The decisions of the coordinators meeting of 24 September and 7 October 2014 were approved by written procedure on 9 and 22 October 2014.

3 Announcements


None.


The Chairman informed on the state of play of the following conflicts:

Title Procedure n°

Pol. Group

State of Play


2014/0176 (COD)

Main: IMCO

ITRE has challenged the attribution of the dossier toIMCO and a series of letters were exchanged. In view of the lack of flexibility demonstrated by ITRE, Coordinators agreed to seek the support of their political groups for the CoP.

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2014/0185 (COD)

Main: ITRE

IMCO challenged the attribution of the attribution to ITRE. The CCC will be issuing a recommendation to the CoP which proposes to dismissIMCO’s challenge.

The possible extension of geographical indication protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products

Main: IMCO IMCO contested the JURI INI request.

The impact of EU trade and investment policy on public-private partnerships

Main: INTA IMCO contested the INTA INI request as it is linked to PP and Concessions. In consultation with the Chair a tentative agreement was reached for the modification of the title to:

"The external impact of EU trade and investment policy on public-private initiatives in countries outside the EU"

See point 4.8bis

IT security IMCO contested the LIBE hearing request as it is linked to NIS. LIBE chair expressed his willingness to modify the scope and invited IMCO members to be involved in the hearing. Coordinators accepted the invitation.

Hearing on TTIP Main: IMCO INTA contested IMCO’s request and insists on a joint organisation of the hearing. Coordinators agreed for political groups to suggest experts to the secretariat and submit them to INTA.

3.3 Transfer of points from ALDE to ECR

Coordinators took note of the new distribution of points (following the decision of MEP Sulik to change from ALDE to ECR group).

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3.4 SEDE INI on “Impact of the 2009 Defence Procurement Package on the European Defence Industry”

Coordinators unanimously opposed the suggested draft proposal for an own initiative report by SEDE on the impact of the 2009 defence legislative package on the European defence industry, on the grounds that Defence Procurement Legislation is a core IMCO competence and invited the Secretariat to inform SEDE.


Legislative reports

None.


None.


4.1 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on requirements relating to emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery (Text with EEA relevance) - COM(2014) 581 final - 2014/0268 (COD) - SWD(2014) 281 and 282 final

Resp.: ENVI Opinion: IMCO (SV)

Decision: Opinion – EPP (0,5 points). Coordinators decided to challenge the attribution to ENVI.

4.2 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on veterinary medicinal products (Text with EEA relevance) - COM(2014) 558 final -2014/0257 (COD) - SWD(2014) 273 and 274 final

Resp.: ENVI Opinion: IMCO (MD), ITRE, AGRI

Decision: No Opinion

4.3 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (Text with EEA relevance) -COM(2014) 557 final - 2014/0256 (COD)

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Resp.: ENVI Opinion: IMCO (MD), ITRE, AGRI

Decision: No Opinion4.4 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the

Access of third-country goods and services to the Union’s internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries- COM(2012) 0124 final - 2012/0060 (COD) - SWD(2012) 57 and 58 final

Resp.: INTA Opinion: IMCO (JF)

Decision: EPP will appoint a successor to Frank Engel (Draftsperson in the previous term).


4.5 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Energy Efficiency and its contribution to energy security and the 2030 Framework for climate and energy policy - COM(2014) 520 final - SWD(2014) 255 and 256 final

Resp.: ITRE Opinion: IMCO (AGJ), ENVI, EMPL

For info: IMCO Coordinators decided on 24 September to do an opinion on the ITRE INI Report on Energy Efficiency and its contribution to energy security and the 2030 Framework for climate and energy policy. ALDE has appointed Ms Hyusmenova as Rapporteur. The ITRE Committee has in the meanwhile decided to address the relevant parts of the Communication on Energy Efficiency within the INI report on the European energy security strategy.

4.6 31st Annual Report from the Commission on Monitoring the Application of EU Law (2013) - COM(2014) 612 final

Resp.: JURI Opinion: IMCO (JF), ENVI, TRAN, LIBE, ECON, PETI

Decision: No Opinion (take it into consideration in the report on the European Semester).

4.7 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions: European film in the digital era - Bridging cultural diversity and competitiveness - COM(2014) 272 final

Resp.: CULT (INI) Opinion: IMCO (AK), ITRE, EMPL, JURI


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4.8 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on progress towards completing the internal energy market - COM(2014)634

Resp.: ITRE (INI) Opinion: IMCO (DA/AGJ)


4.8bis INTA INI on "The impact of EU trade and investment policy on public-private partnerships ": IMCO contested it (IMCO and INTA letters circulated by Secretariatemail of 22.10.2014)Decision: Opinion – ALDE (0 points – Charanzová)

Budget

4.9 Draft amending budget No 3/2014: Revenue from fines and interest payments -revenue from reimbursements and repayments to FEMIP (Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership) - Redeployment of appropriations to the European Fisheries Fund - Increase in payment appropriations for commitments corresponding to previous annual budgets - Unforeseen actions in accordance with Article13 of the MFF Regulation - Staff of the European Commission, the Offices, the Committee of the Regions and the European Data Protection Supervisor –COM(2014)0329

Resp.: BUDG Opinion: all committees


4.10 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Annual report to the Discharge Authority on internal audits carried out in 2013 (Article 99(5) of the Financial Regulation) - COM(2014) 615 final - SWD(2014) 293 final

Resp.: CONT Opinion: all committees


5 Timetables


5.1 Gáll-Pelcz report: Single Market governance within the European Semester 2015

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Deadline to send the draft report to translation 29 October 2014

Consideration of draft report in IMCO 17 November 2014

Deadline for amendments 18 November at 12:00

Consideration of amendments 3/4 December 2014

Supplementary deadline for amendments (AGS) -in EN only

9 December 2014

Consideration of compromise amendments 21 January 2015

Vote in IMCO 22 January 2015

Plenary February

5.2 Stihler report: Gas appliances regulation (2014/0136 (COD)

Presentation of COM and Impact Assessment and Exchange of views

3 or 4 December

Deadline for sending the report to translation 20 January 2015

Consideration of draft report 23 or 24 February 2015

Deadline for amendments 4 March 2015 noon

Consideration of amendments 26 March 2015

Consideration of Compromise amendments 20 April 2015

Vote in IMCO 23 April 2015

Mandate to enter negotiations May 2015

Plenary TBD

5.3 Karas opinion: Regulatory fitness and performance programme (REFIT): state of play and outlook

Deadline to send draft opinion to translation 14 November 2014

Consideration of draft opinion 3/4 December 2014

Deadline for amendments 10 December 2014 at 12.00

Consideration of amendments 21/22 January 2015

Vote in IMCO 5 February 2015

Vote in JURI tbc

5.4 Comi opinion: Protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (2013/0402 (COD))

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Exchange of views (presentation IA by COM) 18 March 201417 November 2014

Draft opinion to translation 17 November 2014

Consideration of draft opinion 3-4 December 2014

Deadline for amendments 19 January 2015, 12:00


Consideration of compromise amendments 23 February 2015


Vote in lead Committee (JURI) 24 March 2015

Vote in Plenary tbc


Coordinators took note of the recommendations regarding documents transmitted for scrutiny and if no objections are received by 7 November close of business (delegated acts) and 13 November close of business (RPS and implementing acts)they will be deemed approved.

6.2 Expert Groups

Coordinators also took note of the reports from the Expert Group meetings.

Coordinators agreed that the Chair would send a reminder to INTA’s Chair on theaccessibility of relevant TTIP documents to the IMCO “group of suiveurs”.

(b)6.3 Explanatory Note on "Step-by-step for Delegated Acts and Implementing Acts"

Coordinators endorsed the final version of the explanatory note.

7 Coordinators’ meetings

7.1 2015 meeting dates

Coordinators endorsed the dates proposed for the 2015 coordinators’ meetings.

These meetings will take place during committee meeting slots.

7.2 Attendance

Coordinators endorsed the following format for the attendance of the coordinators’

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meeting:

The following format could apply:13. Chairman + assistant;14. Vice Chairmen + assistant;15. Coordinators + one assistant each;16. deputy Coordinator + one assistant each;17. political group advisors;18. Committee secretariat.

They also agreed that:- Only one coordinator per political group would take the floor (for groups who

have Vice-coordinators);

- If a Coordinator cannot attend the meeting, another MEP from the same group

can replace him/her. In such a case, the Coordinator’s assistant may also

attend;

- Coordinators’ assistants may attend the meeting but cannot speak on behalf of

their Coordinator;

7.3 Minutes / Decisions of the Coordinators

Coordinators took note of the obligation to register in the electronic register of documents any coordinators minutes/decisions that they circulate internally. This request follows a Recommendation issued by the EU Ombudsman in complaint 262/2012/OV.

As a consequence, the Decisions adopted by the coordinators would be announced by the Chair and will be included as an annex to the committee minutes. Consequently, they will be endorsed by the full committee and automatically registered in the public register.

The above procedure will apply as of the Coordinators meeting of 17 November.

8 2015 IMCO missions

Following written procedure on 9 October 2014, Coordinators will find below the destinations of the IMCO missions for 2015.

As Political groups have not indicated their preference between the two options for the mission to Latvia, they are again requested to do so by Thursday 13 November cob (the Chairman cannot participate on 16-17 Feb).

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9 Miscellaneous

9.1 Motion for a resolution on traceability of products through a labelling system enabling consumers to easily identify the origin of a products tabled by MEP Aldo Patriciello (EPP) (BL)

This motion for a resolution has already been taken into account in the framework of the discussions on the Product Safety and Market Surveillance package.

9.2 Briefing notes on aspects of the TTIP with relevance to IMCO

Ahead of the holding of tentative meetings with the EC's Lead Negotiators (from the relevant DGs) the Coordinators endorsed Secretariat proposal to request short briefing notes (2 pages) on the following topics: services (excluding financial services), standards, procurement, motor vehicles, textiles and labelling, customs facilitation, consumer protection and type approval. Request for additional topics should be sent to the Secretariat by Thursday 13 November cob.

The briefings would be composed of 2 parts. The first would outline what the EU has negotiated in its previous free trade agreements with regard to these fields. The second part would focus on the specific challenges with regard to the on-going negotiations with the US.

9.3 Union legal framework for customs infringements and sanctions (2013/0432(COD))

Coordinators endorsed Ms Kallas’s proposal to organise a hearing on "Union legal framework for customs infringements and sanctions” (2013/0432(COD)).

The Rapporteur will propose experts in agreement with her Shadows.


Nbr of MEPS

Latvia Meet with government representatives, national parliament, business and consumer organisations to discuss the priorities of the Latvian Presidency

16-17 Feb Or18-19 March

5-7 + Chairman out of quota

Luxembourg Meet with government representatives, national parliament, business and consumer organisations to discuss the priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency

18 June(travel 17 night)

5-7 + Chairman out of quota

USA Regulatory cooperation and Consumer Protection, including in the Digital environment

20-22 July

Max. 8

Netherlands Meet with government representatives, national parliament, business and consumer organisations to discuss the priorities of the Dutch Presidency

Second Semester2015

5-7+ Chairman out of quota

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9.4 D'Hondt System

Coordinators endorsed the new table for the application of the D'Hondt distribution system to IMCO. The D'Hondt system is used as a guide for the distribution of places to delegations.


Coordinators examined the establishment of the Digital Single Market working groupand asked the Secretariat to prepare guidelines clarifying the scope and organisation of the working group for the strategy meeting of 17 November

9.6 Strategy Coordinators’ meeting

Coordinators agreed to hold a strategy meeting on 17 November from 17.15 to 18.30. Political groups are invited to send their contributions for INIs and studies to the Secretariat by Tuesday 11 November noon. The secretariat will circulate a draft note by Wednesday 12 November noon.

9.7 Hearing of Commissioner-designate Margrethe Vestager

Coordinators took note of the summary of the replies to the questions asked by IMCO members during the hearing of Commissioner-designate Vestager.

9.8 Hearing of Commissioner-designate Jonathan Hill

Coordinators took note of the summary of the replies to the questions asked by IMCO members during the hearing of Commissioner-designate Hill.

9.9. Implementing acts having their legal basis in a legislative act of which the Council is the sole legislator – EP scrutiny

Coordinators endorsed the Secretariat’s suggestion to include such draft implementing measures in the note for Coordinators in a simplified format for information purposes, without a detailed analysis of the content or a recommendation. However, when in doubt about the relevance of the draft implementing measures, a detailed analysis and a scrutiny recommendation will be provided.

9.10 Chairing of Trialogues

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The Chairman reiterated her intention to chair most of the trialogue meetings. However, whenever this is not possible, the secretariat will check the availability of the Vice-Chairs in the order of their position. The available Vice-Chair will undertake to chair the whole series of trialogues for that dossier. It was stressed that the chairing of trialogues should be politically neutral, as a consequence, the Chair indicated that she could, if political groups would prefer, invite a Vice-Chair to chair a trialogue when she is rapporteur on a dossier. In addition she indicated that when is shadow rapporteur, will make clear in what capacity she is taking the floor.

The Secretariat will consult with the IMCO Chair, rapporteurs and the relevant IMCO Vice-Chair, where that Vice-Chair is chairing the trialogues before setting the meetings for the trialogues.


Monday, 17 November 2014, 17h00-18.30 (strategy meeting)Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 17h00-18h30

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Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection


BrusselsWednesday, 3 December 2014 from 17.45 to 18.35




2 Adoption of the Coordinators Decisions of the last meetings

The decisions of the coordinators meeting of 5 November approved by written procedure on 20 November 2014.

3 Announcements


a. Italian PresidencySecretary of State for European Affairs, Sandro GOZI, offered an outline of progress made and promised to open informal negotiations on the “Connected Continent Package” before the end of the Italian Presidency.

b. European Court of AuditorsChairs held an exchange with Mr Ville ITALA, Member of the ECA, on closer cooperation between ECA and Parliamentary committees. CONT (Budgetary Control committee) stressed that special ECA reports are presented in CONT and specialised committees are invited to attend.

c. Meeting of the CCC with the College of CommissionersThe Chair referred to the matters addressed during the meeting with the College of Commissioners on 2 December 2014. The general purpose of the meeting is to exchange views on priorities for 2015. Amongst the topics covered, the strengthening of the implementation of legislation in Services, Professional Qualifications, Consumer Protection, Public Procurement (guidance to MS), the development of a coherent policy framework for the Digital Single Market.

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d. IMCO ScrutinyThe Chair proposed to Coordinators to examine ways to strengthen IMCO’s role in the scrutiny of the implementation of EU legislation. It was also agreed to invite the relevant Commissioners to address the committee early in 2015.


Title Procedure n°

Pol. Group

State of Play


2014/0176 (COD)

Main: IMCO

ITRE challenged the attribution of the dossier to IMCO. The CCC made a recommendation to the CoP on 20.11.2014 for the attribution of the proposal to ITRE with a simple opinion for IMCO. A decision is expected at the CoP of 27.11.2014


2014/0185 (COD)

Main: ITRE

IMCO challenged the attribution of the dossier to ITRE. The CCC issued a recommendation on 06.11.2014 which proposes to dismiss IMCO’s challenge. A decision is expected at the CoP of 27.11.2014.

The possible extension of geographical indication protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products

Main: IMCO IMCO contested the JURI INI request. JURI proposed on 20.11.2014 to grant IMCO informal association (simple opinion with exclusive competence on matters of theinternal market).

The impact of EU trade and investment policy on public-private partnerships

Main: INTA IMCO contested the INTA INI request as it is linked to PP and Concessions. In consultation with the Chair a tentative agreement was reached for the modification of the title to:

"The external impact of EU trade and investment policy on public-private initiatives in

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countries outside the EU"

IT security IMCO contested the LIBE hearing request as it is linked to NIS. LIBE chair expressed his willingness to modify the scope and to involve IMCO in the hearing.

Hearing on TTIP Main: IMCO IMCO and INTA will hold a joint hearing. The Chairs of respective committees agreed that IMCO would decide on the agenda and the invitation of speakers.

Unfair commercial trading practices in the food supply chain (INI)

2014/0472 (COD)

Main: IMCO

AGRI has requested to CCC its association under rule 54, by letter of 13.11.2014. IMCO will reply shortly (draft letter to be submitted for approval to Coordinators).

Regulation on requirements relating to emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery (COM(2014) 581 final)

Lead: ENVI IMCO has contested the referral of this Proposal to the ENVI Committee


Legislative reports

None.


4.1 Report on the application of Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products –COM(2014)0633

Resp.: IMCO (EM/SV) Opinion: -

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Decision: No report

4.2 Annual Reports of the Commission 2012 and 2013 Public Procurement Implementation Review - SWD(2012) 342 final and SWD(2014) 262 final

Resp.: IMCO (JF) Opinion: -

Decision: No report


4.3 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed and repealing Council Directive 90/167/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) - COM(2014) 556 final -2014/0255 (COD) - SWD(2014) 271 and 272 final

Resp.: AGRI Opinion: ENVI, IMCO (MD)


4.4 Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, at the 8th Conference of the Parties to the Helsinki Convention on Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, with regard to the proposal for an amendment of Annex I - COM(2014)0652

Resp.: ENVI Opinion: IMCO (JF), ITRE

Decision: No opinion (ENVI Coordinators will discuss this item at their meeting of 3-4 December 2014).

4.5 Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf in the administrative Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on the draft new Regulation on hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles

Resp.: INTA Opinion: IMCO (AGJ), ITRE


4.7 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 as regards the reduction of pollutant emissions from road vehicles (Text with EEA relevance) - COM(2014) 28 final - 2014/0012 COD - SWD(2014) 32 final - SWD(2014) 33 final

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Resp.: ENVI Opinion: IMCO (AGJ/SV), TRAN, ITRE

Decision: Opinion – EPP (0,5 points)


4.6 Report by INTA on the TTIP

Resp: INTA Opinion: IMCO (SV), ECON, ITRE, JURI, EMPL, LIBE, ENVI, AGRI, TRAN

Decision: Opinion – ALDE (Agreement with EPP communicated to the Secretariat by email on 9/12/2014).

4.8 The implementation of Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (INFOSOC Directive)

Resp.: JURI Opinion: IMCO (BM)

Decision: Opinion – S&D (email of 4/12/14)

4.8bis The EC's Second Report to the Council on the implementation of Council Recommendation 2009/C 151/01 on patient safety, including the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections - COM(2014) 371 final

Resp.: ENVI Opinion: IMCO (SV), EMPL

Decision: Political groups are invited to inform secretariat if they are interested by 12/12/14 noon (last minute addition)

For info

4.9 Commission Staff Working Document on the implementation of the definitive VAT regime for intra-EU trade (SWD(2014)338)

Resp.: ECON Opinion: IMCO (DA)

Observations: In this Staff Working Document, the Commission sets out the state of play as regards the modernisation of the treatment of VAT within the European Union. The Commission takes stock of the state of play, and indicates that a study has been commissioned to look at the various policy options under consideration. The

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results of this study are expected to be available by spring 2015.

4.10 Green paper: Safety of Tourism Accommodation Services - COM(2014) 464 final

Resp.: TRAN Opinion: IMCO (MD), ENVI, EMPL, ITRE, CULT, REGI

Observations: On 24 September, IMCO Coordinators decided to attribute this file to S&D for the appointment of a draftsperson. In the meantime, TRAN Coordinators decided to draft an INI report with a wider scope than the above-mentioned Green Paper, namely on "New challenges and concepts for the promotion of Tourism in Europe". S&D remains interested to draft an opinion on the matter.

4.11 Towards more effective EU merger control (COM(2014)449)

Resp.: ECON Opinion: IMCO (DA), JURI

Observations: Coordinators decided on 24 September to appoint Kaja Kallas (ALDE) rapporteur for opinion in this file. Since then, ECON, as lead committee, has decided not to produce a report on the White Paper. The procedure is therefore obsolete, and IMCO's opinion has to be discontinued. The rapporteur in ECON for the annual report on EU competition policy (2014/2158(INI)) has instead addressed the White Paper in his draft report in that file.

4.12 ITRE INI report on European energy security strategy

Observations: The IMCO Coordinators have decided to do opinions on 1) Energy Efficiency and its contribution to energy security and the 2030 Framework for climate and energy policy on 24 September and 2) Progress towards completing the internal energy market on 5 November. ALDE was given both opinions.

Coordinators were informed at the meeting of 5 November that ITRE Committee decided to address the relevant parts of the Communication on Energy Efficiency within a single INI report on the European energy security strategy. Subsequently,the ITRE coordinators decided not to make an INI on “Progress towards completing the internal energy market”, but to take into account the relevant aspects in the same on-going INI on European energy security strategy.

Both IMCO opinions will therefore be addressed in one opinion to the ITRE INI on European energy security strategy. ALDE was responsible for both opinions and has appointed Ms Hyusmenova as Rapporteur.

4.13 Report on the annual accounts of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal

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Market for the financial year 2013 (A(2014)11437)

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 287 of the TFEU the Court publishes its audit on the Office and provides with a statement of assurance of the Office's annual accounts, and of the legality and regularity of the transactions underlining those accounts.

4.14 Council Decision on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the EU, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms (Consumer Protection)

Observations: Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement is amended in order to extend the cooperation of the contracting parties to the EEA Agreement to include Regulation (EU) No 254/2014 of the European Parliament and Council of 26 February 2014 on a multiannual consumer programme for the years 2014-2020. The Decision was transmitted to the European Parliament for information purposes only.

4.15 Council Decision on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the EU, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms (Budget Lines 02.03.01 and 12.02.01)

Observations: Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement is amended in order to continue the cooperation of the contracting parties to the EEA Agreement in actions funded from the general budget of the Union concerning "Operations and development of the internal market, particularly in the field of notification, certification and sectoral approximation" (Budget line 02.03.01) and "Implementation and development of the internal market" (Budget line 12.02.01). The Decision was transmitted to the European Parliament for information purposes only.

4.16 Council Decision establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the EU in the Administrative Committee of the UNECE on the draft new Regulation on pole side impact and on the draft amendment to that Regulation.

Observations: The position to be adopted on behalf of the EU in the Administrative Committee of the Revised 1958 Agreement shall be to vote in favour of the draft new UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the Pole Side Impact performance. The proposal (COM(2014)0680) and the Decision were transmitted to the European Parliament for information purposes only.

4.17 Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 1387/2013 suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain agricultural and industrial products – COM(2014)0705 - 2014/0333 (NLE)

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Resp.: IMCO (EM/BL) Opinion: DEVE, INTA, ITRE, AGRI

Observations: This proposal concerns a number of agricultural and industrial products. The suspension requests were examined in the light of the criteria set out in the Communication from the Commission concerning autonomous tariff suspensions and quotas. Following this review, the Commission considers that the suspension of duties is justified for the products listed in Annex I of this proposal. Also, Annex I lists i) products for which the wording of their description had to be changed, ii) products for which a new CN or TARIC code became necessary or iii) products which were reviewed and for which a new date for mandatory review was set.

Procedural remark: This notification is made for information only. This NLE procedure does not concern the EP.

5 Timetables


5.1 Mizzi opinion: Single-member private limited liability companies (2014/0120 (COD))

5.2 Huysmenova opinion: European energy security strategy

Deadline for sending the opinion to translation

17 December

Consideration of draft opinion 21 or 22 January

Deadline for amendments 3 February at 12.00

Consideration of amendments 23 or 24 February

Consideration of Compromise amendments 16 March

Vote in IMCO 17 March

Exchange of views (presentation IA by COM) 4 December 2014

Draft opinion to translation 16 December 2014

Exchange of views / Consideration of draft opinion

21-22 January 2015

Deadline for amendments 29 Jan 2015, 12:00 am

Consideration of amendments 23-24 Feb 2015

Consideration of compromise amendments 16-17 March 2015


Vote in lead Committee (JURI) 7 May 2015

Vote in Plenary tbc

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Vote in lead Committee (ITRE) 14 April 2015

Plenary TBD

5.3 Gáll-Pelcz Opinion: The review of the economic governance framework: stocktaking and challenges

The Berès report in ECON was initially supposed to be a legislative INI but has been transformed into a normal Rule 52 INI report. The ECON timetable has not been fixed yet, however it can be expected that the vote will take place on 23/24 February in order to submit the report to the March I plenary session with a view to having it adopted before the Spring European Council.

Under these circumstances, and in consultation with her Shadows, the Rapporteur Mrs Gáll-Pelcz suggests preparing the IMCO opinion in two phases:

1. During the first phase, the Rapporteur wishes to work closely with the Shadows,following the discussion in ECON and awaiting the Commission’s report on the 6-pack and 2-pack regulations.

2. During the second phase, the IMCO opinion would be prepared under an exceptionally fast-track procedure and working only in English. The second phase would be based on the following timetable:

Deadline to send the draft opinion to translation 15 January 2015

Consideration of draft opinion in IMCO 21/22 January 2015

Deadline for amendments (in English only) 23 January at 12:00


Adoption in ECON (lead committee) 23/24 February 2015 (tbc)

Plenary March I (tbc)

5.4 Comi opinion: Protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (2013/0402 (COD))

New proposal

Exchange of views (presentation IA by COM)

18 March 201417 November 2014

18 March 201417 November 20143 December 2014

Draft opinion to translation 17 November 2014 8 December 2014

JURI hearing 20 January 2015

Consideration of draft opinion 3-4 December 2014 21-22 January 2015

Deadline for amendments 19 January 2015, 12:00 3 February 2015, 12:00

Consideration of amendments 5 February 2015 23-24 February 2015

Consideration of compromise amendments

23 February 2015 16 March 2015

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Vote in IMCO 24 February 2015 17 March 2015

Vote in lead Committee (JURI) 24 March 2015 16 April 2015

Vote in Plenary tbc tbc

5.5 López-Istúriz White report: cableway installations (2014/0107(COD))

Deadline for sending the report to translation

5 November 2014 cob

Consideration of draft report 3-4 December 2014

Deadline for amendments 8 January 2014 noon


Consideration of Compromise amendments

16 March 2015


Mandate to enter negotiations 17 March 2015

Plenary (TBD)


Coordinators took note of the recommendations regarding documents transmitted for scrutiny and if no objections are received by 17 December close of business they will be deemed approved.

6.2 Expert Groups

Coordinators also took note of the reports from the Expert Group meetings.

7 Petitions

7.1 Petition 1796/2013 by Horst Karl Heinrich Delfs (German) on the protection of short-wave frequencies against electromagnetic radiation

Decision: No action needed. The petition was forwarded to IMCO for information only.

8 Miscellaneous

8.1 Opinion 1/14 – Cross-border sports betting – possible written observations of the European Parliament

The Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions ('the Convention') was opened for signature on 18 September 2014. Since Malta considers that this Convention contains provisions on cross-border supply of gambling services

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that are in breach of Articles 18, 49 and 56 TFEU, it has requested an Opinion of the Court of Justice (ECJ, Opinion 1/14) as to whether the Convention is compatible with the Treaties. Parliament is entitled to submit written observations in those proceedings.

On 14 November 2014, the JURI Committee sent its recommendation (voted on 10 November) to the President of the European Parliament, which concurs with the opinion of the Legal Service, namely not to submit written observations in the proceedings concerning Opinion 1/14.

The Chair pointed out that it could be helpful to have IMCO included earlier on in the process in order to be able to examine it more carefully.

Decision: Coordinators decided to follow the JURI recommendation.

8.2 Motions for a European Parliament Resolution on the framing of an EU regulation on (the prevention of) gambling by MEP Aldo Patriciello (B8-0237/2014 and B8-0254/2014) (MD)

In his two identical motions for a resolution, Mr Also Patriciello (EPP) calls on the Commission "to adopt a new proposal for a regulation to regulate gambling in general, in order to remedy the current situation of legislative fragmentation and inefficiency".

Decision: Coordinators decided to revisit the matter only at a later stage, when the Commission will be reporting on the implementation of the July 2014 Recommendation by the Member States and on the review of its 2012 action plan on online gambling (in principle due in December 2014, but delayed).

8.3 Motion for a European Parliament resolution on standardisation of national rules on the sale of pharmaceutical products online (EM)

Pursuant to Rule 133 of the Rules of Procedure, in his Motion for resolution Aldo Patriciello calls on the Commission to submit a new proposal for a regulation with a view to standardising national rules on the sale of pharmaceutical products online.

Decision: Coordinators decided that no follow-up is needed.

8.4 IMCO representatives to STOA board

As Coordinators were informed by the Chairman, STOA indicated it may accept a third IMCO representative on the STOA panel, following a request by ENVI Committee for a fourth place. Decision: Coordinators agreed to nominate the Chairman to represent IMCO together with Carlos Coelho (EPP) and Virginie Roziere (S&D) who were already appointed.

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8.5 Workshop on Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain

At their strategy meeting of 17 November, Coordinators agreed in principle on the organisation of a workshop on “Unfair commercial trading practices in the food supply chain", and tasked the Secretariat, in cooperation with the Rapporteur, D. Jackiewicz (ECR) and the Policy Department, to prepare a more detailed draft programme for their consideration.

The workshop would, as is customary, be organised by the Policy Department and focused specifically on “Unfair commercial trading practices in the food supply chain”, taking stock of such practices and considering possible regulatory responses to them. The results will provide input for the forthcoming non-legislative INI that IMCO has requested, following the referral of the corresponding Commission Communication on this topic of 14 July 2014. The workshop will also take into account the study "The economic impact of modern retail on choice and innovation in the EU food sector" issued in October 2014 by the Commission services (DG COMP) and facilitate dialogue with the AGRI committee, which has requested associated status under rule 54.

Decision: Coordinators endorsed this proposal (the detailed draft programme will follow).

8.6 Deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system (Rapporteur: Olga Sehnalová (S&D))

On 1 December 2014, the EP Negotiating Team - chaired by the IMCO Chairman Mrs Vicky Ford and composed of the Rapporteur, Shadow Rapporteurs and Rapporteurs for opinion in LIBE and TRAN - reached agreement with the Council and the Commission on the proposed Regulation concerning type-approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system and amending Directive 2007/46/EC.

Decision: Following the recommendation by the Rapporteur, Coordinators agreed to submit the negotiated text to the IMCO Committee for endorsement on Thursday 4 December 2014.

8.7 2015 Missions

Decisions:Political groups have communicated to the Secretariat their preference for having thedelegation to Latvia in February (instead of March).

Coordinators took note of the distribution of places per group and Political Groupswere invited to communicate their participants for the delegations by Thursday 18 December cob at the latest.

Coordinators also took note of the request from a NA MEP (Mylène Troszczynski) for her participation to the delegation to Latvia. However, as no spare places are

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available, coordinators refused her participation.

25 places

Distribution of places per group

Latvia Luxembourg USA Netherlands Remaining places

16-17 February 18 June 20-22 July 2nd Semester

5-7 Members + Chair

5-7 Members + Chair

Max. 8 Members 15-7 Members

+ Chair

EPP 9 3 (max. 3) 6

S&D 8 (max. 3) 8

ECR 3 Duda (max. 1) 2

ALDE 2 (max. 1) 2

GUE/NGL 1 0 1

Greens/ALE 1 Soltes 0 0

EFDD 1 0 1

8.8 IMCO Working Group on the Digital Single Market

Decision: Coordinators agreed the objectives, the draft programme, the format (outside committee meetings) and the timing (bi-monthly). They also agreed that other committees should be invited. The WG would be open to all IMCO members and would be chaired by the Chairman.

The Secretariat was invited to circulate early on the 2015 meeting dates during committee weeks. Political groups were invited to send their suggestions for stakeholders by 16 December cob.

Objectives The Working Group could seek to identify key remaining barriers towards the completion of the Digital Single Market and unleashing its potential for growth, jobs and consumer choice. In covering all issues related to the Digital Single Market, IMCO would ensure a horizontal approach in defining priority actions relating to the Digital Single Market, thereby inviting other committees along. The conclusions of the fourth cycle could serve as strategic input into a comprehensive policy framework for the deepening / or development of the DSM.

1 Distribution of places following D’Hondt system

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Draft Programme1. Fostering innovation, stimulating investment and promoting growth:

the potential of the DSM – new developments, opportunities and how to make the most of them, including possibly:

Fast broadband coverage and universal access for EU citizens (EPP/ S&D – Greens, ECR)

Digital platforms, digital enablers – definition and role (S&D)

Internet of Things and Big Data

The growing importance of digital innovations for the EU's traditional industry and service base (e.g. automotives, chemicals, insurance)

The digital sector and business innovation in the EU (EPP – S&D, Greens, ECR)

3D printing

Access to finance for IT start-ups, including crowd-funding (S&D)

Peer-to-peer services/ sharing economy (e.g. AirBnB) (EPP – S&D, Greens, ECR)

Fostering investment in digital infrastructures and the growing role of "over-the-top players "(e.g. Smart TV, Streaming services such as Spotify or Netflix, Whatsapp, Skype)

Fostering EU research and development (EPP – S&D, Greens, ECR)

Functioning of search engines and comparison websites (EPP – S&D, Greens, ECR)

2. Towards a single EU digital market place for business and consumers

Fostering the growth of eCommerce and online services (and tackling obstacles including fraud prevention, website registrations, sales promotions and labelling, e-invoicing) (ECR – S&D, with modifications by IMCO secretariat)

Towards an integrated delivery market (in particular parcel delivery)

Towards a strategic framework for digital services (S&D)

Internet governance (S&D)

Net neutrality (S&D)

The role of competition policy: multichannel distribution and retail practices, platform bans, unfair B2B practices, such as closed distribution agreementsor abuse of dominant position; (EPP – S&D, Greens, ECR)

Tackling geoblocking and unjustified discrimination of consumers in the digital market place (EPP – S&D, Greens, ECR)

3. Overcoming legal fragmentation

Contract law, warranties (EPP – S&D, Greens, ECR)

Specific sectors, such as retail, which face obstacles online (following on the results of the Cost of non-Europe study) (ECR – S&D)

Cloud computing

Data mining (EPP – S&D, Greens, ECR)

Simplification of VAT, administrative procedures for SMEs and taxation (ECR wish to delete taxation, S&D prefer to mention it explicitly)

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Consumer protection framework in the digital era (review of existing framework, identification of remaining gaps, ensuring consumers have the same protection online as in their traditional markets) (ECR – S&D)

liability regime of online intermediaries (in the context of the eCommerce Directive)

4. Increasing consumer choice, web accessibility and legal access to digital content (ECR – S&D)

Copyright reform

Digital content and consumer protection (consistent approach to consumer protection)

Web Accessibility for all (including persons with disability or elderly people) (S&D)

Content creators (EPP – S&D, Greens, ECR)

Tackling the digital divide - ICT skills and digital learning (in continuous education) (EPP/S&D – Greens, ECR)

5. Trust, security and privacy

Cybersecurity

Internet safety for children (ECR – S&D)

Online privacy and data protection

Trust (incuding trustmarks)

The role of online payment systems (micropayments, cash vs. online/mobile payments, peer-to-peer financial transactions such as Bitcoins, payment card frauds) (EPP – S&D, Greens, ECR – Secretariat proposal for rewording and move from point 2. to 5.)

In-App purchases (EPP – S&D, Greens, ECR)

6. Driving public sector modernisation and paperless government through interoperability and standardisation

E-Government and e-Voting (EPP – S&D, Greens, ECR)

E-procurement (S&D)

E-customs (S&D)

8.9 INI Reports and Studies

Decisions: Coordinators endorsed the following order of priority for the various INI Reports and Studies:

INI Reports

1. Single Market Governance within the European Semester;

2. Aligning the current consumer legislative framework to the digital era;

3. Towards a Digital Single Market Act;

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4. Towards better Single Market regulation;

5. A longer life-time for products: benefits for consumers and companies;

6. Transposition of the Professional Qualifications Directive: Mutual evaluation exercise of regulated professions;

7. The European Economic Area and the EU: Challenges and chances.

INI number 1 has already been launched. Numbers 2, 4, 5 will be launched as soon as the relevant studies become available.

Studies

1. Aspects of the TTIP negotiations relevant for IMCO;

2. DSM I. Is the current legislative framework adequate to protect consumers and SMEs in the digital sphere? Enforcement and/or legislative gaps;

3. DSM II. Peer-to-peer services, opportunities and challenges ;

4. Franchising ;

5. Analysis and effects of the different Member Sates’ customs sanctioning systems;

6. A longer life-time for products;

7. DSM IV. Over-the-top players (OTTs) (online intermediaries);

8. Social economy;

9. Smart Single Market Regulation;

10. DSM III. European Digital Guarantee ;

11. Reducing the barriers and the costs for businesses within the Single Market;

12. Consumer insolvency regime.

The Secretariat will provide more detailed information on the number of studies that can be launched.


Wednesday, 21 January 2015, 17h00-18h30

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Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Result of roll-call votesof 22 January 2015

Table of Contents

1 Deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system – 2013/0165 (COD) – O. Sehnalova (vote on the outcome of trilogues) .......................................................................................................... 2

Key to symbols: + (in favour), - (against), 0 (abstention).

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1 Single Market govrnance within the European Semester 2015 – 2014/2212 (INI) –I. Gáll-Pelcz

31 +

ALDE: Charanzova, Guoga, RochefortECR: Van BossuytEFDD: Iwaszkiewicz, ZulloPPE: Arimont, Coelho, Corazza Bildt, Gáll-Pelcz, Hellvig, Juvin, Karas, Paunova,

Pospísil, Schwab, Stefanec, Thun und HoheinsteinS&D: Anderson, Danti, Gebhardt, Grapini, Gutiérrez, Jaakonsaari, Rozière,

Schaldemose, Sehnalová, Stihler, TarabellaVerts/ALE: Durand, Soltes

3 -

GUE/NGL: Mastálka, de JongNI: Troszczynski

4 0

ECR: Dalton, Ford, McClarkin, Pretzell

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ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/

LISTE DE PRÉSENCE/POPIS NAZOČNIH/ELENCO DI PRESENZA/APMEKLĒJUMU REĢISTRS/DALYVIŲ SĄRAŠAS/ JELENLÉTI ÍV/REĠISTRU TA' ATTENDENZA/PRESENTIELIJST/LISTA OBECNOŚCI/LISTA DE PRESENÇAS/

LISTĂ DE PREZENŢĂ/PREZENČNÁ LISTINA/SEZNAM NAVZOČIH/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/DELTAGARLISTA

Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Predsjedništvo/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/ Biuras/Elnökség/Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*)

Vicky Ford (PR) (1,2), Anna Maria Corazza Bildt (1,2), Robert Rochefort (1,2), Catherine Stihler (1,2), Sergio Gaetano Cofferati (1)

Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Zastupnici/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/Képviselõk/Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter

Dita Charanzová (1), Carlos Coelho (1, 2), Lara Comi (1), Daniel Dalton (2), Nicola Danti (1, 2), Pascal Durand (1,2), Evelyne Gebhardt (1,2), Maria Grapini (1,2), Antanas Guoga (1,2), Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto (1,2), Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz (1,2), Eduard-Raul Hellvig (2), Robert Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (1,2), Liisa Jaakonsaari (1,2), Dennis de Jong (1,2), Philippe Juvin (2), Antonio López-Istúriz White (1,2), Jiří Maštálka (2), Eva Paunova (1,2), Jiří Pospíšil (1,2), Marcus Pretzell (2), Virginie Rozière (1,2), Alfred Sant (1), Christel Schaldemose (1,2), Andreas Schwab (1,2), Olga Sehnalová (1,2), Igor Šoltes (1,2), Ivan Štefanec (1,2), Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein (1,2), Mylène Troszczynski (1,2), Anneleen Van Bossuyt (1,2), Marco Zullo (2)

Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Zamjenici/ Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantysnariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Supleanţi/Náhradníci/Namestniki/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter

Jan Philipp Albrecht (1), Lucy Anderson (1,2), Pascal Arimont (1,2), Cristian-Silviu Bușoi (1), Birgit Collin-Langen (1,2), Filiz Hyusmenova (1), Kaja Kallas (1,2), Othmar Karas (1,2), Emma McClarkin (2), Roberta Metsola (2), Jens Nilsson (2), Lambert vanNistelrooij (1), Julia Reda (1), Adam Szejnfeld (1), Marc Tarabella (2), Ulla Tørnæs (1), Inese Vaidere (1,2), Sabine Verheyen (1)

200 (2)

206 (3)

53 (6) (Точка от дневния ред/Punto del orden del día/Bod pořadu jednání (OJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/Tagesordnungspunkt/ Päevakorra punkt/Ημερήσια Διάταξη Σημείο/Agenda item/Point OJ/Točka dnevnog reda/Punto all'ordine del giorno/Darba kārtības punkts/Darbotvarkės punktas/Napirendi pont/Punt Aġenda/Agendapunt/Punkt porządku dziennego/Ponto OD/Punct de pe ordinea de zi/Bod programu schôdze/Točka UL/Esityslistan kohta/Föredragningslista punkt)

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Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Promatrači/ Osservatori/Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/ Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer

По покана на председателя/Por invitación del presidente/Na pozvání předsedy/Efter indbydelse fra formanden/Auf Einladung des Vorsitzenden/Esimehe kutsel/Με πρόσκληση του Προέδρου/At the invitation of the Chair(wo)man/Sur l'invitation du président/ Na poziv predsjednika/Su invito del presidente/Pēc priekšsēdētāja uzaicinājuma/Pirmininkui pakvietus/Az elnök meghívására/ Fuq stedina taċ-'Chairman'/Op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/Na zaproszenie Przewodniczącego/A convite do Presidente/La invitaţia preşedintelui/Na pozvanie predsedu/Na povabilo predsednika/Puheenjohtajan kutsusta/På ordförandens inbjudan

Съвет/Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Συμβούλιο/Council/Conseil/Vijeće/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/ Conselho/Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*)

Sven Ott

Комисия/Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Komisija/Commissione/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*)

DG COMP - Benedetta Guerzoni, Ingela Sheer-Hennings, Philip Handy, Laura Zamengo, Ghislaine Widera

Cab. Verstager - Mette Dyrskjot

DG EMPL - Muriel Guin

DG GROW - Emmanuel VallensSG/D2 - Muriel Jakubowicz

Други институции/Otras instituciones/Ostatní orgány a instituce/Andre institutioner/Andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/ Άλλα θεσμικά όργανα/Other institutions/Autres institutions/Druge institucije/Altre istituzioni/Citas iestādes/Kitos institucijos/ Más intézmények/Istituzzjonijiet oħra/Andere instellingen/Inne instytucje/Outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/Iné inštitúcie/Muut toimielimet/Andra institutioner/organ

Други участници/Otros participantes/Ostatní účastníci/Endvidere deltog/Andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/Επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/Autres participants/Drugi sudionici/Altri partecipanti/Citi klātesošie/Kiti dalyviai/Más résztvevők/Parteċipanti ohra/Andere aanwezigen/Inni uczestnicy/Outros participantes/Alţi participanţi/Iní účastníci/Drugi udeleženci/Muut osallistujat/Övriga deltagare

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Секретариат на политическите групи/Secretaría de los Grupos políticos/Sekretariát politických skupin/Gruppernes sekretariat/ Sekretariat der Fraktionen/Fraktsioonide sekretariaat/Γραμματεία των Πολιτικών Ομάδων/Secretariats of political groups/Secrétariat des groupes politiques/Tajništva klubova zastupnika/Segreteria gruppi politici/Politisko grupu sekretariāts/Frakcijų sekretoriai/Képviselőcsoportok titkársága/Segretarjat gruppi politiċi/Fractiesecretariaten/Sekretariat Grup Politycznych/Secr. dos grupos políticos/Secretariate grupuri politice/Sekretariát politických skupín/Sekretariat političnih skupin/Poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristöt/ Gruppernas sekretariat

PPE

S&D

ALDE

ECR

Verts/ALE

GUE/NGL

EFDD

NI

Ildze Asenova, Viktor Sata

Santina Bertulessi, Katri-Anniina Matthies

Cameron Smith, Lindsay Gilbert, Claire Donlon

Stanislas Grudzielski, Claire Kwan,

Bart Linssen

Кабинет на председателя/Gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/Formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/Γραφείο Προέδρου/President's Office/Cabinet du Président/Ured predsjednika/Gabinetto del Presidente/Priekšsēdētāja kabinets/Pirmininko kabinetas/Elnöki hivatal/Kabinett tal-President/Kabinet van de Voorzitter/Gabinet Przewodniczącego/Gabinete do Presidente/Cabinet Preşedinte/Kancelária predsedu/Urad predsednika/Puhemiehen kabinetti/Talmannens kansli

Кабинет на генералния секретар/Gabinete del Secretario General/Kancelář generálního tajemníka/Generalsekretærens Kabinet/ Kabinett des Generalsekretärs/Peasekretäri büroo/Γραφείο Γενικού Γραμματέα/Secretary-General's Office/Cabinet du Secrétaire général/Ured glavnog tajnika/Gabinetto del Segretario generale/Ģenerālsekretāra kabinets/Generalinio sekretoriaus kabinetas/ Főtitkári hivatal/Kabinett tas-Segretarju Ġenerali/Kabinet van de secretaris-generaal/Gabinet Sekretarza Generalnego/Gabinete do Secretário-Geral/Cabinet Secretar General/Kancelária generálneho tajomníka/Urad generalnega sekretarja/Pääsihteerin kabinetti/ Generalsekreterarens kansli

Генерална дирекция/Dirección General/Generální ředitelství/Generaldirektorat/Generaldirektion/Peadirektoraat/Γενική Διεύθυνση/ Directorate-General/Direction générale/Glavna uprava/Direzione generale/Ģenerāldirektorāts/Generalinis direktoratas/Főigazgatóság/ Direttorat Ġenerali/Directoraten-generaal/Dyrekcja Generalna/Direcção-Geral/Direcţii Generale/Generálne riaditeľstvo/Generalni direktorat/Pääosasto/Generaldirektorat

DG PRES

DG IPOL

DG EXPO

DG EPRS

DG COMM

DG PERS

DG INLO

DG TRAD

DG INTE

DG FINS

DG ITEC

DG SAFE

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Правна служба/Servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/Juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νομική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/ Service juridique/Pravna služba/Servizio giuridico/Juridiskais dienests/Teisės tarnyba/Jogi szolgálat/Servizz legali/Juridische Dienst/ Wydział prawny/Serviço Jurídico/Serviciu Juridic/Právny servis/Oikeudellinen yksikkö/Rättstjänsten

Секретариат на комисията/Secretaría de la comisión/Sekretariát výboru/Udvalgssekretariatet/Ausschusssekretariat/Komisjoni sekretariaat/Γραμματεία επιτροπής/Committee secretariat/Secrétariat de la commission/Tajništvo odbora/Segreteria della commissione/ Komitejas sekretariāts/Komiteto sekretoriatas/A bizottság titkársága/Segretarjat tal-kumitat/Commissiesecretariaat/Sekretariat komisji/ Secretariado da comissão/Secretariat comisie/Sekretariat odbora/Valiokunnan sihteeristö/Utskottssekretariatet

Panos Konstantopoulos, David Ashton, Marlies Desomer, Julia Ferger, Birgitt Hardt, Anders Gronberch JorgensenBenoit Lefort, Bozica Matic, Pablo Sanz

Сътрудник/Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padėjėjas/Asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/ Avustaja/Assistenter

Sandra Almeida, Suzy Tubila, Grazia Fiorello-Reina, Julia Malev, Isabelle Cleen

* (P) = Председател/Presidente/Předseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Πρόεδρος/Chair(wo)man/Président/Predsjednik/Priekšsēdētājs/ Pirmininkas/Elnök/'Chairman'/Voorzitter/Przewodniczący/Preşedinte/Predseda/Predsednik/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande

(VP) = Заместник-председател/Vicepresidente/Místopředseda/Næstformand/Stellvertretender Vorsitzender/Aseesimees/Αντιπρόεδρος/ Vice-Chair(wo)man/Potpredsjednik/Vice-Président/Potpredsjednik/Priekšsēdētāja vietnieks/Pirmininko pavaduotojas/Alelnök/ Viċi 'Chairman'/Ondervoorzitter/Wiceprzewodniczący/Vice-Presidente/Vicepreşedinte/Podpredseda/Podpredsednik/ Varapuheenjohtaja/Vice ordförande

(M) = Член/Miembro/Člen/Medlem./Mitglied/Parlamendiliige/Μέλος/Member/Membre/Član/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Képviselő/ Membru/Lid/Członek/Membro/Membru/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot

(F) = Длъжностно лице/Funcionario/Úředník/Tjenestemand/Beamter/Ametnik/Υπάλληλος/Official/Fonctionnaire/Dužnosnik/ Funzionario/Ierēdnis/Pareigūnas/Tisztviselő/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Funcţionar/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/ Tjänsteman

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