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Внесени текстове : A6-0349/2008 |  | Разисквания : PV 18/11/2008 - 14CRE 18/11/2008 - 14 |  | Гласувания : PV 19/11/2008 - 5.3Обяснение на вота Обяснение на вота |  | Приети текстове : P6_TA(2008)0548 |
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относно предложението за регламент на Европейския парламент и на Съвета относно европейската статистика (COM(2007)0625 – C6-0346/2007 – 2007/0220(COD)) | ||||||||||
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 ПРОЕКТ НА ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛНА РЕЗОЛЮЦИЯ НА ЕВРОПЕЙСКИЯ ПАРЛАМЕНТ |
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относно предложението за регламент на Европейския парламент и на Съвета относно европейската статистика (COM(2007)0625 – C6-0346/2007 – 2007/0220(COD)) (Процедура на съвместно вземане на решение: първо четене) Европейският парламент, – като взе предвид предложението на Комисията до Европейския парламент и до Съвета (COM(2007)0625), – като взе предвид член 251, параграф 2 и член 285, параграф 1 от Договора за ЕО, съгласно които предложението е внесено от Комисията (C6-0346/2007), – като взе предвид член 51 от своя правилник, – като взе предвид доклада на комисията по икономически и парични въпроси (A6-0349/2008), 1. одобрява предложението на Комисията във вида, в който е изменено; 2. призовава Комисията да се отнесе до него отново, в случай че възнамерява да внесе съществени изменения в своето предложение или да го замени с друг текст; 3. възлага на своя председател да предаде позицията на Парламента съответно на Съвета и на Комисията.
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Your rapporteur expressly welcomes the Commission proposal for a regulation on European statistics, forming the legal backbone for collecting statistics at European level and revising the existing basic legal framework for producing statistics at European level. The draft regulation is one of a number of legislative proposals that the Commission has issued in the current legislative period concerning the production and dissemination of statistics, which were considered by the ECON committee. The proposal contributes to better legislation, as it amalgamates several provisions. The importance of statistics in the EU The task of statistics is to deliver objective and quantifiable data as a basis for political opinion-forming and decision-making processes. Statistics help the EU and Member States directly with political and administrative decisions. Harmonisation of statistical systems in the EU must therefore take appropriate account of their significance. Content of the draft regulation The draft regulation contains the following changes in comparison to the existing Regulation: · it defines the European statistical system (ESS) and enshrines it and its activities in Community law; · it establishes the functions of the national statistical institutes in the ESS; · it refers to the European Statistics Code of Conduct in Community law: · it extends the exceptions to the principle of statistical confidentiality; · it establishes an ESS Partnership Group and an ESS Committee, replacing the current Statistical Programme Committee; · it defines the quality dimension of European statistics. Principles The scope of statistical principles should be limited and aligned with article 285 ECT in order to avoid contradictions, lack of legal clarity and unnecessary conflicts when the law is applied. The scientific and methodological independence of statistics production for the EU must be safeguarded. The rules must also comply with the subsidiarity principle. European Statistical System Article 4(1) defines the European Statistical System as a ‘partnership’ between the Commission (Eurostat) and the national statistical institutes (NSIs) and other authorities in each Member State that are responsible for developing, providing and disseminating European statistics (national authorities). The Commission proposes dividing the ESS Committee into two bodies: firstly the partnership group of the European Statistical System (ESS Partnership Group) made up of the heads of the national statistical institutes and of the Commission (Eurostat); this would provide professional guidance to the authorities in the Member States and the Community which are responsible for producing Community statistics. The Partnership Group would have the task of considering various questions relating to coordination, methodology, priority-setting, etc. Secondly a (comitology) European Statistical System Committee (ESS Committee) would be set up, to assist the Commission in adopting the implementing provisions which are entrusted to it in the proposed regulation. Your rapporteur takes the view that this separation is not necessary and – as the opinion of the European Parliament's Legal Service shows – although legally possible, is not obligatory. The comitology decision does not imply any need for a division into two bodies. For the sake of legal clarity and better legislation, your rapporteur proposes setting up only one body (ESS Committee), to fulfil the functions of the Commission’s proposed ESS Partnership Group and ESS Committee. Legal clarity leads to better political control and transparency. Pursuant to the comitology decision, comitology committees are made up of representatives of the Member States. The Member States can decide freely who is to represent them in the committee. The European Parliament and the Council have no legal authority to decide on a Member State's behalf how it is represented in a comitology committee. For this reason it is legally not possible to stipulate that the members of the ESS Partnership Group must be the heads of the national statistical institutes and the Commission (Eurostat). Your rapporteur therefore proposes wording that leaves the Member States free to decide who represents them on this body, while admitting that a high level of personal continuity would be desirable. In addition your rapporteur expressly endorses the idea (Article 5) of setting up a single national contact point, which could provide information on technical questions with regard to all the activities to be carried out. Code of Practice The Code of Practice for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics, which was drawn up and published in Commission recommendation (COM(2005)0217), should increase public confidence in European statistics, as it lays down how European statistics are to be developed, produced and disseminated, in compliance with statistical principles and following the model of international statistical practice. Your rapporteur takes the view that the Code should be revised and further developed as necessary, and that the reference to the Code of Practice in the regulation does not imply that it is legally binding, which some Member States reject and which would also be against the intention and purpose of the Code of Practice. Eurostat/ Commission The professional independence of Eurostat within the European Commission must be safeguarded to ensure that statistics are used exclusively for statistical purposes. Therefore your rapporteur proposes amendments to ensure that Eurostat is separate from other Commission departments and to strengthen Eurostat's coordinating function. The Commission has organisational authority over Eurostat. Your rapporteur welcomes the fact that Article 6(2) points out Eurostat’s function to advise other Commission services(1). Scientific and research concerns Your rapporteur considers that the draft regulation does not take sufficient account of the interests of science and research. The contribution of science and research is essential for the preparation of background papers for political decision-making, and their access to statistical data should be regulated accordingly. Avoiding additional administrative burdens from statistics The definition of the statistical principle of cost effectiveness in Article 2 should expressly also include the smallest possible burden on the respondent, as is stated in the current Regulation. Your rapporteur proposes appropriate amendments. To keep the burden on the respondent as well as the costs for the statistical institutes as low as possible, the issue of priority-setting should have a higher profile in the European Statistical Programme. This is the only way to ensure that the Commission has an enduring duty to take this into account. Amendments to Article 11 are therefore proposed, to ensure that the Commission sets priorities and that the ESS Committee can examine the European Statistical Programme in the draft phase. A cost effectiveness analysis (Article 12) should be carried out not just when individual statistical measures are implemented, but, as under Article 4 of the existing Regulation, in the context of a prior examination of the Statistical Programme. Your rapporteur has proposed relevant amendments. Tightening up the official statistics production programme is also desirable, taking account of the existing burdens(2). In conclusion, concepts should be brought into line and there should be stronger interdisciplinary cooperation, to ensure that several statistical working groups are not working on the same subject from often only slightly different perspectives. An appropriate amendment is proposed. The Commission's proposed European Approach to Statistics (Article 14) is structurally unclear and needs further clarification as to its content. Your rapporteur reserves the right to propose amendments on this point at a later stage in the procedure. Your rapporteur also considers that clarification of the rules on statistical confidentiality is needed. For example, the definition of ‘confidential data’ should indicate whether it is possible to remove anonymity or not. The Commission's proposed criterion of ‘means that might reasonably be used’ is too relative. Also with regard to access to confidential data for research purposes, certain requirements should be stated, including the need for access and a limitation to data that has actually been made anonymous. Your rapporteur also reserves the right to propose amendments on this point at a later stage in the procedure.
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| Последно осъвременяване: 6 октомври 2008 г. | Правна информация |