on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2001/470/EC establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters
(COM(2008)0380 – C6‑0248/2008 – 2008/0122(COD))
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2001/470/EC establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters
– having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2008)0380),
– having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 61(c) and 67(5), second indent of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6‑0248/2008),
– having regard to Articles 61(d) and 66 of the EC Treaty,
– having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,
– having regard to Rules 51 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6‑0457/2008),
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;
3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 61(c) and(d)and66and the second indent of Article 67(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission║,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee(2),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(3),
Whereas:
(1) The European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters between the Member States was established by Council Decision 2001/470/ECof28May2001(4) because it was considered that the establishment of an area of freedom, security and justice entailed the need to improve, simplify and expedite judicial cooperation between Member States. The date of application of that Decision was 1 December 2002.
(2) The Hague Programme on strengthening freedom, security and justice in the European Union, adopted by the European Council on 4 and 5 November 2004(5), calls for additional efforts to facilitate citizens’ access to justice and judicial cooperation in civil matters. In particular, it focuses on the effective implementation of instruments on civil justice adopted by the European Parliament and the Council and the promotion of cooperation between members of the legal professions with a view to defining best practices.
(3) In accordance with Article 19 of Decision 2001/470/EC, the Commission presented on 16 May 2006 a report on the Network’s operation(6). The report concluded that, although the Network had generally met the objectives set in 2001, it was still a long way from having ▌developed its full potential.
(4) In order to achieve the objectives of the Hague Programme as regards improving judicial cooperation and citizens’ access to justice and to take on the expected increase in the Network’s tasks in the years ahead, the Network should have a legal framework bettersuited to increasingits means of action ▌.
(5) It is ▌ essential to achieve better operatingconditionsforthe Network in the Member States through national contact points and thus to reinforce the ▌role ofthecontactpointsboth within the Network and in relation to judges ▌ and legalprofessions.
(7) To achieve this, there needs to be a ▌contact point orpointsin each Member State capableofperformingthe functions assigned tothem.Ifthereismorethanonecontactpoint,theMemberStateshouldensureeffectivecoordinationbetweenthem.
(8) In future, where the law of another Member State is designated by a Community instrument or an international convention, the Network’s contact points shouldtakepart in informing the judicial and extra-judicial authorities in the Member States of the content of that foreign law.
(9) Contact points should process requests for judicial cooperation fast enough to be compatible with the Decision’s general objectives.
(12) ▌ The legal professions,inparticularlawyers,notaries,bailiffs,solicitorsorbarristers,directly involved in the application of Community and international instruments concerning civil justice may become members of the Network through their national organisationsinordertocontribute,withthecontactpoints,tosomeoftheNetwork’sspecifictasksandactivities.
(13) To further develop the Network’s functions regarding access to justice, the contact points in the Member States should contributetowardsprovidingthe publicwithgeneralinformation,usingthemostappropriatetechnological facilitiesandatleastbyproviding,onthewebsiteoftheMemberStates’ ministriesofjustice,alinktothewebsiteoftheEuropeanJudicialNetworkandtotheauthoritiesresponsibleforactualapplicationoftheinstruments.ThisDecisionshouldnotbeinterpretedasimposingontheMemberStatesanobligationtoallowdirectaccessbythepublictothecontactpoints.
(15) In order to improve mutual confidence between judges in the European Union and synergies between the European networks involved, the Network should maintain ongoing relations with the other European networks which share its objectives, in particular the networks of judicial institutions and judges.
(16) To promote international judicial cooperation, the Network should develop contacts with the other judicial cooperation networks in the world and with the international organisations whichpromote international judicial cooperation.
(17) To allow regular monitoring of progress in achieving the objectives of this Decision, the Commission should present reports to the European Parliament and the Council on the Network’s activities.
(18) Council Decision 2001/470/EC should be amended accordingly.
(19)Since the objectives of thisDecision cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore,byreasonofthescaleandeffectsofthisDecision, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality,as set out in that Article, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve thoseobjectives.
(20) ║The United Kingdom and Ireland, in accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, have given notice of their wish to take part in the adoption and application of this Decision.║
(21) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and tothe Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decisionandis notboundbyitorsubjecttoitsapplication,
HAVEADOPTEDTHISDECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2001/470/EC is amended as follows:
1) Article 2 is amended as follows:
(a) Paragraph 1 is amended as follows:
(i) in point (c), the words “cooperation in civil and commercial matters” are replaced by the words “judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters”;
(ii) the following point (e) is added:
“(e) professional associations representing at national level in the Member States ▌ legal practitioners directly involved in the application of Community and international instruments concerning judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters.”;
(b) Inparagraph2,thefollowingsubparagraphisadded:
▌
“If the contact point designated under thisparagraph is not a judge, the Member State concerned shall provideforeffectiveliaisonwiththenationaljudiciary.Tofacilitatethis,aMemberStatemaydesignate a judge to supportthisfunction. This judge shall be a ▌ member of the Network.”;
“TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission,inaccordancewithArticle20,ofthenamesandfulladdressestheauthoritiesreferredtoinparagraphs 1 and 2,specifying:”;
(a) In paragraph 1, point (b) is replaced by the following:
“(b) facilitating the effective access of the public to justice, ▌through measures providing information on the working of Community and international instruments concerning judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters.”;
(b) ║Paragraph 2 isamendedasfollows:
(i) point(b)isreplacedbythefollowing:
“(b) theeffectiveandpracticalapplicationofCommunityinstrumentsorconventionsinforcebetweentwoormoreMemberStates in particular, where the law of another Member State is applicable, the courts or authorities responsible for the case can apply to the Network for information on the content of that law;”;
“(aa)supply any information to facilitate application of the law of another Member State that is applicable ▌under a Community or international instrument. To this end, the contact point to which such a request is addressed may draw on the support of any of the other authorities in its Member State referred to in Article 2 in order to supply the information requested. The information contained in the reply shall not be binding on the contact point, the authorities consulted or the authority which made the request;”;
(c) the following point (ca) is inserted:
“(ca)contributetogenerallyinforming the public,throughtheNetwork’swebsite,on judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters in the European Union, andon relevant Community and international instruments and the domestic law of the Member states, with particular reference to access to justice;”;
“(g) draw up a two-yearly report on their activities,includingbestpracticesintheNetwork,whereappropriate, submit it at a meeting of the members of the Network,anddrawspecificattentiontopossibleimprovementsintheNetwork.”;
5) The following subparagraph is added to Article 6,paragraph2:
“To this end, ▌each Member State shall ensure,inaccordancewiththeprocedurestobedetermined byit,thatthecontactpoint(s)andcompetentauthoritieshavethemeanstomeetonaregularbasis.”;
1. The contact points shall respond to all requests submitted to them without delay and at the latest within fifteendays of receipt thereof. If a contact point cannot reply to a request within fifteendays of receipt thereof, it shall inform the requester briefly of this fact, indicating how muchtimeit considers it will need to reply butthisperiodshall,asarule,notexceedthirtydays.
2. In order to respond as efficiently and rapidly as possible to the requests referred to in paragraph 1, the contact points shall use the most appropriate technological facilities made available to them by the Member States.
3. The Commission shall keep a secure, limited-access electronic register of the requests for judicial cooperation and replies referred to in Article 5(2)(a), (aa),(b) and (c) ▌. The contact points shall ensure that the information necessary for the establishment and operation of this system is supplied regularly to the Commission.
4. The Commission shall supply the contact points with information on the judicial cooperation requests and replies referred to in paragraph 3 at least once every six months.”;
1. Without prejudice to Article 1(2), Denmark may be represented at the meetings referred to in Articles 9 and 11.
2. The accession countries and candidate countries may be invited to attend these meetings as observers. Third countries that are party to internationalagreementsonjudicialcooperation in civil and commercial matters concludedbytheEuropeanCommunity may also beinvitedtoattend certain Network meetings as observers.
3. Each observer State may be represented at the meetings by one or more persons, but under no circumstances may there be more than three representatives per State.”;
10) The following Article 12a is insertedattheendofTitleII:
“Article 12a
Relations with other networks and international organisations
1. The Network shall maintain relations andshareexperiencesandbestpractices with the other European networks that share its objectives, suchasthe European Judicial Network in criminal matters.TheNetworkshallalsomaintainsuchrelationswith the European Judicial Training Network withaviewtopromoting,whereappropriateandwithoutprejudicetonationalpractices,trainingsessionsonjudicialcooperationincivilandcommercialmattersforthebenefitofthelocaljudicialauthoritiesoftheMemberStates.
2. The Network shall maintain relations with the European Consumer Centres Network (ECC Net). In particular, in order to supply any generalinformation ontheworkingofCommunityandinternationalinstruments to facilitate consumer access to justice, the contact points of the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters shall be at the disposal of the members of ECC Net.
3. In order to meet its responsibilities under Article 3 concerning international instruments on judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters, the Network shall maintain contact and exchanges of experience with the other judicial cooperation networks established between third countries and with international organisations that promote international judicial cooperation.
4. The Commission, in close cooperation with the Presidency of the Council and the Member States, shall be responsible for implementing the provisions of this Article.”;
11) The heading of Title III is replaced by the following:
“TITLE III
INFORMATION AVAILABLE WITHIN THE NETWORK, AND INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC” ;
12)InArticle13,paragraph1,the following point (c) is added ║:
“(c) the information referred to in Article 8.”;
13) The following Article 13a is inserted:
“Article 13a
Provision of generalinformation to the public ▌
The Network shall contributetowardsprovidingthe publicwithgeneralinformation, using the most appropriate technological facilities to inform it about the content and application of Community or international instruments on judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters ▌.
14)InArticle 17,paragraph4,point(b) is replaced by the following:
“(b) arrange ▌for the translation into the official languages of the institutions of the Union of information on the relevant aspects of Community law and procedures, including Community case law, and of the information system’s general pages and the information sheets referred to in Article 15, and install them on the Network’s dedicated site.”;
No later than ...(8)*, and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament, the Council and the EuropeanEconomic and Social Committee a report on the activities of the Network. This report shall be accompanied, if need be, by proposals for adaptations andshallincludetheNetwork’sactivitiestoprogresswiththedesign,developmentandimplementationofEuropeane-Justice,particularlyfromthepointofviewoffacilitatingcitizens’ accesstojustice.”;
17) Article 20 is replaced by the following:
“Article 20
Notification
No later than ...(9)**, the Member States shall notify the Commission of the information referred to in Article 2(5).”.
Article 2
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on [ …]
It shall apply from [....], except for Articles 2 and 20, which shall apply from the date of notification of the Decision to the Member States to which it is addressed.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.
* Political amendments: new or replacement text is marked in bold italics and deletions are indicated by the symbol ▌. Technical corrections and adaptations by the services: new or replacement text is marked in italics and deletions are indicated by the symbol ║.
Report of 16 May 2006 from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee on the application of Council Decision 2001/470/EC establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters (COM(2006)0203).
DECLARATION ON THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
The European Parliament and the Council invite the Commission to ask representatives of the Court of Justice, at the level and in the way which the Court deems appropriate, to attend meetings of the European Judicial Network on civil and commercial matters.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
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Subject: Opinion on the legal basis of the proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council amending Council Decision 2001/470/EC establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters (COM(2008)0380 – C6‑0248/2008 – 2008/0122(COD))
Dear Mr Deprez,
It has come to the attention of the Committee on Legal Affairs that, in the course of the final negotiations with the Council with a view to a first reading agreement on the proposed Decision of the European Parliament and the Council amending Council Decision 2001/470/EC establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters, the Council has proposed changing the legal basis from Article 61(c) and the second indent of Article 67(5) of the EC Treaty to Article 61(c) and(d)andArticle66 and the second indent of Article 67(5).
The committee considered that, in view of the urgency, the matter should be taken up on the committee’s own initiative pursuant to Rule 35(3) of the Rules of Procedure and it was duly considered at its extraordinary meeting held at Strasbourg on 17 November 2008.
The committee noted that the provisions proposed to be added to the legal basis were as follows:
It appears that this addition is more in the nature of a correction in so far as the Council’s proposal reflects the precise legal basis of the original Decision 2001/470/EC which the proposal for a decision under consideration proposes to amend.
Although Article 66 is still subject to the consultation procedure, rather than codecision, the committee considered that these additions do not have any substantive effect and can therefore be approved.
Conclusion
At its meeting of 17 November 2008 the Committee on Legal Affairs accordingly decided, unanimously(1), to recommend to you that the proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council amending Council Decision 2001/470/EC establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial mattersshould be based on Article 61(c) and (d) and Article 66 and the second indent of Article 67(5) of the EC Treaty.
The following were present for the final vote: Giuseppe Gargani (Chair), Rainer Wieland (Vice-Chair), Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg (Vice-Chair), Diana Wallis (Rapporteur), Ieke van den Burg, Carlo Casini, Bert Doorn, Monica Frassoni, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Neena Gill, Othmar Karas, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Manuel Medina Ortega, Aloyzas Sakalas, József Szájer, Jacques Toubon, Jaroslav Zvěřina, Tadeusz Zwiefka.
OPINION oftheCommitteeonLegalAffairs (4.11.2008)
for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2001/470/EC establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters
The Committee on Legal Affairs calls on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following amendments in its report:
Amendment 1
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Recital 4
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(4) In order to achieve the objectives of the Hague Programme as regards improving judicial cooperation andcitizens’ accesstojustice and to take on the expected increase in the Network’s tasks in the years ahead, the Network needs to have an updated legal framework to increase the means of action available to it.
(4) In order to achieve the objectives of the Hague Programme as regards improving judicial cooperation and to take on the expected increase in the Network’s tasks in the years ahead, the Network needs to have an updated legal framework to increase the means of action available to it.
Amendment 2
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Recital 5
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(5) It is, firstly, essential to achieve better structuring of the Network’s operation in the Member States around a national contact point and thus to reinforce the latter’s role both within the Network and in relation to judges,lawpractitionersandcivilsociety.
(5) It is, firstly, essential to achieve better structuring of the Network’s operation in the Member States around a national contact point orpoints and thus to reinforce the role ofthecontactpoints both within the Network and in relation to judgesandcertainprofessionalassociations.
Amendment 3
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Recital 6
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(6) To achieve this, there needs to be a main contact point in each Member State whichdevotesitstimeentirely to the Network’s tasks and socanfully performthe functions assigned to itby Decision 2001/470/EC.
(6) To achieve this, there needs to be a main contact point orpoints in each Member State,dedicated to the Network’s tasks and thus fully capableofperformingthe functions assigned to thecontactpointsby Decision 2001/470/EC.
(7) In future, where the law of another Member State is designated by a Community instrument or an international convention, the Network’s contact points must play an important role in informing the judicial and extra-judicial authorities in the Member States ofthe content of that foreign law.
(7) In future, where the law of another Member State is designated by a Community instrument or an international convention, the Network’s contact points must bepreparedto play an important role in informing the judicial and extra-judicial authorities in the Member States about the content of that law.
Amendment 6
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Recital 8
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(8) Contact points must process requests for cooperation fastenough to be compatible with the Decision’s general objectives.
(8) Contact points must process requests for cooperation asefficientlyandrapidlyaspossiblesoasto be compatible with the Decision’s general objectives.
Amendment 7
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Recital 9
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(9) To achieve the objectives of Decision 2001/470/EC concerning improved judicial cooperation in the European Union and public access to justice, thelegalprofessions directly involved in the application of Community and international instruments concerning civil justice must become members of the Network throughtheirnationalorganisations.
(9) To achieve the objectives of Decision 2001/470/EC concerning improved judicial cooperation in the European Union and public access to justice, suchprofessionalassociations directly involved in the application of Community and international instruments concerning civil justice asaredesignatedbytheMemberStatesmaybecome members of the Network.
Amendment 8
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Recital 10
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(10) To further developtheNetwork’sfunctionsregarding access to justice, the contact points in the Member States should alsograduallybemademoreaccessibletothepublicbymeansofmoderncommunicationsfacilities.
(10) Inorderfurther tofacilitateaccess to justice, the contact points in the Member States should beencouragedtoplayanactiveroleinthedevelopmentofEuropeane-Justicebycontributingtotheconceptionanddesignofthefutureportals,includingthecitizens’ e-Justiceportal, aspartoftheCommunity’se-justicepolicy,designedinparticulartoafforddirectaccesstojusticeforcitizens.Asaninitialstep,theInternetsitesofthenationalMinistriesofJusticeshouldincludealinktothesiteoftheEuropeanJudicialNetwork.
Amendment 9
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Recital 11
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(11) In order to improve mutual confidence between judges in the European Union and synergies between the European networks involved, the Network needs to be able to maintain ongoing relations with the other European networks that share its objectives, in particular the networks of judicial institutions and judges.
(11) In order to improve mutual confidence between judges orotherlegalprofessionals in the European Union and synergies between the European networks involved, the Network needs to be able to maintain ongoing relations with the other European networks that share its objectives, in particular the networks of judicial institutions, judges andlegalprofessionals.
Justification
It should be clearly stated, that cooperation with other official networks, including those of legal professionals should be enhanced.
(e) professional associations representing at national level in the Member States lawyers, notaries, bailiffs and other legal practitioners directly involved in the application of Community and international instruments concerning judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters.
(e) suchprofessional associations representing at national level in the Member States lawyers, civillaw notaries, bailiffs and other legal practitioners directly involved in the application of Community and international instruments concerning judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters asMemberStatesmaydelegatewiththeirconsentinordertoprovidefeedbackontheoperationoftheciviljusticesystematEuropeanlevelandwiththepowertoputquestionsrelatingtogenericissues.
Amendment 12
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 – point b – point i
Decision 2001/470/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
Where a Member State designates several contact points, it shall designate a main contact pointamong them and shall ensure that appropriate coordination mechanisms apply between them. Thepersondesignatedas sole contact point or as main contact point ofaMember State shallperformonlythecontact point functions providedforinthisDecisiontotheexclusionofany other functions, in particular those referred to in paragraph 1(b), (c), (d) and (e).
Where a Member State designates several contact points, it shall designate oneormore main contact points among them and shall ensure that appropriate coordination mechanisms apply between them. MemberStatesshallensurethatthesole contact point or themain contact point orpointsforeachMember State areprovidedwiththehumanandtechnologicalresourcesnecessarytofulfilthe contact point functions effectivelyandexpeditiouslywithoutdetractingfromany other functions, in particular those referred to in paragraph 1(b), (c), (d) and (e).
Amendment 13
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 – point b – point ii
Decision 2001/470/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
If the contact point designated under the second subparagraph is not a judge, the MemberStateconcernedshalldesignate a judge to assist it in its liaison tasks with the local judicial authorities. This judge shallbea full member of the Network.
If a contact point designated under the second subparagraph is not a judge, the contactpointconcernedmayaskthata judgeorjudgesbedesignated to assist it in its liaison tasks with the local judicial authorities. The judge orjudgesinquestionmaybedesignatedas full oradhocmembers of the Network.
c)ainformthe public on judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters in the European Union, relevant Community and international instruments and the domestic law of the Member States, withparticularreferencetoaccesstojustice;
ca)allow the public tohaveaccesstoinformationabout judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters in the European Union, relevant Community and international instruments and the domestic law of the Member States, inparticularthroughtheprovisionontheInternetsitesofthenationalMinistriesofJusticeofalinktothesiteoftheEuropeanJudicialNetwork;
(f) draw up a two-yearly report on their activities and submit it at a meeting of the members of the Network.
(f) draw up a two-yearly report on their activities and submit it at a meeting of the members of the Network. ThisreportshallrecommendbestpracticesanddrawspecificattentiontodeficienciesintheNetwork.
Amendment 21
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Decision 2001/470/EC
Article 12 a – paragraph 1
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
1. The Network shall maintain relations with the other European networks that share its objectives, in particular the European Judicial Network in criminal matters and the European Judicial Training Network.
1. The Network shall maintain relations with the other European networks that share its objectives, in particular the European Judicial Network in criminal matters,theEuropeanNotarialNetwork and the European Judicial Training Network.
Justification
The European Notarial Network is for the time being the first network created by a legal profession. As an example of good practice and in view of a stronger integration of the legal professions in the European judicial network, this example should be explicitly mentioned in the text of the decision.
Amendment 22
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 1 – point 11
Decision 2001/470/EC
Article 13 a
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
The Network’scontactpoints shall gradually be made more accessible to the public, using the most appropriate technological facilities to inform it about the content and application of Community or international instruments on judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters and,wherenecessary,todirectittotheauthoritiesresponsiblefortheiractualapplication,inparticularthosereferredtoinArticle6.
The informationavailableontheEuropeanJudicialNetworkshall gradually be made more accessible to the public, using the most appropriate technological facilities to inform it about the content and application of Community or international instruments on judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters.
Amendment 23
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Decision 2001/470/EC
Article 19
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
No later than [...] [threeyearsafterthedateofapplicationofthisDecision], and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee a report on the activities of the Network. This report shall be accompanied, if need be, by proposals for adaptations.
No later than [...] [threeyearsafterthedateofapplicationofthisDecision], and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament, the Council and the EuropeanEconomic and Social Committee a report on the activities of the Network. This report shall be accompanied, if need be, by proposals for adaptationandshallspecificallyrelatetheNetwork’sactivitiestoprogresswiththedesign,developmentandimplementationofEuropeane-justice,particularlyfromthepointofviewoffacilitatingcitizens’ accesstojustice.
PROCEDURE
Title
Establishment of a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters
Carlo Casini, Titus Corlăţean, Bert Doorn, Monica Frassoni, Giuseppe Gargani, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Neena Gill, Othmar Karas, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Katalin Lévai, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Hans-Peter Mayer, Manuel Medina Ortega, Aloyzas Sakalas, Francesco Enrico Speroni, Diana Wallis, Jaroslav Zvěřina, Tadeusz Zwiefka
Substitute(s)presentforthefinalvote
Sharon Bowles, Eva Lichtenberger, Rareş-Lucian Niculescu, Georgios Papastamkos, József Szájer, Jacques Toubon, Renate Weber
PROCEDURE
Title
Establishment of a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters
Alexander Alvaro, Catherine Boursier, Emine Bozkurt, Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg, Maddalena Calia, Giusto Catania, Jean-Marie Cavada, Fabio Ciani, Carlos Coelho, Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Panayiotis Demetriou, Gérard Deprez, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Claudio Fava, Armando França, Kinga Gál, Patrick Gaubert, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler, Stavros Lambrinidis, Roselyne Lefrançois, Baroness Sarah Ludford, Maria Grazia Pagano, Martine Roure, Sebastiano Sanzarello, Vladimir Urutchev, Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Manfred Weber, Tatjana Ždanoka
Substitute(s)presentforthefinalvote
Marco Cappato, Carlo Casini, Elisabetta Gardini, Monica Giuntini, Genowefa Grabowska, Luis Herrero-Tejedor, Sophia in ‘t Veld, Ona Juknevičienė, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Jörg Leichtfried, Nicolae Vlad Popa, Luca Romagnoli, Stefano Zappalà