Verbatim report of proceedings

Wednesday, 16 April 2014 - Strasbourg

7.30. Invasive alien species (A7-0088/2014 - Pavel Poc) (vote)

– Przed rozpoczęciem głosowania:

  Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the Commission. - Mr President, concerning the Poc report on invasive alien species, I would like to use this occasion to draw your attention to the fact that a declaration on behalf of the Commission was made with regard to the agreement reached between the co-legislators. This Commission declaration will be transmitted to Parliament’s services in writing and inserted in the report of proceedings of this plenary sitting for your consideration.

Report: Pavel Poc (A7-0088/2014)

Declaration by the Commission on the procedure for adoption of implementing acts

The Commission underlines that it is contrary to the letter and to the spirit of Regulation 182/2011 (OJ L 55 of 28.2.2011, p. 13) to invoke Article 5(4), subparagraph 2, point (b), in a systematic manner. Recourse to this provision must respond to a specific need to depart from the rule of principle, which is that the Commission may adopt a draft implementing act when no opinion is delivered. Given that it is an exception to the general rule established by Article 5(4), recourse to subparagraph 2, point (b), cannot be simply seen as a ‘discretionary power’ of the Legislator, but must be interpreted in a restrictive manner and thus must be justified.

  Ioan Mircea Paşcu (S&D). - Mr President, a point of information: I have just received the news that the Soviet of Transnistria has asked for unification with Russia.