13. Decisions concerning certain documents

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 52)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 27 October 2016)

EMPL Committee

- Combating inequalities as a lever to boost job creation and growth (2016/2269(INI))
(opinion: ECON)

- Minimum income policies as a tool to tackle poverty (2016/2270(INI))
(opinion: ECON)

ITRE Committee

- Digitising European industry (COM(2016)0180 - 2016/2271(INI))
(opinion: CULT, EMPL, IMCO, TRAN)

committees ITRE, IMCO

- Online Platforms and the Digital Single Market (COM(2016)0288 - 2016/2276(INI))
(opinion: EMPL, REGI)

IMCO Committee

- European standards - implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 (2016/2274(INI))
(opinion: INTA, TRAN, ITRE)

- EU eGovernment action plan 2016-2020 (COM(2016)0179 - 2016/2273(INI))
(opinion: ITRE, JURI)

- A longer lifetime for products: benefits for consumers and companies (2016/2272(INI))
(opinion: ENVI, ITRE)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 17 November 2016)

INTA Committee

- Impact of international trade and the EU’s trade policies on global value chains (2016/2301(INI))
(opinion: DEVE, EMPL, ITRE)

ECON Committee

- European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2017 (2016/2306(INI))
(opinion: REGI, BUDG)

EMPL Committee

- European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and Social Aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2017 (2016/2307(INI))
(opinion: FEMM, CULT, BUDG)

ITRE Committee

- Internet connectivity for growth, competitiveness and cohesion: European gigabit society and 5G (2016/2305(INI))
(opinion: CULT, IMCO, TRAN, REGI)

REGI Committee

- The right funding mix for Europe’s regions: balancing financial instruments and grants in EU cohesion policy (2016/2302(INI))
(opinion: AGRI, ITRE, BUDG)

- Future perspectives for Technical Assistance in Cohesion Policy (2016/2303(INI))
(opinion: BUDG)

- Increasing engagement of partners and visibility in the performance of European Structural and Investment Funds (2016/2304(INI))
(opinion: EMPL, BUDG)

Changes in referrals (Rule 53)

AFET Committee

- Towards a new trade framework between the EU and Turkey to enhance bilateral trade relations and modernise the Customs Union (2016/2031(INI))
referred back to committee responsible : INTA
opinion: AFET, EMPL

DEVE Committee

- Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests (2016/2222(INI))
referred back to committee responsible : ENVI
opinion: DEVE, AGRI, INTA

committees DEVE, INTA

- EU flagship initiative on the garment sector (2016/2140(INI))
referred back to committee responsible : DEVE
opinion: EMPL, INTA

EMPL Committee

- Permitted uses of works and other subject-matter protected by copyright and related rights for the benefit of persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled and amending Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (COM(2016)0596 - C8-0381/2016 - 2016/0278(COD))
referred back to committee responsible : JURI
opinion: PETI, CULT, EMPL, INTA

- Cross-border exchange between the Union and third countries of accessible format copies of certain works and other subject-matter protected by copyright and related rights for the benefit of persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled (COM(2016)0595 - C8-0380/2016 - 2016/0279(COD))
referred back to committee responsible : JURI
opinion: PETI, CULT, EMPL, INTA

committees ENVI, EMPL

- Conclusion of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part (10975/2016 - C8-0438/2016 - 2016/0205(NLE))
referred back to committee responsible : INTA
opinion: AFET, ENVI, EMPL

Associated committees (Rule 54)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 27 October 2016)

IMCO Committee (Rule 54)

- European standards - implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 (2016/2274(INI))
(opinion: INTA, TRAN, ITRE) (Rule 54)

- EU eGovernment action plan 2016-2020 (COM(2016)0179 - - 2016/2273(INI))
(opinion: ITRE, JURI) (Rule 54)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 17 November 2016)

ECON Committee (Rule 54)

- European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2017 (2016/2306(INI))
(opinion: REGI, BUDG) (Rule 54)

EMPL Committee (Rule 54)

- European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and Social Aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2017 (2016/2307(INI))
(opinion: FEMM, CULT, BUDG) (Rule 54)

REGI Committee (Rule 54)

- The right funding mix for Europe’s regions: balancing financial instruments and grants in EU cohesion policy (2016/2302(INI))
(opinion: AGRI, ITRE, BUDG) (Rule 54)

Decision to apply the procedure with joint committee meetings (Rule 55)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 27 October 2016)

- Online Platforms and the Digital Single Market (COM(2016)0288 - - 2016/2276(INI))
committees: ITRE, IMCO
(opinion: EMPL, REGI)

Change in type of procedure

A change in the type of procedure (2016/2237(INL) in place of (2016/2237(INI)) had been announced on 6 October 2016 for:

- Statute for social and solidarity-based enterprises (2016/2237(INL))