The European Parliament amended, under the ordinary legislative procedure, the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1215/2009 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union’s Stabilisation and Association process.
The vote on the legislative resolution was postponed until a later plenary session.
The amendments essentially seek to take into account the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty as regards the possibility of adopting delegated acts and make reference to the necessary alignment of decision-making procedures following the entry into force of the regulation establishing the general rules and principles regarding mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers. The amendments are as follows:
Delegated acts: the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of:
· detailed rules for implementing tariff quota for ‘baby beef’ products;
· amendments and technical adjustments necessary following amendments to the Combined Nomenclature code and to the TARIC subdivisions;
· necessary adjustments following the conclusion of the other agreements between the Union and the countries and territories referred to in this Regulation.
The delegation of power shall be conferred on the Commission until 31 December 2015 and may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council.
A delegated act adopted shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object.
Implementing powers: the advisory procedure should be used for the adoption of implementing acts for the issuing of authenticity certificates attesting that the goods originate in the country or territory concerned and correspond to the definition in this Regulation given, and for the adoption of implementing acts for taking measures to suspend in whole or in part the arrangements provided for in this Regulation.
Those implementing powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011/EU of the European Parliament and the Council.