In March 2012 the EU Affairs Committee (SUE) held 8 meetings: no. 31-38. During these meetings the Committee:

• scrutinised 57 EU documents,
• adopted two opinions (opinions no. 8 i 9)
• heard information on legislative work related to the implementation of EU directives for which the transposition deadline expired or will expire within the next three months (as of 17.02.2012), presented by the representatives of appropriate ministries (meeting no. 33),
• heard information on the Polish participation in European research and innovation (the balance of costs and benefits) presented by the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Science and Higher Education Jacek Guliński (meeting no. 34).

SUBSIDIARITY SCRUTINY

On 23.03.2012, at the 36th meeting, the EU Affairs Committee adopted opinion no. 9 on the non-compliance with the principle of subsidiarity of COM(2012) 48 final and COM(2012) 49 final.

• COM(2012) 48 final - deadline for scrutiny: 9.04.2012
  Amended proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2001/83/EC as regards information to the general public on medicinal products subject to medical prescription amending, as regards information to the general public on medicinal products subject to medical prescription, Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use 
• COM(2012) 49 final - deadline for scrutiny: 9.04.2012
  Amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 as regards information to the general public on medicinal products for human use subject to medical prescription

Published in March 2012 in databases "EU documents in the Polish Sejm" and IPEX:
- EU documents concerning which a procedure in the Sejm has begun in March,
- information and documents on SUE meetings no. 31-33, 35, 36 and 38, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat.

 In March 2012 two bills implementing EU law have been referred to the first reading – see papers no.:

• 229 – Rządowy projekt ustawy o zmianie ustawy o obrocie z zagranicą towarami, technologiami i usługami o znaczeniu strategicznym dla bezpieczeństwa państwa, a także dla utrzymania międzynarodowego pokoju i bezpieczeństwa oraz o zmianie niektórych innych ustaw;
• 232 – Rządowy projekt ustawy o zmianie ustawy o uruchamianiu środków pochodzących z budżetu Unii Europejskiej przeznaczonych na finansowanie wspólnej polityki rolnej.

In March 2012 from among bills uploaded into the UST database earlier, the following statutes have been adopted [papers no.]:

• Ustawa o zmianie ustawy o uruchamianiu środków pochodzących z budżetu Unii Europejskiej przeznaczonych na finansowanie wspólnej polityki rolnej [232];
• Ustawa o zmianie ustawy o cudzoziemcach oraz ustawy o promocji zatrudnienia i instytucjach rynku pracy [206];
• Ustawa o zmianie ustawy - Prawo ochrony środowiska oraz niektórych innych ustaw[175];
• Ustawa o zmianie ustawy o drogach publicznych oraz niektórych innych ustaw [104].

In March 2012 the following statute implementing EU law has been published [paper no.]:

• Ustawa o zmianie ustawy o płatnościach w ramach systemów wsparcia bezpośredniego oraz niektórych innych ustaw [156].

LATEST DEBATES - COMMENTS

Articles on the current political and economic issues in the EU from the specialist periodicals available on-line

• Grant C.: How to keep Britain in the EU, Centre for European Reform, 26 March 2012.
• Gros D., Mayer T.: Liquidity in times of crisis: Even the ESM needs it, „CEPS Policy Briefs", 28 March 2012.
• Gros D.: The Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union (aka Fiscal Compact), „CEPS Commentaries", 8 March 2012.
• De Grauwe P.: How not to be a lender of last resort, „CEPS Commentaries", 23 March 2012.
• Fischer S.,Geden O.: The EU's Energy Roadmap 2050: Targets without Governance, „SWP Comments" 2012, No. 8.
• Kaca E.: Stanowisko Francji w sprawie negocjacji wieloletnich ram finansowych UE 2014–2020, „Biuletyn PISM" nr 29 (894), 21 marca 2012.
• Katsarova I.: EU funding for outermost and sparsely populated regions, „Library Briefing. Library of the European Parliament", 23.03.2012.
• Kujawa K.: Możliwość zaostrzenia sporu cypryjsko-tureckiego – konsekwencje dla Unii Europejskiej, „Biuletyn PISM" nr 24 (889), 9 marca 2012.
• O'Donnell C.: Poland's U-turn on European defence: A missed opportunity?, Centre for European Reform, „Policy Brief", March 2012.
• Thompson G.: In brief: provisions of the eurozone fiscal compact and economic issues, House of Commons Library - Standard Note, 27.03.2012.
• Tokarski P., Toporowski P.: The EU Budgetary Chess Game, the Polish Presidency and the Shadows of the Debt Crisis, „PISM Policy Paper" 2012, No. 26.
• Świeboda P.: Greening the EU Budget – the Battle Goes On, demosEUROPA - Centrum Strategii Europejskiej, „Policy Paper", Marzec 2012.
• Żornaczuk T.: Przełom w dialogu z Kosowem przybliża Serbię do UE, „Biuletyn PISM" nr 31 (896), 26 marca 2012.

EU CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES*

Selected articles and studies

• Barcz J.: Akty delegowane i akty wykonawcze - pojęcie i kryteria rozróżnienia, „Europejski Przegląd Sądowy" - Nr 3/2012, s. 6.
• Belling V.: Supranational Fundamental Rights or Primacy of Sovereignty?: Legal Effects of the So-Called Opt-Out from the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, „European Law Journal", Volume 18, Issue 2, March 2012, s. 251–268.
• Carrera S.: An Assessment of the Commission's 2011 Schengen Governance Package: Preventing abuse by EU member states of freedom of movement?, „CEPS Liberty and Security in Europe" No. 47, March 2012.
• Eckes C.: Protecting Supremacy from External Influences: A Precondition for a European Constitutional Legal Order?, „European Law Journal", Volume 18, Issue 2, March 2012.
• Gostyńska A.: Komitologia - stary versus nowy system, „Europejski Przegląd Sądowy" - Nr 3/2012, s. 23.
• Hofmann H.: The European Research Council as Case Study for Agency Design in the EU, „European Public Law", Vol. 18, Issue 1, (2012) s. 175–190.
• Kiiver P.: The conduct of subsidiarity checks of EU legislative proposals by national parliaments: analysis, observations and practical recommendations, „ERA-Forum", Volume 12, No. 4, March 2012, s. 535-547.
• Kratsas G.: A Case for OLAF: The Place and Role of the Anti-fraud Office in the European Union Context, „European Public Law", Vol. 18, Issue 1, (2012) s. 65–97.
• Paszkowska M.: Organy i instytucje ochrony prawnej unii europejskiej (cz. 1), „Jurysta – magazyn prawniczy" nr 3 (2012).
• Peers S.: Sanctions for Infringement of EU Law after the Treaty of Lisbon, „European Public Law", Vol. 18, Issue 1, (2012) s. 33–64.
• Piesiak A.: Główne problemy w negocjacjach i we wprowadzaniu w życie nowego systemu aktów delegowanych i wykonawczych zgodnie z art. 290 i art. 291 TFUE, „Europejski Przegląd Sądowy" - Nr 3/2012, s. 17.
• Rabinovici I.: The Right to Be Heard in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, „European Public Law", Vol. 18, Issue 1 (2012), s. 149–173.
• Rokicka K.: European public law: new developments of old principles, „ERA-Forum", Volume 12, No. 4, March 2012, s. 511-515.
• Schepel H.: Constitutionalising the Market, Marketising the Constitution, and to Tell the Difference: On the Horizontal Application of the Free Movement Provisions in EU Law, „European Law Journal", Volume 18, Issue 2, March 2012, s. 175–333.
• Smith M.: Developing Administrative Principles in the EU: A Foundational Model of Legitimacy?, „European Law Journal", Volume 18, Issue 2, March 2012, s. 269–288.
• Szpunar M.: Implementacja Traktatu z Lizbony: akty delegowane versus akty wykonawcze, „Europejski Przegląd Sądowy" - Nr 3/2012, s. 4.
• Volacu A.: Cooperation and Competition in the European Parliament: A Game Theoretical Interpretation, „Romanian Journal of European Affairs" 2012, Vol. 12, No. 1.

 * Articles from the specialist periodicals available on the Internet or in the Sejm Library.