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31 March 2012
EU DOCUMENTS IN THE SEJM

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.

SUBSIDIARITY CHECK IN NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS
 

Subsidiarity scrutiny in March

(Information from IPEX database as of 3.04.2012)

Draft legislative act
Deadline for subsidiarity scrutiny
Adoption / transmission of reasoned opinion
Chamber / parliament (country)
COM(2011) 880 1.03.2012 - -
COM(2011) 750 6.03.2012 - -
COM(2011) 751 6.03.2012 - -
COM(2011) 752 6.03.2012 - -
COM(2011) 753 6.03.2012 - -
COM(2011) 860 7.03.2012 - -
COM(2011) 862 7.03.2012 - -
COM(2011) 866 7.03.2012 - -
COM(2011) 897 7.03.2012 1.02.2012 / 2.02.2012 Federal Council (Austria)
2.03.2012 / - Bundesrat (Germany)
6.03.2012 / - Cortes Generales (Spain)
COM(2011) 883 8.03.2012 - -
COM(2011) 895 8.03.2012 1.03.2012 / 1.03.2012 Riksdag (Sweden)
6.03.2012 / - House of Commons (United Kingdom)
COM(2011) 896 8.03.2012 1.03.2012 / 1.03.2012 Rikdsag (Sweden)
6.03.2012 / - House of Commons (United Kingdom)
COM(2011) 928  13.03.2012 - -
COM(2011) 809  15.03.2012 - -
COM(2011) 873  19.03.2012 16.03.2012 / 16.03.2012 Riksdag (Sweden)
COM(2011) 914 19.03.2012 - -
COM(2012) 15  22.03.2012 - -
COM(2011) 934 22.03.2012 - -
COM(2011) 874 28.03.2012 - -
COM(2011) 876 28.03.2012 - -
COM(2012) 48 9.04.2012 29.03.2012 / - Senate (Poland)
COM(2012) 49 9.04.2012 - -
COM(2012) 51 9.04.2012 - -
COM(2012) 52 9.04.2012 - -
COM(2012) 10 10.04.2012 30.03.2012 / - Bundesrat (Germany)
30.03.2012 / 30.03.2012 Riksdag (Sweden)
COM(2012) 11  10.04.2012 27.03.2012 / - Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
6.03.2012 / - Senate (France)
30.03.2012 / - Bundesrat (Germany)
30.03.2012 / 30.03.2012 Rikdsag (Sweden)
COM(2012) 35 10.04.2012 - -
COM(2012) 84 30.04.2012 - -
COM(2012) 89 2.05.2012 - -
COM(2012) 90 2.05.2012 - -
COM(2012) 85 8.05.2012 - -
COM(2012) 93 8.05.2012 - -
COM(2012) 73 9.05.2012 - -
COM(2012) 109 11.05.2012 - -
COM(2012) 118 21.05.2012 - -
COM(2012) 129 21.05.2012 - -
COM(2012) 134 21.05.2012 - -
COM(2012) 130 22.05.2012 - -
COM(2012) 131 22.05.2012 - -
COM(2012) 136 22.05.2012 - -

 

WSZYSTKIE UZASADNIONE OPINIE PARLAMENTÓW NARODOWYCH W BAZIE IPEX
UST DATABASE

 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].
INTERPARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION
  • 8 March 2012, Brussels
    Interparliamentary committee meeting "Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value"
    Information on the meeting
  • 11-12 March 2012, Copenhagen
    Chairpersons of Foreign Affairs Committees meeting (COFACC)
    Information on the meeting
  • 19-20 March 2012, Copenhagen
    Chairpersons of Finance and Fiscal Affairs Committees meeting
    Information on the meeting
  • 21 March 2012, Brussels
    Interparliamentary committee meeting "Towards the Rio+20 summit"
    Information on the meeting
  • 25-26 March 2012, Brussels
    Meeting of the of the Committees on European Affairs of the parliaments of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland
    Information on teh meeting
  • 26-27 March 2012, Copenhagen
    Chairpersons of Climate and Transport Committees meeting
    Information on the meeting
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