# Credit rating agencies: integrity, transparency, responsibility, good governance and independence of activities

European Parliament procedure 2011/0361(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee ECON / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 421 committee amendments tabled by 31 Members between 2012-03-30 and 2012-04-17.

## What the amendments focus on

This legislative dossier amends the rules on credit rating agencies governing integrity, transparency, responsibility, good governance and independence. Amendments build on Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009, address ratings of Member States' sovereign debt, overreliance on external ratings by financial institutions and supervisory bodies (EBA, EIOPA, ESMA, the ESRB and the ECB), competition among agencies, and define terms such as 'rating outlook'.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diogo FEIO | Portugal | PPE | 78 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96977.md |
| Jean-Paul GAUZÈS | France | PPE | 58 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28193.md |
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 56 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |
| Olle SCHMIDT | Sweden | ALDE | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4274.md |
| Pascal CANFIN | France | RE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96711.md |
| Emilie TURUNEN | Denmark | S&D | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96703.md |
| Miguel PORTAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28406.md |
| Jürgen KLUTE | Germany | GUE/NGL | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96769.md |
| Ashley FOX | United Kingdom | ECR | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96957.md |
| Burkhard BALZ | Germany | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96997.md |
| Gunnar HÖKMARK | Sweden | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28124.md |
| Sharon BOWLES | United Kingdom | ALDE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33570.md |
| Philippe DE BACKER | Belgium | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/109337.md |
| Sebastian Valentin BODU | Romania | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39722.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |

## Official source documents

- PE486.062: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-486.062+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE486.071: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-486.071+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE486.177: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-486.177+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0361-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0361-COD.json

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