# 18th report on better legislation - Application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality (2010)

European Parliament procedure 2011/2276(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFCO / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 33 committee amendments tabled by 7 Members between 2012-05-31 and 2012-06-22.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is the 18th report on better legislation, on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. The amendments address renegotiating the 2003 Interinstitutional Agreement, national parliaments' subsidiarity checks and the 'yellow card' procedure, the regional and local level, impact assessments, the SME test and exemptions, simplification and 'gold-plating', and the distinction between delegated and implementing acts.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo RANGEL | Portugal | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96903.md |
| Andrew DUFF | United Kingdom | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4514.md |
| Sebastian Valentin BODU | Romania | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39722.md |
| Alexandra THEIN | Germany | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96874.md |
| Dimitar STOYANOV | Bulgaria | NI | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34254.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Marietta GIANNAKOU | Greece | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1431.md |

## Official source documents

- PE489.717: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-489.717+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE492.605: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-492.605+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2276-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2276-INI.json

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