# Statute for a European mutual society

European Parliament procedure 2012/2039(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee EMPL / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 72 committee amendments tabled by 11 Members between 2012-10-16 and 2012-11-28.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on a Statute for a European mutual society. The amendments stress that mutual societies embody the European social model, distinguish 'mutual benefit' and 'mutual insurance' societies, cite their role in health care, pensions and social protection and the lack of legal instruments for cross-border activity, and call for a European statute by analogy with the European Cooperative Statute and proposed European Foundation Statute.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birgit SIPPEL | Germany | S&D | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96932.md |
| Regina BASTOS | Portugal | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5956.md |
| Jean-Luc BENNAHMIAS | France | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28214.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Klaus-Heiner LEHNE | Germany | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2224.md |
| Minodora CLIVETI | Romania | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/113597.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |
| Richard HOWITT | United Kingdom | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2073.md |
| Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER | France | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38596.md |
| Frédéric DAERDEN | Belgium | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97125.md |
| Dimitar STOYANOV | Bulgaria | NI | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34254.md |

## Official source documents

- PE497.912: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-497.912+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE500.725: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-500.725+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2039-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2039-INI.json

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