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28 February 2013

EUROPEAN DEBATES OF THE SEJM

6 February 2013 - the Sejm heard the information of the Prime Minister on the European Commission withholding 4 billion euro of the EU funds for road construction projects managed by the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways, as well as on the possibility of losing EU funds for the railway construction (verbatim record /PL, point 7).

19 February 2013 - the Sejm heard the Prime Minister’s information on the results of negotiations on Multiannual Financial Framework 2014 – 2020, and on reasons for ratifying the Treaty on stability, coordination and management in the Economic and Monetary Union (Fiscal Pact). The Deputies held a long joined debate on these matters with participation, among others, of Ministers of Finance, Agriculture, and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (verbatim record /PL, points 1 and 2).

20 February 2013 - the Sejm adopted the act granting consent for the ratification of the Fiscal Pact (legislative process/PL).

EU DOCUMENTS IN THE SEJM

 In February 2013 the EU Affaires Committee (SUE) held 9 meetings: no. 120-128. During these meetings the Committee scrutinised 72 EU documents.

Published in February 2013 in databases European Legislative Documents in the Sejm (EDL-S) and IPEX:
- EU documents concerning which a procedure in the Sejm has begun in February,
- information and documents on SUE meetings no. 120-128, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat.

SUBSIDIARITY CHECK IN NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS
 

Subsidiarity check in February

(Information from IPEX database as of 6.03.2013)

Draft legislative act Deadline for subsidiarity scrutiny Adoption / transmission of reasoned opinion Chamber/ parliament (country)
COM(2012) 782 13.02.2013 - -
COM(2012) 772 15.02.2013 - -
COM(2012) 788 4.03.2013 28.02.2013 / - National Assembly (Bulgaria)
24.01.2013 / 5.02.2013 Chamberof Deputies
(Czech Republic)
- / 4.03.2013 Folketing
(Denmark)
20.02.2013 / 21.02.2013 Hellenic Parliament
(Greece)
30.01.2013 / 8.02.2013 Senate (Italy)
20.02.2013 / - Chamber of Deputies (Italy)
1.03.2013/ - Assembly of the Republic
(Portugal)
26.02.2013 / 28.02.2013 Chamber of Deputies (Romania)
- / 22.02.2013 Riksdag (Sweden)
COM(2012) 744 6.03.2013 - -
COM(2012) 776 11.03.2013 - -
COM(2013) 18 28.03.2013 - -
ALL REASONED OPINIONS OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS IN IPEX
UST DATABASE
In February 2013 from among bills uploaded into the UST database earlier, the following acts have been adopted [paper no.]:
  • Act of 8 February 2013 amending the act on payment periods in commercial transactions [1001],
  • Act of 22 February 2013 amending the act on road transport and the act on working time of drivers [812].

In February 2013 the following act implementing EU law has been published [paper no.]:

  • Act of 4 January 2013 amending the act – Water law and some other acts [811].
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