Amending Regulations on the Internal Market Information System (IMI) and on the Single digital gateway as regards certain harmonisation requirements on transparency

The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection adopted a report by Adina VĂLEAN (EPP, RO) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1024/2012 and (EU) 2018/1724 as regards certain requirements laid down by the Directive establishing harmonised requirements in the internal market on transparency of interest representation exercised on behalf of third countries and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937.

The proposed regulation is technical in nature and accompanies the proposed directive establishing harmonised requirements in the internal market on transparency of interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries with a view to improving the functioning of the internal market by achieving a common level of transparency across the Union.

The administrative cooperation and the exchange of information between the competent national authorities, as well as the Commission, provided for by the proposed Directive should be implemented through the Internal Market Information System (‘IMI system’) established by Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council. For that reason, the necessary administrative cooperation procedures should be established in the IMI system.

The committee responsible recommended that the European Parliament adopt its position at first reading by adopting the Commission's proposal.

A single technical amendment is introduced to the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012. It concerns the Directive establishing harmonised requirements in the internal market on transparency of interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937*: Article 11(4), Article 12(3a), Article 16(5) and (6), and Article 17.