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

The European Parliament adopted by 400 votes to 77, with 132 abstentions, an amendment to 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 carried out on behalf of third countries and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937.

The issue was referred back to the committee responsible for interinstitutional negotiations.

The proposed regulation is technical in nature and accompanies the proposed directive establishing harmonised requirements in the internal market regarding the transparency of interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries.

Parliament supports the proposal to amend the regulations on the Internal Market Information System (IMI) and the Single Digital Portal with regard to certain harmonisation requirements on transparency.

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 refers to Article 11(4), Article 12(3a), Article 16(5) and (6), and Article 17 of the Directive.