9. Believes there is a need to improve the quality of EU law-making; insists, however, that the Better Regulation agenda and REFIT shoul
d not undermine the democratic process by circumventing the European Parliament’s rights as
a co-legislator, or serve as a pretext for deregulation that weakens social protection, consumer protection, environmental standards, animal welfare standards and social dialogue; th
erefore rejects the proposed expert committee; ...[+++]