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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | IMCO | ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA Pablo ( PPE) | CORREIA DE CAMPOS António Fernando ( S&D), LØKKEGAARD Morten ( ALDE), ENGSTRÖM Christian ( Verts/ALE), MCCLARKIN Emma ( ECR), GUSTAFSSON Mikael ( GUE/NGL), SALVINI Matteo ( EFD) |
Committee Opinion | CULT | SCHAAKE Marietje ( ALDE) | Emma McCLARKIN ( ECR) |
Committee Opinion | ENVI | ||
Committee Opinion | EMPL | ||
Committee Opinion | ITRE | PATRICIELLO Aldo ( PPE) | |
Committee Opinion | REGI | ||
Committee Opinion | ECON | ||
Committee Opinion | LIBE | ||
Committee Opinion | JURI | NIEBLER Angelika ( PPE) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 52
Legal Basis:
RoP 52Subjects
- 1.20.09 Protection of privacy and data protection
- 2.40 Free movement of services, freedom to provide
- 3.30.06 Information and communication technologies, digital technologies
- 3.30.25 International information networks and society, internet
- 3.50.15 Intellectual property, copyright
- 4.60.06 Consumers' economic and legal interests
Events
This staff working document fulfils the commitment made in the European Commission’s Communication “A coherent framework for building trust in the digital single market for e-commerce and online services” to report annually on the state of play of implementation of the action plan. It focuses on the 16 main actions undertaken by the Commission as part of the E-commerce Action Plan 2012-2015.
State of play of the action plan: the following are examples of the progress made in relation to some of the 16 actions one year after the adoption of the action plan:
1. Develop legal rules on cross-border offers of online products and services:
- the Regulation on the Internal Market Information (IMI) system was adopted in October 2012 and entered into force in December 2012, paving the way for the flexible expansion of IMI to further policy areas;
- in June 2012, the Commission adopted a “ Communication on the implementation of the Services Directive: A partnership for new growth in services 2012-2015 ” with a view to establishing guidance on the application of Article 20(2) of the Services Directive which enshrines the principle of non-discrimination of service recipients on the basis of nationality or country of residence;
- in its Communication of December 2012 on “Content in the Digital Single Market”, the Commission sets out its strategy for an effective digital single market in the area of copyright;
- the Commission adopted, in January 2013, a Green Paper launching a consultation on business-to-business unfair trading practices in the food and non-food supply chain.
2. Improve operator information and consumer protection:
- in December 2012, the Commission adopted, in line with its commitment in the Digital Agenda for Europe, the Code of EU online rights ;
- this action was included in the May 2012 European Consumer Agenda and is part of the recently adopted European Retail Action Plan ;
- in October 2012, the European Commission adopted the Communication “ Towards a comprehensive European framework on online gambling ”.
3. Reliable and efficient payment and delivery systems:
- the Single Market Act II announced that the Commission will propose a revision of the Payment Services Directive and a legislative proposal on multi-lateral interchange fees (MIFs) in Spring 2013;
- in November 2012, the Commission adopted a Green Paper launching a public consultation on the delivery of parcels, with special emphasis on cross-border issues and e-commerce needs with a view to identifying solutions to help improve cross-border parcel delivery.
4. Combating abuse and resolving disputes more effectively:
- in September 2010, the Commission put forward a proposal for a Directive on cyber attacks . The Council and Parliament reached a political agreement on a compromise text in June 2012. It is expected to be adopted shortly;
- in February 2013, the Commission and the High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy adopted a comprehensive Cyber-Security Strategy of the European Union entitled “ an open, safe and secure cyberspace ”. In parallel to the Strategy, the Commission has proposed a legislative initiative on a high level of network and information security across the Union.
5. Deploy high-speed networks and advanced technological solutions:
- in December 2012, the Commission adopted the new EU Guidelines for the application of state aid rules in relation to the rapid deployment of broadband networks;
- in July 2012, the Commission announced the outlines of a regulatory package to give a new impetus to the rolling out of high speed broadband networks;
- a legislative proposal on the cost reduction of deployment of high-speed electronic communications infrastructure was adopted in March 2013;
- the Communication " Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe " was adopted and published by the Commission in September 2012.
- the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP) was adopted by Parliament and the Council in March 2012;
- the Commission adopted a Communication on the shared use of spectrum in September 2012 to ensure additional flexibility in spectrum authorisation and usage, as well as to foster innovation in wireless networks and services.
The European Parliament adopted by 604 votes to 45, with 15 abstentions, a resolution on completing the Digital Single Market.
The resolution stresses that in times of economic and financial crisis it is essential to take measures to stimulate growth and create employment, and emphasises that completing the Digital Single Market would be a crucial step forward in terms of achieving this goal. Although Members welcome the five priority actions outlined in the Commission’s communication ‘A Coherent framework for building trust in the Digital Single Market for e-commerce and online services’, they wish to put forward recommendations on the following points:
1) Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): noting that SMEs form the backbone of the European economy, the resolution calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop an action plan to promote the integration of SMEs into the digital value chains. It stresses the importance of developing a strategy to boost digital entrepreneurship in Europe, promote training for online traders and encourage SME development programmes focusing on innovative and dynamic SMEs from all sectors.
The Commission and Member States are called upon to:
implement the existing legislation in order to tackle barriers which hinder the growth of SMEs, such as high market entry costs, cost of building brand awareness in multiple countries, and IT system limitations; introduce measures aimed at offering financial support to innovative SMEs , through existing programmes such as the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP), the new Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME) , and the Research and Innovation Programme ‘Horizon 2020’ , or through the creation of specific programmes, as well as the proposed regulation on venture capital funds.
2) Overcoming the remaining barriers in the Digital Single Market: the resolution underlines that fragmentation and lack of legal certainty are primary concerns in the Digital Single Market, and that inconsistent enforcement of rules in Member States needs to be dealt with in order to increase choice for consumers. According to Members, fragmentation is also partly due to the poor or late transposition of directives by Member States, a factor which should be subject to more rigorous scrutiny by the EU institutions. All relevant new single market legislation should be submitted to a Digital Single Market Test .
In this context, the Parliament formulates the following recommendations:
the rapid deployment of ultra-fast broadband is crucial for Europe’s global competitiveness, the development of European productivity and the emergence of new and small enterprises that can be leaders in different sectors, for example healthcare, manufacturing and the services industry; specific measures to be taken to ensure that SMEs can fully enjoy the potential of broadband in the fields of e-commerce and e-procurement; identify the existing barriers to cross-border delivery services , and appropriate actions to address them; Members consider it essential (i) to ensure innovative forms of delivery allowing greater flexibility in terms of choosing a time or place of collection or a possible pick-up point with no additional costs attached; (ii) to consider measures guaranteeing reasonably priced delivery to more remote or outlying areas; reduce administrative burdens by making it possible to use the system either of the country of the seller or the country of the buyer, in order to avoid duplication of procedures and confusion as to which rules apply, for both online retailers and online consumers; find solutions to the difficulties experienced by SMEs in relation to handling returns and shipping infrastructure problems , and to reduce the costs involved in the cross-border resolution of complaints and conflicts; examine the possibilities of simplifying and standardising VAT rules in the context of cross-border online transactions; Members stress, in this context, the importance of a “one-stop-shop” for VAT in order to facilitate cross-border ecommerce for SMEs; propose a revision of Directive 2006/112 in order to introduce a new category of electronically provided cultural content services which would benefit from a reduced rate of VAT; adapt the existing data protection legislation to new challenges and innovations in the area of present and future technological developments, e.g. cloud computing; propose and rapidly implement the European Strategy for Intellectual Property Rights with a view to adaptation to the online reality of the 21st century.
The resolution recognises the potential of cloud computing and calls on the Commission to propose without delay a European strategy on the matter.
3) Building confidence and trust in the Digital Single Market: Parliament recalls that e-commerce allows consumers to benefit from lower prices and a wider choice, but 60 % of websites are currently unsuitable for cross-border online shoppers, and consumer and business confidence in the digital environment is still low. It considers that access to reliable information and transparency should be enhanced, allowing consumers to compare not only prices but also quality and sustainability of goods and services online.
In this perspective, it formulates the following recommendations:
to develop and give adequate resources to effective instruments such as the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) network , in order to ensure that online traders apply the EU rules on transparency and unfair commercial practices, thus affording a high level of consumer protection; the need for initiatives in the Member States to improve e-skills among the general public; to include a consumer accessibility element in terms of implementing a barrier-free environment and a full range of accessible services for people with disabilities in all Digital Single Market policies; to draw up a European charter of users’ rights that would clarify the rights and obligations of citizens in the information society; to create a European Trustmark , which would guarantee that a business operating online fully respects EU law; the simplification of licensing systems and the creation of an efficient framework for copyright; to contribute to the settlement of cross-border complaints and disputes by the adoption of the Commission’s legislative proposals for Regulations on the extra-judicial settlement and the online settlement of disputes; to promote the use of new technological developments for education and for the protection for minors , and to cooperate closely and efficiently in order to deliver a safe internet for minors; the further expansion of the broadband network and, in particular, the connection of rural, isolated and outermost areas to electronic communication networks.
4) Setting up the basis for a more competitive Europe: the resolution calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide new impetus to the European fast and ultra-fast broadband strategy by updating the relevant targets. It also emphasises the potential value for consumers and businesses of the digital switchover of public services , and calls on Member States to develop national plans to that effect.
Members regret that the EU is lagging behind with regard to fibre-based internet connections and calls on the Member States and the Commission, therefore, to accelerate the spread and adoption of ultra-high-speed broadband, and call for a European strategy for the large-scale deployment of FTTx (‘fibre to the x’).
Lastly, the resolution recalls that Parliament in its resolution of 20 April 2012 entitled “Competitive digital single market – eGovernment as a spearhead” underlined the importance for the facilitation of mass adoption of factors including legal certainty, a clear technical environment, and open and interoperable e-invoicing solutions based on common legal requirements, business processes and technical standards. The Commission is invited to assess the need for uniform, open Union-wide standards for e-identification and e-signatures .
The Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection adopted an own-initiative report by Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA (EPP, ES) on completing the Digital Single Market.
The report stresses that in times of economic and financial crisis it is essential to take measures to stimulate growth and create employment, and emphasises that completing the Digital Single Market would be a crucial step forward in terms of achieving this goal. Although Members welcome the five priority actions outlined in the Commission’s communication ‘ A Coherent framework for building trust in the Digital Single Market for e-commerce and online services ’ , they wish to put forward recommendations on the following points:
1) Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): noting that SMEs form the backbone of the European economy, the report calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop an action plan to promote the integration of SMEs into the digital value chains. It stresses the importance of developing a strategy to boost digital entrepreneurship in Europe, promote training for online traders and encourage SME development programmes focusing on innovative and dynamic SMEs from all sectors.
The Commission and Member States are called upon to:
· implement the existing legislation in order to tackle barriers which hinder the growth of SMEs, such as high market entry costs, cost of building brand awareness in multiple countries, and IT system limitations;
· introduce measures aimed at offering financial support to innovative SMEs , through existing programmes such as the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP), the new Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME), and the Research and Innovation Programme ‘ Horizon 2020 ’ , or through the creation of specific programmes, as well as the proposed regulation on venture capital funds.
2) Overcoming the remaining barriers in the Digital Single Market: the report underlines that fragmentation and lack of legal certainty are primary concerns in the Digital Single Market, and that inconsistent enforcement of rules in Member States needs to be dealt with in order to increase choice for consumers. According to Members, fragmentation is also partly due to the poor or late transposition of directives by Member States, a factor which should be subject to more rigorous scrutiny by the EU institutions.
In this context, the report formulates the following recommendations:
· the rapid deployment of ultra-fast broadband is crucial for Europe ’ s global competitiveness, the development of European productivity and the emergence of new and small enterprises that can be leaders in different sectors, for example healthcare, manufacturing and the services industry;
· specific measures to be taken to ensure that SMEs can fully enjoy the potential of broadband in the fields of e-commerce and e-procurement;
· identify the existing barriers to cross-border delivery services, and to take appropriate actions to address them;
· reduce administrative burdens by making it possible to use the system either of the country of the seller or the country of the buyer, in order to avoid duplication of procedures and confusion as to which rules apply, for both online retailers and online consumers;
· find solutions to the difficulties experienced by SMEs in relation to handling returns and shipping infrastructure problems , and to reduce the costs involved in the cross-border resolution of complaints and conflicts;
· examine the possibilities of simplifying and standardising VAT rules in the context of cross-border online transactions;
· propose a revision of Directive 2006/112 in order to introduce a new category of electronically provided cultural content services which would benefit from a reduced rate of VAT ;
· adapt the existing data protection legislation to new challenges and innovations in the area of present and future technological developments, e.g. cloud computing;
· ensure that internet service providers are required respect EU law concerning data protection and competition with intellectual property rights protection, irrespective of where these data are stored and/or processed;
· propose and rapidly implement the European Strategy for Intellectual Property Rights with a view to adaptation to the online reality of the 21st century.
3) Building confidence and trust in the Digital Single Market: Members recall that e-commerce allows consumers to benefit from lower prices and a wider choice, but 60 % of websites are currently unsuitable for cross-border online shoppers, and consumer and business confidence in the digital environment is still low. They consider that access to reliable information and transparency should be enhanced, allowing consumers to compare not only prices but also quality and sustainability of goods and services online.
In this perspective, they formulate the following recommendations:
· develop and give adequate resources to effective instruments such as the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) network , in order to ensure that online traders apply the EU rules on transparency and unfair commercial practices, thus affording a high level of consumer protection;
· the need for initiatives in the Member States to improve e-skills among the general public;
· include a consumer accessibility element in terms of implementing a barrier-free environment and a full range of accessible services for people with disabilities in all Digital Single Market policies;
· draw up a European charter of users ’ rights that would clarify the rights and obligations of citizens in the information society;
· create a European Trustmark , which would guarantee that a business operating online fully respects EU law;
· the simplification of licensing systems and the creation of an efficient framework for copyright;
· contribute to the settlement of cross-border complaints and disputes by the adoption of the Commission’s legislative proposals for Regulations on the extra-judicial settlement and the online settlement of disputes;
· promote the use of new technological developments for education and for the protection for minors , and to cooperate closely and efficiently in order to deliver a safe internet for minors;
· the further expansion of the broadband network and, in particular, the connection of rural, isolated and outermost areas to electronic communication networks.
4) Setting up the basis for a more competitive Europe: the report stresses the importance for the development of the European Digital Single Market of continuing efforts aimed at providing ubiquitous and high-speed access for all consumers, through the promotion of fixed and mobile internet access and the deployment of next generation infrastructures. It calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide new impetus to the European fast and ultra-fast broadband strategy by updating the relevant targets. It also emphasises the potential value for consumers and businesses of the digital switchover of public services, and calls on Member States to develop national plans to that effect.
The report regrets that the EU is lagging behind with regard to fibre-based internet connections and calls on the Member States and the Commission, therefore, to accelerate the spread and adoption of ultra-high-speed broadband, and calls for a European strategy for the large-scale deployment of FTTx ( ‘ fibre to the x ’ ).
Lastly, the report recalls that Parliament in its resolution of 20 April 2012 entitled “Competitive digital single market – eGoverment as a spearhead” underlined the importance for the facilitation of mass adoption of factors including legal certainty, a clear technical environment, and open and interoperable e-invoicing solutions based on common legal requirements, business processes and technical standards. The Commission is invited to assess the need for uniform, open Union-wide standards for e-identification and e-signatures .
PURPOSE: to define a coherent framework for building trust in the Digital Single Market.
BACKGROUND: a genuine Digital Single Market would generate new types of growth. The hitherto unrealised potential is enormous and would benefit all the territories and economic sectors of the European Union. In the G8 countries, South Korea and Sweden, the internet economy has brought about 21% of the growth in GDP in the last five years.
Nevertheless, the share of the internet economy in European GDP remains small . It was no more than 3% in 2010. Although the growth rate of e-commerce at national level is high, this new vector remains marginal at only 3.4% of European retail trade. It is less advanced than in the United States or Asia-Pacific and tends not to go beyond national borders ; cross-border activity remains low.
The Digital Single Market is far from achieving its full potential ; the cost of the failure to complete it is expected to be at least 4.1% of GDP between now and 2020, i.e. EUR 500 billion or EUR 1000 per citizen. The European Union cannot just resign itself to bearing the costs of a fragmented digital market after having set ambitious objectives for renewed, sustainable, smart and inclusive growth by 2020. Instead, it must set objectives that match the growth potential of online commerce and services, which could reach 15 to 20% of GDP growth by 2015 in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, for example.
Boosting online commerce and services at European level requires firm and concerted action in line with the Digital Agenda for Europe .
CONTENT: this Communication constitutes a new contribution to the implementation of the Digital Agenda, since it establishes an action plan for the development of online services and, through the Annual Growth Survey, offers a response to the request from the European Council to submit a roadmap to achieve a Digital Single Market by 2015.
Five obstacles : this Communication identifies five main obstacles to the Digital Single Market and proposes an action plan to remove them:
the supply of legal, cross-border online services is still inadequate; there is not enough information for online service operators or protection for internet users; payment and delivery systems are still inadequate; there are too many cases of abuse and disputes that are difficult to settle; insufficient use is made of high-speed communication networks and hi-tech solutions.
Five priorities for an action plan: the solutions proposed in the action plan are not an exhaustive list. The plan places emphasis on strengthening a single harmonised framework for e-commerce and other commercial online services. It opens a new chapter on this subject in the digital approach for Europe, continuing the logic, of the Single Market Act , and is part of a wider commitment from the European Union aimed at boosting the economy and the information society, ranging from promoting online administration and digital literacy to standardisation and online security.
The five priorities of the action plan are as follows:
Develop the legal and cross-border offer of online products and services : in order to benefit fully from a Single Market for online services, consumers in all Member States must have legal access to a wide range of products and services, offered over the largest possible geographical area. To this end, the Commission will undertake the following key actions:
ensure that the Electronic Commerce Directive and the Directives protecting online consumers are correctly applied by improved administrative cooperation with the Member States, in particular through the extension of the Internal Market Information System (IMI), the Consumer Protection Cooperation network (CPC) and an in-depth evaluation study of the transposition and implementation of the Directive (2012); ensure that the European strategy for intellectual property rights is implemented rapidly and ambitiously, in particular by means of a legislative initiative on private copying (2013) and the review of the Directive on copyright in the information society (2012). The Commission will also report on the outcome of the consultation on the online distribution of audiovisual works and on the implications of the "Premier League" ruling; ensure that the rules on selective distribution are applied rigorously and fight unfair business practices . In parallel to this, ensure that access for citizens to online services is not undermined by anti-competitive practices.
2) Improve operator information and consumer protection : both providers and users of online services must be able to access or receive sufficiently complete and reliable information on their activities. In particular, consumers must have their rights protected and be assured that their personal data will be used appropriately. The Commission will engage in the following key actions:
improve training for online traders in their obligations and the opportunities offered by the Digital Single Market, in particular through the Enterprise Europe Network with the assistance of the European Consumer Centres Network (ECCNet) as regards issues relating to consumers, and through the publication of a special guide (2012); through dialogue with the stakeholders, develop codes of good conduct, good practice guides and guidelines giving consumers access to transparent and reliable information allowing them to compare more easily the prices, the quality and the sustainability of goods and services (2013-2014); adopt a “ European Consumer Agenda ” putting forward a strategy and initiatives to place consumers at the heart of the Single Market, including digital issues, in particular by empowering consumers and appropriate protection of their rights (2012); present a European action plan for online gambling which will focus on administrative cooperation, consumer protection and the development of a legal market (2012); through the implementation of the Directive on falsified medicinal products , ensure adequate protection for patients purchasing medicinal products online primarily by contributing to the creation of trustmarks which identify sites providing the public with legal offers of medicinal products through distance sales (2013-2014).
3) Reliable and efficient payment and delivery systems: too often, a lack of confidence and a limited choice of payment method prevent or discourage consumers from paying online and therefore from fully benefiting from e-commerce. Almost 35% of internet users do not buy online because they have doubts concerning security of payment
As regards the delivery of online purchases, consumers must trust that they will receive their order easily and at a reasonable cost, without excessive delay and in satisfactory condition. Yet 10% of people currently do not buy online because they are concerned about the cost of delivery services, in particular cross-border delivery, and about service quality.
The Commission intends to:
develop a strategy for the integration of the markets for payments by card, internet or mobile phone , on the basis of a Green Paper adopted at the same time as this Communication; based on a Green Paper, initiate a consultation in 2012 on parcels delivery , in particular cross-border, drawing on the results of the study on the costs of cross-border postal services, with a view to identifying possible solutions to the problems encountered by businesses and consumers.
4) Combating abuse and resolving disputes more effectively : in general it is still too rare for illegal activities to be effectively stopped and for illegal content to be removed or removed promptly enough.
The mechanisms to stop abuse and illegal information must therefore be made more efficient, within a framework which guarantees legal certainty, the proportionality of the rules governing businesses and respect for fundamental rights. In view of the growing volume of statutory and case-law in the Member States, it now appears necessary to set up a horizontal European framework for notice and action procedures . In parallel to this, the Commission will revise the Directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights in 2012 in order to combat illegal content more effectively . It is therefore necessary to facilitate the settlement of online disputes . The Commission will soon adopt a legislative initiative on the settlement of business-to-business disputes. Lastly, the Commission will in 2012, propose an overall strategy on internet security in Europe aimed at better protection against cyberattacks in the EU . The establishment of the European Cybercrime Centre by 2013 will play a particularly important role in this context.
5) Deploy high-speed networks and advanced technological solutions: the deployment of high-speed communication networks is a sine qua non for the development of online services. However, compared with its competitors, the EU, which set itself ambitious objectives in the digital agenda, is lagging behind in terms of investment in the new generation telecommunications infrastructure which it urgently needs. The Commission will undertake the following actions:
strengthen and facilitate the development of information and communication structures in 2012 by i) in the context of the Connecting Europe Facility , preparing guidelines for the preparation of broadband infrastructure projects; ii) in the context of the European Cohesion Fund , drafting guidelines for smart specialisation strategies which must be implemented in order to benefit from regional funding,(iii) in the context of the regulatory framework on electronic communications, adopting a recommendation on access-pricing schemes in the wholesale market in order to stimulate investment in fibre deployment, and adopting a review of the 2009 guidelines on State aid for broadband networks, and (iv) adopting a guide on cost reduction techniques for construction works with the aim of reducing them by half; adopt an overall strategy on cloud computing in order to stimulate that sector and provide the legal certainty which economic operators need (2012); adopt a Communication on spectrum-sharing , including a strategy for the promotion of shared access to the spectrum in the Single Market and allowing a structured political debate on the economic, technical and regulatory issues surrounding the various methods of spectrum-sharing (2012).
The European Commission will follow developments in online services closely and will report on the progress achieved with the implementation of this action plan by publishing annual reports. It will organise a stakeholder conference in 2013.
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2013)175
- Follow-up document: SWD(2013)0153
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0468/2012
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0341/2012
- Committee opinion: PE491.093
- Committee opinion: PE489.602
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE492.884
- Committee opinion: PE487.988
- Committee draft report: PE489.679
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2011)0942
- Committee draft report: PE489.679
- Committee opinion: PE487.988
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE492.884
- Committee opinion: PE489.602
- Committee opinion: PE491.093
- Follow-up document: SWD(2013)0153
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2013)175
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Amendments | Dossier |
142 |
2012/2030(INI)
2012/06/06
CULT
65 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Supports the Commission's determination to strengthen and facilitate the development of ICT infrastructure to bridge the digital divide; recalls that the new technologies and access to high- speed connections impact positively on citizens' education, information, communications and creation;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that micropayments are
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that micropayments are increasingly used to pay for media and cultural content online; notes that the widespread use of micropayments may help to reduce the illegal use of intellectual property on the Internet and stimulate public interest in culture;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that micropayments are increasingly used to pay for media and cultural content online and sees this as a useful tool in ensuring that rights holders are remunerated;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that micropayments are increasingly used to pay for media and cultural content online; notes that micropayments are an effective method to combat illegal content, because they make legal content accessible to the public in an affordable way;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Emphasises that the expansion of the legal range of online cultural content at affordable prices will succeed in reducing illegal platforms in the long term;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Recognises the economic and social potential which cloud computing has demonstrated thus far and calls on the Commission to adopt initiatives in this area in order to reap the benefits of such technology once the technology is more fully developed; acknowledges, however, the many technical and legal challenges arising from the development of cloud computing;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the Commission's initiative addressing the obstacles to the completion of the digital single market, most importantly the barriers inhibiting the development of legal cross-border online services; furthermore, stresses the need to improve consumer confidence when accessing legal cross-border services;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Takes note of the Commission’s intention to present an action plan at European level on online games and, in this regard, asks the Commission to take account of differences that may exist between the Member States in this area and to respect their freedom to define the relevant level of protection that they want, including the imposition of state monopolies on online games, in accordance with the judgment of the ECJ of 8 September 20091 on online games;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Underlines that the Digital Single Market will allow citizens to have access, throughout the EU, to all digital contents and services, whether they are musical, audiovisual, or a video game;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Supports the Commission’s determination to strengthen and facilitate the development of ICT infrastructure to bridge the digital divide; considers that measures to promote and support the media and new technologies go hand in hand with these actions;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Supports the Commission's efforts to increase investment in R&D under Innovation Union and Horizon 2020;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Takes note of the Commission’s commitment to adopt a communication on spectrum-sharing arrangements pending adoption of the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the first radio spectrum policy programme; believes it important that the cultural and educational issues relating to the use of the spectrum are taken into account in this regard, particularly to promote and ensure respect for cultural diversity and the diversity of the media that depend on this resource;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Underlines that digital technologies provide new and innovative ways to customise and enrich the offer and meet consumers' demand, including for tailored cross-border services; calls for better exploitation of digital technologies which should constitute a springboard for both differentiation and multiplication of legitimate offers;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that new and expanding internet technologies and online services have increased demand for audiovisual and other cultural and creative digital content; notes, however, th
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that new and expanding internet technologies and online services have increased demand for audiovisual and other cultural and creative digital content;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that new and expanding internet technologies and online services have increased demand for audiovisual and other cultural and creative digital content; notes, however, that there is currently insufficient legal supply to meet this demand
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that new and expanding internet technologies and online services have increased demand for audiovisual and other cultural and creative digital content; notes, however, that there is currently insufficient supply to meet this demand
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that new and expanding
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that new and expanding internet technologies and online services have increased demand for audiovisual and other cultural and creative digital content particularly among young people; notes, however, that there is currently insufficient supply to meet this demand
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Supports the Commission’s determination to strengthen and facilitate the development of ICT infrastructure to bridge the digital divide, and the emphasis it places on remote and island regions;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that new and expanding internet technologies and online services have increased demand for audiovisual and other cultural and creative digital content; notes, however, that there is currently insufficient supply to meet this demand and that availability is
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that new and expanding internet technologies and online services have increased demand for audiovisual and other cultural and creative digital content; notes, however, that there is currently insufficient supply to meet this demand, that the lack of legal certainty is detrimental to consumer confidence and an obstacle to growth and that availability is being hampered by rights holders;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Stresses the need to subject cultural works sold online and offline to the same VAT rate; considers, in this context, that the application of reduced VAT rates for online cultural content would boost the attractiveness of digital platforms;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Considers it necessary to support the digitisation of educational and cultural works into as many official EU languages as possible in order to provide a valuable and useful content to the public;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the proposals for increasing availability and developing legal online content services
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the proposals for increasing availability and developing legal online content services, but highlights that this is
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the proposals for increasing availability and developing legal online content services, but highlights th
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the proposals for increasing availability and developing legal online content services, but highlights that this is inhibited by the EU’s fragmented copyright system
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Supports the Commission’s determination to strengthen and facilitate the development of ICT infrastructure and the possibility of collaborating with other research facilities to bridge the digital divide;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the importance of establishing clear principles to regulate relations with third countries’ digital markets, especially as regards EU-level projects such as the digitisation of world cultural heritage;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the European Commission to present its promised legal instrument in relation to collective rights management and collecting societies quickly;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the initiatives within the framework of the programmes for regional and rural development, as well as the initiatives of the European Investment Bank (EIB) for improving the integration of rural areas in information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructures;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Regrets the push for more powers to block websites, which has always been a means of last resort and is an ineffective method of changing media consumption behaviour
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Regrets the push for more powers to block websites, which has always been a means of last resort and is an ineffective method of changing media consumption behaviour, and also legitimises censorship by oppressive regimes; meanwhile, recognizes the need to find new, easily accessible, legal ways of downloading digital contents;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Emphasises that all measures that restrict access to Internet sites containing or distributing illegal content must be defined in transparent processes and must offer sufficient security provisions to ensure that restrictions are proportionate and do not exceed the bounds of necessity and that users are informed of the reason for the restriction; these security provisions also include the possibility of legal appeal;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Recalls that Member States also have a role to play by veiling to a rapid and non-bureaucratic implementation of the EU rules, in order to make consumers' rights concrete;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Regrets the Commission’s proposals for cooperative measures with payment services to combat unauthorised or illegal content; acknowledges that analysing the use of payment services can help identify individuals providing such content;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Re
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that the completion of the digital single market is an instrument to enhance social cohesion, especially with economically or physically disadvantaged people;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage agreements with network operators which guarantee equality of access conditions, transparency and the protection of the fundamental rights of children in the European digital arena;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Underlines that all operators, including payment providers and advertisers, have a role to play in the fight against unauthorized or illegal content;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Calls on the Commission to address the anomaly of the possibility of applying reduced VAT rates to printed books and other cultural content but not to identical goods available in electronic format in its review of VAT legislation;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to support literacy and familiarisation projects with digital technologies aimed at adults responsible for educating, training and supporting the growth of new generations so as to make them aware of the opportunities and risks that ITC represents for babies and children, but also to enable a reduction in the technological divide between the generations;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Asks the Commission, Member States and ITC companies to support new online educational and high-quality products;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Welcomes the Commission’s plans to promote public and private investment in telecommunication networks as part of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and underlines the importance of the sustained launch of the trans-European digital network for the economic growth and competitiveness of the European Union;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that micropayments are becoming increasingly
source: PE-488.055
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points out that a European market with nearly 500 million people connected to high-speed broadband would act as a spearhead for the development of the internal market; stresses the need to connect the digital agenda with the provisions of new services such as e-trade, e-health, e-learning, e-banking and e- government services.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Welcomes the publication of the ‘Digital agenda - Scoreboard 2012’ report and calls on the Commission and Member States to make further investment in the achievement of the following objectives by 2015: 50% of the EU population making online purchases; 20% of the EU population making online cross-border purchases; 33% of SMEs making online sales; proportion of the population which has never used internet reduced to 15%; proportion of the population using internet frequently increased to 75% and 60% in the case of persons with disabilities; 50% of citizens making use of electronic e-government services; doubling of public investment in ICT research and development;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the importance for the development of the European Digital Single Market to continue efforts towards ubiquitous and high-speed access for all consumers, through the promotion of access to fixed and mobile Internet and the deployment of next generation infrastructure; emphasises that this requires policies that promote access on competitive terms;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Re-emphasizes potential challenges when departing from network neutrality, including anticompetitive behaviour, blockage of innovation, restriction on freedom of expression, lack of consumer awareness and infringement of privacy and that the lack of net neutrality hurts both businesses, consumers and society as a whole;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that achieving a fully operational Digital Single Market requires a coordinated effort to ensure that all citizens, regardless of their age, location, education and gender, have access to the internet and the necessary skills to use it;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to provide new impetus to the European fast and ultra fast broadband strategy and updating these target;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Insists that digital competences are crucial for the development of a competitive Digital Single Market and that all Europeans should be empowered with the appropriate digital skills; emphasises the essential commitment to reduce by half digital literacy and competence gaps by 2015;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recognises the need to create ways of enhancing citizens’ trust and confidence in the online environment and guaranteeing their rights and freedoms as regards privacy, data protection and freedom of expression and information;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recognises the need to create ways of enhancing citizens’ trust and confidence in the online environment and that regional, technical and organisational restrictions on choice should be eliminated;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recognises the need to create ways of enhancing citizens‘ trust and confidence in the online environment; especially when the protection of their personal data is involved;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Believes firmly that the protection of privacy not only constitutes a core value of the European Union, in addition plays a central role in promoting the necessary user confidence on the digital environment in order for the Digital Single Market to fully develop; welcomes therefore the Commission's proposals to adapt the Data Protection Directive to the current digital environment, hereby promoting the innovative character of the online environment and boosting the development of promising new technologies such as Cloud Computing;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Reminding that a Digital Single Market, where services can flow freely on a 500 million consumer market, is a crucial driver for competitiveness and economic growth, providing highly- qualified jobs and facilitating EU’s convergence into a knowledge driven economy.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that on-line markets should be as flexible as possible in order to create better business and development opportunities in this sector;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Urges the Member States and the Commission to strengthen the framework regulatory provisions protecting consumers using e-commerce and develop a framework to promote the certification of e-commerce websites and the websites of financial institutions and public bodies, with a view to ensuring security and hence consumer confidence when these sites are accessed;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for an integrated European market for card, internet and mobile payments which will allow the development of appropriate, efficient, secure and innovative means of payment and will not involve disproportionate and non-cost reflective fees which might undercut or limit the consumer's choice;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for an integrated European market for card, internet and mobile payments; calls, a the same time, for a facilitated framework for e-invoicing; stresses in both these regards the importance of interoperability and open standards so as to facilitate maximum market potential and competition;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that the well–functioning of the digital economy is imperative for the well–functioning of the entire EU economy; notes however that the free movement of digital services is today severely hindered by fragmented rules at national level, where businesses are facing many barriers to selling across the borders in the European Union, mainly because of the different regulations applicable at Member State level in areas such as consumer protection, VAT, specific products regulations, and payment transaction; Calls on the EU institutions to reinforce their commitment to remove the key regulatory obstacles to cross-border online transactions by 2015; calls on the Commission to continue to propose targeted legislative action on key impediments;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take measures to improve market integration. Considers that the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) will facilitate pan-European direct credit and debit transfers and provide a basis for the development of new pan-European payment services in accordance with requirements arising from legislation concerning data protection and the confidentiality of communications;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises the importance of ‘one-stop- shops’ for VAT in order to facilitate cross- border e-commerce for SMEs and promote e-invoicing; points out, however, that such ‘one-stop shops’ can be created only within the framework of existing institutions, without increasing the burden on the tax-payer;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises the importance of ‘one-stop- shops’ for VAT in order to facilitate cross- border e-commerce, in particular for SMEs, and promote e-invoicing; stresses in this regard the need to have the same VAT rates on digital products as on similar physical products or offline services;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises the importance of
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes the European Commission's legislative proposal on a regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market, which, by covering mutual recognition and acceptance at EU level of notified electronic identification schemes, has the potential to enable secure and seamless electronic interactions between businesses, citizens and public authorities, thereby increasing the effectiveness of public and private online services, e-business and electronic commerce in the EU;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that sales agreements contain no unjustified discrimination based on nationality or residence;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Emphasizes the importance of a harmonised approach to exceptions and limitations in the field of copyright, as well as the harmonised statutory exceptions to trademarks and patents, often for the benefit of researchers and developers, to ensure facilitated development, deployment and consumer uptake of new, innovative services and the legal certainty for researching teams, innovators, artists and users required for a prospering European digital environment to emerge;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the urgent need for the EU to provide business and consumers with confidence and means to trade online in order to increase cross-border trade; therefore calls for simplification of licensing systems and the creation of an efficient framework for copyright;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Agrees with the Commission that the current legal framework provided by the e-commerce directive requires no review; however underlines the need for further clarification with a view to the implementation of notice-and-action procedures in case of illegal content;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Emphasises the potential value for consumers and businesses of the digital switchover of public services and calls on Member States to develop national plans for the digital switchover of public services, which should include targets and measures for getting all public services online and accessible by 2015;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Urges the Commission and the Member States to further develop secure and effective e-services; notes, particularly where e-identification and e-signatures are concerned, that cross-border interoperability is
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. In its resolution of 20 April 2012 on a competitive digital single market – e-government as a spearhead, the European Parliament stresses the importance of legal certainty, a clear technical environment and open and interoperable solutions for e-invoicing based on legal requirements, business processes and common technical standards in order to facilitate mass adoption;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Points to the need to continue working on the regulatory harmonisation of intellectual property rights, whilst respecting citizens' rights and freedoms, in order to facilitate the completion of the Digital Single Market;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to assess the need to lay down uniform, open European Union standards for e-identification and e-signatures;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Notes that the major obstacles to cross-border access to the electronic services provided by public administrations are linked to the use of electronic signatures and identification and the non-compatibility of e- government systems at EU level; welcomes the Commission proposal for a regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. Stresses the costs and risks arising from the fragmentation caused by the coexistence of 27 national legal systems, in particular with regard to consumer rights;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Member States to draw up national cyber-incident contingency plans to cope with cyber-disruptions or cyber- attacks with cross-border relevance; stresses however that with a view to the interdependency of network infrastructures the development of a European cyber incident contingency plan should be fostered and international cooperation in this area intensified;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Member States to draw up national cyber-incident contingency plans to cope with cyber-disruptions or cyber- attacks with cross-border relevance, and points out that net and information security is the responsibility of all stakeholders, including operators, service providers, software and hardware, as well as users;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to draw up
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Member States to draw up national cyber-incident contingency plans to cope with cyber-disruptions or cyber- attacks with cross-border relevance; recommends encouraging cyber-security training and education programmes, both for members of the public and for experts and professionals;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Member States to draw up
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Makes note of the work already done in the European Parliament on criminal activities online, but stresses in this regard that the security industry and its strong potential for small-scale European entrepreneurship and innovation is dependent on the accessibility and legal deployment of testing equipment for network resilience and security;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Emphasises that the internet is increasingly being used on mobile devices and calls for action to ensure increased radio spectrum availability for the mobile internet; the future allocation of radio spectrum must pave the way for European leadership in wireless applications and new services in order to boost European growth and global competitiveness;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Emphasises that the internet is increasingly being used on mobile devices and calls for action to ensure increased radio spectrum availability for the mobile internet and for an higher quality of the e- services provided on these mobile devices;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes that both fixed and mobile data traffic is growing exponentially and that a number of actions, such as further harmonised spectrum allocations for wireless broadband, increased spectrum efficiency and a rapid roll out of next generation access networks, will be crucial to manage this increase;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Assessing the need to open up the 700 MHz band for mobile data traffic is a necessary first step to meet future capacity requirements;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 g (new) 1g. Stresses the fact that the level of knowledge and information of operators regarding the rules governing e- commerce and the level of knowledge and information of consumers with regard to their rights are insufficient, particularly in cross-border terms;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Recognises that high-speed networks are a prerequisite for the development of online services and
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Recognises that high-speed networks are a prerequisite for the development of online services and invites the Member
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Recognises that high-speed networks are a prerequisite for the development of online services and invites the Member States to further develop national broadband plans and adopt operational plans with concrete measures to implement the targets set in the Digital Agenda; calls for a European strategy for large-scale deployment of fibre-to-the-home;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Considers that, alongside consistent deployment of ICT, it is essential for the development of the Digital Single Market to promote ICT research excellence and foster public and private investment in high-risk, collaborative ICT research and innovation; stresses that Europe should be at the leading-edge in the development of Internet technologies and standards; proposes that the upcoming financial perspectives and the Horizon 2020 programme substantially increase EU ICT research budget;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Regrets that the EU is lagging behind other global actors such as Japan and South-Korea with regard to Internet connections operating on fibre, calls therefore on Member States and the European Commission to accelerate the spread and adoption of ultra high-speed broadband;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote a digital economy and society and ensure the inclusion of rural, isolated and outlying regions in high- speed electronic communications networks;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. A rapid deployment of ultra fast broadband is crucial for the Europe's global competitiveness, the development of European productivity and for the emergence of new and small enterprises that can be leaders in different sectors, for example health care, manufacturing and the services industry;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Calls for specific measures to be taken to ensure that SMEs can fully enjoy the potential of broadband in the fields of e- commerce and e-procurement; calls on the Commission to support Member States initiatives to develop e-skills in SMEs and to stimulate innovative, internet-based business models through the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) and its future successor, the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME).
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Recognises the major potential of cloud computing and calls on the Commission to propose without delay a European strategy on the outstanding issue of data privacy and the entrepreneurial and innovative potential in the field of jurisdictional control rewarded to citizens through cloud computing.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop information technology training programmes regarding consumer rights, obligations and risks on the internal digital market.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that broadband and the internet are important drivers for economic growth, job creation and European competitiveness, as well as boosting online commerce and services, but points out that
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that broadband and the internet are important drivers for economic growth, job creation and European competitiveness, as well as boosting online commerce and services, but points out that more competition is needed to ensure net neutrality; reiterates the support for an open Internet where content and individual commercial services can not be blocked;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that broadband and the internet are
source: PE-492.604
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Believes that the commission should focus more on presenting actual legislative proposals as opposed to numerous framework documents listing measures that have already been awaited and often postponed for several years;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Awaits with anticipation the proposal for a legal framework for the collective administration of copyrights with a view to ensuring better accountability, transparency and governance of collective rights management societies, establishing efficient dispute resolution mechanisms, and clarifying and simplifying licensing systems in the music sector; calls on the Commission not to defer the submission yet again;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers clear and understandable information for internet users about which personal data is to be gathered, for what purpose and for how long to be essential in strengthening users‘ rights and bolstering their confidence in the internet; emphasises that legal certainty and clarity and a very high level of data protection must be assured when revising the acquis of data protection; welcomes the announcement of a general European strategy on the issue of cloud computing for 2012 and, in particular, expects questions o
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Requests clarification that internet service providers are obliged to adhere to EU data protection law and EU competition law and to comply with
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Requests clarification that internet service providers are obliged to adhere to EU data protection law and EU competition law and to comply with intellectual property rights protection when dealing with and/or gathering data within the EU, irrespective of where these data are stored and/or processed;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Requests clarification that internet service providers are obliged to adhere to EU data protection law and EU competition law and to comply with intellectual property rights protection when gathering data within the EU, irrespective of where this data is stored and/or processed; considers that a higher level of transparency regarding the identification of internet service providers should play a key role in fostering consumer confidence, promote best practice in this area, and be a key criterion for the creation of a European trustmark;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Points out that under Article 5 of Directive 2000/31/EC1 providers of online services are obliged to indicate clearly their identity, and that compliance with this requirement is vital to ensuring consumer confidence in e-commerce; __________________ 1 Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce)(OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1).
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Strongly supports an active campaign to prevent product counterfeiting
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Strongly supports measures both at a member state and a
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Is of the opinion that a full harmonisation of exceptions and limitations to copyright is a prerequisite for the completion of the digital single market;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Believes that an increased use of regulations instead of directives to regulate important aspects of the internal market would reduce the problems caused by incorrect or fragmented implementation of EU directives in national legislation, in this respect also recalls that correlation tables should always be included in directives relating to the internal market;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes that the recently proposed regulation on a Common European Sales Law, which can be agreed on by contracting parties as an alternative to national sales law regulations,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to propose the application of a reduced rate of VAT to online cultural goods and services in order to encourage the development of legal offers;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Suggests that cultural works sold online, such as digital books, should be subject to the same VAT rate as comparable products in traditional form, such as paperbacks; considers, in this context, that the application of the reduced VAT rate for digital publications could significantly boost the attractiveness of digital platforms;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers that digital books and audiobooks for download on the Internet, digital books and audiobooks on a different physical means of support and physical books and audiobooks should all benefit from the same preferential treatment with regards to reduced VAT- rates, in this respect welcomes the decision of France and Luxembourg to introduce the same VAT rate for all these types of books;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on the commission, in the interest of non-discrimination of goods and services of a particular type, to urgently clarify that it will not bring any legal actions towards member states that decide to introduce the same reduced VAT rates for downloadable digital books and audiobooks as on comparable products on a different physical means of support and in this respect considers the intentions of the commission to come back with a proposal on this topic by the end of 2013 to be completely inadequate;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Looks forward to the prompt adoption by the Commission of the review of the European Trademark System as a this is a crucial building block for a well functioning internal market;
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PURPOSE: to define a coherent framework for building trust in the Digital Single Market. BACKGROUND: a genuine Digital Single Market would generate new types of growth. The hitherto unrealised potential is enormous and would benefit all the territories and economic sectors of the European Union. In the G8 countries, South Korea and Sweden, the internet economy has brought about 21% of the growth in GDP in the last five years. Nevertheless, the share of the internet economy in European GDP remains small. It was no more than 3% in 2010. Although the growth rate of e-commerce at national level is high, this new vector remains marginal at only 3.4% of European retail trade. It is less advanced than in the United States or Asia-Pacific and tends not to go beyond national borders; cross-border activity remains low. The Digital Single Market is far from achieving its full potential; the cost of the failure to complete it is expected to be at least 4.1% of GDP between now and 2020, i.e. EUR 500 billion or EUR 1000 per citizen. The European Union cannot just resign itself to bearing the costs of a fragmented digital market after having set ambitious objectives for renewed, sustainable, smart and inclusive growth by 2020. Instead, it must set objectives that match the growth potential of online commerce and services, which could reach 15 to 20% of GDP growth by 2015 in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, for example. Boosting online commerce and services at European level requires firm and concerted action in line with the Digital Agenda for Europe. CONTENT: this Communication constitutes a new contribution to the implementation of the Digital Agenda, since it establishes an action plan for the development of online services and, through the Annual Growth Survey, offers a response to the request from the European Council to submit a roadmap to achieve a Digital Single Market by 2015. Five obstacles: this Communication identifies five main obstacles to the Digital Single Market and proposes an action plan to remove them:
Five priorities for an action plan: the solutions proposed in the action plan are not an exhaustive list. The plan places emphasis on strengthening a single harmonised framework for e-commerce and other commercial online services. It opens a new chapter on this subject in the digital approach for Europe, continuing the logic, of the Single Market Act, and is part of a wider commitment from the European Union aimed at boosting the economy and the information society, ranging from promoting online administration and digital literacy to standardisation and online security. The five priorities of the action plan are as follows: Develop the legal and cross-border offer of online products and services: in order to benefit fully from a Single Market for online services, consumers in all Member States must have legal access to a wide range of products and services, offered over the largest possible geographical area. To this end, the Commission will undertake the following key actions:
2) Improve operator information and consumer protection: both providers and users of online services must be able to access or receive sufficiently complete and reliable information on their activities. In particular, consumers must have their rights protected and be assured that their personal data will be used appropriately. The Commission will engage in the following key actions:
3) Reliable and efficient payment and delivery systems: too often, a lack of confidence and a limited choice of payment method prevent or discourage consumers from paying online and therefore from fully benefiting from e-commerce. Almost 35% of internet users do not buy online because they have doubts concerning security of payment As regards the delivery of online purchases, consumers must trust that they will receive their order easily and at a reasonable cost, without excessive delay and in satisfactory condition. Yet 10% of people currently do not buy online because they are concerned about the cost of delivery services, in particular cross-border delivery, and about service quality. The Commission intends to:
4) Combating abuse and resolving disputes more effectively: in general it is still too rare for illegal activities to be effectively stopped and for illegal content to be removed or removed promptly enough.
5) Deploy high-speed networks and advanced technological solutions: the deployment of high-speed communication networks is a sine qua non for the development of online services. However, compared with its competitors, the EU, which set itself ambitious objectives in the digital agenda, is lagging behind in terms of investment in the new generation telecommunications infrastructure which it urgently needs. The Commission will undertake the following actions:
The European Commission will follow developments in online services closely and will report on the progress achieved with the implementation of this action plan by publishing annual reports. It will organise a stakeholder conference in 2013. New
PURPOSE: to define a coherent framework for building trust in the Digital Single Market. BACKGROUND: a genuine Digital Single Market would generate new types of growth. The hitherto unrealised potential is enormous and would benefit all the territories and economic sectors of the European Union. In the G8 countries, South Korea and Sweden, the internet economy has brought about 21% of the growth in GDP in the last five years. Nevertheless, the share of the internet economy in European GDP remains small. It was no more than 3% in 2010. Although the growth rate of e-commerce at national level is high, this new vector remains marginal at only 3.4% of European retail trade. It is less advanced than in the United States or Asia-Pacific and tends not to go beyond national borders; cross-border activity remains low. The Digital Single Market is far from achieving its full potential; the cost of the failure to complete it is expected to be at least 4.1% of GDP between now and 2020, i.e. EUR 500 billion or EUR 1000 per citizen. The European Union cannot just resign itself to bearing the costs of a fragmented digital market after having set ambitious objectives for renewed, sustainable, smart and inclusive growth by 2020. Instead, it must set objectives that match the growth potential of online commerce and services, which could reach 15 to 20% of GDP growth by 2015 in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, for example. Boosting online commerce and services at European level requires firm and concerted action in line with the Digital Agenda for Europe. CONTENT: this Communication constitutes a new contribution to the implementation of the Digital Agenda, since it establishes an action plan for the development of online services and, through the Annual Growth Survey, offers a response to the request from the European Council to submit a roadmap to achieve a Digital Single Market by 2015. Five obstacles: this Communication identifies five main obstacles to the Digital Single Market and proposes an action plan to remove them:
Five priorities for an action plan: the solutions proposed in the action plan are not an exhaustive list. The plan places emphasis on strengthening a single harmonised framework for e-commerce and other commercial online services. It opens a new chapter on this subject in the digital approach for Europe, continuing the logic, of the Single Market Act, and is part of a wider commitment from the European Union aimed at boosting the economy and the information society, ranging from promoting online administration and digital literacy to standardisation and online security. The five priorities of the action plan are as follows: Develop the legal and cross-border offer of online products and services: in order to benefit fully from a Single Market for online services, consumers in all Member States must have legal access to a wide range of products and services, offered over the largest possible geographical area. To this end, the Commission will undertake the following key actions:
2) Improve operator information and consumer protection: both providers and users of online services must be able to access or receive sufficiently complete and reliable information on their activities. In particular, consumers must have their rights protected and be assured that their personal data will be used appropriately. The Commission will engage in the following key actions:
3) Reliable and efficient payment and delivery systems: too often, a lack of confidence and a limited choice of payment method prevent or discourage consumers from paying online and therefore from fully benefiting from e-commerce. Almost 35% of internet users do not buy online because they have doubts concerning security of payment As regards the delivery of online purchases, consumers must trust that they will receive their order easily and at a reasonable cost, without excessive delay and in satisfactory condition. Yet 10% of people currently do not buy online because they are concerned about the cost of delivery services, in particular cross-border delivery, and about service quality. The Commission intends to:
4) Combating abuse and resolving disputes more effectively: in general it is still too rare for illegal activities to be effectively stopped and for illegal content to be removed or removed promptly enough.
5) Deploy high-speed networks and advanced technological solutions: the deployment of high-speed communication networks is a sine qua non for the development of online services. However, compared with its competitors, the EU, which set itself ambitious objectives in the digital agenda, is lagging behind in terms of investment in the new generation telecommunications infrastructure which it urgently needs. The Commission will undertake the following actions:
The European Commission will follow developments in online services closely and will report on the progress achieved with the implementation of this action plan by publishing annual reports. It will organise a stakeholder conference in 2013. |
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