9 Amendments of Phil PRENDERGAST related to 2012/2322(INI)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, in the absence of harmonisation and with due regard to the principle of subsidiarity, the Member States maintain a margin of discretionare entitled to regulate online gambling in accordance with their own values and pursued objectives of general interest;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed that the provision of games of chance or gambling is an economic activity, which consequently falls with of a specific nature, thus justifying the scope of fundamental freedoms of the TFEU, notably the free movement of services, and any restrictions imposed thereto need to comply with those provided for by the TFEU, notably under Articles 51 and 52restrictions imposed to the free movement of services, owing to imperatives of public interest such as consumer protection or the prevention of fraud;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that Member States that open up their online gambling marketregime must provide for a transparent licensing procedure based on objective and non- discriminatory criteria, in full compliance with EU law;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the expert group on gambling services and on the Commission to facilitate, as much as possible, the flow of data between regulators in the Member States in order to allow for the establishment of a common system for identifying players and to makeidentification of players, the application of self- exclusion mechanisms applicable throughout the EUs well as the enforcement of applicable provisions;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Agrees with the Commission that a fair offer of gambling services is necessarycan contribute for consumer protection, because in its absence consumers are more likely toinsofar as consumers may turn to unreliableillegal gambling websiteproviders;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to continue to explore measures at the EU level to protect vulnerable consumers, including formaliscontinued cooperation between regulatorcompetent national authorities, and the introduction of an online trustmark for legal operators;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to consider legislation to create an EU-widefacilitate the recognition of, and access to, national self- exclusion register,s accessibleross the Member States by national authorities and licensed gambling operators, so that any customer who chooses to exclude him- or herself from one gambling operator has the opportunity to be automatically self- excluded from all other licensed gambling operators;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the workshop agreement published in February 2011 by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN)23 could serve as a basis for identifying the content of common standards; stresses, however, that the development of self-regulatory standards in this sector remains subordinate to the applicable national regimes and the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that common standards for online gambling should address the rights and obligations of both the service provider and the consumer, including by meanmust not entail a downgrading of existing provisions at Member State level, especially in terms of measures to ensure a high level of protection for players, particularly minors and other vulnerable persons, ands well as the prevention of misleading and illegal advertisements;