13 Amendments of Kaja KALLAS related to 2017/2191(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that competition policy is closely interlinked with taxation policy; eEncourages the Commission to strengthen its efforts to tackle all types of illegal state aid and taxation rules that distort competition in the internal market;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the Commission’s investigations into anti-competitive practices such as selective tax advantages or excess profit ruling systems; emphasises that if there is to befiscal state aids incompatible with the competition rules; emphasises that equal treatment of all entities is crucial for a well- functioning internal market all players need to pay their fair share of tax;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the importance of access to justice for consumers and of the availability for collective redress in order to ensure fair competition; underlines that the absence of such opportunities on EU level weakens competition at, the expensefunctioning of the internal market and consumer rights;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Takes note of the E-commerce Sector Inquiry and its final report;believes that the inquiry should be part of a greater enforcement effort by the Commission to apply the full competition policy to online retailers;underlines that given the asymmetrical relationship between large online retailers and their suppliers, the Commission and national competition authorities should actively enforce competition rules as suppliers, especially SMEs, do not have the means to challenge such players in the courts;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Is concerned by the increased use of contractual restrictions by manufacturers on online sales, as confirmed by the e-commerce inquiry, and calls on the Commission to further review such clauses to ensure that they do not create unjustified restrictions of competition;at the same time, asks the Commission to review the Guidelines on Vertical Restraints and the Block Exemption (Regulation 330/2010) in light of these changes;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Believes that retailers should be able to set retail prices freely;believes that price parity and conditional parity clauses may undermine free competition, especially in the digital single market;asks the Commission to further analyse such clauses and if needed, to propose restrictions on their use;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Underlines that territorial distribution and selective distribution agreements cannot be used as a justified reason to geoblock consumers, especially in case of passive sales without delivery;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7 e. Believes that criteria to join a selective distribution or franchising network should be transparent in order to ensure that such criteria do not violate competition policy and the free functioning of the single market;underlines that such criteria must be objective, qualitative, non- discriminatory and not go beyond what is strictly necessary;calls on the Commission to take measures to ensure this transparency;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 h (new)
Paragraph 7 h (new)
7 h. Considers that effective competition policy can complement or, in some cases, replace regulatory initiatives in the area of the Digital Single Market;considers that where the impetus for regulatory action is primarily in response to market actions by some players, it would be wiser to tackle any harms through competition measures;believes this would tackle the real anticompetitive practices without holding back those who seek to compete;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 i (new)
Paragraph 7 i (new)
7 i. Welcomes the Commission's efforts to link with their international partners and multilateral fora in the area of competition policy;believes that international cooperation is increasingly essential where companies subject to actions operate across multiple jurisdictions;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 j (new)
Paragraph 7 j (new)
7 j. Believes that increasing the network of free trade agreements involving the European Union will benefit the enforcement of competition law globally;encourages the Commission in this regard to seek further trade agreement opportunities and to include strong antitrust and state aid rules in any such future agreements;