Activities of Dita CHARANZOVÁ related to 2021/2185(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on competition policy – annual report 2021
Amendments (10)
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that current merger control rules are not fit for dealing withshould take so-called ‘killer acquisitions’ by dominant players in digital marketsthe single market into account; stresses the fact that ‘killer acquisitions’ may also affect the contestability and fairness of the digital single market and therefore should be assessed by the Commission in the framework of the DMA, as set out in IMCO’s report;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the consumer Internet of Things (IoT) sector will expand significantly in the coming years but recognises that shortcomings still exist in this sector, such as the lack of interoperability between various IoT products and/or services, which could reduce competition and consumer choice; welcomes the Commission’s sector inquiry into the IoT and calls on the Commission to take further action regarding standards, data portability and access;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation1 and related Vertical Guidelines2 have been inadequately adapted for recent market developments, notably the growth of online sales and online platforms; highlights that there are outstanding concerasks the Commission to ens uregarding the automobile sector, where manufacturers are competing directly with the distribution network by modifying the contractual terms of the vertical distribution relationship, thereby placing them at a competitive disadvantage and driving small and medium-sized enterprises out of the market; that any future revision takes the abuse of selective distribution agreements, labelling and other measures to prevent the purchase, distribution and resale of goods across borders into account. _________________ 1 Commission Regulation (EU) No 330/2010 of 20 April 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices (OJ L 102, 23.4.2010, p. 1). 2 OJ C 130, 19.5.2010, p. 1.
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Following the adoption of the Geo- blocking Regulation (EU) 2018/302, notes the Commission’s first short-term review of the Geo-blocking Regulation, which shows, in particular, that the demand for cross-border access to audio-visual services is increasing; calls on the Commission to continue to actively monitor and remove – with a pro- consumer approach allowing consumers to shop seamlessly across the EU – unjustified geo-blocking and other persistent restrictions on cross-border online sales; welcomes in this context the Commission’s decision to launch a stakeholder dialogue on improving the access to and availability of audiovisual content across Member States and hopes that it will produce tangible results for EU citizens; calls on the Commission to consider proposing appropriate legislative measures in case these results are not delivered by the end of 2022;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes the continued use of different national product codes and serial numbers for the same or virtually identical products in order to prevent cross-border comparisons of prices and purchase; believes that this has a direct negative effect on consumers and asks the Commission to assess this matter further;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the EU economy and the risks and opportunities it poses to the internal market; welcomes the Commission’s decision to prolong the temporary framework for State aid until 30 June 2022, but highlights that these measures should remain in place until gross domestic product and employment return to pre-pandemic levels;; notes, however, that the differing sizes of the Member States means that not all Member States are able to equally take advantage of the temporary framework; asks the Commission to ensure that the measures are proportionate to actual needs and do not distort competition within the single market.
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Highlights the impact of border controls due to the COVID-19, but also due to the national border control in the Member States not in the Schengen zone, on the free movement of products, the risks and the impediments on competition especially for SMEs; calls on the Commission and Member States to analyse the situation, remove the barriers and complete the single market;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to adaptensure competition rules and ensure theirpolicy enforcement in the energy sector to facilitate the creation of industrial giants capable of competing in global markets and to protect the security of energy supplies in the European Union, thus reducing price volatility and combating the rise in energy prices, which accounts for around half of the increase in the inflation rate;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses the need for competition policy to support SMEs in Europe and to prevent the consolidation of market dominance in the hands of a few large European and international companies; underlines that the single market depends not only on competition at the international level, but also inside the single market itself;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the importance of tackling distortive foreign subsidies that are distortingharming the level playing field in the EU’s internal market and ; in this regard welcomes the proposed regulation on foreign subsidies, which is relevant in cases where, for example, a subsidised company intends to participatwill help to promote a fair and competitive sin EU public procurement procedures.gle market;