3 Amendments of Csaba MOLNÁR related to 2016/0151(COD)
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Regulatory authorities of the Member States can achieve the requisite degree of structural independence only if established as separate legal entities. Member States should therefore guarantee the independence of the national regulatory authorities from both the government, public bodies and the industry with a view to ensuring the impartiality of their decisions. Unfortunately, in the past the independence of the regulatory authorities has been violated in numerous Member States. This requirement of independence should be without prejudice to the possibility for Member States to establish regulators having oversight over different sectors, such as audiovisual and telecom. National regulatory authorities should be in possession of the enforcement powers and resources necessary for the fulfilment of their tasks, in terms of staffing, expertise and financial means. The activities of national regulatory authorities established under this Directive should ensure respect for the objectives of media pluralism, cultural diversity, consumer protection, the internal market and the promotion of fair competition. There is therefore a need to widen the powers of the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA) so that the independence of media authorities can be guaranteed in the Member States.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) ERGA has made a positive contribution towards consistent regulatory practice and has provided high level advice to the Commission on implementation matters. This calls for the formal recognition and reinforcement of its role, and indeed the widening of its powers, in this Directive. The group should therefore be re-established by virtue of this Directive.
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 30 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. With a view to guaranteeing the independence of the national regulatory authorities, it is necessary to widen the powers of the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA).