12 Amendments of Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR related to 2017/2003(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the emergence of the collaborative economy in transport and tourism services, acknowledging that, with an appropriate, simple and clear regulatory framework in place, it has potential to provide more varied and affordable services to customers and to boost new forms of cooperative exchanges between citizens in the EU, helping to promote growth and entrepreneurship and environmental, economic and social sustainability;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Member States’ response to the development of collaborative business models has so far been very fragmented, hampering the full development of the collaborative economy; welcomes in this regard the Commission communication on a European agenda for the collaborative economy, but regrets that it fails to explain exactly how existing legislation addresses the needs of the collaborative economy and fails to establish an explicit harmonised legal framework for the collaborative economy;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 (new)
- Regrets that the legislation currently in force, notably Directive 2000/31/EC on electronic commerce and Directive 2006/31/EC on services, is not being correctly implemented; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that the legislation that is applied to collaborative economy models does not breach EU legislation and the principles of the internal market;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 2 (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 2 (new)
- Points out that the collaborative economy makes a significant contribution to the sustainability of the tourism and transport sectors, making it possible to optimise existing resources by deploying underused assets and developing new services and products without large-scale investment; moreover, it encourages citizens to participate in these sectors and helps to ensure that the benefits of tourism are spread across all regions, including the outermost, mountain and rural regions;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that, in the context of the collaborative economy, issues related to consumer protection, liability allocation, insurance schemes, social protection of workers (whether they are employed or self-employed) and data protection are the most urgent ones, and expects a regulatory intervention in that regard; emphasises that a regulatory framework should create a level playing field, foster innovations and contribute to the overall development and fulfilment of the EU transport policy goals, such as transport decarbonisation, territorial cohesion, affordability, accessibility and safetythe Commission to provide further guidance to Member States to avoid fragmentation and encourage Member States to share best practice and reduce legislative burden; highlights that, in many cases, collaborative economy applies self- regulatory measures and facilitates trust mechanisms among consumers; emphasises that a regulatory framework should be adequate (by taking into account whether services are provided by professionals or peers), should not hamper innovation and create burdensome obstacles for entrepreneurship in the EU;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – indent 1 (new)
- Highlights the need to foster coexistence between traditional tourist accommodation and short-term accommodation, bearing in mind that collaborative accommodation services attract new tourists, bolster individual incomes and the local economy and complement traditional accommodation; stresses that Member States should avoid legislative or administrative measures that hamper the development of collaborative accommodation;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. UPoints out that the great diversity of collaborative economy models and the variety of products and services offered in different sectors, each with its own market characteristics, makes it difficult to classify activities; urges the need to clearly distinguish between legitimate ride- sharingprivate individuals and the provision of commercial transporting services (i.e. ‘non- professional’ vs ‘professional’ service provision) in EU terminology, and urges the Commission to come up with proposals to adapt Union legislation accordingly; considers the monetary threshold to be one advisable way to make this distinction;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to establish measures toPoints out that collaborative platforms promote the effectiveness and transparency of tax collection services and the security of transactions, through digitisation, reduceing the risk and possibility of the occurrence of grey economy activities and tax avoidance in accordance with collaborative economy services, and; invites the Commission to facilitate an exchange of best practises between tax authorities and stakeholders in the collaborative economy with a view to developing appropriate solutions for payments of taxes in these sharing economymodels, without creating unnecessary obstacles;
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Warns of the dangerNotes that, without an appropriate legal framework, intermediation platforms might serve as a suitable seedbed fort is possible to prevent intermediation platforms from creating new monopolies, and therefore asks the Commission to monitor the development of the market and, where needed, to propose measures to protect the competitiveness of European companies in a European market;
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – indent 1 (new)
- Supports the rapid development of the collaborative economy and urges the Commission to carry out studies observing the market dynamic and assessing the economic and social impact of the collaborative economy in the tourism and transport sector;
Amendment 138 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 2 (new)
Paragraph 7 – indent 2 (new)
- Takes the view that start-ups in the tourism and transport sectors should be supported, in particular through training; stresses the need for specific training to enable professionals to develop e-skills geared to collaborative economy models, taking account of the new requirements and consumer expectations;
Amendment 146 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to include representatives of the collaborative economy in stakeholder dialogues and impact assessment procedures, using as an example the series of workshops held by DG Growth the short-term accommodation rental services, in order to facilitate the exchange between representatives of national and EU institutions, industry and civil society and to provide guidance for national regulations inspired by best practices in the field of collaborative transport services regarding issues such as the improvement of market access, urban mobility or tax transparency.