Activities of Marie-Christine ARNAUTU related to 2017/2003(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a European agenda for the collaborative economy
Amendments (7)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes the view that the emergence of the collaborative economy in transport and tourism services, acknowledging that, with an appropriate 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; is concerned, however, about its adverse effects such as the rise in job insecurity in certain sectors, particularly transport and hotel accommodation;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
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2. Notes that the response of Member States’ response – as a result of their specific legal nature – and local authorities to the development of collaborative business models has so far, naturally, been very fragmented; welcomestakes the view in this regard that the Commission communication on a European agenda for the collaborative economy, but regrets that it fails to establish an explicit harmonised legal framework for the collaborative economy puts forward, overall, a balanced approach to the development of the collaborative economy, traditional economic operators and the powers of national and local authorities;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
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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 and tax rules, are the most urgent ones, and expects a regulatory intervention in that regard, in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity; emphasises that a regulatory framework should create a level playing field, while fostering innovations and contribute to the overall development and fulfilment of the EU transport policying towards achieving goals, such as transport decarbonisation, territorial cohesion, affordability, accessibility and, safety and reducing pollution;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Urges the need to clearly distinguish between legitimate ride-sharing 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 monetin this regaryd threat the Commission should to be one advisable way to make this distinctake account of recent court rulings in some Member States and judgments in cases pending before the Court of Justice of the European Union;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to establish measures to combat tax evasion and reduce the risk and possibility of the occurrence of grey economy activities and tax avoidance in accordance with collaborative economy services, and; invites the CommissionMember States to facilitate an exchange of best practises between their tax authorities and stakeholders with a view to developing appropriate solutions for payments of taxes in the sharingcollaborative economy;
Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7
7. Warns of the danger that, without an appropriate legal framework, intermediation platforms might serve as a suitable seedbed for new monopolies, and; therefore asks the Commission and the Member States 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 150 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and local authorities to include representatives of the traditional and collaborative economy in stakeholder dialogues and impact assessment procedures.