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32 Amendments of Jasenko SELIMOVIC related to 2017/2003(INI)

Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 24 November 2016 on new opportunities for small transport businesses, including collaborative business models1a . _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0455
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the Council High Level Working Group on Competitive and Growth meeting of the 12 September 2016 and the Presidency's discussion paper1a ; _________________ 1a http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-11834-2016-INIT/en/pdf
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas PricewaterhouseCoopers, in a study for the Commission, estimated that by 2025 that many areas of the sharing economy will rival the size of their traditional counterparts, with platforms in five sectors generating Europe-wide revenues worth over €80bn and facilitating nearly €570bn of transactions1a ; _________________ 1a http://press.pwc.com/News- releases/europe-s-five-key-sharing- economy-sectors-could-deliver--570- billion-by-2025/s/45858e92-e1a7-4466- a011-a7f6b9bb488f
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
A b. Whereas PwC also projects that sharing economy revenues will grow at a 35-40% rate per year in Europe and that the collaborative economy should account for 50% of the rental sector by 2025 globally1a ; _________________ 1a http://www.pwc.co.uk/issues/megatrends/c ollisions/sharingeconomy/the-sharing- economy-sizing-the-revenue- opportunity.html
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the main engine of the European economy, representing, on 2014 figures, 99.8 % of all undertakings outside the financial sector and accounting for two out of three of all jobs;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas a recent study by the Commission shows that 17 % of European consumers have used services provided by the sharing economy, and 52 % are aware of the services offered1a ; _________________ 1aFlash Eurobarometer 438 (March 2016) on ‘The use of collaborative platforms’
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
B c. whereas only 1.7 % of enterprises in the EU make full use of advanced digital technologies, while 41 % do not use them at all; whereas the digitalisation of all sectors is crucial if the EU's competitiveness is to be maintained and improved;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
B d. whereas the flexibility and ease of entry inherent in the collaborative economy can provide employment opportunities for groups traditionally excluded from the labour market, in particular women, young people and migrants; whereas collaborative economy services can provide a good way of becoming self-employed and promote a culture of entrepreneurship;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that, if developed in a responsible manner, the collaborative economy may create significant opportunities for citizens and consumers, who benefit from enhanced competition, tailored services and lower prices; underlines that the growth in this sector is consumer driven and lead to greater consumer empowerment;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes the raise of peer reviews and forums as a part of the collaborative and wider economy; welcomes this and agrees with the Commission that these could serve as means to address asymmetric information exchanges; underlines that such reviews and forums are efficient means to ensure better information exchange, better consumer service and complaint resolutions;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Points to the risks of increasing regulatory grey areas, the consequent disregard of existing regulations and the fragmentation of the Single Marketconfusion by companies and regulators as to how to apply existing regulations and directives which has lead to greater fragmentation of the Single Market by regional and national authorities; is aware that, if not properly governed, these changesis confusion could result in legal uncertainty about applicable rules and constraints in exercising individual rights;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Considers the development of a harmonised, dynamic and clear legal environment to be of paramount importance for the collaborative economy to flourish in the EU;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the need to consider the collaborative economy not only as a business modelcollection of new business models to offer goods and services but also as a new form of integration between the economy and society which is able to embed economic relations within social ones and to create new forms of community;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Is concerned that, while a large part of the nascent it is not always completely clear which EU regulations apply to all sectors of the collaborative economy remains unregulated,and this has lead to significant differences are emerging among Member States due to national, regional and local regulations, as well as case-law, posing a risk ofwhich has only furthered fragmentation of the Single Market;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses the complex nature of the transport sector within and outside the collaborative economy; notes that this sector is subject to heavy regulation, particularly regarding access to the profession, activities concerned and the development, use and marketing of transport services (exclusive rights, capping of the number of licenses), as well as subsidisation; deplores the fact that they are, among other factors, sometimes used as a pretext to erect artificial barriers, especially against new business models;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Underlines the existing legislation of the Services Directive and the failure to fully implement it in practice by many Member States; calls on the Commission to launch further infringement actions against those Member States, who despite having transposed the Directive, have not ensure that it is respected by local and regional authorities; urges the Commission to increase the speed by which infringement and competition cases are handled in order to allow for swift resolutions for both companies and individuals;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Agrees that, in line with the EU Treaty and applicable secondary legislation, any market access requirements for collaborative platforms and service providers must be necessary, justified and proportionate, and that this assessment should be dependent on whether services are provided by professional or private individuals, making to meet legitimate public interest objectives as set out in the Services Directive; recalls that the Service Directive includes an obligation for Member States' authorities to review existing legislation and remove such market restrictions; believes that peer providers should be subject to lighter legal requirements;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Welcomes the Service Package proposals and guidance on regulated professions; calls for further review and harmonisation of the rules on access to regulated professions and activities in Europe, so as to enable new operators and services linked to digital platforms and the collaborative economy to develop in a business-friendly environment, including greater transparency with regard to legislative changes, and to coexist with incumbent operators within an environment of healthy competition;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Underlines that any thresholds based on income levels must take into account the important differences in income levels and prices across the Member States, stresses that there can be no 'one-size-fits-all' EU income threshold;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Draws attention, at the same time, to the risk that establishing thresholds may create a disparity between micro and small businesses on the one side, and peers on the other; calls therefore for the legislation applicable to professional service providers to be revised in order to level the playing field among comparable categories of service providers and to remove unnecessary regulatory burdensuse this transformation as an occasion to remove unnecessary regulatory burdens for all business operators, collaborative and traditional alike;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that, in manyWhere there is persisting market dominated players and therefore a lack of choice or competition, that clases,sical rules for protecting consumers aremight still be needed in the collaborative economy, especially due to persisting asymmetric information or lack of choiceand actions taken to ensure new market entries access to a local or regional market;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. CRecalls on the Commission to clarify the collaborative platforms liability regime, which couldthe E-commerce Directive and the requirements as to online intermediaries liability; at the same time, asks platforms to take voluntary measures to enhance responsible behaviour and increase user confidence;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that any new regulation should leveragefocus on ex-post regulation instead of ex-ante and that platforms’ self- governing capacities and peer-review should be leveraged to the greatest extent possible; is convinced that collaborative platforms themselves could take an active role in such a new regulatory environment by correcting many asymmetric information and other market failures which have been traditionally addressed through regulation, especially by digital trust-building mechanisms;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Strongly believes, at the same time, that this self-regulating capacity does not undercut the need for regulation, especially for market failures that platforms cannot address and for other normative goals (e.g. reversing inequalities, boosting fairness, inclusiveness, and openness, etc.);deleted
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Is convinced that a common EU horizontal and harmonised regulatory framework, consisting of a combination of general principles and specific rules, needs to be developed, in addition to any sector- specific regulation that might be needed; takes the view that any legislation which imposes new requirements on collaborative economy actors, particularly tax-related, social and environmental measures, should be proportionate, simple and clear, and not hampering their development;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Welcomes that the rise of the collaborative economy has brought greater competition and has challenged existing operators to focus on consumers' real demands, consumer service and a better service to cost ratio; underlines that the collaborative economy is positive even for those individuals that do not directly take part in it;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Impact on labour market and workers’ rights
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Underlines the paramount importance of safeguarding workers’ rights in collaborative services, of avoiding social dumping, and of guaranteeing fair working conditions and adequate social protection;deleted
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Is concerned about the risk that on-demand workers might not enjoy genuine legal protection, and that collaborative platforms might pass on their risks to workers with no entrepreneurial responsibilities;deleted
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35 b. calls on the Member States to comply with, and fully implement, the Electronic Commerce Directive (Directive 2000/31/EC) and the Services Directive (Directive 2006/123/EC); maintains that the free movement of service providers and freedom of establishment, as provided for in Articles 56 and 49 TFEU respectively, are essential in order to realise the European dimension of services and hence of the internal market;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 c (new)
35 c. Calls on the Member States to put an end to over-regulation, which is often protectionist in nature and inhibit the advantages of new market entries in order to protect established market players and other social actors; believes it is necessary for Member States to refrain from uncoordinated actions and unwarranted restrictive unilateral measures against collaborative economy companies;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Notes that first movers have been cities, where urban conditions such as population density and physical proximity favour the adoption of collaborative practices; is also convinced that the collaborative economy can offer significant opportunities to inner peripheries and outlying, mountainous and rural areas, toogions, and also offer indirect benefits for the tourism sector;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO