9 Amendments of Evelyne GEBHARDT related to 2012/2144(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the EU could make a GDP gain of 2.6% in 5-10 years if Member States were ready to implement the Services Directive properly and fully and remove unnecessary restrictions, the EU could make a GDP gain of 2.6% in 5-10 years, under an ambitious scenario not taking into account the recession and the particularities of different Member States during the economic crisis;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that effective enforcement of existing rules is a smart and fast way of creaontributing to growth without public spending; underlines the urgent need to make the directive work in practice; notes that the application of the Directive is not an end itself and that it should not jeopardise Europe's model of a balanced and sustainable social market economy;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that enforcement of austerity policies and the recession in many Member States impedes the enjoyment of the economic advantages of the Services Directive;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regretcalls that Member States are oftensometimes using overriding reasons of public interest (Article15 of the Services Directive) to protect and favour their domestic market; highlights the fact that burdensome legal- form and shareholder requirements, territorial restrictions, economic needs tests and fixed tariffs create unjustified obstacles to cross-border establishmentcalls on the Commission to rigorously examine the actual and not ostensible compliance with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice as well as the requirements laid down in the directive regarding the freedom of establishment for service providers fully taking into account the provisions of Article 1 of the Services Directive (2006/123/EC);
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the Directive does not affect the labour law of Member States, therefore, provisions regarding social protection, collective bargaining, health and safety at work and social security can not be evaluated as disproportionate restrictions;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is concerned at the growing number of discrimination cases reported by consumers; urges Member States to properly enforcecorrectly and fully implement Article 20(2) of the Services Directive and; calls on the Commission to ensure the correct application of this provision and welcomes the constructive role of the European Consumers Centres to identify and solve the irregularities observed; calls on businesses to refrain from unjustified discriminatory practices on grounds of nationality or place of residence;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Welcomes the efforts to provide legal certainty to business and consumers with tools such as the Consumers Rights Directive, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Directive and the Online Dispute Resolution Regulation; recalls the need for establishing an EU-wide coherent collective redress mechanism in the field of consumer protection which is a crucial instrument for supporting healthy competition;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly supports the Commission's zero tolerance policy; encourages the Commission to make use of all means at its disposal to ensure full enforcement of existing rules, in dialogue on an equal basis with Member States; calls for fast-track infringement procedures to be appliedthe Commission's objective should primarily be the correct implementation of the Directive and not the punishment of Member States; in cases where Member States continue not to implement the Directive or whenever breaches of the directive are identified infringement procedures should be envisaged;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Asks the Commission to conduct an impact assessment of the Directive on workers and consumer protection;