6 Amendments of Evelyne GEBHARDT related to 2017/0087(COD)
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Specifically in the area of the internal market, this leads to cross-border barriers which have a negative impact on the consumer. These include different product quality depending on the State, geographic discrimination based on location or even unfair competition in respect of posted workers. The investigative tool provided for in this Regulation should also prove useful for public procurement procedures. Restrictive practices by Member States often prevent undertakings from participating in tenders. Although Member States are the Commission's main source of information, there are cross-border situations in which it is undertakings that have relevant information - they, for their part, indicate that there is a risk to the proper functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the conditions under which the Commission may request undertakings and associations of undertakings to provide information required for the performance of tasks entrusted to the Commission in relation to the areas referred to in Article 2;enforcement of Union law in the field of the internal market and consumer protection,
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Where a serious difficulty with the application of Union law risks undermining the attainment of an important Union policy objective, the Commission may request information from undertakings or associations of undertakings, as provided for in Chapter II, for the purpose of addressing the above-mentioned difficulty. Consumer protection and compliance with labour and social standards fall into this category.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) a summary description of the alleged serious difficulty of a cross-border dimension with the application of Union law in the field of the internal market and consumer protection and why such difficulty risks undermining the attainment of an important Union policy objective;
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The decision shall be addressed to the Member State or Member States concerned. The Commission shall notify the Member State or Member States concerned without delay. Member States shall have no right of veto in order to deprive the Commission of its power to request information under this Regulation.
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall draw up a report every two years on the application of this Regulation and shall submit it to the European Parliament and to the Council. After five years, the Commission shall examine to what extent the instrument has been successful in averting or preventing threats to the internal market, to what extent undertakings have been able to circumvent the instrument and what financial impact the instrument has on undertakings.