15 Amendments of Markus FERBER related to 2014/2158(INI)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the strict application of the principles of competition law is primarily to the benefit of the consumer;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Looks forward toWelcomes the results of the Commission’s stocktaking exercise following a decade of Regulation 1/2003 on the implementation of the rules on competition law and calls on the Commission to involve the European Parliament in any initiatives which ensue;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reminds the Commission that the independence of national competition authorities in particular should be monitored closely;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers the work on the Directive on Damages Claims to be the template for future interinstitutional cooperation in competition matters;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to carefully monitor the implementation of this directive by the Member States and ensure that its provisions are applied uniformly throughout the EU;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses the need for measures to prevent the danger of over-compensation in antitrust damages claims; calls on the Commission to give as much consideration, when fines are being set, as national competition authorities to compensation which has already been paid;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of affordability, sustainability and security of energy supply; considers competition policy to be of vital importance in encouraging unbundling and, addressing the current fragmentation of the market and contributing to the provision of affordable energy for householders and undertakings; stresses that the regulation of state aid in this field must be carried out in the same spirit as in any other;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to review existing competition-law instruments in order to determine whether they meet the demands of the digital age;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission to seek to enforce competition law and secure compliance with the principle of non- discrimination, in particular on the search-engine market; deplores the fact that even after four years the investigations against Google have yet to produce any tangible results and that Google is continuing to abuse its dominant market position; calls on the Commission, therefore, to take action to ensure that ongoing breaches of the law are halted quickly;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Emphasises that international cooperation is essential to the effective application of competition-law principles in the era of globalisation; calls on the Commission, therefore, to foster closer international cooperation on competition- related issues;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Commission to examine the scope for concluding with more third countries competition agreements which facilitate exchanges of information between investigating authorities; emphasises that in this regard the competition agreement recently concluded with Switzerland can serve as a model for future agreements of this kind;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights the fact that the Framework Agreement provides for equal treatment of Parliament and the Council in the preparation of legislation or soft law in the field of competition policy and that it is imperative that these provisions should be taken into account;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes Parliament’s role as co- legislator for the Directive on Antitrust Damages Actions, and regards the work on drawing up that directive as a model for future interinstitutional cooperation on competition-law issues;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commissioner to commit to frequent meetings with the relevant committee(s) of Parliament; and with the Working Group on Competition set up by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the commitments made by the incoming Commissioner during her hearing, in particular as regards future cooperation with Parliament;