10 Amendments of Markus FERBER related to 2017/2191(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that it is the consumer who chiefly benefits from functional competition in the European single market;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to maintain regular contact with the members of Parliament’s competent committee and of the Working Group on Competition Policy of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to ensure regular information and exchanges with Parliament on the preparation and implementation of EU legislation, international agreements and other soft law concerning competition policy; notes that this is not happening in a satisfactory manner, for example, in the consultations on the EU-Canada agreement on the exchange of information in competition proceedings; calls on the Council to ratify the agreement as soon as possible;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Maintains that international cooperation is essential for the effective enforcement of competition-law principles in the era of globalisation; calls on the Commission, therefore, to vigorously promote international cooperation on competition-related issues;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to adopt guidelines to limit the duration of antitrust investigations and of proceedings for abuse of a dominant market position, in order to avoid uncertainty or excessive burden for businesses and shape a competitive landscape which is not detrimental to consumers;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes note that most of the decisions concerning antitrust issues and State aid are taken at national level, and believes that the Commission should guarantee the global consistency and independence of competition policy measures within the internal market, with the support of the European Competition Network (ECN); welcomes the Commission's proposal for strengthening national competition authorities with a view to the more effective enforcement of EU competition law;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the Commission should verify that national competition authorities (NCAs) are sufficiently equipped in terms of financial and human resources to guarantee their independence from political influence, and that it should submit an annual report to Parliament regarding this key point;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates that all market players should pay their fair share of tax; welcomes the Commission’s in-depth investigations into anti-competitive practices such as selective tax advantages and excess profit ruling systems; stresses that the Commission must have access to all relevant information exchanged between the national tax authorities, in order to ensure the effective analysis, from a competition law point of view, of questionable tax arrangements; stresses that the reduction of tax fraud and tax avoidance is fundamental in order to consolidate sound public budgets;
Amendment 206 #
24a. Calls on the Commission to examine the viability in the digital era of existing competition law instruments and concepts, particularly in the field of mergers;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32