10 Amendments of Markus FERBER related to 2023/0208(COD)
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Closures of ATMs or bank branches can significantly affect the population's access to cash. Before closing an ATM or bank branch, operators should duly take into consideration the effect of their decision regarding whether sufficient and efficient access to cash remains guaranteed. However, in order to avoid excessive bureaucratic burdens, this should not result in additional reporting requirements.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) As the acceptance of cash is a key consideration for many citizens, public entities in particular should attempt to accept cash as a means of payments wherever this is possible without undue burden.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of Articles 7 and 8, the Commission shall adopt implementingdelegated acts of general application on a set of common indicators Member States shall use to monitor and assess the acceptance of payments in cash and access to cash throughout their territory, in all their different regions, including urban and non- urban areas. Those implementingdelegated acts shall be adopted [within X months after the entry into force of this Regulation] in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 11. When preparing those implementingdelegated acts, the Commission shall consult the European Central Bank.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall examine the annual reports in close consultation with the European Central Bank. If the remedial measures proposed by a Member State pursuant to paragraph 4 appear insufficient, or if the Commission considers that the acceptance of cash payments or sufficient and effective access to cash in a Member State is not in line with the obligations set out in Articles 7 and 8 despite the findings ofremedial measures proposed in the annual report, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts providing for adequate and proportionate measures that shall be adopted by the Member State concerned within the deadline laid down in the respective implementing act. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 11.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 6 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of timefive years from … [date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making as well as the European Central Bank.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) detailed data and assessment of the situation in the Member State as regards acceptance of payments in cash and access to cash, and theany remedial measures to be taken pursuant to Articles 7 and 8;
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Member States shall provide natural persons and enterprises with clear and easily accessible information on the channels and effective remedies they have at their disposal to lodge complaints with competent national authorities about cases of unlawful refusal to accept cash and insufficient and ineffective access to cash.