13 Amendments of Christophe HANSEN related to 2019/2131(INI)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to monitor foreign direct investment and not to limit itself to the screening mechanismfurther develop the tools for monitoring direct investment from third countries so that they are effective in all Member States;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to ensure reciprocity with third countries in public procurement and in investment policy; furthermore, with a view to the need to open up public procurement markets in third countries to which access does not yet exist, urges the Commission to work towards the accession of key third countries, such as China, to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement with an acceptable initial offer; stresses that planned EU instruments to improve international market opening, such as the International Procurement Instrument, must be designed in such a way as to avoid adverse effects on EU companies, such as additional bureaucracy and new market distortions;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to adopt a more favourable approach to industrial cooperationconsider adopting higher thresholds in the field of merger control in order to foster the emergence of European leaders that are globally competitive;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a review of the definition of the relevant market so as to move towards a longer-term vision encompassing the global dimension and potential future competi, particularly in merger decisions, for an even greater focus on global competition from non-European undertakings than hitherto, depending on the individual case; calls for potential competition to be considered on a longer time scale and for greater account to be taken of efficiency considerations;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission, given the market power of some specific digital mega-platforms, to formulate a tailor- made regulatory framework that ensures non-discriminatory access to, and fair competition on, these platforms;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to review merger rules and strengthen antitrust action, taking into account the effects of market and network power associated with both personal and financial data; proposes that every merger in the market for such data should be subject to prior monitoring, regardless of thresholds;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recognises the limitations of current competition law when it comes to network effects and abuse of dominant positions by some multinational mega- platforms that give preferential treatment to their own services; calls, therefore, on the Commission to propose new sector- specific regulation for certain digital intermediaries with particularly powerful market positions in order to promote competition so as to prevent market abuse, which should include a ban on preferential treatment of an undertaking's own services;
Amendment 172 #
11. Calls on the Commission to introduce, as part of an impact assessment, to discuss the extent to which the introduction of a centralised ex ante market monitoringsurveillance system, to provide national authorities with the necessary means to gather data anonymously, and to introduce targeted regulation when is appropriate and, if necessary, to draft a targeted regulatory proposal when such practices become systemic;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to create a fair trading environment for all stakeholders to support innovation in the EU, value creation, choice and quality for consumers, and, in addition, to carry out a comprehensive analysis of the need to adapt EU competition policy to current market developments in the retail sector, including concentration and abusive practices;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the urgent need to adopt precautionary measures to adapt to the rapid development of new markets and to stop any practice which would seriously harm competition; calls on the Commission to relax the criteria for these measures, while respecting the rule of law, in order to avoid any irreversible damage;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to make more systematic use of investigations in sectors that are essential to the everyday life of citizens, such as transport and, the media and payment systems, in the digital age;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to fully mobilise the sState aid modernisation strategy and to apply the ‘just transition’ principles, in particular for the energy transition;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls, without Treaty change, for regular use of the ordinary legislative procedure in competition policy, by analogy with the procedure for the ‘non- life insurance’ and ‘ECN+’ directivedirective and Directive (EU) 2019/1 to empower the competition authorities of the Member States to be more effective enforcers;