15 Amendments of Marion WALSMANN related to 2021/0381(COD)
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31 a) Given the importance of political advertising, it is essential that this Regulation ensures a regulatory framework which ensures full, equal and unrestricted access to political advertising and its required transparency information for all recipients of services, including persons with disabilities. Therefore, it is important that accessibility requirements for providers of political advertising services are consistent with existing Union law, such as the European Accessibility Act and the Web Accessibility Directive and that Union law is further developed, so that no one is left behind as result of digital innovation.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) harmonised transparency obligations for sponsors, providers of political advertising and related services, including publishers, to retain, disclose and publish information connected to the provision of such services;
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation shall apply to paid political advertising prepared, placed, promoted, published or disseminated in the Union, or directed to individuals in one or several Member States, irrespective of the place of establishment of the advertising services provider, and irrespective of the means used.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
7. ‘sponsor’ means the natural or legal person, citizen of the Union or legally established in its territory, responsible for a political advertisement or on whose behalf a political advertisement is prepared, placed, published or disseminated;
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where applicable, the identity of the sponsor and its contact details.
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Online intermediaries in the sense of Regulation (EU) 2021/xxx [the DSA] shall make publicly available the procedure for identity verification of political sponsors. It shall not take longer than 2 working days and must not require more than the strictly necessary for such verification.
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Where they provide political advertising services are provided, advertising publishers shall include information on the amounts or the value of other benefits received in part or full exchange for those services, including on the use of targeting and amplification techniques, aggregated by campaign, as part of their management report within the meaning of Article 19 of Directive 2013/34/EU in their annual financial statements.
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Where political advertising services are provided, the sponsor shall put mechanisms in place to allow any individual or entity to notify them that a particular advertisement which they have published does not comply with this Regulation. Those mechanisms shall be easy to access, user-friendly, free of charge and allow for the submission of notices exclusively by electronic means.
Amendment 514 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. The Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt technical specifications, adapted to the printed media sector and another for offline advertising, for the mechanism referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 b (new)
Article 9 b (new)
Amendment 562 #
5. Political advertising publishers making use of targeting or amplification techniques referred to in paragraph 3 shall include in or together with the advertisement and in the transparency notice required under Article 7 a reference to effective means to support individuals exercise their rights under Regulation (EU) 2016/679. The transparency notice shall visibly link to an easily accessible interface in which users can give or refuse their consent, to opt-out from being subject to targeting and amplification techniques as specified in paragraph 1.
Amendment 578 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Service providers shall provide the legal representative with necessary powers and sufficient resources to guarantee its efficient and timely cooperation with the Member States’ relevant competent authorities and, where relevant, the Commission.
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Service providers shall notify the name, postal address, email address and telephone number of their legal representative to the National Coordinator in the Member State where that legal representative resides or is established. They shall ensure that that information is publicly available, easily accessible, accurate and kept up to date.
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Within two years after each election to the European Parliament and for the first time by 31 December 20265 at the latest, the Commission shall submit a report on the evaluation and review of this Regulation. This report shall assess the need for amendment to this Regulation. The report shall be made public.