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84 Amendments of Svenja HAHN related to 2021/0171(COD)

Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) A number of Member States have applied Directive 2008/48/EC to areas not covered by its scope to enhance the level of consumer protection. In fact, several of the credit agreements not falling within the scope of that Directive can be detrimental for consumers, including short-term high cost loans whose amount is typically lower than the minimum threshold of EUR 200 set out in Directive 2008/48/EC. In this context, and with the aim to ensure a high level of consumer protection and to facilitate the cross-border consumer credit market, the scope of this Directive should cover some agreements that were excluded from the scope of Directive 2008/48/EC, such as consumer credit agreements below the amount of EUR 200. Likewise, other potentially detrimental products, because of the high costs they entail or high fees in case of missed payments, should be covered by this Directive, to ensure increased transparency and better consumer protection, resulting in higher consumer confidence. To this extent, leasing agreementswhilst subject to strict adherence to the principle of proportionality to avoid undue administrative burden, to ensure increased transparency and better consumer protection, resulting in higher consumer confidence. This Directive should not apply to deferred debit cards, under the terms of which the monthly aggregated payments have to be paid in a single debit and only insignificant charges are payable. Nor should it apply to hiring or leasing agreements where an obligation to purchase the object of the agreement is not laid down. Nor should it apply to overdraft facilities where the credit has to be repaid within one month. To this extent, credit agreements in the form of an overdraft facility and where the credit has to be repaid within one month, and credit agreements where the credit is granted free of interest and without any other charges, including Buy Now Pay Later schemes, i.e. new digital financial tools that let consumers make purchases and pay them off over time, and credit agreements under the terms of which the credit has to be repaid within three months and only insignificant charges are payable should not be excluded from the scope of application of this Directive. However, for those credit agreements, Member States should be able to exclude the application of certain provisions of this Directive considering the characteristics of their national market, the duration, risk, and nature of the credit. Moreover, all credit agreement up until EUR 100 000 should be included in the scope of application of this Directive. The upper threshold of credit agreements under this Directive should be increased to take into account indexation to adjust for the effects of inflation since 2008 and in coming years.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) Agreements for the provision on a continuing basis of services or for the supply of goods of the same kind, where the consumer pays for them for the duration of their provision by means of instalments, may differ considerably, in terms of the interests of the contractual parties involved, and the modalities and performance of the transactions, from credit agreements covered by this Directive. Therefore, such agreements should not be regarded as credit agreements for the purposes of this Directive. Such agreement includes, for example, an insurance contract where the insurance is paid for in monthly instalments. Hiring and leasing agreements where an obligation to purchase the object of the agreement is not laid down either by the agreement itself or by any separate agreement should not be regarded as credit agreements for the purpose of this Directive
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) This Directive is without prejudice to Regulation 2016/679 that applies to any processing of personal data carried out by creditors and credit intermediaries falling within the scope of this Directive.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) Consumers who are legally resident in the Union should not be discriminated against on ground of their nationality or place of residence, or on any ground as referred to in Article 21 of the Charter when requesting, concluding or holding a credit agreement or an agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services within the Union. This is without prejudice to the possibility for the provider of credit services to refuse to enter into a credit service agreement where justified by objective criteria.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
(29) Specific provisions should be laid down on advertising of credit agreements or crowdfunding credit services and certain items of standard information to be provided to consumers in order to enable them, in particular, to compare different offers. Such information should be given in a clear, concise and prominent way by means of a representative example. The standard information should be shown upfront and saliently, in a clear way and in an engaging format. It should be clearly legible and adapted to take into account the technical constraints of certain media such as mobile telephone screens and/or digital channels. Temporary promotional conditions, such as a teaser rate with lower interest rate for the initial months of the credit agreement or crowdfunding credit services, should be clearly identified as such. Consumers should see all essential information at a glance, evenwith further information made available on the consumer by clicking or swiping when they watch it on the screen of a mobile telephone. The creditor and, where applicable, credit intermediary and provider of crowdfunding credit services’ telephone number and email address should also be communicated to the consumer to enable him or her to contact the creditor, the credit intermediary or provider of crowdfunding credit services quickly and efficiently. A ceiling should be provided where it is not possible to indicate the total amount of credit as the total sums made available, in particular where a credit agreement gives the consumer freedom of drawdown with a limitation with regard to the amount. The ceiling should indicate the upper limit of credit which can be made available to the consumer. In specific and justified cases, in order to improve consumer understanding of information disclosed in advertising of credit agreements or crowdfunding credit services where the medium used does not allow to visually display it, such as in radio advertising or digital channels, the amount of information disclosed could be reduced. In addition, Member States should remain free to regulate information requirements in their national law regarding advertising of credit agreements or crowdfunding credit services which does not contain information on the cost of the credit.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
(30) In order to be able to make their decisions in full knowledge of the facts, consumers should receive adequate pre- contractual information, for careful consideration at their own leisure and convenience, at least one dayin due time prior to the conclusion of the credit agreement or of the agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services, including information on the conditions and cost of the credit and on their obligations, as well as adequate explanations thereof. These rules should be without prejudice to Council Directive 93/13/EEC29 . _________________ 29 Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms . In case pre- contractual information is provided less than one day before the consumer is bound by any credit agreement or agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services, the creditor and, where applicable, the credit intermediary or providers of crowdfunding credit services should provide the information before the consumer is bound and remind consumer contracts (OJ L 95, 21.4.1993, p. 29)s, one day after conclusion of the contract, of the possibility to withdraw from the credit agreement.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
(31) Pre-contractual information should be provided through the Standard European Consumer Credit Information form. To help consumers understand and compare offers, athe Standard European Consumer Credit Overview form summarising the key element of the credit should be proviInformation form should included in addition to the Standard European Consumer Credit Information formits first page all the key elements of the credit, through which consumers should see all essential information at a glance, even on the screen of a mobile telephone. Information should be clear, clearly legible and adapted to the technical constraints of certain media such as mobile telephone screens. It should be displayed in an adequate and suitable way on the different channels, to ensure that every consumer can access information on an equal basis and in line with Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 . _________________ 30 Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the accessibility requirements for products and services (OJ L 151, 7.6.2019, p. 70).
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
(44) Credit sales that have not been solicited by the consumers may in some cases be associated with practices that are harmful to the consumer. In this regard, without prejudice to the creditor's possibility of making offers to consumers, unsolicited salegranting of credit, including non- requested pre-approved credit cards sent to the consumers consumers, or the unilateral increase of a consumers’ overdraft or credit card limit, should be prohibited.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 46
(46) It is essential that the consumer’s ability and propensity to repay the credit is assessed and verified before a credit agreement or an agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services is concluded. That assessment of creditworthiness should be proportionate and be done in the interest of the consumer, to prevent irresponsible lending practices and over- indebtedness, and should take into consideration all necessary and relevant factors that could influence a consumer’s ability to repay the credit. Member States should be able to issue additional guidance on additional criteria and methods to assess a consumer’s creditworthiness, for example by setting limits on loan-to-value or loan- to-income ratios.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 47
(47) The assessment of creditworthiness should be based on information on the financial and economic situation, including income and expenses, of the consumer or on statistical data where this is proportionate vis-à-vis the loan value, duration or the characteristics of the credit. The European Banking Authority Guidelines on loan origination and monitoring (EBA/GL/2020/06) provide guidelines on what categories of data may be used for the processing of personal data for creditworthiness purposes, which include evidence of income or other sources of repayment, information on financial assets and liabilities, or information on other financial commitments. Personal data, such as personal data found on social media platforms or health data, including cancer data, should not be used when conducting a creditworthiness assessment. Member States should guarantee the right to be forgotten to all European patients 10 years after the end of their treatment, and up to five years after the end of treatment for patients whose diagnosis was made before the age of 18 in the area of creditworthiness assessment and ensure equal access to credit for cancer survivors. Consumers should provide information about their financial and economic situation in order to facilitate the creditworthiness assessment. In principle, credit should only made available to the consumer where the result of the creditworthiness assessment indicates that the obligations resulting from the credit agreement or the agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services are likely to be met in the manner required under that agreement. However, should such assessment be negative, the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services can exceptionally make credit available in specific and justified circumstances such as when they have a long-standing relationship with the consumer, or in case of loans to fund exceptional healthcare expenses, students loans or loans for consumers with disabilities. In such case, when deciding on whether or not to make the credit available to the consumer, the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services should take into account the amount and the purpose of the credit, and the likelihood that the obligations resulting from the agreement will be met. However, a positive creditworthiness assessment should not constitute an obligation for the creditor to provide credit.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
(48) The Proposal for a Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act), establishes that AI systems used to evaluate the credit score or creditworthiness of natural persons should be classified as high-risk AI systems, since they determine those persons’ access to financial resources or essential services such as housing, electricity, and telecommunication services. In view of those high stakes, whenever the creditworthiness assessment involves automated processing, the consumer should have a right to obtain human intervention on the part of the creditor or providers of crowdfunding credit services. TWithout prejudice to the General Data Protection Regulation, the consumer should also have the right to obtain a meaningful explanation of the assessment made and of the functioning of the automated processing used, including among others the main variables, the logic and risks involved, as well as a right to express his or her point of view and to contest the assessment of the creditworthiness and the decision.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 49
(49) To assess the credit status of a consumer, the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services should have the ability to also consult credit databases. The legal and actual circumstances may require that such consultations vary in scope. To prevent any distortion of competition among creditors or providers of crowdfunding credit services, they should have access to private or public credit databases concerning consumers in a Member State where they are not established under non- discriminatory conditions compared with creditors or providers of crowdfunding credit services established in that Member State. Member States should facilitate the cross-border access to private or public databases, in compliance with the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council33 . To enhance reciprocity, credit databases should as a minimum hold information on consumers’ arrears in payment, in accordance with Union and national law. _________________ 33 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
(62) The consumer should have the right to discharge his or her obligations before the date agreed in the credit agreement. As provided by the Court of Justice. The consumer should have the right to a reduction in the total cost of the credit in the event of early repayment of the credit includes all the costs imposed by creditor ofn the EU Lexitor ruling,34 the right of the consumer to a reduction in the total cost of the credit in the event of early repayment of the credit includes all the costs imposconsumer with the exclusion of up- front costs - insofar as they are preliminary and preparatory activities for the granting of the loan, and are fully exhausted at the time of granting the loan- that have been adequately identified and declared and the cost of third parties (e.g fee of credit intermediaries, insurance charges and taxes). As regards the method of reimbursement, the amortised cost criterion (interest curve) for the calculation of the proportional reduction of costs should apply unless it is otherwise regulated oin the consumertract taken in account. In the case of early repayment the creditor should be entitled to a fair and objectively justified compensation for the costs directly linked to the early repayment, taking into account also any savings thereby made by the creditor. However, in order to determine the method of calculating the compensation, it is important to respect several principles. The calculation of the compensation due to the creditor should be transparent and comprehensible to consumers already at the pre-contractual stage and in any case during the performance of the credit agreement. In addition, the calculation method should be easy for creditors to apply, and supervisory control of the compensation by the competent authorities should be facilitated. Therefore, and due to the fact that consumer credit is, given its duration and volume, not financed by long- term funding mechanisms, the ceiling for the compensation should be fixed in terms of a flat-rate amount. This approach reflects the specific nature of consumer credits and should not prejudice the approach in respect of other products which are financed by long-term funding mechanisms, such as fixed-rate mortgage loans. _________________ 34 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 11 September 2019, Lexitor, C-383/18, ECLI:EU:C:2019:702.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65
(65) The fixing of caps on interest rates, on annual percentage rates of charge and or the total cost of the credit to the consumer is a common practice in a number of Member States. Such capping has proved beneficial for consumers. In that context, Member States should be able to maintain their current legal regime. However, in an effort to increase consumer protection without imposing unnecessary limits on Member States,, Member States should be able to set caps on interest rates, on annual percentage rates of charge and or on the total cost of the credit to the consumer should be introduced throughout the Union.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
(j a) hiring or leasing agreements where an obligation to purchase the object of the agreement is not laid down either by the agreement itself or by any separate agreement;
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point j b (new)
(j b) deferred debit cards when provided with a bank account;
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point j c (new)
(j c) overdraft facilities where the credit has to be repaid within one month, when linked to a bank account
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Member States may determine that articles 8(2)points d to f, 10(3a), 10(8), 11(2a), 21(3 )and 29 shall not apply to the following credit agreements: credit agreements involving a total amount of credit less than EUR 200; credit agreements in the form of an overdraft facility and where the credit has to be repaid within three months; credit agreements where the credit is granted free of interest and without any other charges; credit agreements under the terms of which the credit has to be repaid within three months and only insignificant charges are payable.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘credit agreement’ means an agreement whereby a creditor grants or promises to grant to a consumer credit in the form of a deferred payment, loan or other similar financial accommodation, except for: (i) agreements for the provision on a continuing basis of services or for the supply of goods of the same kind, where the consumer pays for such services or goods for the duration of their provision by means of instalments; (ii) hiring or leasing agreements where an obligation to purchase the object of the agreement is not laid down either by the agreement itself or by any separate agreement;
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6
Member States shall ensure that the conditions to be fulfilled for being granted a credit do not discriminate against consumers legally resident in the Union on ground of their nationality or place of residence or on any ground as referred to in Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, when those consumers request, conclude or hold a credit agreement or crowdfunding credit services within the UnArticle 6 deleted Non-discrimination.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. When the medium used to communicate the standard information does not allow for the information to be visually displayed in a simple manner, the consumer should be able to access further information by means of clicking or swiping;
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that clear and comprehensible general information about credit agreements or crowdfunding credit services is made available to consumers by creditors or, where applicable, by credit intermediaries or providers of crowdfunding credit services, at all times in electronic form, on paper or on another durable medium.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall require that the creditor and, where applicable, the credit intermediary or the provider of crowdfunding credit services provide the consumer with the pre-contractual information needed to compare different offers in order to take an informed decision on whether to conclude a credit agreement or crowdfunding credit services on the basis of the credit terms and conditions offered by the creditor or by the provider of crowdfunding credit services and, where applicable, the preferences expressed and information supplied by the consumer. Such pre-contractual information shall be provided to the consumer at least one dayin due time before the or sheconsumer is bound by any credit agreement or offer, or by any agreement or offer for the provision of crowdfunding credit services.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In case the pre-contractual information referred to in the first subparagraph is provided less than one day before the consumer is bound by the credit agreement or offer, or by any agreement or offer for the provision of crowdfunding credit services, Member States shall require that the creditor and, where applicable, the credit intermediary or the provider of crowdfunding credit services send a reminderprovide the pre-contractual information before the consumer is bound by the credit agreement or offer and send a reminder, by digital means, on paper or on another durable medium, to the consumer of the possibility to withdraw from the credit agreement or crowdfunding credit services and of the procedure to follow for withdrawing, in accordance with Article 26. That reminder shall be provided to the consumer, at the latest, one day after the conclusion of the credit agreement, of the agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services, or the acceptance of the credit offer.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The pre-contractual information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided by digital means or on paper or on another durable medium by means of the Standard European Consumer Credit Information form set out in Annex I. All the information provided in the form shall be equally prominent. The creditor shall be deemed to have fulfilled the information requirements in this paragraph and in Article 3, paragraphs (1) and (2) of Directive 2002/65/EC if he or she has supplied the Standard European Consumer Credit Information.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The pre-contractual information referred to in paragraph 1 shall specify all of the following elements, displayed on the first page of the Standard European Consumer Credit Information form and in a prominent way and readable for the consumer:
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the type of credit;deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the identity, geographical address, telephone number and email address of the creditor as well as, where applicable, the identity, geographical address, telephone number and email address of the credit intermediary and of the provider of crowdfunding credit services involved;deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the total amount of credit and the conditions governing the drawdown;
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the duration of the credit agreement or crowdfunding credit services;deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the borrowing rate, or all borrowing rates where different borrowing rates apply in different circumstances, the conditions governing the application of each borrowing rate and, where available, any index or reference rate applicable to each initial borrowing rate , as well as the periods, conditions and procedures for changing each borrowing rate;
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) the annual percentage rate of charge and the total amount payable by the consumer, illustrated by means of a representative example mentioning all the assumptions used in order to calculate that rate; Where the consumer has informed the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services of one or more components of his or her preferred credit, such as the duration of the credit agreement or of the agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services and the total amount of credit, the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services shall take those components into account;
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point h
(h) where a credit agreement or crowdfunding credit services provide different ways of drawdown with different charges or borrowing rates and the creditor uses the assumption set out in Part II, point (b), of Annex IV, an indication that other drawdown mechanisms for the relevant type of credit agreement or crowdfunding credit services may result in higher annual percentage rates of charge;deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point i
(i) the amount, number and frequency of payments to be made by the consumer and, where appropriate, the order in which payments will be allocated to different outstanding balances charged at different borrowing rates for the purposes of reimbursement;deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) where applicable, the charges for maintaining one or several compulsory accounts recording both payment transactions and drawdowns, the charges for using a means of payment for both payment transactions and drawdowns, any other charges deriving from the credit agreement or crowdfunding credit services, and the conditions under which any of those charges may be changed;deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point k
(k) where applicable, any costs payable by the consumer to a notary on conclusion of the credit agreement or of the agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services;deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point l
(l) the obligation, if any, to enter into an ancillary service contract relating to the credit agreement or the crowdfunding credit services, where the conclusion of such a contract is compulsory in order to obtain the credit or to obtain it on the terms and conditions marketed;deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point m
(m) costs in the case of late payments, i.e. the interest rate applicable in the case of late payments and the arrangements for its adjustment, and, where applicable, any charges payable for default;
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point n
(n) a warning regarding the consequences of missing or late payments;deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point o
(o) where applicable, the sureties requirdeleted;
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point p
(p) the existence or absence of a right of withdrawal;
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point q
(q) the right of early repayment, and, where applicable, information concerning the creditor's right to compensation and the way in which that compensation will be determined;deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 407 #
(r) the consumer's right to be informed immediately and free of charge, pursuant to Article 19(2), of the result of a database consultation carried out for the purposes of assessing his or her creditworthiness;deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point s
(s) the consumer's right, as set out in paragraph 8, to be supplied, on request and free of charge, with a copy of the draft credit agreement, or of the draft agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services, provided that the creditor at the time of the request is willing to proceed to the conclusion of the credit agreement or of the agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services with the consumer;deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point t
(t) where applicable, an indication that the price was personalised on the basis of automated processing, including profiling;deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point u
(u) where applicable, the period of time during which the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services is bound by the pre-contractual information provided in accordance with this Article;deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point v
(v) the possibility of having recourse to an out-of-court complaint and redress mechanism for the consumer and the methods for having access to it.deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The pre-contractual information referred to in paragraph 1 shall specify all of the following elements starting on the second page of the Standard European Consumer Credit Information form: (a) the type of credit; (b) the identity, geographical address, telephone number and email address of the creditor as well as, where applicable, the identity, geographical address, telephone number and email address of the credit intermediary and of the provider of crowdfunding credit services involved; (c) the conditions governing the drawdown; (d) the duration of the credit agreement or crowdfunding credit services; (e) in the case of a credit in the form of deferred payment for specific goods or services and in the case of linked credit agreements, the specific goods or services and their cash price; (f) the conditions governing the application of each borrowing rate and, where available, any index or reference rate applicable to each initial borrowing rate , as well as the periods, conditions and procedures for changing each borrowing rate; (g) the annual percentage rate of charge and the total amount payable by the consumer, illustrated by means of a representative example mentioning all the assumptions used in order to calculate that rate;Where the consumer has informed the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services of one or more components of his or her preferred credit, such as the duration of the credit agreement or of the agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services and the total amount of credit, the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services shall take those components into account; (h) where a credit agreement or crowdfunding credit services provide different ways of drawdown with different charges or borrowing rates and the creditor uses the assumption set out in Part II, point (b), of Annex IV, an indication that other drawdown mechanisms for the relevant type of credit agreement or crowdfunding credit services may result in higher annual percentage rates of charge; (i) the amount, number and frequency of payments to be made by the consumer and, where appropriate, the order in which payments will be allocated to different outstanding balances charged at different borrowing rates for the purposes of reimbursement;(j) where applicable, the charges for maintaining one or several compulsory accounts recording both payment transactions and drawdowns, the charges for using a means of payment for both payment transactions and drawdowns, any other charges deriving from the credit agreement or crowdfunding credit services, and the conditions under which any of those charges may be changed; (k) where applicable, any costs payable by the consumer to a notary on conclusion of the credit agreement or of the agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services; (l) the obligation, if any, to enter into an ancillary service contract relating to the credit agreement or the crowdfunding credit services, where the conclusion of such a contract is compulsory in order to obtain the credit or to obtain it on the terms and conditions marketed; (m) a warning regarding the consequences of missing or late payments; (n) where applicable, the sureties required; (o) the right of early repayment, and, where applicable, information concerning the creditor's right to compensation and the way in which that compensation will be determined; (p) the consumer's right to be informed immediately and free of charge, pursuant to Article 19(2), of the result of a database consultation carried out for the purposes of assessing his or her creditworthiness; (q) the consumer's right, as set out in paragraph 8, to be supplied, on request and free of charge, with a copy of the draft credit agreement, or of the draft agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services, provided that the creditor at the time of the request is willing to proceed to the conclusion of the credit agreement or of the agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services with the consumer; (r) where applicable, an indication that the price was personalised on the basis of automated processing, including profiling; (s) where applicable, the period of time during which the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services is bound by the pre-contractual information provided in accordance with this Article; (t) the possibility of having recourse to an out-of-court complaint and redress mechanism for the consumer and the methods for having access to it.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. At the same time as the Standard European Consumer Credit Information form is provided to the consumer, the creditor and, where applicable, the credit intermediary or the provider of crowdfunding credit services, shall provide the consumer with the Standard European Consumer Credit Overview form set out in Annex II, containing the following pre-contractual information: (a) the total amount of credit; (b) the duration of the credit agreement or of the agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services; (c) the borrowing rate, or all borrowing rates if different borrowing rates apply in different circumstances; (d) the annual percentage rate of charge and the total amount payable by the consumer; (e) in the case of a credit in the form of deferred payment for specific goods or services and in the case of linked credit agreements, the specific goods or services and their cash price; (f) costs in the case of late payments;deleted
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Committee: IMCO
Amendment 441 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Information displayed in the Standard European Consumer Credit Information form and in the Standard European Consumer Credit Overview form shall be consistent. It shall be clearly legible and take into account the technical constraints of the medium on which it is displayed. Information shall be displayed in an adequate and suitable way on the different channels.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Any additional information which the creditor may provide to the consumer shall be given in a separate document which may be annexed to the Standard European Consumer Credit Information form or the Standard European Consumer Credit Overview form.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7
7. If the agreement has been concluded at the consumer's request using a means of distance communication which does not enable the information to be provided in accordance with this article, the creditor and, where applicable, the credit intermediary or the provider of crowdfunding credit services shall provide the consumer with the Standard European Consumer Credit Information form and the Standard European Consumer Credit Overview form immediately after the conclusion of the credit agreement or of the agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8
8. Upon request from the consumer, the creditor and, where applicable, the credit intermediary or the provider of crowdfunding credit services shall, in addition to the Standard European Consumer Credit Information form and the Standard European Consumer Credit Overview form, provide the consumer free of charge with a copy of the draft credit agreement, or of the draft agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services, provided that the creditor at the time of the request is willing to proceed to the conclusion of the credit agreement or of the agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services with the consumer.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. For credit agreements referred to in Article 2(5) or (6), the pre-contractual information referred to in Article 10(1) shall, by way of derogation from paragraph 2 of that Article, be provided on paper or on another durable medium by means of the European Consumer Credit Information form set out in Annex III. All information provided in that form shall be equally prominent. The creditor shall be deemed to have fulfilled the information requirements in this paragraph and in Article 3, paragraphs (1) and (2) of Directive 2002/65/EC if he or she has supplied the European Consumer Credit Information.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Upon request from the consumer, the creditor and, where applicable, the credit intermediary shall, in addition to the European Consumer Credit Information and the Standard European Consumer Credit Overview form, provide the consumer free of charge with a copy of the draft credit agreement, provided that the creditor at the time of the request is willing to proceed to the conclusion of the credit agreement with the consumer.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 7
7. If the agreement has been concluded at the consumer's request using a means of distance communication which does not enable the information to be provided in accordance with this Article, the creditor shall immediately after the conclusion of the credit agreement provide the consumer with the European Consumer Credit Information form and the Standard European Consumer Credit Overview form immediately after the conclusion of the credit agreement.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Regulation 2016/679, Member States shall require that creditors, credit intermediaries and providers of crowdfunding credit services inform consumers when they are presented with a personalised offer that is based on profiling or other types of automated processing of personal data.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 and without prejudice to the application of competition law, Member States may allow tying practices where the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services can demonstrate to the competent authority that the tied products or categories of product offered, on terms and conditions similar to each other, aresult in a clear of benefit to the consumers taking due account of the availability and the prices of the relevant products offered on the market.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 521 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. This article does not prohibit the tying of an overdraft facility with the consumer’s payment account.
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Committee: IMCO
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) act in the best interests of the consumer by informing themselves about the consumer’s needs and circumstances and recommending suitable credit agreements;
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 539 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – title
Ban on unsolicited granting of credit sales
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Committee: IMCO
Amendment 544 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Member States shall prohibit any salegranting of credit to consumers, without their prior request and explicit agreement.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall require that, before concluding a credit agreement, or an agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services, the creditor or, where applicable, the provider of crowdfunding credit services makes a thoroughrelevant assessment of the consumer’s creditworthiness. That assessment shall be done in the interest of the consumer, to prevent irresponsible lending practices and over-indebtedness, and shall take appropriate and proportionate account of factors relevant to verifying the prospect of the consumer to meet his or her obligations under the credit agreement or the agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 561 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The assessment of creditworthiness shall be carried out on the basis of relevant and accurate information on the consumer’s income and expenses and other financial and economic circumstances which is necessary and proportionate such as evidence of income or other sources of repayment, information on financial assets and liabilities, or information on other financial commitmentstaking into account the nature, duration, complexity and value of the credit provided. The information shall be obtained from relevant internal or external sources, including the consumer and,or where necessary, on the basis of a consultation of a database referred to in Article 19.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The information obtained in accordance with this paragraph shall be appropriately verified, where necessary through reference to independently verifiable documentation or by using statistical methods within automated decision- making systems.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall requiensure that the creditor or, where applicable, the provider of crowdfunding credit services establishes procedures for the assessment referred to in paragraph 1 and that theis required to reassess the consumer’s creditworthiness orn the provider of crowdfunding credit services documents and maintains such proceduresbasis of updated information before any significant increase in the total amount of credit is granted.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States shall guarantee that the right to be forgotten to all European patients 10 years after the end of their treatment, and up to five years after the end of treatment for patients whose diagnosis was made before the age of 18. Member States shall ensure equal access to credit for cancer survivors.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States shall ensure that the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services is only able to makes the credit available to the consumer where the result of the creditworthiness assessment indicates that there is no significant doubt that the obligations resulting from the credit agreement or the agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services are likely towill be met in the manner required under that agreement.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Without prejudice to Regulation 2016/679, where the creditworthiness assessment involves the use of profiling or other automated processing of personal data, Member States shall ensure that the consumer has the right to: obtain human intervention for clear explanation, express his or her point of view and to contest the decision.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) request and obtain human intervention on the part of the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services to review the decision;deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 609 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) request and obtain from the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services a clear explanation of the assessment of creditworthiness, including on the logic and risks involved in the automated processing of personal data as well as its significance and effects on the decision;deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point c
(c) express his or her point of view and contest the assessment of the creditworthiness and the decision.deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that where the credit application is rejected the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services is required to inform the consumer without delay of the rejection and, where applicable, of the fact that the assessment of creditworthiness is based on automated processing of data.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 628 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 9
9. Member States whose legislationmay requires creditors or providers of crowdfunding credit services to assess the creditworthiness of consumers on the basis of a consultation of the relevant database may retain this requirement.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The right of withdrawal referred to in the first subparagraph shall in any event lapse one year and 14 calendar days after the conclusion of the credit agreement or the agreement for the provision of crowdfunding credit services. That right of withdrawal shall not lapse if the consumer has not been informed about his right of withdrawal at all.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 692 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the consumer is at any time entitled to early repayment. In such cases, the consumer shall be entitled to a reduction in the total cost of the credit, consisting of the interest and the costs for the remaining duration of the contract. When calculating that reduction, all the costs imposed on the consumer by the creditor, except for fees corresponding to services effectively provided to the consumer or to costs effectively incurred by the lender, as well as third party costs, shall be taken into consideration.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 704 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 31
Caps on interest rates, annual percentage rate of charge and the total cost of the 1. Member States shall introduce caps on one or more of the following: (a) interest rates applicable to credit agreements or to crowdfunding credit services; (b) the annual percentage rate of charge; (c) the total cost of the credit to the consumer. 2. Member States may introduce additional caps for revolving credit facilities.Article 31 deleted credit to the consumer
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 754 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that debt advisory services are made available to consumers who experience or might experience difficulties in meeting their financial commitments.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 761 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensurequire that creditors, credit intermediaries and providers of crowdfunding credit services that are not credit institutions as defined in Article 4(1), point (1), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 are subject to an adequate admission process and to registration and supervision arrangements set up by an independent competent authority. The Commission shall regularly monitor and review the efficiency of the measures taken.
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 766 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The possibility to offer consumer credits shall be restricted to those entities that have obtained the authorization referred to in Article 37 (1).
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 805 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
STANDARD EUROPEAN CONSUMER CREDIT OVERVIEW [...] Wherever ‘where applicable’ is indicated, the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services must fill in the box if the information is relevant to the credit product, or delete the information or the entire row where the information is not relevant for the type of credit concerned. Indications between square brackets provide explanations for the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services and must be replaced with the corresponding information. The Standard European Consumer Credit Overview must be displayed on one page on top of the Standard European Consumer Credit Information form, be clearly legible and be adapted to take into account the technical constraints of media on which it is displayed.deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 806 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1
Wherever ‘where applicable’ is indicated, the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services must fill in the box if the information is relevant to the credit product, or delete the information or the entire row where the information is not relevant for the type of credit concerned.deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 807 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 2
Indications between square brackets provide explanations for the creditor or the provider of crowdfunding credit services and must be replaced with the corresponding information.deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 808 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 3
The Standard European Consumer Credit Overview must be displayed on one page on top of the Standard European Consumer Credit Information form, be clearly legible and be adapted to take into account the technical constraints of media on which it is displayed.deleted
2022/03/16
Committee: IMCO