Activities of Luis GARICANO related to 2020/0374(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Digital Markets Act (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 290 #
5. Member States shall not impose on gatekeepers further obligations by way of laws, regulations or administrative action for the purpose of ensuring contestable and fair markets. This is without prejudice to rules pursuing other legitimate public interests, in compliance with Union law. In particular, nothing in this Regulation precludes Member States from imposing obligations, which are compatible with Union law, on undertakings, including providers of core platform services where these obligations are unrelated to the relevant undertakings having a status of gatekeeper within the meaning of this Regulation in order to protect consumers or to fight against acts of unfair competition.
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Without prejudice to the previous paragraph, if a Member State deems it necessary to maintain or introduce national provisions on grounds of major needs referred to in Article 36 TFEU, to ensure a high level of consumer protection or to fight against acts of unfair competition and unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships, it shall notify the Commission of these provisions as well as the grounds for maintaining them.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. When a Member State is authorised to maintain or introduce said national provisions, the Commission shall immediately examine whether to propose an adaptation to this Regulation.