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6 Amendments of Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES related to 2020/0374(COD)

Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In order to ensure the effective application of this Regulation to providers of core platform services which are most likely to satisfy these objective requirements, and where unfair conduct weakening contestability is most prevalent and impactful, the Commission should be able to directly designate as gatekeepers those providers of core platform services which meet certain quantitative thresholds even if offering only one essential platform service. Such undertakings should in any event be subject to a fast designation process which should start upon the entry into force of this Regulation.
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72
(72) The Commission should be able to take the necessary actions to monitor the effective implementation and compliance with the obligations laid down in this Regulation. Such actions should include the ability of the Commission to appoint independent external experts, such as and auditors to assist the Commission in this process, including where applicable from competent independent authorities, such as data or consumer protection authorities. The Commission should set up rotating auditor teams with members from different organisations and with experience in the various sectors involved. The teams should rotate and be restructured on a regular basis. This should also apply to any external independent control authority. Auditors or staff from the external independent control authority should also be subject to an appropriate cooling-off period.
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) refrain(d) be banned from treating more favourably in ranking services and products offered by the gatekeeper itself or by any third party belonging to the same undertaking in any core platform service compared to similar services or products of third party and applyin order to ensure the application of fair and non-discriminatory conditions to such ranking;
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Affected third parties showing a legitimate interest shall be consulted and be part of the regulatory dialogue. At the same time, Member States’ authorities may also be involved in this dialogue if they deem it appropriate.
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall designate authorities with special knowledge and experience to assist the Commission in the implementation of this Regulation with the aim of promoting the exchange of information and best practices.
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 736 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. When threone or more designated authorities of the Member States request the Commission to open an investigation pursuant to Articles 15, 16 and 17 because they consider that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a provider of core platform services should be designated as a gatekeeper, that there is a new core platform service, or that there is a situation of systemic non-compliance, the Commission shall within fourthree months examine whether there are reasonable grounds to open such an investigation. If the Commission decides not to open an investigation, the Commission shall publish the respective reasons.
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE