Activities of Alin MITUȚA related to 2021/0381(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and targeting of political advertising
Amendments (9)
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) The information to be included in the transparency notice should be provided in the advertisement itself or be easily retrievable on the basisPolitical advertising publishers should ensure that each political advertisement contains a clear indication of where the transparency notice could be easily retrieved. The requirement that the information about the transparency notice is to be clearly visible means that it should feature prominently in the advertisement. In this respect, use could , for example, be made of an in dedication provided in the advertisemented webpage link, a Quick Response code (or "QRcode"), or equivalent clear and user-friendly technical means. The requirement that the information about the transparency notice is to be inter alia clearly visible should entail that it features prominently in or with the advertisement. The requirement that information published in the transparency notice is to be easily accessible, machine readable where technically possible, and user friendly should entail that it addresses the needs of people with disabilities. Annex I of Directive 2019/882 (European Accessibility Act) contains accessibility requirements for information, including digital information that should be used to render political information accessible for persons with disabilities.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 a (new)
Recital 55 a (new)
(55 a) Where a particular advertisement does not comply with this Regulation, mechanisms provided by the publisher should enable individuals to flag the advertisement concerned. Where those mechanisms are not available, individuals should be able to report such political advertisement directly to the competent authorities in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65 a (new)
Recital 65 a (new)
(65 a) Symmetry should be ensured between the rules on political advertising services provided online and offline, in order to ensure that they are both enforced in a predictable and coherent way;
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation shall apply to political advertising prepared, placed, promoted, published or disseminated in the Unionone or moreMember States or at European Union level, or directed to individuals in one or severalmore Member States or at the European Union level, irrespective of the place of establishment of the advertising services provider, and irrespective of the means used.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
10. ‘relevant electorate’ means the body of individuals eligible to vote in the election or referendum being contested in theat the European Union level or in a Member State in which a political advertisement circulates, which may be the entire electorate of the European Union or of a Member State;
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Political advertising services shall be available only to a sponsor, or to a service provider acting on behalf of a sponsor, who is a citizen of the Union, or to a natural or legal person residing or established in the Union.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Where the mechanisms stipulated in paragraph 1 are not available, the competent authorities of the Member States shall enable individuals to notify them, directly and free of charge, that a particular advertisement does not comply with this Regulation. Member States shall designate a single authority competent to receive and process such reports.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Service providers that provide political advertising services in the Union but do not have an establishment in the Union shall designate, in writing, a natural or legal person as their legal representative in one of the Member States where the provider offers its services. Member States shall keep publicly available registers of all legal representatives registered on their territory under this Regulation.