1 Amendments of Hannu TAKKULA related to 2015/0284(COD)
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Obligation to verify the Member State of residence 1. The provider of an online content service provided against payment of money shall make use of effective means in order to verify the Member State of residence of its subscribers. These means shall be reasonable and shall not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve their purpose. Unless the Member State of residence can be sufficiently established on the basis of a single verification means, the provider of an online content service shall rely on a combination of such means. 2. In order to comply with the obligation set out in paragraph 1, the provider shall rely on the following verification means: (a) an identity card or any other valid document confirming subscriber's Member State of residence; (b) the billing address or the postal address of the subscriber; (c) bank details such as the bank account or local credit or debit card of the subscriber; (d) the place of installation of a set top box or a similar device used for supply of services to the subscriber; (e) the subscriber being a party to a contract for internet or telephone connection in the Member State; (f) the subscriber paying a licence fee for other services provided in the Member State, such as public service broadcasting; or (g) sampling or periodic checking of the Internet Protocol (IP) address to identify the Member State where the subscriber accesses and uses the online content service or identifying that Member State by other means of geolocation.