Activities of Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG related to 2018/0112(COD)
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Amendments (14)
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) 'online search engine' means a digital service that allows users to perform searches of, in princip, including inter alia digital interfaces and applications, including mobile, all websites or websites in a particular language on the basis of a querypplications with search functionality that allows users to perform searches on any subject in the form of a keyword, phrase or other input, and returns linkresults in which information related to the requested content can be found;
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. A provider of online intermediation services shall not be obliged to provide a statement of reasons if such provider reasonably believes that it would: (a) breach the law; (b) compromise an investigation; (c) compromise the operation of the online intermediation service; or (d) cause harm to business users or consumers of the online intermediation service. A provider of online services shall also not be obliged to provide a statement of reasons to any business user who is a repeat infringer.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Providers of online intermediation services shall set out in their terms and conditions the main parameters determining ranking and the reasons for the relative importance of those main parameters as opposed to other parameters.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Providers of online search engines shall set out for corporate website users the main parameters determining ranking, by providing an easily and publicly available description, drafted in clear and unambiguous language on the online search engines of those providers. They shall keep that description up to date with regard to material and negative changes for corporate website users.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Providers of online intermediation services and providers of online search engines shall, when complying with the requirements of this Article, not be required to disclose any trade secrets as defined in Article 2(1) of Directive (EU) 2016/943. Providers of online intermediation services and providers of online search engines shall also not be required to disclose any information that would be likely to facilitate either the manipulation of results or the deception of consumers.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Providers of online intermediation services and providers of online search engines shall make sure that fulfilling transparency obligations under this Article does not lead to a consumer harm following manipulation of ranking by business users and corporate business websites.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of online intermediation services shall include in their terms and conditions a description of any differentiated treatment which they give, or may give with a view to preventing business users from harmful on-line practices, in relation to, on the one hand, goods or services offered to consumers through those online intermediation services by either that provider itself or any business users which that provider controls and, on the other hand, other business users.
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Providers of online intermediation services shall identify in their terms and conditions one or more mediators with which they are willing to engage to attempt to reach an agreement with business users on the settlement, out of court, of any disputes between the provider and the business user arising in relation to the provision of the online intermediation services concerned, including complaints that which could not be resolved by means of the internal complaint-handling system referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Providers of online intermediation services and business users shall engage in good faith in any attempt to reach an agreement through the mediation of any of the mediators which they identified in accordance with paragraph 1, with a view to reaching an agreement on the settlement of the dispute.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Organisations or associations shall have the right referred to in paragraph 1 only where, at the time of bringing the action, they and for the duration of the action, they continue to meet all of the following requirements:
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) they are properly constituted according to the law of a Member State; and hold a current qualified entity licence issued by the relevant public body of that Member State.
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) they pursue objectives that are in the collective interest of the group of a majority of business users or corporate website users that they represent, which group must consist of at least 10 independent business users or corporate website users;
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) they are of a non-profit making character. and are transparent about the source of funding for bringing and continuing the action and can demonstrate that they have sufficient financial resources to represent the best interests of their business or corporate website users and to meet any adverse costs should the action fail;
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) they comply with all codes of ethics and conduct of the public body issuing their licence, and demonstrably act in accordance with the wider public interest;