15 Amendments of Marek SIWIEC related to 2010/2012(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 19 May 2010 entitled ‘A Digital Agenda for Europe’ (COM(2010) 245)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to Monti report, “A new Strategy for the single market,” published on 9 May 2010.
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Monti report, “A new Strategy for the single market,” stresses that “the single market is less popular than ever, yet it is more needed than ever,”
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Monti report, “A new Strategy for the single market,” notes that e-commerce together with innovative services and eco-industries holds the largest growth and employment dividends for the future and therefore represents a new frontier of the single market,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas e-commerce may provide consumers with greater choice, especially for citizens in rural, remote and peripheral areas who otherwise may not have access to a wider choice of goods;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas European consumer and business confidence in the digital environment is low due to unnecessary barriers to e-commerce such as fragmentation of the EU market, consumers uncertainty about data confidentiality, security of transactions and consumer rights in case of problems, and whereas in certain aspects of e- commerce Europe is lagging behind the United States and Asia,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the Communication from the Commission ‘A Digital Agenda for Europe’ recognises that EU consumers choose to trade with entities based outside the EU, which illustrates the need to develop policy fostering global e- commerce market, together with the necessity to promote the importance of internationalisation of internet governance in line with the Tunis Agenda,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas e-commerce is international and cannot be confined just within EU borders,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas the Digital Agenda for Europe sets reasonable performance targets for highspeed and ultra-fast broadband coverage and for ecommerce takeup;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to respond to the urgency outlined in the Monti's report, “A new Strategy for the single market,” that the EU should urgently address the remaining obstacles to create a pan European online retail market by 2012;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to bring an end to geographic discrimination against consumers based on their on or offline address by ensuring to ensure the effective implementation of Article 20(2) of the Services Directive, and calls on the Commission to propose a provision for access to products delivered cross-border, in line with that article of the directive;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Shares the Commission's view that alternative dispute resolution mechanisms (ADR), such as mediation and arbitration or out-of-court settlements, can be an expedient and attractive option for consumers and notes that several private actors have established successful initiatives that boost consumer trust, using dispute resolution tools; urges Member States to encourage the development of ADR and collective redress to enhance the level of consumer protection and maximise compliance with legislation; recalls the positive experiences of SOLVIT and of the network of European Consumer Centres; calls for the creation of a European e- consumer information system which would offer detailed guidance and information about rights and obligations in the digital market; but emphasises that such mechanisms should complement and not substitute judicial or administrative means of enforcement;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for clearer and improved horizontal legal instruments and the harmonisation of certain aspects of consumer contract law, especially regarding handling of warranty claims; considers that this should include other directives, such as those on distance selling of financial services and e-commerce;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Believes that consumer confidence can be developed by removing barriers to cross-border e-commerce, while preserving the highest level of consumer protection and can be built up through European trusted authorities or trust marks that guarantee the reliability and quality of goods placed on the cross-border electronic market; considers that a sustainable European trust mark needs to be established;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure a high level of consumer protection in ecommerce and the removal of barriers to the development of ecommerce identified in the Commission’s 2010 Communication on Digital Agenda and 2009 Communication on Cross-Border Business to Consumer e- Commerce in the EU, through both legislative and non-legislative means;