Activities of Matteo SALVINI related to 2012/2322(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on online gambling in the internal market PDF (236 KB) DOC (151 KB)
Amendments (23)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, in the absence of harmonisation and with due regard to the principle of subsidiarity, the Member States maintain a margin of discrehave full competence and are in the best position to regulate online gambling in accordance with their own values and pursued objectives of general interest and in keeping with the principles laid down in the Treaties;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas currently, on account of the specific nature of gambling activities and in keeping with the subsidiarity principle, the supply of online gambling services is currently not subject to sector- specific regulation at European Union level, remaining – nevertheless – subject to a number of EU secondary legislative acts;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed that the provision of games of chance or gambling is an economic activity, which consequently falls within the scope of fundamental freedoms of the TFEU, notably the free movement of services, and any restrictions imposed thereto need to comply with those provided for by the TFEU, notably under Articles 51 and 52 special kind of economic activity;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the risks involved in terms of consumer protectionconsumer protection, the public service costs generated by the social and health impact of gambling- related problems, fraud prevention and, law enforcement against illegal activities, such as money laundering, illegal gambling- related activities, and match fixing, are issues that require coordinated action at EU uropean Union level;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that the Member States have the right to determine how the offer of online gambling services is to be organised and regulated at the national level, while observing the basic EU Treaty principlto take steps to combat the supply of illegal online gambling services and to guard against the risk of problem gambling, in particular among vulnerable consumers, in accordance with the principles laid down in the Treaties;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to continue to carry out effective checks on compliance with EU law of national laws and practices, and to takwith due lregal action against gambling monopolies that do not reduce gambling opportunities or limit promotional activities for gambling in a consistent manner, in line with CJEU case-lawrd for the subsidiarity principle and the fact that online gambling is a special kind of economic activity;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the expert group on gambling services to draw up coordinated measures and strategies, including exchanges of best practice, with a view to looking into and addressing the problem of tax avoidance by authorised operators who provide online gambling services on the EU market but have their registered offices in a tax haven within or outside the EU;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the risks associated with a general prohibition of online– in particular for vulnerable consumers – associated with the recent increase in the availability of gambling services and with excessive restrictions for consumers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to weigh, as part of the work of the group of experts on gambling services, the social costs of permitting regul; stresses how important it is for Member States to evaluate the social and health costs generated by gambling activities against- related problems and the harmful effects of consumers resorting to illicit markets;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that Member States that open up their online gambling market must provide for a transparent procedure for granting permits or licences that is based on objective and non-discriminatory criteria, in full compliance with EU law;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the expert group on gambling services and on the Commission to facilitate, as much as possible, the pooling of information and best practice and the flow of data between regulators in the Member States in order to allow for the establishment of a common system for identifying players and of measures to combat the supply of illegal gaming services and to make self- exclusion mechanisms applicable throughout the EUnion;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Member States, in the context of the expert group, to work in close cooperation with the Commission and with each other to coordinate steps to combat the unauthorised supply of cross- border gambling services and to implement the action plan of the Communication on online gambling;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance for the expert group to work towards removing unnecessary administrative burdens within national licensing systems that prevent legal online operators from offering their services to consumers;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes thatCalls on national regulators should be able to agree on equivalence clauses that wouldto exchange information and best practice in order to facilitate the application of national licenseces and permits, including agreements on basic technical standards for the certification of gaming equipment;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Agrees with the Commission that a fair offer of gambling services is necessary for consumer protection, because in its absence consumers are more likely toand responsible advertising that warns people of the risk of developing gambling-related problems which can be extremely harmful, are necessary in order to protect consumers – in particular those who are the most vulnerable – and to prevent them from turning to unreliable gambling websites;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to continue to explore measures at the EU level to protect vulnerable consumers, including formalised cooperation between regulators, and the introduction of an online trustmark for legal operators;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the unquantifiable scope of compulsive gambling and gambling- related problems points to the need for additional research and data, and therefore calls on all Member States to carry out further studies to understand problem gambling and its social costs;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to consider legislation, in cooperation with the Member States, where appropriate through the expert group, to look into the possibility of adopting measures to create an EU-wide self- exclusion register, accessible by national authorities and licensed gambling operators, so that any customer who chooses to exclude him- or herself from one gambling operator has the opportunity to be automatically self-excluded from all other licensed gambling operators;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the workshop agreement published in February 2011 by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN)1an assessment of all self- regulation schemes currently in place could serve as a basis for identifying the content of common standards;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that common standards for online gamblingthe recommendations on online gambling shortly to be issued by the Commission should address the rights and obligations of both the service provider and the consumer, including by means ofas well as action to combat the supply of illegal online gambling services, and should include measures to ensure a high level of protection for players, particularly minors and other vulnerable persons,; and the prevention of misleading advertisementsks for those recommendations also to cover provisions allowing only advertising that is responsible, is not misleading and warns people of the risk of developing gambling problems which can be extremely harmful, as well as an outright ban on advertising by unauthorised operators;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recommends the introduction of uniform and pan-European common standards for electronicplayer identification and cross border e- verification services; notes that the different registration procedures across the EU undermine regulated operators, and can push consumers into the hands of illegal operators; calls, therefore, for registration and identification procedures to be streamlined and made more efficientcalls, accordingly, for registration and identification procedures to be optimised and made more efficient, without this resulting in consumers being burdened with excessive administrative requirements, which could make the services offered by illegal operators appear more attractive;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to extend the scope of the Anti- Money Laundering Directive to cover gambling, with a view to ensuring that more effective action is taken at EU level against this form of crime;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the expert group on gambling services to draw up coordinated measures and strategies, including exchanges of best practice, for looking into, and taking effective action against, infiltration of the online gambling industry by organised criminal gangs;