16 Amendments of Christel SCHALDEMOSE related to 2011/2084(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
– having regard to the Council conclusions of 10 December 2010 and the progress reports of the French, Swedish, Spanish and Hungarian Council Presidencies on the framework for gambling and betting in the EU Member States,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 8 May 2008 on the White Paper on Sport,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Internet gambling marketsector is growing constantly, largely outside the control of national governments to whose citizens these games are offered,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas pan-European uniform minimum standards for a number of common European standards or a more coordinated approach at the European level should be added to the existing national standards together withe protection of gamblers andcedures to enforce them effectively in order to protect consumers and for combating crime are essential,
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Takes the view that efficient regulation of the Internet gambling marketsector should in particular:
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underscores the standpoint of the European Court of Justice12, that the Internet is simply a channel for offering games of chance; although this does not affect the Member states competence to decide about its specific regulatory approach of Internet gambling and to limit or exclude certain services from being offered to its consumers;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Rejects, accordingly, any European legislative act uniformly regulating the entire online gambling marketsector, but nonetheless takes the view that, in some sectors, a uniformareas, like law enforcement, administrative cooperation and information sharing, IT standards and some cooperation in consumer protection, a coordinated European approach wcould be appropriate in addition to proper and independent national regulation;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Respects the decision by a number of Member States to ban Internet gambling totally; is opposed to government monopolies over on-line gambling, however;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the opinion that the principle of mutual recognition of licences on the gambling market does not apply, but that nevertheless, in keeping with the internal market, simplified licence application procedures shcould with advantage be set up in some Member States; underlines furthermore that Member States can conclude agreements bilateral in order to regulate gambling activities between their countries if needed;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls - in keeping with the principle of ‘active subsidiarity’ - for a common regulatory framework laying down binding high-level minimumstandards or coordinated approaches, where appropriate, in addition to national standards, with regard to preventing gambling addiction and betting fraud and to protecting young people; states that, where a provider compliereaffirms with those minimum standards, the other Member States should recognise this accordingly, but may set further condis position that, in as sensitive an area as gambling, industry self-regulation can only complement but not replace statutory legislations; is of the opinion that a pan- European code of conduct for Internettakes note of self-regulatory initiatives taken by public and commercial gambling operators’ associations with regard to responsible gambling could be a first stepand other standards;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, should no other agreement be reached, to propose a directive on minimum standards; states that, if necessary, thought should be given to stepped-up cooperation between Member States;to propose and to facilitate appropriate means for cooperation among the Member States within the context of the TFEU; states that, thought should be given to stepped-up cooperation between Member States; underlines that a closer cooperation particular in terms of protecting consumers and fighting against illegal operators is needed
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Respects the right of the Member States to draw on a wide variety of repressive measures against illegal online gambling offers; supports, to increase the efficiency of the fight against illegal online gambling offers, the introduction of a regulatory principle whereby a gambling company can only operate (or bid for the required national licence) in one Member State if it does not operate in contravention of the law in any other EU Member State;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls therefore for cooperation between national regulatory bodies to be considerably expanded, with the Commission as coordinatorbeing involved, so as to develop common standards and take joint action against the unregulated black market; states that, in particular for identifying gamblers and combating money laundering, national standalone solutions are not successful; states that the Gaming Regulators European Forum (GREF) network and the Internal Market Information System could serve as the basis for thionline gambling companies which operate in one or several Member States without the required national licence; states that, in particular for combating money laundering, betting fraud and other, often organised crime, national standalone solutions are not successful; points to the discussions in Council whether and in what way the Internal Market Information System could contribute to a more effective cooperation between national regulatory bodies;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to collect and publish statistics on Internet gambling markets and gambling addiction in the EU; underlines the need for statistics from independent sources particular concerning gambling addiction.