6 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2016/0152(COD)
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The existing national trade barriers fragment the Single Market and in this manner often force traders to engage in geo-blocking practices. Therefore the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should continue to address these barriers with a view to reduce market fragmentation and complete the Single Market.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In certain cases, blocking, limiting of access or redirection without the customer's consent to an alternative version of an online interface for reasons related to the customer's nationality, place or residence or place of establishment might be necessary in order to ensure compliance with a legal requirement in Union law or in the laws of Member States in accordance with Union law. Such laws can limit customers' access to certain goods or services, for instance by prohibiting the display of specific content in certain Member States. Traders should not be prevented from complying with such requirements and thus be able to block, limit the access or redirect certain customers or customers in certain territories to an online interface, insofar as that is necessary for that reason. Where a trader blocks or limits access to an online interface in order to ensure compliance with a legal requirement in Union law or in the laws of Member States in accordance with Union law, the trader should provide a clear justification.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Member States should designate one or more bodies responsible for taking effective action to monitor and to secure compliance with the provision of this Regulation. Member States should also ensure that effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties can be imposed on traders in the event of any breach of this Regulation. These penalties should be harmonised at Union level.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Traders shall not, through the use of technological measures or otherwise, block or limit customers' access to their online interface for reasons related to the nationality, place of residence or place of establishment of the customer.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Where a trader blocks or limits access of customers to an online interface or redirects customers to a different version of the online interface in compliance with paragraph 43, the trader shall provide a clear justification. That justification shall be given in the language of the online interface that the customer originally sought to access.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall lay down the rules on the penalties applicable for infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasi, dissuasive and harmonised at Union level.