2 Amendments of Emmanouil ANGELAKAS related to 2008/2204(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2α. Points out that the Internet provides SME with extensive opportunities to develop their commercial activities by participating in international markets at very low cost, compared to traditional methods; with this in view, the Commission and Member States should establish a regulatory framework to eliminate the obstacles and barriers caused by traditional vested commercial interests in the distribution and marketing sectors;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. CPoints out that the disparity between national rules on e-commerce is, on the one hand, affecting its development within the EU and, on the other, weakening its presence at international level; calls on the Commission to monitor potential obstacles to the functioning of the internal market that may derive from national requirements which dissuade third-country providers from offering goods and services in those Member States over the internet;