3 Amendments of Othmar KARAS related to 2015/2147(INI)
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that the lack of a European digital framework has fostered developments which have highlighted the failure to reconcile the interests of large and small providers and, more recently in particular, the need to establish a level playing field;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that there is a risk that the Commission’s proposals entail a growing disparity between the applicable legal standards for offline and online purchases and for movable goods and digital content; points out that the Commission is planning a REFIT of the whole consumer acquis for 2016; calls on the Commission in this context once against to consider whether the Commission’s planned proposals ought not to be launched at the same time as the REFIT;
Amendment 552 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that ambitious actions are needed to improve access to legal digital content, in particular by ending unjustified geo- blocking practices and unfair price discrimination based on geographical locationjustified price differences; points out in this connection that the correct and complete application of Article 20(2) of the Services Directive and Article 8(3) of the Consumers’ Rights Directive is essential; considers, at the same time, that certain practices may be justified on account of the fragmentation of the law which persists in the Member States;