10 Amendments of Hans-Peter MAYER related to 2011/2084(INI)
Amendment 3 #
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 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas pan-European uniform minimum standards for the protection of gamblers anda limited number of common European standards or a more coordinated approach at the European level could be added to the existing national standards and procedures to make them more effective in order to protect consumers and for combating crime are essential,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Article 56 TFEU guarantees the freedom to provide services, but Internet gambling was expressly exempted from the Services Directive because it is not a normal servicesubject to restrictions which the Member States can apply in accordance with the Treaty, so that as a consequence of its particular nature, it was necessary to expressly exempt Internet gambling from the E- commerce, Services, and Consumer Rights Directives,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the many treaty infringement proceedings and European Court of Justice judgments suggest that there is great legal uncertainty in this area,, while the Court of Justice has clarified a number of important legal questions concerning online gambling in the EU, legal uncertainty remains with regard to a number of other questions, which can only be solved at the political level; whereas this legal uncertainty has led to a significant increase in the availability of illegal gambling offers and the high risks associated with them;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
Ia. Welcomes the Commission’s change at heart to enter into a real political dialogue with the Council and the Parliament; welcomes the Commission’s clarification that this political process initiated by the Green Paper is by no means aimed at the deregulation/liberalisation of online gambling; welcomes that the Green Paper takes into account the European Parliament’s clear and standing position on gambling; deplores that the Commission does not close the existing infringement cases,
Amendment 76 #
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 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists, however, that Member States which open up the Internet gambling market must ensure complete transparency and make non- discriminatory competition possible; suggest, in this instance, to the Member States that they introduce a licensing model which makes it possible fRespects furthermore the right of Member States, as it is standing jurisprudence of the Court of Justice, to restrict the number of operators, types of games on offer and volumes of it, thereby obliging the Member States to establish non-discriminatory any European gambling provider meeting the conditions imposed by Member States to apply for a licenced transparent procedures only if purely commercial operators, not subject to strict state control, receive an access to such market;
Amendment 183 #
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 standardsppropriate means for cooperation among the Member States within the context of the TFEU; states that, if necessary, thought should be given to stepped-up cooperation between Member States;
Amendment 208 #
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 launderingonline gambling companies which operate in one or several Member States without the required national licence for all the games they offer; states that, in particular for combating money laundering, betting fraud and other, often organised crime, 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 this;