Activities of Malcolm HARBOUR related to 2012/2144(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Internal market for services (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Internal Market for Services: State of Play and Next Steps PDF (196 KB) DOC (114 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of developing better indicators of Single Market performance based on real experiences and expectations of businesses and consumers to enhance functionality and their knowledge of the various rights that can be invoked to ensure access to the Single Market for Services;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to assist Member States in promoting access to the Single Market for services; calls in particular on the Commission to ensure that restrictive practices prohibited under the Directive, such as the 'economic needs test', are no longer applied in practice;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that Single Market tools including SOLVIT should work better in terms of time taken to resolve cases; Stresses the importance of improved targets and key performance indicators in this regard; welcomes the Commission's initiative to revise SOLVIT´s legal framework;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Commission to assist Member States with the establishment of Single Market centres and enhanced Points of Single Contact; calls furthermore on the Commission to collect and publish benchmarking data regarding the levels of usage of Points of Single Contact as well as information on their achievements;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to assist Member States with the key problems they have identified regarding implementation and application of EU Single Market legislation, including on how to improve transposition and compliance deficits and obtaining fast and efficient judicial redress;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to use the "Single Market Month" as an opportunity to showcase the benefits of the Single Market for services to businesses;