Activities of Catherine STIHLER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)

(13 a) The Fund should support industry best practice in corporate governance and procurement practices. This should include the possibility for anonymous and confidential whistleblowing, through hotlines operated by third parties and with procedures in place to prevent retaliation. The award procedure should reflect these corporate governance standards with the goal of raising corporate accountability standards in the European defence sector.

2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41

(41) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Fund will contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives by including the environmental impact reduction as a goal and award criteria for the Fund. Relevant actions will be identified during the Fund's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of its mid-term evaluation.

2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)

(43 a) Entities which have been found guilty in a court of law of a criminal offence such as, but not limited to, bribing official or breaching EU restrictive measures, should not be eligible for funding. The Commission may decide that any such entity, or an entity where senior executives have been found guilty, shall be barred from applying for funding for a period of no less than 36 months following conviction. The Commission shall maintain a publicly accessible database of all barred undertakings. Where an entity is under a credible and relevant investigation for a criminal offence, the Commission should reserve the right to await the outcome of the investigation before awarding funding.

2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1

The Fund shall be open to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members which are members of the European Economic Area (EEA), in accordance with the conditions laid down in the EEA agreement. The Fund shall also be open to countries with which the EU has signed a security treaty including on defence industry collaboration.

2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Entities participating in the action shall demonstrate to the Commission that they have robust corporate governance standards including anonymised whistleblowing channels operated by a third party. Entities, or their senior executives, which have been found guilty of a criminal offence in a court of law may be barred from applying to the Fund for a period of no less than 36 months starting on the date of criminal conviction.

2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. By derogation from paragraph 1, an applicant established in the Union or in an associated country and controlled by a non- associated third country or a non- associated third country entity ~~may~~shall be eligible for funding if this is necessary for achieving the objectives of the action and provided that its participation will not put at risk the security interests of the Union and its Member States. In order to ensure protection of the security interests of the Union and its Member States, the call for proposals shall require the applicant to provide information demonstrating notably that:

2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 9

9. For the purpose of this Article, subcontractors means subcontractors with a direct contractual relationship to a beneficiary, other subcontractors to which at least 10% of the total eligible costs of the action is allocated, and subcontractors which may require access to highly classified information according to Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444 in order to carry out the action.

2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

(e a) contribution to reducing the environmental impact of defence products, providing innovative solutions enabling the phase out of environmentally harmful substances where possible;

2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

(f a) appropriate transparency and accountability provisions among contractors and sub-contractors shall be considered one of the criteria;

2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2

2. The results of actions receiving support from the Fund shall not be subject to any control or restriction by non- associated third countries or by non- associated third country entities, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate legal entities, including in terms of technology transfer unless this is justified by inclusion of a non-associated third country entity where there is no EU entity alternative.

2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. The European Defence Agency shall be invited as an observer to provide its views and expertise. The European External Action Service shall also be invited to assist. The European Parliament may select a representative group of Members to assist the committee.

2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2

2. Independent experts shall be Union's citizens identified and selected on the basis of calls for expressions of interest addressed to relevant organisations such as Ministries of Defence and subordinated agencies, research institutes, non governmental organisations, universities, business associations or enterprises of the defence sector with a view to establishing a list of experts that is gender balanced. By derogation from Article [237] of the Financial Regulation, this list shall not be made public.

2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO

2018/0254(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Catherine STIHLER, Biljana BORZAN, Evelyne GEBHARDT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Where a Member State or undertaking invokes national security as a reason for withholding information from OLAF where there is a risk of fraud or other unlawful activity, the national security concerns shall be interpreted strictly.

2018/10/11
Committee: IMCO

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)

(19a) It should be recognised that consumers increasingly rely on online platforms to make informed decisions about goods and services they may wish to purchase. As the consumer is in a weaker position than a business, in particular in case of online shopping, this reliance should be reflected by imposing legal liability upon the operators of an online marketplace if they fail to remove misleading information provided by traders once they have been notified by a supplier.

2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO

2018/0090(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Catherine STIHLER, Biljana BORZAN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 b (new)

(19b) It should be noted that comparison websites do not necessarily rank and display products objectively by price and quality and that consumers may not be aware that online platform operators may receive payment in order to give undue prominence to a particular product or service. As a result, national regulatory bodies should monitor sectors where consumers tend to use comparison websites and undertake research to ascertain whether consumers' understanding of marketplace rankings is accurate. In the event that there are discrepancies then sector-specific action should be undertaken.

2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO

Marc TARABELLA, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Maria GRAPINI, Catherine STIHLER, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas over 250 000 public authorities in the Union spend around 14 % of GDP, namely nearly 2,000 billion euros each year on the purchase of services, works and supplies;

2018/04/06
Committee: IMCO

2017/2278(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Nicola DANTI, Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Arndt KOHN, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Maria GRAPINI, Catherine STIHLER, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Pina PICIERNO, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas public procurement involves the spending of a considerable amount of taxpayers’ money, meaning that taxpayers expect this procurement to be carried out with transparency and integrity in the most efficient way, in terms of both costs and quality delivered, in order to provide quality goods and services to citizens;

2018/04/06
Committee: IMCO

2017/2278(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Lucy ANDERSON, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Arndt KOHN, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Maria GRAPINI, Catherine STIHLER, Pina PICIERNO, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the intelligent use of public procurement can address challenges such as climate change, resource scarcity, inequalities or ageing societies by supporting social policies, accelerating the transition to more sustainable supply chains and business models;

2018/04/06
Committee: IMCO

2017/2278(INI)

Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Marc TARABELLA, Pina PICIERNO, Arndt KOHN, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Lucy ANDERSON, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas public procurement is a strategic tool used to reach the EU’s goals of green and socially inclusive growth;

2018/04/06
Committee: IMCO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2

2. Where a competent authority ~~has exhausted all applicable means to obtain access to the data~~does not receive access to the data after having contacted the provider of the data storage or processing service, it may request the assistance of a competent authority in another Member State in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7, and the requested competent authority shall provide assistance in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7, unless it would be contrary to the public order of the requested Member State.

2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. The Commission shall ensure that the codes of conduct are developed in close cooperation with all relevant stakeholders, including associations of small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups, users and providers of cloud services.

2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO

2017/0228(COD)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Nicola DANTI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Arndt KOHN, Pina PICIERNO, Lucy ANDERSON, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Marc TARABELLA, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Eva KAILI, Catherine STIHLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission shall ~~review~~submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the development and effective implementation of such codes of conduct and the effective provision of information by providers no later than two years after the start of application of this Regulation. The report shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by legislative proposals.

2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO

2017/0228(COD)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Lucy ANDERSON, Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Marc TARABELLA, Catherine STIHLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)

The authority shall only refuse the request if: (a) it is not competent for the subject- matter of the request or for the measures it is requested to execute; or (b) compliance with the request would infringe this Regulation or Union or Member State law to which the requested authority receiving the request is subject.

2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO

2017/0228(COD)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Arndt KOHN, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Lucy ANDERSON, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Marc TARABELLA, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Eva KAILI, Catherine STIHLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. No later than [53 years after the date mentioned in Article 10(2)], the Commission shall carry out a review of this Regulation and present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee. The Commission shall review the implementation of this Regulation in particular in respect of:

2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO

2017/0228(COD)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Arndt KOHN, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Lucy ANDERSON, Marc TARABELLA, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Eva KAILI, Catherine STIHLER, Evelyne GEBHARDT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)

(a) The application of this Regulation to mixed data sets especially taking into account the development of new technologies such as Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, big data analysis and the process of deanonymising data.

2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO

2017/0228(COD)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Arndt KOHN, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Lucy ANDERSON, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Marc TARABELLA, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Eva KAILI, Catherine STIHLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)

(b) The use of the public security exception by Member States as defined in Article 4(1).

2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO

2017/0228(COD)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Arndt KOHN, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Lucy ANDERSON, Marc TARABELLA, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Eva KAILI, Catherine STIHLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. By 6 months after the date of publication of this Regulation the Commission shall provide guidelines on the legal treatment of mixed data sets and the interaction between this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

2018/04/09
Committee: IMCO

2017/0225(COD)

Nicola DANTI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Maria GRAPINI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Lucy ANDERSON, Arndt KOHN, Catherine STIHLER, Kerstin WESTPHAL, Pina PICIERNO, Marc TARABELLA, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 a (new)

(55a) In light of innovation trends, and the growing accessibility and constantly increasing number of IoT devices in all sectors of society, particular attention must be paid to the security of all and even the simplest of IoT products. Therefore, as certification is a key method for increasing trust in the market and increasing security and resilience, emphasis should be given to IoT products and services in the new EU cybersecurity certification framework, in order to make them less vulnerable and safer for consumers and businesses.

2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2017/0225(COD)

Nicola DANTI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Maria GRAPINI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Lucy ANDERSON, Arndt KOHN, Catherine STIHLER, Kerstin WESTPHAL, Pina PICIERNO, Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56 a (new)

(56a) Among the evaluation methods and assessment procedures related to each European cybersecurity certification scheme, ethical hacking, the aim of which is to locate weaknesses and vulnerabilities of devices and information systems by anticipating the intended actions and skills of malicious hackers, should be promoted at Union level.

2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2017/0225(COD)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Kerstin WESTPHAL, Lucy ANDERSON, Arndt KOHN, Catherine STIHLER, Marc TARABELLA, Pina PICIERNO, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7

7. The Agency shall promote a high level of awareness of citizens, authorities and businesses on issues related to the cybersecurity.

2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2017/0225(COD)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Kerstin WESTPHAL, Lucy ANDERSON, Arndt KOHN, Catherine STIHLER, Marc TARABELLA, Pina PICIERNO, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point a

(a) aggregating reports from national and international sources with a view to contribute to establishing common situational awareness;

2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2017/0225(COD)

Nicola DANTI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Maria GRAPINI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Lucy ANDERSON, Arndt KOHN, Catherine STIHLER, Pina PICIERNO, Marc TARABELLA, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 a (new)

(1a) carrying out independent periodic ex-post checks on the compliance of certified ICT products and services with this Regulation;

2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2017/0225(COD)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Kerstin WESTPHAL, Lucy ANDERSON, Catherine STIHLER, Marc TARABELLA, Pina PICIERNO, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2

2. The Executive Director shall report annually to the European Parliament on the performance of his or her duties or when invited to do so. The Council may invite the Executive Director to report on the performance of his or her duties.

2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2017/0225(COD)

Catherine STIHLER, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2

2. When preparing candidate schemes referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, ENISA shall consult all relevant stakeholders and closely cooperate with the Group. The Group shall provide ENISA with the assistance and expert advice required by ENISA in relation to the preparation of the candidate scheme, including by providing opinions where necessary. ENISA shall ensure the participation of Member States’ representatives and all important parties concerned with the ICT product group or service in question. This includes parties along the value chains, such as trade unions, traders, retailers, importers, conformity assessment bodies, end-users and others. Business stakeholders including, but not limited to: manufacturers, cybersecurity solution providers, system integrators, security practitioners and asset owners, shall also be involved.

2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2017/0225(COD)

Catherine STIHLER, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. ENISA shall seek to align any candidate cybersecurity certification scheme, prepared pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article, with relevant internationally recognised standards to the greatest extent possible.

2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2017/0225(COD)

Catherine STIHLER, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Arndt KOHN, Lucy ANDERSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(ga) ensure that ICT products and services are developed according to the principle of ‘security by design’, following a risk-based approach depending on the context and severity of the situation as defined in Article 46.

2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2017/0225(COD)

Nicola DANTI, Maria GRAPINI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Lucy ANDERSON, Arndt KOHN, Catherine STIHLER, Pina PICIERNO, Marc TARABELLA, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Each scheme shall indicate the assessment methodology or evaluation process that is to be followed for issuing certificates at each assurance level, depending on the intended use and the risk inherent to the ICT products and services under that scheme.

2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2017/0225(COD)

Nicola DANTI, Maria GRAPINI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Lucy ANDERSON, Arndt KOHN, Catherine STIHLER, Pina PICIERNO, Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1

1. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, national cybersecurity certification schemes and the related procedures for the ICT products and services covered by a European cybersecurity certification scheme shall cease to produce effects from the date established in the implementing act adopted pursuant Article 44(4). The Commission shall monitor compliance with this subparagraph, in order to avoid the existence of concurrent schemes. Existing national cybersecurity certification schemes and the related procedures for the ICT products and services not covered by a European cybersecurity certification scheme shall continue to exist.

2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2017/0225(COD)

Catherine STIHLER, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)

(fa) to facilitate the alignment of European cybersecurity certification schemes with internationally recognised standards, including by: i) on an ongoing basis, reviewing existing European cybersecurity certification schemes to identify areas in which such schemes should be updated or modified to align with internationally recognised standards; ii) when appropriate, making recommendations to ENISA on areas where it should undertake engagement with relevant international standardisation organisations to address insufficiencies or gaps in available internationally recognised standards;

2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2016/2010(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Maria GRAPINI, Hugues BAYET, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Catherine STIHLER, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the growth in employment opportunities in the parcel delivery sector; underlines the benefits of quality and sustainable jobs in postal and delivery services, including on providing high and consistent standards of service to consumers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that decent rights for workers in this sector are guaranteed, irrespective of employment status;

2016/03/22
Committee: IMCO

2016/2010(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Maria GRAPINI, Hugues BAYET, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Catherine STIHLER, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Highlights the findings of the Commission’s public consultation on cross-border parcel delivery; notes that the Commission intends to launch measures in 2016 to improve price transparency and enhance regulatory oversight of parcel delivery;

2016/03/22
Committee: IMCO

2016/2010(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Maria GRAPINI, Marlene MIZZI, Hugues BAYET, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Underlines the potential role of EU funding mechanisms such as Horizon 2020 and the European Structural and Investment Funds in facilitating innovation in postal and delivery services including e-commerce options of benefit for consumers, the environment and SMEs and solutions with social inclusion and accessibility objectives;

2016/03/22
Committee: IMCO

2016/2007(INI)

Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO, Marc TARABELLA, Catherine STIHLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Points out that it is difficult to~~Recognizes the difficulties and uncertainties in predicting how VCs might develop ~~and to~~; calls on the Commission for a coherent and comprehensive strategy at the EU level, with the aim of identifying any potential specific longer-term policy responses ~~while not stifling innovation~~, to avoid the fragmentation and distortion of the Single Market, and to prevent the risks of the VCs, while not stifling innovation; suggests the creation of a horizontal Task Force DLT (TF DLT), under the leadership of the Commission, supporting the relevant public and private actors while evaluating and analysing all the potential evolution of DLT application and VCs, with the final scope of ensuring a timely and well- informed response at the EU level;

2016/03/22
Committee: IMCO

2016/2007(INI)

Nicola DANTI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Marlene MIZZI, Pina PICIERNO, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Marc TARABELLA, Catherine STIHLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the importance of consumer awareness ~~when using VCs while noting the growing use of VC micropayments fo~~and transparency when using VCs; calls on the Commission, after conline purchases of goods; calls on the VC industry, in cooperation with the Commission and the Member States, to develop voluntary standards and to address the opportunities and challenges of VCs for consumers with the aim ofsulting the Member States and the VC industry, to develop specific EU guidelines with the aim of guaranteeing that a correct, clear and complete information is provided for existing and future VC users, to allow them to make a fully informed choice, thus enhancing the transparency of VC schemes for consumers in terms of how they are organised and operated and how they distinguish themselves from regulated and supervised payment systems,; in ~~terms of consumer protection, in order to allow existing and future VC users to make~~particular, underlines that the consumers and users, before using VCs, shall be informed about the high volatility and in~~formed choic~~stability of their value.

2016/03/22
Committee: IMCO

2016/2007(INI)

Nicola DANTI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Pina PICIERNO, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Marc TARABELLA, Catherine STIHLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Asks the Commission to ensure that an adequate level of safeguards and effective remedies are in place for consumers who might face some of the risks linked to the use of VCs, such as hacking, malfunctioning of the software/hardware, scams and fraudulent schemes; calls the Commission to consider the possibility to set up specific, concrete and effective measures at the EU level in order to ensure the users are fully protected and safeguarded in relation to these risks.

2016/03/22
Committee: IMCO

2016/0280(COD)

Felix REDA, Isabella ADINOLFI, Max ANDERSSON, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Brando BENIFEI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, David BORRELLI, Klaus BUCHNER, Reinhard BÜTIKOFER, Matt CARTHY, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Daniel DALTON, Fabio DE MASI, Pascal DURAND, Stefan ECK, Bas EICKHOUT, Cornelia ERNST, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Laura FERRARA, Thomas HÄNDEL, Heidi HAUTALA, Benedek JÁVOR, Kaja KALLAS, Ska KELLER, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Philippe LAMBERTS, Marju LAURISTIN, Sabine LÖSING, Ulrike LUNACEK, Jiří MAŠTÁLKA, Martina MICHELS, Victor NEGRESCU, Jozo RADOŠ, Evelyn REGNER, Michel REIMON, Terry REINTKE, Judith SARGENTINI, Marietje SCHAAKE, Helmut SCHOLZ, Molly SCOTT CATO, Davor ŠKRLEC, Igor ŠOLTES, Catherine STIHLER, Dario TAMBURRANO, Indrek TARAND, Jana TOOM, Ernest URTASUN, Bodil VALERO, Monika VANA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Josef WEIDENHOLZER, Gabriele ZIMMER, Laura AGEA, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Yannick JADOT, Nessa CHILDERS, Rosa D'AMATO, Marco VALLI, Matthijs van MILTENBURG, Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) Rapid technological developments continue to transform the way works and other subject-matter are created, produced, distributed and exploited. New business models and new actors continue to emerge. The objectives and the principles laid down by the Union copyright framework remain sound. However, legal uncertainty remains, for both rightholders and users, as regards certain uses, including cross-border uses, of works and other subject-matter in the digital environment. As set out in the Communication of the Commission entitled ‘Towards a modern, more European copyright framework’26 , in some areas it is necessary to adapt and supplement the current Union copyright framework. This Directive provides for rules to adapt certain exceptions and limitations to digital and cross-border environments, as well as measures to facilitate certain licensing practices as regards the dissemination of out-of- commerce works and the online availability of audiovisual works on video- on-demand platforms with a view to ensuring wider access to content. In order to achieve a well-functioning marketplace for copyright, there should also be rules on ~~rights in publications, on the use of works and other subject-matter by online service providers storing and giving access to user uploaded content and on~~ the transparency of authors' and performers' contracts. _________________ 26 COM(2015) 626 final. COM(2015) 626 final.

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) This legal uncertainty should be addressed by providing for a mandatory exception to the right of reproduction and also to the right to prevent extraction from a database. The new exception should be without prejudice to the existing mandatory exception on temporary acts of reproduction laid down in Article 5(1) of Directive 2001/29, which should continue to apply to text and data mining techniques which do not involve the making of copies going beyond the scope of that exception. ~~Research organisations should also benefit from the exception when they engage into public-private partnerships.~~

2017/03/16
Committee: CULT

2016/0280(COD)

Jana TOOM, Catherine STIHLER, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11

(11) Research organisations across the Union encompass a wide variety of entities the primary goal of which is to conduct scientific research or to do so together with the provision of educational services. Due to the diversity of such entities, it is important to have a common understanding of the beneficiaries of the exception. Despite different legal forms and structures, research organisations across Member States generally have in common that they act either on a not for profit basis or in the context of a public- interest mission recognised by the State. Such a public-interest mission may, for example, be reflected through public funding or through provisions in national laws or public contracts. At the same time, organisations upon which commercial undertakings have a decisive influence allowing them to exercise control because of structural situations such as their quality of shareholders or members, which may result in preferential access to the results of the research, should not be considered research organisations for the purposes of this Directive.deleted

2017/03/16
Committee: CULT

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14

(14) Article 5(3)(a) of Directive 2001/29/EC allows Member States to introduce an exception or limitation to the rights of reproduction, communication to the public and making available to the public for the sole purpose of, among others, illustration for teaching. In addition, Articles 6(2)(b) and 9(b) of Directive 96/9/EC permit the use of a database and the extraction or re-utilization of a substantial part of its contents for the purpose of illustration for teaching. TIn addition to the uneven application across Member States, the scope of those exceptions or limitations as they apply to digital uses is unclear. In addition, there is a lack of clarity as to whether those exceptions or limitations would apply where teaching is provided online and thereby at a distance. Moreover, the existing framework does not provide for a cross-border effect. This situation may hamper the development of digitally- supported teaching activities and distance learning. Therefore, the introduction of a new mandatory exception or limitation is necessary to ensure that educational establishments benefit from full legal certainty when using works or other subject-matter in ~~digit~~all teaching activities, including online and across borders.

2017/03/16
Committee: CULT

2016/0280(COD)

Catherine STIHLER, Felix REDA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) An act of preservation may require a reproduction of a work or other subject- matter in the collection of a cultural heritage institution and consequently the authorisation of the relevant rightholders. Cultural heritage institutions are engaged in the preservation of ~~their collections~~cultural heritage for future generations. Digital technologies offer new ways to preserve the heritage contained in those collections of cultural heritage institutions, but they also create new challenges. ~~In view of these new challenges, it is necessary to adapt the current legal framework by providing a mandatory exception to the right of reproduction in order to allow~~One such challenge is the systematic collection and preservation of works which are not originally published by traditional analogue means, but originate in a digital form (so-called born- digital works). Whereas publishers in member states are typically obliged to provide a reference copy of each published work to certain cultural heritage institutions for archiving purposes, such obligations often do not apply to born-digital works. In the absence of the provision of reference copies by the authors or publishers of born-digital works, cultural heritage institutions should be allowed to make reproductions of born-digital works at their own initiative whenever they are openly available on the Internet, in order to add them to their permanent collections. Cultural heritage institutions also engage in making internal reproductions for many varying purposes including insurance, rights clearance, and loans. In view of thoese ~~acts of preserva~~new challenges, it is necessary to adapt the current legal framework by providing a mandatory exception to the right of reproduction.

2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO

2016/0280(COD)

Jana TOOM, Catherine STIHLER, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) While distance learning and cross- border education programmes are mostly developed at higher education level, digital tools and resources are increasingly used at all education levels, in particular to improve and enrich the learning experience. The exception or limitation provided for in this Directive should therefore benefit all educational establishments in primary, secondary, vocational and higher education ~~to the extent they pursue their educational activity for a non-commercial purpose~~, as well as organisations such as libraries and other cultural heritage institutions providing non-formal or informal education, to the extent they pursue their educational activity for a non-commercial purpose. In line with the Council conclusions of 12 May 2009 on a strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training 'ET2020', the contribution of informal and non-formal education, alongside formal education, should be recognised and developed in order to deliver the Union's objectives. The organisational structure and the means of funding of an educational establishment are not the decisive factors to determine the non-commercial nature of the activity.

2017/03/16
Committee: CULT

2016/0280(COD)

Jana TOOM, Catherine STIHLER, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16

(16) The exception or limitation should cover ~~digit~~all uses of works and other subject- matter, digital or otherwise, such as the use of parts or extracts of works to support, enrich or complement the teaching, including the related learning activities. The use of the works or other subject- matter under the exception or limitation should be only in the context of teaching and learning activities carried out under the responsibility of educational establishments, including organisations such as libraries and other cultural heritage institutions providing non-formal or informal education, including during examinations, and be limited to what is necessary for the purpose of such activities. The exception or limitation should cover both uses through digital means in the classroom and online uses through the educational establishment's secure electronic network, the access to which should be protected, notably by authentication procedures. The exception or limitation should be understood as covering the specific accessibility needs of persons with a disability in the context of illustration for teaching.

2017/03/16
Committee: CULT

2016/0280(COD)

Jana TOOM, Catherine STIHLER, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17

(17) Different arrangements, based on the implementation of the exception provided for in Directive 2001/29/EC or on licensing agreements covering further uses, are in place in a number of Member States in order to facilitate educational uses of works and other subject-matter. Such arrangements have usually been developed taking account of the needs of educational establishments and different levels of education. Whereas it is essential to harmonise the scope of the new mandatory exception or limitation in relation to digital uses and cross-border teaching activities, the modalities of implementation may differ from a Member State to another, to the extent they do not hamper the effective application of the exception or limitation or cross-border uses. This should allow Member States to build on the existing arrangements concluded at national level. In particular, Member States could decide to subject the application of the exception or limitation, fully or partially, to the availability of adequate licences, covering at least the same uses as those allowed under the exception. Any other compensation mechanisms should be limited to cases where there is a risk of unreasonable prejudice to the legitimate interests of rightholders. This mechanism would, for example, allow giving precedence to licences for materials which are primarily intended for the educational market. In order to avoid that such mechanism results in legal uncertainty or administrative burden for educational establishments, Member States adopting this approach should take concrete measures to ensure that licensing schemes allowing digital uses of works or other subject-matter for the purpose of illustration for teaching are easily available and that educational establishments are aware of the existence of such licensing schemes.

2017/03/16
Committee: CULT

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

2017/03/16
Committee: CULT

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19

(19) Different approaches in the Member States for acts of pre~~serva~~production by cultural heritage institutions and educational establishments hamper cross- border cooperation ~~and the sharing of means of preservation by cultural heritage institutions in the internal market, leading to an inefficient~~. The collections of cultural heritage institutions, if not unique, are likely to be replicated and sit in other institutions, including those in other Member States. It is possible that cultural heritage institutions would also wish to create preservation networks across borders, to use of resources efficiently.

2017/03/16
Committee: CULT

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20

(20) Member States should therefore be required to provide for an exception to permit cultural heritage institutions and educational establishments to reproduce works and other subject-matter permanently in their collections for ~~preservation purposes~~the purpose of carrying out their public interest mission in preservation, research, education, culture and teaching, for example to address technological obsolescence or the degradation of original supports or for the purpose of digitisation. Such an exception should allow for the making of copies ~~by the appropriate preservation tool, means or technology, in the required number and~~in any format or medium at any point in the life of a work or other subject-matter and to the extent required ~~in order to produce a copy for preservation purposes only~~for such reproduction, including via partnerships with other institutions or third parties.

2017/03/16
Committee: CULT

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21

(21) For the purposes of this Directive, works and other subject-matter should be considered to be permanently in the collection of a cultural heritage institution when copies are owned or, held on long-term loan or are permanently held by the cultural heritage institution or educational establishment, for example as a result of a transfer of ownership or licence agreements.

2017/03/16
Committee: CULT

In order to ensure the functioning of any licensing agreement, information society service providers storing and providing access to the public to large amounts of copyright protected works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users should take appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure protection of works or other subject-matter, such as implementing effective technologies. This obligation should also apply when the information society service providers are eligible for the liability exemption provided in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC.deleted

2017/03/16
Committee: CULT

2016/0280(COD)

Felix REDA, Isabella ADINOLFI, Max ANDERSSON, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Brando BENIFEI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, David BORRELLI, Klaus BUCHNER, Reinhard BÜTIKOFER, Matt CARTHY, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Daniel DALTON, Fabio DE MASI, Pascal DURAND, Stefan ECK, Bas EICKHOUT, Cornelia ERNST, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Laura FERRARA, Thomas HÄNDEL, Heidi HAUTALA, Benedek JÁVOR, Kaja KALLAS, Ska KELLER, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Philippe LAMBERTS, Marju LAURISTIN, Sabine LÖSING, Ulrike LUNACEK, Jiří MAŠTÁLKA, Martina MICHELS, Jozo RADOŠ, Evelyn REGNER, Michel REIMON, Terry REINTKE, Judith SARGENTINI, Marietje SCHAAKE, Helmut SCHOLZ, Molly SCOTT CATO, Davor ŠKRLEC, Igor ŠOLTES, Catherine STIHLER, Dario TAMBURRANO, Indrek TARAND, Jana TOOM, Ernest URTASUN, Bodil VALERO, Monika VANA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Josef WEIDENHOLZER, Gabriele ZIMMER, Laura AGEA, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Yannick JADOT, Nessa CHILDERS, Rosa D'AMATO, Marco VALLI, Matthijs van MILTENBURG, Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31

(31) A free and pluralist press is essential to ensure quality journalism and citizens' access to information. It provides a fundamental contribution to public debate and the proper functioning of a democratic society. In the transition from print to digital, publishers of press publications are facing problems in licensing the online use of their publications and recouping their investments. In the absence of recognition of publishers of press publications as rightholders, licensing and enforcement in the digital environment is often complex and inefficient.deleted

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

2016/0280(COD)

Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Catherine STIHLER, Victor NEGRESCU, Marju LAURISTIN, Josef WEIDENHOLZER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 39

(39) Collaboration between information society service providers storing and providing access to the public to large amounts of copyright protected works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users and rightholders is essential for the functioning of technologies, such as content recognition technologies. In such cases, rightholders should provide the necessary data to allow the services to identify their content and the services should be transparent towards rightholders with regard to the deployed technologies, to allow the assessment of their appropriateness. The services should in particular provide rightholders with information on the type of technologies used, the way they are operated and their success rate for the recognition of rightholders' content. Those technologies should also allow rightholders to get information from the information society service providers on the use of their content covered by an agreement.deleted

2017/03/16
Committee: CULT

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31

(31) An open Internet and free and pluralist press is essential to ensure quality journalism and citizens' access to information. It provides a fundamental contribution to public debate and the proper functioning of a democratic society. In the transition from print to digital, publishers of press publications are facing problems in licensing the online use of their publications and recouping their investments. In the absence of recognition of publishers of press publications as rightholders, licensing and enforcement in the digital environment is often complex and inefficient.

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

2016/0280(COD)

Felix REDA, Isabella ADINOLFI, Max ANDERSSON, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Brando BENIFEI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, David BORRELLI, Klaus BUCHNER, Reinhard BÜTIKOFER, Matt CARTHY, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Daniel DALTON, Fabio DE MASI, Pascal DURAND, Stefan ECK, Bas EICKHOUT, Cornelia ERNST, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Laura FERRARA, Thomas HÄNDEL, Heidi HAUTALA, Benedek JÁVOR, Kaja KALLAS, Ska KELLER, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Philippe LAMBERTS, Marju LAURISTIN, Sabine LÖSING, Ulrike LUNACEK, Jiří MAŠTÁLKA, Martina MICHELS, Jozo RADOŠ, Evelyn REGNER, Michel REIMON, Terry REINTKE, Judith SARGENTINI, Marietje SCHAAKE, Helmut SCHOLZ, Molly SCOTT CATO, Davor ŠKRLEC, Igor ŠOLTES, Catherine STIHLER, Dario TAMBURRANO, Indrek TARAND, Ernest URTASUN, Bodil VALERO, Monika VANA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Josef WEIDENHOLZER, Gabriele ZIMMER, Laura AGEA, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Yannick JADOT, Nessa CHILDERS, Rosa D'AMATO, Marco VALLI, Matthijs van MILTENBURG, Florent MARCELLESI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

2016/0280(COD)

Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Catherine STIHLER, Victor NEGRESCU, Josef WEIDENHOLZER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32

(32) The organisational and financial contribution of journalists and publishers in producing press publications needs to be recognised and ~~further~~ encouraged to ensure the sustainability of the publishing industry. It is therefore necessary to provide at Union level a harmonised legal protection for press publications in respect of digital uses. Such protection should be effectively guaranteed through the introduction, in Union law, of rights related to copyright for the reproduction and making available to the public of press publications in respect of digital usesnews production.

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Catherine STIHLER, Josef WEIDENHOLZER, Marju LAURISTIN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34

Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Catherine STIHLER, Victor NEGRESCU

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 – paragraph 3

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1

Member States shall provide for an exception to the rights provided for in Article 2 of Directive 2001/29/EC, Articles 5(a) and 7(1) of Directive 96/9/EC, Article 4(1)(a) of Directive 2009/24/EC and Article 11(1) of this Directive, permitting cultural heritage institutions or educational establishments, to make copies of any works or other subject-matter that are permanently in their collections, in any format or medium, ~~for~~to the ~~sole purpose of the preservation of such works or other subject-matter and to the extent necessary for such preservation~~extent necessary for such reproduction, for the purpose of, individually or collaboratively with others, carrying out their public interest mission in preservation, research, culture, education and teaching.

2017/03/29
Committee: CULT

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Any contractual provision contrary to the exception set out in paragraph 1 shall be unenforceable.

2017/03/29
Committee: CULT

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 a (new)

Article 5a Document delivery by cultural heritage institutions and educational establishments 1. Member States shall provide an exception to the rights provided for in Articles 2 and 3 of Directive 2001/29/EC, Articles 5(a) and 7(1) of Directive 96/9/EC Article 4(1)(a) of Directive 2009/24/EC and Article 11(1) of this Directive, permitting cultural heritage institutions, or educational establishments to make reproductions in any format or medium upon request, for the sole purpose of a person's scientific research or private study, as long as the source, including the author's name is indicated, unless inclusion of the name is impractical. 2. Any contractual provision contrary to the exception set out in paragraph 1 shall be unenforceable.

2017/03/29
Committee: CULT

2016/0280(COD)

Article 5b Access for the purposes of research or private study on the premises of cultural heritage institutions or educational establishments 1. Member States shall provide for an exception or limitation to the rights provided for in Articles 2 and 3 of Directive 2001/29/EC, Articles 5(a) and 7(1) of Directive 96/9/EC, Article 4(1) of Directive 2009/24/EC and Article 11(1) of this Directive for the communication or making available of works and other subject matter contained in the collections of cultural heritage institutions, or educational establishments, for the purpose of research or private study, to members of the public on the premises of those institutions or establishments. 2. Any contractual provision contrary to the exception set out in paragraph 1 shall be unenforceable.

2017/03/29
Committee: CULT

2016/0280(COD)

Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Catherine STIHLER, Victor NEGRESCU, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 c (new)

Article 5c Public lending of literary works 1. Member States shall provide for a limitation to the rights provided in Article 1 of Directive 2006/115/EC in order to allow the lending of literary works in any format to the public, where such works have been legitimately acquired. This is without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 6(2) and 6(3) of Directive 2006/115/EC. 2. Any contractual provision contrary to the exception provided for in paragraph 1 shall be unenforceable. 3. Member States shall provide for an exception to the rights provided for in Article 2 of Directive 2001/29/EC, and Article 11(1) of this Directive, permitting libraries to make reproductions of literary works in order to facilitate public lending where the literary works have been legitimately acquired, but are not available in the format or medium required as part of the lending service. 4. Member States, libraries, authors and publishers shall work together to ensure that libraries can acquire and lend on reasonable terms, including remotely, all commercially available literary works in any format, including digital, that have legally entered their collections or to which they have legal access. The Commission shall report on progress towards this goal no later than two years after ... [date of entry into force of this Directive].

2017/03/29
Committee: CULT

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall provide for an exception to the rights provided for in Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Directive 2001/29/EC, Articles 5(a) and 7(1) of Directive 96/9/EC, and Article 11(1) of this Directive for reproductions and extractions, made ~~by research organisations~~ in order to carry out text and data mining of works or other subject-matter ~~to which they have lawful access for the purposes of scientific research~~as long as the body performing these acts has lawful access.

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

2016/0280(COD)

3. Rightholders shall not be allowed to apply measures to ~~ensure the security and integrity of the networks and databases where the works or other subject-matter are hosted. Such measures shall not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective.~~prevent or to hinder beneficiaries from benefiting from the exception provided in paragraph 1

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

2016/0280(COD)

Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Catherine STIHLER, Victor NEGRESCU, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall encourage rightholders and ~~research organisation~~beneficiaries to define commonly-agreed best practices concerning the application of the measures referred to in paragraph 3.

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

2016/0280(COD)

Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Catherine STIHLER, Victor NEGRESCU, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Marju LAURISTIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Catherine STIHLER, Victor NEGRESCU, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Marju LAURISTIN, Mary HONEYBALL

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Member States availing themselves of the provision of the first subparagraph shall take the necessary measures to ensure appropriate availability and visibility of the licences authorising the acts described in paragraph 1 for educational establishments and cultural heritage institutions.

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that authors and performers receive on a regular basis and taking into account the specificities of each sector, timely, a~~dequ~~ccurate and sufficient information on the exploitation of their works and performances from those to whom they have licensed or transferred their rights, notably as regards modes of exploitation, revenues generated and remuneration due.

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

Anna HEDH, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nicola DANTI, Marc TARABELLA, Catherine STIHLER, Maria GRAPINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 7

(10) Article 7 is ~~deleted;~~replaced by the following: 'Article 7 1. Member States shall take measures to ensure that services provided by media service providers under their jurisdiction are made gradually accessible to people with a visual or hearing disability in line with their obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) . 2. Member States shall require an annual report from the media service providers under their jurisdiction on the process towards increased accessibility for their services. 3. The European Commission and ERGA shall promote the exchange of best practices within the field of accessibility between different Member States and media service providers.'

2016/10/19
Committee: IMCO

2016/0151(COD)

Anna HEDH, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Marc TARABELLA, Biljana BORZAN, Catherine STIHLER, Maria GRAPINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17

Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 1b (new)

1b. During the hours mentioned above as "prime time", Member States should be able to take concrete measures against audiovisual commercial communications for alcoholic products in order to protect vulnerable viewers and minors in particular. Such measures could be to prohibit audiovisual commercial communications during hours defined as "prime time".

2016/10/19
Committee: IMCO

2016/0151(COD)

Anna HEDH, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Nicola DANTI, Marc TARABELLA, Catherine STIHLER, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Maria GRAPINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19

Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28a – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) protect all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex, race, colour, religion or belief, disability, descent or national or ethnic origin.

2016/10/19
Committee: IMCO

2016/0151(COD)

Anna HEDH, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nicola DANTI, Marc TARABELLA, Biljana BORZAN, Catherine STIHLER, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Maria GRAPINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19

Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

What constitutes an appropriate measure for the purposes of paragraph 1 shall be determined in light of the nature of the content in question, the harm it may cause, the characteristics of the category of persons to be protected as well as the rights and legitimate interests at stake, including those of the video-sharing platform providers and the users having created and/or uploaded the content as well as the public interest. The most harmful content, such as gratuitous violence and pornography, shall be subject to the strictest measures, such as encryption and effective parental controls. Video-sharing platform providers shall give viewers sufficient information about such content, preferably using a system of descriptors indicating the nature of the content.

2016/10/19
Committee: IMCO

2016/0151(COD)

Anna HEDH, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Marc TARABELLA, Catherine STIHLER, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Maria GRAPINI

Marlene MIZZI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER, Jens NILSSON, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Maria GRAPINI, Marc TARABELLA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Is of the opinion that the mid-term review of the EU’s 2020 Strategy should set ambitious targets to reach a green, knowledge-based social market economy and sustainable growth by 2020; stresses that the single market should be central in achieving the goal of a sustainable and highly competitive social market economy in the context of the EU 2020 Strategy’s long-term vision taking up the challenges of maintaining social justice and economic growth as well as focusing on benefits for citizens, consumer protection, and SMEs;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that employment rights, high quality working conditions, effective social welfare coverage and a real level playing field in the single market are guaranteed in the growth of the sharing economy, taking into account its potential for more flexible forms of employment, identifying new forms of employment, enhancing the rights and protection of genuine self- employed workers;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Catherine STIHLER, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO, Maria GRAPINI, Marc TARABELLA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the Commission’s announced initiative on the European agenda for the ~~collaborative economy~~sharing economy including the guidance on how EU law applies to this new sector, and its intention to look at that economy in order to assess what needs to be done in order to tac~~company~~kle the challenges it poses, to support its growth and its major contribution to the economic system; welcomes the Commission approach to examine the extent to which the provisions of the Services Directive, the e-Commerce Directive and the EU consumer protection acquis are applicable to the sharing economy and if there is need for further regulation, calls on the Commission to go beyond these provisions and examine the issue of social security and employment rights of workers, health and safety norms, taxation and licensing;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Catherine STIHLER, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Marc TARABELLA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers that, in the ~~collaborative~~sharing economy, ~~the same~~similar rules should apply to ~~the same~~similar services, with a view to ~~ensuring~~preserve the solid framework of existing regulations, safeguard high quality of services, independent of how their access and provision is organised, ensure a level playing field, and consumer ~~safet~~rights and safety and full adherence to employment and social rights by companies operating in the sharing economy while avoiding fragmentation that would hamper the development of new business models;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Underlines the importance of the unitary patent; supports the Commission’s intention to eliminate uncertainties as to how the unitary patent will coexist with national and supplementary protection certificates (SPCs), as well as the possible creation of a unitary SPC whilst keeping in mind public health and patients’ interests;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Nicola DANTI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Biljana BORZAN, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Catherine STIHLER, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Pina PICIERNO, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to present awithout delay a legislative proposal for the protection of geographical indications for non-agricultural products in the EU with the aim of establishing a single European system putting thus an end to a inadequate and highly fragmented situation in Europe, and offering many and varied positive effects for citizens, consumers, producers and the whole European economic and social fabric;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER, Maria GRAPINI, Marc TARABELLA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Notes that the new 2014 public procurement regime is less cumbersome, includes more flexible rules to better serve other public sector policies as well as Member States or local specialities; points out that there are still significant inefficiencies in public procurement across Member States that limit cross- border expansion and growth in domestic markets;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER, Pina PICIERNO, Maria GRAPINI, Marc TARABELLA, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Supports the general approach set out in the Commission’s Communication in relation to public procurement to improve procurement decisions and the transparency and quality of procurement systems; encourages national procurement authorities to promote greener and more social tendering processes by including social and environmental criteria in the public procurement tenders; calls on the Commission to use the upcoming evaluation report and revision of the Remedies Directive to address problems such as ‘abnormally low bids’ and other social dumping practices in the procurement process;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)

19d. Notes that consistent uniform application and proper enforcement of EU rules combined with regular monitoring and evaluation on the basis of qualitative and quantitative indicators, benchmarking and sharing of best practices is urgently needed to achieve more homogeneous implementation of existing single market legislation; recalls, therefore, the need to fully and thoroughly transpose and implement European rules concerning the functioning of the single market in all Member States;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Points out that many measures have already been adopted but are not yet ~~applied~~properly enforced thus undermining the level playing field in the single market; points out, furthermore, that according to data provided by the Commission in mid- 2015, around 1 090 infringement proceedings were pending in the area of the single market; calls on the Commission, ~~therefore, to ensure that~~with a view to improve transposition, application and enforcement of single market legislation, to ensure that administrative coordination, cooperation and enforcement isare prioritised at all levels (EU, between Member States and national, local and regional authorities);

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission to further support the Member States in developing a strong culture of compliance and enforcement, including bypromoting and broadening the Internal Market Information System (IMI), developing implementation plans for new major legislation ~~and~~, organising compliance dialogues with Member States and trainings for national public servants in charge of enforcement; stresses that correct enforcement and better regulation are essential and should cover all business sectors and apply to existing and future legislation;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Catherine STIHLER, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Notes that Member States play a crucial role in the good governance and proper functioning of the single market, therefore, they need to jointly exercise a pro-active ownership and management of the single market, generating a new political impetus through consolidated state-of-health reports on the single market, regular and thematic discussions at Competitiveness Council meetings, dedicated annual European Council meetings and the inclusion of the single market as a pillar of governance in the European Semester;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)

21c. Stresses that the European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee must strengthen its ties with national parliaments in order to coordinate and address issues in relation to transposition and implementation of single market rules;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER, Nicola DANTI, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Emphasises that it is necessary to reinforce ~~the Solvit network and to improve awareness of the network and its role in solving interpretation problems relating to the single market~~practical problem-solving gateways such as Solvit network and to improve funding, expertise, legal certainty of the procedures as well as raise awareness of the existence of the network among business and its role in solving interpretation problems relating to the single market; calls for a cooperation between SOLVIT and the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) to be reinforced;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Biljana BORZAN, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Maria GRAPINI, Marc TARABELLA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Stresses that regulatory differences between Member States regarding differing labelling or quality requirements for the same products in different Member States create unnecessary obstacles to the activities of suppliers of goods and discriminate against different consumers; calls on the Commission to consider introducing a mandatory ~~scheme for the provision of key information for furniture, established at EU level~~labelling and quality scheme for products, established at EU level, for providing consumers with key information and ensuring equality in products’ quality in the different Member States; considers that such an initiative would be beneficial for consumers, industries and trade operators, ensuring transparency, adequate recognition of European products and harmonised rules for operators in the single market;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER, Maria GRAPINI, Marc TARABELLA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Emphasises, in respect of the single market in services, that there is a clear need to improve the cross-border provision of services, while reconciling economic freedoms and workers’ rights; urges the Member States to ensure proper and more effective application of the Services Directive, while avoiding the practice of gold-plating; welcomes the Commission proposal to improve notification under the Services Directive; agrees to extend the notification procedure provided for in Directive 2015/1535 to all the sectors not covered by that directiveand proper implementation of the Services Directive; reiterates that facilitating the temporary provision of services by companies in another Member State should go hand in hand with guaranteeing the protection of workers posted to another Member State and ask for the revision, without delay, of the Posting of Workers Directive in order to ensure full respect of workers’ rights and of the equal treatment principle and to fight effectively social dumping and unfair competition;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)

27b. Calls on the Commission to draw up a detailed assessment on the social impact of the single market legislation, as it has done on the economic impact and to include the "Monti II" clauses in all single market legislation;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Pina PICIERNO, Maria GRAPINI, Marc TARABELLA, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 e (new)

27e. Disapproves that the Commission did not adopt any specific measures in the Single Market Strategy to address the needs of people and consumers with disability, elderly people and people living in rural and remote areas;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Catherine STIHLER, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 f (new)

27f. Supports the Commission’s initiative to review the regulated profession, but reminds that any exercise should maintain high quality standards for employment and services, sound qualifications and consumers’ safety;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER, Jens NILSSON, Nicola DANTI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Pina PICIERNO, Maria GRAPINI, Marc TARABELLA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 g (new)

27g. Regrets that the Commission’s Communication does not announce any proposal in relation to the social economy although it plays a key role in the EU’s social and economic development; urges the Commission to explore the potential of this emerging sector and without undue delay to improve its visibility and a regulatory environment for social enterprises;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Biljana BORZAN, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. SEmphasises that the genuine single market should provide benefits and protection for citizens, consumers and businesses in terms of better quality, greater variety, reasonable prices, and safety of goods and services; stresses that unjustified discrimination against service recipients (consumers and entrepreneurs) on the basis of nationality or place of residence, in both online and offline environments, is not acceptable within the single market;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Biljana BORZAN, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Agrees that when purchasing goods and services in the single market, consumers need transparent information and a set of modern and solid rights to protect their interests; is of the opinion that any review, merger or consolidation of consumer law directives should provide for a truly high level of consumers’ protection and enforceable rights, recognising existing best practices from national legislation;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Catherine STIHLER, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)

28c. Stresses that consumers must be able to exercise their rights easily; welcomes the implementation of the ADR Directive and Commission’s new online dispute resolution (ODR) platform; notes that redress mechanisms applicable across the Union have yielded limited results and therefore urges the Commission to bring forward a legislative proposal to ensure implementation of an affordable, expedient and accessible Europe-wide collective redress system;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Jens NILSSON, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ, Elena GENTILE, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Nicola DANTI, Catherine STIHLER, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Sven GIEGOLD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Emphasises that social economy enterprises represent a diversity of business models, that is key for a highly competitive and fairer single market; calls on the Commission to mainstream the social economy within its single market policies and to develop a European Action Plan for social economy enterprises in order to unlock the full potential for a sustainable and inclusive growth.

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Jens NILSSON, Catherine STIHLER, Elena GENTILE, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Sven GIEGOLD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)

29b. Reiterates that the Commission’s Social Business Initiative (SBI) stressed that the single market needs an inclusive growth, focused on employment for all; calls, therefore, on the Commission to launch a second phase of the SBI by developing an Action Plan for the social economy enterprises in Europe;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2354(INI)

Jens NILSSON, Maria GRAPINI, Elena GENTILE, Lucy ANDERSON, Catherine STIHLER, Nicola DANTI, Sven GIEGOLD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)

29c. Calls on the Commission to provide an analysis within the Single Market Strategy on how the development of digital technologies and online platforms contribute to the rise of social economy enterprises characterised by democratic business models and reinvestment of profit, creating added value to enterprises, consumers and workers;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas only 2 % of young SMEs and micro enterprises have undertaken cross- border expansion through foreign direct investment;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas only 2 % of ~~young SME~~new SMEs and start-ups have undertaken cross-border expansion through foreign direct investment;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas for consumers, gaps in the single market can lead to less product choice and to goods and services being more expensive;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Marc TARABELLA, Marlene MIZZI, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas for businesses the costs are manifest in more expensive supply chains, leading to their own products being more ~~expensive~~costly, or in reduced access to business services, which harms their competitiveness; whereas innovation is encouraged through a competitive market;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Reminds that this debate on NTBs should not be used as a cover-up for a political agenda on deregulation;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Believes that national regulatory measures sometimes are the result of missing legislative proposals from the Commission;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

~~5. Underlines that for many companies, in particular SMEs, seeking to trade in another Member State, such an expansion will still from their perspective constitute ‘international trade’;~~deleted

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Nicola DANTI, Evelyne GEBHARDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that extended non-compliance with Union law by Member States is detrimental for the single market and EU citizens; considers also that the slow compliance process leads to some Member States benefiting from an undue prolongation of the transposition deadline; calls on the Commission to swiftly address the subject of non-compliance by Member States;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Draws attention to the issu~~Urges Member States to address the practice of ‘'gold- plating’', i.e. the tendency of national governments to load transposed directives with additional and often unfavourable rules that add to business burdens and costs;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON, Nicola DANTI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marc TARABELLA, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that inconsistent enforcement of existing ~~correctly transposed rules causes the same harm as slow transposition~~rules by Member States causes harm to the single market; considers that compliance and enforcement are made more challenging when commonly used definitions are given different meanings in different pieces of legislation by Member States;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that unequal application of the same rules in different Member States has the potential to create new NTBs; considers that transposition workshops should be held and best practice shared, in order to minimise divergences at an early stage;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Believes the Commission should increase their use of guidelines in regards to the implementation of directives since this can be a useful tool to ensure a larger degree of uniform implementation;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that since economies of scale are reduced by the need to run different product lines, the burden falls disproportionately on SMEs and micro enterprises;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Nicola DANTI, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to ~~focus on ground-level enforcement, making sure that rules are followed in the~~take a strong approach to enforcement and use all available evidence and instruments at its disposal to ensure that single market rules are duly applied and implemented by Member States;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Lucy ANDERSON, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Underlines the importance of the principle of mutual recognition for ensuring market access to the single market for goods which are not harmonised at Union level, and in cases where Member States have national, very often different, rules on products, but with the same underlying objective; believes increased harmonization is a more effective tool to ensure equal access for goods and services on the single market;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Calls on the Commission to address the reform priorities of Member States in the area of professional services in the context of the European Semester and country- specific recommendations ~~on deregulating certain professions in the Member States~~;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Points out that restrictive regulations on retail and wholesale activities create significant barriers to entry, leading to fewer new outlet openings, hampering competition and leading to higher prices for consumers; underlines in this regard that some fees, inspection charges and other measures may ~~prima facie serve legitimate public policy objectives, but through the use of thresholds or other criteria function as NTB~~function as NTBs if they are not justified by legitimate public policy objectives; believes that all operational restrictions placed on retail or wholesale activities should not unduly or disproportionately restrict these activities, and must not lead to de facto discrimination between market operators;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Calls on the Commission to establish teams of experts who can travel around to the Member States to help Member States to ensure a larger degree of uniform implementation;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2346(INI)

Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Lucy ANDERSON, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33a. Regrets that the Parliament's access to relevant information relating to pre- infringement and infringement procedures is still limited and calls for improved transparency in this regard, with due respect to confidentiality rules;

2016/01/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Believes that the Energy Union should have the interests of citizens at its core;

2016/02/29
Committee: IMCO

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Biljana BORZAN, Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Is concerned that the ~~liberalisation and~~ integration of the retail energy markets is still not complete, resulting in insufficient competition and choice of suppliers;

2016/02/29
Committee: IMCO

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Biljana BORZAN, Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers that the aim of the Third Energy Package to provide a truly competitive and consumer-friendly retail market has not been realised, as evidenced by low levels of consumer switching and satisfaction across the EU, persistent high levels of market concentration, and the failure to reflect falling wholesale costs in retail prices;

2016/02/29
Committee: IMCO

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for further measures to make switching between providers easier and faster and in a cost-free way with no penalties or contract termination fees, including a shortened switching period and effective data portability, in order to prevent the lock-in of consumers;

2016/02/29
Committee: IMCO

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of access to real time or near real time information on energy consumption and related costs; calls therefore for the rapid deployment of ICT, e.g. mobile applications, online platforms, data hubs and smart meters within a clear framework on data protection, security, and access to data for all market participants, thereby ensuring that consumers retain control over their data; emphasises that the development of smart technologies must not leave the most vulnerable or less engaged consumers behind, nor see bills rise;

2016/02/29
Committee: IMCO

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Biljana BORZAN, Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recommends that consideration be given to requiring energy suppliers to automatically place customers on the most advantageous tariff, based on historic consumption patterns; notes, given that switching rates are low throughout Europe, that many households, especially the most vulnerable, are not engaged in the energy market and are stuck on outdated expensive tariffs;

2016/02/29
Committee: IMCO

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Biljana BORZAN, Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Believes that a key objective of the review of the electricity market design should be to give consumers more choices and better control over their participation in a fully functioning and efficient energy market; calls for simple market access ~~and electricity balancing responsibility~~ for prosumers, fair distribution of costs and benefits, and a high level of consumer protection;

2016/02/29
Committee: IMCO

2015/2323(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Lucy ANDERSON, Catherine STIHLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Insists that the provisions of the directives on unfair commercial practices and consumer rights relating to doorstep selling, unfair terms or practices and aggressive marketing techniques be properly implemented and enforced by Member States so as to protect energy consumers;

2016/02/29
Committee: IMCO

2015/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

– having regard to the Communication from the Commission on the Annual Growth Survey 2016 – Strengthening the recovery and fostering convergence (COM (2015) 690 final)

2015/12/17
Committee: IMCO

2015/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)

– having regard to the Commission Staff Working document on Challenges to Member States' Investment Environments (SWD (2015) 400 final)

2015/12/17
Committee: IMCO

2015/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes the recent Commission services work on identifying and mapping challenges to investment and elaboration of country-specific investment profiles;

2015/12/17
Committee: IMCO

2015/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the Commission's intention to further analyse the identified country- specific challenges to investment in the framework of the European Semester, particularly in Country Reports and through thematic discussions in the Council;

2015/12/17
Committee: IMCO

2015/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Draws the attention to the fact that many of the identified challenges to investment relate to the functioning of the Single Market and transposition and implementation of Single Market law; asks the Commission to rigorously monitor Member States' follow-up on the identified challenges and barriers to investment, engage in regular structured compliance dialogue with Member States and use its powers and take action where appropriate in order to remove unjustified and disproportionate barriers to the Single Market;

2015/12/17
Committee: IMCO

2015/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Considers that EU2020 objectives on employment, social exclusion and education should be incorporated into the context of the European Semester and given equal weight alongside economic targets.

2015/12/17
Committee: IMCO

2015/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Lucy ANDERSON, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nicola DANTI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Calls for a Social Progress Index measuring social inequalities and inequalities in opportunities to be integrated into the AGS with binding targets.

2015/12/17
Committee: IMCO

2015/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Lucy ANDERSON, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Calls for the creation of a living wage index in the context of the AGS, which will set the basis for binding targets for Member States.

2015/12/17
Committee: IMCO

2015/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Is of the view that the network of National Competitiveness Boards could play a ~~more central~~ role in developing commonalities as regards monitoring, performance measurement, benchmarks and exchange of best practices;

2015/12/17
Committee: IMCO

2015/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nicola DANTI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Evelyne GEBHARDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Recalls that in 2014, the EU adopted a major overhaul of the EU procurement framework, simplifying procedures, making the rules more flexible and adapting them to better serve other public sector policies.

2015/12/17
Committee: IMCO

2015/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nicola DANTI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Evelyne GEBHARDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Points out that there are still significant inefficiencies in public procurement across MS that limit cross- border expansion and growth in domestic markets. Stresses the need for proper and timely transposition and implementation of public procurement and concessions legislation by Member States. Believes correct implementation of the 2007 Remedies procedure would ensure public procurement is more efficient, effective and transparent.

2015/12/17
Committee: IMCO

2015/2256(INI)

Nicola DANTI, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Highlights the potential of eProcurement to tackle remaining inefficiencies by simplifying the whole value-chain of public procurement and making cross-border business opportunities much easier to find, thus making access much easier for SMEs; calls on the Commission to develop further incentives to encourage SME participation in public procurement;

2015/12/17
Committee: IMCO

2015/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Welcomes the second Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations programme (ISA²), expected to start on 1 January 2016, which will support the development of interoperable digital solutions, available to all interested public administrations as well as businesses and citizens in Europe, free of charge.

2015/12/17
Committee: IMCO

2015/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Emphasises that private and public investments in fast and ultra-fast communication networks, are a requirement for any digital progress, that must be incentivised by a stable EU's regulatory framework enabling all players to make investments including in rural and remote areas;

2015/12/17
Committee: IMCO

2015/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nicola DANTI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)

27b. Highlights the importance of a successful implementation of EFSI to maximise investments, and to support innovative companies at different funding stages of their development; stresses, where there is market failure, the importance of fully exploiting the public funds already available for digital investments, of enabling synergies between EU programmes, such as Horizon 2020, CEF, other relevant structural funds and other instruments;

2015/12/17
Committee: IMCO

2015/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Lucy ANDERSON, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Nicola DANTI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)

27c. Calls on the Commission to evaluate if the current broadband strategy for mobile and fixed networks, including targets, is future-proofed, meet the conditions for high connectivity for all to avoid the digital divide, for the needs of the data-driven economy, and the rapid deployment of 5G;

2015/12/17
Committee: IMCO

2015/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Lucy ANDERSON, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Is of the view that market surveillance authorities within the Single Market need to be strengthened, better connected and appropriately staffed to meet today's challenges in particular those from global competition; Urges national market surveillance authorities to cooperate more closely and to exchange information and best practices to effectively tackle the high number of illegal and non-compliant products incurring high costs for complying businesses; calls for the immediate adoption of the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package by the Council of the European Union;

2015/12/17
Committee: IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Anneliese DODDS, Catherine STIHLER, Richard CORBETT, Neena GILL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that a truly pan-European approach to cross-border taxation ~~system~~issues is needed to create a true European Single Market and to prevent the ~~tax avoidance~~aggressive tax planning practices used by several digital platforms, as highlighted by recent inquiries; calls on the Commission to ~~support extending th~~make public country-by- country reporting ~~regime on taxes~~mandatory and public for multinational companies toin all sectors;

2015/10/19
Committee: ECON

2015/2147(INI)

Clare MOODY, Flavio ZANONATO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN, Catherine STIHLER, Miriam DALLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the growth of a European digital society could lead to more European research and innovation, greater investment in job creation, and more creativity and entrepreneurship across the EU;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Clare MOODY, Flavio ZANONATO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Catherine STIHLER, Theresa GRIFFIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas Europe must use the opportunity of the Digital Single Market to develop state of the art educational systems, better labour protection standards, better resource and energy efficiency, to support the Energy Union, research and innovation both for business and for science, and promotion of gender equality and equal access for the marginalised and for people living with disabilities;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Clare MOODY, Flavio ZANONATO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas particular attention must be paid to vulnerable citizens, workers in precarious employment, those caught in the digital divide, and isolated or poor communities, to ensure they too reap the full benefits of a Digital Single Market;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Anneliese DODDS, Catherine STIHLER, Richard CORBETT, Neena GILL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Supports the Commission’s decision to review internet platforms; encourages the Commission to create a legislative framework ensuring the development of innovative ideas, protection of work standards and compliance with existing fiscal rules; encourages the Commission, when doing so, to ensure that this legislative framework encourages online platforms to do more to ease administrative burdens on the smallest online businesses that make use of their services;

2015/10/19
Committee: ECON

2015/2147(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the Digital Single Market represents a valuable opportunity to ensure full accessibility and participation for disabled people;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Anneliese DODDS, Catherine STIHLER, Richard CORBETT, Neena GILL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Council and the Commission to immediately suspend the new rules on place of supply for VAT on digital services for the first €20,000 of cross-border digital sales and allow businesses to return to being subject to their domestic VAT rules for that revenue; calls for this suspension to apply for as long as it takes the Commission to introduce the common EU-wide Digital VAT threshold which was promised in the Digital Single Market Strategy, and again at the FISCALIS conference in September 2015;

2015/10/19
Committee: ECON

2015/2147(INI)

Anneliese DODDS, Catherine STIHLER, Richard CORBETT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Believes that, while more should be done to remove barriers to entry for new and emerging digital businesses, those businesses must at the same time be required to respect longstanding domestic regulations such as those covering taxation, health and safety legislation and workers' rights, and must operate to the same high standards that existing businesses are required to in these areas.

2015/10/19
Committee: ECON

2015/2147(INI)

Nicola DANTI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Patrizia TOIA, Catherine STIHLER, Flavio ZANONATO, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Communication on ‘A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe’; considers that a fair and effective Digital Single Market, based on a harmonised set of rules, could foster EU competitiveness, have positive effects on growth and jobs, relaunch the Single Market and make the society more inclusive offering new opportunities to citizens and businesses; believes that the horizontal approach taken in the Communication needs now to be strengthened in its implementation as the digital sector affects every dimension of society and the economy;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Jutta STEINRUCK, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Emilian PAVEL, Maria GRAPINI, Marlene MIZZI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Lucy ANDERSON, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Marc TARABELLA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Maria João RODRIGUES, Catherine STIHLER, Martina WERNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Agrees with the Commission that the governance and timely delivery of the Digital Single Market is a shared responsibility of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission; encourages the Commission to engage with societal and social stakeholders and to involve them in the decision making process to the widest extent possible;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Nicola DANTI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Catherine STIHLER, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that users’ trust in digital environment and services is vital to innovation and growth in the digital economy and ~~that reinforcing that trust should be at the basis of both~~a precondition to fully unlock the potential of a Digital Single Market; is strongly convinced that public policy and business models should ensure that trust;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the importance of creating the best possible business environment to allow digital companies, including SMEs and start-ups, to operate; believes that accelerator programmes for digital start- ups are vital to ensure new companies are given the time and space needed to grow their business models and that these should be available in both rural and urban areas;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Catherine STIHLER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Is concerned about~~Notes the different national approaches taken to regulating the internet and the sharing economy; recognises the need for EU legislation that reflects the fundamentally international nature of the internet; urges the Commission to take action to preserve the integrity of the single market and the internet as an open and global platform for communication and innovation;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Jutta STEINRUCK, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Emilian PAVEL, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Biljana BORZAN, Brando BENIFEI, Marlene MIZZI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Lucy ANDERSON, Marc TARABELLA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Catherine STIHLER, Marju LAURISTIN, Felix REDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Regrets that the Commission's strategy neglects the accessibility aspect; reminds the Commission that there are 80 million EU citizens with disabilities and an aging population of 190 million of 50+; calls therefore on the Commission to ensure an appropriate level of accessibility in all legislative and non- legislative proposals related to the Digital Single Market; emphasises that accessibility is best achieved and cost- effectively introduced when incorporated from the outset;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Considers the adoption of a European Web Accessibility Directive to be vital to address issues of accessibility across Europe; reminds that the latest report (2011) from the "Monitoring eAccessibility in Europe" (MeAC) study estimates that only one third of the content generated by public authorities across the EU is accessible; underlines that web accessibility is not just a question of technical standards and of web architecture and design, it is vital in order to ensure that no one is at risk of being partially or totally excluded from society as it becomes ever more digitised;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Nicola DANTI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Patrizia TOIA, Silvia COSTA, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON, Renato SORU, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Asks the Commission to address the different tax challenges raised by the digital economy and to closely monitor its continuous evolution to assess the impact on tax systems; in particular, urges the Commission to guarantee an effective level playing field and a fair fiscal treatment among all actors present in the digital market, aligning taxation with the economic activities and guaranteeing that taxes are paid where profits are generated;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Marlene MIZZI, Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that ~~a full~~further harmonisation of the legal framework governing online sales of digital content irrespective of whether they are in a tangible or intangible format and irrespective of whether they are cross- border or domestic sales, while maintaining the coherence of online and offline rules regarding legal remedies, constitutes the most practical and proportionate approach in order to close any legal gaps and improve the conditions for the functioning of the internal market;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marlene MIZZI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Marc TARABELLA, Nicola DANTI, Lucy ANDERSON, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Catherine STIHLER, Felix REDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Requests an ‘Active Consumers’ strategy to assess in particular whether consumer switching is facilitated in the online world, and whether action is needed to make consumer switching easier, in order to boost competition in online markets; points further to the need to ensure accessible e-commerce services through the whole value chain, including accessible information, accessible payment mechanisms and customer service;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Marc TARABELLA, Emilian PAVEL, Biljana BORZAN, Lucy ANDERSON, Catherine STIHLER, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to explore the possibilities of introducing an EU trustmark for online sales in order to induce trust, particularly in relation to cross-border online sales, points to the already existing Trustmark schemes in Member States and call on the Commission to draw best practices from these experiences;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marc TARABELLA, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for an ambitious enforcement framework ofor the Services Directive; encourages the Commission to make use of all means at its disposal to ensure the full and correct implementation of existing rules~~, including fast-track infringement procedures whenever incorrect or insufficient implementation of the directive is identified~~;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Lucy ANDERSON, Marc TARABELLA, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Catherine STIHLER, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Welcomes further the Commission's initiative to review the Regulation on Consumer Protection Cooperation;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Biljana BORZAN, Catherine STIHLER, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Regrets the Communication's neglect of abusive and unfair lending practices targeting consumers via email, text messages or mobile applications while consumers are still bearing the costs of the financial market crisis, points out that due to the often very high interest rates of such credits even small amounts can quickly accumulate and lead to consumers excessive indebtedness;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Biljana BORZAN, Marc TARABELLA, Marlene MIZZI, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Catherine STIHLER, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Calls for the introduction of guidelines on limiting excessive aggressive advertisement of abusive lending practices and amendment of the regulations on assessments of creditworthiness of consumers; welcomes the upcoming revision of the EU Directive on Misleading and Comparative Advertisement;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marc TARABELLA, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Brando BENIFEI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Emilian PAVEL, Marlene MIZZI, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Catherine STIHLER, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Felix REDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)

14d. Calls on the Commission to come forward with the proposal for a European Accessibility Act, which it has been preparing for several years and which would improve accessibility of goods and services in the single market, including the digital single market;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Jutta STEINRUCK, Joachim SCHUSTER, Catherine STIHLER, Maria João RODRIGUES, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses that accessible, affordable, efficient and high-quality delivery services are an essential prerequisite for thriving cross-border e-commerce; supports the proposed measures to improve price transparency, interoperability ~~and~~, delivery times and information schemes on liabilities in case of loss or damage as well as the regulatory oversight that should target both the smooth functioning of cross-border parcel delivery markets and compliance with relevant social and labour rights, allowing enough flexibility for the delivery market to evolve and adapt to technological innovations but calls upon the Commission to and Member States to refrain from further deregulating the parcel delivery and postal services sector in a way which could lead to unreliability and precarious working conditions;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Catherine STIHLER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses that accessible, affordable, efficient and high-quality delivery services are an essential prerequisite for thriving cross-border e-commerce; supports the proposed measures to improve price transparency, interoperability and regulatory oversight that should target both the smooth functioning of cross-border parcel delivery markets and compliance with relevant social and labour rights, allowing enough flexibility for the delivery market to evolve and adapt to technological innovations; recognises the vital role of the parcel delivery workforce and the need for fair and consistent working conditions, in order to develop a stable and reliable delivery sector;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Insists that any Digital Single Market framework should be built around ensuring the same working rights enjoyed by workers in the offline economy are enshrined and enforced for workers in the online economy, with particular regard being paid to the integrity of union rights, working time, and proper regulation of real and false self-employment;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Catherine STIHLER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Recognises the environmental implications of a growing parcel delivery market and the need to ensure sustainability and environmental protection is prioritised as the e-commerce sector continues to develop;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Considers that ambitious actions are needed to improve access to legal digital content, in particular by ending geo- blocking practices and unfair price discrimination based on geographical location; believes enforcement of EU antitrust rules can play an important role in tackling unjustified geo-blocking practices; welcomes the European Commission consultation on the revision of the Cable and Satellite Directive and considers that online distribution of audio-visual content could be addressed in the framework of this Directive;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Nicola DANTI, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Considers that ambitious actions are needed to improve access to legal digital content, in particular by ending without delay geo- blocking practices and unfair price discrimination based on geographical location;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marc TARABELLA, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Catherine STIHLER, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Nicola DANTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Supports the Commission's plan to address geo-blocking in an effective manner by supplementing the existing e- commerce framework; considers it vital to focus on technological measures and technical practices resulting in unjustified limitations on access to information society services provided across border, on the conclusion of cross-border contracts to buy goods and services, but also on adjacent activities, such as payment and delivery;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marc TARABELLA, Marlene MIZZI, Emilian PAVEL, Nicola DANTI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Catherine STIHLER, Felix REDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Further points out the importance of the ongoing competition sector inquiry into the e-commerce sector in order to investigate, inter alia, whether geo-blocking restrictions, such as discrimination on the basis of IP address, postal address or country of issue of credit card as compared, infringe the rules of EU competition law; stresses the importance of increasing consumer and business confidence by introducing changes to the Block Exemption Regulation, most importantly Article 4a and Article 4b, in order to limit undesirable re-routing and territorial restrictions;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Maria GRAPINI, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Lucy ANDERSON, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Welcomes the announced reform of the telecoms regulatory framework, but underlines that a level playing field also for small market players has to be ensured, and that deregulation can lead to dominant market positions raising prices for consumers as the examples of numerous non-EU markets show;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Marlene MIZZI, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO, Lucy ANDERSON, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Highlights that in order to reap the full benefits offered by ICT and to keep up with other international markets, roll- out of high-speed fixed and wireless broadband networks, especially in rural and remote areas, should remain a key priority for Member States, creating a vital social and economic driver in areas which would otherwise face substantial and at times detrimental isolation due to a number of factors with poor provision of physical as well as digital infrastructure playing a key role;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marc TARABELLA, Emilian PAVEL, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Nicola DANTI, Catherine STIHLER, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Welcomes the upcoming review of the Universal Services Directive, which will provide an opportunity to re-examine the availability of broadband internet access, including in remote areas and consumers' rights related in the context of universal services provision; believes that access to broadband should be classified a service of general interest;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marlene MIZZI, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Catherine STIHLER, Nicola DANTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Highlights in this context the need for the Commission to closely cooperate with the Member States, in order to establish performance indicators and guidelines pertaining the quality of the 112 service, paying particular attention to the need for interoperability between emergency services, for multilingualism and for timely and qualitative interventions by emergency services; emphasises that in this context the importance of accessibility to 112 services for all citizens and underlines the necessity of 112 access per SMS or comparable means for people with special needs; further calls on the Commission to promote knowledge of the EU-wide, universal and multilingual 112 system;

2015/10/21
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Clare MOODY, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Flavio ZANONATO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Catherine STIHLER, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that since the development of over-the-top services has increased demand and competition to the benefit of consumers, modernisation of the telecommunication framework should ~~not lead to mo~~allow for prudent regulation which does not limit the innovation of entre pre~~gulatory burdens, but should drive innovation and fair competit~~neurial businesses but ensures that they are not exempt from appropriate European labour rights and legislation that provide fair employment conditions for all workers across the Union;

2015/10/22
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses that uniform enforcement of the Connected Continent package, including the end of roaming surcharges and the net neutrality principle, is a crucial objective to establish a Digital Single Market and requires the establishment of a single European telecommunications regulator;

2015/10/22
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2015/2147(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY, Lucy ANDERSON, Marlene MIZZI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the implementing measures of the Connected Continent Package deliver the end of roaming charges for all European consumers by June 2017; Or.

2015/10/22
Committee: ITRE IMCO

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Lucy ANDERSON, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Maria GRAPINI, Nicola DANTI, Josef WEIDENHOLZER, Anna HEDH, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Catherine STIHLER, Evelyn REGNER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)

2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO JURI

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Catherine STIHLER, Marc TARABELLA, Maria GRAPINI, Josef WEIDENHOLZER

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a

Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1b

1b. For the purposes of this Directive, "essential component" shall mean the barrel, ~~frame~~chamber, loader, frame, body, receiver, slide or cylinder, bolt or breaech block ~~and any device designed or adapted to diminish the sound caused by firing~~or other mechanism for containing the pressure of discharge at the rear of the chamber of a firearm which, being separate objects, are included in the category of the firearms on which they are or are intended to be mounted.

2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/0269(COD)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Catherine STIHLER, Marc TARABELLA, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Maria GRAPINI, Josef WEIDENHOLZER

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point b

Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1e

1e. For the purposes of this Directive, "broker" shall mean any natural or legal person, other than a dealer whose trade or business consists wholly or partly in any of the following: (a) buying, selling or arranging the transfer within a Member State, from one Member State to another Member State or importing from or exporting to a third country fully assembled firearms~~, their parts and~~; (b) buying, selling or arranging the transfer within a Member State, from one Member State to another Member State or importing from or exporting to a third country components of firearms; (c) buying, selling or arranging the transfer within a Member State, from one Member State to another Member State or importing from or exporting to a third country ammunition.;

2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point c

Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1f

1f. For the purposes of this Directive, "alarm and signal weapons" shall mean portable devices with a cartridge holder having a gas exit to the front, aside or on the top, which are specifically designed and constructed for the purpose of raising alarm or sending a signal and which are only designed to fire blanks, irritants, other active substances or pyrotechnic ~~ammunition~~signalling devices.

2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/0269(COD)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Catherine STIHLER, Marc TARABELLA, Maria GRAPINI, Josef WEIDENHOLZER, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point c

Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1g

1g. For the purposes of this Directive, "salute and acoustic weapons" shall mean firearms ~~specifically~~ converted for the ~~sole~~ use of firing blanks~~, for use in theatre performances, photographic sessions, movies and television recordings~~.

2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO

2015/0269(COD)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Marlene MIZZI, Catherine STIHLER, Marc TARABELLA, Maria GRAPINI, Josef WEIDENHOLZER

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point c

Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1i

1i. For the purposes of this Directive, "deactivated firearms" shall mean firearms that have been modified with the purpose of rendering them permanently unfit for use by deactivation, ensuring that all essential ~~par~~components of the firearm have been rendered permanently inoperable and incapable of removal, replacement or a modification that would permit the firearm to be reactivated in any way, in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2403.

2016/04/28
Committee: IMCO

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6

Member States shall take all appropriate steps to prohibit the acquisition and the possession of the firearms and ammunition classified in category A and to destroy those firearms and ammunition held in violation of this provision and seized. In special cases for reasons of national security and defence the competent authorities may grant strictly limited authorisations for such firearms and ammunition where this is not contrary to public security or public order.

2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO

2015/0269(COD)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Catherine STIHLER, Marc TARABELLA, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Nicola DANTI, Lucy ANDERSON, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Maria GRAPINI, Josef WEIDENHOLZER

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6

Member States may authorise bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established to keep in their possession firearms classified in category A ~~acquired before [the date of entry into force of this Directive] provided they have been deactivated in accordance with the provisions that implement Article 10(b)~~, provided that effective measures are in place to avoid any risk to public security or public order and provided that the firearms concerned are stored with a level of security proportionate to the risks associated with unauthorised access to such firearms. Member States shall establish a register of all such authorised bodies and of the firearms in their possession classified in category A.

2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO

2015/0269(COD)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Nicola DANTI, Maria GRAPINI, Josef WEIDENHOLZER, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marlene MIZZI, Catherine STIHLER, Biljana BORZAN, Marc TARABELLA, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6

Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Member States may permit strictly limited exemptions from the prohibition of firearms classified in category A7 for reasons of sport training and competitions upon application from a recognised sport shooting organisation and following positive opinion from a national sport shooting federation.

2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i

Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 8 a (new)

8a. Any firearm under category A which has been converted into a salute and acoustic weapon.

2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO

2015/0269(COD)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Catherine STIHLER, Marc TARABELLA, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Maria GRAPINI, Josef WEIDENHOLZER

Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18

Regulation (EU) N° 1291/2013
Article 6 – Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and Annex II

Amendments to Regulation (EU) No Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 is hereby amended as follows: (1) In Article 6, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 are replaced by the following: '1. The financial envelope for the implementation of Horizon 2020 is set at EUR 74 328,3 million in current prices, of which a maximum of EUR 71 966,9 million shall be allocated to activities under Title XIX TFEU. The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the European Parliament and by the Council within the limits of the multiannual financial framework. 2. The amount for activities under Title XIX TFEU shall be distributed among the priorities set out in Article 5(2) of this Regulation as follows: (a) Excellent science, EUR 23 897,0 million in current prices; (b) Industrial leadership, EUR 16 430,5 million in current prices; (c) Societal challenges, EUR 28 560,7 million in current prices. The maximum overall amount for the Union financial contribution from Horizon 2020 to the specific objectives set out in Article 5(3) and to the non-nuclear direct actions of the JRC shall be as follows: (i) Spreading excellence and widening participation, EUR 782,3 million in current prices; (ii) Science with and for society, EUR 443,8 million in current prices; (iii) Non-nuclear direct actions of the JRC, EUR 1 852,6 million in current prices. The indicative breakdown for the priorities and specific objectives set out in Article 5(2) and (3) is set out in Annex II. 3. The EIT shall be financed through a maximum contribution from Horizon 2020 of EUR 2 361,4 million in current prices as set out in Annex II.' (2) Annex II is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation.rticle 18 deleted 1291/2013

2015/03/13
Committee: IMCO

2015/0009(COD)

Catherine STIHLER, Lucy ANDERSON

Theresa GRIFFIN, Mary HONEYBALL, Catherine STIHLER, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Given the importance of creative and cultural industries (CCI) in Europe and, given that employment in cultural industries cannot be easily outsourced, stresses the importance of the role of creative and cultural industries both in job creation and as an engine of growth for the European economy;

2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2014/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Theresa GRIFFIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines that copyright and related rights constitute the legal framework for the European cultural and creative industries and form the basis for their ability to generate economic activity and employment;, thereby contributing to improved competitiveness, enhanced creativity and innovation across several industry sectors.

2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2014/2256(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Catherine STIHLER, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Innovation in creativity and technological advances can have a significant impact on people's lives by enabling different groups to communicate creatively and work collaboratively, thereby both improving the existing skills of creative people and creating added value. This contribute to improved competitiveness, employment and innovation across Europe;

2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2014/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Mary HONEYBALL, Theresa GRIFFIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Acknowledges the need to review Directive 2001/29/EC in order to ensure appropriate remuneration for copyright holders and appropriate protection of these rights in a changing and constantly evolving technological environment, which brings both opportunities and challenges; stresses that modernised copyright rules should achieve a fair balance between all parties involved: consumers, users, creators and right holders.

2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2014/2256(INI)

Vicky FORD, Daniel DALTON, Marc JOULAUD, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Sabine VERHEYEN, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Catherine STIHLER, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Believes that common effort should be made in combatting copyright infringements in the EU in order to ensure the protection of copyright and fair remuneration for authors of copyrighted online content;

2015/02/25
Committee: IMCO

2014/2256(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Mary HONEYBALL, Catherine STIHLER, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Acknowledges the need to review Directive 2001/29/EC in order to ensure a~~ppropriate~~n unwaiverable right to fair remuneration for copyright holders and appropriate protection of these rights in a changing and constantly evolving technological environment, which brings both opportunities and challenges;

2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2014/2256(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Catherine STIHLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Reiterates the importance of a modern pro-competitive and consumers friendly copyright framework responding to the challenges of the digital environment; recognises the need of a holistic approach in the modernisation of the copyright rules to address the existent market fragmentations in particular for online rights management and to guarantee a safe, adequate and secure environment for consumers, creators and copyright users;

2015/02/25
Committee: IMCO

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers it necessary to develop a legal framework to strengthen the negotiating and contractual position of a~~uthors and performer~~ll creatives in relation to other right holders and intermediaries;

2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2014/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Mary HONEYBALL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses that consumers often face various limitations and the notion of consumers' rights in the copyright framework is very often absent; calls on the Commission to assess the effectiveness of the current copyright law from a consumers' perspective and to develop a set of clear and comprehensive consumers' rights;

2015/02/25
Committee: IMCO

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the multi-territorial licensing of rights under Directive 2014/26/EU as an example and a way of overcoming the fragmented internal market; encourages the development of balanced and flexible solutions that help overcome the existing barriers to cross-border access and availability of products and services; stresses that territorial fragmentation and differences in limitations and exceptions often create additional legal costs and exacerbate legal uncertainty; highlights that in order to allow equal access to cultural diversity and to improve legal certainty within the internal market and across borders, the Commission should consider making certain optional exceptions and limitations referred to in Directive 2001/29/EC mandatory.

2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2014/2256(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Catherine STIHLER, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Urges the Commission to promote a flexible and balanced framework for exceptions and limitations that does not cause any harm to right holders and that conforms with consumer expectations; emphasises the important role that exceptions and limitations agreed on for public-interest reasons, for the purpose of education and teaching, play in providing access to knowledge as well as in encouraging cultural and societal participation; urges the Commission and the Member States to consider e-books as part of public lending schemes, provided that all necessary agreements with the relevant right holders have been reached beforehand; urges the Commission and Member States to provide for an updated exception that allows libraries, archives and museums to make protected works in their collections, that are no more in commercial circulation or otherwise actively managed by their right holders, available for online access by the public;

2015/02/25
Committee: IMCO

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that protection of copyright and related rights must respect technological neutrality; But also notes that the digital environment is not the same as the analogue world and stresses the need to closely examine whether additional or alternative forms of copyright protection are needed to address this;

2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2014/2256(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Catherine STIHLER, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recalls that copyright protection is only as effective as the enforcement measures which protect it. Therefore, in order to ensure that the CCI sector in Europe can flourish and to protect innovation, copyright protection must be robust;

2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2014/2256(INI)

Catherine STIHLER, Theresa GRIFFIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that any legislative change in this area should ensure accessibility for people with disabilities to products and services protected by copyright and related rights; and adapt accordingly to the digital environment; recognises that the inability to purchase content in an appropriate format for users with disabilities may create a barrier to trade for enterprises as well as reduce the cultural output and content offer available across the Member States.

2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2014/2256(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Mary HONEYBALL, Catherine STIHLER, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that any legislative change in this area should ensure accessibility for people with disabilities to products and services protected by copyright and related rights; Notes the conclusion of the Marrakesh Treaty and requests that an exception be made to allow any person who cannot access a library because of their disability to receive library loans electronically.

2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Is convinced~~, however,~~ that TTIP should ~~not only cut down barriers but also~~ aim at promoting European high levels of consumer protection; observes that in most sectors EU and US standards and regulatory environments ensure this high level; considers, therefore, that approximating our regulations represents a unique chance to establish high-quality standards and laws for consumer, social, safety and labour protections which will be the de facto international standards;

2015/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for mutual recognition of professional qualifications ~~between the Parties and for the abolition of work permit requirements for high-skilled workers~~ in sectors covered by TTIP, so as to create maximum mobility of ~~professional~~workers between the EU and the US;

2015/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission to publish negotiating text concerning public procurement; calls on the Commission to ensure that European companies, including SMEs, are not discriminated against when tendering for public contracts on the US market at all government levels, and to ensure equal and transparent access ~~at a level equal to or higher than that applying to US companies today in Europe under the new EU procurement rules~~; stresses that services that are privatised must not be prevented from returning to public ownership; in this respect calls on the Commission to avoid the use of "ratchet" clauses in TTIP;

2015/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to define any liberalisation obligations according to a positive list system as used in GATS; stresses that any negotiations based on a negative list system must exempt public services from liberalisation obligations;

2015/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for the setting-up of an ambitious and effective cooperation mechanism aimed at creating common standards where possible in existing procedures~~, and to ensure that there is no unintended divergence in future standards in key sectors; believes that EU-US common standards should be promoted in all international forum~~; stresses that labour, environmental and safety standards must at all times be protected and promoted in any and all harmonisation exercises;

2015/02/26
Committee: IMCO

2014/2158(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that efforts to foster competition through the development of the Digital Single Market must at all times work in the interests of consumers, and that the rights enshrined in the EU Charter for fundamental rights must be fully protected in the digital domain;

2014/12/08
Committee: IMCO

2014/2158(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Strongly w~~Welcomes the comments by Commissioner-designate Vestager in her hearing before the Parliament ~~that~~regarding free competition and protection against dominant positions in the digital economy; stresses that competition that is both free and fair is ultimately for the benefit of consumers;

2014/12/08
Committee: IMCO

2014/2158(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on Member States to implement the new EU public procurement rules in a timely manner in order to ~~boost~~promote fair competition ~~and ensure best value for money for public authoriti~~that incorporates social and environmental criteria as provided for in Art. 67 (2) of Directive 2014/24/EC, as well as consumer protection criteria, along with good practice in public authorities’ procurement processes; urges the Commission to ensure their application to the fullest possible extent, in order to tackle distortions of competition ~~caused by bid- rigging, abuses of dominant positions and discrimination in the public procurement sector~~and enable public authorities to choose to organise and provide quality public services so as to ensure effective and efficient public expenditure;

2014/12/08
Committee: IMCO

2014/2158(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Underlines that pursuant to Art. 18 (2) of Directive 2014/24/EU Member States are obliged to take appropriate measures to ensure that in the performance of public contracts economic operators comply with applicable obligations in the fields of environmental, social and labour law established by Union law, national law, collective agreements or by the international environmental, social and labour law provisions listed in Directive 2014/24/EU;

2014/12/08
Committee: IMCO

2014/2158(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to carefully monitor the centralisation of purchases in public procurement markets ~~in order to avoid excessive concentration of purchas~~, and to promote market access opportunities for SMEs, ing p~~ower and co~~articular by making full us~~ion, and to preserve market access opportunities for SME~~e of Art. 46 of Directive 2014/24/EU, which encourages contracting authorities to divide large contracts into lots;

2014/12/08
Committee: IMCO

2014/2158(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. BWelcomes the adoption of the Directive on antitrust damage to give victims of infringements of EU antitrust laws access to compensation; believes that timely and adequate implementation of the Directive ~~on antitrust damage actions~~ is essential to evaluate its ~~effect on~~intended positive effect on increasing access to legal action for SMEs and individual consumers; stresses that access to justice and the availability of collective redress in this field and consumer rights protection in general is essential to achieving the aims of EU competition policy;

2014/12/08
Committee: IMCO

2014/2158(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the ~~Mastercard~~CJEU ruling of ~~the CJEU of~~ 11 September 2014 on anticompetitive credit card fees, as well as the successful actions undertaken by the Commission to ensure that standardisation processes in the payments sector do not affect market entry and innovation; reiterates Parliament’s position that card payment fee caps should be introduced in order to reduce unnecessary costs for consumers; in this context, asks the Commission to accelerate the process of mapping standardisation work for mobile payments, while ensuring that any action taken does not exclude new entrants;

2014/12/08
Committee: IMCO

2014/2158(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Marc JOULAUD, Catherine STIHLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises th~~at the~~e integral internal market dimension of competition policy~~, which is clear from the Treaty,~~ and the importance of consumer protection in shaping competition policy ~~require~~; calls for stronger cooperation between Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee and the Commission in order to ensure that the interests of consumers are protected and promoted in any and all efforts to encourage a competitive EU.

2014/12/08
Committee: IMCO

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recognises that the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs) is not merely a driver for jobs and growth across the Union but is essential for the proper functioning of the single market, especially in view of factors such as share of EU GDP, employment, and the range of industries affected by IPRs, and plays a key role in stimulating innovation, creativity, competitiveness and cultural diversity;

2015/02/25
Committee: IMCO

2014/2151(INI)

Felix REDA, Josef WEIDENHOLZER, Catherine STIHLER, Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the potential threat and damage to consumer health and safety the purchase of IPR infringing goods may result in; thus compliments the Commission on its engagement with consumers, in particular those of the younger generation, via public information campaigns and other relevant means, and encourages it to continue; welcomes, in particular, the efforts of the Observatory located within the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) that are aimed at raising awareness among consumers of the benefits of choosing IPR respecting products and facilitating access to such products;stresses in this context that product quality and safety is a different issue from product authenticity, thus the IPR status and their possible infringement should be addressed separately; (The second part of this para is moved into a new para to separate the issue of IPR infringement from the issue of product safety)

2015/02/25
Committee: IMCO

2014/2151(INI)

Felix REDA, Josef WEIDENHOLZER, Catherine STIHLER, Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

~~(The second part of the Rapporteur's paragraph 4 is moved into a new paragraph to avoid~~4a. Compliments the Commission on its engagement with consumers, in particular those of the younger generation, via public information campaigns and other relevant means, and encourages it to continue; welcomes, in particular, the efforts of the Observatory located within the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) that are aimed at raising awareness among consumers of the benefits of choosing IPR respecting products and facilitating access to such products; Or. en confusion)

2015/02/25
Committee: IMCO

2014/2151(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Marc JOULAUD, Catherine STIHLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Looks forward to receiving information on existing national initiatives addressing IP civil enforcement for SMEs by the end of 2015; welcomes the forthcoming Green Paper on the need for future Union action based on the best practice found in nationally financed schemes assisting SMEs to enforce their IP rights; emphasises that for SMEs, clear and manageable structures for the enforcement their IPR are crucial;

2015/02/25
Committee: IMCO

2014/2151(INI)

Felix REDA, Josef WEIDENHOLZER, Catherine STIHLER, Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Emphasises that the duty of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) to obtain data documenting IPR infringements from the industry and to generate reliable data and analysis of the real impacts of infringements for economic actors should be part of the ten- point action plan and be the base to further actions in the different sectors most concerned;

2015/02/25
Committee: IMCO

2014/2151(INI)

Felix REDA, Josef WEIDENHOLZER, Catherine STIHLER, Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Stresses that in order to achieve a meaningful enforcement of IPR, full information should be available and accessible regarding the type of IP rights (for example patent, trademark, copyright) concerned in each situation, the status of the validity of these rights and the identity of the owners;

2015/02/25
Committee: IMCO

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Stresses that any IPR related legislation needs to reflect the development of the digital era taking into account the online environment and various means of distribution guaranteeing a balanced approach representing the interests of all stakeholders involved and in particular of consumers and their right of access to content, whilst at the same time promoting artists, creators and innovation in Europe;

2015/02/25
Committee: IMCO

2014/2151(INI)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Catherine STIHLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Is of the opinion that enforcement of intellectual property rights should fully respect the principle of proportionality balancing the rights of content owners with those of the users which need to be fully compatible with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and data protection rules, namely the protection of personal data, respect for private life and the right to access to justice;

2015/02/25
Committee: IMCO

2014/2059(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that Member States have to step up their efforts to modernise their public administrations, by providing more and better accessible digital services for citizens and businesses, reducing costs and enhancing efficiency; highlights that the proper and quick implementation of EU public procurement and concessions legislation would provide a great opportunity to modernise public administration, at both government and local levels, by enhancing the quality and effectiveness of public spending and investment.

2014/09/15
Committee: IMCO

2014/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

(ca) its disclosure is required under Union or Member State law;

2015/03/26
Committee: JURI

2014/0402(COD)

Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Lucy ANDERSON, Ulrike TREBESIUS, Catherine STIHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) ensures that, in relation to clinical trials, and in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, the trade secret holder has responsibility for proving that the information in question is a trade secret and that this information has been acquired unlawfully. _________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use (OJ L 158, 27.5.2014, p. 1).

2015/03/26
Committee: JURI

2014/0107(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 a (new)

Article 38a Union safeguard procedure 1. Where, on completion of the procedure set out in Article 38b(3) and (4), objections are raised against a measure taken by a Member State, or where the Commission considers a national measure to be contrary to Union legislation, the Commission shall without delay enter into consultation with the Member States and the relevant economic operator or operators and shall evaluate the national measure. On the basis of the results of that evaluation, the Commission shall decide whether the national measure is justified or not. The Commission shall address its decision to all Member States and shall immediately communicate it to them and the relevant economic operator or operators. 2. If the national measure is considered justified, all Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the non-compliant subsystem or safety component is withdrawn from their market, and shall inform the Commission accordingly. If the national measure is considered unjustified, the Member State concerned shall withdraw that measure. 3. Where the national measure is considered justified and the non- compliance of the subsystem or safety component is attributed to shortcomings in the harmonised standards referred to in point (b) of Article 38b(5) of this Regulation, the Commission shall apply the procedure provided for in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012.

2015/01/13
Committee: IMCO

2014/0107(COD)

Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Lucy ANDERSON, Ulrike TREBESIUS, Catherine STIHLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 b (new)

Article 38b Compliant subsystems or safety components which present a risk to health or safety 1. Where, having carried out an evaluation under Article 38b(1), a Member State finds that although a subsystem or safety component is in compliance with this Regulation, it presents a risk to the health or safety of persons, it shall require the relevant economic operator to take all appropriate measures to ensure that the subsystem or safety component concerned, when placed on the market, no longer presents that risk, to withdraw the subsystem or safety component from the market or to recall it within a reasonable period, commensurate with the nature of the risk, as it may prescribe. 2. The economic operator shall ensure that corrective action is taken in respect of all the subsystems or safety components concerned that he has made available on the market throughout the Union. 3. The Member State shall immediately inform the Commission and the other Member States. That information shall include all available details, in particular the data necessary for the identification of the subsystem or safety component concerned, the origin and the supply chain of the subsystem or safety component, the nature of the risk involved and the nature and duration of the national measures taken. 4. The Commission shall without delay enter into consultation with the Member States and the relevant economic operator or operators and shall evaluate the national measures taken. On the basis of the results of that evaluation, the Commission shall decide whether the national measure is justified or not and, where necessary, propose appropriate measures. 5. The Commission shall address its decision to all Member States and shall immediately communicate it to them and the relevant economic operator or operators.

2015/01/13
Committee: IMCO

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses the importance of the exchange of information between SOLVIT centres and recommends that Member States invest in improving the cooperation between these centres;

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls on Members of the European Parliament to promote the role of SOLVIT in their constituencies;

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Points out that the liberalisation of energy markets has not systematically led to greater competition and lower prices for consumers and, from consumers' point of view, has made the range of services and tariffs available more confusing and potentially misleading to consumers;

2013/12/10
Committee: IMCO

2013/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Emphasises that high-quality, comprehensive and freely accessible local public transport constitutes a basic service ~~which~~. This service must also be made available and extended in areas where it is less profitable;

2013/12/10
Committee: IMCO

2013/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Points out that, as a result of the ageing of the population, efficient and universally accessible public transport services ~~will gain in importance in the future and that they are also~~are vital and essential if the EU2020 climate objectives are to be achieved;

2013/12/10
Committee: IMCO

2013/2093(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Welcomes the Commission's establishment of the High Level Expert Group on Retail Sector Innovation and calls of the Commission to swiftly review the forthcoming recommendations of the group, in order to further promote entrepreneurship, stimulate innovation and create jobs and growth in Europe;

2013/09/11
Committee: IMCO

2013/2093(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Supports the work of the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain and its Experts Platform on B2B contractual practices; considers that the Parliament should urgently resolve pending issues relating to its participation in the Forum's work; stresses that UTPs impact negatively on third county businesses, farmers and workers and also occur in the non-food supply chain and asks the Commission and the business federations to explore the possibilities for creating a new, open-ended forum focusing on retail as a whole;

2013/09/11
Committee: IMCO

2013/2093(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Welcomes the principles of good practice and the list of examples of unfair and fair practices in vertical trading relationships in the food supply chain, as well as the framework for the implementation and enforcement of these principles; ~~emphasises that, if these are~~welcomes the trade associations recognition of the need for enforcement and emphasises that, if an enforcement mechanism is to have a practical effect, it is ~~important that~~vital that it has the respect of all actors in the food supply chain and that all participate, including farmers' organisations as well as the manufacturing and wholesale distribution industries; ~~requests~~considers it also necessary to have an independent, enforcement mechanism with the power to impose sanctions and calls on the Commission to review the practical effects of the voluntary initiative within ~~two~~one years of its entry into force, and to swiftly propose additional actions ~~should this be necessary~~;

2013/09/11
Committee: IMCO

2013/2093(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Considers that it is often difficult for weaker market parties to complain about UTPs and emphasises the important role of associations of enterprises which should be able to submit such complaints on their behalf, while ensuring confidentiality, to an ombudsman or adjudicator who should have the power to take ex officio action in the case of information about certain worrying trendso calls on the Commission to look into establishing an EU-wide ombudsman that is able to receive information in an anonymous format, keep information confidential, undertake market monitoring and initiate investigations;

2013/09/11
Committee: IMCO

2013/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)

(9a) For the purposes of this Directive, and in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, in general the data included in a clinical study report should not be considered commercially confidential once a marketing authorisation has been granted, the procedure for granting the marketing authorisation has been completed or the application for marketing authorisation has been withdrawn. In addition, the main characteristics of a clinical trial, the conclusion on Part I of the assessment report for the authorisation of a clinical trial, the decision on the authorisation of a clinical trial, the substantial modification of a clinical trial, and the clinical trial results including reasons for temporary halt or early termination, in general, should not be considered a trade secret. ________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use (OJ L 158, 27.5.2014, p. 1).

2015/03/26
Committee: JURI

2013/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) its disclosure is not in the public interest or is not required or allowed under Union or Member State law.

2015/02/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f

~~(f) any other conduct which, under the circumstances, is considered contrary to honest commercial practices.~~deleted

2015/02/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) its disclosure is not in the public interest or is not required under Union or Member State law.

2015/03/26
Committee: JURI

2013/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

(ca) its disclosure is required under Union or national law;

2015/02/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) ensures that the trade secret holder has responsibility for proving that the information in question is a trade secret and that this information has been acquired unlawfully.

2015/02/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) citizens and businesses have the right and the possibility to access competitive, secure and reliable electronic communications services, irrespective of where they are provided from in the Union, without being hampered by cross-border restrictions or unjustified additional costs and penalties.

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) To address the phasing out of unjustified surcharges for roaming.

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12

(12) ‘assured service quality (ASQ) connectivity product’ means a product that is made available at the internet protocol (IP) exchange, which enables customers to set up an IP communication link between a point of interconnection and one or several fixed network termination points, and enables defined levels of end to end network performance for the provision of specific services to end users on the basis of the delivery of a specified guaranteed quality of service, based on specified parameters;deleted

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 12 a (new)

(12a) "reasonable network management" means network management that complies with the general principles of relevance, proportionality, efficiency, non-discrimination and transparency;

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14

(14) ‘internet access service’ means a publicly available electronic communications service that provides connectivity to the internet, and thereby connectivity between virtually all end points connected to the internet,; i~~rrespective of the network technology used;~~t enables end-users to send data to and receive data from the entire internet.

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 15

(15) ‘s"Specialised service’s" means an electronic communications service or any other service that provides the capability to access specific content, applications or services, or a combination thereof, and whose technical characteristics are controlled from end-to-end or provides the capability to s that are provided and operated within closed electronic communications networks using the Internet Protocol, but not being part of the Internet. The expression "closend ~~or receive data to or from a determined number of parties or endpoints; and that is not marketed or widely used as a substitute for internet access service;~~electronic communications networks" refers to networks that rely on strict admission control.

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. A ~~Europea~~ny electronic communications provider has the right to provide electronic communications networks and services in the whole Union and to exercise the rights linked to the provision of such networks and services in each Member State where it operates pursuant to a single EU authorisation which is subject only to the notification requirements provided in Article 4.

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19

1. Any operator shall have the right to provide a European ASQ connectivity product as specified in paragraph 4. 2. Any operator shall meet any reasonable request to provide a European ASQ connectivity product as specified in paragraph 4 submitted in writing by an authorised provider of electronic communications services. Any refusal to provide a European ASQ product shall be based on objective criteria. The operator shall state the reasons for any refusal within one month from the written request. It shall be deemed to be an objective ground of refusal that the party requesting the supply of a European ASQ connectivity product is unable or unwilling to make available, whether within the Union or in third countries, a European ASQ connectivity product to the requested party on reasonable terms, if the latter so requests. 3. Where the request is refused or agreement on specific terms and conditions, including price, has not been reached within two months from the written request, either party is entitled to refer the issue to the relevant national regulatory authority pursuant to Article 20 of Directive 2002/21/EC. In such a case, Article 3(6) of this Regulation may apply. 4. The provision of a connectivity product shall be considered as the provision of a European ASQ connectivity product if it is supplied in accordance with the minimum parameters listed in Annex II and cumulatively meets the following substantive requirements: (a) ability to be offered as a high quality product anywhere in the Union; (b) enabling service providers to meet the needs of their end-users; (c) cost-effectiveness, taking into account existing solutions that may be provided on the same networks; (d) operational effectiveness, in particular in respect of limiting to the extent possible implementation obstacles and deployment costs for customers; and (e) ensuring that the rules on protection of privacy, personal data, security and integrity of networks and transparency in accordance with Union law are respected. 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 in order to adapt Annex II in light of market and technological developments, so as to continue to meet the substantive requirements listed in paragraph 4.Article 19 deleted Assured service quality (ASQ) connectivity product

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1

1. ThEnd-users shall not be fre~~edom of end-users to use~~stricted by public authorities in using public electronic communications networks or publicly available electronic communications services provided by an undertaking established in another Member State. ~~shall not be restricted by public authorities~~.

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Providers of electronic communications to the public shall ensure that an appropriate notification is sent to the end-user when the consumption of services has reached 80% of the financial limit set in accordance with paragraph 1. The notification shall indicate the procedure to be followed to continue the provision of those services, including their cost. The provider shall cease to provide the specified services and to charge the end-user for it if the financial limit would otherwise be exceeded, unless and until the end-user requests the continued or renewed provision of those services. After having reached the financial limit end- users shall continue to be able to receive calls and SMS messages and access free- phone numbers and emergency services by dialling the European emergency number 112 free of charge until the end of the agreed billing period.

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2

2. Providers of electronic communications to the public shall not apply any discriminatory requirements or conditions of access or use to end-users based on the end-user's nationality or place of residence unless such differences are ~~objectively justified~~justified by and in strict compliance with the guidelines set out in paragraph 3a.

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

3. Providers of electronic communications to the public shall not apply tariffs for intra-Union communications terminating in another Member State which are higher~~, unless objectively justified:~~ than tariffs for domestic long-distance communications, unless the difference is justified by and in strict compliance with the guidelines set out in paragraph 3a.

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. By (DATE OF APPLICATION) BEREC, after consulting stakeholders and in close cooperation with the Commission, shall lay down general guidelines to determine the conditions under which providers of electronic communications to the public are allowed to charge an additional fee for the provision of an international service within the EU on top of their domestic tariffs. Such guidelines shall ensure that any additional fees are strictly based on the real and verifiable cost that providers incur by providing the cross-border service, are transparent, and made available to the public.

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

End-users shall ~~be free~~the right to access, transfer and distribute information and content, run applications, connect hardware and use services and software of their choice ~~via their internet access service~~. Internet access providers cannot block, discriminate against, impair or degrade, including through price surcharge or preferential treatment, the ability of any end-user to use a service to access, use, send, post, receive or offer any content, application or service of their choice, irrespective of source or target. Providers of internet access services may however offer agreements that differentiate according to data volumes and speeds, as long as no discrimination based on the content, application or service themselves, or specific classes thereof, is put in place. Providers of internet access services shall not make the prices of these services dependent on the content, applications and services that are offered or used via these internet access services.

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

End-users shall also ~~be free~~have the right to agree with either providers of electronic communications to the public or with providers of content, applications and services on the provision of specialised services with an enhanced quality of service.

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

In order to enable the provision of specialised services to end-users, providers of content, applications and services and providers of electronic communications to the public ~~shall~~may be free to enter into agreements with each other to transmit the related data volumes or traffic as specialised services with a defined quality of service or dedicated capacity. The provision of specialised services shall not impair ~~in a recurring or continuous manner the general~~the quality of internet access services.

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Within the limits of any contractually agreed data volumes or speeds for internet access services, providers of internet access services shall not restrict the ~~freedom~~rights provided for in paragraph 1 by notably blocking, slowing down, degrading or discriminating against specific content, applications or services, or specific classes thereof, except in cases where it is necessary to apply reasonable ~~traffic~~network management measures. Reasonable ~~traffic~~network management measures shall be relevant, transparent, non-discriminatory, proportionate and efficient. They also must be necessary to:

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2

Reasonable ~~traffic~~network management shall only entail processing of data that is necessary and proportionate to achieve the purposes set out in this paragraph.

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2

2. Consumers, and other end-users ~~unless they have otherwise agreed~~so requesting, shall have the right to terminate a contract with a one- month notice period, where six months or more have elapsed since ~~conclusion of the contract~~the contract term has started. No compensation shall be due other than for the residual value of subsidised equipment bundled with the contract at the moment of the contract conclusion and a pro rata temporis reimbursement for any other promotional advantages marked as such at the moment of the contract conclusion. Any restriction on the usage of terminal equipment on other networks shall be lifted, free of charge, by the provider at the latest upon payment of such compensation.

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29

If a bundle of services offered to consumers comprises at least a connection to an electronic communications network or one electronic communications service, Athis article~~s 28~~ and ~~30 of this Regulation~~article 30 shall apply to all elements of the bundle unless the electronic communications service constitutes a minor part of the bundle.

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4

4. Porting of numbers and their subsequent activation shall be carried out within the shortest possible time. End- users who have concluded an agreement to port a number to a new provider shall have that number activated within one working day from the conclusion of such agreement. The receiving provider of electronic communications to the public shall lead the switching and porting process~~. End-users shall~~ and shall ensure that end-users receive adequate information on switching before and during the switching process, and also immediately after it is concluded. ~~End-users shall not be switched to another provider against their will.~~Without prejudice to the first subparagraph, competent national authorities may establish the global process of switching and porting of numbers in accordance with the BEREC guidelines. They shall take into account necessary end-user protection throughout the switching process and the need to ensure the efficiency of such a process. In any event, loss of service during the process of porting shall not exceed one working day. End-users shall not be switched to another provider against their will. Member States shall ensure that appropriate sanctions on undertakings are provided for, including an obligation to compensate subscribers in case of delay in porting or abuse of porting by them or on their behalf.'

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/0265(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Member States shall be able to maintain or introduce lower caps through national legislation.

2013/12/12
Committee: IMCO

2013/0265(COD)

Catherine STIHLER, Evelyne GEBHARDT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Member States shall be able to maintain or introduce lower caps through national legislation.

2013/12/12
Committee: IMCO

2013/0265(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. When entering into a contractual agreement with a payment services provider, the consumer shall be provided with clear and objective information and shall be able to decide whether or not he needs two or more different brands of payment instruments on his card, telecommunication, digital or IT device.

2013/12/12
Committee: IMCO

2013/0265(COD)

Catherine STIHLER, Evelyne GEBHARDT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5

5. Where a payment device offers the choice between different brands of payment instruments, the brand applied to the payment transaction at issue shall be determined by the payer at the point of sale. Prior to the contract being signed the payment service provider shall provide the consumer with clear and objective information on all the payment brands available including their interchange fees and their characteristics.

2013/12/12
Committee: IMCO

2013/0265(COD)

Catherine STIHLER, Evelyne GEBHARDT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6

6. Payment card schemes, issuers, acquirers, merchants and payment card handling infrastructure providers shall not insert automatic mechanisms, software or devices on the payment instrument or at equipment applied at the point of sale which limit the choice of application by the payer when using a co-badged payment instrument.

2013/12/12
Committee: IMCO

2013/0265(COD)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Catherine STIHLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2

2. Contracts between acquirers and payees ~~may~~shall include a provision that the information referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be provided or made available periodically, at least once a month, and in an agreed manner which allows payees to store and reproduce information unchanged. When entering into a contractual agreement with a payment services provider, the consumer shall also be provided with clear and objective periodical information about the payment characteristics and payment fees applied to payment transactions.

2013/12/12
Committee: IMCO

2013/0265(COD)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Catherine STIHLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall establish independent, adequate and effective out- of-court complaint and redress procedures for the settlement of disputes arising under this Regulation between payees and their payment service providers. For those purposes, Member States shall designate existing bodies, where appropriate, or establish new bodies.

2013/12/12
Committee: IMCO

2013/0265(COD)

Evelyne GEBHARDT, Catherine STIHLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Payment service providers shall adhere to one or more Alternative Dispute Resolution bodies.

2013/12/12
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5

(5) In accordance with Article 26(2) of the Treaty, the internal market is to comprise an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods and services and the freedom of establishment are ensured. The harmonisation of certain aspects of package contracts and ~~assist~~linked travel arrangements is necessary for the creation of a real consumer internal market in this area, striking the right balance between a high level of consumer protection and the competitiveness of businesses.

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) It should also be clarified that contracts by which a trader entitles the traveller after the conclusion of the contract to choose among a selection of different types of travel services, such as in the case of a package travel gift box, should constitute a package. Moreover, a combination of travel services should be considered as a package where the traveller's name or ~~particulars~~data needed to conclude the booking transaction are transferred between the traders at the latest when the booking of the first service is confirmed. Particulars needed to conclude a booking transaction relate to credit card details or other information necessary to obtain a payment. On the other hand, the mere transfer of particulars such as the travel destination or travel times should not be sufficient.

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23

(23) Key information, for example on the main characteristics of the travel services or the prices, provided in advertisements, on the organiser's website or in brochures as part of the pre-contractual information, should be binding, unless the organiser reserves the right to make changes to those elements and unless such changes are clearly and prominently communicated to the traveller before the contract is concluded. ~~However, in light of new communication technologies, there is no longer any need to lay down specific rules on brochures, while it is appropriate to ensure that, in certain circumstances, c~~Changes impacting the contract performance ~~are~~must be adequately communicated between the parties on a durable medium accessible for future reference. It should always be possible to make changes to that information where both parties to the contract expressly agree on that.

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27

(27) In specific situations, also the organiser should be entitled to terminate the contract before the start of the package without paying compensation, for instance if the minimum number of participants is not reached and where this possibility has been reserved in the contract. In such a situation, the organiser should adequately inform travellers who may be impacted by that clause.

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34

(34) Member States should ensure that travellers purchasing a package or an assisted travel arrangement are fully protected against the insolvency of the organiser, of the retailer having facilitated the assisted travel arrangement or of any of the service providers. Member States in which package organisers and retailers facilitating assisted travel arrangements are established should ensure that traders offering such combinations of travel services provide security for the refund of all payments made by travellers and for their repatriation in the event of insolvency. While retaining discretion as to the way in which insolvency protection is granted, Member States should ensure that their national insolvency protection schemes are effective and able to guarantee prompt repatriation and the refund of all travellers affected by the insolvency. Where a consumer would prefer to complete their package or linked travel arrangement, rather than obtain a full refund, the insolvency protection may, where appropriate, provide for the fulfilment of existing contracts, in order to enable the package or linked travel arrangement to continue but this shall be at no additional cost to the traveller. The required insolvency protection should take into account the actual financial risk of the activities of the organiser, relevant retailer or service provider, including the type of combination of travel services they sell, foreseeable seasonal fluctuations as well as the extent of pre-payments and the way in which these are secured. In accordance with Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market25 , in cases where insolvency protection may be provided in the form of a guarantee or an insurance policy, such security may not be limited to attestations issued by financial operators established in a particular Member State. __________________ 25 OJ L376, 27.12.2006, p. 36. OJ L376, 27.12.2006, p. 36.

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) packages and ~~assist~~linked travel arrangements covering a period of less than 24 hours unless overnight accommodation is included;

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 2 – point b – point i

(i) purchased from a single point of sale within the same booking process where all the services have been selected by the traveller before the traveller has agreed to pay,

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 2 – point b – point v

(v) purchased from separate traders through linked online booking processes where the traveller's name or ~~particulars~~data needed to conclude a booking transaction are transferred between the traders at the latest when the booking of the first service is confirmed;

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 7

(7) ‘trader’ means any person, who ~~is acting for purposes relating to his trade, business, craft or profession~~sells or offers for sale travel services or facilitates the procurement of travel services whether it is in their own name or as an intermediary;

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 8

(8) ‘organiser’ means a trader who combines and sells or offers for sale packages, either directly or through another trader or together with another trader or who facilitates the combination and procurement of such packages; where more than one trader meets any of the criteria referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2, all of those traders are considered as organisers, unless one of them is designated as organiser and the traveller is informed accordingly;

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(ga) the conditions for the termination of the contract by the traveller or the organiser before the start of the package;

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided in a clear, accessible and prominent manner.

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a(new)

3a. The pre-contractual information provided to the traveller shall be binding on the organiser and shall constitute a part of the contract.

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that package travel contracts are in plain, accessible and intelligible language and, in so far as they are in writing, legible.

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b

~~(b) the change is insignificant an~~deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c

~~(c) the organiser informs the traveller in a clear and prominent manner on a durable medium.~~deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. If, before the start of the package, the organiser is constrained to alter significantly any of the main characteristics of the travel services as defined in point (a) of Article 4 or special requirements as referred to in point (a) of Article 6(2), the organiser shall ~~without undue delay~~ inform the traveller of the proposed changes without undue delay in a clear and prominent manner on a durable medium ~~of:~~. The traveller shall have the right to: (a) withdraw from the contract without penalty; or (b) accept the changes; or (c) be offered a substitute package

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a

~~(a) the proposed changes an~~deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b

~~(b) the fact that the traveller may terminate the contract without penalty within a specified reasonable time-limit and that otherwise the proposed alteration will be considered as accepted.~~deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3

3. Where the changes to the contract or the substitute offer referred to in paragraph 2 result in a package of lower quality or cost, the traveller shall be entitled to an appropriate price reduction.

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4

4. If the contract is terminated pursuant to point (ba) of paragraph 2, the organiser shall refund all payments received from the traveller within fourteen days after the contract is terminated. The traveller shall, where appropriate, be entitled to compensation in accordance with Article 12.

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) the traveller fails to inform the organiser without undue delay of any lack of conformity which the traveller perceives on the spot if that information requirement was clearly and explicitly stated in the contract and is reasonable, taking into account the circumstances of the case.deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that organisers of packages and retailers facilitating the procurement of assisted travel arrangements ~~established in their territory~~ obtain a security for the effective and prompt refund of all payments made by travellers and, insofar as carriage of passengers is included, for the travellers' effective and prompt repatriation in the event of the insolvency of the organiser, of the retailer or any of the assisted travel arrangement service providers.

2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO

2013/0139(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) be operationally independent of any payment service provider; Information on the owner and provider of the website should be easily available and visible;

2013/10/14
Committee: IMCO

2013/0139(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d

(d) provide a sufficiently broad overview of the payment accounts market and provide information on how much of the market share is covered by their website;

2013/10/14
Committee: IMCO

2013/0139(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall ensure that fees, if any, applied by the transferring payment service provider to the consumer for the termination of the payment account held with it are determined in accordance with Article 45(2) of Directive 2007/64/EC.deleted

2013/10/14
Committee: IMCO

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3

2013/09/10
Committee: ECON

2013/0139(COD)

Kartika Tamara LIOTARD, Nessa CHILDERS, Catherine STIHLER, Antonyia PARVANOVA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall ensure that fees, if any, applied by the transferring or the receiving payment service provider to the consumer for any service provided under Article 10, other than those referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3, shall be appropriate and in line with the actual costs of that payment service provider.deleted

2013/09/10
Committee: ECON

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Kartika Tamara LIOTARD, Carl SCHLYTER, Nessa CHILDERS, Catherine STIHLER, Antonyia PARVANOVA, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. In order to obtain the entry of an ingredient in Annex -I, manufacturers and importers shall make an application to the Commission. The application shall be accompanied by the following particulars: (a) name or corporate name and permanent address of the applicant; (b) chemical name of the ingredient; (c) function of the ingredient and maximum quantity to be used per cigarette; and (d) clear evidence supported by scientific data that the ingredient does not fall under any of the exclusion criteria listed in this Article. The Commission may ask the relevant scientific committee whether the ingredient concerned falls under any of the exclusion criteria listed in this Article as such, or only as of a certain concentration. The Commission shall take a decision in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 1 no later than one year after receiving the application.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Kartika Tamara LIOTARD, Carl SCHLYTER, Nessa CHILDERS, Catherine STIHLER, Antonyia PARVANOVA

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3

3. For cigarette packets the general warning and the information message shall be printed on the lateral sides of the unit packets. These warnings shall have a width of not less than 20 mm and a height of not less than 43 mm. For roll-your-own tobacco the information message shall be printed on the surface that becomes visible when opening the unit packet. Both the general warning and the information message shall cover 50% of the surface on which they are printed. For tobacco for smoking other than cigarettes and roll- your-own tobacco, the general warning and the information message shall be printed on the lateral sides of the unit packets. Both the general warning and the information message shall cover 50% of the surface on which they are printed.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2

~~2. Member States shall ensure that these bodies cooperate in the resolution of cross-border disputes.~~deleted

2013/01/30
Committee: IMCO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20

(20) Graduates wishing to pursue a remunerated traineeship which provides the trainee with certain professional rights and forms part of the training for a regulated profession in another Member State where such traineeship is possible should be covered by Directive 2005/36/EC in order to foster their mobility. It is also necessary to provide for the recognition of their traineeship by the home Member State.

2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – title

~~Full~~Minimum harmonisation

2010/10/25
Committee: IMCO

2008/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1

Member States may not maintain or introduce, in their national law, provisions diverging from those laid down in this Directive, including more or less stringent provisions to ensure a different level of consumer protection.deleted

2010/10/25
Committee: IMCO

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8

Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 5

5. Each independent system operator shall be responsible for granting and managing third party access, including the collection of access charges, congestion rents, and payments under the inter transmission system operator compensation mechanism in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003, as well as for ~~operating, maintaining and developing the transmission system, and for ensuring the long term ability of the system to meet reasonable demand through investment p~~system operation including real time configuration of the network, balanncing. When developing the network the independent system operator is responsible for planning (including authorisation procedure), construction and commissioning of the new infrastructure. For this purpose, it shall act as a transmission system operator in accordance with this Chapter. Transmission system owners may not be responsible for granting and managing third party access, nor for and operational security. Each independent system operator shall, in cooperation with affected transmission system owners, develop arrangements for ensuring the long-term ability of the system to meet reasonable demand through investment planning.

2008/04/11
Committee: ITRE

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8

Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – point (b)

(b) ~~finance~~carry out the investments decided byin cooperation with the independent system operator and approved by the regulatory authority, or give its agreement to financing by any interested party ~~including the independent system operator~~. The relevant financing arrangements shall be subject to approval by the regulatory authority. Prior to this approval, the Regulatory Authority shall consult the asset owner together with other interested parties;

2008/04/11
Committee: ITRE

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8

Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – point (d a) (new)

"(da) enter into an agreement, approved by the regulatory authority, with the independent system operator to ensure their effective cooperation in maintaining and developing the transmission system."

2008/04/11
Committee: ITRE

2007/0195(COD)