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Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on competition policy – annual report 2020
2021/02/24
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2020/2223(INI)
Documents: PDF(156 KB) DOC(49 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Andrus ANSIP', 'mepid': 124696}]

Amendments (7)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that competition policy is vital to strengthening and ultimately completingthe proper functioning and strengthening of the single market by providing a fair and level playing field for all market participants, both in non-digital and digital markets, enabling the growth of innovative businesses, and guaranteeing a high level of consumer protection and choice by leading to higher product choice, not only in terms of lowest price but also in terms of quality features; Considers furthermore that SMES would benefit from rigorous application of competition rules, both in offline and digital spheres;
2021/01/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that competition rules, consumer welfare and sustainability issues are closely interlinked; highlights therefore the need to address sustainability in shaping EU competition policy tools, especially in its ex-ante regulatory mechanism as well as State Aid guidelines, to be a supporting tool to the objectives of the Green New Deal, Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Paris Agreement, and address market distortions by taking into consideration all aspects of unfair competition, including social and environmental negative externalities;
2021/01/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights that in a global economy, potential distortion to competition in the internal market emanates from companies established outside the EU; calls on the Commission to enhance global cooperation on competition to provide for a level-playing field with third countries, particularly when it comes to State aid; asks furthermore for unfair trading practices to be addressed effectively, including taking into account social and environmental dumping;
2021/01/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that regulating digital markets and strengthen fair competition between market participants by addressing both market failures and unfair business-to business practices constitutes a core responsibility of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection; in this context, highlights the adoption of the P2B Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/11501 ) and notes that ex ante regulatory intervention will address the gaps in ex post competition law enforcement; __________________ 1 OJ L 186, 11.7.2019, p. 57.
2021/01/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of clear measures to ensure effective enforcement and supervision of competition law at the EU level, especially in the context of fast- moving markets; underlines that the compliance of provisions must be reinforced with effective and proportionate penalties;
2021/01/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to ensure fair and secure and open-data access to data for all market participants, and in particular SMEs and micro-enterprises; notes that it should empower consumers to control their data and provide them with additional rights in terms of data portability and interoperability in order to ensure that the single market for data is based on European values and fair competition. ; asks furthermore the Commission to take into account the effects of access to personal and financial data when assessing market and network power, i.e. whether merging data and customer information during a merger distorts competition and weakens data protection, and whether an enterprise's access to exclusive analytical methods and patents excludes competitors;
2021/01/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that consumer welfare is and remain an essential aspect of competition policy; stresses in this perspective that the concept of a ‘fair price’ should not be equated with the lowest consumer price possible, but instead should be reasonable and enable the fair remuneration of all actors; considers that a focus on lowest-possible consumer prices ignores the negative externalities associated with certain types of production;
2021/01/08
Committee: IMCO