6 Amendments of Victor NEGRESCU related to 2016/0286(COD)
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Regulation (EC) No 531/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 complements and supports, in so far as Union-wide roaming is concerned, the rules provided for by the regulatory framework for electronic communications and establishes certain tasks for BEREC. The regulatory framework for electronic communications has broadly achieved its general objective of ensuring a competitive sector providing significant end-user benefits. _________________ 23 Regulation (EC) No 531/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2012 on roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (OJ L 172, 30.6.2012, p.10).
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 establishes common rules to safeguard equal and non-discriminatory treatment of traffic in the provision of internet access services and related end- users’ rights and sets up a new retail pricing mechanism for Union-wide regulated roaming services. This regulation establishes additional tasks for BEREC, in particular the issuing of guidelines on the implementation of national regulatory authorities (‘NRAs’) obligationcommitments in relation to open internet access as well as reporting and consultation on draft implementing acts to be adopted by the Commission in relation to Union-wide roaming. _________________ 24 Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 laying down measures concerning open internet access and amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (OJ L 310, 26.11.2015, p.1
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The need for the regulatory framework for electronic communications to be consistently applied in all Member States is essential for the successful development of an internal market for electronic communications throughout the Union and the promotion of access to, and take-up of, very high capacity data connectivity, of competition in the provision of electronic communications networks, services and associated facilities and of the interests of the citizens of the Union. In view of market and technological developments, which often entails an increased cross-border dimension, and to the experience so far in ensuring a consistent implementation in the electronic communications field, it is necessary to build on the work of BEREC and the BEREC Office and further develop them into a fully-fledged agency, ensuring that the new agency provides further added value and is aligned with Union policy priorities, in particular the Digital Single Market Strategy.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In the past the term of office of the Chair and of the Vice-Chairs of the Board of Regulators was one year. In view of the additional tasks assigned to BEREC and the need to ensure annual and multiannual programming for its activities, it is crucial to ensure that the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson benefit from a stable and long- term mandate with an annual evaluation report.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The role of the Executive Director, who would be the legal representative of BEREC, is crucial for the adequate functioning of the new agency and the implementation of the tasks assigned to it. The Management Board should appoint him/her on the basis of a list drawn up by the Commission following an open and transparent selection procedure in order to guarantee a rigourous evaluation of the candidates and a high level of independence. Moreover, in the past the term of office of the Administrative Manager of the BEREC Office was three years. It is necessary that the Executive Director has a sufficiently long mandate in order to ensure stability and delivery of a long-term strategy for the agency, no longer than five years.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Experience has shown that most of BEREC’s tasks are better carried out through working groups, therefore the Management Board should be in charge of setting up working groups and appointing their members. In order to ensure a geographically balanced approach, the working groups should be coordinated and moderated by members of the BEREC staff. Lists of qualified experts should be prepared in advance to ensure a quick set- up of certain working groups, in particular those related to internal market procedures for draft national measures on market regulation and on assignments of rights of use for radio spectrum, due to the time limits of those procedures.