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16 Amendments of Morten LØKKEGAARD related to 2017/2003(INI)

Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges, at the same time, that the collaborative economy is having a profound impact on long-established business models; underlines the risk of having different legal standards for similar economic actors; is concerned about the risk of reducing consumer protection, workers’ rights and tax compliance; acknowledges the effects that collaborative businesses are having on the urban environment;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Points to the risks of increasing regulatory grey areas, the consequent disregard of existing regulations and the fragmentation of the Single Market; is aware that, if not properly governed, these changes could result in legal uncertainty about applicable rules and constraints in exercising individual rights;deleted
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Points to the risks of increasing regulatory grey areas, the consequent disregard of existing regulations and the fragmentation of the Single Marketconfusion by companies and regulators as to how to apply existing regulations and directives which has lead to greater fragmentation of the Single Market by regional and national authorities; is aware that, if not properly governed, these changesis confusion could result in legal uncertainty about applicable rules and constraints in exercising individual rights;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses the complex nature of the transport sector within and outside the collaborative economy; notes that this sector is subject to heavy regulation, particularly regarding access to the profession, activities concerned and the development, use and marketing of transport services (exclusive rights, capping of the number of licenses), as well as subsidisation; deplores the fact that they are, among other factors, sometimes used as a pretext to erect artificial barriers, especially against new business models;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Underlines the existing legislation of the Services Directive and the failure to fully implement it in practice by many Member States; calls on the Commission to launch further infringement actions against those Member States, who despite having transposed the Directive, have not ensure that it is respected by local and regional authorities; urges the Commission to increase the speed by which infringement and competition cases are handled in order to allow for swift resolutions for both companies and individuals;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Welcomes the Service Package proposals and guidance on regulated professions; calls for further review and harmonisation of the rules on access to regulated professions and activities in Europe, so as to enable new operators and services linked to digital platforms and the collaborative economy to develop in a business-friendly environment, including greater transparency with regard to legislative changes, and to coexist with incumbent operators within an environment of healthy competition;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Underlines that any thresholds based on income levels must take into account the important differences in income levels and prices across the Member States, stresses that there can be no 'one-size-fits-all' EU income threshold;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that any new regulation should leveragefocus on ex-post regulation instead of ex-ante and that platforms’ self- governing capacities and peer-review should be leveraged to the greatest extent possible; is convinced that collaborative platforms themselves could take an active role in such a new regulatory environment by correcting many asymmetric information and other market failures which have been traditionally addressed through regulation, especially by digital trust-building mechanisms;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Strongly believes, at the same time, that this self-regulating capacity does not undercut the need for regulation, especially for market failures that platforms cannot address and for other normative goals (e.g. reversing inequalities, boosting fairness, inclusiveness, and openness, etc.);deleted
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Points out the crucial importance of clarifying methods by which decisions based on algorithms are taken and of guaranteeing algorithm fairness; emphasises the need to verify the potential harm to privacy caused by big data, to assess the impact of data on different segments of society and to prevent discrimination; calls on the Commission to lay down effective criteria for developing algorithm accountability principles for information- based collaborative platforms;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Welcomes that the rise of the collaborative economy has brought greater competition and has challenged existing operators to focus on consumers' real demands, consumer service and a better service to cost ratio; underlines that the collaborative economy is positive even for those individuals that do not directly take part in it;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Impact on labour market and workers’ rights
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Underlines the paramount importance of safeguarding workers’ rights in collaborative services, of avoiding social dumping, and of guaranteeing fair working conditions and adequate social protection;deleted
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Is concerned about the risk that on-demand workers might not enjoy genuine legal protection, and that collaborative platforms might pass on their risks to workers with no entrepreneurial responsibilities;deleted
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 c (new)
35 c. Calls on the Member States to put an end to over-regulation, which is often protectionist in nature and inhibit the advantages of new market entries in order to protect established market players and other social actors; believes it is necessary for Member States to refrain from uncoordinated actions and unwarranted restrictive unilateral measures against collaborative economy companies;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Notes that services provided by SMEs in the collaborative economy sector are not always sufficiently tailored to the needs of persons with disabilities and the elderly; calls for tools and programmes aimed at supporting these operators to take into account the needs of persons with disabilities;
2017/02/13
Committee: IMCO