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12 Amendments of Olga SEHNALOVÁ related to 2015/2089(INI)

Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the proper transposition, implementation and enforcement of consumer rights and law is essential in order to achieve a high level of consumer protection in the EU;
2015/06/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas one of the main priorities of the European Consumer Summit 2015, an annual forum gathering key European and international policy-makers and stakeholders, was the importance of better implementation and enforcement of the law;
2015/06/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that improving single market regulation should be both a priority and a shared responsibility of the Union institutions; believes that good legislation should contribute to competitiveness, the creation of jobs and growth, a high level of consumer protection, and must do so in a way that stimulates, rather than frustrates, the European economy;
2015/06/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that single market legislation should be to the benefit of competitiveness, citizens and consumers, innovation and growth, and views effective impact assessments as an important tool for informing policymakers on how best to design regulation to achieve these aims and their single market objectives;
2015/06/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Believes that by making public consultations available in all of the official languages, improving their accessibility and intelligibility, the higher corresponding participation and more transparent access to the consultation process will be achieved;
2015/06/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Believes that a systematic screening of consumer markets at EU level would detect in a more timely manner emerging trends and threats to consumers and businesses; highlights in this context a positive role of all involved stakeholders, including consumer organisations;
2015/06/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission to undertake timely and faster infringement proceedings where evidence exists to demonstrate a failure of implementation and where reasonable efforts to solve problems through tools such as EU Pilot or SOLVIT have failed; considers that while action should be taken in all applicable cases, the Commission could further prioritise action to tackle those infringements that are most significant in economic terms;
2015/06/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Stresses that in its resolution on the implementation of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005/29/EC, the European Parliament called on the Commission to compile and analyse data on penalties applied by Member States as well as on the efficiency of enforcement regimes in particular with regard to the complexity and length of enforcement procedures; calls repeatedly on the Commission to provide the Parliament with results of these analyses;
2015/06/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25 b. Considers that the enforcement remains primarily national whilst an increasing share of businesses operate across borders; stresses that cross-border situations that can affect consumer in several, if not all, Members States at the same time, are arising in the Single Market; believes that in case of an EU- wide infringement, the direct enforcement action at EU level is needed in order to ensure coherent enforcement of consumer rights throughout the EU;
2015/06/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25 c. Notes that cooperation between enforcement authorities is essential to ensure that consumer rights legislation is equally applied cross the internal market and to create a level playing field for businesses; stresses the importance of Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) in this area; stresses that following Article 21a of the CPC Regulation, the Commission shall assess the effectiveness and operational mechanisms of this Regulation and submit report to the EP by 31 December 2014; urges the Commission to fulfil this commitment as soon as possible;
2015/06/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)
25d. Acknowledges a positive role of the EU sweeps actions, launched by the Commission in order to enhance enforcement throughout coordinated control actions in the online environment; believes that EU sweeps could be broaden also into the offline sector;
2015/06/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Considers, however, that analysis should be improved as regards to whether the legislative steps taken so far have contributed effectively to achieving an aim, and whether they still remain necessary; believes, in this context, that a rolling target for administrative and regulatory burden reduction can make a positive contribution to ensuring that aims are met in the most efficient way possible;
2015/06/10
Committee: IMCO