Activities of Jan Philipp ALBRECHT related to 2017/2191(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Report on Competition Policy 2016
Amendments (5)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. AcknowledgWelcomes the Commission’s efforts to combat unfair competition in high-profile cases against well-known companies; considers that SMEs could stand to benefit from rigorous application of competition rules, particularly in the digital sphere, but stresses that the enforcement of fair competition in the case of SMEs is also of the utmost importance;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Commission to strengthen the supervision of national implementation of competition policy; is concerned that uneven enforcement of EU competition law by national authorities can result in varying outcomes, thus distorting competition in the internal market; stresses the need for national competition authorities to be independent and have adequate human and financial resources to perform their tasks effectively; welcomes in this regard the Commission’s proposal on the ECN+;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that if anti-competitive practices are to be fought effectively, all aspects of unfair competition must be taken into consideration, including social dumping and fraudulent posting of workers.;further calls on competition authorities to take into account the role of access to data and information when assessing market power, 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;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Underlines the essential role of administrative fines in deterring future breaches of competition law;urges all Member States to grant their competition authorities the power to impose such fines;considers it essential that a parent company can be held liable for infringement of EU competition law by its subsidiaries;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls for the strengthening of the freedom of choice for consumers in the Digital Single Market;considers that the enshrined right to data portability in the GDPR is a good approach to strengthening the rights of consumers and competition;in this context underlines the need to examine how interoperability between digital networks by open standards and interfaces can be ensured;