14 Amendments of Raffaele BALDASSARRE related to 2012/2322(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that online gambling is a special kind of economic activity, to which internal market rules, namely freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services, cannot fully apply; highlights the fact that the Member States have the right to regulate and control their gambling markets in accordance with European internal market legislationthe principles of the EU Treaties and the case-law of the CJEU;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take action against illegal gambling offered from within Member State territories; urges the Commission, in this regard, to call on Member States to take enforcement measures against offers for illegal gambling in its planned recommendations on consumer protection and advertising;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, in the absence of harmonisation and with due regard to the principle of subsidiarity, the Member States maintain a margin of discrehave full competence and are in the best position to regulate online gambling in accordance with their own values and pursued objectives of general interest and in keeping with the principles laid down in the Treaties;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the risks involved in terms of consumer protection, fraud prevention and law enforcement against illegal activities, such as money laundering and match fixing, as well as the need to combat illegal gambling-related activities, are issues that require coordinated action at EU level;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that the Member States have the right to determine how the offer of online gambling services is to be organised and regulated at the national level and to take steps to combat the supply of illegal online gambling services, while observing the basic EU Treaty principles;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the risks associated with a general prohibition of online gambling services and with excessive restrictions for consumers; cCalls on the Commission and the Member States to weigh, as part of the work of the group of experts on gambling services, the social costs of permitting regulated gambling activities against the harmful effects of consumers resorting to illicit markets;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to continue to explore measuresthe possibilities for action at the EU level to protect vulnerable consumers, including formalised cooperation between regulators, and the introduction of an online trustmark for legal operators;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes that gambling advertising often paints a distorted, misleading picture and can result in unhealthy or harmful behaviour; takes the view, therefore, that such advertising needs to be more responsible and should be regulated in order to mitigate its most damaging effects, which are felt first and foremost by the most vulnerable sections of society;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Believes that the nature of online gambling and its easy accessibility may make it more difficult for players to realise how much they are losing, and accordingly considers that strict limits should be placed on deposits and spending;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Believes that a special effort needs to be made to protect minors and that rules on checking the age and identity of players should be introduced, so as to make it impossible for minors to access online gambling services;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the workshop agreement published in February 2011 by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN)1an assessment of all self- regulation schemes currently in place could serve as a basis for identifying the content of common standards;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that common standards for online gamblingthe recommendations on online gambling shortly to be issued by the Commission should address the rights and obligations of both the service provider and the consumer, including by means ofas well as action to combat the supply of illegal online gambling services, and should include measures to ensure a high level of protection for players, particularly minors and other vulnerable persons, and the prevention ofto ban advertising by unauthorised operators and to guard against misleading advertisements;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that steps should be taken to bring national tax regimes for gambling services into line with one other, in order to prevent disproportionate tax concessions from fostering the proliferation and concentration of online gambling services;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Believes there to be a risk of online gambling being used as a means of laundering money and accordingly takes the view that the scope of the directive on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering should be extended to cover all forms of gambling, including online gambling;