15 Amendments of Lara COMI related to 2015/2354(INI)
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas Member States have to refrain from discriminatory measures, such as trade and tax laws that only affect certain sectors or business models and distort competition, making it difficult for foreign business to establish themselves in a given Member State, which constitutes a clear breach of internal market principles;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reiterates the importance of removing barriers (including linguistic, administrative and those relating to lack of information) which restrict the business potential of online cross-border trade and undermine consumers’ confidence in the single market; emphasises the importance of eliminating operational restrictions to the exercise of the retail activity such as the regulation of shop opening hours, retail specific and selective taxes and the disproportionate request of information to the companies;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that it is necessary to adoptuse a common definition of ‘innovative’ start- ups and SMEs, or objective criteria, that can be used as a point of reference for the adoption of related measures; calls on the Commission to propose such a definition;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s determination to address the difficulties faced by SMEs as a result of the complexity of differing national VAT regulations; extends its full support to the Commission in respect of the VAT reform; calls on the Commission to assess the feasibility of further coordination and, in particular, to assess the possibility of a single taxVAT rate in the e-commerce sector;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Hopes that the Commission will continue the process of reforming the public procurement system, which it began with the 2014 directives, moving towards an increasing characterisation of demand in the area of procurement, with the aim of rewarding technological innovation and energy efficiency;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Encourages the Commission to set up an easily accessible database containing all EU and national labelling requirements; at the same time warns against the multiplication of labels and labelling requirements and calls for simplification, including by bringing together various aspects of sustainability in one label, while reducing differences in national mandatory labelling requirements and establishing common benchmarks/criteria at EU-level, where appropriate;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that the collaborative (or sharing) economy is growing fast and while changing the way that many services and assets are provided and consumed; und, it can steerl ines, furthermore, the strong link between these new business models and the performancenovation and has the potential to bring additional benefits and opportunities for companies and consumers ofn the single market;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Commission’s announced initiative on the European agenda for the collaborative economy, and its intention to look at that economy in order to assess what needs to be done to accompany its growth and its major contribution to the economic systemclarify, with a guidance, the interaction between the provisions of existing EU law for the application and functioning of collaborative economy business models;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that, in the collaborative economy, the development of new business models, innovative services and temporary use of assets should be encouraged, but with the same rules should applying to the same services, with a view to ensuring a level playing field and consumer safety while avoiding fragmentation that would hamper the development of new business models;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Draws attention to the important role of standards for innovation, competitiveness and progress in the single market; calls on the Commission to support and reinforce European standards, as already provided for by Regulation No 1025/2012, including by exploiting the opportunities offered by the ongoing negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP);
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises that it is necessary to reinforce the Solvit network and to improve awareness of the network, particularly by extending the interaction between SOLVIT, CHAP and EU Pilot cases to streamline the broader framework of EU complaint procedures, and to raise awareness of the network amongst citizens and SMEs, and its role in solving interpretation problems relating to the single market;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes note ofAnticipates the Commission proposal, as part of strengthening the single market for goods, to improve mutual recognition through action to increase awareness of the mutual recognition principle and through the revision of the Mutual Recognition Regulation;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to give the highest political prominence to the retail sector as a pillar of the single market, including the digital single market, and to lift regulatory, administrative and practical obstacles hampering the start-up of businesses, development and continuity and making it difficult for retailers to fully benefit from the internal market; considers that retail market legislation should be evidence- based, taking into account the needs of the sector;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Supports the Commission proposal to introduce a services passport to help service providers demonstrate that they satisfy the requirefacilitate, in key economic sectors such as business services, the developments applicable to them in the Member State where they wish to provide their service on a temporary basisnd mobility of companies across the single market; considers that this initiative should be aimed at reducsimplifying administrative burdenprocedures for service providers wand simplifying thting to operate pcrocedures applicable to cross-border service provisionss-border, and addressing obstacles of regulatory nature which discourage these companies from entering a market in another Member State;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Considers that cross-border provision of services on a temporary basis, including professional services, should be considered a key element for the internal market as they create jobs and provide high-quality products and services to EU citizens; therefore considers the periodic guidance a useful instrument for the Member States, taking into account the different economical, geographical and social backgrounds of all Member States;