Activities of Piotr BORYS related to 2012/2132(INI)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the Implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive PDF (241 KB) DOC (174 KB)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the expansion of the audiovisual media services markets with the development of hybrid services has amplified concerns over a wide range of issues, such as competition, intellectual property rights, the evolution of existing and the emergence of new forms of audiovisual commercial communications, and overlay advertising which challenges programme integrity and puts into question the adequacy and effectiveness of the AVMSD, as well as its relationship with other instruments of EU law and the needed level playing field between media service providers;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the provisions of Article 15 of the AVMSD are the result of a fair balance of the interests of all stakeholders, by respecting the public's right to access information on the one hand, and the right to property and freedom to conduct a business on the other hand;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Observes that the Commission application report fails todoes not assess the need for a possible adaptation of the AVMSD in view of these findings, as required by Article 33;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes the Commission's intention to publish shortly a policy document on convergence related to Connected TV and connected devices which will launch a public consultation on all issues arising from these new developments;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to address this deficit by providing an regular overview of measures taken by the Member States and an assessment of their efficacy, so as to ensure that audiovisual media services are continually made more accessible;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on Member States to strengthen efforts to encourage audiovisual media services providers and manufacturers of supporting devices, to pay full recognition to the needs of people with a disability and of the elderly;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that the data provided are insufficient to draw any conclusions on the promotion of European works by on- demand services providers and urges the Member States to provide relevant data in that regard;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the lack of separatedetailed reporting under Article 13 of the AVMSD on the dual obligation to promote access to andthe promoduction of, and the access to, European works in on- demand services, and asks the Commission to clarify this point;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Therefore calls on the European Commission and Member States to act urgently to ensure the effective implementation of Article 13 of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to take effective measures to promote better synergies amongst regulatory authorities, audiovisual media services providers and the Commission, which enable EU films, to reach a wider audience both domestically and in other Member States both on linear and non linear services;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recognises the efforts made by the advertising industry and members of the EU Pledge, made notably in the context of the EU Platform on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, to respond to the AVMS Directive's call for codes of conduct for commercial communications, accompanying or included in children's programmes, of foods and beverages high in fat, sugar and salt;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that although such self- regulatory initiatives represent an advance on the prior situation, they havemay not proved toalways be sufficiently effective and should therefore be continuously evaluated; furthermore they cannot replace legally binding requirements that may bare necessary to ensure the effective protection of minors;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Urges Member States to continue encouraging audiovisual media service providers to develop codes of conduct as regards to inappropriate audiovisual commercial communications in children's programmes;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Acknowledges Member States' achievements in protecting against content inciting hatred on the grounds of race, sex, nationality and religion;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Takes note of the findings by the Commission with regard to the level of media literacy in the Member States;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to consider whether some basic requirements of the AVMSD should be extended to other online content and services which are currently out of its scope, and to report to the Parliament by 2014;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on the European Commission, in its next report on the application of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, to assess whether Member States have implemented the Directive in a way that preserves the necessary and existing balance between, on the one hand, safeguarding the principle of freedom of access to information, especially on events of high interest to society and, on the other hand, the protection of rights holders;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Calls on the European Commission to also include in its next report an assessment of the ways Member States have implemented article 15 of the Directive, by looking more particularly at how they ensure that events of high interest to the public which are transmitted on an exclusive basis by a broadcaster under their jurisdiction, are used for the purposes of short news reports in general news programmes;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Hopes that Member States, in their application of article 15 of the Directive, promote a high level of diversity in the number of events of significant public interest that are shown in general news programmes through short news reports;