694 Amendments of Kerstin WESTPHAL
Amendment 1 #
2018/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s communication on an EU strategy for mobility of the future; acknowledges its potential for all autonomous private and public means of road, rail, waterborne and air transport, the spill-over effects on many sectors and the new business models enabled by automated driverless mobility, which will bring benefits for companies with a view to making Europe a leader in vehicle technologies; draws attention also to its implications for users, including persons with special needs or disabilities and the visually impaired;
Amendment 18 #
2018/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that clear information about the automated features of a vehicle must be made available to potential consumers before they acquire a vehicle and during its lifetime, and that a level playing field and fair access to, non-discriminatory, direct, real-time, technology-neutral and open access to in-vehicle data and resources for different market players offering repair and maintenance is essential to ensure fair and undistorted competition, especially for independent SMEs, to protect consumer rights, to ensure the service quality for consumers and to promote innovation;
Amendment 19 #
2018/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European Commission to publish a legislative proposal on access to in-vehicle data and resources by the end of 2018; Emphasises that clear information about the automated features of a vehicle must be made available to potential consumers before they acquire a vehicle and during its lifetime, and that a level playing field and fair access to different market players offering repair and maintenance is essential to ensure fair competition, especially for independent SMEs;
Amendment 23 #
2018/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of users being inhaving control of their personal data collected by connected and automated carsand access to their data, both personal and in-vehicle generated that is produced and collected by connected and automated cars; points out that future in-vehicle systems should be designed in a manner that ensures free consumer choice and allows users to directly select from competing service providers which service provider shall be authorised the direct access and use of the data of their vehicle for a given service; emphasises the importance of the transmission and storage of data between vehicles and connected infrastructure being protected by a minimum set of security measures, including encryption, software updates and strong authentication mechanisms, while respecting data protection legislation and the principle of privacy, providing the highest levels of security by design and by default; stresses that consumers must be offered the maximum level of protection against hacking and cyber attacks;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Acknowledges that data recorders and access to the recorder are an essential tool to clarify the actual cause of events leading to damage or incident; welcomes the Commission’s proposal published on 17 May 2018 to regulate data recorders for automated vehicles as part of the revision of the General Safety Regulation and Motor Insurance Directive to further address the issue of liability for automated vehicles in case of accident.
Amendment 38 #
2018/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges all stakeholders, Members States and authorities involved to cooperate in fostering innovation, in ensuring investment in infrastructure fit for automated mobility and in facilitating cross-border testing; calls for investment in extensive research on artificial intelligence and ethics for autonomous and connected transport.
Amendment 15 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas a strengthened and more efficient enforcement cooperation framework would also boost consumer trust and reduce consumer harm;
Amendment 19 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas products differentiation and innovation should not be restricted as such but consumers should not be misled;
Amendment 48 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the mandate given by the European Council to the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain to address the issue of dual quality; encourages Member States and their competent authorities to actively participate in ongoing initiatives, including the development of a common methodology and collection of further evidence; Stresses the need for active involvement of parties representing consumers' interests, including representatives of consumer organizations and research organizations that have conducted product tests in Member States; Regrets that the European Parliament has been neither involved nor properly informed of the progress made so far;
Amendment 92 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes that the Commission invites competent authorities to perform market tests that involve product comparisons across different regions and countries; highlights, however, that according to the Commission, such tests should be carried out with a common testing approach which has not been adopted yet; Stresses the need to stick to the timetable so that the results of the testing carried out under a common testing approach are made available and analysed by end of this year;
Amendment 108 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Takes note of the arguments that products may differ due to regional consumer preferences; Believes that consumer preferences should not be used as an excuse for lowering quality and/or offering different quality grades on different markets; stresses that consumers must be transparently informed and aware of this adjustment for each individual product and not only in general terms, that this "established practice" exists;
Amendment 111 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that national competent authorities can select samples and perform tests only on the territory of their Member State; stresses the importance, therefore, of enhanced, effective and transparent cooperation between national consumer protection and food authorities and the Commission; welcomes the adoption of the revised Consumer Protection Cooperation Regulation11that strengthens investigation and enforcement powers, improves information and data exchange and access to any relevant information and establishes harmonized rules setting out the procedures for the coordination of investigation and enforcement measures in this regard; _________________ 11 Regulation (EU) 2017/2394; OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 1.
Amendment 126 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises the value of public debate that leads to increased consumer awareness about products and their characteristics; notes that some manufacturers and owners of private labels have already announced changes to recipes; highlights the role of industry in improving transparency and clarity with regard to product composition;.
Amendment 138 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Invites consumer organisations to play an active role in the public debate and, in informing consumers and in establishing codes of conduct for producers;
Amendment 142 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for the increased support of national consumer organizations, so they can build capacity, develop their testing activities and contribute, alongside with competent authorities, to tracking and exposing situations of unfair product differentiation;
Amendment 177 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to amend Annex I to the UCPD by introducing another item onto the ‘blacklist’ and explicitly mention dual quality of identically branded products when discriminatory and not respecting consumer expectations;
Amendment 184 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to extend the mandate given to the Joint Research Centre to work on a European-wide harmonised methodology for comparing characteristics of non-food products in the near futureas well as on guidelines to improve product transparency through for instance codes of conduct within one year;
Amendment 171 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
Recital 36 a (new)
(36 a) For many years, promoting European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) has been a major priority of EU cohesion policy. Under the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER), support for SMEs in connection with the costs of ETC projects is already exempted from reporting requirements. Special provisions for regional aid for investments by undertakings of all sizes are also included in the Guidelines on regional State aid for 2014-2020 and in the regional aid section of the GBER.As aid for ETC projects have only a limited impact on competition and trade between Member States, and aid granted to SMEs in this context already benefits from a notification exemption, this exemption should be extended to all State aid granted in the context of European territorial cooperation projects to exempt them from reporting requirements under Article 108(3) TFEU.
Amendment 285 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The resources referred to in paragraph 1, for components 1 to 4, shall be allocated as follows:
Amendment 289 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 52.773.0 % (i.e., a total of EUR 4 440 000 000xxx) for cross-border cooperation (component 1);
Amendment 301 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 31.419.5 % (i.e., a total of EUR 2 649 900 000xxx) for transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation (component 2);
Amendment 312 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 3.2 % (i.e., a total of EUR 270 100 000xxx) for outermost regions' cooperation (component 3);
Amendment 321 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) 1.24.3 % (i.e., a total of EUR 100 000 000xxx) for interregional cooperation (component 4);
Amendment 328 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 341 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) NUTS level 2 regions for components 2A and 3.
Amendment 342 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) NUTS level 2 and 3 regions for component 3.
Amendment 362 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
The co-financing rate at the level of each Interreg programme shall be not higher than 70 %, unless, with regard to external cross-border or component 3 Interreg programmes, a higher percentage is fixed in Regulations (EU) [IPA III], [NDICI] or Council Decision (EU) [OCTP] respectively or in any act adopted thereunder85 %.
Amendment 403 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. An additionalUp to 15 % of the ERDF and, where applicable, of the external financing instruments of the Union allocations under priorities other than for technical assistance to each Interreg programme under components 1, 2 and 3, shall be allocated on the Interreg-specific objective of 'a better Interreg governance' or on the external Interreg-specific objective of 'a safer and more secure Europe’.
Amendment 429 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Member State hosting the prospective managing authority, shall submit an Interreg programme to the Commission by [date of entry into force plus nintwelve months;] on behalf of all participating Member States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries or OCTs.
Amendment 456 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 505 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Partners shall cooperate in the development, and implementation, of Interreg operations, as well as in the staffing and/or financing of Interreg operationsthereof.
Amendment 510 #
2018/0199(COD)
For Interreg operations under component 3 Interreg programmes, the partners from outermost regions and third countries, partner countries or OCTs shall be required to cooperate only in threewo of the four dimensions listed in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 520 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Amendment 543 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Technical assistance to each Interreg programme shall be reimbursed as a flat rate by applying the percentages set out in paragraph 2 for 2021 and 2022 to the yearly instalments of the pre- financing pursuant to points (a) and (b) of Article 49(2) and then to the eligible expenditure included in each payment application pursuant to [points (a) or (c) of Article 85(3)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] as appropriate for subsequent years.
Amendment 546 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for internal cross-border cooperation Interreg programmes supported by the ERDF: 67 %;
Amendment 584 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Each managing authority shall electronically transmit to the Commission cumulative data for the respective Interreg programme by 31 January, 31 March, 31 May, 31 July, 30 September and 30 November of eachpursuant to Article 31(2)(a) by 31 January, 31 May and 30 September of each year as well as data pursuant to Article 31(2)(b) once per year in accordance with the template in Annex [VII] to Regulation (EU) [new CPR].
Amendment 603 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 35 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) publicly displaying public plaques or billboards as soon as the physical implementation of an Interreg operation involving physical investment or the purchase of equipment starts, the total cost of which exceeds EUR 1050 000;
Amendment 604 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 35 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) for Interreg operations not falling under point (c), publicly displaying at least one printed orand, where applicable, electronic display of a minimum size A32 with information about the Interreg operation highlighting the support from an Interreg fund;
Amendment 606 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 35 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) for operations of strategic importance and operations whose total cost exceed EUR 105 000 000 organising a communication event and involving the Commission and the responsible managing authority in a timely manner.
Amendment 672 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 7
Article 48 – paragraph 7
7. Where the global extrapolated error rate referred to in paragraph 6 is above 23.5 % of the total expenditure declared for the Interreg programmes included in the population from which the common sample was selected, the Commission shall calculate a global residual error rate, taking account of financial corrections applied by the respective Interreg programme authorities for individual irregularities detected by the audits of operations selected pursuant to paragraph 1.
Amendment 673 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 8
Article 48 – paragraph 8
8. Where the global residual error rate referred to in paragraph 7 is above 23.5 % of the expenditure declared for the Interreg programmes included in the population from which the common sample was selected, the Commission shall determine whether it is necessary to request the audit authority of a specific Interreg programme or a group of Interreg programmes most affected to carry out additional audit work in order to further evaluate the error rate and assess the required corrective measures for the Interreg programmes affected by the irregularities detected.
Amendment 679 #
Amendment 685 #
Amendment 694 #
Amendment 702 #
Amendment 709 #
Amendment 716 #
Amendment 730 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3
Article 52 – paragraph 3
3. Third countries, partner countries and OCTs participating in an Interreg programme shallmay delegate staff to the joint secretariat of that programme and/or shall set up a branch office or a contact point in its respective territory, or shall do both.
Amendment 774 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 a (new)
Article 62 a (new)
Article 62 a Exemption from reporting requirements under Article 108(3) TFEU State aid granted to ETC projects is subject to a block exemption and is not subject to the notification requirement of Article 108(3) TFEU
Amendment 140 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to concentrate the use of limited resources in the most efficient way, the support given to by the ERDF to productive investments under the relevant specific objective, should be limited to onlyreserved primarily for micro, small and medium- sized enterprises ('SMEs') within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC19, except where investments involve cooperation with SMEs in research and innovation activities. _________________ 19 Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
Amendment 188 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Within the framework of sustainable urban development, it is considered necessary to support integrated territorial development in order to more effectively tackle the economic, environmental, climate, demographic and social challenges affecting urban areas, including functional urban areas, while taking into account the need to promote urban-rural linkages. The principles for selecting the urban areas where integrated actions for sustainable urban development are to be implemented, and the indicative amounts for those actions, should be set out in the programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal with a minimum target of 610% of the ERDF resources allocated at national level for that purpose. It should also be established that this percentage should be respected throughout the programming period in the case of transfer between priorities within a programme or between programmes, including at the mid-term review.
Amendment 228 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) enhancing growth and competitiveness of SMEs; and providing support for the creation of new jobs and training places;
Amendment 286 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
(vii) enhancing biodiversity, green infrastructure in the urban environment, including low-emissions urban mobility and the protection of natural heritage, and reducing pollution;
Amendment 402 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) fostering the integrated social, economic and environmental development, cultural heritage and security in functional-urban areas;
Amendment 489 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) Member States of group 1more developed regions shall allocate at least 837.5 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to both PO 1 and PO 2, and at least 60 % to PO 1;
Amendment 501 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) Member States of group 2transition regions shall allocate at least 435 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to both PO 1, and at least 30 % to PO 2;
Amendment 513 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) Member States of group 3less developed regions shall allocate at least 353 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to both PO 1, and at least 30 % to PO 2.
Amendment 531 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) investment in housing, when owned by public authorities or non-profit operators for use as housing designated for low-income households or people with special needs;
Amendment 539 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) productive investments and investments which help to safeguard existing jobs and create new jobs in SMEs;
Amendment 555 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In addition, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs can be supported when they involve cooperation with SMEs in research and innovation activities supported under point (a)(i) of Article 2 (1).
Amendment 641 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) investment related to production, processing, transport, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels, even if they are ancillary components, with the exception of investment related to clean vehicles as defined in Article 4 of Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 ; _________________ 26 Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles (OJ L 120, 15.5.2009, p. 5).
Amendment 690 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall implement ERDF support for integrated territorial development, supported by the ERDF, exclusively through a priority axis, through a specific programme or through other forms, for example those referred to in Article [22] of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR], and may benefit from a multifund and integrated approach.
Amendment 696 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The ERDF shall support integrated territorial development based on territorial strategies in accordance with Article [23] of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR] focused on functional-urban areas ('sustainable urban development') within programmes under both goals referred to in Article 4(2) of that Regulation.
Amendment 706 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 610 % of the ERDF resources at national level under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, other than for technical assistance, shall be allocated to sustainable urban development in the form of community-led local development, integrated territorial investments or another territorial tool under PO5. Urban authorities shall be empowered to choose the measures and projects involved.
Amendment 724 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This initiative shall cover all functional- urban areas and shall support the Urban Agenda of the Union. Local authorities should be actively involved in establishing and implementing the European Urban Initiative.
Amendment 749 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall submit an annual report to Parliament on developments in connection with the European Urban Initiative.
Amendment 64 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Road safety is the Union-wide issue that needs to be tackled through an integrated approach at Union, national, regional and local level. It is therefore necessary to coordinate steps and measures taken by different authorities in different areas, including the enforcement of transport regulations, health care, education, improvement of infrastructure or vehicle type approval and technical controls of their capability.
Amendment 66 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) ONo one should die or get injured in a road accident. This shall be an overall major European objective. Nonetheless, 25,300 people died in the year 2017 on EU roads. In addition, at least 135,000 people are seriously injured in collisions every year on EU roads. The European Union shall do its utmost to reduce these figures drastically. However, over the past decades, developments in vehicle safety have contributed significantly to the overall reduction in the number of road fatalities and severe injuries. However, these reductions have recently stalled in the Union due to various factors, such as structural and behavioural factors, and without new initiatives on general road safety, the safety effects of the current approach will no longer be able to off-set the effects of increasing traffic volumes. Therefore, the safety performance of vehicles needs to be further improved as part of an integrated road safety approach and in order to protect vulnerable road users better.
Amendment 67 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Over the past decades, developments in vehicle safety have contributed significantly to the overall reduction in the number of road fatalities and severe injuries. However, these reductions have recently stalled in the Union due to various factors, such as structural and behavioural factors, and without new initiatives on general road safety, the safety effects of the current approach will no longer be able to off-set the effects of increasing traffic volumes. Therefore, the safety performance of vehicles needs to be further improved as part of an integrated road safety approach aiming at the Vision Zero goal of “no fatalities” and in order to protect vulnerableall road users better, in particular vulnerable ones.
Amendment 69 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) As some of proposed measures require substantial road infrastructure interventions, including necessary investments, phased implementation strategy for these measures should be introduced. Considerations should be therefore given to requirements for accurate traffic sign recognition, in particular speed limits. The Commission should also assess a public support and level of user’s acceptance for those measures, and promote them through road traffic safety awareness campaigns.
Amendment 83 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Intelligent speed assistance, lane- keeping systems, driver drowsiness and attention monitoring and distraction detection and reversing detection systems have a high potential to reduce casualty numbers considerably. The driver drowsiness and attention monitoring systems should work without any facial recognition. In addition, those systems are based on technologies which will be used for the deployment of connected and automated vehicles too. Therefore, harmonised rules and test procedures for the type-approval of vehicles as regards those systems and for the type-approval of those systems as separate technical units should be established at Union level.
Amendment 85 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) It is widely recognised that the safety belt is one of the most important and effective vehicle safety features. Safety-belt reminder systems therefore have the potential to further prevent fatalities or mitigate injuries by increasing the safety belt wearing rates across the Union. It is therefore necessary to make it compulsory to install intelligent safety- belt reminder systems for all front and rear seats of M1 and N1 vehicles and all front seats of N2, N3, M2 and M3 vehicles.
Amendment 87 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The introduction of event (accident) data recorders storing a range of crucial vehicle data over a short timeframe immediately before, during and immediately after a triggering event (for example, the deployment of an airbag) is a valuable step in obtaining more accurate, in-depth accident data. MAll motor-vehicles should therefore be required to be equipped with such recorders. It should also be a requirement that sSuch recorders arshould be capable for recording and storing data in such a way that the data can be used by Member States only to conduct road safety analysis and assess the effectiveness of specific measures taken without the possibility of identifying the owner or the holder of the vehicle.
Amendment 103 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Automated and connected vehicles may be able to make a huge contribution in reducing road fatalities since in the region ofmore than 90 per cent of road accidents are estimated to result from human error or interaction of human error with vehicle and/or infrastructure. As automated vehicles will gradually be taking over tasks of the driver, harmonised rules and technical requirements for automated vehicle systems should be adopted at Union level.
Amendment 132 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6
Amendment 147 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 13
(13) ‘event (accident) data recorder’ means a system solely designed for purpose of recording and storing critical crash-related parameters and information before, during andimmediately, and in any case not longer than 10 seconds, before, during and immediately, and in any case not longer than 5 seconds, after a collision;
Amendment 150 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 13 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 13 a (new)
(13a) ‘safety-belt reminder’, means a system dedicated to alert the driver when any of the occupants do not use the safety-belt. The system is constituted by a detection of an unfastened safety-belt and by two levels of driver’s alert: a first level warning and a second level warning;
Amendment 162 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Manufacturers shall provide clear and comprehensive information in the owner’s manual about the existence of the systems introduced by this Regulation and how to use them.
Amendment 181 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 185 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) accident data recorder.
Amendment 197 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) it shall be possible for the driver to feel through the accelerator pedalrecognise that the applicable speed limit is reached or exceeded;
Amendment 204 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) it shall be possible for the driver to override the system’s prompted vehicle speed smoothly through normal operation of the accelerator pedal without need for kick-downeasily anytime;
Amendment 216 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Accident data recorders shall meet the following requirements: (a) the data that they are capable of recording and storing with respect of the period immediately before, during and immediately after a collision shall include following information: - the state and rate of activation of its all safety systems; - the state and rate of activation of its all assistance systems; - the vehicle’s speed, braking, position, lights activation, and tilt of the vehicle; - driver’s response with regard to the steering wheel position, brake activation and gear shift; (b) it shall not be possible to deactivate the devices; (c) the way in which they are capable of recording and storing data shall be such that the data is protected against manipulation and misuse and can be made available to national authorities only, on the basis of Union or national legislation in compliance with Regulation (EU) No 2016/679, over a standardised interface via offline access for the purposes of accident data analysis, and such that the precise vehicle type, version and variant, and in particular the active safety and accident avoidance systems fitted to the vehicle, can be identified. However, the data that an accident data recorder is capable of recording and storing shall not include the last four digits of the vehicle indicator section of the vehicle information number nor any other information which could allow the individual vehicle itself, its driver to be identified. Moreover, the data processed recorded by an accident data recorder: (a) shall be available outside an accident data recorder only in case of the collision of the vehicle and not before the triggering by the collision; (b) shall not be retained longer than necessary for the purpose referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 7(5); (c) shall be fully deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for that purpose. Manufacturers shall ensure that an accident data recorder is not traceable and is not subject to any constant tracking.
Amendment 219 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 223 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Driver drowsiness and attention monitoring systems shall be designed in a way that these systems do not continuously record nor collect any data, including for the purpose of the accident data recorder.
Amendment 230 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Vehicles of categories M1 and N1 shall be equipped with advanced systems capable of detecting vulnerable road users and providing a warning or avoiding collision with such vulnerable road users.
Amendment 258 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. All seating positions of M1 and N1 categories of vehicles shall be equipped with safety-belt reminder.
Amendment 279 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The seating position of the driver of N2, N3, M2 and M3 categories of vehicles as well as the seating positions of the occupants of seats in the same row as the driver seat of N2, N3, M2 and M3 categories of vehicles shall be equipped with a safety-belt reminder.
Amendment 296 #
2018/0145(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14a Reporting and review 1. By 31 March 2021, the Commission shall prepare and submit an evaluation report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the following issues: (a) technical feasibility and road infrastructure readiness, including traffic sign recognition; (b) users’ acceptance analysis. Member States, regardless of their relative population or geographical location, shall be proportionally represented in the data collected. 2. The Commission shall assess whether the scope of this Regulation should be extended to other potential safety technologies and measures, in particular intelligent speed assistance system that would provide driver with a haptic feedback through the accelerator pedal and advanced distraction recognition. If appropriate, the Commission shall present a legislative proposal to that effect.
Amendment 41 #
2018/0089(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The purpose of this Directive is to enable qualified entities, which represent the collective interest of consumers, to seek remedy through representative actions against infringements of provisions of Union law. The qualified entities should be able to ask for stopping or prohibiting an infringement, for confirming that an infringement took place and to seek redress, such as compensation, repair or, price reduction, replacement, shipment, supply or updates as available under national laws.
Amendment 45 #
2018/0089(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) A representative action should offer an effective and efficient way of protecting the collective interests of consumers. It should allow qualified entities to act with the aim of ensuring compliance with relevant provisions of Union law and to overcome the obstacles faced by consumers within individual actions with regard to their generally weaker position, such as the uncertainty about their rights and available procedural mechanisms, psychological reluctance to take action and the negative balance of the expected costs and benefits of the individual action.
Amendment 65 #
2018/0089(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) Qualified entities should have no structural or financial interrelationship with a third person or organisation that financially benefits of the action by providing legal assistance or financial support.
Amendment 113 #
2018/0089(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31 a) Within their capacities, qualified entities, competent courts and authorities should inform consumer organisations and the press about ongoing representative action and its decisions.
Amendment 118 #
2018/0089(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34 a) Members States should ensure that individuals are allowed to apply for a suspension of their own action for redress until the final decision of a corresponding representative action.
Amendment 153 #
2018/0089(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) it is registered in a Member States of the European Union;
Amendment 162 #
2018/0089(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) it has no structural or financial interrelationship with a third person or organisation that financially benefits of the action by providing legal assistance or financial support.
Amendment 271 #
2018/0089(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall ensure that, within their capacities, qualified entities, competent courts and authorities inform consumer organisations and the press about ongoing representative action and its decisions.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The development of health technologies is a key driver of to improving health policies through access to more progressive health tecohnomic growth and innovation in the Union. Itlogies, and thus achieving a high level of health protection. At the same time, health technologies are an innovative sector of the economy which forms part of an overall market for healthcare expenditure that accounts for 10% of EU gross domestic product. Health technologies encompass medicinal products, medical devices and medical procedures, as well as measures for disease prevention, diagnosis or treatment.
Amendment 42 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) A stronger focus should be put on a better and more effective outcome for patients. Therefore, the opinion of civil society organisations, patient associations, social partners, consumer organisations, healthcare professionals and non- governmental organisations dealing with health technology assessment should be taken into consideration for the purposes of clinical assessment of health technologies as provided for in this Regulation.
Amendment 57 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Joint clinical assessments and joint scientific consultations necessitate the sharing of confidential information between health technology developers and HTA authorities and bodies. In order to ensure the protection of such information, information provided to the Coordination Group in the framework of assessments and consultations should only be disclosed to a third party after a confidentiality agreement has been concluded. In addition, it is necessary for any information made public about the results of joall available clinical data and publically available scientific evidence from health technology developers. The clinical data employed, the studies, the methodology and the clinical results used should be made public. The highest possible level of public openness int scientific consultations to be presented in an anonymised format with the redaction of any information of a commercially sensitive naturedata and assessments will allow progress to be made in biomedical research and ensure the highest possible level of confidence in the system.
Amendment 66 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In order to facilitate the joint work and the exchange of information between Member States on HTA, provision should be made for the establishment of an IT platform that contains appropriate databases and secure channels for communication. The Commission should also ensure a link between the IT platform and other data infrastructures relevant for the purposes of HTA such as registries of real world data. All relevant data should be made available to the public.
Amendment 67 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28 a) The cooperation between Member States on HTA should be based on the principles of good governance, objectivity, independency and transparency. All Member States should have the right to make genuine commitments.
Amendment 75 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The Coordination Group shall act by consensus, or, where necessary, vote by simplea two-thirds majority. There shall be one vote per Member State.
Amendment 82 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c – point i (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c – point i (new)
i) consult civil society organisations, patient associations, social partners, consumer organisations, healthcare professionals and non-governmental organisations in the field of health technology assessment.
Amendment 89 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e – point i (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e – point i (new)
i) points arising from the annual meeting of the stakeholder network;
Amendment 95 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The designated sub-group shall request relevant health technology developers to submit documentation containing the information, data and evidence necessary for the joint clinical assessment. The relationship between evaluators and health technology developers must be independent and impartial. Developers of health technologies can be consulted but never participate actively in the evaluation process.
Amendment 101 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. The designated sub-group shall ensure that stakeholders, including patients and clinical experts, civil society organisations, patient associations, social partners, consumer organisations, healthcare professionals and non- governmental organisations, are given an opportunity to provide comments during the preparation of the draft joint clinical assessment report and the summary report and set a time-frame in which they may submit comments.
Amendment 104 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 12
Article 6 – paragraph 12
12. The Coordination Group shall approve the final joint clinical assessment report and summary report, wherever possible by consensus or, where necessary, by a simpletwo-thirds majority of Member States.
Amendment 115 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) not carry out ause the joint clinical assessment or an equivalent assessment procesreports oin a health technology included in the List of Assessed Htheir health Ttechnologies or for which a joint clinical assessment has been initiatedy assessments at Member State level;
Amendment 118 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) apply joint clinical assessment reports, in their health technologynot duplicate the joint clinical assessments at Member State level.
Amendment 119 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i (new)
i) Paragraph 1(b) shall not prevent Member States from carrying out assessments on the added clinical value of the technologies concerned as part of national or regional appraisal processes which may consider clinical as well as non-clinical data and evidence specific to the Member State concerned which did not form part of the joint clinical assessment and which are necessary to complete the general assessment of health technology.
Amendment 134 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The designated sub-group shall request the health technology developer to submit the documentation containing the information, data and evidence necessary for the joint scientific consultation. All relevant data and information shall be available to the public.
Amendment 137 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 12
Article 13 – paragraph 12
12. The Coordination Group shall approve the final joint scientific consultation report, wherever possible by consensus or, where necessary, by a simpletwo- thirds majority of Member States, at the latest 100 days following the start of the preparation of the report referred to in paragraph 4.
Amendment 150 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point e – point i (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point e – point i (new)
i) civil society organisations, social partners, consumer organisations, healthcare professionals and non- governmental organisations in the field of health technology assessment
Amendment 157 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) the consultation of patients, clinical experts, and other stakeholders such as civil society organisations, patient associations, social partners, consumer organisations, healthcare professionals and non-governmental organisations in clinical assessments.;
Amendment 166 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) The Union shall guarantee a sufficient, stable and continuing public funding of the Coordination Group. In any case, this public funding shall be conducted without any direct or indirect involvement of HTA developers.
Amendment 168 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish a stakeholder network through an open call for applications and a selection of suitable stakeholder organisations based on selection criteria established in the open call for applications. The stakeholder organisation shall at least have members of civil society organisations, patient associations, social partners, consumer organisations, healthcare professionals and non-governmental organisations dealing with health technology assessment.
Amendment 169 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) The European Parliament shall also have a qualified representative in the stakeholder network. The representative shall report to the European Parliament on a regular basis about the recent developments within the stakeholder network.
Amendment 170 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall publish the list of stakeholder organisations included in the stakeholder network. In any case, all members of the stakeholder network shall have no conflict of interest with and shall not be receiving any funding from health technology developers.
Amendment 171 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission shall organise ad- hoc meetingmeetings on a regular basis between the stakeholder network and the Coordination Group in order to:
Amendment 172 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) update stakeholders on the work of the group; all members of the stakeholder network shall have access to all relevant data and information;
Amendment 173 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) provide for an exchange of information on the work ofbetween the Coordination Group and the stakeholder network.
Amendment 92 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of supporting rural areas in all their diversity, by valuing their potential, improving transport connectivity and very high-speed broadband and providing support to help them meet the challenges they face: rural desertification, the destruction of city- centre communities, social exclusion, lack of work and affordable housing, areas without health care, etc.;
Amendment 116 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the introduction of integrated strategies for sustainable urban development has been a success and should therefore be expanded and be replicated in other sub-regional territories, for example by setting an integrated territorial objective alongside the thematic objectives;
Amendment 131 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced that a major challenge for future cohesion policy will be to provide appropriate support to these regions, and that cohesion policy must both reduce disparities and prevent vulnerable regionterritories from falling behind, by taking account of the different trends and dynamics;
Amendment 165 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports a strong thematic concentration on a limited number of priorities linked to major European political objectives, leaving managing authorities the task of drawing up their territorial strategies on the basis of their needs; stresses that employment, social inclusion, innovation, support for SMEs, climate change, affordable housing and the circular economy should constitute priority areas for the future cohesion policy in future;.
Amendment 314 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Calls on the Commission to put forward ideas for improving the response of cohesion policy to unforeseen events and reiterates in this context its call for a kind of reserve which would give the regions additional flexibility without jeopardising the long-term goals of operational programmes;
Amendment 337 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Welcomes the largely positive results of the Juncker investment plan, which when implemented needs to invest in an even more transparent and targeted manner if it is to iron out regional inequalities; stresses that cohesion policy and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) are complementary, but that one cannot be a substitute for the other, irrespective of the level of development of the regions, as the EFSI, unlike the Structural Funds, operates on the basis of loans;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that improving road safety in the EU begins with ensuring that existing and future provisions can be implemented and checked effectivelyTakes note that 25.500 people died in 2016 on European roads and a further 135,000 were seriously injured, causing a devastating human suffering but also economic costs; recognises that improving road safety in the EU is of utmost importance to reduce the amount of fatalities and serious injuries and begins with ensuring that existing and future provisions can be implemented and checked effectively; therefore welcomes the list of safety technologies published by the Commission for inclusion in the next revision of the rules; calls on the Commission to come up with an ambitious proposal of the General Safety Regulation and Pedestrian Protection Regulation within the next six months; calls, in that regard, for increased best practice sharing and independent and peer reviews of type approval and technical services in the Union; calls, in addition, for greater and more independent post-market surveillance of vehicles on roads across the Union to ensure that they continue to conform to safety criteria;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that when non- conformities are identified, European consumers should be able to count on rapid, appropriate and coordinated corrective measures, including Union-wide vehicle recall where necessary; stresses, further, that jointly with the vehicle recall, consumers being harmed by non- conformity of type approval should be adequately compensated by financial means, and that recall programmes only should not be seen as an appropriate measure of compensation in general; considers that by withdrawal of the type approval due to noncompliance or nonconformity, the owner of the affected vehicle should have the right of full reimbursement of the manufacturer for the damage caused by the purchase of this vehicle;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the improvements that market-led technological developments have already brought to Union road safety, and encourages the continued exploration of the opportunities the digital revolution offers in that regard; reminds regarding the digital revolution and the rising importance of automated and connected driving, the protection of the consumer´s data in the vehicle should have the highest possible standards and where the data processing and forwarding is not mandatory for the safe functioning of the vehicle, consumers must be able to stop the data transfer to the vehicle manufacturer easily; calls for continuing research and the development of new standards in autonomous emergency braking, lane keeping assistance and reverse detection technologies for motor vehicles, high vision cabins and front-end blind spot cameras and detection for HGVs.; calls for a better and a more effective collection and exchange of information and data between all stakeholders regarding the research of the real cause of the accidents;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas the EU framework should address disproportionate barriers while fully preserving the protection of public interest objectives, such as consumer protection, thus ensuring high quality of the service provided;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas professional mobility combined with a high level of protection of public interest objectives can significantly contribute to sustainable economic growth in the EU;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that regulated professions play a fundamental role in the EU economy, representing a significant part of the occupation rate as well as an important share of the added value in the Union; believes, furthermore, that the quality of professional services is of paramount importance for preserving the EU economic, social and cultural model and to strengthen the competitiveness of the EU;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges that some Member States did not consult the relevant stakeholders in an appropriate manner while preparing the NAPs; believes that a transparent flow of information between public institutions and stakeholders is necessary to effectively address issues and challenges affecting professions; calls for a broader involvement of all interested parties in the future;
Amendment 82 #
2017/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that better comparability of the level of professional qualifications is needed in order to increase the homogeneity of the evidence of formal qualifications across the European Union and to create a level playing field for young Europeans entering the professions, as well as promote their mobility across the EU;
Amendment 108 #
2017/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Calls on the Member States to properly analyse the needs of the market for professional services in future decades and to develop policies making EU professional services globally competitive;
Amendment 117 #
2017/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on the Commission to continue keeping the Parliament regularly informed on the state of play in relation of the compliance with the Directive by the Member States;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that cities, understood as towns, cities and urban and metropolitan areas, lack a formal role in the institutional framework of the Union, apart from that of their representatives in the Committee of the Regions (CoR); emphasises, however, that almost all EU policies have considerable direct or indirect impact on cities;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the establishment of a ‘one-stop shop’ for cities; calls, however, for better coordination and integration of instruments and programmes dedicated to cities in various EU policies, i.e. by appointing a political lead within the College of Commissioners to give strategic direction to these policies;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on partnerships working in the framework of the Urban Agenda to swiftly adopt their recommendations and action plans; furthermore, calls on the Commission to demonstrate how these concrete proposals are taken into consideration, in particular with reference to better regulation, funding and knowledge, and to projectincorporate them into future legislative proposals;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that since cities have proved their capacity to efficiently manage integrated actions for sustainable urban development, they should be given a greater possibilitiesrole in the implementation of all relevant policies;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to introduce a broad-based territorial impact assessment of the urban dimension of all relevant EU policies, in order to ensure that all future legislation is based on an analysis of the consequences of implementation at regional and local level; encourages the strong involvement of cities, city associations and CoR in this process;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is convinced that the arguments set out above conclusively demonstrateof the need for the role of cities in shaping future EU policies to be considerably strengthened; calls the EU, therefore, especially with a view to long- term considerations, to reassess the establishment of a European Urban Policy.
Amendment 50 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees that the collaborative economy could also generate new entrepreneurial opportunities, jobs and growth, and could play an important role in making the economic system not only more efficient, but also socially and environmentally sustainable, thus enhancing economic growth, social welfare and environmental protection, and contribute to the transition towards a circular economy;
Amendment 101 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Underlines the importance of tackling challenges that arise when European customers are using online platforms headquartered outside the EU, in non-European cultural and regulatory contexts, with particular regard to data protection, liability of the platforms, taxation and employment law;
Amendment 185 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that, in many cases, due to persisting asymmetric information or lack of choice, rules for protecting consumers are still needed in the collaborative economy, especially due to persisting asymmetricregarding the information and transparency duties of the parties involved; highlights that transparency is essential inf ormation or lack of choiceder to protect consumers and develop trust in the collaborative economy;
Amendment 189 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Underlines the importance to guarantee adequate information to consumers about the applicable legal regime of each transaction, the criteria used to determine the professional or non- professional nature of the transaction and consequent rights and legal obligations;
Amendment 222 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Welcomes the trust-building mechanisms some collaborative platforms have put in place, including setting an effective and reliable review and reputation system, introducing of guarantees or insurance, identity verification of peers and prosumers - such as pre-screening mechanisms - and developing secure and more transparent payment systems; encourages collaborative platforms to learn from the best practices and to inform and raise awareness about their user´s legal obligations;
Amendment 226 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Welcomes all initiatives aimed at enhancing trust and transparency of rating mechanisms and setting-up reliable reputation criteria in collaborative economy business models; considers two- way rating mechanisms and voluntary adoption of certification schemes as good examples to avoid abuses, manipulations and fake feedback;
Amendment 293 #
2017/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Emphasises that the digital revolution is having a profound impact on the labour market and that emerging trends in the collaborative economy are part of a broader tendency within the overall digitalisation of the society; underlines the risks of unclear employment relations, unfair working conditions and non compliance with worker's rights;
Amendment 32 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Despite considerable progress made in protecting consumers in the Union, further improvements in protecting the rights of rail passengers are still to be made, especially regarding the access to information and compensation in case of delay.
Amendment 34 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Granting the same rights to rail passengers taking international and domestic journeys should raise the level of consumer protection in the Union, ensure a level playing-field for railway undertakings and guarantee a uniform level of rights for passengers, especially regarding their access to information and compensation in case of delay.
Amendment 35 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
Amendment 40 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 41 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 44 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Users’ rights to rail services include the receipt of information regarding the service both before and during the journey. Whenever possible, railway undertakings and ticket vendors should provide this information in advance and as soon as possible. That information should be provided in accessible formats for persons with disabilities or persons with reduced mobility and should be available publicly.
Amendment 49 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In the context of the sale of tickets for the transport of passengers, Member States should take all necessary measures to prohibit discrimination on the basis of nationality or residence, regardless whether the passenger concerned is present, permanently or on a temporary basis, in another Member State. Those measures should cover all covert forms of discrimination which, by the application of other criteria, such as residence, physical or digital location, may have the same effect. In light of the development of online platforms selling passenger transport tickets, Member States should pay special attention to ensuring that no discrimination occurs during the process of accessing online interfaces or purchasing tickets. All prices, tickets and travel options should be available online on a customer friendly interface. Customers should have the possibility to compare all prices, tickets and travel options without any discrimination or restriction. However, transport schemes involving social tariffs should not be automatically precluded, provided that they are proportionate and independent of the nationality of the persons concerned.
Amendment 51 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The increasing popularity of cycling across the Union has implications for overall mobility and tourism. An increase in the use of both railways and cycling in the modal split reduces the environmental impact of transport. Therefore, railway undertakings should facilitate the combination of cycling and train journeys as much as possible, in particular by allowing the carriage of bicycles on board trainand providing adequate capacity for the carriage of bicycles on board all types of trains, including on long-distance services and cross-border journeys.
Amendment 55 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The increasing popularity of cycling across the Union has implications for overall mobility and tourism. An increase in the use of both railways and cycling in the modal split reduces the environmental impact of transport. Therefore, railway undertakings should facilitate the combination of cycling and train journeys as much as possible, in particular by allowing the safe carriage of bicycles on board trains.
Amendment 59 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Railway undertakings should facilitate the transfer of rail passengers from one operator to another by the provision of through-tickets. In this respect, wthenever possibley should also cooperate with ticket vendors providing combined journeys.
Amendment 63 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In the light of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and in order to give persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility opportunities for rail travel comparable to those of other citizens, rules for non-discrimination and assistance before and during their journey should be established. Persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, whether caused by disability, age or any other factor, have the same right as all other citizens to free movement and to non- discrimination. Inter alia, special attention should be given to the provision of information to persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility concerning the accessibility of rail services, access conditions of rolling stock and the facilities on board. In order to provide passengers with sensory impairment with the best information on delays, visual and audible systems should be used, as appropriate. Persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility should be enabled to buy tickets on board a train without extra charges. Staff should be adequately trained to respond to the needs of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, notably when providing assistance. To ensure equal travel conditions, such persons should be provided with assistance at stations and on board at all times when trains operate and not only at certain times of the day.
Amendment 68 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) It is desirable that this Regulation create a system of compensation for passengers in the case of delay which is linked to the liability of the railway undertaking, on the same basis as the international system provided by the COTIF and in particular CIV Uniform Rules thereto relating to passengers' rights. Purchased tickets should be fully refundable. In the event of a delay of a passenger service, railway undertakings should provide passengers with compensation based on a percentage up to 100% of the ticket price.
Amendment 69 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Railway undertakings should be obliged to be insured, or to make equivalent arrangements, for their liability to rail passengers in the event of accident. Where Member States set a maximum amount for compensatory damages in the event of death or personal injury to passengers, that amount should be at least equivalent to the amount set out in the CIV Uniform Rules. Member States should have the possibility to increase the amount for compensatory damages in the event of death or personal injury to passengers any time.
Amendment 78 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) However, a railway undertaking should not be obliged to pay compensation if it can prove that the delay was caused by severe weather conditions or major natural disasters endangering the safe operation of the service. Any such event should have the character of an exceptional natural catastrophe, as distinct from normal seasonal weather conditions, such as autumnal storms or regularly occurring urban flooding caused by tides or snowmelt. Railway undertakings should prove that they could neither foresee nor prevent the delay even if all reasonable measures had been takenIn view of the decision of Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C 509/11 1a (ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG) and the need for legal certainty, protection of passengers, continued high levels of investment in railway rolling stock and infrastructure and good contingency planning, a railway undertaking should be obliged to pay compensation to a passenger for a delay or cancellation that is not the fault of that passenger, regardless of the cause of the delay or cancellation concerned. __________________ 1a1a Case C-509/11, ÖBB- Personenverkehr AG (EU: C2013:613).
Amendment 82 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
Amendment 85 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) To maintain a high level of consumer protection in rail transport, Member States should be required to designate national enforcement bodies to monitor closely and enforce this Regulation at national level. Those bodies should be able to take a variety of enforcement measures. Passengers should be able to complain to those bodies about alleged infringements of the Regulation. To ensure the satisfactory handling of such complaints, the bodies should also cooperate with each other. , and to provide the option for passengers of binding alternative dispute resolution, in line with Directive 2013/11/EU1b.Passengers should be able to complain to those bodies about alleged infringements of the Regulation, and to use online dispute resolution established under Regulation 524/2013/EU1c where agreed. It should also be provided that complaints may be made by organisations representing groups of passengers. To ensure the satisfactory handling of such complaints, the bodies should also cooperate with each other and the Regulation should continue to be listed in the Annex to the revised Consumer Protection Cooperation Regulation 2017/2394/EU 1d. Enforcement bodies shall each year publish reports on their websites detailing the number and type of complaints that they have received, detailing the outcome of their enforcement actions. In addition, these reports shall be made available on the website of the European Union Agency for Railways. __________________ 1b1b Directive 2013/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 14). 1c1c Regulation 524/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p.1). 1d1d Regulation 2017/2394/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 (OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 1).
Amendment 88 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
This Regulation establishes rules applicable to rail transport to provide for effective protection of passengers and encourage rail travel as regards the following:
Amendment 91 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) passengers’ rights in the event ofand compensation in the event of disruption, such as cancellation or delay;
Amendment 95 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) non-discrimination against , immediate, spontaneous and mandatory assistance by trained staff for , persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility ;
Amendment 98 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) general rules on enforcement, including through the option for passengers of binding alternative dispute resolution.
Amendment 99 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Regulation shall apply to all domestic and, cross-border or international rail passenger journeys and services throughout the Union provided by one or more railway undertakings licensed in accordance with Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council29 operating, stopping, travelling, departing or arriving within the territory of the Union. __________________ 29 OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 32.
Amendment 100 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Amendment 140 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Passengers shall be entitled to take bicycles on board the train, where appropriate for a reasonable fee. They shall keep their bicycles under supervision during the journey and ensure that no inconvenience or damage is caused to other passengers, mobility equipment, luggage or rail operations. The carriage of bicycles may be refused or restricted for safety or operational reasons, provided that railway undertakings, ticket vendors, tour operators and, where appropriate, station managers inform passengers of the conditions for such a refusal or restriction in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 454/2011, whether assembled or not, free of charge on board the train, all new or refurbished rolling stock shall include an appropriate designated space for the carriage of assembled bicycles.
Amendment 161 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be provided in the most appropriate format including by using up-to-date communication technologies . Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring that this information is accessible to persons with disabilities in accordance with the accessibility requirements laid down in Directive XXX and Regulation 454/2011 . Passengers shall have the right to claim for compensation if the railway undertakings and ticket vendors fail to provide the correct travel information.
Amendment 174 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Railway undertakings, tour operators and ticket vendors shall offer tickets and, where available, through-tickets and reservations, through-tickets, reservations and combinations of tickets that provide the most optimal and cost-effective journey or combined journey, including cross- border, in an impartial and non- discriminatory manner. They shall make all possible efforts to offer through-tickets, including for journeys across borders andor involving night trains and journeys with more than one railway undertaking.
Amendment 178 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Railway undertakings and ticket vendors shall offer tickets and, where available, through-tickets and reservations. They shall make all possible efforts to offer through-tickets, including for journeys across borders and with more than one railway undertaking.
Amendment 195 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. Where there is no ticket office or accessible ticketing machine in the station of departure, persons with disabilities and persons wiTickets bought on board the train shall not cost more than the reduced mobility shall be permitted to buy tickets on board the train at no extra costlevant standard fare for the journey concerned with any applicable discounts.
Amendment 197 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. Where there is no ticket office or accessible ticketing machine in the station of departure, persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobilityassengers shall be permitted to buy tickets on board the train at no extra cost.
Amendment 218 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 25 50% of the ticket price for a delay of 6045 to 1189 minutes,;
Amendment 220 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 50 100% of the ticket price for a delay of 1290 minutes or more.
Amendment 234 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The compensation of the ticket price shall be paid within one month after the submission of the request for compensation to the railway undertaking, tour operator or ticket vendor. The compensation may be paid in vouchers and/or other services if the terms are flexible (in particular regarding the validity period and destination). The compensation shall be paid in money at the request of the passenger.
Amendment 238 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 7
Article 17 – paragraph 7
7. The passenger shall not have any right to compensation if the isy are informed of a delay before he buysbuying a ticket, or if a delay due to continuation on a different service or re-routing remains below 6045 minutes.
Amendment 251 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In the case of any delay as referred to in paragraph 1 of more than 6045 minutes, passengers shall also be offered free of charge:
Amendment 273 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Railway undertakings and station managers shall, with the active involvement of representative organisations of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, establish, or shall have in place, non- discriminatory access rules for the transport of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility including their personal assistants. The rules shall allow the passenger to be accompanied by an assistance dog service animal in accordance with any relevant national rules, and shall ensure that rail transport for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility is immediate and spontaneous wherever possible.
Amendment 280 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. When a railway undertaking, ticket vendor or tour operator exercises the derogation provided for in Article 20(2), it shall upon request inform in writing the person with disabilities or person with reduced mobility concerned of its reasons for doing so within five working days of the refusal to make the reservation or to issue the ticket or the imposition of the condition of being accompanied. The railway undertaking, ticket vendor or tour operator shall make reasonable efforts to propose an alternative transport option to the person in question taking into account his or her accessibility needs.
Amendment 283 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. On departure from, transit through or arrival at, a staffed railway station of a person with disabilities or a person with reduced mobility, the station manager or the railway undertaking or both shall provide assistance free of charge in such a way that that person is able to board the departing service, or to disembark from the arriving service for which he or she purchased a ticket, without prejudice to the access rules referred to in Article 20(1). Any booking of assistance shall always be free of charge, irrespective of the method of communication used.
Amendment 316 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) involve organisations representing persons with disabilities and with reduced mobility in the design and delivery of disability-related training;
Amendment 325 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Details of the complaint handling procedure shall be accessible to persons with disabilities and with reduced mobility. This information shall be made freely available in writing upon request in the domestic language of the railway undertaking.
Amendment 333 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. The national enforcement bodies shall closely monitor compliance with this Regulation and take the measures necessary to ensure that the rights of passengers are upheld. For this purpose, railway undertakings, station managers and infrastructure managers shall provide the bodies with relevant documents and information at their request without delay and in any event within one month. In carrying out their functions, the bodies shall take account of the information submitted to them by the body designated under Article 33 to handle complaints, if this is a different body. They may also decide on enforcement actions based on individual complaints transmitted by such a bodyMember States shall ensure that national enforcement and complaint handling bodies shall be given sufficient powers and resources for the adequate and effective enforcement of individual complaints from passengers under this Regulation.
Amendment 335 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The national enforcement bodies shall publish statistics on their activityeach year publish reports with statistics on their websites detailing the number and type of complaints that they have received, detailing the outcome of their enforcement actions, including onthe sanctions applied, every year, at the latest at the end of April of the following calendar yearthat they have applied. This shall be done for each year by no later than the first day of April of the succeeding year. In addition, these reports shall be made available on the website of the European Union Agency for Railways.
Amendment 337 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The national enforcement bodies, in collaboration with organisations representative of persons with disabilities and with reduced mobility, shall conduct regular audits of the assistance services provided in accordance with this Regulation and publish the results inaccessible formats.
Amendment 339 #
2017/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. Any passenger may complain to the national enforcement body, or any other body designated by a Member State for that purpose, about an alleged infringement of this Regulation. Complaints may also be made by organisations representing groups of passengers.
Amendment 101 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 a (new)
Recital 55 a (new)
(55a) In light of innovation trends, and the growing accessibility and constantly increasing number of IoT devices in all sectors of society, particular attention must be paid to the security of all and even the simplest of IoT products. Therefore, as certification is a key method for increasing trust in the market and increasing security and resilience, emphasis should be given to IoT products and services in the new EU cybersecurity certification framework, in order to make them less vulnerable and safer for consumers and businesses.
Amendment 109 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56 a (new)
Recital 56 a (new)
(56a) Among the evaluation methods and assessment procedures related to each European cybersecurity certification scheme, ethical hacking, the aim of which is to locate weaknesses and vulnerabilities of devices and information systems by anticipating the intended actions and skills of malicious hackers, should be promoted at Union level.
Amendment 156 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. The Agency shall promote a high level of awareness of citizens, authorities and businesses on issues related to the cybersecurity.
Amendment 159 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. assisting and advising, in particular by providing its independent opinion and supplying preparatory work, on the development and review of Union policy and law in the area of cybersecurity, as well as sector-specific policy and law initiatives where matters related to cybersecurity are involved;
Amendment 169 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point 2
(2) the promotion of an enhanced level of security of electronic communications, data storage and data processing, including by providing expertise and advice, as well as facilitating the exchange of best practices between competent authorities;
Amendment 177 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point a
(a) aggregating reports from national and international sources with a view to contribute to establishing common situational awareness;
Amendment 203 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Management Board shall be composed of one representative of each Member State, and two representatives appointed by the Commission and the European Parliament. All representatives shall have voting rights.
Amendment 208 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The Executive Director shall report annually to the European Parliament on the performance of his or her duties or when invited to do so. The Council may invite the Executive Director to report on the performance of his or her duties.
Amendment 214 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. The term of office of the Permanent Stakeholders’ Group’s members shall be two-and-a-half years. Members of the Management Board and of the Executive Board, except the Executive Director referred to in paragraph 3, may not be members of the Permanent Stakeholders’ Group. Experts from the Commission and the Member States shall be entitled to be present at the meetings of the Permanent Stakeholders’ Group and to participate in its work. Representatives of other bodies deemed relevant by the Executive Director, who are not members of the Permanent Stakeholders’ Group, may be invited to attend the meetings of the Permanent Stakeholders’ Group and to participate in its work.
Amendment 239 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2
Article 44 – paragraph 2
2. When preparing candidate schemes referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, ENISA shall consult all relevant stakeholders, including the relevant civil society representatives such as consumer organisations, and closely cooperate with the Group. The Group shall provide ENISA with the assistance and expert advice required by ENISA in relation to the preparation of the candidate scheme, including by providing opinions where necessary.
Amendment 282 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Article 46 – paragraph 1
1. AEach European cybersecurity certification scheme may specify one or more of the following assurance levels: basic - “functionally secure”, “substantially secure” and/or “high,ly secure” - for ICT products and services issued under that scheme, taking into account, inter alia, their intended use and their inherent risk.
Amendment 295 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) assurance level basic shall refer to a certificate issued in the context of a European cybersecurity certification scheme, which provides a limited degree of confidence in the claimed or asserted cybersecurity qualities of an ICT product or service, and is characterised with reference to technical specifications, standards and procedures related thereto, including technical controls, the purpose of which is to decrease the risk of cybersecurity inciden“functionally secure” shall be related to a low risk of an ICT product and service. A low level of risk exists when an attack on the ICT product and service does not compromise the confidentiality, integrity, availability, privacy or other important objectives, nor the health of users or third parties, the environment, other important legal interests or critical infrastructure and its supporting systems or products;.
Amendment 301 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) assurance level “substantial shall refer to a certificate issued in the context of a European cybersecurity certification scheme, which provides a substantial degree of confidence in the claimed or asserted cybersecurity qualities of an ICT product or service, and is characterised with reference to technical specifications, standards and procedures related thereto, including technical controls, the purpose of which is to decrease substantially the risk of cybersecurity incidenly secure” shall be related to a higher risk of an ICT product and service. A higher level of risk exists when an attack on the ICT product and service compromises the confidentiality, integrity, availability, privacy or other important objectives, and has implications to the health of users or third parties, the environment, other important legal interests or critical infrastructure and its supporting systems or products;.
Amendment 306 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) assurance level “high shall refer to a certificate issued in the context of a European cybersecurity certification scheme, which provides a higher degree of confidence in the claimed or asserted cybersecurity qualitiesly secure” shall be related to a high risk of an ICT product and service. A high level of risk exists when an attack ofn an ICT product orand service than certificates with the assurance level substantial, and is characterised with reference to technical specifications, standards and procedures related thereto, including technical controls, the purpose of which is to prevent cybercompromises the confidentiality, integrity, availability, privacy or other important objectives and reasonably endangers the national sovereignty or public security incidentof states.
Amendment 444 #
2017/0225(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3
Amendment 49 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing defence capabilities to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive and innovative European defence industry. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund to support investment in joint research and the joint development of defence equipment and technologies. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence product and technology development, as well as undertakings in the scope of conversion from military to civilian production.
Amendment 55 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. The Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry, inter alia particular the cyber defence industry, by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The Programme should lead to efficiency gains enabling the reduction of the overall defence spending in the Union. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 61 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Programme should not lead to an armament of the European Union. To better exploit economies of scale in the defence industry, the Programme should support the cooperation between undertakings in the development of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 63 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) To alleviate any potential negative effects of the integration in the European defence market, the Programme should support actions aimed at converting military into civilian technologies and production lines.
Amendment 79 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 84 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As the objective of the Programme is to support the competitivenessintegration of the Union defence industry by de-bearing some of the risking of the development phase of cooperative projects, actions related to the development of a defence product or technology, namely definition of common technical specifications, design, prototyping, testing, qualification, certification as well feasibility studies and other supporting measures as well as actions aimed at converting military production lines into civilian production lines, should be eligible to benefit from it. This will also apply to the upgrade of existing defence products and technologies.
Amendment 104 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As the Programme aims at enhancing the competitivenessintegration of the Union's defence industry, only entities established in the Union and effectively controlled by Member States or their nationals should be eligible for support. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the beneficiaries and subcontractors in actions funded under the Programme, shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States.
Amendment 110 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) If a consortium of undertakings wishes to participate in an eligible action under the Programme and financial assistance of the Union is to take form of a grant, the consortium should appoint one of its members as a coordinator who will be the principle point of contact with the Commission and who shall regularly report back to the Union institutions on the status of actions funded under the Programme.
Amendment 123 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The financial assistance of the Union under the Programme should not exceed 20% of the total eligible cost of the action when it relates to prototyping which is often the most costly action in the development phase. The totalityUp to 50% of the eligible costs should however be covered for other actions in the development phase.
Amendment 127 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As the Union support aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the sector and concerns only the specific development phase, tThe Commission should not have ownership or intellectual property rights over the products or technologies resulting from the funded actions. The applicable intellectual property rights regime will be defined contractually byetween the Commission and the beneficiaries.
Amendment 136 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) For the selection of actions to be funded by the Programme, the Commission or the entities referred to in Article 58(1)(c) of Regulation N°o 966/2012 should organise competitive calls as provided for by Regulation No 966/2012. After evaluation of the received proposals with the help of an independent expert committee with transparently selected Members of the European Parliament, the Commission and defence experts from academia, think tanks or other stakeholders, excluding representatives from defence companies in order to avoid bias, the Commission will select the actions to be funded under the Programme. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards the adoption and the implementation of the work programme, as well as for awarding the funding to selected actions. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council7. _________________ 7 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers
Amendment 139 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) When monitoring and controlling arms exports and technologies produced with funding from the Union to countries other than NATO, EU and NATO- equivalent countries, the Commission should be assisted by a supervisory body made up of representatives of the European Parliament, the Commission, the European External Action Service and the Member States ('the Supervisory Body').
Amendment 144 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Commission should draw up an implementation and evaluation report at the end of the Programmeeach financial year, examining the financial activities in terms of financial implementation results and where possible, impact. This report should also analyse the cross border participation of SMEs in projects under the Programme as well as the participation of SMEs to the global value chain.
Amendment 155 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union defence industry, especially cyberdefence, by supporting actions in their development phase;
Amendment 162 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support and leverage the cross- border cooperation between undertakings, including small and medium-sized enterprises, in the development of technologies or products in line with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Union;
Amendment 163 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) to support undertakings in the conversion of excess military into civil production lines;
Amendment 167 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The amount for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2019-2020 is set at EUR 500125 million in current prices, to be drawn exclusively from the unallocated margins under the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework ceilings. Additional spending from the Union budget shall be compensated by savings in national defence budgets.
Amendment 181 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the design of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings’ aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology as well as the technical specifications on which such design has been developed;
Amendment 183 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the prototyping of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings’ aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology. A prototype is a model of a product or technology that can demonstrate the element's performance in an operational environment;
Amendment 184 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the testing of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings’ aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology;
Amendment 185 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the qualification of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings’ aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology; qualification is the entire process of demonstrating that the design of a product/component/technology meets the specified requirements. This process provides objective evidence by which particular requirements of a design are demonstrated to have been achieved;
Amendment 186 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the certification of a defence product or technology, or a product or technology supporting the undertakings’ aim to convert from military to civil production. Certification is the process according to which a national authority certifies that the product/component/technology complies with the applicable regulations;
Amendment 198 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Actions in relation to products listed in Annex A shall not be funded. Actions in relation to products listed in Annex B shall not be funded if they are developed mainly for export purposes.
Amendment 199 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. The action shall be in line with the tasks referred to in Article 42 TEU for peace keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter.
Amendment 217 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Each applicant shall declare, by written statement, that it is fully aware of and compliant with applicable national and Union legislation and regulations relating to activities in the domain of defence, including the Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, as well as the Union regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items and the relevant national legislation on export controls.
Amendment 218 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where the Union’s financial assistance is provided through a grant, the members of any consortium wishing to participate in an action shall appoint one of them to act as coordinator, which shall be identified in the grant agreement. The coordinator shall be the principal point of contact between the members of the consortium in relations with the Commission or the relevant funding body, unless specified otherwise in the grant agreement or in the event of non- compliance with its obligations under the grant agreement. The coordinator shall regularly report back to the Union institutions regarding the status of funded actions.
Amendment 234 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(a) efficiency gains for the overall reduction of costs for defence
Amendment 235 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
(b) contribution to innovative conversion of military to civilian production
Amendment 236 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 c (new)
(c) increased or new cross-border cooperation
Amendment 240 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The financial assistance of the Union provided under the Programme may not exceed 20% of the total cost of the action where it relates to prototyping. In all the other cases, the assistance may cover up to the total cost50% of the action.
Amendment 243 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall not own the products or technologies resulting from the action nor shall it have any IPR claim pertaining to the actionUnion institutions, bodies, offices or agencies enjoy, for the duly justified purpose of developing, implementing and monitoring Union policies or programmes, access rights solely to the results of a beneficiary that has received Union funding. Such access rights shall be limited to non-commercial and non- competitive use. Such access shall be granted on a royalty-free basis. With regard to results which are generated by beneficiaries that have received funding under the Programme, the agreement between the Commission and the beneficiary shall provide that the Commission may object to transfers of ownership or to grants of a licence to third parties established in a third country not associated with the Programme, if it considers that the grant or transfer is inconsistent with ethical principles of the Common Position on arms exports or security considerations. Where appropriate, the agreement between the Commission and the beneficiary shall provide that the Commission is to be notified at least six months in advance of any such transfer of ownership or grant of a licence. Non-compliance with these provisions shall be subject to the measures stipulated in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012.
Amendment 248 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Amendment 249 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, by means of an implementing act, shall adoptshall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to establish a multiannual a work programme for the duration of the Programme. This implementingese delegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in in Article 16(2). This work programme shall be in line with the objectives set out in Article 2;
Amendment 258 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The proposals submitted following the call for proposals shall be evaluated by the Commission assisted by an independent expert committee with transparently selected representatives of the European Parliament, the Commission and defence experts from academia, think tanks or other stakeholders, excluding representatives from defence companies to avoid bias on the basis of the award criteria of Article 10.
Amendment 262 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall regularly monitor and evaluate the implementation of the programme and annually report on the progress made in accordance with Article 38(3)(e) of Regulation 966/2012. To this end, the Commission shall put in place necessary monitoring arrangements.
Amendment 265 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall draw up an annual monitoring report examining the efficiency and effectiveness of supported actions in terms of financial implementation, results, costs and, where possible, impact. To support greater efficiency and effectiveness of future Union policy actions, the Commission shall draw up a retrospectiven annual evaluation report and send it to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report - building on relevant consultations of Member States and key stakeholders - shall notably assess the progress made towards the achievement of objectives set out in Article 2. It shall also analyse cross border participation of SMEs in projects implemented under the programme as well as the participation of SMEs to the global value chain.
Amendment 268 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Six months before the end of the Programme, the Commission shall establish an interim evaluation report on the achievement of the objectives of all the actions supported under the Programme with regard to its results and impacts, the efficiency of the use of resources and its European added value. This interim evaluation report needs to be available to the European Parliament and Council before any decision on a continuation of the Programme under a new multiannual framework can be taken.
Amendment 269 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission shall establish a final evaluation report on the longer-term impact and sustainability of effects of the measures. All beneficiaries and other parties involved who have received Union funds under this Regulation shall provide the Commission with the appropriate data and information necessary to permit the monitoring and evaluation of the measures concerned. The Commission shall submit the reports referred to in paragraphs 2, 2a and 2b to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 270 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Member States shall report to the Commission or the Union Delegations on their exports of Union-funded defence technologies and equipment to non- NATO, non-EU or non-NATO equivalent countries every six months. The Commission shall setup a tracking mechanism to verify the end-use and end- users of defence technologies and equipment funded by the Programme and exported to non-NATO, non-EU or non- NATO equivalent countries and report back to the European Parliament every year.
Amendment 271 #
2017/0125(COD)
ANNEX A Non-eligible products · Weapons of mass destruction and related warhead technologies; · Banned weapons and munitions and weapons not compliant with international humanitarian law; · Fully autonomous weapons that enable strikes to be carried out without meaningful human control as well as IA software, dual-use and military components that leave to the machine the final decision to apply lethal force; · Weapon systems that are not regulated by international legal frameworks that have been ratified by the European Union or all EU member states individually to prevent misuse.
Amendment 272 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex B (new)
Annex B (new)
ANNEX B Non-eligible products, when they are mainly developed for export purposes: · Small arms and light weapons.
Amendment 70 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) This Regulation should apply to electronic communications data processed in connection with the provision and use of electronic communications services in the Union, regardless of whether or not the processing takes place in the Union. Moreover, in order not to deprive end-users in the Union of effective protection, this Regulation should also apply to electronic communications data processed in connection with the provision of electronic communications services from outside the Union to end-users in the Union. This should be the case irrespective of whether the electronic communications are connected to a payment or not.
Amendment 109 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Terminal equipment of end-users of electronic communications networks and any information relating to the usage of such terminal equipment, whether in particular is stored in or emitted by such equipment, requested from or processed in order to enable it to connect to another device and or network equipment, are part of the private sphere of the end-users requiring protection under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Given that such equipment contains or processes sensitive information that may reveal details of an individual's emotional, political, social complexities, including the content of communications, pictures, the location of individuals by accessing the device’'s GPS capabilities, contact lists, and other information already stored in the device, the information related to such equipment requires enhanced privacy protection. Furthermore, the so-called spyware, web bugs, hidden identifiers, tracking cookies and other similar unwanted tracking tools can enter end-user's terminal equipment without their knowledge in order to gain access to information, to store hidden information and to trace the activities. Information related to the end-user’s' device may also be collected remotely for the purpose of identification and tracking, using techniques such as the so-called ‘'device fingerprinting’', often without the knowledge of the end-user, and may seriously intrude upon their privacy of these end-users. T. Therefore, any such interference with the users' terminal equipment should be allowed only with their consent and for specific and transparent purposes. The use of exceptionally privacy invasive technologies and techniques that surreptitiously monitor the actions of end-users, for example by tracking their activities online or the location of their terminal equipment without the users' knowledge, or subvert the operation of the end-users’' terminal equipment, pose a serious threat to the privacy of end-users. Therefore, any such interference with the end-user's terminal equipment should be allowed only with the end-user's consent and for specific and transparent purposesusers' privacy and should be forbidden.
Amendment 125 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The principles of data protection by design and by default weare codified under Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Currently, the default settings for cookies are set in most current browsers to ‘accept all cookies’. Therefore providers of software enabling the retrieval and presentation of information on the internetHardware manufacturers and providers of software permitting electronic communications should have an obligation to configure thedevices and software so that it offers the option to prevent third parties from storing information on the terminal equipment; this is often presented as ‘rejecttheir default settings provide the highest level of privacy protection possible, protecting users' against cross-domain tracking and unauthorised interferences with theird party cookies’. End-users should be offered a set of privacy setting options, ranging from higher (for example, ‘never accept cookies’) to lower (for example, ‘always accept cookies’) and intermediate (for example, ‘reject third party cookies’ or ‘only accept first party cookies’). Such communications and terminal equipment. Users should be informed about the default privacy settings and any available options to change those settings during installation or first use of the device or software and when they make significant changes to it. Privacy settings should be presented in an objective, easily visible and intelligible manner. They should be easily accessible and modifiable during the use of the device or software. Information provided should not incentivise users to select lower privacy settings and should binclude presented in a an easily visible and intelligible mannerlevant information about the risks associated with each setting.
Amendment 133 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Children merit specific protection with regard to their online privacy. They usually start using the internet at an early age and become very active users. Yet, they may be less aware of the risks and consequences associated to their online activities, as well as less aware of their rights. Specific safeguards are necessary in relation to the use of children's data, notably for the purposes of marketing and the creation of personality or user profiles.
Amendment 252 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Confidentiality of electronic communications shall also include terminal equipment and machine-to- machine communications when related to a user.
Amendment 302 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Neither providers of electronic communications services, nor any other party, shall further process electronic communications data collected on the basis of this Regulation.
Amendment 403 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Users shall not be denied access to an information society service or functionality, irrespective of whether the service is provided for remuneration or not, on grounds that they have not given their consent under point (c) of Article 6(1), point (c) of Article 6(2), point (a) of Article 6(3), point (b) of Article 8(1) or point (b) of Article 8(2) to the processing of information or the use of the processing or storage capabilities of their terminal equipment that is not necessary for the provision of that service or functionality. In particular, processing of data for the purposes of providing behaviourally targeted advertising shall not be considered as necessary for the performance of a service.
Amendment 414 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. SThe default settings of hardware and software placed on the market permitting electronic communications, including the retrieval and presentation of information on the internet, shall offer the option to prevent third parties from storing information on the terminal equipment of an end-user or processing information already stored on that equipmentbe configured to provide the highest level of privacy protection and protect users' against unauthorised interferences. In particular, default settings shall prevent the tracking of users' online behaviour by other parties. For this purpose, privacy settings shall include a signal which is sent to other parties to inform them about the users' settings. Such settings shall be binding on and enforceable against any other party.
Amendment 420 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Upon installation, the softwarefirst use or whenever any significant modifications are introduced, the user shall be inform the end-usered about the default privacy settings options and, to continue with the installation, require the end-user to consent to a settingand other available options, if any. Information shall be presented in an easily visible and intelligible manner. It shall not incentivise users to select lower privacy settings and shall include relevant information about the risks associated with each setting. Settings must be easily accessible and modifiable at any time during the use of the device or software.
Amendment 427 #
2017/0003(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Hardware and software which enables electronic communications and is specifically intended for children's use or targeted at children shall not allow tracking of its user's behaviour and activities for profiling, marketing or advertising purposes.
Amendment 52 #
2016/2326(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the horizontal and cross- cutting approach of cohesion policy, providing a framework for mobilising and coordinating national and subnational actors and directly engaging them in working together towards reaching EU priorities through co-financed projects;
Amendment 100 #
2016/2326(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that the current categorisation of regions, the thematic objectives and the performance framework have demonstrated the value of cohesion policy and should be consolidated; asks the Commission to present ideas for greater flexibility, such as an unallocated reserve or a simplification of re-programming, in order to adapt ESIF investments to unforeseen events and to the specific needs of each region, also addressing the effects of globalisation at regional and local level;
Amendment 144 #
2016/2326(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the need to simplify the cohesion policy’s management system at all governance levels in order to make it more accessible and effective; asks the Commission to offer more possibilities for e-cohesion and to introduce a digital platform for information for applicants and beneficiaries; supports the conclusions and recommendations hitherto adopted by the ‘High Level Group monitoring simplification for beneficiaries of ESI Funds’;
Amendment 301 #
2016/2326(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission as well as the Member States and their parliaments and the Committee of the Regions.
Amendment 4 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises thatStresses that this initiative is part of the 3 strategic objectives of connectivity that the European Commission has set to be reached by 2025, and that creating the appropriate ecosystem to develop a strong European gigabit society andwith the timely deployment of 5G technologies is the most inclusive path towards the realisation of the digital single market, since high-speed broadband can promote universal growth, particularly in rural areas, by providing them with the tools to participate in the age of the Internet of Things (IoT) at the same pace as urb-which will provide millions of sensors, devices and areas, while they enjoy the competitive advantage of lower housing, food and education costsll types of devices with the possibility of connecting to the Internet, overcoming the current barriers of transmission and energy -at the same pace as urban areas, Achieving first-class internet connectivity;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Highlights that in addition to enabling the development of the IoT, there are many other potential benefits of the deployment of 5G technology thanks to its speed and low latency, such as: the development of eHealth ; Autonomous cars; Improvements in videoconferencing that can benefit not only consumers but also SMEs; And a high web speed;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Regrets that only 28% of European households in rural areas had a fixed fast internet connection in 2015 and that the average coverage in the EU of 4G, despite being 86% in all of EU is only 36% in rural areas;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is aware that 4G networks are too low in capacity in the wake of the wave of connectivity that will flood millions of devices in the next few years (such as machines, robots, drones, cars, weareables, appliances and sensors) and is also concerned that in the absence of modern digital networks and infrastructure providing high-quality and speedy connectivity, the EU is in danger of lagging behind other regions in terms of attracting investments and retaining knowledge, resulting in the loss of a competitive advantage;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas Europe, compared to the world scale, has made progress in labour and social standards and in social protection systems, and whereas the EU must, in the digital economy, continue to develop the European social model, a fair distribution of wealth, quality employment and sustainable and inclusive growth in long-term employment;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas it is essential for companies to behave in a socially responsible manner, taking into account sustainability and the interests of society; whereas European labour markets are more often evolving towards 'atypical' or 'non-standard' forms of employment, such as occasional work, work on- demand, dependent self-employment or work intermediated by these digital platforms; and whereas we must ensure that workers who use the platforms have decent working conditions;
Amendment 70 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges that online platforms benefit today’s digital economy and society by increasing the choices available to consumers and creating and shaping new markets; points out, however, that online platforms present new policy and regulatory challengesrecognizes that existing legal gaps are facilitating unfair competition of the digital sector vis-a-vis the non-digital sectors, possible online social dumping and unclear fiscal rules; points out that overcoming these new political, social and regulatory challenges is fundamental for the digital economy in order to produce a general benefit to society as a whole;
Amendment 78 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that, although many pieces of EU legislation apply to online platforms, it is frequently the case that they are not enforced properly or have not been adapted to the online world; stresses that the Union should support the development of the digital economy by clarifying the applicable legal provisions and shape its course in a socially just, balanced and sustainable manner;
Amendment 142 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that the increasingly widespread use of smartphones and tablets has further extended access to online platforms, thereby enhancing their role in the economy and society, particularly among young peopledespite having to avoid the existence of new gaps that can be produced by unequal access to technology or a high quality of technology, especially between generations and between rural and urban areas;
Amendment 190 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure adequate social security for self-employed workers, who are key players in the digital labour market; calls on the Member States and the Commission to adapt existing social protection schemes and to develop new mechanisms of protection, where necessary, to ensure adequate coverage of workers in these platforms as well as non- discrimination and gender equality, and to share best practices at European level;
Amendment 308 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Underlines the importance of investments in infrastructure; stresses that reliable high-speed networks are the precondition of offering and using online platform services; stresses the need for net neutrality and fair and non-discriminatory access to online platforms; stresses the need for adequate investments and a coherent regulatory framework in research and innovation, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data protection, eGovernment and digital skills, in order to ensure a well-functioning digital single market; stresses that the EU is lagging behind its competitors in this respect and more resources are needed for these investments, as well as full use of the potential and synergies of existing funds and incentivizing private investments; believes that further efforts from the Commission should address those challenges in an efficient manner; urges the Commission to introduce more clarity on the financing of the undertaken and upcoming initiatives facilitating the digitisation process, in particular with regard to the role of the EFSI, ESIF, H2020 and potential synergies between them, as well as on the estimated contribution from the Member States national budgets; calls on the Commission to investigate the impact of PPP and JTI in the context of the forthcoming interim evaluation of Horizon 2020;
Amendment 459 #
2016/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45 a. Points out that investment in education and innovation are key for the EU to compete successfully on the global markets while maintaining high levels of employment under fair conditions; stresses that social consequences of market opening must not only be addressed but foreseen and absorbed in a way that workers have the skills and tools needed to adapt to new challenges; considers therefore essential to invest in education and life long learning;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Regrets the increasing disparities between regions in industry competitiveness and digitalisation; calls on the European Commission to ensure that cooperation and investments at European level on industry digitalisation lead to progressive convergence between different areas, including through better coordination of existing funds, and to increased opportunities for SMEs' digitalisation;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Believes that digitalisation should provide consumers with more choice, more user-friendly and customised products and more information, in particular on the quality of the products or services, as well as on their social and environmental impacts;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deems it necessary to ensure the full respect of workers’ and consumers’ right to privacy and to protection of their personal data in the digital environment; emphasises the importance of the correct implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation, ensuring the full application of the principle of ‘privacy by design and by default’; believes that consumers and workers should be in control of the data they produce or that are linked to the products and services they use and should be properly informed about the impact of their decisions over these issues; considers that the issue of worker-related data and their use raises important concerns and should be swiftly clarified; calls on the Commission to define some minimum requirements on this issue; underlines the need to set up an European Directive on Privacy at the workplace;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the European Commission to clarify as soon as possible safety and liability rules for autonomously acting systems (such as vehicles and drones), to ensure fast and effective legal compensation in case of incident and to harmonise the conditions for testing;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the very important consequences of industry digitalisation for society, business models, working conditions and jobs demand; regrets the lack of analysis on the part of the Commission of the social effects of the digitisation of industry; calls on the European Commission to carry on an in depth analysis on these issues, focusing also to the consequences of industry digitisation on the number and the quality of jobs, and to present it to the European Parliament by the end of 2017;
Amendment 57 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. While recognising the opportunities of industry digitalisation, stresses also certain challenges it is posing to job demands, working conditions and workers' rights, in particular in non-standard employment relationships, and highlights the necessity to ensure the full respect of employment rights and adequate social security coverage in the digital world of work; believes it is necessary to involve social partners in the definition of European and national initiative on industry digitalisation; welcomes the proposals to hold high-level roundtables and an European stakeholders forum on digitalisation; believes workers' representatives' involvement to be necessary with regard to companies' decisions over externalisation and digitalisation;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers it necessary to ensure high-quality education, lifelong learning and vocational training, including in the field of basic and advanced digital qualifications and skills, also to fight digital exclusion, and advocates for the necessary public and private investments; highlights the importance of promoting skills on non-proprietary content; stresses the necessity to work with social partners in order to anticipate skills' need in the long term and welcomes the establishment of the Grand coalition for digital jobs and of other European initiatives in this field; encourages Commission and Member States to ensure mutual recognition of digital qualifications by establishing a European certificate or grading system.
Amendment 1 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 21 October 2015 On steps towards Completing Economic and Monetary Union (COM(2015)0600),
Amendment 4 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas delivering a deeper and fairer single market will be instrumental in creating new jobs, promoting productivity and ensuring an attractive climate for investment and innovation as well as a consumer-friendly environment;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, following the economic crisis which began in 2008, the EU is still having to face a period of stagnation with sluggish economic recovery, high rates of unemployment and social vulnerabilities; whereas, on a more positive note, the motto of the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) for 2016 was ‘strengthening recovery and fostering convergence’;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European Semester aims to increase the coordination of economic and fiscal policies across the EU in order to enhance stability, promote growth and employment and strengthen competitiveness in coherence with the objectives of social fairness and protection of the most vulnerable in society;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the creation of a real single market pillar with a social dimension within the European Semester, with a system of regular monitoring, identification of the country-specific barriers to the single market and evaluation of single market integration and competitiveness; insists that the evaluation of the state of single market integration should become an integral part of the economic governance framework;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reminds of the importance of the new approach taken by the Commission which grants great attention to the social fairness; reminds also of the importance that Member States pay greater attention to the contribution of national social partners as well as of the Commission´s commitment to prepare a social impact assessment for future stability support programmes;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to take full account of the key growth and job-creation areas for building an EU single market fit for the 21st century, as previously identified by the Commission and further specified in the study of September 2014 entitled ‘The Cost of Non-Europe in the Single Market’ and including services, the Digital Single Market and in particular e-commerce, the consumer acquis, public procurement and concessions and the free movement of goods;
Amendment 27 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to carry out systematic monitoring of implementation and enforcement of the single market rules through the country-specific recommendations (CSRs), in particular where those rules make a contribution to structural reforms;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that among the goals of the Investment Plan for Europe are removing unnecessary barriers, increasing innovation and deepening the single market;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that improving the investment environment means strengthening the single market by providing greater regulatory predictability and by reinforcing the level playing field in the EU and removing unnecessary barriers to investment both from within and outside the EU; notes that several work strands have been launched at EU level, as laid out in the Single Market Strategy, the Energy Union and the Digital Single Market, and considers that this EU effort needs to be accompanied by an effort at national level;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Shares the Commission´s view that convergence efforts compatible with the Single Market must be based on best practices on lifelong learning strategies, effective policies to help the unemployed re-enter the labour market, modern and inclusive social protection and education system;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that despite the abolition of tariff barriers in the single market, a vast number of various unnecessary non-tariff barriers still exist; highlights that strengthening the single market requires urgent action at both EU and national levels in order to address those unnecessary non-tariff barriers in a way which is compatible with the promotion of social, consumer and environmental standards;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates its call on the Commission to improve governance of the single market by developing a set of analytical tools including social indicators to more properly measure its economic and regulatory performance within the framework of the single market pillar of the European Semester; believes that such an analytical tool could provide useful input for the CSRs, the AGS, the European Council’s guidance to Member States, and the national action plans aimed at implementing the single market guidelines;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates its call on the Commission to introduce quantitative targets for the reduction oftackle unnecessary administrative burdens at European level; asks that these quantitative targets bbest practices are considered in the Commission’s new initiative on reducstreamlining administrative burdens;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the market surveillance mechanism to detect unsafe and non- compliant products and remove them from the single market; calls again for the immediate adoption of the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package by the Council of the European Union;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Acknowledges the positive role of the ‘EU Sweeps’ actions, launched by the Commission to enhance enforcement through coordinated control actions to identify breaches of consumer law in the online environment; believes that ‘EU Sweeps’ could also be broadened to the offline sector;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recognises the importance of better regulation principles and the REFIT initiative, ensuring more coherence in current and future legislation while preserving the regulatory sovereignty and the need for regulatory security and predictability, when designing new legislative initiatives;
Amendment 57 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses the importance of better transposition, implementation and application of single market legislation; stresses, in this context, the need for further actions at national level, including with a view to reducmaking administrative burdens procedures more efficient and avoiding adding unnecessary additional requirements when transposing directives into national law (‘gold-plating’), such as tax barriers to cross-border investment;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that the single market should continue to work for all actors - EU citizens and in particular students, professionals and entrepreneurs, as well as SMEs - in all Member States, who should remain in permanent dialogue and should be committed to assess what works and what does not work, and in what way single market policy should be developed in the future; highlights, in this context, the role of the Single Market Forum organised annually by the Commission in cooperation with local partners such as national authorities, civil society stakeholders, social partners, chambers of commerce and business associations;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 16 November 2016 on the Annual Growth Survey 2017 (COM(2016)0725),
Amendment 63 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) for 2017 reiterates the need for the EU to strengthen its economic recovery and emphasises the necessity for Europe to invest strongly in its youth and jobseekers, as well as in its start-ups and SMEs;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas a strengthened economic recovery must benefit all, notably the weaker parts of our societies, and strengthen fairness and the social dimension of our single market;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas despite economic recovery, unemployment remains far too high in many parts of Europe and the prolonged period of high unemployment is taking its social toll on many Member States;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that the single market is one of the foundations of the EU and is the backbone of Member States’' economies and of the European project as a whole; stresses that for the EU to successfully strengthen its recovery and, foster convergence and support investments in its youth and jobseekers, as well as in start-ups and SMEs, the single market plays an essential role;
Amendment 71 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Commissions efforts to ensure that benefits of globalisation and technological change are distributed fairly across different groups in society, notably among young people; calls for raising awareness at all levels about the impact of policies and reforms on income distribution, guaranteeing equality, fairness and inclusiveness;
Amendment 72 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that among the goals of the Investment Plan for Europe are removing unnecessary barriers, increasing innovation and deepening the single market while fostering investments in human capital and social infrastructure;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Supports the Commission’s call on Member States to redouble their efforts on the three elements of the triangle of economic policy, and in so doing, put the focus on social fairness to deliver more inclusive growth;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises, in respect of the single market in services, that there is a clear need to improve the cross-border provision of services while maintaining the high quality of these services; welcomes the Commission’'s intention to present a proposal for a services card and for a harmonised notification form; welcomes, furthermore, the Commission’'s intention to review market developments and, if necessary, take action in connection with insurance requirements for business and construction service providers;
Amendment 84 #
2016/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates its call on the Commission to improve governance of the single market by developing a set of analytical tools including social indicators to more properly measure its economic and regulatory performance within the framework of the single market pillar of the European Semester; believes that such an analytical tool could provide useful input for the CSRs, the AGS, the European Council’'s guidance to Member States, and the national action plans aimed at implementing the single market guidelines; stresses in this respect the necessity to consider social policy as a productive factor so as to give Member States sufficient room to redesign their social protection systems, to improve the promotion of labour market participation and provide adequate employment security and income replacement;
Amendment 163 #
2016/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the fact that the European Regional Development Fund can assist regions experiencing population change by boosting transport, telecommunications and public service infrastructure; stresses in this context the importance of the field of e-health;
Amendment 188 #
2016/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that cohesion policy should play a more prominent role to support regions in adapting to demographic change and that this should also be reflected in the fund-specific regulations;
Amendment 196 #
2016/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 22 #
2016/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas unemployment - in particular youth unemployment - remains very high in many Member States, despite all efforts, and cohesion policy must provide answers to this too;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas cohesion policy in the programming period 2014-2020 has gained a more focused policy approach through thematic concentration, supporting the priorities of the Juncker Commission;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the ESI Funds in thise current funding period are more strongly results-oriented;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines, in particular, that consideration should be given to the circumstances of the distinctively urban or rural regions, the so-called ‘lagging regions’ and regions with permanent natural or geographical handicaps (northernmost regions with very low population density, and cross-border, insular, mountainous or outermost regions); recalls in this context that it is important to support new policy challenges, such as immigration, as well as the broadly understood digital dimension of cohesion policy (including ICT and broadband access issues, which are linked to the completion of the Digital Single Market); points to the Energy Union Strategy, as the ESI Funds have an important role to play in its delivery;
Amendment 103 #
2016/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that - contrary to what Parliament initially wanted - a performance reserve was introduced for each Member State consisting of 6 per cent of the resources allocated to the ESI Funds; recalls that, on the basis of the national reports from 2017 and the performance review in 2019, the reserve is to be allocated only to the programmes and priorities which have achieved their milestones; asks the Commission to assess, in due course, whether the performance reserve actually creates added value or whether it has led to more red tape;
Amendment 114 #
2016/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 126 #
2016/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the regulatory framework for ESI Funds for the period 2014-2020 supports financial instruments; observes that there iseems to be a focus on a gradual shift from grants to loans and guarantees; continues to regard grants as the core feature of structural policy; notes also that the use of the multi-fund approach still appears to be difficult;
Amendment 141 #
2016/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) is presented as a success story when it comes to fast implementation, and against this background asks the Commission to come forward with learning points for the ESI Funds for the new programming period from 2021 onwards;
Amendment 155 #
2016/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Supports a furtherArgues for continuing balanced increause inof financial instruments; asks the Commission, therefore, to come forward with incentives f to support managing authorities to achieve thisin that connection;
Amendment 176 #
2016/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Regrets that an assessment of administrative burden, including in particular components such as time, cost and paperwork, has not yet been undertaken; calls on the Commission in consequence to produce a fully fledged study of the cost of administrative burden in EU funding based on evidence from the 2007-2013 period and the start of the new period as from 2014;
Amendment 177 #
2016/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recommends for the newprospective programming period starting in 2021 that all levels of governance work towards a system of single audit; reiterates that there is a need for further steps in the area of simplification; eagerly awaits the outcome of the work of the High Level Group on Simplification set up by the Commission;
Amendment 203 #
2016/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Is of the opinion that GDP might not be the onlyis the best measurable and, across Europe, best comparable legitimate indicator for ensuring a fair distribution of money that takes account of specific territorial needs, but might not be the only such indicator; is of the opinion that many regions in Europe are facing a situation of demographic change, as well as shrinking population numbers in rural areas; suggests therefore that the Commission give thought to developing and introducing a ‘demographic indicator’;
Amendment 212 #
2016/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the code of conduct agreed during the negotiations on the current funding period, which outlines the minimum standards for a well- functioning partnership; observes, however, that while the code has improved the implementation of the partnership principle in most Member States, many Member States have centralised large parts of the negotiation and implementation of the PAs and OPs;
Amendment 224 #
2016/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Emphasises that ESI Funds contribute to GDP in many Member States, an essential element to be considered in the 7th Cohesion Report, to be expected in 2017; is of the opinion that the 7th Cohesion Report should also take account of the possible impact of ‘Brexit’ on structural policy;
Amendment 237 #
2016/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Underlines that faster take-up of the available funds is needed in future; takes the view that after adoption of the futuregeneral regulation and the fund-specific regulations, implementation of the OPs in the next funding period as from 2021 will be able to start more quickly, as Member States will already have experience of a performance-oriented policy after the efforts made for cohesion policy 2014- 2020;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Regrets the fact that agreement has still not been reached within the Council on the Passenger Rights Regulation (revision of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004), on which Parliament submitted its report in April 2014; calls therefore on the Council to explain, within two months following publication of this report, what is making it difficult to reach agreement;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to provide the Council with guidance for its discussions on revision of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 so that the obstacles to a final agreement on the issue are overcome;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Stresses the importance of protecting consumers against unfair terms in air carriage contracts; calls on the Commission to put forward appropriate countermeasures in a legislative proposal;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Regrets the fact that the Commission, according to its communication COM(2015) 598, proposes in future to concentrate solely on clarifying current passenger rights (Regulation (EC) No 261/2004); fears that, as a result, passenger rights will not be taken further and consumer rights will not be improved;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Stresses that strengthened consumer rights within air passenger transport must be the objective of any reform of aviation rules;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Observes that it is still not possible for all consumers in the EU to use air transport because, in some geographic areas, there is still no market push to establish routes; prompts the Commission therefore to carry out studies for those areas that are based on objective need;
Amendment 57 #
2016/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Questions disapprovingly why the better legal safeguards for consumers under Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 currently in force are inadequately acted on in practice;
Amendment 60 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In the absence of specific provisions harmonising the requirements on access to a regulated profession or its pursuit laid down in Union law, it is the Member States’ prerogative to decide whether and how to regulate a profession within the limits of the principles of non- discrimination, justification and proportionality.
Amendment 74 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7 b) This Directive is without prejudice to national education and training structures and to the competence of Member States to define the organisation and the content of their systems of education and professional training;
Amendment 82 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Regulation of professions plays a key role in protecting public interest objectives and should, inter alia, contribute to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health and to environmental and consumer protection; effective professional regulation is furthermore of paramount importance in order to ensure high quality products and services;
Amendment 83 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8 b) It is for the Member States to determine the level of protection which they wish to afford to the public interest objectives and the proportionate way in which that level is to be achieved. The fact that one Member State imposes less strict rules than another Member State does not mean that the latter Member State’s rules are disproportionate and therefore incompatible with EU law;
Amendment 84 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 c (new)
Recital 8 c (new)
(8 c) Member States should undertake an assessment of non-discrimination, justification and proportionality in accordance with the rules laid down in this Directive before introducing new, or amending existing, essential legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, taking into account the reasonable margin of appreciation allowed to Member States. The extent and degree of intensity of the assessment shall be proportionate to the nature, the content and the impact of the provisions being introduced. Provisions which would not restrict access to or pursuit of regulated professions, such as editorial amendments, or adaptations to content of training courses or modernisation of training regulations, should not fall within the scope of this Directive.
Amendment 89 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The burden of proof of justification and proportionality lies on the Member States. The reasons for regulation invoked by a Member State by way of justifMember States should ensure that any measure introducing new, or amending existing, essential legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restrication should thus be accompanied by an analysis of the appropriateness and proportionality of the measure adopted by that State and byng access to or pursuit of regulated professions is accompanied by an explanation making it possible to appraise compliance with the principles of non-discrimination, justification and proportionality, which should include specific evidencelements substantiating its arguments.
Amendment 93 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It is appropriate to monitor the non- discrimination, justification and proportionality of the essential provisions restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions on a regular basis and with a frequency appropriate to the regulation concerned. A review of theafter adoption. A review of the non-discrimination, justification and proportionality of restrictive national legislation in the area of regulated professions should be based not only on the objective of that legislation at the time of its adoption, but also on the effects of the legislation, assessed after its adoption. TheSuch assessment of the proportionality of the national legislation should be based on significant developments found to have occurred in the area since the legislation was adopted.
Amendment 94 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Member States should carry out the non-discrimination, justification and proportionality assessments in an objective and independent manner, including where a profession is regulated indirectly, by giving a particular professional body the power to do so. In particular, while the assessment of the local authorities, regulatory bodies or professional organisations, whose greater proximity to local conditions and specialised knowledge could in certain cases make them better placed to identify the best way of meeting the public interest objectives, there is particular reason for concern in cases where the policy choice made by those authorities or bodies provides benefits to established operators at the expense of new market entrants.
Amendment 102 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Where the taking-up and pursuit of certain employed or self-employed activities are conditional on complying with certain provisions relating to specific professional qualifications, laid down directly or indirectly by the Member States, it is necessary to ensure that such provisions are justified by public interest objectives, such as those within the meaning of the Treaty, namely public policy, public security and public health or by overriding reasons of general interest, recognised as such in the case-law of the Court of Justice. It is important to ensure that public interest objectives are adequately identified in order to determine the intensity of the regulation. For example, in order to ensure a high level of protection of public health, Member States should enjoy a margin of discretion to decide on the degree of protection which they wish to afford to public health and on the way in which that protection is to be achieved. It is also necessary to clarify that among theIt is also useful to provide certain examples of overriding reasons of general interest, which have been recognised by the European Court of Justice, arewhose case-law may continue to evolve. Such examples include: preserving the financial equilibrium of the social security system; the protection of consumers, recipients of services and workers; ensuring safe, healthy and secure working conditions; the safeguarding of the proper administration of justice; fairness of trade transactions; combating fraud and, prevention of tax evasion and avoidance; road safety and effectiveness of fiscal supervision; transport safety; guaranteeing the quality of products and services; promotion of research and development; ensuring high standards of education; the protection of the environment and the urban environment; the health of animals; intellectual property; the safeguarding and conservation of the national historic and artistic heritage, social policy objectives , including the encouragement of employment and recruitment and the maintenance of employment, and cultural policy objectives. According to settled case-law, purely economic reasons, having essentially protectionist aims, as well as purely administrative reasons, such as carrying out controls or gathering statistics cannot constitute an overriding reason of general interest. Control measures should be considered justified if they are needed in order to ensure compliance with provisions justified by public interest objectives.
Amendment 113 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Additionally, when making their assessments of non-discrimination, justification and proportionality Member States should also, where relevant, give full consideration to citizens' rights of access to justice, as guaranteed pursuant to Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 118 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Among the elements to be taken into account by national authoriti, where relevant, by Member States, the following are of most relevance: the link between the scope of professional activities covered by a profession and the professional qualification required; the complexity of the tasks in particular as regards the level, the nature and the duration of the training or experience required; the existence of different routes to obtain the professional qualification; the scope of the professional activities, reserved to holders of a particular professional qualification, and in particular whether the activities reserved to certain professionals can be shared with other professionals; the degree of autonomy in exercising a regulated profession in particular where the activities relating to a regulated profession are pursued under the control and responsibility of a duly qualified professional.
Amendment 124 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The economic impact of the measure, including a cost-benefit analysis with particular regard to the degree of competition in the market and the quality of the service provided, as well as the impact on the right to work on the quality of the service provided and on the free movement of persons and services within the Union should be duly taken into account by the competent authorities. Based on this analysis, Member States should ascertain, in particular, whether the extent of the restriction of access to or pursuit of regulated professions within the Union is proportionate to the importance of the objectives pursued and the expected gains.and on the freedom to choose an occupation should be duly taken into account, where relevant, by the Member States;
Amendment 129 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Member States should carry out a comparison between the national measure at issue and the alternative and less restrictive solutions that would allow the same objective to be attained but would impose fewer restrictions. Where the measures are justified by consumer protection and where the risks identified are limited to the relationship between the professional and the consumer without negatively affecting third parties, the objective could be attained by less restrictive means than reserving activities to professionals, such as protection of the professional title or enrolment on a professional register. Regulation by way of reserved activities should be used only in cases where the measures aim at preventing a risk of serious harm toonsider, where relevant, the possibility to use less restrictive solutions to achieve the same public interest objectives.
Amendment 138 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) TWhe national authoritire relevant, Member States should carry out a globaln assessment of the circumstances in which the restrictive measure is adopted and implemented and examine in particular the cumulative effect of imposing severaleffect of the new or amended provisions when combined with other requirements restricting addition to the specific professional qualificatccess to or pursuit of the profession. The taking-up and pursuit of certain activities may be conditional on complying with certain provisions such as rules relating to the organisation of the profession, compulsory membership of a professional body, professional ethics, supervision and liability. Therefore, when assessing the cumulative effect of the measures, the competent authorities should also take into account other existing requirements, such as continuous professional development,new or amended measures, Member States should also take into account, where relevant, the effects of those measures combined with other existing requirements, such as compulsory chamber membership, registration or authorisation schemes, quantitative restrictions, specific legal form requirements and shareholding requirements, territorial restrictions, multidisciplinary restrictions and incompatibility rules, requirements concerning insurance cover as well as language knowledge requirements, to the extent necessary to practise the profession. A measure introduced by a Member State cannot be regarded as necessary to achieve the objective pursued if it In carrying out this assessmentially duplicates, existing requirements which have already been introduced in the context of other rules or procedures not being amended should not be subject to the proportionality assessment.
Amendment 145 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) It is essential for the proper functioning of the internal market to ensure that Member States provide information to citizen, before introducing new, or amending existing, measures restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, publicly disclose the relevant information on the provisions, adequately consult citizens, service recipients, including consumers, representative associations or, social partners and other relevant stakeholders before introducing new measures restricting access to or pursuit of regulated, including those who are not members of the professions, and give them the opportunity to make known their views.
Amendment 150 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) To facilitapromote the exchange of best practices, each Member Statethe Commission should encourage the relevant competent authoritiMember States to share adequate and regularly updated information with other Member States on the regulation of professions and facilitate such exchange.
Amendment 156 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Directive lays down rules on a common framework for conducting proportionality assessments before introducing new, or amending existing, legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, or amending existing ones, with a view to ensuring the proper functioning of the internal market. It does not affect Member States’ prerogative and margin of discretion to decide, in the absence of harmonisation at EU level, whether and how to regulate a profession while respecting the principles of non- discrimination, justification and proportionality.
Amendment 171 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Articles 4, 4(a), 5 and 6 of this Directive shall not apply to requirements concerning the regulation of professions providing healthcare services whether or not these are provided via healthcare facilities, and regardless of the way in which they are organised and financed at national level or whether they are public or private.
Amendment 175 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
Ex ante assessment of new measures and monitoring
Amendment 177 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that before introducing newundertake an assessment of non-discrimination, justification and proportionality in accordance with the rules laid down in this Directive before introducing new, or amending existing, essential legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, or amending existing ones, the relevant competent authorities undertake antaking into account the reasonable margin of appreciation allowed to Member States. The extent of the assessment of theirshall be proportionality in accordance with the rules laid down in this Directivete to the nature, the content and the impact of the provisions being introduced.
Amendment 187 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Any provision referred to in paragraph 1 shall be accompanied by a detailed statementn explanation making it possible to appraise compliance with the principles of non- discrimination, justification and proportionality.
Amendment 191 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The reasons for considering that a provision is justified, necessarynon-discriminatory, justified and proportionate shall be substantiated by qualitative and, wherever possible, and relevant, quantitative evidenclements, taking into account the specific circumstances of that Member State.
Amendment 201 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the assessment of proportionality referred to in paragraph 1 is carried out in an objective and independent manner including through involvement of independent scrutiny bodies.
Amendment 209 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant competent authoritiMember States shall consider in particular whether those provisions are objectively justified on the basis of public policy, public security or public health, or by overriding reasons in the public interest, such as, for example, preserving the financial equilibrium of the social security system, the protection of consumers, recipients of services and workers, ensuring safe, healthy and secure working conditions, the safeguarding of the proper administration of justice, fairness of trade transactions, combating fraud and, prevention of tax evasion and avoidance, road safety and effectiveness of fiscal supervision, transport safety, guaranteeing the quality of products and services, promotion of research and development, ensuring high standards of education, the protection of the environment and the urban environment, the health of animals, intellectual property, the safeguarding and conservation of the national historic and artistic heritage, social policy objectives, including the encouragement of employment and recruitment and the maintenance of employment, and cultural policy objectives.
Amendment 216 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Grounds of a purely economic nature having essentially protectionist aim or effects or purely administrative reasons shall not constitute overriding reasons in the public interest, justifying a restriction on access to or pursuit of regulated professions. Control measures shall be considered justified if they are needed in order to ensure compliance with provisions justified by public interest objectives.
Amendment 228 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. When assessing the necessity and the proportionality of the provisions, the relevant competent authoritiMember States shall consider in particular, where relevant:
Amendment 243 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the necessity of the provision and in particular whether existing rules of a specific or more general nature, such as product safety legislation or consumer protection law, are insufficient to protect the objective pursued;
Amendment 264 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) the scope of the professional activities reserved to holders of a particular professional qualification, namely whether and why the activities reserved to certain professions can or cannot be shared with other professions;
Amendment 271 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the scientific and technological developments which may reduce or increase the asymmetry of information between professionals and consumers;
Amendment 275 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) the economic impact of the measure, with particular regard to the degree of competition in the market and on the quality of the service provided, as well as the impactnd on the free movement of persons and services within the Union and on the freedom to choose an occupation;
Amendment 289 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. For the purposes of paragraph 2(k), the relevant competent authoritiMember States shall assess in particular the cumulative effect of imposing any of the following requiremeneffect of the new or amended provisions when combined with the following requirements, where relevant, it being understood that there might be positive as well as negative effects:
Amendment 297 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) protected professional title;
Amendment 298 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 300 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) rules relating to the organisation of the profession, professional ethics and superviand supervision of the profession;
Amendment 303 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point i
(i) requirements concerning insurance cover or other means of personal or collective protection with regard to professional liability;
Amendment 313 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Amendment 318 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
Exchange of information between competent authoritiMember States
Amendment 326 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The reasons for considering that provisions, assessed in accordance with this Directive, are justified, necessaryDirective 2005/36/EC and with this Directive, are non-discriminatory, justified and proportionate, and which are communicated to the Commission pursuant to paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article 59 of Directive 2005/36/EC, shall be recorded by the relevant competent authoritiMember States in the database of regulated professions, referred to in Article 59 paragraph 1 of Directive 2005/36/EC and thereafter made publicly available by the Commission.
Amendment 193 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 44 a (new)
Recital 44 a (new)
(44a) Member States should ensure that end-users with disabilities enjoy equal access and choice to electronic communication services, in respect to the obligations enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and according to the UNCRPD Committee General Comment nº 2 on Accessibility on the application of Universal Design approach. Member States should therefore take the necessary measures, including ex ante conditions, to ensure that electronic communication service providers and related equipment manufacturers make their services and products accessible for end-users with disabilities following a Universal Design approach.
Amendment 212 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 196
Recital 196
(196) A fundamental requirement of universal service is to ensure that all end- users havefollow a Universal Design approach in order to ensure that all end-users, including end-users with disabilities, have equal access ato an affordable price toand available functional internet access and voicetwo-way communications services, at least at a fixed location to all citizens, especially for socially disadvantaged communities. Member States should also have the possibility to ensure affordability, availability and accessibility of services not provided at a fixed location butlso to citizens on the move, where they deem this necessary to ensure their full social and economic participation in society. There should be no limitations on the technical means by which the connection is provided, allowing for wired or wireless technologies, nor any limitations on the category of operators which provide part or all of universal service obligations.
Amendment 217 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 200
Recital 200
(200) Affordable price means a price defined by Member States at national level in the light of specific national conditions, and may involve special tariff options or packages to deal with the needs of low- income users or users with special social needs, including the elderly, the disabled and the end-users. These end-users may include older people living in rural or geographically isolated areas. These offers should be provided with basic features, in order to avoid distortion of the functioning of the marketensure their right to access publicly available electronic communication services. Affordability for individual end- users should be founded upon their right to contract with an undertaking, availability of a number, continued connection of service and their ability to monitor and control their expenditure.
Amendment 259 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 254
Recital 254
(254) In line with the objectives of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the regulatory framework should ensure that all users, including disabled end- users, the elderly with disabilities, older people, and users with special social needs, have easy and equal access to affordable and accessible high quality services. Declaration 22 annexed to the final Act of Amsterdam provides that the institutions of the Union shall take account of the needs of persons with a disabilityies in drawing up measures under Article 114 of the TFEU.
Amendment 269 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 257
Recital 257
(257) Member States should take specific measures to ensure that emergency services, including ‘112’, are equally accessible to disabled end-userend-users with disabilities, in particular deaf, hearing-impaired, speech- impaired and deaf-blind users through real time text or the use of third party relay services interoperable with the telephony networks across the EU. This could also involve the provision of special terminal devices for hearing-impaired users, text relay services, or other specific equipmentpeople with disabilities when the abovementioned ways of communication are not suitable for them.
Amendment 603 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 96 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point g b (new)
Article 96 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point g b (new)
(gb) be accessible for persons with disabilities
Amendment 658 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 100 – paragraph 1
Article 100 – paragraph 1
1. If a bundle of services or a bundle of services and goodsterminal equipment offered to an end- user comprises at least a publicly available electronic communications service other than number-independent interpersonal communications services, Articles 95, 96 (1), 98 and 99 (1) shall apply mutatis mutandis to all elements of the bundle except where the provisions applicable to another element of the bundle are more favourable to the end-user.
Amendment 755 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 106 – paragraph 2
Article 106 – paragraph 2
(2) Neither paragraph 1 of this Article nor Article 57(2) shall prejudice the ability of Member States to determine appropriate remuneration, if any, in respect of measures taken in accordance with this Article while ensuring that, in similar circumstances, there is no discrimination in the treatment of undertakings providing electronic communications networks. Where remuneration is to be provided for, the requirement for remuneration and its level shall be laid down by law and Member States shall ensure that it is applied in a proportionate and transparent manner.
Amendment 765 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V
Annex V
Amendment 442 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Market surveillance authorities shall carry out their duties independently and impartially. Strict separation between them and approval authorities, technical services and manufacturers must be guaranteed. They shall observe confidentiality where necessary in order to protect commercial secrets, subject to the obligation of information laid down in Article 9(3) to the fullest extent necessary in order to protect the interests of users in the European Union.
Amendment 465 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Market surveillance authorities shall publish the results of their control activities either on their own internet platform or on the website of the Agency.
Amendment 590 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The manufacturer must ensure that the vehicle user, upon prior information, agrees to the processing and transmission of all data being collected while using the vehicle. Where the data- processing and - forwarding is not mandatory for the safe functioning of the vehicle, the vehicle user must be able to disconnect the data transfer easily.
Amendment 901 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Manufacturers shall provide to independent operators unrestricted and, standardised and non-discriminatory access to vehicle OBD information, diagnostic and other equipment, tools including any relevant software and vehicle repair and maintenance information. Independent operators shall have access to the remote diagnosis services used by manufacturers and their contractors.
Amendment 974 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3
Article 72 – paragraph 3
3. A technical service shall be established on the territory of the type- approval authority under the national law of a Member State and have legal personality, except for an accredited in- house technical service of a manufacturer, as referred to in Article 76. A technical service contracted to type approval may not be an internal technical service of a manufacturer.
Amendment 975 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3
Article 72 – paragraph 3
3. A technical service shall be established under the national law of a Member State and have legal personality, except for an accredited in-house technical service of a manufacturer, as referred to in Article 76. A technical service contracted for type approval may not be an internal technical service of a manufacturer.
Amendment 977 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
A technical service shall be a third-party organisation or body that is not involved in the process of design, manufacturing, supply or maintenance of the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit it assesses, tests or inspects. Technical services shall carry out type-approval testing on established technical testing facilities. Such facilities may not be those of undertakings involved in the design, manufacturing, supply or maintenance of any vehicles tested thereon.
Amendment 985 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Each manufacturer of a vehicle to be tested shall be assigned a technical service by the type-approval authority. That technical service shall establish whether the vehicle receives type approval. At regular intervals, manufacturers shall be assigned new testing companies.
Amendment 94 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Differences in national mandatory consumer contract law rules and a lack of clear contract law rules are among the key obstaclre an essential pre-condition for a learning process which hinder the development of the supply of digital content, as very few tailor-made rules exist at Union level. Businesses face additional costs stemming from differences in national mandatory consumer contract law rules and legal uncertainty when selling digital content across borders. Businesses also face costs when adapting their contracts to specific mandatory rules for theithin the European Union, whereas a maximum harmonisation approach would bear the risk of making contractual law non-responsive to swift technological or behavioural developments and changes. This is because maximum harmonisation would prevent Member States from adopting more stringent rules in their national laws and thus prevent them from quickly and adequately responding to new business practices detrimental to consumers. Suppliers willing to supply of digital content are already emerging in several Member States, creating differences in scope and content between specific national rules governing these contracts. In those Member States where there are not yetnd digital services cross-border would benefit highly from the European Union's harmonisation efforts, despite a minimum harmonisation approach, as only very few Member States possess specific rules foron the supply of digital content, traders willing to sell cross-border face uncertainty, as they will often not know which rules apply to digital content and digital services. This gives the Union the opportunity to harmonise this area of law and set common (high) standards, while acknowledging theat Member State thes may want to export to, nor the content of those rules and whether they amaintain certain national provisions. Business-to-business transactions are regulated differently in each Member State and should re mandatory.in outside the scope of this Directive ;
Amendment 120 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Fully harmonised consumer contract law rules in all Member States will make it easier for businesses to offer digital content cross-border. They will have a stable contract law environment when selling online and otherwise at a distance to other Member States. Fully harmonised rules specific for digital content throughout the EUMinimum standards on a high level of consumer protection will premove the complexity caused by the different national rules that currently apply to contracts for the supply of digital content. They will also prevent legal fragmentation that otherwise would arise fvent obstructions of the four freedoms in the area of the supply of digital content and digital services while leaving room newfor national legisldeviations regulating specifically digital content matters and without endangering the harmony of national contractual law.
Amendment 181 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) The protection of natural persons in relation to processing of their personal data is a fundamental right. If a provision of this Directive conflicts with a provision of Regulation (EU) 2016/6791a the provision of that Regulation should take precedence over this Directive. The implementation and application of this Directive should be made in full compliance with the legal framework in the field of personal data and should supplement those rules where necessary in order to ensure a parallel protection of personal privacy and the dignity it seeks to secure through contract law. The exercise of rights granted under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 in a contractual context should not be put at risk by possible claims for damages or unjustified enrichment as a consequence of the exercise of those rights, which would go against the spirit of Recital 42 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, which states that „(c)onsent should not be regarded as freely given if the data subject has no genuine or free choice or is unable to refuse or withdraw consent without detriment." _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC.
Amendment 184 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13 b) Terms not individually negotiated and that concern the processing of personal data or any other data provided by the consumer to the supplier in the context of the conclusion or performance of the contract, including data generated by the consumer's use of any digital content or services supplied, should be subject to unfairness control under the national provisions implementing Directive 93/13/EC and should not be considered as defining the main subject matter of the contract within the meaning of Article 4(2) of Directive 93/13/EC. Also, any standard term that would reduce or undermine any right afforded to the consumer as a data subject under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, including any term defining the functionality and other performance features of the digital content or digital service in a way that is not in conformity with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, should always be regarded as unfair within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Directive 93/13/EC.
Amendment 364 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 54 a (new)
Recital 54 a (new)
Amendment 419 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
6 a. "data as counter-performance" means personal data or other data provided by the consumer to the supplier in the context of the conclusion or performance of the contract, including data generated by the consumer's use of any digital content or digital service supplied, and which the supplier or a third party uses, on the basis of the consumer's consent or otherwise.
Amendment 635 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 b (new)
Article 8 b (new)
Article 8 b Commercial guarantees for lifespan 1. The producer of a technical good in which digital content or a digital service is embedded shall guarantee to the consumer the fitness of the product for its foreseeable minimum life span and indicate how long this life span is. The indicated timeframe shall not be shorter than the legal prescription period of the Member State where the consumer has his habitual residence and shall reflect the expectations of a reasonable and typical consumer. 2. When the producer does not fulfil his obligations according to paragraph 1, he shall have the same obligations to the consumer as the supplier.
Amendment 769 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 b (new)
Article 12 b (new)
Article 12 b Price reduction 1. As an alternative remedy to bringing into conformity, in the case of a lack of conformity of the digital content or digital service with the contract, the consumer shall be entitled to an appropriate reduction of the price in the manner set out in paragraph 2 where the digital content is supplied in exchange for a payment of a price. 2. The reduction in price shall be proportionate to the decrease in the value of the digital content or digital service which was received by the consumer compared to the value of the digital content or digital service would have if it were to be in conformity with the contract. 3. Where the digital content or digital service is to be supplied over a period of time, and for a certain period the digital content or digital service did not conform to the contract, the consumer shall be entitled to a price reduction proportionate to the period during which the digital content or digital service did not work conform to the contract. 4. The supplier shall reimburse the consumer without undue delay, and in any event within 14 days from the day on which the supplier was informed of the consumer's decision to invoke his right for a price reduction. The supplier shall give the refund using the same means of payment as the consumer used to pay for the digital content or digital service, unless the consumer expressly agrees otherwise. The supplier shall not impose any fee on the consumer in respect of the refund.
Amendment 824 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Amendment 830 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Amendment 839 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The consumer shall exercise the right to terminate the contract by an unequivocal statement setting out his decision to terminate the contract.
Amendment 762 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure that foreign investors are treated in a non-discriminatory fashion and have a fair opportunity to seek and achieve redress of grievances, which can be achieved withoutle benefiting from no greater rights than domestic investors; to oppose the inclusion of an ISDS mechanism; such a mechanism is not necessary in TTIP given the EU’s and the US’ developed legal systems; a state-to- state dispute settlement system and the use of national courts are the most appropriate tools to address investment disputin TTIP, as other options to enforce investment protection are available, such as domestic remedies;
Amendment 7 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission´s report entitled "Cities of tomorrow: Challenges, visions, way forward", Brussels, October 2011,
Amendment 9 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas ‘functional urban areas’ in the EU are not limited only to big cities but also include a unique polycentric structure built around large, medium-sized and small towns and cities and, peri-urban areas and surrounding areas, thus going beyond the traditional administrative borders to encompass various territories linked by their economic, social, environmental and demographic challenges;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas cities, towns and the larger functional urban areas, such as metropolitan areas, are the economic pillars and drivers of jobs for the EU given that innovation and new economic activities have their origins in the city, and they are therefore a major asset for the EU in its relations with other parts of the world;
Amendment 43 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas subsidiarity, as defined in the TFEU, as well as multi-level governance, based on coordinated action by the EU, the Member States and regional and local authorities, and the partnership principle, are essential elements for the correct implementation of all EU policies, and whereas engagement of the resources and competences of local and regional authorities should be reinforced accordingly;
Amendment 64 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission and the Member States to propose ways to introduce an early warning mechanism, in accordance with Article 6 of the Protocol on the Application of the Principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality; giving the subnational government the possibility to observe whether the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality have been taken into account, allowing an early stage involvement of sub-national governments in the policy processes and allowing for well-informed territorial development strategies and a more efficient implementation of future legislation;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Commission to systematically introduce a territorial impact assessment on the urban dimension of all relevant EU policy initiatives and to be receptive to input from decentralised levels of government when drawing up impact assessments and new policies ("bottom-up approach"), and to make sure that all relevant sectorial EU policies adequately address the challenges that towns, cities and larger functional urban areas are facing; calls on the Commission to concentrate these territorial impact assessments on the following elements: balanced territorial development, territorial integration and territorial governance, governance aspects, local implementation aspects, coherence with other policy objectives and regulatory aspects;
Amendment 109 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Is convinced that in order to be able to assess urban areas more accurately than just on the basis of the GDP indicator, sufficient data must be made available; believes therefore that Eurostat should provide and compile more detailed local data ant that work should continue on the Urban Audit and similar surveys; calls also on the European Commission to work on instruments that could measure the progress and impact of an integrated urban agenda at EU level;
Amendment 118 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets that, although the new cohesion policy has legally binding urban- related aspects, especially regarding involvement of cities in the programming phase, the actual participation of city and urban representatives in the shaping of the policy is weak, and thinks it can be improved by an early involvement in the policy processes; calls on the Commission and the Member States to systematically apply the partnership principle (taking also into account the Code of Conduct on Partnership) when implementing programmes and projects supported by EU funding, with particular attention being given to the involvement of cities and towns in the management and governance of the programmes;
Amendment 123 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for greater involvement of towns and cities in the new Structural Funds Programmes; believes that the lessons drawn from this could feed into an important policy recommendation for the development of cohesion policy after 2020;
Amendment 130 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the European Urban Agenda should be based on a new multi- level governance method, involving the local level more closely at all stages of the policy cycle, thus bringing the policies closer to the realities and making them more consistent with and responsive to the constant transformations in functional urban areas; takes the view, in that connection, that the Committee of the Regions, as the body representing regional and local authorities, should play a central role in that process;
Amendment 140 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is of the opinion that urban platforms and networks (such as URBACT, the Urban Development Network) and other programmes for knowledge-sharing between cities (such as Civitas, the Covenant of Mayors, Mayors Adapt, Smart Cities and Communities Imitative, Reference Framework for Sustainable Cities, Managenery) have provided an excellent opportunity for the engagement of local and regional actors in urban development and knowledge sharing between actors; urges the Commission to consolidate and ensure better coordination between these platforms in order to allow local actors to better understand them and engage with them in a more efficient way;
Amendment 145 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that in order to formulate better informed and tailored policies there is a need to develop uniform basic data; encourages Eurostat and the Commission to provide and compile more detailed data, collected where policies are implemented – in many cases at local level; underlines that the collection of flow data – measuring the relationships between cities and their surrounding areas and within functional urban areas – is also becoming increasingly important in order to improve the understanding of these complex functional areas, and therefore urges the Commission to gather and analyse that data, turning it into evidence for policy developments;
Amendment 156 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Strongly believes that these challenges should respond to the following criteria: 1) are in line with the shared conceptual framework; 2) are major urban challenges with significant impact on cities and functional urban areas in Member States; 3) cannot be solved by Member States unilaterally; 4) where an EU approach has a clear added value; urges the Commission to start working on mapping such challenges, but also identify remaining bottlenecks, policy incoherencies or capacity and knowledge gaps, in close cooperation with all relevant stakeholders, particularly those at local level;
Amendment 161 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the Commission and the Member States to make sure that a higher degree of cross-sector coordination of policies with an urban dimension is ensured at all levels of government to allow better mainstreaming of integrated urban development; calls on DG REGIO, responsible for the EU’s urban policies, to drive this process and to make sure that the urban dimension is taken into account in all new initiatives; calls on the President of the European Commission to appoint a political lead within the Commission to give strategic direction and to drive the Urban Agenda of European policies;
Amendment 163 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Asks the Commission to appoint a special EU urban envoycoordinator to monitor and evaluate the practical implementation of such coordination by closely following the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy and the territorial agenda of the EU in a horizontal (engaging all relevant policy sectors) and vertical (engaging all levels of government) manner; is of the opinion that the special EU urban envoycoordinator should, with the help of the Commission’s Inter- service Group on ‘Urban Development’, perform a systematic impact assessment of policy proposals, ensuring that the urban dimension of future legislation is adequately addressedestablish a "one stop shop" on urban policies within the Commission and ensure the proper collection, management and dissemination of data on urban policies within and between Commission services and with various stakeholders in a way to establish an awareness raising mechanism for early warning and early stage involvement of local and regional authorities in policy processes with an impact on functional urban areas;
Amendment 175 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Urges Member States to fully associate cities and functional urban areas with and involve them in a binding manner in strategic policy development and programming (such as national reform programmes, partnership agreements and operational programmes); calls on the Member States to strengthen their exchange of experience on national programmes for urban development, which empowers cities to deliver the Europe 2020 objectives, by setting regular informal Council meetings of ministers in charge of urban development;
Amendment 178 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Believes that there should be a clear, coherent and open engagement of the European Union and the Member States, with consultation and possible contribution of local and regional authorities, at the International Standards Organisation (ISO) regarding the development of new standards for sustainable urban development, respectful of the work on UN universal guidelines for urban and territorial planning; stresses that the new ISO standards should be seen as a supportive and not a normative tool;
Amendment 149 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
Amendment 166 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 192 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 9
Article 8 – paragraph 9
9. Manufacturers who consider or have reason to believe that PPE which they have placed on the market is not in conformity with this Regulation shall immediately take the necessary corrective measures to bring it into conformity, to withdraw it or to recall it, as appropriate. Furthermore, where the PPE presents a risk, manufacturers shall immediately inform the market surveillance authorities of the Member States in which they made the PPE available on the market and, where necessary, in a suitable manner, consumers who might be endangered by the product non-conformity to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the non- conformity and of any corrective measures taken.
Amendment 194 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10
Article 8 – paragraph 10
10. Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the PPE, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by PPE which they have placed on the market.
Amendment 197 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. Importers who consider or have reason to believe that PPE which they have placed on the market is not in conformity with this Regulation shall immediately take the corrective measures necessary to bring the PPE into conformity, to withdraw it or to recall it, as appropriate. Furthermore, where the PPE presents a risk, importers shall immediately inform the market surveillance authorities of the Member States in which they made the PPE available on the market and, where necessary, in a suitable manner, consumers who might be endangered by the product non-conformity to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the non- conformity and of any corrective measures taken.
Amendment 200 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 8
Article 10 – paragraph 8
8. Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation, in paper or electronic form, necessary to demonstrate the conformity of PPE in a language which can be easily understood by that authority. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by PPE which they have placed on the market.
Amendment 201 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 8
Article 10 – paragraph 8
8. Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation, in paper or electronic form, necessary to demonstrate the conformity of PPE in a language which can be easily understood by that authority. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by PPE which they have placed on the market.
Amendment 203 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Distributors who consider or have reason to believe that PPE which they have made available on the market is not in conformity with the requirements of this Regulation shall make sure that the necessary corrective measures are taken to bring it into conformity, to withdraw it or to recall it, as appropriate. Furthermore, where the PPE presents a risk, distributors shall immediately inform the market surveillance authorities of the Member States in which they have made the PPE available on the market and, if necessary, and in an appropriate manner, the consumers who could be placed at risk by virtue of the non-conformity of the product, to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the non- conformity and of any corrective measures taken.
Amendment 204 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation in paper or electronic form necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the PPE. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by PPE which they have made available on the market.
Amendment 205 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation in paper or electronic form necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the PPE. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by PPE which they have made available on the market.
Amendment 216 #
2014/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by [3 months prior to the date of application of this Regulation] at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting themThey must also reflect the seriousness, the duration and, if possible, the nature of the infringement and the issue of whether or not the economic operator in question has perpetrated a similar infringement in the recent past. Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by [3 months prior to the date of application of this Regulation] at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them. Member States shall notify the Commission of the nature and severity of the penalties imposed under this Regulation on their territory and of the identity of the recipient of each penalty. The Commission shall publish this notification immediately.
Amendment 5 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that the EU internal market is the most important factor in terms of ensuring a healthy future for the automotive industry: firstly, as a market for vehicles, it sets common technical standards, on behalf of 500 million consumers, on environmental performance, road safety, product safety and noise emissions, and these are valid and important for other industries beyond its borders; secondly, it is home to public and private research establishments offering cutting-edge research and thus helping to give the automotive industry a promising future;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underscores the fact that the EU internal market should help to further not only the manufacture and sale of vehicle products but also the recyclability of vehicles and vehicle parts and the raw materials used in them;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises that the production and finishing of vehicles as an industrial product are at the end of a value chain essentially comprised of European supplier industries and that these upstream industries are also subject to the European-level and global challenges that confront the automotive industry. The European automotive supply sector not only innovates, thereby stimulating the development of European vehicles of the future, but also creates its own ancillary market for spare parts. This ancillary market and the operators within it merit as much attention as the finished vehicles market and the automotive manufacturers, and they should thus be on an equal footing with regard to the pooling and managing of product information;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the proposal for strengthening the market for alternative fuel vehicles, and urges that priority be given to the development of appropriate infrastructures through adequate investments at European and national level, and through common standards for alternative fuels and propulsion systems – an example of such an approach being the swift adoption of the legislative proposal and of a common standard on the recharging interface for electric vehicles; (COM(2013) 18 final, Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure)Or. de
Amendment 36 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that the introduction of new propulsion technologies and alternative fuels implies major restructuring in the value chain of which vehicles are the end product, and that in some cases this can adversely affect workers who are part of that value chain; asks the Commission, therefore, to conduct a proper social impact assessment in respect of this technological restructuring in the EU internal market;
Amendment 41 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the EU internal market must make room for and support the keepers, owners and drivers of historic vehicles and the businesses and employees who work on them because, with the number of historic vehicles rising steadily, their maintenance, use and conservation are important not only in terms of culture and tourism but also for the economy; emphasises, however, that there should be a restrictive definition of historic vehicles so that, as their numbers continue to grow, the negative – but currently quite limited – safety and environmental implications inevitably particular to historic vehicles that do not meet new- vehicle standards should remain limited;
Amendment 42 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Amendment 46 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Insists that current safety standards, particularly for L-class vehicles, be tightened, and that the safety requirements and under-run protective systems for lorries be improved.
Amendment 1 #
2013/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on the eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 and considers that it offers an important set of guidelines for national, regional and local institutions on how to prepare the healthcare systems in the EU for today’s challenges, which include the ageing of the population and the exodus of young people from rural areas, the spread of chronic diseases, growing demand for quality care and specialised services, the need for more efficient use of ever- scarcer resources, reducing red tape and corruption, and creating a stable market environment to encourage innovation;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that eHealth, as a complement to traditional health services, opens up great opportunities for improving the accessibility of healthcare services for all EU citizens, irrespective of their location, citizenship, income or social status, or of disability and age; stresses that health literacy of patients, digital skills of patients and medical personnel, broadband access and user-friendly eHealth ICT tools are essential in order to strengthen social and territorial cohesion, eliminate health inequalities and provide access to preventative healthcare measures and medical advice in remote, sparsely populated and otherwise disadvantaged regions; considers that in this regard local and regional authorities have an essential role to play in spreading information, educating and organising training according to the needs of local communities, and involving civil society organisations and volunteers;
Amendment 16 #
2013/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that in many Member States health policy is to varying extents entrusted to regional and local authorities, and welcomes their active involvement in eHealth project design and implementation; calls for the role of regional and local authorities in developing eHealth infrastructures to be strengthened; takes the view that a well-functioning multi-level governance approach is a precondition for successfully setting and implementing eHealth;
Amendment 25 #
2013/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deeply regrets, especially given the current crisis of competitiveness in the Union, the proposed cuts to the Connecting Europe facility for broadband and digital services; hopes that financing for this area under Horizon 2020 will be maintained; encourages local and regional authorities to make use of EU funds for financing eHealth without at the same time reducing funding for traditional health services or closing down community-owned hospitals for example.
Amendment 89 #
2013/0432(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
Amendment 93 #
2013/0432(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that the following acts or omissions constitute minor customs infringements irrespective of any element of fault:
Amendment 98 #
2013/0432(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point c c (new)
Article 3 – point c c (new)
(cc) failure of the holder of a decision relating to the application of customs legislation to comply with the obligations resulting from that decision in accordance with Article 23(1) of the Code;
Amendment 106 #
2013/0432(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4
Article 4
Amendment 110 #
2013/0432(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – title
Article 5 – title
Amendment 111 #
2013/0432(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – introductory part
Article 5 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that the following acts or omissions constitute serious customs infringements where committed intentionally:
Amendment 29 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 40 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
For the purposes of this Regulation, a ‘regional natural disaster’ shall mean any natural disaster resulting, in a region of a Member State or a country involved in accession negotiations with the Union at NUTS 2 level, in direct damage in excess of 1,50 % of the region's gross domestic product (GDP). Where the disaster concerns several regions at NUTS 2 level, the threshold shall be applied to the weighted average GDP of those regions.
Amendment 51 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
restoring the working order of infrastructure and plant in the fields of energy, water and waste water, telecommunications, transport, health and education; this may take place on a different site if restoration to original condition on the same site would involve a demonstrable risk of damage recurring in the event of a future disaster;
Amendment 55 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
‘restoring to working order’ generally means returning to original condition, except where the relevant infrastructure would, in that condition, be demonstrably vulnerable to new disasters. In that case ‘restoration to working order’ may also mean returning the infrastructure to a condition in which it is better able to withstand future disasters.
Amendment 63 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Technical assistance, including management, monitoring, information and communication, complaint resolution, and control and audit, is notshall be eligible under certain circumstances for a contribution from the Fund up to a maximum of 2 % of the total amount of the contribution.
Amendment 69 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
the implementation of Union legislation on disaster risk prevention and management related to the nature of the disaster (brief summary);
Amendment 70 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
any other relevant information, where available, on prevention and mitigation measures taken related to the nature of the disaster.
Amendment 78 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 4a – point 2
Article 4a – point 2
The amount of the advance shall not exceed 105 % of the amount of the contribution anticipated and shall in no case exceed EUR 30 40.000 .000. Once the definitive amount of the contribution has been determined, the Commission shall take into account the sum of the advance prior to the balance of the contribution being paid. The Commission shall recover unduly paid advances.
Amendment 82 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The contribution from the Fund shall be used within one year18 months from the date on which the Commission has disbursed the full amount of the assistance. Any part of the contribution remaining unused by that deadline or found to be used for ineligible operations shall be recovered by the Commission from the beneficiary State.
Amendment 86 #
2013/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
No later than six months after the expiry of the one-18-month year period referred to in paragraph 1, the beneficiary State shall present a report on the implementation of the contribution from the Fund with a statement justifying the expenditure, indicating any other source of funding received for the operations concerned, including insurance settlements and compensation from third parties. To enhance the visibility of European solidarity and ensure that it is clearly recognisable, the report should also set out in what way the public was informed that the expenditure in question came from the Fund.
Amendment 95 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to improve levels of protection, passengers shouldmust not be denied boarding on the return journey ofa flight covered by a two-way (return) ticket because they have not taken the outward journey or any other flight covered by the ticket.
Amendment 119 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 2 – point m
Article 2 – point m
“extraordinary circumstances” means circumstances which, by their nature or origin, are not inherent in the normal exercise of the activity of the air carrier concerned and are beyond its actual control. For the purposes of this Regulation, extraordinary circumstances shall include the circumstancesare set out in the Annex;
Amendment 129 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
If boarding is denied to passengers against their will, the operating air carrier shall immediately and without any further formality compensate them in accordance with Article 7 and assist them in accordance with Article 8. Where the passenger opts for rerouting at the earliest opportunity pursuant to Article 8(1)(b) and where the departure time is at least two hours after the initial departure time, the operating carrier shall assist the passenger in accordance with Article 9.
Amendment 132 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall also apply to onward and return tickets where the passenger is denied boarding at the return or onward journey on the grounds that he/she did not take the outward journey or a stage of the journey or did not pay an additional charge for this purpose.
Amendment 140 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
Amendment 141 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point ii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point ii
when the delay is of at least fivthree hours and includes one or severalmore nights, the assistance specified in Article 9(1)(b) and 9(1)(c); and
Amendment 142 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point iii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point iii
when the delay is of at least fivthree hours, the assistance specified in Article 8(1)(a).
Amendment 144 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 147 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 149 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 156 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Subject to safety constraints, where a tarmac delay exceeds one hour, the operating air carrier shall provide free of charge access to toilet facilities and drinking water, shall ensure adequate heating or cooling of the passenger cabin, and shall ensure that adequate medical attention is available if needed. Where a tarmac delay reaches a maximum of fivetwo hours, the aircraft shall return to the gate or another suitable disembarkation point where passengers shall be allowed to disembark and to benefit from the same assistance as specified in paragraph 1, unless there are safety-related or security- related reasons why the aircraft cannot leave its position on the tarmac.'
Amendment 166 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point i
the assistance specified in Article 9(1)(a) and 9(2) if the passenger's waiting time for the connection is prolonged by at least two hours; and
Amendment 167 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point iii
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point iii
when the scheduled time of departure of the alternative flight or other transport offered under Article 8 is at least 5three hours after the scheduled time of departure of the flight missed and the delay includes one or several nights, the assistance specified in Article 9(1)(b) and 9(1)(c).
Amendment 180 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 187 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
If the operating air carrier can prove that the cancellation, delay or change of schedule is caused by extraordinary circumstances and that the cancellation, delay or change of schedule could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken correctly, it may limit the total cost of accommodation provided according to paragraph 1(b) to EUR 1200 per night and per passenger and to a maximum of 3 nights. If the operating air carrier chooses to apply this limitation, it shall nevertheless provide the passengers with information about available accommodation after the three nights, in addition to the continued obligations for information specified in Article 14.
Amendment 188 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Amendment 196 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16 a – paragraph 2
Article 16 a – paragraph 2
If a passenger wants to make a complaint to the air carrier with regard to his rights under this Regulation, he shall submit it within 36 months from the date on which the flight was performed or was scheduled to be performed. Where one of the cases referred to in Article 1(1) has occurred, the carrier shall immediately inform passengers of the address for complaints and of the fact that complaints must be submitted in writing within six months. Within 7 days of receiving the complaint, the carrier shall confirm the receipt of the complaint to the passenger. Within two months of receiving the complaint, the carrier shall provide a full answer to the passenger.
Amendment 213 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Annex 1
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Annex 1 – title
Annex 1 – title
Annex: non-exhaustivefinal list of circumstances considered as extraordinary circumstances for the purposes of this Regulation
Amendment 217 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Annex 1
Amendment 75 #
2013/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the role of State aid in economies which have been particularly hard hit by the crisis and for which the public funding under the Cohesion Policy might be the only source of investment; points out that the adverse economic situation is not yet reflected by the data for the 2008-2010 period, to be used by the Commission as a basis of State aid eligibility; welcomes the Commission’s intention to perform a mid-term review of the regional maps in 2016; asks the Commission to find solutions to avoid inappropriate differences in aid intensity in border regions, where "a" areas in one Member State adjoin to "c" areas in a neighbouring Member State, for example by assigning an additional specific allocation for these "c" areas concerned;
Amendment 127 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Member States shouldmust provide for effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for breaches of this Directive, which couldis to include, inter alia, administrative fines and nullity or annulment declared by a judicial body of the appointment or of the election of non- executive directors made contrary to the national provisions adopted pursuant to Article 4(1). It is for the Member States to determine the severity of the sanctions listed in this directive. The list of sanctions is exhaustive. The severity of the sanctions is to be directly proportionate to the seriousness of the breach.
Amendment 261 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall lay down rules on the form to be taken by sanctions applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all necessary measures to ensure that they are applied.
Amendment 270 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. These sanctions must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. and may includshall comprise the following measures:
Amendment 277 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. partial exclusion from the award of public procurement contracts;
Amendment 280 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. partial exclusion from the award of funding from the structural funds,
Amendment 281 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. partial exclusion from the award of national aid from the Member State;
Amendment 282 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. deletion from the trade register of the Member State;
Amendment 16 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATIONDIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 19 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) TIt is suspected that there is a clear correlation between the level of road safety and the number of technical deficiencies ofin vehicles. In 2009, 35,000 fatalities have been reported on European roads. Assuming that technical deficiencies contribute to fatalities proportionately to their contribution to accidents, more than 2,000 fatalities per year in the Union may be linked to technical deficiencies of vehicles. Based on available studies, between 900 and 1,100 of these could be avoided if adequate improvements to the roadworthiness testing system were put in placedequate improvements to the roadworthiness testing system can help to reduce to a minimum the number of fatal accidents.
Amendment 22 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Solid investigation results show that 8% of the accidents involving motorcycles are caused or linked to technical defects. Motorcycle riders are the group of road users with the highest safety risk, with rising trend in the number of fatalities. Moped drivers are overrepresented in the number of fatalities, with more than 1,400 drivers killed on the roads in 2008. The scope of vehicles to be tested shall therefore be extended to the highest risk group of road users, the powered two- or three-wheel vehicles.
Amendment 32 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) In order to supplement this RegulationDirective with further technical details, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission with a view to take into account, when appropriate, evolution of the Union type- approval legislation in relation with vehicle categories, as well as the need to update the Annexes in the light of technical progress. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 33 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this RegulationDirective, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. The implementing powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers.
Amendment 34 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Since the objective of this RegulationDirective, namely to lay down minimum common requirements and harmonised rules concerning the conduct of roadworthiness tests of vehicles within the Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this RegulationDirective does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 36 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) This RegulationDirective respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union as referred to in Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 37 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) This RegulationDirective updates the technical requirements of Directive 2009/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and enlarges its scope in order to include in particular the setting up of testing centres and of their supervisory bodies as well as designating inspectors entrusted with performance of roadworthiness tests Therefore this Directive should be repealed . In addition, this Regulation integrates the rules contained in the Commission Recommendation 2010/378/EU of 5 July 2010 on the assessment of defects during roadworthiness testing in accordance with Directive 2009/40/EC12 with the view to better regulate the roadworthiness testing methods.
Amendment 38 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This RegulationDirective establishes a regime of periodic roadworthiness tests of vehicles.
Amendment 40 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This RegulationDirective shall apply to vehicles with a design speed exceeding 25 km/h of the following categories, as referred to in Directive 2002/24/EC, Directive 2007/46/EC and Directive 2003/37/EC:
Amendment 45 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. This RegulationDirective shall not apply to:
Amendment 52 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) ‘testing centre’ means public or private bodies or establishments, including those carrying out vehicle repairs, authorised by a Member State to carry out roadworthiness tests ;
Amendment 53 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Motor vehicles and their trailers shall periodically be tested in accordance with this RegulationDirective in the Member State where they are registered.
Amendment 58 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– Vehicles of categories L1e, L2e, L3e, L4e, L5e, L6e and L7e: four years after the date on which the vehicle was first registered, then two years and thereafter annuallyevery two years;
Amendment 59 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– Vehicles of category M1, N1 and O2: four years after the date on which the vehicle was first registered, then two years and thereafter annuallyevery two years;
Amendment 61 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
– Vehicles of category M1 registered as taxis or ambulances, vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2, N3, T5, O3 and O4: onetwo years after the date on which the vehicle was first registered, and thereafter annuallyevery two years.
Amendment 62 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 63 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 68 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. As from the date of entry into force of this RegulationDirective and at the latest 3 years afterwards, the testing centres shall communicate electronically, to the competent authority of a Member State the information mentioned in roadworthiness certificates which they deliver. This communication shall take place within a reasonable time after the issuance of the roadworthiness certificates. Until this date, the testing centres may communicate this information to the competent authority by any other means. The competent authority shall keep this information for 36 months from the date of its reception.
Amendment 71 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Inspectors employed by competent authorities of the Member States or a testing centre at the date of application of this RegulationDirective shall be exempted from the requirements laid down in Annex VI, point 1. The Member States shall deliver a certificate of equivalence to these inspectors.
Amendment 74 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall designate a national contact point responsible for the exchange of information with the other Member States and the Commission with regard to the application of this RegulationDirective.
Amendment 77 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall examine the feasibility, costs and benefits of the establishment of an electronic vehicle information platform with a view to exchange information on data related to roadworthiness testing between the competent authorities of Member States responsible for testing, registration and vehicle approval, the testing centres, manufacturers of testing and measuring equipment for roadworthiness testing as referred to in this Regulation, independent manufacturers of vehicle components and systems and the vehicle manufacturers.
Amendment 82 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Amendment 84 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 17 shall be conferred for an indeterminate period of time from [the date of entry into force of this RegulationDirective].
Amendment 86 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this RegulationDirective and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory.
Amendment 88 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. The Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by [one year after the date of application of this RegulationDirective] at the latest and shall notify without delay any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 90 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Testing facilities and equipment referred to in Article 11 which do not comply with the minimum requirements laid down in Annex V on [the date of application of this RegulationDirective] may be used for carrying out roadworthiness tests for a period of not more than five years following that date.
Amendment 92 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall apply the requirements laid down in Annex VII at the latest as from the fifth year following the date of application of this RegulationDirective.
Amendment 94 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Directive 2009/40/EC and Commission Recommendation 2010/378/EU are repealed with effect from [the date of application of this RegulationDirective].
Amendment 96 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
The Regulationis Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 99 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
This RegulationDirective shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Amendment 59 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a (new)
Amendment 60 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 - introductory part
Article 23 - introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 243, specifying in particular (struck through):
Amendment 61 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 - point a
Article 23 - point a
(a) the rules for grantingcases in which review of the status of authorised economic operator refeshall be carried to in Article 21out;
Amendment 63 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 - point b
Article 23 - point b
(b) the cases where the requirement for the declarant to be established in the customs territory of the Union is waived in accordance with Article 21(1)identification of the customs authority competent for the granting of such status and authorisations;
Amendment 65 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 - point b a (new)
Article 23 - point b a (new)
(ba) consultation of and provision of information to other customs authorities,
Amendment 66 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 - point b b (new)
Article 23 - point b b (new)
(bb) conditions for the suspension and revocation of the status of approved economic operator,
Amendment 67 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 - point b c (new)
Article 23 - point b c (new)
(bc) the conditions under which the requirement to be established in the customs territory of the EU can be waived for certain categories of authorised economic operators,
Amendment 81 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 - paragraph 2
Article 53 - paragraph 2
2. Goods thwhose production of which involved more than one country or territory shall be deemed to originate in the country or territory where they underwent their last, substantial transformation, economically justified processing or working in an undertaking equipped for that purpose and resulting in the manufacture of a new product or representing an important stage of manufacture.
Amendment 88 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 - point a
Article 55 - point a
Amendment 96 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 - paragraph 4
Article 62 - paragraph 4
4. Special rules shall apply to determine the customs value of goods basFor the determination of customs value in accordance with Article 62(1) of the Code, the fact that goods which are the subject of a sale are declared for free circulation shall be regarded as adequate indication that they were sold for export to the customs territory of the Community. This holds for successive sales prior to evaluation with regard to the last sale which led to the goods being brought into the EU’s customs territory or if a sale was made in the EU’s customs territory prior to the goods being placed oin the transaction valuefree circulation. When registering a price from a sale preceding the last sale which led to the goods being brought into the EU’s customs territory, proof must be provided to the customs authorities that the sale was completed specifically for that territory.
Amendment 100 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 - Paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 62 - Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the rules on customs valuation in accordance with the WTO agreement on implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1994 and successor agreements adopted by the WTO must be taken into account.
Amendment 4 #
2011/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas strong urban areas also have a positive influence on the surrounding countryside which can thus lead to spillover effects;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Hopes for actions aimed at the completion and restoration of existing parts of cities, the functional conversion of disused spaces and redevelopment areas, the return to the community of strongly symbolic and historically rich spaces which have lost their original function and have become progressively neglected;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the proposal for the ‘Urban development platform’,ideas which promotes the creation of networks between cities and the exchange of experience and good practices, but stresses that it should be extended to the urban area; rejects however the proposed new ‘Urban development platform’ instrument and calls instead for the expansion of existing instruments;
Amendment 44 #
2011/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Appreciates the provision for a reserve ofthat at least 5 % of the ERDF funds, to be assigned directly to municipalities to promote sustainable urban development be made available to promote sustainable urban development; emphasises that this figure of 5% is a minimum target and points out that this percentage may also be exceeded;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses however, the rigidity of the constraint on the use of the above resources under the Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI); welcomes, therefore, proposals that the Operational Programmes can continue to include their own priority axis for sustainable urban development;
Amendment 44 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends to the Members States that they involve the sub-national levels, including the local level, from the outset in defining priorities, planning of measures and in their implementation;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports policies designed to promote job creation taking into account the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises, which provide two thirds of all jobs in the private sector; points out, in this connection, that advantage should also be taken of the knowledge and experience of older people, for example through coaching projects;
Amendment 252 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes the view that GDP must be retained as the key criterion in the definition of areas eligible for maximum support (those with GDP/PE below 75% of the EU average) and, where appropriate, cohesion countries (GDP/PE below 90% of the EU average); points out that the competent national and regional authorities must continue to have scope for the use of additional indicators at the relevant decision-making levels;
Amendment 402 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) EUR 51 000 000 for public contracts for social and other specific services listed in Annex XVI.
Amendment 430 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) financial services in connection with the issue, sale, purchase or transfer of securities or other financial instruments within the meaning of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council27, transactions to enable contracting authorities to raise money or capital, as well as central bank services and operations conducted with the European Financial Stability Facility;
Amendment 449 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Service contracts awarded on the basis of an exclusive right: this Directive shall not apply to public service contracts awarded by a contracting authority to another contracting authority or to an association of contracting authorities on the basis of an exclusive right which they enjoy pursuant to a published law, regulation or administrative provision which is compatible with the Treaty.
Amendment 450 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
civil protection, emergency response and everyday hazard prevention;
Amendment 615 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 513 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) financial services in connection with the issue, sale, purchase or transfer of securities or other financial instruments within the meaning of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, transactions by the contracting authorities to raise money or capital, central bank services and operations conducted with the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF);
Amendment 67 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The nursing and midwifery professions have significantly evolved in the last three decades: community-based healthcare, the use of more complex therapies and constantly developing technology presuppose a capacity for higher responsibilities for nurses and midwives. In order to prepare them to meet such complex healthcare needs, nursing and midwifery students need to have a solid general education background before they start the training. Therefore, admission to that training should be increased to twelve years of general education or success in an examination of an equivalent level.
Amendment 117 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 – point a
Article 1 – point 22 – point a
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Admission to training for nurses responsible for general care shall be contingent upon completion of general education of 12at least 10 years, as attested by a diploma, certificate or other evidence issued by the competent authorities or bodies in a Member State or by a certificate attesting success in an examination, of an equivalent level, for admission to a school of nursing.
Amendment 124 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 27 – point b
Article 1 – point 27 – point b
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) completion of at least the 1210 years of general school education or a certificate attesting success in an examination, of an equivalent level, for admission to a midwifery school for route I;
Amendment 127 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The nursing and midwifery professions have significantly evolved in the last three decades: community-based healthcare, the use of more complex therapies and constantly developing technology presuppose a capacity for higher responsibilities for nurses and midwives. In order to prepare them to meet such complex healthcare needs, nursing and midwifery students need to have a solid general education background before they start the training. Therefore, admission to that training should be increased to twelve years of general education or success in an examination of an equivalent level.
Amendment 476 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Admission to training for nurses responsible for general care shall be contingent upon completion of general education of 12at least 10 years, as attested by a diploma, certificate or other evidence issued by the competent authorities or bodies in a Member State or by a certificate attesting success in an examination, of an equivalent level, for admission to a school of nursing.".
Amendment 478 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a (new)
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph a (new)
a. The criteria governing admission to training for nurses or nurses responsible for general care referred to in paragraph 1 shall also be deemed to have been met if after successful completion of 10 years’ compulsory general education a person is entitled to start practical training as a nurse responsible for general care whilst attending at the same time a vocational nursing school.
Amendment 520 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 – point b
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) completion of at least the 120 years of general school education or a certificate attesting success in an examination, of an equivalent level, for admission to a midwifery school for route I;
Amendment 17 #
2011/0409(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Of the roughly 500 million EU citizens, some 300 million have a driving licence. The European Union accounts for 22 % of all vehicle registrations and 25 % of vehicle production worldwide. Every year, the European automobile industry manufactures up to 17 million new vehicles, and that figure is currently on the increase.
Amendment 18 #
2011/0409(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Technical measures to reduce the sound level of motor vehicles have to meet a set of competing requirements, such as those of reducing noise and pollutant emissions and improving safety whilst keeping the vehicle in question as cheap and effective as possible. In attempting to meet all these requirements equally and strike a balance between them, the automobile industry all too often runs up against the limits of what is currently physically feasible. Automobile designers have repeatedly managed to push those limits back by using new, innovative materials and methods. Legislation must set a clear framework for innovation in a realistic time frame. This Regulation establishes just such a framework and thus provides an immediate incentive for innovation in keeping with the needs of society, whilst in no way restricting the economic freedom so vital to the industry.
Amendment 19 #
2011/0409(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) Noise pollution is primarily a local problem, but one which calls for a Union- wide solution. After all, the first step in any sustainable noise emissions policy must be to devise measures to reduce sound levels at source. The noise source motor vehicle, which is the target of this Regulation, is by definition a mobile one, so that purely national measures would not be sufficient.
Amendment 20 #
2011/0409(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) When cars are driven at average speeds below 45 km/h the loudest noises are those generated by the engine and exhaust, and when they are driven at higher speeds tyre and wind noise are the loudest. These noises are generated regardless of engine type and power. Developments in vehicle design since the 1970s have made engines much quieter, but on average more powerful and heavier. Heavier engines and more elaborate safety features have served to increase the overall weight of vehicles, creating a need to increase the area of tyre which comes into contact with the road surface, in order to improve vehicle stability. Every increase in the width of that contact area leads to an increase in tyre noise.
Amendment 21 #
2011/0409(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Addressing the problem of noise at source, the aim of this Regulation, offers less potential for noise reduction than measures to change the composition of road surfaces, which is what vehicle tyres come into contact with. The latter form of noise reduction would be technically much more straightforward. Existing types of asphalt, such as whisper asphalt, asphalts with noise-reducing properties or noise-optimised asphalt, employed as part of a holistic approach combining a series of simple construction measures, can already be used to reduce noise levels by 10db on a local basis. The Regulation does not employ this effective approach to the problem of local sources of noise, since it would impose a severe burden on public budgets, in particular those of local authorities. This would be difficult to justify at a time of fiscal crisis and would also encroach on regional and structural policy.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0409(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III
Annex III
Amendment 531 #
2011/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. That policy shall be geared to the following timetable: – by 2013, the proportion of female members of the management body shall be increased to 30%, – by 2015 to 40% – by 2020 to 50%.
Amendment 532 #
2011/0298(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 399 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the Partnership Contract and each programme respectively, a Member State shall organise a partnership with the following partnersby concluding a partnership agreement with the competent regional and local authorities and with the following partners in accordance with Article 4(4):
Amendment 409 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) competent regional, local, urban and other public authoritiesauthorities other than those referred to in the introductory sentence to this paragraph,
Amendment 64 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The ERDF should contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy, thus ensuring greater concentration of ERDF support on the priorities of the Union. According to the category of regions supported, the support from the ERDF should be concentrated on research and innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises and climate change mitigation, but also on measures which serve the traditional objectives of the ERDF set forth in Article 2. The degree of concentration should take into account the level of development of the region as well as the specific needs of regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period.
Amendment 83 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Within the framework of sustainable urban development, it is considered necessary to support integrated actions to tackle the economic, environmental, climate and social challenges affecting urban areas and to define a procedure to establish the list of cities covered by such actions and the financial allocation set aside for such actions.
Amendment 91 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 107 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 112 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
The ERDF shall contribute to the financing of support which aims to reinforce economic, social and territorial cohesion by redressing the main regional imbalances through support for the development and structural adjustment of regional economies, including the conversion of declining industrial regions and regions lagging behind or regions with regional demographic challenges and handicaps.
Amendment 130 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a Promotion of equality between men and women and non-discrimination In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [CPR], the Member States and the Commission shall ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of the gender perspective are promoted during preparation and implementation of the ERDF programmes.
Amendment 144 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) productive investments that contribute to the establishment or preservation of jobs in SMEs and to the attainment of investment priorities in Articles 5.1 and 5.4, irrespective of the size of the undertaking;
Amendment 155 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) investments in social, health, cultural, sporting and educational infrastructure, and in an infrastructure that takes the ageing population into consideration;
Amendment 209 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 251 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) at least 80 % of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set out in points 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR], as well as a fourth point of this Article that can be chosen freely, ; and
Amendment 282 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) at least 50 % of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set in out in point 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR], as well as a fourth point of this Article that can be chosen freely;
Amendment 294 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) at least 612.5 % of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR].
Amendment 310 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
By derogation from point (a) (i), in those regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75 % of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period but which are eligible under the category of transition or more developed regions as defined in Article 82(2)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No [ ]/2012 [CPR] in the 2014-2020 period, at least 60 % of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to each of the thematic objectives set in out in points 1, 3 and 4 and a freely selected fourth point of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR].
Amendment 342 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) promoting private and public business R&I investment, product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation and public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation;
Amendment 430 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) supporting the establishment and operation of manufacturing and service enterprises;
Amendment 431 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
(3b) supporting the ability of SMEs to invest in growth and innovation processes;
Amendment 441 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in SMEbusinesses;
Amendment 466 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
(e) promoting low-carbon strategies for urban areas, including the support and development of sustainable urban mobility and environmentally friendly public transport.
Amendment 514 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
(c) protecting, promoting and developing cultural heritage and cultural and tourism infrastructure;
Amendment 564 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
(c) developing environment-friendly and low-carbon transport systems and promoting sustainable urban mobility;
Amendment 626 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
(a) investing in health, sporting, cultural and social infrastructure which contribute to national, regional and local development, reducing inequalities in terms of health status, enhancing the cultural opportunities available to all, and transition from institutional to community- based services;
Amendment 627 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
(a) investing in health and social infrastructure which contribute to national, regional and local development and better management of demographic change, reducing inequalities in terms of health status, and transition from institutional to community- based services;
Amendment 659 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9a) supporting measures that take account of the effects of an ageing population, ensuring the social integration of older people and helping to combat emigration among young people.
Amendment 686 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 714 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a In addition, by way of derogation from Article 87(1) of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [CPR, a separate priority axis can be established for sustainable urban development in the operational programmes, containing the investment priorities from different thematic objectives.
Amendment 715 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 37 #
2010/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 8 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point 8 a (new)
insufficient involvement of the regional and local level in the establishment of the operational programmes;
Amendment 94 #
2010/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates that multi-level governance and the partnership principle are key elements in the effectiveness of operational programmes and in high absorption capacity; recommends tocalls on the Members States that they consistentlyo reinforce the partnership and transparency principle, while establishing and implementing the operational programmes, and that theyerefore to involve the sub-nationregional and local levels from the outset, in defa binding investment priorities, in the decision-making process itself and in the, comprehensive and sustainable manner, in all phases of the establishment and implementation of operational programmes;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that full broadband coverage at low cost to users must be made a universal service, as it is essential to helping create equal living conditions in Europe; points out that there will otherwise be a danger of creating a digital divide in Europe and that rural areas will in development terms be left behind;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that full broadband coverage must be made a universal service, as it is essential to helping create equal living conditions in Europe and therefore to enhancing cohesion across EU regions;
Amendment 24 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the cost in administrative and planning terms of implementing national and European broadband support programmes is considerable; calls, therefore, on the Commission and, the Member States, and regional authorities to simplify conditions for support as well as procedures as far as possible, in order to step up the flow of funds;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, even at the current level of basic provision, the use of ‘digital dividend’ frequencies will not solve the problem of gaps in NGA networks in the long term, especially in view of the fact that radio communications may have long-term health effects; believes, therefore, that it would be appropriate to enable funding to be provided for ducts for NGA networks in these areas.
Amendment 1 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s proposals aimed at deepening the single market, but regrets the absence of an ambitious consumer protection agenda and a social clause;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that in a globalised world the single market has to ensure the best possible business environment for enterprises, and to take the specific nature of SMEs into account in order to foster job creation, innovation and entrepreneurship in all EU regions, including rural areas; welcomes, therefore, the planned assessment of the ‘Small Business Act’ and the reinforcement of the ‘Think Small First’ principle; and recalls the pivotal role Cohesion Policy can play to the further integration of the Single Market especially through the support it provides for SMEs in all EU regions;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that single market accessibility for all EU regions is a prerequisite for the free movement of people, goods, capital and services, and thus for a strong and dynamic single market; stresses that progress with the internal market and further development of the Union’s regions are interdependent; points out, in this connection, the essential role played by the Union's regional policy in terms of developing infrastructure, particularly in the less developed and outermost regions; calls for the development of innovative sources of funding (such as public-private partnerships, project bonds and user charges); calls on the Commission and the Member States jointly to address the complexity of the rules governing revenue- generating projects;
Amendment 21 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that regional policy implementation is crucial for the success of the Europe 2020 strategy and the deepening of the single market; points out that EU structural funding should be allocated in a dynamic, forward-looking manner, i.e. so as to cushion further the possible adverse effects on regions of international trade agreements and to prepare EU regions for socioeconomic change; calls for a more user-friendly regional policy, but also for maximum transparency and stricter rules against ‘fund-shopping’, by means of which some enterprises may misuse the Union's financial instruments;
Amendment 26 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that regional policy implementation is crucial for the success of the Europe 2020 strategy and the deepening of the single market and calls upon the Commission to establish a real correlation between the Single Market Act and the EU2020; points out that EU structural funding should be allocated in a dynamic, forward-looking manner, i.e. so as to cushion further the possible adverse effects on regions of international trade agreements and to prepare EU regions for socioeconomic change; calls for a more user-friendly regional policy, but also for stricter rules against ‘fund-shopping’, by means of which some enterprises may misuse the Union's financial instruments;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 41 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that services are a unique source of development for the single market; emphasises that the Services Directive is an essential step towards a true single market for services, and that the transposition process should take place as quickly as possible and in a transparent manner; underlines, in particular, the need for socially and regionally equitable access to services of general interest by making full use of the possibilities provided by the Lisbon Treaty namely the Protocol No 26;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that it is to a great extent urban areas that translate European policies into on the ground implementation; stresses that urban areas generate around 80% of the GDP of the EU and significantly contribute to the economic growth of Europe; on the other hand they also bear the costs of economic productivity (urban sprawl, congestions, pollution, exclusion etc.) that put their role as ‘motors of growth’ into risk; stresses that economic, but also social and ecological developments in urban areas have great impact to the surrounding areas; considers therefore that there is a clear justification for common engagement towards the urban areas of the EU;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, under the 2007-2013 operational programmes, the Member States have earmarked EUR 30 billion in structural funds for measures related to demographic change, and regional policy is a key instrument for addressing this changeand local authorities are central to the process of addressing this change, in which regional policy will therefore be a key instrument among the EU’s means of action,
Amendment 1 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas demographic change in the EU and worldwide is a fact and handling it constitutes one of the core tasks for the future, and whereas the population of the EU is the oldest in the world,
Amendment 2 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that demographic change has very different effects from region to region; depending on whether it is rapid or slow and whether the region concerned is a region of net immigration or of shrinking population and therefore requires different adjustment strategies and has to be tackled in a coordinated way by all European, national and regional authorities, notes that quality of life is defined differently in regions of shrinking population, particularly rural regions, from the way in which it is defined in regions with a growing population, and therefore considers that different support strategies are needed; thinks that workforce migration accentuates the effects of demographic change and that population ageing is only part of the picture;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
5. Calls on the Commission to includBelieves that joint solutions and synergy can be found by applying EU policies, including where demographic change ais conecerned; calls ofn the ‘thematic priorities’ which it will use to shapeCommission to include demographic change as a horizontal objective in the future cohesion policy; also calls on the Commission to insist on the inclusion of this issue when concluding investment partnerships with Member States;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Member States and regions to pay greater heed than in the past to demographic change and its effects as a horizontal priority in their operationalobjective in the shaping of the national strategic framework programmes (or any corresponding document) and in their operational programmes; considers in this connection that the flagships of the EU2020 strategy, including the active and healthy ageing partnership, could be directly linked to the preferences of the partners in these programmes;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the regions to use the structural funds to help address demographic challenges and remain atto improve the access to social and administractive to residents, as that cservices including in small and remote towns and villages, by promoting the specific potential of each region and stem depopulationrengthening the factors that make people want to stay;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that ERDF funds can also be used to avoid the social exclusion of the elderly, for example by buildingputting in place dedicated infrastructure suitableand services for the elderly and ensuring accessibility for all;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that, in areas with a dwindling population, financial support should also be provided for urban renovation and redevelopmentadaptation strategies; believes that urban and regional planning must take changing infrastructure uses into greater account, including by revitalising and restructuring inner cities; an area where cooperation with private partners is also important; notes that one of the priorities for urban policy should be to develop age-friendly towns and cities;
Amendment 10 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the Member States to adapt welfare and healthcare benefits in line with needs of everyone, especially families and children and provide funding to ensure the availability of care at home and universal healthcare for elderly people, irrespective of their income, age and social status, so as to prevent depopulation of rural areas and peripheral regions;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that public investments in the health and care systems are important for social cohesion in Europe; calls on the Member States to ensure good healthcare provision in rural areas also, for example through gateway clinics, and to use structural funds to promote additional measures in the field of telemedicine; regional medical care gateway clinics and health services making it possible to combat ‘medical desertification’, and, in border regions, through greater cross-border cooperation between clinics and between stakeholders, and by considering the possibility of using structural funds to promote additional measures in the field of telemedicine and care and to support active ageing; calls on the Commission to find innovative solutions for financial support for these actions;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas meeting the diversity of demographic challenges is principally the task of the Member States, but whereas the regions must be proactive, for which they need support from European level,
Amendment 12 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Warns of the danger of specific regional difficulties in providing services of general interest, in particular a lack of skilled workers in care-related professions in certain regions; believes that these regions should develop specific regional responses to needs and difficulties of service provision, and use ESF funds to train care workers in order to ensure that a high quality of care is guaranteed and that new jobs are created, including through retraining programmes for the unemployed; points out that this makes a direct contribution to the EU2020 objective of creating more jobs;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. BConsiders that the rising life expectancy in Europe is to be welcomed; believes that the public is often only aware of the dangers and not the opportunities brought by demographic change;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to orientate the ESF more towardsso account is taken of people in the various stages of life, to ensuringe that more use its potential is sufficient to deal withmade of professional and voluntary potential in meeting the challenges of demographic changes; notes that the experience and know-how of older people should be utilised, for example for coaching projects, and that structures are required for this purposeto ensure generational changeover, and that appropriate solutions are required for this purpose; takes the view that intergenerational communication is an opportunity that should be seized;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the regions should use ESF funds in a decisive manner to combat unemployment amongst young people in order to to ensure the social integration of young people and give them the opportunity to take up a suitable profession, this can be achieved for example by supporting training-measures and entrepreneurship of young people;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to enhance cooperation with local and regional stakeholders on issues connected with demographic change; considers that in the border regions this cooperation must also tie in with wishes and opportunities for cross-border initiatives; suggests that training programmes be developed in this field to create a better understanding and awareness of the issues involved; urges the regions to exchange best practice related to the challenges entailed in ageing;
Amendment 18 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that demographic change has very different effects from region to region and that there is migration away from many regions, particularly rural regions, while inward movements of population may be observed in certain conurbations;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that demographic trends and gender equality issues are closely linked and that a political framework for gender equality can help face demographic challenges; requests, therefore, that the issue of gender equality should be taken into consideration in all debates on demographic issues;
Amendment 46 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Member States and regions to pay greater heed than in the past to demographic change and its effects as a horizontal priority in the shaping of the national strategic framework programmes and in their operational programmes;
Amendment 110 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the regions and municipalities to provide universally available, reliable and free all-day childcare facilities for children of all ages including facilities and opportunities for pre-school-learning to prevent depopulation;
Amendment 114 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. thinks it is important to have enough affordable housing space for families, so that the compatibility of family and job can be improved, because the support of young families can help to increase the birth-rate in member states;
Amendment 146 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the regions should use ESF funds to combat unemployment amongst young people in order to ensure the social integration of young people and to give them the opportunity to take up a suitable profession;
Amendment 151 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the regions should use ESF funds to combat unemployment amongst young people in order to give them the opportunity to take up a suitable profession, this can be achieved for example by supporting training-measures and entrepreneurship of young people;
Amendment 168 #
2010/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Asks the Commission to find ways of reshaping the idea of an Erasmus programme for elected representatives in an appropriate form and to explain its idea for a summer or winter school in greater detail so that representatives from the European regions can exchange good experience and approaches to solutions on demographic matters;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. considers that EU cohesion policy plays a crucial role in developing the job potential of a sustainable economy, as it helps eliminate regional differences and create a society with full employment; stresses that regions should use the European Structural Funds can encourage the regions to take initiatives to create new, sustainable jobs;
Amendment 10 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. stresses, in this connection, the importance of the concept of integrated urban development; the sustainable redevelopment of disadvantaged urban areas could assume a beacon role and show how environmental goals can be promoted jointly with social and economic objectives; considers that a prerequisite for this is a clear policy framework, including maintenance of the promotion of the urban dimension in the Structural Funds and the continued promotion of energy efficiency in social housing construction;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. stresses the importance of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for regional clustering by bringing together research, innovation and infrastructure locally in the context of new technologies, such as renewable energy and energy efficiency; points out that such clustering can act as a decisive spur to local economic development and can create new jobs in the regions;
Amendment 96 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) This Regulation should contain substantive requirements for environmental protection and vehicle functional safety. The environmental protection requirements are ambitious; they aim primarily to reduce particulate emissions from vehicles in category L. The main elements of this Regulation are based on the results of an Impact Assessment and analysing different options by listing possible advantages and disadvantages in terms of economic, environmental, safety and societal aspects. Qualitative and quantitative aspects were both included in this analysis. After comparison of the different options and identification of preferred options, they were chosen to form the basis for this Regulation.
Amendment 125 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
Amendment 128 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to prevent modifications that may prejudice safety, in particular by increasing vehicle performance through tampering witho the powertrain of a vehicle in category L made by the pownertrain in order to increase the maximum torque and/ or power and/or maximum designed vehicle or a garage acting on his behalf must be inspected as declarnd approved by the manufacturer of a vehicle upon type-approval, and/orcompetent authority of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 129 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 131 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Amendment 132 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18a Authorisation requirement in the event of substantial modifications to vehicle components If substantial modifications are made to vehicle components by the user or by garages acting on his behalf, these shall be inspected by the competent authority of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 133 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. FourTwo years after the date referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 82, all new vehicles in subcategories L1Be, L3e, L5e, L6Ae and L7Ae shall be equipped with the first stage of an on-board diagnostic (OBD) system which monitors and reports on electric circuit continuity, shorted and open electric circuits and circuit rationality of the engine and vehicle management systems (OBD I).
Amendment 137 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. SixFour years after the date referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 82, all new vehicles in subcategories L6Be and L7Be shall be equipped with OBD I.
Amendment 142 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. EightSix years after the date referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 82, all new vehicles shall be equipped with OBD I.
Amendment 146 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. Following confirmation in a decision adopted by the Commission in accordance with Article 21(4), eight years after the date referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 82, all new vehicles in (sub- )categories L1Be, L3e, L5e, L6Ae and L7Ae shall in addition also be equipped with the second stage of an on-board diagnostic system (OBD II) which, in addition to OBD I, monitors not only complete failures but also deterioration of systems, components or separate technical units during vehicle life under the condition that its cost-effectiveness is proven in the environmental effect study referred to in article 21(4) and (5). Vehicle users must also be able to access and understand the data collected and recorded by on-board diagnostic systems.
Amendment 216 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Category L1Be – criterion 3
Annex I – Category L1Be – criterion 3
(3) maximum design speed ≤ 235 km/h and
Amendment 256 #
Amendment 258 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Enforcement dates – Column 3 – New types of vehicles Optional
Annex IV – Enforcement dates – Column 3 – New types of vehicles Optional
full column deleted
Amendment 260 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Column 4 – new types of vehicles Obligatory
Annex IV – Column 4 – new types of vehicles Obligatory
1 January 20145 1 January 20175 1 January 202018
Amendment 262 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Column 5 – existing types of vehicles Obligatory
Annex IV – Column 5 – existing types of vehicles Obligatory
1 January 2015 1 January 20187 1 January 20218
Amendment 270 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Table A – (A2) Euro 4(5) – Column 4 – Rows 3 to 9
Annex VI – Table A – (A2) Euro 4(5) – Column 4 – Rows 3 to 9
new Euro 4 Or. de (see amendment, table, Annex IV, line 4, column 2)
Amendment 276 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Table (A) – (A3) Euro 5(6) – Column 4 – Row 3 and 4
Annex VI – Table (A) – (A3) Euro 5(6) – Column 4 – Row 3 and 4
new Euro 5 Or. de (see amendment, table, Annex IV, line 5, column 2)
Amendment 277 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Table B – (B1) Euro 4(5) – OBD Stage I – Column 4 – Rows 3 and 4
Annex VI – Table B – (B1) Euro 4(5) – OBD Stage I – Column 4 – Rows 3 and 4
new Euro 4 Or. de (see amendment, table, Annex IV, line 4, column 2)
Amendment 280 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Table B – (B2) Euro 5(6) – OBD Stage I and (7) – OBD II– Column 4 – Rows 3 and 4
Annex VI – Table B – (B2) Euro 5(6) – OBD Stage I and (7) – OBD II– Column 4 – Rows 3 and 4
new Euro 5 Or. de (see amendment, table, Annex IV, line 5, column 2)
Amendment 281 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Table C – (C1) Euro 4 5– Column 4 – Row 2
Annex VI – Table C – (C1) Euro 4 5– Column 4 – Row 2
new Euro 5 Or. de (see amendment, table, Annex IV, line 5, column 2)
Amendment 282 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Table C – (C1) Euro 4 5– Column 4 – Row 3-5
Annex VI – Table C – (C1) Euro 4 5– Column 4 – Row 3-5
new Euro 4 Or. de (see amendment, table, Annex IV, line 4, column 2)
Amendment 285 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Table C – (C2) Euro 5 (6)– Column 4 – Row 3-5 and 7-12
Annex VI – Table C – (C2) Euro 5 (6)– Column 4 – Row 3-5 and 7-12
new Euro 5 Or. de (see amendment, table, Annex IV, line 4, column 2)
Amendment 286 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Table C – (C2) Euro 5 (6)– Column 4 – Row 6 (L3e, L4e)
Annex VI – Table C – (C2) Euro 5 (6)– Column 4 – Row 6 (L3e, L4e)
new Euro 6 5 Or. de (see amendment, table, Annex IV, line 4, column 2)
Amendment 294 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – Row 2 – Column 2
Annex VIII – Row 2 – Column 2
Amendment 295 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – Row 2 – Column 3 – Point (a)
Annex VIII – Row 2 – Column 3 – Point (a)
(a) new motorcycles of the L3e–A1 subcategorycategories L1be, L2e and L3e which are sold, registered and entering into service are to be equipped with either an anti-lock or a combined brake system or both types of advanced brake systems, at the choice of the vehicle manufacturer;brake system or an anti- lock brake system and a supplemental combined brake system. This shall not apply to vehicles with an engine capacity of < 50cm3 and a maximum continuous rated power output of < 5 kW.
Amendment 302 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Explanatory notes to Annexes I to VIII – point 3
Explanatory notes to Annexes I to VIII – point 3
(3) Advanced brake systems are only mandatory on L1Be, L2e and L3e vehicles, as stipulated in Annex VIII. This shall not apply to vehicles with an engine capacity of < 50cm3 and a maximum continuous rated power output of < 5 kW.
Amendment 304 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Explanatory notes to Annexes I to VIII – point 26
Explanatory notes to Annexes I to VIII – point 26
(26) ‘Advanced brake system’ means an anti-lock brake system, a or a brake system with an anti-lock system and a supplemental combined brake system or both. The performance of advanced brake systems shall be tested according to the requirements as set out in a delegated act.
Amendment 17 #
2009/2237(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put contractual relations on a more secure footing, inter alia through written form requirements for contracts concluded, so that all actors will be able to reap the full benefits from the single market while retaining their freedom to contract; calls on the Commission to prepare voluntary standard contracts for the agro-food sector;
Amendment 33 #
2009/2237(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Calls on the Member States to give their national competition authorities greater scope for action by establishing straightforward evidence-gathering mechanisms with regard to distortions of competition through unfair contractual practices;
Amendment 10 #
2009/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Structural Funds are powerful instruments, designed for helping the regions in their economic and social restructuring and in promoting territorial cohesion, as well as for implementation of the European Economic Recovery Plan and, in particular, development of competitiveness and job creation, supporting their systematic and effective use;
Amendment 13 #
2009/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is pleased to note the positive results observed in the period before the economic crisis, with regard to most indicators, for the Objective 2 regions, namely the high performance levels in employment, innovation, research and development (R&D), human capital intensity, education and training and lifelong learning, stressses that the impact of the crisis on the economy cannot result in a reduction in support for more and better jobs, and calls for these comparative advantages to be sustained through a strengthening of the Objective 2 instruments;
Amendment 14 #
2009/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Warmly supports the key priorities of the EU 2020 strategy: exploiting new sources of growth via the digital economy, improving the regulatory framework for strengthening territorial cohesion and promoting better conditions of competitiveness, entrepreneurship and innovation for all the regions, developing SMEs and supporting their growth potential; also supports the efforts for more and better jobs, with decent working conditions for men and women and guaranteed access to basic and advanced training; calls for these policies to be strengthened further within the framework of the forthcoming deepening of the EU 2020 strategy;
Amendment 27 #
2009/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges the significant problem posed by the reduction in the contribution of national co-financing to programmes, which affects Objective 2, due to the major financial problems of many Member States, and supports Commission policy regarding a ‘100% compensation’ option, following a request by Member States concerning their public expenditure share in co-financed projects;
Amendment 38 #
2009/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the fact that the Sixth progress report from the Commission on economic and social cohesion does not include specific qualitative and quantitative data on the short term and long-term impact of the financial and economic crisis in the EU regions, particularly with regard to the most significant economic and social indicators; therefore calls on the Commission to present a special report/study on the effects of the financial and economic crisis in the EU regions, in particular the Objective 2 regions, as well as on a possible widening or decrease of regional disparities in the framework of the crisis;
Amendment 57 #
2009/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports the assistance policy for large projects for the regions (financing of EUR 50 million and above) introduced by the Commission in 2009, and calls for a further increase beyond 25% in the financing provided through JASPERS (Joint Assistance in Supporting Projects in European Regions) with a view to preparation and very rapid implementation of large projehopes that the previous increase in financing for JASPERS (Joint Assistance in Supporting Projects in European Regions) has an impacts;
Amendment 9 #
2009/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make these Member State databases fully searchable and compatible, so as to facilitate an EU-wide overview of the data presented, while preserving their local relevance; is of the view that, in this respect, dual-language versions (local language(s)-English) should be consideredmade the rule;
Amendment 28 #
2009/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines that according to the EP’s study on the ETI and its impact on Cohesion Policy, the non-compliance with ETI minimum requirements relates to a lack of administrative capacity on the part of Managing Authorities rather than reluctance to provide such data· in that framework points out the need to assure that the provision of additional data and information does not result in additional administrative burden for potential beneficiaries especially for those already in difficulty to comply with the existing administrative and financial requirements for grants and public contracts;
Amendment 29 #
2009/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Points out that the requirements for additional information and data has to be matched, on the part of the European Commission, by the provision of additional technical support (workshops with the participation of Commission’s officials and local/regional staff responsible for the management of structural funds, exchange of best practices between Managing Authorities, publication of concrete guidelines) to potential beneficiaries which do not have the necessary technical capacity· only in that way it will be assured that the participants’ efforts to comply with the additional requirements in terms of data and information provided will not result in a distortion of funds from the project implementation activities as such;
Amendment 34 #
2009/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges auditors to take a tougher line on communication and information requirements, including ‘naming and shaming’ and the use of financial corrections in cases of non-compliance;
Amendment 402 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) 'consumer' means any natural person who, in contracts covered by this Directivelegal transactions, is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession or field of self-employment or employment;
Amendment 412 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'trader' means any natural or legal person who, in contracts covered by this Directive, is acting for purposes relating to his trade, business, craft or profession or field of self- employment or employment and anyone acting in the name of or on behalf of a trader; Or.de (see Article 2(1)
Amendment 424 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
(4) 'goods' means any tangible movable item, with the exception of:s in any condition, including those sold by quantity, volume or weight and digital products;
Amendment 431 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Amendment 439 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Amendment 484 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Amendment 540 #
Amendment 545 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 and paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 and paragraph 1 a (new)
1. Member States may not maintain or introduce, in their national laws, provisions diverging from those laid down in this Directive, including more or less stringent provisions to ensure a different level of as long as they guarantee a higher degree of consumer protection. 1a. The rights resulting from this Directive shall be exercised without prejudice to the provisions of another Community act governing consumer protection.
Amendment 894 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The parties shall reimburse each other in full for the services each has rendered to the other as a consequence of the withdrawal. (This is a reference, in terms of legal effects, to the general effects of the withdrawal.)
Amendment 960 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 972 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the supply of goods made to the consumer's specifications or clearly personalized or which are liable to deteriorate or expire rapidlyin the case of which withdrawal is incompatible with the nature of the goods, product or service;
Amendment 985 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 991 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 996 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 1001 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 1036 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1037 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1042 #
Amendment 1045 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1071 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1117 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The risk of loss of or damage to the goods shall pass to the consumer when he or a third party, other than the carrier and indicated by the consumer has acquired theactual material possession of the goods.
Amendment 1160 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. There shall be no lack of conformity for the purposes of this Article if, at the time the contract was concluded, the consumer was aware of, or should not reasonably have been so grossly negligent as to be unaware of, the lack of conformity, or if the lack of conformity has its origin in materials supplied by the consumer.
Amendment 1227 #
Amendment 1232 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1244 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Where the trader has proved that remedying the lack of conformity by repair or replacement is unlawful, impossible or would cause the trader a disproportionate effort, the consumer may choose to have the price reduced or, to have the contract rescinded or to be paid damages. A trader's effort is disproportionate if it imposes costs on him which, in comparison with the price reduction or the rescission of the contract, are excessive, taking into account the value of the goods if there was no lack of conformity and the significance of the lack of conformity. Or.de (See Article 26(1).)
Amendment 1318 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In addition to the right of withdrawal, the consumer shall be entitled to claim compensation from the trader.
Amendment 1320 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. The trader shall be held liable under Article 25 where the lack of conformity becomes apparentarises within two years as from the time the risk passed to the consumer.
Amendment 1321 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. The trader shall be held liable under Article 25 where the lack of conformity becomes apparent within twohree years as from the time the risk passed to the consumer.
Amendment 1353 #
2008/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4