Activities of Maria da Graça CARVALHO related to 2021/2043(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Tackling non-tariff and non-tax barriers in the single market (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on tackling non-tariff and non-tax barriers in the single market
Amendments (31)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission Communication ‘Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger single market for Europe's recovery' COM (2021) 350 final,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas any assessment of the barriers to the single market should be based on the experiences and perceptions of businesses and consumers who engage to some degree withoperate on the single market every day; whereas existing single market barriers disproportionately affect SMEs and microenterprises, and hinder their cross- border activities;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas many barriers affecting the single market derive from incorrect or incomplete application of EU legislation or measures taken by Member States to protect their general interests;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
G b. whereas a clear majority of businesses consider that the single market is not sufficiently integrated;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
G c. whereas fragmentation of rules for cross-border commerce deeply affect business and consumers all over the internal market;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G e (new)
Recital G e (new)
G e. whereas arbitrary public procurement practices and abuses of the exceptions given by the current Public Procurement framework for long term contracts taken during the Covid pandemic highly affected the internal market and posed serious threats to transparency;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G f (new)
Recital G f (new)
G f. whereas despite the efforts made in the past by multiple programmes and applications, traders still struggle to find information on the rules and procedures for the cross-border provisions of services and the sale of goods;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G g (new)
Recital G g (new)
G g. whereas barriers in the digital single market still exist and have to be removed in order to realise its full potential; whereas the use of new technologies and AI can be helpful to overcome those barriers; whereas better implementation of existing legislations for the European single market is crucial;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G h (new)
Recital G h (new)
G h. whereas the lack of harmonization and insufficient standardisation bring additional cost and reduces safety of products on the single market while decreasing European competitiveness on the international markets;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the single market remains the European Union’s greatest achievement; urges the Commission, therefore, to refocus resources at issues plaguing the single market, in particular non-tariff barriers (NTBs), which continue to create unnecessary and unfair burdens and limit opportunities for consumers and businesses, especially SMEs;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Deplores that according to an EP study the number of infringement proceedings against Member States in the field of single market has risen between 2017 and 2019, reaching 800 in 2019, its highest level since 2014;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges that certain NTBs can be justified and originate from multi- level governance; uUrges the Member States, where such NTBs are absolutely essential, to ensure their proportionality and strict alignment with legitimate public policy objectives;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point b
Paragraph 6 – point b
b) burdensome and complex administrative requirements, insufficient and inaccessible information and limited lines of communication with public administration, including through points of single contact, which also limit the possibilities for new or competing services in new locations that would improve consumer choice;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point d a (new)
d a) insufficient rules for cross-border e-commerce;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point d b (new)
Paragraph 6 – point d b (new)
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt handy, concise, and ready-to-use tools for national authorities to address incorrect practices and violations and enforce the internal market rules;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers thatStresses the existence of obstacles to mutual recognition of professional qualification is seriously affected by administrative barrierss and other requirements to access a regulated profession imposed by some Member States;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is concerned by the insufficient access to information on mobility of services, as well as by the burdensome procedures to obtain essential documents such as the A1 form; underlines that access to information, such as on domestic collective agreements where applicable and relevant, should be improved to facilitate compliance for businesses; and urges the Commission to stick to its plan to introduce a digital form for the declaration of the posting of workers in Q 1/2022 as outlines in its Update of the 2020 New Industrial Strategy by establishing a simple, user-friendly and interoperable digital form, that suits the needs of European companies and in particular SMEs;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Manifests deep concern with an increasing number of uncoordinated urban vehicle access regulations applied to both private and commercial vehicles, which hamper the freedom of movement and basic principles of internal market; asks the Commission to access and act on this unjustified limitation to the internal market notwithstanding the environmental value that may underlie the measures;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. New Title : Digitalization and Use of AI
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13 c. Believes that digitalisation and emerging technologies such as AI can contribute to achieving the objectives of the EU and deepen the internal market; stresses that, if such technologies are used correctly, they can be positive and transformative and address many challenges to eliminate the single market obstacles;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13 d. Welcomes the DSA and DMA regulation proposals and asks for the European Commission and Member States to adopt frameworks which are coherent with the other policies of the internal market and the EU; considers that it is of outmost importance for companies and specially SMEs and consumers to have a clear, harmonized and robust set of rules;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13 e. Underlines the importance of a fully functioning digital single market that benefits consumers and enterprises and asks for SMEs to be supported in order to face the obstacles and struggles in their digital transformation;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recognises that numerous barriers stem from the limited capacity of administrations to deliver high quality digital services in cross-border settings; believes that digitalisation of public services and fully-fledged eGovernment capabilities remain essential to eradicate some of the onerous NTBs and therefore to enable the functioning of the single market; recalls, in this regard, that the key provisions of the single digital gateway had to be in force in all EU Member States by 12 December 2020; underlines the importance of the ‘once only’ principle, which will save citizens and businesses time and money, in particular if used more widely; welcomes the proposal to add a single market obstacles tool to the single digital gateway;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Regrets that despite the investment taken in SOLVIT, the lack of visibility and confidence of companies in the SOLVIT network in solving their problems is quite high; invites the Commission to revisit the SOLVIT network system and its adaptability to future challenges for the internal market;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Highlights the importance of harmonization of standards (hENs) for the internal market and stresses the importance of incorporating in a deeper way stakeholders and businesses in order to avoid unnecessary burdens to EU single market access;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to present an annual periodic report on NTBs and establish an open and transparent database compiling specific national NTBs together with ongoing infringement procedures;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Calls on each Member State to ensure that all competent authorities within its jurisdiction have all the minimum powers and necessary budget and staff to ensure the proper application of the internal market acquis;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Stresses the importance of an increased level of harmonisation that includes effective and efficient enforcement cooperation among the competent authorities in order to detect, to investigate and to order the cessation or prohibition of the infringements;