Activities of Jürgen CREUTZMANN related to 2013/2043(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on an integrated parcel delivery market for the growth of e-commerce in the EU PDF (232 KB) DOC (114 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on an integrated parcel delivery market for the growth of e-commerce in the EU
Amendments (8)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is critical of the lack of focus in the Green Paper on the issue of training opportunities and adequate salaries; is also critical of the insufficient involvement of social partnerConsiders it necessary for delivery firms to offer their staff training opportunities in accordance with their needs and remunerate them appropriately; further considers that the social partners could be more involved in some Member States; notes that economic regulation must be accompanied by social regulation, particularly with regard to employment models based on self- employment, temporary employment and part-time employment;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is critical ofStresses that the extremely high amount of outsourcing which delivery firms undertake outside the regular postal service and the frequently accompanyingmust not lead to evasion of legal and remuneration requirements with regard to conditions of work and employment;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the industry and consumer organisations, to draw up joint delivery service quality indicators, enabling consumers to compare different offers more accurately;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expects the Member States to stipulensure adequate a mionimum wage fortoring of parcel service operators and ensure wage cover in all delivery firms and increased monitoring oftheir subcontractors in terms of compliance with the relevant employment-related legal and remuneration requirements; underlines in this context the principle of equal pay for equal work in the same place;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to propose the necessary measures to encourage industry to improve interoperability and accelerate the roll-out of streamlined processes aimed at reducing costs, increasing economies of scale for delivery operators, encouraging the grouping of small shipments and hence quantity discounts for small traders, increasing the availability and quality of delivery services, and offering affordable flexible shipping rates to consumers and businesses alike;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to encourage delivery opercreate platforms to createfor cooperation and information exchange plbetween delivery operatforms in order to promptly address the existing gaps in the EU delivery market in terms of innovation, flexibility, stock management, transport, collection and return of parcels, while respecting EU competition law, and discuss the possibility of infrastructure sharing by express and postal mail services to their mutual advantage;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Observes that complicated provisions concerning Value Added Tax are a significant obstacle to small businesses trading across borders; calls on the Commission to submit the promised proposal on the introduction of a uniform VAT declaration as soon as possible;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Stresses that an optional European contract law for contracts between undertakings and consumers would result in perceptible simplification and encourage more SMEs to send parcels internationally; calls on the Member States to pursue the current negotiations concerning the European Sales Law in a constructive spirit;