BETA

Activities of Emma McCLARKIN

Plenary speeches (112)

State of the US-EU trade negotiations (debate)
2016/11/22
US tariffs in the steel and aluminium sector and the EU's response (debate)
2016/11/22
US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium (debate)
2016/11/22
Fire safety in buildings (debate)
2016/11/22
Common Commercial Policy in the context of wildlife sustainability imperatives (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2054(INI)
EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement - Conclusion of the EU-Canada CETA - EU-Canada Strategic Partnership Agreement (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0205(NLE)
EU action plan against wildlife trafficking (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2076(INI)
EU action plan against wildlife trafficking (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2076(INI)
Key objectives for the CITES CoP17 meeting in Johannesburg (B8-0987/2016)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2664(RSP)
Match-fixing
2016/11/22
Social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility - A forward-looking and innovative future strategy for trade and investment (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2038(INI)
Eliminating illicit trade in tobacco products: protocol to the WHO Framework Convention (A8-0154/2016 - Adam Szejnfeld)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0101(NLE)
Transatlantic data flows (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2727(RSP)
China's market economy status (debate)
2016/11/22
Negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2233(INI)
Negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2233(INI)
Commercial relationship between EU and China and market economy status (debate)
2016/11/22
Opening of FTA negotiations with Australia and New Zealand (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2932(RSP)
Towards a Digital Single Market Act (A8-0371/2015 - Kaja Kallas, Evelyne Gebhardt)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2147(INI)
Developing a sustainable European industry of base metals - Anti-dumping measures and their effect on the EU steel industry (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2211(INI)
The state of play of the Doha Development Agenda in view of the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2632(RSP)
The state of play of the Doha Development Agenda in view of the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2632(RSP)
European single market for electronic communications (A8-0300/2015 - Pilar del Castillo Vera)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0309(COD)
Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2228(INI)
Self-certification of importers of minerals and metals originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0059(COD)
Self-certification of importers of minerals and metals originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0059(COD)
European film in the digital era (A8-0123/2015 - Bogdan Brunon Wenta)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2148(INI)
Fight against child sexual abuse on the Internet (RC-B8-0217/2015, B8-0217/2015, B8-0218/2015, B8-0219/2015, B8-0220/2015, B8-0226/2015, B8-0227/2015)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2564(RSP)
Possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs (A8-0038/2014 - Frédérique Ries)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0208(COD)
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (debate)
2016/11/22
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (debate)
2016/11/22
European gastronomic heritage (A7-0127/2014 - Santiago Fisas Ayxela)
2016/11/22
Preparing for a fully converged audiovisual world (A7-0057/2014 - Sabine Verheyen)
2016/11/22
Package travel and assisted travel arrangements (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0246(COD)
Elimination of female genital mutilation (debate)
2016/11/22
Copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0180(COD)
Smart specialisation: networking excellence for a sound Cohesion Policy (A7-0462/2013 - Hermann Winkler)
2016/11/22
Access of goods and services to public procurement markets (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0060(COD)
Women with disabilities (A7-0329/2013 - Angelika Werthmann)
2016/11/22
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (A7-0426/2013 - Edite Estrela)
2016/11/22
Horizon 2020 - framework programme for research and innovation (2014-2020) - Rules for the participation and dissemination in Horizon 2020 - Specific programme implementing Horizon 2020 - Strategic innovation agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology - European Institute of Innovation and Technology (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0384(COD)
Competitiveness of enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (2014 - 2020) - Entrepreneurship 2020 action plan - Reigniting the entrepreneurial spirit in Europe (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0394(COD)
Erasmus for all programme (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0370(COD)
Recognition of professional qualifications and administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0435(COD)
European cultural and creative sectors as sources of economic growth and jobs (A7-0248/2013 - Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid)
2016/11/22
Implementation of the EU youth strategy 2010-2012 (A7-0238/2013 - Georgios Papanikolaou)
2016/11/22
Online gambling in the internal market (A7-0218/2013 - Ashley Fox)
2016/11/22
Completing the digital single market (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2655(RSP)
Connected TV (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2300(INI)
EU/ACP countries' Economic Partnership Agreements: exclusion of certain countries from trade preferences (A7-0123/2013 - David Martin)
2016/11/22
Advancing development through trade (A7-0054/2013 - Alf Svensson)
2016/11/22
Trade and investment-driven growth for developing countries (A7-0053/2013 - Tokia Saïfi)
2016/11/22
Match-fixing and corruption in sport (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2567(RSP)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2013 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual growth survey 2013 - Governance of the single market (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2260(INL)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2013 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual growth survey 2013 - Governance of the single market (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2260(INL)
State of play of EU-Mercosur trade relations (debate)
2016/11/22
Public finances in EMU - 2011 and 2012 (A7-0425/2012 - Alfredo Pallone)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0093(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0093(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0153(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0271(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0271(COD)
Single Market Act II - Concerns of European citizens and business with the functioning of the Single Market (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2044(INI)
European Year of Citizens (2013) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0217(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0289(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0289(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0289(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0137(COD)
Female genital mutilation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2684(RSP)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2212(INL)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2212(INL)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2194(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2194(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0380(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0380(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0250(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0250(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0250(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0212(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2116(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2116(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2116(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0362(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0362(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0373(COD)
Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) and protection of intellectual property rights (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0135(COD)
European dimension in sport (A7-0385/2011 - Santiago Fisas Ayxela)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2087(INI)
European dimension in sport (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2087(INI)
European dimension in sport (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2087(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2120(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2120(INI)
Implementation of Professional Qualifications Directive (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2024(INI)
Implementation of Professional Qualifications Directive (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2024(INI)
Sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography - Children's rights in the European Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0064(COD)
Agenda for new skills and jobs (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2067(INI)
Situation in the Arab world and North Africa - Situation in Yemen - Situation in Syria (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2756(RSP)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
Report: Zver - Youth on the Move: – a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems - Report: Honeyball - Early years learning - Report: Schaake - Cultural dimensions of EU external actions - Report: Sanchez-Schmid - Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries - Sarajevo as a European Capital of Culture in 2014 (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0036(COD)
Governance and partnership in the Single Market - Single market for Europeans - Single market for enterprises and growth - Public procurement (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2277(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0063(COD)
Female poverty - Equality between women and men - 2010 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2138(INI)
Harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0098(COD)
European Heritage Label (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0044(COD)
Citizens’ initiative (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0074(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0188(NLE)
Food information to consumers (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0028(COD)
Sport, specifically concerning players’ agents (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2155(INI)
The EU strategy for relations with Latin America (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2213(INI)
Google’s project to digitise the world’s book heritage (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0062(NLE)

Reports (3)

REPORT on Blockchain: a forward-looking trade policy PDF (371 KB) DOC (74 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2018/2085(INI)
Documents: PDF(371 KB) DOC(74 KB)
REPORT on EU Common Commercial Policy in the context of wildlife sustainability imperatives PDF (285 KB) DOC (60 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2016/2054(INI)
Documents: PDF(285 KB) DOC(60 KB)
REPORT on the implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive (2005/36/EC) PDF (243 KB) DOC (180 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2011/2024(INI)
Documents: PDF(243 KB) DOC(180 KB)

Shadow reports (58)

RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the relevant Agreements under Article XXI of the General Agreement on Trade in Services with Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the Separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei), Columbia, Cuba, Ecuador, Hong Kong China, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Switzerland, and the United States, on the necessary compensatory adjustments resulting from the accession of Czechia, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Austria, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden to the European Union PDF (167 KB) DOC (56 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2018/0384(NLE)
Documents: PDF(167 KB) DOC(56 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of the Third Additional Protocol to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union PDF (164 KB) DOC (56 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2017/0319(NLE)
Documents: PDF(164 KB) DOC(56 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China in connection with DS492 European Union - Measures affecting Tariff Concessions on Certain Poultry Meat Products PDF (462 KB) DOC (57 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2018/0281(NLE)
Documents: PDF(462 KB) DOC(57 KB)
REPORT on the implementation of the Trade Pillar of the Association Agreement with Central America PDF (465 KB) DOC (68 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2018/2106(INI)
Documents: PDF(465 KB) DOC(68 KB)
REPORT on WTO: the way forward PDF (347 KB) DOC (75 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2018/2084(INI)
Documents: PDF(347 KB) DOC(75 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the accession of Samoa to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part PDF (492 KB) DOC (65 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2018/0291(NLE)
Documents: PDF(492 KB) DOC(65 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the apportionment of tariff rate quotas included in the WTO schedule of the Union following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 PDF (756 KB) DOC (100 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2018/0158(COD)
Documents: PDF(756 KB) DOC(100 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing the safeguard clauses and other mechanisms allowing for the temporary withdrawal of preferences in certain agreements concluded between the European Union and certain third countries PDF (612 KB) DOC (88 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2018/0101(COD)
Documents: PDF(612 KB) DOC(88 KB)
REPORT on harnessing globalisation: trade aspects PDF (543 KB) DOC (108 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2018/2005(INI)
Documents: PDF(543 KB) DOC(108 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mutual recognition of goods lawfully marketed in another Member State PDF (710 KB) DOC (107 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2017/0354(COD)
Documents: PDF(710 KB) DOC(107 KB)
REPORT Towards a digital trade strategy PDF (403 KB) DOC (87 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2017/2065(INI)
Documents: PDF(403 KB) DOC(87 KB)
REPORT Recommendation to the Council on the proposed negotiating mandate for trade negotiations with Australia PDF (330 KB) DOC (66 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2017/2192(INI)
Documents: PDF(330 KB) DOC(66 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of the Third Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union PDF (442 KB) DOC (57 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2017/0042(NLE)
Documents: PDF(442 KB) DOC(57 KB)
REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the European External Action Service on the negotiations of the modernisation of the trade pillar of the EU-Chile Association Agreement PDF (368 KB) DOC (67 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2017/2057(INI)
Documents: PDF(368 KB) DOC(67 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Chile on trade in organic products PDF (471 KB) DOC (58 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2016/0383(NLE)
Documents: PDF(471 KB) DOC(58 KB)
REPORT on the evaluation of external aspects of the customs performance and management as a tool to facilitate trade and fight illicit trade PDF (415 KB) DOC (73 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2016/2075(INI)
Documents: PDF(415 KB) DOC(73 KB)
REPORT on an integrated approach to Sport Policy: good governance, accessibility and integrity PDF (396 KB) DOC (72 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2016/2143(INI)
Documents: PDF(396 KB) DOC(72 KB)
REPORT on a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries PDF (419 KB) DOC (91 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULTITRE
Dossiers: 2016/2072(INI)
Documents: PDF(419 KB) DOC(91 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV: 6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union PDF (446 KB) DOC (83 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2015/0298(NLE)
Documents: PDF(446 KB) DOC(83 KB)
REPORT on a new forward-looking and innovative future strategy for trade and investment PDF (610 KB) DOC (280 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2015/2105(INI)
Documents: PDF(610 KB) DOC(280 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products to the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, with the exception of its provisions falling within the scope of Title V of Part Three of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union PDF (354 KB) DOC (75 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2015/0101(NLE)
Documents: PDF(354 KB) DOC(75 KB)
REPORT containing the European Parliament’s recommendations to the Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) PDF (651 KB) DOC (251 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2015/2233(INI)
Documents: PDF(651 KB) DOC(251 KB)
REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization PDF (152 KB) DOC (79 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2015/2067(INI)
Documents: PDF(152 KB) DOC(79 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization PDF (170 KB) DOC (86 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2015/0029(NLE)
Documents: PDF(170 KB) DOC(86 KB)
REPORT containing the European Parliament’s recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) PDF (392 KB) DOC (367 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2014/2228(INI)
Documents: PDF(392 KB) DOC(367 KB)
REPORT on Strategy for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries PDF (168 KB) DOC (94 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2014/2206(INI)
Documents: PDF(168 KB) DOC(94 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a Union system for supply chain due diligence self-certification of responsible importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas PDF (837 KB) DOC (574 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2014/0059(COD)
Documents: PDF(837 KB) DOC(574 KB)
REPORT on European film in the digital era PDF (185 KB) DOC (104 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2014/2148(INI)
Documents: PDF(185 KB) DOC(104 KB)
REPORT on the European gastronomic heritage: cultural and educational aspects PDF (178 KB) DOC (88 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2013/2181(INI)
Documents: PDF(178 KB) DOC(88 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on package travel and assisted travel arrangements, amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004, Directive 2011/83/EU and repealing Council Directive 90/314/EEC PDF (767 KB) DOC (881 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2013/0246(COD)
Documents: PDF(767 KB) DOC(881 KB)
REPORT on Preparing for a Fully Converged Audiovisual World PDF (201 KB) DOC (99 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2013/2180(INI)
Documents: PDF(201 KB) DOC(99 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the access of third-country goods and services to the Union’s internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries PDF (802 KB) DOC (907 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2012/0060(COD)
Documents: PDF(802 KB) DOC(907 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol Amending the Agreement on Government Procurement PDF (182 KB) DOC (81 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2013/0086(NLE)
Documents: PDF(182 KB) DOC(81 KB)
REPORT on promoting the European cultural and creative sectors as sources of economic growth and jobs PDF (221 KB) DOC (132 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2012/2302(INI)
Documents: PDF(221 KB) DOC(132 KB)
REPORT on implementation of the EU Youth Strategy 2010-2012 PDF (253 KB) DOC (165 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2013/2073(INI)
Documents: PDF(253 KB) DOC(165 KB)
REPORT on connected TV PDF (188 KB) DOC (140 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2012/2300(INI)
Documents: PDF(188 KB) DOC(140 KB)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 PDF (134 KB) DOC (68 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2011/0137(COD)
Documents: PDF(134 KB) DOC(68 KB)
REPORT on the Implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive PDF (241 KB) DOC (174 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2012/2132(INI)
Documents: PDF(241 KB) DOC(174 KB)
REPORT proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications and Regulation on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System PDF (1011 KB) DOC (1 MB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2011/0435(COD)
Documents: PDF(1011 KB) DOC(1 MB)
REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on the governance of the Single Market PDF (307 KB) DOC (198 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2012/2260(INL)
Documents: PDF(307 KB) DOC(198 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing "ERASMUS FOR ALL" The Union Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport PDF (1 MB) DOC (1 MB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2011/0371(COD)
Documents: PDF(1 MB) DOC(1 MB)
REPORT on completing the Digital Single Market PDF (349 KB) DOC (254 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2012/2030(INI)
Documents: PDF(349 KB) DOC(254 KB)
REPORT on the 20 main concerns of European citizens and business with the functioning of the Single Market PDF (391 KB) DOC (241 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2012/2044(INI)
Documents: PDF(391 KB) DOC(241 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States on the one hand, and Central America on the other PDF (291 KB) DOC (402 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2011/0263(COD)
Documents: PDF(291 KB) DOC(402 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights PDF (559 KB) DOC (824 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2011/0137(COD)
Documents: PDF(559 KB) DOC(824 KB)
REPORT on the European dimension in sport PDF (346 KB) DOC (291 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2011/2087(INI)
Documents: PDF(346 KB) DOC(291 KB)
REPORT on European cinema in the digital era PDF (239 KB) DOC (148 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2010/2306(INI)
Documents: PDF(239 KB) DOC(148 KB)
REPORT on tackling early school leaving PDF (268 KB) DOC (172 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2011/2088(INI)
Documents: PDF(268 KB) DOC(172 KB)
REPORT on the European Schools' system PDF (231 KB) DOC (144 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2011/2036(INI)
Documents: PDF(231 KB) DOC(144 KB)
REPORT on Youth on the Move: - a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems PDF (293 KB) DOC (212 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2010/2307(INI)
Documents: PDF(293 KB) DOC(212 KB)
REPORT on unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries PDF (338 KB) DOC (240 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2010/2156(INI)
Documents: PDF(338 KB) DOC(240 KB)
REPORT on Early Years Learning in the European Union PDF (186 KB) DOC (104 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2010/2159(INI)
Documents: PDF(186 KB) DOC(104 KB)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of fibre composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC, Directive 96/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council PDF (270 KB) DOC (369 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2009/0006(COD)
Documents: PDF(270 KB) DOC(369 KB)
REPORT on Governance and Partnership in the Single Market PDF (243 KB) DOC (157 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2010/2289(INI)
Documents: PDF(243 KB) DOC(157 KB)
REPORT Recommendation for second reading on theCouncil position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC PDF (344 KB) DOC (502 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2008/0098(COD)
Documents: PDF(344 KB) DOC(502 KB)
REPORT Report on the impact of advertising on consumer behaviour PDF (220 KB) DOC (138 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2010/2052(INI)
Documents: PDF(220 KB) DOC(138 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Union action for the European Heritage Label PDF (308 KB) DOC (443 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2010/0044(COD)
Documents: PDF(308 KB) DOC(443 KB)
REPORT Report on completing the internal market for e-commerce PDF (318 KB) DOC (236 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2010/2012(INI)
Documents: PDF(318 KB) DOC(236 KB)

Opinions (9)

OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision authorising Member States to become party, in the interest of the European Union, to the Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security, and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events (CETS n°218)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Documents: PDF(127 KB) DOC(55 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services in view of changing market realities
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Documents: PDF(307 KB) DOC(169 KB)
OPINION on EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Documents: PDF(127 KB) DOC(65 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Documents: PDF(298 KB) DOC(534 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision establishing the Specific Programme Implementing Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Documents: PDF(236 KB) DOC(411 KB)
OPINION on the report on the implementation and effect of the Resale Right Directive (2001/84/EC)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Documents: PDF(99 KB) DOC(83 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (2014 - 2020)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Documents: PDF(248 KB) DOC(526 KB)
OPINION The contribution of the EU Institutions to the consolidation and progress of the Bologna Process
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Documents: PDF(118 KB) DOC(89 KB)
OPINION on reducing health inequalities in the EU
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Documents: PDF(117 KB) DOC(92 KB)

Shadow opinions (59)

OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2018/0331(COD)
Documents: PDF(276 KB) DOC(199 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Documents: DOC(195 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Digital Europe programme for the period 2021-2027
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Documents: DOC(187 KB)
OPINION on harnessing globalisation: trade aspects
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2018/2005(INI)
Documents: PDF(192 KB) DOC(65 KB)
OPINION on the state of EU-US relations
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2017/2271(INI)
Documents: PDF(193 KB) DOC(69 KB)
OPINION on the state of EU-China relations
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2017/2274(INI)
Documents: PDF(205 KB) DOC(73 KB)
OPINION on the public procurement strategy package
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2017/2278(INI)
Documents: PDF(180 KB) DOC(62 KB)
OPINION on interpretation and implementation of the interinstitutional agreement on Better Law-Making
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2016/2018(INI)
Documents: PDF(182 KB) DOC(67 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs and the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2016/0392(COD)
Documents: PDF(534 KB) DOC(140 KB)
OPINION on the amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the access of third-country goods and services to the Union’s internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2012/0060(COD)
Documents: PDF(517 KB) DOC(121 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on copyright in the Digital Single Market
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2016/0280(COD)
Documents: PDF(356 KB) DOC(164 KB)
OPINION on the implementation of Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2015/2129(INI)
Documents: PDF(203 KB) DOC(71 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programmes
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2016/0284(COD)
Documents: PDF(528 KB) DOC(138 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2016/0286(COD)
Documents: PDF(961 KB) DOC(149 KB)
OPINION on internet connectivity for growth, competitiveness and cohesion: European gigabit society and 5G
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2016/2305(INI)
Documents: PDF(175 KB) DOC(63 KB)
OPINION on European Defence Union
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2016/2052(INI)
Documents: PDF(131 KB) DOC(64 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ensuring the cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2015/0284(COD)
Documents: PDF(219 KB) DOC(139 KB)
OPINION on the future of ACP-EU relations beyond 2020
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2016/2053(INI)
Documents: PDF(125 KB) DOC(206 KB)
OPINION on a new forward-looking and innovative future strategy on trade and investment
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2015/2105(INI)
Documents: PDF(134 KB) DOC(190 KB)
OPINION on the role of the EU within the UN – how to better achieve EU foreign policy goals
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2015/2104(INI)
Documents: PDF(126 KB) DOC(192 KB)
OPINION on the possible extension of geographical indication protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2015/2053(INI)
Documents: PDF(111 KB) DOC(172 KB)
OPINION on the possible extension of geographical indication protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2015/2053(INI)
Documents: PDF(117 KB) DOC(172 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the cloning of animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species kept and reproduced for farming purposes
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2013/0433(COD)
Documents: PDF(175 KB) DOC(724 KB)
OPINION on the external impact of EU trade and investment policy on public-private initiatives in countries outside the EU
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2014/2233(INI)
Documents: PDF(111 KB) DOC(173 KB)
OPINION on creating a competitive EU labour market for the 21st century: matching skills and qualifications with demand and job opportunities, as a way to recover from the crisis
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2014/2235(INI)
Documents: PDF(117 KB) DOC(187 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2013/0402(COD)
Documents: PDF(510 KB) DOC(797 KB)
OPINION on ‘Towards a renewed consensus on the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: an EU action plan’
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2014/2151(INI)
Documents: PDF(149 KB) DOC(180 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2013/0435(COD)
Documents: PDF(185 KB) DOC(615 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2014/0086(NLE)
Documents: PDF(113 KB) DOC(61 KB)
OPINION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2014/0083(NLE)
Documents: PDF(124 KB) DOC(56 KB)
OPINION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2014/2817(INI)
Documents: PDF(141 KB) DOC(172 KB)
OPINION on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 - all sections
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2014/2040(BUD)
Documents: PDF(118 KB) DOC(173 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures concerning the European single market for electronic communications and to achieve a Connected Continent, and amending Directives 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC and 2002/22/EC and Regulations (EC) No 1211/2009 and (EU) No 531/2012
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2013/0309(COD)
Documents: PDF(585 KB) DOC(534 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the access of third-country goods and services to the Union’s internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2012/0060(COD)
Documents: PDF(295 KB) DOC(367 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses in the internal market
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2012/0180(COD)
Documents: PDF(350 KB) DOC(659 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2012/0366(COD)
Documents: PDF(293 KB) DOC(359 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/20/EC
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2012/0192(COD)
Documents: PDF(448 KB) DOC(799 KB)
OPINION on the implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2012/2132(INI)
Documents: PDF(105 KB) DOC(76 KB)
OPINION on improving access to finance for SMEs
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2012/2134(INI)
Documents: PDF(117 KB) DOC(90 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2011/0303(NLE)
Documents: PDF(107 KB) DOC(66 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code (Recast)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2012/0027(COD)
Documents: PDF(210 KB) DOC(500 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European telecommunications networks and repealing Decision No 1336/97/EC
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2011/0299(COD)
Documents: PDF(231 KB) DOC(520 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2011/0303(NLE)
Documents: PDF(133 KB) DOC(61 KB)
OPINION on completing the Digital Single Market
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2012/2030(INI)
Documents: PDF(113 KB) DOC(88 KB)
OPINION on Social Business Initiative – Creating a favourable climate for social enterprises, key stakeholders in the social economy and innovation
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2012/2004(INI)
Documents: PDF(103 KB) DOC(85 KB)
OPINION on a corporate governance framework for European companies
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2011/2181(INI)
Documents: PDF(104 KB) DOC(86 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain permitted uses of orphan works
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2011/0136(COD)
Documents: PDF(222 KB) DOC(605 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on entrusting the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) with certain tasks related to the protection of intellectual property rights, including the assembling of public and private sector representatives as a European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2011/0135(COD)
Documents: PDF(207 KB) DOC(544 KB)
OPINION on EU-China: an unbalanced trade?
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2010/2301(INI)
Documents: PDF(110 KB) DOC(87 KB)
OPINION on Parliament’s position on the 2012 Draft Budget as modified by the Council – all sections
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2011/2020(BUD)
Documents: PDF(107 KB) DOC(82 KB)
OPINION on the European dimension in sport
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2011/2087(INI)
Documents: PDF(111 KB) DOC(90 KB)
OPINION on the Agenda for New Skills and Jobs
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2011/2067(INI)
Documents: PDF(121 KB) DOC(93 KB)
OPINION on European cinema in the digital era
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2010/2306(INI)
Documents: PDF(106 KB) DOC(85 KB)
OPINION on European Cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 Strategy
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2010/2234(INI)
Documents: PDF(111 KB) DOC(88 KB)
OPINION on corporate governance in financial institutions
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2010/2303(INI)
Documents: PDF(113 KB) DOC(89 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating the sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, repealing Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2010/0064(COD)
Documents: PDF(336 KB) DOC(715 KB)
OPINION Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2008/0028(COD)
Documents: PDF(666 KB) DOC(1 MB)
OPINION on Internet governance: the next steps
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2009/2229(INI)
Documents: PDF(103 KB) DOC(85 KB)
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Europe’s Digital Competitiveness Report - Main achievements of the i2010 strategy 2005-2009
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2009/2225(INI)
Documents: PDF(114 KB) DOC(88 KB)

Institutional motions (6)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU’s input to a UN Binding Instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with transnational characteristics with respect to human rights PDF (334 KB) DOC (49 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2763(RSP)
Documents: PDF(334 KB) DOC(49 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on conclusion of the EU-Canada CETA PDF (270 KB) DOC (52 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2525(RSP)
Documents: PDF(270 KB) DOC(52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on China’s market economy status PDF (273 KB) DOC (73 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2667(RSP)
Documents: PDF(273 KB) DOC(73 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on recent revelations on high-level corruption cases in FIFA PDF (162 KB) DOC (87 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2730(RSP)
Documents: PDF(162 KB) DOC(87 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on recent revelations of high-level corruption cases in FIFA PDF (284 KB) DOC (62 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2730(RSP)
Documents: PDF(284 KB) DOC(62 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the fight against child sexual abuse on the internet PDF (239 KB) DOC (58 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2564(RSP)
Documents: PDF(239 KB) DOC(58 KB)

Oral questions (7)

An EU ban on the movement of wild circus animals PDF (98 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(98 KB) DOC(16 KB)
EU ban on the movement of wild circus animals PDF (99 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(99 KB) DOC(17 KB)
Commission's answers to written questions PDF (205 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(205 KB) DOC(19 KB)
Increased terrorism threat PDF (97 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(97 KB) DOC(25 KB)
Situation in the steel sector PDF (192 KB) DOC (26 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(192 KB) DOC(26 KB)
Commission's answers to Written Questions PDF DOC
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF DOC
GSP+ (Generalised Scheme of Preferences) and compliance with Minimum Age Convention: case of Bolivia PDF (195 KB) DOC (27 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(195 KB) DOC(27 KB)

Written explanations (1)

Control of exports, transfer, brokering, technical assistance and transit of dual-use items (A8-0390/2017 - Klaus Buchner)

. ‒ On behalf of the UK Conservative Delegation in the ECR Group, I would like to clarify our vote today.The UK is a strong supporter of robust and effective controls on the export of dual-use items, which safeguard international security and uphold human rights values. Recent developments on the global stage have brought new challenges to export licensing in respect of dual-use items, therefore, strengthening the dual-use export control system should be an international priority. We recognise this and agree with the need for an export control upgrade.However, there are some elements of concern, such as the overly broad definition of cyber surveillance items, which could jeopardise legitimate trade in a number of defensive security items. This will only create uncertainty for exporters not familiar with export controls, not to mention the administrative burden on the competent authorities. Additionally, we strongly supported the introduction of an end-use control in connection with acts of terrorism, as in the Commission’s proposal, and that has now been left out of the report with no solid argument for its omission.Whilst we supported this report today, a number of areas need clarification, and we support Parliament entering into negotiation with Member States with a view to correcting these deficiencies.
2016/11/22

Written questions (40)

The protection of minors from online gambling PDF (39 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(39 KB) DOC(19 KB)
EU-Taiwan bilateral investment treaty PDF (102 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(102 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Property accounting within the European Union PDF (97 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(97 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Exchange of currency PDF (5 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(5 KB) DOC(16 KB)
Cane sugar and current free trade negotiations PDF (4 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(4 KB) DOC(17 KB)
Rules regarding probate PDF (99 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(99 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Directive 76/768/EEC PDF (4 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(4 KB) DOC(17 KB)
Water infrastructure PDF (5 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(5 KB) DOC(17 KB)
Illegal trade in dogs and cats PDF (99 KB) DOC (15 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(99 KB) DOC(15 KB)
Rental car insurance PDF (5 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(5 KB) DOC(16 KB)
Canada's dual litigation PDF (100 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(100 KB) DOC(16 KB)
The New Skills Agenda for Europe PDF (103 KB) DOC (15 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(103 KB) DOC(15 KB)
Commercial clothes collection industry - EU-Ukraine DCFTA PDF (103 KB) DOC (15 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(103 KB) DOC(15 KB)
Sports funding criteria PDF (104 KB) DOC (26 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(104 KB) DOC(26 KB)
Horse meat labelling PDF (104 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(104 KB) DOC(24 KB)
EU research funding PDF (5 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(5 KB) DOC(24 KB)
Response to alleged Chinese steel dumping PDF (101 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(101 KB) DOC(23 KB)
Camposol PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(5 KB) DOC(23 KB)
Emergency services and the Digital Single Market Strategy PDF (100 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(100 KB) DOC(23 KB)
Recognising volunteers PDF (97 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(97 KB) DOC(23 KB)
French social gains tax on non-residents PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(5 KB) DOC(23 KB)
Security training for employees of the EU institutions PDF (4 KB) DOC (22 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(4 KB) DOC(22 KB)
Tobacco Products Directive - consequences for the packaging industry PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(5 KB) DOC(23 KB)
Geographical identification protection for non-agricultural products PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(5 KB) DOC(23 KB)
Geographical identification protection for non-agricultural products PDF (4 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(4 KB) DOC(23 KB)
DG Trade resources PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(5 KB) DOC(23 KB)
Tobacco Products Directive - consequences for the packaging industry PDF (98 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(98 KB) DOC(25 KB)
Horse transportation PDF (96 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(96 KB) DOC(23 KB)
Price comparison websites PDF (4 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(4 KB) DOC(23 KB)
Mandatory fuel charges PDF (102 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(102 KB) DOC(25 KB)
Timeshare Directive 2008/122/EC PDF (99 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(99 KB) DOC(23 KB)
Maltese infringement procedure PDF (4 KB) DOC (22 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(4 KB) DOC(22 KB)
Bison farming PDF (101 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(101 KB) DOC(25 KB)
Double taxation PDF (4 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(4 KB) DOC(23 KB)
Solvent PDF (101 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(101 KB) DOC(24 KB)
Spanish law PDF (99 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Written declarations (5)

Written declaration on increasing consumer protection in relation to mismatches between advertised and actual broadband speeds

Written declaration on the ban on third-party ownership of players in European sport

Written declaration on the fight against breast cancer in the European Union

Written declaration on highlighting the global dimension of the fight against online child sexual abuse content

Written declaration on domestic fire safety

2016/11/22
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Authors: Emma McCLARKIN, Regina BASTOS, Dennis de JONG, Robert ROCHEFORT, Marc TARABELLA

Amendments (2098)

Amendment 4 #

2018/2166(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the resulachievements of 30 years of Erasmus, engaging 9 million students in mobility activity since 1987; stresses the strong European added value of the program and its role in delivering as a strategic investment in Europe’s young people;
2018/11/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 8 #

2018/2166(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the start of the implementation phase of the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) with 2500 placements offered to the young people; regrets that the initial decision to allocate Erasmus+ budget to the ESC was taken through an implementing act;
2018/11/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 15 #

2018/2166(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Is alarmed by the low take-up and insufficient geographical coverage of the Erasmus+ Student Loan Guarantee Facility as well as the insufficient geographical coverage, limited to banks in three countries and universities in another two ; urges the Commission and the European Investment Fund to put in place an implementation strategy to maximise the Facility’s effectiveness;
2018/11/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 20 #

2018/2166(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Is worried by the stillcontinuing low project success rates under the Europe for Citizens programme and the Creative Europe Culture sub-programme (20% and 15% respectively in 2017); stresses that a more adequate levels of financing is decisive to tackle this unsatisfactory resultwelcomes the intentions of the Commission to establish additional qualitative and quantitative performance indicators about the latter and questions the possible effectiveness of the new Rights and Values programme, which will substitute the unsuccessful Europe for Citizens;
2018/11/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 11 #

2018/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the Association Agreement (AA) between the European Union (EU) and Central America (CA) was the first region-to-region AA concluded by the EU and is based on three complementary parts, namely political dialogue, cooperation, and trade; whereas the trade part of the AA (Part IV) was quite broad and ambitious when it was negotiated, but retrospectively lacks updated provisions on, inter alia, gender and trade, digital trade, procurement, investment, anti-corruption or SMEs;
2018/10/18
Committee: INTA
Amendment 14 #

2018/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Central America is a relatively small market with almost 43 million inhabitants and accounts for 0.25% of global GDP;
2018/10/18
Committee: INTA
Amendment 15 #

2018/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. stresses that in the past 15 years Central American countries have been more open to trade than other countries with the same level of income; underlines however that imports continue to be the main source of trade with other countries;
2018/10/18
Committee: INTA
Amendment 16 #

2018/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the most important markets for Central America is the region itself, the Central American Common Market represents the second largest trade partner for most countries in the region, accounting for 26% of all exports;
2018/10/18
Committee: INTA
Amendment 17 #

2018/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the implementation of the EU’s trade agreements is a key priority for the Parliament, Council and the Commission in order to monitor, assess and calibrate the EU’s Common Commercial Policy (CCP); whereas reporting on the implementation of the AA with CA is a timely and useful contribution to the reflection on the future of Europeits possible modernisation;
2018/10/18
Committee: INTA
Amendment 37 #

2018/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the main products exported by CA to the EU are still heavily concentrated in the primary sector and in relatively low value added products such as textiles, coffee, sugar, car parts or shrimps, while the main products exported by the EU to CA are machinery and appliances, products of the chemical or allied industries and transportation equipment; notes, however, that the AA is starting to contribute to the modernisation and diversification of exports from CA with more value-added, such as needles, prosthetic devices and medical devices, and to an increase in exports of Fair Trade and organic certified products;
2018/10/18
Committee: INTA
Amendment 47 #

2018/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights that corruption is a non-tariff barrier that increases businesses operational difficulties and hampers the wider business environment; calls on the Commission to use this agreement to monitor domestic reform in our partner countries in relation to the rule of law and good governance and to come up with effective anti-corruption measures;
2018/10/18
Committee: INTA
Amendment 48 #

2018/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Emphasises that fair and transparent opening of public procurement markets in CA are essential to ensure a level playing field for businesses; is concerned that procurement markets in CA could be opened further at the central government and regional government level;
2018/10/18
Committee: INTA
Amendment 49 #

2018/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Views a significant hindrance to investment in CA to be intra-regional non-tariff measures; urges the Commission to ensures CA countries facilitate improved investment conditions and the local business environment for European investors that can improve employment and infrastructure and address the significant development needs of the region;
2018/10/18
Committee: INTA
Amendment 67 #

2018/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that recent political and economic developments in some Central American countries can have a negative impact oneconomic implications that negatively affect the region as a whole and might lead to the destabilisation of the region;
2018/10/18
Committee: INTA
Amendment 70 #

2018/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Urges Austria, Belgium, Greece and the United Kingdom and Greece to ratify the AA, and reiterates the importance of full application of the other parts of the AA, including cooperation as regards economic and trade development (Article 52 and others); notes that the AA proceeded through the United Kingdom Parliament in July and that the remaining formalities will be completed by the end of November;
2018/10/18
Committee: INTA
Amendment 67 #

2018/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas the share of men working in the digital sector is 3.1 times greater than the share of women;
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 92 #

2018/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the value of school autonomy to achieving innovation in education;
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 106 #

2018/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes the growing gap between men and women’s participation in the digital sector in education, career and entrepreneurship; and emphasises that women have the highest margin for improvement in take-up of digital skills; welcomes in this context the Commission’s forthcoming action plan to reduce the gender divide in tech;
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 114 #

2018/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that traineeships in the digital sector can help students and young adults acquire practical digital skills on- the-job; welcomes in this context the new pilot project for Digital Opportunity traineeships under Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020; calls for a renewed impetus in this direction under the new MFF programmes;
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 123 #

2018/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the skills shortage poses real problems for recruiting teachers and teacher trainers with high proficiency in ICT;
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 125 #

2018/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that differentiated and performance-based pay can help schools acquire teachers with high proficiency in ICT;
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 157 #

2018/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Welcomes the participation of business in founding and funding schools;
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 166 #

2018/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Emphasises the need for the Union to develop capabilities in areas such as artificial intelligence, big data, software engineering, quantum computing, and web design; in this context welcomes the digital skills component of the Digital Europe Programme;
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 1 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement,
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 2 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to the World Customs Organisation Revised Kyoto Convention,
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 7 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas in this report blockchain will be considered as a private, permissioned distributed ledger technology (DLT), comprising a database made up of sequential blocks of data that are added with the consensus of network operators unless otherwise stated;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 10 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas various case-studies and industries will derive different utility from a mixture of private/public, permissioned/permissionless blockchains;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 11 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas blockchain enableseach block on a blockchain contains a hash that verifies the data on previous blocks, enabling separate parties to engage in transactions with enhanced trust and accountability because data stored on a ledger cannot be easily falsified;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 13 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas blockchain could enable certain administrators to clearly define roles, responsibilities, levels of access, and rights of validation for the participants;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 14 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas there are at least 202 government blockchain initiatives in 45 countries around the world and economies in Asia-Pacific, Americas and Middle East regions in particular are investing in blockchain technologies for trade;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 15 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas blockchain is still an evolving technology which necessitates an innovation friendly, enabling and encouraging framework that provides for legal certainty and respects the principle of technology neutrality, and at the same time promotes consumer, investor and environmental protection; for instance, the network effects associated with the adoption of blockchain technology risk posing challenges to SMEs;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 16 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas blockchain can enhance and improve EU trade policies, such as Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs), particularly of Authorised Economic Operators (AEOs), data adequacy decisions and trade defence measures;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 20 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas blockchain can provide a framework of transparency in a supply chain, reduce corruption, detect tax evasion, allow the tracking of unlawful payments and tackle trade-based money laundering (TBML); whereas there are risks associated with the use of unpermissioned blockchain applications for criminal activities, including tax evasion, tax avoidance and TBML and insists that these issues are monitored and addressed urgently by the Commission and Member States;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 25 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses regret that EU FTAs are underutilised as, on average, only 67% of EU exporters and 90% of EU importers make use of the preferential tariffs in both the EU and its partner countries or regions; notes that the Commission’s own explanations for this include the difficulties for businesses to understand the rules for obtaining preferential treatment and the cumbersome procedures for obtaining documents needed to benefit from preferential treatment; notes that exporters could upload all their documents to a public authority application underpinned by blockchain, and instantly prove their compliance with preferential treatment granted by the FTA, such as qualification for preferential rules of origin, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) rules, Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) Chapter implementation and technical standards;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 27 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses regret that EU FTAs are underutilised; notes that exporters could upload all their documents to a public authority application underpinned by blockchain, and instantly provdemonstrate their compliance with preferential treatment granted by the FTAan FTA; believes that blockchain could enhance provisions for cumulation in FTAs, such as the EU- Japan Economic Partnership Agreement;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 30 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. CViews the procedures for obtaining certification for both preferential and non-preferential rules of origin to be costly and cumbersome for businesses; for preferential, blockchain can assist to establish the economic nationality of a good to determine whether it is wholly obtained in one country, or materials and ingredients were obtained and processed from several countries; for non- preferential, considers that blockchain could assist the Union’s trade defence instruments by providing transparency over the provenance of goods entering the European market and an overview of the influx of imports;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 40 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that MRAs of AEOs enable businesses to diversify their supply chains through reduced time and costs associated with cross-border customs; notes with concern that the Commission has only signed six MRAs of AEO with Norway, Switzerland, Japan, Andorra, the US and China and that there are implementation issues to be addressed, such as limitations on information sharing, incompatible technologies in different countries for the grant/application of agreed benefits to MRA partners’ AEOs, costs and investments required to develop new technologies and data storage requirements; feels that blockchain offers the potential to reduce the uncertainty associated with implementing MRAs of AEOs, through a seamless exchange of data;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 43 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that digitisation will enable the exchange of information to be more efficient and transparent; views dithat blockchain can enable producers, laboratories, logistisation as a prerequisitecs operators, regulators and consumers to have access to, and share, all necessary information such as provenance, testing, certification, and licensing; notes that blockchain could also assist the appropriate issuing of e- certificates; views digitisation and the use of applications along the supply chains to be both a prerequisite and a complement for blockchain to be fully functional;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 44 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that digitisation will enable the exchange of information to be more efficient and transparent and that blockchain could improve the exchange of information by enabling customs authorities to automatically obtain the required information for a customs declaration, reduce the need for manual verification, provide a precise update on the status and characteristics of goods entering, leaving and transiting in the EU; views digitisation as a prerequisite for blockchain to be fully functional;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 47 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the adoption of blockchain technologies throughout the supply chain can increase the volume of global trade by reducing transaction costs and assisting businesses to identify new trading partners, and can lead to increased consumer confidence in digital trade;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 49 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the utility of blockchain in the following ways: strengthening the certainty of the provenance of goods, reducing the risk of illicit goods entering the supply chain, upholding consumer protection, reducing the costs of supply chain management, and improving trust and business stability;for improving trust and business stability, notably in the following ways:
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 53 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a (new)
(a) Strengthening the certainty of both the provenance and intellectual property rights of goods, thereby reducing the risk of illicit goods, including fake and counterfeit goods, entering the supply chain as the ledger will detail the precise origins of the good, its intermediary components, the conditions of assembly and carriage and checks undertaken throughout the supply chain,
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 54 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b (new)
(b) Providing authorities precise information as to when a good may have been damaged/tampered with on a supply chain, thereby enabling greater information for recall protocols,
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 55 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c (new)
(c) Improving transparency by enabling all participants to record their transactions and share this information in the network,
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 56 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point d (new)
(d) Upholding consumer protection and trust by providing the customer with greater information on the good,
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 57 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e (new)
(e) Reducing the costs of supply chain management as it will remove the need for intermediaries and the associated costs, the physical requirement to produce, transport and process paper documentation will be removed and all of the required information will be located in a single place on the blockchain,
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 58 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point f (new)
(f) Improving the application of correct duty and VAT payments, eliminating the need to determine the correct amount of tariffs at the border, and
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 59 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point g (new)
(g) Reducing the total time goods are in transit by automating tasks that are typically accomplished through manual means; notes the benefit this offers, in particular to just-in-time supply chains, both to reduce costs and the carbon footprint of the logistics industry;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 60 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that criminals can manipulate legitimate trade to mask their illicit activities, such as TBML, by tampering with the necessary documentation with false reporting such as overvaluation or undervaluation of the good concerned; believes that blockchain can enable customs and other authorities to take necessary actions in a timely, prompt and coordinated manner to expose illicit financial flows;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 67 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Notes the connection between blockchain and cross-border data flows for trade; notes that a private permissioned inter-ledger network can provide trust between platforms by integrating data from multiple sources; highlights the distinction between personal and non-personal data on the blockchain;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 69 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises the challenge posed by the relationship between blockchain technologies and the implementation of GDPR; highlights that the implementation of blockchain should be compliant to other existing EU legislation on data protection, including the Regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (eIDAS) and the EU Network and Information Security Directive (NIS); notes that blockchain technology can provide solutions for GDPR implementation because both initiatives are underpinned by common principles of ensuring secured and self-governed data; emphasises the limited effect of GDPR on commercial transactions undertaken on the blockchain due to the absence of personal data on blockchains;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 77 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that innovation and promotion regarding blockchain can create economic opportunities for SMEs to internationalise, by making it easier to interact with consumers, customs authorities, and other businesses involved in the supply chain; and the potential to overcome the costs associated with exporting; adds that the blockchain infrastructure can help bring products and services to market quickly and inexpensively allowing businesses of all sizes to compete on a level playing field;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 83 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Notes the proliferation of different blockchains anchoring data for a transaction into separate private and public ledgers; recognises that there is an increasing need to develop a meansn interoperability standard to integrate transactions across blockchains around the movement of an item along a supply chain to encourage interoperability between systems;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 86 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recognises the challenges of trading with countries who use different blockchain protocols; believes that the potential of the technology can only be fully achieved if the majority of operators adopt the technology;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 90 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to follow developments in the area of blockchain, in particular the ongoing pilots/initiatives in the international supply chain as well as customs and regulatory processes; invites the Commission to produce a strategy document on adopting blockchain technologies in trade and supply chain management;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 102 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to develop a set of guiding principles tailored to industry to provide a level of certainty that encourages the use of blockchain and innovation in this area; underlines the utility of providing general legal certainty;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 105 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to set up an advisory group within DG Trade on blockchain and to develop a concept note for private permissioned pilot projects on the end-to-end use of blockchain in the supply chain, involving customs and other cross-border authorities, and intellectual property rights and the fight against counterfeiting; recognises that blockchain technology is still in the early stages of development yet there is a need for an industry strategy on the effective implementation of blockchain;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 107 #

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to conduct policy investigations into how blockchain can modernise the Union’s trade defence policies to strengthen their legitimacy and enforcement;
2018/10/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 1 #

2018/2084(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses that trade liberalization and global competition act over the long run as an engine for economic growth; stresses equally that progressive integration of developing countries into global value chains has significantly contributed to its wealth creation and poverty reduction;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the concept paper of the European Commission on WTO modernisation of 18 September 2018,
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 7 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas since its creation, the WTO has played a pivotal role in strengthening multilateralism, promoting an inclusive world economic order and fostering an open, rule-based and non- discriminatory multilateral trading system; whereas the WTO is built upon a system of rights and obligations, which obligates members to open their own markets and not to discriminate;
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 11 #

2018/2084(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls, however, that trade liberalisation is not positive, per se,can have negative effects in terms of reducing poverty and inequalities, and that it can even have negative effects on sustainable development in general if it is not properly regulatedbased on global rules; underlines, in this context, the potential of the WTO as an efficient rules-based multilateral negotiating forum which provides a platform for open discussion on global trade-related issues and is set to contain trade disputes and effectively deal with unfair competition; insists that the EU should continue to promote the democratisationreform of the WTO;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 13 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the Appellate Body of the WTOis the "jewel in the crown" of the WTO owing to the binding character of decisions and its existence as an independent and impartial appellate review; where the Appellate Body is approaching the minimum number of judges it needs to function, as the United States is blocking the appointment of new members; whereas this deadlock could lead to the collapse of a system that is essential to managing disputes among the world’s most powerful trading nationall WTO members;
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 22 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that it is now a matter of urgency to proceed to the modernisation of the WTO in the light of the latest developments, and to fundamentally review several aspects of the functioning of the WTO with a view to increasing both its effectiveness and its legitimacy; considers, in this perspective, that other WTO members, in particular our major trading partners, should be involved in the debate from the beginninguch as the United States, Japan, China, Canada, Brazil and India, should be involved in the debate from the beginning; is encouraged by the initial statements from the EU-China Summit on the reform of the WTO;
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 24 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes in this regard the mandate given by the European Council to the Commission on 28-29 June 2018, and supports the approach outlined in the conclusions; welcomes the Commission’s concept paper on WTO modernisation that sets out three goals: to strengthen the WTO Secretariat in Geneva to help monitor compliance with WTO rules and better support negotiations, restore the negotiation capacity of the WTO as a round of negotiations has not been concluded since the organisation was founded in 1995 and reform the dispute settlement system’s Appellate Body; welcomes the proposals by Canada that seeks to improve the effectiveness of transparency and notifications, modernise trade rules to address new challenges and address the United States’ criticisms of the Appellate Body;
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 25 #

2018/2084(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a trade agenda based on fair trade for the benefit of allmultilateral rules-based system, which puts development and social, environmental and human rights at the centre of the process and has a special focus on the needs of low-income developing countries and least-developed countries;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 27 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses its utmost concern over the fact that several posts on the Appellate Body remain vacant, severely constraining the work of this crucial body by threatening to undermine the current and proper functioning of the dispute settlement process, and calls firmly on the United States to engage with the Commission's proposals to resolve this situation in a way that allows for the expeditious replenishment of vacant Appellate Body seats; invites the Commission to come forward with concretevacant Appellate Body seats to be filled expeditiously; welcomes the Commission's proposals on how to resolve the deadlock by addressing some of the concerns that have been raised, for example through transitional rules for outgoing members or changes to the length of terms on the Appellate Body or to the maximum time allowed before the publication of a report; notes that the United States’ concerns regarding the Appellate Body extend beyond procedural changes and entail significant reforms to the rulings of the body’s judges; recalls that in cases brought to the Appellate Body to address China’s unfair trade barriers have often made at least some progress towards greater market access as China has a high rate of compliance, according to the Appellate Body’s own reports; supports the Commission’s decision to join the United States’ action against China following a “Section 301” investigation of China’s trade practices relating to intellectual property (IP), technology transfer and innovation;
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 31 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Views the decision of the United States to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium products on 31 May 2018 on grounds of “national security” under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 is unjustified, do not address the challenge posed by excess steel in global markets and does not comply with WTO rules; strongly encourages the Commission to work with the United States to address trade disagreements and remove barriers to trade within the WTO’s rule-based dispute settlement framework;
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 38 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Shares the view that, as a way to address the root causes of the current crisis, it is necessary for the WTO to develop new rules to address current gaps in the rulebook in order to level the playing as regards market-distorting subsidies and state-owned enterprises, IP protection, technology transfers, investment market access and regulatory barriers to services and investment; believes that in order to remain relevant, the WTO also needs to address new challenges in areas such as: e- commerce; digital trade; emerging technologies; global value chains; public procurement; domestic regulation for services; micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs); and greater compatibility between trade, labour and environmental agendas; welcomes, in this regard, the joint statements that were adopted in Buenos Aires on e-commerce, domestic regulation, investment facilitation and women’s economic empowerment, as well as the work that has been done on these issues since then;
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 40 #

2018/2084(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that the WTO should clearly recognise the primordial role that trade can plays in contributing to the achievement of the SDGs and the fight against climate change, using the Paris Agreement commitments as a minimum benchmark;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 41 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Strongly welcomes the ratification by two thirds of the WTO membership of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) in February 2017; notes that this is the first WTO agreement since the late 1990s and offers significant potential to signatory countries, in particular developing countries; views the challenges moving forward to be the complete ratification of the agreement, namely members in Africa who are forecast to benefit the most from the agreement, the effective implementation of the TFA and the notification of the development assistance under the agreement;
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 48 #

2018/2084(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned, in the above context, that bilateral and plurilateral trade agreements could lead to the fragmentation of international trade policy and thus undermine the role of the WTO; cCalls, therefore, for the EU and its Member States to make additional efforts to once again place the WTO at the centre of global trade governance;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 48 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is convinced that the current differentiationces between developed and developing countries does not reflect the effective situation in the WTO and that this has beenin the WTO are an obstacle to advancing the Doha Round, to the detriment of countries most in need; urges advanced developing countries to take up their share of responsibility and make contributions commensurate to their level of development and (sectoral) competitiveness; notes the Commission’s concept paper calls for rules under which developing countries will graduate from their low-income status as they grow richer; believes the special and differential treatment (S&DT) mechanism should be examined further as a policy tool for developing countries to link implementation of multilateral agreements with receiving assistance from richer countries and donor organisations;
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 53 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Acknowledges that, on the whole, China’s accession to the WTO in 2001 has increased access to their domestic market, which has benefited the global economy; expresses concern that China does not apply the spirit and principles of the WTO’s tenets of national treatment;
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 54 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that it is necessary to revise the functioning of the negotiating process by introducing more flexibility than has currently been the case under the consensus rule, while recognising that the Single Undertaking approach has limited the effectiveness of multilateral trade governance; expresses its support for the concept of flexible multilateralism, whereby WTO members interested in pursuing a certain issue where full consensus is not yet possible should be able to advance and conclude plurilateral agreements either through so-called WTO Annex 4 agreements, in accordance with Article II:3, Article III:1, and Article X:9 of the Marrakesh Agreement, or via ‘critical mass’ agreements that extend negotiated concessions to the WTO membership on a most-favoured-nation (MFN) basis; encourages the Commission not to use these articles as an alternative to constructive dialogue with all WTO members to address barriers to trade and reform of the WTO and its functions;
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 58 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Supports the trade liberalisation witnessed through the proliferation of bilateral, regional and plurilateral trade agreements in the past decade; insists that such agreements must complement and not undermine the multilateral agenda, in particular the conclusion of the Doha Development Agenda, and not be used as an alternative fora to address trade barriers, but rather as a stepping stone towards progress at the multilateral level;
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 62 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Views the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) as a significant plurilateral initiative for signatories to mutually open their government procurement markets to open, fair and transparent competition; calls on the Commission to work with those members who are in the process of acceding to the GPA to accelerate their efforts in order to extend the benefits of procurement liberalisation among WTO members;
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 64 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Recalls that the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) plurilateral negotiations strives to increase market access, trade and investment and improve international regulation, thereby shaping globalisation to ensure that it reflects EU values and principles; strongly encourages the Commission to work with WTO members to resume TiSA negotiations; is encouraged by the plurilateral discussions on 'services domestic regulation’ and supports the Commission’s work on this;
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 66 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), of the Paris Agreement commitments in the fight against climate change, and of the role which trade can play in contributing towards their achievement; underlines that beyond the disappointing progress made at MC11 on negotiations on fisheries subsidies, the WTO must now define the more concrete action that needs to be taken in this regard; regrets that the Environmental Goods Agreement was blocked in 2016 and recalls its potential to provide greater access to green technologies and help achieve the targets agreed in the 2015 Paris Agreement;
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 69 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Reaffirms the links between gender equality and inclusive development, as also expressed in SDG 5, emphasising that women’s empowerment is key to the eradication of poverty and that removing barriers to women’s participation in trade is critical for economic development; welcomes the increased focus of the WTO on issues related to trade and gender, and encourages all 121 signatories to the 2017 Buenos Aires Declaration on Trade and Women’s Economic Empowerment to deliver on their commitments; notes the importance of initiative such as SheTrades to highlight the positive role of women in trade and encourage greater participation of women in international trade around the world;
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 72 #

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that transparency is a key element in ensuring a stable and predictable trading and investment environment; believes it is important to enhance the transparency of monitoring procedures by increasing incentives for WTO members to comply with notification requirements and by providing capacity building if needed, while wilful non- compliance should be discouraged and challenged;
2018/10/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 2 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 12 December 2017 on towards a digital trade strategy,
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 4 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 26 September 2012 entitled 'Promoting cultural and creative sectors for growth and jobs in the EU' (COM(2012)0537),
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 19 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the free flow of information, including access to European news channels, can improve governance in the developing world;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 28 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas ‘openfree and fair trade’ and investment policies need a range of effective flanking policies in order to maximise the gains and minimise the losses of trade liberglobalisation for the EU and for third countries’ populations and economies;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 31 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the EU has a surplus in trade in cultural goods and cultural services with the rest of the world;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 32 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the EU has a deficit with the rest of the world in trade in audiovisual and related services;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 40 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that in the course of globalisation, internationglobal value chains have emerged; points out that these value chains crestructure the international division of labour as well as the interdependence of countriesate new interdependences, with dispersed production processes, and goods and services traded in fragments; notes that the successful integration of businesses in global value chains is of key importance for their integration in a globalised economy;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 45 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that globalisation constitutes an opportunity for the European Union's Cultural and Creative Industries through improved access to European culture from the rest of the world and the creation of a global pool of talent;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 46 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to work with partners towards effective intellectual property enforcement in an open, rules-based trade environment, which is essential for the European Union's Cultural and Creative Industries to prosper;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 48 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the EU to exercise itsNotes that the EU has the right to adopt or maintain any measure (in particular of a regulatory and/or financial nature) with respect to the protection and promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity, media pluralism and media freedom in trade negotiations with third countries;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 54 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the benefits of globalisation are unequally distributed between regions and within societies; notes that this is a reason for the rising scepticism or rejection of globalisation within societies; notes that the financial and economic crises had a particularly negative effect on mid-range incomes; expresses the view that the combination of a declining middle class, citizens’ fears over losing their social and economic position, and scepticism towards globalisation, can result in naprotectionalist and authoritarian tendencies, which then lead to the promotion of protectionism as an easy answer to commpractises that can have an inverse reaction in economies that are increasingly reliant on feach others;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 54 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to promote access to European information services in future trade negotiations;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 61 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that thea shift in economic importance of China and other Southeast Asian countries is growing significantly; understtowards the Asia Pacific region; stresses that increasing trade and investment flows within this region, ands that this leads to a relative loss of importance for the present global economic centres of Europe and North Americae ability of Asian economies to advance regional trade agreements is an important commitment to trade liberalisation, and gives them growing influence over the rules-based trading system;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 66 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that globalisation led to a faster and wider spread of technology and innovation, and that technology can be a key enabler of trade; highlights that the EU has yet not delivered on a digital trade strategy, and addressed the benefits that the internet and digital ledger technologies can bring to international trade;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 78 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages the Commission to make mutual recognition of academic qualifications a priority in future negotiations, taking the Bologna Process as an example;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 79 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that increasing protectionism in the United States and beyond, as well as the lack of consideration for the needs and expectations of developing countries in international agreements, shows the weakness of the WTO; underlines the lack of integration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the world trade agendat practises are counterproductive and distort global value chains; notes the detrimental effect this has on the multilateral trading system by bringing unilateral action to problems that should be addressed between partners; stresses that this weakens the role of the WTO;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 88 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the importance of engaging in the restructuring of the world economic order and of respecting the needshaping globalisation while taking into account the needs and expectations of developing countries, while and smaller economies; stressinges that the aim of fulfilling the SDGs and the conditions of the Paris Agreement must provide the overarching frameworkrade policy can support the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and that policy coherence for development is of utmost importance to achieve this;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 99 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that strengthening the EU’s internal market as well as consolidating the economic union is vital, since a solid internal market is a prerequisite for the successful implementation of international strategies; points out that being internationally competitive depends strongly on shaping digitalisation successfully and in a socially responsible manner; notes that the shift to renewable energies needs to happen as soon as possiblee importance of achieving renewable energy targets;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 112 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Commission to create a European trade strategy for SMEs in order touse the means available to support the integrateion of SMEs into internationglobal value chains and overcome trade-specific hurdles such as non-tariff barriers; points out that access to information is one of the biggest obstacles to the market participation of SMEs, meaning that transparency and support need to increase;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 113 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the recent reform of EU trade defence instruments must be checked regarding its capacity as a protective measure against arbitrary protectionism, on top of its ability to protect against dumping;deleted
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 121 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that, as a reply to globalisation-induced job losses, a reform of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund is needed;deleted
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 138 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to meet scepticism towards globalisation with a credible initiative on transparencytransparent practices;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 142 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to include sustainability-related measures in every chapter of trade agreements and not to reduce them to one toothlesspursue a rules-based trade policy that includes Trade and Sustainable Development(TSD) chapters in FTAs, which contribute to support and promote international conventions on social, labour and human rights, and multilateral environmental agreements; notes that the application of these binding and enforceable provisions must be appropriately monitored in order to launch government consultation procedures and trigger the special dispute resolution mechanisms, if needed, as established within the framework of TSD chapters;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 151 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Asks the Commission to pursue an ambitious trade policy, and maintain an open investment environment; adds that the ratification of concluded and signed trade agreements should take place swiftly in order to uphold commitments to our partners;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 153 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the Commission to include rules relating to digital trade in EU FTAs, including cross-border data flows to demonstrate that trade in digital goods and services can bring real benefit to businesses and consumers;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 155 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Calls on the Commission to assess how Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) and blockchain can be used to enhance international trade, and address issues such as transparency, flexibility, and tackle counterfeiting;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 156 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that impact assessments conducted before the start of negotiations must take their possible effects on the fulfilment of the SDGs into account; notes that national sustainability strategies and implementation plans for the Paris Agreement must form the starting point for impact assessments; points out that every single provision of an agreement and its possible impacts must be checked on its compatibility with the SDGs; notes that if parts of an agreement hamper the fulfilment of the SDGs or the Paris Agreement, adjustments must be made; notes that breaches of sustainability provisions must be counterweighted by corrective measures or lead to a sanction- based dispute settlement;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 168 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that the ratification and implementation of the ILO’s core labour standards must be a preconditioniority for the implementation of anytrade agreements; notes that organised civil society and social partners should be included in the formative stages of agreements, the implementation phase and the monitoring phase after implementation via bilateral meetings with the negotiating partners; notes that in case of a breach of the sustainability provisions of an agreement, the dispute settlement mechanism must be accessible to civil society as well as the negotiating partners;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 180 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the Commission to meet the growing complexity of value chains and the increasing interdependence of producers with clear transparency and diligence obligations for the whole supply chainencourage due diligence and transparency by working with the private sector, and to promote these values internationally;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 187 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights the importance of a stable multilateral rules-based trading system; asks the Commission to do all it can to engage with trade partners to advance issues pertaining to the multilateral trade agenda, and to strengthen the role of the WTO;
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 193 #

2018/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that, in view of attacks on the multilateral world economic order, it is vitally important to preserve this order since any backsliding into protectionism would be damaging and would lead to trade war;deleted
2018/07/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 57 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) Terrorist content is part of a broader problem of illegal content online, which includes other forms of content such as child sexual exploitation, illegal commercial practises and breaches of intellectual property. This problem requires a combination of legislative, non- legislative and voluntary measures based on collaboration between authorities and providers, in the full respect for fundamental rights. Though the threat of illegal content has been mitigated by successful initiatives such as the industry- led Code of Conduct on Hate Speech and the WEePROTECT Global Alliance to end child sexual abuse online, it is necessary to establish a legislative framework for cross-border cooperation between national regulatory authories to take down illegal content.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 141 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) To ensure proportionality, the period of preservation should be limited to sixthree months to allow the content providers sufficient time to initiate the review process and to enable law enforcement access to relevant data for the investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences. However, this period may be prolonged for the period that is necessary in case the review proceedings are initiated but not finalised within the sixthree months period upon request by the authority carrying out the review. This duration should be sufficient to allow law enforcement authorities to preserve the necessary evidence in relation to investigations, while ensuring the balance with the fundamental rights concerned.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 190 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. This Regulation shall not apply to activities related to national security as this remains the sole responsibility of each Member State.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 324 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The terrorist content and related data referred to in paragraph 1 shall be preserved for sixthree months. The terrorist content shall, upon request from the competent authority or court, be preserved for a longer period when and for as long as necessary for ongoing proceedings of administrative or judicial review referred to in paragraph 1(a).
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 384 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State in which the main establishment of the hosting service provider is located shall have the jurisdiction for the purposes of Articles 6, 18, and 21. A hosting service provider which does not have its main establishment within one of the Member States shall be deemed to be under the jurisdiction of the Member State where the legal representative referred to in Article 16 resides or is established. Any Member State shall have jurisdiction for the purposes of Articles 4 and 5, irrespective of where the hosting service provider has its main establishment or has designated a legal representative.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 407 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that a systematic failure to comply with obligations pursuant to Article 4(2) is subject to financial penalties of up to 4% of the hosting service provider's global turnover of the last business year.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 60 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) In view of their respective expertise in cybersecurity, the Joint Research Centre of the Commission as well as the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) should play an active part in the Cybersecurity Competence Community and the Industrial and Scientific Advisory Board, in order to ensure synergies.
2018/12/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 62 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) The Governing Board of the Competence Centre, composed of the Member States and the Commission, should define the general direction of the Competence Centre’s operations, and ensure that it carries out its tasks in accordance with this Regulation. The Governing Board should be entrusted with the powers necessary to establish the budget, verify its execution, adopt the appropriate financial rules, establish transparent working procedures for decision making by the Competence Centre, adopt the Competence Centre’s work plan and multiannual strategic plan reflecting the priorities in achieving the objectives and tasks of the Competence Centre, adopt its rules of procedure, appoint the Executive Director and decide on the extension of the Executive Director’s term of office and on the termination thereof. ENISA should be a permanent observer in the Governing Board.
2018/12/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 100 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) having regard to the state-of-the-art cybersecurity industrial and research infrastructures and related services , acquiring, upgrading, operating and making available such infrastructures and related services in a fair, open and transparent way to a wide range of users across the Union from industry including SMEs, the public sector and the research and scientific community;
2018/12/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 111 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
4. contribute to the wide deployment of state-of-the-art internationally recognized cyber security products and solutions across the economy, by carrying out the following tasks:
2018/12/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 125 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
(a) supporting further development of cybersecurity skills , where appropriate togetheraligning with relevant EU agencies and bodies including ENISA.
2018/12/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 126 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
(a a) Ensuring the Competence Centre links to existing work on standardisation, including research into the effects on cybersecurity of existing international standards and any associated certification and/or promotion schemes.
2018/12/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 131 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
(c) support research and innovation for standardisation in cybersecurity technology, where appropriate aligning with relevant EU agencies and bodies including ENISA;
2018/12/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 136 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
(c) bringing together stakeholders, to foster synergies between civil and defence cyber security research and markets, where appropriate aligning activities with relevant EU agencies and bodies including ENISA;
2018/12/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 182 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. The CommissionGovernance Board may invite observers, including representatives of relevant Union bodies, offices and agencies and members of the Competence Community, to take part in the meetings of the Governing Board as appropriate to ensure expertise is brought in and to build stronger links with industry and research communities.
2018/12/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 195 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) prepare an action plan following-up on the conclusions of the retrospective evaluations and reporting on progress every two years to the Commission and the European Parliament
2018/12/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 197 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point s
(s) prepare an action plan following-up conclusions of internal or external audit reports, as well as investigations by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and reporting on progress twice a year to the Commission, the European Parliament and regularly to the Governing Board;
2018/12/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 202 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The Industrial and Scientific Advisory Board shall consist of no more than 16 members. The members shall be appointed by the Governing Board from among the representatives of the entities of the Cybersecurity Competence Community and other relevant stakeholders.
2018/12/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 220 #

2018/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may terminate, proportionally reduce or suspend the Union’s financial contribution to the Competence Centre if the participating Member States do not contribute, contribute only partially or contribute late with regard to the contributions referred to in paragraph 1.deleted
2018/12/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 137 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) support the design and delivery of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for jobseekers, students and workers;
2018/09/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 190 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 4 – paragraph 1
The Programme shall support easy access to advanced digital skills, notably in HPC, AI, distributed ledgers (e.g. blockchain) and cybersecurity for the current and future labour force by offering students, recent graduates, jobseekers and existing workers, wherever they are situated, with the means to acquire and develop these skills.
2018/09/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 193 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 4 – paragraph 2 – point 2 a (new)
2a. Access to Massive open online courses (MOOCs) which will be offered by online learning platforms and universities.
2018/09/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 131 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) protecting and promoting the rights of the child, the rights of young people, the rights of people with disabilities, Union citizenship rights and the right to the protection of personal data.
2018/10/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 187 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. The committee may meet in specific configurations to deal with the individual strands of the Programme. Where appropriate, in accordance with its rules of procedure, external experts, including representatives of the social partners, civil society organisations and representatives of beneficiaries shall be regularly invited to participate in its meetings as observers.
2018/10/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 193 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) awareness raising among citizens, notably young people, dissemination of information to improve the knowledge of the policies and rights in the areas covered by the Programme;
2018/10/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 44 #

2018/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ‘threat of serious injury’ to the position of Union industry means serious injury that is clearly imminent; a determination of the existence of a threat of serious injury shall be based on verifiable information;
2018/09/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 47 #

2018/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) as a result of unforeseen developments, in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to Union production, and under such conditions,
2018/09/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 88 #

2018/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The report shall, inter alia, include information about the application of provisional and definitive measures, prior surveillance measures, regional surveillance and safeguard measures and the termination of investigations and proceedings without measures., and shall justify the relevance of the information on the basis of which the conclusions have been made;
2018/09/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 18 #

2017/2278(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that one of the six priority areas for the Commission’s action in the field of public procurement is the improvement of access to procurement markets; stresses that improving access to public procurement markets in third countries, including at the sub-national level, constitutes a strong offensive interest for the EU in trade negotiations on public procurement, given that many EU companies are highly competitive in various sectors; recalls that improved market access to third-country public procurement markets, and enhanced rules for transparent procurement procedures, should be key elements for any trade agreement to be concluded by the EU; emphasises that the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement guarantees the greatest access of any bilateral Free Trade Agreement hitherto for EU suppliers;
2018/04/10
Committee: INTA
Amendment 26 #

2017/2278(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that any strategy to open up public procurement markets in third countries should take into account the specific needs of SMEs, as access to third- country public procurement markets can be particularly difficult for them; highlights the benefits to SMEs of bridging public procurement and digitalisation via e- procurement in public procurement contracts with third countries;
2018/04/10
Committee: INTA
Amendment 27 #

2017/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes China's decision to reduce tariffs on 187 consumer goods and the removal of foreign ownership caps for banks;
2018/05/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 38 #

2017/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on China to act on President Xi Jinping’s commitments to further open up the Chinese market to foreign investors, reduce tariffs on vehicles and other products this year, strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights and level the playing field by making China’s market more transparent and better regulated;
2018/05/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 49 #

2017/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for coordinated cooperation with China on the Belt and Road Initiative on the basis of open and transparent rules, and according to international standards, in particular regarding public procurement;
2018/05/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 61 #

2017/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the ongoing negotiations on a comprehensive EU-China Investment Agreement; calls for further reciprocity in market accesson the Commission to start negotiations on investment agreements with Taiwan and Hong Kong;
2018/05/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 76 #

2017/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on China to accelerate the process of joining the WTO Government Procurement Agreement, and to offer sufficient access to its public procurement market;
2018/05/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 79 #

2017/2274(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Expresses concern at the escalating tariff measures being taken by China and the United States;
2018/05/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 6 #

2017/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that a trade and investment agreement between the EU and the US would be one of the most important global economic initiatives, which could have a significant positive impact on both economies, and would allow EU businesses easier and greater access to the US market of 300m+ consumers;
2018/05/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 10 #

2017/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that the EU and US are two key players in a globalised world that is evolving with unprecedented speed and intensity, and that given the shared challenges, the EU and the US have a common interest in collaborating and coordinating on trade policy matters to shape the future multilateral trading system, and global standards;
2018/05/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 18 #

2017/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to engage with other WTO members to ensure the proper functioning of the WTO Dispute Settlement System and to explore ways of reforming it in order to overcome the current impasse on filling the vacancies in the Appellate Body, if necessary excluding the US;
2018/05/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 23 #

2017/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to establish a work plan with the US and other WTO members on the elimination of distorting subsidies in the cotton sector and in the fisheries sector (relating in particular to IUU fishing); calls for cooperation in advancing the multilateral agenda on new issues such as e-commerce and trade and gender, investment facilitation, and trade and gender, and in promoting specific policies to facilitate the participation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the global economy;
2018/05/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 26 #

2017/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the EU and the US to promote cooperation at the international level in order to strengthen international agreements in the field of public procurement, notably the Government Procurement Agreement;
2018/05/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 39 #

2017/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the crucial importance of intellectual property to the EU and the US economies; calls on both parties to support research and innovation on both sides of the Atlantic, guaranteeing high levels of intellectual property protection, and ensuring that those who create high quality innovative products can continue to do so;
2018/05/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 42 #

2017/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for collaborative efforts to tackle the illegal sale of wildlife and wildlife products; regrets the US action to lift the ban on elephant ivory from Zimbabwe and Zambia;
2018/05/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 43 #

2017/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the EU and the US to agree on a joint framework for digital trade which respects EU legislation on the protection of personal dataeach side’s existing legal frameworks and agreements, and data protection legislation, which is of particular relevance to the services sector; stresses, in this regard, that the EU and the US should work together in order to encourage third countries to adopt similar high data protection standards;
2018/05/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 47 #

2017/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights that trade flows increasingly require new, faster, and more secure ways of moving goods and services across borders; calls for the EU and the US, as key trading partners, to collaborate on trade-related digital technology solutions to facilitate trade;
2018/05/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 49 #

2017/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for the EU and the US to assess in which policy areas, covering market access, regulatory cooperation and rules, both parties can find points of convergence, and where progress is possible negotiations for a trade and investment agreement should re-start; notes, in this regard, that the establishment of a possible specific and permanent regulatory and consultation cooperation mechanism could be advantageous;
2018/05/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 50 #

2017/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Highlights the importance of the US market for the EU SMEs; calls on for the EU and the US to address the disproportionate effect that tariffs, non- tariff barriers and technical barriers to trade have on SMEs on both sides of the Atlantic; covering not only a reduction of tariffs but a simplification of customs procedures and potentially new mechanisms aimed at helping SMEs to exchange experience and best practice buying and selling on the EU and US markets;
2018/05/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 66 #

2017/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for the EU and the US to continue and strengthen the transatlantic parliamentary cooperation, which should lead to an enhanced and broader political framework to improve trade and investment links between the EU and the US;
2018/05/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 78 #

2017/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the diverging views onapproaches taken towards addressing global issues and regional conflicts that have appeared since the election of President Trump; seeks clarity as to whether the transatlantic relationship, which was defined over decades, still has the same relevance todaythe steps that need to be taken to ensure the continuing relevance of the transatlantic relationship; stresses that the values-based overarching framework of our partnership is essential to securing the architecture of the global economy and security;
2018/06/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 27 #

2017/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Commends Australia for its strong and consistent commitment to the multilateral trade agenda and for holding equal ambitions for opening new markets at bilateral level;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 99 #

2017/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point a
a) Real market access opportunities for both sides to each other’s goods and services market through the elimination of regulatory barriers: nothing in the agreement, however, should prevent either side from regulating to achieve legitimate policy objectives; considering, in this respect, that no EU trade agreement has ever privatised public services, such as water, education, health and social services, nor decreased our high European health, food, consumer, environmental, labour and safety standards, nor constrained public funding of the arts and culture, education, and health and social services; highlights in this respect that standards followed by European producers must be preserved;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 121 #

2017/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point d
d) A separate chapter taking into account the needs and interests of SMEs with regard to market access facilitation issues including, but not limited to, increased regulatory cooperation and transparency, and streamlined customs procedures in order to generate concrete business opportunities;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 143 #

2017/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point g
g) A balanced outcome in the agriculture and fisheries chapters which gives due consideration to the interests of all European producers and consumers, for instance by introducing appropriate quotas or transitional periods in the most sensitive sectors, and which takes into account the cumulative effects of trade agreements on agriculture; considers that only then can it boost competitiveness and be beneficial to both consumers and producers;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 163 #

2017/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Ambitious provisions covering digital trade and data flows, including the elimination of unjustified trade barriers, such as localisation requirements;
2017/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 10 #

2017/2083(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas exports from Africa are still dominated by unprocessed products, and whereas a high proportion of these exports are covered by trade preference arrangements and have done nothing to boost industrialisation in the countries concerned;
2017/09/06
Committee: INTA
Amendment 22 #

2017/2083(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D
D. having regard to the failure of the Washington Consensus, which has not made Africa a player in global trade or eradicated poverty;deleted
2017/09/06
Committee: INTA
Amendment 29 #

2017/2083(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the European Union to focus on supporting projects which will have an immediate impact on the creation of decent jobs, the fight against poverty, protection of the environment, improving the business climate, the management of public finances, transparency in the management of natural resources (in particular in mining and energy production), and the fight against corruption and illegal capital flows away from the continent and helping to create stability and security; stresses, in particular, EU initiatives focused on mobilizing the private sector which accounts for 90% of jobs in developing economies;
2017/09/06
Committee: INTA
Amendment 43 #

2017/2083(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the EU always to take account of the different levels of development among African countries and to support measures which enhance production and processing capacity, particularly in agriculture; stresses the necessity of labour shifts from unproductive traditional sectors such as subsistence farming into modern economic activities that add value to traded goods;
2017/09/06
Committee: INTA
Amendment 91 #

2017/2070(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that the Commission has announced on more than one occasion the launch of negotiations about investment with Hong Kong and Taiwan, and deems it regrettable that no such negotiations have yet begun; urges the Commission to finish the preparatory works to formally start negotiations on investment agreements as soon as possible;
2018/01/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 19 #

2017/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas data collection, data aggregation and the ability to transfer it across borders has the potential to be a key driver of innovation, productivity, and economic competitiveness;
2017/10/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 25 #

2017/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas trade in the physical form has been replaced by increasing amounts of cross-border transfers of digital content, sometimes blurring the distinction between goods and services;
2017/10/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 35 #

2017/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas investment in infrastructure and access to skills remain key challenges to connectivity and, therefore, digital trade;
2017/10/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 49 #

2017/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas counterfeiting is a global growing phenomenon, offline and online, bringing an additional burden for EU and national customs authorities to detect IPR infringements;
2017/10/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 51 #

2017/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas digital trade must protect endangered wildlife species, and online market places must ban the sale of wildlife and wildlife products in their platforms;
2017/10/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 105 #

2017/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to draw up ambitious rules for cross-border data transfers, including through FTAs, in full compliance with, and without prejudice to, the EU’s data protection and privacy rules; notes, in this respect, that a digital trade strategy must encourage innovation, and maintain competition and the circulation of ideas online, therefore FTAs must achieve appropriate and balanced protections;
2017/10/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 127 #

2017/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to combat discriminatory, illegitimate and protectionist measures by third countries, such as ‘buy local’ policies, local content requirements or forced technology transfers, to ensure that European companies can operate in a fair and predictable environment; calls, therefore, on the Commission to work with trade partners to encourage the same level of openness and protection of intellectual property rights, since barriers to global digital trade particularly affect European companies as the EU is the world’s first exporter of digital services;
2017/10/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 157 #

2017/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that the TFA supports digital trade in many ways, such as commitments to enhance accountability and transparency of customs procedures; believes that policy measures to maximise trade in the digital economy should build on the existing TFA provisions, notably with procedures such as the submission of import documentation prior to arrival, and facilitation of customs clearance through digitisation;
2017/10/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 167 #

2017/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to consider a higher de minimis to encourage global e-commerce; notes, for this purpose, that such a measure would contribute to expedite customs procedures and border clearance due to less documentation requirements and speedier shipment deliveries, also on low value goods;
2017/10/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 170 #

2017/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Recognises that the principle of intermediary liability protections has been crucial in developing the digital economy and in guaranteeing freedom of speech; calls on the Commission to ensure in its trade negotiations that online intermediaries must never be made strictly liable for hosting unlawful third-party content, nor shouldin line with their obligations under they ever be requir-commerce directive when acting in Europe, nor should they be obliged to monitor content proactively as part of an intermediary liability regime, outside of voluntary cooperation measures between authorities and affected platforms;
2017/10/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 2 #

2017/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Chile is one of South America's most stable, open and prosperous nations; it is an important regional player and it has been one of Latin America's fastest-growing economies in recent decades;
2017/06/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 4 #

2017/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the European Union is the third biggest trading partner of Chile, just after China and United States; whereas the EU is also one of the major donors in cooperation for development giving more than half of the Official Development Assistance (ODA);
2017/06/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 6 #

2017/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the current AA, including its trade pillar, was concluded in 20021 and has worked well between the parties during its implementation since 2003very well since its implementation in 2003, it set a fast liberalisation agenda and generated many opportunities for growth and jobs on both sides, doubling trade in goods and seeing an increasing trade in services and investments2 ; considering, however, that both the EU and Chile have concluded more modern and ambitious trade agreements ever since; __________________ 1 http://eur- lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:f83 a503c-fa20-4b3a-9535- f1074175eaf0.0004.02/DOC_2&format=P DF 2 http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries- and-regions/countries/chile/
2017/06/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 10 #

2017/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the current AA lacks, among chapters, investment, and a trade and sustainable development chapter (TSDC);
2017/06/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 15 #

2017/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas any EU trade negotiation must guaranteeshall aim to the highest levels of social, labour and environmental protection achieved by the parties, and may serve as a tool to promote an agenda of social justice and sustainable development, both in the EU and throughout the world; whereas the modernisation of the AA should be seen as an opportunity for the EU and its Member States to further promote common high standards and commitments in their trade agreements, especially in the areas of labour rights, environmental protection, consumer rights and public welfare; whereas a sanctions-based mechanism is needed to redress infringements effectively;
2017/06/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 36 #

2017/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to consider it important and necessary to seek to modernise the EU- Chile AA to take into account the economic and political development over the last 15 years, in particular its trade component, in the spirit of reciprocity, mutual benefit and balance, and to note the consistent support for a modernisation expressed by the EU-Chile JPC, as well as the fact that the JCC welcomed the steps taken towards an update;
2017/06/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 39 #

2017/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to recall that globalisation and trade policy have recently been subject to intense debate in Europe and elsewhere, because of the unequal distribution of its gains, and to consider that it is necessary to guarantee a more inclusive distribution of the benefits of trade and to provide adequate protection to those which may be disadvantaged in the process, while developing policy action in other spheres beyond the provisions of trade agreements themselves, going from industrial to fiscal and social policies;anticipate these trading trends and its possible consequences and develop primarily- at national levels- effective accompanying policies in order to provide adequate protection to those which may be disadvantaged in the process,
2017/06/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 65 #

2017/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) to mandate the inclusion of a tax good governance clause that reaffirms the parties’ commitment to implement international standards in the fight against tax evasion, avoidance and elusion, and that includes obligationrequirements for country-by- country reporting, automatic exchanges of information and the establishment of public registers of beneficial ownership for business trusts;
2017/06/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 67 #

2017/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) to clearly spell out in the negotiating directives the requirement to commit the parties to promote corporate social responsibility (CSR) via binding standards, including with regard to internationally recognised instruments, and the uptake of sectorial OECD guidelines and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; to recall the need to respect and ensure the effective implementation of indigenous’ rights, including ILO standards on indigenous’ labour rights and the right to consultation with governmental authorities;
2017/06/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 79 #

2017/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w
(w) to consider that negotiations on investment may be an opportunity to make progress towards a necessary international reform of the dispute settlement regime, to seek a commitment by all parties to put an end to investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) based on ad hoc private arbitration, and to replace it with a public investment court system (ICS) with an appeal mechanism, with a view to preserving the right to regulate to achieve legitimate public policy objectives, prevent frivolous litigation and guarantee all democratic procedural guarantees, such as the right to access to justice (with particular attention to SMEs), judicial independency, transparency and accountability, while pursuing the establishment of a multilateral investment court (MIC);
2017/06/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 83 #

2017/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) to ensure that the modernised AA contains a robust and ambitious TSDC that includes binding and enforceable provisions, subject to dispute settlement mechanisms, with the possibility of imposing sanctions in case of breach; considers that the TSDC should cover, among other things, the parties’ commitment to adopt and maintain in their national laws and regulations the principles enshrined in core ILO conventions and to effectively implement up-to-date ILO instruments, especially the Governance Conventions, the Decent Work Agenda, ILO Convention n°169 on the rights of indigenous peoples, the Convention on Equal Opportunities and Equal Treatment for Men and Women Workers, the Convention on Domestic Workers, and the Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, as well as labour standards for migrant workers;
2017/06/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 88 #

2017/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y
(y) to ensure, with reference to the progress achieved by Chile in bilateral trade negotiations with Uruguay and Canada, that the parties include a specific chapter on trade and gender equality and women empowerment that specifically contains clear and measurable targets, beyond the adherence of the parties and their respect for international human rights, labour and social standards, foreseeing active measures aiming to enhance opportunities for women to benefit from the opportunities provided by the AA; to ensure, inter alia, that the parties commit to collect disaggregated data allowing for thorough ex ante and ex post analysis on the impact of the modernised AA on gender equality, to pursue an enhanced participation of women enterprises (particularly micro-enterprises and SMEs) in public procurement, building on the experience of the Chilean Ministry of Gender Equality which, in 2015, established a supporting program to strengthen women entrepreneurs’ participation as suppliers in the public procurement market of ‘Chile Compras’, to support the internationalisation of women enterprises and the participation of women in WTO Mode 4 opportunities; and to ensure that this chapter foresees the involvement of women organisations and gender equality experts in the negotiating teams, as well as in the JCC (foreseeing the development of innovative means of consultation, such as electronic discussions) and that it guarantees periodical substantial discussions on gender and trade, if necessary, with the establishment of a specific consultative subcommittee;
2017/06/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 19 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Is deeply concerned about the fact that between 2010 and 2014 investment in education and training fell by 2.5 % in the EU as a whole; stresses that properly resourced public education systems are essential for equality and social inclusion and for meeting the targets set by SDG 4; nevertheless underlines that education remains a Member States' competence;
2017/04/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 21 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends that in the context of education and lifelong learning for inclusion, a genuine revision of EU and Member States’ education and employment policies is necessary; highlights that education and training and skills policies should not only be adjusted to labour market demands but should also promote personal and societal development in a holistic manner;deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 57 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the European Union enshrined in the Treaties (Art 2 of the TEU) and is one of the objectives and responsibilities of the Union; whereas, furthermore, mainstreaming the principle of equality between women and men in all its activities is a specific mission of the Union;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 61 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas, at EU level, NEETs (not in employment, education or training) are considered to be one of the most problematic groups in the context of youth unemployment; whereas women are 1.4 times more likely to become NEET than men on average;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 83 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas, nowadays, our education systems are facing a significant challenge as a result of the digital transformationenvironment, which is impacting teaching and learning processes;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 114 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commissionattempt the Commission is making to adjust the existing skills gap by the proposed communication entitled ‘A New Skills Agenda for Europe – Working together to strengthen human capital, employability and competitiveness’ adopted in June 2016;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 150 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages Member States to better match the skills with the jobs in the labour market and in particular to putconsider putting in place dual systems18 which help people to be flexible in their education paths and later in the labour market; _________________ 18 A dual education system combines apprenticeships in a company with vocational education at a vocational school in one course.
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 308 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the Commission’s proposalefforts to urge Member States to draw up comprehensive national strategies for digital skills; points out however that in order for these strategies to be effective, there is a need for strong pedagogical leadership from teachers at all levels of education and an exchange of best practices;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 46 #

2017/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The concept of overriding reasons of public interest is an evolving concept developed by the Court of Justice in its case-law in relation to Articles 34 and 36 of the Treaty. This concept covers, inter alia, the effectiveness of fiscal supervision, the fairness of commercial transactions, protection of consumers, protection of the environment, the maintenance of press diversity and the risk of seriously undermining the financial balance of the social security system. Such overriding reasons, where legitimate differences exist from one Member State to another, may justify the application of national rules by the competent authorities. However, such decisions need to be duly justified, fully and thoroughly explained, and the principle of proportionality must always be respected, regard being had to whether the competent authority has in fact made the least restrictive decision possible. As part of this Regulation, the Commission and the Member States are encouraged, with the aim of reducing internal market barriers and improve the functioning of the single market for goods, to initiate an assessment process as to whether all the national rules are still fit for purpose and are not creating disproportionate non- tariff barriers. Furthermore, administrative decisions restricting or denying market access in respect of goods lawfully marketed in another Member State must not be based on the mere fact that the goods under assessment fulfil the legitimate public objective pursued by the Member State in a different way from the way that domestic goods in that Member State fulfil that objective. The Commission is encouraged to provide non-binding guidance on the concept of overriding reasons of public interest and on how to apply the principle of mutual recognition. Competent authorities should have the ability and opportunity to provide contributions to and deliver feedback on the guidance.
2018/05/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 86 #

2017/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) While a competent authority is assessing goods before deciding whether or not it should deny or restrict market access, it should not be able to take decisions suspending market access, except where rapid intervention is required to prevent harm to safety andor health of users, persons or to the environment, or to prevent the goods being made available where the making available of such goods is generally prohibited on grounds of public morality or public security, including for example the prevention of crime.
2018/05/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 121 #

2017/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
(12a) ‘serious risk’ means any serious risk, including those the effects of which are not immediate, requiring rapid intervention by the public authorities.
2018/05/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 138 #

2017/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The declaration shall be completed in one of the official languages of the Union and, where that language is not the language required by the Member State of destination, it shall be translated by the economic operators into the language or languages required by the Member State of destinationEnglish.
2018/05/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 156 #

2017/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – point b a (new)
(ba) in principle, refusing to accept a declaration without thoroughly explained overriding reasons of public security as referred to in Article 3 paragraph 1 of this Regulation, shall be considered a breach of the free movement of goods principle and the Commission shall act accordingly.
2018/05/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 168 #

2017/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c
(c) any other information the competent authority considers useful for the purposes of its assessment.deleted
2018/05/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 178 #

2017/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Where a competent authority of a Member State has doubts as regards goods which the economic operator claims, as part of their market control activities, a competent authority of a Member State of destination has reasonable doubts as to whether goods that are made available on its market are lawfully marketed in another Member State, the competent authority shall contact the relevant economic operator without delay and shall carry out an assessment the goods.
2018/05/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 198 #

2017/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. An administrative decision that does not comply with the requirements set out in paragraph 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 will render inapplicable.
2018/05/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 204 #

2017/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, the goods pose a serious risk to safety or health of users, persons or to the environment, including one where the effects are not immediate, which requires rapid intervention by the competent authority;
2018/05/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 221 #

2017/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, within three monthsout undue delay of receipt of the request referred to in paragraph 1, enter into communication with the relevant economic operator or operators and the competent authorities who took the administrative decision in order to assess the compatibility of the administrative decision with the principle of mutual recognition and this Regulation.
2018/05/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 226 #

2017/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall complete its assessment within six weeks of receipt of the request referred to in paragraph 1. Following completion of its assessment, the Commission mayshall issue an opinion identifying concerns if any that should, in its view, be addressed in the SOLVIT case and, where appropriate, making recommendations to assist in solving the case.
2018/05/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 242 #

2017/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall provide for and ensure efficient cooperation and exchange of information between the competent authorities and the Product Contact Points of the various Member States. In order to achieve this, the Commission shall in the first place enhance the already existing cooperation mechanisms and tools, without establishing any new compulsory mechanisms.
2018/05/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 245 #

2017/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall analyse on a regular basis the feedback from the Member States to the Commission's guidance on the concept of overriding reasons of public interests as well as their recommendations.
2018/05/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 250 #

2017/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Union mayshall finance the following activities in support of this Regulation:
2018/05/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 2 #

2016/2305(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the Commission’s communication on ‘Connectivity for a Competitive Digital Single Market’ and its ‘5G for Europe Action Plan’, which present a far-reaching vision for a European gigabit societyn exciting opportunity for Member States to enable their cultural and creative innovators, in particular SMEs, to further compete on the global stage and showcase their entrepreneurial and innovative talent;
2017/02/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 6 #

2016/2305(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the ambitious plan to provide ultra-fast internet in primary and secondary schools and libraries by 2025, noting that this must be cost-effective and in line with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; stresses that faster and better connectivity provides huge opportunities to enhance teaching methods, to foster research and to develop high- quality educational services online; highlights the fact that such opportunities will enhance children’s and students’ digital skills and media literacy, whilst further enabling Member States to share best practice;
2017/02/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 12 #

2016/2305(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that 5G canmay drive the development of exciting and game- changing applications and concepts, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), which canould provide a wealth of opportunities for cultural and creative industries by opening up new ways to disseminate content and products widely;
2017/02/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 20 #

2016/2305(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that 5G has the potential to revolutionise access to, and dissemination of, content and to substantially enhance the user experience, while at the same time allowing the development of new forms of cultural and creative content; underlines the even greater importance of encouraging rightholders and service providers to ensure easy routes to legal content for consumers to discourage piracy in a 5G age;
2017/02/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 25 #

2016/2305(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the audiovisual sector is one of the key drivers for the success of 5G in Europe, providing jobs and economic growth, and that its progress can make a strong and positive impact on the audiovisual media value chain, including content production, innovation, distribution and the user environment; calls on the Commission, and Member States therefore, to take into account the needs and specificities of this sector, in particular those related to broadcasting;
2017/02/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 31 #

2016/2305(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the considerable disparities across Member States as regards access to high-speed internet connections; stresses the importance of ensuring that the development of 5G significantly reduces the digital divide among citizens., especially that which exists between urban and rural areas;
2017/02/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 34 #

2016/2305(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Underlines that some rural areas across Europe still experience a lack of connectivity and do not currently receive access to 3G or 4G; encourages Member States to make the rollout of connectivity a priority;
2017/02/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 36 #

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the multi-stakeholder approach inherent in the Commission's 'digital innovation hub' model; notes that close collaboration between universities and businesses can help shape a more diverse agenda and provide on-the-job education and training opportunities;
2016/12/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 42 #

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that, as evidenced by the Europeana initiative, the digitisation of cultural goods represents a significant opportunity to improve their accessibility and that digital innovation can drive a revolution in the way that cultural goods are exhibited and accessed;
2016/12/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 46 #

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that digitisation should complement, and not substitute, physical interaction with original cultural goods, such as museum exhibits or books; insists that any commercial agreements for the digitisation of cultural goods should be framed in such a way as not to jeopardise the broadest possible public access to those goods;
2016/12/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 38 #

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) has failed to date to address the persisting problem of high levels of youth unemployment, which in several Member States remains at over 40 %; calls for an evaluation of the YEI following a fully fledged assessment of its performance; asks the Commission to take all necessary actions to ensure its continuation and its revision in order to promote the creation of new high-quality jobs and decent social protection for young peoplenote of the results of said evaluation and to ensure that further steps are taken to support the aim of reducing youth unemployment, including through encouraging exchange of best practice across Member States;
2016/09/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 56 #

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the current migration crisis poses many challenges for the educational and training systems of the host Member States; calls on the EU institutions to provide, via ESIF and other Union programmes, adequate funding to host countries in order to substantially Member States with the flexibility necessary, through the ESIF and other Union programmes, to use existing funds to support the integration of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers into education and training systems;
2016/09/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 37 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas both professional and grassroot sports play a key role in the global promotion of peace, respect for human rights and solidarity, carry health and economic benefits for societies and have an essential role in highlighting fundamental educational and cultural values, as well as promoting social inclusion;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 52 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the European organised sports model is based on the principles of territoriality and nationality, with one federation per discipline, and solidarity mechanisms suchbetween elite and grassroots sport, as well as promotion-relegation and open competitions;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 56 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas it is legitimate and necessary for all stakeholders to require that any sports competition be played and decided in accordance with the internationally recognised rules of the game;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 65 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas sport is confronted with match-fixing scandals involving money laundering which have coincided with the rise of online betting;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 83 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas athletes, who are often minors, face increasing economic pressures and are treated as commoditiesin particular minors, should be protected from any form of violence or discrimination that may occur in the course of their participation in sport;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 113 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T
T. whereas volunteering is are fundamental condition for accessible, low- cost sports activities and eventsto the provision of sport, supporting development and accessibility, especially at grassroots level;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 123 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Ua. Whereas infringements of sports organisations' intellectual property rights and digital piracy, especially the unlicensed live transmission of sporting events, raise serious concerns for the long-term funding of sport, at all levels;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 157 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on sports organisations and bidding entities to ensure that bidding to host major events abides by good governance standards and fundamental rights, and guarantees a sustainable legacy;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 173 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on sports organisations to put forward by 2018, and subsequently implement, concrete proposals to enhance their governance subject to any initiatives already being undertaken within individual Member States;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 180 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. ReiteratUnderlines that Member States should seek to establish a specific criminal offence dealing with match-fixing and ensure that match-fixing and corruption in sport are subject to judicial proceedings;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 205 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to ensure that information-sharing between state authorities and anti-doping agencies is effective, sports organisations, regulators, anti-doping agencies and other bodies is effective in tackling betting corruption and doping;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 209 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work closely with WADAThe World Anti-Doping Agency, UNESCO and the Council of Europe in order to prevent and fight doping effectively;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 220 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the new Council of Europe Convention on spectator violence and calls on theurges Member States to sign and ratify it without delay;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 229 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Condemns strongly allny forms of discrimination in sport, both on and off the field and underlines the need to prevent such behaviour at all levels;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 237 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes good self-regulatory practices such as Financial Fair Play initiative in that it encourages more economic rationality and better standards of financial management in professional sport with a focus on the long-term as opposed to the short-term and thus contributes to the healthy and sustainable development of sport in Europe;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 245 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that athletes must be protected from any form of violence, harm or abusive practices such as, including third- party ownership which raise numerous questions of integrity and broader ethical concerns;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 257 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates its attachment to the European organised sports model, where federations play a central role, insofar as it balances the numerous diverging interests between all stakeholders, such as playerathletes, clubs, leagues, associations and volunteers, with appropriate and democratic representation in decision-making;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 267 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the efforts of the Commission and all concerned stakeholders to promote social dialogue in sport, whilst acknowledging that it is the responsibility of sporting organisations to commit to developing a culture of transparency;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 289 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that sport builds bridges across cultures and across ethnic and social divides with a positive message of shared values, such as mutual respect, tolerance, compassion, leadership, equality of opportunity and the rule of law;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 310 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Considers that further efforts to encourage the local training of players is required in order to broaden the opportunities for talented young players to play in their clubs' first team and thus enhance the pool of new talent across Europe;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 328 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines that participation in sport in schools and universities, as well as by older people, is vitalschools can, and often do, play a central role in providing high quality sport and physical activity opportunities, both through the curriculum (physical education) and through additional, out-of-hours provision; emphasises that the participation of older people in sport is vital and must be encouraged;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 347 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Stresses that disabled people should have access to all sports facilities according to the principle that sports facilities should be accessible to all;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 371 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Recommends the Member States and Commission to encourage citizens to practice more regular physical activities through appropriate health policies and programmes;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 372 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to allocate more funds to sport under ERASMUS+, with a focusssess whether the existing funding available for sport under ERASMUS+ is being used effectively and for the benefit onf grassroots sport and education, to enhance its visibility and to improve the mainstreaming of sport into other funding programmes, if not, to identify options for improvement with a focus on grassroots sport and education;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 390 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Asks the Commission to issue guidelines on the application of state aid rules in sport, notably that they should not apply to investment in and support to grassroots sport;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 396 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Welcomes the contribution made by national lotteries to grassroots sport and calls onencourages Member States to make licensed betting operators subject to a mandatory fair financial return to the grassroots;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 406 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Recommends that the Member States introduce possibilities for VAT exemption in grassroots sport and tax breaks for volunteers active in sactively utilise the tax system to support grassroots sport, recognising that State Aid rules should not apply to such support;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 413 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Calls on the Commission to improve the mainstreaming of sport into other relevant policies and funding programmes including the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF);
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 415 #

2016/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Calls on the Commission to minimise the administrative burden on volunteer-run grassroots sport organisations and to address any unintended consequences arising from the implementation of EU legislation;
2016/10/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 900 #

2016/2114(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 15 – paragraph 1
The President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors shall be elected by secret ballot, in accordance with Rule 182. Nominations shall be with consent. They may only be made by a political group or by at least 40 Members. However, if the number of nominations does not exceed the number of seats to be filled, the candidates may be elected by acclamation. Members shall be permitted to serve a maximum of two terms in the office of President pursuant to Rule 19(1), regardless of whether they are served consecutively or not.
2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 3 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking which will play a crucial role in combating the alarming rise in the illegal trade in wildlife; underlines, in particular, Priority 2 concerning the implementation and enforcement of the relevant existing rules and legal frameworks; looks forward to the Commission's 2016 review of their functioning and requests this review include an assessment of customs procedures;
2016/09/05
Committee: INTA
Amendment 22 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that in stemming the illegal trade in wildlife, the Action Plan positively curtails the financing of criminal and terrorist organisations and in doing so helps to reinforce the rule of law and contribute to stable and secure nations;
2016/09/05
Committee: INTA
Amendment 32 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of ensuring the private sector's involvement in the fight against wildlife trafficking, considering the role played by e-commerce platforms, distribution networks, transport and courier companies; welcomes emerging collaborative zero tolerance approaches between wildlife trade experts and logistics companies;
2016/09/05
Committee: INTA
Amendment 11 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the current fragmentation of custom control policies between the Member States createsmust not lead to a situation resulting in additional administrative and time burdens as well as aor distortion of internal trade flows;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 14 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the proposed directive for a Union legal framework for customs infringements and sanctions does not take into due account the current differences between the Member States' criminal and administrative sanctions, allowing operators to make strategic choices when importing from third countries;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 18 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas complex customs rules and procedures, as well as different criteria and sanctions applied by authorities, constitute an important barrier to trade and are particularly detrimental to the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs)an overburden small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) creating considerable strain in their limited resources and affecting their trade journey;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 35 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to work closely with the Member States to ensure efficient implementation of the new system set by the UCC, avoiding divergent practices among the Member States duringafter the transition period;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 42 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Invites the Commission to continue cooperation with the Member States and relevant trade stakeholders further to developto address existing gaps in the control systems and support the Member States in the development and implementation of customs simplifications while; stresses the need to ensuringe appropriate and harmonised controlsupport to the relevant authorities at EU borders in order to guarantee EU security, safety and economic interests, with a particular effort regarding IPR protection and the fight against illicit trade;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 47 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to pursue greater collaboration with the private sector in identifying fraudulent operators; stresses the importance of involving private stakeholders in the fight against illegal trade, including illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 51 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the opportunity given by the UCC and its rules on the interconnected IT systems and electronic exchanges should be used to access data on reliable and legal trade and make it available through channels other than customs declarations, for example through the use of mutual recognition programmes on reliable traders such as AEOs or SSTLs;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 54 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to developpush for the wider utilisation of the Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) programme further, ensuring; stresses the importance of promoting its benefits for trade whilst preserving stringent rules of compliance, its robustness, reliability and compliance with third countries' customs rules in trade agreement negotiations;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 59 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to coordinate and cooperate with customs and other border agencies on the ground in a better way, within the EU as well as with its trade partners on data sharing, in particular as regards recognition of custom controls and trusted trade partners;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 64 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the Commission to present a communication on better practises on custom control for the interim period, in order to bolster convprovide a framework of refergence betweto the competent control bodies in the Member States,, highlight best practices and results, and analyse the counterfeiting trade flows at border points;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 72 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to investigate the different practices for customs controls in the EU and on their impact on any possible trade diversion, focusing in particular on EU customs at external borders;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 85 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the progressive implementation of the UCC brings equivalentadditional value to the economic operators throughout the Union, while at the same time ensuring that the simplification of the customs procedures do not create additional gaps in the customs risk management and control systems that could hinder the effective fight against illicit trade;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 91 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to work further with the Member States on aligning, where appropriate, policies as regardsencourage Member States to cooperate and share best practises on customs and VAT policies, with a view to ensuring synergies, including in finding legal and practical solutions to challenges relating to small consignments, e- commerce and simplifications;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 93 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Call on the Commission to create a single EU control body to ensure harmonised treatments along the EU points of entrance;deleted
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 99 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the Commission and the Council to ensureConsiders that the proposed Sanction Directive should be further examined; believes that a level playing field and early adoption of the Sanction Directive with a view to enabling, within the Customs Union, a level playing field and equal treatment of trade stakeholders infringing customs rulesqual treatment of economic operators infringing customs rules is a worthwhile objective, but notes the requirements contained already in the Union Customs Code to introduce proportionate and dissuasive sanctions at Member States level for infringements; considers that different capacities between frequent users of customs facilities must be recognised;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 103 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Requests the Commission to enhance cooperation with trade stakeholders and trade representatives with a view to addressing, in particular, all challenges stemming from the implementation of the UCC, including concerns of SMEs as regards the implementation of customs rules;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 106 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that firmillegitimate operators based in third countries are using e- commerce to offer counterfeited goods that are sent by normal posto European consumers within the EU territory, and that these goods are systematicallymay be billed under the minimum price level to be checked by authorities; asks the Commission to design an action plan to introduce a common mechanism allowing allreflect on how best to address risks related to e-commerce; calls on the Commission to work closely with all concerned actors, including transport and courier companies, to support Member States toin curbing this practice;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 116 #

2016/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Invites the Commission to continue and deepen customs cooperation on IPR with China and Hong Kong as well as other states that may be vulnerable to being used as a possible conduit for the flow of illegal goods which do not respect EU intellectual property protections;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 52 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas employment in the cultural sector is unlikely to be offshored, as it is connected to specific cultural, often regional and historical competences; whereas CCIs contribute significantly and more than any other sector to youth employment and have proved to be most resilient during the post- 2008 economic crisis;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 85 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas despite the fact that more creative content is being consumed today than ever before, in particular on services such as user-uploaded content platforms and content aggregation services, the cultural and creative sector has not seen a comparable increase in revenues from this increase in consumption, largely due to the issues surrounding legal clarity and differentiation of active and passive content promotion, which is often victim to illegal online activities, subsequently negatively affecting CCI's;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 97 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas CCI national estimates are rarely comparable as Member States are still using different definitions of the CCI; notes that such definitions also include broad categories of CCIs such as software, advertising and marketing, which are highly successful both in economic terms and as examples of European creativity and entrepreneurship;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 125 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to design its future policies based on the following definition of CCIs: 'cultural and creative industries are those industries that are based on cultural values, individual creativity, skills and talent with the potential to create wealth and jobs through generating value from intellectual property. They include the following sectors relying on cultural and creative inputs: architecture, archives and libraries, artistic crafts, audio-visual (including film, television, video games and multimedia), cultural heritage, design, creativity-driven high-end industries and fashion, festivals, music, performing arts, books and publishing, radio and visual arts, software, advertising and marketing';
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 133 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to identify specific indicators in order to monitor and analyse the cultural, economic and societal impact of its policies and regulatory proposals related to the CCS, and to possibly identify alternative data sources with a view to complementing and improving official statistics, to ensure that the positive effects of public investment are understood more clearly and to provide the levels of analysis required to attract more private investment; underlines that CCIs often have complex business models that can present a challenge to traditional forms of funding;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 149 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that technology and infrastructure rely on the content provided by creators; calls, therefore, on the Commission to establish a legal framework for the value chainsupport the creation of industry-led guidelines, based on best practice, to improve transparency and fairness in value chains, updating them to take into account new viewing and listening practices in the digital age in a way that takes into account the specificities of the sector and leads to an improvement in the remuneration of authors and creators;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 173 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Asks the Commission, in view of the upcoming copyright reform, to create legal solutions whichinvestigate solutions, in partnership with industry and consumer groups, that will suipport creators, right holders and consumers alike in order to make clear thatidentifying where liability exemptions can only apply to genuinely neutral and passive online service providers and not to services that play an active role in distributing, promoting and monetising content at the expense of creatobe appropriately applied to online service providers;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 204 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that piracy and counterfeiting remain a serious concern for CCIs and citizens alike; stresses that these illicit activities can be the cause of safety and healthsecurity concerns that need to be addressed;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 212 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends consiUnderlinges the introduction of tougheneed to monitor sanctions and the promotion of a system of guarantees on traceabilityd strengthen the application of existing enforcement rules across the EU as a deterrent for counterfeiters as well as increasing the damages and compensation awarded to right holders; calls on the EU and the Member States to launch awareness-raising campaigns against piracy and counterfeiting; stresses, finally, the nee and to work together to collate further evidence on the scale and scope of civil IP infringement and IP crime in order to identify trends and target them more effectively, whilst encouraging rights holders and service providers to ensure that there are easy routes to accessing legal content, to discourage piracy; stresses, finally, the need for further international engagement and to involve all digital actors in the fight against online counterfeiting;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 252 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that creative skills need to be learnt from an early age in order to lay the foundations for the continuous renewal of creative talents; encourages the Member States to improve theirdevelop the teaching of media literacy and digital skills throughout their education systems, whilst improving overarching training, learning and qualification systems, to enablinge students in cultural and arts disciplines to acquire comprehensive training;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 299 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the Members States to promote cross-sectorial approaches between different areas in formal education and in non-formal learning, in particular closing the gap between STEM and arts subjects to support the development of technical careers in the creative industries and creative careers in the STEM sector, which are vital for the growth of Europe's CCS; recommends the creation within higher education institutions of joint programmes between arts and culture, science, engineering, technology, business and other relevant fields; stresses the need to support centres of excellence;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 2 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with disappointment that onthat approximately 4 % of EFSI funding – both under the Infrastructure and Innovation and SME Windows – has been allocated to the thematic objective set out in Article 9(2)(g) of the EFSI Regulation and that only a fraction of that 4 % has reached the culture and education sectors;
2017/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 7 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the interest among cultural and creative sector (CCS) stakeholders in EFSI funding as well as the potential of the SME Window for the sector; regrets, however, the lack of awareness of EFSI and its funding options; insists that communication efforts be scaled up, tailored to the needs of the CCS and rolled out locally in Member States, includingpredominantly through the Creative Europe Desks;
2017/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 13 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the CCS also requires targeted advice to understand the financing options and procedures under EFSI, and that financial intermediaries need support to better understand the CCS and its needs; welcomes, in this regard, the EFSI 2.0 proposal to boost the role of the European Investment and Advisory Hub and enhance its national, regional and local presence; insists that the Hub be adequately resourced so as to provide tailored support to the education and cultural sectors throughout the process;
2017/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 18 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, since schools and universities in most Member States are legally prohibited from borrowing money, EFSI is largely unsuitable for the sector, but it should remain operational for training programmes where possible; regrets that, despite funding being diverted from Horizon2020, EFSI support for research and innovation has not adequately benefited public universities; insists, therefore, that funding be restored to Horizon2020;
2017/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 21 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for greater synergies between EFSI and other EU funds, notably the ESI Funds, Horizon2020 and the Creative Europe Guarantee Facility; urges the Commission to frontload the Creative Europe Guarantee Facility through EFSI for the benefit of SMEs; underscores that the Hub can play a role in providing information on combining EU funds and advice and training should be provided accordingly.
2017/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 19 #

2016/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas wild flora and fauna constitute a natural heritage of aesthetic, scientific, cultural, recreational, economic and intrinsic value that must be preserved and handed down to future generations;deleted
2016/12/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 20 #

2016/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas increases in illegal trade in numerous species of flora and fauna results in loss of biodiversity and ecosystem destruction, with increasing numbers becoming vulnerable or even extinct;
2016/12/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 27 #

2016/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that increased economic development, stemming from integration into global markets and the use of natural resources for the purposes of sustainable economic development are not mutually exclusive, but rather should be seen as mutually enforcing;
2016/12/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 28 #

2016/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Strongly supports, therefore, an approach towards wildlife issues that not only upholds the EU and its trading partners' environmental protection objectives of the EU and its trading partners, but also allows for the creation of sustainable and legal frameworks thatfor the development of legal trade frameworks which strengthen the positive contribution of trade policy to sustainable development;
2016/12/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 30 #

2016/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines, in particular, that the EU remains a significant destination market and transit route for illicit wildlife products;
2016/12/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 31 #

2016/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking, which will play a crucial role in combating the alarming rise in the highly lucrative illegal trade in wildlife which destabilises economies and communities that depend on wildlife for their livelihood and threatens the peace and security of fragile regions of EU trade partners by strengthening illicit routes;
2016/12/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 33 #

2016/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that only an integrated approach to wildlife crime can be ultimately be successful in curtailing and eliminating the illegal trade, and that the EU must lead efforts in tackling not only supply- side issues, including development issues on the ground in third countries, but also demand for illegal products in domestic markets, including online platforms;
2016/12/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 41 #

2016/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers that the customs dimension of the European Union's Action Plan should be further strengthened, with regard to both cooperation with partner countries and better and more effective implementation within the Union; looks forward, therefore, to the Commission's 2016 review of the implementation and enforcement of the EU's current legal framework, and asks for this review to include an assessment of customs procedures;
2016/12/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 48 #

2016/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Welcomes emerging collaborative zero tolerance approaches between wildlife trade experts and logistics companies; considers that the Commission should reflect on how best to ensure that relevant legal framework can better address risks related to e-commerce and online and offline commercial advertising;
2016/12/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 52 #

2016/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Welcomes the United for Wildlife Transport Taskforce Buckingham Palace Declaration of March 2016 which aims to involve private sector actors in addressing vulnerabilities of transportation and customs which are exploited by traffickers, as well as to improve information sharing along the length of global supply chains and trade routes;
2016/12/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 54 #

2016/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Recalls the continuing challenges of changing consumer behaviour and the crucial role of NGOs in awareness raising of issues pertaining to the challenge of combating the illegal wildlife trade;
2016/12/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 56 #

2016/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the existing domestic legal framework remains sufficient at this stagis adequate, and that the challenge and priority for EU Member States remain, at this stage, is implementation of the existing rules, rath; recognises, however, than wholesale legal changes that could, rather, create instability and further problems with implementationt supplementary provisions, akin to the US Lacey Act, are needed in order to prohibit the making available and placing on the market, transport and acquisition of wildlife that has been illegally harvested or traded in third countries;
2016/12/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 60 #

2016/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Supports the approach that includes in future EU trade agreements provisions aimed at tackling wildlife trafficking;
2016/12/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 67 #

2016/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the inclusion of provisions ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA); calls on the Commission to ensure that sustainable development chapters of all new trade agreements include provisions relating to trade capacity building, information exchange and awareness-raising in combating illegal wildlife trade; and urges the Union and Member States to guarantee their proper implementation;
2016/12/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 83 #

2016/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Asks that the Commission and Member States continue to work with all concerned actors to ensure an integrated approach that not only targets the sources of illegal wildlife and wildlife products but also acts to curtail demand and raise awareness in demand markets;
2016/12/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 84 #

2016/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Asks that Member States and the Commission do more to ensure that the illegal criminal networks and syndicates active in illegal wildlife trade are targeted for disruption, elimination and prosecution, and that Member States ensure that the punishments and sentences reserved for wildlife crime are both proportionate and dissuasive and in line with commitments, where appropriate, as defined in the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime;
2016/12/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 85 #

2016/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that further opportunities for cooperation between the WTO and CITES should be explored, in particular in terms of offering technical assistance and capacity building on trade and environment matters to officials from developing countries; asks that the Commission continue to reflect on this as part of the post Nairobi discussions and future elements that will be considered at the next Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires in 2017;
2016/12/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 7 #

2016/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for an effective post-Cotonou framework adapted to global challenges, based on ownership by the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and in line with the Sustainable Development Goals; stresses that a revised general framework agreement, together with the regional Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and other trade instruments, must support fair and sustainable trade and, ultimately, wealth creation, sustainable development and poverty reduction; emphasises that EPAs will also be essential in promoting regional economic integration;
2016/06/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 13 #

2016/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Recalls that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are a key development instrument for helping alleviate poverty in the long run; stresses however that trade liberalisation must be accompanied by effective measures and development support in terms of capacity building, production, infrastructure and export capacity and domestic private sector development especially for the least developed countries- in order to help take advantage of the opportunities offered by trade;
2016/06/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 26 #

2016/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the post-Cotonou process should offer a framework within which to discuss trade issues with all the ACP countries; calls for a strengthening of trade cooperation and encouraging systemic economic reforms, with a values and results -driven approach and improved Policy Coherence for Development; believes that inclusive growth, job creation, the development involvement of the private sector, development of public-private partnerships and regional integration must be central in a future economic partnership;
2016/06/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 38 #

2016/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for strong, legally binding sustainable development provisions; asks for the human rights 'essential elements' clause to remain in the future agreement so that the linkage clauses in the EPAs continue to function after 2020;
2016/06/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 57 #

2016/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the Financing for Development commitments; calls for the EU to ensure more and effective funding for Aid for Trade to support the ACP countries' efforts to move up the global value chain and progressively integrate into the world economy, notes, however, that without serious efforts by the countries directly concerned and improvements in good governance, transparency and fight against corruption, trade cannot – in isolation – help countries to overcome development constraints.
2016/06/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 3 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that a well-functioning 1. internal market can only positively contributes to the objectives of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)improving, investing and strengthening Member State defence investment, capabilities and development in improving and supporting multinational defence cooperation across Europe and further afield, appreciating that a strong and globally competitive Defence Industrial and Technological Base is a prerequisite to achieving this;
2016/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 20 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the current geopolitical environment and the situation in Europe call for the Union to assume greater responsibilities in the fields of both external and internal security and to pursue more ambitious goals such as a European Army, andrequires Member States to do more to invest, protect and strengthen national defence capabilities, budgets and improve security readiness, and as such welcomes the European Council's conclusions of June 2015 asking for further development of both civilian and military national capabilities and the strengthening of Europe's defence industry;
2016/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 28 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the internal market instruments offer solutions for effective cooperation among Member States and for building on economies of scale, in order to avoid duplications and make expenditure more efficient in times of budget constraints and in view of the imminent risks of the EU defenc; notes also the potential for dual-use stector losing critical expertise and innovation, autonomy and competitiveness advantagehnologies in supporting this;
2016/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 33 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Identifies the future skills gap emerging as a result of the aging workforce in the defence sector, therefore welcomes the EU Commission's intention to support industrial and commercial efforts to encourage young professionals and apprentices to enter this sector, and moves to utilise wider EU projects such as the New Skills Agenda, COSME and a "Blueprint for Sectoral Co-operation on Skills" to target this gap;
2016/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 38 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Member States to fully enforce Directive 2009/81/EC, concerning procurement in the fields of defence and sensitive security, and Directive 2009/43/EC, concerning the transfer of defence-related products, while noting that Member States have made little use of the available tools, for example joint purchases through central purchasing bodies, such as the European Defence Agencypports the Commission in ensuring complete implementation of these directives, but equally encourages the Commission to issue increased guidance and assistance on the implementation and interpretation of these directives at the request of Member States;
2016/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 46 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises the success and best practice of The Letter of Intent Framework Agreement in supporting defence industrial goals and encourages the Commission to take note of the these principles and goals, primarily in the areas of security of supply and treatment of technical information;
2016/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 50 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the new CSDP provides greater flexibility, for example throughthe potential for flexibility and stronger Member State cooperation within a 'permanent structured cooperation' framework, which could take various forms, including joint development and procurement; calls for the creation of a structure for the exchange of information on terrorism and cyber security, within a framework accepted by national governments and security services;
2016/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 61 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that stimulating technological developments in Europe is vital in order to satisfy the upcoming needs of European armed forces across Europe, as is fostering a more integrated internal market through the development of joint cooperative programmes, under which the Joint Research Centre could aggregate dual-use technology efforts across the EU;
2016/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 64 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes the current preparatory action for defence research in the 2017- 2020 budget, and hopes that this becomes a permanent research field in the multiannual financial framework as commitment of member states into defence research and development continues to decline to the detriment of the defence in, and security of, Europe, however warns of the danger and redundancy of the programme should the preparatory action inadvertently duplicate efforts of member states or international bodies, such as NATO;
2016/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 68 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the importance of intensifying the synergies between security and defence and the synergies with other Union policies, and of building on integrated capabilities in order to develop common approaches in the areas of, for example, hybrid threats, terrorism, external border security, illegal immigration, common intelligence, cybersecurity and customs controls, notes that value of exchanging ideas and development with NATO on these topics is mutually beneficial to European and Transatlantic security;
2016/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 78 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recognises that, in pursuing a defence policy, the EU regularly duplicates efforts to improve defence capabilities and resources that are already established under NATO, therefore welcomes the Joint declaration from the NATO Warsaw Summit of 2016 on the NATO-EU strategic partnership, which recognises the role of NATO and the support the EU can play in achieving common goals;
2016/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 80 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes steps taken by the EDA and the EU Commission to improve mutual recognition of Defence standards and requirements in industry, but warns against doing this in isolation of international allies and partners, specifically NATO;
2016/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 81 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Recalls the need to improve SME access to defence supply chains recognising that SMEs are a vital part of achieving a prosperous European defence industrial base, as such suggests that in combination with universal and comprehensive implementation of 2009/81/EC, that greater transparency in supply chains, contracts and notifications of opportunities to tender should be encouraged;
2016/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 89 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that valid sovereignty concerns and divergent threat perceptions in the different Member States and differing national industries and operational capabilities hampermust be balanced against efforts to integration ofe the defence sector and contribute to market fragmentation, and believes that a European Defence Union may create more trust, align the different plans for developmenstrengthening to the benefit of all national defence capabilities and ultimately lead to more common projects and the openingthe security of the marketsEU.
2016/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 17 #

2016/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the fact that the 2014 annual report on the common foreign and security policy does not refer to cultural diplomacy, and underlines the need for the Member States to initiate a strategic approach to culture and intercultural dialogue, which should be reflected in the EU’s external relations; suggests that the coming Communication of the Commission on cultural diplomacy proposes such a strategic framework for international cultural cooperation providing appropriate long-term support to public and private cultural actors;
2016/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 19 #

2016/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to enhance cooperation and partnerships in the areas of culture education, audiovisual, youth and sports policies; stresses the need to exchange best practices with the EU's strategic partners in these fields;
2016/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 32 #

2016/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), and calls for an increased profile of culture and education in the bilateral and regional cooperation programmes under the ENP; underlines the importance of the same in relationships with acceding and candidate countries;
2016/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 45 #

2016/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the results of a recent European Parliament study on European cultural institutes abroad, in particular the set of guiding principles for the effective pooling and sharing of resources between cultural institutes and the EU institutions with a view to improving the visibility of European actions abroad through achieving scale; underlines that Europe's cultural diversity should be used as a strength in the EU's external action;
2016/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 60 #

2016/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the important and valuable role that sport can play in supporting international goals; underlines that sports can contribute to developing effective cultural relations based on mutual understanding, reciprocity, trust and co- operation; in this regard looks forward to the EUNIC 2016 Yearbook on the topic and its conclusions;
2016/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 65 #

2016/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the participation of eligible third countries in the main EU programmes in the field of education and culture, such as Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Horizon 2020 focusing on exchange of best practice.
2016/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 70 #

2016/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of education for children in emergency situations and protracted crises and the need to raise the profile of education projects in such cases; in this regard notes the announcement from the Commission to provide €445 million in humanitarian aid for the Syria crisis in 2016, part of which will be allocated to education.
2016/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that each of the institutions should be mindful that the responsibility as legislators does not end once international agreements are concluded; stresses the need for close monitoring of implementation and ongoing efforts to ensure agreements are meeting their aims; calls on the institutions to extend best-practice and a collaborative approach to the implementation and evaluation phases of international agreements;
2018/01/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 7 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the more systematic approach to impact assessments although the methodology used is not always optimal; calls on the Commission to continue to pursue this approach for an evidence and results-based trade policy, that must reduce the administrative and regulatory burden for businesses;
2018/01/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 11 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to provide additional justification for its choice of legal basis for proposals, in order to avoid uncertainty in the areas of parliamentary responsibility, and for the legislative process to be conducted efficiently and effectively;
2018/01/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 23 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In some cases, food business operators may be required or may want to indicate the origin of spirit drinks to draw consumers’ attention to the qualities of their product. Such origin indications should comply with harmonised criteria. Therefore, specific provisions on the indication of the country of origin or place of provenance in the presentation and labelling of spirit drinks should be laid down.
2017/07/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 27 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Concerning the protection of geographical indications, it is important to have due regard to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (‘TRIPS Agreement’), and in particular Articles 22 and 23 thereof, and to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (‘GATT Agreement’) which were approved by Council Decision 94/800/EC.12Furthermore, in order to tackle counterfeiting in spirit drinks, the protection of EU geographical indications should be extended to goods in transit through the EU customs territory, regardless of the final destination market. _________________ 12 Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986- 1994) (OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 1).
2017/07/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 29 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) Procedures for the registration, modification and possible cancellation of Union or third country geographical indications in accordance with the TRIPS Agreement should be laid down whilst automatically recognising the status of existing protected registered geographical indications of the Union. In view of making procedural rules on geographical indications consistent through all the sectors concerned, such procedures for spirit drinks should be modelled on the more exhaustive and well testedsimilar procedures used for agricultural products and foodstuffs laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 while taking into account specificities of spirit drinks. In order to simplify the registration procedures and to ensure that information for food business operators and consumers is electronically available an, a transparent and easily accessible electronic register of geographical indications should be established, provided it has the same legal value as Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008..
2017/07/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 33 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) In order to take into account evolving consumer demands, technological progress, developments in the relevant international standards and the need to improve the economic conditions of production and marketing, the traditional ageing processes and, in exceptional cases, the law of the importing third countries, and in order to ensure the protection of geographical indications, while taking into account the importance of traditional practice, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the amendment of or derogations from the technical definitions and requirements of the categories of spirit drinks and the specific rules concerning some of them referred to under Chapter I of this Regulation, the labelling and presentation referred to under Chapter II of this Regulation, the geographical indications referred to under Chapter III of this Regulation and the checks and exchange of information referred under Chapter IV of this Regulation.
2017/07/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 40 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) by any terms indicapermitted inby the relevant product specification.
2017/07/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 49 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Without prejudice to paragraph 1, in the case of spirit drinks produced in the Union and intended for export, the geographical indications and the terms in italics in Annex II of this Regulation may be supplemented in a language other than an official language of the Union when it is a legal requirement of the importing country.However, the particulars provided in the language of the importing country shall not replace the Union official language version.
2017/07/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 51 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. In exceptional cases where the law of the importing third country so requires, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 concerning derogations from the provisions on presentation and labelling contained in this Chapter.deleted
2017/07/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 58 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a The protection of geographical indications referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 18 shall be extended to goods brought, in the course of trade, into the Union without being released for free circulation, where such goods, including packaging, come from third countries.
2017/07/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 62 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
1. A Member State may, on a transitional basis only, grant protection to a name under this Regulation at national level, with effect from the date on which an application is lodged with the Commission. 2. Such national protection shall cease on the date on which either a decision on registration under this Regulation is taken or the application is withdrawn. 3. Where a name is not registered under this Chapter, the consequences of such national protection shall be the sole responsibility of the Member State concerned. 4. The measures taken by Member States under paragraph 1 shall produce effects at national level only, and they shall have no effect on intra-Union or international trade.Article 22 deleted Transitional national protection
2017/07/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 64 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall scrutinise by appropriate means any application that it receives pursuant to Article 21, in order to check that it is justified and that it meets the conditions of this Chapter. This scrutiny should not exceed a period of 12six months. Where this period is exceeded, the Commission shall indicate in writing to the applicant the reasons for the delay.
2017/07/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 72 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
However, where the amendment applications involve one or more amendments to the product specification that relate to the essential characteristics of the product, alter the link referred to in point (f) of Article 19, include a change to the name, or to any part of the name of the spirit drink, affect the defined geographical area or represent an increase in restrictions on trade in the product or its raw materials, the Member State shall submit the amendment application to the Commission for approval and the application shall follow the procedure laid down in Articles 21 to 27and 23 to 27. As regards third countries, the amendment shall be approved according to the system in place in those third countries.
2017/07/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 73 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. The scrutiny of the application shall focus solely on the proposed amendment.
2017/07/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 78 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts, without applying the procedure referred to in Article 44(2), establishing and maintaining a publicly accessible updated electronic register of geographical indications of spirit drinks recognised under this scheme (‘the Register’). The electronic register shall have the same legal value as Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008.
2017/07/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 93 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
1. In order to take account of the specificities of the production in the demarcated geographical area, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 concerning: (a) the additional criteria for the demarcation of the geographical area; and (b) the restrictions and derogations related to the production in the demarcated geographical area.deleted
2017/07/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 96 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the additional criteria for the demarcation of the geographical area; andeleted
2017/07/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 97 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the restrictions and derogations related to the production in the demarcated geographical area.deleted
2017/07/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 98 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure product quality and traceability, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 43, provide for the conditions under which the product specification may include information concerning packaging as referred to in point (e) of Article 19 or any specific labelling rule as referred to in point (h) of Article 19.
2017/07/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 24 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) BEREC and the BEREC Office have made a positive contribution towards a consistent implementation of the regulatory framework for electronic communications. Notwithstanding, there are still significant disparities between Member States as regards regulatory practice. Moreover, the governance structure of BEREC and the BEREC Office is cumbersome and gives rise to unnecessary administrative burden. In order to ensure efficiency gains and synergies and to further contribute to the development of the internal market for electronic communications throughout the Union as well as to the promotion of access to, and take-up of, very high capacity data connectivity, competition in the provision of electronic communications networks, services and associated facilities and the interests of the citizens of the Union, this regulation aims to strengthen the role of BEREC and the BEREC Office and enhance itstheir governance structure by establishing BEREC as a Union decentralised agency. This also corresponds to the need to reflect the significantly enhanced role played by BEREC following Regulation (EC) No 531/2012 which establishes tasks for BEREC in relation to Union-wide roaming, Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120 which establishes tasks for BEREC in relation to open internet access and Union-wide roaming, and the Directive which establishes a significant number of new tasks for BEREC such as issuing decisions and guidelines on several topics, reporting on technical matters, keeping registers and delivering opinions on internal market procedures for draft national measures on market regulation as well as on assignments of rights of use for radio spectrum, Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120 and Directive [...] ('Electronic Communications Code').
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 27 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The need for the regulatory framework for electronic communications to be consistently applied in all Member States is essential for the successful development of an internal market for electronic communications throughout the Union and the promotion of access to, and take-up of, very high capacity data connectivity, of competition in the provision of electronic communications networks, services and associated facilities and of the interests of the citizens of the Union. In view of market and technological developments, which often entails an increased cross-border dimension, and to the experience so far in ensuring a consistent implementation in the electronic communications field, it is necessary to build on the work of BEREC and the BEREC Office and further develop them into a fully-fledged agencywell-established governance structure composed of BEREC and the BEREC Office.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 28 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The agency should be governed and operated in line with the principles of the Joint Statement of the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission of 19 July 2012 on decentralised agencies (‘Common Approach’)28 . Due to the established image of BEREC and the costs that a modification of its name would entail, the new agency should retain the name of BEREC. _________________ 28Joint Statement of the Parliament, Council and the Commission on decentralised agencies of 19 July 2012.deleted
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 29 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The BEREC Office should be independent as regards operational and technical matters and should enjoy legal, administrative and financial autonomy. To that end, it is necessary and appropriate that it should be a body of the Union having legal personality and exercising the powers conferred upon it. As a decentralised Union agency, the BEREC Office should operate within its mandate and the existing institutional framework. It should not be seen as representing a Union position to an outside audience or as committing the Union to legal obligations.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 30 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The tasks of BEREC, as a technical body with expertise on electronic communications and composed of representatives from NRAs and the Commission, is best placed to be entrusted wiare without prejudice to the tasks such as deciding on certain issues witestablished for NRAs, which are crloss-border dimension, contributing to efficient internal market procedures for draft national measures (both as regards market regulation and assignments of rights of use for radio spectrum), providing the necessary guidelines to NRAs in order to ensure common criteria and a consistent regulatory approach, and keeping certain registries at Union level. This is without prejudice to the tasks established for NRAs, which are closest to the electronic communicest to the electronic communications markets and their local conditions. In order to carry out its tasks, BEREC should continue to pool expertise from the NRAs. To make BEREC more powerful and more representative and to safeguard expertise, experience and knowledge of the specific situation from variety of nationsal markets and their local conditions. In order to carry out its tasks, the agency would require adequate financial and human resources and would also continue the pooling of expertise from NRA, each Member State should ensure that its NRA has adequate financial and human resources required to participate in the work of BEREC, in particular in the work of the Working Groups and chairmanship of the Board of Regulators.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 32 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The organisational structures of BEREC and of the BEREC Office should be streamlined and suitable for the tasks they are to perform. Taking into account settled procedures and new set of tasks assigned to BEREC, it is necessary to make minor changes in the organisation with a view to strengthening the effectiveness of both BEREC and the BEREC Office.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 33 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Compared to the situation in the past where both a Board of Regulators and a Management Committee were running in parallel, having a single board giving general orientations for the activities of BEREC, deciding on regulatory and operational as well as on administrative and budgetary management matters should help improving the efficiency, coherence and performance of the agency. To this end, the Management Board should carry the relevantThe Management Board should carry the relevant administrative and budgetary management matters functions and should consist, in addition of two representatives of the Commission, of the Head, or otherwise a member of the collegiate body, of each NRA, who and of a re protected by dismissal requirementsesentative of the Commission.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 40 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) BEREC should be composed of the Board of Regulators, which is supported by the Contact Network and the Working Groups. The existing model of chairmanship of the Board of Regulators, based on a 'Troika' system of annual rotation of Chairs and Vice-Chairs, has helped to ensure continuity of BEREC's work and has thus contributed to the smooth operation of the Board of Regulators. An appointee as Chair must first serve a one-year term as Vice-Chair, followed by a one-year term as Chair, and thereafter, where possible, a further one- year term as Vice-Chair.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 42 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Experience has shown the usefulness of an intermediate level between the Working Groups and Board of Regulators. The Contact Network should prepare documents for the plenary meetings of the Board of Regulators.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 43 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 b (new)
(17b) The BEREC Office should provide all necessary professional and administrative support, including financial, organisational and logistical support, for the work of BEREC, such as preparation of agendas and minutes, reimbursement of the travel costs as well as, where necessary, the costs relating to the meetings of the Board of Regulators, Contact Network and Working Groups, workshops and other meetings, financing of studies and communication activities.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 44 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) BEREC should be independent as regards operational and technical matters and should enjoy legal, administrative and financial autonomy. To that end, it is necessary and appropriate that BEREC should be a body of the Union having legal personality and exercising the powers conferred upon it.deleted
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 46 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) As a Union decentralised agency, BEREC should operate within its mandate and the existing institutional framework. It should not be seen as representing a Union position to an outside audience or as committing the Union to legal obligations.deleted
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 48 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) In order to further extend the consistent implementation of the provisions of the regulatory framework for electronic communications within the scope of BEREC, the new agency, BEREC and the BEREC Office should be open to the participation of regulatory authoritieNRAs of third countries competent in the field of electronic communications that have entered into agreements with the Union to that effect, in particular those of EEA EFTA States and candidate countries.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 54 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) The BEREC Office, which was established as a Community body with legal personality by Regulation (EC) No 1211/2009, is succeeded by BEREC as regards all ownership, agreements, legal obligIn order to ensure continuity in the work of BEREC and the BEREC Office, it is necessary that their representationves, employment contracts, financial commitments and liabilities. BEREC should take over the staff of the BEREC Officnamely the Executive Manager and Chair and Vice-Chairs of the Board of Regulators and Management Committee, serve for the whosle rights and obligations should not be affected,period of their current term of office.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 57 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications ('BEREC') isand the 'BEREC Office' are hereby established.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 62 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. BEREC shall carry out its tasks independently, impartially and transparently.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 64 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. BEREC shall draw upon expertise available in the NRAs. Each Member State shall ensure that its NRAs have adequate financial and human resources to participate in the work of BEREC.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 67 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) assist, advise and cooperate with the Commission as well as NRAs, on request or on its own initiative, on any technical matter within its mandate, and assist and advise the European Parliament and the Council on request, including by means of reports, and cooperate with the NRAs and the Commission, on request or on its own initiative, on any matter regarding electronic communications within its competence;
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 70 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) assist and advise, including by means of reports, the European Parliament and the Council, following a reasoned request or on its own initiative, on any matter regarding electronic communications within its competence;
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 71 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) assist, on request, the NRAs, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, with regard to their relationship, discussions and exchanges with third parties, and assist the NRAs and the Commission in the dissemination of regulatory best practices to third parties;
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 74 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
(ac) promote cooperation among the NRAs, and between the NRAs and the Commission;
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 75 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a d (new)
(ad) issue recommendations and disseminate regulatory best practices addressed to the NRAs in order to encourage consistent implementation of the regulatory framework for electronic communications;
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 78 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a e (new)
(ae) assist the Commission, where relevant, as a consultative body in relation to the preparation and adoption of legal acts in the field of electronic communications;
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 79 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a f (new)
(af) carry out tasks conferred on it by legal acts of the Union in particular by Directive [...]('Electronic Communications Code'), Regulation (EC) No 531/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 82 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) issue decisions: – transnational markets in accordance with Article 63 of the Directive; – on a contract summary template in accordance with Article 95 of the Directive;deleted on the identification of
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 83 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) develop an economic model in order to assist the Commission in determining the maximum termination rates in the Union in accordance with Article 73 of the Directive;deleted
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 87 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) issue opinions as referred to in the Directive and Regulation (EU) No 531/2012, in particular: – on the resolution of cross-border disputes in accordance with Article 27 of the Directive; – to the internal market procedures for market regulation in accordance with Articles 32, 33 and 66 of the Directive; – to the internal market procedures for radio spectrum peer review in accordance with Article 35 of the Directive; – recommendations on harmonisation in accordance with Article 38 of the Directive;deleted on draft national measures related on draft national measures related on draft decisions and
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 90 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) issue guidelines as referred to in the Directive, Regulation (EC) No 531/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120: – obligatideleted on the implementation of NRAs’ on commons as regards geographical surveys in accordance with Article 22 of the Directive; – identification of the network termination point in different network topologies in accordance with Article 59pproaches to the on common approaches to meet ofn the Directive; – transnational end-user demand in accordance with Article 64 of the Directive; – reference offer in accordance with Article 67 of the Directive; – model to be applied by NRAs when setting maximum symmetric termination rates in accordance with Article 73 of the Directive; – assessment of the ability to manage numbering resources and the risk of exhaustion of numbering resources in accordance with Article 87 of the Directive; – parameters and the applicable measurement methods in accordance with Article 97minimum criteria for a on the technical details of the cost on common criteria for the on relevant quality of service ofn the Directive; – obligations as regards open internet access in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120; – accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 531/2012;implementation of NRAs’ on wholesale roaming access in
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 93 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. BEREC shall also carry out the following tasks: (a) monitor and coordinate the action of NRAs in applying Regulation (EU) No 531/2012, in particular as regards the provision of regulated retail roaming services at domestic prices in the interests of end-users; (b) report on technical matters within its competence, in particular: – opinions and guidelines referred to in Article 2(1)(d) and 2(1)(e); – between interpersonal communications services, threat to effective access to emergency services or to end-to-end connectivity between end-users in accordance with Article 59 of the Directive; – wholesale charges for roaming services and on transparency and comparability of tariffs in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 531/2012; – reports that NRAs shall provide in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120, through the publication of an annual synthesis report. (c) practices addressed to the NRAs in order to encourage consistent impledeleted on the practical application of the on the level of interoperability on the evolution of retail and on the outcomes of the annual issue recommentdation on any technical matter within its mandate; (d) – communications networks and services in accordance with Article 12 of the Directive. BEREC shall also issue standardised declarations on notifications by undertakings in accordance with Article 14 of the Directive; – extraterritorial use in accordance with Article 87 of the Directive; (e) it by legal acts of the Union in particular by the Directive, Regulation (EC) No 531/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120. best keep a register of: undertakings providing electronic numbers with a right of carry out other tasks conferred on
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 97 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. BEREC may, upon a reasoned request from the Commission, take on other specific tasks necessary for the accomplishment of its role in accordance with Article 1(2).
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 98 #

2016/0286(COD)

2b. Composition of the Board of Regulators 1. The Board of Regulators shall be composed of one member for each Member State. That person shall be the head or other high-level representative of the NRA established in the Member State with primary responsibility for overseeing the day-to-day operation of the markets for electronic communications networks and services. In Member States with more than one NRA in accordance with Directive [...] ('Electronic Communications Code'), those NRAs shall agree on a common representative and the necessary coordination between the NRAs shall be ensured. 2. When carrying out the tasks conferred upon it by this Regulation, the Board of Regulators shall act independently. The members of the Board of Regulators shall neither seek nor accept any instruction from any government, from the Commission, or from any other public or private entity. 3. The NRAs shall nominate one high-level alternates as member for each Member State. 4. The Commission shall attend the meetings of the Board of Regulators as an observer and shall be represented at an appropriately high level. 5. Any third-country regulatory authorities that are invited by the Board of Regulators shall have observer status and shall be represented at an appropriately high level. 6. The Board of Regulators may invite any person whose opinion may be of interest to attend its meetings on a case-by-case basis as an observer.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 100 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Tasks of the Board of Regulators 1. The Board of Regulators shall fulfil the tasks of BEREC set out in Article 2 and shall take all decisions relating to the organisation of the work of BEREC. 2. The Board of Regulators may adopt decisions unanimously on behalf of BEREC with regard to other specific tasks referred to in Article 2(2a). 3. The Board of Regulators shall adopt, on behalf of BEREC, the special provisions on the right of access to documents held by BEREC, in accordance with Article 27. 4. The Board of Regulators shall give guidance to the BEREC Office regarding its professional and administrative support to BEREC. 5. The Board of Regulators shall, after consulting interested parties in accordance with Article 2(4a), adopt BEREC's annual work programme before the end of the year preceding that to which the work programme relates. The Board of Regulators shall transmit the annual work programme to the European Parliament, the Council and to the Commission as soon as it is adopted. 6. The Board of Regulators shall adopt BEREC's annual activity report and shall submit it to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee by 15 June each year. 7. The European Parliament may invite, while fully respecting his independence, the Chair or a Vice-Chair of the Board of Regulators to make a statement before its competent committee on relevant issues relating to BEREC's activities and answer questions put by the members of the European Parliament.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 103 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Functioning of the Working Groups 1. Where justified and in particular to implement BEREC's annual work programme, the Board of Regulators may set up the necessary Working Groups. 2. The members of the expert Working Groups shall be designated by the NRAs, the Commission, the BEREC Office and third-country regulatory authorities that participate as observers in the work of Board of Regulators. The Board of Regulators may invite individual experts recognised as competent in the relevant field to participate in the Working Groups if necessary on a case-by-case basis. 3. Where appropriate to safeguard the independence of BEREC or to avoid the conflict of interest, the Co-Chairs may decide that certain items are to be discussed in the absence of the experts of the Commission, third-country regulatory authorities and other invited bodies. 4. The Board of Regulators shall appoint two Co-Chairs from different NRAs to each Working Group unless exceptional and temporary circumstances warrant otherwise. 5. The Board of Regulators shall adopt rules of procedure laying down the practical arrangements for the operation of the Working Groups.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 104 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 g (new)
2g. The BEREC Office shall, in particular, have the following tasks: (a) to provide professional and administrative support services to BEREC; (b) to collect information from NRAs and exchange and transmit information in relation to the tasks of BEREC set out in Article 2; (c) to disseminate regulatory best practices among NRAs, in accordance with point ad of Article 2(1); (d) to assist in the preparation of the work and provide other support to ensure the smooth functioning of the of the Board of Regulators, the Contact Network and the Working Groups. (e) to participate in the technical activities of the Working Groups upon decision by their Co-Chairs; (f) to assist in the preparation and provide other support to ensure the smooth functioning of the Management Board; (g) to assist BEREC in public consultations.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 107 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. In so far as is necessary in order to achieve the objectives set out in this regulation and perform its tasks, BEREC may, where appropriate, consult the relevant NRAs and cooperate with competent Union bodies, agencies, offices and advisory groups, with competent authorities of third countries and/or with international organisations, in accordance to Article 26.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 109 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. BEREC may, where appropriate, consult interested parties and give them the opportunity to comment within a reasonable period. BEREC shall, without prejudice to Article 28, make the results of such consultations publicly available.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 111 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The administrative and management structure of the BEREC Office shall comprise:
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 113 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– an Executive Director, which shall exercise the responsibilities set out in Article 9;
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 114 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
– Working Groups;deleted
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 115 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
– a Board of Appeal.deleted
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 116 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Management Board shall be composed of one representativemember from each Member State and twoone representatives of the Commission, all with voting rights. Each NRA shall be responsible for nominating its respective representative amongst the Head or members of the collegiate bodyother high-level representative of the NRA.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 121 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) adopt rules for the prevention and management of conflicts of interest as referred to in Article 31, as well as in respect of members of the Board of Appeal;
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 122 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) appoint the members of the Board(s) of Appeal;deleted
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 123 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The term of office of the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson shall be four years, with the exception of the first term of office of the Deputy Chairperson elected after the entry into force of this regulation which shall be two yearsone year. Their term of office may be renewed once.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 126 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Appointment of the Director 1. The Director shall be appointed by the Management Board, following an open and transparent selection procedure, on the basis of merit, management skills and the skills and experience relevant to electronic communications networks and services. For the purpose of concluding the contract with the Director, the BEREC Office shall be represented by the Chairperson of the Management Board. Before appointment, the suitability of the candidate selected by the Management Board may be subject to a non-binding opinion of the European Parliament. To that end, the competent committee of the European Parliament may invite the candidate selected by the Management Board to make a statement before its competent committee and to answer questions put by its members. 2. The term of office of the Director shall be three years. By the end of that period, the Management Board shall undertake an assessment that takes into account an evaluation of the Director's performance and BEREC's tasks and challenges. 3. The Management Board, taking into account the assessment referred to in paragraph 2, may extend the Director's term of office once, for no more than six years. 4. The Management Board shall inform the European Parliament if it intends to extend the Director's term of office. Within one month before any such intended extension, the Management Board may be subject to a non-binding opinion of the European Parliament. To that end, the Director may be invited to make a statement before the competent committee of the European Parliament and to answer questions put by its members. 5. A Director whose term of office has been extended shall not participate in another selection procedure for the same post at the end of the overall period. 6. Where the Director's term of office is not extended, he or she shall remain in office until the appointment of a successor. 7. The Director may be removed from office only upon a decision of the Management Board acting on a proposal from one-third of its members. 8. The Management Board shall reach decisions on appointment, extension of the term of office or removal from office of the Director on the basis of a two-thirds majority of its members with voting rights.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 128 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 2 – section 3
working groups Functioning of the working groups 1. Where justified and in particular to implement the work programme of BEREC, the Management Board, may set up the necessary working groups. 2. The Management Board shall appoint the members of the working groups, which may be participated in by experts from the NRAs, the Commission, BEREC staff and the NRAs of third countries participating in the work of BEREC. In the case of the working groups which are set up to carry out the tasks referred to in the third indent of Article 2(1)(d), their members shall be appointed from the lists of qualified experts provided by the NRAs, the Commission and the Executive Director. In the case of the working groups which are set up to carry out the tasks referred to in the second indent of Article 2(1)(d), their members shall be appointed exclusively from the lists of qualified experts provided by the NRAs and the Executive Director. The Management Board may invite individual experts recognised as competent in the relevant field to participate in the working groups if necessary on a case-by-case basis. 3. coordinated and moderated by a member of the staff ofdeleted The working groups shall be The Management Board shall BEREC, who shall be designated according to the internal rules of procedure. 4. adopt internal rules of procedure laying down the practical arrangements for the operation of the working groups. 5. the working groups.provide support to
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 139 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. The BEREC shall be a body of the Union. ItOffice shall have legal personality.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 140 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. In each of the Member States the BEREC Office shall enjoy the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal persons under their laws. It may, in particular, acquire and dispose of movable and immovable property and be party to legal proceedings.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 141 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The BEREC Office shall be represented by the Executive Director.
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 144 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee (‘the Communications Committee’). That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. 3. Where the opinion of the committee is to be obtained by a written procedure, the procedure shall be terminated without result when, within the time limit for delivery of the opinion, the chair of the committee so decides.Article 36 deleted Committee
2017/04/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 209 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) BEREC and the Office ('BEREC Office') were established by Regulation (EC) No 1211/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council25 . BEREC replaced the European Regulators Group ('ERG')26 and was meant to contribute to the development and better functioning of the internal market for electronic communications networks and services by aiming to ensure a consistent implementation of the regulatory framework for electronic communications. The BEREC Office was establiswas neithedr as a Community body with legal personality to carry out the tasks referred to i Union agency nor did it have legal personality. It acted as an exclusive forum for cooperation among NRAs, and between NRAs and the Commission, in the exercise of the full range of their responsibilities under the Union Rregulation (EC) No 1211/2009, in particular the provision of professional and administrative support services to BERECory framework. BEREC was established to provide expertise and establish confidence by virtue of its independence, the quality of its advice and information, the transparency of its procedures and methods of operation, and its diligence in performing its tasks. _________________ 25 Regulation (EC) No 1211/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 establishing the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the Office (OJ L 337, 18.12.2009, p.1). 26 Commission Decision 2002/627/EC of 29 July 2002 establishing the European Regulators Group for Electronic Communications Networks and Services (OJ L 200, 30.7.2002, p. 38).
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 210 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) BEREC and the BEREC Office have made a positive contribution towards a consistent implementation of the regulatory framework for electronic communications. Notwithstanding, there are still significant disparities between Member States as regards regulatory practice. Moreover, the governance structure of BEREC and the BEREC Office is cumbersome and gives rise to unnecessary administrative burden. In order to ensure efficiency gains and synergies and to further contribute to the development of the internal market for electronic communications throughout the Union as well as to the promotion of access to, and take-up of, very high capacity data connectivity, competition in the provision of electronic communications networks, services and associated facilities and the interests of the citizens of the Union, this regulation aims to strengthen the role of BEREC and enhance its governance structure by establishing BEREC as a Union decentralised agency. This also corresponds to the need to reflect the significantly enhanced role played by BEREC following Regulation (EC) No 531/2012 which establishes tasks for BEREC in relation to Union-wide roaming, Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120 which establishes tasks for BEREC in relation to open internet access and Union-wide roaming, and the Directive which establishes a significant number of new tasks for BEREC such as issuing decisions and guidelines on several topics, reporting on technical matters, keeping registers and delivering opinions on internal market procedures for draft national measures on market regulation as well as on assignments of rights of use for radio spectrum based on the sharing of best practices between NRAs.
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 219 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) BEREC should be independent as regards operational and technical matters and should enjoy legal, administrative and financial autonomy. To that end, it is necessary and appropriate that BEREC should be a body of the Union having legal personality and exercising the powers conferred upon it.
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 220 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) As a Union decentralised agency, BEREC should operate within its mandate and the existing institutional framework. It should not be seen as representing a Union position to an outside audience or as committing the Union to legal obligations.deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 221 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) In order to further extend the consistent implementation of the provisions of the regulatory framework for electronic communications within the scope of BEREC, ithe new agency should be open to the participation of regulatory authorities of third countries competent in the field of electronic communications that have entered into agreements with the Union to that effect, in particular those of EEA EFTA States and candidate countries.
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 225 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. BEREC shall pursue the samcontribute to the achievement of the objectives as those of national regulatory and other competent authorities ('NRAs') referred to in Article 3 of the Directive. In particular, BEREC shall ensure a consistent [...] ('Electronic Communications Code'). In particular, BEREC shall cooperate with the NRAs to ensure a consistent regulatory approach for the implementation of the regulatory framework for electronic communications within the scope referred to in paragraph 2 and thereby contribute to the development of the internal market. It shall also promote access to, and take-up of, very high capacity data connectivity; competition in the provision of electronic communications networks, services and associated facilities; and the interests of the citizens of the Union.
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 230 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. BEREC shall carry out its tasks independently, impartially and transparently.
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 231 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. BEREC shall draw upon expertise available in the NRAs. Each Member State should ensure that its NRAs have adequate financial and human resources to participate in the work of BEREC.
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 232 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) assist, advise and cooperate with the Commission as well as NRAs, on request or on its own initiative, on any technical matter within its mandate, and assist and advise the European Parliament and the Council on request, including by means of reports, and cooperate with the NRAs and the Commission, on request or on its own initiative, on any matter regarding electronic communications within its competence;
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 236 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) promote cooperation among the NRAs, and between the NRAs and the Commission;
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 237 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(a b) issue recommendations and disseminate regulatory best practices addressed to the NRAs in order to encourage consistent implementation of the regulatory framework for electronic communications;
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 239 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) develop an economic model in order to assist the Commission in determining the maximum termination rates in the Union in accordance with Article 73 of the Directive;deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 240 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) issue opinions as referred to in the Directive and Regulation (EU) No 531/2012, in particular: - on the resolution of cross-border disputes in accordance with Article 27 of the Directive; - on draft national measures related to the internal market procedures for market regulation in accordance with Articles 32, 33 and 66 of the Directive; - on draft national measures related to the internal market procedures for radio spectrum peer review in accordance with Article 35 of the Directive; - on draft decisions and recommendations on harmonisation in accordance with Article 38 of the Directive;deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 241 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) issue guidelines as referred to in the Directive, Regulation (EC) No 531/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120: - on the implementation of NRAs’ obligations as regards geographical surveys in accordance with Article 22 of the Directive; - on common approaches to the identification of the network termination point in different network topologies in accordance with Article 59 of the Directive; - on common approaches to meet transnational end-user demand in accordance with Article 64 of the Directive; - on the minimum criteria for a reference offer in accordance with Article 67 of the Directive; - on the technical details of the cost model to be applied by NRAs when setting maximum symmetric termination rates in accordance with Article 73 of the Directive; - on common criteria for the assessment of the ability to manage numbering resources and the risk of exhaustion of numbering resources in accordance with Article 87 of the Directive; - on relevant quality of service parameters and the applicable measurement methods in accordance with Article 97 of the Directive; - on the implementation of NRAs’ obligations as regards open internet access in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120; - on wholesale roaming access in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 531/2012;deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 244 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. BEREC shall also carry out the following tasks: (a) monitor and coordinate the action of NRAs in applying Regulation (EU) No 531/2012, in particular as regards the provision of regulated retail roaming services at domestic prices in the interests of end-users; (b) report on technical matters within its competence, in particular: - on the practical application of the opinions and guidelines referred to in Article 2(1)(d) and 2(1)(e); - on the level of interoperability between interpersonal communications services, threat to effective access to emergency services or to end-to-end connectivity between end-users in accordance with Article 59 of the Directive; - on the evolution of retail and wholesale charges for roaming services and on transparency and comparability of tariffs in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 531/2012; - on the outcomes of the annual reports that NRAs shall provide in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120, through the publication of an annual synthesis report. (c) issue recommendations and best practices addressed to the NRAs in order to encourage consistent implementation on any technical matter within its mandate; (d) keep a register of: - undertakings providing electronic communications networks and services in accordance with Article 12 of the Directive. BEREC shall also issue standardised declarations on notifications by undertakings in accordance with Article 14 of the Directive; - numbers with a right of extraterritorial use in accordance with Article 87 of the Directive; (e) carry out other tasks conferred on it by legal acts of the Union in particular by the Directive, Regulation (EC) No 531/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120.deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 257 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. In so far as is necessary in order to achieve the objectives set out in this regulation and perform its tasks, BEREC may, where appropriate, consult the relevant NRAs and cooperate with competent Union bodies, agencies, offices and advisory groups, with competent authorities of third countries and/or with international organisations, in accordance to Article 26.
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 262 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Any third-country regulatory authorities that are invited by the Board of Regulators shall have observer status and shall be represented at an appropriately high level.
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 263 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. The Board of Regulators may invite any person whose opinion may be of interest to attend its meetings on a case-by-case basis as an observer.
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 278 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Management Board, from a list of candidates proposed by the Commission, following an open and transparent selection procedure. For the purpose of concluding the contract with the Executive Director, BEREC shall be represented by the Chairperson of the Management Board. Before appointment, the candidate selected by the Management Board may be invited to make a statement before the competent committee of the European Parliament and to answer questions put by its members.deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 283 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The term of office of the Executive Director shall be five years. By the end of that period, the Commission shall undertake an assessment that takes into account an evaluation of the Executive Director’s performance and BEREC’s future tasks and challenges.deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 286 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. The Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Commission that takes into account the assessment referred to in paragraph 3, may extend the term of office of the Executive Director once, for no more than five years.deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 289 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. The Management Board shall inform the European Parliament if it intends to extend the Executive Director’s term of office. Within one month before any such extension, the Executive Director may be invited to make a statement before the competent committee of the Parliament and to answer questions put by its members.deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 290 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 6
6. An Executive Director whose term of office has been extended may not participate in another selection procedure for the same post at the end of the overall period.deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 292 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 7
7. The Executive Director may be removed from office only upon a decision of the Management Board acting on a proposal from the Commission.deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 294 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 8
8. The Management Board shall reach decisions on appointment, extension of the term of office or removal from office of the Executive Director on the basis of a two-thirds majority of its members with voting rights.deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 296 #

2016/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24
1. BEREC shall be a body of the Union. It shall have legal personality. 2. In each of the Member States BEREC shall enjoy the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal persons under their laws. It may, in particular, acquire and dispose of movable and immovable property and be party to legal proceedings. 3. BEREC shall be represented by the Executive Director. 4. BEREC shall have sole responsibility for the tasks and powers assigned to it.Article 24 deleted Legal status
2017/03/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 48 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Therefore, cross-border provision of online services that are ancillary to broadcast, and retransmissions of television and radio programmes originating in other Member States, should be facilitated by adapting the particular legal framework on the exercise of copyright and related rights relevant for those specific activities.
2017/03/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 62 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) In order to facilitate the clearance of rights for the provision of ancillary online services across borders it is necessary to provide for the establishment of the country of origin principle as regards the exercise of copyright and related rights relevant for acts occurring in the course of the provision of, the access to or the use of an ancillary online service. That principle of country of origin should apply exclusively to the relationship between right holders (or entities representing right holders such as collective management organisations) and broadcasting organisations and solely for the purpose of the provision of, the access to or the use of an ancillary online service. The principle of country of origin should not apply to any subsequent communication to the public or reproduction of content which is protected by copyright or related rights and which is contained in the ancillary online service.deleted
2017/03/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 69 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Since the provision of, the access to or the use of an ancillary online service is deemed to occur solely in the Member State in which the broadcasting organisation has its principal establishment, while de facto the ancillary online service can be provided across borders to other Member States, it is necessary to ensure that in arriving at the amount of the payment to be made for the rights in question, the parties should take into account all aspects of the ancillary online service such as the features of the service, the audience, including the audience in the Member State in which the broadcasting organisation has its principal establishment and in other Member States in which the ancillary online service is accessed and used, and the language version.deleted
2017/03/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 78 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Through the principle of contractual freedom it will beremains possible to continue limiting the exploitation of the rights affected by the principle of country of origin laid down in this Regulation, especially as far as certain technical means of transmission or certain language versions are concerned, provided that any such limitations of the exploitation of those rights are in compliance with Union lawnd the necessarily territorial nature of certain contracts are concerned.
2017/03/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 90 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Operators of retransmission services offered on satellite, digital terrestrial, closed circuit IP-based, mobile and similar networks, provide services whichthat are equivalent to those provided by operators of cable retransmission services when they retransmit simultaneously, in an unaltered and unabridged manner, for reception by the public, an initial transmission from another Member State of television or radio programmes, where this initial transmission is by wire or over the air, including by satellite but excluding online transmissions, and intended for reception by the public. They should therefore be within the scope of this Regulation and benefit from the mechanism introducing mandatory collective management of rights. Retransmission services whichthat are offered on the open internet should, however, be excluded from the scope of this Regulation as thosesuch services have different characteristics. They are not linked to any particular infrastructure and their ability to ensure a controlled environment is limited when compared for example to cable or closed circuit IP-based networks.
2017/03/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 102 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In order to prevent circumvention of the application of the country of origin principle through the extension of the duration of existing agreements concerning the exercise of copyright and related rights relevant for the provision of an ancillary online service as well as the access to or the use of an ancillary online service, it is necessary to apply the principle of country of origin also to existing agreements but with a transitional period.deleted
2017/03/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 118 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) AIn line with the principles of better regulation, a review of the Regulation should be undertaken after the Regulation has been in force for a period of time, in order to assess, among others, the impact of the Regulation, in particular on investment in European content, and to what extent the cross-border provision of ancillary online services has increased to the benefit of European consumers and hence also to the benefit of improved cultural diversity in the Union.
2017/03/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 125 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) “ancillary online service” means an online service consisting in the provision to the public, by or under the control and responsibility of a broadcasting organisation, of radio or television programmes simultaneously with or for a defined period of time after their broadcast by the broadcasting organisation as well as of any material produced by or for the broadcasting organisation which is ancillary to such broadcast;deleted
2017/03/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 158 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
(1) The acts of communication to the public and of making available occurring when providing an ancillary online service by or under the control and responsibility of a broadcasting organisation as well as the acts of reproduction which are necessary for the provision of, the access to or the use of the ancillary online service shall, for the purposes of exercising copyright and related rights relevant for these acts, be deemed to occur solely in the Member State in which the broadcasting organisation has its principal establishment.deleted
2017/03/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 195 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
Agreements on the exercise of copyright and related rights relevant for the acts of communication to the public and the making available occurring in the course of provision of an ancillary online service as well as for the acts of reproduction which are necessary for the provision of, the access to or the use of an ancillary online service which are in force on [the date mentioned in Article 7(2), to be inserted by OPOCE ] shall be subject to Article 2 as from [the date mentioned in Article 7(2) + 2 years, to be inserted by OPOCE] if they expire after that date.rticle 5 deleted Transitional provision
2017/03/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 94 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Rapid technological developments continue to transform the way works and other subject-matter are created, produced, distributed and exploited, and relevant legislation must be future-proof so as not to restrict technological development. New business models and new actors continue to emerge. The objectives and the principles laid down by the Union copyright framework remain sound. However, legal uncertainty remains, for both rightholders and users, as regards certain uses, including cross-border uses, of works and other subject-matter in the digital environment. As set out in the Communication of the Commission entitled 'Towards a modern, more European copyright framework' 26 , in some areas it is necessary to adapt and supplement the current Union copyright framework. This Directive provides for rules to adapt certain exceptions and limitations to digital and cross-border environments, as well as measures to facilitate certain licensing practices as regards the dissemination of out-of- commerce works and the online availability of audiovisual works on video- on-demand platforms with a view to ensuring wider access to content. In order to achieve a well-functioning marketplace for copyright, there should also be rules on rights in publications, on the use of works and other subject-matter by online service providers storing and giving access to user uploaded content and on the transparency of authors' and performers' contracts. _________________ 26 COM(2015) 626 final. COM(2015) 626 final.
2017/03/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 98 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) In the fields of research, education and preservation of cultural heritage, digital technologies permit new types of uses that are not clearly covered by the current Union rules on exceptions and limitations. In addition, the optional nature of exceptions and limitations provided for in Directives 2001/29/EC, 96/9/EC and 2009/24/EC in these fields may negatively impact the functioning of the internal market. This is particularly relevant as regards cross-border uses, which are becoming increasingly important in the digital environment. Therefore, the existing exceptions and limitations in Union law that are relevant for scientific research, teaching and preservation of cultural heritage should be reassessed in the light of those new uses. Mandatory exceptions or limitations for uses of text and data mining technologies in the field of scientific research, illustration for teaching in the digital environment and for preservation of cultural heritage should be introduced. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, such exceptions or limitations should complement, rather than replace, existing text and data mining exceptions in Member States. For uses not covered by the exceptions or the limitation provided for in this Directive, the exceptions and limitations existing in Union law should continue to apply. Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC should be adapted.
2017/03/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 118 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) This legal uncertainty should be addressed by providing for a mandatory exception to the right of reproduction and also to the right to prevent extraction from a database. The new exception should be without prejudice to the existing mandatory exception on temporary acts of reproduction laid down in Article 5(1) of Directive 2001/29, which should continue to apply to text and data mining techniques which do not involve the making of copies going beyond the scope of that exception and should complement, rather than replace existing text and data mining exceptions in Member States. Research organisations should also benefit from the exception when they engage into public- private partnerships.
2017/03/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 149 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) The exception or limitation should cover digital uses of works and other subject-matter such as the use of parts or extracts of works to support, enrich or complement the teaching, including the related learning activities. The amount of a work that can be copied may vary according to the type of work and its use. Member States should be able therefore to set appropriate limits in their national law to address this variation, as long as these limits strike a fair balance between the needs of users and rightholders. The use of the works or other subject-matter under the exception or limitation should be only in the context of teaching and learning activities carried out under the responsibility of educational establishments, including during examinations, and be limited to what is necessary for the purpose of such activities. The exception or limitation should cover both uses through digital means in the classroom and online uses through the educational establishment's secure electronic network, the access to which should be protected, notably by authentication procedures. The exception or limitation should be understood as covering the specific accessibility needs of persons with a disability in the context of illustration for teaching.
2017/03/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 281 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 – paragraph 3
In order to ensure the functioning of any licensing agreement, information society service providers storing and providing access to the public to large amounts of copyright protected works or other subject- matter uploaded by their users should takeagree with rightholders appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure protection of works or other subject-matter, such as implementing effective technologies in order to facilitate effective, transparent reporting in these agreements. This obligation should also apply when the information society service providers are eligible for the liability exemption provided in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC.
2017/03/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 284 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Large amounts of copyright-protected works or other subject matter should be understood to signify large amounts of works or subject matter within the same category or categories. The notion of category should be interpreted broadly to include such categories as music, broadcasts, films, or computer games. Consequently, the obligations in Article 13 should only apply to information society service providers in relation to the categories of works and other subject matter that the service stores and provides access to in large amounts and not to other categories.
2017/03/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 291 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
(39) CIn specific reference to musical works and other musical subject matter, collaboration between information society service providers storing and providing access to the public to large amounts of copyright protected works or other subject- matter uploaded by their users and rightholders is essential for thto ensure the effective functioning of appropriate technologies, such as content recognition technologies. In such cases, rightholders, in order to address the significant value gap affecting the music industry. In such cases, rightholders of musical works and other musical subject matter should provide the necessary data to allow the services to identify their content and the services should be transparent towards those rightholders with regard to the deployed technologies, to allow the assessment of their appropriateness. The services should in particular provide those rightholders with information on the type of technologies used, the way they are operated and their success rate for the recognition of the content of those rightholders' content. Those technologies should also allow those rightholders to get information from the information society service providers on the use of their content covered by an agreement.
2017/03/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 295 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 39 a (new)
(39 a) Since the measures and technologies implemented by information society service providers necessary to apply this Directive could have a negative effect on legitimate content that is uploaded or displayed by users, in particular where the content concerned is covered by an exception, information society service providers should be required to offer a complaints mechanism for the benefit of users whose content has been affected by these measures. Information society service providers and right holders should process any complaints as soon as possible and take corrective action where measures prove to be unjustified. Such complaint and redress mechanisms should prescribe minimum standards for complaints to ensure that rightholders are given sufficient information to assess and respond to complaints.
2017/03/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 307 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
(40) Certain rightholders such as authors and performers need information to assess the economic value of their rights which are harmonised under Union law. This is especially the case where such rightholders grant a licence or a transfer of rights in return for remuneration. As authors and performers tend to be in a weaker contractual position when they grant licences or transfer their rights, they need information to assess the continued economic value of their rights, compared to the remuneration received for their licence or transfer, but they often face a lack of transparency. Therefore, the sharing of adequate information by their direct contractual counterparts or their successors in title is importantnecessary for the transparency and balance in the system that governs the remuneration of authors and performers.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 311 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
(41) When implementing transparency obligations, the specificities of different content sectors and of the rights of the authors and performers in each sector should be considered. Member States should consultundertake appropriate consultation with all relevant stakeholders as that should, since this will help determine sector-specific requirements. CWhere collective bargaining is not already established practice, it should be considered as an option to reach an agreement between the relevant stakeholders regarding transparency. To enable the adaptation of current reporting practices to the transparency obligations, a transitional period should be provided for. The transparency obligations do not need to apply to agreements concluded with collective management organisations, as those are already subject to transparency obligations under Directive 2014/26/EU, or where agreements concluded with individual authors or performers are based on or subject to collective bargaining agreements.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 315 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
(42) Certain contracts for the (42) exploitation of rights harmonised at Union level are of long duration, offering few possibilities forand authors and performers may not always be able to renegotiate them with their contractual counterparts or their successors in title. Therefore, without prejudice to the law applicable to contracts inhere existing provisions for modification or annulment of contracts for the exploitation of rights do not already exist, Member States, there should be able to provide for a remuneration adjustment mechanism for caseappropriate cases of better than expected success where the remuneration originally agreed under a licence or a transfer of rights ishas become manifestly disproportionately low compared to the relevant net revenues and the benefits derived from the exploitation of the work or the fixation of the performance, including in light oftaking into account the transparency ensured by this Directive. The assessment of the situation should take account of the specific circumstances of each case as well as of the specificities and practices of the different content sectors. It should also consider the significance and nature of the contribution of the author or performer to the overall work or performance and where there are ongoing payment obligations that allow earnings to grow with success, for example, mechanisms such as royalties or profit share. In addition, any remuneration adjustment mechanism need not apply to agreements concluded with individual authors or performers based on or subject to collective bargaining agreements. Where the parties do not agree on the adjustment of the remuneration, the author or performer should be entitled to bring a claim before a court or other competent authority.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 335 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) 'educational establishment' means a school, college, university, or any other organisation the primary goal of which is to provide educational services: (a) on a not-for-profit basis or by reinvesting all the profits in such provision; or (b) pursuant to a public interest mission recognised by a Member State.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 341 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3
(3) ‘cultural heritage institution’ means a publicly accessible library or museum, museum, gallery or educational establishment, an archive or a film or audio heritage institution, or a public service broadcaster;
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 366 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall encourage rightholders and research organisations to work together to define commonly-agreed best practices concerning the application of the measures referred to in paragraph 3.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 410 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States may provide for restrictions on the amount of a work that can be copied in accordance with fair practice. Such restrictions shall take into account the needs of both users and rightholders.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 416 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States shall provide for an exception to the rights provided for in Article 2 of Directive 2001/29/EC, Articles 5(a) and 7(1) of Directive 96/9/EC, Article 4(1)(a) of Directive 2009/24/EC and Article 11(1) of this Directive, permitting cultural heritage institutions, or beneficiary institutions using the facilities of a third party in another Member State, to make copies of any works or other subject-matter that are permanently in their collections, in any format or medium, for the sole purpose of the preservation of such works or other subject-matter and to the extent necessary for such preservation.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 493 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay provide publishers of press publications with the rights provided for in Article 2 and Article 3(2) of Directive 2001/29/EC for the digital use of their press publications.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 501 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The rights referred to in paragraph 1 shall expire 203 years after the publication of the press publication. This term shall be calculated from the first day of January of the year following the date of publication.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 519 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Information society service providers that store and provide to the public access to large amounts of works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users shall, in cooperation with rightholders, take measures to ensure theeffective and transparent functioning of agreements concluded with rightholders for the use of their works or other subject-matter or to prevent the availability on their services of works or other. In respect of musical works and other musical subject- matter identified by rightholders, these measures may include, through the cooperation with the service providers. Those measures, such as the use of effectivebetween those rightsholders and the service providers, preventing the availability of musical works and other musical subject matter on the service through tools, such as content recognition technologies,. Such measures shall be appropriate and proportionate, proportionate and evidence-based in order to avoid forming barriers to entry for emerging information society service providers. The service providers shallould provide rightholders with adequate and timely information on the functioning and the deployment of the measures, as well as, when relevant, adequate reporting on the recognition and use of the works and other subject-matter reporting, which shall include data relating to those works held, matched, and used. Alongside such measures, Member States shall continue to encourage industry-led solutions to address sector- specific issues and the effective enforcement of existing measures to tackle piracy, including raising awareness of more legal routes to copyright protected content.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 533 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shallmay facilitate, where appropriate, the cooperation between the information society service providers and rightholders through stakeholder dialogues to define best practices, such as appropriate and proportionate content recognition technologies, taking into account, among others, the nature of the services, the availability and affordability of the technologies, and their effectiveness in respect of the range of types of content and in light of technological developments.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 550 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that authors and performers receive on a regular basis and taking into account the specificities of each sector, timely, adequate and sufficient information on the exploitation of their works and performances from those to whom they have directly licensed or transferred their rights, notably as regards modes of exploitation, revenues generated and remuneration due.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 560 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may decide that tThe obligation in paragraph 1 doesshall not apply when reporting obligations have been agreed by the parties or when the contribution of the author or performer is not significant having regard to the overall work or performance.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 565 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Where they exist, collective bargaining agreements shall take precedence over the obligations referred to in paragraph 4.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 570 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that authors and performersmay provide that authors and performers, where such rights are not managed by a collective management organisation or subject to a collective bargaining agreement and where existing provisions for modification or annulment of contracts for the exploitation of rights do not already exist, are entitled to request additional, appropriate and equitable remuneration from the party with whom they entered directly into a contract for the exploitation of the rights when. This shall only apply in cases where the author or performer demonstrates that the remuneration originally agreed is manifestly and disproportionately low compared to the subsequent relevant net revenues and benefits directly derived from the exploitation of the works or performancesparticular author or performer's works or performances. Member States may provide that this right expires if it is not exercised within a reasonable period from the relevant exploitation.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 589 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Member States shallmay provide that disputes concerning the transparency obligation under Article 14 and the contract adjustment mechanism under Article 15 may be submitted to a voluntary, alternative dispute resolution procedure.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 609 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The provision in Article 15 shall apply only in circumstances where the remuneration has become manifestly disproportionate after [the date mentioned in Article 21(1)].
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled of 27 June 2013;
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 13 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled continue to face many barriers in accessing books and other print material which are protected by copyright and related rights. Measures need to be taken to increase the availamprove accessibility tof those works in accessible formats and to improve their circulation in the internal market, as well as to increase availability where necessary and where the conditions set forth in this Directive are met.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 29 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) The exception should allow authorised entities to make and disseminate online and offline within the Union accessible format copies of works or other subject-matter covered by this Directive in line with relevant existing Union law.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 34 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) It should be possible for accessible format copies made in one Member State to be available in all Member States, in order to ensure their greater availability across the internal market for persons with disabilities. This wcould reduce the demand for redundant work in producing accessible format copies of the same work or other subject matter across the Union, thus generating savings and efficiency gains. This Directive should therefore ensure that accessible format copies made in one Member State may be circulated and accessed in all Member States, if the criteria set forth in the Directive are met. An authorised entity should thus be able to disseminate those copies, offline or online, to beneficiary persons and authorised entities in any Member State. Moreover, authorised entities and beneficiary persons should be allowed to obtain or have access to those copies from any authorised entity in any Member State.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 38 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) In view of the specific nature of the exception, its targeted scope and the need for legal certainty for its beneficiaries, Member States should not be allowed to impose additional requirements for the application of the exception, such as compensation schemes orwhere these are consistent with the objectives of the Directive and justified in light of the three-step test. Otherwise, additional requirements would run the prior verification of the commercialsk of going against the purpose of the exceptions provided for by this Directive, and avgailabilitynst the purpose of facilitating the cross- border exchange of accessible format copies within the internal market.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 61 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) 'beneficiary person' means, regardless of any other disabilities, any of the following:
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 80 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
No sooner Withain [five years after the date of transposition], the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive and present the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee, accompanied, where appropriate, by proposals for the amendment of this Directive.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 107 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Directive 2010/13/EU should remain applicable only to thoseaudiovisual media services, the principal purpose of which is the provision of programmes in order to inform, entertain or educate, and which are intended for reception by, and which could have a clear impact on, a significant proportion of the general public. The principal purpose requirement should be also considered to be met if the service has audiovisual content and form which is dissociable from the main activity of the service provider, such as stand-alone parts of online newspapers featuring audiovisual programmes or user-generated videos where those parts can be considered dissociable from their main activity. Social media services are not included, except if they provide a service that falls under the definition of a video-sharing platform. Similarly, audiovisual media services that are not primarily economic in their purpose and do not compete with television broadcasting but, for example, provide and distribute the audiovisual content of private users for sharing in communities of interest, should not be included. A service should be considered to be merely an indissociable complement to the main activity as a result of the links between the audiovisual offer and the main activity. As such, channels or any other audiovisual services under the editorial responsibility of a provider may constitute audiovisual media services in themselves, even if they are offered in the framework of a video- sharing platform which is characterised by the absence of editorial responsibility. In such cases, it will be up to the providers with editorial responsibility to abide by the provisions of this Directive.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 113 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) On-demand audiovisual media services compete for the same audience as television broadcasts. The nature and means of access to those on-demand audiovisual media services would therefore lead the user reasonably to expect regulatory protection within the scope of Directive 2010/13/EU. In light of this fact, and in order to prevent disparities with regard to free movement and competition, the concept of "programme" should be interpreted in a dynamic way, taking into account developments in the provision of the content of audiovisual media services that are directed at a significant audience and considered mass media.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 119 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Establishing jurisdiction requires an assessment of factual situations against the criteria laid down in Directive 2010/13/EU. The assessment of such factual situations might lead to conflicting results. In the application of the cooperation procedures provided for in Articles 3 and 4 of Directive 2010/13/EU, it is important that the Commission can base its findings on reliable facts. The European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA) should therefore be empowered to provide opinions on jurisdiction, in conjunction with national regulatory authorities, upon the Commission's request.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 157 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) In order to remove barriers to the free circulation of cross-border services within the Union, it is necessary to ensure the effectiveness of self- and co-regulatory measures aiming, in particular, at protecting consumers or public health. When well enforced and monitored,Codes of conduct at Union level may be of interpretative assistance to national regulatory authorities in the drafting of codes of conduct at Unational level might be a good means of ensuring a more coherent and effective approachand may help to improve coherence as regards the implementation of Directive 2010/13/EU.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 162 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Whilst potentially a beneficial tool in the interpretation and implementation of Directive 2010/13/EU, it is important that Union codes of conduct comply fully with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. Further public information, clarification and consultation on the functioning of Union codes of conduct is necessary before the Commission considers facilitating the development of such codes of conduct.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 173 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) The market for TV broadcasting has evolved and that there is a need for more flexibilgreater clarity with regard to audiovisual commercial communications, in particular for quantitative rules for linear audiovisual media services, product placement and sponsorship. The emergence of new services, including without advertising, has led to a greater choice for viewers, who can easily switch to alternative offers.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 177 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Independent audience measurement for audiovisual media services, including commercial communications, is needed to ensure adequate and transparent information to audiovisual media service providers and national regulatory authorities.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 191 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) Product placement should not be admissible in news and current affairs programmes, consumer affairs programmes, religious programmes and children's programmes, with a significant children’s audiencehich should be understood as programmes that are primarily produced for and aimed at children. In particular, evidence shows that product placement and embedded advertisements can affect children's behaviour as children are often not able to recognise the commercial content. There is thus a need to continue to prohibit product placement in programmes with a significant children's audienceprogrammes. Consumer affairs programmes are programmes offering advice to viewers, or including reviews on the purchase of products and services. Allowing product placement in such programmes would blur the distinction between advertising and editorial content for viewers who may expect a genuine and honest review of products or services in such programmes.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 211 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) While this Directive does not increase the overall amount of admissible advertising time during the period from 7:00 to 23:00, it is important for broadcasters to have more flexibility and to be able to decide when to place advertising in order to maximise advertisers' demand and viewers' flow. The hourly limit should thus be abolished while a daily limit of 20% of advertising within the period from 7:00 to 23:00 should be introduced.deleted
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 235 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) Providers of on-demand audiovisual media services should promote the production and distribution of European works by ensuring, where practical and by appropriate means, that their catalogues contain a minimum share of European works and that those are given enough prominence.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 240 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) In order to ensure adequatseek to improve levels of investment oin European works, Member States should be able tomay impose financial obligations ton on-demand service providers established owithin their territory. Thosejurisdiction. Those financial obligations can take the form of direct contributions to the production of and acquisition of rights in European works. The Member States could also impose levies payable to a fund, on the basis of the revenues made with on-demand services that are provided in and targeted towards their territory. This Directive clarifies that, given the direct link between financial obligations and Member States' different cultural policies, Member States are also allowed toIn accordance with the country of origin principle, Member States should only impose such financial obligations on providers of on- demand service providers established in another Member State which are targeted towards its territory. In this case financial obligations should only be charged on the revenues generated through the audience in that Member Statewithin their jurisdiction.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 244 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) When assessing on a case-by-case basis whether an on-demand audiovisual media service established in another Member State is targeting audiences in its territory, a Member State shall refer to indicators such as advertisement or other promotions specifically aiming at customers in its territory, the main language of the service or the existence of content or commercial communications aiming specifically at the audience in the Member State of reception.deleted
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 246 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) When Member States impose financial contributions to providers of on- demand services such contributions shall seek an adequate promotion of European works, while avoiding risks of double imposition for service providers. With this view, if the Member State where the provider is established imposes a financial contribution, it shall take into account any financial contributions imposed by targeted Member States.deleted
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 259 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) There are new challenges, in particular in connection with video-sharing platforms, on which users -, particularly minors -, increasingly consume audiovisual content. In this context, harmful content and hate speech stored on video-sharing platforms have increasingly given rise to concern. It is necessary, in order to protect minors from harmful content and all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or hatred, to set out proportionate rules on those matters without prejudice to Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council33a . __________________ 33aDirective 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (OJ L 178, 17.07.2000, p. 1).
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 278 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) An important share of the content stored on video-sharing platforms is not under the editorial responsibility of the video-sharing platform provider. However, where it is demonstrated that those providers typically determine the organisation of the content, namely programmes or user- generated videos, including by automatic means or algorithms. Therefore, those providers, they should be required to take appropriate measures to protect minors from content that may impair their physical, mental or moral development and protect all citizens from incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex, race, colour, religion, descent or national or ethnic origin.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 284 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
(29) In light of the nature of the providers' involvement with the content stored on video-sharing platforms, those appropriate measures should relate to the organisation of the content and not to the content as such. The requirements in this regard as set out in this Directive should therefore apply without prejudice to Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council34 , which provides for an exemption from liability for illegal information stored by certain providers of information society services. When providing services covered by Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC, those requirements should also apply without prejudice to Article 15 of that Directive, which precludes general obligations to monitor such information and to actively seek facts or circumstances indicating illegal activity from being imposed on those providers, without however concerning monitoring obligations in specific cases and, in particular, without affecting orders by national authorities in accordance with national legislation. __________________ 34Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (OJ L 178, 17.07.2000, p. 1).
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 335 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) The rights of persons with disabilities and of the elderly to participate in and be integrated into the social and cultural life of the Union is inextricably linked to the provision of accessible audiovisual media services. It is therefore important to ensure that accessibility is properly addressed in Directive 2010/13/EU, in line with the general principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The horizontal Commission proposal for a European Accessibility Act36a aims to enshrine these principles in Union law by removing barriers to access created by divergent legislation. While this is a welcome development and is considered appropriate in respect of the consumer equipment necessary to access audiovisual media content, the unique nature and cultural specificity of audiovisual media content itself is such that the regulation of existing and future access services that enable access to such content should remain in Directive 2010/13/EU, which is sector-specific. __________________ 36a COM(2015)615 final.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 336 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 b (new)
(38b) The means to achieve accessibility should include, but not be limited to, access services such as sign language interpretation, subtitling for the deaf and hard of hearing, spoken subtitles, audio- description, and easily understandable menu navigation. Audiovisual media service providers should be transparent and proactive in improving such access services for persons with disabilities and for the elderly.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 379 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 'programme' means a set of moving images with or without sound constituting an individual item within a schedule or a catalogue established by a media service provider, including feature- length films, videos of short duration, sports events, situation comedies, documentaries, children's programmes and original drama; that target a significant audience as mass media;
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 389 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d a (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(da) The following point is inserted: (bb) 'editorial decision' means a decision taken on a day-to-day basis for the purpose of exercising editorial responsibility;
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 394 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d a
(da) 'video-sharing platform provider' means the natural or legal person, without editorial responsibility, who provides a video-sharing platform service;;
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 432 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) if a media service provider has its head office in one Member State but editorial decisions on the audiovisual media service are taken in another Member State, it shall be deemed to be established in the Member State where the majority of the workforce involved in the pursuit of the audiovisual media service activity operates;;deleted
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 445 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a
5a. Member States shall communicate to the Commissiomaintain a list of the audiovisual media service providers under their jurisdiction and the criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 on which their jurisdiction is based. They shall subsequently inform the Commission without undue delay of any changes to that list. The Commission shall ensure that Member States shall ensure that national regulatory authorities share such lists with the Commission and with other competent independent regulatory authorities have acc, via a central database, or by other appropriate means. Member States shall update such lists, without undue delay, whenever changess to this informatione audiovisual media service providers under their jurisdiction occur.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 580 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 6 a
(9) the following Article 6a is inserted: ‘Article 6a 1. Member States shall ensure that audiovisual media service providers provide sufficient information to viewers about content which may impair the physical, mental or moral development of minors. For this purpose, Member States may use a system of descriptors indicating the nature of the content of an audiovisual media service. 2. Article, Member States shall encourage co-regulation. 3. encourage media service providers to exchange best practices on co-regulatory systems across the Union. Where appropriate, the Commission shall facilitate the development of Union codes of conduct.;’deleted For the implementation of this The Commission and ERGA shall
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 600 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 7
(10) Article 7 is deleted;
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 615 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 7 a (new)
(10a) The following article is inserted: 'Article 7a 1. Member States shall take steps to develop codes of conduct applicable to media service providers under their jurisdiction intended to ensure that their services are made progressively more accessible to persons with visual and/or hearing disabilities. 2. Such codes of conduct may be a self- or co-regulatory measure. The Commission and ERGA shall facilitate the exchange of best practice between audiovisual media service providers. 3. Such codes of conduct shall include a requirement that media service providers report on an annual basis to Member States about the steps taken and progress made in respect of progressively making their services more accessible to persons with visual and/or hearing disabilities. Member States shall ensure that this information is made publically available. 4. Such codes of conduct shall encourage audiovisual media service providers to develop, and make publicly available, accessibility action plans made in respect of progressively making their services more accessible to persons with visual and/or hearing disabilities. Such action plans shall be communicated to national regulatory authorities.';
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 636 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States and the Commission shall encourage the development of self- and co- regulatory codes of conduct regarding inappropriate audiovisual commercial communications, accompanying or included in programmes with a reasonable expectation of a significant children's audience, of foods and beverages containing nutrients and substances with a nutritional or physiological effect, excessive intakes of which in the overall diet are not recommended, in particular fat, trans-fatty acids, salt or sodium and sugars.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 648 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The Commission and ERGA shall encourage the exchange of best practices on self- and co-regulatory systems across the Union. Where appropriate and in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, the Commission shall consider facilitateing the development of Union codes of conduct.;
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 658 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission and ERGA shall encourage the exchange of best practices on self- and co-regulatory systems across the Union. If considered appropriateWhere appropriate and in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, the Commission shall consider facilitateing the development of Union codes of conduct.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 683 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Product placement shall be admissible in all audiovisual media services, except in news and current affairs programmes, consumer affairs programmes, religious programmes and children's programmes, with a significant children's audience. hich should be understood as programmes produced for and aimed at children.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 707 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 12 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that audiovisual media service providers provide sufficient information to viewers about content which may impair the physical, mental or moral development of minors. For this purpose, Member States may use a system of descriptors indicating the nature of the content of an audiovisual media service. For the implementation of paragraph 1, Member States shall encourage co-regulation. The Commission and ERGA shall encourage media service providers to exchange best practices on co-regulatory systems across the Union. Where this results in the recognition of common approaches, the Commission shall consider facilitating the development of Union codes of conduct, in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that programmes provided by audiovisual media service providers under their jurisdiction, which may impair the physical, mental or moral development of minors are only made available in such a way as to ensure that minors will not normally hear or see them. Such measures may include selecting the time of the broadcast, age verification tools or other technical measures. They shall be proportionate to the potential harm of the programme.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 731 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that, where practical and by appropriate means, providers of on-demand audiovisual media services under their jurisdiction secure at least a 20% share of European works in their catalogue and ensure prominence of these works.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 736 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may require providers of on-demand audiovisual media services established under their jurisdiction to contribute financially to the production of European works, including via direct investment in content and contributions to national funds. Member States may require providers of on-demand audiovisual media services, targeting audiences in their territories, but established in other Member States to make such financial contributions. In this case, the financial contribution shall be based only on the revenues earned in the targeted Member States. If the Member State where the provider is established imposes a financial contribution, it shall take into account any financial contributions imposed by targeted Member States. Any financial contribution shall comply with Union law, in particular with State aid rule within their territory, including via direct investment in content or contributions to national funds.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 811 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The daily proportion of television advertising spots and teleshopping spots within the period between 7:00 and 23:00a given clock hour shall not exceed 20 %.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 821 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) self-promotional and cross- promotional announcements made by the broadcaster in connection with its own programmes, audiovisual services and ancillary products directly derived from those programmes or with programmes from other entities belonging to the same media group;
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 829 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
‘(ca) neutral frames used to distinguish between editorial content and commercial communications, and between commercial communications.’
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 842 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Articles 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC, Member States shall ensure that video-sharing platform providers take appropriate measuresset out in a code of conduct the measures they will take to:
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 871 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
What constitutes an appropriate measure for the purposes of paragraph 1 shall be determined in light of the nature of the content in question, the harm it may cause, the characteristics of the category of persons to be protected as well as the rights and legitimate interests at stake, including those of the video-sharing platform providers and the users having created and/or uploaded the content as well as the public interest.deleted
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 881 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Those measuresMeasures outlined in such a code of conduct shall consist of, as appropriate:
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 894 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) establishing and operating systems through which providers of video-sharing platforms explain to users of video- sharing platforms what effect has been given to the reporting and flagging referred to in point (b);
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 904 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point f
(f) establishing and operating systems through which providers of video-sharing platforms explain to users of video- sharing platforms what effect has been given to the reporting and flaggingtransparent, easy to use and effective procedures for the handling and resolution of disputes between the video- sharing platform provider and its users in relation to the implementation of the measures referred to in points (b) to (e) and the extent to which those measures conform with the code of conduct.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 907 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. What constitutes an appropriate measure for the purposes of paragraph 1 shall be determined in light of the nature of the content in question, the harm it may cause, the characteristics of the category of persons to be protected as well as the rights and legitimate interests at stake, including those of the video- sharing platform providers and the users having created and/or uploaded the content as well as the public interest.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 914 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall ensure that video-sharing platform providers conduct and publish regular audits of their performance in accordance with the code of conduct referred to in paragraph 1.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 922 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall establish the necessary mechanisms to assess the appropriateness of the measures referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 taken by video- sharing platform providersreport on the delivery and effectiveness of the measures taken in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 2a. Member States shall entrust this task to the authorities designated in accordance with Article 30.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 933 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that complaint and redress mechanisms are available for the settlement of disputes between users and video-sharing platform providers relating to the application of the appropriate measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.deleted
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 946 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 8
8. Video-sharing platform providers or, where applicable, the organisations representing those providers in this respect shall submit to the Commission draft Union codes of conduct and amendments to existing Union codes of conduct. The Commission may request ERGA to give an opinion on the drafts, amendments or extensions of those codes of conduct. The Commission may give appropriate publicity to those codes of conductshall give appropriate publicity to those codes of conduct in order to promote the exchange of best practice.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 16 #

2015/2932(RSP)


Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of the Asia- Pacific region for economic growth within Europe and stresses that this should be reflected in the European Union's trade policy; recognises that Australia and New Zealand are a key part of this strategy and that widening and deepening trade with these partners can help to meet this goal;
2016/01/13
Committee: INTA
Amendment 48 #

2015/2932(RSP)


Paragraph 7
7. Considers a robust and ambitious sustainable development chapter, covering core labour standards and the four ILO priority governance, such as ILO principles and conventions, and multilateral environmental agreements an indispensable part of any potential free trade agreement;
2016/01/13
Committee: INTA
Amendment 51 #

2015/2932(RSP)


Paragraph 8
8. Notes that a balanced outcome in agriculture chaptersthe final agreement that takes sensitivities duly into account can boost competitiveness and will be beneficial to both consumers and producers; calls for the inclusion of effective bilateral safeguard measures to prevent a surge in imports that would cause, or threaten to cause,measures to prevent serious injury to producersEU industry;
2016/01/13
Committee: INTA
Amendment 60 #

2015/2932(RSP)


Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of strong and enforceable provisions covering the protection of intellectual property rights and, such as geographical indications (GIs);
2016/01/13
Committee: INTA
Amendment 66 #

2015/2932(RSP)


Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Ccommission to conduct as soon as possible comprehensive sustainability impact assessments of the potential agreements to be able to thoroughly evaluate possible gains inwith a view to evaluating the gains resulting from enhancing the EU-Australia and EU-New Zealand trade and investment relationships to the benefit of the population on both sides;
2016/01/13
Committee: INTA
Amendment 13 #

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas young people should be helped to tackle the challenges they face through a more coordinated and targeted use of resources at local, regional, national and EU level;
2016/04/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 20 #

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas education and training, youth and employment policy are primarily areas of Member State competence, thus the Open Method of Coordination is applied in the youth field at EU level, inspired by European Member States cooperation in the field of employment;
2016/04/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas more than 5.3 million Europeans aged under 25 years of age cannot find a job;
2016/04/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 27 #

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas it is important to underline that young people are politically engaged in many ways, but their participation in elections is decreasing;
2016/04/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 33 #

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas it is important to ensure that young people receive the best possible training as today’s European youth is facing high unemployment rin light of continued high unemployment rates in many EU Member States, and in particular young people with poor qualifications who are more likely to be unemployed;
2016/04/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 56 #

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Views the Open Method of Coordination as an appropriate means for framing youth policies; reiterates its call for closer cooperation and exchange of best practice on youth issues at local, regional, national and EU level;
2016/04/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 67 #

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recommends to Member States and the EU to implement an impact assessment of policies that are targeted to the young people;
2016/04/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 171 #

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the importance of strategic investment, including from the European Structural and Investment Funds, for regional development, competitiveness and the creation of high-quality traineeships, apprenticeships and sustainable jobs; notes that special attention should be paid to young people who are neither in employment nor in education and training, so-called NEETs;
2016/04/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 185 #

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Encourages the Member States to make full use of the Erasmus+ programme in order to improve the employment prospects of young people, foster cross-border career andlearning from different prospective in order to go back to their country and bring an added value within the national labour mobilityarket;
2016/04/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 188 #

2015/2351(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Member States to invest more and not to cut their national budget funding for youth policies and education;deleted
2016/04/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 17 #

2015/2329(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the current rise of ‘Euroscepticism’ – which culminated recently in the vote in favour of Brexit – reinforces the need to encourage civic participation and to launch an in-depth debate on European values, while highlighting the opportunities brought about by belonging to the EU;deleted
2016/11/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 27 #

2015/2329(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme should encourage a dialogue on the current problems of the European Union and recognize a diversity of views on the topic, whilst giving an equal weight to Eurosceptic views;
2016/11/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 57 #

2015/2329(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. UnderlinNotes that the overall funding available (EUR 185.47 million) to the only programme entirely dedicated to European citizenship, i.e. the Europe for Citizens programme, is negligible in comparison withlower than other education and culture programmes, such as Creative Europe (EUR 1.46 billion) and Erasmus + (EUR 14.7 billion);
2016/11/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 63 #

2015/2329(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the main obstacle to the successful implementation of the programme is the insufficient financial allocation and deeply regrets that it was cut by 13.7 % under the MFF 2014-2020, which has dramatically reduced the number of financeable projects and means that the high demand cannot be met, causing frustration among candidates with valuable projects;deleted
2016/11/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 70 #

2015/2329(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, owing to budgetary constraints, the total number of funded projects is too small to achieve the programme’s ambitious goals and that only around 6 % of the European Remembrance and Civil Society projects were able to be financed in 2015, which is very low in comparison to the Creative Europe programme results for the same year (19.64 % for Culture and 45.6 % for MEDIA); indicates that the funding for these two strands of the Europe for Citizens programme should be substantially increased;
2016/11/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 90 #

2015/2329(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that, given the low rate of success of the European Remembrance and Civil Society projects in the Europe for Citizens programme (6 %, as against 19.64 % for Culture and 45.6 % for MEDIA in the Creative Europe programme), a 60 % increase in the current budget would be necessary in order to achieve a target rate of 20 % of funded projects; calls, therefore, on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to consider a total financial envelope of approximately EUR 300 million for the Europe for Citizens programme under the next MFF;deleted
2016/11/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 101 #

2015/2329(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Recommends that another source of funding be found forthe principal purpose and implementation of the Europe for Citizens Initiative (ECI), which is currently financed under the Europe for Citizens budget is re-evaluated prior to considering further funding recommendations;
2016/11/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 140 #

2015/2329(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the need to develop – within the ‘European Remembrance’ strand – a Europeaconstructive debate on identity that should be oriented towards the future of EU Member States and not only the past, with a view to achieving common secular integration;
2016/11/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 3 #

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
– having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Draft 2015 Joint Report of the Council and the Commission on the implementation of the Strategic Framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET2020), 'New priorities for European cooperation in education and training' (COM(2015)0408), 1 Text pending adoption in April Plenary
2016/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 4 #

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the 2015 Joint Report of the Council and the Commission on the implementation of the Strategic Framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET2020), 'New priorities for European cooperation in education and training' (2015/C 417/04),
2016/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 14 #

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas education and training should not be aimed onsolely at meeting labour market needs, but should constitute a value in themselves, since education has an equally important role in developensuring ethicale safeguarding of shared human and civic virtalues and honouring the democratic principles on which Europe is foundedopen and democratic societies;
2016/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 37 #

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas deterioratingconcerns about teaching conditions and, quality of learning, a decline in academic freedom and growing criticismaspects of the Bologna process arehave been reported acrosswithin the European Higher Education Area (EHEA);
2016/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 73 #

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates that, notwithstanding the importance of acquiring employability skills, the value of knowledge and academic rigour should not be overlooked, and emphasises that blanket prescriptive approaches must be avoided; underlines that the forthcoming European Skills Agenda should not overstate employability skills, whilst rightly focusing on economic and employment challenges, should not do so at the expense of subject knowledge;
2016/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 106 #

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned at the fact that the quality of teacher education is lagging behind in some EU Member States, in terms of range and complexity, with regard to competences that are necessary for teaching today, and welcomes the choice of support for educators as a priority area for ET2020; encourages Member States to adapt their initial teacher training and in- service development programmes and to make better use of peer-learning activities between Member States;
2016/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 154 #

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that although, whilst the Bologna process has spearheaded significant achievements, it has also led, in some cases, to the fragmentation of university programmes and the standardisation of inefficient processes; takes the view that, without prejudice to the concept of single-tier unified programmes, studying at a European university should be based on a two-tier modelfurther consideration should be given to the development of two-tier models at European universities, with the initial phase lasting no less than three years, and that educational institutions should be given more flexibility in the use of modules and the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS);
2016/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 156 #

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Is concerned that the current trend making financial output a prerequisite for all academic activities could mean that the humanities risk being wiped off the research landscape;deleted
2016/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 166 #

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Advocates a shift to conceiving mobility programmes in terms of qualitative outcomes that respond to priorities and primarily serverespond to learning objectives; calls for the proper implementation of the proposals of the European Quality Charter for Mobility and for better use of the tools of internationalisation at home;
2016/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 183 #

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that Member States should look at ways to address the challenges posed by migration to European educational systems should be addressed at both European and national level, since failure to provide migrants with education and training constitutes a risk to their future employability, their development of knowledge of the host country’s cultural canons and values, and their integration into society;
2016/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 191 #

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises the need to designate specific contact persons for migrant and refugee education within Member States’ education ministries and the Commission’s DG EAC;deleted
2016/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 196 #

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recommends that Member States and education providers offer advice and support for refugee children seeking to access education services through the provision of clear information and contact points;
2016/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 200 #

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for measures to integrate migrant children, both intra- and extra- European,and refugee children into education systems by helping them adjust to the curricula and learning standards, providing them of the Member State in question, providing them, where necessary, with language assistance, and enabling them to become familiar withintegrate in the host country's culture and society, whilest preserving their own cultural heritage;
2016/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 207 #

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Supports the idea of setting up helpdesks for teachers offering them timely support in handling various types of diversity in the classroom and guidance when they are confronted with students at risk of being radicalised; calls forCalls for further exchange of best practice between Member States and the creation of synergies between the ET2020 Working Groups and the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) Working Group on Education;
2016/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 216 #

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need for more language- based learning programmes; calls for efforts to develop validation and accreditation mechanisms for the qualmechanisms to improve the understanding and identifications of migrants' qualifications, since many of those entering the EU come with no proof of their formal qualifications; calls on Members States to see how existing recognition of professional qualification might be developed, including the appropriate background checks;
2016/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 224 #

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate measures for migrant students enrolling at university levelMember States and education facilities to look at ways to enable migrant students to access education, including at university level, without prejudice to national rules and competences on access to education and training; welcomes the initiatives adopted in this regard by a number of European universities;
2016/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 234 #

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Considers that the Science4Refugees programme should be further developed as regards its efficiency evaluationevaluated and, if necessary, developed; advocates support at the EU and national level for non-profit institutions providing assistance to migrant academics in science and other professional areas;
2016/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas access to and participation in lifelong learning for all, including disadvantaged people, and the use of qualifications should be promoted and improved at regional, national and community level;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 54 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the existing mobility initiatives have contributed to improving not only learners’ civic values and sense of belonging to Europe, but also their academic skills and job prospects, more specifically those skills linked to problem- solving capacity, planning and structuring, capacity to act and adapt in face of new situations, decision making, knowledge of foreign languages, and communication, as well as those related to personal skills that impact employability such as confidence, motivation, curiosity, critical thinking and assertiveness;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 79 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the European Union to define a statute of the ‘European Apprentice’Commission to analyse the implications of the introduction of a statute of the ‘European Apprentice’, through consultation with all the relevant stakeholders;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 86 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that early school leaving is one of the most distinct problems faced by mobility target groups, and that better vocational options lead to fewer dropouts from education and training, which can solve the emerging problem of early school leaving;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 116 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines that even short periods of mobility in VET can be profitable for individuals and society and therefore encourages their implementation;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 121 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the need to compensate for the obstacles that derive from the lower socioeconomic status of students in VET through measures such as a possible increase in the amounts of individual grants from the Commission, or an increase in the contributions made by Member States and regional and local administrations, intermediate institutions or NGOs, whether funded from their own budgets or via partnership schemes involving businesses, foundations and organisations that collaborate in the system of qualification and vocational training in their region or territoryproblem of participating in mobility programmes for students in VET from lower socioeconomic situations and suggests that measure should be taken, in cooperation with Member States, to tackle this problem;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 156 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to define and strengthen the role ofanalyse the possibility of introducing intermediary institutions – both territorial and sectoral – involved in the preparation, management and follow- up of mobility, and to assist in the setting-up of such institutions at national, regional and local leveltaking into account the budgetary impact that this may imply and the suggestion that these institutions could guarantee the involvement of the network of vocational training schools;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 161 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the need for such intermediary institutions with adequate budgetary and human resources to enable mobility organisation and management structures to guarantee the involvement of the network of vocational training schools, and to have the power and capacity to establish operational alliances and agreements with potential partners both at home and among the participating states in mobility programmes;deleted
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 203 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Asks for the setting up ofEncourages the Commission to assess the value of creating a one-stop- shop mechanism and its implication for pooling data and communication tools in order to provide a convenient and efficient service for those seeking information and support on the various mobility programmes existing at EU, national, regional and local level;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 1 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point a - point -i a (new)
-ia. to continue and complete negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement delivering considerable systemic benefits while harmonising the trade rules applicable to 70% of global trade in services; specifically the Commission should focus not only on securing existing levels of liberalisation among the parties but also on providing EU businesses and consumers with new market access opportunities while creating new and enhanced regulatory disciplines which are both WTO compatible and open to multilateralisation;
2015/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 4 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission's Communication of 14 October 2015 entitled "Trade for All: Towards a More Responsible Trade and Investment Policy",
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 5 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EC) no 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents,
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 6 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point a - point i
i. to ensure the highest level of transparency in the negotiations, in particular by allowing access to, where appropriate, to relevant documents and by organising a consultation with Parliament and civil society, citizens, businesses, and other relevant stakeholders;
2015/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 14 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point a - point ii
ii. to ensure that before considering the removal of barriers, the agreement seeks to create a level playing field the agreement first and foremost delivers on its potential to create high quality well paid jobs in the European Union, by ensuring the services sector, and has as its main objective to highlight andat high standards and disciplines are further reinforced and improved, with a view to establishing them more firmly at the multilateral level; considers this objective perfectly compatible with maintaining the high level of protection of consumers, workers and the environment enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and existing Consumer acquis;
2015/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 17 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the European Union is still struggling to overcome to the effects of the financial crisis, with low growth compounded by slowing growth rates in the largest emerging economies, low total factor productivity, significantly decreased volumes of investment, all compounded by weak demographics, including not only rising median age but also increasing dependency rates;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 18 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas TiSA in it is current form and with it is existing negotiating Members is a plurilateral agreement, with the ambition that a concluded deal could eventually reach the critical mass to enable it to become a multilateral deal within the WTO framework; whereas nothing included in TiSA should prevent its compliance with the existing WTO system;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 26 #

2015/2233(INI)

iii. to ensure that the TiSA provides reciprocal access, notwithstandingguarantees increased market access, and is without prejudice to the right of countries to adopt regulations whichthat are duly justified onby the public policy groundinterest, notably with the inclusion of horizontal provisions, general principles and an explicit recognition of the right to regulate, as is already the case with GATS Article XIV, which in no way has prevented the EU or its Member States from adopting legitimate public policy objectives;
2015/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 27 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the TiSA negotiations are aimed at not only increasing market access and trade and investment but also achieving better international regulation, not lower domestic regulation, shaping globalisation to ensure that it reflects EU values and principles;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 40 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point b
b) regarding the protection of public services and services of general interest
2015/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 45 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point b - point i
i. to ensure that the negotiations maintain and strengthen the fundamental role played by public services and services of general interest in the European Union, which provide an essential safety net for citizens and contribute to public health, social cohesion, growth and employment, requests therefore that the Turkish desire to include portability of healthcare be firmly rejected by the Commission;
2015/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 48 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas any trade agreement must be a market opener for our companies abroad and a safety net for our citizens at homellowing them to develop their businesses and take an increasingly active role in developing global value chains;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 54 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point b - point ii
ii. to maintain the Member States’ freedom to regulate those services at all levels and to provide, commission and fund public services in compliance with the Treaties, as is the case with EU FTAs already negotiated with the Andean Countries, Central America, South Korea, Canada and Singapore; this can be done using known reservations and exemptions which have functioned without issue;
2015/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 59 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point c
c) regarding the services includedcope of the agreement and dispute settlement
2015/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 61 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the EU is the world's largest importer and exporter of goods and services put together, with services accounting for 70% of total EU employment, 90% of EU job creation and 40% of the value of goods exported from Europe; whereas jobs in export industries pay higher salaries;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 61 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point c - point i
i. to ensure that a positive list of services ready to be placed on the market is presented by the Union in order to protect those services not explicitly referred to from being opened up to competitione widest possible inclusion of service sectors in the agreement, in particular the digital service sector, based on the mandate from the Member States, given that services make up around 70% of the EU economy and account for 90% of new job creation, underlining the crucial relevance of finding new market access opportunities for service exports in third countries;
2015/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 65 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the value of EU exports in services has doubled over the last 10 years to reach a value of €728bn in 2014; whereas TiSA is an opportunity for the EU to consolidate its position as the world leader in the field, with 24 % of global trade in services;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 67 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas trade in services is an engine for jobs and growth in the EU;deleted
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 70 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point c - point ii
ii. to ensure that the negotiations comply with the new directives on public procurement and concessions, in particular as regards the definition of public-public cooperation, exclusions and SME accessguarantee that the final agreement respects existing EU law and meets the requirements of the new directives on public procurement and concessions, including the relevant definitions contained therein;
2015/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 76 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point c - point iii
iii. to ensure reciprocity in the mutual recognition of professional qualifications, in particular by establishing a legal framework, and that mobility is promoted by making it easier for professionals in the sectors covered by the agreement to obtain visaseek visas, recognising the varying sensitivities around different sectoral labour mobility, and that these considerations be taken into account in negotiations;
2015/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 86 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point c - point iv a (new)
iva. to ensure the inclusion of a strong dispute settlement mechanism which should aim at ensuring the continued commitment of the parties to respecting and observing mutually agreed rules and openings;
2015/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 90 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point d - point i
i. to ensure that the regulated professions are excluded from the agreement;deleted
2015/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 91 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas non-tariff barriers, which on average represent more than 50 % of the cost of cross-border services, disproportionately affect small and medium-sized enterprises, which make up one third of EU service exports and which often lack the human and financial resources necessary to overcome those obstacles; whereas the elimination of unnecessary barriers would facilitate their internationalisation;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 95 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point d - point ii
ii. to maintain the exclusion of audio-visual and cultural services;
2015/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 110 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas citizens' trust in the EU's trade policy is a mustessential, which can only be restoredmaintained and increased by ensuring not only beneficial outcomes in terms of employment and wealth creation for citizens and businesses, but also by ensuring the highest level of transparency, by maintaining constant dialogue with civil society, and by setting clear guidelines in the negotiations;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 145 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
i. to consider the TiSA negotiations as a stepping-stone towards renewed ambitions at WTO level, and to reinvigorate the discussions on services in the Doha Development Round; stresses therefore that nothing should be included in TiSA that would prevent its later integration into the WTO system;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 163 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
ii. to reiterate its support for an ambitious comprehensive and balanced agreement, which should unleash the untapped potential of a more integrated global services market, while fully guaranteeing compliance with the EU acquis; to shape globalisation and to create international standards, while fully preserving the right to regulate; to secure increased market access for European services suppliers in key sectors of interest, while accommodating specific carve-outs for sensitive sectorsecure substantially increased market access for European services suppliers in key sectors of interest, while accommodating specific carve-outs for sensitive sectors; to shape globalisation and to create international standards, while fully preserving the right to regulate and pursue legitimate public policy objectives such as public health, safety, environment, public morals and the promotion of cultural diversity;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 176 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
iii. to push for multilateralisation by crafting GATS-compatible provisions and by accepting new parties conditional on their acceptance of the already agreed rules and level of ambitions; to incentivise wider participation in the talks by granting interested parties observer status; to note that both the highest barriers and the highest growth potential regarding trade in services are to be found in the BRICS and the MINT countries; to recognise the importance of those countries for the EU, as export destinations with a rising middle class, as sources of intermediate inputs and as key hubs in global value chains; to open the way for the participation of China and other large emerging and dynamic economies;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 183 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
iv. to carry out the negotiations on a preferential basis and to limit the benefits of the agreement to TiSA parties until it is multilateralised, with the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) not applying to TiSA until that critical mass has been reached;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 185 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point v
v. to reinvigorate the discussions on services in the Doha Development Round;deleted
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 221 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
i. to exclude public services and cultural services from the scope of the negotiations,from the scope of the EU's commitments and to ensure that no commitments or disciplines in the agreement prevent Member States from taking actions necessary to promote cultural diversity, given the special status of the sector in the EU and the Member States and to seek the further opening of foreign markets in telecommunications, transport and professional services;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 242 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
ii. to ensure reciprocityproportionate commitments among the parties at all levels; to condition any further commitments beyond the EU's current level of openness on the other parties' proportionate offers across all sectors and modes; to support the use of horizontal commitment- related provisions as a means to set a common level of ambitions, and to take note that such minimum requirements would set clear parameters for countries interested in participating;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 246 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
iii. to exclude the provision of new services from the EU’s commisupport the Commission's mixed list approach to market access and national treatments;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 253 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
iv. to acknowledge that standstill and ratchet clauses do not apply to market access commitments, while supporting the use of standstill clauses in terms of national treatment to ensure that EU service providers continue to be protected from discrimination;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 264 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point v
v. to undertake limitedambitious commitments in Mode 1 so as to avoid regulatory arbitrage and social dumping; to, or the cross border supply of services, while ensureing that European rules are fully respected when a company provides a service from abroad to European consumers;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 273 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
vi. to take an ambitious approach in Mode 3 by seeking the removal of third-country barriers to commercial presence and establishment, such as foreign equity caps and joint venture requirements which is of crucial relevance in terms of increasing growth of services delivered through modes 1 and 4;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 314 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi
xi. to ensure, in line with Article 167(4) TFEU and with the UNESCO Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions, that the parties preserve their right to adopt or maintain any measure with respect to the protection or promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity; to explicitly exclude audiovisual services, media and publishing from the scope of the agree from the EU's commitments, irrespective of the technology or distribution platform used;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 329 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
i. to ensure cross-border data flows in compliance with the universal right to privacyEU data protection laws;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 349 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
iii. to ensure that European citizens' personal data flow globally in full compliance with the data protection and security rules in force in Europe; to ensure that citizens remain in control of their own data; to reject, therefore, any 'catch-all' provisions on data flows which are disconnected from any reference to the necessary compliance with data protection standards; to mirror the language used in the WTO Understanding on financial services;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 355 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
iv. to ensure that language on the national security clauses are grounded in appropriate necessity criteria; to firmly reject, therefore, any extension of the scope of the national security exemption enshrined in GATS Article XIVa exemption mirrors the GATS Article XIVa, so as to ensure that nothing in the agreement shall be construed as limiting the parties from taking action to ensure their essential security interests and those of their citizens;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 364 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point v
v. to recognise that digital innovation is ahas become a key driver of economic growth and productivity in the entire economy, underlining the need to ensure that TiSA contains modern and future orientated rules and disciplines concerning e- commerce preventing fragmentation and the establishment of new barriers to digital trade; to recognise the need for data flows; to seek, therefore, a comprehensive prohibition of forced data localisation requirements;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 388 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i
i. to ensure that nothing in TiSA will prevent the EU and its Member States from maintaining and applying their labour and social regulations, as well as their legislation on entry and temporary staor applying measures to regulate the entry of natural persons into, or temporary stay in, its territory including those measures necessary to ensure the orderly movements of natural persons across its borders such as, inter alia, admission or conditions for admission for entry;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 406 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
iii. to recognise this chapter as an offensive interest for Europe, given that EU professionals are well-educated and mobile and that EU companies increasingly require the specific skills of foreign professionals inside Europe and their personnel outside Europe, in order to support the establishment of new business activities and that the benefits of TiSA on covered sectors would be enhanced if qualified professionals are able to move seamlessly among the parties;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 410 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
iv. to oppose any provisions regarding visas and other entry procedures except those aimed at increasing transparency and streamlining administrative procedures so that TiSA does not apply to measures affecting natural persons seeking access to the employment market of a party, nor measures regarding citizenship residence or employment on a permanent basis; to set requirements to ensure that temporary service providers return home;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 453 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point v
v. while stressing the need to increase worldwide access to financial services, to excludensure that any commitments in cross- border financial services from the EU’s commitments until there is convergence in financial regulation at the highest level, except in very limited and justified casesservices do not undermine the integrity and security of financial regulatory systems in the EU;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 489 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point i
i. to fully preserve European, national and local authorities' right to regulate in pursuit of legitimate public policy objectives;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 498 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point ii
ii. to promote good governance and transparency and to foster good practices in administrative and legislative processes, by encouraging the wide take-up of measures that strengthen the independence of decision-makers, increase the transparency of decisions, and reduce red tape; to stress that consumer protection and safety must be at the centre of regulatory endeavours;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 519 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point v
v. to request and publish a legal opinion prior to Parliament's vote on the final agreement, with a view to thoroughly assessing the two Annexes on domestic regulation and transparency in light of EU law, EU principles and international jurisprudence, and to assess whether the legal obligations set in these chapters are already respected in the EU;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 525 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point vii
vii. to make information on trade-related regulations and how they are administered publicly available online; to place the emphasis on rules governing licensing and authorisations; to specifically push for the creation of a web-based one-stop shop information mechanism for SMEs and to include SMEs in it is conception;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 528 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point viii
viii. to ensure that administrative fees charged to foreign companies are fair, tha and proportionate, that sufficient remedies making it possible to file a complaint in national courts exist, and that rulings are delivered in a reasonable period of time;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 533 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point x
x. to oppose any proposals callensure that nothing forin the mandatory submission of legislative proposals to third parties prior to their publicationagreement prevents the EU from taking decisions in the context of its better regulation agenda;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 539 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h – point i
i. to acknowledge that TiSA is an opportunity to ensure a competition by the rules, not for the rulesve level playing field among the parties by creating common disciplines and provisions aimed at ensuring a minimum level of best regulatory practice;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 549 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h – point ii
ii. to endeavour to include a regulatory chapter on government procurement with a view to maximising the participation of European companies in foreign tenders; to deplorovercome the lack of transparency and market entry barriers regarding non- European calls for tenders and to denounce the lack of reciprocity in this area, as illustrated by the preferential treatment granted to domestic companies in several countries; to encourage the ratification and implementation by those parties who have not yet done so of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement and its 2011 revision; to call upon the Member States to reinvigorate discussions on the proposed international public procurement instrument;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 556 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h – point iii
iii. to lower barriers to trade in energy- and environment-related services, given that an increasing number of services, such as installation, management and repairs, are sold together with products in these two areas; to acknowledge the explicit recognition of each party's sovereignty over energy resources in line with Treaty provisions and to preserve the EU's right to regulate, in particular so as to meet the European objectives of sustainability, security and affordability;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 562 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point i
i. to ensure the highest level of transparency, dialogue and accountability in line with existing WTO rules;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 570 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point ii
ii. to ensure that the members of Parliament's Committee on International Trade receive all the negotiating documents related to TiSA where appropriate, ensuring that the negotiating position of the EU is not compromised; calls on Members to take full responsibility when handling such documents to ensure that the Parliament can continue to push for transparency across trade agreements;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 574 #

2015/2233(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point iii
iii. to welcome the substantial push for public transparency vis-à-vis the public since the 2014 European elections, including the publication of EU market access offers and the mandate granted by the Council; to further these efforts by providing fact sheets forexplaining in a clear and comprehensible way each part of the agreement and by publishing factual round- by-round feedback reports on the Europa website;
2015/11/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 1 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with appreciationoval that in its first year the Erasmus+ programme has achievretained its intended aim of creatingkey focus on boosting skills and employability, achieved closer links between Union programmes and policy developments in education, training and youth, and structured Union action in such a way as to respond better to the goal of lifelong learning paradigm;
2016/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 7 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the added value that Erasmus+ delivers to the citizens of EU Member States through its student and youth mobility programmes, highlighting the importance of such programmes as tools to better prepare young people for a competitive global marketplace and promote intercultural dialogue;
2016/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 18 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses concern that the European Schools have not addressed the issues raised by the Court of Auditors and it has therefore needed to reiterate its recommendation to the Board of Governors of the European Schools to implement a rotation system for sensitive posts and other weaknesses, which may put at risk the basic principles of sound financial management; believes that a comprehensive review of the governance, management and organisation of the European Schools system would be timely given the concerns raised and the fact that 60 per cent of the European Schools budget, €177 million, comes from the European budget;
2016/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the upcoming mid-term review of the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework (MFF) is a key point in the management of EU spending.; acknowledges the value of the mid-term review in ensuring EU investment programmes remain efficient and on target, whilst underlining the need for total MFF expenditure ceilings to remain unchanged;
2016/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 15 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission to overhaul Directive 2010/13/EU1 without delay, doing away with the distinction between linear and non-linear services, encouragaligning linear and non-linear services, by levelling-up for the benefit of consumer protection, continuing theo use ofthe distinction of whether or not content is editorially screened content to whichand protecting the country-of- origin principle applies and fleshing out the general social objectives of audiovisual regulationof audiovisual regulation; takes the view that any modification of the audiovisual media services directive should take into account new ways of accessing audiovisual content and should be consistent with the current reform of legislation relating to copyright; __________________ 1 Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) (OJ L 95, 15.4.2010, p. 1).
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 26 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 51 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 10th December 2013 on the evaluation report regarding BEREC and the Office1a, 1a Text adopted, P7_TA-(2013)0536
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 29 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the importance of the creative sector to the economy and its contribution to growth and employment; recalls that copyright intensive activities account for a significant part of the creative sector's economy;
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 36 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that the creative sector has specificities and different challenges, notably arising from the different types of content, creative works and business models used; therefore calls on the Commission to better identify these specificities and take them into account when proposing modifications and solutions;
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Strongly believes that creators should be granted appropriate remuneration and that copyright should keep its primary function of allowing creators to gain rewards for their efforts through others making use of their work, thus encouraging future creativity;
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 42 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the use of the internet and mobile communications has changed the way users communicate, invent, consume and share; whereas this has expanded the market place, facilitating access by small companies to a customer base of 500 million customers and the development byallowing individuals the opportunity to develop new, entrepreneurs of newial ideas;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 57 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that platforms and intermediaries should be regulated in such a way as to rule outeduce discrimination to a large extent and guarantee the findability of legal, editorially screened content; and services; believes that consideration should be given to how internet service providers and online intermediaries, along with other actors in the supply chain, such as payment providers, could play a greater role in facilitating action against illegal content and tackling copyright abuses on a commercial scale;
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 71 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas all Union policies and legislation in the area of the Digital Single Market should allownot restrict the emergence of new opportunities for users and businesses to emerge, especially within today’s service society, while taking a holistic approach that considers their social dimension as theyst recognising that these opportunities will inevitably involve structural changes;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 87 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that further efforts are needed to overhaul copyright law and that any revised provisions should apply to all mediareform copyright law and that any revised provisions should apply to all media; points out that the rapid rate of technological development in the digital market calls for a technologically neutral framework for copyright; underlines that any modification of the current legal framework on copyright should be considered in a targeted way and with a focus on economic growth, competitiveness and enhanced consumer experience; calls on the Commission to make sure that any reform of the copyright directive is evidence based and carefully assessed; considers that it should take into account the results of the ex-post impact assessment of the Directive of 2001, and be based on solid evidence, including an assessment of the possible impact of the modifying elements; takes the view that a proper economic analysis, including the impact on jobs and growth, must be carried out, in line with the Commission's objective of better regulation;
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 99 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the importance of ensuring accessibility of the Digital Single Market for people with disabilities; in this regard, notes the conclusion of the Marrakesh Treaty, which will facilitate access for the visually impaired to books, and encourages swift ratification thereof;
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 101 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas 75% of the value added by the digital economy comes from traditional industry; whereas its integration of digital technology remains weak, with only 1.7% of EU enterprises making full use of advanced digital technologies and 14% of SMEs across the EU using the internet as a sales channel; whereas some member states have far greater online business penetration;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 122 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the legal thinking behind Directive 93/83/EEC2 provides a suitable point of departure for measures to improve cross-border access to contentkey principle of portability of goods and services in the single market should be promoted and that consumers should be able to access a wide range of lawfully available content on fair and reasonable terms across the EU, recognising that portability of goods and services is fundamental to the Single Market that should be reflected in the digital single market.phere; __________________ 2 Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable transmission (OJ L 248, 6.10.1993, p. 15).
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 127 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas a high level of consumer empowerment, protection and satisfaction necessarily entails choice, flexibility, information and trust in a secure online environment;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 145 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that copyright law is essential to enabling Europe's creative and cultural industries to compete on a global scale and that the economic benefit of copyright is only as effective as the means to enforce it; stresses that an effective and balanced civil enforcement system against infringement of copyright is therefore central to investment in innovation and job creation;
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 155 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recommends a continued focus on improving how children are protected online, through transparent self- regulatory measures in accordance with existing national and EU legislation where appropriate, such as flexible parental controls based on the informed consent of parents, and by collaboration between stakeholders including regulatory authorities, industry, charities and other appropriate entities, including through the implementation of proportionate "notice and takedown" policies in accordance with Directive 2011/92/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography;
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 158 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas small- and medium-sized companies have the most to gain from the digital economy but also have the most to lose from burdensome regulation;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 179 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Suggests that the digitisation of the Single Market is a trend to be welcomed due to increased choice, competition, innovation, growth potential and lower costs for consumers and larger markets for businesses; emphasises the need to consider the Digital Single Market as a development of the traditional Single Market and not as something separate or different;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 194 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that better regulation should help toserve as an examineing policy through a digital lens and facilitate the adaptation ofassess whether legislation and enforcement frameworks in the light of new technologies and new business models to prevent fragmentation of the single market;, such as in the area of competition law, the Services Directive and the consumer protection acquis, are fit for purpose in a digital era in light of new technologies and new business models to prevent fragmentation of the single market; stresses that legislation should aim to be principles based and technology neutral in order to be relevant for future technological developments; considers that any initiatives proposed by the Commission must go through a competitiveness test an innovation test and an SME test; notes that wherever a REFIT exercise is taking place, including the forthcoming REFIT of financial services regulation, the digital perspective must be taken into account:
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 207 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recognises that the digital revolution has the potential to empower individuals, entrepreneurs and consumers in a way that was never previously possible;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 215 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that users’ trust in digital services is vital to innovation and growth in the digital economy and that reinforcingdigital businesses live and die based on thate trust should be at the basis of both public policy and business modelof their users, and therefore legislative responses need to be tailored to recognising this;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 231 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that users’ trust in digital services is vital to innovation and growth in the digital economy and that reinforcing that trust should be at the basis of both public policy and business models; suggests that proper implementation and enforcement of competition law, the Services Directive and the consumer protection acquis could do much to achieve this but recognises that targeted clarification of existing rules may be required;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 251 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the urgent need for the Commission and Member States to promoteremove barriers to allow a more dynamic economy for innovation to flourish and for companies to scale up, through the development of e- government, a modernised regulatory framework fit for the emergence and scale- up of innovative businesses, and a long term investment strategy in infrastructure, skills, research and innovation;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 280 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, to further develop initiatives to boost entrepreneurship that range from changing the mind-set on how success is defined to, including the promotingon of an entrepreneurial and innovation culture; believes, in addition, that the diversity and specific attributes of the different national innovation hubs could be turned into a real competitive advantage for the EU if they are effectively interconnected;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 346 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recognises that the collaborative economy can provide a significant economic boost, at virtually no cost, primarily by matching surplus capacity with unmet demand;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 353 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that the digital economy has brought greater consumer empowerment especially through the increasing use of online reviews, peer reviews and customer information prior to purchase;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 359 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Believes that reducing administrative burdens and red tape, making it easier to establish an online retail presence and simple, secure, reliable payment systems also contribute to creating growth in e- commerce; notes that easy online access for businesses and consumers about different legal rights and responsibilities at national, regional and local level is key to enabling the performance of the Single Market; notes that the Points of Single Contact were established under the Services Directive with the ambition to provide such information; expresses deep disappointment in the results of the recent "mystery shopping" exercise conducted by Eurochambres, which identified severe deficiencies in many Member States; believes that Member States must urgently act to rectify this situation;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 366 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission's initiative to improve theconsumers' legal protection of consumers as regardsconcerning intangible digital content; believes any such improvements must be targeted to specific needs and be proportionate; points out that while consumers buying tangible digital content are protected by consumer protection laws, consumer rights when buyingthere could be greater clarity regarding rights associated with intangible digital content remain largely unregulin many Member Stateds; agrees that consumers should enjoy a comparable level of protection regardless of whether they purchase digital content online or offline; suggests that where possible existing definitions should be used in any new proposals on consumer rights, with particular regard to the definition of 'digital content' in Article 2 (1) of Directive 2011/83/EU on consumer rights; suggests that, as a guiding principle, if a consumer uses a digital good or content in a manner equivalent to a tangible good, then this digital good or content should be accompanied by equivalent consumer rights; suggests however that it is important to focus on rights associated with the quality of a digital good, not the service providing that good on the basis that service provision is dealt with in a different regulatory context;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 447 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the imprecision of the Commission’s proposal regarding a legislative measure for a more comprehensive online sales law that covers digital content products as well as tangible goods; suggests the Commission should approach consumer rights for digital content and online purchases of tangible goods separately since they present different challenges, taking into account the need to ensure regulatory certainty for businesses and consumers ahead of the REFIT of the consumer acquis in 2016;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 451 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that risks to consumer security are often mitigated by supplier-led provision of software upgrades or patches and therefore encourages better promotion by suppliers of security-related upgrades or patches;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 452 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Believes the future-proofed approach of the e-Commerce Directive has enhanced trust and clarity with regard to the responsibility of stakeholders acting in online marketplaces and suggests that re- opening the directive could risk destabilising that trust;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 454 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Is sceptical about the legal nature of model contracts regarding online sales of tangible goods in the absence of statutory regulation;deleted
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 455 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Is sceptical about the legal nature of model contracts regarding online sales of tangible goods in the absence of statutory regulation;deleted
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 462 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes that model contracts and online review tools are realistic and targeted measures which can ensure consumer trust in digital goods;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 470 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to explore the possibilities of introducing an EU trustmark for online sales in order to induce trust, particularly in relation to cross-border online sales;deleted
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 519 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that accessible, affordable, efficient and high-quality delivery services are an essential prerequisite for thriving cross-border e-commerce; supports the proposed measures to improve price transparency, interoperability and regulatory oversight that should target both the smooth functioning of cross-border parcel delivery markets, including promoting cross-border track-and-trace systems, and compliance with relevant social and labour rights, allowing enough flexibility for the delivery market to evolve and adapt to technological innovations;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 532 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Highlights that the parcel industry needs to adapt to modern living patterns and offer more flexible and consumer focused delivery patterns;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 540 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Argues that to encourage the growth of e-commerce both inside the Single Market and with third countries, the Union Customs Code should be implemented in a manner that does not impede trade flows and that allows for sufficiently long transition periods and targeted exemptions for all economic operators;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 551 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that ambitioustargeted and proportionate actions are needed to improve access to legal digital content, in particular by ending unjustified geo- blocking practices and unfair price discrimination based on geographical loca, especially through enabling greater cross-border portability of a consumer's legally acquired content and unfair price discrimination based on geographical location, whilst recognising that just as in traditional markets, businesses have the right to decide whether to operate in any individual jurisdiction; also notes that the new rules on VAT collection for digital goods have been so burdensome on small traders that they have stopped trading across borders and calls on the Commission and Member States to introduce a de minimis threshold for micro-entities and for urgent work to be found with stakeholders for an interim solution;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 592 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls for portability of legally bought content within the EU, whereby a consumer who has purchased digital content in their member state of residence may be able to access that content when in another member state;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 615 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Further points out the importance of the ongoing competition sector inquiry into the e-commerce sector in order to investigate, inter alia, whether geo-blocking restrictions infringe the rules of EU competition law; stresses the importance of increasing consumer and business confidence by introducingassessing whether targeted changes to the Block Exemption Regulation, most importantly Article 4a and Article 4b, in order to limit undesirable could limit unjustified re-routing and territorial restrictions;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 732 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls as a priority for a harmonised framework for spectrum allocation to boost long-term infrastructure investments;deleted
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 838 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Notes that the e-Commerce Directive already seeks to contribute to the proper functioning of the digital single market by ensuring the free movement of information society services, defined as "any service normally provided for remuneration at a distance, by means of electronic equipment for the processing and storage of data, at the individual request of a recipient of the service"; suggests that the ECD has functioned well, given that a core element of the ECD is the protection of consumers, including investors, in spite of dramatic technological changes since its introduction; calls on the Commission to continue using agreed legal definitions as far as possible and to recognise the successes of the provisions in the ECD on intermediary liability as being futureproof and technological neutral;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 855 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Appreciates the Commission's initiative to analyse the role of platforms in the Digital Ecollaborative economy as part of the upcoming Internal Market Strategy; points out that the collaborative economy brings enormous economic, social and environmental benefits through the more efficient use of resources, skills and other assets; notes that the definition of 'collaborative economy' used by the Commission's Consultation on the regulatory environment for platforms, in particular that it 'links individuals and/or legal persons... allowing them to provide services and/or exchange assets, resources, time, skills, or capital, sometimes for a temporary period and without transferring ownership rights', is in fact a description of a free market;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 894 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages the Commission to analyse the need to protectbalance between protecting and empowering consumers in the sharing economy and, where appropriate and if necessary, to come forward with proposals to ensure the adequacy of the consumer- related legislation framework in the digital sphere, including possible abuses;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 908 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Notes in particular the benefits of the digital transformation for increasing accessibility to affordable financial services for consumers and the contributions that this brings to access to capital for entrepreneurs and thus to further economic activity and growth; recognises that consumers are embracing new models for payment services including both bank and non-bank related services;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 918 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Stresses the need for Governments, law enforcement authorities and the IT companies in the private sector to work together in order to address the need of removing illegal content, including the protection of children online; within existing legal framework whilst respecting fundamental rights and the rule of law;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 922 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Considers, in order to ensure trust in digital services, that increased resources from the public and private sector are required toshould work together strengthen the security of IT systems and online networks and, the encryption of communication, to improve cyber-attacks prevention and to increase knowledge ofver basic security processes among users of digital services;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 937 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Welcomes the proposals for the data protection Regulation; notes that the new Regulation must ensure a balanced and workable European framework with a risk based approach, which avoids unnecessary bureaucracy, especially for SMEs, provides legal clarity across the EU, and ensures a high level of data protection and privacy;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 946 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 e (new)
26e. Acknowledges the ongoing concern of EU consumers about their privacy and the use of personal data, and the need to better outline the legal framework regarding an individual's right to exercise control over their own personal data; notes the importance of ensuring that data subjects are fully informed with accessible and clear information regarding the rights, rules and redress available to them with regard to the use of their data, stresses the need to raise awareness with the public on issues of data protection;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 968 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)
26d. Calls for the swift conclusion of the new Safe Harbour Agreement and the EU-US data protection Umbrella Agreement; Stresses that a workable and reliable framework for adequacy decisions, which is compatible with the EU data protection principles is important for both businesses and consumers;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 972 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Emphasises that actions taken by the Commission should be conformity with the legal competences of the EU, and respect the rights of Member States with regard to ensuring national security, and maintaining public security;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 5 #

2015/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the role of education goes beyond fulfilling the economic targets of EU and national strategies; whereas the objectives of education include preparing individuals for life and active citizenship in increasingly complex, demanding and integrated societies; whereas education remains an area of exclusive Member State competence, in which the EU should never interfere;
2015/11/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 9 #

2015/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas poor knowledge about the EU and its values may contribute to the perception of a democratic deficit and widespread Euroscepticism in Member States;deleted
2015/11/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 28 #

2015/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas increased awareness about the free movement of people and services within the Union and EU mobility programmes can help to create a sense of belonging to the EU, community spirit and acceptance of multicultural and multinational societies;deleted
2015/11/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 51 #

2015/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that, according to the Treaties, education remains a competence of Member States, which shall remain absolutely free and sovereign in defining the content of school programs and that the EU should then not interfere in their area of sovereignty;
2015/11/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 97 #

2015/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for an urgent renewal and strengthening of EU citizenship and political education across the Member States, with the aim of equipping learners with relevant knowledge, skills and competences, and empowering them to exercise their democratic rights and responsibilities, to value diversity, and to be active and responsible citizens;deleted
2015/11/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 199 #

2015/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States to increase investment in education and to provide the necessary support for schools and teachers to carry out and continuously develop an EU dimension in education;deleted
2015/11/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 4 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the fight against the sexual abuse of children should be a priority for Member States and as such, needs a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary and zero tolerance approach; insists, for that reason, that measures such as awareness raising, training and education are just as essential in the fight against these crimes as assistance to victims, investigation of crimes and prosecution of offender, removing child sexual abuse materials in Member States territory and prosecution of offenders that seek to commit such crimes;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 49 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends that blacklists of websites containing child pornography be prepared by national and relevant authorities and communicated to Internet service providers; recommends also the sharing ofthat since this is a global issue which goes beyond national borders, it is necessary to share such blacklists of websites among the Member States through enhanced cooperation with Europol and its European Cybercrime Centre, and with Interpol;Interpol and with third countries; recommends that such lists should also be targeted and regularly updated in order to ensure that the blocking of such websites is both proportionate and does not lead to 'over- blocking'.
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 71 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States, in collaboration with National Hotlines, to make it mandatory for Internet service providers (ISP) to report child sexual abuse material detected in their infrastructure to law enforcement authorities and calls on the ISPs to preserve evidence;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 85 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Urges Member States to introduce in their legislation mandatory background checks for persons applying or volunteering for activities or, jobs relating to children or jobs that directly relate to tackling child sexual abuse material and to systematically exchange information on individuals posing a risk to children;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 9 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the European Council Conclusions of 7/8th February 2013, its Conclusions on Trade of 21st November 2014 and the Conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Council of 27th November 2015,
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 11 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that, given the EU’s status as the largest economy in the world, trade is its strongest policy tool for promoting European valueand supporting European interests, investment and business abroad while creating jobs and growth at home;
2016/02/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 13 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas trade plays a powerful role in promoting business opportunities, creating prosperity and increasing employment as well as in driving economic development and social progress;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 27 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas new-generation trade policy needs to respond to people’s concernsaddress modern day trade issues, such as digital trade and the key role of SMEs; whereas new trade agreements should be open and transparent and respond to the needs of citizens, consumers and businesses; welcomes the European Commission's transparency initiative in this regard;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 35 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas trade negotiations such as ACTA, TTIP, CETA and TiSA have brought European trade policy to the public's attention, and whereas more and more citizens are worried that European regulation and standards could be undermined by the CCP;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 36 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. ARecognising that public procurement accounts for 15-20% of global GDP agrees with the Commission on the need to take a holistic yetand ambitious approach to public procurement, especially within TTIP where only 32% of the US market is currently open to EU business;
2016/02/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 45 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the EU's trade and investment policy must be bolstered not only by ensuring beneficial outcomes in terms of employment and wealth creation for citizens and businesses, but also by guaranteeing the highest level of transparency, engagement and accountability, by maintaining constant dialogue with businesses, consumers, social partners, stakeholders and local and regional authorities, and by setting clear guidelines in the negotiations;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 50 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas by 2050 the EU-28 willis projected to account for only 15 % of the world's GDP, down from 23.7 % in 2013, and whereas bysince 2015 90 % of world growth will beis generated outside Europe;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 53 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the EU is currently the largest trading bloc in the world, controlling a third of world trade, and whereas by 2020 this willis projected to decrease to about 26 %;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 54 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Agrees with the Commission that trade policy can work only if Europe continues its focus on better regulation, cutting red tape and increaseding competition within the single market; particularly in the service sector and welcomes mutual transparency and improvement of regulatory processes within trade agreements without infringing on the national right to regulate;
2016/02/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 57 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas other variables such as demographic changes will also have a negative impact on the EU's position on the world trade scene; whereas the EU's share of the world's population is expected to decrease from 7.1 % in 2013 to 5.3 % in 2060; whereas increasing life expectancy coupled to increasing dependency ratios (estimated to increase from 28.8 per 100 people to 49.4 per 100 people in 2050) will present new challenges in maintaining economic growth and social expenditures;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 58 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the percentage of world trade made up of intermediate goods is nearly 60% of the share of world imports and close to 75% of the imports of large developing countries, such as Brazil and China;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 60 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas it has been estimated that cross border flows of capital, goods, services and data added an extra $7.8tn to the global economy in 2014, with the added value of data flows alone covering $2.8tn of that total, more than the $2.7tn estimated for trade in goods;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 60 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the TiSA and TTIP negotiations, calls for them to be ambitious, comprehensive and completed swiftly, and underlines the need to ensure they achieve greater market access for European service providers;
2016/02/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 61 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Adapting faster to quickly changing trends in global trade patterns
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 67 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Believes firmly that any future trade policy must, as core principles, fight all forms of protectionism, notably the reduction of unnecessary non-tariff barriers to trade, ensure new market access for goods, services and procurement, especially for SMEs, promote investment as well as ensuring suitable investment protection provisions, promote high standards of IPR protections, secure new access to raw materials and energy resources , promote regulatory cooperation and raise global standards;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 72 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that the new strategy is not sufficiently focused on the rolBelieves strongly that while services account for 70% of European economic activity, and will provide 90% of future jobs, that the importance of the EU manufacturing sector in the CCP, which is vital for the reindustrialismust in no way be overlooked in the formulation of Europethe CCP;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 74 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the strategy’s focus on the global digital market and preventing the development of new barriers to trade in digital goods and services; supports, in line with data protection rules, all measures to increase the free flow of data and all efforts to achieve improved facilitation of online trade on a multilateral level and in parallel with the WTO;
2016/02/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 78 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for negotiations –Welcomes discussions within or in parallel to trade agreements on greater mobility for professionals, recognition of professional qualifications, and visa facilitation on a case by case basis whilst appreciating labour market sensitivities and admission requirements for the movement of natural persons established in Member States;
2016/02/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 80 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to regularly update its trade and investment strategy and to publicly present a detailed annual implementation report to Parliament by 31st March of each calendar year;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 89 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission's attempts to increase transparency and openness at all stages of trade negotiations, such as the Commission's TTIP transparency initiative; acknowledges that, after a number of requests from Parliament, the Commission enhanced the transparency of negotiations by providing all Members of the European Parliament and of the national parliaments access to classified negotiating documents and providing more information to stakeholders; recalls that enlarged access to classified information by Members of Parliament in the TTIP negotiations has strengthened parliamentary scrutiny, thereby allowing Parliament to assume its responsibility under the CCP even better; callasks therefore for a wid Commission to consider extending of the Commission’its transparency initiative to extend its key elements to all ongoing trade negotiationsall ongoing and future trade negotiations, and to consult with partner countries with a view to encouraging the highest standards of transparency;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 89 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that a digitised customs control system in addition to improved cooperation between Member State customs and market surveillance authorities is needed in order to speed up transfers of goods, especially and tackle counterfeits within global supply chains.;
2016/02/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 93 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Council to publish all existing and future negotiating mandates as soon as they are adoptedis feasibly possible;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 101 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the CCP is to be conducted in the context of the principles and objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 TEU; recalls that the EU's trade and investment policy must be consistent with other external policies; stresses that the EU has a legal obligation to respect human rights, and should foster the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of trading countries; points out that in some cases trade and investment agreements may have negative effects contrary to the EU’s external objectives as enshrined in the Treaties; is of the opinion that the EU has a responsibility to help tackle any negative impact caused by its CCP;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 109 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
(1) Welcomes the large decrease in the number of people living in absolute poverty since 1990, as defined by the World Bank, notes however, that more needs to be done to catalyse both private and public investment in LDCs to provide the institutional and infrastructural frameworks that will allow LDCs to take better advantage of the benefits offered by trade by helping diversify their economies and integrate into global value chains, permitting them to specialise in higher value added products;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 118 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers migration to be one of the main challenges the EU is facing in the 21st century; emphasises that the EU’s trade and investment policy choices are fundamental in order to tackle migration; regrets that this has not been sufficiently reflected in the ‘Trade for All’ strategy;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 120 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point 1 (new)
(1) Stresses that open trade contributes to wealth creation in developing countries; recalls that there is an evident connection between wealth creation and prosperity and improvement in human rights, social rights and environmental protection over the long run;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 124 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that provisions on human rights and social and environmental standards, and a binding chapter on labour rights based on the ILO's core labour rights and corporate social responsibility (CSR), must form an essential part of EU trade agreements9 [1]; calls on the Commission to include sustainable development chapters that are not only legally binding but also enforceable in all EU trade and investment agreements; __________________ 9in EU trade and investment agreements; believes that these chapters must progressively reflect the levels of development of trading partners as requested by them while taking into account the specific capacity limitations of the least developed countries; [1] OJ C 99E, 3.4.2012, p. 31. __________________ 9 OJ C 99E, 3.4.2012, p. 31. OJ C 99E, 3.4.2012, p. 31.
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 133 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance of effective safeguard mechanisms in trade agreements; calls at the same timeCalls for the inclusion of an effective enforcement mechanisms for labourthe trade and einvironmental rights to which the human rights clause does not apply; calls for a mechanism according to which civil society representatives, as well as Members of the European Parliament, are able to request that the Commission commence an investigation into violations by a third party of its obligations under an essential elements clauseestment provisions of agreements, as well as, where appropriate, certain safeguard mechanisms to prevent sudden surges in imports from causing undue harm to industry;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 139 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the importance of Domestic Advisory Groups (DAGs) and the involvement of civil society in free trade agreements (FTAs); calls for the further strengthening of the work of DAGs; stresses that they should be fully independent; calls on the Commission to take measures to improve the work of DAGs such as providing financial resources, prior informationcivil society in the process of monitoring the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs) and the possibility of using more advanced media in order to facilitate civil society participation;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 158 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. AcknowledgWelcomes that the internationalisation of the world's production system has resulted in new openings for economic development and an employment-based path out of poverty for hundreds of millions of people; recalls that, while economic growth pulled 669m people out of poverty between 2001 to 2011 and the percentage of the global population living on $2 or less per day was cut in half from 29% to 15%, that according to the ILO, around 780 million active women and men are notmain unable to earning enough to be lifted out of poverty; underlines that the expansion of GVCs has created job opportunities but that the weak enforcement of existing labour laws and occupational safety standards in sourcing countries remains a pressing issue to protect workers from exhaustive working hours and unacceptable conditions; notes that it has also propelled some supplier firms to ignore labour laws, engage workers in unsafe and unacceptable conditions, demand exhaustive working hours and deny workers their fundamental rights; recalls that these practices create unfair competition for suppliers that are compliant with labour laws and international labour standards and for governments that want to improve wages and living standards; calls on the Commission topromote the improvement of conditions in GVCs; emphasises that the EU's further integration into GVCs must be driven by the dual principles of safeguarding the European social and regulatory model and securing and creating sustainable growth and jobs in the EU and for its partners without misusing the legitimate demand for responsibility measures in international commerce for protectionist means to shield the European market from imports;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 163 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point 1 (new)
(1) Recognises that given the global nature of supply chains, the multilateral level is the optimal platform from which to increase standards directed at promoting an effective implementation of existing international guidelines and initiatives, involving all stakeholders; notes the non-mandatory industry approaches that are already contributing positively to improving supply chain standards that should also be considered within this context;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 168 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that trade policy must ensure a transparent production process throughout the value chain, as well as compliance with fundamental environment, social, and safety standards; stresses the need for mandatory due diligence throughout the supply chain; welcomes the Commission's desire to work closely with the ILO and the OECD to develop a global approach to improving working conditions in the garment sector; underlines the importance of identifying and assessing new sectoral or geographic opportunities for additional responsible supply chain partnerships; looks forward to the Commission's upcoming communication on CSR;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 171 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point 1 (new)
(1) Stresses the importance of high animal welfare standards to EU citizens; calls on the Commission to ensure that live farm animals that are exported to third countries are transported in accordance with EU law on animal welfare;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 197 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to improve the quality of both ex-ante and ex- post assessments; stresses the need to always submit a deep sustainability impact assessment, including on human, social and environmental rights, for anymajor trade policy initiative; expresses its concern at the lack of interim and ex-post assessments and that the quality of the existing ones is very low, as demonstrated in the European Court of Auditors Special Report 02/2014s; insists that high-quality interim and ex- post evaluations be carried out in respect of all trade agreements in order to allow policymakers, stakeholders and European taxpayers to assess whether trade agreements have achieved the intended results; asks the Commission to provide data on the impact of the trade agreements which have been concluded with special regard to SMEs and the creation of jobs;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 205 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – point 1 (new)
(1) Welcomes the conclusion of the negotiations on the Trade Facilitation Agreement which will contribute to simplifying and modernising customs procedures in many countries, making it easier in turn for developing countries to integrate into the global trading system; calls for the swift and correct implementation of the agreement by all parties.
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 210 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that improvements were achieved at the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi in 2015; recognises the differences among WTO members on how to proceed as regards the Doha Round, including the need to consider new approaches to solve outstanding issues; welcomes the interest of some WTO members in starting to address new negotiating areas such as, but not limited to, investment, digital trade, state owned enterprises and competition; believes that the outcome of the Nairobi Ministerial Conference provides an opportunity to give new life to the WTO's negotiating function; urges the Commission to take the initiative in reforming and strengthening the WTO in order to ensure greater effectiveness, transparency and accountability;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 214 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. ConsidersWelcomes ongoing plurilateral negotiations within the WTO such as the Information Technology Agreement and, the Environmental Goods Agreements to be the second-best optionand the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA); believes firmly that where possible, these agreements must be of sufficient ambition to be applied on a most favoured nation basis among all WTO Members and should act as building blocks for future multilateral agreements; emphasises that trade policy should also be used as a tool for increasing the competiveness of environmentally beneficial products; stresses the importance of multilateralising the 'green goods' initiative and of considering whether bilateral or unilateral trade agreements could provide premium preferences for environmental goods;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 231 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to focus in a balanced way on the conclusion of the ongoing trade negotiations, and to show the potential benefits of the concluded trade agreements before launching new FTA negotiations; reminds the Commission to carry out a thorough, impartial and unprejudiced ex-ante evaluation of scoping exercises and impact assessments, taking into account European interests, before deciding on future FTA partners and negotiation mandateadopting draft negotiation mandates with future FTA partners;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 233 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point 1 (new)
(1) Believes that it is essential first and foremost to ensure that trade negotiations that have been successfully concluded are ratified as swiftly as possible. Calls in particular for the conclusion of deals with Canada and Singapore to ensure the opening up of two large markets that will be vital for the future interests of EU businesses. Calls for an informed debate across Europe during political discussions as votes take place in the European Parliament and in national legislatures;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 249 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines, in the context of the current talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the EU- Japan FTA, the high importance of focusing on core soffensitive issues such as the protection of geographical indications (GIs)that go beyond tariff elimination such as regulatory cooperation and good regulatory practices, the protection of geographical indications (GIs), the integration of SMEs in global value chains and public procurement when negotiating FTAs;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 259 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Insists that trade negotiations follow a tailor-made regional trade strategy, in particular vis-à-vis Asia, Africa and Latin America, which have been identified by the Commission as crucial regions for European economic interests; recalls that Europe and Latin America are natural allies with a combined population of one billion people generating a quarter of global GNP; points out that the potential of this partnership has been insufficiently exploited; welcomes the fact that the Commission's new trade and investment strategy puts a key focus on Latin America and calls on the European Commission to take advantage of the current momentum in Mercosur countries, notably in Argentina, so as to unblock the EU- MERCOSUR trade negotiations in order to reach a comprehensive and ambitious agreement; supports the modernisation of the agreements with Mexico and Chile and to consider the possibility in the medium term of a region to region deal between the EU and the Pacific Alliance;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 266 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on the Commission to deepen the trade and economic integration of the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood, while taking into account the specific ambition of partner countries, supports in this regard all measures to support the consolidation of democracy in Tunisia, including the Tunisian request to conclude an economic integration agreement;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 267 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to start negotiations as early as possible for an investment agreement with Taiwan in parallel with the one with China; underlines that, in the context of the migration challenges, special focus should be put on the post-Cotonou framework; asks for further impetus to be given to negotiating FTAs with both Australia and New Zealand in parallel; urges the Commission to re-energise negotiations with Malaysia and to start negotiations with Indonesia as soon as possible following the conclusion of preparatory discussions for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 281 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8
Opposition to the granting of Market Economic Status (MES) to China and tThe need for effective trade defence instruments (TDIs)
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 290 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that further trade liberalisation measures require the EU to be able to respond even more effectively to unfair trading practices and ensure a level playing field; underlines that TDIs must remain an indispensable component of the EU's trade strategy; recalls that the current EU trade defence legislation dates back to 1995; stresses that the Union's trade defence system needs to be modernised urgently; points out that EU trade defence law must be more effective, adapted to today's challenges and trade patterns, and also increase transparency and predictability; regrets that the TDI modernisation proposal is blocked in the Council; regrets that the Commission does not refer at all to the need for TDI modernisation in its 'Trade for All' communication; calls on the Council to boost its efforts regarding TDI modernisation urgently, especially at a time when China is firmly requesting recognition of MES, and asks the Commission to present a new proposal;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 291 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 – point 1 (new)
(1) Stresses that faster access for European SMEs to anti-dumping procedures is key to protecting them from unfair trade practices; stresses the need for a reform of the WTO multilateral framework in order to better involve SMEs and to ensure faster settlement of disputes;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 293 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Strongly opposes the granting of MES to China, as it is not fulfilling, for the time being,Notes the expiry of Section 15(a)(ii) on the 11th December 2016 of China's Accession Protocol to the WTO; considers, given the legal nature of the question at hand, that any amendment of the EU's five technical criteria for deftrade defence methodologies to take account of this expiry must remain ing a market economy; underlines the importance of defining a common European strategy to reinvigorate and apply the anti-dumping procedures on various products suffering from the strong t full compliance with the EU's obligations under WTO law whilst ensuring the continued ability of the EU to take timely, necessary and effective measures to tackle anti-competitive market practices by EU trading partners and ensure EU companies continue to operadte distortion caused by Chinese exporting companieson a global level playing field;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 311 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10
Opening up of new market opportunities for EU service providers and recognition of professional qualifications as an essential element of the EU trade strategy
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 316 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Recalls that the EU plays a leading role in the services sector, which accounts not only for over 70% of economic activity in the EU but also 90% of new job creation, and that the EU is the largest exporter of services worldwide; stresses that the opening up of new market opportunities must be an essential element of the EU's international trade strategy; stresses and that including services in as many sectors as possible in trade agreements is of the utmost importance, as it gives opportunities to European companies and domestic employees;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 317 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 – point 1 (new)
(1) Requests that the Commission promote and include the recognition of professional qualifications in trade agreements, which will open up new opportunities to European companies and employees, calls specifically for the consideration of incorporating certain benefits of the ICT Directive in to trade and investment agreements in exchange for such recognitions;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 323 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Shares the Commission's view that the temporary movement of professionals has become essential to increasing business internationally and remains an offensive interest of the EU, especially where it underpins the establishment of EU businesses in trade partners; stresses that a labour mobility chapter should be included in all EU trade and investment agreements; recalls however that Mode 4 commitments must only apply to the movement of highly skilled professionals, such as persons holding a university or equivalent Master's degree or employed in a senior managerial role, for a specific purpose, for a limited period of time and under precise conditions stipulated by the domestic legislation of the country where the service is performed and by a contract respecting such domestic legislation;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 332 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The essential nature of the digital economy to future global trade
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 333 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 – point 1 (new)
(1) Notes the growing and future importance of the digital economy, not only in Europe, but worldwide, with an estimated 3.3 billion internet users globally, making up 40% of the world's population, believes that trends such as cloud computing, mobile web services, smart grids and social media are leading to a radically transformed businesses landscape; underlines that EU trade policy must keep up with digital and technological trends;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 334 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 – point 2 (new)
(2) Welcomes the Commission's intention to use trade policy to tackle new forms of digital protectionism and to set rules for e-commerce and cross-border data flows in compliance with EU data protection and privacy law and to continue to engage internationally to promote and develop international privacy and personal data protection standards; believes that much more needs to be done to create a climate favourable to e- commerce and entrepreneurship within the EU; stresses that ensuring regulatory cooperation, mutual recognition and harmonisation of standards in the digital trade sector is vital, in order to ensure coherence and certainty for market operators and consumers;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 335 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 – point 3 (new)
(3) Requests that the Commission together with WTO partners not only establish a working group on digital trade at the WTO, which should examine in detail the current framework's suitability for electronic commerce, looking at specific recommendations, clarifications and adjustments but also look at establishing a new framework for the trade facilitation in services, building on best practice stemming from the implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 337 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Is aware that the inclusion of provisions relating to financial services in trade agreements has raised concerns regarding their potential negative effects where money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance are concerned; supports the Commission in its fight against corruption; insists that clauses on as a major non-tariff barrier in developed and developing countries; believes that this underlines the importance of ensuring that trading partners work together to ensure compatibility not only of primary prudential regulation through regulatory dialogue and cooperation, but also rules aimed at combatting corruption, money laundering and tax fraud, ambitious provisions for which should be included in all trade and investment agreements;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 349 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Asks the Commission to horizontally address SMEs' needs in all chapters of trade agreements including, but not limited to, the creation of online single points of entry for SMEs to learn about relevant regulation, something of particularly crucial relevance to cross border service providers in terms of licencing and other administrative requirements; in addition, and where appropriate, these tools should cover new market access opportunities for SMEs, particularly for low value tenders; stresses the need to cut trading costs for SMEs through streamlining customs procedures, reducing non-tariff barriers and regulatory burdens and simplifying rules of origin; believes that there is a role to be played by SMEs in helping the Commission to shape these tools to ensure that trade agreements meet their needs; encourages the Commission to maintain close dialogue with SME representatives at all stages of trade negotiations;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 353 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Stresses that faster access for European SMEs to anti-dumping procedures is key to protecting them from unfair trade practices; stresses the need for a reform of the WTO multilateral framework in order to better involve SMEs and to ensure faster settlement of disputes;deleted
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 362 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Stresses the importance of further debate with stakeholders and Parliament on the Commission’s proposal for the Investment Court System in order to better clarify its impact on the ‘right to regulate’, the annual costs for the EU budget and its compliance withUnderlines that continued investment, both inward and outward, remains of crucial important to Europe's economy and stresses the need to promote and protect investment; notes the adoption of a new approach on investment, as called for by the European Parliament, and its inclusion in the agreements with Canada and Vietnam, and its inclusion in the EU legal order, the powproposal for an investment chapter ofin the EU courts in particular, and more specifically the EU competition rules-US free trade agreement;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 369 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. RegretNotes that the European Fund for Strategic Investments lacks an external dimension; invites, asks that the Commission tonly consider the creation of a European fund for external strategic investments aimed at reviving investments in strategic projectsn external arm after careful analysis of the performance of the Fund and an examination of its utility, given the existence of lending by the European Investment Bank, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development and the action of the European Development Fund; emphasises that such a fund couldthese funds must contribute to sustainable development and decent jobs, tackle poverty and abate the root causes of migration;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 380 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. Welcomes the Commission’s amended proposal for a regulation on the access of third-country goods and services to the Union’s internal market in public procurement, which is an important tool for ensuring a level playing field in the market access of third countries;deleted
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 387 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The fight against illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 388 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 – point 1 (new)
(1) Remains deeply concerned by the recent surge in wildlife crime and its attendant illegal trade, which is not only having a devastating impact on biodiversity and species numbers but also presents a clear and present danger to livelihoods and local economies, notably in developing countries; welcomes the EU's commitment to eliminate the illegal wildlife trade as part of the EU's response to the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular Sustainable Development Goal 15, which notes not only the need to ensure the end of poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna but also to address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products; expects, in this regard, the Commission, after a period of reflection including the European Parliament and the Member States to consider how best to include provisions on the illegal wildlife trade in all future EU trade agreements;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 391 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
47. Believes that better and more efficient customs procedures in Europe and abroad could help to facilitate trade, meet respective trade facilitation requirements, and fight against counterfeiting of goods entering the single market, which distorts EU economic growth and seriously exposes EU consumers; welcomes the Commission's intention to enhance cooperation between customs authorities; calls once more on the Commission and the Members States to set up a unified EU customs service for a more effective application of customs rules and procedures throughout the customs territory of the EU;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 393 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 – point 1 (new)
(1) Underlines that the Commission should be seeking in trade agreements the adoption by trading partners of single windows for customs and border compliance, if necessary accompanied by capacity building aid for trade funds, as appropriate;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 395 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. UnderlinEmphasises that trade agreements and the decline iquate communication and strong coordination tariff rates that follows expose customs to greater security and protection concerns; emphasises that adequate communication and strong coordination is essential;e required in order to ensure that tariff elimination is accompanied by appropriate technical, institutional and policy measures to ensure continued security of trade
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 411 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
51. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to find more sophisticated ways of introducing mitigating measures to redevelop industries and regions that lose out; emphasises that in this respect the European Structural and Investment Funds, and in particular both the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund, can play an outstanding role; points out that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund could also be an important instrument if reformed and shaped in a way that it is adequately funded;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 1 #

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses the view that free and fair trade in itself is the most useful tool in helping developing countries to help themselves. In this regard the UN should work alongside the World Trade Organisation (WTO), as well as providing advice and guidance for developing countries, to promote a strategy for liberalising trade and investment, with the EU involved as a key player;
2015/09/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 2 #

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Believes that the conclusion of the Doha Development round is key to bringing developing countries into the global trading system and recommends that the UN use it's unique position in the multilateral agenda to ensure that those talks are a success;
2015/09/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 12 #

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that trade policy is crucialcan play a role in combating climate change, and therefore urges the EU to ensure that its trade policy decisions are in line with the imperative tocomplement the decarboniseation of global production and consumption;
2015/09/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 14 #

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that culture is a powerful instrument for European diplomatic relations, fostering EU core values and global citizenship, and that it should be incorporated consistently into the EU's external action; calls for a fruitful cooperation between the European Commission – more specifically its Directorate-General (DG) for Education and Culture and its DG for International Cooperation and Development –, the European External Action Service and the UN in areas such as cultural heritage at risk and illicit trade in cultural property, conflict prevention, the development of creative industries, the mobility of culture professionals, cultural goods and services, and education in emergencies, noting that external relations are first and foremost a Member State competence;
2015/07/20
Committee: CULT
Amendment 23 #

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Continues to support the conclusions of UNCTAD's 2011 Foreign Direct Investment in LDCs report, which recommends a plan of action calling for increased investment through careful liberalisation of infrastructure sectors, the promotion of PPPs with foreign investors, encouragement of SME lending, increased provision of sound standards of treatment and protection of investments and further efforts to tackle issues of poor governance and respect for legal frameworks;
2015/09/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 32 #

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that should a possible permanent international court for the settlement of investment disputes should be situated within the UN system and should be based on the principles of multilateralism and of the rights and obligations of those subject to the court;between states and investors be considered useful and desirable by the international community, that one possible location could be within the UN system.
2015/09/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 34 #

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the consolidated cooperation between the EU and UNESCO, based on the adoption of the Financial and Administrative Framework Agreement between the European Union and the United Nations (FAFA) of 2003 and the EU's participation in the UN General Assembly following the UN General Assembly resolution adopted in 2011; calls, however, for more effective EU representation within the UN, particularly in the fields of culture and education and in line with the Lisbon Treaty; stresses that a genuine EU-UN strategic partnership could be achieved by having EU representatives with voting rights on the boards of UN agencies in the areas of culture and education and by taking action jointly with UNESCO – and with UNICEF, UNDP, UNHCR, UNRWA and UNWOMAN – in the form of financial cooperation and common project management, in agreement with the beneficiary partner countri, following the UN General Assembly resolution adopted in 2011, where the remit of the EU is to present the agreed position of its Member States;
2015/07/20
Committee: CULT
Amendment 37 #

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the systematic integration ofNotes that the findings and recommendations on Gender Equality and Trade Policy of UN Women1 states that there exists conclusive evidence that economic development and social equality go hand in hand in addition to noting the strong correlation between gender equality and competitiveness and GDP per capita, calls therefore, for the continued use of gender inequality as a sustainability indicator into the revision of the EU Handbook on Sustainability Impact Assessments; __________________ 1 Sustainable Development Goals.
2015/09/04
Committee: INTA
Amendment 44 #

2015/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to encourage a cross-sectoral approach between different areas within educational institutions, such as joint programmes between arts, science, ICT, engineering, business and other relevant fields;
2015/08/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 45 #

2015/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights the importance of internships as part of secondary and higher education curricula for the acquisition of work experience and transversal skills;
2015/08/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 88 #

2015/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that humanities and general humanistic knowledge are indispensable in making effective use of the opportunities presented by STEM disciplines and thus should receive effective support within their institutions and play an explicit role in developing institutional curricula;
2015/08/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 89 #

2015/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Member States to ensure that crafts and professions with traditional and cultural elements are preserved and effectively passed down to younger generations through the implementation of specialised programmes.
2015/08/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 1 #

2015/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas much work can and shouldmust be done unilaterally to facilitate trade, but there is no doubt that in many areas international cooperation can increase gains and reduce costs;
2015/06/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 6 #

2015/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas two thirds of the WTO membership need to ratify the agreement before it can enter into forcehave legal effect; in thatis regard, it calls for all WTO members to do their utmost to enablsure the agreement to enters into force as soon as possible and before the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC10) in Nairobi in December;
2015/06/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 12 #

2015/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the EU is committed to promoting free, fair and open trade which is balanced and of mutual benefit for all; whereas the WTO is the natural framework for the continuation and reaffirmation of these principles;
2015/06/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 15 #

2015/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the EU isand its Member States are one of the largest aid donors in the world;
2015/06/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 20 #

2015/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the EU remains in favour of the Bali Package decisions being fully and faithfully implemented by all WTO Members which would enable attention to be turned towards the successful conclusion of the negotiations under the Doha Development Agenda (DDA);
2015/06/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 29 #

2015/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the benefits that the implementation of this agreement will bring, in particular for SMEs; emphasises that the agreement will reduce uncertainty regarding market entry conditions and the costs of trade by between 12.5 % and 17.5 % (according to estimates such as those by the OECD) thus allowing businesses and consumers to access new markets and improve their competitiveness by reducingincreasing efficiency and reducing unnecessary red tape and associated costs;
2015/06/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 48 #

2015/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the degree of implementation of the agreement will determine the benefits that will be derived therefrom; believes that full and faithful implementation will be of greatest benefit to all signatories;
2015/06/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 54 #

2015/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Supports fully the EU initiative of providing EUR 400 million in funding for the provision of technical assistance to developing and least developed countries which will be spent on projects such as improving the customs systems of developing and least developed countries; considers it important that the relevant EU supervisory authorities ensure that all funds are spent in accordance with the principles of sound financial management and requests regular information be provided to the European Parliament and the Member States in this regard;
2015/06/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 58 #

2015/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls also for close cooperation with specialist organisations such as the World Customs Organization which can provide valuable practical and technical expertise on a case-by-case basis in order that the least developed countries in particular can take full advantage of the trading opportunities created by the Agreement;
2015/06/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 5 #

2015/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the Paris Declaration adopted by the EU Education Ministers on 17 March 2015, calling for enhanced cooperation by Member States to promote respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, human rights, equality, the rule of law, social inclusion, and active citizenship through the education of children and young people;
2015/08/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 7 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that it would be highly recommended Believes that before the European Union toconsider adopting legislation on non- agricultural GIs, in order to increase the distinctiveness and fully exploit the potential of protected products, that further ex-ante impact assessment and analysis of the benefits that this would bring for European business should be conducted by the Commission;
2015/05/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 20 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, currently, there is no uniform GI protection for non-agricultural products at EU level but several legal frameworks ensuring only national or regional protection. In this context, underlines the fact that the present legal frameworks may result in consumer deception and countless cases of counterfeiting; therefore, a uniform EU system could potentially better inform consumers about the authenticity of products and protect the rightful owners of a registered product;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 25 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that a coherent, simple and not bureaucratically and economicfinancially non-burdensome EU-level system of GI protection for non-agricultural products would enable the EU to achieve similar protection for suchthese European products outside the EUabroad in the framework of international trade negotiations;
2015/05/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 25 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the economic potential of the GI system in terms of tourism promotion and jobs creation, especially in rural or poor areas, and supporting SMEs and individual producers, who are central to the production of handicrafts and other traditional objects; moreover, GIs are a powerful tool for increasing the overall attractiveness of a region, boosting the sales of a category, whilst calling for the Commission to conduct a thorough economic impact assessment to ensure that the effect of any proposed new system ofn products and promoting tourism in the aers, their competitors, consumers and Member States is fully consideread;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 40 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that the creation of a single EU-level protection of non- agricultural GIs that includes a registration scheme recognised at EU level, without lowering the standards of protection afforded by already existing systems in some Member States, would be the bestsuch as trademarks, could be considered as one way to be more effective both within the EU and in negotiations with third countries;
2015/05/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 45 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to include a coherent and well prepared strategy on all GIs, including plans for an ex-ante impact assessment on the effects on non- agricultural products, in the upcoming cCommunication on the EU's trade and investment strategy.;
2015/05/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 61 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the regulator to take into account the GIs already existing in the Member States in order to avoid unnecessary red tape for their registration at European level., and to ensure that the creation of a single EU level protection of non-agricultural GIs does not lower standards of protection already afforded by, or supersede, pre-existing systems, such as trademarks, in some Member States;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 20 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Since the internal market comprises an area without internal frontiers relying, inter alia, on the free movement of services and persons, it is necessary to provide that consumers can use online content services which offer access to content such as music, games, films or sporting events not only in their Member State of residence but also when they are temporarily present in other Member States of the Union travelling for leisure or business. Therefore, barriers that hamper access and use of suchlegally acquired online content services cross border should be eliminated.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 23 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The technological development leading to a proliferation of portable devices such as tablets and smartphones increasingly facilitates the use of online content services by providing access to them regardless of the consumers' location. There is a rapidly growing demand on the part of consumers for access to content and innovative online services not only in their home countryMember State of residence but also when they are temporarily present in another Member State of the Union.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 25 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Since the sinternalgle market comprises an area without internal frontiers relying, inter alia, on the free movement of services and persons, it is necessary to provide that consumers can use online content services which offer access to content such as music, games, films or sporting events not only in their Member State of residence but also when they are temporarily present in other Member States of the Union travelling for leisure or business. Therefore, barriers that hamper access and use of suchlegally acquired online content services cross border should be eliminated.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 28 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Consumers increasingly enter into contractual arrangements with service providers for the provision of online content services. However, consumers that are temporarily present in another Member State of the Union often cannot access and use the online content services that they have legally acquired the right to use in their home countryMember State of residence.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 31 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) There are a number of barriers which hinder the provision of these services to consumers temporarily present in another Member State. Certain online services include content such as music, games or films which are protected by copyright and/or related rights under Union law. In particular, the obstacles to cross- border portability of online content services stem from the fact that the rights for the transmission of content protected by copyright and/or related rights, such as audiovisual works, are often licensed on a territorial basis or are already sold on an exclusive basis within that territory as well as from the fact that online service providers may choose to serve specific markets only.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 34 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The technological development leading to a proliferation of portable devices such as tablets and smartphones increasingly facilitates the use of online content services by providing access to them regardless of the consumers' location. There is a rapidly growing demand on the part of consumers for access to content and innovative online services not only in their home countryMember State of residence but also when they are temporarily present in another Member State of the Union.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 38 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Consumers increasingly enter into contractual arrangements with service providers for the provision of online content services. However, consumers that are temporarily present in another Member State of the Union often cannot access and use the online content services that they have legally acquired the right to use in their home countryMember State of residence.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 38 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Therefore, the objective of this Regulation is to adapt the legal framework in order to ensure that the licensing of rights no longer presents barriers to cross-border portability of online content services in the Union and that the cross- border portability can be ensuredpermit cross-border portability of online content services to consumers that have legally acquired content and that are temporarily present in a Member State other than that of their Member State of residence within the Union, whilst maintaining, and in accordance with, the principle of territoriality.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 46 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) This Regulation should, therefore, apply to online content services that a service provider, after having obtained the relevant rights from right holders in a given territory, provides to its subscribers on the basis of a contract, by any means including streaming, downloading or any other technique which allows use of that content. ANeither the registration to receive content alerts or a mere acceptance of HTML cookies nor the exchange or transfer of data should not be regarded as a contract for the provision of online content service for the purposes of this Regulation.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 50 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) This Regulation should apply only to online content services which subscribers can effectively access and use in the Member State of residence in which they habitually reside without being limited to a specific location, as it is not appropriate to require service providers that do not offer portable services within their home country Member State of residence of the subscriber to do so across borders.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 53 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Providers of online content services are already in a position to authenticate the Member State of residence of their subscribers at the time of the initial subscription but also have the ability to verify the continual access of content from outside the Member State of residence. The practice of geoblocking currently demonstrates the ability of service providers to deem whether usage is within a specific Member State of residence or outside that Member State, without hampering consumer privacy.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 55 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Online content services which are provided without payment of money are also included in the scope of this Regulation to the extent that providers verify the Member State of residence of their subscribers. Online content services which are provided without the payment of money and whose providers do not verify the Member State of residence of their subscribers should be outside the scope of this Regulation as their inclusion would involve a major channormally do not verify the Member State of residence of their subscribers. The inclusion of such online content services in the scope of this regulation would involve a major change to the way these services are delivered and involve disproportionate costs. On the other hand, the exclusion of these services from the scope of this Regulation would mean that these services would not be able to take advantage tof the way these services are delivered and involve disproportionate costs. As concernslegal mechanism provided for in this Regulation and enabling online content providers to offer their services on a portable basis across the Union even when they decide to invest in means allowing the verification of their subscriber's' Member State of residence, information such as a payment of a licence fee for other services provided in to the same degree of certainty as services which are provided against payment of money. This is why providers of online content services which are provided without payment of money should have an option to be included in the scope of this Regulation if they so decide and provided that they comply with the requirements on the verification of the Member State of residence, to the existence of a contract for internet or telephone connection, IP address or other means of authentication,same degree of certainty as content which is provided against payment of money. If providers of online content services which are provided without payment of money wish to exercise that option, they should be reobliged upon, if they enable the provider to have reasonable indicators as to the Member State of residence of its subscribersto comply with the provisions of this Regulation in the same way as providers of online content services which are provided against payment of money.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 57 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Therefore, the objective of this Regulation is to adapt the legal framework in order to ensure that the licensing of rights no longer presents barriers to cross-border portability of online content services in the Union and that the cross- border portability can be ensuredpermit cross-border portability of online content services to subscribers that have legally acquired content and that are temporarily present in a Member State other than that of their Member State of residence within the European Union, whilst maintaining, and in accordance with, the principle of territoriality.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 66 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure that providers of online content services which are provided against payment of money comply with the obligation to provide cross-border portability of their services without acquiring the relevant rights in another Member State, it is necessary to stipulate that those service providers which lawfully provide portable online content services in the Member State of residence of subscribers are always entitled to provide such services to those subscribers when they are temporarily present in another Member State. This should be achieved by establishing that the provision, the access to and the use of such online content service should be deemed to occur in the Member State of the subscriber's residence. This legal fiction shall not prevent the provider from offering its subscriber, who is temporarily present in another Member State, online content that the provider lawfully provides in that Member State.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 70 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) This Regulation should, therefore, apply to online content services that a service provider, after having obtained the relevant rights from right holders in a given territory, provides to its subscribers on the basis of a contract, by any means including streaming, downloading or any other technique which allows use of that content. ANeither the registration to receive content alerts or a mere acceptance of HTML cookies nor the exchange or transfer of data should not be regarded as a contract for the provision of online content service for the purposes of this Regulation.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 74 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) This Regulation should apply only to online content services which subscribers can effectively access and use in their Member State of residence in which they habitually reside without being limited to a specific location, as it is not appropriate to require service providers that do not offer portable services within their home countryMember State of residence of the subscriber to do so across borders.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 77 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Service providers should ensure that their subscribers are properly informed about the conditions of enjoyment of online content services in Member States other than the Member State of residence of the subscribers. The Regulation enables right holders to require that the service provider make use of effective means in order to verify that the online content service is provided in conformity with this Regulation. It is necessary, however, to ensure that the required means are reasonable and do not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve this purpose. Examples of the necessary technical and organisational measures may include sampling of IP address instead of constant monitoring of location, transparent information to the individuals about the methods used for the verification and its purposes, and appropriate security measures. Considering that for purposes ofConsidering that for purposes of the verification what matters is not the specific location or country, but rather whether the individual accessing the vserification what matters is not the location, but rather, in which Member State the subscriber is accessing the service, precise location data should not be collected and processed for this purpose. Similarly, where authentication of a subscriber is sufficient in order to deliver thevice is in his or her Member State of residence or not, precise location data should not be collected and processed for this purpose. The list of verification means, as provided for in this Regulation, provides the sufficient and flexible means by which service provided, idrs can authentification of the subscriber should not be requirede and verify subscribers' access and Member State of residence.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 81 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) The list of verification means, provided for in this Regulation, aims to provide legal certainty as to the verification means to be used by service providers. In each case, account should be taken of a particular verification means in the given Member State and of the given type of online content service. Unless the Member State of residence can be established to a sufficient degree of certainty on the basis of a single verification means, providers should rely on a combination of these means. Furthermore, this Regulation should allow agreements between service providers and right holders as to which particular verification means could be used by providers. This should allow for flexibility as to the choice of the verification means. Such means should also be effective, reasonable and should not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve the purpose of establishing the Member State of residence. However, holders of copyright and related rights, or other rights in content of online content services should remain able to permit their content to be accessed and used under this Regulation without verification of the Member State of residence provided they do so equally across all Member States. Right holders should be able to take such decisions freely and individually when entering into agreements with providers. Service providers may request the subscriber to provide necessary information in order to sufficiently authenticate or verify a subscriber's Member State of residence. If the subscriber fails to provide such information and as a result the provider is unable to establish or verify the Member State of residence as required under this Regulation, the provider should not provide cross-border portability of online content service to this subscriber.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 83 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) This Regulation should apply to online content services which are provided against payment of money. Providers of such services are in a position to verify the Member State of residence of their subscribers. The right to use an online content service should be regarded as acquired against payment of money whether such payment is made directly to the provider of the online content service, or to another party such as a provider offering a package combining a telecommunications service and an online content service operated by another provider. Neither contributions towards license fees, nor the transfer or exchange of data shall be deemed as payment by the consumer.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 84 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Packages or bundles of online content services which are provided against payment of money may also host free-to-air content that may not be portable independently from the package or bundle. Insofar as such free-to-air content is not separable and is provided within packages or bundles, these services are covered in their entirety by this regulation.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 86 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Online content services which are provided without payment of money are also included in the scope of this Regulation to the extent that providers verify the Member State of residence of their subscribers. Online content services which are provided without the payment of money and whose providers do not verify the Member State of residence of their subscribers should be outsidemay not choose to verify the Member State of residence of their subscribers. The inclusion of such online content services in the scope of this regulation would involve a major change to the way those services are delivered and involve disproportionate costs. On the other hand, the exclusion of these services entirely from the scope of this Re regulation as their inclusion would involve a major chanwould mean that these services would not be able to take advantage tof the way these services are delivered and involve disproportionate costs. As concernslegal mechanism provided for in this Regulation and enabling online content providers to offer their services on a portable basis across the European Union even if they decide to invest in means allowing the verification of their subscriber's Member State of residence, information such as a payment of a licence fee for other services provided in to the same degree of certainty as paid for services. Providers of online content services which are provided without payment of money should therefore have an option to elect to be included in the scope of this regulation and provided that they comply with the requirements on the verification of the Member State of residence, to the existence of a contract for internet or telephone connection, IP address or other means of authentication, should be relied upon, if they enable the provider to have reasonable indicators as to the Member State of residence of its subscriberssame degree of certainty as content and services offered against the payment of money. In exercising the option to be included, these services should be obliged to comply with the provisions of this regulation in the same way as providers of online content services which are provided against the payment of money. Furthermore, they should inform subscribers, the relevant holders of copyright and related rights and those holding any other rights in the content of online content service of their decision to exercise that option. Such information could be provided on the provider's website.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 93 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the adaptation of the legal framework so that cross-border portability of online content services is provided in the Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States and can therefore, by reason of its scale and effects, 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 on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve its objective. Therefore, this Regulation does not substantially affect the way the rights are licensed and does not oblige right holders and service providers to renegotiate contracts. Moreover, this Regulation does not require that the provider takes measures to ensure the quality of delivery of online content services outside the Member State of residence of the subscriber. Finally, this Regulation does not apply to service providers who offer services without payment of money and who do not verify the subscriber's Member State of residenceexercise their option to comply with this Regulation. Therefore, it does not impose any disproportionate costs,.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 96 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation introduces a common approach to ensuring that subscribers to legally acquired online content services in the Union, when temporarily present in a Member State, can access and use these services other than that of their Member State of residence can access and use these services whilst respecting all the relevant copyright and related rights of the content accessed and used.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 99 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) Requiring that the delivery of online content services to subscribers temporarily present in Member States other than their Member State of residence be of the same quality as in the Member State of residence could result in high costs for service providers and thus ultimately for subscribers. Therefore, it is not appropriate for this Regulation to require that the provider of an online content service take measures to ensure quality of delivery of such services beyond the quality available via the local online access chosen by a subscriber while temporarily present in another Member State. In such cases the provider shall not be liable if the quality of delivery of the service is lower. Nevertheless, if the provider expressly agrees to guarantee certain quality of delivery to subscribers while temporarily present in other Member States, the provider shall be bound by such agreement. Providers of online content services should provide subscribers advance notification concerning any variation in the quality that may be delivered or experienced when accessing content in a Member State other than the Member State of residence. Such information could be provided on the provider's website.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 103 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point c
(c) "Member State of residence" means the Member State where the subscriber is habitually residing, established on the basis of Article 3b, where the subscriber has his or her actual and stable residence to which he or she returns regularly;
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 105 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure that providers of online content services which comply with the obligation to provide cross-border portability of their services without acquiring the relevant rights in another Member State, it is necessary to stipulate that those service providers which lawfully provide portable online content services in the Member State of residence of subscribers are always entitled to provide such services to those subscribers when they are temporarily present in another Member State. This should be achieved by establishing that the provision, the access to and the use of such online content service should be deemed to occur in the Member State of the subscriber's residence. This should not prevent the service providers of online content from offering its subscribers who are temporarily present in another Member State online content that the online content service providers lawfully provide in that Member State of temporary presence.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 107 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) For the purposes of this Regulation, a consumer has one Member State of residence;
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 110 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point d
(d) "Temporarily present" means athe transitory presence of a subscriber in a Member State other than the Member State of residence;
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 112 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point e
(e) "Online content service" means a service as defined by Articles 56 and 57 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union that a service provider is lawfully providing online in the Member State of residence on a portable basis and which is an audiovisual media service within the meaning of Directive 2010/13/EU or a service the main feature of which is the provision of lawful access to and use of works, and other protected subject matter or transmissions of broadcasting organisations, whether in a linear or an on- demand manner,.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 113 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) Member State of residence implies that the subscriber has actual and stable residence in the Member State to which he or she returns to regularly. For the purposes of this Regulation, a subscriber has only one Member State of residence. Service providers of online content should consider that that the Member State of residence verified and authenticated by said provider as part of this Regulation, is the sole Member State of residence. Providers should not be obliged to verify whether their subscribers are also subscribers to an online content service in another Member State.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 114 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) "Portable" means that subscribers can effectively access and use the legally acquired online content service in the Member State of residence without being limited to a specific location;
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 115 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point e – subparagraph 2
(e) "Online content service" means a service as defined by Articles 56 and 57 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union that a service provider is lawfully providing online in the Member State of residence on a portable basis and which is an audiovisual media service within the meaning of Directive 2010/13/EU or a service the main feature of which is the provision of access to and use of works, other protected subject matter or transmissions of broadcasting organisations, whether in a linear or an on-demand manner, which is provided to a subscriber on agreed terms either: (1) (2) provided that the subscriber's Member State of residence is verified by the provider;; against payment of money; or without payment of money
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 117 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point f
(f) "Portable" means that subscribers can effectively access and use the online content service in the Member State of residence without being limited to a specific location.deleted
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 118 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Service providers should ensure that their subscribers are properly informed about the conditions of enjoyment of online content services in Member States other than the Member State of residence of the subscribers. The Regulation enables right holders to require that the service provider make use of effective means in order to verify that the online content service is provided in conformity with this Regulation. It is necessary, however, to ensure that the required means are reasonable and do not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve this purpose. Examples of the necessary technical and organisational measures may include sampling of IP address instead of constant monitoring of location, transparent information to the individuals about the methods used for the verification and its purposes, and appropriate security measures. Considering that for purposes of the verification what matters is not the location, but rather,Considering that for purposes of the verification what matters is not the specific location or country, but rather whether access of the content ins whichithin the Member State the subscriber is accessing the serviceof residence or not, precise location data should not be collected and processed for this purpose. Similarly, where authentThe list of verification ofmeans as subscriber is sufficient in order to deliver thepplied in this Regulation provide sufficient and flexible means by which service provided, idrs can authentification of the subscriber should not be requirede and verify subscriber's compliance with the definition of Member State of residence.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 123 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Where the Member State of residence cannot be established to a reasonable degree of certainty on the basis of a single verification means, providers should rely on a combination of these means. This Regulation does not restrict agreements between service providers and rights holders as to which particular verification means based on the list provided could be used by providers. Rights holders should be able to take such decisions freely when entering into agreements with providers. Service providers may request the subscriber to provide information necessary in order to reasonably authenticate or verify a subscriber's Member State of residence. If the subscriber fails to provide that information and in consequence the provider is unable to establish or verify the Member State of residence as required under this regulation, the provider should not provide cross-border portability of online content service to this subscriber.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 131 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Providers of online content without payment of money 1. Providers of online content services provided without payment of money may decide to enable its subscribers who are temporarily present in a Member State to access and use the online content service in accordance with this Regulation should they be able to verify and authenticate a subscriber's Member State of residence to a reasonable degree of certainty. 2. Providers of online content services provided without payment of money, equivalent to the obligation on those providers who do receive payment of money, shall notify subscribers, the relevant holders of copyright and related rights and those holding any other rights in the content of online content service provision, of its decision to provide portability of content in accordance with paragraph 1. This notification shall be made by means that are adequate and proportionate. 3. Any decision made by providers of online content services provided without payment of money pursuant to paragraph 1 shall mean that those providers shall be subject to this Regulation.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 134 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3b Verification of the Member State of residence 1. Providers of online content services which are provided against payment of money shall make use of effective means in order to verify the Member State of residence of its subscribers. These means shall be reasonable and not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve their purpose. 2. In order to comply with the obligation set out in paragraph 1, the provider shall rely on the following verification means or alternative means as agreed between right holders and service providers: (a) an identity card or equivalent, which shall include electronic identification means; (b) the billing address or postal code of the subscriber, or equivalent; (c) financial account information such as a bank account, local credit or debit card of the subscriber, or equivalent; (d) physical visitation to the place of installation of a set top box or a similar device used for supply of services to the subscriber, or equivalent; (e) a subscriber being party to a contract for internet or telephone connection in the Member State of residence, or an equivalent contract; (f) payment of a licence fee by a subscriber for other services provided in the Member State of residence, or equivalent payment; (g) sampling or periodic checking of the Internet Protocol (IP) address to identify whether a subscriber accesses content within the Member State of residence or outside the Member State of residence using technology already used to geoblock, or an equivalent geo- locational mechanism; (h) registration on local electoral rolls, if available, or an equivalent national, regional or local roll; (i) the payment of local or poll taxes, if available, or an equivalent national, regional or local payment; (j) an identity card or equivalent electronic means of identification. Where the Member State of residence cannot be sufficiently established on the basis of a single verification means, the provider shall rely on a combination of such means. 3. The provider and the holders of copyright and related rights or those holding any other rights in the content of an online content service may agree on the use and number of the particular means referred to in paragraph 2 or of any other means in accordance with paragraph 1 to verify the Member State of residence. 4. Online content service providers, using the verification means as referred to in paragraph 2 and proportional and reasonable means, shall ensure that subscribers are accessing content in their Member State of residence to satisfy the definition of habitual residence, which demonstrates regular return, therefore preventing the abuse of cross-border portability of online content and services. 5. The provider shall be entitled to request the subscriber to provide additional information if necessary for the verification of the Member State of residence both in the process of authenticating the initial Member State of residence and the verification of continued access to content. If the subscriber fails to provide that information and as a result the provider is unable to authenticate or verify the Member State of residence, the provider shall prevent, on the basis of this Regulation, the subscriber from accessing or using the online content service when he or she is temporarily present in a Member State other than the Member State of residence.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 136 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) As the Regulation will therefore apply to some contracts and rights acquired before the date of its application, it is also appropriate to provide for a reasonable period between the date of entry into force of this Regulation and the date of its application allowing right holders and service providers to make the arrangements necessary to adapt to the new situation, as well as allowing service providers to amend the terms of use of their services. Changes to other terms of use of online content services offered in packages combining an electronic communications service made strictly in order to comply with the requirements of this Regulation should not trigger for subscribers any right under national laws transposing the regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services to withdraw from contracts for the provision of such electronic communications services.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 139 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the adaptation of the legal framework so that cross-border portability of online content services is provided in the Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States and can therefore, by reason of its scale and effects, 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 on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve its objective. Therefore, this Regulation does not substantially affect the way the rights are licensed and does not oblige right holders and service providers to renegotiate contracts. Moreover, this Regulation does not require that the provider takes measures to ensure the quality of delivery of online content services outside the Member State of residence of the subscriber. Finally, this Regulation does not apply to service providers who offer services without payment of money and who do not verify theexercise the option to comply with the regulation. Providers of online content services against the payment of money are able to authenticate the Member State of residence of their subscriber's Member State of residenceat the time of the initial subscription but also to ascertain whether usage is internal or external of the Member State of residence, as demonstrated by automated and anonymous geo-blocking practices, without infringing upon consumer privacy. Therefore, it does not impose any disproportionate costs,.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 140 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
(1) Any contractual provisions including those between holders of copyright and related rights, those holding any other rights relevant for the use of and access to content in online content services and service providers, as well as between service providers and subscribers which are contrary to Articles 3(1) and 4this Regulation shall be unenforceable.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 141 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
This Regulation introduces a common approach to ensuring that subscribers to legally acquired online content services in the Union, when temporarily present in a Member State, can access and use these services other than that of their Member State of residence can access and use these services whilst respecting all the relevant copyright and related rights of the content access and used.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 148 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph 1, hHolders of copyright and related rights or those holding any other rights in the content of online content services may require assurances that the service provider makeis making use of effective means in order to verify that the online content service is provided in conformity with this Regulation and in line with Article 3(1b(4), provided that the required means are reasonable and do not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve their purpose or infringe the telecoms rules currently into force, in particular in the area of general data protection, or require any change in contracts concluded between right holders and service providers.
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 155 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
It shall apply from [date: 6The legal fiction as outlined in recital 20 shall apply from ... [6 months following the date of publication of this Regulation] with the obligation to offer portability for online content services which are provided against payment of money, and the Regulation in its entirety, shall apply from 12 months following the dayte of its publication].
2016/05/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 156 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) "Member State of residence" means the Member State where the subscriber is habitually residing, established on the basis of Article 3b, where the subscriber has his or her actual and stable residence to which he or she returns to regularly;
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 172 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) "Temporarily present" means athe transitory presence of a subscriber in a Member State other than the Member State of residence;
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 173 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) "Online content service" means a service as defined by Articles 56 and 57 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union that a service provider is lawfully providing online in the Member State of residence on a portable basis and which is an audiovisual media service within the meaning of Directive 2010/13/EU or a service the main feature of which is the provision of lawful access to and use of works, and other protected subject matter or transmissions of broadcasting organisations, whether in a linear or an on- demand manner, which is provided to a subscriber on agreesubject to effective authentication and tverms either: (1) (2) provided thatification of the subscriber's Member State of residence is verified by the provider;. against payment of money; or without payment of money
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 182 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) "Portable" means that subscribers can effectively access and use the online content service on a device that is easily carried in the Member State of residence without being limited to a specific location.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 184 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
(1) The provider of an online content service provided against payment of money shall enable a subscriber who is temporarily present in a Member State to access and use the online content service subject to effective and proportionate means of authentication and verification in accordance with this Regulation.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 198 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
(3) The provider of an online content service shall inform the subscriber of any variation of the quality of delivery of the online content service provided in accordance with paragraph 1 prior to providing that service.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 213 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Providers of online content without payment of money and the option to comply with this regulation (1) The providers of an online content service provided without payment of money may choose to enable its subscribers who are temporarily present in a Member State to access and use the online content service in accordance with this Regulation only where the provider verifies the subscribers Member State of residence in compliance with Article 3b. (2) The providers of an online content service provided without payment of money, shall inform subscribers, the relevant holders of copyright and related rights and those holding any other rights in the content of the online content service where they choose to apply this Regulation to the online content service. Such notification shall be given prior to the provisions of access and use of the online content service on a portable basis by means that are adequate and proportionate. (3) Where the provider chooses to offer an online content service in accordance with paragraph 1, this Regulation shall apply to that provider.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 216 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3b Verification of the Member State of residence (1) Providers of online content service provided against payment of money shall make use of effective means in order to verify the Member State of residence of its subscribers. These means shall be reasonable and not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve their purpose. (2) In order to comply with the obligation set out in paragraph 1, the provider shall rely on the following verification means, or equivalent means as agreed between rights holders and service providers: (a) an identity card or any other valid document confirming subscriber's Member State of residence, to include electronic identification means; (b) the billing address or postal address of the subscriber; (c) bank details such as bank account, local credit or debit card of the subscriber; (d) physical visitation to the place of installation of a set top box or a similar device used for supply of services to the subscribers; (e) a subscriber being party to a contract for internet or telephone connection in the member state of residence; (f) payment of a license fee by a subscriber for other services provided in the Member state of residence; (g) sampling or periodic checking of Internet Protocol (IP) address to identify where the subscriber accesses content and predominantly uses the online content service be it internal or external to the Member State of residence, or by other geo-locational means equivalent to this; (h) registration on national, regional or local electoral rolls, if publicly available; or (i) the payment of national, regional or local/poll taxes, if available. Unless the Member State of residence can be sufficiently established on the basis of a single verification means, the provider shall rely on a combination of such means. (3) The provider and the holders of copyright and related rights or those holding any other rights in the content of an online content service may agree on the use and number of particular means referred to in paragraph 2 or, to take account of new technological developments, any other means of equivalence in accordance with paragraph 1 to verify the Member state of residence. (4) Online content service providers, using the means in paragraph 2, shall ensure subscribers are demonstrating regular return in predominantly accessing content within the Member State of residence. (5) The provider shall be entitled to request the subscriber to provide such information as is necessary for the verification of the Member State of residence in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 4. If the subscriber fails to provide such adequate information as to determine the Member State of residence the provider shall prevent the subscriber from accessing or using the online content service when he or she is temporarily present in a Member State other than the Member State of residence.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 223 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
(1) Any contractual provisions including those between holders of copyright and related rights, those holding any other rights relevant for the use of and access to content in online content services and service providers, as well as between service providers and subscribers which are contrary to Articles 3(1) and 4this regulation shall be unenforceable.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 235 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph 1, hHolders of copyright and related rights or those holding any other rights in the content of online content services mayshall require that the service provider make use of effective means in order to verify that the online content service is provided in conformity with Article 3(1)this Regulation, provided that the required means are reasonable and do not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve their purpose.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 238 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) The provisions of this Regulation shall apply irrespective of the law applicable to contracts concluded between providers of online content services and holders of copyright and related rights or those holding any other rights relevant for the access to and use of content in online content services or to contracts between such providers and subscribers.
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 257 #

2015/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from [date: 612 months following the day of its publication].
2016/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 8 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the importance of public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a vehicle for economic growth, competitiveness and job creation both in the single market and abroad; notes that European companies are well equipped to compete for and operate such arrangements;
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 10 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that positive experiences of PPPs derive from improved delivery of projects, good quality ratio or value for cost, possibility for long-term financing of the costs, the stimulus provided for innovation and research, but also as regards more flexible and skilled management environment;
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 12 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that in the building, infrastructures, environment, telecommunications or energy networks - there are number of risks inherent and that the government, through PPPs, transfers part of risk to the private contractor so that both can reap the benefits but also share the risks and responsibilities of projects; stresses furthermore that adequate risk sharing is essential to reduce the costs of a project and ensure its successful implementation and viability;
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 29 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that EU markets are opefor public procurement are largely open to international competition, with rules aimed at enhancing fair and effective competition within the single market and providing a level playing field for international investors; recalls that there is no discrimination on the basis of foreign ownership or control, and that companies from abroad may establish themselves locally in order to participate in PPPs;
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 36 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. StressesUnderlines that, in order to attract private sector to PPPs, especially cross- border, it is paramount to provide the investors with enough assurances that their long term investment will benefit from secure environment, legal certainty and good governance; stresses therefore the need to ensure effective protection of investments and economic assets held by European companies as part of PPP arrangements outside the EU;
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 40 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, following the principle of reciprocity, to explore further opportunities to open up market access for European companies in the context of PPP arrangements outside the EU.
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 35 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the joint statement of 20th March by Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and US Trade Representative Michael Froman regarding the exclusion of public services in EU and US trade agreements;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 47 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas an ambitious agreement with the US maywill support the reindustrialisation of Europe and help achieve the 2020 target for an increase of the EU's GDP generated by industry from 15 % to 20 %; whereas it has the potential to create opportunities especially for SMEs, which suffer more from non-tariff barriers (NTBs) than larger companies; whereas an agreement between the two biggest economic blocs in the world has the potential to create standards, norms and rules which will be adopted at a global level, which would serve to the advantage of third countries as well;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 55 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas an agreement between the two biggest economic blocs in the world has the potential to create standards, norms and rules which could be adopted at a global level, which would serve to the advantage of third countries as well, especially developing countries; whereas failure to negotiate an agreement will allow other third countries with different standards and values to assume this role instead;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 74 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas, given the growing interconnectedness of global markets – up to 40 % of European industrial products are manufactured from imported upstream products – it is crucial that policymakers shape the way these markets interact; whereas proper trade rules are fundamental to creating added value in Europe, since industrial production will increasingly takes place in global value chains;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 92 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas we arethe EU is faced with an unregulated rapidly evolving picture of globalisation and a well-designed trade agreement could contribute to harnessingensuring positive spill over effects of liberalisation; whereas such an agreement should not only focus on reducing tariffs and NTBs but should also be a tool to protect workers, consumers and the environment; whereas a strong and ambitious trade agreement is an opportunity to create a framework by strengthening regulation to the highest standards at a global level in order to prevent social and environmental dumpinglight of the shared objective of ensuring free and open competition on a level playing field;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 101 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas even though common high standards are in the interest of the consumers, it should be noted that theyconvergence also makes sense from an economic perspective, as the higher costs stemming from higher standards armay be compensated by increased economies of scale in a market of 850 million consumers;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 121 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas many ex-ante economic impact studies on TTIP should be taken with cautionas illustrative as they are built on computable general equilibrium economic models with very optimistic predictions abhich are unable take sufficient account of the capacity of the EU and the US to reducedynamic nature of future economic opportunities and their positive spill over effects as a regsulatory barriers to tradet of an ambitious agreement; whereas the TTIP alone will not resolve economic problems in the EU and no false hopes and expectations should be raised in that respectlong standing structural economic problems and their underlying causes in the EU;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 147 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the wellbeing of ordinary citizens, workers and consumers has to be the benchmark for a trade agreement; whereas TTIP should be a model for a good trade agreement responding to these requirementsprimary objective of a high quality trade agreement is to enhance trade and investment by establishing improved conditions for the free flow of goods, services and capital across borders leading to the creation of jobs and growth;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 169 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the secret character of negotiations as they have been conducted in the past has led to deficiencies in terms of democratic control of the negotiation proceslegal framework governing the negotiation of EU trade agreements is laid down in Article 207 TFEU, which establishes that the Commission negotiates agreements in consultation with a special committee established by the Member States;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 186 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas President Juncker has clearly reiterated in his Political Guidelines that – while the EU and the US can go a significant step further in recognising each other's product standards and working towards transatlantic standards – the EU will not sacrifice its safety, health, social and data protection standards or our cultural diversity, recalling that the safety of the food we eat and the protection of Europeans' personal data are non- negotiable and that the rule of law should also apply in this context;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 197 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas President Juncker has also clearly stated in his Political Guidelines that he will not accept that the jurisdiction of courts in the Member States is limited by special regimes for investor disputes; whereas now that the results of the public consultation on investment protection and ISDS in the TTIP are available, a reflection process – taking account of critical and constructive contributions – is needed within and between the three European institutions on the best way to achieve investment protection and equal treatment of investors;deleted
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 220 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas many critical voices in the public debate have shown the need for the TTIP negotiations to be conductrade agreements should be negotiated in athe morest transparent and inclusive manner, taking into account the concerns voiced by European citizens possible, while respecting the need for a necessary element of confidentiality to ensure that negotiators can reach a high quality final deal; whereas Parliament fully supports both the decision of the Council to declassify the negotiating directives and the Commission's transparency initiative;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 230 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas since July 2013 talks between the US and the EU have been going onEU began in July 2013, but up to now no common text has been agreed and it is now exactly the right time to undertake a reflection on the state of play; whereas political stocktaking is a useful exercise in influencing the direction of negotiations;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 234 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the EU in particular faces growing concerns over its energy security and its need to diversify its energy supplies and transit routes in the face of political and geopolitical developments;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 247 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) to ensure that TTIP negotiations lead to a deep, comprehensive, ambitious, balanced and high-standard trade and investment agreement, based on a single undertaking that wouldill promote trade and investment, sustainable growth, support the creation of high-quality jobs for European workercitizens, directly benefit European consumers, increase international competitiveness, and open up new opportunities for EU companies, in particular SMEs; the content of the agreement is more important than the speed of the negotiations;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 266 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) to emphasise that while the TTIP negotiations consist of negotiations on three main areas – ambitiously improving reciprocal market access (for goods, services, investment and public procurement at all levels of government), reducing NTBs and enhancing the compatibility of regulatory regimes, and developing common rules to address shared global trade challenges and opportunities – all these areas are equally important to be included in a comprehensive package; TTIP should be ambitious and binding on all levels of government on both sides of the Atlantic, the agreementand should lead to lasting genuine market openness on a reciprocal basis and trade facilitation on the ground, and should pay particular attention to structural means of achieving greater transatlantic cooperation while upholding regulatory standards and preventing social and environmental dumping;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 276 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) to keep in mind the strategic importance of the EU-US economic relationship in general and of TTIP in particular, inter alia as an opportunity to promote the principles and values anchored in a liberal, rules based framework that the EU and the US share and cherish and towhile designing common approaches to global trade, investment and trade-related issues such as high standards, norms and regulations, in order to develop a broader transatlantic vision and a common set of strategic goals;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 288 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) to ensure, especially given the recent positive developments in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), that an open and accessible agreement with the US serves as a stepping-stone for broader trade negotiations and is not seen as an alternative to the WTO process; bilateral trade agreements are always the second-best option and must not prevent improvements on the multilateral level;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 301 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) regarding market access: for goods, services and procurement;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 311 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) to ensure that the market access offers in the differentall areas are equally ambitious and reflect both parties’ expectations, as market access for industrial goods, agricultural products, services and public procurement isare equally important in all cases and a balance is needed between the different proposals for these areas;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 327 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) to aim at the elimination of all duty tariffs, while respecting sensitive products on both sides;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 344 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) to keep in mind that there are important offensive interests for the EU in the services sector, which will generate 85% of future jobs in the EU, demands an ambitious outcome for instance in the areas of engineering, finance, telecommunications, health, professional and transport services;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 369 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) to increase market access for services according to the ‘positive list approach’ whereby services that are to be opened up to foreign companies are explicitly mentioned and new services are excluded while ensuring that possible standstill and ratchet clauses only apply to non- discrimination provisions and allow for enough flexibility to bring services back into public controlby tackling long standing market access barriers while granting EU firms no less favourable treatment in the US than US firms according to a negative list whereby services that are to be excluded from the agreement are explicitly mentioned, believes that such an approach allows not only for increased certainty and transparency for operators but will allow for a flexible "living agreement" with the possibility of including future services in the Agreement;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 372 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv a (new)
(iva) to ensure mutual recognition of professional qualifications between the Parties, notably via the creation of a legal framework with federal States which have regulatory powers in this domain, and to promote mobility across the Atlantic through visa facilitation for professionals;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 406 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
(vi) to ensure an adequate carve-out of sensitive services such asthe inclusion of reservations for public services and public utilities (including water, health, social security systems and education), in line with existing and recently concluded EU trade agreements, allowing national and local authorities enough room for manoeuvre to legislate in the public interest; ain this regard welcomes the joint declaration reflecting negotiators' clear commitment to exclude these sectors from the negotiations would be very helpful in this regard; ;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 433 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
(vii) to combine market access negotiations on financial services with convergence in financial regulation on the highest level, in order to support the introduction and compatibility of necessary regulation to prevent financial crises and in order to support ongoing cooperation efforts in other international forums, such as the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 450 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point viii
(viii) to ensure that the EU's acquis on data privacy is not compromised through the liberalisation of data flowsfully respected in any final Agreement, in particular in the area of e- commerce and financial services; to ensure that no commitments on data flows are taken up before European data protection legislation is in place; , while a stable and predictable legal environment ensuring and facilitating the continued ability of firms, especially in the service sector, to transfer data across the Atlantic, is assured; stresses that the EU should cooperate with the United States in order to encourage third countries to adopt similar high data protection standards in the area of trade around the world; further notes that such provisions must be consistent with the provisions set forth in Article 14 of the GATS and that restrictions on data flows and associated infrastructure may create risks that must be recognised;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 462 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix
(ix) to include am ambitious chapter on competition ensureing that European competition law is properly respected particularly in the digital world while establishing new standards, in particular regarding state owned enterprises, that could form the basis for improved global rules and common approaches with third countries;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 479 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point x
(x) to keep in mind that the agreement should not risk prejudicing the Union's cultural and linguistic diversity, in line the relevant Articles as established in the Treaties, including in the audiovisual and cultural services sector, and that existing and future provisions and policies in support of the cultural sector, in particular in the digital world, are kept out of the scope of the negotiationsare augmented and complemented;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 494 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi
(xi) to ensure that account is taken of the discrepancies in the openness of public procurement markets on both sides of the Atlantic and the huge interest on the part of European companies in obtaining access to public contracts in the US both at federal and state level, for example for construction services, traffic infrastructure and goods and services while respecting suexistainability criteriag legal frameworks for procurement on both sides, inter alia the new EU procurement and concession package entering into force in 2016; to ensure that that neither party will adopt new measures restricting market access in procurement beyond measures already in place;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 511 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xii
(xii) to promote EU-US cooperation at the international level in order to promote sustainability standards for public procurement, inter alia in the implementation of the recently revised Government Procurement Agrefurther international agreements in the field of public procurement;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 531 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure withat the negotiations on rules of origin aim at reconciling the EU and US approaches; given the conclusion of the negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between EU and Canada and the potential upgrade of the EU-Mexico free trade agreement, that the possibility and scope of cumulation will need to be consideis considered, in view of a possible future transatlantic free trade areda;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 540 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) regarding regulatory cooperation and coherence pillar and NTBs:
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 555 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) to ensure that the regulatory cooperation chapterand coherence promotes an effective, transparent, pro- competitive economic environment through the facilitation of trade and investment while developing and securing high levels of protection of health and safety, consumer, labour and environmental legislation and of the cultural diversity that exists within the EU; negotiators on both sides; need to identify and to be very clear about which regulatory measures and standardsotes that some areas may prove challenging in terms of finding an agre fundamental and cannot be compromised,ement, however, insists that negotiators determine, where possible and which ones can be the subject of a common approach, which are the areas where mutual recognition based on a common high standard and a strong system of market surveillance is desirable and which are those where simply an improved exchange of information is possible, based on the experience of one and a half years of ongoing talks;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 577 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) to baseensure that negotiations on SPS and TBT measures go beyond the key principles of the multilateralWTO Agreements on SPS and TBT agreements; to aim in the first place at increasing transparency coherence and openness, mutual recognition, exchanges of best practices, strengthening dialogue between regulators and strengthening cooperation in international standards-setting bodies while removing all unnecessary obstacles to trade and investment and ensuring that regulators create proportionate measures based on scientific evidence and international standards; to recognise, in negotiations on SPS and TBT measures, the right of both parties to manage risk in accordance with the level either deems appropriate in order to protect human, animal or plant life or health; to in full respect and uphold the sensitivities and fundamental values of either side, such as the EU’s precautionary principleof legal frameworks on both sides;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 598 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) with regard to the horizontal regulatory cooperation chapter, to give priority to fostering bilateral cooperation between regulatory bodies through enhanced information exchange and to promote the adoption, strengthening and timely implementation of international instruments, on the basis of successful international expe whilst fully respecting the priences such as, for instance, ISO standards or under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29); to establish that the prior impact assessment for the regulatory act, as defined in the horizontal provisions on regiple subsidiarity, on the basis of a specific and permanent regulatory and consultatoryion cooperation, should also measure the impact on consumers and the environment next to its impact on trade and investment; to handle the possibility of promoting regulatory compatibility with great care and only without compromising legitimate regulatory and policy objectives mechanism, ensuring the creation of a living agreement;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 603 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) to define clearly, in the context of future regulatory cooperation, which measures concern TBT and redundant administrative burdens and formalities and which are linked to fundamental standards and regulations and should not be altered;deleted
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 614 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point v
(v) to fully respect the established regulatory systems on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as the European Parliament's role within the EU's decision-making process and its democratic scrutiny over EU regulatory processes when creating the framework for future cooperation while at the same time being vigilant about a balanced involvement of stakeholders within the consultations included in the developensuring the utmost transparency and the involvement of all regulatory proposallevant stakeholders;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 621 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) regarding the rules pillar:
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 626 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i
(i) to combine negotiations on market access and regulatory cooperation with the establishment of ambitious rules and disciplines, inter alia on on issues such as, but not limited to, sustainable development, energy, SMEs, investment and intellectual property;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 639 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) to ensure that the sustainable development chapter aims at the full and effective ratification, implementation and enforcement of the eight fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and their content, the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda and the core international environmental agreements; provisions should be aimed at improv's provisions should be aimed at safeguarding and promoting levels of protection of labour and environmental standards; asks, therefore, that negotiators include an ambitious trade and sustainable development chapter which should also include rules on corporim ate social responsibility based on the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and a clearly structured civil society involvetting new global benchmarks for a trade agreement;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 642 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) to ensure that labour and environmental standards are not limited to the trade and sustainable development chapter but are equally included in other areas of the agreement, such as investment, trade in services, regulatory cooperation and public procurement;deleted
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 651 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) to ensure that labour and environmental standards are made enforceableincluded, by building on the goodprevious experience of the EU-Korea free trade agreementexisting EU FTAs and good and effective practices in the US's free trade agreements and national legislation;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 660 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point v
(v) to ensure that employees of transatlantic companies have access to information and consultation in line with the European works council directive;deleted
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 676 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vi
(vi) to ensure that the economic, social and environmental impact of TTIP is examined through a thorough trade sustainability impact assessment with clear involvement of relevant stakeholders and civil society;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 691 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vii
(vii) to ensure that in course of the negotiations the two sides examine ways to facilitate natural gas and oil exports, so that TTIP would abolish any existing export restrictions on energy between the two trading partners, thereby supporting a diversification of energy sources; and reducing EU Member States' reliance on single points of supply and transit;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 707 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ix
(ix) to ensure that TTIP supports the use and promotion of green goods and services, thereby tapping into the considerable potential for environmental and economic gains offered by the transatlantic economy complementing on-going negotiations on the Green Goods Agreement;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 710 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point x
(x) to ensure that TTIP serves as a forum for the development of common sustainability standards for energy production, always taking into account and adhering to existing standards on both sides;deleted
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 726 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xi
(xi) to ensure that TTIP includes a specific chapter on SME's and aims at creating new opportunities in the US for European SMEs, for instance by eliminating double certification requirements, by establishing a web-based information system about the different regulations and best practices, by introducing 'fast- track' procedures at the border or by eliminating specific tariff peaks that continue to exist; it should establish mechanisms for both sides to work together to facilitate SMEs' participation in transatlantic trade, for instance through a common SME 'one-stop shop' with SME stakeholders playing a key role in the establishment of such a system;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 740 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xii
(xii) to ensure that TTIP contains a comprehensive chapter on investment which should look not only to enhance Europe as a destination for investment, but should also increase confidence for EU investment in the US, including provisions on both market access and investment protection; the investment chapter should aim at ensuring non- discriminatory treatment for the establishment of European and US companies in each other's territory, while taking account of the sensitive nature of some specific sectorsthese provisions should further look to form a new "gold standard" for investment protection in existing and future international investment for a such a "gold standard" should guarantee the maximum level of transparency possible, look at establishing an appellate mechanism as well as making explicit the right to regulate;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 747 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiii
(xiii) to ensure that investment protection provisions are limited to post- establishment provisions and focus on non-discrimination andfocus on non-discrimination, direct and indirect expropriation as well as fair and equitable treatment; standards of protection and definitions of investor and investment should be drawn up in a precise legal manner; free transfer of capital should be in line with the EU treaty provisions and should include a prudential carve-out in the case of financial crises;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 773 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 without 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 disputesmedy and redress independent of any possible political interference; supports therefore, the inclusion of investment protection mechanisms, including a reformed and improved ISDS and supports DG Trade's on-going efforts in this area;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 801 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xv
(xv) to ensure that TTIP includes an ambitious Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) chapter that includes strong protection of precisely and clearly defined areas of IPR, including enhanced protection and recognition of European Geographical Indications (GIs), and reflects a fair and efficient level of protection such as laid out in the EU's and the US's free trade agreement provisions in this area, while continuing to confirm the existing flexibilities in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), notably in the area of public health thus ensuring that those who create high quality innovate products can continue to do so;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 813 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xvi
(xvi) to ensure that the IPR chapter does not include provisions on criminal sanctions as a tool for enforcement, as having been previouslyincludes appropriate enforcement mechanisms, allowing for remedies and redress in case of failure a to rejspected by Parlia mutually agreed commitments;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 817 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xvi a (new)
(xvia) to facilitate the short term mobility of skilled labour between the EU and US and establish a fast track approach for expeditious processing of visa/work permit applications;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 820 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xvi b (new)
(xvib) to create common frameworks between the US and EU for programmes to encourage both basic research and development, as the commercialisation of new technologies, and to consider horizontal as well as sector and technology-specific aspects for improved cooperation to enhance R&D and innovation;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 823 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part
(e) regarding transparency, civil society involvement and public, public and political outreach:
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 827 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) to continue ongoing efforts to increase transparency in the negotiations by making , where appropriate, more negotiation proposals available to the general public;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 838 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
(ii) to translate these transparency efforts into meaningful practical results, inter alia by reaching meaningful arrangements with the US side to improve transparency, including access to all negotiating documents, in order to allow Members of Parliament and the Member States to develop constructive discussions with stakeholders and the public;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 849 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
(iii) to promote an even closer engagement with the Member States and National Parliaments with the aim of forging their active involvement in better communicating the scope and the possible benefits of the agreement for European citizens and in order to ensure a broad, fact-based public debate on TTIP in Europe with the aim of exploring the genuine concerns surrounding the agreement;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 858 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point iv
(iv) to reinforce its continuous and transparent engagement with a wide range of stakeholders, including, but not limited to, business, environmental, agricultural, consumer, labour and other representatives, throughout the negotiation process; encourages all stakeholders to participate actively and to put forward initiatives and information relevant to the negotiations;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 873 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) to ensure that TTIP is accompanied by a deepening of transatlantic parliamentary cooperation leading in future to a broader and enhanced political framework to improve global cooperation between the EU and the US. This framework should ensure sustained cooperation not only in the implementation of the deal, but in establishing further cooperation on bilateral, plurilateral and multilateral trade and investment issues of shared interest and importance;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 1 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission's Strategy for the enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries1 a and its independent evaluation of November 2010, __________________ 1a OJ C129, 26.5.2005, p.3.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 6 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and the Doha Declaration of 14th November 2001 on the TRIPS Agreement and public health;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 7 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas competitiveness of the EU has, and increasingly beenwill be, based on creativity and innovation, and whereas ‘smart growth’ – developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation – is one of the three priorities of the Europe 2020 strategy;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 10 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas it is essential to promote the strengthening of links between education, business and research and innovation; and intellectual property; whereas procedures for combating intellectual property rights (IPR) infringements are costly and time- consuming, particularly for SMEs and individual right holders;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 13 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU and its Member States, as members of the World Trade Organisation, are bound by the Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and thereby committed to the adoption and implementation of minimum standards of effective measures against all infringements of IPR;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 15 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the IPR debate should be based on qualified reflection of past experiences as well as future technological trends, while keeping consistency between internal and external aspects where appropriate, distinguishing between physical and digital environments, taking into consideration concerns of all stakeholders, including SMEs and consumer organisations and aiming at ensuring a fair balance between the interests of rights’ holders and those of end usersfull transparency of interests while striving to achieve a fair balance between them;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 22 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas it is necessary to combat IPR infringements in order to lower the risks they pose to the health and safety of consumers and to the environment and in order, protect value creation in the EU and in third countries as well as to avoid economic and social consequences for EU businesses and creators; whereas the fight against organised crime profiting from trade in counterfeit and pirated goods requires specific attention;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 26 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas a comprehensive IPR legal framework should be combined with effective enforcement, with reference, where appropriate, to enforcement measures and penalties while ensuring that IPR enforcement measures do not unduly burden legitimate trade;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 30 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that there is no evaluation of the Communication that takes into account both the 2004 Strategy for the enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries and the rejection of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) Commission should explore how an informed public debate can be had on the protection and enforcement of IP and what this means for consumers; believes that diligent identification of all interests involved is a necessary part of this process;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 32 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that it is not sufficiently clear by what means and by what method the results included in the Communication could be achieved, in particular as regards what resources will be used and where they will be taken from;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 37 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that IPR protection should be seen as a first step – necessary but not sufficient – towards establishing access to a third country’s market, since export promotion does not have any effect without protection and that exercising these rights is contingent upon effective enforcement and remedies in the country concerned;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 40 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the commercial nature and growing involvement of organised crime in IPR infringements has become a major issue; regrets that the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (Palermo Convention) still does not have a protocol on counterfeiting; encourages international emphasis on tackling enforcement by adopting a 'follow the money' approach aimed at ensuring that those who are the greatest IPR offenders, in particular on a commercial-scale, should suffer financial loss;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 49 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the Strategy does not give sufficient recognition to the distinction between the physical counterfeiting of trademarks and patents and violations of copyright, especially in the digital environment, notes that with increasingly rapid trends of digitisation that the issue of IPR protection and enforcement in the digital world will assume increasing importance worldwide;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 50 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the Strategy should include a strong collaboration with customs authorities and market surveillance authorities to ensure horizontal coherence;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 56 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that the TRIPS agreement should be implemented in the most flexible way without overriding the fundamental principle of Article 27(1) of the TRIPS agreement relating to non- discriminatory treatment of all IP interests; believes that account should also be taken of the Doha Declaration while underlining that reinforced intellectual property protection and enforcement benefits not only EU countries but also helps developing countries to build and develop necessary domestic frameworks to encourage and protect innovation and research, an issue of increasing relevance as they move up international trading value chains;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 62 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the need for a stronger public debate on enforcement with transparency of interests playing a key role;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 67 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Recognises the necessity of increasing awareness among consumers, pointing to the fact that stronger enforcement alone will not solve the problemexisting and future concerns regarding IP protection and enforcement; stresses the role of the business sector in this respect;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 71 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that it is not clear howthat public support in defence of IPR couldmust be achieved, strnotess ing that the proposed measures do not successfully explain how broader public support is to be obtainedis context the work of the Office of Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) which includes awareness raising campaigns among citizens of the impacts of commercial scale IP infringement;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 73 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to negotiate and sign memorandaWelcomes the memorandum of understanding, signed on the 4th May 2011, between rights holders and internet platforms in a joint effort to reduce the sale of coundterstanding with online platforms to eliminate the sale offeit goods via e-commerce platforms, requests that the Commission and the Member States counterfeit goodsinue to promote action in this area;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 76 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to work with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to examine the feasibility of establishing a protection mechanism for geographic indications on the internet;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 81 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that the Strategy should have included the introduction of an obligation for banks to sanction automatically fraud happening on the internet;deleted
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 87 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to contribute to creating an environment in which the interests of Member States and third countries are convergent and where there is a reciprocal interest in raising the barthe creation of high standard protection frameworks coupled to effective remedies;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 92 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Takes the view that the criteria to be applied for the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) programme should include the ratification and implementation of the WIPO Trademark Law Treaty, the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement, the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, and other IPR-related international agreements;deleted
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 99 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the work done by the Commission in supporting, on a case by case basis, developing countries wishing to improve their IPR systems, and calls on the Commission to continue and step up these efforts by providing continued technical assistance in the form of awareness-raising programmes, legislative assistance and training of officials;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 105 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to continue to ensure support afor constructive dialogue on access to medicines involving all relevant stakeholders;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 108 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the unresolved issue of generic medicines and the defence of pharmaceutical research;deleted
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 111 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that, while EU enterprises must be protected, it is necessary for medicine prices to be adapted to the economic level of the country in which they are sold, while account must also be taken of market distortions caused by the reselling of medicines in third countries; recognises that some EU enterprises do, to an extent, already provide access to medicines through assistance programs and discounted or tiered prices;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 118 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Takes the view that companies should be encouraged to collaborate in a better way in their competitive environment and to work together with public authorities;deleted
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 124 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Considers that the statistical data quoted by the Communication has been derived using a controversial and already criticised methodologymust be improved to better reflect the actual situation regarding the centrality of IPR, its protection, and its enforcement, to the EU economy, not only to inform and improve existing policy but to further support the principle of evidence based policy making;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 132 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Recognises that better, appropriately harmonised internal IPR- related policies could be helpful in the effort to standardise the protection and enforcement of IPR globally;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 135 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to take further steps in line with the outcome of the public consultation of its Green paper ‘Making the most out of Europe’s traditional know-how’ (COM(2014) 469) concerning a possible extension of geographical indications protection of the Union to non-agricultural products;deleted
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 138 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Notes that the granting of Market Economy Status in terms of trade defence instruments is contingent upon, among other criteria, IP protection in the country concerned;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 142 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Considers that in negotiations for bilateral free trade agreements priority should be given to chapters on intellectual property, and that the negotiating parties should recognise that the right to conduct a business should take into account respect for IPR and compliance with existing legal frameworks, welcomes the Commission's work so far in successfully integrating chapters on IP protection and enforcement in bilateral free trade agreements;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 148 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Supports the Commission’s approach of setting up IP dialogues and working groups with priority countries with which comprehensive negotiations are not ongoing, with the aim of achieving and strengthening specific commitments in IP protection and enforcement;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 152 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Calls on the Commission to make more regular recourse to relevant dispute settlement mechanisms, including the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body, when the rights of the Union’s economic operators are infringed;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 159 #

2014/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. Considers that EU economic operators and consumers in anyNotes that some Member States have IP attaches within theird country should be able to seek ad delegations in certain key countries, believes that better coordination and information sharing among Member States could provicde from oor new or more IPR attachés representing thepportunities to meet shared objectives in terestms of the UnionIP protection in third countries;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 1 #

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the EU Action Plan on the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and particularly emphasises and supports the application of due diligence throughout the supply chain, the ‘follow the money’ approach, the improvement of IP civil enforcement procedures for SMEs, the targeted communication campaign and the focus on commercial scale IPR infringements;
2015/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Notes that according to the Commission, the cultural and creative sectors, often IPR intensive, already account for up to 4.5% of GDP and up to 8.5 million jobs in the European Union and are not only essential for cultural diversity but also significantly contribute to social and economic development;
2015/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 3 #

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the key objective of the aAction pPlan should be to ensure that future measures taken toe effective enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are not based solely on data provided by the industry, in particular in the cultural and creative sectors, but on precise, unbiased data documenting IPR infringements; emphasises that the duty of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) to generate reliable data which allow an analysis of the real impact of infringements on the industry should be part of the ten-point action planwhich plays a key role in stimulating innovation, creativity, competitiveness, growth and cultural diversity;
2015/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 6 #

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that while data on the number and type of intellectual property rights in existence is relatively easy to collect and analyse, studies on the scope and scale of IP infringements and their relation to criminality have been more difficult; to this end emphasises the important role played by the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights in providing data, tools and databases to support the fight against IP infringement;
2015/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 7 #

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that in a time of financial crisis when funding for culture suffers from severe cuts, IPR enforcement is often a primary source of revenue for artists and creators; stresses therefore that attaining and safeguarding a fair remuneration for artists, creators and right holders should be one of the key objectives of the Action Plan;
2015/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 8 #

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses the importance of ensuring the application of due diligence throughout the supply chain, including the digital supply chain and all the key actors and operators in it, such as creators, artists and right holders, producers, intermediaries, internet service providers, online sales platforms, end users and public authorities;
2015/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 9 #

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Emphasises the importance of improving IP civil enforcement procedures for SMEs and individual creators, as they play a key role in the creative and cultural sectors and often do not have the capacity to enforce their rights given the complexity, cost and length of such procedures;
2015/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 10 #

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Supports the launching of targeted communication campaigns to raise awareness on the economic and potential health and safety risks associated with commercial scale IPR infringements, particularly amongst the younger generations growing up in the digital era;
2015/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that in the interests of innovation, creativity and competitiveness, it is crucial that the IPR infrastructure is transparent and that full information is available to the public and to all other actors concernedo achieve a meaningful enforcement of IPR through a fully transparent, holistic, balanced and flexible system that can react rapidly to the evolving challenges that face the EU knowledge economy in the digital era;
2015/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 26 #

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes account of the need for a stable and harmonised framework for the enforcement of IPR and recalls that the current legal framework constitutes no impediment to the development of multi- territory licensing systems; to this end encourages the Commission to take note of the European unitary patent and the current revision of the trademark regulation as well as the high fragmentation of cultural and creative markets along cultural and linguistic lines;
2015/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 30 #

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses in particular that in order to achieve a meaningful enforcement of IPR, full information should include a clear indication of the type of IPR (for example patent, trademark, copyright), the status of its validity identity of the owners and where relevandt the identity of the ownersstatus of its validity;
2015/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 33 #

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that in order to stimulate innovation and competitiveness in knowledge-based sectors in the Union, IPR enforcement should not prevent opengoes hand in hand with the promotion of research and knowledge sharing, which are also identified as key elements in the ‘Global Europe’ and ‘Europe 2020’ strategies;
2015/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 35 #

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the need for preventive measures and precise detection systems that lead to the swift interruption of commercial scale IPR infringing activities;
2015/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that potential health and safety risks of marketed goods are a very serious issue; stresses in this context that the quality of a product is a diffeStresses that IPR infringing products not only cause the direct loss of revenue to legitimate businesses but also lead to direct and indirenct issue from the status of IPR and whether there has been an infringement, and thus should be dealt with separately.job losses, to reputational damage and to increased enforcement costs whilst often having links to organised crime and posing potential health and safety risks;
2015/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 44 #

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls that several other issues of IPR enforcement not included in the Action Plan were identified in the consultation process on the civil enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights carried out by the Commission from 2012-2013, including the difficulties in identifying infringers and alleged infringers, the role of intermediaries in assisting the fight against IPR infringements and the attribution of damages in IPR disputes; thus recalls that the Action Plan is only a starting point in securing the enforcement of IPR;
2015/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 45 #

2014/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission to consider all possible options to address the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, including the proposal of more concrete legislative actions.
2015/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 15 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the promotion of culture, cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue acts as a catalyst for cooperation between Member States;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 16 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas enhancing European cultural and linguistic diversity, promoting Europe’s cultural heritage, and strengthening the competitiveness of the European cultural and creative sectors aim to promote smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas cultural heritage projects are often examples of innovative and sustainable economic activities which develop businesses and research capabilities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 39 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a
(a) in line with the current Commission working methods of working across sectors and in a flexible manner, establish a common approach within the Commission through improved cooperation between the different policy areas dealing with cultural heritage; report back to Parliament on the results of this closer cooperation;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 26 #

2014/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas copyright in the digital era should continue to stimulate investment in film production and creation and ensure appropriate remuneration for rightholders, whilst encouraging the development of new services and cross-border access for citizens; whilst giving all rightholders the legal tools to enforce their rights;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 33 #

2014/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises the impact illegal downloading of content has on the creative cycle and the rights of creators; highlights the importance of monitoring and education in tackling this problem;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #

2014/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises that European film has often received great critical and popular acclaim, and not just in national markets; stresses that European films do not always need state or other subsidies to be successful or profitable; recognises therefore the importance of sustainable film financing;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 46 #

2014/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Supports, furthermore, initiatives such as the Commission’s preparatory action ‘Fostering European integration through culture’ aimed at reinforcing the provision of subtitled European films by providing new subtitled versions of selected TV programmes across all Europe;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 52 #

2014/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Highlights moreover growing success of high quality European TV series and the strategic importance of further encouraging their production, distribution and promotion on the European and the global markets;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 57 #

2014/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises that cinemas are still the most important places to present and promote films and furthermore places where people meet and exchange views, and stresses that the disappearance of small and independent cinemas, in particular in small towns and less developed regions, limits access to European cultural resources, heritage and dialogue;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 60 #

2014/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that Article 13.1 of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) obliges Member States to ensure that on-demand service providers promote European works; stresses that this provision has been implemented in a diverse manner with different levels of legal requirements, and that this could result in providers establishing themselves in Member States with the lowest requirements; stresses that this provision has been implemented differently in Member States, and the Commission should ensure that these approaches are all in conformity with the provisions laid down in the Directive;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 63 #

2014/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to take this into account when proposing the review ofing the current legal framework in order to ensureand to examine the appropriateness of mandating a level playing field on the European audiovisual market, with fair and equal conditions for all providers;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 85 #

2014/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to redouble their efforts to improve media literacy, and in particular film literacy, in school curricula, and to develop initiatives at national, regional or local level in formal and informal education and training; in an effort to ensure awareness about the importance of respecting creative content and the creative cycle is raised amongst young people;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 4 #

2014/2040(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that it should be ensured that the budgetary line devoted to the Union's trade policy area should provide for sufficient appropriations for the Commission to efficiently and effectively pursue its ambitious trade agenda, contributing directly to growth and jobs across all EU Member States; moreover, considers that the appropriations should be complemented by adequate reallocations and redeployments of resources and staff, if necessary;
2014/07/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 6 #

2014/2040(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls the continuing fiscal difficulties experienced by some Member States in their on-going attempts to bring their fiscal situations onto a more sustainable footing; recalls in light of these well-known constraints that the EU budget must reflect, as core principles, the need for effectiveness, efficiency and added value;
2014/07/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 8 #

2014/2040(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the decrease in the appropriations for the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI); points out that such a decrease willmay undermine the EU's capacity to stabilise and assist its neighbouring countries, including those with whom the Union has already concluded deep and comprehensive free trade agreements (DCFTAs) as well as with those it is currently negotiating;
2014/07/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 14 #

2014/2040(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the EU business centres in Asia will be funded by the Partnership Instrument (PI); points to its well established concerns regarding the way these business centreseffectiveness and questionable added value of these business centres and the manner in which they carry out their activities, in particular in terms of outreach to SMEs, sustainability, and complementarities with existing public and private structures of the EU and of Members States; encourages, therefore, that a significant reserve of the payment appropriations for these centres will be set aside until such time that these concerns have been adequately addressed.
2014/07/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 27 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL setting up a Union system for supply chain due diligence self-certificdeclaration of responsible importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 33 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Natural mineral resources in conflict- affected or high risk areas − although holding great potential for development – can be a cause of dispute where their revenues are fuelling the outbreak or continuation of violent conflict, undermining national endeavours towards development, good governance and the rule of law. In these areas, breaking the nexus between conflict and illegal exploitation of minerals is a critical to peaceelement in guaranteeing peace, development and stability.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 43 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The issue concerns resource-rich aregionas where the challenge posed by the desire to minimise the financing of armed groups and security forces has been taken up by governments and international organisations together with business operators and civil society organisations.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 48 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The Union has been actively engaged in an Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) initiative to advance the responsible sourcing of minerals from conflict aregionas, which has resulted in a government-backed multi-stakeholder process leading to the adoption of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (OECD Due Diligence Guidance5 ) including supplements on tin, tantalum and tungsten, and on gold. In May 2011, the OECD Ministerial Council recommended to actively promote the observance of this Guidance. __________________ 5 OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition, OECD Publishing (OECD (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264185050- en.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 50 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The concept of responsible sourcing is referred to in the updated OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises6 and is in line with the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights7 . These documents aim at advancing supply chain due diligence practices when businesses source from aregionas affected by conflict and instability. At the highest international level, UN Security Council Resolution 1952 (2010) specifically targeted the Democratic Republic of Congo (the DRC) and its neighbours in Central Africa calling for supply chain due diligence to be observed; the UN Group of Experts on the DRC, following up Security Council Resolution 1952 (2010), also advocates compliance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance. __________________ 6 OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, OECD 2011 edition. 7 Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, New York and Geneva 2011.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 64 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Union citizens and civil society actors have raised awareness with respect to companies operating under the Union's jurisdiction for not being held accountable for their potential connection to the illicit extraction and trade of minerals from conflict aregionas. The consequence is that such minerals, potentially present in consumer products, link consumers to conflicts outside the Union. To this end, citizens have requested, notably through petitions, that legislation be proposed to the European Parliament and the Council holding companies accountable under the Guidelines as established by the UN and OECD.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 68 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) In the context of this Regulation, supply chain due diligence is an on-going, proactive and reactive process through which business operatorsimporters may monitor and administer their purchases and salesupply chains with a view to ensuring that they do not contribute to conflict and adverse impacts thereof.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 83 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Many existing and possible future supply chain due diligence systems could contribute to achieving the aims of the Regulation. There already exist industry schemes aimed at breaking the link between conflict and the sourcing of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. These schemes use independent third-party audits to certify smelters and refiners with systems in place to assure sourcing of only conflict free minerals. There is mutual recognition between these schemes that is taken into account in the Union system. However, the criteria and procedures for the recognition of such schemes need to be clarified to allow for respect for high standards and the avoidance of double auditing.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 89 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Union companies have expressed their interest through the public consultation in the responsible sourcing of minerals and reported on current industry schemes designed to pursue their corporate social responsibility objectives, customer requests, or the security of their supplies. However, Union companies have also reported countless difficulties in the exercise of supply chain due diligence because of lengthy and complex global supply chains involving a high number of operators that are often insufficiently aware or ethically unconcerned. The cost of responsible sourcing and third party auditing and their potential impact on competitiveness notably on SMEs should be monitored and reported by the Commission.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 94 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The Commission, in collaboration with the EEAS, should produce a publicly available handbook for companies explaining how best to apply the criteria for those areas that may fall within the scope of this Regulation. This is important to create clarity and certainty for, and consistency among, economic operators, in particular SMEs.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 101 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) Smelters and refiners are an important point in global mineral supply chains as they are typically the last stage in which due diligence can effectively be assured by collecting, disclosing and verifying information on the mineral's origin and chain of custody. After this stage of transformation it is often considered unfeasible to trace back the origins of minerals. AThe same applies to recycled metals, which have undergone even further steps in the transformation process. Publicly available Union lists of responsible smelters, importers and refiners could therefore provide transparency and certainty to downstream companies and consumers as regards supply chain due diligence practices. Such lists should be published in consultation with the OECD, the London Bullion Market Association, the Conflict-Free Smelter Programme, the Responsible Jewellery Programme and other equivalent schemes.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 109 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The Member State competent authorities are responsible to ensure the uniform compliance of the self- certificdeclaration of responsible importers by carrying out appropriate ex-post checks so as to verify whether the self-certifideclared responsible importers of the minerals and/or metals within the scope of the Regulation comply with the supply chain due diligence obligations. Records of such checks should be kept for at least 5 years. Member States are responsible to lay down the rules applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 127 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) The Commission should report regularly to the Council and the European Parliament and the Council on the effects of the scheme. No later than three years after entering into forceTwo years after the date of entry into application and every sixthree years thereafter, the Commission should review the functioning and the effectiveness of this Regulation, including and the latest impact of the scheme on the ground as regards the promotion of responsible sourcing of the minerals within its scope from conflict- affected and high-risk areas and report to the European Parliament and to the Council. In reviewing, the Commission should fully analyse and evaluate all aspects of the Regulation and its effects and its costs, taking into consideration the percentage market share certified conflict free for each mineral in scope, the percentage of smelters, refiners and importers doing due diligence, any possible trade diversion from mining areas and its impacts on livelihoods on people working on the ground, with a particular focus on artisanal miners. Furthermore, the review should include extensive stakeholder outreach with governments, business and local civil society as well as those directly affected on the ground in conflict areas. The reports may be accompanied, if necessary, by appropriate legislative proposals, which may include mandatory measures,
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 130 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In their Joint Communication of 5 March 2014, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy committed to the implementation of accompanying measures leading to an integrated EU approach to Responsible Sourcing in parallel with this Regulation, not only with the aim of reaching a high level of participation of companies in the Union system provided for in this Regulation but also ensuring a global, coherent and comprehensive approach is taken to promote responsible sourcing from conflict affected areas.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 133 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation sets up a Union system for supply chain due diligence self- certificdeclaration in order to curtail and eliminate opportunities for armed groups and security forces12 to trade in tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold. It is designed to provide transparency and certainty as regards the supply practices of importers, smelters and refiners sourcing from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. __________________ 12 'Armed groups and security forces' as defined in Annex II of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict- Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition, OECD Publishing (OECD (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264185050- en.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 148 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation lays down the supply chain due diligence obligations of Union importers who choose to be self-certifieddeclare themselves as responsible importers of minerals or metals containing or consisting of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold, as set out in Annex I.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 190 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 'conflict-affected and high-risk areas' means areas in a state of armed conflict, fragile post-conflict as well as areas witnessing weak orof non-existent governance and security, such as failed states, andcharacterised by widespread and systematic violations of international law, including human rights abuseshuman rights, as established under international law;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 210 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) 'responsible importer' means any importer who chooses to self-certifydeclare according to the rules set out in this Regulation;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 216 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) 'self-certificdeclaration' means the act of declaring one's adherence to the obligations relating to management systems, risk management, third-party audits and disclosure as set out in this Regulation;
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 261 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title
Self-certificdeclaration as a responsible importer
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 267 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Any importer of minerals or metals within the scope of the Regulation may self-certifydeclare as a responsible importer by declaring to a Member State competent authority that it adheres to the supply chain due diligence obligations set out in this Regulation. The declaration shall contain documentation in which the importer confirms its adherence to the obligations including results of the independent third- party audits carried out.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 278 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State competent authorities shall carry out appropriate ex-post checks in order to ensure that self-certifideclared responsible importers of the minerals or metals within the scope of this Regulation comply with their obligations pursuant to Articles 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this Regulation.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 299 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) strengthen its engagement with suppliers by incorporating its supply chain policy into contracts and agreements with suppliers consistent with Annex II to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance on a voluntary basis, where appropriate,
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 457 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall identify on the list referred to in paragraph 1 those responsible smelters and refiners that source – at least partially – from conflict- affected and high-risk areas. This list shall be drawn up taking into account existing equivalent industry, governmental or other due diligence schemes covering the minerals and metals within the scope of this Regulation as set out in Annex I.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 479 #

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authorities of the Member States shall carry out appropriate ex-post checks in order to ensure whether self-certifideclared responsible importers of minerals and metals within scope of this Regulation comply with the obligations set out in Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7.
2015/03/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 15 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the European ‘Food at Schools’ programmes seek to ensure that the food served in school canteens includes all the necessary elements of a balanced diet; whereas education in the broadest sense of the term, including in the area of food, consolidates the notion of a healthy life style based on a balanced diet among schoolchildren;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas gastronomy forms part of our identity and is an essential component of Europe's cultural heritage; an cultural heritage as well as an essential part of cultural heritage of the Member States;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 27 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas gastronomy is identified with the various aspects of diet and its three primary pillars are health, eating habits and pleasure; whereas it also has a positive influence on social and family relations;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 32 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas the European Union has encouraged the identification, defence and international protection of geographical indications, designations of origin and traditional specialities for agri- food products;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Asks the Member States tomay include the study of food, nutritional health and dietary habits in curriculaschool education, as a means of improving the health and wellbeing of the population;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 50 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the need to also enhance the school curriculum with information aboutHighlights the importance of children learning about their country's gastronomic culture, food preparation, production, conservation and distribution processes, the social and cultural influence of foodstuffs and consumer rights;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 54 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the need to streHighlights to Member States the importance of including then teaching about study of nutrition and correct diet in schoolstheir school education, together with sport and physical exercise, in primary and secondary schools throughout Europe;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 55 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that sport and physical exercise should be strengthened in primary and secondary schools throughout Europe;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 66 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that nutritionalHighlights that gastronomic education shcould include the participation of families, teachers, the educational community and all professionals involved in education;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 85 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that gastronomy is an instrument which can be used to develop growth and jobs in a wide range of economic sectors, such as the restaurant, tourism, agri-food and research industries;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 86 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the importance of gastronomy in promoting the hospitality sector across Europe and vice versa;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 88 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Recognises the role our skilled and talented Chefs play in preserving and exporting our gastronomic heritage and the importance of maintaining our culinary expertise as a key factor adding value both educationally and economically;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 93 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes initiatives such as the ‘slow food’ movement, which help to create general public appreciation of the social and cultural importance of food, and the ‘Wine in Moderation’ initiative that promotes a lifestyle and alcohol consumption associated with moderation;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 95 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that gastronomy is a strong cultural export for the EU and individual Member States;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 107 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Member States to take measures to preserve the European heritage related to gastronomy, such as protection of the architectural heritage of traditional food markets, wineries or other facilities, as well as of artefacts and machinery related to food and gastronomy;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2134(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that a full and proper implementation of the Services Directive could trigger growth potential of between 0.8 % and 2.6 % of GDP and that completion of the digital single market could generate economic benefits equivalent to EUR 4,200 per household;
2013/07/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 6 #

2013/2134(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the importance given by this year's country-specific recommendations to the removal of unjustified restrictions and barriers to entry in the services sectors; urges the Member States concerned to givurgently prioritise those recommendations their utmost considerationmoval of these obstacles which hinder Single Market growth;
2013/07/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 9 #

2013/2134(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates its call on the Commission to strengthen Single Market governance by establishing an annual Single Market governance cycle as a specific pillar of the European Semester, including the Internal Market Scoreboard, an annual report on the integration of the Sinternal mgle Market as part of the Annual Growth Survey, European Council guidance to Member States, national action plans aimed at implementing the Sinternal mgle Market guidelines and dedicated country-specific recommendations;
2013/07/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 11 #

2013/2134(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Notes the lack of involvement of national parliaments in the debate on Single Market aspects in the European Semester 2013 and calls on them to actively engage in a dialogue with the European Parliament and their respective governments to carry out their better regulation commitments, such as conducting a Single Market test, and to better activate untapped growth and employment potential.
2013/07/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 48 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the Commission proposal that in the context of the ongoing negotiations on the new Multiannual Financial Framework, funding for youth and education policies must be increased to address current challenges; sStresses that youth task forces must better communicate and report on action undertaken and results achieved so far;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 76 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. UStresses the benefits of the knowledge triangle and urges the Member States to undertake more initiatives and to intensify the interaction between the three sides of the knowledge triangle, thus ensuring that the interaction between research, education and innovation can help to develop jobs and growth;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 91 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to launch further initiatives to develop a pan- EuropeanMember States to further develop non-formal education and mobility systems that recognises volunteering services, internships and social work;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 100 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Draws attention to the EU-wide problem of early school-leavers; calls for Member States to work together in further developing flexible learning pathways at EU and national level;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 105 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to reinforce the existing flagship initiative 'Youth on the Move’ with new slogans such as ‘No young people out of education’, ‘No young people out of the labour market’';
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 111 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses the vital importance of sport and exercise as a tool that can have a huge impact on local communities and can help address many societal challenges facing youth, such as tackling social exclusion and giving young people a sense of pride and self-worth; furthermore, the physical and mental benefits of exercise help make young people fit for work;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 112 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the new EU initiative for a Youth Guarantee scheme; calls on the Member States to fully exploit it;deleted
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 122 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and Member States to provide incentives and technical support for young people to create their own businesses under the slogan ‘if you can't find a job, just create one’;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 129 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that fiscal consolidation should not be implemented in a way that affects jobs for young peopleis mindful of the problem of youth unemployment; calls on the Member States to provide more incentives for supporting youth employability, such as reliefs on taxes and social contributions;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 147 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Youth participation and European citizenship
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 148 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the fact that 2013 has been declared the European Year of Citizens; stresses the need to better involve young people by encouraging them to share their vision for the EU's futurebecome more involved in all facets of society, including a need to listen to their visions as well as concerns regarding the EU;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 155 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to develop more initiatives to strengthen EU integration; urges the Member States to incorporate European studies courses intoMember States to cooperate and exchange best practice when developing their education curricula;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 169 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses the importance of recognising young people as a priority group in the EU's social visionwhen developing EU policy;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 171 #

2013/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. EmphasiStresses the need to providefor Member States to provide adequate, efficient and individualised support to young people with disabilities;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 6 #

2013/0433(COD)

Proposal for a directive
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
2015/04/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 89 #

2013/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The acquisition of a trade secret without the consent of the trade secret holder shall be considered unlawful whenever carried out intentionally or with gross negligence by:
2015/02/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 101 #

2013/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The use or disclosure of a trade secret shall be considered unlawful whenever carried out, without the consent of the trade secret holder, intentionally or with gross negligence, by a person who is found to meet any of the following conditions:
2015/02/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 161 #

2013/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that actions for the application of the measures, procedures and remedies provided for in this Directive may be brought within at least onfive years but not more than twosix years after the date on which the applicant became aware, or had reason to become aware, of the last fact giving rise to the action.
2015/02/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 167 #

2013/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
The obligation referred to in the first subparagraph shall remain in force after the legal proceedings have ended. However, such obligation shall cease to exist in any of the following circumstances:
2015/02/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 168 #

2013/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) where in the course of the proceedings, the alleged trade secret is found not to fulfil the requirements set out in point (1) of Article 2;
2015/02/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 173 #

2013/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) to restrict access to any document containing trade secrets or alleged trade secrets submitted by the parties or third parties, in whole or in part, to a limited number of persons, provided that at least one person from each party, its respective lawyers or representative to the proceedings and court officials are given full access to such document;
2015/02/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 181 #

2013/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) to restrict access to hearings, when trade secrets or alleged trade secrets may be disclosed, and their corresponding records or transcript. In exceptional circumstances, and subject to appropriate justificati, to a limited number of persons, the competent judicial authorities may restrict the parties’ access to those hearings and order them to be carried out only in the presence of the legalprovided that at least one person from each party, its respective lawyer or representatives of to the parties and authorised experts subject to the confidentiality obligation referred to in paragraph 1roceedings and court officials are given full access to such document;
2015/02/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 45 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In a seamless single market infor electronic communications, the freedom to provideprovision of electronic communications, networks and services to every customer in the Union and the right of each end-user to choose the best offer available on the market should be ensured and should not be hindered by the fragmentation of markets along national borders. The current regulatory framework for electronic communications does not fully address such fragmentation, with national, rather than Union-wide general authorisation regimes, national spectrum assignment schemes, differences of access products available for electronic communications providers in different Member States, and different sets of sector-specific consumer rules applicable. The Union rules in many cases merely define a baseline, and are often implemented in diverging ways by the Member Statesconsumers, competition and choice must be prioritised.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 51 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Radio spectrum is a public good and an essential resource for the internal market for mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications in the Union. Development of wireless broadband communications contributes to the implementation of the Digital Agenda for Europe and in particular to the aim of securing access to broadband at a speed of no less than 30 Mbps by 2020 for all Union citizens and of providing the Union with the highest possible broadband speed and capacity. However, the Union has fallen behind other major global regions - North America, Africa and parts of Asia - in terms of the roll-out and penetration of the latest generation of wireless broadband technologies that are necessary to achieve those policy goals. The piecemeal process of authorising and making available the 800 MHz band for wireless broadband communications, with overWith more than half of the Member States seeking a derogation or otherwise failing to do socomply by the deadline laid down in the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP) Decision 243/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council,23 testifies to the urgency of action even within the term of the current RSPP. Union measures to harmonise the conditions of availability and efficient use of radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications pursuant to Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council24 have not been sufficient to address this probhe Commission should prioritise removal of these derogations and enforcement of existing rulems. __________________ 24 Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 1). 23 Decision 243/2012/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 14 March 2012, establishing a multiannual radio spectrum policy programme, OJ L 81 of 21.3.2012.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 54 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) The application of various national policies creates inconsistencies and fragmentation of the internal market which hamper the roll-out of Union-wide services and the completion of the internal market for wireless broadband communications. It could in particular create unequal conditions for access to such services, hamper competition between undertakings established in different Member States and stifle investments in more advanced networks and technologies and the emergence of innovative services, thereby depriving citizens and businesses of ubiquitous integrated high-quality services and wireless broadband operators of increased efficiency gains from large-scale more integrated operations. Therefore, action at Union level regarding certain aspects of radio spectrum assignment should accompany the development of wide integrated coverage of advanced wireless broadband communications services throughout the Union. At the same time, Member States should retain the right to adopt measures to organise their radio spectrum for public order, public security purposes and defenceMember States should retain the right to adopt measures to organise and manage their radio spectrum.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 68 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
(46) The freedom of end-users to access and distribute information and lawful content, run applications and use services of their choice is subject to the respect of Union and compatible national law. This Regulation defines the limits for any restrictions to this freedom by providers of electronic communications to the public but is without prejudice to other Union legislation, including copyright rules and Directive 2000/31/EC, Directive 2000/31/EC and Directive 2011/93/EC, in particular Article 25 thereof, which allows Member State measures to block access to web pages containing or disseminating child pornography.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 92 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 15
(15) 'specialised service' means an electronic communications service or any other service that provides the capability to accessptimised for specific content, applications or services, or a combination thereof, and whose technical characteristics are controlled from end-by deploying traffic management to- end or providessure the capability to send or receive data to or from a determined number of parties or endpoints; and that is not marketed or widely used as a substitute for internet access service;propriate level of network capacity and quality.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 95 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. This section shall apply to harmonised radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 100 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
[...]deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 105 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
[...] __________________ 29 Decision No 243/2012/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing a multiannual radio spectrum policy programme (OJ L 81, 21.3.2012, p. 7).deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 106 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
[...]deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 108 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13
[...]deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 118 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
End-users shall be free to access and distribute information and content, run applications and use services of their choice via their internet access service, irrespective of their origin or destination, via their internet access service. Internet access service providers shall not restrict or prevent the use by end-users of any terminal equipment to access and distribute information and content via their internet access service. This is without prejudice to the rights of Member States to grant individual rights of use under Article 5 of Directive 2002/20/EC. Providers of electronic communications to the public shall ensure that end-users are able to run any application utilising the electronic communication function of the internet without any form of restriction on the content exchanged, except for the purposes of reasonable traffic management measures or to implement a court order.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 131 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In order to enable the provision of specialised services to end-users,Providers of electronic communication services or providers of content, applications and services and providers of electronic communications to the public shall be free to enter into agreements with each other to transmit the related data volumes or traffic as specialised services with a defined quality of service or dedicated capacity. The provision of specialised services shall not impair in a recurring or continuous mannershall be allowed to offer specialised services provided that such offers are in addition to internet access services and are not to the genmaterial quality of internet access servicesdetriment of their affordability or quality.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 137 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
For national authorities to be able to assess such potential material detriment, providers of electronic communications services or providers of content, applications and services shall transmit to the national authorities, upon request, precise information regarding the capacities assigned to the two types of services.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 142 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Within the limits of any contractually agreed data volumes or speeds for internet access services, pProviders of internet access services shall not restrict the freedoms provided for in paragraph 1 by blocking, slowing down, degrading or discriminating against specific content, appldiscriminating against, restricationsng, or services, or specific classes thereof,otherwise interfering with the transmission of internet traffic except in cases where it is necessary to apply reasonable traffic management measures. Reasonable traffic management measures shall be transparent, non-discriminatory, proportionate and necessary to: or to implement a court order.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 146 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) implement a legislative provision or a court order, or prevent or impede serious crimesuch measures shall be set by transparent procedures, not be maintained longer than strictly necessary and provide adequate safeguards; in particular to ensure that any restrictions are limited to what is necessary, non- discriminatory and proportionate. Those safeguards shall be subject to periodic review and include the possibility of judicial redress;
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 150 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) preserve the integrity and security of the network, services provided via this network, and the end-users' terminals;deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 152 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
c) prevent the transmission of unsolicited communications to end-users who have given their prior consent to such restrictive measures;deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 154 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
d) minimise the effects of temporary or exceptional network congestion provided that equivalent types of traffic are treated equally.eleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 158 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Reasonable traffic management shall only entail processing of data that is necessary and proportionate to achieve the purposes set out in this paragraphArticle.
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 174 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) actually available data speed for download and upload in the end-user's Member State of residence, including at peak-hours;deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 176 #

2013/0309(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point iv
(iv) information on any procedures put in place by the provider to measure and shape traffic so as to avoid congestion of a network, and on how those procedures could affect service quality and the protection of personal data;deleted
2013/12/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 88 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) In accordance with Article 26(2) of the Treaty, the internal market is to comprise an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods and services and the freedom of establishment are ensured. The harmonisation of certainappropriate aspects of package contracts and assisted travel arrangements is necessary for the creation of a real consumer internal market in this area, striking the right balance between a high level of consumer protection and the competitiveness of businesses.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 93 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) The majority of travellers buying packages are consumers in the sense of Union consumer law. At the same time, it is not always easy to distinguish between consumers and representatives of small businesses or professionals who book trips related to their business or profession through the same booking channels as consumers. Such travellers often require a similar level of protection. In contrast, larger companies or organisations often make travel arrangements for their employees on the basis of a framework contract with companies which specialise in the arrangement of business travel. The latter type of travel arrangements do not require the level of protection designed for consumers. Therefore, this Directive should apply to business travellers only insofar as they do not make travel arrangementsf deemed necessary by Member States for instance where the business traveller books travel in their own the basis of a framework contractpersonal name instead of the corporate name. To avoid confusion with the definition of the term 'consumer' in other consumer protection directives, persons protected under this Directive should be referred to as 'travellers'.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 100 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Before making the payment, consumers should be made aware of whether they are choosing a package travel or a linked travel arrangement, and of the corresponding level of protection.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 101 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) If consumers wish to continue to compile their own holidays outside of the scope of this Directive, albeit without the same level of protection provided for in this Directive, they should be informed accordingly before payment is made.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 103 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) Only tThe combination of different travel services, such as accommodation, carriage of passengers by bus, rail, water or air, as well as car rental, should be considered for the purposes of identifying a package or an assisted travel arrangement. Accommodation for residential purposes, including linked travel arrangement. Hotel nights with added packages, such as tickets for musicals or spa treatments, should be excluded when this package is not marketed to the consumer as a significant part of the trip or the ancillary service clearly does not constitute the main element of the trip. Accommodation for residential purposes for over one month or which is clearly not for the purpose of tourism, such as for long-term language courses, should not be considered as accommodation within the meaning of this Directive.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 104 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) Other tourist services, such as admission to concerts, sport events, excursions or event parks are services that, in combination with either carriage of passengers, accommodation and/or car rental, should be considered as capable of constituting a package or an assist linked travel arrangement. However, such packages should only fall within the scope of this Directive if the relevant tourist service accounts for a significant proportion of the package. Generally, the tourist service should be considered as a significant proportion of the package if it is specifically marketed to consumers as such, accounts for more than 20% of the total price or otherwise represents an essential feature of the trip or holiday. Ancillary services, such as travel insurance, transport of luggage, meals and cleaning provided as part of accommodation, should not be considered as tourist services in their own right.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 120 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) However, in light of new communication technologies which can help to ensure that consumers have access to up-to-date information at the time of booking and the growing trend to book travel packages online, there is no longer a need for specific rules requiring printed brochures.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 135 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
(34) Member States should ensure that travellers purchasing a package or an assist linked travel arrangement are fully protected against the insolvency of the organiser, of the retailer having facilitated the assistlinked travel arrangement or of any of the service providers. Member States in which package organisers and retailers facilitating assisted travel arrangements are established should ensure that traders offering such combinations of travel services provide security for the refund of all payments made by travellers and for their repatriation in the event of insolvency. While retaining discretion as to the way in which insolvency protection is granted, Member States should ensure that their national insolvency protection schemes are effective and able to guarantee prompt repatriation and the refund of all travellers affected by the insolvency. Where a consumer would prefer to complete their package or linked travel arrangement, rather than obtain a full refund, the insolvency protection may, where appropriate, provide for the fulfilment of existing contracts, in order to enable the package or linked travel arrangement to continue at no additional cost to the consumer. The required insolvency protection should take into account the actual financial risk of the activities of the organiser, relevant retailer or service provider, including the type of combination of travel services they sell, foreseeable seasonal fluctuations as well as the extent of pre-payments and the way in which these are secured. In accordance with Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market25 , in cases where insolvency protection may be provided in the form of a guarantee or an insurance policy, such security may not be limited to attestations issued by financial operators established in a particular Member State. __________________ 25 OJ L376, 27.12.2006, p. 36.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 144 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1
This Directive is to contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market and to the achievement of a high level of consumer protection by approximating certainappropriate aspects of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States in respect of contracts on package travel and assisted travel arrangements concluded between travellers and traders.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 150 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Unless specified otherwise in the respective provisions in this Directive, Member States may adopt or maintain in force, more stringent provisions in the fields covered by this Directive, to ensure a higher level of consumer protection.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 156 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) Packages and combined arrangements that are offered or put together by for example; charitable organisations, non-profit organisations, football clubs and schools.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 158 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) packages and assisted travel arrangements purchased on the basis of a framework contract between the traveller's employer and a trader specialising in the arrangement offor business travel;
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 166 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) packages where not more than one travel service as referred to in points (a), (b), and (c) of Article 3(1) is combined with a travel service as referred to in point (d) of Article 3(1) if this service does not account for a significant proportion of the package or the ancillary service clearly is not marketed as the main element of the trip; or
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 169 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Member States may choose not to adopt provisions necessary to comply with this Directive in respect of packages or linked travel arrangements where all the travel services are to be delivered within the Member State and when they do not include the carriage of passengers.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 171 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) ‘package’ means a combination of carriage of passengers and at least twoone different types of travel services for the purpose of the same trip or holiday, if:
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 174 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 2 – point b – point i
(i) purchased from a single point of sale within the same booking process, and all the services have been selected by the traveller before the traveller has agreed to pay the total price,
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 186 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 2 – point b – point v
(v) purchased from separate traders through linked online booking processes where the traveller's name or particularsdata needed to conclude a booking transaction are transferred between the traders commencing at the latest when the booking of the first service is confirmed and where all contracts are concluded within one day of that confirmation;
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 191 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 5 – introductory part
(5) ‘assistlinked travel arrangement’ means a combination of carriage of passengers and at least twoone different types of travel services for the purpose of the same trip or holiday, not constituting a package, resulting in the conclusion of separate contracts with the individual travel service providers, if a retailer facilitates the combination:
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 193 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 5 – point a
(a) on the basis of separate bookings on the occasion of a single visit or contact with the point of salewhere the traveller individually selects and individually pays for the services; or
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 196 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 5 – point b
(b) through the procurement of additional travel services fromoffered by another trader in a targeted manner through linked online booking processes commencing at the latest when the booking of the first service is confirmed and concluded not more than one day after that confirmation;
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 207 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 11
(11) ‘unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances’ means a situationunforeseeable circumstances beyond the control of the trader the consequences of which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken;
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 213 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 12 a (new)
(12a) "data needed to conclude a booking transaction" means: credit card details or other information necessary to obtain a payment.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 226 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) information on the optional inclusion of an insurance policy to cover the cost of the cancellation by the consumer or the cost of repatriation in the event of accident or illness.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 247 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. At or immediatelyas soon as feasible after the conclusion of the contract, the organiser shall provide the traveller with a copy of the contract or a confirmation of the contract on a durable medium.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 341 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. The limitation of costs referred to in paragraph 5 shall not apply to persons with reduced mobility, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air28 , and any person accompanying them, pregnant women and unaccompanied children, as well as persons in need of specific medical assistance, provided the organiser has been notified of their particular needs at least 48 hours before the start of the package. The organiser may not invoke unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances to limit the costs referred to in paragraph 5 if the relevant transport provider may not rely on such circumstances under applicable Union legislation. __________________ 28 OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 1.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 380 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that the organiser gives prompthas adequate insurance or means to give appropriate assistance to the traveller in difficulty, in particular by:
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 382 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) assisting the traveller into makinge distance communications and helping the traveller to source alternative travel arrangements.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 387 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that organisers of packages and retailers facilitating the procurement of assistlinked travel arrangements established in their territory obtain a security for the effective and prompt refund of all payments made by travellers and, insofar as carriage of passengers is included, for the travellers' effective and prompt repatriation in the event of the insolvency. of the organiser, of the retailer or of any of the linked travel arrangement service providers
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 393 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The insolvency protection referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adequate to meet the requirements of this Directive provided it is effective in all reasonably foreseeable circumstances.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 394 #

2013/0246(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Where appropriate, the insolvency protection referred to in paragraph 1 may provide for the fulfilment of contracts forming packages or linked travel arrangements, rather than a refund of payments.
2013/12/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 54 #

2013/0162(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1
1) 'Cultural object' shall mean an object which: is classified or defined, before or after its unlawful removal from the territory of a Member State, as being among the 'national treasures possessing artistic, historic or archaeological value' under national legislation or administrative procedures within the meaning of Article 36 of the Treaty.
2013/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 77 #

2013/0162(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex - I (new)
Annex -I Indicative list of categories of objects referred to in Article 1 1. Archaeological objects which are the products of: - land or underwater excavations and finds, - archaeological sites, - archaeological collections. 2. Elements forming an integral part of artistic, historical or religious monuments which have been dismembered. 3. Pictures and paintings executed entirely by hand, on any medium and in any material. 4. Mosaics other than those in category 1 or category 2 and drawings executed entirely by hand, on any medium and in any material. 5. Original engravings, prints, serigraphs and lithographs with their respective plates and original posters. 6. Original sculptures or statuary and copies produced by the same process as the original other than those in category 1. 7. Photographs, films and negatives thereof. 8. Incunabula and manuscripts, including maps and musical scores, singly or in collections. 9. Books, singly or in collections. 10. Printed maps. 11. Archives and any elements thereof, of any kind, on any medium. 12. (a) Collections (*) and specimens from zoological, botanical, mineralogical or anatomical collections; (b) Collections (*) of historical, paleontological, ethnographic or numismatic interest. 13. Means of transport. (*) As defined by the Court of Justice in its Judgment in Case 252/84, as follows: 'Collectors' pieces within the meaning of Heading No 99.05 of the Common Customs Tariff are articles which possess the requisite characteristics for inclusion in a collection, that is to say, articles which are relatively rare, are not normally used for their original purpose, are the subject of special transactions outside the normal trade in similar utility articles and are of high value.'
2013/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 115 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) This regulation should also apply to the Airport of Gibraltar as a British Overseas Territory and an airport within the European Union.
2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 118 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
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" is an event that is beyond the actual control of the air carrier. For the purposes of this Regulation, extraordinary circumstances shall include but not be limited to the circumstances set out in the Annex; 1.
2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 125 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 2 – point s
' "ticket price'" means the full price paid for a ticket and including the air fare, and all applicable taxes, charges, surcharges and fees paid for all optional and non-optional services included in the ticket; related to the air transport part of the journey.
2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 182 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
reimbursement within seven working days of the passenger's request, by the means provided for in Article 7(3), of the flighticket price, for the part or parts of the journey not made, and for the part or parts already made if the flight is no longer serving any purpose in relation to the passenger's original travel plan, together with, when relevant,
2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 194 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
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 3 months from the date on which the flight was performed or was scheduled to be performed. Within 7 working 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.
2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 200 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. Application of this Regulation to Gibraltar airport shall be suspended until the arrangements in the Joint Declaration made by the Foreign Ministers of the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom on 2 December 1987 enter into operation. The Governments of Spain and the United Kingdom will inform the Council of such date of entry into operation.deleted
2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 12 #

2012/2322(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for more cooperation at EU level to protect all users of online gambling services from misleading advertisements, specifically minors and other vulnerable persons;
2013/03/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 21 #

2012/2322(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that almost 2 % of the European population suffers from gambling addiction; is concerned that easy access to online gambling websites is likely to increase this percentage, especially among young people; considers, therefore, that efficient preventive measures should be enforced, such as for vulnerable consumers, such as self exclusion mechanisms and the implementation of strict deposit limits;
2013/03/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 46 #

2012/2322(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recommends that a clear distinction be made between gambling activities and other forms of online entertainment; services which combine distinguishing features of the gambling sector must fall under appropriate gambling legislation and fully respect age and identity verification mechanisms;
2013/03/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 50 #

2012/2322(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. RegretNotes that sport only receives a low financial return on commercial betting activities although it constitutes the main activity area for online gambling; recommends, therefore, the setting of a common minimum percentage of gambling revenues to be redistributed to sports federations, that have to ensure sustainable financing for grassroots sporttherefore encourages gambling operators to contribute a share of their gambling revenues to sport federations;
2013/03/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 60 #

2012/2322(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that the fight against match-fixing and other forms of sport fraud has to be focused on law enforcement, education and prevention as well as good governance of sport bodies;
2013/03/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 66 #

2012/2322(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for more cooperrdination at European level, under the coordination of the Commissionby means of cooperation between the Commission, Member States, gambling operators and the sports industry, to identify and prohibitban online gambling operators engaged in illegal activities such as match-fixing or betting on competitions involving minors; stresses that tackling these problems is vital in order to safeguard the integrity of sport in Europe;
2013/03/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 67 #

2012/2322(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for more cooperation at European level, under the coordination of the European Commission, to identify and prohibit online gamblbetting operators engaged in illegal activities such as, inter alia, match-fixing or betting on junior competitions involving minors;
2013/03/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 71 #

2012/2322(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to conclude an ambitious binding agreement with third countries in the framework of the Council of Europe in the fight against organised crime involved in match fixing to combat the manipulation of sports results; while considering the feasibility for a global body dealing with match fixing, where all relevant actors would meet, exchange information, coordinate actions;
2013/03/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 77 #

2012/2322(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of educating sport actors about the risks of match fixing and welcomes transnational education projects in order to combat match fixing on a global level;
2013/03/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 83 #

2012/2322(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to propose a directiveMember States, in light of the Council of Europe's current negotiations on a possible match-fixing convention, to take further measures towards criminalising match-fixing and setting minimum rules on the definition of the offence and sanctions;
2013/03/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 87 #

2012/2322(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a general ban to prevent sportspersons and organisers of sporting eventsCode of Conduct, as a part of a self-regulatory initiative, for a general ban to all staff (players, coaches, referees, medical and technical staff) of sporting events who may have a direct influence on the result from placing bets on their own matches or events;
2013/03/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 45 #

2012/2302(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for recentup to date, reliable statistics on the CCS, in particular as regards their actual situation and their potential in terms of creating jobs and growth;
2013/06/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 58 #

2012/2302(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the divery disparate nature of the cultural and creative ecosystem, and stresses the need to address this by promoting the emergence of a common identity through the creation of areas of dialoguesity of the CCS, and calls for dialogue and exchange between the various actors within the CCS;
2013/06/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 77 #

2012/2302(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a territorial basis to be developed and for exchanges to be optimised so as to attract investors in order to enable the various cultural and creative enterprises to continue to promote growth and create jobs, in particular amongst SMEs;
2013/06/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 83 #

2012/2302(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of improvingfor Member States to improve their training, learning and qualification systems, including by offering students in cultural and arts disciplines training which is tailored to today's professional needs;
2013/06/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 93 #

2012/2302(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it necessary to strengthen the links between training institutions, including universities, and CCS companies to create greater synergies and ensure a better match between the supply of training and these sectors' specific skills requirements as well as to encourage an entrepreneurial spirit;
2013/06/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 115 #

2012/2302(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that it is vital to provide appropriate support and funding for the CCS, in particular for SMEs;
2013/06/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 135 #

2012/2302(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Council, the Commission and the Member States to put in place a favourable regulatory and tax framework, in particular by applying reduced rates of VAT on all cultural goods, whecreating a favourable business environment for SMEs within the cultural and creative sectors by reducing their on a physical medium or onlineadministrative and regulatory burdens;
2013/06/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 168 #

2012/2302(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the need to improve framework conditions for competitiveness, growth and internationalisation of SMEs within the cultural and creative sectors and notes that COSME is a tool for improving both access to markets and finance;
2013/06/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 186 #

2012/2302(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the important role played by the CCS, in particular SMEs, as a lever for growth and development at local and regional level by helping to make regions attractive, restructuring the socioeconomic fabric, developing new activities and creating stable and sustainable jobs;
2013/06/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #

2012/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the take up of internet connected devices is increasing, traditional services remain mainstream popular;
2013/03/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 10 #

2012/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas it is becoming possible for linear and non-linear audiovisual services and numerous other communications services to be used on one and the same screen, combined seamlessly and consumed simultaneously, in parallel, as a result of which the dividing lines between these services are becoming blurred and it is now barely apparent to the user which type of communication service is being used;
2013/03/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 36 #

2012/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the regulatory objectives of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive – particularly ensuring and promoting diversity of opinion and of the media, protecting human dignity and protecting children, as well as regulation of advertising – retain their importance to society and their regulatory justification as a matter of principle, but at the same time the limits of the effectiveness and enforceability of these protective provisions are becoming increasingly apparent because of the methods of use which have been made possible by hybrid receiving systems and in particular the availability of content provided by services outside of the jurisdiction of Member States;
2013/03/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 53 #

2012/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission, in the Audiovisual Media Services Directive and, insofar as necessary, in a supplementary manner in additional EU legal acts, to lay down provisions regulating services which will control the availability of, to ensure that the regulatory framework ensures that consumers can benefit from increased choice and access to, audiovisual media services and other communications services or their representation on hybrid receiving devices, so as to prevent producers of such receiving devices or suppliers of the services in question from exploiting their gatekeeper position in a way whichat producers and content owners can benefit from more choice in how to disctriminates against content providersbute their content;
2013/03/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 69 #

2012/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission, by means of the prompt to consider the case for further development of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive and other EU legislation, toand to determine how and when it could create a level playing field for all content providers, taking account of the following minimum requirements, so as to ensure fair competition among content providers and guarantee users the chance to choose among a wide range of high-quality services on a footing of equal opportunity and without discrimination;
2013/03/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 103 #

2012/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and Member States, in addition to such 'must be found' rules, to consider to what extent a reform of media regulation so as to move towards incentive schemes and strengthen self- regulatory approaches can enable the aforesaid regulatory objectives of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive to be attained in a lasting fashion, while at the same time providing the necessary flexibility for media service providers to compete effectively;
2013/03/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 134 #

2012/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that advertising is a vitally important source of funding for the providers of linear and non-linear services and calls on the Commission and Member States to seriously consider the impact for the cultural and creative sectors of lost revenue, in particular their ability to create original content;
2013/03/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 138 #

2012/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the anonymous use of TV and on-line services by means of hybrid receiving devices is guaranteed and that monitoring and exploitation of the user's behaviour by manufacturers of devices or by third parties is not normally allowed, being permitted only with the witting and unambiguous consent of the user;
2013/03/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 147 #

2012/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to pay due attention to important audience protection issues such as the protection of minors and believes that Electronic Programme Guides may be a possible platform in which to address these issues;
2013/03/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 148 #

2012/2300(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Regrets there are still vast areas across Europe with limited internet infrastructure and reminds the Commission that in order to unlock the potential of Connected TV it is vital for consumers to have access to high-speed Internet;
2013/03/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 26 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas the Commission should consider the introduction ofe a ‘Single Market test’ at Member State level with the aim of assessing whether new legislation adopted at national level may have a negative impact on effective functioning of the Single Market; whereas a revision of Directive 98/34/EC should be considered in order to enlarge its scope to services and other sectors;
2012/11/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 32 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R
R. whereas the exchange of experience and best practice between Member States is crucial to understanding the national mechanisms of applying Union law and the remaining obstacles to the Single Market; whereas in order to fulfil its commitments to assist Member States with transposition of EU legislation the Commission could initiate and coordinate a network of civil servants in charge of implementation of all new Union legislation beyond SOLVIT, thus providing a platform for exchange and peer review to cooperate closely with Member States, in order to improve the overall quality of the implementation and to resolve problems experienced by the Member States; whereas an exchange of national civil servants in charge of the implementation of Union law between the Member States, in order to encourage a better flow of information and best practices, should be promoted;
2012/11/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 34 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital S
S. whereas purely quantitative statistics on the implementation of Single Market legislation do not allow measurement of the quality of implementation and the particular impact on the Single Market of specific key instruments; whereas a political and qualitative evaluation of implementation and the progress of the Single Market is therefore required, in particular with respect to the economic relevance of new Union Single Market legislation and the application of existing legislation;
2012/11/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 38 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital V
V. whereas the Member States and the European Council should therefore continue the further development of the infringement proceedings in the framework of future revisions of the TFEU; whereas in that context ‘fast track’ infringement procedures for breaches of Single Market provisions shcould be considered;
2012/11/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 41 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital X
X. whereas the Commission should reinforce its actions in ensuring the proper implementation and enforcement of all adopted rules in the Member States, reacting more swiftly to notices and complaints about incorrect implementation of Union law and take the necessary steps in due time in order to remove existing inconsistencies;
2012/11/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 42 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Z. whereas the ‘EU sweeps’, which are monitoring actions coordinated by the Commission and executed at the same time in Member States by the relevant national authorities, have proven to be a useful tool in enabling the Commission and Member States to monitor with joint actions the application of already-.transposedexisting Single Market legislation in the Member States; whereas, therefore, the Commission should offer a more extensive use of ‘EU Sweeps’ to Member States in order to facilitate surveillance in particular by less-equipped and less-prepared national authorities;
2012/11/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 78 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AD
AD. whereas it is appropriate o look individually at each Member State in order to identify transposition, implementation and application deficits and, when supported by strong economic evidence, address them in country-specific recommendations;
2012/11/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 86 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AE
AE. whereas the evaluation of the state of the Single Market should become an integral part of the European Semester, with a Single Market Governance pillar being put in place alongside the Economic Governance pillar; whereas the proposal of the Commission to prepare an annual report on the integration of the Single Market which shall contribute to the evidence base underpinning country- specific recommendations could lay the foundation for a future annual Single Market cycle within the European Semester;
2012/11/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 93 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 1 - indent 1
– A proposal for an act should be submitted, on the basis of Article 26(3) TFEU and in connection with other relevant legal bases, and should aim to determine the guidelines and other conditions necessary to strengthen the Single Market governance with a view to contribute to ensuring the functioning of the Union's Sinternal mgle Market and to promoting economic growth in Europe. (Horizontal amendment to change all "internal market" to "Single Market".)
2012/11/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 107 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 3 - indent 1 - point a a (new)
(aa) Following a period of 1 year from the date of entry into force, the Commission should conduct a post–implementation analysis to ensure the legislation is having the effect intended. The analysis could lead to country-specific recommendations as part of the European Semester process, addressing such issues (inter alia) as transposition, conflicting domestic law, interaction with other EU legislation;
2012/11/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 109 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 3 - indent 1 - point g
(g) Further development of the Single Points of Single Contact;
2012/11/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 114 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 5 - indent 5
– The Commission should monitor the progress made in the implementation of the national action plans. For that purpose, Member States should provide the Commission with all relevant information deemed necessary to assess the progress made.deleted
2012/11/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 117 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 6 - indent 1
- Based on the assessment of the national action plans and using other relevant Single Market tools, the Council, on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, as appropriate, may formulate Single Market- related recommendations to Member States aimed at improving the implementation and enforcement of Single Market rules and at enhancing its functioning.
2012/11/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 119 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 6 - indent 2
– When addressing recommendations to Member States, the Council should make full use of instruments provided for in the TFEU.deleted
2012/11/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 124 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 7 - indent 3 - point d
(d) The submissionharing by Member States national action plans aimed at implementing the internal market guidelines;
2012/11/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 125 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 7 - indent 3 - point f
(f) The formulation by the Council of distinct Single Market-related recommendations to the Member States, on the basis of a proposal from the Commission.deleted
2012/11/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 128 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 8 - indent 2
– Before the Spring European Council, the European Parliament should discuss the Annual Growth Survey and vote on the amendments related to the annual report on the integration of the Single Market to be submitted to the European Council.
2012/11/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 133 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas, to improve Single Market governance, there should be a zero tolerance policy in relation to Member States that do not implement the rules of the Single Market properly;
2012/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 134 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
AA. whereas the Commission proposes to target its activities towards specific key areas and instruments; whereas however a stronger focus on a limited number of instruments and actions is necessary in order to achieve tangible improvements in the application of Single Market rules; whereas the digital Single Market, the services and energy sectors and public procurement figure among the most important key areas for growth; whereas such key areas and instruments could be reviewed on an annual basis so that the current developments in the Member States and decision-making processes between the Union's institutions, and in particular the economically relevant areas − based on a scientific evaluation − for the Single Market are duly reflected and taken into account;
2012/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 146 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AD a (new)
ADa. whereas the Annual Growth Survey 2013 has launched the third European Semester cycle and includes now for the first time an annual report on the state of the Single Market integration; whereas this stronger focus on the Single Market in the context of the European Semester is necessary in order to better exploit its growth and employment potentials in Europe and to allow citizens and businesses to fully benefit from it;
2012/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 148 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AD b (new)
ADb. whereas the report on the State of the Single Market Integration 2013 does however not provide any new insights on the state of play in Member States nor draw sufficiently elaborated conclusions with regard to concrete growth potentials; whereas the choice of priority areas in the integration report should be backed by comprehensive data;
2012/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 155 #

2012/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AD f (new)
ADf. whereas the digital economy is also considered as a priority area; whereas timely and correct transposition and implementation of the Consumer Rights Directive is one of the essential factors for the development of this economy;
2012/12/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 3 #

2012/2134(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. ANotes that larger companies often rely extensively on a network of smaller SMEs and therefore acknowledges that SMEs contribute enormously to the creation of employment, sustainable growth and innovation;
2012/10/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 15 #

2012/2134(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to increase information on EU initiatives to support SME funding, including COSME;
2012/10/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 23 #

2012/2134(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to reduce bureaucratic burdens and simplify procedures which hinder the setting-up of new business and create obstacles for SMEs in keeping their businesses running; in this regard, highlights the importance of the Commission and the Member States applying the SME test consistently in all relevant policy areas;
2012/10/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 28 #

2012/2134(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. UrgesCalls on the Commission and the Member States to address taxhe simplification for SMEs which better supports investmof VAT administrative procedures for SMEs which will reduce burdents, including cross-border investments, as well as productivity andfacilitate more cross-border trade and stimulate growth;
2012/10/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 32 #

2012/2134(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that a fair, open and transparent EU regulatory framework for public procurement is indispensable in order for SMEs to gain better access to public contracts.
2012/10/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 34 #

2012/2134(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that, in order for funds to reach SMEs, a monitoring system should be put in place to ensure the banks use the funds and guarantees to increase their SME lending; believes that this may include reporting schemes and a code of conduct for SME lending banks;
2012/10/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 4 #

2012/2132(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that Member States should ensure that audiovisual media services are accessible free of charge;
2012/11/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 5 #

2012/2132(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that cultural diversity and the production of works of art should be considered part of the inalienable rights of freedom of expression and information;deleted
2012/11/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 6 #

2012/2132(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is concerned about the late transposition of the AVMS Directive which aims at ensuring legal certainty in the Single Market while preserving cultural diversity, protecting consumers and safeguarding media pluralism into national legislations; urges the Member States which still have not done it to adapt their legislation as soon as possible;
2012/11/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 9 #

2012/2132(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that broadcasters should reserve 20 % of their broadcasting time or programming budget for European works created by independent producers, including video on demande satisfactory implementation of Article 17 of the directive related to the average broadcasting time for European works and encourages the Member States to go beyond the minimum level where possible;
2012/11/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 11 #

2012/2132(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that the proportion of advertising and teleshopping spots should not exceed 12 minutes per hour; highlights the need to monitor commercial formats devised to skirt this restriction and calls for a ban on advertising during programmes for children and young peopleis concerned though that the 12-minute limitation is regularly breached; highlights therefore the need to monitor commercial formats devised to skirt this restriction; recommends an analysis of best practice in this field in certain countries as the basis for future reform of the legislative framework;
2012/11/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 15 #

2012/2132(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that access to channels and choice of audiovisual services has increased significantly; Underlines that in order to achieve a true digital single market in Europe, further efforts are equally needed in the field of improving media literacy among citizens and consumers;
2012/11/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 18 #

2012/2132(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Supports the emphasis in Directive 2010/13/EU on encouraging the introduction of co-regulation and/or self-regulatory regimes, as referred to in Article 4(7).
2012/11/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 20 #

2012/2132(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Strongly supports a technologically neutral approach in view of evolving viewing and delivery patterns to facilitate increased consumer choice. In this regard, Calls for a full impact assessment of the current state of play on the market and regulatory framework;
2012/11/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 31 #

2012/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the AVMSD remains the appropriate instrument to govern the EU- wide coordination of national legislation on all audiovisual media and notes in particular that the 'Country of Origin' principle, when properly applied, gives broadcasters important clarity and certainty about their operational arrangements;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 37 #

2012/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes the Commission's intention to publish shortly a policy document on convergence related to Connected TV and connected devices which will launch a public consultation on all issues arising from these new developments;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #

2012/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the Commission application report fails to address substantively the issue of accessibility as referred to in Article 7 of the AVMSD, and regrets that the effectiveness of the Member States' implementing rules in this regard is not addressed; notes that in many Member States the infrastructure to provide such services does not yet exist and will take time for some Member States to implement these requirements; encourages Member States to address this as soon as possible to allow for practical implementation of Article 7;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 52 #

2012/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for wider accessibility of programmes, in particular those rendered via on-demand services, through further developments in, inter alia, audio description, audio/spoken subtitles, sign language and menu navigation, notably of electronic programme guides (EPGs); stresses, however, that the market for non-linear services is still at a relatively early stage of development and that any new obligations placed on providers must reflect this;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 53 #

2012/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on Member States to strengthen efforts to encourage audiovisual media services providers and manufacturers of supporting devices, to pay full recognition to the needs of people with a disability and of the elderly;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 63 #

2012/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the lack of separate reporting under Article 13 of the AVMSD on the dual obligation to promote access to and promotion of European works in on- demand services, and asks the Commission to clarify this point while also taking into account that such services are still in their infancy and that drawing conclusions about the effectiveness of promotion criteria applied to on-demand services is difficult;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 79 #

2012/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that although such self- regulatory initiatives represent an advance on the prior situation, they have not proved to be sufficiently effective and cannot replacin all Member States and need to be regularly monitored to ensure their enforcement alongside future legally binding requirements that may be necessary to ensure the effective protection of minors;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 83 #

2012/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that advertising is a vitally important source of funding for the children's TV sector and we must consider the impact any further regulatory measures may have on the sectors ability to flourish and to create original European children's content;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 86 #

2012/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Acknowledges Member States' achievements in protecting against content inciting hatred on the grounds of race, sex, nationality and religion;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 96 #

2012/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to analyse whether stricter rules are needed as regards advertising aimed at children and minors, with particular emphasis on misleading television and online advertisingthe effectiveness of regulations and initiatives in place as regards advertising aimed at children and minors;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 103 #

2012/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. WelcomNotes the Commission's intention to update its interpretative communication on certain aspects of the provisions on televised advertising in 2013, which could provide indications on how to attain the qualitative minimum standards for all audiovisual commercial communications in Article 9 of the AVMSD; believes however, that the Commission should focus on ensuring current provisions are properly implemented and stresses that the framework for advertising is already clearly set out in the AVMSD and that that this framework provides Member States with sufficient discretion to ensure these rules reflect individual markets; furthermore, believes consideration about the nature of advertising content should be made in the context of emerging markets, specifically the Connected TV Green Paper;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 107 #

2012/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Takes note of the findings by the Commission with regard to the level of media literacy in the Member States;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 109 #

2012/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the Member States to integrate media literacy in their respective school curriculaNotes that access to channels and choice of audiovisual services has increased significantly and stress that further efforts are needed in the Member States in the field of improving media literacy among citizens and consumers;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 119 #

2012/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to closely monitor the development of hybrid services in the EU, in particular Connected TV, and to clearly identify in its Green Paper on Connected TV the various issues they raise; calls on the Commission to resist from simply migrating the old value of a linear media market into the connected TV environment;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 1 #

2012/2092(BUD)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1
1. Notes that 2013 will be the last year for the multiannual programmes in the field of education, training, youth, culture, media and citizenship; highlights that, given the cuts being made in national budgets across the EU, these programmes cannot be immune from the cost savings and efficiencies that are being implemented at national level whilst noting the importance of maintaining a sufficient payment level for these programmes which truly add value in order to ensure their full functioning until the end of the programming period;
2012/07/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2012/2092(BUD)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2
2. Recalls that both the Lifelong learning programme (LLP) and the Youth in Action programme bring clear and demcan constrated European added value and are vitalibute to the success of the Europe 2020 strategy; reminds of their high performance rates and notes that in the Erasmus sub- programme, there is far more demand than can be satisfied; calls for a substantial increase in appropriations for these programmes;
2012/07/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 8 #

2012/2092(BUD)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 3
3. Underlines the important role of grassroots sport in promoting health- enhancing physical activity and social inclusion; notes that the ongoing Preparatory Action 'Partnerships on sport' focuses at testing new areas, such as the fight against match-fixing, the development of community-led grassroots sporting initiatives and the promotion of active ageing, with a view to developing the European dimension in sport; asks for sufficient funding for sport;
2012/07/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 14 #

2012/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas there is a need to address all forms of illegal online content, the specificity of child sexual abuse must be recognised as not only is this content illegal but it is also one of the most abhorrent forms of content available online;
2012/05/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 23 #

2012/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. Whereas it is not only important that minors better understand the potential dangers they face online, but that families, schools and civil society must all share responsibility in educating minors and ensuring that children are properly protected when using the internet and other new media;
2012/05/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 36 #

2012/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the level of diffusion of media that converge in a single digital system implies risks in terms of easy access to content that is illegal, unsuitable, and harmful for the development of minors; and whereas these types of content are inherently different and therefore require different solutions;
2012/05/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 61 #

2012/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
J a. Whereas, while acknowledging the many dangers that minors face in the digital world, we should also continue to embrace the many opportunities that the digital world brings in growing a knowledge based society;
2012/05/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 67 #

2012/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. AWelcomes the Commission's European strategy for a better internet for children and calls on the Commission to enhance existing internal mechanisms to ensure a consistent and coordinated approach to child safety online; furthermore, asks the Commission to propose a single framework directive on the rights of minors in the digital world, in order to integrate all the provisions regarding minors envisaged in the previous provisions of the EU;
2012/05/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 73 #

2012/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Invites all the Member States to ratifysists that all Member States which have signed up to the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse must ratify the Convention and invites all other Member States which have not already signed up, to sign and ratify the Convention; insists also, that Member States ratify the EU directive on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography;
2012/05/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 77 #

2012/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission to cooperate and if necessary develop a memorandum of understanding with the Council of Europe to avoid duplication of work;
2012/05/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 78 #

2012/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Welcomes the new cyber security agency based at Europol and calls on the Commission ensure the child protection team within the new centre is adequately resourced and cooperates effectively with Interpol;
2012/05/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 80 #

2012/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Hopes forEnsure the continuation of the Safer Internet pProgramme, with adequate resources and the safeguarding of its specific character through provision of adequate funding to carry out its activities fully;
2012/05/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 123 #

2012/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores the slowness in the ‘notice and take down’ procedure in some Member States and, welcomes the Commission's initiative in publishing an impact assessment in this regard and suggests that the most effective 'notice and takedown' procedures should be used as best practice models;
2012/05/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 135 #

2012/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the Commission and the Member States to improve information regarding hotlines for minors and their families and calls for the Member States to raise awareness of the existence of Hotlines as points of contact for reporting child sexual abuse images;
2012/05/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 160 #

2012/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Stresses the good work done by civil society organisations and encourages these organisations to cooperate and work together across borders as well as working in partnership with law enforcements bodies, government, internet service providers and the public;
2012/05/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 18 #

2012/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses its belief that faced with these 20 main concerns of citizens, the European Commission should present concrete proposalactions to resolve them;
2012/04/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 21 #

2012/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that increased mobility of qualified labour will contribute to making Europe more competitive, and to this end it is necessary to adopt a modern framework for recognising professional qualifications linked to the Single Market Information System alert mechanism ;
2012/04/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 26 #

2012/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the European Commission to strengthen mobility programmes for young people to encourage them to enhance their skills, thereby becoming more employable and able to enter the labour market;
2012/04/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 31 #

2012/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the role of the internet in business efficiency andapidly increasing role of e- commerce in creating new markets, growth and opportunities for businesses;
2012/04/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 34 #

2012/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to increase the holistic approach to the single market, centred on practical and useful solutions for citizens, consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), so that they may fully benefit from its advantages, while not giving rise to overregulation;
2012/04/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 37 #

2012/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Reaffirms the need to strengthen cooperation betweenand interaction between citizens, the Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Member States so that citizens feel included in the main projects and day-to-day activities of the EU and so that EU action, if deemed necessary, is targeted and useful;
2012/04/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 43 #

2012/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the importance of SMEs to the European economy and calls on the European Commission, together with the Member States, to improve the SME test so as to reduce the bureaucracy and administrative overheads to which they are subject; to ensure it is applied consistently and coherently across all relevant policy areas and is incorporated into the overall assessment of a proposal, not simply published as a stand alone piece of additional information, so as to reduce the bureaucracy and administrative overheads to which they are subject; Calls on the Commission for a review of all directives and regulations which impact negatively on SMEs and to submit a report with recommendations by June 2012;
2012/04/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 46 #

2012/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Emphasises that the Commission should step up its efforts to focus on the impact of regulations and directives on industry, SMEs and micro-enterprises with Better Regulation targets; Calls for, in particular, the need for the burden reduction programme to continue beyond 2012 with a more ambitious and expanded scope, and the introduction of regulatory burden offsetting;
2012/04/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 48 #

2012/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls for the Commission to strengthen its commitment to assessing if there is real added value of action at EU level before work on draft proposals begins;
2012/04/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 49 #

2012/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Welcomes the Commission´s announcement a programme to remove cost burdens for SMEs with a presumption that micro-enterprises will be exempted from burdensome rules unless a case for their inclusion is explicitly made;
2012/04/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 57 #

2012/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the European Commission to make use of all technological resources available to launch information campaigns informing citizens of the benefits of the single market, practical and concrete solutions to their day to day problems, and of their rights, thus encouraging them to participate in creating a competitive, justfair and balanced market;
2012/04/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 8 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas e-commerce has become an essential part of commerce and an important driver of consumer choice, competition and technological innovation, given that consumers and businesses differentiate less and less between online and offline in their daily life;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 12 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the benefits of globalisation can be more evenly distributed among consumers and SMEs thanks to the Internet and e-commerce;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 12 #

2012/2030(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that micropayments are increasingly used to pay for media and cultural content online and sees this as a useful tool in ensuring that rights holders are remunerated;
2012/06/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 15 #

2012/2030(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recognises the economic and social potential which cloud computing has demonstrated thus far and calls on the Commission to adopt initiatives in this area in order to reap the benefits of such technology once the technology is more fully developed; acknowledges, however, the many technical and legal challenges arising from the development of cloud computing;
2012/06/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 16 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the Internet allows new businesses, in particular SMEs, to start up and existing companies to flourish by finding new market niches;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 16 #

2012/2030(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission's initiative addressing the obstacles to the completion of the digital single market, most importantly the barriers inhibiting the development of legal cross-border online services; furthermore, stresses the need to improve consumer confidence when accessing legal cross-border services;
2012/06/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 18 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the internet and technology constitute tools enabling the internationalisation of SMEs and the increased engagement of SMEs in international markets and trade;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 27 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that fragmentation and lack of legal certainty are primary concerns in the Digital Single Market, and that inconsistent enforcement of rules in the Member States needs to be dealt with, such as different copyright systems, needs to be dealt with in order to increase choice for consumers;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 28 #

2012/2030(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that new and expanding internet technologies and online services have increased demand for audiovisual and other cultural and creative digital content; notes, however, that there is currently insufficient supply to meet this demand and that availability is being hampered by; believes that innovative business models and different licencing structures need to be considered in order to increase availability while also maintaining copyright and ensure rights holders remuneration;
2012/06/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 35 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes the important link between the E-commerce Directive and the Internal Market Information System;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 36 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that SMEs form the backbone of the European economy and that it is therefore vital to develop an action plan for their integration into the Digital Single Market; furthermore stresses the urgent need for all European SMEs to have broadband access; emphasises that taking advantage of the possibilities of the digital economy and the Digital Single Market through innovation and the smart use of ICT would be of great help in enabling SMEs to exit the present crisis and create growth and employment;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 40 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy toStresses the importance of boosting digital entrepreneurship in Europe, to promote training for online traders and encourage SME development programmes focusing on innovative and dynamic SMEs from all sectors so as to ensure high growth potential and innovation and create new jobs in Europe, while also enhancing consumer trust;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 41 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement existing legislation in order to tackle barriers which hinder the growth of SMEs such as high market entry costs, cost of building brand awareness in multiple countries and IT system limitations;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 48 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to find solutions with a view to improving the EU framework for delivery services, in a way that will allow both businesses and consumers to fully benefit from the Digital Single Market; stresses that this framework should ensure accessible, reliable and speedy delivery, friendly service, an efficient and transparent returns system, and lower prices for cross-border delivery servicesand shipping services in order to not hinder cross-border trade and to increase consumer trust;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 48 #

2012/2030(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the push for more powers to block websites, which has always been a means of last resort and is an ineffective method of changing media consumption behaviour, and also legitimises censorship by oppressive regimesBelieves that powers to block websites cannot act as a panacea and can only be effective when used to compliment other tools within a clear and robust legal framework;
2012/06/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 51 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to find solutions to SMEs' difficulties in handling returns, shipping infrastructure problems as well as reducing costs involved in resolving complaints and conflicts cross- border;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 53 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses the importance to consumers of efficient delivery, better feedback about delivery, as well as receiving their product on time, which were all identified as top concerns of consumers in the latest Consumer Conditions Scoreboard;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 62 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to examine the possibilities of simplifying and standardising the VAT rulthe VAT procedures for SMEs cross-border online transactions and of greater EU-wide harmonisation as regards rates and regimes, and to cut red tape with a view to ensuring a simpler, easier, and more efficient system; stresses that digital products such as e- books should be subject to the same VAT rate as the equivalent product in physical format;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 66 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that micropayments are increasingly used to pay for media and cultural content online and considers this a useful tool in ensuring that rights- holders are remunerated;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 70 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recognises the economic and social potential which cloud computing has demonstrated thus far and calls on the Commission to adopt initiatives in this area in order to reap the benefits of such technology once it is more fully developed; acknowledges, however, the many technical and legal challenges arising from the development of cloud computing;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 71 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission to enforce the Data Breach Notification provisions in the Telecoms package and make them available for all consumers in Member States;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 72 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Recalls the provisions in the Universal Service and Users´ rights Directive for telecoms operators to oblige Internet Service providers to deliver public service messages to all their customers; calls on the Commission to monitor and report to the European Parliament how many telecoms regulators are complying with these rules;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 79 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to modernise the legal framework governing intellectual property rightscomplete the Digital Single Market by proposing and rapidly implementing the European Strategy for Intellectual Property RightPRs, and looks forward to its proposals on the matterfor legal tools on this matter; further believes that innovative business models and different licensing structures need to be considered in order to increase availability while also maintaining copyright and ensure right-holders' remuneration;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 85 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that the consumer rights directive marked an important step forward in terms of increasing legal certainty for consumers and businesses in online transactions, and today constitutes the main consumer protection instrument for online services; calls upon the Member States to ensure its effective and rapid implementation; calls for a good code of practice for online businesses and supports the proposals of modal contracts in this regard; implementation of the CRD would form an important part of model contracts while existing retail practices would also need to be respected;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 86 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to develop and to give moradequate resources to effective instruments such as the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) network, in order to guarantee that online traders apply the European rules on transparency and unfair commercial practices, thus ensuring a high level of consumer protection;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 92 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the need to create a European Trustmark, which would guarantee that a business operating online fully respects EU law; it should be simple and well- structured, and should be filled with content that provides added value for e- commerce, thus boosting confidence and transparency, as well as legal certainty for both consumers and businesses by means of information; furthermore, stresses the need for an integrated approach to improve consumer confidence when accessing legal cross-border online services;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 96 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the Commission's legislative proposals on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), and underlines the importance of their effective adoption to help resolve complaints and conflicts cross-border;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 99 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes greatly the new Commission communication entitled ‘European Strategy for a Better Internet for Children’, and encourages the Member States to promote the educational use of new technological developments for the protection of minors online;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 107 #

2012/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Member States to strengthen and facilitate the development of information and communications infrastructures; welcomes the new ‘Connecting Europe Facility’ initiative, since it will be crucial for the effective implementation of the Digital Agenda for Europe targets set for 2020, promising broadband access for all; and the intermediate objective of every EU citizen having access to a basic internet connection by 2013;
2012/08/06
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 3 #

2012/2004(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that social businesses have the potential to provide innovative responses to the current social and economic problems; encourages, therefore, the development of a supportive and streamlined regulatory framework and the provision of financial support to enable them to grow and survivesocial businesses, in particular SMEs, to grow and survive; welcomes the proposal on microcredit to support European SMEs;
2012/05/31
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 10 #

2012/2004(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the importance of promoting the contribution of social businesses to understanding and meeting the needs of consumers, including vulnerable consumers in particular;
2012/05/31
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 16 #

2012/2004(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that social businesses help to build an ‘active society’ which is supportive ofcontributes to job creation and sustainable and inclusive economic growth;
2012/05/31
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 22 #

2012/2004(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that corporate social responsibility and ‘social enterprise’ are complementary aspects of the same policy and should consequently be developed in a coordinated manner, without duplicating the efforts made by Member States;
2012/05/31
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 27 #

2012/2004(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to add the new category of disadvantaged persons to reserved contracts; stresses that such a significant extension of the notion of reserved contracts should not come at the cost of competitiveness;deleted
2012/05/31
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 32 #

2012/2004(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Commission to developconduct a thorough impact assessment, a long- term strategy to safeguard social and environmental goals and to enhance the participation of social businesses in public procurement, without hampering the competitive awarding of contracts or creating incentives to circumvent the rules;
2012/05/31
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 13 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) The current use of different reporting formats makes it difficult for manufacturers and importers to fulfil their reporting obligations and burdensome for the Member States and the Commission to compare, analyse and draw conclusions from the information received. In this light there should be a common mandatory format for the reporting of ingredients and emissions. The greatest possible transparency of product information should be ensured for the general public, while ensuring that appropriate account is taken of the commercial and intellectual property rights of the manufacturers of tobacco products and fulfils the Union’s international obligations contained in the WTO treaties.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 14 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) The likelihood of diverging regulation is further increased by concerns over tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products, having a characterisingnon-tobacco dominant flavour other than tobacco, which may facilitate uptake ofr tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns. For example, in many countries, sales of mentholated products gradually increased even as smoking prevalence overall declined. A number of studies indicated that mentholated tobacco products can facilitate inhalation as well as smoking uptake among young people. Measures introducing unjustified differences of treatment between flavoured cigarettes (e.g. menthol and clove cigarettes) should be avoidedraditional flavours such as menthol, which may facilitate uptake of tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns..
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 25 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, ‘natural’, or ‘organic’, ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, ‘slim’, names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual ciga. In case the package cretates cana mislead consumers by creating theing impression that they cigarettes are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressed, health warnings must be adapted accordingly.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 40 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
(40) A Member State that deems it necessary to maintain more stringent national provisions for aspects falling inside the scope of this Directive should be allowed to do so, for all products alike, on grounds of overriding needs relating to the protection of public health. A Member State should also be allowed to introduce more stringent provisions, applying to all products alike, on grounds relating to the specific situation of this Member State and provided the provisions are justified by the need to protect public health. More stringent national provisions should be necessary and proportionate, not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States and consistent with WTO international obligations. Stricter national provisions require prior notification to, and approval from, the Commission taking into account the high level of health protection achieved through this Directive.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 60 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘characterising flavour’ means a distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco and traditional flavours such as menthol, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or upon intended use of the tobacco product;
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 80 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the maximum yields laid down in paragraph 1, taking into account scientific development and internationally agreed standards.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 83 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall notify the Commission of the maximum yields that they set for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Taking into account internationally agreed standards, where available, and based on scientific evidence and on the yields notified by Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adopt and adapt maximum yields for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes that increase in an appreciable manner the toxic or addictive effect of tobacco products beyond the threshold of toxicity and addictiveness stemming from the yields of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide fixed in paragraph 1.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 96 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall prohibit the use of characterising flavourings in the components of tobacco products such as filters, papers, packages, capsules or any technical features allowing modification of flavour or smoke intensity. Filters and capsules shall not contain tobacco.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 107 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22: (a) to adapt the wording of the health warnings laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 to scientific and market developments; (b) to define the position, format, layout and design of the health warnings laid down in this Article, including their font type and background colour.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 111 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 123 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to: (a) adapt the text warnings listed in Annex I to this Directive taking into account scientific and technical developments; (b) establish and adapt the picture library referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 of this Article taking into account scientific and market developments; (c) define the position, format, layout, design, rotation and proportions of the health warnings; (d) by way of derogation from Article 7(3), lay down the conditions under which health warnings may be broken during unit packet opening in a manner that ensures the graphical integrity and visibility of the text, photographs and cessation information.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 135 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22, to withdraw the exemption laid down in paragraph 1 if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 151 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 162 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to define more detailed rules for the shape and size of unit packets in so far as these rules are necessary to ensure the full visibility and integrity of the health warnings before the first opening, during the opening and after reclosing of the unit packet.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 167 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to make either cuboid or cylindric shape mandatory for unit packets of tobacco products other than cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 213 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The followingIf nicotine- containing products are presented as having properties for treating or preventing disease they may only be placed on the market if they were authorised pursuant to Directive 2001/83/EC:
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 214 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) products with a nicotine level exceeding 2 mg per unit, ordeleted
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 215 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) products with a nicotine concentration exceeding 4 mg per ml ordeleted
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 217 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) products whose intended use results in a mean maximum peak plasma concentration exceeding 4 ng of nicotine per ml.deleted
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 218 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to update the nicotine quantities set out in paragraph 1 taking into account scientific developments and marketing authorisations granted to nicotine- containing products pursuant to Directive 2001/83/EC.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 220 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the requirements in paragraphs 3 and 4 taking into account scientific and market developments and to adopt and adapt the position, format, layout, design and rotation of the health warnings.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 221 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall, be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the requirements in paragraphs 3 and 4 taking intoy 1 January 2017, carry out a study on nicotine containing products in consultation with the relevant stakeholders and the Member States. This study will include ac count scientific and market developments and to adopt and adapt the position, format, layout, design and rotation of the health warningmprehensive safety evaluation, a risk assessment and a cost-benefit analysis, and will present a variety of potential legislative options.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 318 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. A unit packet of cigarettes shall have a cuboid shape. A unit packet of roll-your- cigarettes shall include at least 20 cigarettes. A unit of 'roll-your-own' or 'make-your-own' tobacco shall be packaged in a cuboid or cylindrical composite can or have the form of a pouch, i.e. a rectangular poacket with a flapt that covers the opening. The flap of the pouch shall cover at least 70% of the front of the packet. A unit packet of cigarettes shall include at least 20 cigarettes. A unit packet of rollA unit packet of 'roll-your-own' or 'make-your- own tobacco' shall contain tobacco weighing at least 40 g.
2013/05/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 331 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28
(28) ‘roll-your-own tobacco’ means tobacco which can be used for makhand rolling cigarettes by consumers or retail outlets;
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 332 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 a (new)
(28a) ‘make-your-own’ tobacco means fine-cut loose tobacco which can be used for making cigarettes by consumers;
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 873 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. A unit packet of cigarettes shall have a cuboid shape. A unit packet of roll-your- cigarettes shall include at least 20 cigarettes. A unit of 'roll-your-own' or 'make-your-own' tobacco shall be packaged in a cuboid or cylindrical composite can or have the form of a pouch, i.e. a rectangular poacket with a flapt that covers the opening. The flap of the pouch shall cover at least 70% of the front of the packet. A unit packet of cigarettes shall include at least 20 cigarettes. A unit packet of rollA unit packet of 'roll-your-own' or 'make-your- own tobacco' shall contain tobacco weighing at least 40 g.
2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 55 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64 a (new)
(64a) According to the Commission Communication on "An Integrated Industrial Policy for the Globalisation Era Putting Competitiveness and Sustainability at Centre Stage" systematic evaluations of legislation must become an integral part of smart regulation. In order to ensure this Regulation keeps pace with scientific and technological progress in the organization and conduct of clinical trials and interfaces with other legal provisions, the Commission should periodically report on the experience and functioning of the Regulation and present its conclusions thereof.
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 72 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 11 a (new)
(11a) 'Reporting Member State': the Member State coordinating and documenting the assessment of an application for authorisation or of a substantial modification involving three or more Member States, which has been submitted under Chapters II and III of this Regulation.
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 105 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
For the purposes of this Chapter, the assessment date shall be the date on which the assessment report is submitted to the other Member States concerned and the reporting date shall be the date when the final assessment report is submitted to the sponsor and to the other Member States concerned. The reporting Member State shall submit Part I of the assessment report, including its conclusion, to the sponsor and to the other Member States concerned within the following time periods:, which shall include periods for initial assessment, for joint assessment and for consolidation of the final report.
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 106 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) within 10 days from the validation date for low-intervention clinical trials; the time for the joint assessment and for consolidation by Member States concerned and the reporting Member State shall not be shorter than 5 days;
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 107 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) within 25 days from the validation date for clinical trials other than low- intervention clinical trials; the time for the joint assessment and for consolidation by Member States concerned and the reporting Member State shall not be shorter than 10 days;
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 108 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) within 30 days from the validation date for any clinical trial with an advanced therapy investigational medicinal product; the time for the joint assessment and for consolidation by Member States concerned and reporting Member State shall not be shorter than 10 days.
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 109 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Until the assessment date, any the reporting Member State shall develop and circulate to the Member States concerned an initial assessment report. No later than 2 days before the reporting date, the Member States concerned may communicate to the reporting Member State and all other Member States concerned any considerations relevant to the application. The reporting Member State shall take those considerations duly into account in finalising the assessment report.
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 112 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
The reporting Member State, and only the reporting Member State, may, between the validation date and the assessmentreporting date, request additional explanations from the sponsor, taking into account the considerations referred to in paragraph 5.
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 113 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of obtaining those additional explanations, the reporting Member State may suspextend the time period referred to in paragraph 4 for a maximum of 120 days for low-intervention clinical trials and for a maximum of 230 days for trials other than low-intervention clinical trials.
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 114 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
Where, uUpon receipt of the additional explanations, the rMemaining time period for submitting Part I of the assessment report is less than three days inber States concerned shall communicate until two days before the reporting date, any considerations to the reporting Member State. The reporting Member State will take these considerations into account in finalising the case of low-intervention clinical trials, and less than five days for other thansessment report. The time for the joint assessment and for consolidation by Member States concerned and the reporting Member State of the additional explanations shall not be shorter than 5 days for low- intervention clinical trials, it shall be extended to three and five days respectively. trials and 10 days for trials other than low-intervention clinical trials.
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 115 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
The reporting Member State may also extend the time referred to in paragraphs 4 and 6a further 60 days for trials involving Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products or other novel therapies, for the purpose of consulting with expert committees.
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 134 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. In the assessment, the view of at least one person whose primary area of interest is non-scientific shall be taken into account. The view of at least one patient shall be taken into account. An independent Ethics Committee as referred to in the Declaration of Helsinki and ICH-GCP shall be involved in the assessment of each clinical trial.
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 140 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. TheWhere there was a reporting Member State for the application referred to in paragraph 1initial authorisation procedure it shall be the reporting Member State for the initial authorisation procedureapplication referred to in paragraph 1.
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 158 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) due to the urgency of the situation, caused by a sudden life-threatening or other sudden serious medical condition, it is impossible to obtain prior informed consent from the subject or its legal representative (parent or guardian) and it is impossible to supply prior information to the subject or its legal representative (parent or guardian);
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 161 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the subject or legal representative has not previously expressed objections known to the investigator;
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 163 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the clinical trial poses a minimal risk to, and imposes a minimalonly a proportionate risk with reference of the underlying medical condition (life threatening disease), and imposes only a proportionate burden on, the subject.
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 180 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where the sponsor does not have access to certain information, and therefore, is not able to submit a complete report, this should be stated in the report. In the case of a clinical trial involving the use of more than one investigational medicinal product, the sponsor may submit a single safety report on all investigational medicinal products used in the trial. The sponsor should provide the reasons for this decision in the report.
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 181 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. The obligation for a particular sponsor, referred to in paragraph 1, starts with the first authorisation of a clinical trial in accordance with this Regulation for that sponsor. It ends with the end of the last clinical trial conducted by the sponsor with the investigational medicinal product. The annual reporting obligation does not apply when a sponsor is not currently conducting any clinical trials with the investigational medicinal product.
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 194 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) whether Member States correctly supervise compliance with this Regulation;deleted
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 195 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
pProtecting commercially confidential information in particular through taking into account the authorization status of the product;
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 197 #

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 2
It shall apply as from [please set a specific date - two years after its publication]once the full functionality of the EU Portal has received a positive opinion from the Standing Committee on Medicinal Products for Human Use.
2013/02/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 74 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) Members should be allowed to take part in monitoring the management of collecting societiemanagement organisations. To this end, collecting societiemanagement organisations should establish a supervisory function appropriate to their organisational structure and allow members to be represented in the body that exercises this function. To avoid imposing excessive burdens on smaller collecting societiesmanagement organisations in line with better regulation commitments, and to make the obligations arising from this Directive proportionate, Member States should be able to, if they consider this to be necessary, exclude the smallest collecting societiemanagement organisations from having to organise such a supervisory function.
2013/05/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 79 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) To streamline the procedure, enhance transparency and prevent situations where users receive more than one invoice for the same rights in the same works, collecting management organisations may cooperate. The costs and benefits of cooperation that could include pooling of information on licences, a common database and joint invoicing require further evaluation.
2013/05/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 82 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) To ensure that rightholders are in a position to monitor the performance of their collecting societiemanagement organisations and compare their respective performance, collecting societiemanagement organisations should make public an annual transparency report comprising comparable audited financial information specific to the activities of collecting societies. Collecting societiemanagement organisations. Collecting management organisations should also make public an annual special report on the use of amounts dedicated to social, cultural and educational services. To avoid imposing excessive burdens on smaller collecting societiemanagement organisations, in line with better regulation commitments and to make the obligations arising from this Directive proportionate, Member States should be able to, if they consider this to be necessary, exclude the smallest collecting societiemanagement organisations from certahaving transparency obligao organise such a supervisory functions.
2013/05/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 86 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) In the online music sector, where collective management of authors' rights on a territorial basis remains the norm, it is essential to create conditions conducive to the most effective licensing practices by collecting societiemanagement organisations, in an increasingly cross-border context. It is therefore appropriate to provide for a set of rules coordinating basic conditions for the provision by collecting societiemanagement organisations of multi- territorial collective licensing of authors' online rights in musical works, thereby enhancing consumer choice and advancing towards completion of the Digital Single Market. These provisions should ensure the necessary minimum quality of the cross- border services provided by collecting societiemanagement organisations, notably in terms of transparency of repertoire represented and accuracy of financial flows related to the use of the rights. They should also set out a framework for facilitating the voluntary aggregation of music repertoire and thus reducing the number of licences a user needs to operate a multi-territorial service. These provisions should enable a collecting societymanagement organisation to request another collecting societymanagement organisation to represent its repertoire on a multi- territorial basis where it cannot fulfil the requirements itself. There should be an obligation on the requested society, provided that it aggregates repertoire and offers or grants multi-territorial licences, to accept the mandate of the requesting society. The development of legal online music services across the Union should also contribute to the fight against piracy.
2013/05/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 117 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) The interests of all Members of collecting societiemanagement organisations should be represented at the general meeting and where possible, members of collecting management organisations should be allowed to participate and vote in the general meeting; the exercise of these rights may only be subject to fair and proportionate restrictions. The exercise of voting rights should be made easy.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 121 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) Members should be allowed to take part in monitoring the management of collecting societiemanagement organisations. To this end, collecting societiemanagement organisations should establish a supervisory function appropriate to their organisational structure and allow members to be represented in the body that exercises this function. To avoid imposing excessive burdens on smaller collecting societiesmanagement organisations in line with better regulation commitments, and to make the obligations arising from this Directive proportionate, Member States should be able to, if they consider this to be necessary, exclude the smallest collecting societiemanagement organisations from having to organise such a supervisory function.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 130 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Collecting societiemanagement organisations shall inform their members of their rights under paragraphs 1 to 6 within sixfour months of the transposition date of this Directive.
2013/05/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 134 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) To ensure that rightholders are in a position to monitor the performance of their collecting societiemanagement organisations and compare their respective performance, collecting societiemanagement organisations should make public an annual transparency report comprising comparable audited financial information specific to the activities of collecting societies. Collecting societiemanagement organisations. Collecting management organisations should also make public an annual special report on the use of amounts dedicated to social, cultural and educational services. To avoid imposing excessive burdens on smaller collecting societiemanagement organisations, in line with better regulation commitments and to make the obligations arising from this Directive proportionate, Member States should be able to, if they consider this to be necessary, exclude the smallest collecting societiemanagement organisations from certahaving transparency obligao organise such a supervisory functions.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 146 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) In the online music sector, where collective management of authors' rights on a territorial basis remains the norm, it is essential to create conditions conducive to the most effective licensing practices by collecting societiemanagement organisations, in an increasingly cross-border context. It is therefore appropriate to provide for a set of rules coordinating basic conditions for the provision by collecting societiemanagement organisations of multi- territorial collective licensing of authors' online rights in musical works, thereby enhancing consumer choice and advancing towards completion of the Digital Single Market. These provisions should ensure the necessary minimum quality of the cross- border services provided by collecting societiemanagement organisations, notably in terms of transparency of repertoire represented and accuracy of financial flows related to the use of the rights. They should also set out a framework for facilitating the voluntary aggregation of music repertoire and thus reducing the number of licences a user needs to operate a multi-territorial service. These provisions should enable a collecting societymanagement organisation to request another collecting societymanagement organisation to represent its repertoire on a multi- territorial basis where it cannot fulfil the requirements itself. There should be an obligation on the requested society, provided that it aggregates repertoire and offers or grants multi-territorial licences, to accept the mandate of the requesting society. The development of legal online music services across the Union should also contribute to the fight against piracy.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 157 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
(35) Broadcasting organisations generally rely on a licence from a local collecting societyve management organisation, for their own broadcasts of television and radio programmes which include musical works. This licence is often limited to broadcasting activities. A licence for online rights in musical works would be required in order to allow such television or radio broadcasts to be also available online. To facilitate the licensing of online music rights for the purposes of simultaneous and delayed transmission online of television and radio broadcasts, it is necessary to provide for a derogation from the rules that would otherwise apply to the multi- territorial licensing of musical works for online uses. Such derogation should be limited to what is necessary to allow access to television or radio programmes online and to material having a clear and subordinate relationship to the original broadcast produced for purposes such as supplementing, previewing or reviewing that television or radio programme. That derogation should not operate so as to distort competition with other services which give consumers access to individual musical or audiovisual works online, or lead to restrictive practices, such as market or customer sharing, in breach of Articles 101 or 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 159 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States may decide that pParagraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to a collecting societymanagement organisation which on its balance sheet date does not exceed the limits of two of the three following criteria:
2013/05/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 167 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Titles I, II and IV with the exception of Articles 36 and 40 shall apply to all collecting societieve management organisations established in the Union.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 174 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Title III and Articles 36 and 40 of Title IV shall only apply to those collecting societieve management organisations managing authors' rights in musical works for online use on a multi- territorial basis.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 179 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Where the amounts due to rightholders cannot be distributed, after fivthree years from the end of the financial year in which the collection of the rights revenue occurred, and provided that the collecting societymanagement organisation has taken all necessary measures to identify and locate the rightholders, the collecting society shallMember States shall be responsible for decideing on the use of the amounts concerned how best to allocate undistributed monies, including accordance with Article 7(5)(b), without prejudice to the right of the rightholder to claim such amounts from the collecting societyllowing the collecting management organisations to distribute the monies among their members.
2013/05/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 190 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘collecting societymanagement organisation’ means any organisation which is authorised by law or by way of assignment, licence or any other contractual arrangement, by more than onea substantial number of rightholders, to manage copyright or rights related to copyright as its sole or main purpose and which is owned or controlled by its members;
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 197 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a 1. Collecting management organisations shall establish proportionate communication procedures allowing the user to provide all necessary information on the use of the licence, including a report on actual use of the works, to the collecting society accurately and within the deadline jointly agreed in relation to that licence. 2. Collecting management organisations may establish a cooperation procedure for the benefit of their rightholders, members and users. Such a cooperation procedure could include pooling of information on the licences issued and the use of works and other protected subject-matter. In this regard, the costs and benefits of a common database and joint invoicing require further evaluation.
2013/05/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 201 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘rights revenue’ means income collected by a collecting societyve management organisation on behalf of rightholders, whether from an exclusive right, a right to remuneration or a right to compensation;
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 203 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘management fees’ means the amount chargdeducted by a collecting societyve management organisation from the rights revenues in order to cover the costs of its management of copyright or related rights services;
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 209 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that collecting societieve management organisations act in the best interest of their members and do not impose on rightholders whose rights they manage and do not impose on them any obligations which are not objectively necessary for the protection of the rights and interests of these rightholders.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 212 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Member States may decide that pPoints 1 (a), (f) and (g) of Annex I shall not apply to a collecting societymanagement organisation which on its balance sheet date does not exceed the limits of two of the three following criteria:
2013/05/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 217 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Rightholders shall have the right tomay authorise a collecting societymanagement organisation of their choice to manage the rights, categories of rights or types of works and other subject matter of their choice, for the Member States of their choice, irrespective of the Member State of residence or of establishment or the nationality of either the collecting society or the rightholdermanagement organisation or the rightholder. A collecting management organisation may refuse to accept a mandate from a rightholder where the collecting management organisation does not manage the rights covered by the mandate.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 218 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Where possible and only when the costs and benefits of a joint invoice have been evaluated, for the purposes of paragraphs 3 and 4, the collecting management organisation may establish a cooperation procedure with other collecting management organisations to provide for online music service providers to be issued with a single joint invoice as provided for in Article 15a.
2013/05/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 224 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Rightholders shall have the right to terminate the authorisation to manage rights, categories ofthe rights, or types of works and other subject matter granted to a collecting societymanagement organisation or to withdraw from a collecting society any of the rights or categories ofmanagement organisation the rights or types of works and other subject matter of their choice, for the Member States of their choice, upon serving reasonable notice not exceeding six months. The collecting societymanagement organisation may decide that such termination or withdrawal will take effect only at the middle and at the end of the financial year, whichever is sooner after the expiry of the notice period.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 227 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Collecting societieve management organisations shall not restrict the exercise of rights provided under paragraphs 3 and 4 by requiring that the management of rights or categories of rights or type of works and other subject matter which are subject to the termination or the withdrawal are entrusted to another collecting societyve management organisation.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 229 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that the rightholder gives express consent specifically for each right or category of rights or type of works and other subject matter which that rightholder authorises the collecting societyve management organisation to manage and that any such consent is evidenced in documentary form.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 239 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that collecting societiesmanagement organisation make available to their members and rightholders effective and timely procedures for dealing with complaints and for resolving disputes in particular in relation to authorisation to manage rights and termination or withdrawal of rights, membership terms, the collection of amounts due to rightholders, deductions and distributions. The procedures for dealing with complaints and for resolving disputes shall be independent.
2013/05/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 241 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Collective management organisations shall make information included in Article 19(1) publicly accessible provided that the protection of the personal data of the rightholders is preserved.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 250 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. The general meeting shall control the activities of the collecting societyve management organisation by, at least, deciding on the appointment and removal of the auditor and approving the annual transparency report and the auditor's report.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 262 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 8
8. Every member of a collecting societymanagement organisation shall have the right to appoint any other natural or legal person that is a member of that collecting management organisation as a proxy holder to attend and vote at the general meeting in his name.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 279 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the persons who effectively manage the business of a collecting societyve management organisation and its directors, with the exception of the directors exercising supervisory function, design procedures so as to avoid conflicts of interest. The collecting societyve management organisation shall have procedures to identify, manage, monitor and disclose conflicts of interest in order to prevent them from adversely affecting the interests of members of the societyorganisation.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 280 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The collecting societymanagement organisation shall manage and keep separate the rights revenue andaccounting for costs and income related on the one hand from the rights revenue and on the other hand from any income derived from its investment from its own assets, the income derived from its management services or the income derived from any other activities.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 300 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Where the amounts due to rightholders cannot be distributed, after fivthree years from the end of the financial year in which the collection of the rights revenue occurred, and provided that the collecting societymanagement organisation has taken all necessary measures to identify and locate the rightholders, the collecting society shallMember States shall be responsible for decideing on the use of the amounts concerned in accordance with Article 7(5)(b), without prejudice to the right of the rightholder to claim such amounts from the collecting societyhow best to allocate undistributed monies, including allowing the collecting management organisations to distribute the monies among their members.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 329 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the amounts due to the rightholder per category of rights managed, and type of use, paid by the collecting societyve management organisation to the rightholder in the period concerned;
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 332 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the amounts due to rightholders per category of rights managed, and per type of use paid by the collecting societyve management organisation for the licensing of the rights it manages under the representation agreement;
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 333 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – title
Information provided to rightholders, members, other collecting societieve management organisations and users on request
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 334 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that a collecting society makes the following information available at the request of any rightholder whose rights it represents, any collecting society on whose behalf it manages rights under a representation agreement or any user, by electronic means, without undue delay: (a) standard licensing contracts and applicable tariffs; (b) the repertoire and rights it manages and the Member States covered; (c) a list of representation agreements it has entered into, including information on other collecting societies involved, the repertoire represented and the territorial scope covered by any such agreement.deleted
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 340 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. In addition, a collecting societyA collective management organisation shall make available at the request of any rightholder or any collecting societyve management organisation, any information on works for which one or more rightholders have not been identified including, where available, the title of the work, the name of the author, the name of the publisher and any other relevant information available which could be necessary to identify the rightholders.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 342 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that a collecting society makes publicve management organisation makes available through a publicly accessible website at least the following information:
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 343 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) standard licensing contracts and applicable tariffs;
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 344 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) the repertoire and rights it manages and the Member States covered;
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 379 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that collecting societiemanagement organisations make available to their members and rightholders effective and timely procedures for dealing with complaints and for resolving disputes in particular in relation to authorisation to manage rights and termination or withdrawal of rights, membership terms, the collection of amounts due to rightholders, deductions and distributions. The procedures for dealing with complaints and for resolving disputes shall be independent.
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 390 #

2012/0180(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall notify the Commission of the rules referred to in paragraph 1 by [date] and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.deleted
2013/05/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 16 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
The Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
2013/07/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 16 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
The Committee on Internal Market calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the access of third- country goods and services to the Union’s internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries.
2017/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 40 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) In view of the fact that the access of third country goods and services to the public procurement market of the Union falls within the scope of the common commercial policy, Member States and their contracting authorities and contracting entities should not be able to restrict the access of third country goods or services to their tendering procedures by any other measure than those provided for in this Regulation. Notwithstanding, the Member States should be able to provide for the use of the competitive procedure with negotiation or the competitive dialogue in various situations where the classic open or restricted procedures without negotiations are unlikely to deliver satisfactory outcomes.
2017/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 43 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
The European Parliament rejects [].
2013/10/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 58 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) It is imperative that contracting authorities and contracting entities have access to a range of high-quality products meeting their purchasing requirements at a competitive price and offering the best value for money. Therefore contracting authorities and contracting entities should be able not to apply price adjustment measures limiting access of non-covered goods and services in case there are no Union and/or covered goods or services available which meet the requirements of the contracting authority or contracting entity to safeguard essential public needs, for example in the fields of health and public safety, or where the application of the measure would lead to a disproportionate increase in the price or costs of the contract.
2017/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 61 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council22 . In the same purpose, all the European Institutions should take into account the changes effected by this Regulation and adjust their own procurement rules accordingly to reflect these changes. __________________ 22 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 the control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
2017/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 66 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
[...]deleted
2013/07/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 66 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
2018/03/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 69 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall determine the contracting authorities or entities or categories of contracting authorities or entities, listed by Member State, whose procurement is concerned by the measure. To provide the basis for this determination, each Member State shall submit a list of appropriate contracting authorities or entities or categories of contracting authorities or entities. This list can be updated by the Member States in case of necessity. The Commission shall ensure that an appropriate level of action is taken and that a fair distribution of the burden among Member States is achieved.
2017/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 72 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) they conclude that not applying the price adjustment measure would be in their best interest;
2017/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 74 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Contracts concluded with an economic operator in violation of price adjustment measures adopted or reinstated by the Commission pursuant to this Regulation can be, at the request of both contracting parties, examined by an international commercial arbitration court, permanent or ad hoc, which then shall have exclusive competencies to declare a contract effective or ineffective. If the contracting parties, however, decide not to bring the case to an international commercial arbitration court, a contract concluded in violation of this Regulation shall be ineffective.
2017/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 75 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that the application of this Regulation is monitored with a view to detecting threats to the financial interests of the Union and its Member States, to the unity of the single market and/or to the rights of the consumers. This monitoring shall be used to prevent, detect and adequately report possible instances of procurement fraud, corruption, conflict of interest and other serious irregularities. Where monitoring authorities or structures identify specific violations or systemic problems, they shall be empowered to refer those problems to national auditing authorities, courts or tribunals or other appropriate authorities or structures, such as the ombudsman, national Parliaments or committees thereof.
2017/06/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 84 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) It is of the utmost importance that the investigation is carried out in a transparent manner. A report on the main findings of the investigation should therefore be publicly available., whilst maintaining the appropriate level of commercial confidentiality;
2018/03/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 100 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) It is imperative that contracting authorities and contracting entities have access to a range of high-quality products meeting their purchasing requirements at a competitive price and offering best value for money. Therefore contracting authorities and contracting entities should be able not to apply price adjustment measures limiting access of non-covered goods and services in case there are no Union and/or covered goods or services available which meet the requirements of the contracting authority or contracting entity to safeguard essential public needs, for example in the fields of health and public safety, or where the application of the measure would lead to a disproportionate increase in the price or costs of the contract.
2018/03/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 102 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council22 . The Commission shall also ensure that all the Union institutions and agencies take into account the provisions of this Regulation and do the internal adjustments to reflect these changes. _________________ 22 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 the control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
2018/03/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 106 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7 Abnormally low tenders Where the contracting authority/entity intends, under Article 69 of the Directive on public procurement or under Article 79 of the Directive on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors, after verifying the explanations of the tenderer, to accept an abnormally low tender comprising goods and/or services originating outside the Union, in which the value of the non-covered goods or services exceeds 50 % of the total value of the goods or services constituting the tender, it shall inform the other tenderers of this in writing, including the reasons for the abnormally low character of the price or costs charged. A contracting authority/entity may withhold any information release of it would impede law enforcement, would otherwise be contrary to the public interest, would prejudice the legitimate commercial interests of economic operators, whether public or private, or might prejudice fair competition between them.deleted
2013/07/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 116 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. "Price adjustment" is a price penalty applied by the Member States, on the basis of a Commission decision, to the provision of goods and services from a third country in a Member State's procurement procedures, in response to a restrictive and/or discriminatory measure applied by that third country against the EU in the field of public procurement, which raises the cost of provision of those goods and services.
2018/03/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 118 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8 Investigation relating to the access of EU economic operators, goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries 1. Where the Commission considers it to be in the interest of the Union, it may at any time, on its own initiative or upon application of interested parties or a Member State, may initiate an external procurement investigation into alleged restrictive procurement measures. In particular, the Commission shall take into account whether a number of intended exclusions have been approved pursuant to Article 6(3) of this Regulation. Should an investigation be initiated, the Commission shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the Union, inviting interested parties and Member States to provide all relevant information to the Commission within a specified period of time. 2. The investigation referred to in paragraph 1 is conducted on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 6. 3. The assessment by the Commission of whether restrictive procurement measures are maintained by the third country concerned shall be made on the basis of the information supplied by interested parties and Member States and/or facts collected by the Commission during its investigation, and shall be concluded within a period of nine months after the initiation of the investigation. In duly justified cases this period may be extended by three months. 4. When the Commission concludes as a result of the external procurement investigation that the alleged restrictive procurement measures are not maintained by the third country concerned, the Commission shall adopt a decision terminating the investigation. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17 (2).deleted
2013/07/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 120 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
[...]deleted
2013/10/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 121 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
[...]deleted
2013/07/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 122 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Article 10 Adoption of measures limiting access of non-covered goods and services to the EU public procurement market 1. Where it is found in an investigation pursuant to Article 8, and after following the procedure foreseen in Article 9, that restrictive procurement measures adopted or maintained by that third country leads to an lack of substantial reciprocity in market opening between the Union and the third country as referred to in Article 6, the Commission may adopt implementing acts to temporarily limit the access of non-covered goods and services originating in a third country. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17(2). 2. The measures adopted pursuant to paragraph 1 may take any of the following forms: (a) the exclusion of tenders of which more than 50 % of the total value is made up of non-covered goods or services originating in the country adopting or maintaining a restrictive procurement practice; and/or (b) a mandatory price penalty on that part of the tender consisting of non-covered goods or services which originate in the country adopting or maintaining a restrictive procurement practice. 3. Measures adopted pursuant to paragraph 1 may in particular be limited to: (a) public procurement by certain defined categories of contracting authorities/entities; (b) public procurement of certain defined categories of goods or services; (c) public procurement above or within certain defined thresholds.deleted
2013/07/11
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 152 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall determine the contracting authorities or entities or categories of contracting authorities or entities, listed by Member State, whose procurement is concerned by the measure. To provide the basis for this determination, each Member State shall submit a list of appropriate contracting authorities or entities or categories of contracting authorities or entities. This list can be updated by Member States if needed. The Commission shall ensure that an appropriate level of action is taken and that a fair distribution of the burden among Member States is achieved.
2018/03/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 167 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) they conclude that not applying the price adjustment measure would be in their best interest;
2018/03/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 173 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that the application of this Regulation is monitored with a view to detecting threats to the financial interests of the Union and its Member States, to the unity of the single market and/or to the rights of the consumers. This monitoring shall be used to prevent, detect, and adequately report possible instances of procurement fraud, corruption, conflict of interests and other serious irregularities. Where monitoring authorities or structures identify specific violations or systemic problems, they shall be empowered to refer those problems to national auditing authorities, courts or tribunals or other appropriate authorities or structures, such as the ombudsman, national Parliaments or committees thereof.
2018/03/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 174 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7 Abnormally low tenders Where the contracting authority/entity intends, under Article 69 of the Directive on public procurement or under Article 79 of the Directive on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors, after verifying the explanations of the tenderer, to accept an abnormally low tender comprising goods and/or services originating outside the Union, in which the value of the non-covered goods or services exceeds 50 % of the total value of the goods or services constituting the tender, it shall inform the other tenderers of this in writing, including the reasons for the abnormally low character of the price or costs charged. A contracting authority/entity may withhold any information release of it would impede law enforcement, would otherwise be contrary to the public interest, would prejudice the legitimate commercial interests of economic operators, whether public or private, or might prejudice fair competition between them.deleted
2013/10/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 182 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8 Investigation relating to the access of EU economic operators, goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries 1. Where the Commission considers it to be in the interest of the Union, it may at any time, on its own initiative or upon application of interested parties or a Member State, may initiate an external procurement investigation into alleged restrictive procurement measures. In particular, the Commission shall take into account whether a number of intended exclusions have been approved pursuant to Article 6(3) of this Regulation. Should an investigation be initiated, the Commission shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the Union, inviting interested parties and Member States to provide all relevant information to the Commission within a specified period of time. 2. The investigation referred to in paragraph 1 is conducted on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 6. 3. The assessment by the Commission of whether restrictive procurement measures are maintained by the third country concerned shall be made on the basis of the information supplied by interested parties and Member States and/or facts collected by the Commission during its investigation, and shall be concluded within a period of nine months after the initiation of the investigation. In duly justified cases this period may be extended by three months. 4. When the Commission concludes as a result of the external procurement investigation that the alleged restrictive procurement measures are not maintained by the third country concerned, the Commission shall adopt a decision terminating the investigation. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17 (2).deleted
2013/10/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 211 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
[...]deleted
2013/10/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 242 #

2012/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Article 10 Adoption of measures limiting access of non-covered goods and services to the EU public procurement market 1. Where it is found in an investigation pursuant to Article 8, and after following the procedure foreseen in Article 9, that restrictive procurement measures adopted or maintained by that third country leads to an lack of substantial reciprocity in market opening between the Union and the third country as referred to in Article 6, the Commission may adopt implementing acts to temporarily limit the access of non-covered goods and services originating in a third country. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17(2). 2. The measures adopted pursuant to paragraph 1 may take any of the following forms: (a) the exclusion of tenders of which more than 50 % of the total value is made up of non-covered goods or services originating in the country adopting or maintaining a restrictive procurement practice; and/or (b) a mandatory price penalty on that part of the tender consisting of non-covered goods or services which originate in the country adopting or maintaining a restrictive procurement practice. 3. Measures adopted pursuant to paragraph 1 may in particular be limited to: (a) public procurement by certain defined categories of contracting authorities/entities; (b) public procurement of certain defined categories of goods or services; (c) public procurement above or within certain defined thresholds.deleted
2013/10/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 11 #

2012/0027(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Further modernisation of the Union's customs legislation should take due account of the views of economic operators in order to ensure effective administrative simplification.
2012/09/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 13 #

2012/0027(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) In the interests of facilitating businesthe clearance of trade transactions, all persons should continue to have the right to appoint a representative in their dealings with the customs authorities. However, it should no longer be possible for that right of representation to be reserved under a law laid down by one of the Member States. Harmonised Union rules should therefore be laid down for customs representatives operating in the single market. Furthermore, a customs representative who complies with the criteria for the granting of the status of authorised economic operator, should be entitled to provide his services in a Member State other than the one where he is established.
2012/09/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 14 #

2012/0027(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Compliant and trustworthy economic operators should benefit from international agreements providing for the mutual recognition of 'authorised economic operators' status.
2012/09/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 15 #

2012/0027(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 - paragraph 3
3. The Commission may in duly justified exceptional cases adopt decisions allowing one or several Member States to use, by way of a temporary derogation from paragraph 1, means of exchange and storage of data other than electronic data- processing techniques.
2012/09/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 110 #

2012/0011(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) Any processing of personal data should be lawful, fair and transparent in relation to the individuals concerned. In particular, the specific purposes for which the data are processed should be explicit and legitimate and determined at the time of the collection of the data. The data should be adequate, relevant and limited to the minimum necessary for the purposes for which the data are processed; this requires in particular ensuring that the data collected are not excessive and that the period for which the data are stored is limited to a strict minimumno longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data is processed. Personal data should only be processed if the purpose of the processing could not be fulfilled by other means. Every reasonable step should be taken to ensure that personal data which are inaccurate are rectified or deleted. In order to ensure that the data are not kept longer than necessary, time limits should be established by the controller for erasure or for a periodic review. When the assessment is made of the minimum data necessary for the purposes for which the data are processed, consideration should be given of the obligations of other legislation which require comprehensive data to be processed when used for prevention and detection of fraud, confirmation of identity and/or determination of creditworthiness.
2012/11/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 190 #

2012/0011(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by a controller or controllers, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child. This shall not apply to processing carried out by public authorities in the performance of their tasks.
2012/11/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 238 #

2012/0011(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The controller shall inform the data subject without delay and, at the latest within one month of receipt of the request, whether or not any action has been taken pursuant to Article 13 and Articles 15 to 19 and shall provide the requested information. This period may be prolonged for a further month, if several data subjects exercise their rights and their cooperation is necessary to a reasonable extent to prevent an unnecessary and disproportionate effort on the part of the controller. The information shall be given in writing. Where the data subject makes the request in electronic form, the information shall be provided in electronic form, unless otherwise requested by the data subject or unless the controller has reason to believe that providing the information in electronic form would create a significant risk of fraud.
2012/11/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 241 #

2012/0011(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The information and the actions taken on requests referred to in paragraph 1 shall be free of charge. Where requests are manifestly excessive, in particular because of their repetitive character, the controller may charge a fee for providing the information or taking the action requested, or the controller may not take the action requested. In that case, the controller shall bear the burden of proving the manifestly excessive character of the request. The controller may charge a nominal fee set by the law of the Member State to which the controller is subject for providing the information or taking the action requested if the controller is a credit reference agency responding to a request from a consumer for access their credit file.
2012/11/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 271 #

2012/0011(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the data subject objects to the processing of personal data pursuant to Article 19, and the objection is upheld;
2012/11/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 277 #

2012/0011(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(e a) for prevention or detection of fraud, confirming identity, and/or determining creditworthiness, or ability to pay.
2012/11/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 286 #

2012/0011(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The data subject shall have the right to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data which is based on points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1), unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject.
2012/11/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 306 #

2012/0011(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) is carried out to prevent or detect fraud, confirm identity and/or to determine creditworthiness or ability to pay, in each case when suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's legitimate interests have been adduced, such as the right to obtained human intervention.
2012/11/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 10 #

2011/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas copyright is a vital legal instrument which grants rights-holders certain exclusive rights and protects these rights, allowing the cultural and creative industries to grow and prosper financially while also helping to safeguard jobs;
2012/04/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 53 #

2011/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas platforms offering illegal content can drive down license fees as distributors struggle to compete with 'free' sources;
2012/04/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 77 #

2011/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that multi-territorial or pan-European licensing mechanisms should remain voluntary and that linguistic and cultural differences between Member States, alongside variations in national rules unrelated to copyright law, carry their own specific challenges; believes therefore, that a flexible approach regarding pan- European licensing is needed to overcome bureaucratic barriers and enhance access while protecting right holders and progressing towards the digital single market;
2012/04/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 79 #

2011/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Advocates a market driven approach that allows rights holders the contractual freedom to choose the terms of the distribution of their work, the distribution channel and the territorial scope of the rights licensed as this contractual freedom will allow them to tailor their distribution to their audience and to maximise revenue;
2012/04/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 97 #

2011/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that for the purpose of commercial exploitation, rights are transferred to the audiovisual producer who relies on the centralisation of exclusive rights granted under copyright law to organise the financing, production and distribution of audiovisual works;
2012/04/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 118 #

2011/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Encourages stakeholders to work together in sharing information and embracing new technological tools in order to protect their rights;
2012/04/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 159 #

2011/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Reaffirms the importance of educating all European citizens of all ages to become media and digitally literate from a very early age in order to develop and benefit from their skills in these areas;
2012/04/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 15 #

2011/2294(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas by 2020, 40 % of 30-34 year- olds in Europe should complete higher education or equivalent studies, given the estimate that 35 % of all jobs in the EU will require such qualifications; however, in 2010 only 26 % of the workforce in the EU had attained this qualification level;deleted
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2011/2294(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas 75 of the top 200 Universities world-wide are to be found in the EU Member States, 29 of which are from the United Kingdom, 14 from Germany and 10 from the Netherlands;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 24 #

2011/2294(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas Article 165 of the TFEU clearly states that it is the sole responsibility of Member States to organise their education systems and the content of teaching;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 45 #

2011/2294(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the wide variety of higher education institutions in Europe; calls onencourages the Member States and these institutions to develop clear, integrated, pathways that allow learners to progress from other types of education into higher education and to change between different tracks and types of institutions;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 55 #

2011/2294(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Endorscourages the Commission's initiative to launch to utilise existing university ranking systems to enable a multi-dimensional tool for ranking ofanalysis of Europe's higher education institutions based on characteristics such as the quality of teaching, regional engagement and knowledge transfer, rather than develop an entirely new system at additional cost;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 67 #

2011/2294(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Demands that the attractiveness of the European Hhigher Eeducation Area (EHEA)in Europe for students and researchers from all over the world be promoted and that collaboration with non- EU countries in educational matters be strengthened;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 81 #

2011/2294(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that private and public funding is of primary importance for higher education; emphasises that investment in higher education in Europe is crucial to overcominggraduates, on average, earn significantly more than non-graduates over the courrent economic crisis; calls on the Member States and higher education institutions to develop innovative funding mechanismsse of their career and, therefore, have a responsibility to finance a proportion of their tertiary education;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 89 #

2011/2294(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates that higher education has the potential to promote social inclusion and upward social mobility; calls onencourages Member States and higher education institutions to continue their efforts to widen access for students from all social backgrounds and to recognise multiculturalism and multilingualism as a fundamental value of the EU that needs to be fostered;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 114 #

2011/2294(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the need toutility of tracking graduates' employment outcomes to measure how well higher education responds to labour market demands; welcomes therefore the Commission's commitment to improving the availability of such data; argues that providing such data must be entirely voluntary, given with the express permission of graduates, and be subject to existing data protection provisions;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 117 #

2011/2294(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for the development of an international database, similar to AlmaLaurea, which helps graduates to identify suitable job opportunities, thereby encouraging mobility;deleted
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 162 #

2011/2294(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that Member States'some of Europe's higher education systeminstitutions face a doubleual challenge: some will have to cope with high numbers of incoming students while others will suffer from a ‘brain drain’, as many talented young people choose to study and then settle abroad;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 166 #

2011/2294(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. WelcomeAsks the Commission's to conduct a thorough evaluation and impact assessment of the proposals to create a financial instrument to help students secure funding for a Masters degree outside their home Member State; demands fair and transparent access to the scheme throughout the Member States;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 173 #

2011/2294(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates that higher education is a common European public good and that Member States and the EU share a common responsibilityould cooperate in developing and strengthening the EHEA and the Bologna Process;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 180 #

2011/2294(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Points out that universities exist in an extremely competitive environment and need to be able to respond to the needs of labour markets and to attract the highest quality lecturers, researchers and students; notes that, whilst every citizen should have the opportunity to study at university, the vast majority of the world's top higher education institutions are to be found in the United States, where public funding is low and school fees are extremely high, enabling those universities and colleges to provide their students with the best in teaching and research;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 8 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the Commission had launched a call for tender on a pan-European TV- network, as foreseen in the budgets for 2009 and 2010; is thus very concerned that in 2010further notes that the Commission decided to close down the project and redirect the money elsewhere, without consent from the Parliament and the Council; demands the disclosure of all contracts and recommendations relating to the TV- network and evaluations made by the selection committee; urges the Commission to relaunch the pan- European TV-network.demands the disclosure of all contracts and recommendations relating to all Culture programmes in order to provide transparency and accountability for public monies;
2012/01/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 4 #

2011/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that effective corporate governance should help promote sustainable growth in the internalgrowth and competiveness in the single market;
2011/12/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 7 #

2011/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to bring forward measures that, companies, shareholders and national regulators to strengthen the diversity in terms of professional and social background,of company boards and hence to stimulate debate and foster the emergence of new ideas within their boards of directors;
2011/12/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 14 #

2011/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on companies to ensure that more ‘sales’ and ‘marketing’ professionals sit on their boards of directors in order to make corporate governance is more responsive to consumer needs and interests;
2011/12/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 17 #

2011/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Believes it important to iencreasourage employee involvement in companies' decision-making processes, not least by way of employee share-holding schemes, in order to increase motivation and ensure cohesion within companies; emphasises that the board is solely responsible and accountable for decision making;
2011/12/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 24 #

2011/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Firmly emphasises that corporate management and remuneration policies must be sound and responsible and comply with the principles of wage parity and equal treatment of women and men, in accordance with the EU provisions in force; calls on the Commission to bring forward measures to ensure a more balancedand companies to put in place definitive initiatives to ensure better representation of women on boards of directors;
2011/12/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 32 #

2011/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to bring forward proportionate proposals for the Europe-wide harmonisationguidelines of the type and content of information released to shareholders in annual company reports. , this information should be of a high quality and informative;
2011/12/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 3 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
– having regard to the Sorbonne Joint Declaration, signed on 25 May 1998 in Paris, on harmonisation of the architecture of the European higher 1 http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/frn.pdf. education system, by the four Ministers in charge for France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom (Sorbonne Declaration)1,deleted
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 19 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the commitment to push forward the reform should not be pursued via fragmented action and without adequate financial support;
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 36 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas education is a publicthe sole responsibility of the Member States, with the EU institutions and other key actors playing supporting roles, as stipulated in Article 165 of the TFEU;
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 50 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) is a major achievement, which musthas the potential to be successful and can be enhanced through the use of appropriate tools and procedures;
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 56 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the fact that the priorities set up within the Bologna process represent the conditions necessary to guarantee that every student enrolled in a European university has the right to graduate and to see his qualification recognised in any EU country, with the goal of creating a genuine European University Citizenship;deleted
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 72 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a commitment on the part of universities to new teaching and training strategies aimed at a learning-centred university system;
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 85 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the development of the universities' ‘third mission’ to society;deleted
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 100 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the EU, the Member States and universities to improve information for students, academics and staff in order to foster structured mobility flows; calls for a strengthening of the services of Erasmus through better funding, improved credit recognition and greater flexibility of the time frame allowed;
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 112 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Asks the EU, in order to guarantee mutual trust, to consolidate a system of quality assurance at both European and Member State level; asks the Member States to implement their national qualification assurance systems; calls on Member States to sign up to the European Quality Assurance Register;
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 120 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. UrgeAsks all the Bologna countries to implement national qualification frameworks linked to the Qualifications Framework of the EHEA and to develop and financially support mutual recognition;
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 124 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for strong financial support for agreements on common core curricula, which guarantee well defined learning outcomes, inter alia by exploring the methodology approach developed by Tuning; calls for particular attention to be paid to the specific problems of humanities curricula;deleted
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 152 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers that modernisation of the Professional Qualifications Directive (2005/36/EC) will assist professional mobility in Europe and facilitate student mobility by providing assurances that qualifications gained in another Member State will be recognised across the EU;
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 158 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on national governments and the Commission to develop a system of structured cooperation in order to deliver joint degrees, within clusters of disciplines, with recognition across the EU by improving the performance of, and financial support for, Erasmus Mundus and the future education and training programme;deleted
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 162 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines the need to respect Member State subsidiarity in terms of education policy and the different forms of education systems operating in the EU; criticises the one-size-fits-all approach adopted under the Bologna Process;
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 174 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes that the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) must be more transparent and offer more accurate comparisons between qualifications and diplomas; encourages the Commission and Member States to utilise an improved ECTS tool in order to facilitate mobility for students and professionals;
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 191 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Invites the European Commission, within the new education and training programme, to encourage cooperation, including through financial incentives, on transnational curricula, joint degrees and mutual recognition;deleted
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 203 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Encourages the establishment of an effective Euro-Mediterranean Higher Education Area, following the example of the Bologna Process; calls on the European Commission to support the Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI);
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 214 #

2011/2180(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Points out that the Bologna Process 2012 Biannual Ministerial Meeting in Bucharest must take into account the fact that the creation of EHEA has laid down the conditions for joint competence of the EU and the Member States on the issue of higher education;deleted
2011/12/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 11 #

2011/2178(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for digital literacy and trust to achieve inclusive and accessible e- governance to allowfacilitate citizens' involvement;
2011/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 35 #

2011/2178(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on theSuggests that Member States to develop open courseware at European educational institutions, to exchange best practices and to develop online platforms for collaboration on school education materials, free for students and open for editing (with a possible restriction to qualified personnel);
2011/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #

2011/2178(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to integrate digital literacy and transversal skills into education systems.deleted
2011/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 48 #

2011/2178(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that eGovernment projects have a tendency to go over budget and calls on the Commission to take into consideration the importance of keeping such projects within the operating budget assigned to them;
2011/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the Commission is pushing for a comprehensive investment liberalisation framework with the aim of achieving maximum protection for EU investors; recalls that it is vital that investment treaties provide a better balance between the rights and obligations of investors and host governments; urges the EU not to banto protect the use of performance requirements (local content,, such as technology transfer, and environment sustainability, etc.) as they are often prerequisites to ensure that foreign investment benefits the domestic market;
2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that a clear distinction needs to be made between emerging developing countries, developing countries and least developed countries (LDC’s); highlights the fact that trade between developing countries can also contain significant barriers, including NTBs, and that this issue should be address in ad hoc negotiations;
2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the EU to ensure that trade agreements and the raw materials initiative reflect developing countries’ need to break away from commodity dependence; stresses that fair agreements on investment entail allowing developing countries to discriminate among types of investment based on their contribution to development objectives;deleted
2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages the Commission to continue its efforts to maintain an up-to- date inventory of key barriers faced by EU exporters and investors, particularly in countries where the EU has FTA’s; which would include the number and nature of the complaints made; maintains that this tool be used to assess the development of third countries’ market openess;
2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 16 #

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that export taxes are one of the few remaining trade policy tools at the disposal of developing countries with which to pursue development goals; urges the EU to refrain from attempting to ban the use of export taxes at the WTO and in bilateral trade agreements and Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), as it would limit their policy space to use this tool for value-addition, diversification, infant industry protection, food security, revenue and environmental considerations;deleted
2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission to utilise its communication channels with like- minded partners to address NTB’s and other regulatory obstacles in third countries, with a view to developing joint strategies for the removal of these barriers;
2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 23 #

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that higher intellectual property (IP) standards negotiated within bilateral trade agreements erode the flexibilities available to developing countries under the multilateral IP protection regime; calls on the EU fully to respect TRIPS flexibilities, especially those relating to public health and access to medicines, so as to leave the developing countries policy space to address public interest concerns;deleted
2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the fact that, in spite of opposition from developing countries, the EU is pushing for binding liberalisation commitments in General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) negotiations, thereby undermining the development of the developing countries’ domestic services; calls on the EU fully to respect flexibility mechanisms in the GATS; highlights the fact that without a comprehensive assessment of trade in services, developing countries are unable to assess the costs and benefits of GATS liberalisation;deleted
2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2011/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas one of the five Europe 2020 headline targets is to significantly reduce the proportion of early school leavers to less than 10 % and to increase the share of the younger generation with a degree or diploma to at least 40 %,
2011/07/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 16 #

2011/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the 10 % target was previously agreed by Member States in 2003 but only seven of them managed to reach this benchmark, and in 2009, the average rate of early school leavers stood at 14.4 %,deleted
2011/07/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 21 #

2011/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas ESL is a fundamental contributing factor to social exclusiona lack of social and professional mobility in later life,
2011/07/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 59 #

2011/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Suggests that each secondary school set up as provide counselling services to enable students with personal problems to talk them through in confidence; stresses that staff providing counselling must have adequate training;
2011/07/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 85 #

2011/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that financial pressures on disadvantaged families can force students to leave school early in order to enter the labour market; calls on Member States to consider introducing a system of means- tested financial support for those who need it;
2011/07/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 88 #

2011/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Suggests that other redistributive measures be introduced, such as the provision of free school meals and school books for disadvantaged groups,Member States provide adequate measures to ensure low-income families are not disadvantaged, including financial and non-financial assistance, in order to reduce the impact of social inequality and to minimise ESL;
2011/07/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 110 #

2011/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises that mapping the interventions provided in Member States by different sectors of the community can be difficult; stresses the need for better EU-wide coordination between these various services, as well as better coordination with relevant authorities in Member States;
2011/07/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 160 #

2011/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. StressArgues that the principle of ‘learning to learn’ should be at the heis an important part of allthe school curricula; notes that this is vital in engaging more young people in the process of learning;
2011/07/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 164 #

2011/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on Member States to develop a means of reintegrating early school leavers into the school system, such as through ‘second-chance’ schools;
2011/07/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 170 #

2011/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls onArgues that employers should, where posfeasible, to recognise and support the right of young people who do not holdprovide their young workers with a degree of flexibility in order for them to study higher secondary education qualifications to time off work to study and train;
2011/07/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 176 #

2011/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for more funds forthe prioritisation of the EU's Lifelong Learning Programme, which increases pupils' and teachers' mobility, enhances the exchange of best practices and contributes to improving teaching and learning methods;
2011/07/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 3 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
– having regard to the Council conclusions of 17 June 2010 on the new strategy for jobs and growth, notably the part confirming the headline targets on the 1 OJ C 291 E, 10.11.2006, p. 143. improvement of education levels,
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #

2011/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas funding for sport is onlymore likely to be secured if holders of the necessary national gambling licences, who pay taxes and finance other public interest objectives in Member States, are effectively protected against illegal competition,
2011/09/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 10 #

2011/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission study on the implications of internal market policies on the funding of grassroots sports and calls for a bridging of the gap between ‘rich’ and ‘poor’ sports by means of financial solidarity mechanismsthe sport federations to take in account the distribution of funding for grassroots sport;
2011/09/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 10 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the specific nature of sport should take precedence in the judgement of the ECJ and the Commissions decision on sports matters,
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 12 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas sport makes a huge contribution to positive values such as fair play, respect and social inclusion,
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 14 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas all stakeholders, including policy makers, must take into account the specific nature of sport, its structures based on voluntary activity and its social and educational functions,
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 16 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas volunteering is the cornerstone of most amateur sport in Europe,
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 24 #

2011/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. RNotes that contributions from gambling can help to finance sport and respects the right of Member States to draw up penalising measures to repress illegal online gambling; calls for a regulatory principle whereby a gambling company can only operat, notes that an increase in revenue (for bid for the necessary national licence) in a Member State if it does not contravene the law in any other EU Member Statesport from online gambling could be secured if the market were to be liberalised;
2011/09/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 33 #

2011/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that intellectual property rights, such as the partial redistribution of revenue derived from the exploitation of IPR in sports and merchandising, are taken into accoun in the area of sport are rigorously protected and to take into account the importance of this revenue for the funding of grassroots sport;
2011/09/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 37 #

2011/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the effective implementation of Article 20(2) of the Services Directive with regard to cross- border ticket sales for sports events;deleted
2011/09/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 42 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the Europeanglobal model of sport is based on a federation for each sports discipline, and mechanisms for sports and financial solidarity are organised on an autonomous, democratic and territorial basis and in a pyramid structure,
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 44 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas 35 million amateurs assist the development of mass-participation sport, as do clubs and charitable sports associations and the dissemination of sporting ideals,
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 54 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas national teams have a key role to playare hugely important to citizens and for the development of sport policy within Member States and must be protected,
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 62 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas professionalall sport, including professional and grassroots sport, is vulnerable to financial instability,
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 67 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas billions of people throughout the world play sports invented, codified and disseminated in Europe, including football, cricket, rugby, golf, snooker, handball, alpine skiing and water polo and notes additionally that the modern Olympic movement was created in France by Baron Pierre De Coubertin,
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 68 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)
Ob. whereas sport plays an important role and brings joy to many citizens whether they are participants, supporters or spectators,
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 69 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas sport can play a part in various areas of the EU's external relations,deleted
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 82 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on sport organisations to further encourage women in sport; notes that women play an increasingly important role at all levels of sport, however, maintains that not enough is being done to promote female participation in sport;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 91 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on Member States to place greater emphasis on the importance of quality physical education for both genders and suggests that they develop the necessary strategies to address this issue;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 102 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recommends that the Commission encourage the practice of sport among senior citizens as it helps to promote social interaction and high rates of good health;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 108 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to support the fight against doping, while respecting athletes' individual freedom; urges the Member States to treat trafficking in illegal performance-enhancing substances in the same way aswork closely with the World Anti- Doping Agency (WADA) to take action against the trafficking inof illegal drugs and to adopt national legislation to this endperformance-enhancing substances;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 129 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages Member States to take accPoints ount of the experience of former sportspeople when they wish to become trainers, and to establish specific career paths for high-level athletes who decide to pursue a course of higher education and provide tutors for themthat former sports professionals have specific experience that can be used and encourages Member States and sports federations to utilise their knowledge and skills in a beneficial way;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 143 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Member States to refuse access to stadiums to supporters who have displayed violent or discriminatory behaviour and to set up a European database of those who have been bannedwelcomes the measures that have already been taken by Member States, sport federations and Europol; supports the continued use of these measures and encourages the sharing of collected information;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 167 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates the importance of volunteers in sport; is in favour of creating asupports Member States that wish to create their own specific national legal and taxation frameworks that isare suitable for the activities of sports associations; is also in favour of sponsorship in sport;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 171 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that sponsorship provides a vital financial lifeline and many possibilities in sport;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 175 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that sportspeople should be entitled to the same social security rights as workers;deleted
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 187 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect intellectual property rights in respect of sports content, with due regard for the public’s right to information;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 195 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Supports Member States that wish to protect a select list of major sporting events of national importance to be broadcast on a free to air basis;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 202 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that betting on sport is a form of commercial exploitation of competitions and calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect betting from unauthorised activities, in particular by recognising organisers' intellectual property rights with regard to their competitions, guaranteeing a significannotes that contributions from betting operators towards funding mass-participation sport and by protection the integrity of competitionsand gambling organisations goes into funding for sport;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 218 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for sport to benefit from the European Structural Funds to be better suited to fund grassroots sport and to allow for investment in sports infrastructure, which can transform communities;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 222 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Reaffirms its attachment to the Europeanglobal model of sport, within which federations play a central role and which has clubs and volunteers at its base and highlights their importance for sport at all levels;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 229 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for a reduction in the barriers to volunteering in sport across the EU;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 231 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that good governance in sport is a condition for the autonomy and self- regulation of sports organisations, in compliance with the principles of transparency and democracy; underlines the need for appropriate representation of all stakeholders in sportsvarious stakeholders to have their concerns heard by sport organisations and institutions;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 237 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the governing body of world football, FIFA, to thoroughly investigate the allegations of corruption surrounding recent World Cup bids and emphasises that significant changes must be made in order to improve the transparency of FIFA and its decision-making process;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 242 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Maintains that sporting clubs should make their players available in all possible circumstances when they are selected for national teams, with fair compensation and collective insurance; and notes that in many sports played and practised in Europe, revenue from international matches far exceeds the revenue gained from domestic or European competitions and therefore emphasises that a one size fits all approach can not be applied to all sports;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 244 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines that training for players at local level is needed for the sustainable development of Europeangrassroots sport;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 255 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that, as a regulated professional activity, the profession of sports agent should be subject to a minimum qualification from a higher educ sports agents should be subject to registration and regulation by the relevant sport federation and should follow guidelines in best practice; encourages sports federations to establishment, and that sports agents' fiscal residence should be within EU a minimum set of criteria for sports agents in order to raise standards and protect the intergrity of sporyt;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 262 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Proposes the setting up of a European registerCalls ofn sports agents, in which agents would list the players that they represent, and the amount they are paid federations to monitor the activities of sports agents;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 278 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Urges Member States to mtake any form of attack on the integrity of competitions a criminal offencll necessary action to prevent illegal activities affecting the integrity of sport, including prosecutions where appropriate;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 283 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Urges sport federations to work closely with Member States in order to protect the integrity of sport;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 290 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Recognises the legitimacy of sports courts for resolving disputes in sport, as long as they respect people's right to a fair trial; calls for the creation of a European chamber of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), to be based in Brussels or Luxembourgunder its full jurisdiction, to settle sports disputes that take place solely within the EU;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 294 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recognises the role of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and praises it's model and success over recent years;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 296 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include on the agenda for cooperatione with non- member Sstates problemon issues such as international player transfers, exploitation of underage players, piracy and illegal betting;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 309 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on clubs to ensure compliance with immigration laws when they recruit young people from non-member States and to ensure that they return to their country of origin under satisfactory conditions if their career does not take off;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 311 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 1
– to organise a ‘European Day of Sports’ every year;deleted
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 315 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 2
– to support the designation of a ‘European capital of sport’ every year, under the leadership of ACES (European Capitals of Sport Association), with financial support and the necessary controls;deleted
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 321 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 4
– to set uphelp facilitate a mobility programme for young athletes, to enable them to learn new training methods and develop their European awareness, to practice European values through sport such as fair play, respect and social inclusion and to encourage intercultural dialogue;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 326 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 4 a (new)
- to help facilitate a mobility programme for exchange in sports coaches;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 328 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 4 b (new)
- to support Member States' work on data collection and research in order to exchange best practice;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 329 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Proposes that the European flag should be flown at major sports events held on EU territory and suggests that it should be displayed on the clothing of athletes from Member States;deleted
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 338 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Highlights the Commission's response to questions regarding proposals to place the EU flag on the jerseys of athletes; strongly supports the view that the responsibility for sports lies solely with national authorities and sport organisations;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 339 #

2011/2087(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Argues that national sport teams play a crucial role in forging individual identity, national pride and cultural diversity, in addition to instilling values such as competitiveness, loyalty, honour and respect; strongly opposes attempt to alter the manner in which national teams choose to be represented and the artificial imposition of an European identity at the Member State level;
2011/09/09
Committee: CULT
Amendment 1 #

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that investing in education and training and forecasting skills needs are crucial if the EU 2020Member Strategy commitment of improving education levels, i.e. reducing school drop-out rates to 10 % or less and increass are to increase growth and remaing completion rates for tertiary or equivalent education to at least 40 %, is to be mtive in the international market;
2011/06/15
Committee: CULT
Amendment 28 #

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that universities can play a key role in the regional economies of Member States and that universities are unique places where innovation, education and research come together and can lead to job creation; points out that cooperation between universities, regions, governments and businesses is fundamental; recognises the role of the University-Business dialogue in this context;
2011/06/15
Committee: CULT
Amendment 9 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes efforts to develop European Country Strategy documents in order to achieve better coordination between the Commission and the Member States; emphasises that the programming process must ensure that the aid effectiveness agenda is implemented, and that Parliament’s right to exercise democratic scrutiny is respected; stresses that in devising these documents appreciation should be displayed of societal, religious, economic and political diversity and that these documents should be as non- partisan as possible;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 25 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the EU to meet its Accra commitments by providing funding and appropriate support to partner governments in order to enable meaningful participation for citizens in Civil Society Organisations;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to distinguish between the development needs of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and those of the Middle Income Countries (MICs), especially the emerging donors; recalls that 72% of the world’s poor live in MICs, and that cooperation and dialogue should therefore continue in order to address persisting poverty and inequality; reiterates that non-ODA cooperation with MICs and strategic partners must not be financed from the already scarce development budget;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 44 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) is crucial to the implementation of a high-impact development policy; calls on the Commission to define clearly responsibilities for enforcing the Treaty obligation of PCD, and calls for sufficient resources to be set aside for this purpose in the Commission, the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the EU delegations;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 50 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Notes that multilateral development agreements are most effective when applied on a broad scale and on a general basis, whereas bilateral agreements focus on specific, targeted needs and are, therefore, better suited to high impact development policy; argues that the Commission should learn to appreciate this dynamic and look to utilise all available methods to facilitate development agreements;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 51 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Argues that good governance involves capability, responsiveness and accountability; urges the Commission and Member States to monitor and report on governance practices in developing countries which includes fighting corruption, improving public financial management, enhancing transparency and upholding human rights;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 53 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its position that the collective target of devoting 0.7% of the Union’s Gross National Income (GNI) to ODA by 2015 must be met; urges the Commission and Member States to find new sources of development funding, particularly from private sector finance and through market-orientated solutions; opposes any broadening of the definition of ODA;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 57 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges Member States to deliver on their outstanding financial commitments, including those made on maternal and child health as part of the G8 Muskoka Initiative;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 58 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Underlines that aid should be provided in a predictable manner that is aligned with national plans and priorities, as well as ensuring incentives for greater transparency and accountability from donor governments, NGOs, and partner states;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 61 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that thealthough evidence does exist showing the real added value of the Commission’s development aid justifies a significant increase in real terms in the budget earmarked for development aid in the next MFF (Multiannual Financial Framework), further increases to the budget in the next MFF (Multiannual Financial Framework) should not be automatic but judged based on independent impact assessments of the funds’ efficiency and effectiveness;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 67 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for continuincreased efforts in the areas of development education and awareness raising in Europe; emphasises that this should be seen as a means not only of increasing public support for development spending, but also of enabling every person in Europe to understand global development concerns; stresses that improving public awareness and reducing indifference to the plight of developing countries would help enhance EU development policy;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 68 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that in order to increase public awareness and reduce indifference efforts must be made to improve the transparency of aid spending, enhance the dissemination of independent evaluation studies, and apply stricter sanctions to those actors who have been found to be misappropriating development aid;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 70 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges that economic growth can be an importantis a crucial driver of development; stresses, however, that the impact of growth on poverty eradication will be much higher if inequality is reduced; insists, therefore, that EU development assistance must be geared towards pro-poor growth through the adoption of measures which specifically focus on the poor in order to foster an increase in their share of national wealth and allow them to become a driving force for growth, such as micro-credit and micro-finance, as well as other market derived solutions;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 80 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that EU policies should facilitate growth in areas of the economy where the poor earn their livelihoods, such as agriculture and the informal sector; calls on the Commission and the Member States to favour measures which facilitate poor people’sopportunity of access to land, markets, credits and other financial services and skills development;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 86 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Supports efforts to promote industrial development, provided that social and environmental standards are observed; notes that the most effective way to increase growth and lift people out of poverty is to enhance industrial and market development;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 91 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Suggests that the EU and its Member States support more systematically the ILO’s decent work agenda in developing countries, in order to stimulate the creation of high-quality jobs and the protection of core labour standards;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 96 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Stresses that development policy cannot become truly effective without the promotion of adequate legal frameworks, especially in the areas of property rights and contract law;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 114 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates its view that the EU must support partner countries in developing fair and effective tax systems to generate the revenues needed for social protection and pro-poor policies; underlines that the exchange of best practice and information sharing in taxation policy is the most effective way of creating fair tax systems;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 138 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that support for the private sector must go hand in hand with assistance to the public authorities and parliaments in beneficiary countries to enable them to regulate markets effectively, to promote transparency and good governance and to fight corruption, both within businesses and NGO’s, as well as in governments and public authorities;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 144 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the proposal to focus development cooperation on sustainable energy; insists that access to energy for the poor and in connection with the provision of public services and local development must be primekey objectives of EU-supported projects;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 162 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates its position that mainstreaming cannot replace the provision of new and additional resources which the EU and other donors have promised developing countries affected by climate change; stresses that this approach must adopt a local and/or regional approach to address specific problems faced in these areas;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 164 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Notes that sustainable development can only be achieved by enhancing recipient countries’ capacity building and by improving basic infrastructure;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 167 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Food and water security and agriculture
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 174 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Insists that the EU should also address the root causes of food insecurity, including food-price speculation and ‘land grabbing’; reiterates that the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy must take into account the Treaty obligation of PCD, whilst respecting Member State concerns about large-scale CAP reform;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 178 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Takes into account that to feed a world population expected to surpass 9 billion in 2050 agricultural output will have to increase by 70% between now and then using less land, less water and less pesticides; notes that global food security is a question of the utmost urgency for the European Union and calls for immediate and consistent action to ensure food security for both EU citizens and at the global level;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 187 #

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 j (new)
23j. Stresses that adequate protection from water-related disasters and diseases, as well as access to sufficient quantity and quality of water, at affordable cost, in order to meet the basic food, energy and other needs essential for leading a healthy and productive life, without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems, should be a pivotal aspect of development policy;
2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2011/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas Article 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union states that the Union shall contribute to the development of quality education and that its action aims to develop the European dimensby encouraging cooperation between Member States and, if necessary, by supporting and supplementing their action, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation inof education through the teaching ofsystems and their cultural and lainguagesistic diversity,
2011/06/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2011/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas Member States should be made aware of the educational models on whichffered by the European Schools are based should be promoted in the Member States,
2011/06/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 46 #

2011/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that the European Schools are often wrongly considered to be elitist schools, when their missionAcknowledges that the mission of the European Schools is to provide mother- tongue education for students whose parents may be required to change their place of work or return to their country of origin; regrets that these schools operate a restrictive enrolment policy, which prevents local children being accepted into the schools at the expense of children from staff of the EU institutions;
2011/06/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 52 #

2011/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the European Schools should serve as an example of an interesting educational model and that exincorporating certain elements of this model into the national education systems wcould assist professional mobility;
2011/06/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 69 #

2011/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Board of Governors to think further ahead about infrastructure requirements and to take measures that will help avoid the problems of excessive numbers; calls on the Member States and the Commission to encourage the development of Type II and Type III Schools;
2011/06/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 71 #

2011/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Member States to promote the concept of European Schools on their territory by creating pilot establishments;deleted
2011/06/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 79 #

2011/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Member States to develop syllabuses for use in all EU countricooperate when developing their national syllabuses;
2011/06/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 86 #

2011/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that theInvites Member States, should they deem it beneficial, to promote within their own educational systems certain concepts borrowed from the European School system, to encourage the emergence of European citizenship from a very young age;
2011/06/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 109 #

2011/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that some states are increasingly going back on their obligations regarding the secondment of teachers, particularly because of the difference between the percentage of children of their nationality being taught and the contribution that they are being asked to make to the Schools’ budget;deleted
2011/06/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 117 #

2011/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that the current funding system places a disproportionate burden as regards secondment and supply of infrastructure on certain Member States, andoffers financial assistance unmatched by any state funded institution; calls on the Board of Governors to review the way in which the Schools are funded and the recruitment of teacherin order to streamline budgets;
2011/06/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 131 #

2011/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the need for an external evaluation of the European Schools’ syllabuses, which would not result in additional costs to the Schools;
2011/06/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 146 #

2011/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Board of Governors to consider the creation of a school-leaving certificate other than the baccalaureate for students who wish to specialise in vocational courses; argues that any new certificate must undergo impact assessment and must ensure that it adds value to existing qualification frameworks;
2011/06/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 1 #

2011/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that democracy and human rights asre interdependent concepts by acknowledging free; argues that free and fair elections asre necessary, but not sufficient, for democratic consolidation,
2011/04/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2011/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that democracy as a system of government provides mechanisms for allocating political power and managing conflict, which are essential for stable and peaceful societies; notes, however, that democracy must be home grown and cannot be artificially imposed by outside agents; argues that the EU, together with the international community, can play an active role in supporting the process of democratic consolidation,
2011/04/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2011/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that European aid channelled as budget support to authoritarian states does not always guarantee democratic development,
2011/04/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2011/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the role that legitimate democratic political parties and genuine social movements can play in safeguarding the public by serving as watchdogs to increase theoverseeing transparency and accountability of governments, which enables states to safeguard human rights and promote social and economic development,
2011/04/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 16 #

2011/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages aid donors to treat democracy building as a political and ethical processmoral imperative, rather than simply a technical exercise,
2011/04/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2011/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises the important role played by women in democratisation particularly in recent times; calls on the Member States and the EU, in cooperation with the wider international community, to support women in their struggle for equal rights, gender equality and empowerment;
2011/04/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 23 #

2011/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU to prioritise in-depth dialogue on democratic values and norms with actors engaged in all democracy strengthening processes; emphasises that building and strengthening democratic institutions can help improves economic development and reduce poverty reduction,
2011/04/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2011/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for directed support to non- extremist social movements, genuinely independent media and political parties working for democracy in authoritarian states and new democracies in order to promote citizen participation, support sustainable multiparty systems, and improve human rights.
2011/04/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2011/2025(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the necessity of having a better and broader definition of personal data in online and digital technologies, in particular with regard to new forms of individual identification and tracking, especially in terms of HTTP cookies and Directive 2008/58/EC;
2011/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 16 #

2011/2025(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for specific online data protection measures to protect children and minors; reiterates that media literacy should be an essential element of formal education in order to instruct children and minors on how to act responsibly and safely in the online environment;
2011/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2011/2025(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for data controllers to be obliged to adopt age verification mechanisms; , so long as this process does not threaten privacy or prevent legitimate consumers from accessing online services;
2011/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 33 #

2011/2025(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Further recommends training and awareness campaigns targeted at data controllers and processors, informing them of their obligations and responsibilities.
2011/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 10 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas SOLVIT cases relating to professional qualifications numbered 220 in 2010, with over two-thirds of these cases emerging from just four Member States,
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 12 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas around 100,000 decisions on recognition have occurred under the Directive since 2007, enabling the mobility of 85,000 professionals1, __________________ 1 European Commission, "Evaluation of the Professional Qualifications Directive", Brussels, 5 July 2011
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 13 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas health professionals are the most mobile among regulated professions in the EU, with around 57,200 doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, midwives and veterinary surgeons being granted recognition between 2007 and 2010,
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 22 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for a mandatory obligation for competent authorities to provide up-to- date contact information to all other competent authorities in their given profession;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 23 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages Member States, competent authorities andCalls on the Commission to coordinate and consolidate the various sources of information currently available to professionals - including National Contact Points (NCPs), SOLVIT, and professional bodies - byand to establishing an accessible online portal on the Commission’s website, which would provide relevant and up-to-date information on the recognition process, including administrative information on competent authorities and professional bodies and the documents to be submitted by professionals in order to secure recognition of their qualifications;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 26 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to further encourage mobility among professionals; argues that the relatively low numbers of mobile professionals is a cause for concern and suggests that strategies be devised in order to tackle this problem; underlines the result of the recent Eurobarometer survey according to which more than 50 per cent of young people in Europe are willing or keen to work abroad1; __________________ 1 European Commission - Flash Eurobarometer, "Youth on the Move: Analytical Report", May 2011
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 31 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for further clarification of the concept of temporary and occasional provision of services after numerous concerns were raised in the Commission’s public consultation of 20113; argues that competent authorities face difficulties in applying the regime and, therefore,, where there is no consistent approach in assessing the temporary and occasional nature of a service and where it is extremely difficult to monitor the service providers’ activities on the ground; calls on the Commission to evaluate the current provisions set out in Article 7 of the directive and to provide further explanation concerning existing case-law, specifically those concernregarding public health and safety, and to present its conclusions to Parliament; insists, however, that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ definition would be impossible to develop and would undermine Member State subsidiarity; __________________ 3 European Commission, "Public Consultation on the Modernisation of the Professional Qualifications Directive: Summary of Responses", (Brussels, 5 July 2011)
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 37 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Insists that Article 7(4) of the Directive, which allows Member States to carry out prior checks of qualifications for those professions related to health and safety and not already covered under automatic recognition, is considered essential by a vast majority of stakeholders; argues, however, that in order to enhance transparency, Member States should clarify which professions they consider to have health and safety implications; calls on the Commission to investigate the possibility of expanding the prior check regime to health professionals already benefiting from automatic recognition in order to close any potential loop hole in the system;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 38 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Commission to make it clear that a declaration for the purposes of temporary mobility should be valid throughout the territory of a Member State and that competent authorities of different regions of the same Member State should not be allowed to ask for separate declarations for the same professional;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 41 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that compensation measures, which allow competent authorities to impose an aptitude test or an adaptation period of up to three years and play an invaluable role in ensuring consumer and patient safety, can be applied in a disproportionate manner; calls for better explanations and enhanced transparency of decision-making when applying compensation measures for professionals and for an evaluation of the Code of Conduct to assist competent authorities;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 44 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for non-binding EU guidelines on the application of compensation measures, to be devised in consultation with competent authorities, professional bodies, Member States and the European Parliament;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 45 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of further extending the scope for automatic recognition in future;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 53 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to update, in line with scientific and technical developments the current classification of economic activities for the automatic recognition systems based on professional experience and, the minimum training requirements for the sectoral professions, to update the current classification of economic activities based on professional experience and to establish a simple mechanism for continually updating minimum training requirements;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 56 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Argues that the current procedure for notification of new diplomas is too complex; calls on the Commission to facilitate notification of new diplomas and to update Annex V of the Directive in a more timely manner;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 63 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Furthermore, calls on the Commission to enhance transparency by facilitating comparisons between Member States’ minimum training requirements;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 64 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Is of the opinion that, for the revised directive to be future-proof, the Commission should propose a simple mechanism for regular update of the minimum training requirements;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 69 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Argues that fewer regulated professions would enhance the mobility and job prospects of citizens and help to facilitate much needed economic growth;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 82 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. In the case of healthcare professionals, calls on the Commission to evaluate whether an appropriate solution to the varying levels of CPD in Member States might be compensation measures;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 83 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to encourage the cooperation between Member States and professional bodies in order to move towards a common practice in the area of continuous professional development;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 86 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Urges the Commission not to fragment the process of modernising automatic recognition, as is suggested in the Green Paper, and to ensure that Parliament is given proper oversight when making substantial changes to the Directive;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 93 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Insists that the proactive alert mechanism conforms to existing data protection provisions;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 94 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that, in order to protect patients, practitioners providing e-Health services should ensure the same quality and safety standards as for the provision of non-electronic healthcare services; it should therefore be clarified that the requirements of this directive, and, if necessary, additional ones, should apply to e-Health service providers;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 103 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Insists that, for healthcare professionals, the ability to communicate with colleagues and patients is fundamental in order to avoid dangerous or potentially life-threatening situations;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 105 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to revise the language requirements regime for the healthcare professions by providing competent authorities with the necessary flexibility to ascertain and, only if necessary, test the language skills of professionals as part of the recognition process; considers that the principle of proportionality should be thoroughly applied in this regard so that such tests do not become an additional burden;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 108 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to revise the language requirements regime for the healthcare professions by providing competent authorities with the necessary flexibility to ascertain and, if necessary, test the language skills of professionals as part of the recognition process; without prejudicing the ability of employers to satisfy themselves regarding language competence of professionals when recruiting to a particular post;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 112 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the mandatory introduction of the IMI for competent authorities in order to facilitate proactive administrative cooperation and simplify recognition procedures; considers that the IMI could be further enhanced, for instance by expanding the functionalities available in order to facilitate the work of national authorities;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 115 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on Member States to promote the benefits of the Directive to its citizens and professionals;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 120 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Highlights that the concept of common platforms, as outlined in Article 15 of the directive, has not been successful in that no such platforms currently exist; argues that they have the potential to be useful tools in facilitating mobility and that they should be defined and controlled by the professionals themselves; calls on the Commission to clarify the concept in a revised article and to evaluate the proposal to lower the threshold for Member State participation;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 125 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Welcomes recent reforms undertaken as part of the Bologna process and the benefits this process provides to European students in terms of mobility and employability; encourages the European Commission to assist Member States in making the European Credit Transfer Scheme (ECTS) more transparent and comparable in order for ECTS to become an essential tool facilitating the mutual recognition of qualifications and ultimately mobility;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 127 #

2011/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Considers thatEagerly awaits the results of the concept of a voluntargoing professional card pilot projects; insists that any Pprofessional Ccard, which must be linked to an electronic database such as the IMI, must be voluntary and must be linked to the IMI system; believes that a voluntary professional card could be a useful tool to aid mobility for some professions; stresses that any cardthe introducetion of any card must meet specific safety and data protection conditions and insists that the necessary safeguards against abuse and fraud must be established;
2011/09/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 1 #

2011/2014(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that directing aid towards conflict-affected countries implies the acceptance of a substantial level of inherent risk in terms of results; underlines that cooperation with the UN, NATO, ISAF and the Member States has made it possible to obtain development results in an extremely difficult operational environment; emphasises, however, that more progress is needed in terms of enhanced accountability and transparency vis-à-vis the EU as a major donor to the UN system;
2011/09/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2011/2014(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the EEAS to take responsibility for leading the reflection on the future of EU aid to Afghanistan, defining a clear strategy for delivering aid in such a fragile, high-risk context; eEmphasises that adequate risk management is essential and that this means ensuring that sufficient financial and human resources are available to guarantee thorough monitoring of aid flows and results assessment; calls for the EEAS, in consultation with NGO's, charities and other stakeholders, to devise a strategy for the future of EU aid to Afghanistan;
2011/09/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2011/2014(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the donorConsiders that the commitment to channel at least 50% of development aid through the Afghan Government's core budget within two years should be conditional on requirements to reform public and governmental institutions; emphasises, however, that budget support must go hand in hand with increased donor confidence in Afghan public financial management (PFM), and requires urgent reforms and capacity building to strengthen PFM systems, reduce corruption and improve budget execution; invites the Commission to assess – taking into account the financial capacity of Afghan institutions and the pace of progress on key PFM reforms – whether specific Afghan ministries or other institutions, including at a decentralised level, could become eligible recipients of sectoral budget support in the future, and if so, under which conditions;
2011/09/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2011/2014(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the responsibility of Afghan authorities with regard to structural, long- term development; uargues the government to be more involved in the reconstrucat the Afghan government has not done enough to ensure capacity building within public institutions, democratisation and poverty at both local and national leviation efforts and the fight against corruptionel, and has failed to tackle corruption amongst public officials; encourages EU donors to pay particular attention to the long-term sustainability of their interventions, by promoting Afghan ownership, and systematically investing in capacity building; and avoiding stand- alone projects that aim at short-term results onlyrgues that the long- term sustainability of projects should be a goal of donor interventions but also highlights the importance of short-term projects that address the most urgent needs of Afghan civilians;
2011/09/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2011/2014(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls, in particular, on the Afghan Government to focus on institutional capacity development in the public sector and to develop a single national programmes for public administration reform (PAR) that address to the particular needs of the diverse regions within Afghanistan; calls on the Commission and the Member States to advocate collectively for PAR in their policy dialogue with the government, and to support the government's PAR objectives in a coordinated manner;
2011/09/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 13 #

2011/2014(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Highlights the modest decline in civilian deaths since 2010; argues that without enhanced domestic, regional and civilian security development will continue to be stifled and lives will continue to be lost; calls on the Member States to recognise enhanced security as a prerequisite to development and formulate their aid policies within this premise;
2011/09/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2011/2014(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Points out that development aid from the EU has contributed to the empowerment of women in Afghanistan; argues that increased political and economic participation of women will improve their lives and help to reduce the risk of Afghanistan remaining mired in conflict;
2011/09/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2011/2014(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Argues that the current fragmentation of donor assistance is having a negative impact on aid effectiveness and results in duplicated strategies; calls on the Commission, Member States and the international community to better coordinate their aid efforts;
2011/09/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 16 #

2011/2014(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Argues that one of the most important issues facing Afghanistan is reform of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and the Afghan National Police (ANP); points out that performance ratings of both the ANA and ANP are not meeting agreed targets; calls on the Member States to enhance their assistance in this area by supplying training officers and exchanging best practice;
2011/09/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2011/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. wWhereas contract law is at the heart of all national rules governing the behaviour of businesses and consumers in their markets; whereas the internal market remains fragmented, owing to the existence of 27 different legal systems and the risks and costs inherent in cross- border transacthe Single Market remains fragmented, owing to many factors, including failure to implement existing Single Market legislations,
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 7 #

2011/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas a common European Contract Law would benefit consumers in particular, since they would be able to exploit the advantages of the internal market to the full,deleted
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 26 #

2011/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that a thorough impact assessment, which investigates all the policy options in the Green paper equally, including the possibility of taking no action, must be scrutinised in depth by the European Parliament and all associated committees before a recommendation is finally chosen and before work on the policy option begins;
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 31 #

2011/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the development of an optional European Contract Law could do much to improve the functioning of the internal market and that Parliament and the Council should have final responsibility for determining its legal form and scope;deleted
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 41 #

2011/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the development of a European Contract Law should not be supported as it would constitutes an additional, separate system governing, extremely cross-border contracts, although the Member States should betly and highly complex legal system gioven the option of applying it to contracts concluded under their domestic law as wellrning cross-border contracts;
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 45 #

2011/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that a common European Contract Law would make the internal market more efficient without affecting Member States' national systems of contract law;deleted
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 51 #

2011/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that Articles 114 and 169 or 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union would constitute the appropriate legal basis for an instrument regulating business-to-business (B2B) and business- to-consumer (B2C) contracts;deleted
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 55 #

2011/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the contract law provisions governing B2B and B2C contracts respectively should be framed differently, out of respect for the shared traditions of national legal systems and in order to place special emphasis on the protection of the weaker contractual party, namely consumersStresses that the traditions of national legal systems must be respected;
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 58 #

2011/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the particular importance of facilitating e-commerce in the EU, given that this sector is underdeveloped, as a result of differences between national contract law systems, and has rightly been identified by businesses and consumers as a potential motor for future growth;
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 63 #

2011/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that individual components of consumer law applied to contract laws are already spread across various sets of European rules, so that it would make sense to consolidate them into a European Contract Law; points out, further, that these existing sets of rules illustrate the need for a clearly structured, uniform body of law which consumers can readily identify;
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 70 #

2011/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that the regulatory focus of a European Contract Law should be the principles underpinning contracts: in the case of consumer contracts, the focus should be on the law governing sales and, where appropriate, service and works contracts and the general provisions should contain rules on the definition of a contract, pre-contractual obligations, the procedures for concluding contracts, representation, grounds of nullity, the interpretation of contracts, the performance of contracts, rights and obligations, in particular warranty rights, under a contract, the right of withdrawal, termination, statutory limitation, etc.;deleted
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 75 #

2011/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Is convinced that the law should be balanced,European consumers always prefer simple, clear, transparent and user-friendly and not employ vague legal terms, so that European consumers in particular can understand it, although due account should be taken of the potential interests of both (or all) parties to a given contractterms;
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 80 #

2011/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that consumers must give their explicit consent to the application of the European law and that the relevant provisions must not be introduced implicitly, for example by means of standard form contractsretain the same level of consumer protection provided by their own Member State;
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 31 #

2011/0439(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) OtherCertain categories of services continue by their very nature to have a limited cross- border dimension, namelyfor example what are known as services to the person such as certain social, health and educational services. Those services are provided within a particular context that varies widely amongst Member States, due to different cultural traditions. A specific regime should therefore be established for contracts for those services, with a higher threshold of EUR 1 000 000. In the particular context of procurement in those sectors, services to the person with values below this threshold will typically not be of interest to providers from other Member States unless there are concrete indications to the contrary, such as Union financing for transborder projects. Contracts for services to the person above this threshold should be subject to Union-wide transparency. Given the importance of the cultural context and the sensitivity of those services, Member States should be given wide discretion to organise the choice of the service providers in the way they consider most appropriate. The rules of this directive take account of that imperative, imposing only observance of basic principles of transparency and equal treatment and making sure that contracting entities are able to apply specific quality criteria for the choice of service providers, such as the criteria set out in the voluntary European Quality Framework for Social Services of the European Union's Social Protection Committee. Member States and/or contracting entities remain free to provide those services themselves or to organise social services in a way that does not entail the conclusion of public contracts, for example through the mere financing of such services or by granting licences or authorisations to all economic operators meeting the conditions established beforehand by the contracting entity, without any limits or quotas, provided such a system ensures sufficient advertising and complies with the principles of transparency and non- discrimination.
2012/08/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 32 #

2011/0439(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) Being addressed to Member States, this directive does not apply to procurement carried out by international organisations on their own behalf and for their own account. There is, however, a need to clarify to what extent this directive should be applied to procurement governed by specific international rules. The European Institutions should, in particular, take into account the changes effected by this Directive and adjust their own procurement rules accordingly to reflect these changes.
2012/08/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 36 #

2011/0439(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 47
(47) Furthermore, in technical specifications and in award criteria, contracting entauthorities should be allowed to refer to a specific production process, a specific mode of provision ofthe monetisation of the life cycle of the works, services, or a specific process for any other stage of the life-cycle of a product or servicesupply and accordingly to social and environmental sustainability, provided that theyse characteristics are linked to the subject- matter of the contract. In order to better integrate social considerations in public procurement, procurers may also be allowed to include, in the award criterion of the most economically advantageous tender characteristics related to the working conditions of the persons directly participating in the process of production or provision in question. Those characteristics may onlyThe technical specifications and award criteria should be interpreted broadly. Contracting authorities may also use the technical specifications and award criteria to minimise damaging social or environmental effects or maximise positive social or environmental effects. As part of the award criteria, contracting authorities should be able to concsidern the protection of health of the staff involved in the production process or the favouring of social integration of disadvantaged persexistence of an embedded life-cycle approach aiming at minimising cost and maximising resource efficiency and which should be applied in the framework of the provisions or members of vulnerable groups amongst the persons assigned to performing the contract, including accessibility for persons with disabilities. Any award criteria which include those characteristics should in any event remain limited to characteristics that have immediate consequences on staff members in their working environment. They should be applied in accordance with Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services32 and in a way that does not discriminate directly or indirectly against economf works, services or supplies in a way that does not discriminate directly or indirectly against economic operators from other Member States or from third countries which are parties to the WTO's Government Procurement Agreement, or from other third countries with whom the Union is party to a Free Trade Agreement. Contracting authorities should also be allowed to use as technical specifications and award criteria the organisation, qualification and experience of the staff assigned to performing the contract in question, as this may affect the quality and social sustainability of contract performance and, as a result, the identification of the tender which operators from other Member States or from third countries parties to the Agreement or to Free Trade Agreements to which the Union is partyffers the best value for money. Contracting authorities should include these considerations in the award criterion of the most economically advantageous tender.
2012/08/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 65 #

2011/0439(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 92 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Member States shall ensure that the application of public procurement rules is monitored including the implementation of projects co-financed by the Union with a view to detecting threats to the financial interests of the Union. This monitoring shall be used to prevent, detect and adequately report possible instances of procurement fraud, corruption, conflict of interest and other serious irregularities. Where monitoring authorities or structures identify specific violations or systemic problems, they shall be empowered to refer those problems to national auditing authorities, courts or tribunals or other appropriate authorities or structures, such as the ombudsman, national Parliaments or committees thereof.
2012/08/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 66 #

2011/0439(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 92 – paragraph 1 b (new)
(1b) The results of the monitoring activities pursuant to paragraph 2 shall be made available to the public through appropriate means of information. In particular, Member States shall publish, at least biennially, an overview of the most frequent sources of wrong application or of legal uncertainty, including possible structural or recurring problems in the application of the rules, hereunder possible cases of fraud and other illegal behaviours. Member States shall transmit to the Commission on a biennial basis, a general overview of their national sustainable procurement policies, describing the relevant national action plans and initiatives and, where known, their practical implementation. They shall also indicate the success rate of SMEs in public procurement; where it is lower than 50% in terms of values of contracts awarded to SMEs, Member States shall indicate whether any initiatives are in place to increase this success rate. On the basis of the data received, the Commission shall regularly issue a report on the implementation and best practices of such policies in the Internal Market.
2012/08/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 68 #

2011/0439(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 95 – paragraph 3
3. For all contracts above the thresholds of this directive, Member States shall ensure that this report contains at least thethe estimated number and value of contracts awarded during the year concerned, broken down by categories of activity to which Articles 5 to 11 refer and any other information required to verify the proper application of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement. This shall include the estimated number and value of contracts awarded pursuant to a negotiated procedure without a call for competition, broken down according to the circumstances referred to in Article 44 and by categories of activity to which Articles 5 to 11 refer. It shall also specify the Member State or third country of the successful contractor.
2012/08/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 30 #

2011/0438(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) OtherCertain categories of services continue by their very nature to have a limited cross- border dimension, namelyfor example what are known as services to the person, such as certain social, health and educational services. These services are provided within a particular context that varies widely amongst Member States, due to different cultural traditions. A specific regime should therefore be established for public contracts for these services, with a higher threshold of EUR 51 000 000. Services to the person with values below this threshold will typically not be of interest to providers from other Member States, unless there are concrete indications to the contrary, such as Union financing for transborder projects. Contracts for services to the person above this threshold should be subject to Union-wide transparency. Given the importance of the cultural context and the sensitivity of these services, Member States should be given wide discretion to organise the choice of the service providers in the way they consider most appropriate. The rules of this directive take account of that imperative, imposing only observance of basic principles of transparency and equal treatment and making sure that contracting authorities are able to apply specific quality criteria for the choice of service providers, such as the criteria set out in the voluntary European Quality Framework for Social Services of the European Union's Social Protection Committee. Member States and/or public authorities remain free to provide these services themselves or to organise social services in a way that does not entail the conclusion of public contracts, for example through the mere financing of such services or by granting licences or authorisations to all economic operators meeting the conditions established beforehand by the contracting authority, without any limits or quotas, provided such a system ensures sufficient advertising and complies with the principles of transparency and non- discrimination.
2012/08/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 31 #

2011/0438(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) Being addressed to Member States, this directive does not apply to procurement carried out by international organisations on their own behalf and for their own account. There is, however, a need to clarify to what extent this directive should be applied to procurement governed by specific international rules. The European Institutions should, in particular, take into account the changes effected by this Directive and adjust their own procurement rules accordingly to reflect these changes.
2012/08/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 32 #

2011/0438(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) There is a widContracting authoritiesp read need forquire additional flexibility and in particular for wider access to ato choose procurement procedures which providinge for negotiations, as is explicitly foreseen in the Agreement, where. The Union rules on public procurement should align to the Government Procurement Agreement, which allows for negotiation is allowed in all procedures. Contracting authorities should, unless otherwise provided in the legislation of the Member State concerned, be able to use a competitive procedure with negotiA greater use of these procedures is also likely to increase cross- border trade, as the evaluation has provided for in this Directive, in various situations where open or restricshown that contracts awarded by negotiated procedures without negotiations are not likely to lead to satisfactory procurement outcomes. This procedure should be accompanied by adequate safeguards ensuring observance of the principles of equal treatment and transparency. This will give greater leeway to contracting authorities to buy works, supplies and services perfectly adapted to their specific needs. At the same time, it should also increase cross- border trade, as the evaluation has shown that contracts awarded by negotia prior publication have a particularly high success rate in attracting cross-border tenders. Member States should be able to provide for the use of the competetive procedure with negotiation or the competetive dialogue in various situations where the classic open or restricted procedures with prior publication have a particularly high success rate of cross- border tenderout negotiations are unlikely to deliver satisfactory outcomes.
2012/08/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 33 #

2011/0438(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) Contracting authorities that wish to purchase works, supplies or services with specific environmental, social or other characteristics should be able to refer to particular labels, such as the European Eco-label, (multi-)national eco-labels or any other label provided that the requirements for the label are linked to the subject-matter of the contract, such as the description of the product and its presentation, including packaging requirements. It is furthermore essential that these requirements are drawn up and adopted on the basis of objectively verifiable criteria, using a procedure in which stakeholders, such as government bodies, consumers, manufacturers, distributors and environmental organisations, can participate, and that the label is accessible and available to all interested parties.deleted
2012/08/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 39 #

2011/0438(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
(41) Furthermore, in technical specifications and in award criteria, contracting authorities should be allowed to refer to a specific production process, a specific mode of provision ofthe monetisation of the life cycle of the works, services, or a specific process for any other stage of the life cycle of a product or servicesupply and accordingly to social and environmental sustainability, provided that theyse characteristics are linked to the subject- matter of the public contract. In order to better integrate social considerations in public procurement, procurers may also be allowed to include, in the award criterion of the most economically advantageous tender, characteThe technical specifications and award criteria should be interpreted broadly. Contracting authoristices related to the working conditions of the persons directly participating in the process of production or provision in question. Those characteristics may only concern the protection of health of the staff involved in the production process or the favourmay also use the technical specifications and award criteria to minimise damaging of social integration of disadvantaged persons or members of vulnerable groups amongst the persons assigned to performing the contract, including accessibility for persons with disabilities. Any award criteria which include those characteor environmental effects or maximise positive social or environmental effects. As part of the award criteria, contracting authoristices should in any event remain limited to characteristics that have immediate conseqube able to consider the existences on staff members in their working environment. They should be applied f an embedded life-cycle approach aiming accordance with Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workerst minimising cost and maximising resource efficiency and which should be applied in the framework of the provision of works, services andor supplies in a way that does not discriminate directly or indirectly against economic operators from other Member States or from third countries which are parties to the WTO's Government Procurement Agreement, or to Free Trade Agreements to which the Union is party. For service contracts and for contracts involving the design of works, coperators from other third countries with whom the Union is party to a Free Trade Agreement. Contracting authorities should also be allowed to use as antechnical specifications and award criteriona the organisation, qualification and experience of the staff assigned to performing the contract in question, as this may affect the quality and social sustainability of contract performance and, as a result, the economic value of theidentification of the tender which offers the best value for money. Contracting authorities should include these considerations in the award criterion of the most economically advantageous tender.
2012/08/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 41 #

2011/0438(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) EUR 51 000 000 for public contracts for social and other specific services listed in Annex XVI.
2012/08/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 49 #

2011/0438(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 40 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) by reference to technical specifications and, in order of preference, and without discrimination as to development method, to national standards transposing European standards, European technical approvals, common technical specifications, international standards, other technical reference systems established by the European standardisation bodies or – when those do not exist – national standards, national technical approvals or national technical specifications relating to the design, calculation and execution of the works and use of the supplies; each reference shall be accompanied by the words 'or equivalent’;'
2012/08/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 57 #

2011/0438(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) where it is aware of any violation of obligations established by Union legislation in the field of social and labour law or environmental law or of the international social and environmental law provisions listed in Annex XI. Compliance with Union legislation or with international provisions also includes compliance in an equivalent manner. Only violations where the judgement has been administered by a judicial or public authority in the Union or as a signatory to the WTO GPA agreement can be used to exclude bids under this article
2012/08/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 82 #

2011/0438(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 83 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that the application of public procurement rules is monitored including the implementation of projects co-financed by the Union with a view to detecting threats to the finacial interests of the Union. This monitoring shall be used to prevent, detect and adequately report possible instances of procurement fraud, corruption, conflict of interest and other serious irregularities. Where monitoring authorities or structures identify specific violations or systemic problems, they shall be empowered to refer those problems to national auditing authorities, courts or tribunals or other appropriate authorities or structures, such as the ombudsman, national Parliaments or committees thereof.
2012/08/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 83 #

2011/0438(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii
(ii) where the contracts have been concluded under the negotiated procedure without prior publication, the data referred to in point (i) shall also be broken down according to the circumstances referred to in Article 30 and shall specify the number and value of contracts awarded, by Member State and third country of the successful contractor;deleted
2012/08/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 10 #

2011/0437(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) This Directive does not apply to the concession award carried out by international organisations on their own behalf and for their own account. There is, however, a need to clarifyinvestigate to which extent it is appropriate to apply this Directive to concession awards governed by specific international rules to allow greater legal certainty for economic operators.
2012/10/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 122 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) For automatic recognition on the basis of harmonised minimum training requirements for the health professions, Member States should be allowed to grant partial exemptions to persons other than veterinary surgeons who have received part of their training on courses which are of at least an equivalent level, and if that part of the training has been followed already. Partial exemptions should not usually extend beyond one academic year or 60 credits, where 60 credits are required for the completion of one academic year. By exception partial exemption may extend to two academic years or 120 credits. In considering partial exemptions from courses, Member State should fully consider the implications to patient safety.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 138 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) Directive 2005/36/EC already provides for a clear obligations for professionals to have the necessary language skills. The review of that obligation has shown a need to clarify the role of competent authorities and employers notably in the interest of patients's safety. Where there are patient safety implications, Member States may confer the right to undertake or supervise language checks to competent authorities or may choose for employers or other organisations to undertake language checking. Language controls should however be reasonable and necessary for the jobs in question and should not constitute grounds for excluding professionals from the labour market in the host Member State.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 154 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) Whilst the Directive already provides for detailed obligations for Member States to exchange information, such obligations should be reinforced. Member States should not only react to request for information but also alert other Member States in a proactive manner. Such alert system should be similar to that of Directive 2006/123/EC. A specific alert mechanism is however necessary for health professionals benefiting from automatic recognition under Directive 2005/36/EC and professionals subject to the general system of recognition, under Title III chapters I and II, that have implications for patient safety. This should also apply to veterinary surgeons unless the Member States have already triggered the alert mechanism provided for in Directive 2006/123/EC. All Member States should be alerted if a professional due to a disciplinary action or criminal conviction is no longer entitled to move to another Member State. practise or where restrictions on a professionals ability to practise have been imposed through disciplinary action or if a professional has used or attempted to use false information when applying for recognition of their qualifications. This alert should be activated through the IMI regardless of whether the professional has exercised any of the rights under Directive 2005/36/EC or of whether he has applied for recognition of his professional qualifications through the issuance of a European Professional Card or through any other method provided for by that Directive. The alert procedure should comply with Union law on the protection of personal data and other fundamental rights.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 163 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) In order to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of Directive 2005/36/EC, 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 in respect of updating of Annex I, setting the criteria for the calculation of fees related to the European Professional Card, establishing the details of the documentation necessary for the European Professional Card, the adaptations of the list of activities set out in Annex IV, the adaptations of points 5.1.1 to 5.1.4, 5.2.2, 5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.4.2, 5.5.2, 5.6.2 and 5.7.1 of Annex V, clarifying the knowledge and skills for medical doctors, nurses responsible for general care, dental practitioners, veterinary surgeons, midwives, pharmacists and architects, adapting the minimum periods of training for specialist medical trainings and specialist dental training, the inclusion in point 5.1.3 of Annex V of new medical specialities, the amendments to the list set out in points 5.2.1, 5.3.1, 5.4.1, 5.5.1 and 5.6.1 of Annex V, inclusion in point 5.3.3 of Annex V of new dental specialities, specifying the conditions of application of common training frameworks, and specifying the conditions of application of common training tests. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory workrepresentation and consultation, including at experts at both European and national level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing- up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely, transparent and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 199 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point ii
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – joint j
(j) “remunerated traineeship”: the pursuit of supervised and remunerated activities, with a view to access to a regulated profession granted on the basispursuant to legislative, regulatory ofr an examinationdministrative provisions in a Member State;
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 204 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point ii
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) “European Professional Card”: an electronic certificate issued to the professional proving the recognition of his qualifications for establishment in a host Member State or that he has met all the necessary conditions to provideupon request for the purposes of establishment in a host Member State or the provision of services in a host Member State on a temporary and occasional basis;
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 211 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point ii (new)
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point l (new)
(l a) Patient safety in the context of this Directive should cover those professions who provide services to promote or contribute to the health and well-being of an individual including both medical and non-medical services.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 219 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 4a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide a holder of a professional qualification with a European Professional Card upon his request, following the completion of a pilot project for that particular profession, and on condition that the Commission has adopted the relevant implementing acts provided for in paragraph 6. A cost-benefit analysis should be carried out before a Card is proposed to be introduced by implementing acts.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 223 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 4 a – Paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the holder of a European Professional Card benefits from all the rights conferred by Articles 4b to 4e, uponsubject to validation of the Card by the competent authority of the relevanhost Member State as provided for in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 225 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 4a – Paragraph 3
3. Where the holder of a qualification intends to provide services under Title II other than those covered by Article 7(4), and health professionals benefiting from automatic recognition under Directive 2005/36/EC the European Professional Card shall be created and validated issued by the competent authority of the home Member State in accordance with Articles 4b and 4c.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 227 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 4a – Paragraph 5
5. Member States shall designate competent authorities for iprocessuing European Professional Cards. Those authorities shall ensure an impartial, objective and timely processing of applications for European Professional Cards. The Assistance Centers referred to in Article 57b may also act in the capacity of a competent authority to issucreate a European Professional Card. Member States shall ensure that competent authorities inform citizenprofessionals, including prospective applicants, on the advantagespossibility of a European Professional Card where it is available.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 231 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 4a – Paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts specifying European Professional Cards for specificFollowing the completion of a pilot project for the particular profession, the voluntary European Professional Cards, which should speed up the mobility of professionals, establishshall be available for professions covered by implementing acts adopted by the Commission in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 58. Those implementing acts shall also determinge the format of the European Professional Card, the translations necessary to support any application for issuing a European Professional Card and details for the assessment of applications, taking into account the particularities of eachthe profession concerned. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 58. The Commission may introduce a voluntary European Professional Card by an implementing act provided that there is strong evidence of sufficient mobility or potential for sufficient mobility in the profession concerned, there is a request by the stakeholders and respective professions concerned, or if the profession is regulated in a sufficient number of Member States.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 240 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 4 a – Paragraph 7
7. Any fees which applicants may incur in relation to administrative procedures to issue a European Professional Card shall be reasonable, proportionate and commensurate with the costs incurred by the home and host Member States and shall not act as a disincentive to apply for a European Professional Card. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58a concerning the setting of criteria for the calculation and distribution of fees.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 248 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 4b – paragraph 1
1. The Member States shall provide that a holder of a professional qualification may apply for a European Professional Card by any meansin writing or in electronic form, including through an on-line tool, with the competent authority of the home Member State.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 260 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
COM(2011)833
Article 4c
European Professional Card for the temporary provision of services other than those covered by Article 7(4) and health professionals benefiting from automatic recognition under Directive 2005/36/EC.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 261 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
COM(2011)833
Article 4c – Paragraph 1
1. The competent authority of the home Member State shall verify the application, create and validate a and the supporting documentation and shall issue the European Professional Card within two weeksone month from the date it receives a complete application. It shall inform the applicant and the Member State in which the applicant envisages to provide services, of the validation of the European Professional Card. The transmission of the validation information to ttransmit the European Professional Card immediately to the competent authority of the host Member State concerned and shall inform the applicant accordingly. The host Member States concerned shall constitute the declaration provided for in Article 7. The host Member State may not require a further declaration under Article 7 for the following two years.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 270 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 (new)
COM(2011)833
Article 4c – paragraph 1a (new)
1 a. In case where neither the profession nor the education and training leading to this profession is regulated in the home Member State, the competent authority of this Member State shall at least verify the legal status of the applicant, the authenticity and the completeness of the submitted documents.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 271 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 (new)
COM(2011)833
Article 4c – Paragraph 1 (new)
1 b. Following the completion of a pilot project for a particular profession involving the relevant competent authorities, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt implementing acts in accordance with Article 58 concerning the establishment of timelines for the process outlined in paragraph 1.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 272 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
COM(2011)833
Article 4c – Paragraph 2
2. The decision of the competent authority of the home Member State, or the absence of a decision within the period of two weeksone month referred to in paragraph 1, shall be subject to appeal under national law.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 278 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
COM(2011)833
Article 4c – paragraph 4
The European Professional Card shall be valid for as long as its holder maintains the right to practice in the home Member State on the basis of the documents and information contained in the IMI file or unless the holder has been prohibited from practising in any Member State.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 280 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
COM(2011)833
Article 4d
European Professional Card for establishment and for the temporary provision of services under Article 7 (4) and for the temporary provision of services by health professionals benefiting from automatic recognition under Title III Chapter III
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 290 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
COM(2011)833
Article 4d paragraph 3
3. In the cases referred to in Articles 7(4) and 14, a host Member State shall decide on whether to recognise the holder's qualifications or to subject himissue a European Professional Card or to subject the professional concerned to compensation measures within two months from the date of receipt for validation of thethe draft European Professional Card transmitted by the home Member State. In case of justified doubts, the host Member State may request additional information from the home Member State. That request shall not suspend the period of two months.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 303 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
COM(2011)833
Article 4d – paragraph 5
5. Where the host Member State fails to take a decision within the time limits set out in the paragraphs 2 and 3 or to request additional information within one month from the date of receipt of the European Professional Card by the home Member State, the European Professional Card shall be deemed to be temporarily validated by the host Member State and to constitute recognition of the professional qualification to the regulated profession concerned in the host Member State.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 314 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 4e – paragraph 1
1. TWithout prejudice to the presumption of innocence, the competent authorities of the home and the host Member States shall update in a timely manner the corresponding IMI file with information regarding disciplinary action or criminal sanctions taken or any other serious specific circumstances which are likely to have consequences for the pursuit of activities of the holder of the European Professional Card under this Directive. Such updates include the deletion of information which is no longer required. The holder of the European Professional Card and the competent authorities involved in the corresponding IMI file shall be informed of any updates by the competent authorities concerned.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 323 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
COM(2011)833
Article 4e – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Host Member States shallmay provide that employers, customers, patients and other interested parties may verify the authenticity and validity of a European Professional Card presented to them by the card holder without prejudice to paragraphs 2 and 3.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 335 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 (new)
COM(2011)833
Article 4.f – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) the professional is fully qualified to exercise in the home Member State the professional activity for which partial access may be granted in the host Member State;
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 356 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
COM(2011)833
Article 4f – paragraph 2
2. Partial access may be rejected by the Member State if such rejection is justified by an overriding reason of general interest, such as public health, if it would secure the attainment of the objective pursued and it would not go beyond what is strictly necessary.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 390 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a – point ii
COM(2011)833
Article 4f – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) for professions with patient safety implications, in the case of evidence of formal qualifications referred to in Article 21 (1) and in the case of certificates of acquired rights referred to in Articles 23, 26, 27, 30, 33, 33a, 37, 39, and 43, evidence attesting knowledge of the languageofficial language or one of the official languages of the host Member State
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 399 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
COM(2011)833
Article 7 – Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Where there is a substantial difference between the professional qualifications of the service provider and the training required in the host Member State, to the extent that that difference is such as to be harmful to public health or safety, and that it cannot be compensated by professional experience or lifelong learning of the service provider, the host Member State shall give the service provider the opportunity to show, in particular by means of an aptitude test or adaptation period, that he has acquired the lacking knowledge or competence. In any case, it must be possible to provide the service within one month of a decision being taken in accordance with the third subparagraph.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 413 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 11e
(e) a diploma certifying that the holder has successfully completed a post-secondary course of more thanat least four years' duration, or of an equivalent duration on a part-time basis, or if applicable in the home Member State, of an equivalent number of ECTS credits, at a university or establishment of higher education or another establishment of equivalent level and, where appropriate, that he has successfully completed the professional training required in addition to the post-secondary course.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 432 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point d
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 5, ‘substantially different matters’ shall mean matters of which knowledge and competence is essential for pursuing the profession and with regard to which the training received by the migrant shows important differences in terms of content from the training required by the host Member State.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 444 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 8 (new)
(15a) Member States may require that professionals possessing evidence of formal qualifications listed in Annex V, points 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.4, 5.2.2, 5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.4.2, 5.5.2, 5.6.2 and 5.7.1 shall only benefit from the provisions in paragraph 1 if they have qualified within the preceding 3 years or can demonstrate through an attestation from a competent authority or other relevant organisation, that they have effectively and lawfully been engaged in the activities in question for at least three consecutive years during the five years prior to the date of issue of the attestation. Where this is not provided, Member States may assess a professional's qualification either under the provisions outlined in Title III, Chapter I or grant limited access to the profession according to national law.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 451 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 2
For the purposes of point (b) of the first paragraph, as from [insert date - the day after the date set out in first subparagraph of paragraph 1 of Article 3] and every five years thereafter, the competent authorities in Member States shall submit publicly available reports to the Commission and to the other Member States on their continuing education and training procedures related to doctors of medicine, medical specialists, nurses responsible for general care, dental practitioners, specialised dental practitioners, veterinary surgeons, midwives and pharmacists.(c) Member States must have a system in place to ensure health professionals regularly update their competencies through Continuing Professional Development.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 502 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24 – point a (new)
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 34 – paragraph 2 (new)
Basic dental training shall comprise a total of at least five years or 5000 hours of full-time theoretical and practical study, which may also be expressed with the equivalent ECTS credits, comprising at least the programme described in Annex V, point 5.3.1 and given in a university, in a higher institute providing training recognised as being of an equivalent level or under the supervision of a university. Member States may grant partial exemptions to persons who have received certified prior qualifications on courses which are of at least an equivalent level and which have covered the subject matter required by Annex V 5.3.1.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 539 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) at least four years of full-time study, which may also be expressed with the equivalent ECTS credits, at a university or comparable teaching institution leading to successful completion of a university-level examination and at least two years of remuneratedmandated supervised traineeship leading to the award of an accompanying certificate of traineeship;
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 553 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. The remunerated traineeship mustshall be carried out in a Member State, under the supervision of a person providing adequate guarantees regarding their ability to provide practical training. It mustshall be undertaken after the completion of the study referred to in paragraph 1. The completion of the remunerated traineeship mustshall be attested to in a certificate accompanying the evidence of formal qualifications.
2012/10/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 560 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 49a – paragraph 1
1. For the purpose of this Article, “common training framework” shall mean a common set of knowledge, skills and competences necessary for the pursuit of a specific profession. A common training framework may be set up within the territory of a Member State on the conditions and the manner laid down in this Article. For the purpose of access to and pursuit of such profession, a Member State shall give evidence of qualifications acquired on the basis of such framework the same effect in its territory as the evidence of formal qualifications which it itself issues, on condition that such framework fulfils the criteria set under paragraph 2. Such criteria shall respect the specifications referred to in paragraph 3.
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 563 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35 (new)
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 49 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to the professions of doctors, nurses responsible for general care, dental practitioners, veterinary surgeons, midwives, pharmacists and architects which are based on the fundamental principle of automatic recognition of the evidence of formal qualifications on the basis of coordinated minimum conditions for training.
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 581 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 49 a – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58a specifying the minimum common set of knowledge, skills and competences as well as the qualifications on theeach specific common training framework.
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 594 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 36 (new)
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 49 b – paragraph 3 a a (new)
3aa. Exchange of information between competent authorities of different Member States under this Article shall take place via the Internal Market information System (IMI).
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 606 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In case of professions with patient safety implications, Member States may confer to the competent authorities the right to carry out or to supervise the verification of language checking covering all professionals concerned if the professional intends to work or is working in a self employed capacity or it is expressly requested by the national health care system, (or in case of self-employed professprivate organisationals not affiliated to the nationals health care system, by representative national patientthe organisations).
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 613 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Any language controls shall be limited to the knowledge of one of the official languages of the Member State according to the choice of the person concerned, it shall be proportionate to the activity to be pursued and. Any free of charge for the professionals which the applicant may incur in relation to the verification of language shall be reasonable and proportionate. The person concerned shall be allowed to appeal such controls before the national courts.
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 625 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 55 a – Title
Recognition of remuneratmandatory supervised traineeship
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 642 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39 (new)
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 55 b (new)
55 b. Any fees which applicants may incur in relation to additional controls shall be commensurate with the costs incurred and of an amount comparable to those required of domestic or non-EU professionals.
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 644 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 41
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The competent authorities of the host and home Member States shall exchange information regarding disciplinary action or criminal sanctions taken or any other serious, specific circumstances which are likely to have consequences for the pursuit of activities under this Directive, respecting personal data protection legislation provided for in Directive 95/46/EC and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (*) To this end, competent authorities shall use the Internal Market Information System (IMI).
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 647 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 56 a – paragraph 1
The competent authorities of a Member State shall inform the competent authorities of all other Member States and the Commission about the identity of a professional who has been prohibited or restricted by national authorities or courts from pursuing, even temporarily, on the territory of that Member State the following professional activities:
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 656 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 (new)
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 56 a – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) Professionals subject to the general system of recognition, under Title III chapters I and II, that have implications for patient safety.
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 658 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 56 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The information referred to in the first subparagraph shall be sent at the latest within three days from the date of adoption of the decision prohibiting the professional concerned from exercising a professional activity via the Internal Market Information System (IMI).
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 662 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 (new)
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 56 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
Member States should inform without delay other Member States included in paragraph 1 and 2, when an applicant presents false information including false evidence of training and education.
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 700 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 46
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee on the recognition of professional qualifications, ensuring appropriate representation and consultation at both European and national expert level as mentioned under recital 24. That Committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 710 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 47 (new)
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 58 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 24(a), 25(5), 26, 31(2), 34(2), 40(1), 49(3) and 49b(3) requires the Commission to consult Member States and relevant stakeholders which may include competent authorities and representative bodies before the delegated act is adopted.
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 714 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 48
1. Member States shall notify to the Commission a list of existing regulated professions according to their national law bin their territory [insert date – end of transposition period]. Any change to this list of regulated professions shall also be notified to the Commission without delay. The Commission shall set up and maintain a publicly available database for such information.
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 716 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 48
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 59 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall examine whether under their legal system requirements under their legal system restricting the access to a profession or its pursuit to the holders of a specific professional qualification, including the use of professional titles and the professional activities allowed under such title, isreferred to in Article as "requirements" are compatible with the following principles:
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 717 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 48
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) requirements must be neither directly nor indirectly discriminatory according to theon the basis of nationality nor the residence;
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 718 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 48
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) requirements must be justified by an overriding reason relating to athe public interest;
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 720 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 48
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 59 – paragraph 3
3. Paragraph 1 shall also apply to professions regulated in a Member State by an association or organisation within the meaning of Article 3(2) and any requirements related to the need for membershipfor membership of those associations or organisations.
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 721 #

2011/0435(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 48
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 59 – paragraph 4
4. By [insert date - end of transposition period], Member States shall provide information on the requirements they intend to maintain and the reasons for considering that theirose requirements comply with paragraph 2. Member States shall provide information on the requirements they subsequently introduced and the reasons for considering that those requirements comply with paragraph 2 within six months of the adoption of the measure.
2012/10/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 43 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.3 – paragraph 1
This will support market-driven innovation in view of enhancing the innovation capacity of firms by improving the framework conditions for innovation as well as tackling the specific barriers preventing the growth of innovative firms, in particular SMEs and enterprises of intermediate size with potential for fast growth, including those in the creative industries. Specialised innovation support (on e.g. IP exploitation, networks of procurers, support to technology transfer offices, strategic design) and reviews of public policies in relation to innovation will be supported. Recognise that innovation also has a cultural dimension as content drives technology. The cultural development for innovation, beyond the pure technological understanding of innovation, has been an important step forward and the current program should enforce this pace.
2012/06/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 44 #

2011/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The Programme should particularly address SMEs, as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Particular attention should be paid to micro enterprises, and enterprises engaged in craft activities and social enterprises. Attention should also be paid to the specific characteristics and requirements ofof target groups, such as young entrepreneurs, new and potential entrepreneurs and female entrepreneurs, as well as specific target groups, such as migrants and entrepreneurs belonging to socially disadvantaged or vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities. The Programme should also encourage senior citizens to become and remain entrepreneurs and promote business transfer, spin-offs and second chances for entrepreneurs.
2012/06/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 46 #

2011/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Many of the Union's competitiveness problems involve SMEs' difficulties in getting access to finance because they struggle to demonstrate their credit- worthiness and have difficulties in gaining access to risk capital. This has a negative effect on the level and quality of the new enterprises created and on the growth of enterprises. The added value for the Union of the proposed financial instruments lies inter alia in strengthening the Single Market for venture capital and in developing a simplified and more transparent pan-European SME finance market. The Union's actions should be complementary to the Member States' use of financial instruments for SMEs. The entities entrusted with the implementation of the actions should ensure additionality and avoid double financing through EU resources.
2012/06/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 75 #

2011/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) measures to improve the design, implementation and evaluation of policies affecting the competitiveness and sustainability of enterprises, including disaster resilience, and to secure the sharing of best practices on the development of appropriate infrastructures, world class clusters and business networks, framework conditions and the promotion of development of sustainable products, services and processes;
2012/06/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 78 #

2011/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) Measures to promote the access of SMEs to public procurement, in particular through improved information and guidance on tendering and on the new opportunities offered by the modernised EU legal framework, the exchange of best practice and the organisation of training and events involving public procurers and SMEs;
2012/06/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 80 #

2011/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may support initiatives accelerating the emergence of competitive industries based on cross-sectoral activities in areas characterised by a high proportion of SMEs and with a high contribution to the Union's GDP. Such initiatives shall stimulate development of new markets and the supply of goods and services based on the most competitive business models or on modifiedtake of new competitive business models, the cooperation of SMEs in new value- chains and the development of new markets. They shallmay include initiatives to enhance productivity, resource efficiency, sustainability and corporate social responsibility. The Commission may also support sector- specific activities for those purposes, in areas characterised by a high proportion of SMEs and with a high contribution to the Union´s GDP, such as the tourism sector, in cases where added value at Union can be sufficiently demonstrated.
2012/06/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 99 #

2011/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. By 2018 at the latest, the Commission shall establish an evaluation report, which shall be published every three years, on the achievement of the objectives of all the actions supported under the Programme at the level of results and impacts, especially on job creation and economic growth; the efficiency of the use of resources and its European added value, in view of a decision on the renewal, modification or suspension of the measures. The evaluation report shall also address the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all objectives, as well as the contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. It shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term impact of the predecessor measures;
2012/06/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 242 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The new education, training, youth and sport programme should focus on reducing barriers to accessing funding and on streamlining administrative schemes throughout the structure. A sustained focus on reducing administrative expenditure and simplifying the organisation and management of the programme are vital to the success of the programme.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 243 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The public consultation on the Union's strategic choices for the implementation of the new EU competence in the field of sport and the evaluation report of Preparatory Actions in the field of sport provided useful indications regarding priority areas for Union action and illustrated the added value that the Union can bring in supporting activities aimed at generating, sharing and spreading experiences and knowledge about different issues affecting sport at the European level, provided that they are focused primarily at grassroots level.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 255 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) To support mobility, equity and study excellence, the Union should establish a European loan guarantee facility to enable students, regardless of their social background, to take their Masters degree in another participating country. This facility should be available to financial institutions which agree to offer loans for Masters' studies in other participating countries on favourable terms for the students.deleted
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 268 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Member States should endeavour to adopt all appropriate measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the Programme. This also implies that visas for participants should be handed out without delays, in order to ensure that no participantundue delay, whilst fully respecting the immigration criteria of the Member State concerned, in order to ensure that no participant who is eligible to enter the Member State concerned misses out on either a part of or the entire study, training programme or exchange, and to avoid cancellations of mobility actions and projects. In line with Article 19 of the Council Directive 2004/114/EC of 13 December 2004 on the conditions of admission of third country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupils exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service, Member States are encouraged to establish fast-track admission procedures.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 293 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The concrete focus should be on grassroots sport, particularly through community led, grassroots sporting organisations which are best placed to understand the needs of local communities, on account of the crucial role that sport plays in promoting social inclusion, equal opportunities and health enhancing physical activity. In addition, limited resources can be made available for appropriate dialogue with sporting stakeholders provided that this spending does not impact on the ability of grassroots programmes to be effectively funded and implemented.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 313 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. It includes an international dimension in accordance with Article 21 of the Treaty of the European Union and will also support grassroots activities in the field of sport.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 315 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
1. "lifelong learning" means all general education, vocational education and training, higher education, continued professional development, non-formal education and informal learning undertaken throughout life, resulting in an improvement in knowledge, skills and competences within a personal, civic, social and/or employment-related perspective, including the provision of counselling and guidance services;
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 336 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 17
17. "youth activity" means an out-of-school activity (such as youth exchange, volunteering, sport) carried out by a young person, either individually or in group, characterized by a non-formal learning approach;
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 340 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 18
18. "partnership" means an agreement between a group of institutions or organisations in different Member States to carry out joint European activities in the field of education, training and youth or establishing a formal or informal network in a relevant field. As regards sport, it means an agreement with one or more third parties such as professional sport organisations or sponsors that may or may not be in different Member States in order to attract additional sources of support for achieving the desired outcomes of the Programme.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 353 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Activities focused on grassroots sport do not necessarily need a transnational character.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 368 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme aims to contribute to the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and of the Education and Training strategic framework 2020 (ET2020), including the corresponding benchmarks established in those instruments, to the Modernisation Agenda 'Supporting growth and jobs' (COM(2011) 567 final), to the renewed framework for European Cooperation in the Youth field (2010-2018), to the sustainable development of third countries in the field of higher education and to the developing the European dimension inment of grassroots sport.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 417 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point f – introductory part
(f) To promote excellence in teaching and research activities in European integration through the Jean Monnet activities worldwide as referred to in Article 10the Union.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 418 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point f – indent 1
– Related indicator: Number of students receiving training through Jean Monnet activitiesdeleted
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 499 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) transnational mobility of higher education and vocational training students as well as of young people involved in non-formal activities between the participating countries as referred in Article 18. This mobility may take the form of studying at a partner institution, traineeships abroad or participating in youth activities, notably volunteering. Degree mobility at Masters level shall be supported through the student loan guarantee facility as referred to in Article 14 (3).
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 505 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Transnational mobility of staff, within the participating countries as referred in Article 18. This mobility may take the form of teaching or taking part in professional development activities abroad.deleted
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 508 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. This action will also support the transnational mobility of students, and young people and staff to and from third countries as regards higher education including mobility organized on the basis of joint, double or multiple degrees of high quality or joint calls, as well as non-formal learning.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 531 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2
– Sector Skills Alliances between education and training providers and enterprisesthe world of work aimed at promoting employability, creating new sector-specific or cross-sectoral curricula, developing innovative ways of vocational teaching and training and putting the Union widetransparency and recognition tools into practice. These should operate respecting Member State domestic policy arrangements.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 565 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point a
(a) promote teaching and research on European integrationpolitics world-wide among specialist academics, learners and citizens, notably through the creation of Jean Monnet Chairs and other academic activities, as well as by providing aid for other knowledge-building activities at higher education institutions;
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 566 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point b
(b) support the activities of academic institutions or associations active in the field of European integration studies and support a Jean Monnet label for excellencepolitical studies.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 568 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point c
(c) support the following European academic institutions pursuing an aim of European interest; (i) the European University Institute of Florence; (ii) the College of Europe (Bruges and Natolin campuses);deleted
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 663 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In line with the general objective, the Programme shall focus mainly on grassroots sport and pursue the following specific objectives in the areafield of sport:
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 664 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) to tackle transnational threats to the integrity of sport such as doping, match fixing, violence, homophobia, xenophobia racism and related intolerance;
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 671 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) to promote volunteering in sport, together with social inclusion, equal opportunities and health-enhancing physical activity through increased participation in sport.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 675 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) to promote community led grassroots sport initiatives at a local level.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 682 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The objectives of cooperation in Sport shall be pursued through the following transnational activities:
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 689 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) support to non-commercial European sport events involvingEuropean grassroot sport events involving sport organisations from several European countries;
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 698 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) structural support and support to capacity building of sport organisations;
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 700 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) dialogue with relevant European stakeholders in the field of sport.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 701 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) support to grassroots, community-led sporting initiatives at a local level.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 703 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The sport activities supported shallcould, where appropriate, leverage supplementary funding through partnership with third parties such as private undertakings, but this should be non-compulsory.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 736 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
b) EUR 3118 435 000 for the Jean Monnet activities, as referred to under Article 10;
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 738 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
c) EUR 2438 827 000 for actions relating to Sport, as referred to in Chapter III.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 772 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall provide the funding for guarantees for loans to students resident in a participating country as defined in Article 18(1) undertaking a full Masters degree in another participating country, to be delivered through a trustee with a mandate to implement it on the basis of fiduciary agreements setting out the detailed rules and requirements governing the implementation of the financial instrument as well as the respective obligations of the parties. The financial instrument shall comply with the provisions regarding financial instruments in the Financial Regulation and in the Delegated Act replacing the Implementing Rules. In accordance with Article 18(2) of the Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, revenues and repayments generated by the guarantees should be assigned to the financial instrument. This financial instrument, including market needs and take-up, will be subject to the monitoring and evaluation as referred to in Article 15(2).deleted
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 815 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – introductory part
The Commission, in cooperanjunction with Member States, shall ensure overall consistency and complementarity with:
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 202 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The Treaty aims at an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe and confers on the Union the task, inter alia, of contributing to the flowering of cultures of Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time ensuring that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of the Union's industry exist. In this respect, the Union, where necessary, supports and supplements Member States' actions to respect cultural and linguistic diversity, strengthen the competitiveness of the European cultural and creative sectors and facilitate adaptation to industrial changes, in particular through vocational training.
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 290 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme shall only support those actions and activities presenting a potential European added value and contributing to the achievettainment of the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy and its flagship initiatives.
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 321 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point b
(b) to strengthen the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors with a view to promoting smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in line with the Europe 2020 Strategy.
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 332 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point b
(b) to promote the transnational circulation of cultural and creative works and operators and reach new audiences in Europe and beyondin markets outside the Union;
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 338 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point c
(c) to strengthen the financialbusiness and economic capacity of the cultural and creative sectors, and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises and organisations;
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 348 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point d
(d) to support transnational policy cooperation in order to foster policy development, innovation, creativity, audience building and new business modelsand management models through transnational policy cooperation.
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 361 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
The Cultural and Creative Sectors Facilitydeleted
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 363 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. The Commission shall establish a Facility targeting the cultural and creative sectors and operated within the context of a Union debt instrument for small and medium-sized enterprises. This facility shall have the following priorities:deleted
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 377 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) facilitate access to finance for small- and medium-sized enterprises and organisations in the European cultural and creative sectors;deleted
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 387 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to this end, improve the capacity of financial institutions to assess cultural and creative projects, including technical assistance and networking measures.deleted
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 395 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The priorities shall be implemented as defined in Annex I.deleted
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 410 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point d
(d) testing ofidentifying, supporting development of, and disseminating information about new and cross-sectoral business approaches to funding, distributing, and monetising creation;
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 418 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point f – introductory wording
(f) support to the national members of the Creative Europe Desks' network to carry out the following taskir tasks according to their own national circumstances:
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 597 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. The Commission shall ensure regular monitoring and external evaluation of the Creative Europe Programme against the following performance indicators. It has to be taken into account that the achievement of performance results depends on the complementary impact of other activities at European and national level affecting the cultural and creative sectors:
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 607 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 1
– the sectors' level, change in and share of employment and share of GDP;
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 610 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2
– percentage of people reporting that they access European cultural worksand audiovisual works from countries other than their own.
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 621 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 2 – part 2 – indent 1
– number of admissions for non-national European films in Europe and for European films worldwide (10 most important non-European markets);
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 623 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 2 – part 2 – indent 2
– percentage of non-national European audiovisual works in cinemas, TV and digital platforms in Europe.
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 627 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 4 – indent 1
– number of Member States making use of the results of the Open Method of Coordinransnational consultation and cooperation in their national policy development and the number of new initiatives.
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 632 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The results of the monitoring and evaluation process shall be used when implementing the Programme.deleted
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 650 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. The Commission shall implement the Programme in accordance with the Financial Regulation.
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 653 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
In order to implement the programme, the Commission shall adopt annual work programmes by way of implementing acts in accordance with the advisoryexamination procedure referred to in Article 18 (2). The annual work programmes shall set out the objectives pursued, the expected results, the method of implementation and the total amount of the financing plan. They shall also contain a description of the actions to be financed, an indication of the amount allocated to each action and an indicative implementation timetable. For grants they shall include the priorities, the essential evaluation criteria and the maximum rate of co-financing.
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 654 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Commission shall adopt all other measures necessary for the implementation of the Programme in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 18(2).
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 657 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 659 #

2011/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for implementing this Programme for the period set out in Article 1 (1) is fixed at EUR 1 801 0150 700 000.
2012/10/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 6 #

2011/0303(NLE)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas the PA meets the EU’s objective of promoting regional integration through trade, as laid down in Commission Communication ‘Trade, Growth and World Affairs’ and in line with the Europe 2020 strategy, uses trade as an engine for competitiveness and development, development, economic development and job creation,
2012/08/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 13 #

2011/0303(NLE)

Draft opinion
Recital D
D. anticipating that the trade part of the PA will facilitate, on a sector-by-sector basis, immediate or gradual open access tariff payment,reductions in tariffs on an asymmetrical basis with the objective of creating a bi-regional free trade area subject to a stable and predictable regime that will encourage productive investment, greater penetration of the Central American region in world trade, efficient resource management and increased competitiveness,
2012/08/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 16 #

2011/0303(NLE)

Draft opinion
Recital E
E. whereas one of the PA’s main objectives of contributing to greater regional integration and stability in CA will be achieved provided that the states party to it show a clear political will and make a commitment to overcoming difficulties and achieving further dynamic integration (including Panama), by adopting effective, equivalent and appropriate measures in order to bring togethergenerate mutually beneficial synergies and strengthen the provisions of the PA, thereby contributing to economic, political and social development,
2012/08/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 18 #

2011/0303(NLE)

F. reiterating the positive effects for both parties of establishing a framework for strengthening legal security and encouraging an increase in trade and investment flows and sectorial and geographical diversification; anticipating that the most significant effect for the EU will be the savings resulting from the staggered reduction or elimination of tariffs and trade facilitation, and investment in a framework of stability and mutual trust, stressing the commitment of both regions to international standards, especially those of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and International Labour Organisation (ILO); noting that for CA it will imply a greater international presence, a strategic partnership with an established market, and an opportunity for diversification and for attracting long-term productive investments,
2012/08/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 27 #

2011/0303(NLE)

Draft opinion
Recital J
J. recalling that all states in CA benefit from the Generalised System of Preferences Plus scheme (GSP+), which will cease to apply on 31 December 2013; noting that the new GSP scheme will not longer apply to those countries withdefined as upper-middle income, and so countries by the World Bank, meaning that Costa Rica and Panama would lose their right to benefit from this system; further noting that the GSP is unilateral, temporary, revisable, covers a smaller range of products and excludes most agricultural products, whereas the PA will improve the trading position of all CA states by establishing a new, more comprehensive, secure and mutually beneficial legal framework; welcoming the fact that this new scheme will permit progressive liberalisation in the exchange of goods and services, public procurement and the promotion of investment without compromising the achievements made in complying with international standards on society, labour and the environment;,
2012/08/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 35 #

2011/0303(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iii
iii) Ensure compliance with the conditions defined in the PA, seeking greater synergyies between both regions but without sacrificing general interests, including geographical indications and intellectual property rights, ands well as EU economic and trade priorities;
2012/08/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 20 #

2011/0299(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – A Budget for Europe 202010 recognises the creation of a Connecting Europe Facility in the context of the Multiannual Financial Framework in order to address the infrastructure needs in the areas of transport, energy and information and communication technologies. Synergies between these sectors as well as with other Union investment programmes are key as similar challenges emerge requiring solutions that unlock growth, combat fragmentation, reinforce cohesion, favour the use of innovative financial instruments which act to substitute spending in the EU budget and address market failures as well as the removal of bottlenecks which hinder the completion of the Single Market.
2012/07/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 23 #

2011/0299(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Within the framework of a system of open and competitive markets, the Union's intervention is necessary where market failures need to be overcome and where the market will not deliver. By providing financial support and additional financing leverage to infrastructure projects which deliver EU added value and value for money, the Union can contribute to the establishment and development of trans- European networks in the area of telecommunications, thus generating higher benefits in terms of market impact, administrative efficiency and resource utilisation.
2012/07/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 46 #

2011/0299(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) aid Member States in achieving the Digital Agenda aim of every EU citizen having access to superfast broadband by 2020 and the intermediate objective of every EU citizen having access to a basic internet connection by 2013.
2012/07/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 65 #

2011/0299(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States and/or other entities in charge of the implementation of projects of common interest or contributing to their implementation shall take the necessary legal, administrative, technical and financial measures in compliance with the corresponding specifications of this Regulation.deleted
2012/07/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 77 #

2011/0299(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – section 1 – introductory part
TOnly in cases where they cannot be appropriately funded at Member State level shall the deployment of trans- European telecommunication networks that will help to remove the bottlenecks existing in the digital single market shall be accompanied by studies and programme support actions. They are:
2012/07/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 81 #

2011/0299(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – section 2 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Actions contributing to the project of common interest in the area of broadband networks, irrespective of the technology used, shall, where it is demonstrable that the market is unable to deliver this infrastructure commercially:
2012/07/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 86 #

2011/0299(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – section 3 – heading in bold 4 – underlined heading 2 – paragraph 1
CFacilitation of the development of communication channels and platforms will be developed and deployed in order to enhance the EU-wide capability for preparedness, information sharing, coordination and response, whilst taking into account existing national capabilities and initiatives.
2012/07/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 87 #

2011/0299(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – section 3 – heading in bold 4 – underlined heading 2 – subheading 1 –

paragraph 1
The core service platform will consist of a network of National/Governmental Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) based on a minimum set of baseline capabilities. The network will provide the backbone ofmay contribute information to a European Information Sharing and Alert System (EISAS) for EU citizens and SMEs.
2012/07/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 88 #

2011/0299(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – section 3 – heading in bold 4 – underlined heading 2 – subheading 2 – point a
(a) Proactive services – technology watch and dissemination and sharing of security-related information; security assessments; providing guidelines on security configuration; providing intrusEISAS will provide EU citizens and SMEs with the knowledge and skills necessary to protect their IT systems and information assets. The establishment of a network of National/Governmental CERTs should facilitate information sharing and cooperation dbetection servicween Member States;.
2012/07/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 89 #

2011/0299(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – section 3 – heading in bold 4 – underlined heading 2 – subheading 2 – point b
(b) Reactive services – incident handling and response; issuing alerts and warnings; vulnerability analysis and handling, artefact handling (proving high-quality alerts on new malware and other artefacts).deleted
2012/07/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 151 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The distribution of direct income support among farmers is characterised by the allocation of disproportionate amounts of payments to a rather small number of large beneficiaries. Due to economies of size, larger beneficiaries do not require the same level of unitary support for the objective of income support to be efficiently achieved. Moreover, the potential to adapt makes it easier for larger beneficiaries to operate with lower levels of unitary support. It is therefore fair to introduce a system for large beneficiaries where the support level is gradually reduced and ultimately capped to improve the distribution of payments between farmers. Such system should however take into account salaried labour intensity to avoid disproportionate effects on large farms with high employment numbers. Those maximum levels should not apply to payments granted to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment since the beneficial objectives they pursue could be diminished as a result. In order to make capping effective, Member States should establish some criteria in order to avoid abusive operations by farmers seeking to evade its effects. The proceeds of the reduction and capping of payments to large beneficiaries should remain in the Member States where they were generated and should be used for financing projects with a significant contribution to innovation under Regulation (EU) No […] of the European Parliament and of the Council of….on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) [RDR].deleted
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 224 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) One of the objectives of the new CAP is the enhancement of environmental performance through a mandatory ‘greening’ component of direct payments which will support agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment applicable throughout the Union. For that purpose, Member States should use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top of the basic payment, for compulsory practices to be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practises should take the form of simple, generalised, non-contractual and annual actions that go beyond cross- compliance and are linked to agriculture such as crop diversification, maintenance of permanent grassland and ecological focus areas. The compulsory nature of those practises should also concern farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in ‘Natura 2000’ areas covered by Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and by Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, as long as these practises are compatible with the objectives of those Directives. Farmers who fulfil the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should benefit from the ‘greening’ component without fulfilling any further obligation, given the recognised environmental benefits of the organic farming systems. Non-respect of the ‘greening’ component should lead to penalties on the basis of Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR].deleted
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 702 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11 Progressive reduction and capping of the payment 1. The amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer under this Regulation in a given calendar year shall be reduced as follows: – by 20 % for the tranche of more than EUR 150 000 and up to EUR 200 000; – by 40 % for the tranche of more than EUR 200 000 and up to EUR 250 000; – by 70 % for the tranche of more than EUR 250 000 and up to EUR 300 000; – by 100 % for the tranche of more than EUR 300 000. 2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated by subtracting the salaries effectively paid and declared by the farmer in the previous year, including taxes and social contributions related to employment, from the total amount of direct payments initially due to the farmer without taking into account the payments to be granted pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title III of this Regulation. 3. Member States shall ensure that no payment is made to farmers for whom it is established that, as from the date of publication of the Commission proposal for this Regulation, they artificially created the conditions to avoid the effects of this Article.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1244 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29
[...]deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1279 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have three different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectares and is not entirely used for grselect crops on a rotational basis production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the yearsuitable for wildlife, bird and insect forage;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1336 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to have ecological focus area on their agricultural area.implement climate change mitigation measures alongside environmental stewardship
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1349 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) to implement a nutrient management plan
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1360 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(c b) to implement an on-farm energy efficiency plan
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1365 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
(c c) to implement a soil management plan
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1501 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30
Article 30 Crop diversification 1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least three different crops. None of those three crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down the definition of ‘crop’ and the rules concerning the application of the precise calculation of shares of different crops.deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1686 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32
Article 32 Ecological focus area 1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 7 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii). 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the types of ecological focus areas referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and to add and define other types of ecological focus areas that can be taken into account for the respect of the percentage referred to in that paragraph.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1804 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32 a Nutrient Management Plan 1. Farmers shall implement an annual nutrient management plan to areas of their holding eligible for support as defined in Article 25(2). This shall consist of a farm record sheet and a field record sheet which include at least: - A soil analysis report of all eligible areas of the holding, undertaken on a periodic basis of at least 3 to 5 years, and reviewed annually, to identify P, K and Mg Index and pH - Full details of all fertilisers use on the holding including organic manure (timing, area of application, quantity, type, storage). Ensuring that a farmer takes account of all other sources of nutrients before deciding on fertiliser application rates. •Farmers shall also undertake regular calibration and tray testing of fertiliser spreaders and calibration of manure spreaders. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to adopt specific definitions and rules applying to the content of the farm and field records sheets that farmers shall complete to record and optimise their nutrient planning and use.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1810 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 b (new)
Article 32 b Farm energy efficiency plan 1. Farmers shall implement an on-farm energy efficiency plan on their holding. This shall consist of at least the following elements: - detailed and regularly reviewed record keeping of on-farm energy supplies and - consumption and actions to increase their farm's energy efficiency. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to adopt specific definitions and criteria applicable to the content of the farm energy efficiency plans that farmers shall implement to optimise energy efficiency on farm.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1813 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 c (new)
Article 32 c Soil Management plans 1. Farmers shall implement a whole farm soil management plan on their holding, identifying areas at risk of soil erosion, significant declines in organic matter loss as a result of agricultural practices, and soil compaction. Farmers are required to take appropriate actions to mitigate these risks. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to adopt specific definitions and criteria applicable to the content of the soil management plans to ensure effective soil utilisation.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #

2011/0263(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. An investigation shall be initiated upon request by a Member State, by any legal person or any association not having legal personality, acting on behalf of the Union industry, by the European Parliament, or on the Commission's own initiative if it is apparent to the Commission that there is sufficient prima facie evidence, as determined on the basis of factors referred to in Article 4(5), to justify such initiation.
2012/04/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 39 #

2011/0263(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Any extension pursuant to paragraph 3 shall be preceded by an investigation upon a request by a Member State, by any legal person or any association not having legal personality, acting on behalf of the Union industry, by the European Parliament or on the Commission's own initiative if there is sufficient prima facie evidence that the conditions laid down in paragraph 3 are met, on the basis of factors referred to in Article 4(5).
2012/04/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 40 #

2011/0263(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Where any product originating in a Central American country is being imported in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious deterioration in the economic situation ofinjury to one or several of the Union's outermost region(s) referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a safeguard measure may be imposed, in accordance with the provisions set out in this chapter.
2012/04/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 48 #

2011/0217(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) The primary responsibility for the setting of education policy and teaching content rests solely with the Member States, as clearly outlined in Article 165 TFEU. Action at Union level can support Member States' actions but the European Year should not interfere with subsidiarity in education.
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 49 #

2011/0217(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) Any public monies spent on the European Year should be properly accounted for and disclosed to the European Parliament and the public. Such funding should not involve any additional budgetary contributions from outside the margins.
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 71 #

2011/0217(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1
By 31 December 2014, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation, budgetary costs, results and overall assessment of the initiatives provided for in this Decision.
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 66 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) The categories of food covered by this Regulation are subject to the general labelling provisions laid down by Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers1, without prejudice to the specific requirements on labelling, presentation and advertising provided for in this Regulation and to be adopted as delegated acts. It is reasonable to extend the transitional period for labelling changes provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 for categories of foods covered by this Regulation, in line with the dates of application of the delegated acts, _______________ 1 OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18.
2012/01/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 144 #

2011/0156(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission, in close cooperation with the European Food Safety Authority, shall make available appropriate technical guidance and tools to assist food business operators, in particular SMEs, in the preparation and presentation of the application for scientific assessment.
2012/01/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 63 #

2011/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The review of Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 showed that certain improvements to the legal framework were necessary to strengthen the enforcement of intellectual property rights by customs authorities, as well as to ensure appropriate legal clarity, thereby taking into account developments in the economic, commercial and legal areas. The Commission should take all measures to ensure a harmonised application, without unnecessary delay, by the customs authorities of the new legal framework throughout the Union to ensure an efficient enforcement of intellectual property rights, which would protect rightholders without hampering trade. The implementation of the Modernised Customs Code and in particular an inter- operable 'eCustoms' system could, in the future, facilitate such enforcement.
2012/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 85 #

2011/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) 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 Council.
2012/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 102 #

2011/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) With regard to dangerous products, and in particular falsified medicines as defined in Directive 2011/62/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 amending Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use, as regards the prevention of the entry into the legal supply chain of falsified medicinal products1, the Union customs authorities should draw on other provisions of Union law, and in particular on the measures provided for in Directive 2011/62/EU. By ...*, the Commission should analyse the effectiveness of current customs measures aimed at combating trade in falsified medicines and to propose, if necessary, legislative changes. _______________ 1 OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, p. 74. *OJ: please insert the date: 18 months after the adoption of this Regulation.
2012/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 109 #

2011/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Member States face increasingly limited resources in the field of customs. Therefore, any new regulation should not result in additional financial burdens for national authorities. The promotion of new risk management technologies and strategies to maximise resources available to national authorities should be supported,
2012/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 125 #

2011/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 3 – point b
(b) a design registered in a Member State or by a multi-state body, such as the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property;
2012/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 129 #

2011/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 5 – point a
(a) goods which are subject of an action infringing a trade mark and which bear without authorisation a trade mark identical to the trade mark validly registered in respect of the same type of goods, or which cannot be distinguished in its essential aspects from such a trade mark;
2012/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 136 #

2011/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 5 – point b
(b) goods which are subject of an action infringing a geographical indication and bear or are described by a name or term protected in respect of that geographical indication;
2012/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 144 #

2011/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 7 – point a
(a) goods which are subject of an action infringing an intellectual property right under the law of the Union or of that Member State, or of the countries of origin or destination of the goods;
2012/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 150 #

2011/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 12
(12) ‘holder of the goods’ means the person who is the owner of the goods or who has a similar right of disposal over them or who has physical control over them;
2012/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 168 #

2011/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Wheren computerised systems are available for the purpose of receiving and processing applications by January 2014, applications shall be submittedmade available using electronic data- processing techniques.
2012/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 172 #

2011/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Where the applicant does not provide the missing information within the period referred to in paragraph 1, the competent customs department shall reject the application. In that event the competent customs department shall provide reasons for its decision and include information on the appeal procedure.
2012/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 185 #

2011/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Before adopting the decision of suspension of release or detention of the goods, the customs authorities shall, communicate their intention to the declarant or, in cases where goods are to be detained, the holder of the goods. The declarant or the holder of the goods shall be given the opportunity to express his/her views within three working days of dispatch of that communication.deleted
2012/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 196 #

2011/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Before adopting a decision to suspend the release of the goods or to detain them, the customs authorities shall communicate their intention to the declarant or, in cases where goods are to be detained, to the holder of the goods. The declarant or the holder of the goods shall be given the opportunity to express his/her views within three working days of dispatch of that communication.deleted
2012/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 256 #

2011/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32a Reporting By ... * the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, a report on its enforcement by the Member States, including in particular whether the computerised database is fully functional throughout the Union. ____________ * OJ: please insert the date: 36 months after the entry into force of this Regulation.
2012/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 46 #

2011/0136(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Creating a legal framework to facilitate the digitisation and dissemination of works for which no authoright holder is identified or, even if identified, is not located, so called orphan works, is a key action of the Digital Agenda for Europe, as set out in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions – A Digital Agenda for Europe.
2011/10/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 51 #

2011/0136(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) The exclusive rights for authoright holders of reproduction and of making available to the public of their works, as harmonised under Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society, require the consent of the author prior to the digitisation and making available of a work.
2011/10/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 83 #

2011/0136(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) Before a work can be considered an orphan work, a good faith and reasonable diligent search for the authorright holder(s) should be carried out. Member States should be permitted to provide that such a diligent search may be carried out by the organisations referred to in this Directive or by other non-profit organisations.
2011/10/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 91 #

2011/0136(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Orphan works may have several authoright holders or include other works or protected subject matter. This Directive should not affect the rights of known or identified right holders.
2011/10/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 97 #

2011/0136(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) It is appropriate to provide that authoright holders are entitled to put an end to the orphan status in case they come forward to claim their works.
2011/10/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 99 #

2011/0136(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The ending of orphan work status allows for the payment of remuneration normally due for the exploitation of a work, including past uses. It should be for Member States to decide whether a time limit is to be set for the recovery of royalties by right holders.
2011/10/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 115 #

2011/0136(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) Member States should also be allowed to permit the use of orphan works for purposes which go beyond the public interest missions of the publicly accessible libraries, educational establishments, museums, archives, film heritage institutions or public service broadcasting organisations covered by this Directive. In such circumstances, the rights and legitimate interests of right holders should be protected.
2011/10/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 123 #

2011/0136(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) This Directive is without prejudice to Directive 2001/29/EC and deals specifically with certain permitted uses of orphan works. It does not introduce new exceptions or limitations to copyright and related rights,
2011/10/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 161 #

2011/0136(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The sources that are appropriate for each category of works shall be determined by each Member State, in consultation with right holders and users, and include, all the sources listed in the Annex.
2011/10/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 166 #

2011/0136(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. A diligent search is required to be carried out only in the Member State of first publication or broadcast. ; however, where there is reasonable uncertainty as to the location of the first publication or broadcast, diligent searches may be extended to other Member States.
2011/10/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 176 #

2011/0136(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In the event that the cinematographic and audiovisual work subject to a diligent search is known to be a co-production, the search must be carried out in each of the Member States where the co-production took place.
2011/10/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 227 #

2011/0136(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 3 – point a
(a) The publishers and the publishers association in the respective country and the authors and journalists associations;
2011/10/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 39 #

2011/0135(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) In its Resolution on the enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market of 1 March 2010, the Council invited the Commission, the Member States and industry to provide the Observatory with available reliable and comparable data on counterfeiting and piracyinfringements of intellectual property rights and to jointly develop and agree, in the context of the Observatory, on plans to collect further information. The Council also invited the Observatory to publish each year a comprehensive annual report covering the scope, scale and principal characteristics of counterfeiting and piracyinfringements of intellectual property rights as well as its impact on the internal market. That annual report should be prepared with the information provided by the authorities of the Member States, the Commission and the private sector, within the limits of data protection law, on the scope, scale and principal characteristics of counterfeiting and piracyinfringements of intellectual property rights as well as its impact on the internal market.
2011/10/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 48 #

2011/0135(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The Office should offer a forum that brings together public authorities and the private sector, ensuring the collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant objective, comparable and reliable data regarding the value of intellectual property rights and the infringements of those rights, the development of best practices and strategies to protect intellectual property rights, and raising public awareness of the impacts of intellectual property rights infringements. Furthermore, the Office should fulfil additional tasks, such as to improve the understanding of the value of intellectual property rights, enhance the expertise of persons involved in the enforcement of intellectual property rights by appropriate training measures, increase knowledge on techniques to prevent counterfeitinginfringements of intellectual property rights, and improve cooperation with third countries and international organisations.
2011/10/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 59 #

2011/0135(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – title
Subject matter, scope and objectives
2011/10/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 60 #

2011/0135(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation entrusts the Office for Harmonizsation in the Internal Market (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Office’) with certain tasks related to the protection of intellectual property rights in order to facilitate and support the activities of the national authorities, private industry and the European Commission. In carrying out these tasks the Office shall regularly invite experts, authorities and stakeholders which will assemble under the name ‘European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Observatory’).
2011/10/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 61 #

2011/0135(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The principal objective of the Office's activities with regard to intellectual property protection shall be to support and facilitate efforts within the Union by national authorities, private industry and other relevant persons to afford better protection to intellectual property rights, particularly as regards trade mark counterfeiting and copyright piracy, notably through the provision of support to the Observatory.
2011/10/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 74 #

2011/0135(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) enhancing the knowledge on technical tools to prevent and combat counterfeiting and piracyinfringements of intellectual property rights, including tracking and tracing systems;
2011/10/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 122 #

2011/0135(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Office shall take account of existing obligations on Member States requiring them to provide information on infringements of intellectual property rights, and shall seek to avoid duplication of efforts.
2011/10/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 124 #

2011/0135(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) recommendobservations on the future policies in the area of the protection of intellectual property rights and potential future policies and strategies, including on how to enhance an effective cooperation with and between Member States, drawing on their own experiences.
2011/10/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 40 #

2010/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that the success of the YoM initiative depends mostly on the implementation of its key actions by the Member States; therefore asks the European Commission to closely monitor and analyse crucial elements during implementation with a view to helpingsupport the Member States and help in the process of implementation;
2011/03/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 50 #

2010/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to continue investingsupport in the mobility and youth programmes such as Lifelong Learning (Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Comenius, Grundtvig), Marie Curie, Erasmus Mundus and Youth in Action;
2011/03/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 58 #

2010/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. InvitEncourages Member States to ensure greadequater investment in education and training systems at all levels and, where appropriate, to financially support the implementation of the EU mobility programmes at national level;
2011/03/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 63 #

2010/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Argues that the Commission should consolidate existing education programmes before embarking on any new initiatives;
2011/03/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 77 #

2010/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Agrees that action must be taken at an early age in order to reduce early school leaving to 10%, as agreed under the EU 2020 Strategsignificantly; welcomes the Commission proposal for a Council Recommendation to reinforce the efforts of Member States to reduce school drop-out rates;
2011/03/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 83 #

2010/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Asks for special attention and support for those who are most at risk and for those seeking a ‘second chance’e most vulnerable students to get back into education after leaving;
2011/03/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 116 #

2010/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Reminds Member States to introduce the learning of a second language at an early stage in life (pre-primary school); points out that for people without a second language mobility will not become a reality;
2011/03/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 145 #

2010/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Points out the need to find a balance between higher education systems on one hand and the needs of the economy and society in general on the other through adequate curricula for future skills and jobs which includes the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics);
2011/03/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 152 #

2010/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on national, regional, and local authorities to support and enhance cooperation between universities and business, for example through schemes such as the University-Business Dialogue;
2011/03/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 158 #

2010/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages universities to bring their programmes and structures closer to the specificrecognise the needs of the labour market and to explore new methods of cooperation with private and public companies;
2011/03/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 163 #

2010/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Suggests that, instead of the global university ranking system, the Commission introduces anshould utilise already existing information-based systems on European universities' programmes which would, among other things, regularly report to the public on the employability of students on each programmf university ranking and regularly make them available publically online;
2011/03/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 195 #

2010/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Strongly supports the EU target for 40% of young people to complete tertiary (i.e. higher and vocational) education;deleted
2011/03/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 208 #

2010/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Invites tertiary education institutions to introduce a period of high-quality traineeship into all study programmes in order to enable young people to meet, in advance, the real and practical demands of the working environment;
2011/03/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 224 #

2010/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Invites Member States and the Commission to encourage entrepreneurial development and training in higher education institutions, as increasing the numbers of entrepreneurs in Europe will be essential for economic recovery and growth;
2011/03/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 4 #

2010/2306(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that almost 1 billion cinema tickets were sold in the EU during 2010 and that this reveals the cinema sector's continued popularity and huge financial potential; stresses the importance of all levels of the production line in creating cinema content and the need to support all levels of this chain;
2011/05/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 8 #

2010/2306(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that digitisation enables a wider and cheaper distribution of cultural contents throughout the internal market, opens new opportunities to the European film sector and safeguards the competitiveness and diversity of European cinema;
2011/05/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 8 #

2010/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas culture should integrate and unitefacilitate cooperation between European citizens, particularly in times of crisis,
2011/09/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 10 #

2010/2306(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the need for public and private investment while introducing the cinema sector to the digital era;
2011/05/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 15 #

2010/2306(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to carefully examine the possible implications which the transition from traditional to digital cinema may have on all the stakeholders and parties involved; stresses that Member States should take into account the costs for small local cinemas, possible opportunities/consequences for the labour market, and citizenship initiatives;
2011/05/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 21 #

2010/2306(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on Member States to recognise the importance of appropriate investment in research, funding and training for professionals already working in this field while drawing up their national programmes of digitalisation;
2011/05/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 48 #

2010/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the potential of the European film industry is constantly growing, but the proportion of European productions showing in cinemas is still insufficient;
2011/09/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 68 #

2010/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges small and independent cinemas to take every advantage of their commercial potential, through product diversification, adding value to the service they provide and utilising the niche market they occupy;
2011/09/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 72 #

2010/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges that the high costs of digitisation, which will provide significant long-term commercial benefit, can create a significant burden for many small and independent cinemas and which, in the face of closure, require special support;
2011/09/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 84 #

2010/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights the threat of copyright fraud and illegal downloading to the cinema industry; calls for intellectual property rights to be properly enforced by Member States;
2011/09/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 101 #

2010/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Recommends Member States adopt legislative measures to ensure that audiovisual works, being a part of national heritage, will be collected, catalogued, reconstructed and disseminated for cultural, educational and scientifice purposes, whilst respecting copyright;
2011/09/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 123 #

2010/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that although European Structural Funds are a significant source of financing for digitisation projects and training initiatives, funding should be increased as part of the new financial perspectives 2014 – 2020;
2011/09/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 145 #

2010/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines that film education constitutes an important element in developing positive personality traits, which represent common values recognised by societies and across generationseducation through film, particularly films that accurately portray historical events, constitutes an important element in educational development and generational cohesion;
2011/09/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 152 #

2010/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines that film education, as an integral part of education, through film allows citizens to have a critical understanding of different forms of media;
2011/09/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 155 #

2010/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on Member States to include film education in their national education programmes;deleted
2011/09/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 164 #

2010/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the importance ofat the MEDIA Programme incan contribute to the digitisation of cinemas and calls for increased funds in the next generation of the programmefor the next generation and can help assist Member States to tackle the challenges brought by digital technologies;
2011/09/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 187 #

2010/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Encourages Member States to ensure the widest possible inclusion of European films in the screening programme of their cincinemas across the EU to offer a selection of European films based on market demands in order to enhance their circulation and promotion across the EU, and to enable EU citizens to appreciate the richness and diversity of such films;
2011/09/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 196 #

2010/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. European cinemas, which are businesses, operate within commercial realities and need to have the full choice of which films they screen based on their commercial potential, taking their signal from market forces without interference from governments or from the EU;
2011/09/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 9 #

2010/2303(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Believes that a proportionate 'comply or explain' approach is suited to the area of corporate governance because of its ever evolving nature; a prescriptive approach such as that implemented in the US under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act proved to be completely ineffective in protecting US financial institutions from the financial crisis and instead resulted in an increase in compliance costs, in particular for SMEs, reducing competitiveness and hampering the creation of new listed companies; however, stresses that a 'comply or explain' approach must be complemented by appropriate regulatory oversight, more intrusive checks by national and EU supervisors into compliance, and certain specific legislative requirements;
2011/02/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 10 #

2010/2303(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that a well-governed company should be accountable and transparent to its shareholders and stakeholders; reaffirms that directors of financial institutions have to take account of their institution's long- term interests when taking decisions; this can be accomplished by a legislative requirement for every regulated financial institution in the European Union to describe its business model in its annual report with an explanation of the board's risk appetite and understanding of the risk inherent in delivery of the business model, the report should further include a description of the steps the board has taken to ensure these risks are overseen and managed, and of how remuneration policy is aligned to the delivery of the business model and the management by executives of the risk involved;
2011/02/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 15 #

2010/2303(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that senior management and the board of directors should be legally accountable for the correct implementation of corporate governance principles;deleted
2011/02/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 19 #

2010/2303(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses that risk is intrinsic and necessary in the financial sector in order to provide liquidity, foster competitiveness and help deliver economic growth and jobs; a thorough understanding and appreciation by the board of risk is absolutely vital in order to avoid a future financial crisis;
2011/02/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 21 #

2010/2303(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls upon the Commission to propose measureslegislation concerning mandatory board risk committees or equivalent arrangements and rules on their composition and function;
2011/02/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 24 #

2010/2303(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages institutional shareholders to engage in a dialogue with financial institutions on improving corporate governance and risk management with a view to the long-term viability of the financial institution; encourages in this respect institutional investors to adhere to an international code of best practice; calls for legislation requiring all those authorised to manage investments on behalf of third parties in the EU to state publicly whether or not they apply and disclose against a stewardship code, if so which one and why, and if not why not; suggests that the UK’s Stewardship Code can be regarded as a suitable model for a uniform EU code for institutional investors;
2011/02/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 27 #

2010/2303(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of a strict remuneration policy as foreseen in the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD III) and Solvency II; calls upon the Commission to publish an evaluation report in 2014.
2011/02/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 7 #

2010/2301(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to further integrate China into the global trading system; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure constructive dialogue with China on acceptable economic practices in corporate governance, specifically highlighting issues such as corruption and IPR enforcement;
2011/10/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 8 #

2010/2301(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Argues that the Commission should explore the possibility of developing and establishing an early warning mechanism to detect non-tariff barriers and strengthen its existing analytical tools for a qualitative evaluation of NTBs in China;
2011/10/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 17 #

2010/2301(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises the need to adopt a balanced approach towards China; calls on the Commission and Member States to build-up extensive cooperation with China in areas of joint research, such as product safety and human health, and to establish further scientific, technological and cultural exchanges;
2011/10/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 23 #

2010/2301(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the fact that China is the biggest source of imports for the EU and is the EU's second largest export market, with both imports and exports increasing by over 30 per cent between 2009 and 2010;
2011/10/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 32 #

2010/2301(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that European businesses express great dissatisfaction with bureaucratic red tape, human resource issues, and market access in China; calls on the Commission and Member States to further emphasise these issues within the High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue;
2011/10/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 41 #

2010/2301(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for the integration of China into the decision making process for global product standards and that a constructively critical working method be adopted;
2011/10/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 44 #

2010/2301(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Highlights a number of reports commissioned by the EU institutions in which partisan and derogatory language is often used to describe China's internal and global economic activity1; stresses the need to adopt a constructively critical dialogue whilst respecting cultural idiosyncrasies and differences in political organisation; __________________ 1 DG EXPO, "China in Africa: A Critique", Policy Briefing, (October 2010), PE 449.518, p. 10 - "The Chinese economic presence has spread through Africa like an oil slick."
2011/10/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 16 #

2010/2289(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the enhancement of European economicSingle Market governance, and the implementation of the EU 2020 strategy and the relaunch of the Single Market are equally important for revitalising the European economy;
2011/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 40 #

2010/2289(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the use of regulations instead of directives would contribute to a clearer regulatory environment and reduce the transaction costs associated with transposition; calls on the Commission to develop a more targeted approach to choosing legislative instruments, depending on the legal and substantial characteristics of the provisions to be implemenwhilst ensuring that the legal systems of Member States are respected;
2011/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 45 #

2010/2289(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that correlation tables are essential for ensuring that the Single Market rules are properly applied; urges Member States to address and resolve the problems in creating correlation tables and to also make them publically available,
2011/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 66 #

2010/2289(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages Member States to develop points of single contact under the Services Directive into true one-stop-shops where businesses can easily obtain all the necessary information for their activities in the relevant EU languages, including information on the applicable taxation regime;
2011/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 72 #

2010/2289(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Argues that existing dispute solving mechanisms and infringement reporting procedures, such as that of SOLVIT, should be supported and enhanced,
2011/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 80 #

2010/2289(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the infringement procedure remains a key tool to ensure the functioning of the sinternalgle market;
2011/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 88 #

2010/2289(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Supports the Commission's initiatives to develop alternative dispute resolution in the EU; welcomes the three month consultation process recently launched by the Commission,
2011/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 99 #

2010/2289(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Supports a focused and evidence-based approach to market monitoring and evaluation; invites the Commission to continue developing its market monitoring tools, such as that of the alert mechanism in the Services Directive, by improving methodology, indicators and data- collection, whilst observing the principles of practicality and cost-effectiveness;
2011/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 107 #

2010/2289(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Suggests that the President of the European Council should be given the mandate to coordinate and supervise the relaunch of the Single Market, in close cooperation with the President of the Commission and the competent authorities in the Member States;
2011/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 120 #

2010/2289(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to reduce the transposition deficit of Single Market Directives to 0.5%, including both outstanding and incorrect transposition, by 2012; and ensure that the barriers Member States face in implementing Directives are clearly identified and addressed;
2011/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 129 #

2010/2289(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Urges the Commission and Member States to enhance consultation and dialogue with civil society in preparation for implementation of the Single Market re-launch
2011/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 132 #

2010/2289(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30 b. Believes that there should be a legislative strategy on extending the Internal Market Information system (IMI) to other legislative areas,
2011/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 6 #

2010/2234(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the need for compatibilitybetter cooperation between the education systems of the various Member States, with a focus on the curricula necessary to fulfil the goals of Innovation Union, including the sciences and mathematics, and supplemented by language learning and a broader range of options for high-quality traineeships abroad;
2011/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 9 #

2010/2234(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights the importance of on-the- job apprenticeships and calls on educational institutions and the private sector to cooperate in order to facilitate these experiences, particularly in regards to the University-Business Dialogue;
2011/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 13 #

2010/2234(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to reinforce the intmaintain cooperaction between the existing qualification systems, such as Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications, the Bologna Process in higher education and the European Qualifications Framework; maintains that Member States should retain competence in the setting of educational qualifications according to their particular societal and cultural conditions;
2011/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 16 #

2010/2234(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that it is important to remove existing artificiall barriers to labour mobility from an internal market perspective; points out the significance of the Directive on the recognition of professional qualifications and calls on the Commission to take account of the ongoing review of the directive, in its current consultation, to consider in corder to strengthen Europeanporating vocational education and training into the review of the Directive;
2011/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 22 #

2010/2234(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support educational programmes in the field of EU legislation underpinning the sfull transposition of EU legislation in order to facilitate a more efficient Single mMarket which aim to ensure that the business sector, public authorities and consumers acquire a better understanding of their rights and corresponding responsibilities., and on this basis provide information to interested parties, such as businesses and public servants, to ensure a better understanding of the transposed legislation;
2011/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 7 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the current education, youth, media and culture funding programmes can generate European added value by pooling resources and enhancing cooperation; notes that they can correspond closely to the needs of the sectors concerned, have high implementation rates and produce noticeable leverage and spill- over effects;
2011/03/23
Committee: CULT
Amendment 10 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that one of the five goals of Europe 2020 headline targets is to reduce the share of early school leavers to less than 10% and increase the share of the younger generation with a degree or diploma to at least 40%; underlines that education, training and youth mobility are essential for creating and safeguarding jobs and reducing poverty, and are thus crucial for both Europe's short-term recovery and its longer-term growth and productivity; takes the view that EU programmes play an important role in steering national policies in the direction agreed at inter- governmental level, and towards the targetaims of the Europe 2020 strategy; recalls that EU policy initiatives havecan helped to modernise education and training policies and institutions within thsome Member States;
2011/03/23
Committee: CULT
Amendment 18 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of the cultural, creative and media sectors in achieving the Europe 2020 targets relating to employment, productivity and social cohesion; notes that, beyond their direct contribution to GDP, these industries have a positive spill-over effect on other sectors of the economy such as tourism and digital technologies; takes the view that EU policy initiatives and programmes in these areas have demonstrable ‘European added value’;
2011/03/23
Committee: CULT
Amendment 37 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that the Europe for Citizens programme supports European civic participation through transnational cooperation projects (such as town- twinning partnerships) and thereby contributes to the development of active European citizenshipa greater understanding of different cultures throughout Europe;
2011/03/23
Committee: CULT
Amendment 47 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that EU education, youth, media and culture programmes are sometimes successful in that they enjoy high implementation rates and generate clear European added value, and believes that there are good arguments for increasing the resources devoted to them; underlines the importance of linking the allocation of resources more closely to take-uphowever, given the current economic climate, the resources devoted to them should not be increased unless commensurate reductions are made elsewhere in the EU budget; notes that if a programme cannot be achieved at Member State level, if it offers added value, and if it is value for money, it could be envisaged that resources allocated to the programme are taken from the current margins of the EU budget;
2011/03/23
Committee: CULT
Amendment 54 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that in the current economic climate, with Member States throughout the EU engaging in substantial austerity measures, the overall EU budget should be frozen at its current level for the period of the next Multiannual Financial Framework;
2011/03/23
Committee: CULT
Amendment 14 #

2010/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines the importance of the upcoming revision of the Package Travel Directive, especially in terms of internet bookings and it's impact on the future development of the tourism sector;
2011/01/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 20 #

2010/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to supportfurther investigate the proposal by the hotel industry to harmonise the classification of hotels and to take legislative action if such harmonisation cannot be achieved throughout the EUinitiate a stakeholder dialogue on the feasibility of implementing this proposal;
2011/01/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 29 #

2010/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to draw up and enforce European standards – such as fire- protection rules – on the safety of tourist amenensure the tourism sector is complying with existing rules, especially those concerning fire safety, emergency planning, child equipment safety, staff training and the needs of people with disabilities;
2011/01/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 40 #

2010/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to support barrier-free and age-adapted tourism and introduce a European quality label for tourist destinations which make barrier- free travel possible for the elderly; notes that with this aim in view the Calypso programme should be assessed, in conjunction with stakeholders, and, if appropriate, continued.
2011/01/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 47 #

2010/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Argues that well-functioning markets provide the best environment for finding solutions to problems in the tourism sector; urges the Commission and Member States to refrain from overregulating the industry;
2011/01/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 12 #

2010/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the EU is a culturally diverse community of Member States with similar values,
2011/01/25
Committee: CULT
Amendment 45 #

2010/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that democratic and fundamental freedoms such as freedom of expression, press freedom, access to information and communication, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear, and freedomthe privilege to connect, online and offline, are preconditions for cultural expression, cultural exchanges and cultural diversity;
2011/01/25
Committee: CULT
Amendment 63 #

2010/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned by the fragmentation of EU cultural programmes, hampering strategic and efficient use of cultural resources and budgets, while a common EU strategy on culture in the EU's external actions is lackingnot necessary considering the vast cultural diversity prevalent across the EU;
2011/01/25
Committee: CULT
Amendment 69 #

2010/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. States that cultural and educational exchanges and cooperation can potentially strengthen civil society, foster democratisation and good governance and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms;
2011/01/25
Committee: CULT
Amendment 85 #

2010/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for an effective application of the current IPR reformgime and the completion of the European Digital Market to strengthen the EU's cultural industries‘ competitive position in a global economy;
2011/01/25
Committee: CULT
Amendment 91 #

2010/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets that censoring and monitoring of the internet is increasingly used by repressive regimes, and recommends the Commission to develop an EU strategy to promote and defend internet freedom globally;
2011/01/25
Committee: CULT
Amendment 112 #

2010/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the importance of cultural diplomacy in advancing the EU's interests and values of EU Member States in the world, and underlines the need for the EU to act ashave a global playererspective in the field of culture;
2011/01/25
Committee: CULT
Amendment 118 #

2010/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the designation of one person in each EU representation overseas responsible for theEU Member States' Embassies overseas to develop better coordination of cultural relations and interactions between the EU, her Member States, and third countries;
2011/01/25
Committee: CULT
Amendment 146 #

2010/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the inclusion of a DG Cultural and Digital Diplomacy in the organisation of the EEAS and the appointment of an EU ambassador-at-large;
2011/01/25
Committee: CULT
Amendment 160 #

2010/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Argues that the EU's external actions should focus primarily on promoting peace and reconciliation, human rights, international trade and economics, whilst also maintaining cultural aspects of diplomacy;
2011/01/25
Committee: CULT
Amendment 181 #

2010/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for the training of personnel being sent to conflict and post-conflict areas regardingto be aware of the cultural aspects of action to preserve the heritage and promote reconciliation, democracy and human rights;
2011/01/25
Committee: CULT
Amendment 185 #

2010/2161(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Recognises the link between cultural rights and human rights and objects to the use of cultural arguments to justify human rights violationat all human rights need to be respected as established in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
2011/01/25
Committee: CULT
Amendment 6 #

2010/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas throughout the EU, early childhood education and care (ECEC) is provided in different ways, with various definitions of ‘quality’ which depend heavily on states‘ cultural values and their interpretation of ’childhood‘, which should nonetheless be respected,
2011/02/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 10 #

2010/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas poor and vulnerable families have been shown to benefit most from publicly-funded access to ECEC services; whereas there is a clear link between disadvantage and poor educational attainment, with disadvantaged groups are less likely to seek access to ECEC services due to issues of availability and affordability,
2011/02/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 19 #

2010/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas childcare has traditionally been seen as the natural activity of women, which has led to a dominance of females working in the ECEC field; whereas ECEC service providers tend to offer low rates of pay,
2011/02/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 21 #

2010/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas staff qualifications vary markedly between Member States and between types of providers, and in most Member States there is no requirement on pre-school providers to employ staff with specific qualifications,deleted
2011/02/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 43 #

2010/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages Member States to invest in parental education programmes, and, where appropriate, to provide home visiting serviother forms of assistances for parents who need additional help;
2011/02/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 50 #

2010/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages Member States to integrate ECEC services, with better coordinperation between the different ministries working on early childhood policies and programmes;
2011/02/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 58 #

2010/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for the development of a European framework for ECEC services withat respects Member States' cultural diversity and highlights shared goals and values;
2011/02/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 67 #

2010/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises that quality early years education can help reduce early school leaving, which affects society as a whole; notes that young people from vulnerable social groups such as migrant backgrounds, especially males, are particularly at risk;
2011/02/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 71 #

2010/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights that high-quality ECEC services are a complement to, not a substitute for, a strong welfare system incorporating a broad range of anti-poverty tools; calls on Member States to implement financial redistribution measures, child and family benefits, and other social expenditure in order to address societal poverty;
2011/02/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 73 #

2010/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises that having qualified and well-trained staff working with young children has the most notable impact on the quality of ECEC services,is beneficial and, as such, calls on Member States to raise professional standards by introducing recognised qualifications for those working in the ECEC field;,
2011/02/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 80 #

2010/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Encourages Member States to ensure that all qualified ECEC staff are ideally paid a salary in line with that of primary school teacherspaid a fair salary;
2011/02/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 82 #

2010/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on Member States to address the problem of the gendering of care work by implementing policies to increase the numbers of men on ECEC courses, ensuring where possible that at least 20% are male;
2011/02/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 86 #

2010/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Regrets the lack of empirical data on yPoints out that despite the existence of vast amounts of empirical data on the subject (National Association for the Education of Young cChildren; calls for more extensive, UNICEF, International Early Years Education Journal, OECD etc.), there is still a need to better understand childhood development in early years education; calls for further investigation and research across the EU, which takinges into account the cultural diversity of Member States;,
2011/02/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 90 #

2010/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Recommends that a dedicated unit within the Commission develops a resource base profiling Member States‘ ECEC provision in order to facilitMember States cooperate theand exchange of best practices and to build on andin order to improve existing ECEC targets;programmes,
2011/02/17
Committee: CULT
Amendment 49 #

2010/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas many people involved in the creative and cultural industries are self- employed,
2011/02/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 50 #

2010/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the cultural and creative industries are a growth market in the EU and an area where Member States have the potential to be global market leaders,
2011/02/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 51 #

2010/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas the cultural and creative industries are key enablers of innovation in other sectors,
2011/02/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 60 #

2010/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need to consider working conditions and the economic, social, and legal and taxation aspects of these sectors;
2011/02/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 78 #

2010/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to create optimum conditions for employing university- educated and professional young people from this sector and to foster opportunities for them to become self-employed entrepreneurs, as well as to train them in the specific economic, taxation, financial and technological aspects of the cultural and creative world and in communication and marketing;
2011/02/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 84 #

2010/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on local and regional authorities to establish meeting places in order to raise awareness in cultural and creative industries among people working in the sectorhelp foster an entrepreneurial spirit amongst those in the cultural and creative industries, through the sharing of expertise and training in new technologies, and among the general public;
2011/02/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 89 #

2010/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the European Commission to setlook into the possibility of setting up a multilingual platform so that people working in the cultural and creative sector can join a European-level network enabling them to share good practices and find information on the legislation in force and funding possibilities;
2011/02/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 97 #

2010/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to encourage SMEs to innovate through increased use of ICTs and to adapt Europe's research and innovation programmes to include SMEs;
2011/02/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 98 #

2010/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Urges the Commission and Member States in association with the stake holders to organise a campaign to raise awareness at European, national and local level, especially among young European consumers, of the need to respect IPR;
2011/02/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 109 #

2010/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Member States and the Commission to establish technical and financial support mechanisms in cultural and creative industries with the aim of digitising cultural heritage and to introduce common European standardsthroughout the EU;
2011/02/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 131 #

2010/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to consider new economic models in the creative and cultural sector which are adapted to the impact of globalisation and the challenges of the digital age, particularly with regard to content industries, to consider the best way to adapt the regulatory framework – and in particular the rules on competition policy – to the specific situation of the cultural sector in order to ensure cultural diversity and consumer access to a range of high-quality cultural content and servicfoster an entrepreneurial spirit within the cultural and creative industries, and to give thought to the optimum conditions for the development of thise single market, with particular regard to taxation, for example by allowing the introduction of a reduced rate of VAT for on- or off-line cultural goods and services in order to promote their development;
2011/02/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 152 #

2010/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on all the actors concerned to considerinvestigate the possibility of introducing new, innovative financial instruments which are adapted to the specific needs of these industries, such as bank guarantee measures, repayable advances and venture-capital funds;
2011/02/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 171 #

2010/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to better aid the transition of creative talent into entrepreneurial success;
2011/02/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #

2010/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that health inequalities, especially in life expectancy, have the most significant impact on the lowest socio-economic groups
2010/12/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 7 #

2010/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the promotion of the European Year of Active Ageing 2012 where intergenerational solidarity is a primary goal and in which provisions are made to enhance the health of older age groups
2010/12/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 19 #

2010/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States should regard early diagnosis practices and preventative care programmes as essential to reducing health inequalities; they should be encouraged to further develop these schemes, as well as ensuring they are suitably funded;
2010/12/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 21 #

2010/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Urges the Commission, in the context of its collaboration with the competent authorities of the Member States, to promote best practices on pricing and reimbursement of medicines, including workable models for pharmaceutical price differentiation so as to optimise affordability and reduce inequalities in access to medicines;
2010/12/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 26 #

2010/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission and Members States should develop a set of indicators to monitor and measure health inequalities by a wide variety of factors, whilst utilising the resources already available in this field, including the ECHI, the WHO, and the OECD;
2010/12/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 28 #

2010/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Asks the Commission to study the effects of decisions based on national and regional assessments of the effectiveness of medicines and medical devices on the internal market, including patient access, innovation in new products and medical practices, which are some of the main elements effecting health equality;
2010/12/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 34 #

2010/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the potential of the Directive on Patients' Rights in Cross-Border Healthcare Directive (2008/0142 (COD) as a potentially useful tool) for addressing health inequalities, providing that it maintains public protection and safeguards patient safety;
2010/12/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 35 #

2010/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that high-quality and efficient cross-border healthcare requires increased transparency of information for the public, patients, regulators and healthcare providers on a wide range of issues, including patients' rights, access to redress and the regulation of healthcare professionals;
2010/12/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 39 #

2010/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Urges Members States to fully implement the Professional Qualifications Directive (2005/36/EC) and; encourages the Commission in its evaluation and review of the Directive to address some of the regulatory gaps that have the potential to harm patients and compromise a patients right to safe treatment; invites the Commission to further consider whether to make use ofregistration with the IMI System, mand whetheratory for competent authorities and improve the extent to which competent authorities can proactively share disciplinary information about healthcare professionals by creating an alert mechanism similar to that in operation for the Services Directive (2006/123/EC) could be incorporated for the professions;
2010/12/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 41 #

2010/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Asks the Commission to carry out a thorough impact assessment of any alert mechanism for medical professionals;
2010/12/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 51 #

2010/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that increased innovation often leads to greater accessibility to treatment, which is particularly relevant for isolated or rural communities;
2010/12/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 9 #

2010/2080(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Highlights the importance of the implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive and the need to establish the reasons why such problems occurred with its implementation across Member States; recognises that resolving the problems in implementation of this Directive will contribute to the future success of achieving the goal of living and working anywhere in the European Union;
2010/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 8 #

2010/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas itsome advertising practices may nevertheless have a negative impact on the internal market and on consumers (owing to unfair practices, intrusion into public spaces and the private arena, targeting of individuals, entry barriers and distortion of the internal market),
2010/10/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 74 #

2010/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the risk presented by companies that are both content providers and advertising saleshouses (owing to the potential forfact that protection from the cross-referencing dataof collected in the course of each of these activities); calls on the Commission to ensure that different levels of data collection are kept wholly separatedata is already covered in existing legislation (Date Protection Directive 95/46/EC) and that further efforts to enact legislation in this area will only create a duplication of existing laws;
2010/10/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 79 #

2010/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need for consumers to be informed fully wheon they accept advertising in exchange for discounts based on behavioural marketing techniques use of internet- based advertising;
2010/10/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 95 #

2010/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 7
developinvestigate the possibility of establishing an EU website labelling system, modelled on the European Privacy Seal, certifying a site's level of data protectioncompliance with data protection laws; this investigation must include a thorough impact assessment and must avoid duplication of existing labelling systems;
2010/10/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 96 #

2010/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 8
restrict online alcohol advertising to the websites of industry professionals, local authorities and tourist offices, while prohibiting intrusive advertising practices;deleted
2010/10/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 122 #

2010/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for children's specific interests to be free from targetedon advertisers to avoid creating segments designed specifically to target children, in the framework of interest- based online advertising;
2010/10/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 128 #

2010/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – indent 4
insert the words "behavioural advertisement" into the relevant online advertisements, along with a window containing a basic explanation of this practiceurge the online advertising industry to develop means to inform users on how internet-based advertising works, to signal when advertising is delivered using this method and to provide users with the possibility to easily access disclaimer information;
2010/10/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 131 #

2010/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Member States to encourage national authorities and/or self- regulatory bodies to conduct information campaigns designed to alert SMEs to their legalinform consumers and SMEs in order to increase their awareness of their rights and obligations in respect of advertising;
2010/10/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 15 #

2010/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas national public broadcasters have a special responsibility to inform citizens about political decision-making and governance, which should extend to European affairs,deleted
2010/05/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 21 #

2010/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas improving citizens’ knowledge of the EU requires the EU to become a natural subject of study in secondary school curricula,deleted
2010/05/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 49 #

2010/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to introduce annual scoreboards that list and compare EU news broadcasting by public service networks in the Member States;deleted
2010/05/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 68 #

2010/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the need for the Member States to have a minister for European affairs to act as a point of reference to whom citizens can direct their attention on EU matters;deleted
2010/05/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 76 #

2010/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the importance of hiring media professionals from outside the EU institutions as press officers at the Commission’s representations and Parliament’s information offices in the Member States, who would have the task of playing an active and visible role in national debates on European issues;deleted
2010/05/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 85 #

2010/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Suggests increasreducing the budget lines for Parliament’s information offices;
2010/05/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 90 #

2010/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Invites the Member States to consider including the EU as a subject in all secondary education curricula and encourages them to exchange best practice in this areexchange best practice in the areas of journalism and new media at EU level;
2010/05/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 112 #

2010/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Suggests setting up a taskforce of independent journalists who are free of editorial control, hired from outside the EU institutions and based in Brussels, with the task of producing daily EU news coverage to be published on different platforms and channels in accordance with journalistic news criteria; suggests appointing an independent chief editor for this taskforce;deleted
2010/05/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 126 #

2010/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Suggests developing EuroparlTV, further integrating it into Parliament’s internet strategy and stepping up the distribution of its content to TV channels and online media;deleted
2010/05/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 135 #

2010/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Finds the recent decrease in the number of accredited journalists in Brussels extremely worrying; this reflects the publics' lack of interest in European matters;
2010/05/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 161 #

2010/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Encourages public broadcasters to create online forums using webstreaming, whereinclude a link to allow European citizens canto follow debate in national parliaments and the European Parliamentiscussions in Parliament via Europarl Live;
2010/05/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 169 #

2010/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its communication policy and put it high on the list of priorities when the renegotiation of the post-2013 multiannual financial framework is due to start;deleted
2010/05/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 37 #

2010/2013(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Urges attention not only to the so-called new 'green jobs' but also the 'white jobs'; points out that by 2030 the proportion of those aged over 65 in relation to those aged 15-64 will increase from 26% in 2008 to 38% by 2030;
2010/04/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 119 #

2010/2013(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Is extremely concerned about the increasing numbers of unemployed young people, especially in the current economic crisis. Urges member states to ensure that labour markets are as flexible as possible to ensure that young people can easily find work and move between jobs;
2010/04/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 123 #

2010/2013(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses the importance of an ongoing structured dialogue and consultation between those in their final stages of education and training, higher education institutions and business;
2010/04/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 19 #

2010/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas e-commerce traders, in order to unlock the full potential of the EU single market, should be encouraged to promote their products in all EU member states using direct marketing or other communication tools,
2010/06/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 39 #

2010/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas uniformising the most essential consumer rights, as well as postal and banking costs, copyright levies, VAT procedures and data protection practices would go a long way towards creating a genuine single market for businesses and consumers; stresses that Member States must retain competency over VAT procedures,
2010/06/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 43 #

2010/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas access to affordable, reliable and high-quality postal services throughout the European Union is a priority for realising an effective internal market for e-commerce,
2010/06/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 46 #

2010/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas flexibility in markets is the most effective way to encourage growth; calls for the European Institutions to ensure that online markets are as flexible as possible to allow for greater enterprise and enlargement in this sector,
2010/06/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 47 #

2010/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas the Commission's "Consumer Market Scoreboard" is a good tool for monitoring the status of cross-border e-commerce in the EU by indicating to what extent consumers can exploit goods and services in the Single Market,
2010/06/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 48 #

2010/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)
Lc. whereas the roll out of internet broadband services across EU Member States within the target set for 2013 is vital in providing both consumers and businesses with access to the digital economy,
2010/06/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 53 #

2010/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the completion of the e- commerce single market requires a horizontal approach by the Commission, involving effective coordination between Directorate Generals; therefore, welcomes the Commission's recent commitment to establish a 'Commissioners' Group' (in their Digital Agenda for Europe report) to ensure effective joined-up policy;
2010/06/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 73 #

2010/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the need to clarify the impact of the VAT package on cross-border postal services to avoid any legal uncertainties and price increases. The VAT exemption of postal universal services in accordance with the EU VAT Directive should not be impacted by the new tax rule regarding the place of supply of these services;
2010/06/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 94 #

2010/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to begin formulating European standards to facilitate cross-border e-commerce, to bridge variations between the laws in force within the various Member States and to remove the obligation, within a selective distribution network, of having an off-line shop prior to selling on-line, as both preventwhen it is demonstrated that such an obligation is not justified by the nature of the contract goods or services so that both consumers and small and medium- sized enterprises fromcan fully exploiting the internal market's potential in the electronic environment;
2010/06/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 98 #

2010/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for an integrated policy approach regarding the completion of the Single Market of transport for all modes (i.e. road cabotage, rail freight, etc...) and environmental legislation in order to avoid inefficiencies of the supply chain and unnecessary cost increases for distance sellers and e-commerce customers;
2010/06/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 109 #

2010/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to reviewmonitor the application of recently adopted rules on exclusive and selective distribution based on market information from stakeholders and national competition authorities and to revise such rules if required in order to reduce barriers to online sales;
2010/06/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 131 #

2010/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for the establishment in all Member States of independent e- commerce users" protection agencies with full power to bring proceedings before national courts in order to protect the interests of producers and consumers;deleted
2010/06/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 152 #

2010/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Maintains that existing European- wide trust marks provide adequate coverage of brand, retail, and consumer integrity and protection; believes that the creation of a uniform EU trust mark is unnecessary and has no added value for the consumer,
2010/06/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 153 #

2010/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Emphasises the effort of the European Commission and the national postal regulators for the correct and timely implementation of the third Postal Services Directive (2008/06/EC) in the 27 Member States in order to achieve an increase of competition, lower prices and better services, to improve the conditions for delivery of goods purchased in cross- border e-commerce; emphasises further the importance of ensuring the availability of insurance services for parcel delivery,
2010/06/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 23 #

2010/2001(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Wishes to note that, given the current economic climate, it would be irresponsible to increase spending on non-essential programmes whilst, at the same time, seeing many Member States reducing their own public spending and freezing public sector workers' pay;
2010/07/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 10 #

2010/0242(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The demographic changes currently occurring in Europe are the most significant to have taken place in the last 50 years or more; due to improved healthcare systems, treatments, and lifestyle choices, it is possible for a growing population of elderly people to be economically, socially, and creatively active for far longer, and Member States and the Union should harness the benefits of this
2010/12/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 13 #

2010/0242(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Member States should be encouraged to develop programmes that enable elderly people to continue working beyond their retirement age on a voluntary basis.
2010/12/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2010/0242(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Given the number of funding programmes available for the European Year, any extra funding should derive from these existing programmes and Member States should not be required to provide additional financial assistance.
2010/12/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 37 #

2010/0242(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) to ensure that Member States encourage groups of all ages to interact and cooperate with one another and to engender a collegial relationship between all generations, thereby combating discrimination and exploitation.
2010/12/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 44 #

2010/0242(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission and Member States shall be encouraged to provide greater opportunities for those who volunteer to support elderly people and engage in fund raising programmes, thereby putting their enthusiasm and experience to positive use.
2010/12/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 33 #

2010/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) It is necessary to establish the minimum number of Member States from which citizens must come. In order to ensure that a citizens' initiative is representative of a Union interest, this number should be set at one thirdfifth of Member States.
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 44 #

2010/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) It is appropriate to ensure that statements of support for a citizens' initiative are collected within a specific time-limit. In order to ensure that proposed citizens' initiatives remain relevant, whilst taking account of the complexity of collecting statements of support across the European Union, that time-limit should not be longer than 124 months from the date of registration of the proposed initiative.
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 49 #

2010/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) The Commission should report on the implementation of this Regulation fivthree years after its entry into force.
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 50 #

2010/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) This Regulation should ensure that financial costs to Member States as a result of implementation of the citizens' initiative scheme are kept to an absolute minimum, with safeguards being put in place to prevent excessive or unnecessary costs burdening Member States even further.
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 73 #

2010/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall reject the registration of proposed citizens' initiatives which are manifestly against the values of the Unionrespect for human dignity, liberty, freedom of speech, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights.
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 79 #

2010/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. All statements of support shall be collected after the date of registration of the proposed initiative and within a period that shall not exceed 124 months.
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 81 #

2010/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In order to keep the citizens' initiative scheme user-friendly and not to provoke undue concerns about data protection, no signatory shall be asked to provide a personal identity card number
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 83 #

2010/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The report to be submitted by the Commission in accordance with Article 21 shall include its conclusions concerning the possibility of setting up a single, Commission-run website to replace the organising committee websites that are based in individual Member States.
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 87 #

2010/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The signatories of a citizens' initiative shall come from at least one thirdfifth of Member States.
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 94 #

2010/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission's response to a successful citizen's initiative shall be the subject of a public hearing, so as to enable the Commission to explain its response to the citizen's initiative in a transparent way and by way of an exchange with its organisers.
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 95 #

2010/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authorities shall, within a period that shall not exceed threfive months, verify the statements of support provided on the basis of appropriate checks, and deliver to the organiser a certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex VII, certifying the number of valid statements of support for that Member State.
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 96 #

2010/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Whilst the citizens' initiative scheme must include credible safety measures to protect against fraudulent activity, this must be balanced against the acceptance of the fact that a citizens' initiative is not an electoral mandate for action but merely an indication of a limited public opinion. Verification checks must maintain a light-touch approach and be proportionate to the value of the citizens' initiative. For the purposes of implementation of this Regulation, Member States should therefore remain free, at their discretion, to apply their national data protection laws and data handling practices.
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 124 #

2010/0064(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Since criminal legal systems are an integral aspect of each individual Member State, Member States are free to set their own criminal penalties and should impose sentences that reflect the seriousness of the crimes committed.
2010/07/20
Committee: CULT
Amendment 126 #

2010/0064(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Since criminal legal systems are an integral aspect of each individual Member State, Member States are free to set their own criminal penalties and should impose sentences that reflect the seriousness of the crimes committed.
2010/07/20
Committee: CULT
Amendment 133 #

2010/0064(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Since criminal legal systems are an integral aspect of each individual Member State, Member States are free to set their own criminal penalties and should impose sentences that reflect the seriousness of the crimes committed.
2010/07/20
Committee: CULT
Amendment 162 #

2010/0064(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable investigative units or services to attempt to identify the victims of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7, in particular by analysing child pornography material, such as photographs and audiovisual recordings transmitted or made available by means of information and communication technology. Member States should work in partnership with law enforcement agencies, judicial authorities, the information and communication technology industry, Internet service providers, the banking sector and non- governmental organisations. Member States should work in collaboration with each other and should share examples of best practice in the fight against child sexual exploitation, in those Member States where specialised units are working effectively. A European central body should be set up to coordinate the work of the Member States' specialised units, non- governmental organisations and international bodies such as Europol. That body will also be responsible for submitting, at periodic intervals, a report and feasibility study concerning action plans by Member States to combat cyber crime.
2010/07/20
Committee: CULT
Amendment 166 #

2010/0064(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to encourage any person who knows about or suspects, in good faith, offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 to report these facts to the competent services. In this area, provisions should be in place to ensure anonymity and protect the identity of those wishing to report potential offences to the competent authorities.
2010/07/20
Committee: CULT
Amendment 182 #

2010/0064(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtain the deletion of Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography in the first instance and the blocking of access by Internet users in their territory to Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography as a final course of action. The blocking of access shall be subject to adequate safeguards, in particular to ensure that the blocking is limited to what is necessary, that users are informed of the reason for the blocking and that content providers, as far as possible, are informed of the possibility of challenging it through an appeal mechanism. In line with this approach there should be an active effort to address the crucial issue of peer-to-peer software and the re- emergence of Usenet newsgroups.
2010/07/20
Committee: CULT
Amendment 54 #

2010/0044(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
(7) The European Heritage Label should seek synergies and complementarities with otherto supplement but not duplicate initiatives such as the UNESCO World Heritage List and the Council of Europe's "European Cultural Routes". The added value of the new European Heritage Label should be based on the contribution made by the selected sites to European history and culture, on a clear educational dimension reaching out to citizens, including young people, and on networking between the sites to share experiences and best practices. The main focus of the initiative should be on the promotion and the access of the sites, and on the quality of the explanations given and of the activities proposed, rather than on the conservation of the sites, which should be guaranteed by existing protection regimes.
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 59 #

2010/0044(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The funding of the European Heritage Label from 2013 should come from the Culture Programme (or another existing programme) and should not be funded through the margins of the Union's budget. The EUR 1 million set aside for 2013 in this decision should be sourced from existing monies through a re-prioritisation of a current programme, such as the Culture Programme. Due to the relatively small amount in question, this can be achieved with a minimal impact on the source programme.
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 67 #

2010/0044(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– Strengthen European citizens’ sense of belonging to the European Unionawareness of European heritage, in particular that of young people, based on shared elements of history and cultural heritage, as well as an appreciation of diversity;
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 71 #

2010/0044(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The intermediate objectives of the action shall be to: – Enhance the value and profile of sites which have played a key role in the history and the building of the European Union; – Increase European citizens’ understanding of the building of Europe, and of their common yet diverse cultural heritage, especially related to democratic values and human rights that underpin the process of European integration.deleted
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 85 #

2010/0044(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5
The Commission and the Member States shall ensure the complementarity ofat the European Heritage Label withsupplements but does not duplicate other initiatives in the field of cultural heritage such as the UNESCO World Heritage List and the Council of Europe's "European Cultural Routes".
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 86 #

2010/0044(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point 1 – introductory wording
(1) Candidates for the label shall have a symbolic European value and shall have played a key role in the history and the building of the European Unionheritage. The candidates shall therefore justify:
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 90 #

2010/0044(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point 1 – indent 2
– and/or the place and role of a site in European history and European integration, and its links with key European events or personalities, as well as with cultural, artistic, political, social, scientific, technological or industrial movements;
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 95 #

2010/0044(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point 1 – indent 3
– and/or the place and role of a site in the development and promotion of the common values that underpin European integrationheritage such as freedom, democracy, respect for human rights, cultural diversity, tolerance and solidarity.
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 96 #

2010/0044(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point 2 – introductory wording
(2) Candidates for the label shall submit a project which promotes their European dimension and commits them to, the implementation of which is to begin by the end of the designation year at the latest, and which includes all the following elements:
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 145 #

2010/0044(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. From 1 January 2013 the European Heritage Label shall be funded from within the existing Culture Programme.
2010/10/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 49 #

2009/2225(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the creation of a European Portal, where Union citizens would have access to European films as well as other European cultural events such as concerts and plays, through the use of Video-On- Demand (VOD).deleted
2010/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 57 #

2009/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Is extremely concerned about the increasing numbers of unemployed young people, especially in the current economic crisis. Urges member states to ensure that labour markets are as flexible as possible to ensure that those in their final stages of education or training can easily find work and move between jobs;
2010/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 60 #

2009/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Urges Member States to provide young people with the necessary facilities to develop skills required by industry, in order to ensure a higher possibility of gaining employment at the end of education or training;
2010/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 61 #

2009/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Underlines the importance of legislation in Member States that protects young people in the labour market, such as the minimum wage in the UK, and which allows young people to enter into an independent, adult life.
2010/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 17 #

2009/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas young people's transition between education and training and the labour market should be facilitated andthrough vocational training schemes and by reducing early school-leaving reduced,
2010/03/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 26 #

2009/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas an effective youth policy can contribute to the development of a European mentalityresponsible citizens,
2010/03/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 29 #

2009/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas inflexible and protected labour markets which prioritise high social security costs for employers are a major cause of youth unemployment, making it expensive and difficult to employ younger workers, who are frequently forced to work on temporary contracts,
2010/03/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 113 #

2009/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Is extremely concerned about the increasing numbers of unemployed young people, especially in the current economic crisis; urges Member States to ensure that labour markets are as flexible as possible to ensure that young people can easily find work and move between jobs;
2010/03/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 165 #

2009/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Stresses the importance of an ongoing structured dialogue and consultation with young people;
2010/03/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 169 #

2009/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses the importance of considering the method of youth consultation, so as to ensure that a broad range of views of young people are taken into account;
2010/03/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 196 #

2009/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Recognises the need to raise awareness of disabled young people and calls on the European Institutions to take action to ensure that, in the future, young persons with disabilities are fully integrated;
2010/03/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 198 #

2009/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Welcomes the opportunities that the creation of a European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps foreseen in the Lisbon Treatywill give young people to participate in the humanitarian work of the EU;
2010/03/01
Committee: CULT
Amendment 102 #

2009/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) As products used for the preservation of food or feedstocks by the control of harmful organisms, previously covered by product type 20, are covered by Council Directive 89/107/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council, it is not appropriate to maintain this product type.deleted
2010/03/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 154 #

2009/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V
Product-type 20: -Food and feed disinfectants Products used for disinfecting food or feedstocks by the control of harmful organisms.
2010/03/23
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 21 #

2009/0072(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital -1 (new)
(-1) The "European Year of Volunteering" will emphasise that volunteering is a key expression of active citizenship and democracy and is especially important in fostering community spirit.
2009/11/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 58 #

2009/0072(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 4 a (new)
4a. Foster the recognition of volunteering success both within and between Member States in order to ensure that good practice and successful volunteering strategies can easily be spread throughout the European Union.
2009/11/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 60 #

2009/0072(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – bullet point 3
• conferences, events and initiatives to promote both dialogue and debate and to raise awareness of the importance and value of volunteering and to celebrate the efforts of volunteers;
2009/11/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 82 #

2009/0072(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – point A – point 1 – bullet point 1
• high visibility events and forums for exchanging experience and good practices, whilst recognising that volunteering is most prevalent and successful in local communities;
2009/11/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 83 #

2009/0072(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex – point A – point 1 – bullet point 2
contest with or without prizesa recognition award for volunteering, recognising the local community aspect of volunteering;
2009/11/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 35 #

2009/0006(COD)

Council position
Recital 13
(13) It is necessary to lay down methods for the sampling and analysis of textile products in order to exclude any possibility of objections to the methods used. The methods used for official tests carried out in the Member States to determine the fibre composition of textile products composed of binary and ternary fibre mixtures should be uniform, as regards both the pre- treatment of the sample and its quantitative analysis. It is appropriate that the methods set out to that end in this Regulationn order to simplify this Regulation and adapt the uniform methods set out therein to technical progress, it is appropriate that those methods be turned into harmonisedEuropean standards. Therefore, the Commission should manage the transition from the current system, which is based on the methods set out in this Regulation, to a harmonisedEuropean standard- based system. The use of uniform methods of analysis of textile products composed of binary and ternary fibre mixtures will facilitate the free movement of those products, and thereby improve the functioning of the internal market.
2011/03/04
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 36 #

2009/0006(COD)

Council position
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) It is necessary that a manufacturer, or any person acting on his behalf, who wishes to add a new textile fibre name to the Annexes of this Regulation, include in the technical file to be submitted with his application all available scientific information concerning possible allergenic reactions to those chemical substances used to treat the textile fibre or other adverse effects on human health, including results of tests conducted to that effect in compliance with relevant Union legislation.
2011/03/04
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 38 #

2009/0006(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. This Regulation shall not apply to textile products which are contracted out to persons working inmade up by self- employed tailors who work from their own homes, or torun independent firms that make up work from materials supplied without the property therein being transferred for consideration.
2011/03/04
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 39 #

2009/0006(COD)

Council position
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The labelling and marking of textile products shall be durable, easily legible throughout the product's normal or reasonably foreseeable period of use, visible and accessible and, in the case of a label, securely attached. In this regard the Commission shall investigate the establishment of a European standard to specify the provisions laid down in the second subparagraph, in order for economic operators to be unmistakably in compliance with those provisions.
2011/03/04
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 40 #

2009/0006(COD)

Council position
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraphs 2 a and 2 b (new)
Where appropriate, the textile fibre names indicated on the label or marking may be replaced by, or combined with, intelligible language-independent codes. In this regard the Commission shall conduct a thorough feasibility study followed by impact assessment of any such proposal, involving all stakeholders, including industry organisations.
2011/03/04
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 42 #

2009/0006(COD)

Council position
Article 24 a (new)
Article 24a 1. By ...*, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council regarding possible new labelling requirements to be introduced at Union level with a view to providing consumers with accurate, relevant, intelligible and comparable information on the characteristics of textile products. 2. The report shall be based on an extended consultation of all stakeholders, consumer surveys, a thorough cost-benefit analysis, and shall take into account existing related European and international standards. 3. The report shall examine consumer views with regard to the minimum amount of information to be supplied on the label of textile products. The report shall cover issues such as the flammability performance of textile products and the indication of any potentially allergenic or hazardous substance used in the manufacture or processing of textile products. The report may also investigate other areas of textile product labelling if they assist in the harmonisation process and add value to the consumer. ___________ * 18 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2011/03/04
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 58 #

2009/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) It is necessary to lay down methods for the sampling and analysis of textile products in order to exclude any possibility of objections to the methods used. The methods used for official tests carried out in the Member States to determine the fibre composition of textile products composed of binary and ternary mixtures should be uniform, as regards both the pre-treatment of the sample and its quantitative analysis; therefore this Regulation should lay down uniform methods of analysis for most of the textile products composed of binary and ternary mixtures that are on the market. As a means to simplify the implementation of this Regulation, Annex VIII should be replaced by harmonised standards as defined in the context of the European Standard-based system.
2010/03/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 64 #

2009/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 b (new)
(19b) This Regulation is limited to rules concerning the harmonisation of textile fibre names and the labelling of the fibre composition of textile products. In order, however, to provide a comprehensive review of the state of textile labelling in the internal market, and in order to keep pace with the development of electronic commerce and future challenges in the market of textile products, the Commission should submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council regarding possible new labelling requirements, with a view to facilitating the free movement of textile products in the internal market and achieve throughout the Union a high level of consumer protection. The report should be based on an extended consultation with all stakeholders and a thorough impact assessment, and may, where appropriate, be accompanied by legislative proposals.
2010/03/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 68 #

2009/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
This Regulation lays down rules concerning the use of textile names and relatedfibre names, the labelling of textile products as well as the rules concerning the quantitative analysis of binary and ternary textile fibre mixturend the determination of the fibre composition of textile products by standard methods of quantitative analysis, with a view to improving their free circulation in the internal market and providing accurate information to consumers.
2010/03/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 80 #

2009/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Textile products shall be labelled or marked whenever they are put on the markewhenever they are made available on the market. The label shall be affixed to the textile product in a way that is easily accessible and visible for the consumer. During the products' reasonable period of use, the label shall remain legible. The labelling and the way in which it is affixed shall not cause the consumer excessive discomfort when wearing a textile product. However, the labels or markling may be replaced or supplemented by accompanying commercial documents when the products are not being offered for sale to the end consumersupplied to economic operators within the supply chain, or when they are delivered in performance of an order placed by the State or by some other legal person governed by public lawany contracting authority as defined by Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts1. The names and descriptions referred to in Articles 5, 7, 8 and 9 of this Regulation shall be clearly indicated in such accompanying commercial documents. Abbreviations may be used provided that the fibre abbreviation is defined in an international standard² and is explained in the same commercial document. _______ 1 OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 114. ² ISO 2076 on textile fibres' abbreviations.
2010/03/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 86 #

2009/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The names and descripWhen making a textile product available on the market, the names and fibre compositions referred to in Articles 5, 7, 8 and 9 shall be indicated in catalogues and trade literature, on packaging, labels and marking in clear, and on labelling in a manner that is easily accessible, visible and legible and in uniform print when textile products are offered for sale. That information shall be readily available to the consumer before the purchase, including in cases where the purchase is made by electronic means.
2010/03/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 87 #

2009/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The labelling and marking shall be available in the language orany official languages of the Member State on which territory the textile products are offered for sale or are sold to the end consumer if it is required by legislation of that Member StatUnion which is easily understood by the end consumer in the Member State in which the textile products are made available.
2010/03/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 88 #

2009/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
In the case of bobbins, reels, skeins, balls or other small quantity of sewing, mending and embroidery yarns, the first subparagraph shall apply to the inclusive labelling referred to in Article 15(3). Individual items may be labelled in any one of the Community languagesWhere such products are individually sold to the end user, they may be labelled in any of the official languages of the Union, provided they also have an inclusive labelling.
2010/03/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 93 #

2009/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20a Review 1. By ...*, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council regarding possible labelling requirements to be introduced at Union level with a view to facilitating the free movement of textile products in the internal market and achieve throughout the Union a high level of consumer protection. The report shall be based on an extended consultation of all stakeholders and a thorough impact assessment, and may, where appropriate, be accompanied by legislative proposals. 2. The report shall examine consumer views with regard to the minimum amount of information to be supplied on the label of textile products. The report shall cover issues such as the flammability performance of textile products and the indication of any potentially allergenic or hazardous substance used in the manufacture or processing of textile products. The report may also investigate other areas of textile product labelling if they assist in the harmonisation process and add value to the consumer. 3. By ...*, the Commission shall carry out a study to assess whether substances used in the manufacture or processing of textile products may represent a hazard to human health. That study shall evaluate in particular whether there is a causal link between allergic reactions and synthetic fibres, colourings, biocides, preservatives or nanoparticles used in textile products. The study shall be based on scientific evidence and shall take into account the results of market surveillance activities. On the basis of the study, the Commission may, where justified, present legislative proposals with a view to prohibit or restrict the use of potentially hazardous substances used in textile products, in compliance with relevant EU legislation. ___________ * Three years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2010/03/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 95 #

2009/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21
By [DATE = 5 years from the entry into force of this Regulation] at the latest, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation of this Regulation, with an emphasis on the requests and adoption of new fibre names and submit, where justified, a legislative proposal.
2010/03/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 96 #

2009/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21a Transitional provision Textile products which are in compliance with the provisions of Directive 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on textile names (recast)1 and were placed on the market before [6 months after entry into force] may continue to be placed on the market until …* ___________ 1 OJ L 19, 23.1.2009, p. 29. * Three years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2010/03/22
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 460 #

2008/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
(a) any sales or service contract concludedduring an excursion organized by the trader away from their business premises with the simultaneous physical presence of the, or during a visit by a trader andto the consumer or any sales or service contract for which an offer was made by the consumer in the same circumstances, or's home or to that of another consumer, or to the consumer's place of work, where the visit does not take place at the express request of the consumer.
2010/10/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 531 #

2008/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States may decide that this Directive shall apply only to contracts for which the payment to be made by the consumer exceeds a specified amount.
2010/10/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 776 #

2008/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. With respect to distance contracts, the information provided for in Article 9(a)5 shall be given or made available to the consumer prior to the conclusion of the contract, in plain and intelligible language and be legible, in a way appropriate to the means of distance communication used. If the information is provided in writing, it must be in plain and understandable language and be legible
2010/10/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 801 #

2008/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. If the contract is concluded via telephone or through a medium which allows limited space or time to display the information, the trader shall provide at least the information regarding the main characteristics of the product and the total price referred to in Articles 5(1)(a) and (c) on that particular medium prior to the conclusion of such a contract. The other information referred to in Articles 5 and 7 shall be provided by the trader to the consumer in an appropriate way in accordance with paragraph 1.
2010/10/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 844 #

2008/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In the case of a distance contract for the sale of goods, the withdrawal period shall begin from the day on which the consumer or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by the consumer acquires the material possession of each of the goods ordered. In case of continuing obligations the withdrawal period shall begin from the day of the first partial delivery.
2010/10/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 871 #

2008/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13
If the trader has not provided the consumer with the information on the right of withdrawal in breach of Articles 9(b), 10(1) and 11(4), the withdrawal period shall expire three months after the trader has fully performed his other contractual obligations. In case of continuing obligations this period shall begin from the day of the first partial delivery.
2010/10/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 939 #

2008/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The consumer shall only be liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to ascertain the nature and functioning of the goods. He shall not be liable for diminished value where the trader has failed to provide notice of the withdrawal right in accordance with Article 9(b), except for perishable goods that would lose their value. For service contracts subject to a right of withdrawal, the consumer shall bear no cost for services performed, in full or in part, during the withdrawal period.
2010/10/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 53 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Recital 24
(24) The declaration of performance may usefully include information on the content of hazardous substances in order to improve the possibilities for sustainable construction and to facilitate the development of environmentally-friendly products. This Regulation is without prejudice to Member States' rights and obligations pursuant to other instruments of Union law that may apply to hazardous substances, in particular, Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market7 , Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy8 , Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency9 , Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste10 and Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures11 .
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 55 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Recital 31
(31) The CE marking should be the only marking of conformity of the construction product with the declared performance and compliance with applicable requirements relating to Union harmonisation legislation. However, other markings may be used, provided that they help to improve the protection of users of construction products and are not covered by Union harmonisation legislation. These other markings cannot impose additional certifications to already CE-marked products which compose the final product for which the additional voluntary marking is sought.
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 56 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Recital 34
(34) Simplified procedures may be used by manufacturers by means of documentation in a format at their discretion and under the conditions set out in the relevant harmonised standardtechnical specification, where appropriate.
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 57 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) The interpretative definition of 'non-series process' for the different construction products covered by this Regulation should be defined by the relevant CEN technical committees.
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 61 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Recital 46 a (new)
(46a) In this respect, the Commission should adopt by an appropriate date a delegated act outlining the conditions for the use of websites to provide the content of the declaration of performance. In the interim the use of websites should continue to be permitted in line with current practice.
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 68 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. "construction product" means any product or kit which is produced and placed on the market for incorporation in a permanent manner in construction works or parts thereof so that the dismantlingand for which the performance of the product alters the performance of the construction works with respect to the basic requirements for construction works;
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 72 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
15. "'Specific Technical Documentation'' means documentation demonstrating that methods within the applicable system for assessment and verification of constancy of performancecertain conditions have been replacedmet by other methods, provided that the results obtained by those other methods are equivalent to the results obtained by the test methods of the corresponding harmonised standard anufacturer and that certain procedures to meet those conditions have been followed;
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 75 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. When a construction product is covered byconforms to a harmonised standard or a European Technical Assessment has been issued for it, the manufacturer shall draw up a declaration of performance when such a product is placed on the market.
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 78 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. When a construction product is covered byconforms to a harmonised standard or a European Technical Assessment has been issued for it, information in any form about its performance in relation to the essential characteristics, as defined in the applicable harmonised technical specification, shall be provided only if included and specified in the declaration of performance.
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 80 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
By way of derogation from Article 4(1) and in the absence of Union or national provisions requiring the declaration of essential characteristics where a manufacturer intends to place a product on the market, a manufacturer may refrain from drawing up a declaration of performance when placing a construction product covered by a harmonised standard on the market where:
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 93 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the performance of at least one of the essential characteristics of the construction product, relevant for the declared intended use or uses;deleted
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 107 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. A copy of the declaration of performance shall be supplied withof each product which is made available on the market. shall be supplied in paper form or sent by electronic means
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 110 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The copy of the declaration of performance may be supplied by electronic means only with the express agreement of the recipienproducer shall send in paper form the copy of the declaration if the recipient directly requests it.
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 117 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
In this respect, Member States shall not introduce any references or shall withdraw any references in national measures to a marking attesting conformity with the declared performance in relation to the essential characteristics covered by a harmonised technical specificationstandard other than the CE marking.
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 118 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The methods used by the Member States in their requirements for construction works, as well as other national rules in relation to the essential characteristics of construction products, shall be in accordance with harmonised technical specificationstandards.
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 123 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The CE marking shall be followed by the two last digits of the year in which it was first affixed, the name or the identifying mark and the registered address of the manufacturer, the unique identification code of the product-type, the reference number of the declaration of performance, the level or class of the performance declared, the reference to the harmonised technical specification applied, the identification number of the notified body, if applicable, and the intended use as laid down in the harmonised technical specification appliedechnical information allowing clear identification of the product and its intended use.
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 124 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall build upon existing mechanisms to ensure correct application of the regime governing the CE marking, and shall take appropriate action in the event of improper use of the marking. Those penalties shall be proportionate to the seriousness of the offence and shall constitute an effective deterrent against improper use.
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 125 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Product Contact Points for Construction shall be independent of any relevant body or organisation involved in the procedure for obtaining the CE marking. However, this precludes the creation of a new body to facilitate this action.
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 130 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The European standardisation bodies shall facilitate access to standardisation for small and medium-sized enterprises and aim towards having a situation whereby no category of stakeholders are represented by more than 25 % of the participants in a Technical Committee and/or a Working Group.
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 160 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Article 56 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) failure of the product to achieve the declared performance and/or to meet the requirements related to the fulfilment of basic requirements for construction workshealth or safety of persons or to other issues of public interest protection laid down in this Regulation;
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 167 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Annex I – part 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the release of dangerous substances into ground water, lakes, rivers, marine waters or soil;
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 170 #

2008/0098(COD)

Council position
Annex I – part 7
7. Sustainable use of natural resources for building and public works.
2010/10/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 87 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) With a view to provide consumers with food information that is necessary to make an informed choice, alcoholic mixed beverages should also provide information on their ingredients.deleted
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 93 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) In general, consumers are not aware of the potential contribution of alcoholic beverages to their overall diet. Therefore, it is appropriate to ensure that information on the nutrient content of in particular mixed alcoholic beverages is provided.deleted
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 99 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) To appeal to the average consumer and to serve the informative purpose for which it is introduced, and given the current level of knowledge on the subject of nutrition, the information provided should be simple and easily understood. Research has indicated that consumers find the information in the principal field of view or 'front of pack' is useful when making purchasing decisions. Therefore, to ensure that the consumers can readily see the essential nutrition information when purchasing foods such information, 'the energy (calorific) value' should be indicated in the principal field of view of the labelsion on the front of the packaging.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 102 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) To appeal to the average consumer and to serve the informative purpose for which it is introduced, and given the current level of knowledge on the subject of nutrition, the information provided should be simple and easily understood. Research has indicated that consumers find the information in the principal field of view or ‘front of pack’ is useful when making purchasing decisions. Therefore, tregarding the positioning of such information is inconclusive. To ensure that consumers can readily see all the essential nutrition information when purchasing foods, all such information should be in the principal field of view of the labeldisplayed together, in the same field of vision.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 116 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. When food information law establishes new requirements, considerata transitory periond shall be given to the need for a transitory perioranted after the entry into force of the new requirements, during which foods bearing labels not complying with the new requirements can be placed on the market and for stocks of such foods that have been placed on the market before the end of the transitory period to continue to be sold until exhausted.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 118 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. When considering the need for mandatory food information, account shall be taken of a widespread need on the part of the majority of consumers forthe potential costs and benefits to stakeholders (including consumers, producers and others) of providing certain information to which they attach significant value or of any generally accepted benefits to thenable consumer to enable thems to make informed choices.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 123 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Committee referred to in Article 49(1), may draw up a non-exhaustive list of the claims and terms within the meaning of paragraph 1, the use of which shall be prohibited or restricted.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 135 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may adopt measures derogating from Article 9(1) and Article 10(2) in the case of milk and milk products presented in glass bottles intended for reuse.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 147 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The minimum font size referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply in case of packaging or containers the largest surface of which has an area of less than 150 cm2.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 158 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of packaging or containers the largest surface of which has an area of less than 150 cm2, only the particulars listed in Article 9(1) (a), (c), (e) and (f) shall be mandatory on the package or on the label. The particulars referred to in Article 9(1)(b) shall be provided through other means or shall be available at the request of the consumer.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 165 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – point e
(e) wine as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, beer, andnd wine products as defined in Article 1(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 of 29 April 2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine1 and Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1601/1991 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatised wines, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine product cocktails2, similar products obtained from fruit other than grapes, cider, perry beer, spirits as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No. […] of […] 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks3, and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89. The Commission shall produce a report after [five years of the entry into force of this Regulation]other alcoholic beverages. The Commission shall produce a report by ... * concerning the application of Article 19 on these products and may accompany this report by specific measures determining the rules for labelling ingredients. Those measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3); shall be adopted where necessary in accordance with the following procedure: (i) as regards the products referred in the Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 113(1) of that Regulation and laid down in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)4; (ii) as regards the products referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1601/91, in accordance with the regulatory procedure laid down in Article 13 of that Regulation; (iii) as regards the products referred to in Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, in accordance with the regulatory procedure laid down in Article 25(2) of that Regulation; (iv) as regards other products, in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3). Without prejudice to the specificities identified through the abovementioned procedures for products referred to in points (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph 1, the measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply consistently and become applicable at the same time for all the products listed in Article 20(e) and Article 29(1). 1. OJ L 148, 6.6.2008, p. 1. 2. OJ L 149, 14.6.1991, p. 1. 3 OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16. 4. OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. * OJ please insert date: five years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 183 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – points f, g and h
(f) fibre; (g) protein (hsalt; (g) any of the minerals or vitamins listed in point 1 of Part A of Annex XI, and present in significant amounts as defined in point 2 or Part A of Annex XI; (h) other substances indicated in Annex XIII Part A. It may also include components of the categories above.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 184 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. The declaration of the amount of substances which belong to or are components of one of the categories of nutrients referred to in paragraph 2 shall be required where a nutrition and/or health claim is made, in respect of them.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 222 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 4
4. In cases where the amount of energy or nutrient(s) in a product is negligible, the nutrition declaration on those elements may be replaced by a statement such as ‘Contains negligible amounts of …’ in close proximity to the nutrition declaration when presentis not mandatory, except in the case of allergens.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 227 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Where food information covered by this Regulation is provided on a voluntary basis, such information shall comply with the relevant specific requirements laid down in this Regulationbe clearly legible.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 237 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a new
Such measures shall not give rise to obstacles to the free movement of goods in the internal market.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 241 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40
Member States which, at the time this Regulation takes effect, already have national rules may, pending the adoption of the Community provisions referred to in Article 20(e), maintain nationalsuch rules as regard the listing of ingredients in the case of beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 247 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 5
5. Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations shall not apply to the measures falling within the notification procedure specified in paragraphs 1 to 4.deleted
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 248 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall consult the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health set up by Article 58(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 if it considers such consultation to be useful or if a Member State so requests.. The Commission shall also introduce a formal notification procedure for all stakeholders in line with the provisions established in Directive 98/34/EC
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 256 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 8 – subpoint (a)
(a) nuts used for making alcoholic distillates or ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin for spirit drinks and other beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 257 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III
Where beef or pork proteins have been used in the production of chicken products, this should always be clearly labelled on the packaging.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 272 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – point 1 – points b a and b b (new)
ba) the net quantity of which is less than 50g for confectionary, chocolate and other cocoa based products, products based on almonds or nuts or other oilseeds; bc) the net quantity of which is less than 100g for biscuits, cakes and other fine bakery ware;
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 273 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – point 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
This point is without prejudice to specific Community legislation.
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 279 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XIII – Part A – table – first row
- Energy kJ and kcal
2010/01/21
Committee: IMCO