Activities of Sylvana RAPTI related to 2012/2144(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Internal market for services (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Internal Market for Services: State of Play and Next Steps PDF (196 KB) DOC (114 KB)
Amendments (28)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Articles 9, 14, 49 and 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 14 June 2012 on 'Single Market Act: The Next Steps to Growth',1 __________________ 1 Text adopted, P7_TA(2012)0258.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that all main stakeholders have to commit themselves to properly enforcing the full implementation of Single Market legislation, whilst also taking into account its social dimension; therefore, provisions regarding social protection, health and safety at work can not be evaluated as disproportionate restrictions;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that red tapeunnecessary and disproportionate administrative burden, discriminatory practices and some unjustified restrictions to service provision across the EU are one of the reasons for depriving citizens of jobs as well as causing business to miss opportunities;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the EU could make a GDP gain of 2.6% in 5-10 years if Member States were ready to implement the Services Directive properly and fully and remove unnecessary restrictions, the EU could make a GDP gain of 2.6% in 5-10 years, under an ambitious scenario not taking into account the recession and the particularities of different Member States during the economic crisis;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that effective enforcement of existing rules is a smart and fast way of creaontributing to growth without public spending; underlines the urgent need to make the directive work in practice; notes that the application of the Directive is not an end itself and that it should not jeopardise Europe's model of a balanced and sustainable social market economy;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes new forms of services such as digital and mobile services, the development of the Digital Single Market and mixed goods/services packages; underlines the need to interpret the directive in as extensive and future-proof a manner as possible in order to encourage innovation;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the Services Directive does not force the full liberalisation of the market in services, but paves the way for both business and consumers to grasp the full potential of our single market;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that enforcement of austerity policies and the recession in many Member States impedes the enjoyment of the economic advantages of the Services Directive;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regretcalls that Member States are oftensometimes using overriding reasons of public interest (Article15 of the Services Directive) to protect and favour their domestic market; highlights the fact that burdensome legal- form and shareholder requirements, territorial restrictions, economic needs tests and fixed tariffs create unjustified obstacles to cross-border establishmentcalls on the Commission to rigorously examine the actual and not ostensible compliance with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice as well as the requirements laid down in the directive regarding the freedom of establishment for service providers fully taking into account the provisions of Article 1 of the Services Directive (2006/123/EC);
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the Directive does not affect the labour law of Member States, therefore, provisions regarding social protection, collective bargaining, health and safety at work and social security can not be evaluated as disproportionate restrictions;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is concerned at the growing number of discrimination cases reported by consumers; urges Member States to properly enforcecorrectly and fully implement Article 20(2) of the Services Directive and; calls on the Commission to ensure the correct application of this provision and welcomes the constructive role of the European Consumers Centres to identify and solve the irregularities observed; calls on businesses to refrain from unjustified discriminatory practices on grounds of nationality or place of residence;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that full implementation of the Services Directive requires interplay with sector-specific rules that may require extra authorisations, leading to cumulative costs especially for SMEs; calls on Member States to take an integrated holistic approach to the internal market for services in order to ensure legal certainty for consumers and business and particularly facilitate SMEs;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights the fact that the smooth functioning of the internal market for services depends not only on the implementation of the Services Directive but equally on the implementation of other EU legislative acts.
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Welcomes the efforts to provide legal certainty to business and consumers with tools such as the Consumers Rights Directive, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Directive and the Online Dispute Resolution Regulation; recalls the need for establishing an EU-wide coherent collective redress mechanism in the field of consumer protection which is a crucial instrument for supporting healthy competition;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to ensure consistency between the peer review under the Services Directive and the mutual evaluation under the Professional Qualifications Directive and to identify where exactly Member States are disproportionately blocking access to certain professions; urges Member States to remove such unjustified requirements;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the diversity of national standards is causing fragmentation; encourages the development of voluntary European standards for servicescould be a way to improve cross- border comparability of certain services;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights also the fact that inadequate cross-border coverage of insuranceprofessional indemnity cover for service providers is a major hindrance to free movement; urges stakeholders to find solutions through dialogue;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages broader use of the IMI- system between Member States to check cross-border compliance with the requirements of the Directive, in particular in cases of the cross-border provision of services, and of SOLVIT to help business and consumers with conflicting rules and non-compliance;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop a comprehensive communication strategy to inform all European citizens about their rights and opportunities deriving from the Services Directive;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that competent regional and local authorities must also take their shared responsibility for full and qualitative enforcement beyond the letter of the directive, with the overall aim of stimulating economic activity;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the fact thatcases where overriding reasons of public interest are too often invoked in a way that damages the internal market for services; regrets that the proportionality assessment is rarely made; asks the Commission to clarify the concept of proportionality andby the Member States in a way that might not always respect the European Union law; regrets that the proportionality assessment is rarely made; asks the Commission, fully respecting the correct implementation of the relevant criteria laid down by the Directive and the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice to issue practical guidance to the Member States on how to apply it and to publish a report on its findings;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly supports the Commission's zero tolerance policy; encourages the Commission to make use of all means at its disposal to ensure full enforcement of existing rules, in dialogue on an equal basis with Member States; calls for fast-track infringement procedures to be appliedthe Commission's objective should primarily be the correct implementation of the Directive and not the punishment of Member States; in cases where Member States continue not to implement the Directive or whenever breaches of the directive are identified infringement procedures should be envisaged;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly supports the Commission’s zero tolerance policy; encourages the Commission to make use of all means at its disposal to ensure full enforcementimplementation of existing rules, in dialogue with Member States; calls for fast-track infringement procedures to be applied whenever breaches of the directive are identified;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Highlights the need for strict controls by Member States to combat pseudo self- employment and its negative consequences;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Asks the Commission to conduct an impact assessment of the Directive on workers and consumer protection;