9 Amendments of Robert ROCHEFORT related to 2010/2012(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Europe should not only seek ways to completentinue developing the internal market for e- commerce but also look into how a sustainable re-launch of the internal market could be completachieved by e- commerce,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas uniformising the most essential consumer rights at a high level of protection, 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,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for standardStresses, in the context of the current review of the rules on obligations to supply information, the potential benefits of the future harmonisation of pre- contractual information in e-commerce, while at a high level of consumer protection; draws attention, however, to the difficulties which would be entailed by the creation, within distance selling, of any separate scheme for e-commerce; proposes retaining a minimum harmonisation approach for face-to-face contracts in specific sectors, such as health services or estate agents;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. CRecalls for uniformisation of specificthat there are major differences between the rules and practices to allowof distance traders and direct sellers to move beyond their national borders in the guarantees and liability offereds to the guarantees and liability they offer within and beyond their national borders and as to the benefits which harmonisation would bring them; calls for an in-depth impact analysis of the consequences for e-commerce of any harmonisation of specific rules concerning the legal guarantee of conformity with existing national legislation;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that specific measures should be put in place for the protection of children and young people, notably via the development of age verification systems and the prohibition of online marketing practices that have a negative impact on children’ behaviour;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a harmonisationStresses, in the context of the current review of the rules on unfair contract terms, to establish a single EU-wide clause on unfairness so as to ensure that national authorities and courts follow the same standards when assessinghe benefits which might result from a harmonisation aimed at establishing an EU-wide clause on unfairness; recalls in this connection that the Member States must continue to be able to react rapidly and flexibly to new unfair contract clauses;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for clearer and improved horizontal legal instruments and the harmonisation of certain aspects of consumer contract law and welcomes the Commission's proposal for a Directive on Consumer Rights; considers that this should includeensure coherence with other directives, such as those on distance selling of financial services and e-commerce;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for a grant programme to be established and for use to be made of existing financial instruments for projects to increase users’ confidence in e- commerce, including educational and information campaigns and projects verifying online services in practice (such as 'mystery shopping'); emphasises the need to create an electronic learning module based on the Dolceta project (Development of On-Line Consumer Education Tools for Adults); develop online tools to educate consumers about e-commerce and new digital technology (principal rights of internet consumers, e-commerce, data protection rules, etc.) such as the Dolceta project (Development of On-Line Consumer Education Tools for Adults); recalls that the eventual objective is to provide basic teaching resources easily understandable by the greatest number, thus enabling citizens to enhance their digital skills and their knowledge of their rights and obligations, and to benefit responsibly and independently from the advantages of e-commerce in a digital society;