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Activities of Robert ROCHEFORT related to 2015/2354(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

The Single Market strategy (A8-0171/2016 - Lara Comi) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2354(INI)

Amendments (10)

Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the deepening of the European internal market remains a key economic issue, especially in the context of the development of new technologies, where a market with critical mass is needed to promote the emergence of innovative and competitive players on the global scene;
2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that the strategy is complementary to efforts made in other areas; believes that, by building on the initiatives already being taken, the strategy has good potential to help ensure economic prosperity, improve the wellbeing of Europeans by practical measures and make Europe attractive for investments and more resistant to global competition;
2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Draws attention to the difficulties faced by businesses, and in particular SMEs and start-ups, in securing funding; calls on the Commission, while continuing the valuable support provided to those companies through the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and programmes such as Horizon 2020 and COSME, to explore ways of further facilitating access to them, especially for micro-enterprises, for instance by reducing calls for applications to six-month periods and further simplifying the relevant procedures and increasing the visibility of European funding; welcomes the Commission’s intention to use funds from the COSME programme to fund information campaigns targeting young innovative SMEs; invites all regional and local authorities responsible for supporting companies, particularly those involved in the Enterprise Europe Network, to participate in these campaigns;
2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that the collaborative (or sharing) economy is growing fast and chang, is revolutionising the way that many services and assets are provided and consumed and offers new opportunities for enterprises and consumers, while requiring due attention from the legislator; underlines, furthermore, the strong link between these new business models and the performance of the single market;
2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Commission’s announced initiative on the European agenda for the collaborative economy, and its intention to look at that economy in order to assess what needs to be done to accompany its growth and its major contribution to the economic system; stresses the need to clarify the regulatory uncertainty surrounding the application of the rules in this sector, both as regards consumer rights, health and safety standards and competition, taxation, social security and employment;
2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Draws attention to the important role of standards for innovation and progress in the single market; believes that timely action needs to be taken to develop high EU standards for quality, interoperability and safety in furtherance of EU industrial policy, and that those standards should also be promoted at international level; calls on the Commission to support and reinforce European standards, including by exploiting the opportunities offered by the ongoing negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP);
2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for measures to facilitate access to the patent system in Europe for all micro-enterprises and SMEs that wish to use the European patent with unitary effect in innovating their products and processes, including by cutting fees and providing translation assistance;
2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to present a proposallegislative proposal for the establishment of a single European system for the protection of geographical indications for non-agricultural products in the EU;
2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that unjustified discrimination against consumers and entrepreneurs on the basis of nationality or place of residence that is not based on any objective and verifiable criteria, in both online and offline environments, is not acceptable within the single market;
2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to submit, as a matter of priority, a legislative proposal to address geo-blocking and other unjustified forms of discrimination by market operators; calls on the Commission to lay down effective criteria for assessing the unjustified character of geo-blocking;
2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO