Awaiting committee decision
2016/2274(INI) European standards - implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012
Lead committee dossier: IMCO/8/08300
Legal Basis RoP 052
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | IMCO | MIZZI Marlene (S&D) | GÁLL-PELCZ Ildikó (EPP), FORD Vicky (ECR), KALLAS Kaja (ALDE), DE JONG Dennis (GUE/NGL), REDA Julia (Verts/ALE), TROSZCZYNSKI Mylène (ENF) |
| Opinion | INTA | ||
| Opinion | ITRE | HENKEL Hans-Olaf (ECR) | |
| Opinion | TRAN | TELIČKA Pavel (ALDE) |
Legal Basis RoP 052
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2016/11/24
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
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2016/2274(INI)
2017/02/10
ITRE
130 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that voluntary, inclusive and consensus-oriented standardisation processes
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 3 (new) (3) Acknowledges the current challenging context of digitisation for all sectors, the increasing pace of technological change and proliferation of standard-setting fora and recognises the need to adapt the European standard setting processes to these new realities;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to develop immediately with international partners an agenda for closer cooperation based on specific areas of common interest;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 – point 1 (new) (1) International cooperation Urges the Commission to consider the convergence with third countries on 5G, cloud computing, data and cyber security;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 – point 2 (new) (2) Stresses the global nature of ICT technical specifications and calls on all parties concerned to globalise effectively European standards and adopt proven best standards of other regions notably for public procurement purposes with due respect to EU legislation and policies;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 – point 3 (new) (3) Intellectual property rights Believes that ICT standardisation requires a balanced an effective IPR policy;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Believes that ICT standards should be internationally recognised; Encourages the Commission to intensify cooperation with third countries, especially on 5G, cloud computing, data, and cybersecurity; calls on the Commission to adopt best standards of other regions;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses that fair trade agreements between the EU and non-EU states can contribute to common international standardisation rules;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Calls on to Commission to undertake steps towards a fair and uniform tax regime at EU level improving the access to European standards;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 b (new) 10 b. Stresses that international cooperation on standards helps ensure transparency, efficiency and coherence and creates a competition-friendly context for the industrial sector - a good example is the UNECE World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29), which was set up for the ICT sector;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Highlights the fact that the FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) system of licensing strikes an important balance between innovators and technology users; underlines the concerns that a lack of legal clarity can undermine the fairness of the system; Points out that SME are especially disadvantaged in the licencing process and suggests that more transparency and guidance for the licencing conditions and guidance would increase the use of standards;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 4 (new) (4) Believes that ICT standardisation involves not only the setting of product requirements but also the development of innovative technologies;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Highlights the fact that the FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) system of licensing strikes an important balance between innovators and technology users, by guaranteeing access to, and efficient licensing of, standard essential patents; stresses that essential R&D contributions to standardisation will be stimulated by maintaining a balanced standardisation framework;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Highlights the fact that the FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) system of licensing is expected to strike
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Highlights th
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 – point 1 (new) (1) Encourages the Commission and ESOs to provide technical assistance beyond Europe supporting the internationalisation of European standards, institutional designs and standardisation processes;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Considers that open knowledge and licenses are the best instrument to boost innovation and technology development. Encourage the research institutions that use EU funds to use open patents and licenses in order to have a bigger role on standard setting;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Stresses that it is for the parties to negotiate a FRAND licensing agreement on the portfolio of patents required to implement a standard and that a fair royalty reflects the value that patented technology contributes to the product.
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 13. Notes the need for an evidence- based approach to monitoring and further developing the licensing framework in order to ensure a dynamic
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 13. Notes the need for an evidence- based approach to monitoring and further developing the licensing framework, including the evaluation of open licensing schemes, in order to ensure a dynamic ecosystem;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 13. Notes the need for an evidence- based approach to monitoring and further developing the licensing framework in order to ensure a dynamic ecosystem that creates added value and jobs;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new) Acknowledges the success of the New Approach and calls for the preservation of its principles;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Highlights that the timely delivery of high quality ICT standards is of high importance. Calls on the Commission to accelerate the procedure of listing European ICT standards in the Official Journal of the European Union;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to ensure the efficient settlement of disputes, to support return on, and sustainability of, investment and to ensure wide access to standardised technology;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to ensure transparency, the efficient settlement of disputes, to support return on investment and to ensure wide access to standardised technology;
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Calls on the Commission to publish bi-annual reports evidencing actual cases of a) unlicensed SEP use (i.e. infringements) lasting for 18 months or more; and b) access issues to standards due to systematic non-compliance with FRAND commitments.
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Reiterates that the Commission is crucial to the speed at which standards can be market-ready and encourages the Commission to agree, in conjunction with the ESOs, on a clear process to ensure the timely publishing of standards in the OJEU;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 15 15. Monitoring Asks the Commission to update Parliament regularly on the progress of ICT standardisation and its contribution to EU competitiveness and growth once a year in form of an informal exchange.
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Emphasises that effective standardisation in support of digitisation is crucial for the transformation to a modern data-driven economy and the development of the Digital Single Market; calls for increased cooperation between the European standardisation organisations, especially concerning the ICT priority areas of cyber security, 5G communications, cloud computing, the Internet of Things and data technologies;
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Notes that a data driven economy depends on a wider ICT ecosystem to succeed, including high-educated experts as well as skilled people in order to terminate a digital divide and exclusion;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Regrets that the Commission has not accompanied the Standardisation package with an analysis of the impact of the proposed guidelines on key areas such as employment, consumer rights and SME activities;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Reminds that standards are an important tool for innovation and that open standards help stimulate and accelerate innovation processes and improve research and development;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Inter-institutional dialogue Recognises the strategic importance of ICT standardisation and calls on
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises the strategic importance of ICT standardisation, which should be part of an EU digital strategy to create economies of scale, improve competitiveness for European companies and increase interoperability and calls on the Commission to support an EU presence through European Stakeholder participation in international ICT fora;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises the strategic importance of ICT standardisation and calls on the Commission to support a
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that voluntary, inclusive and consensus-oriented standardisation processes have been effective; underlines that in areas like social, health, environment and safety there is still need for regulatory guidance
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises the strategic importance of ICT standardisation and calls on the Commission to support
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises the strategic importance for Europe's economic development of ICT standardisation and calls on the Commission to support an EU presence in international ICT fora, chiefly ISO, IEC and ITU;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises the strategic importance of ICT standardisation
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises the strategic importance of ICT standardisation and calls on the Commission to support an EU and Member State presence in international ICT fora;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that for digital standards, effective monitoring can only be ensured with binding standardisation of data flows and processing techniques; emphasises that in this connection, access neutrality to digital platforms must be ensured for SMEs;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers Commission and Member State involvement with European industry to be crucial in order to facilitate the adoption of global standards with a European stamp in the definition and rolling-out of 5G technologies;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points out that standardisation helps to strengthen the single market, making in turn for job creation, overall EU economic growth, enhanced competitiveness, and leadership in innovation and industry;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Calls on the Commission to take the lead in promoting intersectoral, cross- lingual standards and supporting privacy- friendly, reliable, secure services;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Supports the five priority areas identified by the Commission in relation to ICT standardisation - 5G communications, cloud computing, internet of things, big data technologies and cybersecurity - as key areas for the completion of the digital single market and boosting the competitiveness of European industry; Welcomes the ICT priority areas as the essential technology building blocks on which equally important areas such as eHealth, smart and efficient energy use, intelligent transport systems and advanced manufacturing will rely;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that voluntary, inclusive
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the ICT priority areas as the essential technology building blocks on which equally important areas such as public eHealth, smart and efficient energy use, intelligent public transport systems and advanced manufacturing will rely; Considers that public institutions should democratically settle these priorities as the public sector supports the most important of technology development in the EU;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the following ICT priority areas
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the ICT priority areas as the essential technology building blocks on which equally important areas such as eHealth, smart and efficient energy and resource use, intelligent transport systems
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the 5 ICT priority areas identified by the European Commission as the essential technology building blocks on which equally important areas such as eHealth, smart and efficient energy use, intelligent transport systems and advanced manufacturing will rely;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. ICT priorities Welcomes the ICT priority areas as the essential technology building blocks on which equally important areas such as eHealth, smart and efficient energy use, intelligent transport systems and advanced manufacturing will rely;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Recognises the importance of ICT standards for interoperability of systems and applications; Underlines the role open standards have played in achieving interoperability, increasing innovation, societal and economic benefits, especially in the SME sector;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Warns against fragmentation and the proliferation of proprietary systems in the internet of things, and the risks this poses for both the development of innovative solutions and interoperability;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Reminds that common open standards are one prerequisite for cloud computing to flourish in the EU, by guaranteeing an appropriate level of security and thus ensuring trust and confidence for the different users;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that voluntary, inclusive and consensus-oriented standardisation processes have been effective and advantageous for European people and businesses;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Recognises the strategic importance of ICT standardisation and calls for a continuous dialogue between the European Parliament, the Commission, the Council and the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs).
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Stresses the need for interoperable solutions in the Internet of Things context and the importance of maintaining a truly open standardization system in Europe.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that standardisation in the fields of goods, services, and ICT improves market access, especially for SMEs;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. notes remaining bottlenecks in early identification of standardization needs and early start of the standardization activities
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. underlines that standardization is increasingly recognized as an important contributor to the research and development and plays an important role in bridging the gap between research and the market , fosters the dissemination and exploitation of research results , and creates basis for further innovation
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Recognises that efficient 5G communication networks critically depend on common standards to ensure interoperability and security, but recalls that the development of a very high capacity network is the backbone of a reliable 5G network;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3 c. Reiterates that data and the usage of big data are essential for the European digital economy to flourish, which requires common open standards to allow the cross-border and interdisciplinary flow of data in the EU;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 d (new) 3 d. Underlines that there will be no IoT without a secure and efficient cybersecurity regime across the EU; as the use of data and personal data and the number of interconnected objects increase, it will be fundamental that all players within the digital realm use appropriate cybersecurity measures. Therefore, cybersecurity must remain an integral element in all relevant ICT standards development;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Asks the Commission to rationalise the number of platforms and coordination mechanisms and to incorporate the existing recognised standardisation bodies (i.e. the ESOs) in the new initiatives in order to avoid an additional administrative burden, particularly for SMEs, thus ensuring greater efficiency;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Asks the Commission to rationalise the number of platforms and coordination mechanisms and to involve the existing recognized European standardisation bodies, such as ETSI, CEN and CENELEC, in new initiatives; stresses the strategic importance of developing global standards;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that open, voluntary, inclusive, transparent, market-driven and consensus-oriented standardisation processes have been effective;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Asks the Commission to rationalise the number of platforms and coordination mechanisms maximizing the participation of all relevant stakeholders, such as public authorities, workers organizations and civil society organisations;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Asks the Commission
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Asks the Commission to rationalise
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Asks the Commission to help Member States in rationalis
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Asks the Commission and the Member States to rationalise the number of platforms and coordination mechanisms;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new) (1) Cross-sectoral collaboration Stresses the need for greater cooperation within the ICT standardisation community, in particular between ESOs, and calls on ESOs to prepare a common annual work programmes identifying cross-cutting areas of common interest;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Asks the Commission to regularly update the European Parliament on the progress of ICT standardisation in Europe and in other markets in the framework of a comprehensive reporting about standardisation and its contribution to public health, consumers' rights, workers' safety and to reindustrialisation.
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. notes the remaining barriers for SMEs to take part in standardization and uptake standards; calls on the Commission and standardization organizations to ensure greater inclusiveness and to ensure greater SMEs participation in the development and use of standards
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Underlines the importance of interconnecting platforms and databases at European level enabling better interoperability of networks and systems;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that open, voluntary, inclusive and consensus-oriented standardisation processes have been effective;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission, given that this is provided for in the single market strategy, to start implementing the Joint Initiative on Standardisation as quickly as possible;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Asks the Commission to involve the existing recognised standardisation organizations (i.e. the ESOs) on new initiatives, in order to avoid duplications of efforts for stakeholders, in particular SMEs.
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Encourages the European adoption of the Reference Architecture Model for Industry 4.0; highlights that the usage of only national reference architecture will be a hindrance to the digitisation of European industry;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Encourages the European
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Encourages the European adoption of the Reference Architecture Model for Industry 4.0 (RAMI);
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Encourages the European adoption of
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. E
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Recalls the negative impact that globalization has had for both European and third countries workers, with the re- localization of industries in Europe and the development of less added value but more environmental and social costs in third countries. Considers that any model for the future industries should be based in the principle of "local production for global market".
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Recognises the importance of Commission's concerns in the cybersecurity and encourages further steps to set the basis for a resilient and secure IoT ecosystem that can function without increasing the risks for other network based applications, infrastructure or connected devices.
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Points to the importance of interinstitutional dialogue in the standardisation process and urges the Commission to enter into dialogue as soon as possible with Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation of EU standardisation policy;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the importance of effective digitalisation of vertical industries in order to benefit small and medium enterprises and especially consumers at European, national, regional and local level and the need to represent their concerns appropriately in international ICT standardisation;;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the importance of effective digitalisation of vertical industries and the need to represent their concerns of their workers appropriately in international ICT standardisation;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new) (1) Calls on a simple and accessible framework for standardisation in support of all SMEs across all ESOs;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on the Commission to adopt policies that remove excessive barriers in innovative sectors, to incentivise investments in research and development and European standardization; Notes that vertical industries should work out its own Roadmap for standardisation, relying on industry-led processes with a strong will to reach common standards, would have the capacity of becoming worldwide standards; Believes that the European standardisation bodies should play a special role in this process;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on the Commission to promote European standards that supports open-source tools capable to ensure equal access to the equities developed at European level;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Underlines the importance of agile standardisation processes, with appropriate involvement of manufacturing industries, SMEs and NGOs; draws attention in this regard to the warning given by the Economic and Social Committee in relation to the low level of participation in the public consultation 'Standards in the Digital Single Market: setting priorities and ensuring delivery', and calls for an assessment to be made of the need to gather additional information on the composition of the respondents;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Underlines the importance of agile standardisation processes, that are easily implemented with appropriate involvement of
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Underlines the importance of agile standardisation processes, with appropriate involvement of manufacturing industries, SMEs and NGOs as well as standardisation organisations representing societal concerns at all;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Underlines the importance of agile and elastic standardisation processes
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new) (1) Reiterates that ICT Standardisation is essential for the Digital Single Market and standards are an important tool for economic growth and innovation creating a competitive advantage and market access for European businesses;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Underlines the importance of agile standardisation processes, with appropriate involvement of manufacturing industries, SMEs and
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Underlines the importance of agile standardisation processes, with appropriate involvement of manufacturing industries, SMEs, trade unions and NGOs;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Underlines the importance of agile standardisation processes, with appropriate involvement of manufacturing industries, trade unions, SMEs and NGOs;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new) (1) Welcomes ETSI's efforts to provide easy access for European SMEs and its long-term strategy (2016-2021) addressing specifically cross-sectoral collaboration;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that uniform (technical) arrangements help to reduce development, production and certification costs and avoid the duplication of tasks;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Stresses that standardization also implies the development of a unitary process that is sustainable and transferable to all Member States;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Calls for a straightforward and integrated standardisation framework in support of SMEs;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Joint Initiative Urges the Joint Initiative to better align research and innovation with standard- setting priorities;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Urges the Joint Initiative to
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new) (2) Underlines that inter-operability and performance of equipment, technical solutions and services are at the centre of ICT standardisation;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Supports the inter-institutional dialogue on standardisation's contribution to growth and quality jobs and calls for the involvement of the European manufacturing, ICT industries, ESOs, trade unions, consumers' associations and civil society organisations.
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Highlights the fact that timely delivery is crucial, considers that improvements have been made but the process of speeding up the elaboration and publication of standards should continue;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Highlights the fact that timely delivery
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Highlights the fact that speedy and timely delivery is crucial in order to increase certainty for all interested parties;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Highlights the fact that
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Highlights the
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. underlines the importance of raising awareness on the benefits that can be generated by standards , improving the knowledge of SMEs about the European standardization system , and assisting SMEs in finding the relevant information and instruments
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to
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Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) - having regard to the Directive concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union 2016/1148 (NIS Directive),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. Whereas the Commission Communication acknowledges the value of open standards for innovation, better software re-usability and data portability, but fails to provide a definition of an "open" standard;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Regrets that it was not consulted prior to the adoption of the package, and urges the European institutions to align the different initiatives into a single strategic, holistic work programme, which also includes market surveillance, avoiding duplication of actions and policies; Stresses that the relevant committee of the European Parliament can play an important role the public scrutiny of harmonised standards mandated by the Commisison;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Regrets that it was not consulted prior to the adoption of the package, and urges the European institutions to align the different initiatives into a single strategic, holistic work programme avoiding duplication of actions and policies; Stresses that the relevant committee of the European Parliament can play an important role in the public scrutiny of harmonised standard mandated by the Commission;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for greater reinforcement, coherence and improvement in the accuracy of the Annual Union Work Programme (AUWP);
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Calls on the Commission to launch an in-depth investigation into the functioning of the CE-marking system on EU level in order to improve protection for consumers, provide better compliance with EU rules and improve trust in standards;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Stresses that the next AUWP needs specifically to address actions aligning ICT and non-ICT standards,
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Stresses that the next AUWP needs specifically to address actions aligning the ICT and non-ICT standards
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Encourages Member States to invest in national standardisation strategies which will also help and encourage public sector, standardisation bodies, societal stakeholders, SMEs and academia at national level to develop and implement individual standardisation action plans;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the Joint Initiative on Standardisation (JIS), recommends that Parliament also be invited to participate and contribute to the JIS
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the Joint Initiative on Standardisation (JIS), recommends that the European Parliament also be invited to participate and contribute to the JIS and underlines that the rules of such public- private partnerships need to be respected by all stakeholders; Calls on the Commission to take a leading role in the implementation of the key actions and recommendations in the JIS and to report back to the European Parliament by the end of 2017 on the progress that has been achieved;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the Joint Initiative on Standardisation (JIS), recommends that Parliament also be invited to participate and contribute to the JIS and underlines that the rules of such public-private partnerships need to be respected by all stakeholders including EU institutions;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) C b. Whereas the facilitation of open source software and hardware licencing solutions could provide a competitive advantage to European companies on the world stage by making digital goods and services more innovative and flexible ;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Welcomes the commitment, made in the context of the JIS, to develop a study on the economic and social impact of standards, and invites the Commission to base the study on quantitative and qualitative data, to include the quality of life and social impact, and to analyse both the business model of the standardisation process and the different financial models – including opportunities and challenges – for making access to harmonised standards freely available;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Welcomes the commitment, made in the context of the JIS, to develop a study on the economic and social impact of standards, and invites the Commission to base the study on quantitative and qualitative data, and to analyse both the business model of the standardisation process and the different financial models – including opportunities and challenges – for making access to harmonised standards
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Welcomes the commitment, made in the context of the JIS, to develop a study on the economic and social impact of standards, and invites the Commission to base the study on quantitative and qualitative data, and to analyse both the business model of the standardisation process and the different financial models – including opportunities and challenges – for making access to harmonised standards
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Supports actions aimed at improving the synergy between standardisation and research communities and in promoting standards at an early stage of the research projects; Encourages national standardisation bodies to promote standardisation to researchers and the innovation community, including relevant government organizations and funding agencies and recommends that a specific standardisation chapter is developed under Horizon 2020 programme;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Urges the Commission to ensure that services standards are developed with the objective of improving the safety and quality of services and of prioritising areas with the highest detriment to consumers
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Urges the Commission to ensure that services standards are developed with the objective of improving the safety and quality of services and of prioritising areas with the highest detriment to consumers without encroaching upon existing national regulatory requirements
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Urges the Commission to en
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Urges the Commission to ensure that services standards reflect the increased servitisation of the economy and are developed with the objective of improving the safety and quality of services and of prioritising areas with the highest detriment to consumers without encroaching upon existing national regulatory requirements, in particular provisions on labour law, collective agreements and bargaining;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls on the Commission to establish a social quality seal as part of the new standardisation package, as a way of ensuring that consumers can see which market players have ambitious corporate social responsibility policies, as a positive incentive to foster the improvement of the social and working conditions of those companies’ employees, and as a way of encouraging companies to see their social policy as a part of their strategy that sets them apart from other companies; points out that taking this step will benefit consumers, workers and companies alike;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is of the opinion that the
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is of the opinion that the increased complexity resulting from
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Stresses that demographic ageing in Europe requires systematic incorporation of the needs of older persons and persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable members of society, in the development of standards, which are a suitable tool to help achieve active and healthy society in Europe and to increase the accessibility of products and services for people;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the role played by the ESOs, but encourages further initiatives to improve their openness, accessibility and transparency, and recommends that their work be guided by
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the role played by the ESOs, but encourages further initiatives to improve their openness, accessibility, and transparency, to reach out to all of the diverse and innovative development and business models and recommends that their work be guided by European interests;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Points out that standard-setting processes and standardisation agreements need to comply with competition law principles and with the World Trade Organization (WTO) criteria and promotes the inclusion of additional principles such as inclusiveness, quality, neutrality and accountability;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Recognises that the national delegation principle is fundamental for the European system, but warns that there are differences in terms of resources, technical expertise and stakeholder involvement at national level
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Recognises that the national delegation principle is fundamental for the European system, but warns that there are differences in terms of resources, technical expertise and stakeholder involvement at national level, and recommends that the
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Is aware of the decreasing citation of referenced standards in the Official Journal of the European Union and calls on the Commission to investigate and address the reasons for this and remove unnecessary costs or burdens;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26 a. Reiterates the important role of the "New Approach Consultants" and commends their methodology of verifying whether the harmonized standard meets the objective criteria and legal requirements of the legislation to be done in a sustainable manner bound by impartiality and independence
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas standards are a
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26 b. Recommends better involvement of Commission's experts and the "New Approach Consultants" at the initial stage of the standardisation process including in technical committees or working groups; Calls on the Commission to develop an evaluation standardisation guidelines to help different departments within the Commission, ESOs and "New Approach Consultants" evaluate standards in a coherent manner;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Repeats that
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. Encourages the use of new information and communication technologies to improve accessibility and transparency of standardisation processes, such as the CEN-CENELEC eLearning tool for SME's; Advocates that the use of digital tools can facilitate stakeholders participation in the development of standards and provide information about upcoming, on-going and finalised standardisation work;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the Commission to enhance the synergies and coordination between the European institutions, the ESOs, the NSBs and all relevant stakeholder organisations through the Annual Standardisation Forum whilst also recognising the international context of standards;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 – point a (new) (a) Recognises that the vast majority of standards are developed voluntarily in response to market and consumer needs and supports this;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 – point b (new) (b) Opposes the unnecessary politicisation of standards.
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls for strict application of the Regulation 1025/2012 as regards recognition of Annex III organisations and for the publication of the reports provided for in Article 24 of the Regulation;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Urges the Commission fully to harmonise conditions for Annex III organisations and for the removal of de facto obstacles to their effective involvement
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Recommends that
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas standards are a necessary tool for the operation of the Single Market, and whereas they can enhance European competitiveness, growth, fair competition and innovation, and support quality, businesses performance and the protection of consumers, workers and the environment, provided that these standards are simple and do not lead to added bureaucracy and costs, particularly for SMEs;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Recommends that Annex III organisations be given specific member status, and that a separate category be created for partnerships of societal stakeholders’ organisations, with specific rights and obligations, such as a reinforced right of appeal, consultative powers, a right of an opinion before adopting the standard, and access to
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Calls on the
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Calls on the Commission and the ESOs to ensure that that ISO-CEN Vienna and IEC CENELEC Frankfurt Agreements and other measures to speed up standards will not prevent or jeopardise the participation in the standardisation process of Annex III Organisations or NSBs with limited capacities;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32 a. Welcomes increasing cooperation and alignment between international and European standards, notes the close engagement of many third country NSBs with the ESOs; recommends that the ESOs consider closer cooperation with neighbouring third countries where there is close alignment and where they seek such participation;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 b (new) 32 b. Notes that CEN and CENELEC seek the internationalisation of standards where feasible through ISO and IEC; recommends them to strengthen cooperation with third country NSBs by expanding the role of Companion Standardisation Bodies as far as possible to bring together global players in ESOs; and further notes that ETSI has in place mechanisms to globalise its standards;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Invites the Commission to adopt an easy to use single point of
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Invites the Commission to work together with European and national standardisation bodies to adopt
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Invites the Commission to
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Invites the Commission to adopt an easy to use single point of access to standards that can provide assistance and information to the standards’ users on the available standards and their specifications,
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33 a. Asks the Commission to develop technology-watch activities so as to identify future development of ICT that could benefit from standardisation; to facilitate the flow and transparency of information necessary for market penetration and the operation of these technologies; and, in this connection, to promote easily accessible and user- friendly evaluation mechanisms via the internet;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas harmonised standards are European Standards adopted, upon a request made by the Commission to provide a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the Union legislation; whereas standards are voluntary specifications, which should not replace a democratic decision-making processes, consultation or social dialogue;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33 a. Recommends that NSBs need to examine if it is possible to provide access to standards to the extent that the standards user can make an assessment of the relevance of the standard; Strongly recommends that NSBs and ESOs when determining the standards' fees take into account the needs of SMEs and stakeholders with non-commercial use;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 b (new) 33 b. Calls on the Commission to prepare a European register listing existing European standards in all official EU languages, which would include also an information on the ongoing standardisation work in ESOs, existing standardisation mandates, progress and decisions of formal objections;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Calls on the Commission to monitor international ICT standardisation developments and, if necessary, to
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Calls on the Commission to monitor international ICT standardisation developments and, if necessary, to
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Calls on the Commission to monitor international ICT standardisation developments and, if necessary, to finance the participation of a limited number of experts in leading positions within
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34 a. Calls on Member States to use European ICT standards in public procurement procedures in order to improve the quality of public services and foster innovative technologies; stresses, however, that the use of standards should not result in additional barriers, in particular for small businesses seeking to participate in public procurement procedures;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35 a. Calls on the Member States to try applying common standards and good practice with regard to digital administration, focusing in particular on judicial bodies and local authorities;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas two different standard development systems coexist in Europe –
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas Regulation 1025/2012 has brought improvements to the standardisation process by integrating, for the first time, societal stakeholders
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas ICT standards make it possible to develop interoperable solutions for complementary products and for the various parts of a particular product, which is particularly important for the development of the ‘internet of things’ (IoT), where the current standards fragmentation due to a large number of proprietary or semi-closed solutions is hindering the growth and take up;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - having regard to the audit report 'products sold on the European market: unravelling the system of CE marking', performed by the Dutch Court of Audit;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas ICT standards make it possible to develop interoperable solutions for complementary products and for the various parts of a particular product, which is particularly important for the development of the ‘internet of things’ (IoT); recognises and supports that IoT standards are predominantly developed at a global level;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas it is necessary to develop a strategic approach to ICT standardisation and review the current system in order for it to remain successful and respond to the needs of the forthcoming decade, thereby allowing the European Union to maintain a leading role in the global standardisation system;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas free and open standards have proven imperative to the creation and development of the Internet and Internet services, that have in turn fostered unprecedented innovation, societal, and economic prospects;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) G b. whereas the publication of documents and data fulfils governmental responsibilities and transparency goals; such goals are accountability, reproducibility, sustainability, and reliability of governmental action; when documents or data are published, it must happen in open, standardised formats to avoid "lock-in" situations where a software or vendor might no longer be commercially available, and so that independent entities are able to implement these formats under diverse development and business models, including open source, to ensure the continuation of government and administrative processes;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the overreaching Commission standardisation package, which together with the ICT Standards Communication and the Joint Initiative on standardisation, aims at setting out a coherent European Standardisation System (ESS) with a view to preserving its many successful elements, improving its deficiencies and striking the right balance between the European, national and international dimensions; stresses that any review should build on the strengths of the existing system, which constitute a solid basis for improvement, refraining from any radical changes that would undermine the core values of the system;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the overreaching Commission standardisation package, which together with the ICT Standards Communication and the Joint Initiative on standardisation, aims at setting out a coherent and simple European Standardisation System (ESS);
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Acknowledges the specificity and importance of the ESS to all stakeholders, including SMEs, consumers and workers, and calls on the Commission to ensure that the European system will continue to exist and that it maintains sufficient resources to fulfil the objectives of Regulation 1025/2012; which should, inter alia, ensure interoperability, legal certainty and the application of appropriate safeguards, while minimising additional burdens for business, risks for users and obstacles to the free movement of information technology;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Acknowledges the specificity and importance of the ESS to all stakeholders, including industry, SMEs, consumers and workers, and calls on the Commission to ensure that the European system will continue to exist and that it maintains sufficient resources to fulfil the objectives of Regulation 1025/2012;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Welcomes the Standards Market Relevance Roundtable (SMARRT) under the Joint Initiative on Standardisation which enables dialogue between the Commission and industry with full transparency to stakeholders on agenda items of the Committee of Standards.
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Calls on the Commission to guarantee a sustainable budget for the European Standardisation System in the revision of multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) - having regard to the European Commission Open source software strategy 2014-2017 1a , _________________ 1ahttps://ec.europa.eu/info/european- commissions-open-source-strategy_en
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that standards are a voluntary, market-driven tool providing technical requirements and guidance that can help implement European legislation and policies when they are developed in a transparent and inclusive way,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that harmonised standards are a voluntary, market-driven tool providing technical requirements and guidance, th
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that standards are a voluntary, market-driven tool providing technical requirements and guidance that can help implement European legislation and policies when they are developed in a transparent and inclusive way, but stresses that
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that standards in general are a voluntary, market-driven tool providing technical requirements and guidance that can help implement European legislation and policies when they are developed in an accountable, transparent and inclusive way, but stresses that the political decisions regarding the level of protection of social inclusion, health, safety and environment should be left to the legislator;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that standards are a voluntary, market-driven tool providing technical requirements and guidance that can help implement European legislation and policies when they are developed in a transparent and inclusive way, but stresses that the political decisions regarding the level of protection of consumer health, safety and environment should be left to the legislator;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Recognizes the role of open, standardised formats for responsibility and transparency duties of governments, administration, and the European institutions; to fulfil these duties, documents and data published by them must not rely on the commercial availability of software or financial feasibility of its purchasing; not only for public entities but also individuals; hence documents and data must be published in open, standardised formats, that can be implemented by independent entities, while respecting diverse development and business models, including open source;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Regrets the fact that the Joint Initiative on Standardization and the AUWP pay no attention to conformity to standards; Calls on the Commission to provide a holistic approach and take into account all aspects of when laying down new initiaves in this regard;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Regrets the fact that the current system of market surveillance provides insufficient guarantees that all products on the market conform to European standards;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3 c. Stresses its concerns that the current system of conformity asssessments leads to competion on quality instead of competition on price;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 d (new) 3 d. Points out that the current system of certification and markings is unclear to consumers, who can't tell the differences in quality between accredited testing institutions;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the European standardisation system is a central element in the delivery of the single market and whereas the Commission’s action to set out a common vision for European standardisation is a direct result of the Juncker Commission’s ten priorities and, in particular, the priorities on Connected Digital Single Market and the Single Market Strategy;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Deems it important that European
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Deems it important that European standards are promoted at a global level and that the Commission and Member States work in this direction, and pay more attention to the global role and relevance of standards, when getting involved in standardisation and trade defence work;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Believes it important that ESOs continue to work towards global standards making; notes that Article 13 and 14 of Regulation 1025/2012 already envisages the involvement of many SDOs for ICT public procurement; welcomes the ability for consortia to contribute to this process and considers that the European standards system can benefit from more formal cooperation with third country NSBs in order to facilitate greater cooperation at the global level;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Underlines that Europe should uphold its key role in the international standardisation system and that when developing European standards both specificities of the regional context and the global relevance of the standard needs to be taken into account;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Stresses that efficient use of existing resources such as the partnerships established by ESOs with standardisation organisations from third countries should be encouraged;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. 4 a. Stresses that efficient use of existing resources such as the partnerships established by ESOs with standardisation organisations from third countries should be encouraged;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the importance of harmonising standards for products and services when negotiating trade agreements with third countries;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that standards are usually adopted by international organisations
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas standards are voluntary technical specifications which if developed in an open, inclusive and transparent way can positively support a wide range of industrial, economic, social, and environmental policies affecting innovation, ageing population, integration of people with disabilities, the quality of life of citizens, the health and safety of consumers and workers, and development of ICT technologies;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that standards adopted by international organisations, especially ICT standards, are developed outside the scope of Regulation 1025/2012, and recommends the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) to endorse them only after an internal approval process involving appropriate representati
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Is of the opinion that the ESOs
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Is of the opinion that the ESOs should always develop inclusive, sustainable, safe and good quality standards with fair and open access for, and treatment of, all stakeholders, with minimised impact on the environment and adequate protection of personal data and privacy;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Notes that Regulation 1025/2012 has improved the inclusiveness of the ESS, but
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Notes that Regulation 1025/2012 has improved the inclusiveness of the ESS,
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Notes that Regulation 1025/2012 has improved the inclusiveness of the ESS, but regrets that there are still many practical barriers for SMEs, consumers, workers and environmental organisations to participate actively in the standardisation process, and calls on the Commission, ESOs and NSBs to address the challenges to further involvement;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Calls the Commission to rationalise the number of platforms dealing with standardisation and involve standardisation organisations on new initiatives, in order to avoid duplication of efforts for stakeholders;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Urges the Commission to address the issues related to asymetries of information between SMEs and large companies, which hinder the ability of SMEs to enter licensing agreements on fair terms ;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Acknowledges that the delivery speed of standards has improved
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Is of the opinion that, complementary to the existing best practices found among the standardisation communities, increasing public awareness of proposed standards, proper and early involvement of all relevant stakeholders and improvement in the quality of the standardisation requests may further increase transparency and accountability of the standardisation system;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas an efficient European standardisation system should be based on close partnership and cooperation between industry, public authorities, standardisation bodies, consumers and other interested parties, such as the Annex III organisations recognised under Regulation 1025/2012;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Recognises the importance of timely delivery of standards, as well as references being cited in the OJEU in a case of harmonised standards;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8 b. Notes that recent convergence of technologies and the digitalisation of society, businesses and public services blurs the traditional separation between general standardisation and ICT standardisation;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Considers that the European ICT standardisation should be part of a European digital strategy to create economies of scale, budget savings and improved competitiveness for European companies, and to increase cross-sectoral and cross-border interoperability of goods and services through the faster definition, in an open and competitive way, of voluntary, market-driven and global standards that are easily implemented by SMEs;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Supports open standardisation processes as a driver of innovation, interconnectivity and deployment of technologies, but
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Supports open standardisation processes as a driver of innovation, interconnectivity and deployment of
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. S
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Supports open standardisation processes as a driver of innovation, interconnectivity and deployment of technologies, but recalls that it is also important to ensure proper investment and expertise in, and the development of, cutting-edge technologies, and to support SMEs;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Supports open standardisation processes as a driver of innovation, interconnectivity and deployment of technologies,
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Urges the Commission and the ESOs to
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Urges the
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas a system of standardisation for all, stakeholders, users and consumers is based on a system of trust and therefore compliance and proper enforcement mechanisms form the basis of the standardisation system;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Urges the Commission
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Stresses the imperative need to adapt ICT standardisation policy to market and policy developments, which will lead to achieving important European policy goals requiring interoperability, such as accessibility, security, e-business, e-government, e-health and transport, and will contribute to the development of standards;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. 11a. Recognizes the past and present importance of open and freely available reference implementations for the ICT sector, where they can have standard-setting character2a; _________________ 2aIn 1993, CERN put three main components of the Web (a basic client, server, and a common code library) to the public domain which allowed the creation of the World Wide Web (WWW) software, the predecessor to the modern web; https://home.cern/topics/birth- web/licensing-web; Gillies, James and Cailliau, Robert. "How the Web was born." (2000)
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Supports the Commission
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Supports the Commission’s
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. To that effect, supports the definition of specific and measurable minimum requirements that take into account the long-term sustainability and reliability of IoT devices or services as well as industry-standard computer security and sustainability standards; such a list should encompass for example the commitment to making available updates for a minimum timeframe after purchasing, the commitment of a manufacturer or provider to a timeframe within which it will provide an update after the discovery and notification of a vulnerability; to this end, the Commission should evaluate the possibility of industry self-regulation, taking into account the speed with which standards and technologies evolve in the ICT sector, and the diversity of development and business models, including open source, startups, and SMEs;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Notes that with the increased use of the internet, online banking, social networking and e-health initiatives, people are having growing security and privacy concerns, and that ICT standards need to reflect the principles of the protection of individuals with regards to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12 b. Calls on the Commission to include digital integration of manufacturing as ICT standardisation priority and encourages development of open standards for the communication protocol and the data formats for the digital integration of manufacturing equipment in order to ensure full interoperability between machines and devices;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12 b. Where IoT devices could have an impact on relevant infrastructure, the NIS Directive should serve as a basis for the definition of security requirements and manufacturer or provider responsibilities;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas European standards need to be developed in an open, inclusive and transparent system, based on consensus among all stakeholders, with the aim of defining strategic technical or quality requirements with which current or future products, production processes, services or methods may comply, and whereas the European standardisation system plays a key role in responding to the increasing need, in European policy and legislation, for standards capable of ensuring product safety, accessibility, innovation, interoperability and sustainability;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 c (new) 12 c. Recommends on the Commission and ESOs to prioritise standards for the improvement of interoperability in the IoT and 5G domains and of vertical domains, such as "Connected and automatic driving", "Smart cities", "Smart Living Environments", as these are an important areas for the advancement of the European competitiveness;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 d (new) 12 d. Supports the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI) and the ICT Multi-Stakeholder platform; is aware of the growing number of platforms, groups, meetings and channels for ICT standards, which sometimes might create fragmentation and duplication of standards and stresses the need to better coordinate ICT standards and standardisation priorities among the different organisations;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Acknowledges the
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Acknowledges
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Acknowledges the concerns, in particular as regards the IoT, about how
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Acknowledges the concerns, in particular as regards the IoT, about how standard essential patents (SEPs) are related to standards and how restrictions with regard to patents might prevent these technologies to work in a seamless and interoperable way ; stresses that unfair and unreasonable IPR policy creates barriers in the single market that can hinder the take- up of the digital single market and of new technologies, in particular for IoT devices as they rely heavily on standardisation ;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Warns against the risks of proprietary solutions and agrees that ICT standardisation policy need to be based on open and accessible SEPs within fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing terms to address the legitimate interests of both SEP holders and of potential licensees and to ensure that standardisation process presents a level playing field, where companies of all sizes, including SMEs, can collaborate in a mutually beneficial manner;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Welcomes the commitment of the Commission to ensure that EU ICT standardisation initiatives are based on a balanced IPR policy ; Considers however that a balanced approach cannot be exclusively based on FRAND licensing solutions, as FRAND solutions are incompatible with for instance open source licencing ; Calls therefore on the Commission to truly deliver a balanced policy that includes all types of licensing solutions ;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Encourages the Commission's pursuits in ensuring interoperability between digital components and emphasises the importance of standardisation that can be achieved both via standard-essential patents (SEPs) and open licensing models;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the standardisation package aims to promote uniform European standards in the services sector that include minimum quality requirements, terminology definitions, improved transparency and quality measurement tools;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Urges the Commission to clarify without delay the core elements of an equitable, effective and enforceable licensing methodology
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Urges the Commission to clarify without delay the core elements of an equitable, effective and enforceable licensing methodology
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Urges the Commission to clarify without delay the core elements of an equitable, effective and enforceable licensing methodology based on the FRAND principles (i.e. that ensure fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms), taking into account the fair return on investment, a sustainable open standardisation process and the wide availability of technologies in an open and competitive market; recognises that alongside FRAND other SEP models are in wide spread use – such as the Royalty Free model where patent rights are given gratis – and accordingly legislation and discussion should continue to recognise the rights of all market sectors and IPR holders to use IPR in all open, transparent and fair ways;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Calls on the Commission to close discussions about the 'perceived need' of a science cloud and to take immediate action on the European Open Science Cloud in close concert with Member States, which should seamlessly integrate existing networks, data and high- performance computing systems and e- infrastructure services across scientific fields, within a framework of shared policies and ICT standards;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Is of the opinion that developers of standards should be entitled to reimbursement for their investment and contributions to the standard, which needs to be based on fair, proportionate and non-discriminatory terms, and transparent, reasonable, predictable and sustainable royalty rates, unless they decide to provide royalty free licensing or allow open source software implementation;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Stresses that open standards are essential to the further development of open government data and smart cities policies as the release of data sets needs to based on open standards on data sharing, from the format of publication of the data, to the possibilities to reuse this data ; Highlights the role of public procurement in facilitating the adoption of open standards solutions ;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Urges the Commission to work on a policy for informing the remaining European institutions, the Member States and stakeholders about the stage reached in on-going initiatives and about future initiatives in relation to ICT standards;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14 b. Recognises the important role of the of the ESOs in ensuring that SEPs are provided within FRAND terms and calls for a clear commitment from the ESOs to improve the transparency and accuracy of the SEP declarations;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Welcomes the Commission Standardisation package
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Welcomes the Commission Standardisation package
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. Whereas the transport sector has been at the forefront in the development and deployment of standards that are necessary for the creation of the Single European Transport Area;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point b b. Improving safety by further supporting automation and boosting the efficiency of transport traffic management systems, both at urban level by developing an appropriate information system and at global level, such as the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) and the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR);
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point b b. Improving safety by further
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point b b. Improving safety by further supporting automation and boosting the efficiency of transport traffic management systems, such as the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), the European global satellite-based navigation system (GALILEO) and the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR);
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point c c. Bringing about a competitive Single European Transport Area by promoting the integration and interoperability of systems across all modes of transport, by improving the recognition of obstacles at a national level and in the service supply;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point c c. Bringing about a competitive Single European Transport Area by promoting the integration and interoperability of systems across all
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point c c. Bringing about a competitive Single European Transport Area by promoting the integration and interoperability of systems across all modes of transport and of all the new collaborative economy models;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point c c. Bringing about a competitive Single European Transport Area by promoting the integration
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point d d. Increasing the attractiveness and accessibility of transport and tourism for all passengers and consumers, in particular for disabled people and the elderly, who are less accustomed to using new digital platforms;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point d d. Increasing the attractiveness and barrier-free accessibility of transport, mobility and tourism services for all passengers and
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point d d. Increasing the attractiveness
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – introductory part 1.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point d a (new) da. Tackling increasing disparities between Member States in transport competitiveness and digitalisation, mainly in relation to SME's operating in the transport and tourism sectors.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point d a (new) da. Increasing support for small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that innovation in the transport and tourism sector provides enormous opportunities for EU businesses and insists on the need to develop new standards, where possible with a cross- domain approach, and uphold standardisation in order to ensure the proper implementation of EU initiatives in the field of digitalisation; considers that standards and common specifications is a clear requirement among others for the deployment of connected cars which could interact not only with the road infrastructure but also with other vehicles and devices (VtX model);
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that innovation in the transport sector provides enormous opportunities for EU businesses and insists on the need to develop new standards and uphold standardisation in order to ensure the proper implementation of EU initiatives in the field of digitalisation; notes that EU- wide standardisation will facilitate the introduction of regulatory frameworks for the use of online platforms headquartered in non-EU Member States, that offer new opportunities in the transport and tourism sectors;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that innovation in the transport sector provides enormous
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that innovation in the transport sector provides enormous opportunities for EU businesses and insists on the need to develop new standards and uphold standardisation in order to ensure the proper implementation of EU initiatives in the field of digitalisation, such as Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) and the development of transport applications within the EU Satellite Navigation Systems (Galileo and EGNOS);
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that innovation in the transport sector provides enormous opportunities for EU businesses and insists on the need to develop new standards and uphold standardisation in order to ensure the proper implementation of EU initiatives in the field of digitalisation; calls on the Commission to adopt a single point of access to standards to ensure easy access to information and assistance on harmonised standards;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that innovation in the transport sector provides enormous opportunities for EU businesses and insists on the need to develop new standards and uphold standardisation in order to ensure the proper implementation of EU initiatives in the field of digitalisation and prevent market fragmentation;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that innovation in the
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that innovation in the transport sector provides enormous opportunities for EU businesses, particularly SMEs, and insists on the need to develop new standards and uphold standardisation in order to ensure the proper implementation of EU initiatives in the field of digitalisation;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Welcomes the Commission Communication on ICT Standardisation Priorities for the Digital Single Market; believes that encouraging EU-wide standardisation will contribute to the dismantling of barriers in the internal market, achieving EU policy objectives and addressing current challenges in the transport and tourism sectors, such as:
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that innovation in the transport and tourism sectors provides enormous opportunities for EU businesses and insists on the need to develop new standards and uphold standardisation in order to ensure the proper implementation of EU initiatives in the field of digitalisation;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that innovation in the transport and tourism sectors provides enormous opportunities for EU businesses and insists on the need to develop new standards and uphold standardisation in order to ensure the proper implementation of EU initiatives in the field of digitalisation;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) (2a) Points out that standards need to be simple and clear to ensure that bureaucracy and costs do not increase, particularly for SMEs in the transport and tourism areas;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that ICT standardisation will be beneficial for the development of transport and tourism-related services
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that ICT standardisation will be beneficial for the development of transport and tourism-related services; underlines that in certain cases, certification of existing sustainable services and products in these sectors offer cheap and reliable tools in favour of sustainable user and decision-maker behaviour; calls on the Commission to attach greater importance to this development when implementing its priority action plan for ICT standardisation, and to take swift action to promote the development of integrated and smart ticketing and information and new mobility concepts such as Mobility-as-a- Service;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that ICT standardisation will be beneficial for the development of transport and tourism-related services; calls on the Commission to attach greater importance to this development when implementing its priority action plan for ICT standardisation, and to take swift action to promote the development of integrated and smart ticketing and new mobility concepts such as Mobility-as-a- Service; reminds the Commission, moreover, to take into account the convergence of general and ICT standardisation;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that ICT standardisation will be beneficial for the development of transport and tourism-related services; calls on the Commission to attach greater importance to this development when implementing its priority action plan for ICT standardisation, and to take swift
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses, however, that growing digitalisation in the distribution of travel tickets means more information readily available to consumers over the Internet, but increasingly in a way that makes it difficult to compare offers; it is therefore necessary to reinforce transparency and neutrality safeguards in distribution, particularly for internet distribution, so that consumers can make informed choices based on reliable information, regarding not only price, but other parameters as well, including quality of service and ancillary offers; this transparency will both promote competition and support the development of multimodal transport;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote, facilitate financing for and expedite the deployment of the necessary infrastructure for the market uptake of new standards (e.g. alternative fuels infrastructure); highlights that infrastructure is a long term investment and therefore its standardisation should enable maximum interoperability to allow future technological developments and their application;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Welcomes the Commission Communication on ICT Standardisation Priorities for the Digital Single Market; believes that encouraging EU-wide standardisation will contribute to the dismantling of barriers in the internal market, achieving EU policy objectives and addressing current challenges in the transport and tourism sectors, such as:
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote, facilitate financing for and expedite the deployment of the necessary infrastructure for the market uptake of new standards (e.g. alternative fuels infrastructure), provided that it does not prejudice the health of consumers, safety or the environment;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote, facilitate financing for and expedite the deployment of the necessary infrastructure for the market uptake of new standards (e.g. alternative fuels infrastructure) and the reconversion of old structures into more modern and sustainable plants;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote, facilitate financing for and expedite the deployment of the necessary infrastructure for the market uptake of new technologies supported by European standards (e.g.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that, due to the international nature of transport, the development of international standards is indispensable both to ensure interoperability and to broaden market opportunities for the EU industries; calls on the Commission to support the presence of European stakeholders in the international standardisation organisations and actively continue promoting the development of European standards at international fora;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that, due to the international nature of transport and tourism, global competition and involvement of the main global powers in this matter, the development of international standards is indispensable both to ensure interoperability and to broaden market opportunities for the EU industries; calls on the Commission to actively continue promoting the development of European
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the Commission to pay special attention and provide assistance to the candidate countries' efforts in harmonising their standards with the European ones, in order to minimise existing bottlenecks;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Regrets that differences between national standards, such as in the freight and logistics sector, remain a barrier to the internal market, and therefore calls on the Commission
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Regrets that differences between national standards, such as in the freight and logistics sector, remain a barrier to the internal market, and therefore calls on the Commission to mandate the drawing up of
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Regrets that differences between national standards, such as in the freight and logistics sector, remain a barrier to the internal market, and therefore calls on the Commission to mandate the drawing up of appropriate standards and, where necessary, to make them legally binding; points out, moreover, that standardisation and interoperability can significantly contribute to reducing the administrative burden and transport costs for all businesses
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point a a. Achieving environmental and energy efficiency goals by creating a favourable environment for sustainable transport solutions, such as electric cars and alternative fuels, in a bid to reduce the direct and indirect impact of the transport sector on the environment;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. points out that the standardisation process in Europe must include standards that help to make transport and transport services more accessible to people with disabilities and older people;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Encourages the Commission and the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) to further promote ‘open standards’ in particular the interface architecture as a pillar of the Single European Transport Area architecture, in full respect of the particular transport sectors' needs.
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Encourages the Commission and the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) to further promote
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Encourages the Commission and the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) to further promote
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Strongly believes that, especially in the transport sector, open data remains an essential element in order to reap the full benefits of the Digital Single Market and stresses therefore that more legal certainty, mainly in terms of ownership and responsibility, is needed; calls therefore on the Commission to publish, without any further delay, a roadmap to harmonised standards for public-funded transport data and programming interfaces in order to boost the data- intensive innovations and provision of new transport services;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Takes note of the cybersecurity concerns and the specificities of the threats in the transport sector; urges the Commission, when adopting by the end of 2017 its anticipated Recommendation on standards for cybersecurity, to address these specificities, as a first step towards a comprehensive strategy on cybersecurity in the transport sector;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Encourages the Commission to compile statistics with a view to better evaluating the impact of digitalisation and ICT on transport and tourism, with a particular focus on local communities, mountainous areas and the outermost regions.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point a a. Achieving climate, environmental and energy efficiency goals by
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point a a. Achieving environmental and energy efficiency goals by creating a favourable environment for sustainable transport solutions, such as electric and hybrid cars and alternative fuels;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point a a (new) a a. Providing passengers with more choices, more user-friendly and customised products, such as multimodal integrated tickets, and more information;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point b b. Improving safety by further supporting automation and boosting the efficiency of transport traffic management systems, such as the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), the River Information Services (RIS), Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), the Vessel Traffic Management Information System (VTMIS) and the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR);
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