Activities of Virginie ROZIÈRE related to 2015/2147(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Towards a Digital Single Market Act (debate) FR
Towards a Digital Single Market Act (A8-0371/2015 - Kaja Kallas, Evelyne Gebhardt) FR
Amendments (18)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that stimulating growth, innovation, consumer choice and competitiveness is of the utmost importance and believes that the digital single market is key to achieving this objective by removing barriers to trade, while at the same time strengthening workers’ socio-economic rights, streamlining processes for online businesses and supporting creators, investors and consumers; calls in this regard for competitiveness tests on all new proposals as well as assessment of their environmental and social impact;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that copyright is the tangible means of ensuring that creators are remunerated and that the creative process is funded;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for targeted, evidence-based reforms to enhance cross-border access to legally available online content but stresses the importance of not mandating pan- European licencesat the principle of territoriality must remain an essential pillar of the copyright system; calls instead for reforms to enable the enhanced portability of legally acquired content to be prioritised;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to propose alternatives (solutions) that will make it possible to address the displacement of value from content to services, and that will make it possible for authors to be fairly remunerated for the use of their work on the internet; stresses the need to adjust the definition of the status of intermediary in the current digital environment;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Takes the view that particular attention should be paid to online platforms, whose economic model poses genuine economic and social risks, in particular the undermining of qualifications and increasingly precarious work;
Amendment 166 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s aim to withdraw the proposal on a Common European Sales Law and the intention to propose rules for digital content; notecategorically rejects the proposal to introduce the ‘home option’ in order to bring down barricountry of origin principle, which is the most unfavourable option for consumers, to cross- border he weakest party in the contradect; insists on the need for comprehensive evidence and consultation with stakeholders before this approach is pursued, in particular as regards the impact it would have on the current protection provided to consumers under national law, especially in terms of remedies for failure to comply with the terms of contracts for online sales.
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned about the different national approaches taken to regulating the internet and the sharing economy; urges the Commission to take action to preserve the integrity of the single market and the internet as an open and global platform for communication and innovaomote net neutrality, transparency and fair competition;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that a full harmonisation of the legal framework governing online sales, irrespective of whether they are cross- border or domestic sales, while maintaining the coherence of online and offline rules regarding legal remedies, constitutes the most practical and proportionate approachis the best way to protect consumers effectively;
Amendment 556 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that ambitious actions are needed to ensure better application of the principle of non-discrimination and to improve access to legal online digital content, in particular by ending unjustified geo- blocking practices and unfair price discrimination based on geographical location;
Amendment 598 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Recalls that the territoriality principle must remain the cornerstone of the copyright system; calls for reforms to enable the enhanced portability of legally- acquired content to be prioritised;
Amendment 608 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Supports in particular the Commission’s planned scrutiny of the practical enforcement of Article 20(2) of the Services Directive in order to analyse possible patterns of discrimination against consumers based on their country of residence; calls on the Commission to identify and define concise case groups of justified discrimination, justified in particular by public interest, under Article 20(2) of the Services Directive in order to outlaw unjustified discriminatory behaviour by private entities and in order to provide interpretative assistance to authorities responsible for applying Article 20(2) in practice; calls on the Commission to make concerted efforts to add the provision of Article 20(2) to the Annex of Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 in order to utilise the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network’s investigation and enforcement powers;
Amendment 652 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that incentivising private and public investments in fast and ultra- fast communication networks is a requirement for any digital progress, with competition remaining the main driver of infrastructure investments, innovation, affordable prices and choices for consumers; considers that little evidence exists, in the still fragmented European telecommunications market, of a link between consolidation ofmpetition between operators and increased investment in networks, in particular concerning coverage for ‘dead zones’ or areas with insufficient coverage;
Amendment 707 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that since the development of over- the-top services has increased demand and competition to the benefit of consumers, modernisation of the telecommunication framework should not lead to more regulatory burdens, but should; welcomes the Commission review of the rules in force; stresses that a level playing field for operators providing competing services is essential to drive innovation and fair competition;
Amendment 762 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 825 #
23. Urges the Commission to develop an innovation-friendly policy that fosters fair competition between, and innovation in, online platforms; considers that the priorities should be transparency, facilitation of switching between platforms or online services, access to platforms, and identifying and addressing barriers to the emergence and scale-up of plensuring fair treatment for all operatforms;
Amendment 904 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Urges the Commission to examine infringements of workers' rights and social protection provisions in the sharing economy and to present proposals to bring the legislative framework into line with the needs of workers in the digital sector;
Amendment 915 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Calls on the Commission to propose alternatives in response to the shift of content value towards intermediation services, allowing authors to be fairly remunerated for online exploitation of their works; stresses the need to adapt the definition of intermediary status in line with the current digital environment;
Amendment 916 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25c. Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of creating a new legal category to govern the liability of platforms;