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17 Amendments of Patricia van der KAMMEN related to 2012/2322(INI)

Patricia van der KAMMEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, in ~~the absence of harmonisation and with due regard to the principle of subsidiarity~~accordance with the subsidiarity principle laid down in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union, the Member States m~~aintain a margin of discretion to regulate online gambling in accordance with their own values and pursued objectives of general interest~~ust be able to take decisions for themselves concerning online gambling;

2013/04/18
Committee: IMCO

Patricia van der KAMMEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the risks involved in terms of consumer protection~~, fraud prevention and law enforcement against illegal activities, such as money laundering and match fixing, require coordinated action at EU level~~ and measures against fraud and other illegal activities, such as money laundering, require first and foremost effective national action and possibly, if necessary, complementary action at EU level based on cooperation;

2013/04/18
Committee: IMCO

Patricia van der KAMMEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

~~E. whereas it is essential to introduce mechanisms for scrutinising sports competitions and financial flows, along with common supervisory mechanisms at the EU level;~~deleted

2013/04/18
Committee: IMCO

Patricia van der KAMMEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recognises that the Member States have the primary right to determine how the offer of online gambling services is to be organised ~~and regulated~~ at the national level~~, while observing the basic EU Treaty principles~~;

2013/04/18
Committee: IMCO

Patricia van der KAMMEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to continue to carry out effective checks on compliance with EU law of national laws and practices, and to take legal action against gambling monopolies that do not reduce gambling opportunities or limit promotional activities for gambling in a consistent manner, in line with CJEU case-lawdeleted

2013/04/18
Committee: IMCO

Patricia van der KAMMEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Not~~Considers that Member States should assess for themselves the risks associated with a general prohibition of online gambling services and with excessive restrictions for consumers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to weigh, as part of the work of the group of experts on gambling services, the social costs of permitting regulated gambling activities against the harmful effects of consumers resorting to illicit markets;

2013/04/18
Committee: IMCO

Patricia van der KAMMEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

~~5. Emphasises that Member States that open up their online gambling market must provide for a transparent procedure based on objective and non- discriminatory criteria, in full compliance with EU law;~~deleted

2013/04/18
Committee: IMCO

Patricia van der KAMMEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the expert group on gambling services and on the Commission to facilitate, as much as possible, the flow of data between regulators in the Member States in order to allow for the establishment of a common system for identifying players and to make self- exclusion mechanisms applicable throughout the EU;deleted

2013/04/18
Committee: IMCO

Patricia van der KAMMEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Encourages the Member States, in the context of the expert group, to work in close cooperation with the Commission and with each other to implement the action plan of the Communication on online gambling;deleted

2013/04/18
Committee: IMCO

Patricia van der KAMMEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Stresses the importance for the expert group~~Calls on Member States to work towards removing unnecessary administrative burdens that prevent legal online operators from offering their services to consumers;

2013/04/18
Committee: IMCO

Patricia van der KAMMEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Believes that national regulators should be able to agree on equivalence clauses that would facilitate the application of national licenses, including agreement on technical standards for gaming equipment;deleted

2013/04/18
Committee: IMCO

Patricia van der KAMMEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Agrees with the Commission that a fair offer of~~Considers that an offer of legal online gambling services is necessary for consumer protection, because in its absence consumers armay be more likely to turn to ~~unreliable~~illegal gambling websites;

2013/04/18
Committee: IMCO

Patricia van der KAMMEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to continue to explore measures at the EU level to protect vulnerable consumers, including formalised cooperation between regulators, and the introduction of an online trustmark for legal operators;deleted

2013/04/18
Committee: IMCO

Patricia van der KAMMEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that ~~the unquantifiable scope of compulsive gambling points to the need for additional research and data, and therefore calls on all Member States to carry out further studies to understand problem~~it is up to the Member States themselves to ascertain the existence and extent of the gambling problem;

2013/04/18
Committee: IMCO

Patricia van der KAMMEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to consider legislation to create an EU-wide self- exclusion register, accessible by national authorities and licensed gambling operators, so that any customer who chooses to exclude him- or herself from one gambling operator has the opportunity to be automatically self- excluded from all other licensed gambling operators;deleted

2013/04/18
Committee: IMCO

Patricia van der KAMMEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Recommends the introduction of uniform and pan-European common standards for electronic identification and cross border e-verification services; notes that the different registration procedures across the EU undermine regulated operators, and can push consumers into the hands of illegal operators; calls, therefore, for registration and identification procedures to be streamlined and made more efficient;deleted

2013/04/18
Committee: IMCO

Patricia van der KAMMEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the fact that online gambling is a non-cash-based environment and that – given the dependency on third-party financial service providers – additional safeguards against money laundering can be found in the EU’s regulatory framework for establishing and licensing financial service providers;deleted

2013/04/18
Committee: IMCO