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70 Amendments of Dita CHARANZOVÁ related to 2015/2147(INI)

Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD), ratified by the EU on 23 December 2010 (2010/48/EC),
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that whilst it is impossible to hold back the digital revolution, it is possible to shapedigital technologies bring tremendous opportunities; acknowledges the importance of the digital revolution as a fuel for entrepreneurship, digital transformation of industry, development of new business models, ideas and innovative start-ups and its course; a driver for growth and jobs creation;
2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission to overhaul Directive 2010/13/EU1 without delay, doing away with the distinction between linear and non-linear services, encouraging the use of editorially screened content to which the country-of- origin principle applies and fleshing out the general social objectives of audiovisual regulationConsiders that the review of the Directive 2010/13/EU1should be based on an assessment of the changes in technology, business models but also changing viewing patterns to ensure the regulatory framework meets cultural policy objectives and incentivises investments in cultural content and in platforms disseminating that content; __________________ 1 Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) (OJ L 95, 15.4.2010, p. 1).
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the 16 September 2015 announcement of an "EU Industry Dialogue on automated and connected driving"; stresses that a partnership between the automotive and telecom industries is needed to order to ensure that connected vehicles and connected vehicle infrastructure is developed on the basis of common standards across Europe as well on the global scale;
2015/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 45 a (new)
- having regard to the 28 September 2015 agreement on 5G partnership between China and the European Union and related agreements,
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Asks the Commission to assess the appropriateness of the Country-of-origin principle in the digital era;
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Encourages Europe's audiovisual industry to keep on developing attractive and complementary on-line services, so as to enrich the range of European audiovisual content on offer;
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Emphasises that, in this environment in which many services are on offer, it is important that the best possible referencing is provided for European services, which are essential to promoting European cultural diversity;
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
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 licences; calls instead for reforms to enable the enhanced portability of legally acquired content to be prioritised; recognises the need for more harmonisation at the European Union level in order to improve free movement of services and products based on creative content; highlights the fact that legislative differences in Member States cause legal uncertainties hindering the creation of Digital Single Market and cross-border accessibility of copyright content;
2015/09/24
Committee: JURI
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to undertake a thorough assessment of the impact which digitalisation will have onin co-operation with the nuMember and types of jobs available and to gather information on new forms of employment, such as crowdsourcing and crowdworkingStates, business and other relevant stakeholders to identify on new forms of employment and required skills sets in digitally-driven economies and to develop recommendations leading to required changes in the Member States' education systems;
2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that platforms and intermediaries should be regulated in such a way as to rule out discrimination to a large extent and guarantee ththe European Commission should develop an innovation-friendly policy that fosters competition and innovation for online platforms and intermediaries to ensure findability of editorially screenedcreased creation and dissemination of cultural content;
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of bringing more clarity and transparency of the copyright regime for copyright users, in particular with regard to user-generated content and copyright levies, to foster creativity, the further development of online platforms, and ensure appropriate remuneration of copyright holders;
2015/09/24
Committee: JURI
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that territorial fragmentation may require users aspiring to offer content related services across the EU to secure multiple licenses; emphasises the fact that differences in limitations and exceptions create additional legal costs and legal uncertainty; recalls that consumers may be denied access to certain content services on geographical grounds; therefore urges the Commission to propose adequate solutions for the better cross-border accessibility to copyright content for consumers;
2015/09/24
Committee: JURI
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that a cross-border taxation system is needed to create a true European Single Market and to prevent the tax avoidance practices used by several digital platforms, as highlighted by recent inquiries; calls on the Commission to provide a clear definition of R&D investments and of permanent establishment in order to restore the link between taxation and economic substance, thus taking into account the specificities of the digital economy; calls on the Commission to support extending the public country-by- country reporting regime on taxes for multinational companies to all sectors; asks the Commission to take into account the result of its consultation conducted on this subject and, at a minimum, the OECD anti BEPS project latest recommendations on CBCR when drafting its proposal;
2015/10/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls Member States to take necessary actions and to reform training systems in order to improve their efficiency in raising the skills and competences needed in the digital economy to help unemployed people to better anticipate and meet the changing needs of labour markets;
2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas all Union policies and legislation in the area of the Digital Single Market should allow new opportunities for users and businesses to emerge, especially within today’s service society, while taking a holistic approach that considers their social dimension as they inevitably involve structural changes;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that as job and skito embrace the fulls profiles become more complex, new demands are being placed on training and further educationotential of digital technology there is a need for information and communications technology (ICT) skills in the labour market as these skills are essential to operate and function in fully digitised information society; emphasises the importance of social dialogue in efforts to bring specific ICT training courses content up to date and develop skills strategies that are needed for unemployed people, young people in particular, to find a job;
2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that further efforts are needed to overhaul copyright law and that any revised provisions should apply to all mediawhile taking into account the differences between the digital and the analogical environment;
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the need for strong cyber- security measures and requirements on connected vehicles; notes that this is not just a question of data protection, but the physical security of a vehicle and its passengers;
2015/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that internet service providers should bear greater responsibility for illegal content made available on the internet and should, along with other actors in the supply chain such as payment providers, play a significant role in tackling copyright abuses;deleted
2015/09/24
Committee: JURI
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Stresses the need for an active part by the EU in the UN World Forum on automotive regulations, but especially in the informal working group on intelligent transport systems and automated vehicles (WP.29); Believes it is vital to engage there to ensure that EU connected vehicle standards are the basis for global standards; believes equally that we should strengthen cooperation with the United States on connected vehicles standards and regulations;
2015/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls its resolution of 9 July 2015 on the implementation of Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights; stresses that it should be used as a guide for much needed copyright reform;
2015/09/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the legal thinking behind Directive 93/83/EEC2 provides a suitable point of departure foEncourages the Commission to take on further measures to improve cross-border access to legal content in the digital single market.; __________________ 2 Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable transmission (OJ L 248, 6.10.1993, p. 15).
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas a high level of consumer protection and satisfaction necessarily entails choice, flexibility, information and trust in a secure and accessible online environment;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that the digitalisation-driven trend towards more flexible working practices may also give rise to precariousnew forms of employment to which current standards as regards social security, working time, working location, worker participation and employment protection no longer apply; calls for self-employed persons with quasi-employee status to be placed on an equal footing with employment rules do not correspond, calls for assessment of how to modernise employment regulations while ensuring employment flexibility as well as maintaining protection for workers including self-employed persons under employment law;
2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to ensure compliance with the principles of internet neutrality, which is vital where media convergence is concerned;
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 158 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the Commission’s aim to withdraw the proposal on a Common European Sales Law and the intention to propose rules for digital content; notes also the proposal to introduce the ‘home option’ in order to bring down barriers to cross- border trade; 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.
2015/09/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 169 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need to develop employeeat the Digital Single Market and EU privacy and data regulations should provide a coherent and stable framework to facilitate innovation, trade and entrepreneurship while ensuring adequate implementation of data protection rules for employees including data protection measures which cover new forms of data collection (relainteractions between humans and robotInternet of Things devices);
2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 177 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of access to information and content in the public domain; underlines that public domain content in one Member State should be accessible in all Member States; believes that European Institutions’ public content, wherever possible, should be placed in the public domain;
2015/09/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 179 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Welcomes the increased use of open government data by the Member States and asks the Commission to further strengthen the availability of such open data at the European level and between Member States; at the same time, calls for further discussions on what data should be subject to controlled access and cyber security measures;
2015/09/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 180 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Believes that free competition is vital to the Digital Single Market; stresses that this will require the liberalisation and opening protected national sectors to cross-border competition; regrets attempts to introduce or strengthen national legislation that prevents or limits access by new market entries;
2015/09/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 181 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to promote the ‘Once Only’ principle for data entry for government services; asks the Member States to fully implement this principle in their public administration while ensuring a high-level of cyber security to prevent unjustified access to personal data;
2015/09/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 182 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Notes the use of long and prescriptive End-User Licencing Agreements (EULAs) and other terms and conditions by e- commerce and other services, and the evidence that most users do not read them before accepting; calls on the Commission to work to address this issue and to investigate if limitations or standardised conditions are needed;
2015/09/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 183 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Notes that more than 15 years since its adoption, the European guaranty directive (1999/44/EC) is still a subject of confusion by businesses and consumers due to differences in its transposition by the Member States; believe that, as part of the Digital Single Market strategy, this directive should be subject to review;
2015/09/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that free and effective competition, which gives consumers more choice and lower prices, must be the foundation of the digital economy; supports the Commission's plan to ensure its competition policy fully applies to the digital single market, including through sector inquiries such as the one currently undertaken into e-commerce;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Underlines that the primary objective of the Strategy must be the creation of a true digital single market free of barriers and not an occasion to create new ones through new regulation whose absolute necessity would have not been proven;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the urgent need for the Commission and Member States to promote a more dynamic economy for innovation to flourish and for companies to scale up, through the development of e- government, a modernised regulatory framework fit for the emergence and scale- up of innovative businesses, improved access to finance for start-ups and SMEs, and a long term investment strategy in infrastructure, skills, research and innovation;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the future Digital Single Market must be inclusive to all EU citizens, and calls the Commission and Member States on strengthening efforts to ensure an appropriate level of accessibility that can enable the participation of disadvantaged groups, including persons with disabilities;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, to further develop initiatives to boost entrepreneurship that range from changing the mind-set on how success is defined to promoting an entrepreneurial and innovation culture, including business model innovation; believes, in addition, that the diversity and specific attributes of the different national innovation hubs could be turned into a real competitive advantage for the EU if they are effectively interconnected;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission's initiative to improve theconsumers' legal protection of consumers as regards intangible digital contentconcerning intangible digital content, which should carefully analyse the differences between digital goods and services and tangible goods and the sometimes complex environment in which they operate; points out that while consumers buying tangible digital content are protected by consumer protection laws, consumer rights when buying intangible digital content remain largely unregulated; agrees that consumers should enjoy a comparable level of protection regardless of whether they purchase digital content online or offline;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance for consumers to be better informed of the use of their data, in particular in the case of free services;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution
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 approach;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that there is a risk that the Commission’s proposals entail a growing disparity between the applicable legal standards for offline and online purchasesWelcomes the Commission's commitments to adopt a strong proposal on digital contracts covering both tangible and intangible goods and services sold online; stresses the need to adopt clear and understandable rules which can be easily applied by consumers and businesses alike;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 445 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the imprecision of theAsks for the forthcoming Commission's proposal regarding a legislative measure for a more comprehensive online sales law that coversing digital content products as well asnd tangible goods to take into account the weaknesses of the Common European Sales Law;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 456 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Is sceptical about the legal nature of model contracts regarding online sales of tangible goods in the absence of statutory regulation;deleted
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Requests an ‘Active Consumers’ strategy to assess in particular whether consumer switching is facilitated in the online world, and whether action is needed to make this more accessible and consumer switching easier, in order to boost competition in online markets;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to explore the possibilities of introducing an EU trustmark for online sales in order to induce trust, particularly in relation to cross-border online saleonsiders that a European trustmark would be easy to fake and complex as well as costly to operate and to promote, that it would enter into unfair competition with existing trustmarks on the market and would then distort the market; Calls therefore on the Commission to prefer a more pragmatic approach and set up of a stakeholder group which would gather the representative stakeholders on a voluntary basis to set up common principles for trustmark schemes in order to respond to the current fragmentation; calls, in addition, on the Commission to work with national ombudsmen, better business bureaus and other consumer organisations, towards the creation of a common accessible database of consumer complaints;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 495 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that the Commission should be more proactive in identifying sectors with high potential for cross border trade and digitalisation and where the mutual recognition principle could apply; asks the Commission to make a list of the top ten regulations in each Member State which impede competition in the DSM;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 508 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that accessible, affordable, efficient and high-quality delivery services are an essential prerequisite for a thriving cross-border e-commerce; and supports the proposed measures to improve price transparency, interoperability ands well as the regulatory oversight that should target both the smooth the well-functioning of cross-border parcel delivery markets and compliance with relevant social and labour rights, allowing enough flexibility ofor the delivery market to evolve and adapt to technological innovations; believes that this reform should improve competition in the parcel delivery and postal services sectors;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 535 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. While respecting the rights of businesses to set their own prices, asks the Commission to investigate the feasibility and to realise a costs/benefit analysis of the creation of common regional cross- border shipping agreements (rate zones) by which parcels are shipped at the same rate as national parcels between different Member States;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 537 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls on the European Regulators Group for Postal Services to investigate possibility of opening Member States' parcel delivery and postal markets to allow deliveries within border regions by the national operators of neighbouring Member States without passing through a national operator before delivery;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 538 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Welcomes the creation by the Commission of an ad-hoc working group on cross-border parcel delivery and, in addition, looks forward to the publishing the results of the public consultation on the topic; while taking take into account the results of the self-regulation exercise, which ended in June 2015, calls on the Commission to propose guidelines for best practices and, if necessary, a limited revision of the Postal Services Directive to make it fit for purpose in the digital age, including by strengthening the cooperation between the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the European Regulators Group for Postal Services (ERGP);
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 566 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that ambitious actions are needed to improve access to legal digital content,goods and services sold online by in particular by ending geo- blocking practices and unfair price discrimination based on geographical location; calls on the Commission to investigate the practice of price discrimination and market segmentation and for the Commission to act against unethical, unfair or illegal business practices including on price discrimination where location, language, or nationality are used as factures;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 581 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Underlines that the end of geo- blocking should go hand in hand with an increase of cross border parcel shipping options at a better price in order to allow effective competition within the single market; stresses, therefore, the need for measures to improve price transparency and enhanced regulatory oversight of parcel delivery;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 585 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Stresses the need for all consumers within the Union to be treated equally by online merchants selling in one or more Member States, including in access to discounts or other promotions;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 587 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to adopt a single regulation on geo-blocking, which would complement the e-commerce directive and give guidance as what is an unfair and illegal practice;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 589 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)
16e. Believes that the Commission must review not only business to consumers' relations, but also business to business relations that lead to geo-blocking practices, such as selective distribution and market segmentation;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 593 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Stresses the need for portability of legally brought digital content, including subscription services, across borders in either downloaded or streaming formats;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 625 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Believes that the removal of unjustified geo-blocking for goods and services in the marketplace should not prevent the Member States from justified geo-blocking where required by national law to enforce, among others, the prevention of non-IPR related criminal actions, the display and sharing of sexually abusive images and representations, and the spreading of hate speech and hate symbols; calls on the Commission and the Council to adopt clear guidelines on what is a justifiable reason to geo-block;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 659 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that incentivising private 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, including those with special needs; considers that little evidence exists, in the still fragmented European telecommunications market, of a link between consolidation of operators and increased investment in networks;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 672 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Reminds the commitment of Member states to at least reach by 2020 the broadband targets of full deployment of superfast speeds (30 Mbps); calls on the Commission to evaluate if the current broadband targets meet the conditions to the development of a data-driven economy and if investments in Member States are part of a long term and future-proof investment strategy;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 687 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the importance of a successful implementation of EFSI in targeting projects with higher-risk profiles to maximise investments in digital infrastructure and better attract private investments for innovative companies; a particular focus should be given to information and support of innovative entrepreneurs, at the different funding stages of development of the company;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 723 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that since the development of over-the-top services has increased demand and competition among services to the benefit of consumers, modernisation of the telecommunication framework should not lead to more regulatory burdens, but should drive innovation and fair competition and ensure fair access to the networks;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 770 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the uniform enforcement of the Connected Continent package, including the end of roaming surcharges and the net neutrality principle, requires the establishment of a single European telecommunications regulatornet neutrality principle and the end of roaming surcharges, is essential to the functioning of the single market ;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 858 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Appreciates the Commission’s initiative to analyse the role of platforms in the Digital Economy as part of the upcoming Internal Market StrategyDigital Single Market Strategy that should aim at identifying specific and defined problems within specific business areas; Stresses that taking a "one size fits all" approach in light of the diversity of platforms, and the growth potential in particular of B2B platforms, could seriously impede innovation;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 890 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages the Commission to analyse the need to protect consumers in the sharing economy and, wheby assessing where initiatives are appropriate and if necessary, to come forward with proposals to ensure thean adequacyte level of the consumer-related legislation framework protection in the digital sphere, including in cases of possible abuses, and where ex- post remedies, and not ex-ante regulation, are sufficient or more effective;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 899 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Notes that platforms and the sharing economy are based on reputation and trust and subject to consent user reviews and evaluations; believes that it is in the only self-interest for platforms to adopt measures to prevent fraud, scams, sale of illegal tangible and intangible goods and misleading advertising or claims, knowing that a failure to do so will lead consumers to stop using the service; asks the Commission to set up a stakeholder group in charge of promoting best practices in the sector;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 926 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Considers, in order to ensure trust in digital services, that increased resources from the public and private sector are required to strengthen the security of IT systems and online networks and the encryption of communication, to improve cyber-attack prevention and to increase knowledge of basic security processes among users of digital services; in addition, requirements should be set for companies to have basic levels of security such as encrypting data and updating software;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 938 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Underlines the need for the measures foreseen in General Data Protection Regulation to be fully implement1 a and to ensure consumers and clients are notified of cyber-breaches without delay and what, if any, personal or professional data has been accessed; believes that companies should take appropriate actions to protect against any use of leaked data after a security breach for a set period of time; __________________ 1a Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation) Art 31 - Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority Art 32 - Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 945 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Stresses the need for strong cyber- security measures and requirements on connected vehicles; notes that this is not just a question of data protection, but the physical security of a vehicle and its passengers;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO