3 Amendments of Carlos ZORRINHO related to 2018/0110(COD)
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Domain names in the .eu TLD should be allocated to the eligible parties subject to availability. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) could also be granted to offer applicants of the European Union Trade Marks (EUTMs) and/or the registered Community Designs (RCDs), an allocation of the .eu TLDs applicable to their trademarks or design, subject to availability, while ensuring that they do not alter distort the competition with registrars. The Commission may offer this possibly to other EU agencies after an assessing the synergies that could be attained.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, the Commission may entrust The European Union Intellectual Property Office to act as a registrar of domain names in the .eu TLD exclusively for applicants of European Union Trademarks (EUTM) and/or Registered Community Designs (RCD).Only applicants that are eligible pursuant to Article 3 may request to register .eu TLD. When acting as a registrar EUIPO, shall operate in the same conditions as other registrars and shall charge additional fees for registering domain names that will cover at least the cost incurred. The Commission may entrust other EU agencies to act as registrar by means of a delegated act pursuant to article 17a.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The WHOIS database shall contain relevant information, which isithin the limits set by Regulation 2016/679. In particular, the information collected shall not be excessive in relation to the purpose of the database, about the points of contact administering the domain names under the .eu TLD and the holders of the domain names. Where the domain name holder is a natural person, the information that is to be made publicly available shall be subject to the domain name holder’s consent within the meaning of Regulation 2016/679.