Activities of Felix REDA related to 2016/2274(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on European Standards – implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 PDF (515 KB) DOC (94 KB)
Amendments (33)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
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 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
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 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
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 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
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)
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 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that standards are usually 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 representatives of Annex III organisations, especially for standards supporting European legislation;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges that the delivery speed of standards has improved, and; while there is room for more improvement, recalls the importance of striking the right balance between the need to ensure timely development and the need for the standards to be of a high quality such that they allow for the reliable functioning of production processes and sustainable economic planning;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
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 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission and the ESOs to produce a set ofcontribute to high-quality and, interoperable and open standards and to tacklenowledge the existing ecosystem and diverse business models that support the development of the digital technologies, which will contribute to the social, economic and environmental sustainability of ICT value chains and confirm commitment to the public interest of ensuring privacy and data protection; acknowledges the role of open standards and encourages their wider adoption; Still something wrong with bold and italics. It is clear that what is not bold and italic in the left column is not included in the amendment
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
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 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports the Commission’'s proposal for a trusted IoT label and certification system, and recommends that the label provides cybersecurity ratings, and indicates thmeasurable and comparable ratings of features and commitments by the manufacturer or provider to allow for comparability of, specifically but not exhaustively, the reliability, longevity, and possible risks associated with the operation and use of an IoT device, on the basis of the requirements spelled out in the NIS Directivr service;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
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)
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)
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)
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 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges the concerns, in particular as regards the IoT, about how standpatents arde essential patents (SEPs) are related to standardsto some standards (standard essential patents, SEPs); stresses that unfair and, unreasonable and intransparent IPR policy creates barriers in the single market that can hinder the take-up of the digital single market and of new technologies;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to clarify without delay the core elements of an equitable, effective and enforceable licensing methodology based onsuch as 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, while retaining the possibility to make standards available without financial compensation, and while safeguarding diverse development and business models, including open source;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
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 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission Standardisation package ‘'Standards for the 21st Century’' and takes the view that the standardisation system should be made more transparent, open, and inclusive with a view to fully integrating the concerns of citizens, consumers and SMEs;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
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 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that the next AUWP needs specifically to address actions aligning the ICT and non-ICT standards, coordinating regime, contributing to the harmonisation of the rules of different national standards bodies (NSBs) and advancing the inclusiveness of ESOs by paying better attention to the role of stakeholders listed in Annex III;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
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;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
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 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
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, in particular provisions on labour law, collective agreements and bargaining;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is of the opinion that the increased complexity resulting from a proliferation of standards, and the diversity of technical communities, creates barriers and costs that affect access rights to standards for SMEs and microenterprises; sStresses the importance of supporting measures to improve SMEs’' access to means of developing and using standards;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
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 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
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 work of the national delegations needs to be complemented;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
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 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34