Activities of Hans-Olaf HENKEL related to 2017/2003(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a European agenda for the collaborative economy
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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-1. In general welcomes and supports the views of the European Commission as outlined in the Communication COM(2016) 356.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
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1. Recognises the fact that all collaborative economies, covering the full spectrum from market-oriented to gift- based, are rooted in human cooperative behaviour and that no matter how diverse they are, or will become, theybenefit from socio-economic developments shifting from the need to own to the need to use assets and resources. Collaborative economies are all identified by resource sharing, the active empowerment of citizens, community- accepted innovation, and the intensive use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as a key enabler;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
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4. Points out that collaborative economies thrive in communities in which knowledge- and education-sharing models are strong, thereby consolidating a culture of open innovation, supporting open- sourced hardware and software, and expanding our heritage of common goods and creative commons;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
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5. Urges the Commission to ensure that the EU develops the highest international standards regarding (a) social protection for ‘workpreneurs’ in collabMember States to apply functionally similar tax and consumer protection obligations to businesses providing comparable services. Such as mentioned by the Commission, rating and reputational systems or other mechanisms to discourage harmful behaviour by market participants may in some cases reduce risks for consumers stemming from informative economies, (b) safety guarantees for the customers of collaborative economies, and (c) cohabitation synergies with traditional business modelon asymmetries. This can contribute to higher quality services and potentially reduce the need for certain elements of regulation, provided adequate trust can be placed in the quality of the reviews and ratings;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
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6. Calls on the Commissonsiders the functionally similar tax and consumer protection obligations applied ind one Member States to open non-exclusive, experimentation-oriented spaces for collaborative economies and to promote guidelines on this matter in European, national and local legislation, while fostering digital connectivity and literacy, supporting European entrepreneurs and incentivising Industry 4.0 hubbe transferable to other Member States. In order to support the exchange of best practices, calls on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection to commission a comparative study focusing on agreements with platforms for the collection of taxes and insurance payments;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
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7. Calls on the Commission to ensure that EU legislation and policies are future- friendly and provide legal certainty in order to unleash the full potential of collaborative economies for EU businesses and citizens, while redefining and modernising – where necessary – the concepts of ‘work/service’, ‘worker’ and ‘service provider’;