Activities of Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO related to 2018/0110(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation and functioning of the .eu top level domain name (debate) ES
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation and functioning of the .eu Top Level Domain name and repealing Regulation (EC) No 733/2002 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 PDF (642 KB) DOC (100 KB)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The .eu TLD should provide a clearly identified link with the Union and the European market place. It should enable undertakings, organisations and natural persons within the Union to register a domain name under the .eu TLD. Union citizens should be allowed to register a .eu domain name, regardless of their place of residence. It should ensure that companies, organisations and natural persons with a .eu domain adhere to the Union's principles, particularly those concerning human rights, gender equality, non-discrimination as regards ethnicity, culture and religion, and peaceful coexistence. The existence of a domain of that kind, under a common identifiable label, is an important part of European identity and implies that users are responsible for using it properly.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Commission should, on the basis of an open, transparent and non- discriminatory selection procedure, designate a Registry for the .eu TLD. The Commission should enter into a contract with the selected Registry which should include the detailed principles and procedures applying to the Registry for the organisation, administration and management of the .eu TLD. The contract should be limited in time and renewable. The reasons that the Commission may give when terminating or not renewing a contract should include: management which goes against the EU's principles; evidence of inadequate management with regard to the security and protection of data, or the failure to prevent any of the companies, organisations or persons authorised to use the .eu domain from sharing content which goes against the EU's principles. With a view to fulfilling that objective, it is important that the Commission carries out consultations in the preparatory stage and that it provides Parliament and the experts consulted with the same relevant information.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The policy on abusive registration of .eu domain names should provide for verification by the Registry of data it receives, specifically concerning the identity of registrants, as well as revocation and blocking from future registration of domain names considered by a final decision of a Member State court to be defamatory, racist, sexist or otherwise contrary to the law of the Member State. The Registry should undertake utmost care to ensure or the principles of the European Union. The Registry should take extra security measures with a view to guaranteeing the correctness of the data it receives and holds.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure effective periodic supervision, the Registry should be audited at its own expense at least every two years by an independent body with the purpose of confirming that the Registry complies with the requirements laid down in this Regulation. The Registry should submit the resulting conformity assessment report to the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in the contract with the Registry. The Commission shall be informed of the body chosen by the Registry to carry out the audit and may express its opposition to the auditor chosen, in which case its opinion should be respected.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Commission should carry out an evaluation on the effectiveness and functioning of the .eu TLD. The evaluation should have regard to the designated Registry working practices and the relevance of its tasks. The Commission shall present a biannual report on the functioning of the .eu TLD.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation implements the .eu country code Top Level Domain (‘ccTLD’) and lays down the conditions for its implementation, including the designation and characteristics of the Registry. The purpose of this Regulation is to support digital progress in the EU while upholding its principles and protecting the privacy and security of its citizens. This Regulation also establishes the legal and general policy framework within which the designated Registry will function.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point ii
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Registry may revoke or suspend a domain name at its own initiative and without submitting the dispute to any extrajudicial settlement of conflicts, on the following grounds:
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Where a domain name is considered by a court of a Member State to be defamatory, racist, sexist or contrary to public policy, it shall be blocked by the Registry upon notification of a court decision and shall be revoked upon notification of a final court decision. The Registry shall block from future registration those names which have been subject to such a court order as long as such order remains valid.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The registration of domain names shall be performed in all the alphabetic characters of the official languages of the Union in accordance with the available international standards as allowed by the relevant Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs) protocols. That practice will guarantee the application of the principle of multilingualism, which is important to European identity.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States, without prejudice to domain names already reserved or registered, mayshall notify to the Commission a list of domain names which:
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts with a view to complementing this Regulation as regards the establishment of the criteria and the procedure for the designation of the Registry by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted . It shall also adopt delegated acts on behalf of the Registry when it sees fit, blocking, suspending and withdrawing accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17(2) domain name with a view to protecting the Union's values and principles.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) It shall promote the quality and commercial attractiveness of the .eu TLD and help to disseminate the Union's values on the internet. It shall take particular care to protect users' security and privacy, human rights and consumers, and in monitoring any improper uses of the .eu TLD.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) undertake an audit by an independent body at its own expense and at least every two years to certify compliance with the present Regulation and send the outcome to the Commission; the Commission shall be informed in advance which independent body the Registry has chosen to carry out the audit and may express its opposition, in which case its opinion should be respected.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The .eu Multistakeholder Council shall be composed of representatives drawn from the private sector, the technical community, Member States, the European Parliament and international organisations, civil society and academia and appointed by the Commission on the basis of an open and transparent procedure.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. No later than five years after the date of application of this Regulation, and each threewo years thereafter, the Commission shall assess the implementation, effectiveness and functioning of the .eu TLD.