7 Amendments of Marion WALSMANN related to 2022/2038(INI)
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses the importance of protecting and promoting consumer choice through cultural diversity, which is inherent to the identity of the European Union and its citizens, and which constitutes an essential pillar of the single market;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Considers that the free movement of services should be ensured together with the protection of cultural diversity; welcomes the smooth and effective implementation of the required 30% quota obligation for European works in VOD catalogues which has had a positive impact on cultural diversity and on consumer choice through greater exposure of the EU audience to European works and by offering more opportunities for European creation to reach viewers across the EU; also welcomes the introduction by some Member States of investment obligations requiring VOD service providers to reinvest part of their revenues earned in the country, thus maintaining a steady and diverse industrial audiovisual ecosystem in these countries; underlines that the UK is a country where many non-EU countries shoot their works, notably thanks to a strong tax rebate policy; underlines as well that considering the current state of law, many US-UK coproductions are qualified as European productions; stresses finally that many US studio films shot in the UK studios with the help of a service provider are qualified as European depriving the Article 13(1) 30% quota of its meaning;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Stresses the need to support SMEs, which are necessary for the proper functioning of the audiovisual sector and for a diverse offer to the benefit of the EU audience;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Recalls that it is necessary to ensure consistency between AVMS directive and Regulation (EU) 2018/302 on unjustified geo-blocking, considering that the scope of this regulation does not cover audiovisual content; underlines that consumers benefit from cross-border access to their cultural content, in particular thanks to the portability regulation1a , which already facilitates access to content during temporary cross- border stays; _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2017/1128
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 k (new)
Paragraph 5 k (new)
5 k. Considers the interplay between the Digital Services Act and other sector specific legislation remains unclear; calls on the Commission to provide guidance on the interplay between the Digital Services Act and the AVMSD;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 l (new)
Paragraph 5 l (new)
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 v (new)
Paragraph 5 v (new)
5 v. Highlights the importance of product placement by influencers or users of video sharing platforms in recent years; in this regard, calls for action to ensure more responsible influencer marketing and for Member States to develop a mandatory "Responsible Influencer Certificates" to educate and empower online content creators regarding their activities on video sharing platforms or social media services and enforce compliance with existing legislation on advertisement;