10 Amendments of Jan-Christoph OETJEN related to 2020/2018(INL)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to clarify the liability of Transport and Tourism platforms; invites the Commission to set a uniform obligation for platforms to verify the legality of the service offered and thestresses the need to promote responsible behaviour, transparency, legal certainty and thereby increase user confidence; invites the Commission to set a uniform obligation for short-term rental and mobility platforms to request from service providers a predefined and commonly agreed set of documents and certificates attesting the safety of the service offered, to verify the legality of the professional service providers, and to act ontake measures against illegal content, through a legally binding Notice and Action procedure., in order to create and maintain safer environment and legal certainty for the users and public authorities;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission to establish a set of information obligations for short-term rental platforms, in order to keep their service providers informed about any related relevant national, regional and local legislation in force;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. StresseRecalls the importance of establishing a European Authority tasked with overseeing the online platform market, with offices for Transport and Tourism.nsuring an effective implementation and enforcement of the rules affecting the online platform market by existing EU institutions, agencies and bodies; stresses the importance and the particularities of the Transport and Tourism online platform market, which require a sector-specific approach and special attention in that matter;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to enhance the relationship between stakeholders and local authorities in the Short-Term Rental market and mobility services.; believes that the Digital Services Act should aim at ensuring legal certainty and clarity by creating a governance framework formalising the cooperation between short-term rental and mobility platforms and national, regional and local authorities;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the Commission's agreement1a with certain platforms of the short-term rental sector on data sharing reached in March 2020 ; believes that this agreement will enable local authorities to better understand the development of collaborative economy and will allow for a reliable and continuous data sharing, therefore supporting an evidence-based policy making; calls on the Commission to undertake further steps by initiating a more comprehensive data sharing framework for short-term rental online platforms, following consultations of all relevant stakeholders, and to establish an obligation for systemic platforms to share their data accordingly1b, with Eurostat and the national statistics office of the country where the service providers operate; _________________ 1a"Commission reaches agreement with collaborative economy platforms to publish key data on tourism accommodation"; https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscor ner/detail/en/IP_20_194. 1bIn full compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data.
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to build on the P2B Regulation to limit the dominance of market giants in the Transport and Tourism sector; stresses the urgency for the Commission to establish well defined criteria regarding “size” ofclear criteria and to provide for a definition of “systemic platforms.”;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Acknowledges that the digital economy, particularly platforms, can have a significant impact on long-established regulated business models in many strategic sectors such as transportation and hospitality; stresses the need to foster a level-playing field between online platforms and traditional enterprises operating in the transport and tourism sectors;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the need for online platforms in Transport and Tourism to promote sustainability, also in line with the European Green Deal.Stresses the role that digitalisation can play in enhancing the sustainability of the transport and tourism sectors, especially by favouring a more efficient use of resources and under-used spaces and by supporting areas that do not traditionally benefit from tourism; highlights the need for online platforms in Transport and Tourism to promote sustainability, also in line with the European Green Deal; recalls that well informed users are the main driver of sustainable transport and tourism; invites the European Commission to set guidelines for the Transport and Tourism online platforms, providing tools and information on how to better inform their customers and users on the environmental impact of their services;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Highlights the role that innovative digital platforms can play in relaunching the European transport and tourism economy and driving sustainability in this sector by shifting users habits; recalls the importance of accessibility, interoperability and exchange of up-to- date and real time travel and traffic data to foster the online offer and demand of all modes of transport, including urban transport, in line with the ITS Directive2a; calls on the European Commission to lift all unnecessary barriers preventing the emergence of an online multimodal market for urban, regional and long- distance transport services. _________________ 2aDirective 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport Text with EEA relevance.