Activities of Claudia GAMON

Martin HOJSÍK, Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) ‘RES go-to areas’ are geographical areas of at least 100 KM2 offshore and at least 25 KM2 onshore allocated by national authorities for the deployment of renewable energy, where energy related and non-related activities can co-exist, without prejudice to Union and national laws on environmental protection.

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d

Article 15 – paragraph 9

9. By one year after the entry into force of this amending Directive, the Commission shall review, and where appropriate, propose modifications to, the rules on administrative procedures set out in Articles 15, 16 and 17 and their application~~, and may take additional measures to support Member States in their implementation.~~ to renewable heating, cooling and power and renewable cogeneration, and shall take additional measures to support Member States in their implementation in particular by a Guidance document focused on adjustment and retrofitting of laws on mining and geological works, as well as ensuring adequate technical capacity to perform these tasks;

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d

Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15 – paragraph 9

9. ~~By one year after the entry into force of this amending Directive, the Commission shall review, and where appropriate, propose modifications to,~~Accompanying this Directive, the Commission shall publish guidelines on permitting to shorten and simplify the process for new and repowered projects that must include recommendations on how to implement and apply the rules on administrative procedures set out in Articles 15, 16 and 17 ~~and~~ , togetheir ~~application, and may take additional measures to support Member States in their implementation.;~~ with a set of key process indicators to enable a transparent assessment of both progress and effectiveness.; Or. en (32018L2001)

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

Martin HOJSÍK, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Claudia GAMON

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)

Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15 – paragraph 1

(5a) Article 15 - paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Member States shall ensure that any national rules concerning the authorisation, certification and licensing procedures that are applied to ~~plants and~~renewable plants, including renewable hybrid power plants, and their associated transmission and distribution networks for the production of electricity, heating or cooling from renewable sources, to the process of transformation of biomass into biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels or other energy products, and to renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin are proportionate and necessary and contribute to the implementation of the energy efficiency first principle. Member States shall, in particular, take the appropriate steps to ensure that: (a) all administrative procedures are streamlined, including regional and municipal processes, and expedited at the appropriate administrative level (pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 4) and predictable timeframes are established for the procedures referred to in the first subparagraph; (b) rules concerning authorisation, certification and licensing are objective, transparent and proportionate, do not discriminate between applicants and take fully into account the particularities of individual renewable energy technologies; (c) administrative charges paid by consumers, planners, architects, builders and equipment and system installers and suppliers are transparent and cost-related; ~~and~~ (d) simplified and less burdensome authorisation procedures, including a simple-notification procedure, are established for decentralised devices, and for producing and storing energy from renewable sources. ; (e) authorization of renewable energy projects in RES go-to areas, which provide a significant contribution to decarbonization and to reducing EU’s dependency on energy imports, are dealt with as a matter of priority; (f) one-stop-shops for permitting is established, to ensure that renewable energy developers have a single contact point to national authorities, which ensures compliance and coherence across all relevant public authorities; (g) different public authorities cooperate and coordinate the processing and approval of applications for permits, e.g. through the one-stop-shops; and (h) in the case that an authorization for deploying renewable energy is appealed, that this appeal is addressed swiftly within one year, in addition to the two year timeline for processing permits, to avoid unnecessary delay in the planning and installation of renewable energy projects. In the planning and permit granting process, the deployment of energy from renewable sources and the related grid infrastructure is considered as being in the public interest and serving public safety without prejudice to Union and national laws on environmental protection. " Or. en (32018L2001)

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)

(5a) in paragraph 1, second subparagraph, point d is replaced by the following: "d) simplified and less burdensome authorisation procedures, including a simple-notification procedure and single- contact points, are established for decentralised devices, and for producing and storing energy from renewable sources. " Or. en (Directive 2018/2001, CELEX 32018L2001, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2018.328.01.0082.01.ENG)

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)

Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15 – paragraph 3

(5b) Article 15, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. Member States shall ensure that their competent authorities at national, regional and local level include provisions for the integration and deployment of renewable energy, including for renewables self- consumption and renewable energy communities, and the use of unavoidable waste heat and cold when planning, including early spatial planning, designing, building and renovating urban infrastructure, industrial, commercial or residential areas and energy and transport infrastructure, including electricity, district heating and cooling, natural gas and alternative fuel networks. Member States shall, in particular, encourage local and regional administrative bodies to include heating and cooling from renewable sources in the planning of city infrastructure where appropriate, and to consult the network operators to reflect the impact of energy efficiency and demand response programs as well as specific provisions on renewables self-consumption and renewable energy communities, on the infrastructure development plans of the operators. " Or. en (32018L2001)

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 c (new)

(5c) Article 15 - Paragraph 10 Member States shall be required to develop strategic planning processes to identify available land to deploy renewable energy projects, in particular degraded land and land available for multiple uses, such as agricultural land and inland water bodies where renewable energy projects can be deployed.

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 d (new)

(5d) Article 15 - Paragraph 11 Member States shall present an assessment of their permitting process and the measures for improvement to be taken in line with the guidelines in the updated integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/199 in accordance with the procedure and timeline laid down in that Article.

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 h (new)

(5h) Article 15 - Paragraph 13 Member States shall ensure that Union environmental law is applied to the deployment of energy from renewable sources and grid infrastructure on the basis of the principle that the species protection refers to the entire population and not the individual specimens.

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

Martin HOJSÍK, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Claudia GAMON

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 i (new)

Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16 – Paragraph 2

(5i) Article 16 - Paragraph 2 "Article 16, Paragraph 2 2. The contact point shall guide the applicant through the administrative permit application process in a transparent manner up to the delivery of one or several decisions by the responsible authorities at the end of the process, provide the applicant with all necessary information and involve, where appropriate, other administrative authorities. Applicants shall be allowed to submit relevant documents also in digital form. 2a. The permit-granting process referred to in Article 16.1 shall not exceed two years for renewable energy projects, including all relevant procedures, analysis of environmental impact assessment and grid connection permits processed by the different competent authorities. Where duly justified on the grounds of extraordinary circumstances, that two- year period may be extended by up to one year. A lack of response from the competent administration within the delay established would imply a positive resolution of the permitting procedure. " Or. en (32018L2001)

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

Christophe GRUDLER, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Klemen GROŠELJ, Andreas GLÜCK, Emma WIESNER, Nicola BEER, Bart GROOTHUIS, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Iskra MIHAYLOVA

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15 a – paragraph –1

1. In order to promote the production and use of renewable energy in the building sector, Member States shall set an indicative target for the share of renewables in final energy consumption in their buildings sector in 2030 that is consistent with an indicative target of at least a 49 % share of energy from renewable sources in the buildings sector in the Union’s final consumption of energy in 2030. The national target shall be expressed in terms of share of national final energy consumption and calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Article 7. Member States shall include their target in the updated integrated national energy and climate plans submitted pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 as well as information on how they plan to achieve it. To achieve their national indicative targets, Member States may take into account waste heat and cold.

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

Christophe GRUDLER, Morten PETERSEN, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Klemen GROŠELJ, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Iskra MIHAYLOVA

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15a – paragraph – 2

2. Member States shall introduce measures in their building regulations and codes and, where applicable, in their support schemes, to increase the share of electricity and heating and cooling from renewable sources both produced on-site and coming from the grid in the building stock, including national measures relating to substantial increases in renewables self- consumption, renewable energy communities and local energy storage, smart and bidirectional charging, and in combination with energy efficiency improvements relating to cogeneration and passive, nearly zero-energy and zero- energy buildings. Such measures shall contribute to the achievement of the national minimum target for the reduction of peak demand by 2030 set out in Article 3(1). Moreover, those measures should comply with the energy efficiency first principle, by including energy management solutions such as Energy Performance Contracts (EnPCs).

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15a – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall ensure that public buildings at national, regional and local level, fulfil an exemplary role as regards the share of renewable energy used, in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of Directive 2010/31/EU and Article 5 of Directive 2012/27/EU. Member States may, among others, allow that obligation to be fulfilled by providing for the roofs and sub-surfaces of public or mixed private- public buildings to be used by third parties for installations that produce energy from renewable sources.

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) In 2013, the Commission adopted a strategy for progressively integrating maritime emissions into the Union's policy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As a first step in this approach, the Union established a system to monitor, report and verify emissions from maritime transport in Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council47 , to be followed by the laying down of reduction targets for the maritime sector and the application of a market based measure. In line with the commitment of the co- legislators expressed in Directive (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Council48 , action by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) or the Union should start from 2023, including preparatory work on adoption and implementation of a measure ensuring that the sector duly contributes to the efforts needed to achieve the objectives agreed under the Paris Agreement and due consideration being given by all stakeholders. In order to increase the environmental effectiveness of EU measures and avoid unfair competition and incentives for circumvention, the scope of Regulation (EU) 2015/757 should be amended to cover ships with a gross tonnage above 400. The EU ETS should include such ships where they have annual emissions over 1 000 tonnes CO2 equivalents per year. The maritime emissions covered by the EU ETS should also include methane, which should therefore be part of the scope of Regulation (EU) 2015/757. _________________ 47Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport, and amending Directive 2009/16/EC (OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 55). 48Directive (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2018 amending Directive 2003/87/EC to enhance cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments, and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 (OJ L 76, 19.3.2018, p. 3).

2022/02/22
Committee: ENVI

2021/0211(COD)

Emma WIESNER, Claudia GAMON, Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, Michal WIEZIK, Pascal CANFIN, Jan HUITEMA, Linea SØGAARD-LIDELL, Catherine CHABAUD

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 a (new)

(24a) The EU ETS should as much as possible avoid undue exemptions and distortive measures. Municipal waste incineration is an important source of greenhouse gas emissions and should be included under the EU ETS. The inclusion would encourage waste prevention and recycling and contribute to the economy-wide decarbonisation. Since recycling and regeneration activities are already covered by the EU ETS, the inclusion would reinforce incentives for sustainable management of waste in line with the waste hierarchy. It would complement other elements of EU waste legislation. Moreover, integrating waste incineration into the EU ETS would create a level playing field between the regions that have included municipal waste incineration under the scope, reducing the risk of tax competition between regions.

2022/02/22
Committee: ENVI

2021/0211(COD)

Emma WIESNER, Claudia GAMON, Nils TORVALDS, Linea SØGAARD-LIDELL, Catherine CHABAUD

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26

(26) Achieving the Union’s emissions reduction target for 2030 while at the same time pursuing the goal of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1,5 degrees will require a significant reduction in the emissions of the sectors covered by the EU ETS ~~of 61 % compared to 2005~~. The Union-wide quantity of allowances of the EU ETS needs to be reduced progressively to create the necessary long-term carbon price signal and drive for this degree of decarbonisation. To this end, the ~~linear~~annual reduction factor should be increased, also taking into account the inclusion of emissions from maritime transport. The latter should be derived from the emissions from maritime transport activities reported in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/757 for 2018 and 2019 in the Union, adjusted, from year 2021, by the linear reduction factor.

2022/02/22
Committee: ENVI

2021/0211(COD)

Emma WIESNER, Claudia GAMON, Nils TORVALDS, Linea SØGAARD-LIDELL

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27

(27) Bearing in mind that this Directive amends Directive 2003/87/EC in respect of a period of implementation that has already started on 1 January 2021, for reasons of predictability, environmental effectiveness and simplicity, the steeper ~~linear~~ reduction pathway of the EU ETS should ~~be a straight line from 2021 to 2030, such as to achieve emission reductions in the EU ETS of 61 % by 2030, as the appropriate intermediate step~~provide a clear direction towards Union economy- wide climate neutrality in 2050 at the latest. As the increased ~~linear~~ reduction factor can only apply from the year following the entry into force of this Directive, a one-off reduction of the quantity of allowances should reduce the total quantity of allowances so that it is in line with th~~is level of annual reduction having been made from 2021 onwards~~e average emissions of the previous three years, adjusted, from the mid-point of this period, by the linear reduction factor.

2022/02/22
Committee: ENVI

Emma WIESNER, Claudia GAMON, Martin HOJSÍK, Pascal CANFIN, Jan HUITEMA, Andreas GLÜCK, Catherine CHABAUD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22

Revision of the maximum wholesale The Commission shall, taking utmost account of the opinion of BEREC, adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23 to amend the maximum wholesale charges that a visited network operator can levy on the roaming provider for the provision of regulated voice, SMS or data roaming services by means of that visited network under Articles 10, 11 and 12. To that end, the Commission shall: (a) comply with the principles, criteria and parameters set out in Annex I; (b) take into account the current average wholesale rates charged across the Union and the need to leave appropriate economic space for the commercial market to evolve; (c) take into account market information provided by BEREC, national regulatory authorities or, directly, by undertakings providing electronic communications networks and services.Article 22 deleted charges

2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE

2021/0045(COD)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS

~~1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this~~ Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 21 and 22 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from 1 January 2025. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 21 and 22 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. 5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 21 and 22 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by one month at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.3 deleted Exercise of the delegation

2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE

2021/0045(COD)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I

Criteria for the determination of maximum wholesale charges Principles, criteria and parameters for the determination of maximum wholesale charges referred to in Article 22: (a) the rates shall allow recovery of wholesale roaming costs incurred by an efficient operator in any Member State when offering the relevant, regulated wholesale service; the evaluation of efficient costs shall be based on current cost values; the cost methodology to calculate efficient costs shall be based on a bottom-up modelling approach using long-run incremental costs plus some allocation of joint and common costs (LRIC+) of providing the wholesale roaming services to third parties; (b) The increment refers to the relevant part (service) of interest in the specific situation, here roaming services. The LRIC cost standard encompasses solely the elements needed to provide this specific service; (c) The LRIC+ cost standard allows for including joint and common costs which are relevant for other services; (d) As network operators need to be able to recover joint and common costs to ensure long-term sustainability, joint and common costs are shared among the services that generate them and accordingly recovered by any price cap set above the estimated costs for those services; (e) for mobile network operators, the minimum efficient scale shall be set at a market share not below 20 %; (f) the relevant approach for asset depreciation shall be economic depreciation; and (g) the technology choice of the modelled networks shall be forward looking, based on an IP core network, taking into account the various technologies likely to be used over the period of validity of the maximum rate.deleted

2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the fact that the aim of 1. the Farm to Fork Strategy is to establish a sustainable, healthy and resilient food system which benefits consumers in the EU; stresses that it is crucial to guarantee the environmental, social and economic sustainability of all measures in order to secure food production capacity, supply levels and the availability of products, as well as to maintain the competitiveness of all actors in the Single Market and ensure that nobody is left behind in the transition towards a more sustainable food system;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Underlines that the objectives and development of the Farm to Fork Strategy should be built on a science-based approach focused on coherent and evidence-based policy instruments; ; notes in this regard that its implementation must take into account the needs of the outermost regions1a to allow them to compete in a level-playing field; __________________ 1a Article 349 TFEU

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Points out the economic and social added value of food in the EU, which not only entails providing citizens with a sufficient supply of healthy and affordable food and improved lifestyles, but also allows business opportunities, employment and growth; highlights that the COVID-19 pandemic has made us acutely aware of the interrelations between our health, supply chains, consumption patterns and production capacity, which evidence the importance of strengthening the resilience and overall sustainability of food production in the EU;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Calls on the Commission to adopt a holistic and comprehensive approach and carefully assess the short-term and long-term global impact of the Farm to Fork Strategy and its targets on the functioning of the Single Market, as well as of each legislative proposal, including the consequences for the supply and demand balance, price fluctuations and consumers’ affordability, producers’ profitability, competitiveness performance and cost-effectiveness analysis of the transition, among others; stresses that, as regards production methods and the goal of increased organic production, demand must be equally stimulated to take up production growth and market realities must be considered together with the overall environmental performance, in order to foster a seamlessly functioning of the organic market in the EU;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that promoting healthy and sustainable food consumption calls for c~~hanges to diets, production systems and internal trade~~oherent and innovative policies that guarantee the access, affordability and diversity of high-quality and fresh products available to consumers, intra EU-trade and the environmental, social and economic sustainability of the different production systems;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Highlights the utmost importance of fostering the engagement and cooperation of all actors in the food supply chain, as well as in the assessment, implementation and monitoring of this Strategy, for effective collective action towards a just transition; stresses that this process should entail a more equal redistribution of value among all operators in the food supply chain, strengthening farmers’ bargaining power and particularly improving the marketing relations between small businesses and producers with wholesale and retail companies, while also addressing unfair trading practices;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Stresses that in the process towards food sustainability it is crucial to secure product quality at source, with the objective of preventing distortions in the Single Market; calls on the Commission in this regard to further simplify and harmonize the raw material production standards and rules in the EU and to better implement the current legislation as a means to address unfair competition and reduce administrative burdens for companies of all sizes;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to not only step up its support for ~~regional food systems and short supply chains, which act as a source of fresh, sustainable and better quality produc~~short supply chains, whenever it is possible and in full respect of the freedoms of the Single Market, but also to increase its effor ~~consumers~~ts to achieve further integration of food markets across the EU; takes the view that legislation on European public procurement should be revised in order to foster local, ~~high-quality~~sustainable food supply systems, together with the use of EU funding opportunities to support innovation in national and local public food procurement policies;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Urges the Commission to promote alternative and existing business models~~, such as consumer-friendly cooperative schemes;~~ that are able to advance sustainability and compete in the most efficient manner according to market realities, in full respect of the freedom of association of producers1a; acknowledges the role that producers associations and organisations in the form of partnerships, agricultural processing companies or agri-food cooperatives may play in ensuring a sustainable food chain, a fair share for farmers and fostering the competitiveness of rural areas; __________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls that the EU food sector is characterised by a very high presence of SMEs, which despite their efforts face many barriers to improve their sustainability performance, such as lack of information, access to financial resources or technical skills; calls therefore on the Commission to ensure that all actions in the Farm to Fork Strategy enable a transition that creates real opportunities and a level playing- field, gives enough flexibility and further reduces and simplifies administrative burdens for micro and small food businesses, as well as for social economy enterprises; stresses in this regard the utmost importance of providing concrete measures for the just transition, such as further support in the management of EU funding, improving capacity building and delivering significant resources for the effective use of innovative and digital solutions, in order to strengthen their competitive position in the EU food system;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Welcomes the work on agri-food research, innovation and education made by the European Commission through initiatives such as the EIT Food, established by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology, which helps to identify promising and innovative solutions for a more sustainable food products and bring together a food community with the diverse food sectors partners, entrepreneurs, SMEs and consumers, which drive innovation across Europe;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Supports the establishment of a governance framework and a code of conduct for ~~food and retail businesses, in order to make them accountable and aware of the importance of sustainability and health~~responsible business and marketing practices for food and retail businesses, in order to raise awareness of the importance of sustainability and health; considers that these initiatives should be sufficiently and properly defined, adjusted to the size and type of businesses and recognise the existing best practices and commitments already achieved by European companies; welcomes the Commission’s steps to particularly support the implementation of sustainable business practices by SMEs and develop both initiatives with all relevant stakeholders;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines the relevance of harmonised EU marketing standards which serve the purpose of taking into account consumer expectations and helping to improve the quality and economic conditions for producing and marketing agricultural products; supports the improvement and development of coherent, consistent and effective EU marketing standards which better address the new needs and contribute to the further integration of the Single Market; stresses that strengthening consumer education is fundamental to raise awareness of the benefits of updated marketing standards, ensure correct consumer understanding and encourage critical and responsible consumption; calls on all actors involved in food supply chain management to step up transparency in the overall food supply chain and to increase consumer information in order to enable consumers to make fully-informed choices about available products and to act accordingly;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Recognizes in this regard the role that consumers can play in the implementation of the Farm to Fork Strategy and how innovation can help them; underlines that the strategy should remain inclusive for consumers in order for them to support the improvement for more healthy and sustainable food products;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to promote healthier diets by introducing nutritional profiles~~, accompanied by mandatory and harmonised labelling of the nutritional value of foods on the front of packaging~~; considers that any such measure has to take into account the impacts on the Single Market and especially avoid any burden for micro, small and medium enterprises, by devising appropriate consumer-friendly schemes and product and sector-tailored, based on the most up-to-date scientific research data, with the aim of securing and promoting the competitiveness of all actors involved;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Considers that any type of labelling must not lead to unjustified distinctions between foodstuffs and should provide clear, non-misleading, understandable, unambiguous and comprehensive information, as well as take into consideration the needs of the most vulnerable groups, such as people with disabilities and the elderly;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Regards it as essential, further, to keep consumers better informed ~~by introducing mandatory origin labelling of food~~about healthy and sustainable food dietary choices; calls on the Commission to further investigate and carefully assess the impact, needs and options for the harmonisation and extension of mandatory origin and provenance indications to certain products, which wshould be ~~broadened to cover animal welfare, sustainability and pesticide residue le~~clear, easily understandable, verifiable, traceable and not result in trade barriers within the Single Market; asks therefore the Commission to work in close cooperation with the European Food Safety Authority for this purpose and thoroughly analyse the economic, environmental and social impact on the Single Market, consumer benefits, price aspects and the associated consumer behaviour changes of these initiativels;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Considers that additional labelling schemes could be incentivized for certain products of added value and cover animal welfare, sustainability, carbon footprint and social aspects of food products such as the share of value going to farmers, with the objective of empowering consumers to make informed, healthy and sustainable food choices, and especially for maintaining their competitiveness from both environmental and health points of view;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Stresses the key role that research, digitalisation, artificial intelligence and secured access to the most advanced technologies play in the global transition towards a more sustainable food system, while ensuring the competitiveness, profitability and food production in the EU; urges the Commission to create an encouraging policy and regulatory environment that fosters further investment in innovation, the development and usage of technologies and the improvement of existing ones, including a common agriculture data space and the promotion of precision farming and knowledge-based farming, with a view to bringing benefits to consumers, workers and society as a whole;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls, with a view to protecting consumers, for full enforcement of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 25 July 2018 in Case C-528/16, Confédération paysanne, which stipulates that food crops modified by genome editing armay be subject to the requirements of GMO legislation, including risk assessment, traceability and labelling; calls on the European Commission to take note of the latest developments in this regard and study the feasibility of a new legislative framework of new genetic modification techniques, based on scientific evidence, that provides sufficient predictability, flexibility and proportionality to respond to rapid technological and scientific developments in this field; acknowledges in this context the importance to build on the scientific advice of the European Food and Safe Authority and underlines its continuous contribution to ensuring the safety of the EU food chain and a high level of consumer protection;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Highlights that tax incentives and levies and any other measures related to food packaging should contribute to the transition to a more sustainable EU food system and encourage healthy dietary choices, whilst at the same time allowing for consumer-friendly and commercially viable and competitive solutions which preserve the competitiveness of all actors in the Single Market; points out that further financing and promotion of research on renewable and recyclable packaging is needed for this purpose;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to clarify and further harmonise the current legislation on use-by dates~~, in order to reduce food waste~~ and provide more clarity, consistency and understanding among consumers, in order to reduce food waste; notes that measures envisaged for this purpose and waste management should not entail disproportionate costs and administrative burdens that smaller businesses are not able to comply with;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Supports the Commission in its efforts to combat food fraud, which misleads consumers and distorts competition in the internal market, and regards it as essential to make the penalties imposed on fraudsters more dissuasive ~~and~~, to earmark sufficient resources so that ~~checks can be stepped up~~effective and efficient checks can be stepped up, to properly staff market surveillance and customs authorities and to continue strengthening exchanges of information in the Single Market;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Stresses that the large amount of divergences in controls of products from third countries and in customs procedures and sanctions policies at the EU’s points of entry into the Customs Union often result, not only in food supply chains distortions, but also in large health and safety risks for consumers in the Single market; underlines that a coordinated and harmonised approach as regards unfair competition practices and the need for equivalent food standards, with due regard to the precautionary principle, is of vital importance in view of ensuring an uninterrupted flow of supplies of foodstuffs in all Member States, whilst respecting a high standard of security checks that can detect and prevent sanitary, phytosanitary and biologic risks from third country imports;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Insists that the Commission ensures that custom controls throughout the EU follow the same standards, by means of a direct unified customs control mechanism, in coordination with Member States and in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity; furthermore, urges the Commission to increase, at EU and international level, cooperation between consumer protection, market surveillance and customs authorities and other relevant competent authorities so as to guarantee harmonised and uniform controls at all points of entry into the Union and thus secure the traceability of all food products;

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2260(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Member States for more effective implementation of Directive 2005/29/EC1 ~~, in order to better address the problem of misleading environmental claims in food.~~and the timely and correct transposition of Directive 2019/633/EC2a, as well as to better address the problem of misleading environmental claims in food; believes that when clarifying competition rules, the Commission must create the conditions for a more efficient food market that enables consumers to benefit from a wide range of quality products at competitive prices, while ensuring that primary producers have the incentives to invest and innovate; __________________ 1 Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to- consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22. 2aDirective (EU) No 2019/633 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain.

2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO

2020/2242(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Bart GROOTHUIS, Ivars IJABS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the decarbonisation of sectors will result in a higher share of renewable energy sources, which will lead to a greater volatility in the energy and electricity grid; whereas the demand for energy storage will massively increase to secure energy supply;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Klemen GROŠELJ, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia GAMON, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Morten PETERSEN, Nicola DANTI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas hydrogen today represents around 2% of EU’s energy mix, of which 95% is produced by fossil fuels, releasing 70 - 100 million tonnes of CO2 annually;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Bart GROOTHUIS, Ivars IJABS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas hydrogen produced from renewable energy sources can store energy in large quantities over a long period of time, and hydrogen can be transported over long distances and therefore enables producing renewable energy where it is most efficient and enables long haul transport without putting a strain on the electricity grid;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas large investments in a hydrogen grid will be needed and therefore blending hydrogen into the gas grid is a first step for the roll-out of a hydrogen grid; whereas this requires equal European blending standards;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)

Cd. whereas most of the gas pipelines are privately owned and clear rules regarding the grid ownership for a hydrogen grid will be needed now to ensure planning security, and whereas the principle of unbundling needs to be maintained at all times;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Klemen GROŠELJ, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia GAMON, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Dominique RIQUET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines thate importance of both the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle ~~prevails and that direct electrification, where possible, is the preferable option for decarbonisation as it is more cost- and energy-efficient than the use of clean hydrogen~~and the ‘technology neutrality’ principle; recognises that hydrogen and direct electrification both present important pathways towards decarbonisation and that both are necessary for achieving climate-neutrality;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Klemen GROŠELJ, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia GAMON, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Morten PETERSEN, Nicola DANTI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the Commission’s ambitious goals of increasing the capacity of renewable hydrogen electrolysers and hydrogen production; urges the Commission and the Member States to incentivise the value chain and market uptake of ~~clean~~renewable hydrogen in order to make it technologically mature and competitive with fossil-based and low- carbon hydrogen14 ; _________________ 14According to the Commission, ʻlow- carbon hydrogenʼ encompasses fossil- based hydrogen with carbon capture and electricity-based hydrogen, with significantly reduced full life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions compared to existing hydrogen production.

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Klemen GROŠELJ, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia GAMON, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Highlights that for a functioning and predictable internal hydrogen market, regulatory barriers need to be overcome and a coherent and comprehensive regulatory framework ~~created~~should be created swiftly; believes that the gas market regulatory framework and the Clean Energy Package could serve as blueprints for that purpose, while taking into account that the hydrogen market is not yet mature and needs to be scaled up;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Klemen GROŠELJ, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia GAMON, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Nicola DANTI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Dominique RIQUET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Underlines that ~~a clean~~the realisation of the hydrogen economy requires significant additional amounts of affordable renewable energy and the corresponding infrastructure; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts in this regard and to ~~abolish taxes and levies on renewable electricity~~strengthen financial incentives for renewable energy through, for example, carbon pricing and the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Claudia GAMON, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Klemen GROŠELJ, Morten PETERSEN, Nicola DANTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Underlines that renewable hydrogen can be produced from all sorts of renewable energy sources, including wind, solar photovoltaics, existing hydro power plants and pumped hydro storage; invites the Commission, in view of the recently published Offshore Strategy, to assess how offshore renewable energy sources could pave the way for the wider development and up take of renewable hydrogen;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Klemen GROŠELJ, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia GAMON, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Emphasises the timely need for hydrogen production ~~and~~, transport and storage infrastructure and the parallel development of demand and supply; welcomes, in this respect, the Commission’s intention to review Regulation No 347/2013 of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure (the TEN-E Regulation)15 ; ~~notes that, despite the concentration on industrial clusters in the first phase, the planning of infrastructure for transmission over longer distances and its regulation should already be undertaken;~~ _________________ 15 OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39.

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Klemen GROŠELJ, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia GAMON, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Notes that, besides the focus on industrial clusters, including ‘hydrogen valleys’, in the first phase, the planning and construction of infrastructure for transmission over longer distances and its regulation should already be undertaken; encourages the Commission and the Member States to assess the possibility of repurposing existing gas pipelines for the transport of pure hydrogen in order to maximise cost efficiency and minimise investment costs and levelised costs of transmission; urges the Commission to allow funding through the CEF and the TEN-E regulation for the realisation of the hydrogen infrastructure;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Bart GROOTHUIS, Ivars IJABS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Morten PETERSEN, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to assess the pcos~~sibility of~~t- benefit and availability for retrofitting, repurposing of existing gas pipelines compared to dedicated new pipelines for the transport of pure hydrogen in order to maximise cost efficiency and minimise investment costs and levelised costs of transmission;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish clear guidelines on the ownership of a potential hydrogen grid for new and repurposed/refurbished pipelines while respecting the principle of unbundling;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Notes that there are varying standards in the Member States as regards the blending of hydrogen with natural gas; calls on the Commission to assess and develop standards for hydrogen, for both the gas grid and end uses; points out that these standards will have to be adapted to the end users’ quality needs and technological capacities;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Bart GROOTHUIS, Ivars IJABS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)

12c. Highlights that large energy storage capacity is provided by the existing gas infrastructure and that these assets and those accommodating new sources of gas, in particular renewable hydrogen, would facilitate the integration of renewable electricity; notes in this regard the need to address the issue of the new role of gas Transmission Systems Operators (TSOs) in the light of unbundling rules;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Klemen GROŠELJ, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia GAMON, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Morten PETERSEN, Nicola DANTI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the importance of research, development and innovation along the whole value chain and of demonstration projects on an industrial scale in order to make ~~clean~~renewable hydrogen competitive; ~~believes that involving SMEs and equipping w~~calls on the Commission to stimulate research and innovation efforts for the implementation of large scale high impact projects, including under Horizon Europe, in orkder~~s with adequate knowledge about~~ to secure technology transfer across the entire hydrogen value chain; believes that involving SMEs and focusing on the upskilling and reskilling of the workforce in relation to hydrogen are of the utmost importance;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Klemen GROŠELJ, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia GAMON, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Dominique RIQUET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Emphasises that European programmes and financing instruments such as Horizon Europe, the Connecting Europe Facility, InvestEU, the European Regional Development fund, the Cohesion fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Just Transition Fund, the strategic European Investment window, and the ETS Innovation Fund offer the financial potential to support investments in the green transition and have a key role to play in the realisation of the hydrogen economy; underlines the need to streamline the synergies between all available investment funds, horizontal programmes and financial instruments to ensure cooperation between public and private stakeholders in order to stimulate investments in a large range of projects;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Klemen GROŠELJ, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia GAMON, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Calls on the Commission to develop a coordinated investment strategy for hydrogen and to include the role of SMEs in this strategy;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Klemen GROŠELJ, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia GAMON, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Dominique RIQUET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15c. Emphasises that Europe is leading in the manufacturing of electrolysers and needs to maintain and advance this competitive edge; notes that Europe is currently behind in the development of other promising hydrogen technologies; believes that European research and development efforts in hydrogen should focus on a wide range of hydrogen technologies;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Klemen GROŠELJ, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia GAMON, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the work of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU); asks the Commission to use it as a competence centre for ~~clean~~ hydrogen; highlights that this renewed partnership should bundle R&D activities across the value chain to ensure cost-efficient use of funding for hydrogen and better coordination;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Klemen GROŠELJ, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia GAMON, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Believes that the import~~ing~~ of ~~clean~~renewable hydrogen may become necessary to csat~~er to~~isfy European demand; calls on the Commission and Member States to establish mutually beneficial cooperation with neighbouring regions and to quickly develop strategic partnerships with countries throughout the world to safeguard Europe’s strategic interests, while ensuring fair competition between imported and locally produced renewable hydrogen and compliance with the EU’s sustainability ambitions, while taking into account environmental impacts in other regions as well; calls on the Commission and Member States to invest in the necessary new import infrastructure in ports and in cross border connections;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Klemen GROŠELJ, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia GAMON, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Morten PETERSEN, Nicola DANTI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Dominique RIQUET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Is convinced that the EU should try to~~Underlines the importance of the development of international standards, including in relation to sustainability; considers international standards and guarantees of origin a prerequisite for a fair and open hydrogen market and the wide adoption of hydrogen technologies; is convinced that the EU should promote its standards on hydrogen internationally and thus make hydrogen a part of its international cooperation;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2242(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Klemen GROŠELJ, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia GAMON, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Morten PETERSEN, Nicola DANTI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Emphasises the opportunity hydrogen presents to promote European industrial leadership and innovation on a global level while reinforcing the EU’s role as a global climate leader;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Ivars IJABS, Morten PETERSEN, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have endorsed the goal of a climate-neutral economy by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Ivars IJABS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Morten PETERSEN, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas the integration of energy systems can bring a response to many of the challenges stemming from energy transition, and particularly the challenge of decarbonisation, optimisation and balancing of the energy networks, guaranteeing security of supply, and maintaining the EU’s strategic autonomy;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Ivars IJABS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

C b. whereas the twin green and digital transition of the energy networks will require unprecedented public and private investments in infrastructure modernisation and new infrastructure deployment when necessary, as well as investments in buildings renovation, and research and development;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Ivars IJABS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Morten PETERSEN, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Supports the direction set out by the Commission in its Communication on a strategy for energy system integration; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that it is implemented rapidly in a spirit of solidarity; ~~encourages~~underlines that the private sector ~~to contribute to~~will play a key role in its success;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Ivars IJABS, Morten PETERSEN, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores the insufficient progress made by Member States~~, as set out~~ on energy efficiency and renovation, as presented in the 2020 Energy Efficiency Progress Report; ~~encourages the Commission to propose more ambitious targets~~takes note of the decision of the Commission to revise Directive (EU) 2018/2002 on Energy Efficiency, taking into account its recommendations as part of the Energy Union governance process; welcomes, in this regard, the renovation wave strategy and the upcoming revision of Directive (EU) 2018/844 on the Energy Performance of Buildings;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Considers district heating in densely populated areas to be a very efficient tool for energy storage providing the necessary flexibility to integrate a greater share of intermittent renewables and waste heat from industrial processes; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and develop highly energy-efficient district heating networks; moreover, calls on the Commission to take heat infrastructure and thermal storage into account when developing the Ten- Year Network Development Plans for both the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO- E) and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSO-G);

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Ivars IJABS, Morten PETERSEN, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5 e. Stresses the potential of digital tools for smart energy management, which can also reduce energy demand in a cost-efficient way; welcomes the ongoing revision of the secondary legislation on energy labelling and ecodesign of space and water heaters and coolers;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Ivars IJABS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights the importance of assessing ex-ante and anticipating the need for new energy production, transmission, distribution and conversion infrastructure in order to optimise ~~its use~~the energy system in a climate- neutral economy ~~and to~~while ensureing its economic viability; underlines the importance of observing the principle of technology neutrality, as most of the technologies that will be needed in the foreseeable future still require investments in research and development;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Ivars IJABS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Morten PETERSEN, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Welcomes the publication of the new EU Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy; stresses that the rapid development of offshore energy islands is crucial to achieve our renewable energy capacity objective by 2030; to this end, calls for a comprehensive revision of the EU legislation on energy infrastructure and a targeted revision of the relevant State Aid guidelines;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Christophe GRUDLER, Morten PETERSEN, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Welcomes the fact that district heating and cooling networks will be eligible for funding under the revised CEF Regulation, and calls for their inclusion as potential PCIs under the TEN-E Regulation;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Ivars IJABS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to use the revision of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 on a trans-European energy infrastructure as an opportunity to include decarbonisation, digitalisation and energy system integration in the Regulation’s objectives and the 10-year network development planning; stresses that investments to digitalise existing infrastructure can significantly improve its management through the use of digital twins, algorithms or Artificial Intelligence; supports the widening of the scope of the Regulation to energy infrastructure such as storage, hydrogen and CO2 infrastructure; calls for an integrated, coordinated network plan that includes progressively all energy carriers and infrastructure;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Ivars IJABS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to propose ambitious targets for the decarbonisation of road, maritime, rail and air transport; welcomes the Commission’s announcement of the deployment of one million charging points for electric vehicles~~; stresses the need to adapt the electrification networks for Europe’s vehicle fleet~~ in the revision of Directive 2014/94/EU on deployment of alternative refuelling infrastructure; stresses the need to adapt the electrification networks for Europe’s vehicle fleet; underlines the potential for internal cooperation on the decarbonisation of transport across borders; highlights in this respect the critical role of the Transport Community to create synergies with neighbouring countries and accelerate the transfer of EU standards on transport emissions;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Morten PETERSEN, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Acknowledges that flexible cogeneration provides a forward-looking integrated energy storage solution for flexibility of electricity grids and efficiency of heat supply thanks to heat storage decoupling electricity production from heat consumption; calls on the Member States to further explore sector integration, smart energy systems and use of excess heat;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Bart GROOTHUIS, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14 b. Reiterates that the security of energy supply must be guaranteed at all times and is crucial for both the economy and the society, is convinced in this regard that storage of energy will be a key enabler in the transition to a decarbonised energy system and must therefore be considered as a cornerstone of energy system integration;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Ivars IJABS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Highlights the need to reduce regulatory barriers, improve access to capital and further support energy storage projects along transmission and distributi~~Reiterates that the European energy storage capacity is an essential source of flexibility; highlights the need to reduce regulatory barriers to the installation of storage equipment; calls on the Commission to assess how to eliminate the potential double taxation on storage projects in its forthcoming revision of Directive 2003/96/EC on Ene~~tworks and at consumption sites~~rgy Taxation;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Ivars IJABS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Calls on Member States to improve access to capital for all energy storage projects, with an emphasis on the modernisation of existing infrastructure; calls on the Commission to further take into consideration the need for deployment of storage infrastructure in the next list of Project of Common Interest and in the revision of the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Ivars IJABS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Morten PETERSEN, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15 b. Stresses the need to maintain a technology-neutral approach on sustainable storage; nevertheless, notes with concern the large dependence of the EU on imports of lithium-ion batteries; welcomes therefore the approach identified in the strategic action plan for batteries, notably the diversification of sources of raw materials, the full use of the EU trade policy to ensure sustainable and secure supply, and the development of incentives for circularity, as well as the establishment of the European Battery Alliance;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Bart GROOTHUIS, Morten PETERSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Recalls th~~e role that green hydrogen can play in balancing grids by using any surplus renewable electricity production~~at renewable hydrogen produced by electrolysis using water and renewable energy sources such as hydropower will play a key role not just to balancing grids but by storing large quantities of energy for a long time and enabling its long-haul transport; therefore acknowledges its contribution to securing energy supply;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Ivars IJABS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Stresses that there are various cost-efficient economic models for production, transport and consumption of hydrogen; calls on the Commission to consider this diversity of needs in its forthcoming legislative proposals; calls on the Commission to guarantee a fair and efficient competition between hydrogen that is imported from international partners and hydrogen that is produced in the EU;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Ivars IJABS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Morten PETERSEN, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Underlines the storage and flexibility potential of the deployment of 'vehicle-to-grid' technologies and notes that it will require the interoperability of energy systems and electric vehicles;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Ivars IJABS, Morten PETERSEN, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Reiterates the crucial role of the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) in the energy system integration and the implementation of the EU energy legislation; calls on the Commission and Member States to make sure that the agency is provided with sufficient means to carry out its missions;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Ivars IJABS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Morten PETERSEN, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Claudia GAMON, Valérie HAYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24 a. Notes with concern that the conclusions of the 2020 Report on the State of the Energy Union highlight a decrease in research and innovation investments in clean energy technologies; reiterates the crucial role of the EU support for research and innovation, and particularly disruptive innovation; welcomes the increased budget for research in the Horizon Europe programme that was voted by the European Parliament, and the establishment of the European Research Area;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2217(INI)

Andrus ANSIP, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Karen MELCHIOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to create a genuine single market for data as it will be the backbone of Europe’s data economy and EU's competitiveness; considers that ensuring trust in digital services is fundamental for the digital single market and should be at the heart of both public policy and business models;

2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2217(INI)

Andrus ANSIP, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Karen MELCHIOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the Commission to empower consumers to put them in control of their data and to ensure that the single market for data is grounded in European values and fairness in competition; believes that citizens’ data could help in developing innovative green solutions and services that would benefit European consumers and companies; asks the Commission to ~~consider how to support data altruism~~provide a specific legal basis and a clear definition of "data altruism" and consider how to support it in full compliance with European legislation;

2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2217(INI)

Andrus ANSIP, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Karen MELCHIOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Believes that the current fragmentation of the single market and diverging rules between Member States are hampering the development of a genuine common European data space and calls for effective and coordinated actions to leverage the scale of the EU single market;

2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2217(INI)

Andrus ANSIP, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Karen MELCHIOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Considers that ensuring access to data is crucial for citizens but also for our businesses' innovation and growth, especially for start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and welcomes the actions foreseen by the European Commission in its communication to tackle the current lack of data availability;

2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2217(INI)

Andrus ANSIP, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Karen MELCHIOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Asks the Member States to fully implement the Directive on open data and the re-use of public sector information ("Open Data Directive") and the Commission and Member States to promote a culture of wide reuse of available data; furthermore, highlights the need to ensure easy access to data to all relevant institutional and societal actors and to economic operators, especially to SMEs and start-ups, tackling the existing barriers and promoting the use of modern web and API-based services for convenient and fast retrieval, browsing and processing of available data;

2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2217(INI)

Andrus ANSIP, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Karen MELCHIOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the need to create a single European data space with the aim of ensuring the free flow of non-personal data across borders and sectors; stresses the importance to extend the flow of data also to third countries, provided that the compliance with the EU data protection legal framework is ensured; underlines the principle of the free flow of non-personal data as imperative for a single market for data, providing a level playing field for data sharing between stakeholders; considers that business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-government (B2G) data sharing should be voluntary, while participation in data spaces should be incentivized, and while mandatory access to data should also be envisaged to remedy potential market failures;

2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2217(INI)

Andrus ANSIP, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Karen MELCHIOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that a safe and trusted ecosystem where storing, processing and exchanging data under the highest cybersecurity standards is a precondition for the development of a truly single market for data and for the creation of the new data spaces; recalls that increased connectivity brings about increased cyber threats and welcomes the announced revision of the Directive on security of network and information systems ("NIS Directive") to improve the current EU Cybersecurity legal framework;

2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2217(INI)

Andrus ANSIP, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Karen MELCHIOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Stresses the economic and societal importance of easily accessible and free of charge public sector data in the view of their re-use; calls for clear rules for business-to-government (B2G) data sharing, in particular with regards to possible fees to be derived from the costs related to the processing of requests for re-use of data;

2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2217(INI)

Andrus ANSIP, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Karen MELCHIOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Calls on the Member States for an effective implementation of the Regulation on the free flow of non- personal data, with the objective to allow data to be stored and processed everywhere in the EU without unjustified restrictions; recalls that data localisation requirements within the Union are prohibited unless justified on grounds of public security in compliance with the principle of proportionality and reminds that any such existing requirements must be repealed by 30 May 2021;

2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2217(INI)

Andrus ANSIP, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Karen MELCHIOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the need to improve access to European cloud services and to address interoperability issues, which now constitute a significant barrier for an effective data sharing, by including codes of conduct, certification and standards, in a ‘cloud rulebook’; considers proportionality to be the guiding principle for data quality and interoperability requirements; calls on the Commission to consider promoting existing standards to avoid unnecessary transaction costs and to provide high quality standards for sectors and data spaces of high importance for significant societal challenges.;

2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2217(INI)

Andrus ANSIP, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Karen MELCHIOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recognises the rise of the edge computing paradigm, especially considering the ongoing rollout of 5G networks and subsequent business models, and stresses the need to make sure that technical and legal solutions for providing effective access to data on the edge are found; emphasises the urgent need to address the emerging cybersecurity and data interoperability challenges that the unprecedented scale and the distributed nature of edge computing brings along, including the challenges in machine authentication, data provenance, privacy, and integrity;

2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2217(INI)

Andrus ANSIP, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Karen MELCHIOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Welcomes the intention to address the current limitations of the data portability and to enhance the portability rights for individuals under the Article 20 of the GDPR;

2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2217(INI)

Andrus ANSIP, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Karen MELCHIOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Underlines the close link between data and AI and stresses that data availability and data quality are crucial for the development of effective, well- functioning and unbiased systems of artificial intelligence;

2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2216(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Andrus ANSIP, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Sandro GOZI, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to ~~increase support for key enablers of the digital economy~~aim at an innovation-friendly regulatory environment for enablers of the digital economy and to strengthen the financial and institutional support for the European digital economy in close coordination with Member States and stakeholders;

2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO

2020/2216(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Andrus ANSIP, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Sandro GOZI, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to ensure wider coordination of investment in the NextGenerationEU recovery plan; calls on the Commission to propose concrete actions within this plan to support ~~key~~ digital enablers and high impact technologies in the EU;

2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO

2020/2216(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Andrus ANSIP, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Sandro GOZI, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to work to position the EU as leader in the adoption and standardisation process for new technologies; highlights the need to work with industry and also with international partners on setting global standards; in this regard, welcomes the Commission’s proposal from December 2020 for a new transatlantic agenda, which highlights the importance of cooperating with the US on technology and standards;

2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO

2020/2216(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Andrus ANSIP, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Claudia GAMON, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Considers that AI is a fast moving technology that requires effective legislation; believes that to achieve this ~~AI needs to be functionally and broadly defined in a manner that covers all automated decision-making, complex algorithmic-based systems and machine or deep learning processes so~~, a concrete definition of AI is not necessary so that any regulatory measures can remain flexible and adaptable in order to take into account future developments; reminds that there is no common definition on cybersecurity or even the internet;

2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO

2020/2216(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Andrus ANSIP, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Believes the regulatory framework needs to ~~build public trust in AI while allowing companies to develop automated systems without losing the confidence of their customer~~support the development of trustworthy AI systems and should ensure high consumer protection standards in order to strengthen consumer’s confidence in AI enabled products; believes also that the regulatory framework should ensure transparency, and provide for clear communication of the relevant requirements to both consumers and regulatory authorities;

2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO

2020/2216(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Andrus ANSIP, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Sandro GOZI, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. cCalls on the Commission and the Member States to make use of innovative regulatory tools such as ‘regulatory sandboxes’ to help provide a clear path to scale-up for start-ups and small companies, ~~regardless of~~taking the risk profile and the possible welfare gain of their product into account; believes that these tools can help encourage innovation without any detriment to consumer protection;

2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO

2020/2216(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Andrus ANSIP, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Sandro GOZI, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Believes that the use of AI in a high-risk AIcontext should be limited to specific ~~and clearly warranted~~ purposes, in full respect of the applicable law and subject to transparency obligations; underlines that ~~this~~only a clear and legally certain legislative framework will be decisive for ensuring public trust and support for the necessity and proportionality of the deployment of such technologies; calls on the Commission to carefully consider whether there are certain use cases, situations or practices for which specific technical standards, including underlying algorithms, should be adopted; deems necessary, should such technical standards be adopted, that these are regularly reviewed and re-evaluated, given the fast pace of technological development;

2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO

2020/2216(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Andrus ANSIP, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Sandro GOZI, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls on the ~~Member States to encourage and support the establishment of specialised review boards for AI products and services~~ Commission and the Member States to ensure close cooperation and mutual recognition of decisions when enforcing the ~~Member States to assess the potential benefits and potential harm stemming from high-risk, impactful AI-based projects~~regulatory framework in order to prevent a fragmented Single Market;

2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO

2020/2216(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Andrus ANSIP, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Sandro GOZI, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Jordi CAÑAS, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Highlights the importance of education and research for AI; ~~calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish an EU centre of excellence for AI; considers that this should be done with the involvement of universities, companies and research institu~~supports the establishment of the European Network of Artificial Intelligence Excellence Centres; believes that this network should help to strengthen the exchange of knowledge on AI, support AI related talent within the EU and attract new talent, foster the cooperations; be~~lieves that such a centre can help to~~tween science and AI developers as well as provide specialised training and development for regulatory authorities;

2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO

2020/2216(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Andrus ANSIP, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Sandro GOZI, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Calls on the Commission to update the existing ~~liabili~~product liability and product safety framework in order to address new challenges posed by emerging digital technologies such as artificial intelligence;

2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO

2020/2141(DEC)

Lara WOLTERS, Damian BOESELAGER, Karen MELCHIOR, Daniel FREUND, Claudia GAMON, Svenja HAHN, Irena JOVEVA, Sara CERDAS, Josianne CUTAJAR, Moritz KÖRNER, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Sven SIMON, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)

37 a. Stresses the need for the revival of the debating culture in Parliament; welcomes the decision to require members to give speeches from the lectern facing the plenary; believes that the debating culture can also be improved by allowing sufficient time for the exchange of arguments and counter-arguments, for instance by extending the blue card procedure;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

2020/2141(DEC)

Lara WOLTERS, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Damian BOESELAGER, Karen MELCHIOR, Daniel FREUND, Claudia GAMON, Svenja HAHN, Irena JOVEVA, Sara CERDAS, Josianne CUTAJAR, Moritz KÖRNER, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Sven SIMON, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 a (new)

78 a. Notes that teleworking arrangements and remote voting are now part of Parliament’s working arrangements for Members; calls on Parliament’s secretariat to continue facilitating these arrangements for Members on maternity, parental, carers, sick or special leave and explore using the arrangements in the future also, so as to allow Members to both hold meetings in their constituencies as well as with their colleagues in Brussels in what could be ‘hybrid’ weeks;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

2020/2141(DEC)

Lara WOLTERS, Karen MELCHIOR, Damian BOESELAGER, Daniel FREUND, Claudia GAMON, Svenja HAHN, Irena JOVEVA, Sara CERDAS, Josianne CUTAJAR, Moritz KÖRNER, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Sven SIMON, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81

81. Welcomes the development of measures that contribute to a better balancing of professional and private life including the implementation of extended teleworking possibilities for Parliament’s staff and of measures promoting well-being at work; however, highlights the value of physical presence in Parliament; highlights the contribution of teleworking arrangements and remote voting to the further reduction of Parliament’s carbon footprint; stresses the need for Parliament's staff and Members to be provided the opportunity to continue the conduct of so-called hybrid meetings as well as remote voting; calls on the Bureau to continue providing instruments to facilitate these arrangements in future;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

2020/2070(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Frédérique RIES, Jan HUITEMA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the Commission’s new Circular Economy Action Plan which highlights the role of construction and building materials in generating over 35 % of the EU’s total waste; notes that a streamlined ~~approach~~cross-sectoral approach (heating and cooling, power, buildings, infrastructure) should be taken in EU legislation to recovery, recycling, life- cycle assessment and to taking the embodied energy in building materials into account;

2020/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2020/2070(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Frédérique RIES, Jan HUITEMA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes that many construction materials are energy intense and might have a high CO2 footprint;

2020/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2020/2070(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Frédérique RIES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that measures need to take into account the diversity of buildings and weather conditions in the Union;

2020/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2020/2070(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Andreas GLÜCK, Jan HUITEMA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Underlines the importance of a neutral view on technology options to allow the most competitive and cost- efficient technologies access to markets;

2020/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2020/2070(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Frédérique RIES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Takes note of the ECA report of 28 April 2020 on Energy Efficiency of Buildings, regrets that the budget allocation to projects does not take into account a cost-benefit analysis, therefore calls on the Member States to take into account the Technical Guidance on Financing by the Commission; is concerned that the Commission is unable to assess the EU budget’s contribution to the EU energy efficiency target resulting from a monitoring deficiency, therefore calls on the Commission to take measures to improve monitoring;

2020/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2020/2070(INI)

Claudia GAMON, Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Frédérique RIES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Acknowledges the energy storage potential of buildings through massive building components;

2020/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2020/2017(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the Commission has proposed to rapidly deploy products and services that rely on AI in areas of public interest and the public sector; emphasises that in the education sector, this deployment should involve educators, learners and wider society and take their needs and the expected benefits into account in order to ensure that AI is used purposefully and ethically; considers that all products and services developed with public funding should be published under open-source licenses and be accessible to the general public;

2020/04/15
Committee: IMCO

2020/2017(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Claudia GAMON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to include ~~the education sector~~uses of certain AI applications in the education sector that are subject to certification schemes or include sensitive personal data in the regulatory framework for high-risk AI applications given the importance of ensuring that education continues to contribute to the public good and given the high sensitivity of data on pupils, students and other learners; underlines that data sets used to train AI should be reviewed to avoid reinforcing gender stereotypes and other biases;

2020/04/15
Committee: IMCO

2020/2017(INI)

Jordi CAÑAS, Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Expresses its concern that schools and other public education providers are becoming increasingly dependent on educational technology services, including AI applications, provided by just a few technology companies; stresses that this may lead to unequal access to data and limit competition by restricting consumer choice; ~~calls for this data to be shared with the relevant public authorities so it can be used~~stresses in this regard the importance of supporting the uptake of AI by SMEs in the education, culture and audiovisual sector through financial support and other appropriate incentives that do not entail a disproportionate burden and create a level playing field; calls for the data used by AI applications in the education sector to be shared with the relevant public authorities so it can be used, in accordance with the European data protection and privacy rules, and ethical, democratic and transparency standards, in the development of curricula and pedagogical practices (in particular ~~since~~when these services are purchased with public money or offered to public education providers for free, ~~and because~~considering that education is a common good);

2020/04/15
Committee: IMCO

2020/2017(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Claudia GAMON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Expresses its concern that schools and other public education providers are becoming increasingly dependent on educational technology services, including AI applications, provided by just a few technology companies; stresses that this may lead to unequal access to data and limit competition by restricting consumer choice; calls for this data to be shared with the relevant public authorities so it can be used in the development of curricula and pedagogical practices (in particular since these services are purchased with public money or offered to public education providers for free, and because education is a common good)accessible by the general public (following open access principles without harming copyright and trade secret legislation) in a standardised way so it can be used for the assessment, improvement and new development of curricula and pedagogical practices; technologies used by public education providers or purchased with public money should be based on open- source technology where possible;

2020/04/15
Committee: IMCO

2020/2017(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Claudia GAMON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the importance of putting in place a proper framework for the public procurement of such services for the public sector, including for education providers, to ensure consumer choice and the respect of fundamental rights; stressesmaking full use of the public procurement directives and to train public buyers adequately, to ensure consumer choice and the respect of fundamental rights for the procurement of such services in the public sector; stresses to that effect the need for public buyers to take into account specific criteria, such as non- discrimination and data privacy, and, specifically when purchasing services for public education providers, the involvement of educators and learners;

2020/04/15
Committee: IMCO

2020/2016(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Andrus ANSIP, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that AI used by police and judicial authorities has to be generally categorised as high-risk, given that the role of these authorities is to defend the public interest; considers that the EU should take the lead in laying down basic rules on the development and use of AI by public institutions to ensure the same high level of consumer protection across the EU;

2020/06/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2016(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Andrus ANSIP, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that AI should help to ease the administrative burden on public authorities, without ever fully replacing human decisions, and that AI systems should rely on human oversight;

2020/06/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2016(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that such tools should be released as open source software under the public procurement procedure, and that a fundamental rights audit should be part of a prior conformity assessment; believes that – while ensuring the respect of EU law and values and the applicable data protection rules, and without jeopardising investigations or criminal prosecutions – training data must always be open data;

2020/06/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2016(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Andrus ANSIP, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that data collection and the monitoring of individuals should be limited to criminal suspects and court approved surveillance;

2020/06/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2016(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls the high risk of abuse of certain types of AI, including facial recognition technologies in public spaces, automated behaviour detection and profiling to divide people into risk categories at borders, and calls on the Commission to ban themir use by public institutions;

2020/06/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2016(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Andrus ANSIP, Sandro GOZI, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Emphasises that where decision making is assisted by statistical calculations, such as at probation hearings, the decision makers need to be trained about the general biases statistical calculations carry and made aware about the specific biases of calculation in the particular situation;

2020/06/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2016(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Andrus ANSIP, Sandro GOZI, Claudia GAMON, Ivars IJABS, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Recalls the right of rectification established in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) and stresses the particular importance of accurate data sets, when these are used to assist administrative decisions; calls on the Commission to examine the benefits of ensuring transparency regarding the individual data included in the particular calculation and an accompanying procedure for rectification.

2020/06/17
Committee: IMCO

2020/2015(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Karen MELCHIOR, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls the potential that AI has to deliver innovative services to businesses, consumers and the public sector; underlines that the development and use of AI in the internal market will ~~depend on~~benefit from a balanced and effective system of intellectual property rights (IPRs);

2020/05/07
Committee: IMCO

2020/2015(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Karen MELCHIOR, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that disruptive technologies such as AI offer both small and large companies the opportunity to develop market-leading products; considers that all companies ~~should~~can benefit from equally efficient and effective IPR protection;

2020/05/07
Committee: IMCO

2020/2015(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to offer support to start-ups and SMEs via the Single Market Programme and Digital Innovation Hubs to develop and protect their products;

2020/05/07
Committee: IMCO

2020/2015(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that besides protecting IPRs, it is in the interest of consumers to have legal certainty about allowed uses of protected works, especially when it comes to complicated algorithmic products;

2020/05/07
Committee: IMCO

2020/2015(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Karen MELCHIOR, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Believes that to ensure the development of human-centric, trusted AI, a strong harmonized regime for whistle-blowers is needed to make sure that algorithms and data sets do not carry biases, are non-discriminatory and adhere to the ethical standards proclaimed; therefore calls on the Commission to assess in its report to the Parliament pursuant to article 27 (3) of the Directive (EU) 2019/1937 the need to revise its Annex in order to include any regulatory EU framework for AI;

2020/05/07
Committee: IMCO

2020/2015(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that the challenge of assessing AI applications requires the development of new methods; notes, for instance, that adaptive learning systems may recalibrate following each input, making certain ex ante disclosures alone ineffective;

2020/05/07
Committee: IMCO

2020/2015(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Karen MELCHIOR, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that where AI applications are certified, they should demonstrate t~~ransparency, explainability and adherence to ethical standards, but notes that this aim is~~heir adherence to ethical standards, their processes need to be transparent, and their decisions should be explainable to the extent possible, but notes that these objectives are not necessarily achieved ~~only, or at all,~~solely through simple disclosure of the algorithm or code;

2020/05/07
Committee: IMCO

2020/2015(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to consider how to assess products in ~~a modular way or with the use of verification tool~~ways that would allow ~~products~~them to be adequately tested without creating ~~risks for IPR holders due to extensive disclosure of easily replicated product~~inappropriate risks of potential disclosure for IPR holders.

2020/05/07
Committee: IMCO

2020/2013(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Claudia GAMON, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Ivars IJABS, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that ~~it follows from Directive (EU) 2018/958~~AI should be a human-centric technology and that humans must always bear ultimate responsibility for decision-making that involves risks to the achievement of public interest objectives; stresses that machines should not be enabled to harm the physical integrity of human beings nor to confer rights or impose legal obligations on individuals; welcomes international efforts to ban lethal autonomous weapon systems without meaningful human control and calls upon the Commission to be in the lead to support these efforts;

2020/06/05
Committee: IMCO

2020/2013(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Claudia GAMON, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Ivars IJABS, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Believes that the EU should aim to act as a norm-setter for AI in a hyper- connected world by adopting an efficient strategy towards its external partners, fostering its efforts to set global ethical norms for AI at international level in line with European values and fundamental rights; considers that this is also key for the competitiveness of our European companies; calls on the Commission and Member States to cooperate with third countries to avoid their AI systems violating consumer rights and safety;

2020/06/05
Committee: IMCO

2020/2013(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Claudia GAMON, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Ivars IJABS, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls on the Commission to increase cooperation at the international level on AI, coordinating work on AI with the OECD and promoting our future EU model on AI on the international scene; believes that the G7 and G20 are also major fora where the EU can play a determining role, as a first step to reaching a global consensus in the UN;

2020/06/05
Committee: IMCO

2020/2013(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ivars IJABS, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that in the COVID-19 health crisis, several Member States have launched the development of mobile apps to protect public health by alerting citizens to past contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus; calls for a common ~~EU approach to AI-enabled mobile apps, the development of which must remain under state control~~, open source-powered approach within the EU that stores data locally and is always voluntarily; stresses that contract tracing mobile apps must strictly respect international human rights, rules on privacy and freedom of association; considers that AI technology should not be used in the apps in order to limit privacy and security risks;

2020/06/05
Committee: IMCO

2020/2013(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Claudia GAMON, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Ivars IJABS, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that the principle of proportionality needs to be respected and that questions of causality and liability need to be clarified to determine the extent to which the State as an actor in public international law, but also in exercising its own authority, can actually transfer that authority to systems based on AI, which have a certain autonomy, without breaching obligations stemming from international law, such as due process;

2020/06/05
Committee: IMCO

2020/2013(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Claudia GAMON, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Ivars IJABS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Urges, therefore, the Member States to assess the risks related to AI- driven technologies before automating activities connected with the exercise of State authority, such as the proper administration of justice; calls on the Member States to consider the need to provide for safeguards, ~~foreseen in Directive (EU) 2018/958,~~ such as supervision by a qualified professional and rules on professional ethics;

2020/06/05
Committee: IMCO

2020/2013(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Claudia GAMON, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Ivars IJABS, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls that the first offensive use of weapons based on artificial intelligence have been cyberattacks which directly or indirectly affect EU citizens and companies, with techniques ranging from political hacking to stealing of trade secrets; therefore urges the Member States and the Commission to take those threats seriously and invest heavily to achieve a high level of overall digital literacy, security research and use of open-source technology to reduce dependencies on third-country vendors and strengthen the single market;

2020/06/05
Committee: IMCO

2020/2013(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Claudia GAMON, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Ivars IJABS, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Underlines that self-driving cars, ships and other means of transportation may ultimately operate transnationally and that this can raise new questions of interpretation and application of international law; urges the Commission to engage with international partners on this matter;

2020/06/05
Committee: IMCO

2020/2013(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Claudia GAMON, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Ivars IJABS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Considers that the development of AI also entails opportunities to improve global market surveillance and address product safety, counterfeiting and consumer protection in a much more effective way and on a large scale;

2020/06/05
Committee: IMCO

2020/2013(INI)

Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Claudia GAMON, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that Member States and the Commission should promote AI technologies that work for people; calls on the Member States, in close cooperation with the Commission, to develop AIopen- source applications aimed at automating and facilitating e-government services, for example in the area of tax administration; underlines that explainable algorithms, open data and public source-codes are important to ensure that businesses and consumers benefit from ~~better~~innovative, non- discriminatory and reliable public services at a lower cost all over Europe in a compatible way.

2020/06/05
Committee: IMCO

2020/2012(INL)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines the importance of an EU regulatory framework of ethical aspects being applicable where consumers within the Union are users of or subject to an algorithmic system, irrespective of the place of establishment of the entities that develop, sell or employ the system;

2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO

2020/2012(INL)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the framework should apply to algorithmic systems, including the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, automated and assisted decision making processes and robotics;

2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO

2020/2012(INL)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Believes that the Commission should complete a full review of the existing legislation in order to identify legislative gaps; underlines in that regard the extensive legislation already in force that guarantees for instance that products and services placed on the Union market are safe and do not harm people, respect their privacy and follow stringent environmental rules; calls on the Commission to refrain from adopting a legislative act that would double, overlap or contradict those sector-specific legislations;

2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO

2020/2012(INL)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Points out that the legislative framework introduced by Decision No 768/2008/EC1a provides for a harmonised list of obligations for producers, importers and distributors, encourages the use of standards and foresees several levels of control depending on the dangerousness of the product; considers that this framework should also apply to AI imbedded products; __________________ 1aDecision No 768/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on a common framework for the marketing of products, and repealing Council Decision 93/465/EEC (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 82).

2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO

2020/2012(INL)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Considers that for the future legislation to apply, legal obligations need to be very precise and avoid to refer to general principles in order to ensure that they are implementable by economic operators;

2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO

2020/2012(INL)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Considers that mandatory rules as regards the regulatory framework of ethical aspects should be limited to practices that would undoubtedly undermine fundamental rights and freedoms;

2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO

2020/2012(INL)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that any future regulation of ethical aspects should follow a differentiated risk-based approach, based on the potential harm for the individual as well as for society at large, taking into account the specific use context of the algorithmic system; legal obligations should gradually increase with the identified risk level; in the lowest risk categoryies there should be no additional legal obligations; ~~algorithmic systems that may harm an individual, impact an individual’s access to resources, or concern their participation in society shall not be deemed to be in the lowest risk category; this~~the risk-based approach should follow clear and transparent rules;

2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO

2020/2012(INL)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the importance of a~~n ethical and regulatory framework~~ framework of ethical aspects including in particular provisions on the quality of data sets used in algorithmic systems, especially regarding the representativeness of training data used, on the de-biasing of data sets, ~~as well as on the algorithms themselves,~~ and on data and aggregation standards;

2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO

2020/2012(INL)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that consumers should be adequately informed in a timely, impartial, easily-readable, standardised and accessible manner about the existence~~, process, rationale, reasoning and possible outcome~~ of algorithmic systems, about how to reach a human with decision- making powers, and about how the system’s decisions can be checked, meaningfully contested and corrected;

2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO

2020/2012(INL)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines the importance of ensuring that the interests of marginalised and vulnerable consumers and groups are adequately taken into account and represented in any future regulatory framework of ethical aspects; notes that for the purpose of analysing the impacts of algorithmic systems on consumers, access to data should be extended to appropriate parties notably independent researchers, media and civil society organisations, while fully respecting Union data protection and privacy law; recalls the importance of training and giving basic skills to consumers to deal with algorithmic systems in order to protect them from potential risks and detriment of their rights;

2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO

2020/2012(INL)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Underlines the importance of achieving a high-level of overall digital literacy and of training highly skilled professionals in this area ands well as ensuring the mutual recognition of such qualifications across the Union;

2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO

2020/2012(INL)

Svenja HAHN, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13

13. Calls for ~~the establishment of~~a strong coordination of Member State’s authorities, for instance through instruments such as a European market surveillance board for algorithmic systems, to ensure a level playing field and to avoid fragmentation of the internal market, to decide with a qualified majority and by secret vote in case of different decisions on algorithmic systems used in more than one Member State, as well as at the request of the majority of the national authorities;

2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO

2020/2006(INL)

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nils TORVALDS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Martin HOJSÍK, Claudia GAMON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Supports the Commission in its efforts to strengthen standards and certification schemes that help to identify and promote deforestation-free commodities; highlights the importance of the development of a sustainable bio economy which gives a high economic value to sustainably produced products;

2020/03/31
Committee: ITRE

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) In particular, online intermediation services, online search engines, operating systems, online social networking, web browsers, video sharing platform services, number- independent interpersonal communication services, cloud computing services and online advertising services all have the capacity to affect a large number of end users and businesses alike, which entails a risk of unfair business practices. They therefore should be included in the definition of core platform services and fall into the scope of this Regulation. Online intermediation services should be considered irrespective of the technology used to provide such services. In this sense, virtual or voice activated assistants and other connected devices fall within the scope of this Regulation whether their software is considered an operating system, an online intermediation service or a search engine. Online intermediation services may also be active in the field of financial services, and they may intermediate or be used to provide such services as listed non-exhaustively in Annex II to Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . In certain circumstances, the notion of end users should encompass users that are traditionally considered business users, but in a given situation do not use the core platform services to provide goods or services to other end users, such as for example businesses relying on cloud computing services for their own purposes. _________________ 32Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services, OJ L 241, 17.9.2015, p. 1.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) A very high number of business users that depend on a core platform service to reach a very high number of monthly active end users allow the provider of that service to influence the operations of a substantial part of business users to its advantage and indicate in principle that the provider serves as an important gateway. The respective relevant levels for those numbers should be set representing a substantive percentage of the entire population of the Union when it comes to end users and of the entire population of businesses using platforms to determine the threshold for business users. Active end users as well as business users should be defined in a way to adequately represent the role and reach of the specific core platform service in question. In order to provide legal certainty for gatekeepers, elements of such definitions per core platform service should be set out in an annex to this Regulation, which should be subject to possible amendment by the Commission by means of delegated act to be able to keep it up to date in the light of technical or other developments.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) Such an assessment can only be done in light of a market investigation, while taking into account the quantitative thresholds. In its assessment the Commission should pursue the objectives of preserving and fostering the level of innovation, the quality of digital products and services, the degree to which prices are fair and competitive, and the degree to which quality or choice for business users and for end users is or remains high. Elements that are specific to the providers of core platform services concerned, such as extreme scale economies, very strong network effects, an ability to connect many business users with many end users through the multi-sidedness of these services, lock-in effects, a lack of multi- homing or vertical integration, can be taken into account. The potential negative and positive impacts of these elements for business users, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises, and consumers should be taken into consideration. In addition, a very high market capitalisation, a very high ratio of equity value over profit or a very high turnover derived from end users of a single core platform service can point to the tipping of the market or leveraging potential of such providers. Together with market capitalisation, high growth rates, or decelerating growth rates read together with profitability growth, are examples of dynamic parameters that are particularly relevant to identifying such providers of core platform services that are foreseen to become entrenched. The Commission should be able to take a decision by drawing adverse inferences from facts available where the provider significantly obstructs the investigation by failing to comply with the investigative measures taken by the Commission.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33

(33) The obligations laid down in this Regulation are limited to what is necessary and justified to address the unfairness of the identified practices by gatekeepers and to ensure contestability in relation to core platform services provided by gatekeepers. Therefore, the obligations should correspond to those practices that are considered unfair by taking into account the features of the digital sector and where experience gained, for example in the enforcement of the EU competition rules, shows that they have a particularly negative direct impact on the business users and end users. The obligations laid down in the Regulation should specifically take into account the nature of the core platform services provided and the presence of different business models. In addition, it is necessary to provide for the possibility of a regulatory dialogue with gatekeepers to tailor those obligations that are likely to require specific implementing measures in order to ensure their effectiveness and proportionality. The obligations should only be updated after a thorough investigation on the nature and impact of specific practices that may be newly identified, following an in-depth investigation, as unfair or limiting contestability in the same manner as the unfair practices laid down in this Regulation while potentially escaping the scope of the current set of obligations.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) The obligations laid down in this Regulation are necessary to address identified public policy concerns, there being no alternative and less restrictive measures that would effectively achieve the same result, having regard to the need to safeguard public order, protect privacy and fight fraudulent and deceptive commercial practices.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38

(38) To prevent further reinforcing their dependence on the core platform services of gatekeepers, the business users of these gatekeepers should be free in promoting and choosing the distribution channel they consider most appropriate to interact with any end users that these business users have already acquired through core platform services provided by the gatekeeper. Conversely, end users should also be free to choose offers of such business users and to enter into contracts with them either through core platform services of the gatekeeper, if applicable, or from a direct distribution channel of the business user or another indirect distribution channel such a business user may use. This should apply to the promotion of offers, any communications and conclusion of contracts between business users and end users. Moreover, the ability of end users to freely acquire content, subscriptions, features or other items outside the core platform services of the gatekeeper should not be undermined or restricted. In particular, it should be avoided that gatekeepers restrict end users from access to and use of such services via a software application running on their core platform service. For example, subscribers to online content purchased outside a software application download or purchased from a software application store should not be prevented from accessing such online content on a software application on the gatekeeper’s core platform service simply because it was purchased outside such software application or software application store.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)

(39 a) The national competition authorities should gather complaints from third parties on unfair behaviours by gatekeepers that fall within the scope of this Regulation and report relevant cases to the Commission. Based on clearly defined conditions and investigation priorities, the Commission should then examine the complaints and act accordingly by, for example, opening a formal market investigation.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Claudia GAMON, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46

(46) A gatekeeper may use different means to favour its own services or products on its core platform service, to the detriment of the same or similar services that end users could obtain through third parties. This may for instance be the case where certain software applications or services are pre-installed by a gatekeeper. To enable end user choice, gatekeepers should not prevent end users from un- installing any pre-installed software applications on its core platform service and thereby favour their own software applications. The gatekeeper may restrict such un-installation when such applications are essential to the functioning of the operating system or the device.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 a (new)

(48 a) Gatekeepers can offer software applications or services which may be used on, or in conjunction with, a core platform service, such as operating systems or cloud computing services, offered by the same gatekeeper. If, in such circumstances, the gatekeeper prevents end users being able to use their software applications or services on, or in conjunction with, products or services of alternative providers under equal conditions as with the products or services of the gatekeeper, this could significantly undermine choice for end users and innovation by alternative providers. It should therefore be ensured that gatekeepers do not restrict to their advantage and to the detriment of alternative providers, end users and business users in choosing the products or services of alternative providers which they use in conjunction with the core platform service offered by the gatekeeper.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58

(58) This Regulation should aim to ensure contestability and fairness of the digital economy, with a view to promoting innovation, high quality of digital products and services, fair and competitive prices, as well as a high quality and choice for end users in the digital sector. To ensure the effectiveness of the obligations laid down by this Regulation, while also making certain that these obligations are limited to what is necessary and proportionate to ensure contestability and tackling the harmful effects of the unfair behaviour by gatekeepers, it is important to clearly define and circumscribe them so as to allow the gatekeeper to immediately comply with them, in full respect of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Directive 2002/58/EC, consumer protection, cyber security and product safety. The gatekeepers should ensure the compliance with this Regulation by design. The necessary measures should therefore be as much as possible and where relevant integrated into the technological design used by the gatekeepers. ~~However, it may in certain cases be appropriate for the Commission, following a dialogue with the gatekeeper concerned, to~~In view of that, further specification should be possible where specific modalities of the implementation of an obligation set out in Article 6 can be affected by differences in business models where the provision concerned applies to a broad range of core platform services. To this end, the gatekeeper should be granted the opportunity to engage in a regulatory dialogue whereby the Commission may further specify some of the measures that the gatekeeper concerned should adopt in order to effectively comply with the objectives of those obligations that are susceptible of being further specified. This regulatory dialogue should be limited to the questions around ensuring effective compliance with the obligation in line with the protection of safety, security and privacy. During such regulatory dialogue, the Commission should be able to consult with interested third parties in relation to the measures that the gatekeeper is expected to implement. The Commission will nevertheless retain discretion in deciding when further specification should be provided. This would ensure that the regulatory dialogue is not used to circumvent the present regulation. Furthermore, the regulatory dialogue is without prejudice to the powers of the Commission to adopt a decision pursuant to Articles 25, 26 or 27. Such decisions would be normally adopted when the gatekeeper acts in bad faith during the regulatory dialogue or in case of blatant non-compliance with an obligation. The possibility of a regulatory dialogue should facilitate compliance by gatekeepers and expedite the correct implementation of the Regulation.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62

(62) In order to ensure the full and lasting achievement of the objectives of this Regulation, the Commission should be able to assess whether a provider of core platform services should be designated as a gatekeeper without meeting the quantitative thresholds laid down in this Regulation; whether systematic non- compliance by a gatekeeper warrants imposing additional remedies; and whether the list of obligations addressing unfair practices by gatekeepers should be reviewed and additional practices that are similarly unfair and limiting the contestability of digital markets should be identified; and whether the prior designation of gatekeepers or introduction of obligations has had a significant impact on business users, especially on small and medium-sized enterprises, or consumers. Such assessment should be based on market investigations to be run in an appropriate timeframe, by using clear procedures and deadlines, in order to support the ex ante effect of this Regulation on contestability and fairness in the digital sector, and to provide the requisite degree of legal certainty.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63

(63) Following a market investigation, an undertaking providing a core platform service could be found to fulfil all of the overarching qualitative criteria for being identified as a gatekeeper. It should then, in principle, comply with all of the relevant obligations laid down by this Regulation which are appropriate and necessary to guarantee contestability. However, for gatekeepers that have been designated by the Commission as likely to enjoy an entrenched and durable position in the near future, the Commission should only impose those obligations that are necessary and appropriate to prevent that the gatekeeper concerned achieves an entrenched and durable position in its operations. With respect to such emerging gatekeepers, the Commission should take into account that this status is in principle of a temporary nature, and it should therefore be decided at a given moment whether such a provider of core platform services should be subjected to the full set of gatekeeper obligations because it has acquired an entrenched and durable position, or conditions for designation are ultimately not met and therefore all previously imposed obligations should be waived.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64

(64) The Commission should investigate and assess whether additional behavioural, or~~, where appropriate,~~ structural remedies are justified, in order to ensure that the gatekeeper cannot frustrate the objectives of this Regulation by systematic non- compliance with one or several of the obligations laid down in this Regulation, which has further strengthened its gatekeeper position. This would be the case if the gatekeeper’s size in the internal market has further increased, economic dependency of business users and end users on the gatekeeper’s core platform services has further strengthened as their number has further increased and the gatekeeper benefits from increased entrenchment of its position. The Commission should therefore in such cases have the power to impose any remedy, whether behavioural or structural, having due regard to the principle of proportionality. Structural remedies, such as legal, functional or structural separation, including the divestiture of a business, or parts of it, should only be imposed either where there is no equally effective behavioural remedy or where any equally effective behavioural remedy would be more burdensome for the undertaking concerned than the structural remedy. Changes to the structure of an undertaking as it existed before the systematic non- compliance was established would only be proportionate where there is a substantial risk that this systematic non- compliance results from the very structure of the undertaking concerned. The Commission should be able to impose interim measures at any time during proceedings to prevent serious or immediate damages for business users or end users.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65 a (new)

(65 a) Interim measures can be an important tool to ensure that, while an investigation is ongoing, the infringement being investigated does not lead to serious and immediate damage for business users or end users of gatekeepers. In case of urgency, where a risk of serious and immediate damage for business users or end-users of gatekeepers could result from new practices that may undermine contestability of core platform services, the Commission should be empowered to impose interim measures by temporarily imposing obligations to the gatekeeper concerned. These interim measures should be limited to what is necessary and justified. They should apply pending the conclusion of the market investigation and the corresponding final decision of the Commission pursuant to Article 17.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67 a (new)

(67 a) The Commission shall, where appropriate, be entitled to require the commitments to be tested, for example, by using split-run tests and other randomised experiments, in order to optimise their effectiveness. The commitments should be reviewed after they have been in place for an appropriate period. Where the review of the commitments by the Commission shows that they have not led to effective compliance, the Commission should be entitled to require amendment or revocation thereof.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72

(72) The Commission should be able to take the necessary actions to monitor the effective implementation and compliance with the obligations laid down in this Regulation. Such actions should include the ability of the Commission to appoint independent external experts, such as ~~and~~ auditors to assist the Commission in this process, including where applicable from competent independent authorities, such as data or consumer protection authorities.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75

(75) In the context of proceedings carried out under this Regulation, the undertakings concerned should be accorded the right to be heard by the Commission and the decisions taken should be widely publicised. While ensuring the rights to good administration and the rights of defence of the undertakings concerned, in particular, the right of access to the file and the right to be heard, it is essential that confidential ~~information~~and sensitive commercial information, which could affect the privacy of trade secrets, be protected. Furthermore, while respecting the confidentiality of the information, the Commission should ensure that any information relied on for the purpose of the decision is disclosed to an extent that allows the addressee of the decision to understand the facts and considerations that led up to the decision. Finally, under certain conditions certain business records, such as communication between lawyers and their clients, may be considered confidential if the relevant conditions are met.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 78

(78) The Commission should periodically evaluate this Regulation and closely monitor its effects on the contestability and fairness of commercial relationships in the online platform economy, in particular with a view to determining the need for amendments in light of relevant technological or commercial developments. This evaluation should include the regular review of the list of core platform services and the obligations addressed to gatekeepers as well as enforcement of these, in view of ensuring that digital markets across the Union are contestable and fair. In order to obtain a broad view of developments in the sector, the evaluation should take into account the experiences of Member States and relevant stakeholders. The Commission may in this regard also consider the opinions and reports presented to it by the Observatory on the Online Platform Economy that was first established by Commission Decision C(2018)2393 of 26 April 2018, by Eurostat, and by the national statistics offices of the countries where the service providers operate. Following the evaluation, the Commission should take appropriate measures. The Commission should to maintain a high level of protection and respect for the common EU rights and values, particularly equality and non-discrimination, as an objective when conducting the assessments and reviews of the practices and obligations provided in this Regulation.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79 a (new)

(79 a) The Commission shall apply the provisions of this Regulation in close cooperation with the competent national competition authorities, acting within the framework of the European Competition Network, to ensure effective enforceability as well as coherent implementation of this Regulation and to facilitate the cooperation with national authorities.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79 b (new)

(79 b) Without prejudice to the budgetary procedure and through existing financial instruments, adequate human, financial and technical resources should be allocated to the Commission to ensure that it can effectively perform its duties and exercise its powers as necessary for the enforcement of this Regulation.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Andrus ANSIP, Svenja HAHN, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. This Regulation shall not apply to the data that is used to maintain or improve security of online transactions and prevent fraud.

2021/07/09
Committee: IMCO

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a

(a) transmission pipelines for the transport of hydrogen, giving access to multiple network users on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis, which mainly contains high-pressure hydrogen pipelines, for hydrogen in gaseous or liquid state, excluding pipelines for the local distribution of hydrogen;

2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – point 2 – point c

(c) soil, including soil contamination from waste disposal and treatment;

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2020/0353(COD)

Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Claudia GAMON

(d) biodiversity, including damage to natural habitats, wildlife, flora and ecosystems;

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2020/0353(COD)

Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Claudia GAMON

(i) community life, including life of indigenous communities.

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2020/0353(COD)

Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Claudia GAMON

Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – point 3 – point d

(d) ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, and the fundamental conventions listed in Annex I of the Declaration;

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2020/0353(COD)

Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The Commission shall actively support the work of European enterprises in international standardisation committees. In exceptional cases, after consulting relevant stakeholders, and after having requested one or more European standardisation organisations to draft EU standards, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt implementing acts laying down common specifications for the requirements set out in Articles 9, 10, 12, 13, 59(5)(a) or tests referred to in Article 15(2), where:

2021/09/23
Committee: IMCO

2020/0353(COD)

Claudia GAMON, Karen MELCHIOR, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) the Commission ~~observes undue delays in the adoption of requested harmonised standards, or~~ considers that relevant harmonised standards are not sufficient; or

2021/09/23
Committee: IMCO

2020/0353(COD)

Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Those implementing acts shall ~~be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 74(3)~~take into account the findings of the stakeholder consultation and the work by European standardisation bodies referred to in paragraph 1 and be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 74(3). The Commission shall ensure coherence with the provisions of this article when revising the European standardisation regulation (EU) No 1025/2012.

2021/09/23
Committee: IMCO

2020/0353(COD)

Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Th~~ose~~e Commission shall seek to align the common specifications with international standards unless a deviation seems justified. In an exceptional, justified case, implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 74(3).

2021/09/23
Committee: IMCO

2020/0353(COD)

Claudia GAMON, Karen MELCHIOR, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5

5. A notifying authority shall have a sufficient number of competent personnel and sufficient funding at its disposal for the proper performance of its tasks.

2021/09/23
Committee: IMCO

2020/0353(COD)

Claudia GAMON, Karen MELCHIOR, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. A notified body shall perform its activities in a proportionate manner, avoiding unnecessary burdens for economic operators, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, and taking due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which the undertaking operates, the structure of the undertaking, the degree of complexity of the battery to be assessed and the mass or serial nature of the production process.

2021/09/23
Committee: IMCO

2020/0353(COD)

Claudia GAMON, Karen MELCHIOR, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – title

36 Exchange of experience and good practices

2021/09/23
Committee: IMCO

2020/0353(COD)

Claudia GAMON, Karen MELCHIOR, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1

The Commission shall provide for the organisation of exchange of experience and good practices between the Member States’ national authorities responsible for notification policy.

2021/09/23
Committee: IMCO

2020/0353(COD)

Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – title

Obligation for economic operators that place ~~rechargeable industrial batteries and electric-vehicle batteries with internal storage and a capacity above 2 kWh~~batteries on the market to establish supply chain due diligence policies

2021/09/23
Committee: IMCO

2020/0353(COD)

Claudia GAMON, Karen MELCHIOR, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1

1. As of [12 months after the entry into force of the Regulation] the economic operator that places ~~rechargeable industrial batteries and electric-vehicle batteries with internal storage and a capacity above 2 kWh~~batteries on the market shall comply with the supply chain due diligence obligations set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 of this Article and shall keep documentation demonstrating its respective compliance with those obligations, including the results of the third-party verification carried out by notified bodies.

2021/09/23
Committee: IMCO

2020/0353(COD)

Claudia GAMON, Karen MELCHIOR, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) adopt, and clearly communicate to suppliers and the public, a company policy for the supply chain of raw materials indicated in Annex X, point 1, starting at the point of extraction of raw materials;

2021/09/23
Committee: IMCO

2020/0353(COD)

Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) incorporate in its supply chain policy standards consistent with the standards set out in the ~~model s~~Annex I "Five- Step Framework for Risk-Based Due Diligence in the Mineral Supply cChain p" and the "Model Supply Chain Policy" in Annex II to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance;

2021/09/23
Committee: IMCO

2020/0353(COD)

Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1

Fulfilment service providers, including online marketplaces, shall ensure that, for batteries that they handle, the conditions during warehousing, packaging, addressing or dispatching, do not jeopardise the batteries’ compliance with the requirements set out in Chapters II, III and IVII.

2021/09/23
Committee: IMCO

2020/0353(COD)

Claudia GAMON, Karen MELCHIOR, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

(f a) for portable batteries, the deposit refund schemes established by Member States pursuant to Article 72a and information on the amount of the refund.

2021/09/23
Committee: IMCO

2020/0353(COD)

Claudia GAMON, Karen MELCHIOR, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 a (new)

Article 72 a Deposit refund schemes Member States shall introduce mandatory deposit refund schemes for the collection of waste portable batteries. Consumers and other end-users shall be informed in a clear and comprehensible manner about the scheme and refund amounts in accordance with paragraph 1(fa) of Article 60.

2021/09/23
Committee: IMCO

2020/0353(COD)

Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Claudia GAMON, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Where appropriate, the report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal for amendment of the relevant provisions of this Regulation. By [twenty two months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall assess the complementarity of the parameters in Part A of Annex IV with international norms in particular UNECE GTR.

2021/09/23
Committee: IMCO

2020/0353(COD)

Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XIII – point 1 – point e

(e) Battery composition, including critical raw materials, other than business sensitive information;

2021/09/23
Committee: IMCO

2019/2213(BUD)

Valérie HAYER, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Nils TORVALDS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Katalin CSEH, Valter FLEGO, Dominique RIQUET, Claudia GAMON, Christophe GRUDLER, Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Regrets that the Member States have so far not managed to reach an agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 and the reform of the own resources system, which puts at risk the timely start of the new programmes and thus the Union’s ability to achieve its political priorities; notes that the MFF is the basis for the annual budget and that, in the absence of an MFF regulation, guidelines on the 2021 budget can only reflect Parliament’s general position on the MFF;

2020/02/20
Committee: ITRE

2019/2213(BUD)

Valérie HAYER, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Nils TORVALDS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Katalin CSEH, Valter FLEGO, Dominique RIQUET, Claudia GAMON, Christophe GRUDLER, Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines that the new Heading 1 (‘Single Market, Innovation and Digital’) will be instrumental for boosting innovation-led, sustainable economic growth and contributing to the transition towards a climate-neutral society in line with the Paris Agreement; highlights furthermore the importance of the new Heading 5 (‘Security and Defence’), which includes the new European Defence Fund and essential funds for nuclear safety and decommissioning;

2020/02/20
Committee: ITRE

2019/2213(BUD)

Valérie HAYER, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Nils TORVALDS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Katalin CSEH, Valter FLEGO, Dominique RIQUET, Claudia GAMON, Christophe GRUDLER, Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls Parliament’s position on the overall financial envelope for Horizon Europe of EUR 120 billion (in 2018 prices); calls on the Commission in this regard to present the 2021 draft budget accordingly to ensure that research and innovation activities will ~~continue~~be ambitiously funded without disruption, including in areas that are essential for the EU’s strategic autonomy and benefit its citizens and society, such as digital transformation, healthcare and space; recalls in this context the importance of fundamental research;

2020/02/20
Committee: ITRE

2019/2213(BUD)

Valérie HAYER, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Nils TORVALDS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Katalin CSEH, Valter FLEGO, Dominique RIQUET, Claudia GAMON, Christophe GRUDLER, Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that all areas of the budget, including its revenue side, need to contribute to the overall goals of the European Green Deal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals; recalls in this context the importance of the introduction of a Just Transition Fund to address societal, socio-economic and environmental impacts on workers and communities adversely affected by the transition from coal and carbon dependence, and calls for solid financing of the fund in order to maximise the leverage effect, but not at the expense of other EU programmes;

2020/02/20
Committee: ITRE

2019/2213(BUD)

Valérie HAYER, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Nils TORVALDS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Katalin CSEH, Dominique RIQUET, Claudia GAMON, Christophe GRUDLER, Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the need for an ambitious draft budget, ~~in particular for~~which needs to become operational as soon as possible in order to help make the EU more competitive; recognises in particular the important role of new programmes such as the Digital Europe Programme, which ~~need~~aims to b~~ecome operational~~ oost investments in vital future areas s~~oon~~uch as ~~possible in order to help make the EU more compet~~supercomputing, artiﬁcial intelligence, cybersecurity and advanced digital skills, thereby maximising the benefits of digitalisation and strengthening the EU’s technological capacitives;

2020/02/20
Committee: ITRE

2019/2213(BUD)

Valérie HAYER, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Nils TORVALDS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Katalin CSEH, Valter FLEGO, Dominique RIQUET, Claudia GAMON, Christophe GRUDLER, Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines the importance of SMEs as an essential part of the EU economy, as they provide a high number of jobs ~~in the EU~~, account for a majority of new jobs created and play a vital role in research and innovation and in the uptake of R&I results; urges the Commission therefore to ensure a smooth transition from COSME to the new Single Market Programme and from the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) and other financial instruments to InvestEU; stresses the need to facilitate access to finance for SMEs and recalls in this context the role of the European Innovation Council (EIC) in supporting top class innovators, entrepreneurs and small companies;

2020/02/20
Committee: ITRE

2019/2204(INI)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Defence Procurement Directive seeks to introduce fair and transparent rules for defence procurement ~~in an effort to make it easier for~~to make sure that defence companies in the Member States tocan access other Member States’' defence markets;

2020/11/11
Committee: IMCO

2019/2204(INI)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the Defence Package Directives are needed to further develop a common European security and defence culture, based on the European Union's shared values and objectives, with respect to the specific character of the security and defence policies of the Member States;

2020/11/11
Committee: IMCO

2019/2204(INI)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the EPRS study pointed out the ~~limited~~insufficient effect of the Defence Procurement Directive on the Europeanisation of defence value chains;

2020/11/11
Committee: IMCO

2019/2204(INI)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas an important reason for the lack of participation of SMEs is the lack of cross-border access to supply chains; whereas, defence supply chains have a substantial national focus, which adds challenges for SMEs that wish to enter defence supply chains in other European countries; whereas, moreover, OEMs continue and limit themselves to subcontract SME's they have a pre- existing working relationship with, due to financial reasons;

2020/11/11
Committee: IMCO

2019/2204(INI)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes some of the positive trends witnessed in the progressive implementation of the Defence Procurement Directive, namely the increasing number of contract notices and contract-award notices issued by Member States, and the increasing proportion of procurement that has been tendered competitively through Tenders Electronic Daily (TED); stresses, howeverStresses, that a very high volume of procurement expenditure is still incurred outside the directive;

2020/11/11
Committee: IMCO

2019/2204(INI)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Believes, in this regard, that the Commission should take ~~a more proactive role~~its responsibility in monitoring the exclusions used by the Member States in their awarding of contracts outside the scope of the Defence Procurement Directive, and should not be mainly reliant on received complaints filed by the industry;

2020/11/11
Committee: IMCO

2019/2204(INI)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Member States to properly implement the Defence Procurement Directives and those with a large established defence industry to lead by example;

2020/11/11
Committee: IMCO

2019/2204(INI)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Observes, further, that there was a slower and lower than expected uptake of certification, and that there are still barriers to effective application of the directive, with low levels of awareness, particularly among SMEs, of the tools available under the directive, and the system used by the Member States in their export controls, in addition to the lack of harmonisation in the implementation of GTLs, which act as major barriers to the effective application of the directive; underlines the fact that an introduction of the ‘de Minimis’ rule principle, known from the Schmidt-Debré harmonisation agreement, in bilateral and/or multilateral agreements between Member States has the potential to further stimulate participation of SMEs in joint ventures and common export licenses throughout the internal market;

2020/11/11
Committee: IMCO

2019/2204(INI)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to ~~further~~ improve the directive’s implementation in individual Member States by ~~continuing its dialogue with~~insisting on national authorities ~~in order~~ to resolve outstanding issues;

2020/11/11
Committee: IMCO

2019/2204(INI)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission to be ~~bold~~strong in enforcing the directives, including, ~~where necessary, by making use of infringement procedures~~by making use of their right laid down in Article 258 TFEU to start infringement procedures; asks the Commission to initiate infringement procedures instead of solely acting on complaints filed by the industry;

2020/11/11
Committee: IMCO

2019/2204(INI)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers, therefore, that the goal of increasing SME participation has ~~only~~not been ~~partially~~ achieved;

2020/11/11
Committee: IMCO

2019/2204(INI)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that the subcontracting provisions of the directive had no or a very limited impact on the cross-border access of sub-suppliers and defence SMEs; calls on the Member States to ascertain that their internal procedures a~~re not blocking SMEs’~~llow for SME cross border participation and to simplify access for companies that fall within the EU definition of SMEs for the participation in tendering processes in the fields of defence and security;

2020/11/11
Committee: IMCO

2019/2204(INI)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Considers that Member-State action could significantly improve cross-border market access for SMEs and sub-suppliers in the defence sectors, and therefore, calls on the Member States to ~~seriously take into consideration and follow when possible~~implement the Commission recommendations as much as possible;

2020/11/11
Committee: IMCO

2019/2204(INI)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Claudia GAMON, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on the Commission to improve access to finance for SMEs such as European guarantee funds;

2020/11/11
Committee: IMCO

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas most renewable e~~lectricit~~nergy sources, such as wind and solar, are intermittent and variable; whereas the integration of variable renewable energy sources into the electricity system requires increased flexibility regarding supply and demand while maintaining the principle of unbundling;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas sector integration will play a crucial role in enhancing the flexibility and efficiency of the energy sector and in decreasing its carbon footprint;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

C b. whereas seasonal thermal storage technologies make it possible to store heat or cold for several months;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

C c. whereas pumped storage has accounted for more than 90 % of the EU energy storage capacity; whereas pumped storage currently plays an important role for balancing electricity demand and supply, large-scale storage with a high round-trip efficiency and short- and medium term flexibility with a high range of capacity;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)

C d. whereas in 2018, only 3% of the global manufacturing capacity for lithium-ion battery cells was located in the EU, with 85% in the Asia-Pacific region;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)

C e. whereas green gases, such as gases produced through electrolysis using electricity from renewable energy sources, provide large storage capacities on a seasonal scale;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)

C f. whereas the existing gas infrastructure provides energy storage capacity for green gases, for instance transmission and distribution pipelines or underground storage as a seasonal storage, therefore optimising the use of existing capacities seems preferable to building new infrastructure;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C g (new)

C g. whereas batteries and other decentralized storage facilities, such as flywheels, do not only serve the security of supply but also economically feasible fast charging infrastructures for electric vehicles;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the Commission to furthermore analyse the energy capacity, power capacity, storage duration, Capex, Opex, roundtrip efficiency and conversion efficiency of existing storage facilities and projects and to incorporate this data in the energy system modelling to assess policy options, while including intra-hour effects to correctly estimate current and future system flexibility needs and the contribution of storage into such modelling;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure coherence and avoiding overlaps in legislation on European, national or regional level;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the energy transition towards a renewable-based system requires a well-developed e~~lectricit~~nergy grids and advanced storage technologies, backup generation and demand management in order to secure a ~~constant~~secure, affordable and sustainable power supply;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines that the transition to a climate-neutral economy must not endanger security of supply; stresses that reliable ~~power suppl~~energy supply, cost-efficiency and the energy transition must go hand in hand;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Deeply regrets that infrastructure or larger storage projects which are crucial to the energy transition often face strong resistance and delays at local level; encourages the Member States to actively encourage public support at the local level, for instance through early public participation or by enabling local communities to engage, financially participate or to be compensated;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls for a timely implementation of the Electricity Market Directive (EU) 2019/944 and Electricity Market Regulation (EU) 2019/943;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Underlines that it is important to ensure a level playing field for all energy storage solutions in line with the technology neutrality in order to allow market forces to drive the best choices of technology;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Points out that most Member States require operators of storage facilities to pay network charges or energy taxes twice; is convinced that the abolishment of this burden would lead to more energy storage projects being deployed; calls on the Commission to differentiate between end- use and storage or conversion and prohibit the double taxation related to energy storage projects in its upcoming proposal for a revised Energy Taxation Directive; calls on the Member States to abolish any kind of double taxation orand redesign charges related to energy storage ~~projects~~in a way that the societal benefit from storage is reflected and barriers for storage projects to access the market are removed;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Calls on the Commission to acknowledge the crucial role of all flexibility and storage technologies to assure an efficient energy transition and to further provide high levels of security of supply and system stability; highlights the public interest in developing new and upgrading existing storage projects, which should be reflected in a swift, prioritised and streamlined permitting process in the Member States;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes with concern that approval procedures at national level take considerably longer than the maximum periods for PCI projects provided for by the TEN-E Regulation; calls on the Commission to address this issue in its upcoming review through an effective enforcement mechanism recognizing the overriding public interest of PCI storage projects;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to take into account the important role of storage in the energy transition when reviewing the State aid guidelines; calls on the Commission to make sure that the new guidelines take into account the efficiency and the contribution to grid stability of different storage technologies, so that inefficient funding isand distortion of competition are avoided;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to explore the full technological and human potential for developing existing energy production sites into energy storage facilities, in order to mitigate the negative social effects of carbon based energy production;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

~~Power to gas~~Chemical Storage

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Acknowledges the high potential of green hydrogen for seasonal energy storage and as feedstock for energy- intensive industries and as a sustainable fuel for several modes of transport;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes that there are varying standards in the Member States as regards the blending of hydrogen with natural gas~~; calls,~~ which is an important transitional step to advance the use of green hydrogen; therefore, calls on the Commission to assess and develop minimum blending standards for hydrogen both for the gas grid and end uses;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive ~~analysis of the cost~~cost-benefit and availability analysis of retrofitting gas infrastructure, which is important for the use of green hydrogen as storage, to be transported in large quantities or to enable the roll-out of hydrogen mobility; acknowledges the potential of underground gas storage such as empty caverns or pore storage; calls on the Commission to include a cost-benefit analysis of such storage facilities;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Calls on the Commission to develop a harmonised definition for green hydrogen based on a transparent methodology; calls furthermore for a system of mutual recognition of Guarantee of Origins for these gases taking into account developing a common certification scheme;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

~~Batteries~~Electrochemical Storage

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Is concerned that the EU has a very low lithium-ion battery manufacturing capacity; welcomes, therefore, the European Battery Alliance and the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries; calls for for their continuous support ~~for them and~~covering all technologies; calls for the implementation of the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries to be strengthened in line with the Circular Economy; welcomes, in this respect, the Commission’s announcement that it will propose legislation on batteries in support of the Strategic Action Plan and the circular economy; calls, in this regard, for life cycle analysis of batteries;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Acknowledges the range of battery technologies, especially EU-based automotive and industrial battery value chains, where well-functioning collection and recycling schemes are already in place and which could be considered as a blueprint for battery recycling;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Is concerned about the EU’s heavy dependence on imports of raw materials for battery production and urges the Commission to address this dependence in relevant EU strategies; is convinced that enhanced recycling schemes for batteries could deliver a significant share of the raw materials required for battery production within the EU;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to consider acollection and recycling targets for lithium-ion batteries based on critical metal fractions when revising the Batteries Directive;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Calls on the Commission to develop guidelines and/or standards for repurposing batteries from electric vehicles, including testing and grading processes, as well as safety guidelines;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

~~Pumped s~~Mechanical Storage

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers that the Member States should seek further ways to enhance pumped storage capacity; calls on the Member States to remove any administrative obstacles that are delaying these projects and to provide regulatory support for innovative approaches in this field; calls on the Commission to prioritise the necessary energy transition, to conduct a comprehensive review of the relevant legislation and to propose changes where necessary taking into account the multi- purpose use of existing and new reservoirs;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Acknowledges the importance of a European flywheel technology for energy storage and frequency regulation; underlines the fact that this technology is a relevant storage and regulation device for smart grids or strategic grid development;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Considers district heating ~~to be a very efficient tool for energy storage and residential heating in densely populated areas; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and develop district heating networks;~~ and thermal storage in densely populated areas to be a very efficient tool for energy storage providing the necessary flexibility to integrate a greater share of intermittent renewables and waste heat from industrial processes and the tertiary sector; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and develop district heating networks; moreover, calls on the Commission to take heat infrastructure and thermal storage into account when developing the Ten-Year Network Development Plans for both ENTSO-E and ENTSO-G;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24 a. Believes that thermal storage in aquifers, especially in connection with the use of geothermal sources, could represent an innovative tool in non- urbanised and industrial areas; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support research and development of these solutions and to implement large- scale pilot plants;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24 b. Acknowledges that flexible cogeneration provides a forward-looking integrated energy storage solution for flexibility of electricity grids and efficiency of heat supply thanks to heat storage decoupling electricity production from heat consumption;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Calls on the Commission to consider the role of thermal storage and heating infrastructure to bring flexibility to the energy system in the upcoming Smart Sector Integration Strategy;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25 b. Acknowledges the storage potential of buildings through storage- effective masses and thermal or massive building components;

2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE

2019/2189(INI)