18 Amendments of Adam BIELAN related to 2021/0381(COD)
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
2. ‘political advertising’ means the preparation, placement, promotion, publication or dissemination, by any means, of a message, unless it is purely private or commercial in nature, or constitutes editorial content subject to editorial responsibility that complies with relevant Union and national media laws:
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) by, for or on behalf of a political actor, unless it is of a purely private or a purely commercial nature; or
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) which is liableaims and is designed to influence the outcome of an election or referendum, a legislative or regulatory process or voting behaviour.
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
7. ‘sponsor’ means the natural or legal person on whose behalf a political advertisementresponsible for handing over correct and exhaustive information regarding a political advertisement to a political advertising service and on whose behalf that political advertising is prepared, placed, published or disseminated;
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of advertising services shall request sponsors and providers of advertising services acting on behalf of sponsors to declare whether the advertising service that they request the service provider to perform constitutes a political advertising service within the meaning of Article 2(5). Sponsors and providers of advertising services acting on behalf of sponsors shall make such a declaration. The political advertising publisher shall ensure that such advertising includes that declaration in full.
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the identity of the sponsor of the political advertisement and, where applicable, the entity ultimately controlling the sponsor;
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Political advertising publishers shall ensure that their online interface is designed and organised in a way that enables sponsors or providers of political advertising services acting on behalf of the sponsor to provide the information referred to in paragraph 1 and 2. Political advertising publishers shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that the information referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 is complete, and where they find this is not the case, they shall not make available the political advertisement.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. For the purpose of this Regulation, sponsors shall be liable for the accuracy of the information that they provide.
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. When the political advertising publisher is the only provider of political advertising services, the sponsor shall communicate the relevant information to the political advertising publisher.
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Where they provide political advertising services, advertising publishers shall include information on the amounts or the value of other benefits received in part or full exchange for those services, including on the use of targeting and amplification techniques, aggregated by campaign, as a distinct part of their management reportadditional disclosures within the meaning of Article 198 of Directive 2013/34/EU in their annual financial statements.
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Only notices that include the following elements shall be considered to be valid: (a) a sufficiently substantiated explanation of the reasons why the individual or entity alleges that the information in question does not comply with this Regulation; (b) the name and email address of the individual or entity submitting the notice; (c) a statement confirming that the individual or entity submitting the notice believes in good faith that information contained therein is accurate and complete.
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. In case of misuse of the notification mechanism, Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2021/xxx [Digital Service Act] shall apply.
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Political advertising publishers shall allow for the submission of the information referred to in paragraph 1 by electronic means. The political advertising publisher may seek guidance from competent national authorities on issues raised in that submission. The political advertising publishers shall inform individuals of the follow up given to the notification as referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 503 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. In the month preceding an election or a referendum, political advertising publishers shall within 48 hours process and address any takedown notice submitted by the relevant national authority or trusted flagger, that has been awarded the status of trusted flagger according to Article 22 (2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/xxx [Digital Services Act] that they receive about advertisement linked to that election or referendum. Political advertising publishers qualifying as one of the different types of undertakings under Article 3(1) to (3) of Directive 2013/34/EU shall make reasonable efforts to address any notification that they receive about advertisement linked to that election or referendum without undue delay.
Amendment 506 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Political advertising publishers shall provide information on the possibilities for redress in respect of the advertisement to which the notification relates. Where the political advertising publishers receive a notification concerning an obvious case of non- compliance, the political advertising publishers shall remove the advertisement immediately. In all other cases, the political advertising publishers shall be granted a reasonable period in which to react to the allegations or to correct invalid information, rather than removing the advertising completely.
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) provide, together with the political advertisement, additional information necessary to allow the individual concerned to understand the logic involved and the main parameters of the technique used, and the use of third-party data and additional analytical techniques. This information shall comprise the elements set out in Annex II, and shall be accessible via dedicated subpage or window.
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
(c a) issue guidance on consultation request raised by political advertising publishers under Article 9 (1a).
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. 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 20161a. _________________ 1a OJ L 123, 12.5.2916, p. 1