Activities of Kartika Tamara LIOTARD related to 2010/2043(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on transposition and application of Council Directive 2004/113/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services PDF (186 KB) DOC (89 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers thatWelcomes the Test-Achats ruling has created ongoing uncertainty on the insurance marketand calls on Member States to ensure that its implementation is monitored so as to avoid unjustified higher pricing on the insurance market and that unisex criteria are developed and assessed to detect and redirect any potential gender based discrimination;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the guidelines published by the Commission – in the absence of a binding or legislative effect – have not fully dispelled this uncertainty; calls on the Commission and Member States to take concrete measures to explain the directive and its impact, with concrete examples, in order to guarantee that both women and men can take full ownership of this directive and to use it appropriately as an effective tool to safeguard their rights in the equal treatment of access to all goods and services;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to closely follow developments on the insurance market, and if there are any signs of de facto indirect discrimination, to take all necessary measures to address the problem; calls on the Commission to negotiate with the insurance sector an efficient assessment of potential gender based discrimination, that is, in contracts entered prior to 21 December 2012 with the aim of correcting gender based discrimination, particularly but not exclusively with regards to long term contracts, such as pension provision products;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that this directive is not limited to the area of insurances only and that the broader scope and potential for progress of the directive in the access to goods and services in the public area as well as in the private spheres need to be explained in detail to guarantee that both women and men are enabled to fully understand the scope and purpose of the directive, and consequently make appropriate use of its features and possibilities;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to take into consideration cases of discrimination in relation to pregnancy and maternity as regards, for instance, the housing sector (renting) or difficulties in obtaining loans, as well as access to medical goods and services, in particular as regards access to legally available reproductive healthcare; calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation and application of the directive regarding pregnant asylum seeking women who are in the process of awaiting the outcome of their asylum claim, that is, in order to guarantee inclusion of these women into their contracts and products;