9 Amendments of Andreas SCHWAB related to 2009/2173(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that compensation mechanisms should be shaped in a proportionate way in order to ensure that there are no incentives for a US-style plaintiff industry to develop; considers it important, regarding collective redress systems, to provide that only individual consumers, and not associations, should have standing in court;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to make publicly available all evaluations and studies referred to in its future annual competition reports and to assign independent and reliable experts to carry out those evaluations and studies;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates its position regarding the White Paper on Damages; endorses the principle of enforcement by consumers, whilst avoiding an excessive legal claims culture; welcomes the announcement by the Commission that the legal basis of the forthcoming proposal will ensure that the 1 OJ C 317, of 30.12.2003, p. 11. measure will be adopted bythat any forthcoming proposal on collective redress must respect Parliament’s view expressed in its resolution of 26 March 2009 on damages actions for breach of the EU antitrust rules and insists that Parliament must be involved in the adoption of such act by means of the co-decision procedure;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce the principle of individual liability, and the possibility of criminal sanctions;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to define specific criteria pursuant to which undertakings should be considered to have acted intentionally or negligently;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Commission to define specific criteria pursuant to which parent companies should be made jointly and severally liable for cartel-like behaviour on the part of their subsidiaries;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a ‘one-stop shop’ for leniency applications;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Expects to be duly informed and consulted concerning any amendment of the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation, within a timeframe which allows Parliament to undertake adequate scrutiny and to make a thorough contribution, taking into account the urgent need to provide the sector with a predictable horizon that allows it to take the appropriate measures;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Reiterates in this context, its earlier calls for sector inquiries into online advertising, especially the monopoly role of Google regarding online advertisements, and the food industries; calls for an inquiry into media concentrations, including all channels for distribution of content, such as print, television and radio and the internet; requests that the Commission present an analysis of competition in the telecoms and car sectors;