4 Amendments of Andreas SCHWAB related to 2013/2116(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. EncouragesNotes that, since the expiry of the deadline for implementation of the Directive in 2007 there have been numerous cases of Member States not correctly implementing or applying key provisions, in particular the ‘Black List’ of banned, misleading and aggressive commercial practice; calls therefore on the Commission to continue monitoring closely application of the Directive and, if necessary, to bring proceedings against Member States which infringe the Directive or fail to implement it or to apply it correctly, in accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the usefulness of the ‘sweeps carried out under the CPC Regulation and calls on the Commission to further develop and strengthen them and broaden their scope; urges the Commission to summarise the data collected and the list of actions taken by the Commission and Member States in the wake of these sweeps and to publish its findings while taking into account the need to ensure the confidentiality of certain sensitive information that are being used in the framework of a judicial procedure at national level; calls on the Commission to report to the European Parliament on its findings and to further propose additional measures if needed in order to improve the functioning of the Internal Market;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises the importance of the guidance document produced by the Commission to assist in application of the Directive; welcomes the Commission s intention to revise this document by 2014; calls on the Commission to continue updating and clarifying this document on a very regular basis in the future; calls on the Member States to take this guidance document into account as far as possible;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points to the importance of collective redress mechanisms for consumers; asks the Commission to produce a legislative proposal to create an EU-wide coherent collective redress mechanism in the field of consumer protection which would be applicable to cross-border cases; stresses that the EU’s approach to collective redress shall prioritise representative actions by bodies duly recognised at national leCalls on the Member States, as regards collective redress mechanisms, to enact national legislation in accordance with the Commission’s recently published recommendation C(2013)3539 and its communication COM(2013)401; stresses that in order to avoid abusive litigation, and as set out in the recommendation and the communication, any collectivel and be based on the prior consent principle (‘opt-in )ctions should be undertaken by qualified bodies;