Activities of Eva LICHTENBERGER related to 2013/2043(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on an integrated parcel delivery market for the growth of e-commerce in the EU
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that e-commerce is a fast- growing, job-creating sector, and one of the main reasons for its success is the quality of delivery services, that should therefore strive to implement innovative improvements to delivery options (e.g. parcel collection points at transport hubs, IT notification) and optimize and implement green logistic chains;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the particular need to implement green logistics, as the customer demands increasingly call for the quick delivery of small quantities at reasonable prices that should not lead to developments that contradict the EU's social or environmental goals;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the limited cross-border developmentquality of e-commerce by SMEs; encouragesnot only by SMEs; therefore encourages in particular collaboration between SMEs to negotiate more advantageous delivery prices;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the e-retailer places the order with the deliverer, and should therefore take responsibility for information on the working conditions, conditions for parcel delivery, their carbon footprint and their traceability;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fragmentation of the European postal sector into national networks with poor interoperability; calls on the Commission to introduce common labelling and, traceability as well as better information and transparency standards;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the development of labels and certificates for delivery services that can be recognised at European level, thus encouraging companies to improve their environmental, social and economic performance and giving consumers confidence in the reliability as well as the social and environmental soundness of the services offered;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the protection of an individual's personal data, and data protection in general, is of paramount importance and that any new measures taken should be subject to EU data protection legislation and in particular to Directive 95/46/EC;