4 Amendments of Zuzana ROITHOVÁ related to 2009/2225(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 (new)
Citation 1 (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 21 June 2007 on consumer confidence in the digital environment1,
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the rapid implementation of the legislation on roaming; considers, however,, since roaming fees did not reflect underlying costs; deplores the fact that the imposition of a minimal tariff cap preventson roaming fees from being more competitive; The intervention in the roaming market is based on a lack of competition as reflected in thwas needed; considers that these caps should be dlifference betweented once the roaming fees and the costs to provide these services. Furthermore, national regulatory authorities were unable to intervene because of the cross-border nature of roaming. Nevertheless, once the market has become competitive, the minimum tariff caps should be lifted.reflect the underlying cost structure as is the case in a competitive market; Or. en Justification
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to overcome barriers to cross-border e-commerce and boost consumer confidence through the development of an effective policy for a Digital Single Market for Europe by making online services in Europe more accessiblecompetitive, accessible, cross-border and transparent (such as, amongst other online services, music downloads); Despite the borderless character of the Internet, consumers find that some e-commerce businesses have actually re-introduced territorial barriers through technology. Businesses may either refuse access to consumers depending on their country of residence or apply dissimilar conditions for the same type of services in different Member States. According to the results of the Euro barometer survey 298 (2008), on average for all sales channels, in 2008, 8% of consumers who had made a cross border purchase were prevented from purchasing cross-border because they lived in a country other than where the trader was located. country of residence of the consumer. Cases of refusal to sell, where the internet is the selling method, represent between 1% and 2% of cross-border complaints cases handled by the European Consumer Centres, according to the European Commission’s report on cross-border e-commerce SEC(2009) 283 final. and putting an end to territorial discrimination (e.g. based on the country of residence or where the credit card has been issued); Or. en Justification
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the impCalls on the Commission, after consulting consumers' ortgance ofisations, to present a European charter of users' rights in the Information Society that would clarify the rights and obligations of information society consumers; considers that this should include in particular users’ rights relating to digital content and should guarantee basic interoperability performance (particularly among public administrations) and standards, especially regarding thedata protection ofand privacy and the rights of vulnerable users (such as improving the accessibility of internet pages for disabled persons); emphasises that a European charter of users' rights should also cover the intellectual property of authors, publishers and content providersintegrate consumers rights’ into the current copyright framework and achieve a fair balance between the authors’ rights and the general public’s access to content and knowledge.