Activities of Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE related to 2016/2274(INI)
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Amendments (19)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European standardisation system is a central element in the delivery of the single market and whereas the Commission’s action to set out a common vision for European standardisation is a direct result of the Juncker Commission’s ten priorities and, in particular, the priorities on Connected Digital Single Market and the Single Market Strategy;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas European standards need to be developed in an open, inclusive and transparent system, based on consensus among all stakeholders, with the aim of defining strategic technical or quality requirements with which current or future products, production processes, services or methods may comply, and whereas the European standardisation system plays a key role in responding to the increasing need, in European policy and legislation, for standards capable of ensuring product safety, accessibility, innovation, interoperability and sustainability;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas it is necessary to develop a strategic approach to ICT standardisation and review the current system in order for it to remain successful and respond to the needs of the forthcoming decade, thereby allowing the European Union to maintain a leading role in the global standardisation system;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the overreaching Commission standardisation package, which together with the ICT Standards Communication and the Joint Initiative on standardisation, aims at setting out a coherent European Standardisation System (ESS) with a view to preserving its many successful elements, improving its deficiencies and striking the right balance between the European, national and international dimensions; stresses that any review should build on the strengths of the existing system, which constitute a solid basis for improvement, refraining from any radical changes that would undermine the core values of the system;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the specificity and importance of the ESS to all stakeholders, including SMEs, consumers and workers, and calls on the Commission to ensure that the European system will continue to exist and that it maintains sufficient resources to fulfil the objectives of Regulation 1025/2012; which should, inter alia, ensure interoperability, legal certainty and the application of appropriate safeguards, while minimising additional burdens for business, risks for users and obstacles to the free movement of information technology;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. DeemsStresses that the review of the European standardisation system must contribute to European innovation and enhance the Union's competitiveness, strengthen its place in international trade and benefit the welfare of its citizens; deems therefore it important that European standards are promoted at a global level and that the Commission and Member States work in this direction, and pay more attention to the global role and relevance of standards, when getting involved in standardisation work;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that Regulation 1025/2012 has improved the inclusiveness of the ESS, but regrets that there are still many practical barriers for SMEs, consumers, workers and environmental organisations to participate actively in the standardisation processstresses that SMEs, although they represent an essential part of the European market, are not adequately involved in the standardisation system and cannot, therefore, exploit entirely the benefits derived from standardisation; believes that it is essential to improve their representation and participation in the standardization system; asks the Commission to identify, through its impact assessment in the context of the revision of the European standardisation system, the best way to reach this aim, and calls on the Commission to address the challenges to further involvement;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Considers that the European ICT standardisation should be part of a European digital strategy to create economies of scale, budget savings and improved competitiveness for European companies, and to increase cross-sectoral and cross-border interoperability of goods and services through the faster definition, in an open and competitive way, of voluntary, market-driven and global standards that are easily implemented by SMEs;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports opentresses that open, voluntary, inclusive and consensus-oriented standardisation processes have been effective as a driver of innovation, interconnectivity and deployment of technologies, butand recalls that it is also important to ensure proper investment and expertise in, and the development of, cutting-edge technologies;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Stresses the imperative need to adapt ICT standardisation policy to market and policy developments, which will lead to achieving important European policy goals requiring interoperability, such as accessibility, security, e-business, e-government, e-health and transport, and will contribute to the development of standards;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges the concerns, in particular as regards the IoT, about how standard essential patents (SEPs) are related to standards; stresses that unfair and unreasonable IPR policy creates barriers in the single market that can hinder the take-up of the digital single market and of new technologieimportance of maintaining a balanced standardisation framework and efficient licensing system for standard essential patents (SEPs), based on FRAND terms (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory), in particular as regards the deployment of 5G and the Internet of Things; stresses that maintaining a balanced standardisation framework is essential to stimulate the development and take-up of new technologies and address the legitimate interests of both licensors and licensees of SEPs;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Encourages the Commission's pursuits in ensuring interoperability between digital components and emphasises the importance of standardisation that can be achieved both via standard-essential patents (SEPs) and open licensing models;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. UrgWelcomes the Commission to clarify without delay the core elements of an equitable, effective and enforceable licensing methodology base's efforts in the development of a balanced framework for negotiations between right holders and implementers of SEPs in order to ensure fair licensing conditions; invites the Commission to take note and apply the spirit of CJEU ruling C-170/13 (Huawei v. ZTE), which strikes a balance between the SEP holders and standard implementers, to overcome patent infringements and to ensure the effective conclusion of fair, reasonable and non the FRAND principle- discriminatory (FRAND) licensing agreements (i.e. that ensure fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms), taking into account the fair return on investment, a sustainable open standardisation process and the wide availability of technologies in an open and competitive market;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on the Commission to close discussions about the 'perceived need' of a science cloud and to take immediate action on the European Open Science Cloud in close concert with Member States, which should seamlessly integrate existing networks, data and high- performance computing systems and e- infrastructure services across scientific fields, within a framework of shared policies and ICT standards;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the commitment, made in the context of the JIS, to develop a study on the economic and social impact of standards, and invites the Commission to base the study on quantitative and qualitative data, and to analyse both the business model of the standardisation process and the different financial models – including opportunities and challenges – for making access to harmonised standards freeeasily available;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the Commission to ensure that services standards are developed with the objective of improving the safety and quality of services and of prioritising areas with the highest detriment to consumers without encroaching upon existing national regulatory requirements, in particular provisions on labour law, collective agreements and bargaining; recognises furthermore that service standards often respond to national specificities and that their development is related to the needs of the market, the interests of consumers and the public interest; stresses, that the development of European service standards, and the drawing-up by professional bodies of their own quality charters or labels at Union level should benefit further harmonisation in the services sector, increase the transparency, quality and competitiveness of European services and promote competition, innovation, the reduction of trade barriers and consumer protection;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Asks the Commission to develop technology-watch activities so as to identify future development of ICT that could benefit from standardisation; to facilitate the flow and transparency of information necessary for market penetration and the operation of these technologies; and, in this connection, to promote easily accessible and user- friendly evaluation mechanisms via the internet;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Calls on Member States to use European ICT standards in public procurement procedures in order to improve the quality of public services and foster innovative technologies; stresses, however, that the use of standards should not result in additional barriers, in particular for small businesses seeking to participate in public procurement procedures;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Calls on the Member States to try applying common standards and good practice with regard to digital administration, focusing in particular on judicial bodies and local authorities;