Activities of Costas BOTOPOULOS related to 2008/0083(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Publication and translation obligations of certain types of companies (debate)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to allow for a cost effective publication that provides users with easy access to the information Member States should make mandatory the use of a central electronic platform. They should, furthermore, ensure that this publication and any additional publication duties they may impose on companies in this context,In line with the principle of subsidiarity, additional means of publication, such as the national gazette or other print media, may also continue to be used in order to ensure transparency and publicity, given that Internet services are not universally available in all Member States and almost half of the EU's citizens do not use the Internet. Member States should, furthermore, ensure that the mandatory use of a central electronic platform does not lead to any specific fees, in addition to those that may be charged for entries in the register. This should not, however, prejudice the freedom of Member States to require companies, under well-defined and objective conditions, to cover the cost of setting up and operating the central electronic platform, or using additional forms of publication.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1
Article 1
Directive 68/151/EEC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. Disclosure of the documents and particulars referred to in Article 2 shall be effected by publication through a central electronic platform that allows access to the information disclosed in chronological order. Member States may also require the additional forms of publication to be used.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1
Article 1
Directive 68/151/EEC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that companies are not charged a specific fee in respect of the publication obligation through a central electronic platform or any additional publication obligation imposed by Member States relating to those documents and particulars. This shall be without prejudice to the freedom of Member States to require companies, under well- defined and objective conditions, to cover the cost of setting up and operating the central electronic platform, or using additional forms of publication.