16 Amendments of Eija-Riitta KORHOLA related to 2011/2084(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 8 May 2008 on the White Paper on Sport,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Internet gambling marketsector is growing constantly, mainly outside the control of national governments,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas market fragmentation not only makes it difficult for regulated providers to supply legal offerings on a cross-border basis, but also makes it virtually impossiblegambling sector is regulated differently in different member states; but at the same time the lack of will to tackle illegal gambling offers efficiently at EU level makes it difficult to protect consumers and combat the crime associated with gambling,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas pan-European uniform minimum standards for the protection of gamblers andmore coordinated approach at the European level could be added to the existing national standards and procedures to make them more effective in order to protect consumers and for combating crime are essential,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Article 56 TFEU guarantees the freedom to provide services, but Internet gambling was expressly exempted from the Services Directive because it is not a normal servicesubject to restrictions which the Member States can apply in accordance with the Treaty, so that as a consequence of its particular nature, it was necessary to expressly exempt Internet gambling from the E- commerce, Services and Consumer Rights Directives,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the many treaty infringement proceedings and European Court of Justice judgments suggest that there is great legal uncertainty in this area, while the Court of Justice has clarified a number of important legal questions concerning online gambling in the EU, legal uncertainty remains with regard to a number of other questions, which can only be solved at the political level,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Takes the view that efficient regulation of the Internet gambling marketsector should in particular:
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Rejects, accordingly, any European legislative act uniformly regulating the entire online gambling marketsector, but nonetheless takes the view that, in some sectorareas, a uniform European approach would be appropriate in addition to national regulation;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Respects the decision by a number of Member States to ban Internet gambling totally; is opposed to government monopolies over on-line gambling, however or partially, or maintain a monopoly, as it is their right, according to the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists, however,Respects furthermore the right of thate Member States which open up the Internet gambling market must ensure complete transparency and make non- discriminatory competition possible; suggest, in this instance, to the Member States that they introduce a licensing model which makes it possible for any European gambling provider meeting the conditions imposed by Member States to apply for a licenc, as it is standing jurisprudence of the Court of Justice, to restrict the number of operators, types of games on offer and volumes of it in order to protect consumers and prevent crime;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the opinion that the principle of mutual recognition of licences on the gambling market does not apply, but that nevertheless, in keeping with the internal market, simplified licence application procedures should be set up in some Member Statesmust not apply;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls - in keeping with the principle of ‘active subsidiarity’ - for a common regulatory framework laying down binding high-level minimumstandards or coordinated approaches, where appropriate, in addition to national standards, with regard to preventing gambling addiction and betting fraud and to protecting young people; states that, whereaffirms its position that, in as sensitive an area a provider complies with those minimum standards, the other Member States should recognise this accordingly, but may set further conditions; is of the opinion that a pan- European code of conduct for Inters gambling, industry self-regulation can only complement but not replace statutory legislation; takes note of self-regulatory initiatives taken by public and commercial gambling operators' associations with regard to responsible gaming and other standards; rejects the idea of making the CEN Workshop Agreement on responsible remote gambling measures, which is non- binding and only reflects the lowest common denominator among commercial onlinet gambling could be a first stepoperators, a template for an EU legal framework;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point a (new)
Paragraph 11 – point a (new)
(a) Respects the right of the Member States to draw on a wide variety of repressive measures against illegal online gambling offers; calls to increase the efficiency of the fight against illegal online gambling offers at EU level, the introduction of a regulatory principle whereby a gambling company can only operate (or bid for a national licence) in one Member State if it does not operate in contravention of the law in any other EU Member State;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that Member States have the right to exclude private profit-making interests from the gambling sector and may restrict the operation of gambling to public or charitable bodies;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)