13 Amendments of Victor NEGRESCU related to 2015/0287(COD)
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) This Directive should be supported by an extensive public consultation process and a transparent communications campaign through which consumers and suppliers of digital content can be informed about the benefits that this new legislation will bring forward.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to remedy these problems, both businesses and consumers should be able to rely on fully harmonised rules for the supply of digital content setting out Union-wide contractual rights which are essential for this type of transactions. Information for consumers regarding the tolling regime applied to the purchased digital product or service would also help to strengthen consumer trust in e- commerce.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) In order to allow businesses and consumers to rely upon clear rules across the Union reflecting good customer- focused commercial practice, without prejudice to any other rights under this Directive or otherwise, the consumer should have a right to reject digital content or services for non-conformity by returning them to the relevant supplier or unsubscribing as applicable.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) Considering that the seller is liable towards the consumer for any lack of conformity of the digital content or service resulting from an act or omission of the seller or a third party it is justified that the seller should be able to pursue remedies against the responsible person earlier in the chain of transactions.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12 b) The European Commission considered in its Green Paper on Guarantees for Consumer Goods1a that in modern societies the confidence of consumers is bound with their faith in the manufacturers; Directive 1999/44/EC envisages more far-reaching provisions on producers' liability, notably by providing for producers' direct liability for non-conformity for which they are responsible. _________________ 1a OJ C 338, 15.12.1993.
Amendment 202 #
(15 a) Suppliers of video files, pictures, software applications and other digital content should provide assurances with regard to the safety of digital content they provide, offering a high level of protection for consumers against malware.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
(15 b) Suppliers of video files, pictures, software applications and other digital content should provide immediate and active technical support to help and advise consumers.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 c (new)
Recital 15 c (new)
(15 c) Suppliers should provide consumers with information regarding the updating cycles of the offered digital content or service, and for online applications consumers should have a 30 days trial period from the day the update appeared to use the product or service without updating it.
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
9. 'interoperability' means the acompatibility of the digital content to perform all its functionalities in interaction with a concrete digital environment;and its functions with a standard hardware and software environment other than the one in which it is supplied including the fact that consumers can access digital content without having to use applications or other technologies to convert the content they want to have access to.
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
10 a. 'transaction' means of buying or selling something, taking also into consideration the existence of free transactions where content is provided free of charge;
Amendment 578 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) wThether the digital content is supplied in exchange for a price or other cou interoperability that the consumer may reasonably expect from an electronic file supplied for an unlimited period of time requires, whatever the provisions of the contract may be, that this electronic file shall be supplied in an open format only. The supplier of such a file which uses proprietary technological protection measures shall make available to other suppliers of files or digital services which so request, the information which is necessary for the purpose of inter-operformance than money;ability. It shall not impose other hardware or software limitations preventing the access and use to a file in a digital environment other than the one in which it has been supplied, meaning that consumers can access digital content without having to use applications or other technologies to convert the content they want to have access to.
Amendment 782 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Without prejudice to any other rights under this Directive or otherwise, the consumer has a right to reject digital content or services for non-conformity by returning them to the relevant supplier or unsubscribing as applicable.
Amendment 968 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Where the seller is liable to the consumer because of a lack of conformity with the contract resulting from an act or omission by a person in earlier links of the chain of transactions, the seller shall be entitled to pursue remedies against the person or persons liable in the chain of transactions. The person against whom the seller may pursue remedies and the relevant actions and conditions of exercise, shall be determined by national law. However, the seller shall be entitled to pursue remedies for at least the duration of the legal guarantee period, and the reversal of the burden of proof shall be no shorter than as provided for in Article 9 .