4 Amendments of Morten LØKKEGAARD related to 2012/2144(INI)
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is concerned at the growing number of discrimination cases reported by consumers; urges Member States to properly enforce Article 20(2) of the Services Directive and calls on businesses to refrain from unjustified discriminatory practices on grounds of nationality or place of residence; highlights, however, that freedom of contract should prevail and businesses cannot be obliged to sell at a loss or be obliged to sell in all Member States;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that full implementation of the Services Directive requires interplay with sector-specific rules that may require extra authorisations, leading to cumulative costs especially for SMEfor businesses; calls, however, on Member States to reduce the costs of implementation for businesses; calls on Member States to take an integrated approach to the internal market for services in order to ensure legal certainty for consumers and business;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the fact that overriding reasons of public interest are too often invoked in a way that damages and fragments the internal market for services; regrets that the proportionality assessment is rarely made; asks the Commission to clarify the concept of proportionality and issue practical guidance to the Member States on how to apply it;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Urges the members of the European Council to take full political responsibility for a well functioning internal market for services; invites President Van Rompuy to keep this topic on the European Council's agenda for as long as it takes, with a commonly agreed roadmap, including specific benchmarks and a timetable for Member States to remove remaining hurdlesobstacles for the full implementation of the Services Directive;