9 Amendments of Jan Philipp ALBRECHT related to 2016/2100(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the recent decision by the Commission which condemns undue fiscal advantages to businesses as anti- competition practices; calls on the Commission to pursue in the same direction for similar cases;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasizes that market power of an enterprise resulting from information and data as well as the handling of such information and data by the enterprise has to be taken into account as a test criterion;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for considering whether data and information on customers is merged as well during a merger that results in a distortion of competition and in a weakening of data protection;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Reiterates that the number of users of an offer and the purchasing price have to be established as test criteria for mergers for the rating of market power;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls on antitrust authorities to take into account an enterprise's access to exclusive analytical methods and patents. Considers that ignoring this might lead to the complete exclusion of competitors from markets for many years to the detriment of the consumers and competition;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the risk of quality deterioration for consumers and the risk of a deterioration of the terms of competition during a merger of enterprises in a dominant market position. Considers that these risks should be placed more into the focus of cartel authorities;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for the strengthening of the freedom of choice for consumers. Considers that enshrined right to data portability in the GDPR is a good approach to strengthening the rights of consumers and competition. Underlines the need to examine how interoperability between digital networks by open standards and interfaces can be ensured;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for criteria for market delineation in mergers to be modified so that antitrust authorities can also take into account the merging of data, the impact of network effects and the restrictions on competition on upstream and downstream markets;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that as a last resort a possibility of unbundling should be embedded in the antitrust law and enforcement;