9 Amendments of Reinhard BÜTIKOFER related to 2017/2003(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Recognises the fact that all collaborative economies, covering the full spectrum from market-oriented to gift- based, are rooted in human cooperative behaviour and that no matter how diverse they are, or will become, they are all identified by resource sharing, the active empowerment of citizens, community- accepted innovation, and the intensive use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as a key enabler; Underlines in this respect that solidarity, equality, community and trust are fundamentals of this economy and that collaboration rules, including on safety, service quality and data protection are essential for a fair and safe collaborative economy;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
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2. Emphasises that ICTs allow innovative ideas within the collaborative economies to evolve quickly and efficiently, while connecting and empowering participants, reducing the need for intermediation, decreasing direct costs and overheads, channelling rich information flows and reinforcing trust between peers; Points at the issue of data protection and calls all actors to comply with and enforce the general data protection regulation in the collaborative economy;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
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3. Underlines that the sharing of underused assets releases a wealth of positive environmental and other externalities, thus making industries and services more resource-efficient, lowers the up-front costs of market entry and creates opportunitiescommunity-based opportunities empowering individual citizen participating in the collaborative economy;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
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3a. Highlights the potential collaborative economy contribution to EU economic sustainability in achieving overarching objectives in sustainable agriculture, resource efficiency, combatting climate change or building a circular economy;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
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4. Points out that collaborative economies thrive in communities in which knowledge- and education-sharing models are strong, thereby consolidating a culture of open innovation, supporting open- sourced hardware and software, and expanding our heritage of common goods and creative commons; Highlights that the collaborative economy should remain open and accessible to all individuals;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
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5. Urges the Commission to ensure that the EU develops the highest international standards regarding (a) social protection for ‘workpreneurs’ in collaborative economies, (b) safety guarantees for the customers of collaborative economies, and (c) cohabitation synergies with traditional business models; points to the positive experiences in regulation made on local level guided by the principles of information transparency, participation, inclusion and good governance in general;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
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7. Calls on the Commission to ensure that EU legislation and policies are future- friendly and provide legal certainty in order to unleash the full potential of collaborative economies for EU businesses and citizens, while redefining and modernising – where necessary –about the application of existing EU legislation to different collaborative economy activities, to avoid different legal standards for similar economic actors, which could lead to reduced consumer protection, reduced workers' rights or low tax compliance and transparency, in order to unleash the full potential of collaborative economies for EU businesses and citizens, while respecting Member States prerogative on the matter, including respecting the autonomy of the social partners and national practices, as well as the guidance given by the European Court of Justice on the concepts of ‘'work/service’', ‘'worker’' and ‘'service provider’' recalling that the concept of worker is a national competence;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
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7a. Considers self-regulation quality labels as inappropriate to achieve safety and service quality standards;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
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8a. Advocates spectrum as commons and encourages to include in its regulation innovative user driven initiatives that would boost the collaborative and sharing economy.