Activities of Ashley FOX related to 2012/2322(INI)
Reports (1)
REPORT on online gambling in the internal market PDF (236 KB) DOC (151 KB)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the relevant case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, including the application and interpretation of the principles of transparency, mutual recognition, equal treatment and legal certainty through such case law[1], [1] In particular the judgments in the following cases: Schindler 1994 (C- 275/92), Gebhard 1995 (C-55/94), Läärä 1999 (C-124/97), Zenatti 1999 (C-67/98), Anomar 2003 (C-6/01), Gambelli 2003 (C- 243/01), Lindman 2003 (C-42/02), Fixtures Marketing Ltd v OPAP 2004 (C- 444/02), Fixtures Marketing Ltd v Svenska Spel AB 2004 (C-338/02), Fixtures Marketing Ltd v Oy Veikkaus Ab 2005 (C-46/02), Stauffer 2006 (C-386/04), Unibet 2007 (C-432/05), Placanica and others 2007 (C-338/04, C-359/04 and C- 360/04), Kommission v Italien 2007 (C- 206/04), Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional 2009 (C-42/07), Ladbrokes 2010 (C-258/08), Sporting Exchange 2010 (C-203/08), Sjöberg and Gerdin 2010 (C- 447/08 and C-448/08), Markus Stoß and others 2010 (C-316/07, C-358/07, C- 359/07, C-360/07, C-409/07 and C- 410/07), Carmen Media 2010 (C-46/08) and Engelmann 2010 (C-64/08), Zeturf case C-212/08, 2011, Dickinger and Ömer (C-347/09), 2011, joined Fortuna case (C- 213/11, C-214/11, C-217/11) 2012, HIT and HIT Larix case (C-176/11), 2012, OPAP joined Cases C-186/11 and C- 209/11, 2013,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to Union secondary legislation relevant to online gambling, notably the Audiovisual Media Services Directive 2010/13/EU, the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005/29/EC, the Unfair Contract Terms Directive 93/13/EC, the Distance Selling Directive 97/7/EC, the Anti Money Laundering Directive 2005/60/EC, as well as the European Commission's recent proposals to reform the latter by a proposal for a Directive on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing and the Proposal for a Regulation on information accompanying transfers of funds, the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and proposals for a directive and regulation reforming the latter, and the Directive on the Common System of Value Added Tax 2006/112/EC,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 d (new)
Citation 1 d (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 November 2011 on online gambling in the internal market2,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas currently the supply of online gambling services is not subject to sector- specific regulation at European Union level, remaining – nevertheless – subject to a number of EU secondary legislative acts such as the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, the Distance Selling Directive, the Anti-Money Laundering Directive, the Data Protection Directive, the Directive on privacy and electronic communication, and the Directive on the Common System of Value Added Tax;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that the Member States, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, have the right to determine how the offer of online gambling services is to be organised and regulated at the national level, while observing the basic EU Treaty principles;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that the principle of subsidiarity should also apply to sports betting rights;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to continue to carry out effective checks on compliance with EU law of national laws and practices, and to take legal action against those Member States whose gambling monopolies that do not reduce gambling opportunities or limit promotional activities for gambling in a n inconsistent manner, in line with CJEU case-law;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Acknowledges that gambling is not an ordinary economic activity due to its potentially negative social impacts, such as compulsive gambling;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises the need for all Member States to closely cooperate in order to jointly address the challenges posed by the inherently cross border nature of online gambling, such as the identification of illegal online operators and the fight against money laundering;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that the expert group on gambling services should make particular effort to protect minors and limit as much as possible their access to online gambling sites;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasizes the key role of prevention in match fixing, in particular the importance of sport actors (athletes, referees, match officials, staff and their entourage) being educated about the risks of match fixing; welcomes in this respect the recent Commission 2012 Preparatory Action which supports transnational educating projects in order to combat match fixing;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls upon Member States to increase the priority given to corruption in sport in terms of the efficient enforcement of the rule of law;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Calls on Member States, in light of the Council of Europe’s current negotiations on a possible match-fixing convention, to take further measures to prevent match-fixing, which should be dissuasive, effective, proportionate and considered on a case by case basis;