Activities of Robert ROCHEFORT related to 2015/2147(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Towards a Digital Single Market Act (A8-0371/2015 - Kaja Kallas, Evelyne Gebhardt) FR
Amendments (25)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD), ratified by the EU on 23 December 2010 (2010/48/EC),
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the use of the internet and mobile communications has changed the way users communicate, invent, consume and share; whereas this has not only expanded the market place, facilitating access by small companies to a customer base of 500 million customers and the development by entrepreneurs of, but also changed the market , promoting the development by entrepreneurs of new industrial models, new actors and new ideas;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas all Union policies and legislation in the area of the Digital Single Market should allow new opportunities for users and businesses to emerge, especially within today’s service society, while taking a holistic approach that considers the digital skills gap which will need to be filled quickly and their social dimension as they inevitably involve structural changes;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas Europe must become one of the leaders of the fourth industrial revolution; whereas, in this respect, the emergence of major European champions in the digital field, the transition to the digital economy of European companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, and entrepreneurship must be supported, and whereas an ambitious and tailored long-term investment policy, particularly as regards intangible infrastructure, should be implemented;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a high level of consumer protection and satisfaction necessarily entails choice, quality, flexibility, information and trust in a secure online environment;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a high level of consumer protection and satisfaction necessarily entails choice, flexibility, information and trust in a secure and accessible online environment;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Communication on ‘A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe’; believes that the horizontal approach taken needs to be strengthened in its implementation as the digital sector affects every dimension of society and, the economy, culture and administration;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that users’ trust in digital services is vital to innovation and growth in the digital economy and that reinforcing that trust should be at the basis of both public policy and business models; notes that for users this will depend in particular on a high level of consumer protection, better understanding of consumer rights and how to exercise them and effective remedies being available to them, and for businesses it will depend in particular on smart, strong and up-to-date laws which allow them to do business in a constantly changing environment;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the urgent need for the Commission and Member States to promote a more dynamic economy for innovation to flourish and for companies to scale up, through the development of e- government, a modernised regulatory framework fit for the emergence and scale- up of innovative businesses, and a long term investment strategy in infrastructure, skills, research and innovation, in particular by making use of the European Fund for Strategic Investments;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the future Digital Single Market must be inclusive to all EU citizens, and calls the Commission and Member States on strengthening efforts to ensure an appropriate level of accessibility that can enable the participation of disadvantaged groups, including persons with disabilities;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned aboutNotes the different national approaches taken to regulating the internet and the sharing economy; and urges the Commission to take actioninitiatives to preserve the integrity of the single market and the internet as an open and global platform for communication and innovation platform while preserving European economic and cultural diversity;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that a full harmonisation of the legal framework governing online sales irrespective of whether they are cross- border or domestic sales, while maintaining the coherence ofbetween online and offline rules regarding legal remedies, constitutes the most practical and proportionate approach;
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. CoInsiders that there is a risksts that the Commission’s future proposals entailshould avoid the risk of a growing disparity between the applicable legal standards for offline and online purchases;
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the imprecision ofAwaits the Commission’s proposals regarding a legislative measure for a more comprehensive online sales law that covers digital content products as well as tangible goods;
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Requests an ‘Active Consumers’ strategy to assess in particular whether consumer switching is facilitated in the online world, and whether action is needed to make this more accessible and consumer switching easier, in order to boost competition in online markets;
Amendment 516 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that accessible, efficient and high-quality delivery services which are attractively priced and can be monitored are an essential prerequisite for thriving cross-border e-commerce; Stresses that accessible, affordable, efficient and high- quality delivery services are an essential prerequisite for thriving cross-border e- commerce; supports the proposed measures to improve price transparency, interoperability and regulatory oversight that should target both the smooth functioning of cross-border parcel delivery markets and compliance with relevant social and labour rights, allowing enough flexibility for the delivery market to evolve and adapt to technological innovations; and the needs of e-consumers;
Amendment 564 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that ambitious actions are needed to improve access to legal digital content, in particular by endinggoods and services sold online, including by increasing the effectiveness of the provisions of the Directive on Consumer Rights, guaranteeing that delivery costs for goods are in proportion to the real cost of transport, and ending unjustified geo- blocking practices and unfair price discrimination based on geographical location or nationality;
Amendment 602 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Supports in particular the Commission’s planned scrutiny of the practical enforcement of Article 20(2) of the Services Directive in order to analyse possible patterns of discrimination against consumers based on their nationality or country of residence; calls on the Commission to identify and definestresses the value of better coordination between the contact points designated by the Member States and of reinforcing joint action by the Commission and national authorities in targeted sectors in order better to verify the application of the above-mentioned article; calls on the Commission to identify and clarify concise case groups of justified discrimination under Article 20(2) of the Services Directive in order to outlaw unjustified discriminatory behaviour by private entities and in order to provide interpretative assistance to authorities responsible for applying Article 20(2) in practice; calls on the Commission to make concerted efforts to add the provision of Article 20(2) to the Annex of Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 in order to utilise the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network’s investigation and enforcement powers;
Amendment 659 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that incentivising private investments in fast and ultra-fast communication networks is a requirement for any digital progress, with competition remaining the main driver of infrastructure investments, innovation, affordable prices and choices for consumers, including those with special needs; considers that little evidence exists, in the still fragmented European telecommunications market, of a link between consolidation of operators and increased investment in networks;
Amendment 719 #
20. Stresses that since the development of over-the-top services has increased demand and competition to the benefit of consumers, modernisation of the telecommunication framework should not necessarily lead to more regulatory burdens, but should drive innovation and fair competitionensure fair and non-discriminatory competition between all operators providing the same service;
Amendment 815 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Urges the Commission to develop an innovation-friendly policy that fosters competition between, and innovation in, online platforms; considers that the priorities should be transparency, facilitation of switching between platforms or online services, access to platforms, fair rules to be followed by all operators, and identifying and addressing barriers to the emergence and scale-up of platforms;
Amendment 867 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Appreciates the Commission’s initiative to analyse the role and responsibility of platforms in the Digital Economy, including methods of combating illegal online content or use of the data collected, as part of the upcoming Internal Market Strategy;
Amendment 890 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages the Commission to analyse the need to protect consumers in the sharing economy and, wheby assessing where initiatives are appropriate and if necessary, to come forward with proposals to ensure thean adequacyte level of the consumer-related legislation framework protection in the digital sphere, including in cases of possible abuses, and where ex- post remedies, and not ex-ante regulation, are sufficient or more effective;
Amendment 938 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Underlines the need for the measures foreseen in General Data Protection Regulation to be fully implement1 a and to ensure consumers and clients are notified of cyber-breaches without delay and what, if any, personal or professional data has been accessed; believes that companies should take appropriate actions to protect against any use of leaked data after a security breach for a set period of time; __________________ 1a Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation) Art 31 - Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority Art 32 - Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject;