11 Amendments of Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS related to 2016/0151(COD)
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) There are new challenges, in particular in connection with video-sharing platforms, including social networking platforms and similar services fulfilling the necessary criteria to be considered as such, on which users - particularly minors - increasingly consume audiovisual content. In this context, harmful content and hate speech stored on video-sharing platforms have increasingly given rise to concern. It is necessary, in order to protect minors from harmful content and all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or hatred, to set out proportionate rules on those matters.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) It is appropriate to involve the video-sharing platform providers that manage social networking platforms and similar services as much as possible when implementing the appropriate measures to be taken pursuant to this Directive. Co- regulation and self-regulation should therefore be encouraged. With a view to ensuring a clear and consistent approach in this regard across the Union, Member States should not be entitled to require video-sharing platform providers that manage social networking platforms and similar services to take stricter measures to protect minors from harmful content and all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or hatred than the ones provided for in this Directive. However, it should remain possible for Member States to take such stricter measures where that content is illegal, provided that they comply with Articles 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC, and to take measures with respect to content on websites containing or disseminating child pornography, as required by and allowed under Article 25 of Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and the Council35 . It should also remain possible for video-sharing platform providers to take stricter measures on a voluntary basis __________________ 35 Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA, OJ L 335, 17.12.2011, p. 1.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) New technologies make it easier to integrate live video streaming into social media platforms. They enable live broadcasting and real-time interaction while the video is being streamed on a social network platform, something that has proven extremely popular among users and is expected to grow exponentially in coming years. The popularity of such tools, whether live video streaming or video hosting, is such that social media platforms expect that the majority of content published on them is audiovisual.
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure freedom of reception and shall not restrict retransmissions on their territory of audiovisual media services from other Member States for reasons which fall within the fields coordinated by this Directive.
Amendment 576 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure by appropriate means that audiovisual media services provided by media service providers and video-sharing platform services under their jurisdiction do not contain any incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, language, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 6 a – paragraph 1
Article 6 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that audiovisual media service providers and video-sharing platform services provide sufficient information to viewers about content which may impair the physical, mental or moral development of minors. For this purpose, Member States may use a system of descriptors indicating the nature of the content of an audiovisual media service.
Amendment 598 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 6 a – paragraph 3
Article 6 a – paragraph 3
3. The Commission and ERGA shall encourage media service providers and video-sharing platform services to exchange best practices on co-regulatory systems across the Union. Where appropriate, the Commission shall facilitate the development of Union codes of conduct.
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that providers of on-demand audiovisual media services under their jurisdiction secure at least a 250% share of European works in their catalogue, and ensure prominence of these works well as ensuring prominence of those works, and take into account the cultural and linguistic diversity of the territory in which they provide their service, or at which their service is aimed. In that connection, providers of on-demand audiovisual media services must ensure that at least 30% of the European works in their catalogue are available in the official languages of the territory in which they provide their service, or at which their service is aimed. Furthermore, the aforementioned service providers shall ensure the promotion of the languages referred to in the Council of Europe’s European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
Amendment 741 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may require providers of on-demand audiovisual media services under their jurisdiction to contribute financially to the production of European works, including via direct investment in content and contributions to national funds. Furthermore, those service providers must take into account the cultural and linguistic diversity of the territory in which they provide their service, or at which their service is aimed. Member States may require providers of on-demand audiovisual media services, targeting audiences in their territories, but established in other Member States to make such financial contributions. In this case, the financial contribution shall be based only on the revenues earned in the targeted Member States. If the Member State where the provider is established imposes a financial contribution, it shall take into account any financial contributions imposed by targeted Member States. Any financial contribution shall comply with Union law, in particular with State aid rules.
Amendment 910 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 3
Article 28 a – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of the implementation of the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States shall encourage co-regulation and self- regulation as provided for in Article 4(7) among social networking platforms that meet the requirements of a video-sharing platform service.
Amendment 1015 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 30 a – paragraph 2
Article 30 a – paragraph 2
2. It shall be composed of national independent regulatory authorities in the field of audiovisual media services, including sub-state independent regulatory authorities that are fully competent for audiovisual media services. They shall be represented by the heads or by nominated high level representatives of the national regulatory authority with primary responsibility for overseeing audiovisual media services, or in cases where there is no national regulatory authority, by other representatives as chosen through their procedures. A Commission representative shall participate in the group meetings.