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Pyrotechnic articles: making available on the market. Recast. 'Goods package'
Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. Recast. 'Goods package'
2011/0352(COD)
Non-automatic weighing instruments: making available on the market. Recast. 'Goods package'
2011/0351(COD)
Electromagnetic compatibility. Recast. 'Goods package'
Explosives for civil uses: making available on the market and supervision. Recast. 'Goods package'
Novel foods (repeal. Regulation (EC) No 258/97)
1953/01/30 Praha
Faculty of General Medicine, Charles University, Prague (1972-1978); postgraduate diploma, second level - radiodiagnosis - M.D. (1985). Sheffield Hallam University - M.B.A (1992-1997).
Hospital doctor in Beroun (1978-1979). Doctor at Motol Faculty Hospital, Prague (1980-1985). Doctor at Královské Vinohrady Faculty Hospital, Prague (1985-1990). Director of Královské Vinohrady Faculty Hospital (1990-1998).
Deputy Chair of KDU-ČSL (Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party) (2001-2003).
Member of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (1998-2004). Vice-Chair of the Committee for Social Policy and Health Care (2000-2002).
Minister of Health (1998).
Member of the European Parliament (2004-2009); Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (2004-2007); First Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (2007-2009).
Chair of the International European Movement in the Czech Republic. Member of the European advisory board of the Organisation for patient safety. Member of the board of directors of the Spojená akreditační komise ČR (joint committee on accreditation of health facilities in the Czech Republic).
Charles University honorary medal for merit. European of the Year 2006. Prize of the International European Movement in the Czech Republic.
2010/10/25 IMCO 55 amendments...
(15a) Digital goods transmitted to the consumer in a digital format, where the consumer obtains the permanent possibility of use should be treated as goods for the application of the provisions applying to sales contracts.
(16) The definition of dDurable mediuma should include in particular documents on paper, USB sticks, CD-ROMs, DVDs, memory cards and the hard drive of theisks of computers on which the electronic mail or a pdf file is, internet websites or files are stored.
(16a) Member States may maintain or extend the application of the rules of this Directive to legal or natural persons which are not 'consumers' in the meaning of the article 2, paragraph 1, such as for example NGOs, start-ups or SMEs.
(47) Consumer contracts should be drafted in plain, intelligible language and be legible. Tradhe contract terms should be free to choose the font type or size in which the contract terms are draftedhave to be drafted in the same font size. The consumer should be given an opportunity to read the terms before concluding the contract. This opportunity could be given to the consumer by providing him with the terms on request (for on-premises contracts) or making those terms otherwise available (e.g. on the trader's website in respect of distance contracts) or attaching standard terms to the order form (in respect of off-premises contracts). The trader should seek the consumer's express consent to any payment in addition to the remuneration for the trader's main contractual obligation. Inferring consent by using opt-out systems, such as pre-ticked boxes online should be prohibited.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) "consumer" means any natural person who, in contracts covered by this Directive, is acting for purposes which are primarily outside his trade, business, craft or profession;
Proposal for a directiveArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
(4) "“goods" ”means any tangible movable item, with the exception of:or intangible item, including water, gas and electricity with the exception of goods sold by way of execution or otherwise by authority of law.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) goods sold by way of execution or otherwise by authority of law,deleted
Proposal for a directiveArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) water and gas where they are not put up for sale in a limited volume or set quantity,deleted
Proposal for a directiveArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
(c) electricity;deleted
Proposal for a directiveArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) "distance contract' means any sales or service contract where the trader, for the conclusion of the contract, makescontract for the provision of a good or service concluded between a trader and a consumer under a distance sales or service-provision scheme where the trader and the consumer, for the conclusion of the contract, are not simultaneously physically present, but, rather, make exclusive use of one or more means of distance communication;
Proposal for a directiveArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b a (new)
(ba) concluded during the excursion of the trader with the aim of promoting and selling goods or services acquired by the consumer.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
(b) market stalls and fair stands where the trader carries on his activity on a regular or temporary basis;deleted
Proposal for a directiveArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Prior to the conclusion of any sales or services contract, the trader shall provide the consumer with the following information, if not already apparent from the contextinformation about the goods or services that the consumer can reasonably expect taking into account the specific circumstances of the contract and related advertisements, including the following:
Proposal for a directiveArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the final price inclusive of taxes, or where the nature of the product means that the price cannot reasonably be calculated in advance, the manner in which the price is calculated, as well as, where appropriate, all additional freight, delivery or postal charges or, where these charges cannot reasonably be calculated in advance, the fact that such additional charges may be payable; if applicable the percentage of the price that is due to private copying levy on equipment or blank media. In case of an open-ended contract, the final price shall mean the total monthly costs.
(e) the existence, or the absence thereof, of a right of withdrawal, where applicableand the conditions and procedures fore exercising that right including the eventual costs of return of the goods, in accordance with Annex I;
Proposal for a directiveArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) clarification as to who bears the costs of the return of goods after withdrawal, where applicable;
Proposal for a directiveArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) information about the financial guarantees to recover payments made in advance, in case of withdrawal or cancellation;
Proposal for a directiveArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
(ec) the existence of codes of conduct and how they can be obtained, where applicable;
Proposal for a directiveArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) the duration of the contract where applicable or if the contract is open-ended or automatically renewable, the conditions for terminating the contract;
(ia) the application of technical protection measures for digital products, where applicable;
Proposal for a directiveArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
(ib) the interoperability of digital products with hardware and software according to what the trader is aware of or can reasonably have been aware of, including any lack of interoperability.
3a. The trader bears the burden of proof that he has provided the information required by this Article.
3b. The information provided according to this Article shall be given in plain, intelligible language, be legible and in the same font size.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 5 – paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Where the trader engages in the conclusion of sales or service contracts with a clearly identifiable group of consumers who are particularly vulnerable to the commercial practice or the underlying product because of their mental or physical infirmity, age or credulity in a way which the trader could reasonably be expected to foresee, the information to be provided under this Article shall be provided in language, which is plain and intelligible for the average member of that group.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 5 – paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. This Article shall not affect information requirements imposed on traders on the basis of specific Community legislation.
1. With respect to off-premises contracts, the information provided for in Article 9 shall be given in the order form in plain and intelligible language and, be legible and in the same font size. The order form shall include the standard withdrawal form set out in Annex I(B). (This amendment applies throughout the text - instead of "legible" stands "legible and in the same font size".)
Proposal for a directiveArticle 19 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) contracts concluded at an auction.deleted
3. Articles 8 to 19 shall not apply to distance contracts for the provision of accommodation, transport, car rental services, catering or leisure services as regards contracts providing for a specific date or period of performance.deleted
Amendment 1053 #
Proposal for a directiveArticle 20 a (new)
Article 20 a Articles 8 to 19 shall apply to distance contracts for the provision of accommodation, transport, car rental services, catering or leisure services, if these contracts providing for a specific date or period of perfomance, which are more than 60 days after conclusion of these contracts.
Article 22a Right to delivery of goods or supply of services to another Member State In the case of a distance contract, the consumer shall be entitled to require the trader to deliver the goods or supply the service to another Member State. The trader is required to meet the consumer's request if this is technically feasible and if the consumer is prepared to bear all the related costs. The trader must in all cases state these costs in advance.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 26 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. With regard to digital goods, when technical problems may cause the download to be delayed or not delivered within a reasonable period or prevented from downloading, the consumer is entitled to a replacement or refund of the digital content.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 26 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) the same or another similar defect has reappeared more than once within a short period of timeafter the good was repaired or replaced.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 28 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. When the trader has remedied the lack of conformity by repair, the periods provided in paragraph 1 shall be suspended by the period of time during which the goods were not in the physical possession of the consumer due to the repair.
Amendment 1336 #
Proposal for a directiveArticle 28 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. In the case of certain durable goods, such as building materials or motor vehicles, etc., Member States may lay down a longer time limit than the period specified in paragraph 1.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 29 – paragraph 1
1. A commercial guarantee shall be binding on the guarantor under the conditions laid down in the guarantee statement. In the absence of the guarantee statement or if the guarantee statement is of disadvantage compared to the advertising on the commercial guarantee, the commercial guarantee shall be binding under the conditions laid down in the advertising on the commercial guarantee.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 29 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The guarantee statement shall be drafted in plain intelligible language and be legible, be legible and in the same font size. The guarantee shall be drafted in the language of the contract. It shall include the following:
Proposal for a directiveArticle 29 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) without prejudice to Articles 32 and 35 and Annex III(1)(j), set out, where applicable,include the information that the commercial guarantee cannot be transferred to a subsequent buyer.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 29 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) include the information that maintenance services and spare parts will be available up 5 years as from the time of the conclusion of the contract.
Amendment 1412 #
Proposal for a directiveArticle 29 b (new)
Direct producer's liability 1. The producer is liable towards the consumer to repair or replace the goods for any lack of conformity that existed at the date of the purchase. 2. The producer shall repair or replace the goods, at his choice, at the latest 30 days after having been notified of the lack of conformity without prejudice to article 28 paragraph 1.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 30 – paragraph 1
1. This Chapter shall apply to contract terms drafted in advance by the trader or a third party, which the consumer agreed to without having the possibility of influencing their content, in particular where such contract terms are part of a pre-formulated standard contractall written and oral contracts concluded between a trader or a third party and a consumer, irrespective of whether they have been individually or collectively negotiated.
Amendment 1428 #
2. The fact that the consumer had the possibility of influencing the content of certain aspects of a contract term or one specific term, shall not exclude the application of this Chapter to other contract terms which form part of the contract.deleted
3. This Chapter shall not apply to contract terms reflecting mandatory statutory or regulatory provisions, which comply with Community law and the provisions or principles of international conventions to which the Community or the Member States are party.deleted
Proposal for a directiveArticle 31 – paragraph 1
1. Contract terms shall be expressed in plain, intelligible language and be legible, be legible, in the same font size, easily and permanently accessible; they should be provided in the language in which the contract is concluded.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 31 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. A contract term which has been supplied by the trader in breach of the duty of transparency according to this article shall on that ground alone be considered unfair.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 31 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. The contract terms shall be presented at a place where a consumer reasonably expects to find them.
4. Member States shall refrain from imposing any presentational requirements as to the way the contract terms are expressed or made available to the consumer.deleted
Proposal for a directiveArticle 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. When assessing the fairness of a contract term, the competent court or national authority shall take into account the manner in which the contract term has been communicated to a consumer by the trader and, where applicable, the manner in which it was drafted, in accordance with Article 31(1) and (2).
Proposal for a directiveArticle 32 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to Articles 34 and 38, the unfairness of a contract term shall be assessed, taking into account the nature of the products for which the contract was concluded and by referring, at the time of the conclusion of the contract, to all the circumstances attendingto all the circumstances occurring before, during and after the conclusion and to all the other terms of the contract or of another contract on which the former is dependent. When assessing the fairness of a contract term, the competent national authority shall also take into account the manner in which the contract was drafted and communicated to the consumer by the trader in accordance with Article 31.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 32 – paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Where the contract is concluded for the acquisition of digital goods, the terms of use are not considered as the subject matter of the contract.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 33 – paragraph 1
Where the trader claims that a contract term has been individually negotiatedcompliant with the transparency requirements of article 31, the burden of proof shall be incumbent on him.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 40 a (new)
The rights resulting from this Directive shall be exercised without prejudice to other rights which the consumer may invoke under the national rules governing contractual or non-contractual liability.
Amendment 1534 #
Proposal for a directiveArticle 46 a (new)
Where Member States maintain or introduce more stringent provisions to ensure a higher level of consumer protection in the field harmonised by this directive, these provisions must be compatible with the Treaty and must be notified to the Commission. The Commission shall make that information public on a website.
Proposal for a directiveAnnex 3 – paragraph 1 – point l c (new)
(lc) enabling the trader to limit the agreed performance of the product or to unduly limit the interoperability of digital products with hardware and software;
Proposal for a directiveAnnex 3 – paragraph 1 – point l d (new)
(ld) restricting the use of digital products permitted under copyright law;
2010/03/22 IMCO 5 amendments...
(16) It is appropriate to establish a procedure, including specific requirements, to be observed by any manufacturer or its representativeany person acting on his behalf that wishes to include a new fibre name ion the technical Annexes. This Regulation should thus set out requirements to apply for a new fibre name to be added to the technicalharmonised list of fibre names set out in Annexes I.
Proposal for a regulationRecital 19 b (new)
(19b) The Commission should submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council regarding possible new labelling requirements to be introduced at Union level.
(fa) 'labelling' means affixing the required information to the textile product by attaching a label;
Proposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
(fb) 'marking' means indicating the required information on the textile product by sewing, embroidering, printing, embossing or using any other technology of application;
Proposal for a regulationArticle 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
In the case of bobbins, reels, skeins, balls or other small quantity of sewing, mending and embroidery yarns, the first subparagraph shall apply to the inclusive labelling referred to in Article 15(3). Individual items may be labelled in any one of the Community languagesWhere such products are individually sold to the end user, they may be labelled in any of the official languages of the Union, provided they also have an inclusive labelling.
2009/0054(COD) Commercial transactions: combating late payment (repeal. Directive 2000/35/EC). Recast
2010/10/03 IMCO 7 amendments...
Proposal for a directiveArticle 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) claims for interest of less than EUR 5.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 2 – point 2
(2) “public authority” means any contracting authority, as defined by Directive 2004/18/EC; of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts¹; ¹ OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 114.
1. Member States shall ensure that, when interest for late payment becomes payable in commercial transactions in accordance with Articles 3 and 5 and unless otherwise specified in the contract, the creditor is entitled to obtain from the debtor any of the following amounts: (a) for a debt of less than EUR 1 050, a fixed sum of EUR 10; (b) for a debt of EUR 50 or more, but less than EUR 200, a fixed sum of EUR 420; (ba) for a debt of EUR 1 0200 or more, but less than EUR 800, a fixed sum of EUR 40; (bb) for a debt of EUR 800 or more, but less than EUR 108 000, a fixed sum of EUR 780; (c) for a debt of EUR 108 000 or more, a sum equivalent to 1% of the amount for which interest for late payment becomes payable.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The amount of the compensation referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed EUR 1 000.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 4 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Member States shall ensure that in the case of multiple claims against the same debtor, the compensation for recovery costs referred to in paragraph 1 shall be payable only on the sum of the debts and not on the individual claims.
4. Member States shall ensure that the period for payment fixed in the contract shall not exceed the time limits provided for in paragraph 2(b), unless it is specifically agreed between the debtor and the creditor and is duly justified in the light of particular circumstances such as an objective need to schedule payment over a longer period.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 5 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that when interest for late payment becomes payable, the creditor is entitled to a lump sum compensation equal to 5% of the amount due. This compensation shall be additional to the interest for late payment.deleted
source: PE-439.270
2009/11/17 IMCO 12 amendments...
(18) It is important that gas supply is maintained, particularly as regards household customers and hospitals, as well as other protected customers such as schools and hospitals, in cases in which the market cannot continue to supply them. It is essential that the measures to be taken during a crisis are defined in advance of any crisis.
(1) "protected customers" means all household customers and hospitals already connected to a gas distribution network, and, if the Member State concerned so decides, can also include small and medium-sizeafter a risk and impact assessment carried out by the Member State according to Article 8 taking into account technical feasibility and an economic evaluation of all the costs and benterprises, schools and hospitalefits to the market, can include other customers provided that they are already connected to a gas distribution network;
1. By [31 March 2014; 3 years after entry into force] at the latest, the Competent Authority shall ensure that in the event of a disruption of the largest gas supply infrastructure, the remaining infrastructure (N-1) has the capacity to deliver the necessary volume of gas to satisfy total gas demand of the calculated area during a period of sixthirty days of exceptionally high gas demand during the coldest period statistically occurring every twenty years.
1. The Competent Authority shall take the measureoblige supply undertakings to ensure the gas supply to the protected customers of the Member State in the case of: a) extremely cold temperatures during a seven days peak period statistically occurring once every twenty years; and b) any period of sixthirty days of exceptionally high gas demand during the coldest weather periods statistically occurring every twenty years.
2. The Competent Authority shall take the measureoblige supply undertakings to ensure the gas supply to the protected customers for the period of sixthirty days also in the event of an Emergency as defined in Article 9(2). The supply undertakings in cooperation with the Competent Authority shall endeavour to maintain the supply for the protected customers as long as necessarypossible based on market based security of gas supply measures.
Proposal for a regulationArticle 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. By [30 September 2010; 6 months after entry into force] each Competent Authority shall fully assess the risks affecting the security of gas supply in its Member State and the impacts of the proposed measures by carrying out a risk and impact assessment by:
b) taking into account all relevant national and regional circumstances and impacts;
Proposal for a regulationArticle 8 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
da) taking into account technical feasibility and an economic evaluation of all the costs and benefits to the market of the measures proposed.
3. The Emergency PlanMember States shall ensure that cross- border access to the storage facilities is maintained also in case of emergency. The Emergency PlanMember States shall not introduce any measure unduly restricting the flow of gas across the borders.
4. When the Commission considers that in a Community Emergency, an action taken by a Competent Authority or natural gas undertakings is inappropriate to deal with the Emergency, or that it seriously endangers the situation in another Member State, the Commission shall require the Competent Authority orto change its action or it shall recommend the Competent Authority to require a natural gas undertaking to change its action.
Proposal for a regulationArticle 12 – paragraph 6 – point b – introductory wording
b) Natural gas undertakingsThe Competent Authority shall notify the Commission of the following details of the contracts concluded by natural gas undertakings within their territory with suppliers from third countries in an aggregated format:
Proposal for a regulationArticle 12 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
ba) Natural gas undertakings shall notify the Competent Authority of the information required according to point b.
2009/11/12 IMCO 16 amendments...
Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Konstantinos POUPAKIS
3a. Emphasises that experiences from SOLVIT should be fed into national and EU policy-making, resulting in structural or regulatory changes where necessary;
Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Róża Gräfin von THUN UND HOHENSTEIN
4a. Calls for the Internal Market Scoreboard, the SOLVIT Report, the Citizens Signpost Service and the Consumer Market Scoreboard to be published at the same time once a year (not changing the frequency of their publication) in order to provide a global picture of the development of the internal market and to better coordinate the work that has been done in those areas while maintaining the particular nature of those instruments;
5. Notes that SOLVIT centres are understaffed, and that in 2008 the number of cases resolved decreased, while the average number of days needed for their resolution increased;
6. Notes that many citizens and small businesses are not sufficiently aware of the work of SOLVIT and that businesses either use commercial legal services in cases where SOLVIT could be used to their benefit or even accept requests to such effect from Member States, although those requests are not in accordance with the Community's internal market acquis;
7. Finds that the portfolio of the ministry hosting the respective national SOLVIT centre may affect the perception of the type of work carried out by SOLVIT in that country and that the level of successful resolution and expedition of cases depends on the willingness and ability of Member States to closely cooperate with SOLVIT centres;
7a. Calls on Member States to ensure that their SOLVIT centre has strong political support so that it can persuade the authorities about whom complaints are made to cooperate actively within the SOLVIT procedure and the relevant deadlines;
8. Considers that Member States should enhance the efficient cooperation among national, regional and local authorities and SOLVIT; considers in addition that Member States should initiate a more intensive and substantial exchange of best practices;
9. Calls upon Member States to promote SOLVIT using all forms of media to ensure a wide outreach to citizens and businesses especially about how to enforce their rights and to allocate sufficient resources to make this promotion more effective; additionally, calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote online alternative dispute settlement systems within the SOLVIT network;
9a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that SOLVIT centres have proper access to legal expertise within their administration; is of the opinion that the Commission should speed up the provision of informal legal assessments to SOLVIT centres on request;
Konstantinos POUPAKIS, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ
12a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to jointly examine and analyze the causes of the low success rates of certain SOLVIT Centres, as well as the causes of their relatively long case- handling times, in order to provide useful information as a foundation for the design of a better problem-solving strategy to the benefit of citizens and businesses in the internal market;
12a. Considers that in order to boost support for the SOLVIT network at Member State level, it would be desirable for the achievements of the SOLVIT network to be presented at COSAC meetings;
12b. Calls on the Commission to submit SOLVIT annual reports containing much more detailed information and statistical data, which would also allow the effectiveness of each national centre to be assessed, since it is otherwise difficult to make long-term assessments of trends and propose specific targeted measures to improve the situation in individual Member States;
12c. Calls on the Commission to create a single web portal for all SOLVIT centres at an address that is easy to find as possible (www.solvit.eu); at the same time is of the opinion that a marked improvement in the visibility of the SOLVIT network on the internet is essential and that for this purpose use must be made of both social networking sites and search engines;
12d. Considers that in view of the large number of cases involving individuals and the recognition of qualifications or social and residence entitlements, the SOLVIT network must cooperate much more intensively and must broaden its information campaigns to include expatriate associations and consulates of Member States;
12e. Considers that in view of the large number of cases involving entrepreneurs, the SOLVIT network must cooperate much more intensively and must broaden its information campaigns to include European and national business associations, with particular emphasis on small and medium-sized enterprises;
13. Calls upon the Commission to finalise as a matter of priority the Single Market Assistance Services project for streamlining information, advice and problem-solving assistance services to make them more accessible and more effective;
source: PE-430.971
2010/03/26 IMCO 1 amendments...
6a. Calls on the Commission, in the light of the need to increase the efficiency of public procurement and to reinforce public control thereof, and of the objective of effectively combating protectionism and corruption, to carry out (and to make public on a single Internet portal) comparative analyses of the outcomes of public procurement which receives EU financial assistance, focussing in particular on the following indicators: 1. publication of the price differences between the price resulting from the competitive tendering procedure and the final price when the work is handed over (provided that the difference is greater than 5% of the winning price), including publication of the highest and lowest prices offered in that competitive tendering procedure, 2. publication of comparable work in other Member States (e.g. the cost of building 1 km of motorway in various Member States), 3. publication of complete information on the owners of the companies which have been awarded public contracts, and in the case of holding companies such publication also relates to information on the owners of the parent and subsidiary companies, 4. publication of information on repeat winners of competitive tendering procedures and the proprietors of those companies;
2010/01/03 IMCO 21 amendments...
2a. Emphasises the need for a consistent, efficient and balanced system of protection of intellectual property rights, which takes into account users' rights and obligations and fundamental freedoms, enhances innovation, creates better incentives and supports legal clarity for both rights-holders and consumers in the Internal Market;
Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Christian ENGSTRÖM
3. Calls on the Commission to create the EU Certification LabelMark system, which would give a high level of protection for certification marks established at European or at national level, and common rules and a legal framework for certification, guarantee, quality and safety marks, and provide additional effective tools against counterfeited goods which abuse such certification marks;
3b. Notes that the EU Certification Mark system should provide additional protection going beyond that afforded by the collective Community Trade Marks and should be run by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market;
8. Calls on the Observatory to analyse the problems relating to the storage and disposal of large quantities of counterfeit goods, and to facilitate their reuse to meetsimplify the existing rules for reuse of the counterfeit goods with the consent of the rights-holders for the needs of non-profit organisations.
8d. Calls for more targeted and new media-focused public awareness campaigns, which would seek to empower consumers in the fight against counterfeited goods, especially to educate them about how to recognise counterfeited goods;
8f. Recognises the need for the use of existing institutional structures in the Member States in the fight against counterfeited goods, and therefore calls on the national patent and other intellectual property offices to provide greater support and training to small and medium-sized enterprises and to the public;
Draft opinionParagraph 8 g (new)
8g. Emphasises, in order to find suitable solutions for tackling infringements of intellectual property rights in the Internal Market, the need for collection of independent, reliable and comparable data on the causes, effects, consequences and scope of infringements of different intellectual property rights and their impact on consumers and on the functioning of the Internal Market;
Draft opinionParagraph 8 h (new)
8h. Calls on the Observatory to develop and promote the best practices not only in the EU but also in international forums (World Intellectual Property Organisation, World Trade Organisation, etc.);
Draft opinionParagraph 8 i (new)
8i. Requests closer involvement of Parliament and the public in work on the next steps against infringements of intellectual property rights; in this respect criticises the lack of information on the progress of the stakeholders’ working groups established by the Commission and the Observatory; therefore calls for the creation of a parliamentary platform to the stakeholders’ working groups;
Draft opinionParagraph 8j (new)
8j. Notes that the law enforcement and data protection authorities, EUROPOL and EUROJUST representatives, academics, representatives of legal practitioners and civil society should be more involved in the Commission's work on combating infringements of intellectual property rights; therefore calls for these representatives to be invited to the stakeholders’ working groups;
Draft opinionParagraph 8 k (new)
8k. Looks forward to the Commission communication on transposition of the IPR enforcement directive in the Member States and is prepared to discuss possibilities which would improve legal clarity for the parties involved;
Draft opinionParagraph 8 l (new)
8l. Calls on the Commission, taking into account the rapidly developing digital environment, to adapt the existing rules for combating infringements of intellectual property rights more rapidly to changes in the markets and in technologies;
Draft opinionParagraph 8 m (new)
8m. Notes that the biggest challenge for the Internal Market lies in combating infringements of intellectual property rights at the EU's external borders and in third countries; in this respect, calls on the Commission to create more intellectual property helpdesks in third countries (notably in India and Russia) in order to help European entrepreneurs in more active enforcement of their intellectual property rights and in combating infringements of intellectual property rights in third countries and the entry into the Internal Market of counterfeited goods manufactured in such third countries;
Draft opinionParagraph 8 n (new)
8n. Calls on the Commission to prepare the updated EU strategy on intellectual property rights, which will propose proportional measures for effective and successful combating of infringements of intellectual property rights;
Draft opinionParagraph 8 o (new)
8o. Calls on the Observatory to analyse the issue of multi-territory licences for digital content in order to further develop the legal offer of digital content;
Draft opinionParagraph 8 p (new)
8p. Calls on Member States and the Commission to put into place an efficient mechanism for market surveillance, in particular an early warning system for counterfeited goods, which would make it possible to have these goods rapidly withdrawn from the market everywhere in the Union;
Draft opinionParagraph 8 q (new)
8q. Calls on Member States and the Commission to extend the cooperation between the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market and national intellectual property offices to cover also the fight against infringements of intellectual property rights;
Draft opinionParagraph 8 r (new)
8r. Calls on the Commission to identify the particular problems and needs of SMEs to develop specific measures to assist SMEs in the fight against infringements of intellectual property rights and to enable SMEs to better protect themselves both in the EU and in third countries;
Draft opinionParagraph 8 s (new)
8s. Calls on the Commission to organise the work of the Observatory in a way which makes it possible to develop a more comprehensive view of the economic, social and societal implications of infringements of intellectual property rights, including indirect costs to the public budget, such as tax losses and loss of employment in the EU;
Draft opinionParagraph 8 t (new)
8t. Stresses that an effective fight against infringements of intellectual property rights requires that counterfeited products from third countries can be seized at the external borders of the EU under EU customs regulations; recalls that this can be ensured only if intellectual property rights are protected throughout the entire territory of the EU and goods can be seized at every external border regardless of where they enter; recalls that, consequently, the creation of the EU patent is of paramount importance in the fight against counterfeiting; stresses also that the use of the Community Trademark should not be weakened by requiring that the Community Trademark be used in more than one Member State;
Draft opinionParagraph 8 u (new)
weaknesses in the current legal framework for intellectual property rights enforcement, with a view to strengthening and clarifying the existing framework, including a clarification of the relations between intellectual property rights enforcement and data protection;8u. Calls on the Commission to identify
source: PE-439.272
2009/2225(INI) Defining a new Digital Agenda for Europe: from i2010 to digital.eu
2010/11/02 IMCO 4 amendments...
Draft opinionCitation 1 (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 21 June 2007 on consumer confidence in the digital environment1,
3. Welcomes the rapid implementation of the legislation on roaming; considers, however, that the imposition of a minimal tariff cap prevents roaming fees from being more, since roaming fees did not reflect underlying costs; deplores the fact that the imposition of a minimal tariff cap on roaming fees was needed; considers that these caps should be lifted once the roaming fees reflect the underlying cost structure as is the case in a competitive market;
4. Underlines the need to overcome barriers to cross-border e-commerce and boost consumer confidence through the development of an effective policy for a Digital Single Market for Europe by making online services in Europe more accessiblecompetitive, accessible, cross-border and transparent (such as, amongst other online services, music downloads) and putting an end to territorial discrimination (e.g. based on the country of residence or where the credit card has been issued);
5. Recognises the impCalls on the Commission, after consulting consumers' ortgance ofisations, to present a European charter of users' rights in the Information Society that would clarify the rights and obligations of information society consumers; considers that this should include in particular users’ rights relating to digital content and should guarantee basic interoperability performance (particularly among public administrations) and standards, especially regarding thedata protection ofand privacy and the rights of vulnerable users (such as improving the accessibility of internet pages for disabled persons); emphasises that a European charter of users' rights should also cover the intellectual property of authors, publishers and content providersintegrate consumers rights’ into the current copyright framework and achieve a fair balance between the authors’ rights and the general public’s access to content and knowledge.
source: PE-439.090
2010/0207(COD) Deposit Guarantee Schemes. Recast
2011/03/25 IMCO 4 amendments...
(24) Contributions to Deposit Guarantee Schemes should take account of the degree of risk incurred by their members. This would allow toMember States are encouraged to set up the contributions to Deposit Guarantee Schemes reflecting the risk profiles of individual banks and leading to a fair calculation of contributions and to provideing incentives to operate under a less risky business model. Developing a set of core indicators mandatory for all Member States and another set of optional supplementary indicators would introduce such harmonisation gradually.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 3 – indent 1
its existence can only be proven by a certificate other than a statement of account, with the exception of saving books;
2. The cumulated amount of deposits and investments of a scheme related to a single body shall not exceed 5% of its available financial means. Companies which are included in the same group for the purposes of consolidated accounts, as defined in Directive 83/349/EEC or in accordance with recognised international accounting rules, shall be regarded as a single body for the purpose of calculating this limit.deleted
Proposal for a directiveArticle 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
They may however also be usedMember states may however decide to use them in order to finance the transfer of deposits to another credit institution, provided that the costs borne by the Deposit Guarantee Scheme do not exceed the amount of covered deposits at the credit institution concerned. In this case, the Deposit Guarantee Scheme shall, within one month from the transfer of deposits, submit a report to the European Banking Authority proving that the limit referred to above was not exceeded.
source: PE-460.943
2010/0282(COD) Global navigation satellite system (GNSS): rules for access to the public regulated service
2011/02/15 AFET 17 amendments...
Maria Eleni KOPPA, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ
(9) It is important in this connection that the Member StatesCommission determines the system of penaltiadministrative measures applicable in the event of non- compliance with the obligations stemming from this Decision, and that they ensure that those penalties are applied. The penalties must be effective, proportionate and dissuasivewhile the member states shall determine what penalties are applicable when national provisions enacted pursuant to this Decision are infringed. The member states ensure that those penalties and administrative measures are applied. In all cases, the administrative measures and the penalties must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. When administrative measures or penalties are imposed, the right of appeal for the accused individual or entity should be guaranteed.
Proposal for a decisionArticle 2 – paragraph 7 – indent 2 a (new)
- The non-member country or international organisation respects the democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, protection of religious faith, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law.
Proposal for a decisionArticle 5 – title
Member States shall determine what penalties and administrative measures are applicable when national provisions enacted pursuant to this Decision are infringed. The penalties shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
The Commission shall determine what administrative measures are applicable when the provisions of the present Decision are infringed by any of the PRS participants.
Proposal for a decisionArticle 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
In the case of non-member countries or international organisations, the agreement mentioned in Article 2(7) will provide for penalties and administrative measures in case of infringement.
Proposal for a decisionArticle 5 – paragraph 1 c (new)
The penalties and administrative measures shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Endangering the security of the system can lead to the lift of access authorisation. When penalties or administrative measures are imposed, the right of appeal for the accused individual or entity shall be guaranteed.
Proposal for a decisionArticle 6 – paragraph 4
4. As the operator of the security centre referred to in Article 16(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 (hereinafter ‘Security Centre’), the European GNSS Agency may be designated as a Competent PRS Authority by a PRS participant. The European GNSS Agency acts as the designated Competent PRS Authority for the Council, the Commission and the European Union agencies.
Proposal for a decisionArticle 6 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. The Competent PRS Authorities shall regularly report about the compliance with the minimum common standards to the Commission and to the European GNSS Agency.
Proposal for a decisionArticle 6 – paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. The Commission shall, with the help of the European GNSS Agency, annually report on the compliance of the Competent PRS Authorities with the minimum common standards to the Parliament and the Council.
8. Where a Competent PRS Authority does not comply with the minimum common standards, the Commission may require that authority to use the technical resources of the European GNSS Agency.(Does not affect the English version)
5. The authority responsible for approving the security of European satellite navigation systems may at any time withdraw from a body referred to in paragraph 1 the authorisation it has granted to that body to manufacture PRS receivers and the associated security modules if it appears that the measures provided for in paragraph 3 have not been complied with. The decision on withdrawal of authorisation shall be subject to appeal. In the case of endangering the security of system based on the previous, current or potential acts of body referred to in paragraph 1 the appeal procedure has no suspensive effect.
A non-member country on whose territory a reference station housing PRS equipment and forming part of the system derived from the Galileo programme is installed shall not be considered merely by virtue of that fact to be a PRS participant. The Commission shall lay down in conjunction with the non-member country the detailed rules for hosting and operating the reference station housing PRS equipment. These detailed rules shall include the possibility of access to the reference station for control purposes for the appropriate European bodies.
Article 11a Financing The Commission, with the help of the Member States, shall propose the proper financing model of the PRS. The Commission shall report the financial framework to the European Parliament and the Council. This report shall detail the exact costs of how the PRS will be covered.
Proposal for a decisionArticle 11 b (new)
Article 11b Consultations and Transfer of Powers The Commission shall establish the conditions, that the European GNSS Agency can be in the shortest possible time involved in the decision-making processes on the PRS. The Commission shall consult, when it is necessary, the European GNSS Agency on all matters related to the PRS and the Commission shall transfer the powers linked to the PRS to the European GNSS Agency as soon as it is feasible, however, only in the case that these powers can be effectively exercised in that way.
Proposal for a decisionAnnex – point 6
6. Since any incidevent affecting the security of the PRS (such as the loss or theft of a receiver) must be notified, each Competent PRS Authority shall implement methods of detecting and rectifying the incidevent and of reporting it to the Security Centre.
Proposal for a decisionAnnex 1 – point 6
source: PE-458.596
2010/2012(INI) Completing the internal market for e-commerce
2010/06/14 IMCO 2 amendments...
10a. Highlights the importance of an open document exchange format for electronic business interoperation and calls on the Commission to take concrete steps to support its emergence and spread;
19. Calls for the establishment in all Member States of independent e-commerce users" protection agencies with full power to bring proceedings before national courts in order to protect the interests of producers and consumersconsumers and users, for instance in cases of privacy loss, technological discrimination, identity theft or unsolicited communication ("spam");
source: PE-442.949
2010/2051(INI) Future of European standardisation
2010/09/15 IMCO 1 amendments...
8a. Believes that it is necessary to find an agreement between the Member States on establishing minimum European standards for products which affect the healthy development of the population (such as orthopaedically sound footwear for children). Such standards would ensure not only that the quality of goods manufactured in the EU is maintained, but also and above all that the quality of goods imported from third countries is significantly improved; calls therefore on the Commission and the European standardisation organisations, in the light of the findings of scientific studies showing that there is a link between orthopaedically unsound footwear and the increasing occurrence of orthopaedic defects amongst the populations of EU Member States, to establish European standards in this area;.
source: PE-448.863
2011/0058(CNS) Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB)
2011/12/15 IMCO 13 amendments...
(1) Companies which seek to do business across frontiers within the Union encounter serious obstacles and market distortions owing to the existence of 27 diverse corporate tax systems. These obstacles and distortions impede the proper functioning of the internal market. They create disincentives for investment in the Union and run counter to the priorities set in the Communication adopted by the Commission on 3 March 2010 entitled Europe 2020 – A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. They also conflict wiFurther integration of the the requirements ofax base is needed in order to enhance a highly competitive social market economy in the EU.
(5) Since differences in rates of taxation do not give rise to the same obstacles, the system (the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB)) need not affect the discretion of Member States regarding their national rate(s) of company taxation. The Member States therefore also retain the power to adopt certain incentives for businesses in the sphere of taxes.
(5a) This Directive is not a first step towards harmonisation of the corporate tax rates of the Member States, which should remain the exclusive prerogative of the Member States as it is apparent from the relevant provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
(6a) Functioning of the CCCTB, according to this Directive, should result in a tax revenue-neutral impact on the Member States.
Proposal for a directiveRecital 6 b (new)
(6b) In so far as the use of the CCCTB would affect the tax revenue of regional or local authorities, Member States will be free to take measures to remedy this in accordance with their constitutional systems and in a manner compatible with this Directive.
(20) The system should include an effective general anti-abuse rule, supplemented by measures designed to curb specific types of abusive practices. These measures should include limitations on the deductibility of interest paid to associated enterprises resident for tax purposes in a low-tax country outside the Union which does not exchange information with the Member State of the payer based on an agreement comparable to Council Directive 2011/16/EU concerning mutual assistance by the competent authorities of the Member States in the field of direct taxation and taxation of insurance premiums12 and rules on controlled foreign companies. Member States should not be prevented from introducing and coordinating additional measures among each other in order to reduce the negative effects of low-tax countries outside the Union, which do not exchange necessary tax information.
(26a) The analysis on the basis of the review clause should also include an examination of the optional character of the CCCTB and considerations of practicality for SMEs.
Article 6a Possibility of opting out for Member States Member States may choose not to apply the provisions of this Directive.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 80 – paragraph 1
Artificial transactions carried out mainly for the sole purpose of avoiding taxation shall be ignored for the purposes of calculating the tax base.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 133
The Commission shall, five years after the entry into force of this Directive, review its application and report to the European Parliament and Council on the operation of this Directive. The report shall in particular include an analysis of the impact of the mechanism set up in Chapter XVI of this Directive on the distribution of the tax bases between the Member Statesan extension (including the opt-out possibility) or limitation of the scope of this Directive as well as a recall of its provisions. The report shall also include an investigation of the use of this Directive by, and its practicality for, SMEs. The Commission shall, eight years after the entry into force of this Directive, carry out an impact assessment of the desirability of using the provisions concerning the consolidated tax base provided in Chapters IX to XII and XVI of this Directive on the economies of all Member States, especially concerning the neutral impact on the public budgets. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and Council on the impact assessment. If the impact assessment analysis reveals significant losses of tax revenues in more Member States, the Commission shall propose the postponement of applicability of the consolidated tax base provided in Chapters IX to XII and XVI of this Directive until these negative impacts cease.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 133 a (new)
Article 133a Pilot projects and visibility studies in the Member States By ...*, the Member States shall carry out pilot projects in order to test the real impact of the provisions of this Directive on the tax payers and tax authorities. They shall report the results of these pilot projects to the Commission, which will publish them in a uniform format and inform accordingly the European Parliament and Council. By ...**, the Member States shall carry out visibility studies in order to assess the real impact of the provisions concerning the consolidated tax base provided in Chapters IX to XII and XVI of this Directive on the public budgets. They shall report the results of these visibility studies to the Commission, which will publish them in a uniform format and inform accordingly the European Parliament and Council. _____________ * OJ: please insert the date: two years after the entry into force of this Directive. ** OJ: please insert the date: seven years after the entry into force of this Directive
Proposal for a directiveArticle 134 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by [date] at the latest three years after the entry into force of this Directive and in the case of Chapters IX to XII and XVI, eight years after the entry into force of this Directive, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 134 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those provisions from […]at the latest five years after the entry into force of this Directive, with the exception of the provisions of Chapters IX to XII and XVI, which shall apply ten years after the entry into force of this Directive.
source: PE-478.497
2011/10/20 IMCO 6 amendments...
(2) Intellectual property rights are vital business assets that help to ensure that innovators and creators get a fair return for their work and that their investment in research and new ideas is protected. They also allow for innovation and enhance consumers’ access to knowledge and information.
(18) With regard to representatives of the private sector, the Office should involve, when assembling the Observatory in the context of its activities, a representative selection of the economic sectors most concerned by and most experienced in the fight against infringements of intellectual property rights, in particular representatives of right holders and Internet service providers. Also, a propern equal representation of consumers, of civil society and of small and medium sized enterprises should be ensured, as well as that of data protection authorities.
Proposal for a regulationArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) enhancing the knowledge on technical tools to prevent and combat counterfeiting and piracy, including tracking and tracing systems in compliance with the Union acquis on e-commerce and data protection;
Proposal for a regulationArticle 2 – paragraph 2 – point p a (new)
(pa) assessing the impact of intellectual property rights enforcement measures on innovation and the development of information society services, as explicitly required by Directive 2004/48/EC;
Proposal for a regulationArticle 2 – paragraph 2 – point p b (new)
(pb) assessing the impact on consumers of the absence of a digital single market for online content.
Proposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Consumer organisations, civil society and small and medium sized enterprises shall be properequally represented, as well as data protection authorities.
2011/10/27 IMCO 22 amendments...
(9) For the purposes of this Directive, cinematographic, audio and audiovisual works in the archives of public service broadcasting organisations should be understood as including works commissioned by such organisations for their exclusive exploitat(Does not affect English version.)
(11) For reasons of international comity, tThis Directive should only apply to works that are first published or broadcast in a Member State. The Commission should study the situation when a work has been produced and disseminated by an entity from a Member State, but first published in a state outside the European Union.
(12) Before a work can be considered an orphan work, a good faith and reasonable diligent search for the authorightholder should be carried out. Member States should be permitted to provide that such a diligent search may be carried out by the organisations referred to in this Directive or by other organisations. In the latter case, organisations referred to in this Directive should remain liable for the diligent search performed.
(13a) In order to facilitate cross border access to publicly accessible online databases recording the search results and the use of orphan works, it is appropriate that Member States communicate to the Commission the online location of databases in their territory and that such information is shared by the Commission with other Member States. Practical arrangements should be found to permit the on-line consultation and the interlinkage of these databases through a single European entry point accessible at a distance and by electronic means by the general public and to facilitate access to information contained therein, in particular through technical mechanisms such as machine translations to ease language barriers.
(15) In order to avoid duplication of search efforts, a diligent search should be conducted only in the Member State where the work was first published or broadcast. In order to enable other Member States to ascertain whether the orphan sA good faith and reasonable diligent search carried out in the sources of the Member Statuse of a work has been established in another Member State, Member States should ensure that the results of diligent searches carried out in their territories are recorded in a publicly accessible databasefirst publication or broadcast may in some cases lead to the additional consultation of information available in other Member States.
(17) In order to promote learning and culture, Member States should permit libraries, educational establishments and museums which are publicly accessible, as well as archives, film heritage institutions and public service broadcasting organisations, to make available and reproduce orphan works, provided such use fulfils their public interest missions, notably preservation, restoration and the provision of cultural and educational access to works contained in their collections. Film heritage institutions should, for the purposes of this Directive, cover organisations designated by Member States to collect, catalogue, preserve and restore films forming part of their cultural heritage.(Does not affect English version)
(18) Contractual arrangements may play a role in fostering the digitisation of European cultural heritage, it being understood that libraries, educational establishments, museums or archives and film heritage institutions may, with a view to undertake the uses permitted under this Directive, conclude agreements with commercial partners for the digitisation and making available of orphan works. These agreements may include financial contributions by such partners. These agreements should not include restrictions to the manner in which libraries, educational establishments, museums or archives and film or audio heritage institutions are allowed under this Directive to use the orphan works to fulfil their public interest mission, in particular as regards the provision of access to the orphan works in a non- exclusive and non discriminatory manner.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 1 – paragraph 2 – point 2 a (new)
(2a) Works in the form of stand alone photographs and other images, when the diligent search can proceed due to some identifying information attached to such works (e.g. stamps of the photographer’s atelier, etc.) and where the personality rights do not represent the legal obstacle, which are contained in the collections of organisations referred to in Article 1(1), or
3a. In particular cases, where territorial boundaries of Member State have changed over time, the diligent search in the Member State of first publication may lead to the consultation of information in another Member State to which the work is the most closely associated because of geographical, linguistic or other relevant reasons.
(b) by acts of reproduction, within the meaning of Article 2 of Directive 2001/29/EC, for the purposes ofsuch as searching, digitization, making available, indexing, cataloguing, preservation or restoration.
2. However, unless otherwise provided in Article 7, the organisations referred to in Article 1(1) may not use orphan works in order to achieve aims other than their public interest missions, notably preservation, restoration and the provision of cultural, research and educational access to works contained in their collections.
4a. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the list and the online location of the databases in their territory, and any modification thereafter, where the organisations referred to in Article 1(1) maintain records of their diligent searches and of the use they make of orphan works. The Commission shall transmit this information to all Member States.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Together with the Commission, Member States shall put in place practical arrangements to ensure that the databases referred to above can be consulted through a single on-line entry point at the European level.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 6 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. In order to avoid duplication of costly digitisation, Member States shall permit the organisations referred to in Article 1(1) to interlink for the purpose of making available among one another the orphan works which are contained in both collections.
This Directive shall be without prejudice to provisions concerning in particular patent rights, trade marks, design rights, utility models, topographies of semi-conductor products, type faces, conditional access, access to cable of broadcasting services, protection of national treasures, legal deposit requirements, laws on restrictive practices and unfair competition, trade secrets, security, confidentiality, data protection and privacy, access to public documents, the law of contract.(Does not affect English version)
The Commission shall keep under constant review the development of works, which are out of commerce, and shall, at the latest two years after the entry into force of this Directive, and regularly thereafter, submit a report concerning the possible solution on the digitisation and wide public access across the Member States to the out-of-commerce-works.
2012/05/21 LIBE 21 amendments...
Simon BUSUTTIL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Frank ENGEL, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Csaba SÓGOR, Axel VOSS, Manfred WEBER
1a. Reiterates that Europe needs an international agreement to step up the fight against counterfeit products as these products are causing billions of Euros of damage every year to European companies, thereby also putting European jobs at risk; notes that in addition, counterfeit products often do not fulfil European safety requirements, posing significant health hazards to consumers;
Simon BUSUTTIL, Frank ENGEL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Csaba SÓGOR, Axel VOSS, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Manfred WEBER
1b. Notes that ACTA must fully respect Union law, especially the Charter and the data protection acquis; reiterates that it is important that ACTA is not open to any interpretation that could lead Member States to infringe the Charter when implementing provisions of ACTA and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure legal clarity in the provisions of ACTA;
2. Recalls that both the content of previous versions of the agreement as well as the current text together with the level of transparency connected with the negotiations of the agreement have been questioned repeatedly by Parliament;1 ______________ 1 See, for example, EP resolution of 10 March 2010 on the transparency and state of play of the ACTA negotiations, P7_TA(2010)0058; The lack of a transparent process for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), declaration of the European Parliament of 9 September 2010 on the lack of a transparent process and potentially objectionable content of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), P7_TA(2010)0317.
3. Underlines, at the same time, that it is crucial to strike the appropriate balance between enforcement of IPRs and fundamental rights such as freedom of expression, the right to privacy and protection of personal data, the right to due process and recalls international treaties1, European law2 and the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) as regards this fair balance; ______________ 1 In this regard, see Article 7(1) of the TRIPS Agreement and the preambles to the WCT and the WPPT. 2 See recitals 3, 9 and 31 of Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society. In this regard, see point d) of the Opinion of European Academics on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. http://www.iri.uni- hannover.de/tl_files/pdf/ACTA_opinion_200111_2.pdf (in English); See C-275/06, Promusicae, 200, ECR I- 271 (points 62–68), case C-70/10, Scarlet Extended SA v. Société belge des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs SCRL (SABAM) (point 44), case C-360/10, Belgische Vereniging van Auteurs, Componisten en Uitgevers CVBA (SABAM) v. Netlog NV (points 42–44) and case C-461/10, Bonnier Audio AB, Earbooks AB, Norstedts Förlagsgrupp AB, Piratförlaget AB, Storyside AB v. Perfect Communication Sweden AB. In this regard, see point d) of the Opinion of European Academics on Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. http://www.iri.uni- hannover.de/tl_files/pdf/ACTA_opinion_200111_2.pdf (in English); See C-275/06, Promusicae, 200, ECR I- 271 (points 62–68), case C-70/10, Scarlet Extended SA v. Société belge des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs SCRL (SABAM) (point 44), case C-360/10, Belgische Vereniging van Auteurs, Componisten en Uitgevers CVBA (SABAM) v. Netlog NV (points 42–44) and case C-461/10, Bonnier Audio AB, Earbooks AB, Norstedts Förlagsgrupp AB, Piratförlaget AB, Storyside AB v. Perfect Communication Sweden AB.
3a. In this respect stresses that intellectual property rights are themselves among the fundamental rights protected under Article 17(2) of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and under international agreements1; ______________ See, for example, Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Draft opinionParagraph 3b (new)
3b. Recalls that a number of internal and external limits on intellectual property rights, such as the prevention of unilateral abuse1, contribute to establishing an appropriate balance between the enforcement of intellectual property rights and the fundamental rights and interests of the public; ______________ 1 See Article 8(2) of the TRIPS Agreement.
Draft opinionParagraph 3c (new)
3c. Points out that fundamental rights are, by nature, based on a number of assumptions1: they are universal, based on rights relating to the personality and on non-material interests; they are non-transferable and do not cease; they emanate from the person, are innate and are governed by public law; in this regard, a number of objects protected by intellectual property rights only exhibit some of these characteristics, thus it is necessary to distinguish the use of effective tools to protect such rights, e.g., in the case of life-saving medicines on the one hand or industrial patents to protect designs on the other, from other interests deriving from other fundamental rights such as, for example, protecting human health; ______________ 1 GROSHEIDE, W. Intellectual Property and Human Rights: A Paradox. 1st edition, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010. p328. ISBN 978- 1848444478. p21.
Draft opinionParagraph 3d (new)
3d. Recalls that ACTA, if adopted, would be equivalent to an international agreement signed by the EU, would be binding upon the European institutions and the Member States and would be an integral part of the EU legal order having direct effect1; ______________ 1 See case C-135/10 SCF v. Del Corso, Decision points 37 - 39.
Draft opinionParagraph 3e (new)
3e. Points out that, according to European Court of Justice case law, individuals may only rely directly upon the provisions of international agreements signed by the EU when such provisions are, in terms of their content, unconditional and sufficiently precise (i.e., clear and precise obligations have been laid down which are not subject, in their implementation or effects, to the adoption of any subsequent measure); furthermore, the nature and broad logic of the provisions should not preclude their being so relied upon; nevertheless also points out that, where European law features concepts identical to those contained in relevant international agreements, the European provisions must be interpreted, as far as possible, in the light of international law, i.e., taking account of the context in which those concepts are found and the purpose of the relevant provisions of international agreements2; ______________ 1 See case C-135/10 SCF v. Del Corso, Decision points 43 - 44. 1 See case C-135/10 SCF v. Del Corso, Decision points 51 - 55.
3f. Considers that Section 5 'Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Environment' is in particular need of greater clarity and coherence, as inaccuracies and incompleteness may result in divergent national rules, and such a fragmented system would act as an obstacle to the internal market, which, in the case of the internet environment, would preclude the wider cross-border use of the object protected by intellectual property rights;
3g. Considers that ACTA does not contain explicit guarantees concerning the protection of sensitive personal information, the right of defence (particularly the right to be heard) or the presumption of innocence;
3h. Recalls that according to Article 49 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: ‘no one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a criminal offence under national or international law at the time when it was committed’; points out in this regard that the scope of several provisions set out in Section 4: Criminal Enforcement is ill-defined;
Draft opinionParagraph 3 i (new)
3i. Considers that ACTA does not provide guarantees on preserving the right to respect for private life and communications arising from Article 7 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Draft opinionParagraph 3 j (new)
3j. Wonders whether the concepts set out in ACTA, such as the basic principles or the concept of ‘fair process’, are compatible with the concepts set out in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, such as fundamental rights or the right to a fair trial arising from Article 47;
Simon BUSUTTIL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Frank ENGEL, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Csaba SÓGOR, Axel VOSS, Manfred WEBER
14a. Emphasises that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should not police the Internet and therefore calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure legal clarity on the role of ISPs under ACTA;
15a. Calls therefore on the Commission and on Member States to provide solutions for the concerns identified in this opinion, so as to address ambiguities in ACTA and ensure that the strict observance of fundamental rights and freedoms is clearly guaranteed;
15a. Considers that the current ACTA text contains articles that pose certain risks of possibly breaching the fundamental rights that European citizens have enjoyed thus far;
15b. Emphasises that the states where the greatest infringements of intellectual property rights occur, such as China, Pakistan, Russia and Brazil, were not invited to sign ACTA, and it is unlikely that those states will sign up to ACTA in the near future, and this raises important questions about the efficacy of the measures proposed by ACTA;
Draft opinionParagraph 15 c (new)
15c. Is convinced that counterfeiting and piracy, when carried out with criminal intent and on a commercial scale, are significant phenomena in an information society and that it is necessary to develop a comprehensive EU strategy to tackle them. Such an EU strategy should not focus solely on combating the effects of counterfeiting and piracy, but should also focus on their causes; it must fully respect fundamental rights in Europe and be effective, acceptable and easily understood by society as a whole;
Draft opinionParagraph 15 d (new)
15d. Recalls that, following a request from the European Parliament1, the European Commission, in its Digital Agenda for Europe strategy, made a commitment to adopting a Code of EU online rights in 2012; considers that the Code of EU online rights should unambiguously define European citizens’ users’ rights and set out what they may or may not do in the digital environment, thereby establishing a basis for a comprehensive EU strategy to tackle counterfeiting and piracy; ______________ 1 European Parliament resolution of 21 June 2007 on consumer confidence in the digital environment (2006/2048(INI)), points 25-28.
Draft opinionParagraph 15 e (new)
15e. In the light of the above considerations, does not recommend that consent be granted to ACTA in its current form.
source: PE-489.544
2012/07/06 IMCO 3 amendments...
2011/0351(COD) Electromagnetic compatibility. Recast. 'Goods package'
2012/07/06 IMCO 5 amendments...
Proposal for a directiveArticle 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Manufacturers shall draw up the technical documentation referred to in Annex II and/or Annex III respectively and carry out the conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 154 or have it carried out.
6. Manufacturers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, their web address in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities, and the address at which they can be contacted on the apparatus or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the apparatus. The address must indicate a single point at which the manufacturer can be contacted.
3. Importers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, their web address in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities, and the address at which they can be contacted on the apparatus or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the apparatus.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
CAt the discretion of the manufacturer, compliance of apparatus with the essential requirements set out in Annex I shall be demonstrated by means of either of the following procedures:
source: PE-491.172
2011/0352(COD) Non-automatic weighing instruments: making available on the market. Recast. 'Goods package'
2012/07/06 IMCO 24 amendments...
(1) ‘weighing instrument’ means a measuring instrument serving to determine the mass of a body by using the action of gravity on that body or. A weighing instrument may also servinge to determine other mass-related magnitudes, quantities, parameters or characteristics;
3. Member States shall take all steps to ensure that instruments continue to conform to the applicable requirements of this Directive .
Instruments used or intended to be used for the applications listed in points (a) to (f) of Article 1(2) must satisfy the essential requirements set out in Annex I and bear the CE marking and the inscriptions provided for in point 1 of Annex III .
Proposal for a directiveArticle 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Proposal for a directiveArticle 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
When placing on the market their instruments not intended to be used for the applications listed in points (a) to (f) of Article 1(2), manufacturers shall ensure that they bear the inscriptions provided for in point 2 of Annex III.
2. For the instruments intended to be used for the applications listed in points (a) to (f) of Article 1(2), manufacturers shall draw up the required technical documentation and carry out the relevant conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 14 or have it carried out.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
6. Manufacturers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, their web address in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities, and the address at which they can be contacted on the instrument or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the instrument. The address must indicate a single point at which the manufacturer can be contacted.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Before placing on the market an instrument intended to be used for the applications listed in points (a) to (f) of Article 1(2), importers shall ensure that the appropriate conformity assessment procedure has been carried out by the manufacturer. They shall ensure that the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation, that the instrument bears the CE marking, the inscriptions provided for in point 1 of Annex III and is accompanied by the required documents, and that the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6).
Before placing on the market an instrument not intended to be used for the applications listed in points (a) to (f) of Article 1(2) importers shall ensure that the instrument bears the inscriptions provided for in point 2 of Annex III and that the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6).
3. Importers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, their web address in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities, and the address at which they can be contacted on the instrument or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the instrument.
5. Importers shall ensure that, while an instrument intended to be used for the applications listed in points (a) to (f) of Article 1(2) is under their responsibility, storage or transport conditions do not jeopardise its compliance with the essential requirements set out in Annex I.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 8 – paragraph 8
2. Before making an instrument intended to be used for the applications listed in points (a) to (f) of Article 1(2) available on the market, distributors shall verify that the instrument bears the CE marking, the inscriptions provided for in point 1 of Annex III, that it is accompanied by the required documents and by instructions and information in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users in the Member State in which the instrument is to be made available on the market, and that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6) and Article 8(3).
Proposal for a directiveArticle 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Before making an instrument not intended to be used for the applications listed in points (a) to (f) of Article 1(2) available on the market, distributors shall verify that the instrument bears the inscriptions provided for in point 2 of Annex III and that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6) and Article 8(3).
3. Distributors shall ensure that, while an instrument intended to be used for the applications listed in points (a) to (f) of Article 1(2) is under their responsibility, storage or transport conditions do not jeopardise its compliance with the essential requirements set out in Annex I.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The conformity of instruments to the essential requirements set out in Annex I may be certified by either of the following procedures as selected by the applicantmanufacturer or his authorised representative:
Proposal for a directiveArticle 36 – paragraph 7
Proposal for a directiveAnnex II – part 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 1
An accredited in-house body or a notified body chosen by the manufacturer shall carry out appropriate examinations and tests in order to check the conformity of the instruments with the approved type described in the EU-type examination certificate and with the appropriate requirements of this Directive.
Proposal for a directiveAnnex II – part 5 – point 5.4 – paragraph 1
An accredited in-house body or a notified body chosen by the manufacturer shall carry out appropriate examinations and tests to check the conformity of the instruments with the applicable requirements of this Directive.
Proposal for a directiveAnnex II – part 6 – point 6.4 – paragraph 1
An accredited in-house body or a notified body chosen by the manufacturer shall carry out appropriate examinations and tests, set out in the relevant harmonised standards and/or technical specifications, or equivalent tests, to check the conformity of the instrument with the applicable requirements of this Directive, or have them carried out. In the absence of such a harmonised standard and/or technical specification the notified body concerned shall decide on the appropriate tests to be carried out.
source: PE-491.168
2012/07/06 IMCO 18 amendments...
2011/0356(COD) Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. Recast. 'Goods package'
2012/12/06 IMCO 12 amendments...
(17) ‘technical specification’ means a document that prescribes technical requirements to be fulfilled by a product, or process or service;
Proposal for a directiveArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
(21) ‘conformity assessment’ means the process demonstrating whether the essential health and safety requirements relating to a product, process, service or system have been fulfilled;
1. When placing their products on the market or putting them into service, manufacturers shall ensure that they have been designed and manufactured in accordance with the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex II.
6. Manufacturers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, their web address in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities, and the address at which they can be contacted on the product or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the product. The address must indicate a single point at which the manufacturer can be contacted.
2. Before placing a product on the market or putting it into service, importers shall ensure that the appropriate conformity assessment procedure has been carried out by the manufacturer. They shall ensure that the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation, that the product bears the CE marking and the specific marking of explosion protection and is accompanied by the required documents, and that the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6).
3. Importers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, their web address in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities, and the address at which they can be contacted on the product or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the product.
Economic operators shall, on request, identspecify the following to the market surveillance authorities, for at least 10 years after the product has been placed on the market:
4. Where a notification is not based on an accreditation certificate as referred to in Article 24(2), the notifying authority shall provide the Commission and the other Member States with documentary evidence which attests to the conformity assessment body's competence and the arrangements in place to ensure that that body will be monitored regularly and will continue to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 21.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 35 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. Where the relevant economic operator does not take adequate corrective action within the period referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the market surveillance authorities shall take all appropriate provisional measures to prohibit or restrict the being made availablemaking available of the product on their national market, to withdraw the product from that market or to recall it.
Proposal for a directiveArticle 35 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) failure of the product to meet requirements relating to the health or safety of persons or to other aspects of public interest protection laid down in this Directive; or
Proposal for a directiveArticle 35 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) shortcomings in the harmonised standards referred to in Annex IIrticle 12 conferring a presumption of conformity.
source: PE-491.130
2011/0358(COD) Pyrotechnic articles: making available on the market. Recast. 'Goods package'
2012/07/06 IMCO 2 amendments...
Proposal for a directiveRecital 49 a (new)
(49a) The harmonised standards relevant to this Directive should also fully take into account the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, signed by the European Union on 23 December 2010.
3. Importers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, their web address in a language easily understood by customers and market surveillance authorities, and the address at which they can be contacted on the pyrotechnic article or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the pyrotechnic article.
source: PE-491.170
2013/05/13 IMCO 2 amendments...
a) available scientific studies on toxicity, impact on passive smoking, addictiveness and attractiveness of the product, in particular as regards its ingredients and emissions;
1a. The Member States shall require manufacturers and importers of tobacco products to submit the information required under paragraph 1, points (a) to (c), to their competent agencies after the content and conclusions have been verified by independent scientific facilities.
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