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En En ***I Draft Report European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 2020/0374(COD) 1.6.2021 ***I DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) (COM(2020)0842 – C9-0419/2020 – 2020/0374(COD)) Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Rapporteur: Andreas Schwab Rapporteurs for the opinion (*): Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Carlos Zorrinho, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (*) Associated committees – Rule 57 of the Rules of Procedure PR\1231257EN.docx PE692.792v01-00 EN United in diversityEN PR_COD_1amCom Symbols for procedures * Consultation procedure *** Consent procedure ***I Ordinary legislative procedure (first reading) ***II Ordinary legislative procedure (second reading) ***III Ordinary legislative procedure (third reading) (The type of procedure depends on the legal basis proposed by the draft act.) Amendments to a draft act Amendments by Parliament set out in two columns Deletions are indicated in bold italics in the left-hand column. Replacements are indicated in bold italics in both columns. New text is indicated in bold italics in the right-hand column. The first and second lines of the header of each amendment identify the relevant part of the draft act under consideration. If an amendment pertains to an existing act that the draft act is seeking to amend, the amendment heading includes a third line identifying the existing act and a fourth line identifying the provision in that act that Parliament wishes to amend. Amendments by Parliament in the form of a consolidated text New text is highlighted in bold italics. Deletions are indicated using either the ▌symbol or strikeout. Replacements are indicated by highlighting the new text in bold italics and by deleting or striking out the text that has been replaced. By way of exception, purely technical changes made by the drafting departments in preparing the final text are not highlighted. PE692.792v01-00 2/82 PR\1231257EN.docx EN CONTENTS Page DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION .................................5 EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ............................................................................................78 ANNEX: List of entities or persons from whom the rapporteur has received input ................81 PR\1231257EN.docx 3/82 PE692.792v01-00 EN PE692.792v01-00 4/82 PR\1231257EN.docx EN DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) (COM(2020)0842 – C9-0419/2020 – 2020/0374(COD)) (Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading) The European Parliament, – having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2020)0842), – having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0419/2020), – having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, – having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of XXX, – having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of XXX, – having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure, – having regard to the opinions of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the Committee on Transport and Tourism, the Committee on Culture and Education, the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, – having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A9-0000/2021), 1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out; 2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal; 3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. Amendment 1 Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 PR\1231257EN.docx 5/82 PE692.792v01-00 EN Text proposed by the Commission Amendment (21) An entrenched and durable position (21) An entrenched and durable position in its operations or the foreseeability of in its operations or the foreseeability of achieving such a position future occurs achieving such a position future occurs notably where the contestability of the notably where the contestability of the position of the provider of the core position of the provider of the core platform service is limited. This is likely to platform service is limited. This is likely to be the case where that provider has be the case where that provider has provided a core platform service in at least provided a core platform service in at least three Member States to a very high number three Member States to a very high number of business users and end users during at of business users and end users during at least three years. least three years. A list of indicators to be used by the providers of core platforms services when measuring active monthly end users and active yearly business usersshould be provided in an Annex to this Regulation. Or. en Amendment 2 Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 Text proposed by the Commission Amendment (22) Such thresholds can be impacted by (22) Such thresholds can be impacted by market and technical developments. The market and technical developments. The Commission should therefore be Commission should therefore be empowered to adopt delegated acts to empowered to adopt delegated acts to specify the methodology for determining specify the methodology for determining whether the quantitative thresholds are whether the quantitative thresholds are met met, and to regularly adjust it to market and update the list of indicators set out in and technological developments where the Annex to this Regulation, and to necessary. This is particularly relevant in regularly adjust it to market and relation to the threshold referring to market technological developments where capitalisation, which should be indexed in necessary. This is particularly relevant in appropriate intervals. relation to the threshold referring to market capitalisation, which should be indexed in appropriate intervals. Or. en PE692.792v01-00 6/82 PR\1231257EN.docx EN Amendment 3 Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 Text proposed by the Commission Amendment (23) Providers of core platform services (23) Providers of core platform services which meet the quantitative thresholds but should be able to demonstrate that, despite are able to present sufficiently meeting the quantitative thresholds, due to substantiated arguments to demonstrate the exceptional circumstances in which the that, in the circumstances in which the relevant core platform service operates, relevant core platform service operates, they do not fulfil the objective they do not fulfil the objective requirements to qualify as a gatekeeper. requirements for a gatekeeper, should not only if they are able to present sufficiently be designated directly, but only subject to compelling evidence to demonstrate this. a further investigation. The burden of The burden of adducing compelling adducing evidence that the presumption evidence that the presumption deriving deriving from the fulfilment of quantitative from the fulfilment of quantitative thresholds should not apply to a specific thresholds should not apply to a specific provider should be borne by that provider provider should be borne by that provider. In its assessment, the Commission should The Commission should be able to take a take into account only the elements which decision by relying on the quantitative directly relate to the requirements for thresholds and facts available where the constituting a gatekeeper, namely whether provider significantly obstructs the it is an important gateway which is investigation by failing to comply with the operated by a provider with a significant investigative measures taken by the impact in the internal market with an Commission. entrenched and durable position, either actual or foreseeable. Any justification on economic grounds seeking to demonstrate efficiencies deriving from a specific type of behaviour by the provider of core platform services should be discarded, as it is not relevant to the designation as a gatekeeper. The Commission should be able to take a decision by relying on the quantitative thresholds where the provider significantly obstructs the investigation by failing to comply with the investigative measures taken by the Commission. Or. en PR\1231257EN.docx 7/82 PE692.792v01-00 EN Amendment 4 Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 Text proposed by the Commission Amendment (30) The very rapidly changing and (30) The very rapidly changing and complex technological nature of core complex technological nature of core platform services requires a regular review platform services requires a regular review of the status of gatekeepers, including of the status of gatekeepers, including those that are foreseen to enjoy a durable those that are foreseen to enjoy a durable and entrenched position in their operations and entrenched position in their operations in the near future. To provide all of the in the near future. To provide all of the market participants, including the market participants, including the gatekeepers, with the required certainty
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