IMCO - European Parliament

OPINION on virtual currencies
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Ulrike Trebesius

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Calls for unity and urgent action from Europe to deal with the plethora of crises and unrest dominated Union addresses from V-VIPs this week.

The legislative resolution with recommendation to the Council regarding the accession of Croatia to the Convention on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations will be voted by the European Parliament during its plenary sitting of 28.04.16. The Council has the formal obligation to consult Parliament on this matter. The resolution was drafted by the IMCO Committee.

Further information
Plenary website

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IMCO held a joint public hearing with INTA on the TTIP: Public Procurement - challenges and opportunities for the EU and the US. The Hearing provided for an exchange of views with experts allowing Members to benefit from their knowledge and share ideas on increasing access to respective public procurement market and ensuring non-discriminatory and transparent procurement procedures.

Location : Paul-Henri Spaak (PHS), Room 3C050

Draft programme
Vademecum of the speakers
Recordings of the meeting
Pictures
In-Depth Analysis: TTIP: Opportunities and Challenges in the Area of Public Procurement

Powerpoint presentations
P. Citroen (UNIFE)
K. Dawar (University of Sussex)
C. Yukins (GW Law)
C. Yukins (GW Law) - Testimony
J. Shen (SEA Europe)
J. Shen (SEA Europe) - speaking points

Speeches
D. Basso (ETUC)

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Contracts for the supply of digital content and Contracts for the online and other distance sales of goods

At the joint IMCO-JURI meeting of 27 April at 19.00, the European Commission will present the proposal and the impact assessment on Contrats for the supply of digital content. At 20.00, the European Commission will present to IMCO Members the proposal on Contracts for the online and other distance sales of goods. JURI Members are invited to participate.

Further information
Digital contracts for Europe (DG JUST website)

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study on reducing costs and barriers for businesses in the Single Market

The study points that reducing business costs and regulatory and market barriers is necessary to complete the Single Market. However, monitoring of barriers and costs in the EU is piecemeal and unsystematic, quantification and clear identification of barriers and costs is lacking, which makes prioritisation of policy actions difficult. Resulting costs of slow reform process and vague initiatives with uncertain time horizons in the area of e-commerce alone amount to €748 billion.

As indicated by examples of Estonia and South Korea, ICT and e-government can be particularly efficient in reducing these costs and barriers.

The study was prepared by Policy Department A at the request of the IMCO Committee.

Further information
Study: Reducing Costs and Barriers for Businesses in the Single Market

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Poster of the hearing on Defence procurement

IMCO will hold a public hearing on The Defence procurement and transfers Directives: How to make defence procurement work better for the Single Market? The Hearing will provide for an exchange of views with experts allowing Members to benefit from their knowledge and share ideas on the Defence procurement directive, the Defence transfers directive and the impact of the internal market rules on defence capabilities.

Location : Paul-Henri Spaak, room 3C050

Draft programme
Vademecum of the speakers
Recordings of the meeting
Pictures

Powerpoint presentations
M. TRYBUS (University of Birmingham)
T. NORDBERG (Ministry of Defence of Finland)
S. CHILVERS (ASD)
T. CARLIER (SGDSN)

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Further information
Documents for the joint IMCO-JURI meeting
Documents for the joint IMCO meeting
Digital contracts for Europe (DG JUST website)

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RECOMMENDATION FOR A DECISION
pursuant to Rule 105(6) of the Rules of Procedure
to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 5 April 2016 correcting Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards detailed rules concerning certain provisions of the Union Customs Code
(2016/2639(DEA))
Vicky Ford
on behalf of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Length of video : 53'
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DRAFT OPINION on the mandate for the trilogue on the 2017 draft budget
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Liisa Jaakonsaari

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AMENDMENTS 22 - 103 - Draft opinion Prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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DRAFT OPINION on the Green Paper on Retail Financial Services
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 53 - Draft opinion Report on the application of the Postal Services Directive
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Public sector bodies' websites and mobile applications will have to be made accessible to everyone, under a provisional deal struck by Parliament and Council negotiators on Tuesday night. Over 167 million EU citizens have a disability (either medical or due to age) which prevents them accessing data and services on the Internet, e.g. to file a tax declaration, apply for an allowance, pay fees or register a child at school.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Accessibility of public sector bodies' websites

Public sector bodies' websites and mobile applications will have to be made accessible to everyone, under a provisional deal struck by Parliament and Council negotiators on 3rd May 2016. Over 167 million EU citizens have a disability (either medical or due to age) which prevents them accessing data and services on the Internet, e.g. to file a tax declaration, apply for an allowance, pay fees or register a child at school.

Further information
Press release: Deal on rules to help elderly and disabled people access online public services
Subject file on accessibility of public sector bodies' websites

On 03.05.2016, IMCO negotiators reached an informal deal with Council on the first EU-wide rules to make public sector bodies' websites and mobile applications accessible for people with disabilities. Over 167 million EU citizens who have a disability (medical or due to age) are prevented from accessing data/services on the Internet. Many websites lack adequately adapted content for the blind, the deaf and the hard of hearing as well as for those with low vision and with functional disabilities.

The Directive will set out minimum conditions foraccessibility and it requires regular monitoring and reporting of the sites andapps' accessibility by Member States (MS). The deal also covers mobileapplications and the scope is extended to cover all public sector bodies,beyond the 12 categories initially proposed by the EC. Certain content will beexcluded such as office file formats or archived websites. Public sector bodieshave to prepare an "accessibility statement" explaining which partsof their website/app are not accessible. The Directive also enables individualsto request specific information "on-demand" if the content isinaccessible. Users are given the opportunity to notify any failures of thewebsite/app to comply with the requirements via a feedback mechanism. MS willhave to designate an authority tasked with monitoring and enforcing theserules.

Rapp.: D. Charanzova (ALDE)

Shadows: S. Verheyen (EPP), J. Weidenholzer (S&D), J. Reda(Greens/EFA), A. Van Bossuyt (ECR).

RECOMMENDATION FOR A DECISION
pursuant to Rule 105(6) of the Rules of Procedure
to raise no objections to the Commission Delegated Regulation of 8 April 2016 correcting Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/341 as regards transitional rules for certain provisions of the Union Custom Code where the relevant electronic systems are not yet operational and amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446
(2016/2656(DEA))
Vicky Ford
on behalf of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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OPINION on a new forward-looking and innovative future strategy on trade and investment
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Dita Charanzová

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