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DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and targeting of political advertising
(COM(2021)0731 – C90433/2021 – 2021/0381(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2021)0731),
– having regard to Article 294(2) and Articles 16 and 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C90433/2021),
– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
– having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee of 23 February 2022,
– having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Culture and Education, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Committee on Constitutional Affairs,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A9-0009/2023),
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.
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
On 25 November 2021, the Commission put forward its much-anticipated proposal for a Regulation on the transparency and targeting of political advertising, which is part of the Commission’s European Democracy Action Plan. The Regulation should enter into force and be fully implemented by April 2023, a year before the 2024 elections to the European Parliament.
The main purpose of the Regulation is to lay down harmonised transparency obligations for providers of political advertising, and to introduce harmonised rules on the use of targeting and amplification techniques for political advertising, where personal data is used. This legislative proposal complements the Digital Services Act Regulation (DSA) as it establishes specific rules that build on the horizontal rules for platforms addressed thereby.
The political advertising services in the EU are evolving, showing particular increase in online services, which are often provided cross border. The digital transition and technological changes have enabled a proliferation of different new media and methods of funding, preparation, placement, promotion, publication and dissemination of political advertising. These developments, against the background of fragmented and unevenly enforced national regulation, clearly demonstrate, that the internal market rules should be adapted so that to ensure adequate level of transparency for political advertising, necessary for a fair and open electoral process in all Member States.
The Rapporteur welcomes the Commission proposal for a Regulation on the transparency and targeting of political advertising and fully supports its aim to contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market, as it seeks to eliminate the current fragmentation of requirements and ensure the free movement of political advertising services across the Union.
When evaluating possible modifications to the Commission proposal, the Rapporteur took into account - inter alia - the new legislative framework provided by the Digital Services Act, the current legislative framework on European Political parties, including the recent Commission proposal to amend Regulation 1141/2014 and finally the European Parliament resolution of 9 March 2022 on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation.
Following a broad consultation with various stakeholders, the Rapporteur proposes the following modifications to the Commission proposal.
1. Subject matter, scope and definitions
The Rapporteur proposes to clarify the scope, in particular by adding due diligence obligations to those relating to transparency, which should be applicable to sponsors, in addition to providers of political advertising services and publishers. Furthermore, the Regulation should protect fundamental rights and freedoms as enshrined in the Union and national law, including the Charter on Fundamental Rights and should not affect the content of political advertising or national rules on electoral periods and political campaigns. Furthermore, political opinions under the editorial responsibility of a service provider should not be considered political advertising when expressed without any form of payment from a third party.
The Rapporteur also proposes clarifications of several definitions, in particular of ‘political advertising’ ‘political actor’ and ‘political advertising publisher’, ‘targeting and amplification techniques’ and suggests new definition of ‘providers of political advertising services’ in order to contribute to the clearer understanding of the enacting provisions.
The Rapporteur finds it important to spell out clearly the criteria for identifying an advertisement as political advertisement. Such criteria should include the content and objective of the message, its sponsor, the language used to convey the message, as well as the context and the means by which the message is conveyed. There should be a clear link between the message and its design and liability to influence the outcome of an election or referendum, a legislative or regulatory process or voting behaviour. The Rapporteur considers it appropriate to encourage Members States to elaborate guidance, codes of conducts and standards needed to achieve effective application of these criteria.
2. Transparency and due diligence obligations for political advertising services
The Rapporteur considers it crucial to clarify and enhance the obligations of the different actors within the entire chain of political advertising and recommends for them to respect certain due diligence obligations when requesting or providing political advertising services. Furthermore, all service providers should ensure that the contractual arrangements concluded for the provision of a political advertising service specify how the relevant provisions of this Regulation are complied with.
The Rapporteur proposes provision clarifying that political advertising in the EU may be provided only to a sponsor who is a citizen of the Union or to a natural or legal person, established or residing in the EU.
With regards to transparency obligations for political advertising services, the Rapporteur proposes the following clarifications:
The declaration made by the sponsors or the providers of advertising services acting on behalf of sponsors whether the advertising service constitutes a political advertising service should be made in a good faith, should contain accurate information, and should be provided in timely, complete and accurate manner. In case of manifestly erroneous declarations, the providers of advertising services should request corrections. Furthermore, in this context, additional risk management obligations should apply to service providers who are Very large online platforms in the meaning of the Digital Services Act. Member States should be encouraged to put in place tools that would facilitate the proper application of these obligations;
Strengthening the provisions on record-keeping and transmission of information to the political advertising publisher so as to ensure that providers of political advertising services retain information they collect in the provision of their services and communicate it to the political advertising publisher in a timely and accurate manner;
The Commission should put forward common standards to establish harmonised, efficient and prominent labels for political advertisements;
Clarifications with regards to the information to be provided in the transparency notice and the responsibility of providers of political advertising services, including publishers with regards to accuracy and completeness of information;
Clarifications with regards to libraries for political advertisements: political advertising publishers need to make information from transparency notices available in online libraries for political advertisements: this should happen in real time for publishers which are Very large online platforms (VLOPs) or Very large online search engines (VLOSEs) and no later than 24 hours for smaller publishers. To help smaller economic players, an EU library for hosting political advertisements shall be developed. Finally, the Commission would be required to adopt common standards to establish common data structure and standards, and a common application programming interface;
Clarifications with regards to the foreseen procedures for natural and legal persons to easily flag up possibly unlawful political advertisements, and enhanced obligations for publishers and other providers of political advertising services to ensure that such advertisements are properly dealt with.
3. Targeting and amplification of political advertising
When it comes to the obligations concerning targeting and amplification of political advertising involving the processing of personal data, the main focus of the Rapporteur goes to ensuring that political advertising publishers include in the transparency notice all information necessary to allow the individual concerned to understand the logic involved and the main parameters of the technique used. The publisher should also include a reference to effective means to support individuals exercise their data protection rights, in particular a reference to the right to give or refuse consent, with a link to an interface allowing for easily exercise such right.
4. Supervision, enforcement and sanctions
In respect of supervision and enforcement, the Rapporteur proposes to ensure a much closer cooperation at European level between the competent national authorities, while preserving the national competences in this field. As Member States will be required to designate one competent authority as a contact point, the Rapporteur proposes that those authorities work together within the Network of national contact points, in the framework of the already existing European Cooperation Network on Elections. The Rapporteur also elaborates the main tasks of this Network such as the exchange of information and best practices; the preparation of guidance, codes of conducts and standards to support actors involved to comply with main requirements of this Regulation; the development of an harmonised approach on sanctions.
As for the provisions requiring Member States to lay down rules on sanctions, including administrative fines and financial penalties for infringements of the Regulation, the Rapporteur suggests that Member States should also have possibility to impose periodic penalty payments in case of a serious and repeated violations.
5. Review, codes of conduct, interpretative guidance and standards
The Rapporteur suggests clarifying better the review clause, according to which the Commission should regularly evaluate the implementation of the Regulation and report on that. While assessing the effectiveness of this new instrument, the Rapporteur considers that the Commission should pay particular attention to several key elements such as the scope, the definition of political advertising, the effectiveness of codes of conducts, of its governance and the possibility to introduce harmonised sanctions.
Finally, the Rapporteur considers that it would be important to elaborate codes of conduct, interpretative guidance and standards to support the sponsors, service providers acting on the behalf of sponsors, and providers of political advertising services in complying with the key requirements of this Regulation.
3.11.2022
OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CULTURE AND EDUCATION
for the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on transparency and targeting of political advertising
(COM(2021)0731 – C90433/2021 – 2021/0381(COD))
Rapporteur for opinion (*): Sabine Verheyen
(*) Associated committee – Rule 57 of the Rules of Procedure
SHORT JUSTIFICATION
On 25 November 2021, the European Commission published its legislative proposal for a regulation on the transparency and targeting of political advertising, which aims to introduce a legal framework to ensure a high level of transparency of political advertising and related services.
Overall, the Rapporteur welcomes the proposal but would like to suggest a series of amendments in order to clarify certain provisions related to the dissemination of political advertising through offline media forms and in order to ensure a consistent approach between offline and online service providers of political advertising.
In addition, the Rapporteur highlights the interlinks and complementarities between the new proposal and the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) and the need to safeguard the freedom of expression and right to information.
Finally, regarding the governance aspects, the proposed regulation does not necessarily provide for the creation of any additional authorities or bodies at Member State level as these tasks could be entrusted to relevant competent national authorities, in particular, those already playing a role under the field of media regulation. However, the Rapporteur aims to clarify certain cooperation mechanisms between all the authorities involved in order to try to mitigate future enforcement challenges.
AMENDMENTS
The Committee on Culture and Education calls on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, as the committee responsible, to take into account the following amendments:
Amendment 1
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Amendment 2
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Amendment 3
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Amendment 4
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Amendment 5
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Amendment 6
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Amendment 7
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Amendment 8
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Amendment 9
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Amendment 10
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Amendment 11
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Amendment 12
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Amendment 13
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Amendment 14
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Amendment 15
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Amendment 16
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Amendment 17
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point f
Amendment 18
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Amendment 19
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Amendment 20
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Amendment 21
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 22
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 23
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 24
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 25
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 26
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 27
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 28
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 29
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 30
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 31
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 32
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 33
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Amendment 34
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Amendment 35
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 36
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8
Amendment 37
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 38
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 39
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Amendment 40
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Amendment 41
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Amendment 42
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 9
Amendment 43
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Amendment 44
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Amendment 45
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point b
Amendment 46
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point d
PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION
FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION
1.12.2022
OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL LIBERTIES, JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS
for the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and targeting of political advertising
(COM(2021)0731 – C90433/2021 – 2021/0381(COD))
Rapporteur for opinion: Anna Júlia Donáth
(*) Associated committee – Rule 57 of the Rules of Procedure
AMENDMENTS
The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs calls on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, as the committee responsible, to take into account the following amendments:
Amendment 1
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Amendment 2
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Amendment 3
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Amendment 4
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Amendment 5
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 b (new)
Amendment 6
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Amendment 7
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Amendment 8
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Amendment 9
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Amendment 10
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Amendment 11
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
Amendment 12
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Amendment 13
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Amendment 14
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 a (new)
Amendment 15
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 b (new)
Amendment 16
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 c (new)
Amendment 17
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 d (new)
Amendment 18
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 e (new)
Amendment 19
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 f (new)
Amendment 20
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 g (new)
Amendment 21
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 h (new)
Amendment 22
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 i (new)
Amendment 23
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 j (new)
Amendment 24
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 k (new)
Amendment 25
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 l (new)
Amendment 26
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Amendment 27
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Amendment 28
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Amendment 29
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Amendment 30
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Amendment 31
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Amendment 32
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58 a (new)
Amendment 33
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Amendment 34
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 35
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Amendment 36
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 37
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 38
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 39
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Amendment 40
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 41
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point i a (new)
Amendment 42
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 43
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Amendment 44
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Amendment 45
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Amendment 46
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Amendment 47
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
Amendment 48
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b c (new)
Amendment 49
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point g
Amendment 50
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point h a (new)
Amendment 51
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Amendment 52
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Amendment 53
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Amendment 54
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Amendment 55
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Amendment 56
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Amendment 57
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Amendment 58
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Amendment 59
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 60
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Amendment 61
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Amendment 62
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 63
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 64
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 65
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 66
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 67
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 68
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 69
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Amendment 70
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 71
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Amendment 72
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 73
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 74
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 75
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Amendment 76
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Amendment 77
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 78
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 79
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
Amendment 80
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 81
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Amendment 82
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 83
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 84
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Amendment 85
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
Amendment 86
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c c (new)
Amendment 87
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 88
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 89
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Amendment 90
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 91
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 92
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 93
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Amendment 94
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Amendment 95
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 96
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 97
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Amendment 98
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Amendment 99
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8
Amendment 100
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Amendment 101
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Amendment 102
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Amendment 103
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 104
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 105
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 106
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Amendment 107
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Amendment 108
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 b (new)
Amendment 109
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 110
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Amendment 111
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 112
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph
Amendment 113
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 114
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 115
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Amendment 116
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 117
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 118
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Amendment 119
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Amendment 120
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter III – title
Amendment 121
Proposal for a regulation
Article -12 (new)
Amendment 122
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – title
Amendment 123
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Amendment 124
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 125
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 126
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Amendment 127
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 d (new)
Amendment 128
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 e (new)
Amendment 129
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 130
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Amendment 131
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 132
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 133
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 134
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Amendment 135
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 136
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 137
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Amendment 138
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 8
Amendment 139
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – title
Amendment 140
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 141
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 142
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 143
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Amendment 144
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 d (new)
Amendment 145
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 146
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Amendment 147
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Amendment 148
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point a (new)
Amendment 149
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point b (new)
Amendment 150
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point c (new)
Amendment 151
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point d (new)
Amendment 152
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point e (new)
Amendment 153
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point f (new)
Amendment 154
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 155
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Amendment 156
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
Amendment 157
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
Amendment 158
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Amendment 159
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 160
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Amendment 161
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Amendment 162
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6
Amendment 163
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 164
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 7
Amendment 165
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 166
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 7 b (new)
Amendment 167
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Amendment 168
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 169
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Amendment 170
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Amendment 171
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Amendment 172
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point a
Amendment 173
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point b
Amendment 174
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point d
Amendment 175
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point e
Amendment 176
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h
Amendment 177
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – subheading 1
Amendment 178
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point a
Amendment 179
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point b
Amendment 180
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point c
Amendment 181
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point d
PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION
FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION
5.12.2022
OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AFFAIRS
for the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and targeting of political advertising
(COM(2021)0731 – C9-0433/2021 – 2021/0381(COD))
Rapporteur for opinion: Angelika Niebler
SHORT JUSTIFICATION
Democracy is our highest value in the EU. According to Article 10 of the Treaty of Lisbon, the functioning of the Union shall be founded on representative democracy. Article 11 specifically sets out that i.a. citizens and representative associations shall be given the opportunity to make known and publicly exchange their views in all areas of Union action. Moreover, the institutions shall maintain an open, transparent and regular dialogue with them.
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FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION
18.10.2022
OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS
for the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and targeting of political advertising
(COM(2021)0731 – C90433/2021 – 2021/0381(COD))
Rapporteur for opinion: Daniel Freund
SHORT JUSTIFICATION
In the sensitive context of political advertising, the rapporteur for opinion believes that it is necessary to enhance transparency of the rules and clarify their scope while reinforcing safeguard mechanisms and reducing uncertainties with regard to compliance.
The draft report proposes a creation of a single European political advertisement repository, set up and managed by the Commission, of which the costs are covered by a fee that is proportionate to its use and to income generated from political advertising while exempting SMEs. This should both reduce compliance costs and enhance transparency of the market for the political advertising, including for researchers.
A majority of Member States have provisions allowing the candidates or parties to have free and proportionate access to traditional media during electoral campaigns. Given the shift to non-linear media such as social platforms, the rapporteur for opinion believes that during the elections to the European Parliament, very large online platforms should be required to display a limited amount of political ads free of charge. This should be based on the principle of equal access and give proportionate visibility to electoral entities duly registered for such elections.
The legislative text should also clarify the scope of activities which constitute political advertising – therefore both advertisement generated and promoted by the same actor as well as commercial advertising which is liable to have an impact in particular on regulatory, legislative and voting behaviour should qualify as political advertising and be subjected to regulation. On the other hand, it should be clarified that only those activities which aim exclusively at informing the citizens about the given election, should be exempted.
The complex context of political advertising requires further safeguards. In addition to general provisions in the Digital Services Act regarding risk assessment and mitigation, specific due diligence measures should therefore be reinforced. Similar consideration applies to data protection rules in particular as far as use of targeting and amplification techniques is concerned, but also with regard to tracking of the user’s interaction with political ads. It should also be clarified that the actors monitoring and ensuring compliance with those rules need to be provided with sufficient resources to discharge their duties efficiently.
AMENDMENTS
The Committee on Constitutional Affairs calls on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, as the committee responsible, to take into account the following amendments:
Amendment 1
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Amendment 2
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Amendment 3
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Amendment 4
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Amendment 5
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Amendment 6
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Amendment 7
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Amendment 8
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Amendment 9
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Amendment 10
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Amendment 11
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Amendment 12
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Amendment 13
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Amendment 14
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Amendment 15
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Amendment 16
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Amendment 17
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Amendment 18
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Amendment 19
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Amendment 20
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Amendment 21
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Amendment 22
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Amendment 23
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 a (new)
Amendment 24
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Amendment 25
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Amendment 26
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Amendment 27
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Amendment 28
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 29
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point g a (new)
Amendment 30
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point g b (new)
Amendment 31
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Amendment 32
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Amendment 33
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter II – title
Amendment 34
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Amendment 35
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 36
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 37
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 38
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Amendment 39
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 40
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 41
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 42
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 43
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 44
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Amendment 45
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
Amendment 46
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Amendment 47
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Amendment 48
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Amendment 49
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 50
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Amendment 51
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Amendment 52
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Amendment 53
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Amendment 54
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 55
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Amendment 56
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
ANNEX: LIST OF ENTITIES OR PERSONS FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEUR HAS RECEIVED INPUT
The following list is drawn up on a purely voluntary basis under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur. The rapporteur has received input from the following entities or persons in the preparation of the opinion, until the adoption thereof in committee:
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