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SHORT JUSTIFICATION
In June 2021, as part of the “Europe Fit for the Digital Age” package, the European Commission proposed a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (eIDAS Regulation). This new proposal for an amending Regulation on a framework for a European Digital Identity is an important step towards European integration and a very significant contribution to the prosperity and development of the EU Digital Single Market. Enabling our citizens to prove their identity so they can access online public administrations, private services or simply to attest a personal identity attribute, such as medical certificates, professional qualifications or driving licences, means that we are bridging the digital gap between Member States and finally getting rid of the digital identity “border”. Nevertheless, this draft opinion aims at improving the content of this proposal in light of the digital transition.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a unique catalysing effect on the digital transition. As a consequence, the demand for means to identify and authenticate online, as well as to digitally exchange information related to our identity with high security and privacy standards, has increased across Europe. At present, eIDAS is the EU’s only cross-border framework for trusted electronic identification (eID) of natural and legal persons, and trust services. The new European Digital Identity Wallets, a key aspect of the proposal, will enable all European citizens, consumers and businesses, to securely access services online without having to use identification means currently offered by big platforms for example or unnecessarily share personal data. With this solution, users will have full control of the data they share, ensuring a high level of consumer protection The proposed Regulation also aspires to provide effective access to trusted and secure digital identity solutions with cross-border operability in order to address the demands of citizens and the market more broadly. Public and private services alike will be able to safely rely on digital identity solutions, again crucially across borders within the Union.
As rapporteur for the IMCO Committee, I regard the implementation of a cross-border legal framework for trusted digital identities to be an essential tool to strengthen the European Single Market and consumer protection, in an increasingly digital worldwide economy. The current situation with weak or non-existent digital verification represents a considerable burden both in terms of cost and bureaucracy - on average, businesses in Europe spend six to seven weeks verifying the identity of potential business partners or clients before starting to conduct business. This is compounded by the differing operational and regulatory requirements across Member States.
This revision presents an opportunity to bring about a situation in which European citizens and consumers, already often working cross-border on a daily basis, can use medical prescriptions in neighbouring countries to buy medicines or easily rent a car; move around for work and easily register in a new country without unnecessary administrative burden; and, particularly in the case of our elderly citizens, feel at ease knowing they can prove their identity in any European hospital. As rapporteur, I firmly believe that these goals can be facilitated with a cross-border eID, which would effectively take on the role of a passport for the digital world. This is the time to keep our ambitions high, and to ensure the swift and effective implementation of a user-friendly service that will empower our citizens by giving them full control of the data they share, when accessing both public and private online services in the EU.
AMENDMENTS
The Committee on Legalthe AffairsInternal Market and Consumer Protection calls on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible, to take into account the following amendments:
Amendment 1
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
Or. en
Amendment 2
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 94
Or. en
Amendment 3
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 177
Or. en
Amendment 4
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 7 a (new)
Or. en
Amendment 5
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 219
Or. en
Amendment 6
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 9 a (new)
Or. en
Amendment 7
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3215
Or. en
Amendment 8
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3617
Or. en
Amendment 9
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Recital 18
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Or. en
Amendment 10
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Recital 20
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Or. en
Amendment 11
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Recital 21
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 3 – point 2
Or. en
Amendment 12
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i
Recital 28
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 3 – point 47
Or. en
Amendment 13
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Recital 31
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 5
Or. en
Amendment 14
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Recital 31 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 6a – paragraph 3
Or. en
Amendment 15
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Recital 32
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 6a – paragraph 3 – point a
Or. en
Amendment 16
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Recital 36
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 6a – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Or. en
Amendment 17
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 71
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 6a1 – paragraph 31 – pointintroductory bpart
Or. en
Amendment 18
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 71
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 6a1 – paragraph 41 – point ea
Or. en
Amendment 19
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 71
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 6a1 – paragraph 41 – point e a (new)d
Or. en
Amendment 20
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 72 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 6a2 – paragraph 4 – point e b (new)1
Or. en
Amendment 21
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 73 – point d
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 6a3 – paragraph 41 – point e16 c– (new)introductory part
Or. en
Amendment 22
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 73 – point i
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 6a3 – paragraph 61 – point 42
Or. en
Amendment 23
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 73 – point i
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 6a3 – paragraph 101 a– (new)point 48
Or. en
Amendment 24
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 6a – paragraph 111
Or. en
Amendment 25
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 6b6a – paragraph 42 – point a
Or. en
Amendment 26
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 6c6a – paragraph 42 –point c
Or. en
Amendment 27
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 6d6a – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Or. en
Amendment 28
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 97
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 7 – introductory sentence
Article 6a – paragraph 3 – point a
Or. en
Amendment 29
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 97
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 76a – paragaphparagraph 23 – point a a (new)
Or. en
Amendment 30
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 107
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 96a – paragraph 3 – point b
Or. en
Amendment 31
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 117
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 10a6a – paragraph 54 – point a – point 4
Or. en
Amendment 32
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 127
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 11a6a – paragraph 24 – point a a (new)
Or. en
Amendment 33
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 127
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 11a6a – paragraph 34 – point a b (new)
Or. en
Amendment 34
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 167
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 12b6a – paragraph 24 – point b
Or. en
Amendment 35
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 167
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 12b6a – paragraph 64 – point e a (new)
Or. en
Amendment 36
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point c7
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 176a – paragraph 84 – point e b (new)
Or. en
Amendment 37
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point c7
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 176a – paragraph 85 – point c a (new)
Or. en
Amendment 38
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – point b7
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 186a – paragraph 16
Or. en
Amendment 39
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – point c7
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 186a – paragraph 56a (new)
Or. en
Amendment 40
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point c7
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 206a – paragraph 3 –subparagraph6b 2(new)
Or. en
Amendment 41
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – point a7
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 216a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 310
Or. en
Amendment 42
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25 – point a a (new)7
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 246a – paragraph 1 a10a (new)
Or. en
Amendment 43
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25 – point b – introductory part7
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 246a – paragraph 1 b11
Or. en
Amendment 44
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25 – point b7
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 246a – paragraph 1b11a (new)
Or. en
Amendment 45
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25 – point e7
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 246b – paragraph 51
Or. en
Amendment 46
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25 – point e a (new)9
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 247 – paragraph 51 a– (new)introductory part
Or. en
Amendment 47
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25 – point f10
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 249 – paragraph 62
Or. en
Amendment 48
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2811 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 29a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10b (new)
Or. en
Amendment 49
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2812
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 29a11a – paragraph 21
Or. en
Amendment 50
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3816
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 4512b – paragraph 21
Or. en
Amendment 51
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3816
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 4512b – paragraph 2 a (new)
Or. en
Amendment 52
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3816
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 4512b – paragraph 3
Or. en
Amendment 53
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3916
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Articler 45a – paragraph 1
Article 12b – paragraph 3 a (new)
Or. en
Amendment 54
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3916
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 45c12b – paragraph 3 a (new)5
Or. en
Amendment 55
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3916
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 45c12c – paragraph 41 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Or. en
Amendment 56
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3918
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 45d14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Or. en
Amendment 57
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3918
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 45d14 – paragraph 2
Or. en
Amendment 58
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39 a (new)19
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 47
Article 15 – title
Or. en
Amendment 59
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Amendment 60
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Amendment 61
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Amendment 62
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 24 – paragraph 1a
Amendment 63
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 45 – paragraph 1
Amendment 64
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 45 – paragraph 2
Amendment 65
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 45b – paragraph 1
Amendment 66
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 45i – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 67
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 40
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 48a – paragraph 1
Amendment 68
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 40
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 48a – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 69
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 40
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 48a – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 70
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 40
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 48a – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Amendment 71
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 40
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 48a – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
Amendment 72
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 40
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 48a – paragraph 2a (new)
Amendment 73
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 41
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 49 – paragraph 2
Amendment 74
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – point 6
Amendment 75
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – point 7
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:
PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION
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