# International trade and the internet

European Parliament procedure 2008/2204(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee CULT / IMCO / INTA / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 111 committee amendments tabled by 22 Members between 2008-11-11 and 2008-12-10.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on international trade and the internet. The amendments add citations to the e-commerce Directive and WTO ministerial declarations on electronic commerce, and recitals and paragraphs on internet access and cross-border shopping, the openness of the internet, opportunities for SMEs, intellectual property protection, counterfeiting, piracy and fraud, online advertising, market fragmentation, censorship as a disguised trade barrier and open standards in trade agreements.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erika MANN | Germany | PSE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1898.md |
| Georgios PAPASTAMKOS | Greece | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28572.md |
| David HAMMERSTEIN | Spain | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28345.md |
| Ignasi GUARDANS CAMBÓ | Spain | ALDE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28411.md |
| Gunnar HÖKMARK | Sweden | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28124.md |
| Syed KAMALL | United Kingdom | ECR | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33569.md |
| Carl SCHLYTER | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28139.md |
| Anna HEDH | Sweden | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28131.md |
| Ruth HIERONYMI | Germany | PPE-DE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4279.md |
| Paul RÜBIG | Austria | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2278.md |
| Zuzana ROITHOVÁ | Czechia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28352.md |
| Maria BADIA i CUTCHET | Spain | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28342.md |
| Christofer FJELLNER | Sweden | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28126.md |
| Cristiana MUSCARDINI | Italy | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1073.md |
| Marusya LYUBCHEVA | Bulgaria | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37524.md |

## Official source documents

- PE415.239: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.239+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE415.246: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.246+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE415.289: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.289+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE416.532: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.532+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2204-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2204-INI.json

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