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Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
AGENDA
Tenth Meeting of the IMCO Working Group on the Digital Single Market
Monday 14th November 2016
From 16:00 to 18:30, Brussels
Meeting room: JAN 6Q-2
Interpretation: DE, EN, FR, PL
Completing the Digital Single Market for European Consumers and citizens:
Tackling Geo-Blocking in the EU
The aim of the meeting is to assess different aspects of the Commission Proposal for a
Regulation on Geo-Blocking. Presentations by independents experts on the interplay of the
proposal with the Rome 1 Regulation, on the EU measures prohibiting geo-blocking in sectors
outside of the Services Directive, and on the economic impact of a potential extension of the
scope to the non audiovisual copyrighted content services, will be held, examined and debated
with MEPs, Representatives of the Commissions, stakeholders and participants.
1. Opening statements:
10 mins
 Ms. Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein MEP, Chair of the IMCO Working Group on
the Digital Single Market.
 Ms. Vicky Ford MEP, Chair of the IMCO Committee.
2. Keynote speeches: Challenges for lawmakers,
2.1. The interplay of the proposal with Rome 1 Regulation.
by Mr. Jules Stuyck. Emeritus Professor Consumer Law. KU Leuven (TBC).
Committee Secretariat: B-1047 Brussels - Tel +32 2 28 30433
50 mins
2.2. Presentation on EU measures prohibiting geo-blocking in sectors outside of the
Services Directive.
by Professor Dr. Luís Miguel Poiares Maduro and Professor Dr. Giorgio Monti,
European University Institute, Florence.
2.3. Presentation on the economic impact of a potential extension of the scope to the
non audiovisual copyrighted content services.
by Professor Dr. Georgios Petropoulos, Research Fellow, Bruegel.
3. Representatives of Political Groups in the European Parliament:
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30 mins
Mr. Andreas Schwab, MEP, on behalf of EPP Group.
Ms. Evelyne Gebhardt, MEP, on behalf of S&D Group.
Mr. Dan Dalton MEP, on behalf of ECR Group.
Ms. Dita Charanzová MEP, on behalf of ALDE Group.
Mr. Dennis De Jong MEP, on behalf of GUE/NGL.
Ms. Julia Reda MEP, on behalf of Greens/EFA.
Mr. Margot Parker MEP, on behalf of EFDD.
4. Intervention
10 mins
by Mr. Bertin Martens, Joint Research Centre, Information Society Unit, European
Commission.
5. Further discussion with Experts, Members and European Commission
30 mins
Representatives
6. Any other business.
7. Time, place and topic of the next meeting of the Working Group.
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Important notice for persons who wish to attend the hearing:
This hearing is open to the public. However, for SECURITY REASONS, access can only be granted in response
to a prior request for an access badge.
In case
you are not in possession of an entrance badge to the European Parliament
please contact the Secretariat of the IMCO Working Group on the Digital Single Market
(providing the following details: full name, date of birth, nationality, the type of identity card
(passport, drivers licence, ID card etc.), the number of the ID card)
no later than 10/11/16 at 12:00
e-mail: [email protected]
Please notice that due to the increased level of alert in all the European Institutions, personal identification
will be necessary to access the Parliament. Please also foresee extra time for security checks to access the
building.
Please note that this event is webstreamed
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/en/committees/
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