Question to the Commission on ACTA

Written question to the Commission

Yesterday the European Parliament adopted the Telecoms Package. We now have an additional tool that we can use to ensure a free and open Internet.

It can be used to put pressure on governments in the member states not to introduce three-strikes laws, or similar repressive measures. But it can also be used directly on the EU level.

I have just submitted the following written question to the Commission, pursuant to Rule 117 in the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament:

To the Commission:

ACTA negotiations and the Telecoms Package principles

In the recent agreement on the Telecoms Package, it was decided that no measures restricting end-users’ access to the internet may be taken unless they are appropriate, proportionate and necessary within a democratic society – and never without a prior, fair and impartial procedure that includes the right to be heard and respects the presumption of innocence and the right to privacy.

Are the proposals currently being discussed in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations fully in line with the letter and the spirit of these provisions in the Telecoms Package? If not, when and how will the Commission redress any incompatibilities?

The answer from the Commission should appear in about six weeks.

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