EU publishes agenda for collaborative economy – Economist of Cuba

 
  EU
 publishes agenda for economy
 collaborative

[06.05.2016] -
 
 
 Update 9:00 am Cuba

 
  The organ
 Union executive
 European (EU) presented today
 a directive aimed at
 support consumers,
 companies and authorities
 public to participate
 confidence in the economy
 collaborative.

 
  “These
 new business models
 They can make a
 important contribution to
 jobs and growth
 in the European Union, if they are
 encouraged and developed
 responsibly, “he said
 the European Commission in a
 statement.

 
  The
 collaborative economy has
 It has been growing rapidly
 in the block in years
 Recent. However,
 while root in the
 EU authorities
 national and local are
 responding with a mosaic
 various actions
 regulatory.

 
  The
 European Commission is concerned
 This fragmented approach
 in new models
 Business can create
 uncertainty to
 traditional operators,
 new providers
 services and consumers
 and could equally
 hampering innovation,
 job creation and
 growth.

 
  “A
 competitive European economy
 It requires innovation in the
 or product area
 services, “he said
 Vice President
 European Commission, Jyrki
 Katainen, responsible for
 Employment Growth,
 Investment and Competitiveness.

 
  “Our
 role is to promote
 regulatory environment that
 allow new
 business models
 develop while
 protect consumers
 and guarantee system
 fiscal and conditions
 fair use, “he added
 Katainen.

 
  The
 document “An Agenda
 European for the economy
 collective “offers a
 guidance on how
 current EU law should be
 applied to this sector
 dynamic and fast evolving,
 and clarifies the key issues
 facing both operators
 market as
 public authorities, says
 the statement said.

 
  The EU
 said platforms
 intermediate, as Uber or
 Airbnb, should not be
 subject to authorizations or
 licenses. Providers
 services should only
 They are required to obtain
 authorizations or licenses
 business where
 strictly necessary for
 meet the objectives
 relevant public interest.

 
  “The
 absolute prohibitions
 an activity should only be
 a measure of last
 resource, “says
 statement.

 
  On the other
 side, the EU said
 collaborative platforms
 They may be exempted from being
 responsible for
 information stored at
 behalf of those who offer
 service. But the
 platforms should not be
 exempt from the
 none responsibility
 services they
 they offer, such as payment
 service.

 
  The EU
 He emphasized that providers
 and service platforms
 collaborative economy
 They have to pay taxes,
 including income
 personal, corporate and
 value added.

 
  “Today
 we are offering
 legal guidelines to
 public authorities and the
 market operators
 balanced development and
 sustainable development of these new
 business models.
 We invite countries
 members to review their
 regulations in view of
 these guidelines and be
 ready to support them in
 this process “, said the
 EU commissioner,
 Elzbieta Bienkowska,
 responsible for Market
 Internal, Industry,
 Entrepreneurship and SMEs.

 
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