The Commission examined in particular the competitive effects of the proposed acquisition on the production, underwriting and distribution of marine hull insurance for sea-going vessels and inland crafts and for transport liability insurance in France, which is the only country in the European Economic Area (EEA) where the companies' have a combined market share above 15%.

L. whereas, in lack of an effective EU control mechanism, Israeli settlement products continue to arrive on the European market under preferential treatment; whereas the European Parliament, in its resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin of 16 February 2012, expressed its serious concern about the practices employed by certain companies in exploiting the terms of the EU-Israel Association Agreement by exporting goods produced in the occupied Palestinian Territory to the European market under preferential treatment, noted that the solutions offered by the relating technical arrangement ...[+++] between the EU and Israel were not satisfactory in this regard, considered that a simple, efficient and reliable mechanism to replace this arrangement should be agreed with Israel, urged however Member States to ensure that their customs authorities effectively apply the existing technical arrangement, and invited the Commission to put forward new proposals and to work together with the European Parliament to find a solution to this abuse of preferential access to the Union’s internal market;

to ensure together with the Commission, the full use of Community instruments for conflict prevention, focusing on humanitarian assistance for IDPs and refugees, de-mining, food security, water supply and environment avoiding, however, the duplication of existing international mechanisms for conflict resolution and reconciliation; the European Parliament underlines that existing agreements and commitments in relation to conflict zones and security arrangements must be respected; ...[+++]

to ensure together with the Commission, the full use of Community instruments for conflict prevention, focusing on humanitarian assistance for IDPs and refugees, de-mining, food security, water supply and environment, however, avoiding the duplication of existing international mechanisms for conflict resolution and reconciliation; underlines the European Parliament, that existing agreements and commitments in relation to conflict zones and security arrangements must be respected; ...[+++]

5. Stresses the need to be able to use financial products across borders; in that respect, requests that any remaining barriers, for example in the retail banking or insurance sectors, be removed; considers that there should be greater focus on ensuring that existing financial sector legislation is effectively implemented in the Member States in order to create a level playing field; although the Lamfalussy arrangements are working well, considers that further measures, such ...[+++] as greater consultation and appropriate mechanisms for a speedier resolution of disputes, need to be investigated to further the effectiveness of the legislative reform process; in that respect, calls for an effective fast-track arbitration/ombudsman redress mechanism to be established at EU level to promote the prompt resolution of disputes concerning internal market rules; reiterates the need to ensure that the Parliament has full call-back rights in the context of the Lamfalussy process;

to attach the highest priority to an efficient, complete and timely implementation of single market rules in order to ensure an effective application of single market legislation in all Member States; to keep to the timetable set out in the Action Plan, as well as national timetables submitted to the Commission and, after the expiry of the Action Plan, to continue to submit timetables for all single market directives to be transposed within the deadlines laid down in those directives; to ensure the effective operation of the arrangements for enforcement and ...[+++] problem-solving established under the Action Plan and earlier Resolutions of the Council; to respect the deadlines in letters of formal notice and reasoned opinions from the Commission in accordance with their commitments under the Action Plan; to define with the Commission the content of informal procedures, such as the peer group review mechanism, for exchanging information on best practice on enforcement; to improve administrative cooperation in areas where this practice is not sufficiently advanced, taking particular account of practical problems in applying the principle of mutual recognition.