to promote rule-based competition in the telecommunications sector for the benefit of service providers and consumers; to address persistent regulatory asymmetries in the telecommunications sector, by preventing parties from imposing foreign equity caps, by laying down pro-competitive wholesale access rules for incumbent operators’ networks, by providing clear and non-discriminatory rules for licensing, by securing genuine access to last-mile infrastructures in export markets for EU telecom providers, by guaranteeing the independence of regulators, and by supporting an extensive definition of telecommunications services covering all types of net ...[+++]work; to ensure a level playing field for all operators and that non-EU companies from oligopolistic markets do not take advantage of the fragmentation of the EU market; to guarantee that TiSA parties respect the principle of open and non-discriminatory internet access for service providers and consumers; to guarantee that EU operators in TiSA participating countries have fair and symmetrical market access in telecom services, free from any non-tariff and behind-the-border barriers, including regulatory requirements, asymmetry in standards, technological impositions or restrictions;

ix. to promote rule-based competition in the telecommunications sector for the benefit of service providers and consumers; to address persistent regulatory asymmetries in the telecommunications sector, by preventing parties from imposing foreign equity caps, by laying down pro-competitive wholesale access rules for incumbent operators’ networks, by providing clear and non-discriminatory rules for licensing, by securing genuine access to last-mile infrastructures in export markets for EU telecom providers, by guaranteeing the independence of regulators, and by supporting an extensive definition of telecommunications services covering all types of net ...[+++]work; to ensure a level playing field for all operators and that non-EU companies from oligopolistic markets do not take advantage of the fragmentation of the EU market; to guarantee that TiSA parties respect the principle of open and non-discriminatory internet access for service providers and consumers; to guarantee that EU operators in TiSA participating countries have fair and symmetrical market access in telecom services, free from any non-tariff and behind-the-border barriers, including regulatory requirements, asymmetry in standards, technological impositions or restrictions;

Assessment and verification: the applicant shall provide monitoring data and/or test reports demonstrating compliance with EN 12619 or standards with an equivalent test method.

42. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation, where appropriate, with the ECB and the European Banking Authority (EBA), and in consultation with the Council and Parliament, to assess carefully all the technicalities linked to any scheme such as: guarantees, tranching and pooling structures, potential collaterals, the balance between rule-based and market based-fiscal discipline, additional safeguards (notably in terms of participation to any scheme), restructuring, issuance, relations with existing stability mechanisms, the investor base, the regulatory requirements (e.g. capital adequacy), phase-in coverage of ...[+++]debt and maturity; urges the Commission to reflect on a legitimate and appropriate form for governance and accountability;

42. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation, where appropriate, with the ECB and the European Banking Authority (EBA), and in consultation with the Council and Parliament, to assess carefully all the technicalities linked to any scheme such as: guarantees, tranching and pooling structures, potential collaterals, the balance between rule-based and market based-fiscal discipline, additional safeguards (notably in terms of participation to any scheme), restructuring, issuance, relations with existing stability mechanisms, the investor base, the regulatory requirements (e.g. capital adequacy), phase-in coverage of ...[+++]debt and maturity; urges the Commission to reflect on a legitimate and appropriate form for governance and accountability;

(6) The allocation of slots at congested airports should must continue to be based on neutral, transparent and non-discriminatory rules.