7 (1) A retail association shall not, by way of specialized financing activities, acquire control of, or hold, acquire or increase a substantial investment in, an entity controlled by a specialized financing entity of the retail association or an entity in which the specialized financing entity of the retail association holds a substantial investment, if the sum of the following exceeds or would exceed 25% of the retail association’s regulatory capital:

14. Asks the Commission, when monitoring the implementation of its Action Plan, to pay particular attention to actions aimed at supporting the independent retailer; encourages local and regional authorities to promote actions aimed at facilitating equal access and creating a level playing field for the independent retailer, in full respect of free and fair competition, such as: the encouragement of the ‘adopt-a-shop’ principle by which larger retailers act as ‘mentors’ to smaller shops in the same locality, in particular for new market entrants; the promotion of groups of independent retailers, including co-operatives, which benefit fr ...[+++]om mutual assistance and certain economies of scale, whilst retaining their full independence and; respect for the right of local and regional authorities to stimulate a climate favourable to small, independent shops, which are typically established in town centres, by lowering energy rates – including for signs illuminated by night – and rents via public-private partnerships, and by introducing business rate discounts on local charges for small businesses and independent retailers, in compliance with applicable EU state aid competition and internal market public procurement rules, and by promoting co-operation between the various shops in that area;

14. Asks the Commission, when monitoring the implementation of its Action Plan, to pay particular attention to actions aimed at supporting the independent retailer; encourages local and regional authorities to promote actions aimed at facilitating equal access and creating a level playing field for the independent retailer, in full respect of free and fair competition, such as: the encouragement of the ‘adopt-a-shop’ principle by which larger retailers act as ’mentors’ to smaller shops in the same locality, in particular for new market entrants; the promotion of groups of independent retailers, including co-operatives, which benefit fr ...[+++]om mutual assistance and certain economies of scale, whilst retaining their full independence and; respect for the right of local and regional authorities to stimulate a climate favourable to small, independent shops, which are typically established in town centres, by lowering energy rates – including for signs illuminated by night – and rents via public-private partnerships, and by introducing business rate discounts on local charges for small businesses and independent retailers, in compliance with applicable EU state aid competition and internal market public procurement rules, and by promoting co-operation between the various shops in that area;

(65) In order to ensure the provision of certain information for monitoring the rail market, to define certain details of the network statement, to define the direct costs of a train service, to define certain criteria for noise-differentiated infrastructure charges, to define certain criteria for a temporary reduction for ETCS, to define certain criteria of a performance scheme, to set out the details of the criteria to be followed regarding the setting up of requirements with regard to applicants, to define the schedule for the process of allocating capacity, to define the details of the regulatory accounts to be provided to the regulatory body and to develop r ...[+++]egulatory bodies' common criteria and practices for decision-making pursuant to this Directive, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the criteria and procedure to be followed as the scope of market monitoring, certain elements of the network statement, certain principles of charging, the temporary reduction for ETCS, certain elements of the performance scheme, the criteria to be followed for the requirements with regard to applicants for infrastructure, the schedule for the allocation process, the regulatory accounts and common principles and practices for making decision developed by regulatory bodies.

30. Underlines that currently not all Member States have rules ensuring that retailers restrict the sale of violent games to adults, and calls for internet cafe owners to prevent children playing games which are rated for a higher age level in their cafes; refers to the Eurobarometer survey "Towards a safer use of the Internet for children in the EU - a parents' perspective" , published on 9 December 2008, that found that 3,2% of children aged between 6 and 17 access the internet in internet cafes without adult supervision; takes the view that a common approach towards severe sanctions for retailers and internet cafe owners is required ...[+++]; therefore calls on the Member States to put in place adequate measures to prevent children buying and playing games which are rated for a higher age level, for example through identity checks; supports the Commission's proposal to introduce a pan-European code of conduct for retailers and producers of video games in order to prevent the sale of violent and harmful video games to minors;

5. Emphasises the need to examine and define a framework and national mandates for cooperation among national supervisory authorities to provide practical solutions for supervision of cross-border retail financial groups within a short time frame; favours colleges of supervisors dealing with multi-jurisdictional financial conglomerates;