**Target:** Proposal for a regulation — Article 3 — paragraph 1 — point 44 e (new)

## Text proposed by the Commission



(44e)



(a)





(i)





(ii)





(iii)



(b)

## Amendment of the European Parliament

(44e) ‘widespread infringement’ means any act or omission contrary to Union law that protects the interest of individuals:

‘widespread infringement’ means any act or omission contrary to Union law that protects the interest of individuals:

(a) which has harmed or is likely to harm the collective interests of individuals residing in at least two Member States other than the Member State, in which:

which has harmed or is likely to harm the collective interests of individuals residing in at least two Member States other than the Member State, in which:

(i) the act or omission originated or took place;

(i) the act or omission originated or took place;

the act or omission originated or took place;

(ii) the provider concerned, or, where applicable, its authorised representative is established; or,

(ii) the provider concerned, or, where applicable, its authorised representative is established; or,

the provider concerned, or, where applicable, its authorised representative is established; or,

(iii) the deployer is established, when the infringement is committed by the deployer;

(iii) the deployer is established, when the infringement is committed by the deployer;

the deployer is established, when the infringement is committed by the deployer;

(b) which protects the interests of individuals, that have caused, cause or are likely to cause harm to the collective interests of individuals and that have common features, including the same unlawful practice, the same interest being infringed and that are occurring concurrently, committed by the same operator, in at least three Member States;

which protects the interests of individuals, that have caused, cause or are likely to cause harm to the collective interests of individuals and that have common features, including the same unlawful practice, the same interest being infringed and that are occurring concurrently, committed by the same operator, in at least three Member States;