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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/540",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision (EU) 2019/540 of 26 March 2019 on the proposed citizens' initiative entitled ‘#NewRightsNow — Strengthening the rights of “uberised” workers’ (notified under document C(2019) 2312) (Only the French text is authentic)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-540",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision (EU) 2019/540\nof 26 March 2019\non the proposed citizens' initiative entitled ‘#NewRightsNow — Strengthening the rights of “uberised” workers’\n(notified under document C(2019) 2312)\n(Only the French text is authentic)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on the citizens' initiative, and in particular Article 4 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe subject-matter of the proposed citizens' initiative entitled ‘#NewRightsNow — Strengthening the rights of “uberised” workers’ refers to the following: ‘Strengthening the rights of “uberised” workers, in particular by obliging digital platforms to pay a guaranteed minimum income to “self-employed” people who regularly work for them.’\n(2)\nThe objectives of the proposed citizens' initiative refer to the following: ‘We would like to establish an obligation for digital platforms to pay a guaranteed minimum income to “self-employed” people who regularly work for them. This social justice measure would safeguard and stabilise their income, and would specifically tackle job insecurity. More generally, we wish to strengthen the social rights of “uberised” workers.’\n(3)\nThe Treaty on European Union (TEU) reinforces citizenship of the Union and enhances further the democratic functioning of the Union by providing, inter alia, that every citizen is to have the right to participate in the democratic life of the Union by way of a European citizens' initiative.\n(4)\nTo this end, the procedures and conditions required for the citizens' initiative should be clear, simple, user-friendly and proportionate to the nature of the citizens' initiative so as to encourage participation by citizens and to make the Union more accessible.\n(5)\nLegal acts of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties can be adopted for the coordination of the provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the taking-up and pursuit of activities as self-employed persons, on the basis of Articles 53(1) and 62 TFEU.\n(6)\nFor these reasons, the proposed citizens' initiative does not manifestly fall outside the framework of the Commission's powers to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties in accordance with Article 4(2)(b) of the Regulation.\n(7)\nFurthermore, the citizens' committee has been formed and the contact persons have been designated in accordance with Article 3(2) of the Regulation and the proposed citizens' initiative is neither manifestly abusive, frivolous or vexatious nor manifestly contrary to the values of the Union as set out in Article 2 TEU.\n(8)\nThe proposed citizens' initiative entitled ‘#NewRightsNow — Strengthening the rights of “uberised” workers’ should therefore be registered,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 65, 11.3.2011, p. 1."
    }
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