What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text

Changed:Recital 36 a (new): (36a) The Commission should present easy-to-understand guidelines for businesses with the requirements of this Regulation.Directive. When developing such guidelines, the Commission should take into consideration the needs of SMEs in order to keep administrative and financial burdens to a minimum while facilitating their compliance with this Regulation.Directive. The Commission should consult relevant stakeholders, with expertise in the field of marketing.

Changed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a, Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new): (-a) point (e) is deleted;

Changed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b b (new), Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new): (bb) the following paragraph 1 b1b is inserted: / “1b. The producer shall make all relevant information, including information listed in points ea, eb, ec, i and j, available to the trader, in order to ensure that the trader is able to comply with the relevant information obligations set out in paragraph 1.”

Changed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a, Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point md: (mc)(md) for digital content and digital services, where their provider is different from the trader, the minimum period, after the date of placement on the market, in units of time during which the provider provides software updates, which covers, as a minimum, the period during which updates shall be provided in accordance with the applicable Union law;’