Translation of "Prise en compte du caractère endémique d'une maladie " (French → English) :

57. Considers that particularly in the digital economy, and in the context of consumer protection, the general competition rules must be updated to stay abreast of market realities, and additional new criteria must be introduced in assessing mergers, such as the purchase price, possible market entry barriers, the vital importance of data and of access to data, platform specifications and associated network effects, and also the issue of whether or not there is global competition in the sector in question; calls on the Commission to give particular consideration to the commercial model for businesses in the digital economy and to possibl ...[+++]e market entry barriers, including factors such as the scope for switching between platforms and data portability;

While that circumstance may be taken into account among other factors for the purpose of finding that contractual terms are unfair under the directive on unfair terms, it is not, however, such as to establish, automatically and on its own, that those terms are unfair.

It is therefore essential that rare diseases be made a priority at European level, in order to deal properly with the needs of several million citizens suffering from misdiagnosis and thus receiving no treatment to cure their diseases.

N. whereas gender is a crucial factor in the development, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease; whereas not enough attention is being paid to gender in the health sector, which is having a negative effect on the treatment of women for cardiovascular diseases,