Activities of Cristiana MUSCARDINI
Plenary speeches (328)
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Vote (continuation)
Announcement by the President
Situation in Kosovo
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Corporate governance and supervision of financial services (the Parmalat case)
Preparations for the 60th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights
The European Council / IGC / Italian presidency
Welcome
Welcome
Legislative and work programme for 2004 – Eurostat
Outcome of the European Council and progress report on the Intergovernmental Conference (Brussels, 16-17 October 2003)
Initiative in the UN for a universal moratorium on the death penalty
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The programme of the Italian Presidency
New Neighbours Initiative and The Wider Europe (continuation)
Security and defence – priorities and deficiencies
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Situation in Iraq
Afghanistan: one year after the Bonn Agreement
Situation in Afghanistan
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Situation in Somalia
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Progress and perspectives in immigration and asylum policy
Cooperation with third countries in the field of higher education
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Results of European Council (Barcelona, 15/16 March 2002)
Spanish Presidency programme
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Future of the European Union
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Extraordinary European Council of 21 September 2001 in Brussels – Preparatory work for the European Council in Ghent
Extraordinary European Council of 21 September 2001 in Brussels – Preparatory work for the European Council in Ghent
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Combating terrorism
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Conclusions of the G8 meeting in Genoa
Situation in the Middle East
ECB and the euro (continuation)
Welcome
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Agenda
Treaty of Nice and the future of the EU
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UN conference on least-developed countries
Preparatory work for the Stockholm European Council (23/24 March 2001)
Commission work programme for 2001/Nice
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Mediterranean region
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Charter of Fundamental Rights
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Climate change – Floods
Organised crime
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Comments by Mr Verheugen concerning enlargement
Human cloning (continuation)
European political parties
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Mediterranean policy
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Statement by the President
Commission's strategic objectives and legislative programme
Talks in Austria on forming a government
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European Council/Finnish Presidency, Chechnya, OSCE
Agenda
Situation in Chechnya
Checks on nuclear installations in the CEECs
Outcome of the European Council of 15/16 October in Tampere
VOTES
Opening of the Millennium Round (continued)
Opening of the Millennium Round (continued)
Public health and food safety
Statement by Mr Prodi
European Council of 3 and 4 June/ German Presidency
Election of the President
Address by the President of Parliament
Active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (A6-0263/2009, Jean Lambert)
Explanations of vote
Rosé wines and permitted oenological practices (debate)
Credit Rating Agencies - Reporting and documentation requirements in the case of merger and divisions - Insurance and reinsurance (Solvency II) (recast) (debate)
Multilingualism: an asset for Europe and a shared commitment (A6-0092/2009, Vasco Graça Moura) (vote)
Combating female genital mutilation in the EU (short presentation)
Preparation of the European Council (19-20 March 2008) - European Economic Recovery Plan - Guidelines for the Member States’ employment policies - Cohesion Policy: investing in the real economy (debate)
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European SMEs in international trade (A6-0001/2009, Cristiana Muscardini) (vote)
Refusal of the extradition from Brazil of Cesare Battisti
Worrying situation in the retention centres for immigrants, especially in the islands of Mayotte and Lampedusa (debate)
Situation in the Middle East/Gaza Strip (debate)
Formal sitting and debate - 10th anniversary of the euro
Outcome of the European Council on 11-12 December 2008 - French Presidency’s term of office (debate)
European Council meeting (15-16 October 2008) (debate)
Applicable law in matrimonial matters (A6-0361/2008, Evelyne Gebhardt) (vote)
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Preparation of the European Council, including the situation of the global financial system (continuation of debate)
Trade in services (debate)
Presentation of the programme of the French Presidency (debate)
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Situation of the Roma in Italy (debate)
Towards a reform of the World Trade Organisation (debate)
Towards a reform of the World Trade Organisation (debate)
Situation in Tibet (debate)
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Debate on the future of Europe (debate)
EU Market access for European Companies (debate)
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Approval of Minutes of previous sitting
Disturbing situation regarding waste in the Campania region (debate)
Textiles (debate)
Voting time
The fight against terrorism (vote)
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Membership of Parliament
Immigration - Legal migration - Policy priorities in the fight against illegal immigration of third-country nationals (debate)
Fight against terrorism (debate)
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TRIPS agreement and access to medicines (debate)
Recent developments in bilateral trade relations with China (debate)
European Council meeting of 21-22 June 2007 Activity report of the German Presidency (report and statements followed by debate)
Debate on the future of Europe with the participation of the Prime Minister of Italy, Member of the European Council (debate)
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Follow-up to the Berlin declaration (debate)
Berlin Declaration (debate)
Voting time
Preparations for the European Council (8-9 March 2007) (debate)
Programme of the German presidency (debate)
Election of President of Parliament
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Peace process in Spain (vote)
European order for payment procedure (vote)
Third-country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action (vote)
Commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian uprising
Third-country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action (debate)
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The EU's economic and trade relations with India (debate)
EU-China relations (vote)
Situation in the Middle East (debate)
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Origin marking of certain imported products (debate)
Somalia (debate)
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Situation in the Middle East following the elections in Israel (debate)
2005 enlargement strategy paper (debate)
State of the European footwear sector one year after liberalisation (debate)
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Presentation of the programme of the Austrian Presidency
Preparation for the European Council (Brussels, 15-16 December 2005), including the Development strategy
Recent statements of the President of Iran, Mr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Enlargement II
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Prospects for EU-China trade relations
Textiles and clothing after 2005
Preparations for the European Council, including the future of the Union after the referenda on the European constitution (Brussels, 16-17 June 2005)
One–minute speeches on matters of political importance
Meeting of the European Council (Brussels, 22 and 23 March 2005)
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Mid-term review of the Lisbon strategy
Expiry of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
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Anti-Semitism and racism
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Constitution for Europe
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Safer use of the Internet
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Stocktaking of the Prodi Commission
Seizure of hostages and massacre in Beslan and the fight against terrorism
Statement by the President-designate of the Commission
Results of the first ballot
Consumer product safety (A7-0355/2013 - Christel Schaldemose)
Consumer product safety - Market surveillance of products - Protection of consumers in utilities services (debate)
Situation in Iran (B7-0279/2014)
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and Internal Security Fund (general provisions) - Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund - Internal Security Fund (Police cooperation, preventing and combating crime and crisis management) - Internal Security Fund (External borders and visas) (debate)
Situation in Venezuela (RCB7-0207/2014, B7-0207/2014, B7-0212/2014, B7-0215/2014, B7-0216/2014, B7-0217/2014, B7-0218/2014)
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2012) (debate)
Community trade mark (A7-0031/2014 - Cecilia Wikström)
Occurrence reporting in civil aviation (debate)
Recommendation for a decision, pursuant to Rule 88(2) and (3) of the Rules of Procedure, on the draft Commission regulation concerning the country of origin or place of provenance for fresh, chilled, and frozen meat of swine, sheep, goats and poultry (B7-0087/2014)
Elimination of female genital mutilation (B7-0091/2014)
Protection against dumped and subsidised imports from countries not members of the EU (debate)
EU citizenship for sale (debate)
Generalised tariff preferences (GSP +) (debate)
EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement: protocol setting out fishing opportunities and financial contributions (A7-0417/2013 - Carmen Fraga Estévez)
State of play of the Doha development agenda (debate)
Organised crime, corruption, and money laundering (A7-0307/2013 - Salvatore Iacolino)
Organizirani kriminal, korupcija i pranje novca (A7-0307/2013 - Salvatore Iacolino) HR
Trade between the Community and third countries in drug precursors (A7-0167/2013 - Franck Proust)
Migratory flows in the Mediterranean, with particular attention to the tragic events off Lampedusa (debate)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2011/025 IT/Lombardy - Italy (A7-0294/2013 - Salvador Garriga Polledo)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (A7-0276/2013 - Linda McAvan)
Convention on preventing and combating violence against women (Istanbul convention) (debate)
EU-China negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement (debate)
Making the internal energy market work (A7-0262/2013 - Jerzy Buzek)
Online gambling in the internal market (A7-0218/2013 - Ashley Fox)
Union Customs Code (debate)
Regional policy as a part of wider State support schemes (A7-0204/2013 - Oldřich Vlasák)
Situation in Turkey (debate)
Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights (A7-0185/2013 - Jürgen Creutzmann)
Organised crime, corruption and money laundering (A7-0175/2013 - Salvatore Iacolino)
Community Customs Code as regards the date of its application (A7-0170/2013 - Constance Le Grip)
Non-commercial movement of pet animals (A7-0371/2012 - Horst Schnellhardt)
Regional strategies for industrial areas in the European Union (A7-0145/2013 - Jens Geier)
Renewable energy in the European internal energy market (A7-0135/2013 - Herbert Reul)
Specific tasks for the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions - European Banking Authority and prudential supervision of credit institutions (debate)
Human rights situation in Kazakhstan
Global cotton value chain (debate)
EU-China relations (debate)
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (B7-0049/2013)
Improving access to finance for SMEs (A7-0001/2013 - Philippe De Backer)
Corporate social responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth - Corporate social responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery (debate)
Regulation on mandatory marking of origin for certain products imported from third countries (debate)
Regulation on mandatory marking of origin for certain products imported from third countries (debate)
Recent casualties in textile factory fires, notably in Bangladesh (debate)
Modernisation of Customs Code and introduction of list of non-preferential rules of origin (debate)
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Negotiations for an EU-Kazakhstan enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement (debate)
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Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the EC and Israel on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (CAA) (debate)
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Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement between the EU and its Member States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the USA (debate)
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement between the EU and its Member States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the USA (debate)
EU-Israel agreement on conformity assessment and acceptance of industrial products (debate)
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Female genital mutilation (debate)
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Trade and investment strategy for the southern Mediterranean following the Arab Spring revolutions (debate)
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Kazakhstan (debate)
Kazakhstan (debate)
Agreement between the EU and Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products and fishery products (B7-0047/2012) (vote)
Agreement between the EU and Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products and fishery products (debate)
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EC-Uzbekistan partnership and cooperation agreement and bilateral trade in textiles (debate)
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Internationalisation of European SMEs (debate)
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Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity: see Minutes
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State of play of the peace process for the Middle East (debate)
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Anti-dumping cases - state of play and prospects (debate)
Indication of the country of origin of certain products imported from third countries (A7-0273/2010, Cristiana Muscardini) (vote)
Indication of the country of origin of certain products imported from third countries (A7-0273/2010, Cristiana Muscardini) (vote)
Aid for Pakistan and possible implication for the European industrial sector (debate)
Indication of the country of origin of certain products imported from third countries (debate)
Indication of the country of origin of certain products imported from third countries (debate)
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (debate)
Import of Laogai-made goods into the EU (debate)
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Protection of animals used for scientific purposes (debate)
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Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (debate)
Situation in Yemen (debate)
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A political solution with regard to the piracy off the Somalian coast (debate)
‘made in’ (origin marking) (debate)
Freedom of information in Italy (debate)
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Reports (6)
PDF (64 KB) DOC (96 KB)
REPORT Report on combating female genital mutilation in the EU PDF (186 KB) DOC (101 KB)
REPORT Report on enhancing the role of European SMEs in international trade PDF (230 KB) DOC (146 KB)
REPORT on ‘Towards a reform of the World Trade Organisation’ PDF (205 KB) DOC (122 KB)
REPORT Report on the annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on third country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action against the Community (2004) PDF (156 KB) DOC (93 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the indication of the country of origin of certain products imported from third countries PDF (251 KB) DOC (361 KB)
Shadow reports (3)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 introducing autonomous trade preferences for the Republic of Moldova PDF (175 KB) DOC (243 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the accession of the Union to Regulation No 29 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the protection of the occupants of the cab of a commercial vehicle PDF (138 KB) DOC (64 KB)
INTERIM REPORT on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, amending the Agreement in order to extend the provisions of the Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement PDF (220 KB) DOC (146 KB)
Opinions (5)
OPINION Draft opinion on An EU Strategy for Central Asia
OPINION Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union .
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer product safety and repealing Council Directive 87/357/EEC and Directive 2001/95/EC
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code (Recast)
OPINION on the modernisation of customs
Shadow opinions (4)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on market surveillance of products and amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC, and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 1999/5/EC, 2000/9/EC, 00/14/EC, 2001/95/EC, 2004/108/EC, 2006/42/EC, 2006/95/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2008/57/EC, 2009/48/EC, 009/105/EC, 2009/142/EC, 2011/65/EU, Regulation (EU) No 305/2011, Regulation (EC) No 764/2008 and Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
OPINION on the state of implementation of the EU Strategy for Central Asia
OPINION on an Industrial Policy for the Globalised Era
OPINION Towards a new Energy Strategy for Europe 2011 - 2020
Written declarations (20)
Amendments (480)
Amendment 24 #
2013/2989(RSP)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that particular attention should be given by the Commission to ensure that the benefits of the future agreement would encompass strong and enforceable controls measures to guarantee that the benefits of the agreement would favour only the EU and Vietnamese producers in full respect of the preferential rules of origin that would be negotiated;
Amendment 35 #
2013/2989(RSP)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission authorities not to forget that Vietnam remains an economy ruled through government plans, the implementation of which favours a wide span use of number of subsidies, preferences and beneficial conditions to local State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and local companies that biases competition with European companies, in particular in the sectors that are of importance for the export policy of Vietnam. The European Parliament urges Commission to ensure a strict reduction and supervision of the use of such subsidies in order to force SOEs to obey by market rules;
Amendment 45 #
2013/2989(RSP)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges the Commission achieving a good outcome as regards the liberalization of trade in manufacturing also by ensuring strict implementation and enforcement of intellectual property rights, including patents and designs, trademarks, copyright and similar rights for manufactured goods;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2740(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 24 April 2008 on ‘Towards a reform of the World Trade Organization’ (2007/2184(INI)),
Amendment 9 #
2013/2740(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its full commitment to the enduring value of multilateralism and to the WTO as the best guarantor of a rules- based, open, fair and non-discriminatory trading system; but supports a structural reform of the WTO, which is needed in order better to guarantee an open, fair and non-discriminatory trading system based on shared rules, which takes into greater consideration the role and interests of SMEs.
Amendment 27 #
2013/2740(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Insists on the need to renew the WTO system, taking into account the requirements of SMEs in international trade and the need for simplified rules, in terms of both trade facilitation and international arbitration court systems, in order to avoid the difficulties involved in disputes with customs or trade authorities in some WTO member countries;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2740(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that an agreement on trade facilitation would bring significant benefits to all WTO members and relevant economic operators by enhancing transparency and legal certainty and reducing the administrative costs and the length of customs procedures, which would in turn enable them to fully seize the opportunities provided by the growing prevalence of regional and global supply chains and would enable SMEs to take full advantage of the opening of the markets; points out that sufficient capacity building and technical assistance has to be made available to developing countries in order to enable them to increase their production capacities so that they can benefit from a bigger share of the value added in global value chains;
Amendment 53 #
2013/2740(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the WTO membership to proactively support the WTO's efforts in establishing working links with other international organisations whose work has a bearing on world trade talks, in particular the UN and its agencies and bodies such as the ILO, WHO, UNCTAD, FAO, the IMF and the World Bank, as well as the OECD;
Amendment 55 #
2013/2740(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for thorough consideration of the issue of how better to address non-trade concerns under the WTO rules, in order to allow its members to pursue legitimate policy objectives while safeguarding market access; stresses in that respect that efforts for the adoption of international standards should be strongly supported and that the necessary aid should be granted to developing countries in order to meet such standards;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2740(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Is convinced that the failure to differentiate sufficiently between developing countries, in spite of the wide variety in economic development levels and the specific needs of those countries, could be an obstacle to adopting effective measures to benefit these countries in accordance with the stated objective of the Doha Round and is to the detriment of developing countries which are most in need; urges advanced developing countries to take up their share of responsibility already during the current Round and make contributions commensurate to their level of development and (sectoral) competitiveness;
Amendment 57 #
2013/2740(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Considers that serious consideration should be given to the issue of categorisation or sub-categorisation, not only of developing countries but also of all other WTO members, on the basis of objective criteria which are not exclusively linked to gross national product, with a view to a possible differentiated application of existing agreements or of those under negotiation;
Amendment 24 #
2013/2739(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas trade and investment security in the Euro-Mediterranean goes through a system which coordinates SME-targeted strategies and covers multiple fields: safeguards, financing, information and networking of SMEs;
Amendment 25 #
2013/2739(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas SMEs in the Euro- Mediterranean area employ 25% of the regional labour force; whereas 70% of informal employment in the Euro- Mediterranean area is accounted for by non-agricultural SMEs operating on the 'black market', given that they have not been registered by official national authorities;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2739(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas the free trade area, if it is to have real positive effects, should boost the integration of the SMCs into international trade and ensure their economic diversification, with fair sharing of the resultant benefits, in order to achieve the main objective of the Euro-Mediterranean economic and trade partnership, namely the reduction of the development gap between the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean;
Amendment 34 #
2013/2739(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that Euro-Mediterranean textile producers face major difficulties in the context of growing global competition; draws attention to the need to strengthen the North-South partnership, in order to keep Euro-Mediterranean textiles and clothing production and trade competitive, and to promote SMCs' activities with higher added value, based on creativity and innovation, and not only on business outsourcing;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2739(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to foster investment security in the Mediterranean region, through a system which coordinates SME-targeted strategies and covers multiple fields: safeguards, financing, information and networking of SMEs;
Amendment 48 #
2013/2739(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls the definition of significant projects in strategic sectors, such as the building up of new infrastructures, cooperation between SMEs, communications and the exploitation of renewable energy sources, in order to contribute to the development and the facilitation of Euro-Mediterranean trade and investments;
Amendment 55 #
2013/2739(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and Council to consider to create a specific budget heading, or set up a fund, to finance trade fairs reserved exclusively for micro- and small-sized enterprises and craft industries in the Euro- Mediterranean area so as to encourage the mobility of business professionals, the understanding and the development of local activities and to attract the investment necessary for economic growth and vanquish the black market;
Amendment 61 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – indent 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 – indent 7 a (new)
- respect for the principle of legality in connection with nationalisations;
Amendment 66 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that investment agreements concluded by the EU must respect the capacity for public intervention, in particular when pursuing public policy objectives such as social, environmental, human rights, fight against counterfeiting, security, workers' and consumers' rights, public health and safety, industrial policy and cultural diversity; calls to include respective specific clauses into this agreement provided that such measures do not nullify the benefits accruing from the commitments of the parties;
Amendment 71 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines that the future development of EU-China investment agreement shall be based on mutual trust and in full respect of WTO obligations. Deplores the huge levels of public subsidization of certain growth potential sectors, including solar panels, and calls on the Commission to ensure that the injurious effect of such dumping and subsidization shall be completely removed to speed the negotiations.
Amendment 105 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers as a key priority to include in the scope of the EU-China bilateral investment agreement effective state-to- state and investor-to-state dispute settlement mechanisms to prevent, on the one hand, that frivolous claims lead to unjustified arbitrations, and to ensure, on the other hand, that all investors have access to a fair trial, followed by enforcement of all arbitration awards without delay;
Amendment 110 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 192 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 13, Article 43(2), Article 114(3) and Article 168(4)(b) thereof,
Amendment 199 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In laying down those animal health rules, it is essential that considerations are given to the link between animal health and public health, the environment, food and feed safety, animal welfare, food security, economic, social and cultural aspects trying to minimize animal suffering and provide pro-active solutions to disease risks.
Amendment 241 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22
(22) ‘operator’ means a natural or legal person, having animals and products under their responsibility, including animal keepers and, transporters and those engaged in the commercial breeding and sale of animals, but excluding pet keepers and veterinarians;
Amendment 242 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 24 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 24 – introductory part
(24) ‘establishment’ means any premises, structure, or any environmentplace, in which animals or germinal products are kept, except for:
Amendment 247 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 37
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 37
(37) ‘outbreak’ means the official confirmation of one or more cases in an establishment, household or other place where animals are kept or located;
Amendment 252 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point -i (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point -i (new)
(-i) animal health;
Amendment 268 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority may delegate one or more of the following activities to veterinarians, animal health professionals or other relevant stakeholders:
Amendment 269 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may decide that: a) notifications provided for in paragraph 1(a) shall be directed to a veterinarian b) notifications provided for in paragraph 1(b) shall be directed to the competent authority.
Amendment 289 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the killing and disposal or slaughtering, using pre-stunning, of animals that may be contaminated and contribute to the spread of the listed disease;
Amendment 292 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) the designation or where relevant, approval of a food business establishment for the purposes of the slaughtering, using pre-stunning, of animals or the treatment of products of animal origin originating from the restricted zones;
Amendment 295 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) conduct, where relevant for that particular listed disease, surveillance in the wild animal population and if relevant in kept animals;;
Amendment 311 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Operators of establishments keeping terrestrial animals or collecting, producing, processing or storing germinal products shall, in order to bebefore they commence such activities in order to get the establishment registered in accordance with Article 88, before they commence such activities:
Amendment 316 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 94 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The competent authority grants approval of an establishment where it appears, based on the application of the operator and the subsequent on-site visit of the establishment by the competent authority as provided for in paragraph 1 and 2 of this Article, that it meets all the requirements for approval provided for in Article 92(1) and the rules adopted pursuant to Article 92(2).
Amendment 358 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 1
Article 129 – paragraph 1
1. Operators of slaughterhouses receiving kept ungulates and poultry from another Member State shall slaughter, using pre- stunning, those animals as soon as possible following their arrival and at the latest within a timeframe to be laid down in delegated acts adopted pursuant to paragraph 2.
Amendment 361 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 140 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Operators shall notmay only move kept terrestrial animals from a restricted zone due to disease control measures within a Member State or from one Member State to another Member State unless theyif the animals are accompanied by an animal health certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State of origin in accordance with Article 146(1), and where the conditions referred to in the following points (a) and (b) are meet:
Amendment 362 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 141 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
Article 141 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iv a) their origin in a Member State and transport through another Member State en route to a different part of the Member State of origin; or
Amendment 376 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 178 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 178 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) the water supply and discharge of the establishment
Amendment 377 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 181 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 181 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The competent authority grants approval of an establishment where it appears, based on the application of the operator and the subsequent on-site visit of the establishment by the competent authority as provided for in paragraph 1 and 2 of this Article, that it meets all the requirements for approval provided for in Article 179(1) and the rules adopted pursuant to Article 179(2).
Amendment 382 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 197 – paragraph 1
Article 197 – paragraph 1
By way of derogation from Article 196(1), Member States may authorise operators to move aquaculture animals into a zone or compartment in another Member State for which an eradication programme has been established in accordance with Article 30(1) and (2) as regards the listed diseases referred to in Article 8(1)(b) and (c), from another zone or compartment for which such a programme has also been established for the same listed diseases, provided that such movement will not jeopardise the health status of the Member State, zone or compartment of destination.
Amendment 388 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 246 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 246 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In case of suspicion of or the event of an outbreak of a listed disease or an emerging disease, or the occurrence of a hazard which is likely to constitute a serious risk, the competent authority of the Member State where it occurred shall, depending on the gravity of the situation and the disease or hazard in question, immediately take one or more of the following emergency measures to prevent the spread of the disease or hazard:
Amendment 40 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 78 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 90 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1a. Article 1(1) shall be replaced by the following: 1. An anti-dumping duty may be applied to any dumped product whose release for free circulation in the Community causes injury. The use of any dumped product in connection with the exploration of the Continental Shelf or the Exclusive Economic Zone of a Member State, or the exploitation of its resources, shall be treated as an import under the present Regulation and will be charged to duty accordingly, when causing injury to the Union industry.
Amendment 97 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
9c. The Commission shall facilitate the participation of fragmented industry sectors, largely composed of small- and medium-sized enterprises, in antidumping proceedings, through an SME Help Desk. The SME Help Desk shall raise awareness of the instrument, provide information and explanations on how to file a complaint and how to better present evidence of dumping and injury, in particular through: (i) standard forms for statistics to be submitted for standing purposes and questionnaires; (ii) setting the investigation period to coincide, whenever possible, with the financial year; (iii) reducing the burden caused by language barriers; Furthermore, the Commission shall collect and provide to SMEs information on the evolution of the volume and value of imports of the product concerned in cases where SMEs provide prima facie evidence of dumping.
Amendment 101 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
9b. The Commission shall assist in reaching these thresholds for diverse and fragmented industry sectors, largely composed of small- and medium-sized enterprises, through the support of the SME Help Desk.
Amendment 106 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
9a. Article 5 (6) shall be replaced by the following: 6. If, in special circumstances, such as in the case of diverse and fragmented industry sectors, largely composed of small- and medium-sized enterprises, it is decided to initiate an investigation without having received a written complaint by or on behalf of the CommunityUnion industry for the initiation of such investigation, this shall be done on the basis of sufficient evidence of dumping, injury and a causal link, as described in paragraph 2, to justify such initiation.
Amendment 132 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Amendment 149 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
The amount of the provisional anti- dumping duty shall not exceed the margin of dumping as provisionally established. Unless structural raw material distortions were found to exist with regard to the product concerned in the exporting country, it should be less than the margin of dumping if such lesser duty would be adequate to remove the injury to the Union industry.
Amendment 176 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
The amount of the anti-dumping duty shall not exceed the margin of dumping established. Unless structural raw material distortions were found to exist with regard to the product concerned in the exporting country, it shall be less than the margin of dumping if such lesser duty would be adequate to remove the injury to the Union industry.
Amendment 197 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
(ba) Article 14 (5) shall be replaced by the following: 5. The Commission may, after consultation of the Advisory Committee, direct the customs authorities to take the appropriate steps to register imports, so that measures may subsequently be applied against those imports from the date of such registration. Imports mayshall be made subject to registration following a request from the Community industry which contains sufficient evidence to justify such action. Imports may also be made subject to registration on the Commission's own initiative. Imports shall be made subject to registration from the date of initiation of the investigation where the complaint of the Community industry contains a request for registration and sufficient evidence to justify such action. Registration shall be introduced by regulation which shall specify the purpose of the action and, if appropriate, the estimated amount of possible future liability. Imports shall not be made subject to registration for a period longer than nine months.
Amendment 210 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 19 a – paragraph 1
Article 19 a – paragraph 1
Amendment 215 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point 1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point 1 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 21
Article 21
1. Article 21 shall be replaced by the following: 1. Without prejudice to the priority given to the interests of the domestic industry affected by the unfair trade practice, a determination as to whether the CommunityUnion interest calls for intervention shall be based on an appreciation of all the various interests takenpresented as a whole, including the interests of the domestic industry and users and consumers, and a determination pursuant to this Article shall only be made where all parties have been given the opportunity to make their views known pursuant to paragraph 2. In such an examination, the need to eliminate the trade distorting effects of injurious dumping and to restore effective competition shall be given special consideration. Measures, as determined on the basis of the dumping and injury found, may not be applied where the authorities, on the basis of all the information submitted, can clearly conclude that it is not in the Community interest to apply such measurUnion interest to apply such measures. A determination that measures are not in the Union interest should not be made if an industry has been seriously injured by dumped imports to an extent that its survival may be in question or if an industry is small and involve mainly Small and Medium sized Enterprises. 2. In order to provide a sound basis on which the authorities can take account of all views and information in the decision as to whether or not the imposition of measures is in the CommunityUnion interest, the complainants, importers and their representative associations, representative users and representative consumer organisations may, within the time-limits specified in the notice of initiation of the anti-dumping investigation, make themselves known and provide information to the Commission. Such information, or appropriate summaries thereof, shall be made available to the other parties specified in this Article, and they shall be entitled to respond to such information. 3. TOnly information which is submitted by interested parties in full conformity with this sub-paragraph shall be taken into account for the final determination on Union Interest. 3. Only the parties which have acted in conformity with paragraph 2 may request a hearing. Such requests shall be granted when they are submitted within the time- limits set in paragraph 2, and when they set out the reasons, in terms of the CommunityUnion interest, why the parties should be heard. 4. TOnly the parties which have acted in conformity with paragraph 2 may provide comments on the application of any provisional duties imposed. Such comments shall be received within one month of the application of such measures if they are to be taken into account and they, or appropriate summaries thereof, shall be made available to other parties who shall be entitled to respond to such comments. 5. The Commission shall examine the information which is properly submitted and the extent to which it is representative and the results of such analysis, together with an opinion on its merits, shall be transmitted to the Advisory Committee. The balance of views expressed in the Committee insofar as they are based on the evidence submitted shall be taken into account by the Commission in any proposal made pursuant to Article 9. 6. TOnly the parties which have acted in conformity with paragraph 2 may request the facts and considerations on which final decisions are likely to be taken to be made available to them. Such information shall be made available to the extent possible and without prejudice to any subsequent decision taken by the Commission or the Council. 7. Information shall only be taken into account for a determination of Union Interest under this paragraph when it is presented and where it is supported by actual evidence which substantiates its validity and is subsequently verified.
Amendment 216 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Amendment 219 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 22 – paragraph 2 (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 (new)
9a. In Article 22, the following new paragraph shall be added: Any documents aimed at clarifying the established practice of the Commission with regard to one or more elements of an investigation or review under the present Regulation shall be formally presented to the European Parliament and Member States which have to give their approval before publication or adoption. Any subsequent modifications of those documents shall be subject to the same procedural requirement. In any event, any of these documents must be fully in conformity with the provisions of this Regulation and no such document can broaden the discretion of the Commission, as interpreted by the Court of Justice, if applicable, in adopting measures.
Amendment 232 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 1 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. A countervailing duty may be imposed for the purpose of offsetting any subsidy granted, directly or indirectly, for the manufacture, production, export or transport of any product whose release for free circulation in the Community causes injury. The use of any subsidized products in connection with the exploration of the Continental Shelf or the Exclusive Economic Zone of a Member State, or the exploitation of its resources, shall be treated as an import under the present Regulation and will be charged to duty accordingly, when causing injury to the Union industry.
Amendment 319 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 29b
Article 29b
Amendment 325 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Amendment 328 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point 1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point 1 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 33 – paragraph 2 (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 2 (new)
1a. In Article 33, the following new paragraph 2 shall be added: "Any documents aimed at clarifying the established practice of the Commission with regard to one or more elements of an investigation or review under the present Regulation shall be formally presented to the European Parliament and Member States which have to give their approval before publication or adoption. Any subsequent modifications of those documents shall be subject to the same procedural requirement. In any event, any of these documents must be fully in conformity with the provisions of this Regulation and no such document can broaden the discretion of the Commission, as interpreted by the Court of Justice, if applicable, in adopting measures."
Amendment 338 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 33 – paragraph 2 (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 2 (new)
Article 2 a Any document aimed at clarifying the established practice of the Commission with regard to one or more elements of an investigation or review under the present Regulation shall be formally presented to the European Parliament and Member States before publication/adoption. Any subsequent modifications of those documents shall be subject to the same procedural requirement. In any event, any of these documents must be fully in conformity with the provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 10 #
2013/0089(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In order to enable proprietors of registered trade marks to fight counterfeiting more effectively, they should be entitled to prohibit the affixing of an infringing trade mark to goods and certainall preparatory acts prior to the affixing.
Amendment 11 #
2013/0089(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 10 #
2013/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b
Regulation 2009/207/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – intend b
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – intend b
Amendment 11 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The safety of products should be assessed taking into account all the relevant aspects, in particular their characteristics, authenticity and presentation as well as the categories of consumers who are likely to use the products taking into account their vulnerability, in particular children, the elderly and the disabled.
Amendment 15 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Ensuring product identification and the traceability of products throughout the entire supply chain helps to identify economic operators and to take effective corrective measures against unsafe products, such as targeted recalls and product destruction. Product identification and traceability thus ensure that consumers and economic operators obtain accurate information regarding unsafe products which enhances confidence in the market and avoids unnecessary disruption of trade. Products should therefore bear information allowing their identification and the identification of the manufacturer and, if applicable, of the importer. Manufacturers should also establish technical documentations regarding their products for which they may choose the most appropriate and cost- efficient way such as by electronic means. Moreover, economic operators should be required to identify the operators who supplied them and to whom they supplied a product. Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data is applicable to the processing of personal data for the purposes of this Regulation.
Amendment 28 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) if it is authentic, meaning that the product or any presentation of the product does not bear a trade mark without the authorization of the trademark owner that is identical or similar to a registered trade mark for this product, thereby misleading consumers as to the true identity of the product;
Amendment 30 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the characteristics of the product, including its composition, authenticity, packaging, instructions for assembly and, where applicable, for installation and maintenance;
Amendment 37 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Manufacturers and, importers and distributors shall ensure that products bear an indication of the country of origin of the product or, where the size or nature of the product does not allow it, that indication is to be provided on the packaging or in a document accompanying the product, such as point of sale material.
Amendment 40 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 53 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Importers shall ensure that their products bear a type, batch or serial number or other element allowing the identification of the product which is easily visible and legible for consumers, or, where the size or nature of the product does not allow it, that the required information is provided on the packaging or in a document accompanying the product.
Amendment 56 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Article 10 – paragraph 7
7. Importers who consider or have reason to believe that a product which they have placed on the market is not safe or is otherwise not in conformity with this Regulation shall immediately take the corrective action necessary to bring that product into conformity, to withdraw it or recall it, if appropriate. Furthermore, where the product is not safe,. Furthermore importers shall immediately inform the market surveillance authorities of the Member States in which they made the product available to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the risk to health and safety and of any corrective action taken.
Amendment 57 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 8
Article 10 – paragraph 8
8. Importers shall keep, for a period of ten years after the product has been placed on the market, the technical documentation and make it available to the market surveillance authorities, upon request, as well as any economic operator to whom he distributes his products, with evidence supporting the existence of essential differences between its models.
Amendment 58 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. Distributors who consider or have reason to believe that a product which they have made available on the Union or on-line market is not safe or is not in conformity with Article 8(6), (7) and (8) and Article 10(3) and (4), as applicable, shall make sure that the corrective action necessary to bring that product into conformity is taken, to withdraw it or recall it, if appropriate. Furthermore, where the product is not safe, distributors shall immediately inform the manufacturer or importer, as applicable as well as market surveillance authorities of the Member States in which they made the product available to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the risk to health and safety and of any corrective action taken.
Amendment 23 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 33, 114, 169 and 207 thereof,
Amendment 25 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In order to guarantee the free movement of products within the Union, it is necessary to ensure that they fulfil requirements providing a high level of protection of public interests such as health and safety in general, health and safety in the workplace, fair trading practices, protection of consumers, protection of the environment, protection of intellectual property right and public security. Robust enforcement of these requirements is essential to the proper protection of these interests and to create the conditions in which fair competition in the Union goods market, online and offline, can thrive. Rules are therefore necessary on market surveillance, online and offline, and on controls of products entering the Union from third countries.
Amendment 28 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) This Regulation should therefore integrate the provisions of Regulation 765/2008, Directive 2001/95/EC and several sector-specific acts of Union harmonisation legislation relating to market surveillance into a single regulation which covers products in both the harmonised and non-harmonised areas of the Union legislation, regardless whether they are traded online or offline, intended for use, or are likely to be used, by consumers or professionals.
Amendment 29 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Market surveillance should be based on the assessment of the risk presented by a product taking all relevant data into account, and on a duty of care for all relevant economic operators, especially intermediaries, regardless of whether the products are traded online or offline. A product that is subject to Union harmonisation legislation which lays down essential requirements relating to protection of certain public interests should be presumed not to present a risk to those public interests if it complies with those essential requirements.
Amendment 32 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) For the purposes of this Regulation risk assessment should be carried out to identify products which have the potential to affect adversely the public interests protected by [Regulation (EU) No xxxx (on consumer product safety)], sector- specific Union harmonisation legislation and other Union legislation on products that are subject to this Regulation. It should include, where available, data on risks that have materialised previously with respect to the product in question. Account should also be taken of any measures that may have been taken by the economic operators concerned, applying a duty of care, to alleviate the risks. The particular potential vulnerability of consumers, as opposed to professional users, should be taken into account as should the increased vulnerability of certain categories of consumer such as children, the elderly or the disabled.
Amendment 34 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Market surveillance authorities should be given the power to destroy products, render inoperable or order their destruction or withdrawal by the relevant economic operator, operating online or offline, if they deem it necessary and proportionate to ensure that such goods cannot pose any further threats. or to avoid making illicit products available on the market.
Amendment 35 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) The Commission should ensure the multi-annual action plan for market surveillance covering the period 2013- 2015 "20 actions for safe and compliant products for Europe: a multi-annual action plan for the surveillance of products in the EU" is effectively implemented. By the end of 2015, the Commission should report on the results achieved through the foreseen 20 actions and examine the need for legislative and non-legislative actions to reduce the number of unsafe or non-compliant products and ensure effectiveness of the surveillance of products both within the Union and on entry into the Union.
Amendment 42 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to ensure that products on the market, online and offline, covered by Union legislation fulfil the requirements providing a high level of protection of health and safety and other public interests while guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, both online and offline, by providing a framework for coherent market surveillance in the Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States as the attainment of this objective requires a very high degree of cooperation, interaction and uniformity of operation among all of the competent authorities of all Member States, and can therefore, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 45 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down a framework for verifying that products available online or offline meet requirements which safeguard, at a high level, the health and safety of persons in general, health and safety in the workplace, fair trading practices, consumer protection, the environment, the protection of intellectual property right, the protection of public security and other public interests.
Amendment 49 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘making available on the market’ means any supply or presentation of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the Union market, online or offline, in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge;
Amendment 50 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘placing on the market’ means the first making available of a product on the Union market, either online or offline;
Amendment 51 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘market surveillance’ means the activities carried out and measures taken by public authorities to ensure that products available either online or offline do not endanger health, safety or any other aspect of public interest protection and, in the case of products falling within the scope of Union harmonisation legislation, that they comply with the requirements set out in that legislation;
Amendment 52 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘market surveillance authority’ means an authority of a Member State responsible for carrying out market surveillance, either online or offline, on its territory;
Amendment 54 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘product presenting a risk’ means a product havingwhich has the potential to affect adversely health and safety of persons in general, health and safety in the workplace, consumer protection, the environment and public security as well as other public interests to a degree which goes beyond that considered reasonable and acceptable under the normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use of the product concerned, including the duration of use and, where applicable, its putting into service, installation and maintenance requirements;
Amendment 56 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
(13a) ‘product presenting a regulatory risk’ means a product which fails to comply with applicable Union legislation;
Amendment 57 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) ‘Union harmonisation legislation’ means Union legislation harmonising the conditions forto make products available on the market both onlinge of productsr offline;
Amendment 59 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Market surveillance shall be organised and carried out in accordance with this Regulation with a view to ensuring that products presenting a risk, and products that are not compliant with the applicable Union legislation are not made available on the Union market and, where such products have been made available, effective measures are taken to remove the risk presented by the product.
Amendment 67 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
General obligations of economic operatomanufacturers and importers
Amendment 68 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. On request, economic operatomanufacturers, importers and, where applicable, conformity assessment bodies, shall make available to market surveillance authorities any documentation and information that those authorities require for the purpose of carrying out their activities, in a language which can be easily understood by them.
Amendment 69 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Manufacturers and importers shall ensure that their products are placed on the market and approved in accordance with the requirements set pout in the EU legislation that fall in the scope of this Regulation and safe for use
Amendment 70 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Manufacturers and importers established outside the Union shall appoint a single representative established within the Union for the purposes of market surveillance.
Amendment 71 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Manufacturers and importers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the address in the Union at which they can be contacted on or with the product that is placed in the market.
Amendment 72 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Economic operatoManufacturers and importers shall provide all necessary information to market surveillance authorities including information that enables the precise identification of the product and facilitates the tracing of the product.
Amendment 73 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Manufacturers established outside the Union shall appoint a single authorised representative established within the Union for the purposes of market surveillance
Amendment 74 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Importers shall have the authorisation of the manufacturer established outside the EU to act as an authorised representative of the manufacturer for the purposes of market surveillance.
Amendment 76 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the product or any presentation of the product bears without authorisation a trade mark that is identical or similar to a registered trade mark for this product, thereby not allowing to guarantee its authenticity or origin.
Amendment 77 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The economic operator, applying a duty of care, shall ensure that all necessary corrective action is taken in respect of all the products concerned that it has made available on the market throughout the Union.
Amendment 78 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Where the identity of the relevant economic operator cannot be ascertained by the market surveillance authorities or where an economic operator failed in its duty of care or has not taken the necessary corrective action pursuant to Article 9(3) within the period specified, market surveillance authorities shall take all necessary measures to deal with the risk presented by the product.
Amendment 82 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) the product or any presentation of the product bears without authorisation a trade mark that is identical or similar to a registered trade mark for this product, thereby not allowing to guarantee its authenticity or origin.
Amendment 89 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
The Member States shall lay down the rules ondetermine the penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation that impose obligations on economic operators and to infringements of provisions of any Union harmonisation legislation on products covered by this Regulation that impose obligations on economic operators where that legislation does not provide for penalties, and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by [insert date - 3 months prior to the date of application of this Regulation] and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 90 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Amendment 91 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall establish the minimum penalties amounts as well as the conditions for collection of these penalties, including special provisions for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Amendment 93 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 b (new)
The types of infringements which are subject to a penalty shall include at least the following: (a) products presenting a risk according to Article 9(2) until indent (d) or non compliant with the criteria referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 13(2); (b)making false declaration during approval procedures leading to a recall; (c) falsifying test results for type- approval; (d) refusal to provide access to information
Amendment 31 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that, in spite of the commitments undertaken by Japan as part of the scoping exercise, many of these commitments, such as the opening- up of public procurement in the railway sector in particular, have not been acted on;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Council to authorisewait Japan has shown real efforts, such as harmonization with international standards and opening public procurements, before authorising the Commission to start negotiations for a free trade agreement with Japan on the basis of the scoping exercise;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the ongoing negotiations for an enhanced PCA and calls for this update to be ambitious, comprehensive and mutually beneficial; insists that these negotiations must be accompanied bystresses the strategic role played by Kazakhstan in the process of modernisation of Central Asia, moving towards a democratic stability through political and, economic reform in Kazakhstaand social media reforms, such as the important Media Forum event; recognizes that, Kazakhstan is a key trade partner of the European Union and insists on these negotiations to increase the relations with the Union and to booster the economy of the region;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the criticalsteps made in order to improve the situation as regards human rights and fundamental freedoms, especially workers’ rights, which also gives rise to unfair competitive advantage in Kazakhstan and encourages the country to maintain its commitment to further reforms in the these areas; stresses, therefore that a binding trade and sustainable development chapter must be included in the new agreement;.
Amendment 10 #
2012/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages Kazakhstan to take the necessary steps to swiftly conclude negotiations on its accession to the WTO; calls on Kazakhstan to ensure that the Russia-Kazakhstan-Belarus Customs Union does not constitute a barrier to trade with the EU or to fulfilling its obligations arising from WTO membership and pave the way for structural reforms and the creation of a working market economy;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a (new). Calls on Kazakhstan to ensure that the Russia-Kazakhstan-Belarus Customs Union does not constitute a barrier to trade and to economic and financial cooperation with the EU or to fulfilling its obligations arising from WTO membership;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that a strong services and establishment chapter and convergence of Kazakhstan towards EU standards and regulatory systems (including SPS, TBT and IPR) would lead to increased trade flows and investments, which would favour modernisation and diversification of Kazakhstan’s economy; underlines the importance of improving licensing procedures in Kazakhstan in order to facilitate services and investment;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Kazakhstan not to restrict trade and investment in the raw material sectors in an unfair and unjustified manner; calls on Kazakhstan to comply with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).
Amendment 613 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. For cigarette packets the general warning and the information message shall be printed on the lateral sides of the unit packets. These warnings shall have a width of not less than 20 mm and a height of not less than 43 mm. For roll-your-own tobacco the information message shall be printed on the surface that becomes visible when opening the unit packet. Both the general warning and the information message shall cover 50% of the surface on which they are printed.
Amendment 669 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 838 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include – but are not limited to – texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diame. The provision to consumers of factual information on the product may not be prohibited. Trade marks registered prior to the dater of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleadingn which this Directive enters into force may not be prohibited.
Amendment 865 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Amendment 898 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Amendment 915 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Amendment 933 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Amendment 944 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point f
Amendment 945 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point g
Amendment 951 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point h
Amendment 954 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point i
Amendment 959 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point j
Amendment 965 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point k
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point k
Amendment 979 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Amendment 985 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Amendment 986 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Amendment 990 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 7
Article 14 – paragraph 7
Amendment 997 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9
Article 14 – paragraph 9
Amendment 1003 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point a
Amendment 1004 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point b
Amendment 1007 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point c
Amendment 1010 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 10
Article 14 – paragraph 10
Amendment 10 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to ensure uniform conditions for implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in respect of: the adoption within six months of the entry into force of this Regulation of a work programme relating to the development and deployment of the electronic systems; decisions allowing one or several Member States to use means of exchange and storage of data other than electronic data- processing techniques; decisions authorising Member States to test simplifications in the application of the customs legislation using electronic data- processing techniques; decisions requesting Member States to take, suspend, annul, amend or revoke a decision; common risk criteria and standards, control measures and priority control areas; the management of the tariff quota and tariff ceilings and the management of the surveillance of the release for free circulation or export of goods; the determination of the tariff classification of goods and the creation of unified customs duty collection systems in all the Member States; the temporary derogation from the rules on preferential origin of goods benefiting from preferential measures adopted unilaterally by the Union; the determination of the origin of goodand traceability of goods from third countries; the temporary prohibitions relating to the use of comprehensive guarantees; the mutual assistance between the customs authorities in case of incurrence of a customs debt; decisions on repayment or remission of an amount of import or export duty; the official opening hours of customs offices; the determination of the tariff subheading of the goods which are subject to the highest rate of import or export duty where a consignment is made of goods falling under different tariff subheadings; Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers.
Amendment 12 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In the interests of facilitating businestrade transactions, all persons should continue to have the right to appoint a representative in their dealings with the customs authorities. However, it should no longer be possible for that right of representation to be reserved under a law laid down by one of the Member States. Furthermore, a cCustoms representative who complies with the criteria for the granting of the status of authorised economic operator,s should be entitled to provide his services in a Member States other than the one where the isy are established if they satisfy harmonised EU-wide criteria and hence can use unified customs duty collection systems.
Amendment 20 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59
Article 59
The Commission may adopt measures to determine the origin and traceability of goods.
Amendment 21 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 196 - paragraph 4
Article 196 - paragraph 4
4. Upon application, the customs authorities may authorise a person to use simplifications regarding the placement of goods under the Union transit procedure and regarding the end of that procedure, including the use of a manifest transmitted by data exchange systems as a transit declaration by any airline or shipping line that operates a significant number of flights or voyages between Member States.
Amendment 3 #
2011/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 8 #
2011/2133(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
to stress how important it is for the EU that Georgia guarantees the proper disposal of toxic and radioactive waste on its territory as a prerequisite for facilitating trade, especially with regard to agriculture in order to protect food safety;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2132(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. to stress how important it is to the EU for Ukraine to ensure that toxic waste and nuclear waste are correctly disposed of on its territory, protecting food safety;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas no specific Euro- Mediterranean financial institution exists, while the experience gained by the EBRD during the transition of Central and Eastern Europe in previous years should allow it to play a positive role in SMCs; noting with regret, however, that several EU Member States have not yet ratified the amendments to the EBRD Agreement which will help the EBRD to be fully operational in the Mediterranean region;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, thus far, the economies of SMCs have been run by undemocratic leaders to the benefit of the few, often overlooking the needs of the most vulnerable; whereas the fact that many dictators have now been deposed opens up new opportunities to open up the economies of the region and create a true market economy;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas chronic unemployment, especially of young people, and lack of trade diversification remain a serious concern; whereas long-term structural unemployment and informal labour, including child labour, remains high in most SMCs and has further deteriorated in those countries which have experienced severe social unrest during the Arab Spring; whereas the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) estimates that the region needs to create around 25 million new jobs over the next decade to maintain the current level of employment;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas adolescents (aged 10-19) represent 20 % of the population and unemployment rates for those aged between 15 and 24 are around 25- 30 % while the participation of women in the labour market remains very low; whereas unemployment is particularly high amongst university graduates, leading to a brain drain and a waste of human resources;
Amendment 25 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the EU is the biggest consumer market in the world, to which access should only be granted if partner countries are serious about engaging in the bilateral opening of markets, if the benefits of economic reforms are enjoyed by the whole population of the partner country, including the most vulnerable, and if the appropriate political, social and environmental commitments are given and fulfilled;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is concerned that the European External Action Service (EEAS) has not yet made public the details of the ‘more for more’ criteria that will determine, together with the commercial scoping exercise, whether a country is eligible for a DCFTA; asks the EEAS, therefore, to establish these criteria so that the process is transparent and so that partner countries know in advance where adjustments need to be made; insists that respect for democratic institutions and fundamental rights, including freedom of expression and freedom of association, and respect for international labour laws, ILO conventions and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), must be central to this process and considers that it should be responsive to significant improvements or deteriorations in partner countries during the preparatory phase and the negotiations themselves; insists that these criteria should include an appropriate level of economic opening and an index of how all levels of society benefit from trade and foreign direct investment (FDI);
Amendment 44 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that FTAs are not an end in themselves and that they should serve to benefit each country; Maintains that the trade provisions should be supported by strengthened human rights clauses with improved monitoring and implementing provisions, and an ambitious sustainable development chapter with a central role for civil society, including provisions on corporate social responsibility (CSR) which will strengthen the joint ownership of the process;
Amendment 45 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Asks the Commission to specifically support and promote Fair Trade and organic farming initiatives, in particular in support of small-holder farmers, producers and cooperatives, as a way to integrate sustainable agricultural practices and rural development, simultaneously developing the supply chain to ensure European consumers of the products' quality, traceability and social and environmental credentials;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Deplores the role of European companies in the exportation of arms and dual-use items to repressive regimes, and in complying with technological disruptions organised by the dictatorship regimes; calls on the Commission to produce guidelines for EU companies to act in a manner consistent with the EU's fundamental principles in such situations;
Amendment 68 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the recent involvement of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in the Mediterranean region and the extra funds pledged by the EU and several individual EU Member States for the Bank's activities; urges the European Council and the European Parliament to speedily ratify the amendments to the EBRD Agreement which will help the EBRD to be fully operational in the Mediterranean region; considers that the total funds available for EBRD investment in the region should be increased and that SMEs should be major beneficiaries of these investments; encourages SMCs to demonstrate their commitment by applying the principles of democracy, pluralism and market economics so that they may have access to investment according to the Bank's Statute;
Amendment 78 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Encourages EU Member States to play a more ambitious role in the EU's strategy for the Southern Neighbourhood by providing major programmes of fellowships for SMC students of both genders and from all socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds, particularly in the fields of economics, business, IT, communication and trade; calls on the Commission and the Vice-President/High Representative to immediately propose the establishment of the Euromed Erasmus and Da Vinci programmes; observes that other players in the region, such as Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, have been more effective in providing this support to SMCs; believes that these exchanges can provide lasting connections with future business partners in SMCs;
Amendment 79 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Recalls the role played by artists, cultural actors and bloggers in allowing some Arab civil societies to liberate themselves from dictatorship and open up the path to democracy; calls on the EU to integrate in its trade policy cultural cooperation, including joint initiatives in the fields of arts, education, media, the Internet and other crucial sectors to promote human rights and democracy;
Amendment 80 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls for the imminent creation of EU Chambers of Commerce with partner countries to serve as a conduit for the promotion of joint trade activities and mutual exchanges between economic partners, including seminars and business fairs; regrets that there are no bilateral EU Chambers of Commerce in the region other than the EU-Israel Chamber of Commerce;
Amendment 82 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Highlights the need for closer coordination between the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) financing instruments, such as the Neighbourhood Investment Facility, and the different EU and international and regional financial institutions in the region, including the EIB, EBRD and World Bank, so that the maximum effectiveness and coherence are guaranteed; asks the Commission to take the lead in coordinating such efforts;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ReiteratAcknowledges that customs are of vital importance to international trade and to the competitiveness of the European Union as they a play a unique role in combating the illegal entry of goods and counterfeiting;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Identifies the need, for a functional European Union of 27 Member States, to reduce differences in the frequency and nature of physical checks on goods and between the different points of entry (ports, airports, roads), in how VAT is collected on imported goods, in the opening hours of customs services, and in fees and penalties, as these differences canare resulting in trade distortions;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for consistency in the management of the EU’s external borders; reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to step up harmonisation of customs control systems in order to ensureand calls for progress on setting up a European Customs Agency able to promote monitoring of the uniform enforcement of EU rules and respectensure better protection for consumers;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5a (new)
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. Calls upon the Commission to include in the new customs code more rigorous requirements for the provision of the European Union’s customs representation services, helping to increase the level of professionalism and ownership on the part of these intermediaries and laying down clear rules to guide relations between customs agents and forwarding undertakings, so as to change the role of the agents to that of consolidators for small and medium-sized importers that do not have the capacity to implement customs compliance programmes similar to the European AEO;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the activation of the cooperation agreement on the mutual recognition of AEO between the European Union and Japan; encourages the Commission to be fully attentive to the role of Parliament when negotiating similar agreements with other major partners, such as the USA, Canada, China and Russia; emphasises the value of stepping up customs cooperation with Russia and the Eastern Partnership and Mediterranean Partnership countries in order to facilitate trade and combat fraud.
Amendment 23 #
2011/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6a (new)
Paragraph 6a (new)
6a. Encourages the Commission to develop multilateral cooperation and coordination plans, within the World Customs Organisation (WCO), to lay down joint standards and rules that will improve the security and effectiveness of customs and border procedures, and reduce costs.
Amendment 24 #
2011/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Believes that an agreement on facilitating customs as part of the Doha Round would benefit the member states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), notably by strengthening legal certainty and reducing commercial costs; thus encourages the Commission for its part to push forward the conclusion of this agreement with a view to the ministerial conference next December.
Amendment 3 #
2011/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the conclusions of the OECD Central Asia Competitiveness Outlook of January 2011 and is especially concerned about educational system, SMEs, and landownership reforms and the region'’s investment policies, which need to be better spread across the economy, being centred at present on the energy and mining sectors;
Amendment 10 #
2011/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists on continuation of the efforts towards modernisation of the education sector, including business education, via public financing programmes; considers it essential also to promote processes to ensure the participation of women and their access to the job market;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that the promotion of SMEs is key for development of the countries involved and that the EU should give this higher priority in its assistance to SMEs in the EIB mandate for Central Asia and the relax visa requirements for business from Central Asia; considers also that practices which discriminate against European industries should be avoided, including in the key sector of public procurement, and that full cooperation with local SMEs, beneficial to the economic development and diversification of the area, should be promoted;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that cooperation and trade in rare earth should become a priority issue in EU-Central Asia relations; stresses the importance of maintaining a partnership with the countries of the area based on the exchange of raw materials for European technologies and know-how;
Amendment 559 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
This Directive shall not apply to the State- owned borderland of Member States, this being a strategic and sensitive area for the purposes of national security.
Amendment 560 #
2011/0437(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Concessions for works to be executed on a Member State’s State-owned borderland may not be awarded on the basis of international invitations to tender.
Amendment 57 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on food intended for infants and young children and, on food for special medical purposes and on foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten
Amendment 68 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) A limited number of categories of food constitutes the sole source of nourishment of certain groups of the population or represent a partial source of nourishment; such categories of food are vital for the management of certain conditions and/or are essential to maintain the intended nutritional adequacy for certain well-established vulnerable groups of the population. Those categories of food include infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food and, food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten. Experience has shown that the provisions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC, as well as Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation 41/2009 ensure the free movement of such food in a satisfactory manner, while ensuring a high level of protection of public health. It is therefore appropriate that this Regulation focuses on the general compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formulae, processed cereal- based food and baby food for infants and young children and to, food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009.
Amendment 76 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To ensure legal certainty, definitions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and, Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation 41/2009 should be transferred to this Regulation. However, the definitions of infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten should be regularly adapted taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
Amendment 88 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) This Regulation should provide the criteria for the establishment of the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and, Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009. In order to adapt the definitions of infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten laid down in this Regulation taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, to lay down the specific compositional and information requirements with respect to the categories of food covered by this Regulation, including for additional labelling requirements to, or derogations from, the provisions of Directive 2000/13/EC and for the authorisation of nutrition and health claims, 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. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 101 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) It is appropriate to establish and update a Union list of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other substances that may be addedsubstances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes to infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby foods, and food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Regulation (EC) No. 953/2009, Commission Directives 2006/141/EC and 2006/125/EC, subject to certain criteria laid down in this Regulation. Given the fact that the adoption of the list implies the application of criteria set out in this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in that respect. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers. The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts updating the Union list, where, in duly justified cases relating to public health, imperative grounds of urgency so require.
Amendment 112 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Currently, the statements ‘'gluten-free’' and ‘'very low gluten’' may be used for food intended for particular nutritional uses and for food for normal consumptios for specialised nutrition intended for people intolerant to gluten under the rules specified in article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten. Such statements could be construed as nutrition claims, as deIn addition, the statement 'gluten-free' may be used for foodstuffs for normal consumption and other foods for specialised nutrition suitable for people intolerant to gluten under the rules specifined in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. For the sake of simplification, those statements should be regulated solely by Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and comply with requirements therein. It is necessary that technical adaptations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, incorporating the nutrition claims ‘gluten-free’ and ‘very low gluten’ and their associated conditions of use as regulated under Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 be completed prior to the entry into application ofarticle 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten which do not allow the use of the statement 'very low gluten' for these foods. Such foods for specialized nutrition intended for people intolerant to gluten shall be maintained in this Regulation, as providing such safe foods intended for people intolerant to gluten and informing coeliacs about the absence of gluten is vital to the management of the disease. This is in line with the international standard for foods for special dietary use for persons intolerant to gluten (CODEX STAN 118-1979 revised in 2008). Also the conditions of use of the claim "gluten- free" for foods for normal consumption should be maintained in thise Regulation (CE) 41/2009.
Amendment 121 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation establishes compositional and information requirements for the following categories of food for specialised nutrition:
Amendment 130 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) food for people intolerant to gluten.
Amendment 170 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 to adapt the definitions of ‘'infant formula’', ‘'follow-on formula’', ‘'processed cereal-based food’' and ‘'baby food’ and ‘', 'food for special medical purposes’', and 'food for people intolerant to gluten' taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
Amendment 208 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Subject to the general requirements of Articles 7 and 9 and taking into account Directive 2006/141/EC, Directive 2006/125/EC and, Directive 1999/21/EC and Regulation (EC) No 41/2009, as well as any technical and scientific progress, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated Regulations, for foods covered by Article 1(1) no later than [2 years after the date of the entry into force of this Regulation], in accordance with Article 15, with respect to the following:
Amendment 268 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Amendment 55 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) it has been classified by the World Bank as a high-income or an upper-middle income country, or it has accounted for a share of world merchandise exports above 1%, during three consecutive years immediately preceding the update of the list of beneficiary countries;
Amendment 57 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) it has been classified by the World Bank as a high-income or an upper-middle income country, or it has accounted for a share of world merchandise exports above 1%, during three consecutive years immediately preceding the update of the list of beneficiary countries;
Amendment 72 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Common Customs Tariff ad valorem duties on products listed in Annex V as sensitive products shall be reduced by 3.5 percentage points. For products from GSP sections XI(a) and XI(b), this reduction shall be 20 %.
Amendment 78 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Where preferential duty rates calculated, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 732/2008, on the Common Customs Tariff ad valorem duties applicable on the date of entry into force of this Regulation provide for a tariff reduction of more than 3.5 percentage points for the products referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, those preferential duty rates shall apply.
Amendment 84 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The tariff preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 9 shall be suspended, in respect of products of a GSP section originating in a GSP beneficiary country, when the average value of European Union imports of such products over three consecutive years from that GSP beneficiary country exceeds the thresholds listed in Annex VI. The thresholds shall be calculated as a percentage of the total value of European Union imports of the same products from all GSP beneficiary countries.
Amendment 90 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) it has ratified all the conventions listed in Annex VIII without any reservations which are inconsistent with their objectives and purposes and the most recent available conclusions of the relevant monitoring bodies, or any evidence available, do not identify a serious failure to effectively implement any of these conventions;
Amendment 135 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to the provisions of Section I of this Chapter, on 1 January of each year, the Commission, on its own initiative and in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 38(2), shall remove the tariff preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 132 with respect to the products from GSP sections 11(a) and 11(b) or to products falling under Combined Nomenclature codes 22071000, 22072000, 29091910, 38140090, 38200000, and 38249097 where imports of such products, listed respectively in Annex V or IX, whichever is applicable, originate in a beneficiary country and their total:
Amendment 136 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) increase by at least 150 % in quantity (by volume), as compared with the previous calendar year; or
Amendment 144 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for products under GSP sections 11(a) and 11(b), exceed the share referred to in Annex VI, paragraph 2 of the value of European Union imports of products in GSP sections 11(a) and 11(b) from all countries and territories listed in Annex II during any period of twelve months.
Amendment 145 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to EBA beneficiary countries, nor shall it apply to countries with a share not exceeding 86 % of European Union imports of products listed in Annex V or IX, whichever is applicable.
Amendment 153 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to EBA beneficiary countries, nor shall it apply to countries with a share not exceeding 86 % of European Union imports of products listed in Annex V or IX, whichever is applicable.
Amendment 169 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V– Table
Annex V– Table
Amendment 174 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Table
Annex V – Table
Amendment 175 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Table
Annex V – Table
Amendment 176 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Table
Annex V – Table
Amendment 187 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – point 2
Annex VI – point 2
2. The provisions of Article 8 shall apply for each of the GSP Sections 11(a) and 11(b), when the percentage share referred to in Article 8(1) exceeds 14,50 %.
Amendment 190 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI– point 2
Annex VI– point 2
2. The provisions of Article 8 shall apply for each of the GSP Sections 11(a) and 11(b), when the percentage share referred to in Article 8(1) exceeds 14,50 %.
Amendment 199 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 1 – point b
Annex VII – point 1 – point b
(b) of which the imports of products listed in Annex IX into the European Union represent less than the threshold of 2 1% in value of the total imports into the European Union of products listed in Annex IX originating in countries listed in Annex II, as an average during the last three consecutive years.
Amendment 202 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – Table
Annex IX – Table
Section Chapter CN code Description Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other S-1b 03 Chapter 3 aquatic invertebrates, excluding products aquatic invertebrates. under subheading 0306 13 50
Amendment 205 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – Table
Annex IX – Table
Amendment 206 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – Table
Annex IX – Table
Amendment 4 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the motion for a resolution on family violence against young Muslim women in Europe (B7-0546/2010),
Amendment 5 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
Amendment 42 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. bearing in mind the importance of the presence of women in social life in view of its gender-specific factors, denigrated as they are by all kinds of violence, both within the family and in public,
Amendment 43 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. having regard to the duty to eliminate all forms of gender-based discrimination, to combat all expressions of tribal, uncivilised subculture which fail to respect the lives and dignity of women – expressions of violence perpetrated through subjugation to men or to the family,
Amendment 172 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the serious problem of 'honour crimes' and condemns the numerous recent murders of young women who have migrated to the EU;
Amendment 173 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to monitor the condition of women migrants who are victims of violence and to support projects and initiatives aiming to prevent honour crimes and, in general, all forms of violence against women linked to cultural, traditional or religious practices;
Amendment 47 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that trade policy is an important element of the Union new industrial policy and that trade should be based on fair global competition and full reciprocity to maintain a healthy manufacturing base in Europe;
Amendment 63 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates its strong support for a successful conclusion of the Doha Development Round, bearing in mind that a good conclusion should reflect the shifts in the world’s trading patterns and distribution of the benefits of world trade since the launch of the Round, bearing in mind also the need for a balanced NAMA text to guarantee access to emerging markets such as India, China and ASEAN countries while preventing emerging economies to use NAMA flexibilities to shelter specific key sectors by maintaining peak tariffs;
Amendment 67 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10
Subheading 10
Parliament sees Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) as a second-best but necessary solutionimportant instruments for market access
Amendment 83 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reminds the Commission to carry out a better evaluation of European interests before deciding on future FTA partners and negotiation mandates; reminds the Commission and the Council to take seriously into account Parliament’s views when deciding about the mandates; calls upon the Commission to carry out extensive impact assessments before launching negotiations, before the conclusions of negotiations and regularly during the duration of the agreement;
Amendment 203 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Urges the Commission to not only complain about the unacceptable behaviour of some trading partners, but also to react in a stringent and proper way, for instance by withdrawing GSP benefits in the event of a GSP beneficiary country making use of unfair trade practices, not offering EU companies a level playing field and sustainable access; reminds the Commission of the fact that, besides trade policy, there are other policies such as environment, development, research and foreign affairs that have to support a joint policy on raw materials supply;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2110(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that bilateral trade agreements can helpfully complement multilateral processes by making it possible to achieve progress on specific issues such as geographical indications and social and environmental norms; underlines the importance of a coherent approach to these issues in the different bilateral agreements; in the form of respect for equal working conditions, common environmental rules and food safety standards already in force in the European Union and avoid the fostering solely of sustainable development programmes. Urges the Commission also to take into full consideration defensive and offensive agricultural interests in the context of multilateral and bilateral negotiations, guaranteeing full interaction between a protective tariff system and appropriate domestic market support able to reduce the relocation of producers and ensure that production is connected with the requirements and structure of the territory of provenance;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5a (new)
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. Considers also that EU industrial policy guidelines should give due consideration to more homogeneous customs controls, as an important means of fighting counterfeiting and the protecting European consumers; considers that an industrial policy should also ensure that the customs duty collection systems of countries at EU borders are harmonised to avoid inequalities and harm being caused to the interests of importers and the development of the EU’s industrial fabric.
Amendment 17 #
2010/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5b (new)
Paragraph 5b (new)
5b. Considers that the EU industrial policy should ensure compliance with the reciprocity of trade rules, with a view to protecting European businesses and market rules vis-à-vis the EU’s economic partners and competitors.
Amendment 6 #
2010/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that more and more products from third countries are beinge increase in the number of products bought on line by consumers, who might not be aware that those products do not necessarily comply with European standards and may pose safety hazards for their users; notes that products bought by consumers on line from third countries constitute a challenge for customs and market surveillance authorities; calls onich come from third countries and which do not comply with European standards, thus endangering the safety and health of consumers; calls on the Commission to step up and standardise customs checks on products bought on the internet and to carry out market surveillance, paying special attention to products which can cause direct harm to consumers, such as pharmaceutical and food products; urges the Commission to study possible solutions to that problem, whilein order to strengthening consumers’ confidence in e-commerce.
Amendment 109 #
2010/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that Bolivia has presented awithdrawn the claim ato the Andean Community Court of Justice regarding the Multi-Party Trade Agreement concluded by the EU with Coloumbia and Peru; considers it to be a good step for the possible future accession of Bolivia to the Agreement;
Amendment 113 #
2010/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that the negotiations on the Multi-Party Trade Agreement between the EU and Columbia and Peru have been concluded satisfactorily; hopes that the agreement will be initialled in the coming months and that Ecuador and Bolivia could soon join such an Agreement; in this respect, welcomes the resumption of talks with Ecuador after a suspension of some months;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2001(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the proper functioning of the external business centres (Beijing, four locations in India and ASEAN trade Centre in Thailand) financed under preparatory action must be secured; insists that full servi to enable European businesses, SMEs in particular, to find partners with the necessary capacities to gain access to non-European businesses, SMEs in particular, should be made availablemarkets, and to have full services at their disposal that will provide support for their export and internationalisation capacities, opening up new markets and enabling common marketing strategies to be established in third countries;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2001(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO aims to enhance theStresses the importance of the parliamentary dimension of the WTO, as embodied by the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, with a view to strengthening the democratic legitimacy and transparency of the WTO negotiations; is determined to ensure sufficient appropriations including those for technical assistance as a contractual right for less developed countries enabling them to be involved in a significant manner in the multilateral trade system, as well as covering the defrayal of travel and subsistence expenses of six representatives of the ACP countries;
Amendment 1 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Uzbek political regime still has important steps to accomplish in ordergovernment is in the process of taking important steps to achieve democracy,
Amendment 3 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Uzbekistan inherited and kept largely unreformed a state-run agricultural system, whereas other countries in the same region, such as Kazakhstan and to a lesser extent Tajikistan, are modernising their agriculture and addressing many of the problems; whereas genuine agrarian reform and mechanisation will considerably reduce the incidence of forced child labour and water wastage and will make farms more profitable,
Amendment 4 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 5 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 6 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas only independent monitoring can bring out the facts and so far the Uzbek Government has refused access to independent monitoring missions, whereas this refusal constitutes in itself a breach of its commitments and should be reacted to accordingly in order to bring out the facts and inform on the duration of the Autumn Harvest period, the working health conditions of students, their ages and eventually risk punishments for non- obedience,
Amendment 8 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas, on the basis of the principles and objectives of the Union’s external action, the EU has the moral responsibility to use its leverage, as one of the main trading partners and a major importer of cotton from Uzbekistan, to stop the use of forced child labour in this country, whereas, therefore, the protocol cannot be treated as a purely technical agreement, as long as human rights concerns, such as forced child labour, are raised precisely with regards to cotton harvest,
Amendment 10 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
Amendment 14 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (i)
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (i)
(i) Strongly condemn the use of forced and child labour in Uzbekistan;
Amendment 17 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (iii)
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (iii)
(iii) Urge the Government of Uzbekistan to ensure an end to the usallow an ILO monitoring mission and to ensure that the practice of forced and child labour on the ground and to work closely with the ILO International Program on the Elimination of Child Labouris effectively in the process of being eradicated at national, viloyat and local level;
Amendment 19 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (iv)
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (iv)
(iv) Contribute through policy dialogue and assistance programmes to market-oriented reforms of Uzbekistan's agricultural sector; offer the EU’s assistance for the transition, ultimately, to a privatised and liberalised farming sector in Uzbekistan, in line with developments in neighbouring countries;
Amendment 21 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (vi)
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (vi)
Amendment 24 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (vii)
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (vii)
Amendment 26 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (viii)
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (viii)
Amendment 30 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Concludes that it will only consider the consent when the recommendations set out in paragraph 1 are duly addressed by the Commission, the Council and concretely implemented by the Uzbek Government;
Amendment 27 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Key Pakistani imports into the European Union include textile, ethanol and leather products, which are sensitive industrial products in certain Member States, and where workers in the industry are already losing jobs.
Amendment 40 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The emergency measures should, by definition, have an immediate impact; the measures proposed below should therefore apply for no more than one year.
Amendment 63 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure an immediate and sustainable impact on the economic recovery of Pakistan in the aftermath of the floods it is recommended to limit the duration of the trade preferences until 31 December 2013to one year from the entry into force of those measures.
Amendment 64 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) It is also necessary to provide for the reintroduction of Common Customs Tariff duties for any products causing, or threatening to cause, serious injury to Union producers of like or directly competing products, as determined by an investigation carried out by the Commission.
Amendment 69 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 - paragraph 1 - point c a (new)
Article 2 - paragraph 1 - point c a (new)
(ca) Pakistan’s abstention from maintaining, introducing or increasing duties or charges having equivalent effect on the export or sale for export of any materials primarily used in the production of any of the products covered by this Regulation destined for the territory of the Union.
Amendment 70 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 - paragraph 1 - point c b (new)
Article 2 - paragraph 1 - point c b (new)
(cb) compliance with Article XI GATT 1994 and its interpretative notes. To this end Pakistan shall abstain from adopting or maintaining any prohibition or restriction on the export, or sale for export, of any materials primarily used in the production of any of the products included in Annex I and II.
Amendment 71 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2- paragraph 1 - point c c (new)
Article 2- paragraph 1 - point c c (new)
(cc) Pakistan’s abstention from introducing new duties or charges having equivalent effect and new quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect for imports originating in the Community or from increasing existing levels of duties or charges or from introducing any other restrictions.
Amendment 78 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Introduction of tariff rate quotas 1. The Commission shall present quarterly reports to the European Parliament and the Council on the evolution of imports of products covered by this Regulation as from its entry into force. 2. Where the Commission concludes, in its reports, that the volume of imports of one of the products included in Annex I originating from Pakistan exceeds the volume of such imports in the corresponding period of 2010 by twenty percentage points, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act, in accordance with, Article 5 to subject the imports of that product to tariff rate quotas for imports of that product by amending Annex I and Annex II. 3. The tariff rate quota provided for under paragraph 2 shall take the form of a duty free quota limited to the level of imports of such product in 2010 increased by twenty percentage points. When the tariff rate quota is established during the year, imports of such product will be allocated on a pro-rata basis. By derogation from Article 1(1), upon the entry into force of the delegated act, imports in excess of that tariff rate quota shall be subject to most- favoured nation or other applicable duties.
Amendment 87 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Urgency procedure for delegated acts 1. Delegated acts adopted under the urgency procedure shall enter into force without delay and apply as long as no objection is expressed in accordance with paragraph 2. The notification of the act to the European Parliament and to the Council shall state the reasons for the use of the urgency procedure. 2. The European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 8. In such a case, the Commission shall repeal the act without delay following the notification of the decision to object by the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 96 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Amendment 99 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 b (new)
Article 9 b (new)
Amendment 101 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. It shall apply from 1 January 2011 provided that the conditions set out in points ca and cb of Article 2 have been fulfilled and provided that the tariff preferences provided for in this Regulation are permitted by a waiver granted by the World Trade Organisation. In case the World Trade Organisation grants such a waiver after 1 January 2011, it shall apply from such later date on which the waiver takes effect.
Amendment 111 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. This Regulation shall apply until 31 December 2013for 12 months after its entry into force. Before that date the Commission shall submit a report on the impact assessment of this Regulation to the European Parliament and to the Council. On the basis of a new legislative proposal made by the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council shall decide whether to extend the application of this Regulation for another year.
Amendment 114 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Annex 1
CN Code Description WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING >= 85% COTTON BY WEIGHT AND WEIGHING <= 200 G/M2, DYED 52083900 (EXCL. THOSE IN THREE-THREAD OR FOUR-THREAD TWILL, INCL. CROSS TWILL, AND PLAIN WOVEN FABRICS) WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING >= 85% COTTON BY WEIGHT AND WEIGHING > 200 G/M2, DYED 52093900 (EXCL. THOSE IN THREE-THREAD OR FOUR-THREAD TWILL, INCL. CROSS TWILL, AND PLAIN WOVEN FABRICS) FULL-LENGTH OR KNEE-LENGTH STOCKINGS, SOCKS AND OTHER HOSIERY, INCL. FOOTWEAR WITHOUT APPLIED SOLES, OF COTTON, KNITTED OR CROCHETED 61159500 (EXCL. GRADUATED COMPRESSION HOSIERY, PANTYHOSE AND TIGHTS, WOMEN'S FULL-LENGTH OR KNEE-LENGTH STOCKINGS, MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN< 67 DECITEX WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' COTTON DENIM TROUSERS AND 62046231 BREECHES (EXCL. INDUSTRIAL AND OCCUPATIONAL, BIB AND BRACE OVERALLS AND PANTIES) WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' GARMENTS, OF COTTON, N.E.S. (NOT 62114290 KNITTED OR CROCHETED) TOILET LINEN AND KITCHEN LINEN, OF TERRY TOWELLING OR SIMILAR TERRY FABRICS OF COTTON 63026000 (EXCL. FLOORCLOTHS, POLISHING CLOTHS, DISHCLOTHS AND DUSTERS) TOILET LINEN AND KITCHEN LINEN OF COTTON (EXCL. 63029100 OF TERRY FABRICS, FLOORCLOTHS, POLISHING CLOTHS, DISHCLOTHS AND DUSTERS) deleted deleted deleted deleted deleted deleted deleted deleted deleted deleted deleted deleted deleted deleted
Amendment 123 #
2010/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2
Annex 2
CN Code Description 2011 20121 20132 2207 1000 UNDENATURED ETHYL ALCOHOL, OF 1 80 000 100 100 000 ALCOHOL, OF ACTUAL 000 00080 000 ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH OF tonnes tonnes >= 80% 52083900 OTHER DYED WOVEN FABRICS OF 1 685 1 685 COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE BY tonnes tonnes WEIGHT OF COTTON 52093900 OTHER DYED WOVEN FABRICS OF 3 002 3 002 COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE BY tonnes tonnes WEIGHT OF COTTON, WEIGHING MORE THAN 200 G/M2 61159500 PANTYHOSE, TIGHTS, STOCKINGS, SOCKS 9 052 9 052 AND OTHER HOSIERYAND FOOTWEAR tonnes tonnes ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH WITHOUT APPLIED SOLES, OF COTTON, KNITTED OR CROCHETED (EXCL. GRADUATED COMPRESSION HOSIERY, PANTYHOSE AND TIGHTS, WOMEN'S FULL-LENGTH OR KNEE-LENGTH STOCKINGS, MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 67 DECITEX) 62046231 WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' COTTON DENIM 7 571 7 571 TROUSERS AND BREECHES (OTHER tonnes tonnes OF >= 80% THAN. INDUSTRIAL AND OCCUPATIONAL) 62114290 WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' GARMENTS, OF 386 386 COTTON tonnes tonnes 63026000 TOILET LINEN AND KITCHEN LINEN, OF 41 905 41 905 TERRY TOWELLING OR SIMILAR TERRY tonnes tonnes FABRICS, OF COTTON 63029100 TOILET LINEN AND KITCHEN LINEN, OF 9 997 9 997 COTTON, OTHER THAN OF TERRY tonnes tonnes TOWELLING OR SIMILAR TERRY FABRICS
Amendment 89 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Child pornography, which consists of images of child sex abuse, and other particularly serious forms of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children are increasing and spreading through the use of new technologies and the internet, whereon-line ‘grooming’ of children has become easy.
Amendment 94 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Serious criminal offences such as the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography require a comprehensive approach covering the prosecution of offenders, the protection of child victims, and prevention of the phenomenon. The child's best interests must be a primary consideration when carrying out any measures to combat these offences in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA should be replaced by a new instrument providing such comprehensive and harmonised legal framework to achieve that purpose.
Amendment 113 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive aims to establish minimum rules concerning the definition of criminal offences and sanctions in the area of sexual exploitation of children. It also aims to introduce common provisions to harmonise the Member States’ criminal laws and thereby strengthen the prevention of the crime and the protection of its victims.
Amendment 44 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph a
Article 1 – paragraph a
(a) "Union industry" means the Union producers as a whole of the like or directly competitive products operating within the territory of the Union, or those Union producers whose collective output of the like or directly competitive products constitutes a major proportion of the total Union production of those products. In the case where the like or directly competitive product is only one of several products that are made by the producers who constitute the Union industry, the industry shall be defined as the specific operations that are involved in the production of the like or directly competitive product;
Amendment 54 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 - paragraph f (new)
Article 1 - paragraph f (new)
(f) “such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause” includes such factors as the production capacity, utilization rates, currency practices and labour conditions of a third country with regard to the manufacturing of components and materials incorporated into the product concerned, where such content commonly accounts for more than 5 percent of the manufacturing cost of such product.
Amendment 62 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 - paragraph g (new)
Article 1 - paragraph g (new)
(g) "Regional industry" means the producers as a whole of the like or directly competitive products operating within the territory of one or more regions in the Union, or those producers whose collective output of the like or directly competitive products constitutes a major proportion of the total production of those products in one or more regions;
Amendment 64 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 - paragraph 1
Article 2 - paragraph 1
1. A safeguard measure may be imposed in accordance with the provisions set out in this Regulation where a product originating in Korea is, as a result of the reduction or the elimination of the customs duties on that product, being imported in the Union in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to domestic production, and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry or to the regional industry producing a like or directly competitive product.
Amendment 93 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. In the investigation the Commission shall evaluate all relevant factors of an objective and quantifiable nature having a bearing on the situation of the Union industry, in particular, the rate and amount of the increase in imports of the product concerned in absolute and relative terms, the share of the domestic market taken by increased imports, changes in the level of sales, production, productivity, capacity utilisation, profits and losses, and employment. In the event that third- country content commonly accounts for more than 5 percent of the manufacturing cost of the product concerned, the Commission shall also evaluate, as bearing on the situation of the Union industry, the production capacity, utilization rates, currency practices and labour conditions of the third countries concerned.
Amendment 102 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
Where bilateral safeguard measures are deemed unnecessarydo not meet the requirements of this Regulation, the investigation and proceeding shall be terminated on the basis of the procedure referred to in Article 11(2).
Amendment 106 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. A safeguard measure shall remain in force only for such period of time as may be necessary to prevent or remedy the serious injury and to facilitate adjustment. Thate period shall not exceed two yearfour years, including the period of application of any provisional measures, unless it is extended under paragraph 2.
Amendment 107 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. A safeguard measure shall remain in force, pending the outcome of the review, during any extension period.
Amendment 108 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The initial period of duration of a safeguard measure may exceptionally be extended by up to two years, provided it is determined that the safeguard measure continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury and to facilitate adjustment and that there is evidence that the industry is adjusting.
Amendment 109 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Extensions shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures of this Regulation applying to investigations and using the same procedures as the initial measures. The total durperiod of application of a safeguard measure may not exceed four years, including any provisional measure, including the period of application of any provisional measure, the initial period of application and any extension thereof, may not exceed eight years.
Amendment 118 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Transition Period for Authorities Within 6 months of the coming into force of the Agreement, the Commission shall present to the Council and the European Parliament a report on the effect of the 5- year transition period afforded to the parties for bringing certain technical regulations on automotive products, set out in Appendix 2-C-2 and 2-C-3 of the Agreement, into compliance with international standards, reach a conclusion on the extent to which this extended period of transition will cause competitive harm to the Union automotive industry, and express an opinion on the desirability and the feasibility of accelerating compliance by both parties to a 1-year period.
Amendment 123 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 b (new)
Article 11 b (new)
Article 11b Availability of the European Globalization Adjustment Fund For the purposes of the Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund ("EGAF Regulation"), it shall be understood that: (a)"major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation", as used in Article 1(1) of the EGAF Regulation shall include an increase in Korean imports to Europe, or failure to increase EU exports to Korea; (b) redundancies in the automotive industry: – have "significant adverse impact on the regional or local economy," and "serious impact on employment and the local economy", as used in, respectively, Articles 1(1) and 2(c) of the EGAF Regulation; and – are "exceptional circumstances" as used in Article 2(c) of the EFAF Regulation.
Amendment 15 #
2009/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 4
Point 4
4. Welcomes the selection of six main strategic projects: (the de-pollution of the sea, the solar energy plan, transport, education, SMEs and civil protection), and hopes that the associated major integrated projects will receive adequate support from European and international financial institutions,
Amendment 16 #
2009/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 4 a (new)
Point 4 a (new)
4a. Acknowledges the administrative and operational contribution that the new secretariat will be able to make to the UfM’s work in pursuing Euro- Mediterranean priorities and objectives, on the basis of adequate, specified resources,
Amendment 21 #
2009/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 5 a (new)
Point 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that enhancing port and land transport infrastructure may help to promote economic growth and trade between Euro-Mediterranean countries,
Amendment 25 #
2009/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 6
Point 6
6. Hopes for an improvement in the economic and legal environment in the region, an essential guarantee for future direct foreign investment,
Amendment 31 #
2009/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 7
Point 7
7. Calls on the Commission to assess the social and environmental effects of the liberalisation process and to enable this to be applied gradually, as necessarywhile protecting comparable production sectors on both shores of the Mediterranean, which are more likely to face competition as a result of greater liberalisation,
Amendment 35 #
2009/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 8
Point 8
8. Underlines the need to establish a regional agricultural policy which observes the requirements of food sovereigntyprotects typical Mediterranean products by ensuring greater support for the production and distribution phases and setting common minimum standards for certifying the quality of agricultural produce,
Amendment 41 #
2009/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 10
Point 10
10. Hopes that the association agreements will be reviewed in the light of these new requirements, and with a view to establishing a Euro-Mediterranean free trade area: trade liberalisation should happen gradually, extending to services as well as goods, and in the longer term to the movement of persons, with particular reference to job opportunities requiring specific, recognised skills,
Amendment 43 #
2009/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 10 a (new)
Point 10 a (new)
10a. Urges the countries in the Euro- Mediterranean area to step up their cooperation activities with countries characterised by high levels of migration, and to promote the conclusion of agreements with those countries with a view to supporting their economic and employment growth,
Amendment 46 #
2009/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 11
Point 11
11. Urges the Commission to keep up its demands for democracy from Libyafurther development of democracy from both Libya and all the member countries of the Union for the Mediterranean in its trade negotiations,
Amendment 50 #
2009/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 12 a (new)
Point 12 a (new)
12a. Reiterates the importance of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly as a natural forum for political, economic and social dialogue between the democratically elected representatives of Euro-Mediterranean countries,
Amendment 24 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the low level of participation of women in the labour market and their employment in the informal sector; urges Turkey to take effective measures to combat, calls for a full review of the legislation on women’s rights with a view both to ensuring that it is fully in line with the provisions of the Community acquis and that the latter is complied with in negotiating FTAs, and to combating the steady growth of the informal economy and therefore urges the Commission to share best practice in this area;
Amendment 36 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the alignment of the Turkish Customs Code with that of the EU, and in particular the adoption of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP); calls for greater alignment of Turkish legislation with the Community acquis as regards free trade, combating counterfeiting, and post-clearance checks and authorisations for duty-free shops;
Amendment 48 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages the Commission and Turkey to remove all technical barriers to trade, such as recognition of certification, duplicative testing, multiple inspections, technical regulations and standards; urges Turkey to use anti-dumping measures in a non-protectionist manner, in full compliance with WTO standards;
Amendment 84 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Regrets the fact that Turkey appliesUrges Turkey to avoid discriminatory practices against foreign enterprises by giving a 15% price advantage to Turkish bidders in the field of public procurement; invites Turkey to become a party to the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) within the WTO;
Amendment 87 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that counterfeit products, particularly pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, represent a major problem in EU-Turkey trade relations and reduce the attractiveness of Turkey for FDI; welcomes the adoption of new IPR legislation in Turkey with effective enforcement, given the length of market approval processes for such products;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Expresses its concern regarding the lack ofAsks the Commission to ensure clarity on the way Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) will be financed; calls on the Commission to provide detailed information regarding what financial assistance it will provide to ACP countries to adapt to the economic changes following the signing of EPAs;
Amendment 2 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. ReiteratesPoints out that it is necessary to provide concrete financial supportmaintain funding, both payments and commitments, at the 2009 level, and to concentrate financial support on concrete actions, for pharmaceutical- related technology transfer and capacity-building for developing countries and local production of pharmaceuticals in all developing countries, especially least developed countries (LDCs), in dischargcing the obligations laid down in Article 66 (2) of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aaspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS);.
Amendment 3 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that it is necessary to increase fundingmaintain funding, both payments and commitments, at the 2009 level, and to concentrate financial support on concrete actions, for research and development in the field of poverty- related, tropical and neglected diseases with the participation of public-private partnerships and other possible funding ventures, and to support research institutes willing to cooperate in public health initiatives dedicated to these efforts and pursuing researach into and development of, medicines of special relevance to developing countries.
Amendment 56 #
2009/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Textile products subject only to the requirements of inclusive labelling, and those sold by the metre or in cut lengths, should be offered for sale in such a way that the consumer can fully acquaint himself with the country of origin of these products within the meaning of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing a Community customs code of origin (‘Community Customs Code’)1 and the information affixed to the overall packaging or the roll. ________ 1 OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
Amendment 60 #
2009/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In particular the Commission should be empowered to adapt to technical progress the list of fibre names and the related descriptions, the minimum requirements for the technical file to be annexed to the application by the manufacturer for the addition of a new fibre name to the list of permitted fibre names, the special provisions concerning corsetry products and certain types of textiles, the list of products for which labelling or marking is not mandatory, the list of products for which only inclusive labelling or marking is mandatory, the list of items not to be taken into account for the determination of fibre percentages, the agreed allowances used to calculate the mass of fibres contained in a textile product, as well as to adapt the existing or to adopt new methods of quantitative analysis for binary and ternary mixtures,. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia by supplementing it with new non-essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Amendment 62 #
2009/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 b (new)
Recital 18 b (new)
Amendment 67 #
2009/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 c (new)
Recital 19 c (new)
(19c) The purpose of origin-marking arrangements would be to provide consumers with information regarding the country of origin of the products they are purchasing, enabling them to assess such products in the light of the social, environmental and safety standards generally associated with the country in question.
Amendment 69 #
2009/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The provisions of this Regulation, apart from those relating to indication of the country of origin, do not apply to textile products which:
Amendment 75 #
2009/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
With regard to the products referred to in Article 3(1)(a) of this Regulation and notwithstanding the provisions of Article 24(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2913/1992 of 12 October 1992 establishing a Community customs code of origin (‘Community Customs Code’), pending the reform of compulsory origin labelling provisions and in accordance with Article 11(1) of this Regulation, textile products shall be considered as ‘originating’ in a country in which they have undergone at least two major processing and/or manufacturing stages. ___________ 1 OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
Amendment 81 #
2009/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Textile products must always indicate the country of origin as designated by the Community Customs Code and shall be labelled or marked whenever they are put on the market. However, labels or marking may be replaced or supplemented by accompanying commercial documents when the products are not being offered for sale to the end consumer, or when they are delivered in performance of an order placed by the State or by some other legal person governed by public law. This provision shall not apply to textile products from third countries.
Amendment 91 #
2009/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The indication of fibre names - except for that of origin - or fibre composition on the labels or marking of textile products listed in Annex V is not required.
Amendment 97 #
Amendment 98 #
Amendment 99 #
2009/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 39
Annex V – point 39
Amendment 3 #
2008/2289(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas immigratMexican emigration to the European Union is one of the most important and most sensitive issues for Mexico, and in view of the quantity and qualityhigh number of Mexican immigrants in the European Union many of them highly skilled,
Amendment 1 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation (new)
Citation (new)
– having regard to the GAERC conclusions of 12 February 2007 concerning the WTO's GPA and SMEs,
Amendment 9 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas internationalisation generates growth and competitiveness, helping businesses expand and thus increasing employment, and SMEs create 80% of new jobs in the EU,
Amendment 11 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas European SMEs should take advantage of trade liberalisation; whereas SMEs stop developing when they operate in markets that are limited in size or growth; whereas SMEs that do not internationalise are exposed to competition without benefiting from new import-export markets,
Amendment 12 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas SMEs engaged in international trade have a role to play in reshaping the European economic landscape to become the next-generation large enterprises that the European Union needs to achieve the figure of 3% of GDP on R&D,
Amendment 13 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the low number of SMEs involved in international trade can be explained by a number of reasons such as the high costs of tariff and non-tariff barriers, access to information and administrative formalities, and by shortfalls in human and financial resources at all levels of the company,
Amendment 14 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas SMEs, by definition, do not have the same resources, the same geographical coverage or the same experience in the international market as a large enterprise, and whereas the slightest obstacle to trade is disproportionately costly for them and dissuades them from internationalisation,
Amendment 15 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas EU SMEs have a key interest in markets that are closest geographically and culturally, i.e. in regions bordering the Union such as the Mediterranean and the Western Balkans,
Amendment 16 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas competitiveness also depends on the ability to guarantee SMEs adequate protection against unfair trading practices; whereas manufacturing production in Europe is an important sector for economic growth and employment,
Amendment 25 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Supports, in particular, the adoption of a firm stance in the negotiations on trade facilitation procedures, in order to lower the costs of customs procedures which can account for up to 15% of the value of the goods traded, via transparent and simplified procedures, harmonised international standards, effective recording of the origin of goods, and updated customs controls;
Amendment 30 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that SMEs are in need of reciprocal trade liberalisation and, given these needs, feels that the Commission should come up with an explicit response to the export difficulties facing European SMEs, explaining which national or European instruments the Union could use to help SMEs improve their performance in global markets;
Amendment 43 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that the Commission, whilst adopting a neutral position in the anti- dumping and anti-subsidy investigations, should provide more specific and qualified assistance to industrial sectors complaining of breaches of WTO rules;
Amendment 45 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that the TDI system must continue to be a quasi-judicial procedure, based on objective and factual considerations, while any assessment which jeopardises legal certainty and may lead to the politicisation of the system, should be strictly avoided;
Amendment 48 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to react quickly and in an appropriate manner to third countries that make arbitrary use of trade defence instruments, particularly when these measures affect Community SMEs;
Amendment 49 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Draws attention to the significant increase in recent years in infringements of intellectual property rights affecting European SMEs, and to the fact that counterfeiting does not just affect large industrial companies but also SMEs that have managed to create high quality competitive products and suffer severe consequences from counterfeiting that in some cases can threaten their very existence;
Amendment 57 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Appreciates that the Commission and the Member States are seeking to improve customs control systems, the exchange of information between authorities and cooperation between rightholders and customs bodies, criminal penalties against counterfeiting and piracy, and measures to combat electronic piracy;
Amendment 66 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Supports the creation, in the key Indian and Chinese markets, of European Business Centres, which work together with national Chambers of Commerce and business representatives to help SMEs find partners with the skills to enter these local markets;
Amendment 67 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Considers that the success of the market access strategy also requires solidarity in terms of information and greater powers of influence for national chambers of commerce outside the EU; supports the bilateral programmes promoting specific access for SMEs to third-country markets, given the success of AL INVEST (Latin America), MEDINVEST (Mediterranean) and PROINVEST (Africa);
Amendment 68 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes the Commission's Small Business Act initiative, submitted on 25 June 2008, an important opportunity to gear all EU policies towards SMEs effectively; considers it necessary, in this connection, to fully involve the Member States and institutions to ensure that the 'Think small first' principle is applied;
Amendment 71 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Encourages the strengthening of all SME innovation and start-up policies; supports the creation of European centres of competitiveness open to SMEs that may reach the critical mass required to survive in the face of international competition; also supports the updating of programmes giving SMEs access to international development finance; points out that the single European patent and the European Company Statute should be adopted as quickly as possible to promote the transition to extra-Community trade;
Amendment 88 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Considers that informed and effective action needs to be taken by the EU to secure equal rights for European companies, and particularly SMEs;
Amendment 91 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Considers that public procurement should be a key chapter of all bilateral and regional trade negotiations undertaken by the EU, with a view to opening up public procurement markets on a balanced basis;
Amendment 27 #
2008/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and young entrepreneurs who are partly or entirely engaged in online trading activities, have foundare really finding a comparative low administrative and commercial cost platform from which to promote and sell their goods and services to a universally expanding clientele, thus bypassing obsoletsome trade barriers, part of which are obsolete, and penetrating previously remote and closed markets, principally due to the application of strict control practices at the distribution stage;
Amendment 33 #
2008/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. SuggestsIs aware that illegal behaviour such as counterfeiting, piracy, fraud breach of transaction security and violation of citizens' private space shcould not be attributed to the nature of the medium but has to be considered as aspects of illegal commercial activities which pre-existed in the physical world and have found new channels for discriminationfind more opportunities and wider channels through E-trade which is not subject to the same strict rules and controls as other transactions. Calls therefore on the Commission to adopt the necessary and appropriate measures in order to improve such controls and reduce the existing risks for the users of E- Trade;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. Whereas European producers of goods and services are highly competitive on world markets, whereas fa faireer and more equal access to the Chinese market would allow EU companies to increase their involvement, as well asexports and presence in such a market, and also increase quality and services for Chinese consumers,
Amendment 9 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. Whereas the scale of production of counterfeit and pirated goods inside China remains at an alarmingly high level and 60% of the counterfeit goods seized by the customs authorities of the EU are produced in China; whereas production facilities for these goods frequently disregard both labour rights and health and safety requirements, and pose a danger to consumers and, in the case of chemicals, to the wider environment,
Amendment 16 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the participation of China at the G-20 Meeting held in Washington on 15 November 2008, which should pave the way to its definitive involvement in economic and financial world affairs with a subsequent taking up of major responsibilities at a global level;
Amendment 17 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that protectionisman indiscriminate use of trade and non- trade barriers cannot be Europe's response to the growth in EU- China trade relations; believes that the European Union and the Member States should strive more urgently to make further progress on the Lisbon reform agenda in order to develop and consolidatereinforce Europe's competitiveness in the long term, in particular by investing in areas of comparative advantage in a global economy and to fostering innovation and vocational training;
Amendment 42 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to start seeking toonsiders that a permanent dialogue between trade authorities can be helpful to prevent and resolve trade disputes through dialogue; notes that trade defence instruments ( TDIs) are a tool to ensuretry to re- establish fair conditions of trade between China and the EU, and is concerned about the number of anti dumping cases filed against Chinese producers; they should be employed when such a dialogue fails and the legal requirements are met; the number of anti dumping cases filed against Chinese producers demonstrates both the seriousness and the size of the issue for European industry;
Amendment 54 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Is concerned about the growth in child labour in China; asks the Commission to address the issue in the upcomingfuture EU- China Summit to be held in December in Lyon and asks the Chinese government to maximise their efforts to ban this phenomenon;
Amendment 63 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new) after subheading
Paragraph 36 a (new) after subheading
after subheading (Future Steps) 36a. Regrets the decision of the Chinese government to cancel the EU-China Summit scheduled in Lyon on 1 of December; considers that such a meeting would have strengthened the bilateral cooperation and the dialogue as well as the mutual understanding on the main trade issues in a critical moment for the world economy; hopes that such a Summit will take place as soon as possible;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas economic imbalances between India's States, and therefore an unbalanced distribution of wealth and national income require the adoption of sound complementary economic policies, including tax harmonisation and focusing capacity building efforts on the poorest States, enabling them to use funds,
Amendment 57 #
2008/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes India's decreased average applied tariffs; stresses that these levels remain a genuine problem for European industry; calls on India to bind its imports tariffs at levels closer to its applied rates within the context of the DDA and to make further efforts in removing part of the existing non tariff barriers;
Amendment 114 #
2008/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. EIs concerned about the huge amount of State subsidies and in particular export subsidies, granted to Indian companies, which clearly distort competition with EU partners; in this respect encourages the implementation of the new Indian competition law; believes that the European Union should incorporate Art 81 and 82 of the Treaty in the FTA to secure commitments on competition policy;
Amendment 130 #
2008/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Is concerned about child labour in India, very often exploited in unsafe and unhealthy conditions; asks the Commission to address the issue during the negotiations on the FTA and asks the Indian government to maximise its efforts to remove the underlying causes in order to end this phenomenon;
Amendment 58 #
2008/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that heading 1a and 4 are already under- financed in the current MFF, while financing for other sub- headings has been reduced; stresses that additional policies should not change the balance between the main categories of the current MFF nor jeopardise the existing priorities; stresses also that, should the Member States continue to insist on a" 1% approach", there will be no budgetary alternative, in order to finance new priorities, but also contribute from the two mainall the other policies of theading 1b and other heading 2s;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Does not accept the policy of double standards and believes that sanctions should be imposed regardless of whether or not the infringement is to the detriment of Community citizens and/or EU trade interestBelieves that the application and evaluation of sanctions by the European Union for infringements of human rights must in principle prevail over any prejudices deriving from their application to the trading interests of the European Union and its citizens;
Amendment 21 #
2008/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that trade sanctions should bein the strict sense may be preceded or backed up by tools such as flight bans, restrictions on financial transactions, diplomatic warnings, suspension of cooperation, boycotting of events, etc.;
Amendment 26 #
2008/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that often, developing countries upon which sanctions have been imposed do not have the necessary resourcesmust receive the necessary resources and proper technical support at the WTO to enable them to play a more active role in that organisation and thus be able, when circumstances so require, to appeal to the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Mechanism and; calls on the Commission to take action in the WTO to change this state of affairs;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the total percentage of the share of GDP in the EU 25 in 2007 was comprised of more than 75% for the service sector, compared to around 2% for the agricultural sector and 23% for the industrial sector,
Amendment 7 #
2008/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the share of GDP for services in 2007 was around 78% for North America, 52% for Africa, 60% for Asia, compared to 1% for agriculture in North America, 16% for Africa and 6%for Asia, compared to 21% for the industrial sector in North America, 32% for Africa and 33 and 60% for Asia,
Amendment 11 #
2008/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas trade in services so far only amount to 25% of world trade, whereashowever the sector has a huge potential and a lot to be gained from liberalised trade in services; whereas more jobs are created in this sector than in any otherfor increasing this share and continuing to contribute to the creation of new jobs in this sector of the economy,
Amendment 31 #
2008/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas obstacles to trade and behind the border barriers not only damagelimit trade in goods but also significantly affect trade in services and public,
Amendment 32 #
2008/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas in opening up the services market a clear distinction should be made between industrialised countries and developing countries and between the individual developing countries in order to take into account different levels of development,
Amendment 33 #
2008/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Amendment 36 #
2008/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Draws attention to the high level of external competitiveness of European services providers; cCalls on the Commission to pursue, in trade negotiations, both the progressive and, reciprocal liberalization ofand asymmetric opening of access to the services market and a policy of increased transparency and predictability of rules and regulations, in order that citizens and entrepreneurs of developing countries can have access to a wider range of services, some of which may be provided by highly competitive European services providersthe interest of the citizens of both parties to an agreement;
Amendment 46 #
2008/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is convinced that services constitute the backbone of every economy; reiterates that liberalisation of servicplay an important role in every economy and considers that a wider opening of access to the services market, which takes into consideration the different economic realities is therefore important not only for developed countries, but particularlyalso for developing countries;
Amendment 50 #
2008/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges states' sovereignty and thus their right to regulate in all areas of services including particular in the area of public services, irrespective of whether commitments have been undertaken in the framework of the GATS, provided that any such regulations are made in conformity with Article VI of GATS on Domestic Regulation; believes that service markets require clear, non-discriminatory and legally unequivocal regulations to operate efficiently;
Amendment 60 #
2008/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Suggests that the efficiency gains that could be obtained thanks toConsiders that opening markets to services competition would allow less developed countries to provide services in areas that would otherwise be out of reach for the state due to its limited resources; considers that in this regard as much emphasis should be placed on government failure as is put on market failurea greater range of services for their citizens;
Amendment 72 #
2008/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the Doha Development Round must focus on development and, accordingly, that negotiations on trade in services must serve both the interests of the EU and economic growthwith developing countries must take place in such a way to take into consideration the different economic and political realities of the poorpartiest countriencerned as well as their interests;
Amendment 105 #
2008/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that in some countries such as Pakistan and India the private for profit schools provide children from poorer families with an education resulting in better learning results without higher costs, as shown in a new report by the World Banksector can help the public sector in providing education without higher costs;
Amendment 28 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A first accompanying transitional measure should be that phonogram producers are under an obligation to set aside, at least once a year, at least 20 percent of the net revenues from the exclusive rights of distribution, reproduction and making available of phonograms which, in the absence of the extension of the term of protection as a result of lawful publication or lawful communication, would be in the public domain.
Amendment 38 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) A second accompanying transitional measure should be that rights in the fixation of the performance should revert to the performer if a phonogram producer refrains fromno longer offerings for sale in sufficient quantity copies of at least one version of a phonogram which, but for the term extension, would be in the public domain or from makingmakes at least one version of such a phonogram available to the public, the performer may request him to do so, and if the producer does not within a reasonable time agree to fulfil his request, the performer may terminate the assignment of the rights in the fixation of that performance. As a consequence, the rights of the phonogram producer in theat phonogram should expire, in order to avoid a situation in which these rights would coexist with those of the performer in the fixation of the performance whilst the latter rights are no longer transferred or assigned to the phonogram producer.
Amendment 79 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2006/116/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 4 - subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 4 - subparagraph 1
4. The overall amount to be dedicated by a phonogram producer to payments of the supplementary remuneration referred to in paragraph 3 shall correspond to at least 20 percent of the net revenues which he has derived, during the year preceding that for which the said remuneration is paid, from the reproduction, distribution and making available of those phonograms in regard of which, by virtue of Article 3 (1) and (2) in their version before amendment by Directive [// insert: Nr. of this amending directive]/EC, the performer and the phonogram producer would be no longer protected on 31 December of the said year.
Amendment 92 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2006/116/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 - subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 6 - subparagraph 1
6. If, after the moment at which, by virtue of Article 3(1) and (2) in their version before the amendment by Directive [//insert: Nr of this amending directive]/EC, the performer and the phonogram producer would be no longer protected in regard of, respectively, the fixation of the performance and the phonogram, the phonogram producer ceases tono longer offers copies of at least one version of the phonogram for sale in sufficient quantity or to make it s available to the public, by wire or wireless means, at least one version of the phonogram, in such a way that members of the public may access ithem from a place and at a time individually chosen by them, the performer may terminate the contract or transfer the assignmentrequest to the producer to do so, and if the producer does not within a reasonable time agree to fulfil his request , the performer may terminate the assignment of rights in that phonogram. Where a phonogram contains the fixation of the performances of a plurality of performers, they may terminate their contracts on transfer or assignment only jointly. If the contract on transfer or assignment is terminated pursuant to sentences 1 and 2, the rights of the phonogram producer in theat phonogram shall expire.
Amendment 63 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) As confirmed by the Court of Justice on several occasions, while recognizing their specific nature, all types of medical care fall within the scope of the Treaty. In particular, all European citizens holding a European Health Insurance Card should, by virtue of the principles of solidarity and reciprocity, be given emergency care in whichever Member State a patient happens to be, irrespective of the financial implications that the treatment might entail for the hospital providing the service or of the country or local authority responsible for that hospital. In accordance with the principle of reciprocity, the services should be paid for by the Member State where the emergency treatment was administered, and the cost, subsequently reimbursed in full by the Member State of affiliation.
Amendment 83 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) For the purposes of this Directive, the concept of “cross-border healthcare” covers the following modes of supply of healthcare: – Use of healthcare abroad (i.e.: a patient moving to a healthcare provider in another Member State for treatment); this is what is referred to as ‘patient mobility’; – Cross-border provision of healthcare (i.e.: delivery of service from the territory of one Member State into the territory of another); such as telemedicine services, remote diagnosis and prescription, laboratory services; – Provision of emergency healthcare and, subject to different rules, the delivery of care to patients who have chosen to go to another Member State (the “Member State of delivery”) in order to undergo planned treatment; – Permanent presence of a healthcare provider (i.e.: establishment of a healthcare provider in another Member State); and, – Temporary presence of persons (i.e.: mobility of health professionals, for example moving temporarily to the Member State of the patient to provide services).
Amendment 88 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) As recognised by the Member States in the Council Conclusions on Common values and principles in European Union Health Systems there is a set of operating principles that are shared by health systems throughout the Community. These operating principles include quality, safety, care that is based on evidence and ethics, patient involvement, redress, the fundamental right to privacy with respect to the processing of personal data, and confidentiality. Patients, professionals and authorities responsible for health systems must be able to rely on these shared principles being respected and structures provided for their implementation throughout the Community. It is therefore appropriate to require that it is the authorities of the Member State on whose territory the healthcare is provided, who are responsible for ensuring compliance with those operating principles and, in any event, for delivering the healthcare needed to administer treatment in case of emergency. This is necessary to ensure the confidence of patients in cross-border healthcare, which is itself necessary for achieving patients’ mobility and free movement of provision of healthcare in the internal market as well as a high level of health protection.
Amendment 102 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Member States should ensure, that mechanisms for the protection of patients and the compensation for harm are in place for healthcare provided on their territory and that they are appropriate to the nature and extent of the risk. However, it is for the Member State to determine the nature and/or modalities of such a mechanism. Specific provisions and special coordinating measures should, in any event, be laid down in order to coordinate the activities of hospitals constituting centres of excellence, in particular with a view to guaranteeing access to the best care for those patients in the EU genuinely in need of it. To that end, and especially where patients acting by choice are concerned, each Member State should designate the national, regional, and local bodies responsible for ascertaining whether there is a real need to use healthcare in another Member State and for compiling lists of prior authorisations for treatment at a centre of excellence in a Member State other than the patient’s country of residence. The Member State of affiliation should thereafter provide the funds required to reimburse the cost of the treatment for which prior authorisation was obtained.
Amendment 277 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - points (f a) and (f b) (new)
Article 4 - points (f a) and (f b) (new)
fa ) "urgent acute patient" means a patient in a situation of health emergency, in particular one at risk of loss of life or loss of functioning of vital organs in the very near future, the treatment of whom requires beyond all doubt the immediate intervention of the health services; fb) "voluntary patient" means a patient choosing the place of treatment on the basis of a range of reasons such as: better treatment, shorter waiting periods, family reasons or convenience for convalescence.
Amendment 467 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. A Member State may not refuse to provide care and must meet the full cost of treatment for any patient in an emergency situation on its territory.
Amendment 506 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Specialised care in hospitals constituting centres of excellence 1. The Commission and the Member States shall encourage hospitals constituting centres of excellence to coordinate their activities, not least with a view to establishing a data bank for patients giving information about the availability of treatment in such hospitals, and shall help to set up the networks necessary for professional interchange, exchange of information, rotating use of technologically advanced devices, and exchange of good practice regarding the treatment of patients. 2. Member States shall designate the national bodies called upon to assess the characteristics of patients’ diseases and the need for specialised care and to compile prior authorisation lists for the purposes of treatment in centres of excellence in a Member State other than the patient’s country of residence. National bodies shall work in close coordination with such regional and local counterparts as might exist. The home Member State of the centre concerned shall thereafter provide the funds necessary to pay for the treatment for which prior authorisation has been obtained.
Amendment 544 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall encourage measures and projects aimed at ensuring that linguistic assistance and information about treatments are provided to patients while they are in hospital.
Amendment 556 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall monitor the implementation of this Directive and support activities seeking to coordinate and disseminate qualitatively high healthcare standards.
Amendment 597 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall compile a list of the national contact points and bring it to public notice, primarily by means of a special Internet site. One section of that site shall show the European centres of excellence specialising in the treatment of given diseases; a further separate section shall give details of centres specialising in the treatment of rare diseases.
Amendment 162 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to specific Union provisions applicable to particular foods as regards the requirements referred to in points (a) to (k) of Article 9(1), when appearing on the package or on the label attached thereto, the mandatory particulars listed in Article 9(1) shall be printed on the package or on the label in characters using a font size where the x- height, as defined in Annex IV, is equal to or greater than 1,2 mm. The mandatory particulars shall be presented in such a way as to ensure a significantCriteria other than font size, such as font type, contrast between the prifont and the background, line and character pitch, should also be considered.
Amendment 173 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. In case of packaging or containers the largest printable surface of which has an area of less than 680 cm2, the minimum x- height of the font size referred to in paragraph 2 shall be equal to or greater than 0,9 mmnot apply.
Amendment 267 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
25a. The name or address of the food business operator placed on the label does not constitute an indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of the food product concerned.
Amendment 294 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The energy content, expressed in kcal per 100g or 100ml or per portion, shall be repeated in the bottom right-hand corner of the front-of-pack, in a font size of 3 mm and surrounded by a boarder.
Amendment 356 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 - paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. In the case of products intended for particular nutritional uses, as defined in Directive 89/398/EEC, which are subject to mandatory labelling requirements under Community legislation in addition to those particulars referred to in Article 9(1), the font size should be such that it meets the need for information for consumers to be legible and for additional information related to the particular use of those foods.
Amendment 585 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 a (new)
Article 34 a (new)
Article 34 a Paragraph 1 of Article 34 shall not apply to the products referred to in Directive 89/398/EEC and the specific Directives referred to in Article 4(1) of that Directive.
Amendment 28 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In order to avoid any possible duplication of evaluation under this Directive and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning REACH, CMRs that have been evaluated and have not been prohibited under this Directive should not be made subject to proposals for restriction under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on the grounds of risks to human health and should not be made subject to authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on the grounds of risks to human health according to Article 58(2) of that Regulation. In order to avoid similar duplication, CMRs which have been evaluated for use in toys and which have not been prohibited under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 should not be made subject to restrictions or evaluation under this Directive.
Amendment 33 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) It is necessary to apply a harmonised transition period of two years after the entry into force of this Directive for compliance with its provisions and a further transition period of one year after the entry into force of the revised Toy Standard EN 71-3 concerning the new chemical requirements of this Directive, to allow toy manufacturers and economic operators sufficient time to adapt to the new technical requirements and to ensure consistent application of this Directive throughout the European Union.
Amendment 37 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In particular power should be conferred on the Commission in order to adapt the chemical requirements in certain well defined cases and grant exemptions from the prohibition of CMR substances in certain cases as well as to adapt the wording of the specific warnings for certain categories of toys. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive and/or to supplement this Directive by the addition of new non- essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Amendment 47 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 52
Article 52
Member States shall not impede the placing on the market of toys which are in accordance with Directive 88/378/EEC and which were placed on the market before this Directive entered into force or at the latest 2 years after this Directive entered into force. for two years after this Directive enters into force. With regard to Articles 3(1) and 9(1) and part III of Annex II on chemical properties, Member States shall not impede the placing on the market of toys which are in accordance with Directive 88/378/EEC and which were placed on the market either before this Directive entered into force or within the period of one year following the entry into force of the revised Toy Standard EN 71-3 on the new chemical requirements of this Directive.
Amendment 58 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part III – paragraph 3
Annex II – part III – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to the application of the restrictions under the first sentence of point 2, the use in toys ofoys shall not contain substances that are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR)categories 1 or 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC in individual concentrations equal to or greater than the relevant concentrations established for the classification of preparations containing the substances in accordance with the provisions of Directive 1999/45/EC shall be prohibited, except if the substances are contained in components of toys or micro- structurally distinct parts of toys that are not accessible to any physical contact by childrenr parts of toys that are not accessible by children as defined in standard EN 71.
Amendment 61 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4
4. Substances or preparations classified as CMR category 1 and 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC may be used in toys provided that the following two conditions are met:
Amendment 64 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4.1
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4.1
4.1 use of the substance has beethe relevant Scientific Committee has concluded that the substances classified as CMR category 1 and 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC contained in accessible components or parts of toys above the concentration limits in paragraph 3 does not pose an unacceptable risk to human health, in particular in relation to exposure. To that end, manufacturers may, prior to the end of the transition period in Article 52, apply to the Commission for an evaluatedion by the relevant Scientific Committee and found to be safe,of the risk posed by substances classified as CMR category 1 and 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC. That application shall be accompanied by relevant information in particular ion view of exposure, and a Decision as referred to in Article 45(2) has been taken;exposure. Upon the receipt of an application, the Commission shall without delay mandate the Scientific Committee to provide its opinion. Manufacturers may continue to place on the market toys containing the substances classified as CMR category 1 and 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC for which a request has been submitted and until a decision is adopted.
Amendment 67 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4.2
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4.2
Amendment 69 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part III – paragraph 5
Annex II – part III – paragraph 5
5. SubstancesWithout prejudice to the application of the restrictions under the first sentence orf preparations classified as CMRaragraph 2, toys shall not contain substances that are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction category 3 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC may beif: (i) they have been prohibited for useds in toys if use of the substance has been evaluated by the relevant Scientific Committee and found to be safe, in particular in view of exposure, and followconsumer articles under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH); or (ii) the CMR category 3 substance is contained in components or parts of toys that are accessible, as defined in standard EN71, by children and the relevant Scientific Committee has evaluated ing a Decision as referred to in Article 45(2) and provided that they are not prohibited for uccordance with Article 45(2) that the content of the substance in the toy poses ian consumer articles under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH). unacceptable risk to human health, in particular in relation to exposure.
Amendment 110 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
Amendment 120 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) It is necessary to apply a harmonized transition period of two years after the entry into force of this Directive for compliance with its provisions and a further transition period of one year after the revised Toy Standard EN 71-3 on the new chemical requirements of this Directive has entered into force to provide toy manufacturers and economic operators with sufficient time to adapt to the new technical requirements and to ensure consistent application of this Directive throughout the EU.
Amendment 136 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In particular power should be conferred on the Commission in order to adapt the chemical requirements in certain well defined cases and grant exemptions from the prohibition of CMR substances in certain cases as well as to adapt the wording of the specific warnings for certain categories of toys. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive and/or to supplement this Directive by the addition of, inter alia by supplementing it with new non- essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Amendment 247 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 52
Article 52
Member States shall not impede the placing on the market of toys which are in accordance with Directive 88/378/EEC and which were placed on the market before this Directive entered into force or at the latest 2 years afterduring a period of 2 years after this Directive enters into force. With regard to Article 3(1), Article 9(1) and point III of Annex II, Member States shall not impede the placing on the market of toys in accordance with Directive 88/378/EEC which were placed on the market before this Directive entered into force or 1 year after the revised Toy Standard EN 71-3 on the new chemical requirements of this Directive entered into force.
Amendment 305 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part III – point 3
Annex II – Part III – point 3
3. Without prejudice to the application of the restrictions under the first sentence of point 2, the use in toys ofoys shall not contain substances that are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR)categories 1 or 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC in individual concentrations equal to or greater than the relevant concentrations established for the classification of preparations containing the substances in accordance with the provisions of Directive 1999/45/EC shall be prohibited, except if the substances are contained in components of toys or micro- structurally distinct parts of toys that are not accessible to any physical contact by childrenr parts of toys that are not accessible by children as defined in standard EN 71.
Amendment 310 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part III – point 4
Annex II – Part III – point 4
4. Substances or preparations classified as CMR category 1 and 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC may be used in toys provided that the following two conditions are met: 4.1 use of the substance has been evaluated by the relevant Scientific Committee and found to be safe, in particular in view of exposure, and a DecThe relevant Scientific Committee has evaluated that the substances classified as CMR category 1 and 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC contained in accessible components or parts of toys above the concentration limits in point 3 does not pose an unacceptable risk to human health, in particular in view of exposure. To that end, manufacturers may submit requests to the Commission as referred to in Article 45(2) has been taken; 4.2prior to the end of the transition period in Article 52 for an evaluation by the relevant Scientific Committee of the risk posed by substances classified as CMR category 1 and 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC. That request shall be accompanied by relevant information in particular on exposure. Upon the receipt of a re no suitable substances available, as documented in an analysis of alternatives, 4.3 tquest, the Commission shall without delay mandate the Scientific Committee to provide its opinion. Manufacturers may continue placing toys on the market containing the substances classified as CMR category 1 and 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC for which a request has been submitted and until a decision is adopted. A decision to amend Annex IIa listing the CMR 1 and 2 substances concerned by this Article shall be taken in accordance with Article 45(2). 4.2 They arhave not already been prohibited for uses in consumer articles under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH). The Commission shall mandate the relevant Scientific Committee to re- evaluate those substances or preparationslisted in Annex IIa as soon as safety concerns arise and at the latest every 5 years from the date that a decision in accordance with Article 45(2) was taken.
Amendment 326 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part III – point 5
Annex II – Part III – point 5
5. Substances or preparations classified as CMR cWithout prejudice to the application of the restrictions under the first sentence of point 2, toys shall not contain substances that are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction Category 3 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC may beif: (i) they have been prohibited for useds in toys if use of the substance has been evaluated by the relevant Scientific Committee and found to be safeconsumer articles under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH); or (ii) the CMR 3 substance is contained in components or parts of toys that are accessible, as defined in standard EN71, by children and the relevant Scientific Committee has evaluated that the content of the substance in the toy poses an unacceptable risk to human health, in particular in view of exposure, and following a D. A decision asto referred to in Article 45(2) and provided that they are not prohibited for uses in consumer articles under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACHvise Annex IIb listing the CMR 3 substances prohibited by this provision shall be taken in accordance with Article 45(2).
Amendment 356 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II a -title (new)
Annex II a -title (new)
Annex IIa List of CMR 1 and 2 substances exempt from the prohibition of Annex II point III (3)
Amendment 361 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II b -title (new)
Annex II b -title (new)
Amendment 20 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, due to the characteristics of the European industrial base, access to raw materials worldwide is a vital component of EU industrial competitiveness and of its economic development,
Amendment 21 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas there are many examples of policies and measures which hinder EU companies' access to raw materials worldwide on an equal basis,
Amendment 22 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas the strengthening of research and innovation plays an important role in encouraging sustainable raw materials supplies,
Amendment 30 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas climate change is taking place and is caused by human activity; whereas the extraction and production of raw materials and commodities could results in significant emissions of greenhouse gases and therefore should take into account their effects on climate change,
Amendment 44 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that many developing countries have been locked into the production and export of raw materials and commodities whose volatile prices have been declining over the long- term, constituting a serious impediment to the alleviation of poverty as well as the realisation of the MDGs; stresses that the developme but recognises that increasing commodity prices have contributed to significant improspect of the world's poorest people and countries is today being endangered by climate changevements in the external accounts of some developing countries, dependent on primary commodities;
Amendment 46 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the European Union needs a comprehensive strategy to secure better and non discriminatory access to raw materials, which eliminates international trade distortions and ensures effective competition on raw materials markets;
Amendment 48 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to seek the effective elimination of the causes of distortions by firmly raising these issues in bilateral consultations and negotiations and to promote the development of new WTO rules at a multilateral level;
Amendment 58 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages developing countries to raise the necessary investments and consolidate economic diversification through strengthened infrastructure and institutional capacity building, promoting good governance in managing economic development as well as facilitating access and distribution of products from small scale producers to local markets which also would strengthen regional integration and economies of scale, urges the Commission to use aid- for- trade as an important tool for development as well as strengthen existing mechanisms for transfer of technology, especially as a means to manage climate change;
Amendment 64 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 82 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 89 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. UnderstandStresses that high oil prices reinforce the necessary structural changes towardsity of an urgent and different approach in energy policy aiming at improving energy efficiency and an increased use of renewableother energy sources, including renewable energy;
Amendment 94 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Points out that the new trading policy of some emerging countries, especially China, searching for raw materials worldwide, in particular in Africa, is having a major and negative impact on the European Union's access to commodities in this continent, because of an approach based on one-to-one relations between States and neglecting references to human rights, corporate social responsibility and environmental and social standards;
Amendment 4 #
2007/2265(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas a successful, balanced conclusion of the Doha Development Agenda offers the greatest hope of aiding developing countries', in particular the least developed countries' (LDCs), integration into the international trading system,
Amendment 13 #
2007/2265(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. BIs aware that negotiating an agreement with a region made up of many countries is more complicated than an agreement with one country; nevertheless believes that inter-regional agreements can more usefully supplement the multilateral system provided they are wide-ranging and ambitious, going well beyond tariff reductions in order toand implement social and environmental standards;
Amendment 16 #
2007/2265(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regards a high quality agreement as more important than a rapid timetable but is concerned about the slow pace of negotiations which mayshows all the difficulties in reaching an agreement such as the weakness in developing a common position and the lack of negotiating capacity on the ASEAN side but may also indicate a lack of political commitment;
Amendment 22 #
2007/2265(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers an ambitious sustainable development chapter to be an essential part of any agreement but recalls that the ultimate objective is the enforcement of agreed standards; takes the view that this requires the chapterRegrets that many developing countries are cautious and often hostile to the inclusion of a sustainable development chapter in a free trade agreement (FTA); nevertheless considers such a chapter to be an essential part of any agreement and to be subject to the standard dispute settlement mechanism;
Amendment 31 #
2007/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges the legitimacy of concerns relating to the security of peopConsiders that international trade should be facilitated by ensuring customs procedures are as streamlined as possible, and goods, but stresses the needconsequently that it would be expedient to strike a fair balance between control and facilitation, in order not to hamper international trade needlessly or excessivelybut draws attention to the need to prioritise the security of people and goods;
Amendment 41 #
2007/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Understands, to a certain extent, the reluctance ofhat it would be difficult for the Commission and the Member States to envisage, at this stage, new structures to ensure that the Community customs legislation is applied in a uniform manner; calls, however, for consideration to be given to the possibility of creating an integrated coordination of national customs administrations with a view to moving, in the long term, towards a Community administration in charge of the customs union;
Amendment 6 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
13a. having regard to the evaluation report of the external consultancy Mayer, Rowe and Maw LLP, entitled “Evaluation of EC Trade Defence Instruments” (December 2005),
Amendment 7 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
Citation 13 b (new)
13b. having regard to the document of the Commission entitled “Evaluation of the responses to the public consultation on Europe's trade defence instruments in a changing global economy” (19 November 2007),
Amendment 10 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the results of the public consultation are available in the document entitled "Evaluation of the responses to the public consultation on Europe's trade defence instruments in a changing global economy" (19 November 2007),
Amendment 11 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 15 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, in the absence of internationally agreed upon competition rules in the WTO currently leaves no alternative but TDIs to, TDIs are the only suitable solution for dealing with unfair trade practices,
Amendment 22 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in TDI investigations, a balance has too often failed to be attained among taking timely action when unfair trade is injuring EU industry, the need to maintain the quality and thoroughness of Commission investigations and the maintenance of transparency and opportunity for all interested parties to contribute,
Amendment 27 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas anti-dumping is a very specific and narrowly focused instrument tackling anticompetitive practices; whereas antidumping is not and is not currently designed to tackle labour and environmental standards and to apply such standards that would hardly be in line with current WTO regulation,
Amendment 31 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 32 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, in a globalised world, EU companies need a reinforced mechanism to combat unfair commercial practices, allowing them to create jobs and stimulate growth in the Union,
Amendment 41 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
- 1. Asks the Commission to take into account the results of the Green Paper for public consultation (COM(2006)0763) and the results of the independent study that it ordered, as both reflect the legitimate interests of all stakeholders;
Amendment 45 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 51 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that, in the absence of internationally recognised rules on competition, the current European TDI system is the best response to ensure a level playing field for all actors and to avoid distorting effects in international trade;
Amendment 54 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 59 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that the EU already has a TDI regime with higher standards, resulting in more stringent application, than other trading partners especially with regard to the initiation, course and subsequent outcome of these investigations;
Amendment 75 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the current EU TDI system already takes due account of the rightful and legitimate interests of all European stakeholders, as was stated by the majority of governments and stakeholders during the public consultation on the above-mentioned Green Paper;
Amendment 76 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 81 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 84 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Asks the Commission to act accordingly in order to instil social and environmental considerations into the reform of antidumping rules during the WTO negotiations, based on the international fundamental social and environmental standards that already exist;
Amendment 85 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 86 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 90 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that the EU TDI system should address all increasing unfair trade behaviour that hampers the ordinary course of trade, such as fraud, circumvention, dual pricing and violations of IPR, which greatly affect fair competition in international markets;
Amendment 93 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 99 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Asks the Commission to maintain its strict criteria when initiating new TDI investigations in order to guarantee that prima facie evidence is provided by the complainants and that all the AD conditions for initiation are met;
Amendment 100 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 101 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Is worried about the increasing use by the Commission of ex officio review in order to restrict or terminate measures in force;
Amendment 105 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 112 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 116 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 120 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 123 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 125 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that there is no reason to reconsider the current definition of "Community industry" so as to take greater account of the interests of those companies which have moved or subcontracted part of their production outside the Union in so far as those companies are not affected by the duties unless they engage in dumping or receive subsidies;
Amendment 127 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 128 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Urges the Commission to open anti- dumping and countervailing procedures and to impose provisional duties as soon as possible when all the legal requirements have been met, including a threat of injury for the industry concerned;
Amendment 129 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that anti-dumping procedures should always give priority to the need to restore a level playing field, as the effects of unfair competition in the long run are against the interests of all participants in the Community market;
Amendment 130 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Considers therefore that the analysis of the impact on other interests can only justify the non-imposition of anti- dumping measures in exceptional cases, where it is obvious that defence measures will not be able to improve the situation of Community producers, and in any event cannot justify a downward adjustment in the level or duration of the duties imposed;
Amendment 131 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Calls on the Commission to maintain its current practice that ensures the use of realistic and suitably motivated requirements when choosing an "analogue country" for investigative procedures;
Amendment 132 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Considers that the countervailing duty and the anti-dumping instrument are two distinct instruments with their own scope of application that could be used in a complementary way;
Amendment 133 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 135 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 137 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Endorses the creation of the Hearing Officer within the Commission’s DG Trade to assist interested parties; calls on the Hearing Officer to submit, following an independent analysis, to the European Parliament periodic reports in particular on the handling of cases by the Commission, including the conformity of the administrative practices with the basic regulations, and on the synthesis of its activities; stresses that for the sake of transparency and ensuring a meaningful role for the Hearing Officer, his/her reports following individual interventions should be made known to interested parties and the Antidumping Committee;
Amendment 138 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 140 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to increase the transparency and predictability of the procedure of TDI investigations in the EU, to accelerate and simplify procedures, as well as to facilitate the accessibility of TDIs for SMEs, as they constitute the majority of the European industrial sector;
Amendment 143 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to improve the quality of and access to non- confidential information provided by other parties during the investigation and improve access to confidential information in order to strengthen defence rights;
Amendment 145 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 146 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 147 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 152 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 154 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 159 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 162 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 164 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Urges the Commission to guarantee that the process of decision-making in TDI investigations is based on transparent and objective standards;
Amendment 165 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 167 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 170 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Underlines that the legal certainty and the legal framework within which TDI investigations are conducted, are fundamental taking into account that the standard court procedure takes too long to properly address possible flaws in TDI investigations; underlines the need to ensure that interested parties have recourse to expedited judicial review;
Amendment 174 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 177 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Asks for a greater share competence for other services of the Commission when conducting investigations, in order to guarantee the transparency and effectiveness of all TDI investigation procedures;
Amendment 178 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Calls for real and strong involvement of the European Parliament, in order to improve the credibility and transparency of the trade defence policy in general and of TDIs in particular;
Amendment 179 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 182 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Highlights and welcomes the fact that, through the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon, the European Parliament will gain co-decision power in TDI matters; therefore requests the Commission not to introduce any kind of changes to the TDI procedures until the ratification of the Treaty;
Amendment 183 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
Amendment 185 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Considers that, under the Community interest test, the interests of Community producers must be given priority over other interests at stake;
Amendment 186 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 190 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Asks the Commission to use the Community interest test only as a last resort and to always address the removal of injurious dumping as its first priority;
Amendment 193 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 195 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 198 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Stresses that, given that TDIs are a concept developed within the WTO mandate, it can hardly be advisable to engage in a process of unilateral revision of such instruments: reciprocity, as well as parallel steps towards their revision, on a multilateral level, namely on the part of the major EU trading partners, should be a precondition for this initiative; recalls that for the time being TDIs are the sole instruments in international trade law to address unfair trading practices;
Amendment 199 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 201 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Asks the Council to demonstrate solidarity when dealing with TDIs, in order to guarantee that European industry and its workers are effectively protected when confronted with unfair competition;
Amendment 203 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 b (new)
Paragraph 38 b (new)
Amendment 204 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 207 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Urges the Commission not to propose a reform of the European regulation on TDI while the WTO negotiations are ongoing and until a real consensus is found among stakeholders and Member States;
Amendment 53 #
2005/0281(COD)
Recital 26 a (new)
Amendment 80 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 3 – point 10 a (new)
10a) "separate collection" means the collection where a waste stream is kept separately by type and nature of the waste and is separately collected and transported;
Amendment 94 #
2005/0281(COD)
Article 3 – point 16
16) “"recycling”" means any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed intothe reprocessing of materials or substances in wastes through a production process whereby they produce or are incorporated in new products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes. It includes the reprocessing of organic material but does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations;
Amendment 76 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – row 7
Annex – row 7
69074/ 6905 / 69087 / Ceramic products 6908 / 6911 / 6912 / 6913 / 691490100
Amendment 78 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 9 a (new)
Annex - row 9 a (new)
83022000 Castors with mountings of base metal 87169090 Parts of trailers, semi-trailers and other vehicles, not mechanically propelled, n.e.c 84312000 Parts of machines, appliances and instruments of heading 8427, n.e.c 40119200 New pneumatic tyres, of rubber, of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines (excluding those having a herring-bone or similar tread) 40139000 Inner tubes, of rubber (excluding those of a kind used on motor cars, including station wagons and racing cars, buses, lorries and bicycles)
Amendment 79 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex - row 9 b (new)
Annex - row 9 b (new)
8201/ 8202/ Tools, implements 8203/ 8205/ 8207/ 8208/ 8209/ 8211/ 8212/ 8213/ 8214/ 8215 9307 Swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and similar arms and parts thereof and scabbards and sheaths therefor