3 Amendments of Cristiana MUSCARDINI related to 2009/2002(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
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 #
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 #
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.