4 Amendments of Mireille D'ORNANO related to 2018/2107(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. WelcomesTakes note of the Commission’s Mid- Term Evaluation of the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP); welcomesalso takes note of the fact that the new regulation has seen an increase in exports from beneficiaries of the Everything But Arms (EBA) and GSP+ arrangements, which is an important step towards poverty eradication; notes that the focus on fewer beneficiaries under the 2012 regulation should further contribute to this aim;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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2. Notes with satisfaction that in 2016 EUR 62.6 billion worth of imports entered the EU under GSP preferences (a rising tendency), broken down as follows: EUR 31.6 billion from Standard GSP beneficiaries, around EUR 7.5 billion from GSP+ beneficiaries and EUR 23.5 billion from EBA beneficiaries (Eurostat data as of September 2017);
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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3. Notes with satisfaction that the preference utilisation rate for EBA beneficiaries is high, meaningwhich could mean that the potential benefit for the world’s poorest countries is also high; stresses that EBA should be complemented with trade-related assistance and capacity- building if it is to become more useful;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
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4. Welcomes the factTakes note of the assessments which argue that the GSP has contributed to social development and human rights, in particular employment of women, implementation of good governance practices and ratification of core ILO conventions; stresses the importance of continued engagement and monitoring, together with the participation of civil society in these processes;