14 Amendments of Dominique BILDE related to 2021/0297(COD)
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Countries graduating from the Least-Developed Countries (LDC) category established by the UN should be incentivised to continue on the path of sustainable development. For this purpose, the economic vulnerability criteria to qualify for the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should be eased compared to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012, to facilitate access by a larger number of countries graduating from the least developed country category.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The reasons for temporary withdrawal of the arrangements under the scheme should include serious and systematic violations of the principles laid down in international conventions concerning core human rights (including certain principles of international humanitarian law enshrined in those conventions), labour rights, climate and environmental protection, and good governance, including criteria relating to the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, so as to promote the objectives of those conventions. Tariff preferences under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should be temporarily withdrawn if the beneficiary country does not respect its binding undertaking to maintain the ratification and effective implementation of those conventions or to comply with the reporting requirementsprovide information imposed by the respective conventions, or if the beneficiary country does not cooperate with the Union's monitoring procedures as set out in this Regulation and does not accept all the components of those procedures, including regular monitoring. The temporary withdrawal should continue until the reasons justifying it no longer apply. In situations characterised by an exceptionalDepending on the gravity of the violations, the Commission shouldmust have the power to respond rapidly by adopting measures within athe shorterst possible timeline. Under the Union’s zero tolerance approach for child labour the reasons for temporary withdrawal should include exports of goods made by internationally prohibited child labour, as well as forced labour including slavery and prison labour, as identified in the relevant Conventions in Annex VI.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) The lists of high-risk jurisdictions and jurisdictions under monitoring drawn up regularly by the Financial Action Task Force must be among the considerations taken into account for the suspension of benefits under the above-mentioned schemes;
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Orderly international migration can bring important benefits to the countries of origin and destination of migrants and contribute to their sustainable development needs. Increasing coherence between trade, development and migration policies is key to ensure that the benefits of migration accrue mutually to both the origin and destination countries. In this respect, it is essential for bothIt is essential for both migrants’ origin and destination countries to address common challenges, such as, stepping up cooperation on the readmission of own nationals and their sustainable reintegration in the country of origin, in particular in order to avoid a constant drain in active population in the countries of origin, with the ensuing long- term consequences on development, and to ensure that migrants are treated with dignity.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) Consequently, the failure of a country to cooperate on the readmission of its nationals should be one of the criteria for suspending the above- mentioned schemes;
Amendment 46 #
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 VI (the 'relevant conventions') and the Commission has not identified, based on available information, in particular the most recent available conclusions of the monitoring bodies under those conventions, a serious failure to effectively implement any of those conventions;
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) it accepts without reservation the reporting requirements imposed by any of the relevant conventions and gives a binding undertaking to accept regular monitoring and review of its implementation record in accordance with the provisions of the relevant conventions;(Does not affect English version)
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) it gives a binding undertaking to participate in and cooperate withrovide all the information required to meet the needs of the Union’s reporting and monitoring procedure provided for in Article 13.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) serious and systematic violation of principles laid down in the conventions listed in Annex VI;
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) serious shortcomings in customs controls on the export or transit of drugs (illicit substances or precursors), or related tonon- compliance with the obligation to readmit the beneficiary country’s own nationals or serious failure to comply with international conventions on antiterrorism or anti-money laundering, including on the basis of the lists of high-risk jurisdictions and jurisdictions under monitoring regularly drawn up by the Financial Action Task Force;
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) serious and systematic unfair trading practices including those affecting the supply of raw materials, which have an adverse effect on the Union industry and which have not been addressed by the beneficiary country. For those unfair trading practices, which are prohibited or actionable under the WTO Agreements, the application of this Article shall be based on a previous determination to that effect by the competent WTO body;
Amendment 80 #
(e) serious and systematic infringement of the objectives adopted by Regional Fishery Organisations or any international arrangements to which the Union is a party concerning the conservation and management of fishery resources.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Where a product originating in a beneficiary country of any of the preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) is imported in volumes or at prices which cause, or threaten to cause, serious difficulties to Union producers of like or directly competing products, normal Common Customs Tariff duties on that product may be wholly or partially reintroduced.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – title
Annex I – title
Deletion: PK Pakistan GSP +