16 Amendments of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2016/2054(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
– having regard to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), in particular Articles XX(a) and (g) thereof,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that only an integrated approach to wildlife crime can ultimately be successful in curtailing and eliminating the illegal trade, and that the EU must lead efforts in tackling not only supply-side issues, including development issues on the ground in third countries, but also demand for illegal products in domestic markets, including on the internet;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that under WTO law, countries are permitted to introduce exceptions to the general rules of the GATT in Article XX(g) in order to regulate exhaustible natural resources and in Article XX(a) in order to protect public morality; underlines that the WTO Appellate Body has broadly interpreted this'exhaustible natural resources' to include living species that may be vulnerable to depletion, and that WTO jurisprudence has specifically evidenced inclusion of species in CITES annexes as evidence of their exhaustibility; underlines also that the WTO Appellate Body has broadly interpreted 'public morality' to include concerns regarding animal protection;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to investigate to what extent EU legislation on wildlife trade is uniformly applied in different EU customs by operators responsible for controls;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to work on information sharing and capacity building, including specific training, for custom operators;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the importance of ensuring the private sector’s involvement in the fight against wildlife trafficking, including the engagement of online marketplaces and social media;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for stricter controls by cargo shipping agencies and airlines, that are well placed to recognise illegal wildlife trade;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recognises the role civil society organisations can play in supporting the fight against wildlife trafficking both in Europe and in third countries;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to engage with non- governmental organisations in reducing trafficking and demand of wildlife products, among others, by means of campaigns aimed at raising awareness especially in countries where this demand is higher;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the existing domestic legal framework remains sufficient at this stageis sound, and that the challenge for EU Member States remains the implementation and enforcement of the existing rules, rather than wholesale legal changes that could, rather, create instability and further problems with implementation; nevertheless, strongly believes that supplementary legislative provisions are needed in order to prohibit the making available and placing on the market, transport, acquisition and possession of wildlife that has been illegally harvested or traded in third countries;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. WelcomeSuggests the Commission’s proposal for a to include chapters on trade and sustainable development in TTIPall trade agreements under negotiations, as part of its ongoing commitment to ensure sustainable development; notes that up till now the US has sought in its trade agreements, notably the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), to negotiate higher standards covering trade in wildlife than the EU ha including wildlife conservation and animal welfare protection; believes, however, that including wildlife conservation in the sustainable development chapter of a trade agreement must not preclude the inclusion of animal protection provisions in other chapters of future trade agreements;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Emphasise the importance of making sustainable development chapters in trade agreements enforceable by submitting them to State to State dispute settlement provisions and to foresee a similar mechanism that can be triggered by Civil Society Organisations;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports an approach to EU trade policy that not only prioritises the issue of combating the illegal wildlife trade but includes in all future agreements binding and enforceable provisions aimed at its reduction and ultimate elimination;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines that nothing in EU trade policy should prevent the EU or its trading partners from taking decisions that are necessary for the promotion of protection of wildlife and natural resources, provided that such measures continue to be in pursuit of legitimate public policy objectives and do not represent arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for the full and immediate ban at European level of trade, export or re-export within and outside the EU of ivory, including 'pre-Convention' ivory in a manner compliant with WTO law;