Activities of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2019/0273(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Exercise of the Union's rights for the application and enforcement of international trade rules (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To this end, the Union should be able to expeditiously suspend obligations relating to goods, services or in the sector of intellectual property rights under international trade agreements, including regional or bilateral agreements, when effective recourse to a binding dispute settlement mechanism is not possible because the third country has rendered it impossible for the Union to do so.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Finally, the review clause of Regulation (EU) No 654/2014 should be renewed for another five-year period and should cover the application of the proposed amendment.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) No 654/2014
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(-1) In the first paragraph of Article 1, point (a) is replaced by the following: (a) responding to breaches by third countries of international trade rules which affect the Union's interests, with a view to seeking a satisfactoryn adequate solution that restores benefits for the Union's economic operators;
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 654/2014
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(-1a) In the first paragraph of Article 1, point (b) is replaced by the following: (b) rebalancing concessions or other obligations in the trade relations with third countries, when the treatment accorded to goods and services from the Union is altered in a way that affects the Union's interests.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 654/2014
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) "concessions or other obligations" means tariff concession-1b) In the first paragraph of Article 2, point (b) is replaced by the following: (b) "concessions or other obligations" means tariff concessions, commitments in the sector of intellectual property rights or services or any other benefits that the Union has committed itself to applying in its trade with third countries by virtue of any kind of international trade agreements to which it is a party;
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 654/2014
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a
(aa) following the circulation of a WTO panel report upholding, in whole or in part, the claims brought by the European Union, if an appeal under Article 17 of the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding cannot be completed and if the third country has not agreed to interim appeal arbitration under Article 25 of the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding;
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 654/2014
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(ba) point (d) is replaced by the following: (d) in cases of modification of concessions or commitments by a WTO member under Articles XXVIII of the GATT 1994 and Article XXI of the GATS, where no compensatory adjustments have been agreed.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) the following point (da) is inserted: (da) in the event of the adoption by a third country of trade measures constituting a clear breach of international law and harming the commercial interests of the Union;
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 654/2014
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(bc) the following point (db) is inserted: (db) in the event of the adoption by a third country of policy measures constituting a clear breach of its obligations under the Trade and Sustainable Chapter of trade agreements to which it is a party;
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 654/2014
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b b
(bb) where measures are taken to restrict the trade with a third country in situations under Article 3(aa) or Article 3(bb) or Article 3(e) or (f), such measures shall be commensurate to the nullification or impairment of the Union’s commercial interests caused by the measures of that third country;
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 654/2014
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(2a) In Article 5(1), the following point is inserted: (ba) the suspension of commitments or other obligations in the in the sector of intellectual property rights and services;
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 654/2014
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
(2b) In Article 7(2), point (c) is replaced by the following: (c) in cases of modification of concessions or commitments by a WTO member under Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 or Article XXI of GATS, when the third country concerned accords adequate and proportionate compensation to the Union after the adoption of an implementing act under Article 4(1).
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 654/2014
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
By 1 March 2025 at the latest... [three years after the entry into force of this amending Regulation], the Commission shall review the scope of this Regulation, taking into account in particular the amendments to the scope having effect from [date of entry into force of this amending Regulation], the commercial policy measures that may be adopted, as well as its implementation, and shall report its findings to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – point i
Regulation No 654/2014
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2