Activities of Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ related to 2018/2107(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the GSP Regulation (EU) No 978/2012
Amendments (9)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s Mid- Term Evaluation of the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP); welcomes 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 stepcontribution towards poverty eradication; notes that the focus on fewer beneficiaries under the 2012 regulation should further contribute to this aim;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasize that EU’s trade policy must be built on the principles of EU external policy (effectiveness, transparency and values); whereas Article 208 of the TFEU establishes the principle of policy coherence for development and sets the eradication of poverty as the main objective;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines that the GSP+ is a key to the EU trade policy instrument which provides better market access and is accompanied by astringent monitoring mechanism to promote human and labour rights, environmental protection and good governance in vulnerable developing countries;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with satisWelcomes the faction that the preference utilisation rate for EBA beneficiaries is high, meaning the potential benefit for the world’s poorest countries is also high; stresses; recalls that market- access alone is not enough to reduce poverty and inequalities; stresses therefore that EBA should be complemented with development aid as well as trade-related assistance and capacity-building if it is to become more usefuleffective; notes in particular that greater effort is needed to tackle issues such as land grabbing and environmental degradation in the context of EBA;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that 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; urges the Commission to intensity dialogue with partner countries on these issues in order to ensure continuous progress; stresses the importance of continued engagement and monitoring, together with thegreater participation of civil society in these processes;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Expects the GSP mid-term review to encourage more the EU’s trade partners to adopt higher social, labour and environmental standards, which could be achieved through incentives such as additional tariff preferences for sustainably produced products;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Recalls that GSP is an incentive- based regime which must be used consistently in order to effective; regrets that investigations into alleged non- compliance with the requirements on human rights and labour standards have not been launched in a coherent or timely manner; urges the Commission to take more decisive and swift action into alleged violations of human or labour rights under the requirements of the GSP regime; calls for the establishment of a mechanism that can be invoked by individuals or groups who have been negatively affected by the implementation of the GSP regime;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for greater support to be given to GSP+ beneficiary countries to reverse the trend of decreasing product diversification; Is of the opinion that the more intensified GSP+ monitoring system, alongside the findings of UN and ILO monitoring bodies and information provided by third parties, has contributed to the fact that all GSP+ beneficiaries are making progress in implementing the 27 conventions; notes however that greater transparency in GSP+ monitoring is needed;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for greater participation in the monitoring process from Member State embassiescivil society and development agencies.