Activities of David McALLISTER related to 2021/2177(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on EU-India future trade and investment cooperation
Amendments (19)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the ASEAN-India Free Trade Area (AIFTA), including Trade in Goods Agreement, Trade in Services Agreement, and Investment Agreement, exists since 2003;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU’s strategic framework vested intowards India vested in the EU-India Strategic Partnership, its Global Strategy, its Strategy on India, its Strategy for EU-Asia Connectivity and the Indo-Pacific Strategy, its India-EU Connectivity Partnership, the India-EU Human Rights Dialogue and the EU strategy for cooperation in the Indo- Pacific have highlighted the vital importance of cooperating with India on the EU’s global agenda;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission, the Council of the European Union and the European External Action Service to pursue all efforts to improve and deepen the relationship with India, a strategic partner of the EU; reiterates the need for a deeper partnership based on the shared values of freedom, democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, equality, respect for human rights, a commitment to promoting an inclusive, coherent and rules-based global order, effective multilateralism and sustainable development, fighting climate change, and promoting peace and stability in the world;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that EU-India trade increased by more than 70 % between 2009 and 2019 and that both parties share a common interest in fostering closer and deeper economic ties; recognises that India is a solid alternative for an EU that wantsn important partner for the EU to diversify its supply chains, and that the EU is India’s largest trading partner in the agri- food sector;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expects a swift follow-up to the EU-India leaders’ meeting in May 2021 in order to openly address values-based cooperation at the highest level in matters of trade and investment; welcomes both partners’ readiness to work towards the conclusion of an ambitious, balanced, comprehensive and mutually beneficial trade agreement;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the existing negotiating mandate for a trade agreement, an investment protection agreement and an agreement on geographical indications is comprehensive and broad enough for negotiations to restart; takes the view, however, that an addendum that it is necessary to ensure that the prospective comprehensive trade agreement contains as integral parts thereof a dedicated chapter for SMEs, a dedicated chapter on raw materials to remove all export duties on raw materials, and an ambitious and enforceable trade and sustainable development chapter aligned with the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Agrees with EU and Indian leaders that in order to give the negotiations the impetusmaintain the momentum for restarting they needgotiations, it is imperative to find early solutions to long- standing market access issues; encourages the negotiators, therefore, to find swift solutions to the long-standing market access issues both across governance levels and sectors (e.g. cars, car parts, agriculture, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, sanitary and phytosanitary irritants, and non-tariff barriers such as quality control orders, certification, compliance with international standards, localisation);
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
(1) Expresses its concern that the «Atmanirbhar Bharat» ("self-reliant India") programme seek to increase India’s self-sufficiency by focusing on domestic production and reducing reliance on imports and foreign suppliers which have led to a rise in tariffs, in particular on finished products, as well as the increasing use of non-tariffs barriers that significantly affect market access for EU companies;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point i
Paragraph 6 – point i
i. the comprehensive elimination of tariffs and quotas on a reciprocal basis, while paying attention to sensitive products and ensuring that reductions will not be compensated by an increase in domestic taxes and levies, including at state level, on imported products;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point v
Paragraph 6 – point v
v. ensuring a level playing field ion subsidies;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point vii
Paragraph 6 – point vii
vii. the establishment of modern, SME- friendly and harmonised rules of origin, in line with the EU’s other modern and comprehensive free trade agreements such as the EU and Japan's Economic Partnership Agreement;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point x a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point x a (new)
x a. a dedicated chapter on SMEs aiming at reducing regulatory burden and facilitating information sharing on market access, trade regulations, trade procedures and rules of origin;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point x b (new)
Paragraph 6 – point x b (new)
x b. the inclusion of an ambitious Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapter promoting the highest international standards on human rights, labour and environmental protection, inspired by the most recent and modern EU FTAs;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
(1) Recalls that SMEs are the backbone of the socio-economic development of India and accounts for 45% of the country's total industrial production; believes that India and the EU should continue to work towards ensuring a conducive and stable business environment for SMEs, facilitating their access to international markets and allowing them to take full advantage of trade opportunities; welcomes, in this regard, the setting up of the India IP SME Helpdesk which provides SMEs with first- line support on how to protect and enforce their intellectual property rights (IP), and calls on the Commission to build on this initiative to further create digital platforms that would help reduce trade costs and administrative burden while increasing SMEs participation in international trade;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it expedient to provide interoperable data flows between the jurisdictions of India and the EU in total compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)5 and to agree upon international standards on intercompany transfer pricing; hopes that India’s new Data Protection Bill will be aligned with worldwide standards on data protection and privacy rules; invites India to join the EU initiative on international data protection standards; _________________ 5 OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Invites the EU’s negotiating team as well as the EU institutions and Member States to make best use of India’s commitment to multilateralism and an international rules- based trading order and to urge India to play a more decisive role in ongoing efforts to reform the WTO; applauds the EU and India’s co-sponsored reform proposal for the WTO Dispute Settlement Body and calls on India to join the multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangement; commends the commitment of EU and Indian leaders to enhancing coordination on global economic governance, notably in the WTO and G20; expects to be briefed about the results of the EU-India Senior Officials’ Dialogue, which aims to deepen bilateral cooperation on WTO issues under the auspices of the High-Level Dialogues on Trade and Investment;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Applauds both sides’ readiness to negotiate a stand-alone investment protection agreement, which would increase legal certainty for investors on both sides and further strengthen bilateral trade relations attracting more EU investments in India; recommends working towards the achievement of common and mutually beneficial objectives in these areas in order to foster economic growth and innovation; welcomes Indian investments in Europe as a driver of economic dynamism, increased competitiveness and diversified production;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the negotiators, as a matter of priority, to agree on the establishment of a bilateral ex ante and ex post consultation platform between the EU and India designed to facilitate discussions and consultations in advance of any new measures or subsidies that could negatively affect trade or investment; takes the view that business and industry associations should be able to bring any new trade or investment irritants to the attention of the secretariat of this platform; believes that the platform should eventually be made an integral part of the governance framework of the future trade agreement;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that the conclusion of thegovernance of a potential EU-India free trade agreement should be supported with the establishment ofentail a joint committee to provideing joint monitoring, structured dialogue, and oversight by the European Parliament and both chambers of the Parliament of India;