927 Amendments of Klaus BUCHNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to develop a set of guiding principles tailored to industry and other operators to provide a level of certainty that encourages the use of blockchain and innovation in this area;

2018/10/22
Committee: INTA

2018/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Commission to play a~~n active~~ leading role in the process of standardisation and security of blockchain, and to work with ~~the industrie~~all relevant actors to develop blockchain standards, including terminology, security, development, and deployment of the technology;

2018/10/22
Committee: INTA

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

– having regard to the Paris Agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, effective since November 2016;

2018/10/15
Committee: INTA

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)

– having regard to the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, issued on 8 October 2018, showing that limiting global warming to 1.5°C is still possible, if countries ratchet up their Nationally Determined Contributions by 2020;

2018/10/15
Committee: INTA

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Reiterates its full commitment to the enduring value of multilateralism and calls for a trade agenda based on ~~free,~~ fair and rule-based trade for the benefit of all and the achievement of the 1,5° C goal, which supports the sustainable development agenda by including and enhancing social, environmental and human rights, and ensuring that multilaterally agreed and harmonised rules are uniformly applied to all; underlines that trade is not an end in itself but a tool for reaching globally defined development goals;

2018/10/15
Committee: INTA

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that it is now a matter of urgency to proceed to the modernisation of the WTO in the light of the latest developments, and to fundamentally review several aspects of the functioning of the WTO with a view to increasing both its effectiveness and its legitimacy; considers, in this perspective, as utmost important that other WTO ~~members, in particular our major trading partners, should be involved in the debate from the beginning~~Secretariat creates opportunities for all WTO members to be involved in the debate from the beginning; calls on the Commission and the EU members in the WTO to reach out to other WTO members, in particular our major trading partners, for agreeing on common positions;

2018/10/15
Committee: INTA

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes in this regard the mandate given by the European Council to the Commission on 28-29 June 2018, and ~~supports~~takes note of the approach outlined in the conclusions;

2018/10/15
Committee: INTA

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Shares~~Is of the view that, as a way to address the root causes of the current crisis, it is necessary for the WTO to deliver on some of the outstanding issues of the Doha Round, especially regarding food security in the form of agreements on Special Products and the Special Safeguard Mechanism, as well as to develop new rules to address current gaps in the rulebook in order to level the playing asfield, including with regards to subsidies and state-owned enterprises, ~~investment market access~~ and regulatory barriers to services and investment; believes that in order to remain relevant, the WTO also needs to address new challenges in areas such as: e- commerce; digital trade; global value chains; public procurement; ~~domestic regulation for services;~~ micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (MSMEs); and ~~greater~~systemic compatibility between trade, labour and environmental agendas; welcomes, in this regard, the joint statements that were adopted in Buenos Aires on e-commerce, domestic regulation, investment facilitation and women’s economic empowerment, as well as the work that has been done on these issues since then;

2018/10/15
Committee: INTA

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. In view of greater compatibility between trade rules and global environmental goals, calls on the EU to engage the WTO membership in rebalancing the global system of Intellectual Property Rights in order to enable the legal transfer of climate- friendly technology in developing countries, in the form of a Declaration on IPR and Climate Change to the example of the Doha Declaration of 2001 on TRIPS and Public Health

2018/10/15
Committee: INTA

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. In view of greater compatibility between trade rules and global environmental goals, retains that the needed revision of WTO subsidy rules should allow for exceptions, waivers or peace clauses on a set of primarily relevant climate products whose market penetration should be enabled also by way of state subsidisation, under the condition of full transparency and prior notification;

2018/10/15
Committee: INTA

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. In view of greater compatibility between trade rules and global environmental goals, calls on the EU to engage the WTO membership in a revision of the TRIPS Agreement relating to the patentability of plant and animal inventions, so that the patent applicants are required to disclose the origin of genetic resources and any traditional knowledge used in inventions, so that WTO rule-making becomes supportive to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol;

2018/10/15
Committee: INTA

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Is convinced that the current differentiation between developed and developing countries does not reflect the effective situation in the WTO and that this has been an obstacle to advancing the Doha Round, to the detriment of countries most in need; urges advanced developing countries to take up their share of responsibility and make contributions commensurate to their level of development and (sectoral) competitiveness; considers that the principle of Special and Differential Treatment (SDT) remains a useful tool for development, if its criteria are reformed to better reflect human development indexes;

2018/10/15
Committee: INTA

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Takes the view that it is necessary to revise the functioning of the negotiating process by introducing more flexibility than has currently been the case under the consensus rule, while recognising that the Single Undertaking approach has limited the effectiveness of multilateral trade governance; expresses its support for the concept of flexible multilateralism, whereby; while the principle of consensus must remain the centre of WTO rule making, expresses its support for an approach, whereby a critical mass of WTO members interested in pursuing a certain market access issue where full consensus is not yet possible should be able to advance and conclude plurilateral agreements ~~eith~~under th~~rough so-called WTO Annex 4 agreements, in accordance with Article II:3, Article III:1, and Article X:9 of the Marrakesh Agreement, or via ‘critical mass’ agreements that extend~~e condition that it is not objected to by a threshold of WTO members to be determined and that negotiated concessions are extended to the WTO membership on a most-favoured-nation (MFN) basis;

2018/10/15
Committee: INTA

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the EU to advance an initiative in the WTO regarding the regulation of a specific global supply chain, notably in the garment sector, with regard to social and environmental conditions for market access with reduced tariffs, in order to test a more flexible negotiation approach;

2018/10/15
Committee: INTA

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the importance of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), of the Paris Agreement commitments in the fight against climate change, and of the role which trade can and must play in contributing towards their achievement; underlines that beyond the negotiations on fisheries subsidies, the WTO must now define the more concrete action that needs to be taken in this regard; reminds that the WTO concept of Process and Production Methods (PPM) offers possibilities to differentiate among so-called "like- products" for their environmental impact; suggests to revitalize the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) with the mandate to elaborate criteria for combatting environmental free riding and to establish closer links to the UNFCCC Secretariat;

2018/10/15
Committee: INTA

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Reaffirms the links between gender equality and inclusive development, as also expressed in SDG 5, emphasising that women’s empowerment is key to the eradication of poverty and that removing barriers to women’s participation in trade is critical for economic development; welcomes the increased focus of the WTO on issues related to trade and gender, and encourages all 121 signatories to the 2017 Buenos Aires Declaration on Trade and Women’s Economic Empowerment to deliver on their commitments; emphasises the need for a systemic gender approach to all fields of WTO rule-making in the form of gender specific impact assessments;

2018/10/15
Committee: INTA

2018/2084(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that the role of the WTO Secretariat in facilitating and safeguarding a bottom-up approach for the active participation of all members is critical and that it should be further strengthened in support of various negotiating processes, as well as in implementation and monitoring functions; considers it necessary to strengthen the financial and human means and resources available to the WTO Secretariat;

2018/10/15
Committee: INTA

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that EU trade policy has to be coherent with other EU policies such as development and environmental policies and to support the achievement of the SDGs, and that under these conditions it can contribute to the achievement of the objectives of ~~the~~a reformed common agricultural policy (CAP), notably ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community and that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices; stresses that t~~he EU agri-food sector should take advantage of the opportunities for growth offered by exports~~rade policy should avoid undermining local and regional markets, increasing food dependence and so decreasing food security for vulnerable third country populations through overly aggressive EU export orientation, given that an estimated 90 % of additional global demand for agri- food products over the next decade will come from outside Europe;

2018/03/28
Committee: INTA

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Notes citizen's demands that a reformed CAP should focus on sustainability, food sovereignty, human and animal health and the reduction of antimicrobial resistance, and measures to improve the economic situation of small farms,

2018/03/28
Committee: INTA

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Affirms that EU trade and agriculture policies are closely intertwined and will remain so in the future, and that maintaining and developing sustainable agriculture has to be a priority, given the important role of agriculture in the context of negotiations both bilaterally for EU free trade agreements and multilaterally at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), on issues such as market access for agricultural products, the protection of geographical indications, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) rules, harmonisation of animal welfare and other standards, and the simplification of import procedures;

2018/03/28
Committee: INTA

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Underlines that the fulfilment of the goals of the Paris agreement on climate change and meeting the SDGs must be the governing principles of any trade policy with regards to agricultural products;

2018/03/28
Committee: INTA

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Insists that because loss of farming has a disproportionate impact on the socio-economic fabric of rural areas, on population changes, migration and on regional food security, agriculture cannot be a bargaining chip in bi- and multilateral trade deals to the detriment of environmental protection, biodiversity and labour conditions in third countries;

2018/03/28
Committee: INTA

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Believes that while trade agreements may benefit mostly large agricultural businesses in the EU and abroad, they can also cause serious negative socio-economic impacts on small and medium scale farming in the EU and in third countries;

2018/03/28
Committee: INTA

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2 d. Therefore calls for binding and enforceable safeguard mechanisms that take into account social, environmental and labour standards in the EU, as well as in countries to which we export;

2018/03/28
Committee: INTA

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Welcom~~Notes the progress achieved in promoting the EU’s agr~~icultural~~obusiness interests in recent bilateral trade negotiations, notably as regards market access for high quality EU agri-food products and the protection of geographical indications in third countries; ~~trusts that this trend can be continued and improved upon~~underlines the need for further measures to guard small and medium sized agricultural companies from the negative effects of our current trade policy: considers therefore that shorter, more resilient food chains and the stimulation of regional food production systems must play a role in improving biodiversity, environmental protection as well as remunerative and fair income of farmers and rural communities;

2018/03/28
Committee: INTA

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission, in the context of ongoing and future bilateral trade negotiations with third countries, to approach with the utmost care the liberalisation of market access both with regard to third countries as well as with regard of the EU in sensitive agricultural sectors and to consider transition periods, tariff-rate quotas, appropriate safeguarding measures that take into account social, environmental and economic effects in the EU, as well as in countries to which we export, and the exclusion of the most sensitive products; notes that this predominantly concerns beef, other meat, rice, wheat, other cereals, sugar, and dairy products;

2018/03/28
Committee: INTA

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Highlights therefore the principle of qualified market access, meaning that imported goods should comply with EU standards;

2018/03/28
Committee: INTA

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Further considers that goods produced in connection to deforestation, land or resource grabbing and human rights abuses should not be granted access into the EU market;

2018/03/28
Committee: INTA

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Regrets the lack of progress on domestic support in agriculture at the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference; reiterates that any future EU position on this topic must duly respect the framework of the reformed CAP; invites EU trading partners, in this regard, to make commitments to reducing trade-distorting domestic support; Notes that strong environmental and social conditionality would limit the likelihood of CAP payments being challenged by the WTO and increase the quality of public goods delivered by this policy to Europeans; calls on the WTO members that continue to grant export subsidies to implement the Ministerial Decision on Export Competition adopted in Nairobi on 19 December 2015;

2018/03/28
Committee: INTA

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Demands that the Commission stay vigilant and step up the Union’s defensive action towards resolving existing and future market access barriers in third countries, which are increasing, while respecting the environment and human rights including the right to food; underlines that the majority of ~~which~~those barriers affect agricultural products (27 % according to the Commission’s Market Access Database), which in turn relate predominantly to SPS market access measures.

2018/03/28
Committee: INTA

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Demands at the same time that the Commission step up the inclusion in trade agreements of improved public health and animal welfare provisions, including the reduction in the proliferation of antimicrobial resistance through overuse of antibiotics; the access to water as a human right; the rise of living standards in the agricultural sector, in particular for female farmers and farm workers, and zero land degradation, soil depletion and deforestation in third countries as well as in the EU;

2018/03/28
Committee: INTA

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)

-1. Recalls that Western Sahara remains on the list of non-self-governing territories for the purposes of Article 73 of the Charter of the United Nations and that any engagement with this territory must conform with this particular status under international law;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 a (new)

-1 a. Recalls that the EU and its Member States do not recognise Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara; notes that the Court of Justice of the European Union has affirmed the separate and distinct status of the territory of Western Sahara in relation to any State, including the Kingdom of Morocco;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Recalls that according to the Court of Justice of the European Union in its 10 December 2015 ruling on Western Sahara, the Commission stated during the legal proceedings in front of the Court that "it does not challenge the "capacity as representative of the Sahrawi people enjoyed by the Front Polisario which was recognised by the UN General Assembly";

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that it is important for this agreement to give guarantees regarding respect for international law, including human rights, in the territories concerned and for the Saharawi people;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Notes~~Insists on the importance that this agreement does not imply any recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara and that the EU’s position remains that of supporting UN efforts to secure a fair, and lasting ~~and mutually acceptable~~ settlement of the Western Sahara conflict, on the basis of the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people and in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions; reiterates, therefore, its full support to the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Mr Horst Köhler, in helping the parties to achieve this settlement;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Notes that the Commission Staff Working Document that accompanies the proposed agreement, states that it "uses the term "Western Sahara" to refer to the part of the territory administered de facto by Morocco"; notes that the Joint Declaration states that "products originating in Western Sahara subject to controls by customs authorities of the Kingdom of Morocco" shall benefit from the trade preferences under this agreement; notes therefore that the products originating in the part of the territory of Western Sahara that is outside the control of Morocco, will not benefit from such trade preferences;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Considers that the partial territorial coverage of the agreement raises questions in relation to the obligations of the EU and its Member States to respect the principle of territorial integrity, which is an integral part of the right to self-determination; in relation to the border treaties between Morocco and Western Sahara; and towards the obligation to respect the"separate and distinct" nature of Western Sahara in relation to Morocco, affirmed by the European Court of Justice, which would require the preservation of the integrity of Western Sahara;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Expects the Commission to clarify the territorial scope of the proposed agreement and to ensure that economic operators in and products from the part of Western Sahara outside Moroccan control are not discriminated as a result of this agreement;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3 d. Expresses concern that the agreement, by restricting its territorial application to the part under the control of Morocco, may reinforce the current social, economic and military dividing lines within Western Sahara;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3 e. Notes that in spite of the separate and distinct status of Western Sahara and of the non-recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara, the Commission and the EEAS held negotiation rounds in Rabat and Brussels, and not in Western Sahara during the course of the negotiations of the agreement;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that ~~during inclusiv~~the consultations led by the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) with a wide variety of Western Saharan local representatives, civil society organisations and other organisations and bodies, broad support was expressed for the socio-economic benefits the proposed tariff preferences would bringin relation to the proposed agreement took place in Brussels and Rabat, and not in Western Sahara;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Notes that out of the 112 stakeholders enlisted by the Commission among those having been included in the consultations on the proposed agreement, 94 of them rejected taking part in the consultations or were not invited to participate therein; notes that among the 18 remaining stakeholders, 2 are Members of the Moroccan Parliament, 1 is the Moroccan state-owned phosphate company OCP and 6 are public bodies or other structures that have been set up by Morocco in Western Sahara;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Takes ~~good~~ note of the exchange of letters and ~~acknowledges the efforts~~of the claim of the Commission and the EEAS ~~in trying, within the remit of their competences, to evalu~~to have evaluated the benefit for the population of the part of the territory that stands to benefit from this agreement; stresses, nevertheless, that the Court of Justice ruled thate the ~~benefit for the population and to ascertain~~issue of benefits was irrelevant to the agreement and that only the explicit reference of Western Sahara and their consent tof th~~is agreement; stresses, nevertheless,~~e people of Western Sahara was required; stresses also that more could be done to improve the traceability of products coming from Western Sahara; ~~inv~~sets as a pre-requirement for ites approval, that the Commission services, therefore, ~~to engage further with the Moroccan authori~~improve this aspect, notably in order to produce clear and reliable statistiecs ~~to improve this aspect, notably in order to produce cle~~and present a detailed protocol outlining reliable and efficient means to ensure the traceability of products originating in Western Sahara and ~~reliable statistics.~~full compliance with the EU customs legislation;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls for the establishment of an EU-Western Sahara subcommittee on trade and agriculture to be established, in accordance with the distinct and separate status of the territory concerned;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Notes the statement by the Commission in its Staff Working Document that "statistics on Western Sahara generally remain patchy and disparate" and that "it is generally impossible to distinguish Moroccan imports from Western Saharan imports using EU statistics on foreign trade and therefore to estimate what portion of those imports is from Western Sahara"; considers that this lack of data raises questions in relation to the credibility of the assessment carried out by the Commission and its capacity to have effectively defended the interests of EU- based economic operators;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Notes that in line with the non- recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara, the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and recent jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the EU Delegation to Morocco and its accredited staff may not carry out their activities outside the internationally recognised borders of Morocco; calls on the EEAS to provide clarification on this matter and on the practical implications foreseen for the monitoring of the implementation of this agreement;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Considers that the consultation process carried out by the Commission and the EEAS did not allow to effectively assess the views of the people of Western Sahara on the proposed agreement; considers that the consent of the people of Western Sahara can only be expressed by its UN recognized representative, the Polisario Front; notes in this respect that the Polisario Front has rejected the proposed agreement;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5 e. Considers that the human rights assessment and the stakeholder consultation carried out by the Commission and the EEAS in relation to the agreement falls short of complying with the Commission's own Guidelines on the analysis of human rights impacts in impact assessments for trade-related policy initiatives and its Guidelines on Stakeholder Consultation; observes in particular, that the cursory comments on the human rights situation in Western Sahara in the Staff Working Document that accompanies the agreement, fail to meet the commitment of the Commission to carry out a "comprehensive, participative, balanced and transparent" analysis of the human rights impact of the agreement; underscores that this is particularly inadequate given the seriousness of the human rights situation in Western Sahara and that human rights, notably the right to self-determination, are at the core of the ruling of the European Court of Justice; expects therefore the Commission to carry out a proper human rights impact assessment in line with its own policy guidelines, prior to the consideration of the agreement;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)

5 f. Calls therefore on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to propose that the European Parliament decline its consent;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii

~~(ii) to adapt the TEN-T networks to military mobility needs;~~deleted

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii

~~(iii) EUR 6,500,000,000 from the Defence cluster for the specific objective referred to in Article 3(2)(a)(ii);~~deleted

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) Under the specific objective referred to in Article 3(2)(a)(ii): actions, or specific activities within an action, supporting transport infrastructure on the TEN-T Network in order to adapt it to military mobility requirements with the purpose of enabling a civilian-military dual-use of the infrastructure.deleted

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2018/0122M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the EU and Japan share a special responsibility for fostering peace, multilateralism, respect for human rights and rule of law, stability and prosperity in a rapidly changing world;

2018/11/08
Committee: AFET

2018/0122M(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas Japan led efforts to revise the Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement (TPP-11) and ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership in July; whereas Japan has also shown interest in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which includes China;deleted

2018/11/08
Committee: AFET

2018/0122M(NLE)

Df. whereas, following the 2008 financial crisis, the tendency to consider the size and expansion of the financial sector as one of the causes of the crisis emerged, as well as a debate on the risks posed to financial stability by the liberalisation of financial services;

2018/10/03
Committee: INTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on legislators, both in the EU and in third countries, to set the minimum age for marriage at 18 years and to provide themselves with the administrative, legal and financial means to be able to comply with this requirement; in case of doubt, calls for a medical age test, when a marriage is to be acknowledged;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) Pursuant to the international commitments undertaken in the World Trade Organisation, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, and in the trade and investment agreements concluded with third countries, the Union and Members States may adopt restrictive measures relating to foreign direct investment on the grounds of security or, public order, fundamental rights or the protection of key technologies, subject to certain requirements.

2018/02/20
Committee: AFET