8 Amendments of Joachim SCHUSTER related to 2018/0091M(NLE)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that EU trade agreements should be put in the service of sustainable development for the many and to protect consumers, workers and the environment, to create decent jobs, uphold EU standards, safeguarding public services and respecting democratic procedures whilst boosting EU export opportunities; therefore a fundamental change in the current trade paradigm is of utmost importance, putting sustainability on equal footing with economic interests;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Regrets the lack of ambition of the animal welfare provisions, only aiming at improving understanding of each other’s practices, and calls for the Commission to ensure a working plan and a working group are established to address this issue;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Deplores that a sanction-based mechanism to effectively enforce sustainable development related provisions has not been included in the TSD chapter;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 f (new)
Paragraph 9 f (new)
9f. Calls on both parties not to wait until the review clause will be triggered to strengthen the sustainable development provisions in the Agreement and to start working immediately on an effective sanction mechanism in case of sustained violations;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the fact that the agreement includes the commitment to pursue the ratification of fundamental ILO conventions; regrets that Japan has not yet ratified the two ILO core conventions (on dDiscrimination and on the aAbolition of fForced lLabour) and expects, in light of commitments made in the EPA, concrete progress on the partbefore the negotiations have been concluded and calls ofn Japan, towards the ratification of these conventions ratify and implement these conventions as soon as possible;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. WelcomNotes the inclusion of a review clause in the chapter on sustainable development and calls on the Commission to trigger this; Stresses that the review clause ais soon as possible in order to strengthen the enforceability and effectiveness ofno guarantee that labour and environmental provisions, which should include the possibility of sanctions as a last resortill be strengthened and effectively enforced in the future;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for transparency on the functioning of the regulatory cooperation committee and for a balanced involvement of all stakeholders, notably of trade unions and civil society organisations; Stresses that the European Parliament should be kept informed on a regular basis about the decisions, that are taken in the regulatory cooperation committee;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges both partners to ensure thean active involvement of social partners and civil society in the monitoring and implementation of the EPA, notably through the joint dialogue with civil society and the domestic advisory group; calls on the Commission to allocate more resources to these mechanisms and to provide support to ensure constructive participation of civil society; urges the Commission to ensure that a consultative mechanisms is set up on both sides before the entry into force of the agreement;