Activities of Salvatore CICU related to 2018/0256M(NLE)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part PDF (635 KB) DOC (78 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas paragraph 106 of the judgment states that the people of Western Sahara must be regarded as a ‘third party’ to the agreement – within the meaning of the principle of the relative effect of treaties – whose consent must be received for the implementation of the agreement to the territory and therefore, failing a further agreement, implementation of this agreement cannot be extended to the territory of Western Sahara;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas operators can still export to the European Union from Western Sahara, but since 21 December 2016 tariff preferences do not apply to products originating from this territory, with adverse effects for the population living in Western Sahara;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is noscant information available that would enable the EU customs authorities to determine whether products exported from Morocco originate in Western Sahara;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) consulted elected officials and public opiniona great many civil society representatives and associations in addition to elected officials in Western Sahara;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the modification of the Liberalisation Agreement, which is of a technical nature, takes place within a broader political and geopolitical context;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the EU and its Member States do not recognise the sovereignty of Morocco over the territory of Western Sahara; whereas the United Nations and the African Union recognise the Front Polisario as representative of the people, but neither the EU nor its Member States dorecognise it as representative of the population of Western Sahara;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the full applicability to the territory of Western Sahara of the two conditions set in the CJEU judgment, to explicitly mention Western Sahara in the Agreement text and to obtain the consent of the people, as well as the third criterion added by the Council which is the need to ensure that it benefits the local population;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses, on the basis of talks with various local economic actors and elected and civil society representatives held in the territory or during meetings at the European Parliament, that somthe majority of the parties have expressed their consent to the agreement by defending their right to economic development, while others consider that the settlement of the political conflict should precede the granting of trade preferences;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the EU tariff preferences have had a positive impact on the agricultural and fisheries products sectors and their export levels in the non- autonomous territory of Western Sahara, and that their withdrawal may injure them considerably;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is convinced that anconfirmation of the agreement for the territory of Western Sahara and the consequent EU presence through trade and investment is preferable to withdrawal when it comes to engagement in and monitoring of human rights and individual freedoms, and demands a rigorous dialogue with Morocco part on these issues;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is deeply concerned thaRecognises that at present it is basically impossible to identify clearly which products are exported from the non- autonomous territory of Western Sahara;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that a key criterion for Parliament is to ensure that there will be a mechanism in place to technically trace identify products from Western Sahara when they are exported to the European Union so that Member States customs authorities have a clear indication of their origin; calls on the EU and Morocco to swiftly present a viable solution to this end; expects the corrective measures laid down in the agreement to be used in that regard; notes with satisfaction Morocco’s willingness to work with the European Commission on furnishing reliable data on these products and enabling this objective to be achieved;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Encourages the EU and Morocco to return swiftly to good trade relations and, to aim for progress in the DCFTA negotiations and to finalise swiftly the agreement on geographical indications;