199 Amendments of Salvatore CICU
Amendment 11 #
2018/2161(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the EIB to continue to pay special attention in its lending outside the EU to private sector development, which is a major engine of poverty reduction, and to impact finance and credit lines targeting microfinance institutions; calls for a strategic EIB contribution to tackle the root causes of migration by expanding the EIB’s external lending mandate (ELM);in this respect on the EIB to improve effective access to funding for SME's, including through trade facilitations programmes and initiatives, making sure that these firms can integrate into global supply chains.
Amendment 12 #
2018/2161(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls for a strategic EIB contribution to tackle the root causes of migration by expanding the EIB's external lending mandate (ELM), strengthening humanitarian action and providing support for economic growth, the construction of infrastructure and job creation;
Amendment 26 #
2018/2161(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that the EIB should continue to enhance its role in helping to achieve sustainable development, in line with the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, and that climate action lending under its climate strategy should focus mainly on the transport and energy sectors. to achieve a more competitive, secure and sustainable energy system in line with the 2030 Energy Strategy;
Amendment 14 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
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 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
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 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
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 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
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 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
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 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
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 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
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 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
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 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
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 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
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 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
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 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
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 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
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;
Amendment 745 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point vi a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point vi a (new)
(via) actions improving and maintaining the quality of existing infrastructure in terms of safety, security and continuity of traffic flows and mitigation of exposure to negative effects of transiting rail and road transport, especially in urban areas;
Amendment 112 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to clearly define the scope of this Directive the term single-use plastic product should be defined. The definition should exclude plastic products that are conceived, designed and placed on the market to accomplish within their lifecycle multiple trips or rotations by being refilled or reused for the same purpose for which they are conceived, and single-use plastic products used on closed premises where there is waste collection (such as in the vending sector), since these do not cause marine pollution.
Amendment 538 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – indent 2
Annex I – part A – indent 2
— Cups for beverages, except those used in the vending sector.
Amendment 585 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 5
Annex I – part B – indent 5
— Beverage stirrers, except those used in the vending sector
Amendment 61 #
2017/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for permanent exemption from US tariffs as a precondition for talks leading to more in-depth negotiations on the further dismantling of trade barriers; notes that such an exemption will then facilitate a constructive dialogue between the EU and the US on issues such as energy, cooperation, WTO reform and mutual access to markets and in the field of public procurement, in full compliance with WTO rules; reiterates that the EU should not accept measures or conditions that limit its economic sovereignty and much less negotiate agreements under pressure.
Amendment 68 #
2017/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Expresses its concern that the US and China might reach an agreement that is not fully compatible with the WTO, which could also undermine our interests and cast a pall on transatlantic trade relations; stresses, therefore, the need for a more global agreement with our principal trading partners, given our shared interests worldwide.
Amendment 1 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Articles 8, 10, 153(1), 153(2), 157 and 15207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 2 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission’s report of 13 September 2017 on the Implementation of the Trade Policy Strategy ‘Trade for All’;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas trade policies should aim to reduce socio-economic gaps between the Global North and the Global South in terms of development and wealth, andcan contribute to the development and wealth of women, to reduce gaps between women and men, and realisze women’s rights by ensuring decent work conditions for women and finally by contributing to sustainable and equitable economic development while expanding opportunities for women entrepreneurship, access to apprenticeships and work and employment;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas according to a 2017 study of the European Commission almost 12 million women in the EU have jobs that depend on the exports of goods and services to the rest of the world1a; __________________ 1a http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2017 /june/tradoc_155632.pdf
Amendment 60 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the impacts of trade liberalisation on individuals depends also on their geographical localisation and the sector of their economic activities;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas following the provisions included in the CEDAW, the EU should provide the basis for realizing equality between women and men through ensuring women's equal access to, and equal opportunities in, political, economical and public life as well as education, health and employment.
Amendment 82 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the only area of gender equality in which DG Trade has demonstrated an interest so far isDG Trade should make more quantitative gender-disaggregated research in order to focus on matters such as business, science, and technology in order to promotinge female entrepreneurship;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, according to the International Trade Centre, 40% of the world’s SMEs are owned by women;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas a review of current EU multilateral and bilateral agreements shows that only 20 % of the agreements with non-European trading partners make reference to women’s rights, and thatstudy recently published by the Commission shows that a gender gap persists in terms of opportunities for access to jobs and that, in 2011, only 40 38% of these agreements include references that aim to promote gender equality; whereas references in these agreements to promoting women’s empowerment are voluntary and almost all relate to non-trading aspects of the agreementsjobs supported by exports to the rest of the world were occupied by women; whereas another study shows that promoting women’s equality could increase global GDP by USD 28 billion by 2025;
Amendment 96 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas there is a crucial need of recognising and better understanding gender specific impacts of trade liberalisation to deliver adequate policy responses.
Amendment 101 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas strong movements have evolved in several countries, criticising, in particular, provisions on investor-state dispute settlement / the investment court system (ISDS/ICS) and intellectual property rights (IPR), as well as non-tariff rules in TTIP, CETA and TiSA, that could lead to breaches of women’schapters on sustainable development should be included in any trade agreement negotiated by the EU, and whereas the purpose of such chapters is to ensure respect of and protection for human rights, labourthe rights, of the environmental protection, consumer rights and public services and good and workers’ rights; whereas the EU’s trade policy should not imply the lowering of any of the EU’s standards, and whereas public services should be excluded from trade negotiations;
Amendment 109 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas in the framework of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) and GSP+ systems, aim toing at ensureing the ratification and implementation of human and labour rights conventions in developing countries, it is crucial to monitor on a regular basis and to take actions when needed and pay particular attention to gender equality;
Amendment 116 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas civil society, particularly women’s rights organisations and trade unions, has the knowledge and potential to strengthen women’s economic empowerment, such as the promotion of women entrepreneurs, becoming informed on the issues faced by women in trade agreements, and collecting data that can broaden our understanding of equality in trade;
Amendment 120 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas events such as the International Forum on Women and Trade organised by the Commission on 29 June 2017 enable many economic stakeholders and representatives of civil society to exchange and launch initiatives on the impact of trade on gender equality;
Amendment 129 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas special attention must be given to the negative consequences of trade liberapublic services, existing or future services of general interest, and services of general economic interest should be excluded from the negotiations on, and scope of appliscation as regards basic public services and goods, such as water and sanitation, education and healthcareof, any trade agreement concluded by the EU (including, but not limited to, water, health, social services, social security systems, education, waste management and public transport);
Amendment 143 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that fair and inclusive international trade policies require a clearer framework aiming to enhance women’s livelihoods, strengthen gender equality, protect the environment, and promote social justice and international solidaritytrade can contribute to the development of sustainable growth and job creation; recalls that the EU’s trade policy contributes to the promotion and protection of human rights and the values of the European Union, including gender equality; notes that Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union stipulates that ‘in all its activities, the Union shall aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women’;
Amendment 152 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the EU’s trade strategy entitled ‘Trade for All’ does not mention gender equality; calls on the Commission to take this dimension into account in the conduct of its trade policy and stresses that trade negotiations may make it possible to promote gender equality on the international scene and ensure that both women and men can benefit from the advantages of trade liberalisation and be protected from its negative effects;
Amendment 158 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses how few data are available on the impact of trade on gender equality; with that in mind, calls for more data to be gathered on this topic; stresses that collecting this type of information will make it possible to improve analysis of the situation, establish a methodology and improve the definition of the objectives and measures to be taken to ensure that women benefit more from trade;
Amendment 161 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes that the Report on the Implementation of the Trade Policy Strategy ‘Trade for All’ of 13 September 2017 mentions gender equality in trade and specifies that it is essential to improve our understanding of the impact of trade instruments on gender equality; further notes the view expressed in the report that addressing gender equality would help ensure that the benefits of trade reach everyone, and by the same token maximise the overall gains from trade opportunities; calls on the Commission to continue its work on this matter and supply information and data as soon as possible;
Amendment 164 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists that all international trade policies must be based ontrade policy could make it possible to promote the relevant international standards and legal instruments on gender equality, such as the CEDAW, the Beijing Platform for Action and the sustainable development goals (SDGs);
Amendment 178 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the urgent need to adoptneed for a consideration for gender-sensitive bindingattention to human rights regulationand provide guidelines on an international level to regulate transnational companies (TNCs) and other companieTNCs; welcomes the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 180 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on Commission and Member States for a combined policy intervention to promote greater gender equality in the distribution of the employment opportunities offered by exports such as education and vocational training policies;
Amendment 186 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. InsistRecalls that all international trade agreements must include safeguard clauses enabling the contracting parties to regulate and also reverse liberalisation in order to protect fundamental objectives such as gender equality, human rights, public health and environmental sustainabian ambitious sustainable development chapter with the aim of enhancing social and environmental standards, as well as respect for human rights, which also encompass gender equality;
Amendment 195 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need to recognise the risks inherent in trade agreement mechanisms such as ISDS and ICS, which undermine the capacity of individual governments to change their laws to include measures to promote gender equalityRecalls the ongoing process led by the EU to develop a new system for settling disputes between investors and states; recalls that the European Parliament advocates the need to ensure, among other things, stronger labour and consumer rights and advancement in environmental policiesansparency and the right to regulation on the part of the states which will be responsible for carrying out this reform;
Amendment 202 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that IPR provisions in trade can have a significantn impact on women’s health which must be taken carefully; calls for this aspect to be taken into consideration;
Amendment 204 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for regular events and meetings to be held on gender equality in EU trade agreements with the participation of representatives of the institutions and economic and civil society stakeholders with a view to creating synergy on this issue, holding discussions and setting common objectives;
Amendment 209 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that basic public services and goods, such as water and sanitation, education and healthcare (notably acPoints out that current and future public services, services of general interest and servicess to sexual and reproductive health and rights services),of general economic interest should be exemptcluded from the scopening up of public procu of application of the agreement and the trade liberalisation agenda, and that safeguards must be put in place to reinforce states’ capacities to provide bas(including, but not limited to, water, health, social services, social security systems, education, waste management and public transport); points out that EU, national and local authorities must retain the full right to introduce, adopt, maintain or repeal any measures with regard to the commissioning, organisation, funding and provision of public services for all;
Amendment 229 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for binding measures to combating exploitation and improve working and living conditions for women in the export- oriented industries, in particular the garment and textile manufacturing and agriculture sectors where trade liberalisation has contributed to precarious labour rights and gender wage gap, to follow the objective of improving the living conditions of women in these countries and sectors;
Amendment 244 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that the impact of growing agricultural exports ise need for a consideration for genderally less favourable to women than to men, as emerging trends indicate that small farmers, many of whom are women, are often not in a position to compete in overseas marke-sensitive attention to human rights and provide guidelines on an international level to TNCs; welcomes the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 249 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that binding instruments are needed in EU trade policy to ensure that deccertain elements of EU trade policy, such as the presence of a chapter on sustainable development work standards, women’s rights, human rights principles and environmental protection are at the core of all types of EU trade agreements and that EU trade policy is coherent with the Union’s overarching aims of GSP+ systems, and the monitoring thereof, help promote and uphold human rights, including gender equality, workers’ rights and environmental protection; recalls the overriding importance of consistency between EU trade policy and Union policy as a whole; stresses that EU trade policy contributes to the pursuit of many aims, including sustainable development, poverty reduction and the promotion of gender equality;
Amendment 256 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to take gender equality into account when preparing and drafting impact assessments for the purpose of opening trade negotiations; stresses that taking this into account will provide a first glimpse of the benefits that could be gained from a future trade agreement and predict the impact of new trade relations on gender equality;
Amendment 264 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. CRecalls for all EU trade agreements to include binding clauses, in the form of a stand-alone article, that promote and protect women’s rights, gender equality and gender mainstreaming, based on the Beijing Platform for Action and the SDGs, with an appropriate body appointed or an explicit mechanism in place to monitor complianceits request, in respect of trade negotiations with Chile, for the inclusion of a specific chapter on trade, gender equality and the empowerment of women; emphasises that the proposal to include such a dedicated chapter in a trade agreement is now becoming reality for the first time; stresses the need to be informed of the content of this chapter and evaluate it with a view to subsequently taking decisions at a more general level; urges the EU to introduce cross-cutting measures in trade agreements in order to promote gender equality, exchange best practices and enable women to derive greater benefit from trade agreements;
Amendment 274 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. StressesPoints out that trading commitments in EU agreements should neverot overrule human rights, women’s rights or environmental concerns; stresses the importance of enforcing the provisions of agreements on these issues, including chapters on sustainable development;
Amendment 279 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recalls the importance of SMEs in the EU’s economic structure; calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to support SMEs – particularly in public procurement, with a view to ensuring that micro enterprises and SMEs play a greater role – and to develop specific measures for SMEs owned by women;
Amendment 284 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is convinced that the CEDAW is of great importance for all policy areas, including trade; invites the Commission, therefore, to take action in this contextthe necessary steps to enable the EU’'s accession to and ratification of the CEDAW Convention, and to include CEDAW as an instrument in trade agreementsand to incorporate the principle of equality of men and women in Member states' legal systems, abolishing all discriminatory laws and adopting appropriate ones prohibiting discrimination against women;
Amendment 290 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the EU and the Member States to ensure that binding clauses on labour rights, based on the ILO Conventions, includingReiterates that trade agreements should contain far-reaching commitments on all core labour rights in line with fundamental Conventions of the ILO, and calls for the EU and the Member States to take into particular consideration ILO Conventions No 189 con Dcerning decent work for domestic Wworkers and No 156 on Workers with Family Responsibilities, are included in trade agreements, and that social clauses in trade agreements also apply to informal works it globally addresses the needs for workers to be covered by labour law; asks for social rights, non-discrimination and equal treatment to be taken into account in trade agreements;
Amendment 298 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Acknowledges thatStresses the importance of monitoring the implementation of the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) and GSP+ systems need to be improved by linking economic incentives to the effective adoption and constant monitoring of core human, gender and labour rights conventions, particularly in respect of the implementation of core conventions; points out that among the GSP + conventions that are pending ratification and implementation are the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women of 1979 , Convention No 111, concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation, and Convention No 100, concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value; points out that the upholding and implementing such conventions helps further gender equality;
Amendment 312 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for EU legislation similar to UN binding due diligence obligations to ensure respect for human rights, including women’s rights, and adequate social and environmental standardsUrges the EU to foster international cooperation on gender equality in trade relations and encourages the WTO to take this dimension into account in its trade policy; stresses the importance of also addressing this issue in other international and multilateral organisations and forums, such as the UN, World Bank or OECD, with a view to ensuring that women derive greater benefits from international trade;
Amendment 331 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to evaluate, in order to create favourable conditions for the participation of women to the opportunities offered by the free trade agreements, the possibility to build up pre-apprenticeship training programs for providers, employers, workforce practitioners, and other industry stakeholders to network with their peers from across the EU and learn from a variety of successful program models;
Amendment 42 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Obstacles to the free movement of goods between Member States may be unlawfully created if, in the absence of Union harmonisation rules covering goods or a certain aspect of goods, a Member State's competent authority applies national rules to goods of that type lawfully marketed in another Member State, requiring the goods to meet certain technical requirements, for example requirements relating to designation, form, size, weight, composition, presentation, labelling or packaging, request for additional testing and/or duplication of tests. The application of such rules to goods lawfully marketed in another Member State could be contrary to Articles 34 and 36 of the Treaty even if the rules apply without distinction to all goods.
Amendment 49 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The concept of overriding reasons of public interest is an evolving concept developed by the Court of Justice in its case-law in relation to Articles 34 and 36 of the Treaty. This concept covers, inter alia, the effectiveness of fiscal supervision, the fairness of commercial transactions, protection of consumers, protection of the environment, the maintenance of press diversity and the risk of seriously undermining the financial balance of the social security system. Such overriding reasons, where legitimate differences exist fromare proven by one Member State to another, may justify the application of national rules by the competent authorities. However, such decisions need to be duly justified, the existence of the overriding reason has to be properly proven, and the principle of proportionality must always be respected, regard being had to whether the competent authority has in fact made the least restrictive decision possible. Furthermore, administrative decisions restricting or denying market access in respect of goods lawfully marketed in another Member State must not be based on the mere fact that the goods under assessment fulfil the legitimate public objective pursued by the Member State in a different way from the way that domestic goods in that Member State fulfil that objective. Member States shall provide a written assessment.
Amendment 60 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The evidence required to demonstrate that goods are lawfully marketed in another Member State varies significantly from Member State to Member State. This causes unnecessary burdens delays and additional costs for economic operators, while preventing national authorities from obtaining the information necessary for assessing the goods in a timely manner. This may inhibit application of the mutual recognition principle. It is therefore essential to make it easier for economic operators to demonstrate that their goods are lawfully marketed in another Member State. Economic operators should be able to benefit from a process of self-declaration, which should provide competent authorities with all necessary information on the goods and on their compliance with the rules applicable in that other Member State. The use of the declaration does not prevent national authorities from taking a decision restricting market access, on the condition that such a decision is: a) proportionate and; b) duly justified; c) the reason for denying market access is fully proven; d) it respects the mutual recognition principle and this Regulation.
Amendment 77 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Where producers decide not to make use of the mutual recognition declaration mechanism, it should be for the Member State to request the information that it considers necessary for the assessment of the goods, taking due account of the principle of proportionality and without imposing excessive burdens on companies.
Amendment 88 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 establishes a system of accreditation which ensures the mutual acceptance of the level of competence of conformity assessment bodies. The competent authorities of Member States shouldall therefore not refuse test reports and certificates issued by an accredited conformity assessment body on grounds related to the competence of that body. Furthermore, in order to avoid as far as possible the duplication of tests and procedures which have been already carried out in another Member State, Member States shouldall also accept test reports and certificates issued by other conformity assessment bodies in accordance with Union law. Competent authorities should bare required to take due account of the content of the test reports or certificates presented without requesting duplication of testing. _________________ 23 Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30).
Amendment 100 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) It is important for the internal market in goods that businesses, and in particular SMEs, can obtain reliable and specific information about the law in force in a given Member State. Product Contact Points should play an important role in facilitating communication between national authorities and economic operators, by disseminating information about specific product rules and how mutual recognition is applied in their territory. Therefore, it is necessary to enhance the role of Product Contact Points as the principal providers of information on all product-related rules, including national rules covered by mutual recognition. The European Commission should establish and support a dissemination program to the benefit of SMEs in cooperation with Member States and Trade Associations.
Amendment 102 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to facilitate the free movement of goods, Product Contact Points should bare required to provide information, free of charge, on their national technical rules and the application of the principle of mutual recognition. Product Contact Points should be adequately equipped and resourced. In accordance with Regulation [Single Digital Gateway – COM(2017)256] they should provide information through a website and be subject to the quality criteria required by that Regulation, and be subject to the quality criteria set out in that Regulation.
Amendment 106 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) For the purposes of raising awareness about the mutual recognition principle and ensuring that this Regulation is applied correctly and consistently, the Union should finance awareness-raising campaigns and other related activities aiming at enhancing trust and cooperation between competent authorities, trade associations and economic operators.
Amendment 108 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The aim of this regulation is to strengthen the functioning of the internal market by improving the functioning of the mutual recognition principle and by removing unjustified barriers to trade.
Amendment 111 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Referred to in point 2, this Regulation does not apply to the construction materials sector referred to the Regulation 2011/305.
Amendment 116 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
(ba) construction products.
Amendment 119 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) 'legitimate public interest ground' means any of the grounds set out in Article 36 of the Treaty or any other overriding reasons of public interest as defined by the European Court of Justice in its case-law in relation to Article 34and 36 of the Treaty.
Amendment 160 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point a
(a) any relevant information concerning the characteristics of the goods or type of goods in question that is necessary for the assessment;
Amendment 164 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) any relevant information on the lawful marketing of the goods in another Member State that is necessary for the assessment;
Amendment 169 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c
(c) any other informatiowhen the competent authority considers useful for the purposes of its assessmentthat additional information is necessary for the purposes of its assessment, such request shall be accompanied by a justification.
Amendment 183 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In carrying out assessments under paragraph 1, the competent authorities of Member States shall take due account ofrecognise the content of test reports or certificates issued by a conformity assessment body and provided by any economic operator as part of the assessment. Competent authorities of Member States shall not refuse certificates or test reports issued by a conformity assessment body accredited for the appropriate field of conformity assessment activity in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 on grounds related to the competence of that body.
Amendment 186 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Where, on completion of an assessment under paragraph 1, the competent authority of a Member State takes an administrative decision with respect to the goods, it shall communicate its decision winot later thian 2015 working days to the relevant economic operator referred to in paragraph 1, to the Commission and to the other Member States. Notification to the Commission and to the other Member States shall be done by means of the system referred to in Article 11.
Amendment 195 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point e
(e) the evidence demonstrating that the decision is appropriate for the purpose of achieving the objective pursued and that it does not go beyond what is necessary in order to attain that objective and less trade-restrictive.
Amendment 199 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. While the competent authority of a Member State is carrying out an assessment of goods pursuant to Article 5, it shall not temporarily suspend the making available of those goods on the domestic market in that Member State, except in one or the other of the following situations:the situation where under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, the goods pose a serious risk, including one where the effects are not immediate, which requires rapid intervention by the competent authority.
Amendment 203 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 207 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 210 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority of the Member State shall immediately notify the relevant economic operator, the Commission and the other Member States of any suspension pursuant to paragraph 1. The notification to the Commission and other Member States shall be made by means of the system referred to in Article 11. In cases falling within point (a) of paragraph 1 of this Article, tThe notification shall be accompanied by a detailed technical or scientific justification demonstrating whythat the case is considered to fall within that pointgoods pose a serious risk.
Amendment 249 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Union mayshall finance the following activities in support of this Regulation:
Amendment 253 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) education and training including trade association and public officials;
Amendment 143 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The identification and traceability of products is a necessary prerequisite for verifying whether the compliance requirements laid down by this Regulation are respected.
Amendment 144 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) Economic operators must always be able to identify their suppliers and downstream operators to whom a particular product has been supplied. Products should therefore bear information enabling them, their manufacturer and, where applicable, their importer to be identified.
Amendment 145 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 c (new)
Recital 11 c (new)
(11c) As the indication of the country of origin helps to identify the actual place of manufacture, and as such information can facilitate the task of the market surveillance authorities in identifying the actual place of manufacture, the indication of origin should be added to the basic traceability requirements concerning the name and address of the manufacturer.
Amendment 175 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
It also provides a framework for the market surveillance and traceability of such products to ensure that those products fulfil requirements providing a high level of protection of public interests such as health and safety in general, health and safety in the workplace, the protection of consumers, information about the country of origin, protection of the environment and security.
Amendment 188 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. This Regulation shall not apply to the construction products subject to the Regulation 2011/305.
Amendment 190 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2a) ‘country of origin’ defined on the basis of the non-preferential origin rules set out in Articles 59 to 61 of Regulation (EEC) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code;
Amendment 232 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a Conditions for compliance A product may be made available on the market only if the following conditions are met: (a) the product shall be marked with an indication of the country of origin. Where the size or nature of the product does not allow that, the indication may be provided on the packaging or in a document accompanying the product; (b) if the country of origin referred to in Article 3(2) of this Regulation is a Member State of the Union, the indication of the country of origin may be related to the Union or to a particular Member State.
Amendment 236 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Where Union harmonisation legislation provides for the drawing up of an EU declaration of conformity, manufacturers shall makmay indicate a website or e-mail address where the EU declaration publicly available on their website or, in the absence of a website, by any other means that allowsof conformity can be obtained. Alternatively, the person responsible for compliance information should make the EU declaration to be readily accessed by the general public in the Uniof conformity available to market surveillance authorities upon free of chargequest.
Amendment 245 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure adequate visibility of the contact points for the products referred to in [Regulation(EC) No 764/2008 of the European Parliament and the Council / Regulation (EU)….of the European Parliament and the Council].
Amendment 255 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A market surveillance authority may enter into a partnership arrangement with an economic operator established in its territoryorganisations representing businesses under which the authority agrees to provide the economic operator with advice and guidance in relation to the Union harmonisation legislation applicable to the products for which the economic operator is responsible.
Amendment 262 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. A market surveillance authority that enters into a partnership arrangement under paragraph 1 may charge the economic operator fees representing the costs reasonably incurred by the authority in the exercise of its functions under paragraphs 1 and 2not subcontract its work as part of such an arrangement to a notified body or any other conformity assessment body designated pursuant to Union harmonisation legislation.
Amendment 313 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 324 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Without prejudice to the procedure set out in Union harmonisation legislation for dealing with products presenting a risk at national level, where a Member State makes one of the following findings, it shall require the relevant economic operator to put an end to the non- compliance concerned: (a) the conformity marking has been affixed in violation of the general principles of the CE marking as set out in the applicable Union harmonisation legislation; (b) the conformity marking has not been affixed; (c) the EC declaration of conformity has not been drawn up; (d) the EC declaration of conformity has not been drawn up correctly; (e) technical documentation is either not available or not complete. Where the non-compliance persists, the Member State concerned shall take all appropriate measures to restrict or prohibit the product being made available on the market or ensure that it is recalled or withdrawn from the market.
Amendment 327 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Market surveillance authorities shall perform their activities with a high level of transparency and shall make available to the general public any information that they deem relevant for the general public, while observing the principle of confidentiality and proportionality where necessary in order to protect professional and commercial secrets or to preserve personal data. They shall also ensure that the following information is entered in the system referred to in Article 34:
Amendment 371 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point f
Amendment 382 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point k
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point k
(k) the power to prohibit the making available of products on the market or to withdraw, recall or destroy products, wherthe economic operators fail twice to provide the information requested by the market surveillance authority to verify the compliance of those products and while the failure persists; the decision to apply these measures must be notified to the economic operator with 15 days’ notice;
Amendment 437 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. An appropriate appeal procedure should be put in place for decisions of Union testing facilities following their tasks as described in paragraph 4.
Amendment 438 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Union Testing Facilities should refrain from any commercial activities that could enter into competition with conformity assessment bodies.
Amendment 446 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. At the request of an applicant authority, the requested authority shall supply any information that the requested authority deems relevant, while observing the principle of confidentiality and proportionality where necessary in order to protect professional and commercial secrets or to preserve personal data, to establish whether a product is non- compliant and to ensure that the non- compliance can be brought to an end.
Amendment 460 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. PIn case a product is deemed to be non- compliant on the basis of a decision of a market surveillance authority in one Member State, shall be presumed to bthe Member State ncon-compliant by market surveillance authorities in another Member State, unless economic operators can provide evidence to the contrarycerned should inform the Union Product Compliance Network as referred to in Article 31.
Amendment 488 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 497 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Amendment 512 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall establish separate or joint administrative coordination groups for all the instruments of Union harmonisation legislation listed in the Annex to this Regulation. Each administrative coordination group shall be composed of representatives of the competent national market surveillance authorities and, if appropriate, representatives of the single liaison offices, and representatives of the relevant business associations and of consumer associations. The Commission shall publish on its website the agendas and calendar of meetings of the administrative coordination groups.
Amendment 522 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The following procedure should be followed when common approaches as specified in point (h) of Article 33(3) are discussed and agreed upon by the administrative coordination groups: (a) before administrative coordination groups discuss and agree upon common approaches, relevant business associations and the manufacturer concerned should have the possibility to submit comments. (b) the Commission shall inform relevant business associations of common approaches agreed upon by administrative coordination groups.
Amendment 531 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may exchange confidential market surveillance related information with regulatory authorities of third countries or international organisations where it has concluded confidentiality arrangements based on reciprocity with those authorities or organisations, while observing the principle of confidentiality and proportionality where necessary in order to protect professional and commercial secrets or to preserve personal data, to establish whether a product is non- compliant and to ensure that the non- compliance can be brought to an end.
Amendment 564 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 42
Annex I – point 42
Amendment 45 #
2017/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 71a
Article 71a
The Agency shall have its seat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. a city of the European Union that meets the following criteria: 1. the assurance that, at the time when the United Kingdom leaves the EU, the agency will remain operational in a suitable location, ensuring that its activities are not disrupted; 2. accessibility of the location; 3. schools for the children of the agency staff; 4. access to the labour market and health care for employees' spouses and children; 5. the assurance of operational continuity, given the need to protect the health and safety of EU citizens; Its headquarters shall be selected under the ordinary legislative procedure pursuant to Articles 114 and 168(4)(b) TFEU.
Amendment 47 #
2017/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 71a
Article 71a
The Agency shall have its seat in Amsterdam, the NetherlandsMilan, Italy.
Amendment 1 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Looks forward to the results of the Commission’'s mid-term review of the external lending mandate for the European Investment Bank (EIB); underlines that the EIB is operating under a development mandate and therefore needsrges the Commission to ensure that the projects financed by the EIB are in line with the EU policies and respect the European interests and underlines the need for the EIB to work in line with the UN’'s Sustainable Development Goals in its capacity of financial arm of the EU;
Amendment 7 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call on the Commission to establish a framework for annual reporting by the EIB on its operations outside the EU as regards compliance with the general principles guiding the Union’'s external action and welcomes any further initiative by the EIB to enhance transparency and ensure that stakeholders are duly consulted; considers that the optional additional amount for the EIB should be released only if progress on such reporting is achieved;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the EIB to design ambitious action plans under its new climate strategy, in order to strengthen its position as a leader in the climate field, especially in the phasing out of support for fossil fuels and achieve a more competitive, secure and sustainable energy system in line with the 2030 Energy Strategy;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls that the SME's are the backbone of the European economy and stresses that access to finance is one of their most pressing challenges; Calls in this respect on the EIB to improve effective access to funding for SME's, including through trade facilitation programmes and initiatives such as the European Progress Microfinance facility;
Amendment 22 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the EIB to continue improving the communication with the financial intermediaries so that the latter can better inform the beneficiaries of the EIB financing opportunities at their disposal; welcomes in this regard the recent established mechanism whereby lending institutions using EIB funds to finance a project must send a letter to the beneficiary explicitly stating the use of EIB financing;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Welcomes the EIB's financing activity in the area of infrastructure and transport as these projects significantly increase the potential of trade and can have a leverage effect in the internationalisation of SME's, especially in regions with geographical disadvantages;
Amendment 27 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to set up a European External Investment Plan (EEIP) which aims at tackle root causes of migration, by contributing to the achievement of the sustainable development goals and in this regard is looking forward to seeing the EIB play a significant role, in particular by providing additional financing to private-sector beneficiaries.
Amendment 89 #
2016/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. In order to improve the EU responsiveness and support towards the affected population, calls on the Commission to put forward a Proposal for an amendment of the current Regulation to the co-legislators, with a view to increasing the advance payments to be made available fast after the submission of the application by the concerned Member State from 10% to 12 % of the anticipated financial contribution and to reduce the deadline, by which the Commission must respond to applications, from 6 months to 15 weeks;
Amendment 92 #
2016/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates also its call, therefore, that in the near future the eligibility threshold for regional natural disasters should be set at 1 % of regional GDP, in particular for the regions worst affected by the economic crisis and the refugee crisisor the refugee crisis, if appropriate, underlining nevertheless that the later cannot be in itself a criteria for eligibility, but a contextual factor to be taken into consideration;
Amendment 99 #
2016/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Moreover, calls on the Commission to analyse the possibility of extending the 1% threshold for the eligibility of regional disasters also to islands, due to their geographical exposure and vulnerability to climate change impacts;
Amendment 22 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In the light of experience gained in past proceedings, it is appropriate to clarify the circumstances in which significant distortions affecting to a considerable extent free market forces may be deemed to exist. In particular, it is appropriate to clarify that this situation may be deemed to exist, inter alia, when reported prices or costs, including the costs of raw materials, are not the result of free market forces because they are affected by government intervention. It is further appropriate to clarify that in considering whether or not such a situation exists regard may be had, inter alia, to the potential impact of the following: the market in question is to a significant extent served by enterprises which operate under the ownership, control or policy supervision or guidance of the authorities of the exporting country; state presence in firms allowing the state to interfere with respect to prices or costs; public policies or measures discriminating in favour of domestic suppliers or otherwise influencing free market forces; and access to finance granted by institutions implementing public policy objectives. It is further appropriate to provide that the Commission services may issue a report describing the specific situation concerning these criteria in a certain country or a certain sector; the report should cover both sector/company specific and macro/significant distortions, the latter being of particular importance for sectors with high share of SMEs; The assessment of significant distortions is particularly important in the case of heterogeneous sectors composed by a high share of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) where evidence of sector specific distortions are the most difficult to find; that such report and the evidence on which it is based may be placed on the file of any investigation relating to that country or sector; and that interested parties should have ample opportunity to comment on the report and the evidence on which it is based in each investigation in which such report or evidence is used.
Amendment 51 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point a
(a) In case it is determined, when applying this provision or any other relevant provision of this Regulation, that it is not appropriate to use domestic prices and costs in the exporting country due to the existence of one or more significant distortions in the economy as a whole or in sector therein, the normal value shall be constructed on the basis of costs of production and sale reflecting undistorted prices or benchmarks. For this purpose, the sources that may be used include undistorted international prices, costs, or benchmarks for every factor of production, or corresponding costs of production and sale in an appropriate representative country with a similar level of economic development as the exporting country, provided the relevant cost data are readily available. Tincluding those in the Union. The constructed normal value shall include an undistorted and reasonable amount for administrative, selling and general costs and for profits. The existence of one or more significant distortions in the economy as a whole or in the relevant sector of the economy of the exporting country shall lead automatically to the use of undistorted international, third country or Union prices, costs and benchmarks for each factor of production in the construction of thed normal value shall include a reasonable amount for administrative, selling and general costs and for profits. If exporting producers from a country or a sector in which there exists one or more significant distortions clearly demonstrate that their industry as a whole is not directly or indirectly affected by any significant distortion, their costs shall be used in the construction of the normal value.
Amendment 65 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point b
(b) Significant distortions for the product concerned within the meaning of point (a) may be deemed to exist, inter alia,are those distortions which occur when reported prices or costs, including the costs of raw materials and other factors of production, are not the result of free market forces as they are affected by government intervention. In considering whether or not significant distortions exist regard mayshall be had, inter alia, to the potential impact of the following: the market in question is to a significant extent served by enterprises which operate under the ownership, control or policy supervision or guidance of the authorities of the exporting country sacrificing of fact and law an adequate corporate governance; state presence in firms allowing the state to interfere with respect to prices or costs; public policies or measures discriminating in favour of domestic suppliers or otherwise influencing free market forces; and access to finance granted by institutions implementing public policy objectives. the lack of a transparent and effective functioning company law and a bankruptcy regime that prevents the exercise of property laws; wage rates are not the result of free bargaining between labour and management: the absence of a transparent set of laws produces discriminatory effects with regard to joint- ventures an others foreign investments; access to finance granted by institutions implementing public policy objectives and any other circumstance the Commission considers appropriate in order to evaluate the existence of significant distortions.
Amendment 77 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6 a – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 6 a – point b
(b) Significant distortions for the product concerned within the meaning of point (a) may be deemed to exist, inter alia,are those distortions which occur when reported prices or costs, including the costs of raw materials, are not the result of free market forces as they are affected by government intervention. In considering whether or not significant distortions exist regard may be had, inter alia, to the potential impact of the following: the market in question is to a significant extent served by enterprises which operate under the ownership, control or policy supervision or guidance of the authorities of the exporting country; state presence in firms allowing the state to interfere with respect to prices or costs; public policies or measures discriminating in favour of domestic suppliers or otherwise influencing free market forces; and access to finance granted by institutions implementing public policy objectives.
Amendment 85 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 6a – point c
(c) When appropriate, tThe Commission services mayshall issue a detailed report describing the specific situation concerning the criteria listed in point (b) in a certain country or a certain sector. For those countries for which a substantial number of anti- dumping cases have been opened, the report shall be completed and adopted before the entry into force of this Regulation. The Union industry shall be consulted during the report drafting process and it may also proffer indications as to the existence of significant distortions. Such indications should be considered when deciding on producing and updating the relevant reports. Such report and the evidence on which it is based may be placed on the file of any investigation relating to that country or sector. Interested parties shall have ample opportunity to supplement, comment or rely on the report and the evidence on which it is based in each investigation in which such report or evidence is used. The determinations made shall take into account all of the relevant evidence on the file. In accordance with its role, the European Parliament shall monitor the report drafting process. On the request of the European Parliament or on the Commission's own initiative when circumstances in a specific country or sector have changed the Commission shall initiate or update the report. In any event, the Commission shall carry out a review of the report every two years.
Amendment 101 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6 a – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 6 a – point d
(d) The Union industry may rely on the report referred to in point (c) for the calculation of normal value when filing a complaint in accordance with Article 5 or a request for a review in accordance with Article 11. When the conclusions of the reports show the existence of one or more significant distortions, the report pursuant to the paragraph 6 point (b) shall constitute sufficient evidence in order to justify the calculation of the normal value pursuant to the methodology referred to in point (a). In any event, no additional burden shall be imposed on Union industry.
Amendment 118 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
In the case of imports from countries which are, at the date of initiation, not members of the WTO and listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2015/755, normal value shall be determined on the basis of the price or constructed value in a market economy third country, orn appropriate representative country that is either member of the WTO or not listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2015/755. Otherwise, the normal value shall be determined on the basis of the price from such a third country to other countries, including the Union, or where those are not possible, on any other reasonable basis, including the price actually paid or payable in the Union for the like product, duly adjusted if necessary to include a reasonable profit margin.
Amendment 137 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 141 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU)2016/1036
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 a
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 a
Amendment 150 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) 2016/1037
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Article 10 – paragraph 7
The Commission shall also offer consultations to the country of origin and/or export concerned with regard to other subsidies identified in the course of the investigation. In these situations, the Commission shall send to the country of origin and/or export a summary of the main elements concerning other subsidies, in particular those referred to in point (c) of paragraph 2 of this article. If the additional subsidies are not covered by the notice of initiation, the notice of initiation shall be amended and the amended version be published in the Official Journal of the European Union, inviting a. All interested parties will be given additional and sufficient time to comment.
Amendment 152 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall apply to all decisions on the initiation of proceedings, and to all proceedings, including original investigations and review investigations, initiated, on or after the date on which this Regulation enters into force. This Regulation shall apply to all investigations under Article 5 of Regulation 1036/2016 initiated on or after the date on which this Regulation enters into force. For all other investigations, this Regulation shall apply from the date on which the first expiry review of the relevant measures, following the entry into force of Regulation ...., is terminated.
Amendment 53 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 1 – row 3
Annex I – table 1 – row 3
Amendment 54 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I- table 1- row 4
Annex I- table 1- row 4
Amendment 56 #
2016/0308(COD)
Amendment 57 #
Amendment 58 #
Amendment 59 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – table 1 – row 2
Annex II – table 1 – row 2
Amendment 61 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – table 1 – row 3
Annex II – table 1 – row 3
Amendment 63 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – table 1 – row 4
Annex II – table 1 – row 4
Amendment 370 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 52 – paragraph 3
Article 52 – paragraph 3
5b. In Article 52, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: “ “3. Coupled support may only be granted to those sectors or to those regions of a Member State where specific types of farming or specific agricultural sectors, including quality systems, that are particularly important for economic, social or environmental reasons undergo certain difficulties. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/IT/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1307&rid=1). “ Or. it
Amendment 372 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 52 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 52 – paragraph 3a (new)
Amendment 497 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 221a (new)
Article 221a (new)
Amendment 3 #
2016/0197(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The Union shall make macro- financial assistance of a maximum amount of EUR 20350 million available to Jordan ("the Union’s macro-financial assistance"), with a view to supporting Jordan’s economic stabilisation and a substantive reform agenda. The assistance shall contribute to covering Jordan’s balance of payments needs as identified in the IMF programme.
Amendment 4 #
2016/0197(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 7(2), shall agree with the Jordanian authorities on clearly defined economic policy and financial conditions, focusing on structural reforms and sound public finances, to which the Union'’s macro-financial assistance is to be subject, including a timeframe for the fulfilment of those conditions, to be laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding ("‘the Memorandum of Understanding"’). The economic policy and financial conditions set out in the Memorandum of Understanding shall be consistent with the agreements or understandings referred to in Article 1(3), including the macroeconomic adjustment and structural reform programmes implemented by Jordan with the support of the IMF.
Amendment 252 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The daily proportion of television advertising spots and teleshopping spots within the period between 7:00 and 23:00per day shall not exceed 20 %.
Amendment 3 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 16 February 2011 on practical aspects regarding the revision of EU instruments to support SME finance in the next programming period,
Amendment 4 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 14 January 2014 on smart specialisation: networking excellence for a sound cohesion policy,
Amendment 5 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 9 September 2015 on investment for jobs and growth: promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion in the Union,
Amendment 6 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
Amendment 7 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
– having regard to the Commission's Sixth report on economic, social and territorial cohesion entitled 'Investment for jobs and growth' of 23 July 2014,
Amendment 8 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 c (new)
Citation 12 c (new)
– having regard to the communication from the Commission of 26 November 2014 entitled 'An Investment Plan for Europe' (COM(2014)903),
Amendment 9 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
– having regard to the communication from the Commission of 6 October 2010 entitled 'Regional Policy contributing to smart growth in Europe 2020'. (COM(2010)553),
Amendment 10 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard to the opinion from the Committee of the Regions of 30 July 2013 entitled 'Closing the Innovation Divide' (2013/C2018/03),
Amendment 11 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)
Citation 19 b (new)
– having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 20 November 2014 entitled 'Measures to support the creation of high-tech start-up ecosystems' (2014/C415/02),
Amendment 19 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas only 13% of European SMEs are involved in commercial and investment activities in the global markets; whereas compared to large enterprises, SMEs benefit most from the advantages of internationalisation;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas it is necessary to simplify national and European legislation in order to facilitate access to credit for SMEs;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its calls to enhance transparency and the participation of all relevant regional and local authorities, civil society stakeholders and interested parties; reiterates, therefore, the need for implementation of the partnership principle as detailed in the Common Provisions Regulation and the Code of Conduct on Partnership;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that the internationalisation of SMEs is a process that requires support measures at local level and not only on third markets; hopes that Commission programmes for SMEs will take greater account of their needs and provide greater guarantees for foreign direct investment;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to identify, at the earliest possible stage, obstacles preventing the efficient use of funds for SMEs, and to provide specific recommendations for action and guidances well as the opportunities for increased synergies not only among the ESI Funds but also with other SME- relevant funds (e.g. Horizon2020, PSCI, COSME, LIFE), and to provide specific recommendations for action and guidance towards further simplification of the implementation rules, and effective monitoring and evaluation system, a transparent performance framework, a clear regulation of the use of financial instruments, as well as sound management and control system and effective financial management; emphasises Parliament’s role in the supervision of results-oriented implementation;
Amendment 121 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the need for structured dialogue between the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund in order to improve and facilitate the access of SMEs to diversified funding sources;
Amendment 127 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the High Level Group on Monitoring Simplification for Beneficiaries of European Union Structural and Investment Funds to draw attention to the need for SMEs to reduce the administrative burden and simplify procedures in the management of ESI Funds; regrets that Commission excluded Member States’ representatives from the High Level Group, thus not including their opinion in order to improve the system;
Amendment 159 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 163 #
2015/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 18 #
2015/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the EIB public consultation on climate action and believes that the EIB can further strengthen its position as leader in the climate field; looks forward to the update of the EIB climate strategy outside of the EU, with the expectation of an action plan phasing out lending to non- renewable energy projects;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point a (new)
(a) recalls that SMEs are the backbone of the European economy; stress that over 600,000 SMEs, employing more than 6 million people,are responsible for one third of EU total exports. Emphasises that access to finance is one of the most pressing issues for EU SMEs and therefore, calls on the EIB to ensure SMEs be one of the main recipients of EIB funding;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EIB to improve effective access to funding for SMEs originating from the EIF and EIB’s external lending capacities; suggests the establishment of pro-active SME and micro-enterprise policy requirements for intermediary banks disbursing EIB financing through global loans; welcomes in that regard the SME Trade Finance Facility,offering guarantees to foreign banks providing trade finance to SMEs and thereby contributing to reignite trade flows and alleviating cash collateral constraints; calls on the EIB to consider extending these new instruments to new beneficiaries in the EU;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point a (new)
(a) welcomes in particular the EIB’s financing activity in support of infrastructure and transport projects in Europe's regions; emphasises that financial support of this kind significantly increases the development potential of trade, by fostering growth and competitiveness in particular in those areas with natural geographical disadvantages;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the inclusion of energy chapters in trade agreements canEmphasises that all trade agreements have to include specific energy chapters in order to improve access to energy resources and foreign markets; calls for coherence between the EU’s trade policy and the principles of EU energy policy in this regard;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that rationalising energy demand and promoting sustainabledomestic energy sources, including sustainable ones, are among the most effective tools for reducing dependency on external energy from volatile international energy suppliers and achieving EU climate objectives;
Amendment 47 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the importance multilateral, plurilateral and bilateral trade can play in the promotion and development of future- oriented energy technology, particularly regarding energy storage and transport, the promotion of green goods and the development of international standards for energy efficiency;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to increase their cooperation on the information exchange mechanism on intergovernmental agreements with third countries in the field of energy; calls on the Commission, furthermore, to explore the options available for the joint negotiation of energy contracts with external suppliers on behalf of the EU.
Amendment 2 #
Amendment 34 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
An annual duty free tariff quota of 35 017 500 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90.
Amendment 25 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to maintain the objective of including a specific energy chapter, whose scope would include industrial raw materials, in the TTIP which, as this could significantly increase the EU’s energy security;
Amendment 100 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points to the huge differentials between the USA and the EU in energy prices but also in per capita CO2 emissions; calls on the Commission, therefore, to provide energy-intensive sectors in the EU, including the chemicals industry and the industrial raw materials sector, with appropriate measures maintaining current tariff rates over the longest possible period after the entry into force of the TTIP;
Amendment 103 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas agriculture is of fundamental importance and is a sensitive sector in the TTIP negotiations, the European Commission must continue negotiations in this regard with the aim of guaranteeing better access to the American market in different sectors, resolving the issue of non-tariff barriers while also protecting the interests of sensitive sectors in the EU.
Amendment 137 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the wellbeing of businesses, ordinary citizens, workers and consumers has to be the benchmark for a trade agreement; whereas TTIP should be a model for a good trade agreement responding to these requirements;
Amendment 150 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Requests that the Commission facilitate more active participation of EU firms in US public procurement on a basis of reciprocity, as this can contribute to stimulating private-sector innovation and to the emergence of new, high-growth innovative companies and sectors;
Amendment 193 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reminds the Commission, regarding ICT services, that it is of particular importance that the TTIP ensure a level playing field with equal access for EU service companies to the US market on a basis of reciprocity and with an obligation on US service providers to respect the rules applicable to EU companies when providing services in Europe or to European customers.
Amendment 310 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) to ensure that the market access offers in the different areas are equally ambitious and reflect both parties’ expectations, as market access for industrial goods, agricultural products, services and public procurement is equally important in all cases and a balance is needed between the different proposals for these areas;; to also ensure that market access in the different areas represents a genuine opportunity, in particular for SMEs, for which the barriers to transatlantic trade are sometimes insurmountable, and which, precisely due to their small or medium size, are not capable of facing the challenges posed by internationalisation.
Amendment 334 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) to keep in mind that there are important offensive interests for the EU in the services sector, for instance in the areas of engineering, telecommunications and transport services, as well as offensive interests in the agri-food sector;
Amendment 358 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) to increase market access for services according to the ‘posinegative list approach’ whereby services that are to be opened up to foreign companies are explicitly mentioned and new services are exincluded while ensuring that possible standstill and ratchet clauses only apply to non- discrimination provisions and allow for enough flexibility to bring services back into public control;
Amendment 547 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) to ensure that the regulatory cooperation chapter promotes an effective, pro- competitive economic environment through the facilitation of trade and investment while developing and securing high levels of protection of health and safety, consumer, labour and environmental legislation and of the cultural diversity that exists within the EU; negotiators on both sides need to identify and to be very clear about which regulatory measures and standards are fundamental and cannot be compromised, which ones can be the subject of a common approach, which are the areas where mutual recognition based on a common high standard and a strong system of market surveillance is desirable and which are those where simply an improved exchange of information is possible, based on the experience of one and a half years of ongoing talksseveral years of talks in a variety of forums dedicated thereto, including the Transatlantic Economic Council and the High Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum;
Amendment 759 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure that foreign investors are treated in a non-discriminatory fashion and have a fair opportunity to seek and achieve redress of grievances, which can be achieved without the inclusion of an an improved ISDS mechanism; s. Such a mechanism is not necessary in TTIP given the EU’s and the US’ developed legal systems; a state-to- state dispute settlement system and the use of national courts are the most appropriate tools to address investment disputeswould provide investors with the opportunity to assert their rights before national courts or through the international arbitration mechanism ISDS; however, such a mechanism shall not permit investors to assert their rights simultaneously before a national court or an international arbitrator;
Amendment 792 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xv
(xv) to ensure that TTIP includes an ambitious Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) chapter that includes strong protection of precisely and clearly defined areas of IPR, including enhanced protecreinforced recognition and recogniprotection of European Geographical Indications (GIs), and reflects a fair and efficient level of protection such as laid out in the EU’s and the US’s free trade agreement provisions in this area, while continuing to confirm the existing flexibilities in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), notably in the area of public health; with regard to public health and existing EU legislation, reaffirms the importance of prohibiting the entry of goods such as hormone-treated meat onto the European market; additionally urges the European Commission to defend the agri-food heritage of the EU from counterfeiting, given that it is an expression of territorial identity;
Amendment 172 #
2014/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the participating countries to improve their maritime, rail and air transport infrastructure, and to develop motorways of the sea in the macro-region, combining intermodal transport means, especially for connecting the hinterland; in this context, calls for a study of the scope for improving connectivity with e-mobility instruments which facilitate an international electronic ticketing service;
Amendment 188 #
2014/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the participating countries to continue their efforts to diversify energy supply sources, a process which will not only improve the energy security of the macro-region but will also increase competition, which will have important benefits for the economic development of the region; underlines the importance of developing liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in the macro-region, in particular in Croatia and Albania;
Amendment 197 #
2014/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the exploitation of available renewable sources such as solar and wind, wind and tidal energy within the energy production mix; underlines the sustainability and competitiveness of potential hydropower plants, in particular in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia; calls on the participating countries to contribute to the setting-up of a well-functioning electricity market in the macro-region;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas innovation and new forms of economic activity have their origins in cities and cities are wellsprings of art, culture and creativity and a major strongpoint for the EU when competing on the international market with other parts of the globe;
Amendment 38 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas cities are taking it on themselves to seize opportunities and address a series of challenges and problems such as scaling back numbers of inhabitants following in-migration, unemployment (especially among the young), social exclusion and poverty;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas, moreover, the EU Treaty contains several references to the aforesaid principle, in relation, for example to economic, social and territorial cohesion and to local self-government;
Amendment 74 #
2014/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
(1) Takes the view that the EU should ensure that cities and urban regions are able to achieve their full strength and potential as motors of economic growth, employment and social inclusion;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for special attention to be paid to the problems faced by islands, with a view to taking steps to redress the balance and ensure the energy security of the Union’s island areas, which, owing to infrastructural deficiencies and their geographical position, are isolated or disconnected from the main supply routes;
Amendment 13 #
2014/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 374/2014
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
It shall apply until 31 December 2015 with no further extension.
Amendment 14 #
2014/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 374/2014
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
3a. In Article 7 the following paragraph is inserted: These measures are exceptional and in no way must represent a precedent.
Amendment 15 #
2014/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 374/2014
Article 7 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 b (new)
3b. In article 7 the following paragraph is inserted: Six Months after the entry into force of the Regulation, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council addressing in particular the impact of these measures on EU economy.