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Activities of Maria ARENA related to 2021/0297(COD)

Opinions (1)

OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2022/03/01
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2021/0297(COD)
Documents: PDF(258 KB) DOC(195 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Maria ARENA', 'mepid': 124936}]

Amendments (14)

Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) The Commission and where appropriate the European External Action Service should monitor the status of ratification of the international conventions on human and labour rights, environmental protection and good governance and their effective implementation, by examining the relevant information, in particular where available the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies established under those conventions. Every threewo years, the Commission should present to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the status of ratification of the respective conventions, the compliance of the beneficiary countries with any reporting obligations under those conventions, and the status of the implementation of the conventions in practice.
2021/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
(11 a) "human rights due diligence obligations" refers to the responsibility of business enterprises to respect human rights and to protect against human rights abuse by business as set in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) in 2011. The responsibility of business enterprises to respect human rights refers to internationally recognized human rights – understood, at a minimum, as those expressed in the International Bill of Human Rights and the principles concerning fundamental rights set out in the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
2021/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The plan of action referred to in paragraph 1 point d) shall: (a) contain a schedule for the implementation of Article 12 (the ‘tariff suspension schedule’), based on benchmarks against which the progress in the implementation of the relevant conventions is assessed; (b) be jointly agreed with the Commission for a period of two years; (c) serve as a basis for the report referred to in Article 14; (d) be publicy available.
2021/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Common Customs Tariff ad valorem duties on all products listed in Annex III and Annex VII, which originate in a GSP+ beneficiary country, shall be suspended according to the tariff suspension schedule referred to in Article 9(2).
2021/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2027, and every threewo years thereafter, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the status of ratification of the relevant conventions, the compliance of the GSP+ beneficiary countries with any reporting obligations under those conventions and the status of the effective implementation thereof.
2021/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. WAt the request of the European Parliament or where, either on the basis of the conclusions of the report referred to in Article 14 or on the basis of the evidence available, including evidence submitted through a complaint, the Commission has a reasonable doubt that a particular GSP+ beneficiary country does not respect its binding undertakings as referred to in Article 9, points (d), (e) and (f), or has formulated a reservation which is prohibited by any of the relevant conventions or which is incompatible with the object and purpose of that convention as established in Article 9, point (c), it shall, in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2), adopt an implementing act to initiate the procedure for the temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council thereof.
2021/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. 1. The preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) may be withdrawn temporarily, fully or partially, in respect of all or of certain products, or of economic sectors, originating in a beneficiary country, for any of the following reasons:
2021/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) the beneficiary country fails to show effective implementation of the plan of action ;
2021/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) When the Commission, acting upon a complaint or on its own initiative, considers that there may be sufficient grounds justifying temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under any preferential arrangement referred to in Article1(2) on the basis of the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 19 a) or b), the Commission may before publishing the notice referred § 4 art 19 enhance its engagement with the partner country and negotiate a dedicated and timebound action plan to remedy the violations including through a full cooperation with the UN human rights and labour rights monitoring mechanisms.
2021/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) when the Commission decides to withdraw a preferential arrangement to a beneficiary country in a particular economic sector, in application of article 19 (a and b) the commission may publish a list of companies, EU importers and local suppliers, that may still benefit from preferences. This list should be established based on the evidences provided by companies that they fully implemented their human rights due diligence obligations and that they have a supply chain free from human rights violations. The companies should agree on having the evidences and informations published for public scrutiny and civil society consultation.
2021/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. WAt the request of the European Parliament or where the Commission, acting upon a complaint or on its own initiative, considers that there armay be sufficient grounds justifying temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under any preferential arrangement referred to in Article 1(2) on the basis of the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article it shall adopt an implementing act to initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2). The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the adoption of that implementing act.
2021/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 10
10. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex I and Annex II, in order to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided under the preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2). In adopting the delegated act the Commission may, where appropriate, consider the socio-economic effect of the temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences in the beneficiary country.
2021/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
By 1 January 2027 and every threewo years thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the effects of the scheme covering the most recent three- wo-year period and all of the preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2).
2021/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
2021/12/15
Committee: AFET