1 Amendments of Maria ARENA related to 2022/2049(INI)
Amendment 505 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Calls for the EU to use the full potential of conditionality on human rights to grant preferential access to its market to third countries; calls, in particular, for a closer link between preferential treatment and progress on human rights in the updated Regulation on the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP+) and for greater transparency throughout all steps of the procedure for granting GSP+ status, including following up on any possible violations; proposes in this regard, the creation of a procedure allowing GSP+ beneficiary countries to be granted from 2024 the same conditions of preferential trade access to the EU market as up to 2023, but the enjoyment of these trade preferences would be conditional to the implementation of the specific commitments by the States in favour of human rights, including labour rights, and subject to the activation of a withdrawal mechanism providing for total or partial withdrawal of the preferential access, should evidence be brought forward by stakeholders on human rights and labour rights violations in the beneficiary country; calls for a standing invitation for the EU to observe national elections in third countries to be established as a condition for granting those countries GSP+ status; reiterates its calls for the Commission to systematically carry out human rights impact assessments focused on the risks of human rights violations prior to granting any preferential regime to a country and to swiftly respond to any violations, including the revocation of GSP+ status if warranted; calls for an increase in the human resources of the EU Delegations concerned to contribute to these assessments and the EU monitoring of preferential trade access to the EU market under the GSP+ scheme;