15 Amendments of Marco ZULLO related to 2015/2233(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for legal disputes affecting compliance with this agreement to be referred to the public courts at the place of the defendant's registered office, and for proceedings to be conducted in the defendant's language and governed by the laws in force in the defendant's country; underlines that the right of appeal must be safeguarded;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that the drafts proposals from the Commission, such as the horizontal reservation for a wide range of public services, the exclusion of sensitive sectors from EU liberalisation commitments, and also member states' right to regulate how services have to be supplied, are not able to adequately protect public services, since in some member states, many social, health and education services which are of general interest are privately funded or supported by a hybrid of public and private funding';
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Regrets that the terminology concerning public services used in the different trade agreements currently being negotiated by the EU (CETA, TTIP and TiSA) is not consistent;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that the Commission should monitor and, three years after the entry into force of TiSA, evaluate the impact of the agreement on gender equality between men and women and on respect for fundamental human rights;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Believes in any case that all Member States signatory to TiSA should commit themselves to ensuring respect for gender equality between men and women and respect for fundamental rights, with regards to the liberalisation and opening- up of national and local markets as well;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Regrets that women are poorly represented within the European trade sector and in third country relations, and that scant attention is paid to ensuring that men and women have equal opportunities to access services;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the introduction of an unequivocal 'gold standard' clause, which could be included in all trade agreements and would clarify that the public utilities clause applies to all modes of supply and to any services considered as public services by European, national or regional authorities;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Regrets that the terminology used within the various trade agreements currently being negotiated by the EU (CETA, TTIP and TiSA) is not consistent;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for TiSA to include a specific section on protecting the rights of women and promoting their greater and more successful participation in trade and service activities, with the inclusion of a list of gender-specific indicators;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Opposes any encroachment on the discretionary power of LRAs with regard to services, as laid down in Article 14 of the TFEU and Protocol N°26 of the TFEU, especially through provisions on domestic regulation, standstill and ratchet clauses, as well as provisions on public procurement, in order to protect the right to create new public services in the future; calls, therefore, on the Commission to fully exclude public services, both publicly and privately funded, from the TiSA negotiations and to further strengthen flexibilities on the enforcement of commitments at local level, as laid down in GATS Article 1.3;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for TiSA to include a review clause, in order that any decisions made concerning the liberalisation of services may be reconsidered, including in light of an evaluation having been carried out on respect for gender equality between men and women within trade agreements;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly recommends that the EU exercise its political will in order to fully exclude public services, and in particular all social services, be it at a European, national or regional level, both publicly and privately funded, from the scope of TiSA and to include a gold standard clause for these services within all trade agreements in order to safeguard their quality;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Proposes that, instead of a "negative list" of spheres excluded from the agreement, a "positive list" of policy areas to be covered by the TiSA should be presented, in order to enhance transparency and accountability.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Considers, that in the Domestic Annex regulation, the concept of 'discriminating regulation' may reduce the scope of action of the National and Regional legislator and calls thus for a clear definition of the terms 'objective' and 'not more burdensome than necessary' when referred to the measures of general application affecting trade in services.
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls for the exclusion of the Domestic Regulation Annex from TiSa.