12 Amendments of Elmar BROK related to 2011/2056(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
A. Whereas in the context of a multi-polar global order Member States alone cannot secure anymore sufficient access to non- energy commodities such as raw materials and rare earths; whereas only an EU driven common approach can ensure a strategic and secure supply for European industries,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital B (new)
Recital B (new)
B. Whereas the supply of raw materials is fundamental for several industry applications; whereas export restrictions hinder the creation of open and transparent markets and can lead to a serious bottleneck to raw material supply and limit the innovation potential of European industries, and could create problems on the labour market,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital C (new)
Recital C (new)
C. Whereas around 50% of worldwide raw material and rare earth resources, including critical raw materials, are located in fragile States or unstable regions,
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that as part of the EU’s strategic cooperation with relevant key partners such as the USA, Russia and Japan, China, Brazil and India an early- warning mechanism for market distortion and supply shortage should be established and complemented by a monitoring group at EU level comprising representatives of the EU institutions, the Member States and relevant industry sectors;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for international regulatory standards on sustainable mining and good governance which should be promoted through relevant fora, such as the G8 and the G20, the WTO, the OECD, UNCTAD, UNEP and its International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management, the International Metal Study Groups and other bodies, which are active in promoting a sustainable global governance structure for the exploitation, production and trade of raw materials;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the WTO to monitor closely the impact of export restrictions and other barriers on the price of raw materials; in this respect supports the creation in the WTO of a monitoring tool on tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade on Raw Materials and Rare Earths and the setting-up in the G-20 of a ‘Raw Materials and Rare Earths Stability Board’;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the inclusion of explicit guarantees on market access to raw materials in EU trade agreements and as a prerequisite for membership of the WTO; calls for the undistorted access to and sustainable governance of raw materials to be included in all EU agreements with relevant third countries;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is of the opinion that the EU and relevant third countries should work together consensually for their mutual benefit regarding raw material supply; calls therefore for support for developing countries which includes knowledge transfer in scientific and legal matters so as to establish sustainable capacity building and mining practices including human rights standards in these countries;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Outlines the importance of transparency and supports the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) as a good example for international transparency standards; believes that investments that receive support from the European Investment Bank should apply these standards in order to promote sustainable mining practices in relevant third countries;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the responsibility for a coherent and effective EU diplomacy must lie with the EEAS, which will activatecoordinate with all relevant Commission services, especially with DG Trade with regard to trade issues, in close coordination with the Council and Parliament; believes furthermore that the strategic relevance of raw materials should be reflected in the organisation of the EEAS and in the staffing of relevant EU delegations.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that the EU should coordinate action with the US and other partners in seeking diversification of rare earth sources and in decreasing dependence from major raw material and rare earth suppliers; takes the view that such issues should be part of the agenda of the next EU-US Summits;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the European Defence Agency to contribute, in accordance with Article 42(3) of the TEU, to the identification of measures to strengthen the industrial and technological base of the defence sector with regards to raw materials;