11 Amendments of David MARTIN related to 2012/2711(RSP)
Amendment 1 #
Recital -a (new)
The Political Context Believes that the importance of Japan as a political ally with a similar approach to the EU when facing the new challenges of a globalised world should be taken into consideration.
Amendment 2 #
- having regard to the Commission Communication of 19 December 2007 on Community action in relation to whaling (COM(2007)0823),
Amendment 3 #
- having regard to its resolution of 19 February 2009 on Community action in relation to whaling (2008/2101(INI))
Amendment 4 #
- having regard to the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union - Protocol on protection and welfare of animals.
Amendment 5 #
– having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Japan on cooperation in science and technology signed on 2 July, 2012;
Amendment 10 #
Paragraph G a (new)
whereas Commission, Council and European Parliament support the maintenance of the global moratorium on commercial whaling and a ban on international commercial trade in whale products; and seek to end so-called scientific whaling and support the designation of substantial regions of ocean and seas as sanctuaries in which all whaling is indefinitively prohibited;
Amendment 11 #
Paragraph G b (new)
whereas the Commission, Council and European Parliament continuously call for coordinated EU action to ensure effective protection of whales worldwide through an elimination of lethal whaling for scientific purposes outside IWC control and the maintenance of the global moratorium on commercial whaling; and the European Parliaments’ resolution urges the EU to work towards obtaining a “universal agreement” on whaling in the context of the process to define the future of the IWC
Amendment 47 #
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the removal of non-tariff barriers is significantly more difficult to monitor and implement than the elimination of import tariffs; urges the Commission to draw conclusions from the NTB commitments in the EU-South Korea FTA to develop best practise implementation and monitoring mechanisms; notes that serious divergences remain between the EU and Japan on issues related to the management of fisheries and whaling, notably Japan’s whaling under the guise of scientific whaling, and calls for broader discussions on the matter of the abolition of whale hunting and of trade in whale products.
Amendment 76 #
Paragraph 11, eighth indent b (new)
Stresses that, for an FTA to be truly advantageous to the EU, its environment and its animals, the Council should include a robust Sustainable Development chapter, which includes: - effective and mutually binding safeguards to ensure trade provisions agreed to as part of the agreement do not undermine or otherwise alter the EU’s animal welfare commitments, its obligations for the conservation of biological diversity and international environmental commitments
Amendment 77 #
Paragraph 11, eighth indent c (new)
Reiterates the EU’s commitment to the protection and conservation of biological diversity and the need for solid provisions on Trade and Sustainable Development which ensure the effective implementation of multilateral environment agreements, including IWC and CITES.
Amendment 93 #
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates its belief that, if these conditions are met, an EU-Japan FTA has the potential to lead to a win-win situation, beneficial for both economies, and that a deeper degree of integration through an EIA would multiply the gains considerably to both economies;