Activities of David MARTIN related to 2018/0122M(NLE)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Japan, of the other part PDF (457 KB) DOC (59 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 16 February 2012 on the death penalty in Japan,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Japan led efforts to revise the Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement (TPP-11) and ratifiedPartnership (TPP) following the withdrawal from the US and ratified the revised agreement, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans- Pacific Partnership (CPTPP or TPP-11) in July 2018; whereas Japan has also shown interest in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which includes China;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas Japan has over the last decades won international acclaim for its policy of military restraint which has by no means stood in the way of its rise to become one of the most important economic and political players in the world;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas tensions exist between Japan and its neighbours over islands in the East China Sea, the Sea of Japan and the Pacific, northeast of Hokkaido; whereas the peaceful settlements of disputes in the region in accordance with the international law is highly important;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the linkages between the SPA and the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which together form the world’s largest bilateral free trade agreement; considers the conclusion of the two agreements as an upgrade in partnership and supports further cooperation in the multilateral fora; welcomes the mutual respect and confidence that were strengthened during the negotiation process;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that Japan has not ratified two ILO core conventions (on Discrimination and the Abolition of Forced Labour) and welcomes Japan’s decision to establish an inter-ministerial framework to deal with the implementation of sustainable development commitments under the EPA, including the ratification of such conventions;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls that Article 43.6 of the SPA would allow the EU to suspend the EPA in case of Japan’s violation of the SPA essential elements i.e. the human rights and non-proliferation clauses;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the expansion of bilateral EU- Japan and plurilateral cooperation with South Korea, the United States and China in support of efforts to secure peace and maintain stability in the region, peaceful coexistence in the Korean peninsula, and the complete, irreversible and verifiable denuclearisation of the DPRK; expresses preference for further Japan-South Korea cooperation which could contribute to regional stability and address security risks such as the DPRK; emphasises that the stability of the global economic powers in north-east Asia is in the core interest of Europe;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes Japan’s ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2016 and urges its effective implementation;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Regrets Japan’s attempt to end the moratorium on commercial whaling at the September 2018 IWC meetings and calls for the suspension of whaling for scientific purposes;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Stresses that Japan is the second biggest cosmetics market in the world; recalls that cosmetics testing on animals and the sale of imported cosmetic products tested on animals are banned in the EU; in this context encourages the Parties to exchange information and cooperate with a view to ending cosmetics testing on animals in Japan;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Notes the serious illegal logging problem in Japan; calls for an enhanced cooperation between the Parties to put an end to this practice and for the effective implementation of Japan's Clean Wood Act adopted in 2017;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the EEAS to enter into a dialogue with the Japanese Government on a moratorium on capital punishment with a view to its eventual abolition;