8 Amendments of Glyn FORD related to 2008/2135(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34 a (new)
Citation 34 a (new)
- having regard to the painfully slow progress of negotiations with the Indian Authorities as compared to the Republic of Korea and even ASEAN,
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for priority to be given to tariff reductions on 'Fairtrade' and sustainable products with the appropriate amendment of EU custom codes;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. With the rising volumes of counterfeit goods arriving in the EU asks that the Indian Authorities allow EU customs inspectors to observe and monitor ships landing in Indian Ports destined for the EU;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Recognises that a substantial development chapter is an essential part of any FTA and subject to the standard dispute mechanism;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. A mechanism should be established whereby recognised workers' and employers' organisations should be able to submit requests for action, which would be treated within a specified time period, and which could result in ongoing follow- up and review provisions, in order to maintain pressure against violations of workers' rights;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses that human rights and democracy clauses constitute an essential element of the FTA; is concerned by the continuing persecution of religious minorities and human rights defenders in India and extrajudicial killings and unmarked mass graves in the Indian Administrated Kashmir; calls on the Indian Government to grant access for the UN Special Rapporteurs to investigate these mass gravesthe current human rights and security situation in Indian Administrated Kashmir;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Asks the Council and the Commission to confirm India's commitment to negotiating an EU-Trade FTA with the incoming Indian Government post forthcoming General Election;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Asks that during the next round of negotiations the Commission raises with the Indian authorities the continuing illegal trade in tiger skins with Tibet that threatens the extinction of the Indian tiger;