28 Amendments of Glyn FORD
Amendment 24 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that in China protectionist practices, excessive bureaucracy, the undervaluing of the Renminbi, subsidies in various forms, and the lack of enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs) preventhinder full market access for many EU companies;
Amendment 29 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. DeploresIs concerned that continued state intervention in industrial policy and explicit discriminatory restrictions, such as unlimited state funds for export financing and limitations on the level of foreign ownership in certain sectors, that distort the Chinese market for EU companies;
Amendment 35 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes a certain rise in the value of the Renminbi that has taken place this year; urges China to continue to let the Renminbi rise in value, so that its worth on international financial markets, in particular in relation to the Euro, more closely reflects China's economic position; urges the Chinese to hold none of its foreign exchange reserves in Euros;
Amendment 39 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Expresses its concern that investment in China is still restricted for EU companies, especially in the banking sector, due to heavy and discriminatory licensing costs and rules requiring joint ventures with Chinese firms; calls on China to address urgently these issues;
Amendment 45 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that in many areas China's economy still does not fully fulfil the criteria by which it could be considered a market economy, and calls on the Commission -(-a grant Market Economy Status to China only when China has fulfilled the criteriato work with the Chinese Government to overcome barriers to Market Economy Status;
Amendment 52 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Urges the Chinese authorities to take concrete steps to adopt and encourage the use of technologies and practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; notes that promoting green business technologies will be essential if the Chinese Government wants to maintain economic growth while protecting its environment; recognises that China cannot be expected to ask its population to carry burden of limiting green gas emissions without action by the West;
Amendment 55 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Is concerned about the growth in child labour in China; asks the Commission to address this issue in the upcoming EU- China Summit to be held in December in Lyon and asks the Chinese Government to maximise their efforts to ban this phenomenon;
Amendment 60 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Is alarmed by the recent spate of incidents involving unsafe Chinese products and in particular by those involving children’s toys, food and medicines; welcomes the Chinese Government’s determination to tackle this problem without resort to the death penalty; calls on the Commission to reinforce support and coordination with the Chinese authorities in this field;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2135(INI)
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 #
2008/2135(INI)
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 #
2008/2135(INI)
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 #
2008/2135(INI)
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 #
2008/2135(INI)
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 #
2008/2135(INI)
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 #
2008/2135(INI)
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 #
2008/2135(INI)
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;
Amendment 12 #
2007/2265(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that inter-regional agreements can usefully supplement the multilateral system, provided they are wide-ranging and ambitious, going well beyond tariff reductions in order to implement social and environmental standards; believes that, if an inter-regional agreement proved impractical, it would be essential for individual negotiations to have a common framework with only the coverage of the agreement and the transition periods varying;
Amendment 41 #
2007/2265(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that the Agreement should seek to promote increased transparency and accountability with regard to investments made by sovereign wealth funds;
Amendment 9 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission engaged itself to initiate and deliver a review of the trade defence instruments (TDIs), starting with the launching of a Green paper for public consultation entitled “Europe’s TDIs in a Changing Global Economy” to protect the EU against injury arising from unfair trade caused by dumped and subsidised imports through effective trade defence measures,
Amendment 56 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the belief in the benefits of an open trading system, offsetting its potentially disruptive impact, and contributing decisively to the stimulation of growth, competitiveness and the creation of jobs; takes the view that the EU should continue to promote increased global liberalisation and free and fair trade and resist any protectionist temptation;
Amendment 69 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that the TDI system has to take into account the legitimate interest of European economic operators including those who need to take advantage of global supply chains to have access to competitively priced raw- materials and tie-in products to stay competitive, components and products to complement their domestically produced or sourced product range to stay competitive and, at the same time the TDI system must take into account consumers who are entitled to choice based on price, design and quality;
Amendment 149 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to extend the consultation period for importers and us, users and consumers in particular as far as the determination of the analogue country is concerned;
Amendment 158 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that AD and countervailing duty measures applied by the Commission should take the alternative form of quotas or tariff-quotas when this is deemed appropriate and that a phase-in or phase-out system similar to the one implemented in the footwear case is put into operation in new cases involving products suitable for finalconsumer consumption;
Amendment 5 #
2007/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In addition, provision should be made for cases where the Directive does not apply because specific rules on the awarding of contracts which derive from international agreements or which are specific to international organisations are applicable. International agreements should include international arrangements including memoranda of understanding.
Amendment 13 #
2007/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8
Article 8
This Directive shall not apply to public contracts governed by different procedural rules and awarded: a) pursuant to an international agreement concluded in conformity with the Treatyor arrangement concluded between a Member State and one or more third countries and covering supplies or works intended for the joint implement; b) pursuant to the particular procedure of an international or exploitation of a work by the signatory States or services intended for the joint implementation or exploitation of a project by the signatory States. All agreements shall be communicated to the Commission which, with the agreement of the Member State(s) concerned, may consult the Advisory Committee for Public Contracts referred to in Article 41; b) pursuant to the particular procedure of an international organisationganisation; c) pursuant to a concluded international agreement relating to the stationing of troops and concerning the undertakings of a Member State or a third country.
Amendment 14 #
2007/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a This Directive shall not apply to public contracts when they are declared to be secret, when their performance must be accompanied by special security measures in accordance with the laws, regulations or administrative provisions in force in the Member State concerned, or when the protection of the essential interests of that Member State (which can include security of information and security of supply) so requires. It shall be for a Member State alone to determine what constitutes appropriate national security clearance for the purposes of the above.
Amendment 15 #
2007/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 − paragraph 2 – introductory wording
Article 14 − paragraph 2 – introductory wording
To this end, the contracting authority may require of the tenderer that the tender submitted contain inter alia the following particulars:
Amendment 16 #
2007/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15
Article 15
Provided that they are in conformity with Community law, the contracting authority may specify requirements to guarantee security of supply. To this end, the contracting authority may require of the tenderer that the tender submitted contain inter alia the following: a) evidence that it will be able to honour its obligations regarding the export, transfer and transit of goods associated with the contract, including by means of a commitment from the Member State(s) concerned, b) evidence that the organisation and location of its supply chain will allow it to comply with the contracting authority's requirements concerning the security of supply set out in the specifications, c) a commitment to meet additional needs required by the contracting authority as a result of an emergency, crisis or armed conflict, d) a commitment from its national authorities not to obstruct the fulfilment ofevidence of its ability to fulfil any additional needs required by the contracting authority as the result of an emergency, crisis or armed conflict, e) a commitment to carry out the maintenance, modernisation or adaptation of the supplies covered by this contract, f) a commitment to inform the contracting authority in due time of any change in its organisation or its industrial strategy that may affect its obligations to that authority. The requirements shall be explained in the specifications or contract documents.