3 Amendments of Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH related to 2014/2228(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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1. Finds regrettable the fact that no transport-related issues werExpects matters of relevance to transport, tourism and logistics to be included in the Commission’s negotiating mandate for the TTIP;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
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3. Deplores the severe restrictions in the US air transport sector regarding foreign ownership and control of airlines; deplores, furthermore, the imbalance between the restrictions on cabotage rights for European airlines imposed by the US and the freedoms enjoyed by US airlines in Member States; questions seriously, in this respect, the validity of the reasoning by the US to maintain these restrictions based on national security considerations, and calls on the Commission, therefore, to renegotiate these aspects within the TTIP so as to achieve a level playing field;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
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4. Notes that US maritime cabotage laws are regulated by the Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act of 1920) and that under this act US vessels are: (i) restricted from having repair and conversion services carried out outside the US; and (ii) subject to declaration, entry and payment of a 50 % import duty upon return to the US, if sent to a foreign shipyard for repair work or the installation of certain equipment; emphasises that no US-built requirements exist for any other modes of transportation in the US and that this results in the effective exclusion of the EU shipbuilding industry, including ship repair and maintenance, from selling vessels for use in American waters; notes that the EU does not exclude maritime manufacturers from the US or any other third countries; calls upon the Commission to address in the TTIPrule out this extreme protectionism by the US in the context of the TTIP;