18 Amendments of Erika MANN related to 2008/2135(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas both parties reaffirm their commitment for tariff reductions, progressive reciprocalfurther liberalisation of establishment and trade in services; whereas therefore the FTA should address issues of investmentinvestment should be undertaken carefully and with great care and should be evaluated carefully,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas market access is being hampered by Non-tariff Barriers to Trade (NTBs) such as health and safety requirements or technical barriers, quantitative restrictions, conformity procedures, trade defence mechanisms, customs procedures, internal taxation, and a failure to adopt international norms and standards in all areas,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas even more account should be duly taken of the elements on recognition, suitable and effective protection, implementation and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs),
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the FTA should be comprehensive, compatible with and complementary to the WTO rules and obligations; the DDA remains both the European Union's and India's trade priority;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the outcome of the 9th EU- India Summit and the revised Joint Action Plan; recalls the pledge of the European Union and India to accelerate FTA talks; is disappointed withoptimistic for the slow pace of negotiationg term but remains; callutious for both parties to conclude a comprehensive, ambitions and balanced FTA by the end of 2009the short term on the likelihood of concluding an FTA soon;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points to the future potential for an increase in EU-India trade and investment; considers the EU- India FTA overall as as win-win scenario, but recommends that an evaluation be carried out of the existing sector-specific difficulties;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RegretNotes that India maintains the principle of asymmetry; urgesrequests that the Commission to push for a reciprocal, evaluates the impact for the European Union of an asymmetrical FTA;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that India is concerned about the lack of harmonisation of micro-biological standards in the EU, implications of REACH, costly certificates and conformity procedures; stresses that these issues must be resolved in the FTA; calls on both parties to ensure that regulation and NTBs do not are managetd in the way of tradesuch a way that overall trade is not hampered;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges that India's standards regime is still evolving; calls on the Bureau of Indian Standards to raise its standards in line with international standards and to increase transparency by improving its testing and certification procedures; is concerned about the implementation and monitoring of Sanitary & Phytosanitary measures and standards;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that India's services suffer from a range of horizontal barriers; stresses that the challenge for the FTA is not only to accelerate liberalisation in India's services sectors, but also to facilitate the implementation of a range of complementary reforms;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages India to develop appropriatestate of the art data protection legislation to allow or enable transfer of personal data from the EU on the basis of European/International legislation;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the Indian pledge to allow foreign law firms to operate in India; calls on the Commission to push for liberalisation ofinclude legal services in the FTA;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that the full ambition of the FTA cannot be achieved without commitments in Mode 4relevant achievements for India in Mode 4 areas; nevertheless requests a thorough analysis for the individual Member States of the EU;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Requests from India a more open approach in granting visas to citizens and business professionals and politicians from the European Union with multiple entries and minimum one year duration;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. RegretNotes that India is not willing to include public procurement in the FTA; calls on the Commission to negotiate effective and transparent procurement systems;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Stresses that states with complex societies and economies, which move more and more from bilateral trade agreements to more sophisticated bilateral trade relations must ensure a stable and secure environment in general; is concerned about the lack of security in India; calls on India to take the various minor and severe attacks from various political groups more seriously;