9 Amendments of Markus FERBER related to 2014/2228(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph a
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph a
a. take immediate action to ensure that a comprehensive and ambitious agreement is reached on the TTIP, including a chapter on financial services and enhancing fair competition on both sides of the Atlantic;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph c a (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph c a (new)
ca. in this connection, the Commission should also work towards an ambitious agreement with regard to better cooperation among competition authorities, and in particular a better exchange of information between competition authorities;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph d
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph d
d. take immediate action to ensure that market access negotiations on financial services are combined with upward convergence in financial regulation; support high international standards in on-going cooperation efforts in other international foraopened, the aim being a mechanism for the mutual recognition of equal or similar standards;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. having in mind that bureaucratic burden and administrative costs which stem from tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade affect small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) disproportionately more than big companies;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) to increase market access for services according to the ‘positive list approach’ whereby services that are to be opened up to foreign companies are explicitly mentioned and new services are excluded while ensuring that possible standstill and ratchet clauses only apply to non- discrimination provisions and allow for enough flexibility to bring services back into public control;. It must be ensured that there is adequate flexibility to return public services that have already achieved an extensive level of liberalisation to local authorities.
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
(vi) to ensure an adequate carve-outthe introduction of an explicit carve-out, based on Art. 14 TFEU in conjunction with Protocol 26, of sensitive services such as public services and public utilities (including water, health, social security systems and education) allowing national and local authorities enough room for manoeuvre to legislate in the public interest; a. This carve-out should apply irrespective of the nature, provider and funding of the service. A joint declaration reflecting negotiators’ clear commitment to exclude these sectors from the negotiations would be very helpful in this regard;
Amendment 497 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi a (new)
(xia) to ensure transparency and non- discrimination for European companies, especially SMEs, when tendering for public contracts on the US market at all government levels.
Amendment 534 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiv a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiv a (new)
(xiva) services of general interest must not fall within the agreement’s scope of application and should be excluded from the agreement’s scope of application by means of a horizontal carve-out for public services of any sector.
Amendment 757 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure that foreign investors are treated in a non-discriminatory fashionway and have a fair opportunity to seek and achieve redress of grievances, which can be achieved without the inclusion of an reformed and well balanced ISDS mechanism; s. Such a mechanism is not necessary in TTIP given the EU’s and the US’ developed legal systems; a state-to- state dispute settlement system and the use of national courts are the most appropriate tools to addressguarantees equal treatment of foreign and national investors and gives an effective investment protection and can be a useful instrument to increase direct foreign investment disputes;