4 Amendments of Aleksander GABELIC related to 2018/0095M(NLE)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the agreement will ensure a high level of investment protection while safeguarding the Parties’ right to regulate and pursue legitimate public policy objectives, such as public health and environmental protection; stresses that it must not in any way restrict the autonomy of social partners and trade union rights;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes Singapore’s commitment to the multilateral investment court, a public international court which should be empowered to hear disputes on investments between investors and states that will have accepted its jurisdiction over their bilateral investment treaties, and whose ultimate goal is to overcome the current, unbalanced, costly and fragmented investment protection regime; considers the agreement a crucial stepping stone towards that end;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that the agreement will replace the existing bilateral investment treaties between 13 EU Member States and Singapore, which are based on outdated investment protection provisions and include the controversial ISDS; underlines that functional national courts is a first option to solve investor disputes but considers that thise agreement constitutes an important step in reforming global rules on investment dispute settlement and, it is hoped, will progressively lead to the removal of ISDS from bilateral investment treaties;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets the lack of provisions on investors’ obligations, including binding corporate social responsibility standards; calls on the Commission to propose legislation laying down mandatory due diligence standards in sectors other than conflict minerals and timber, such as the garment industry; stresses the responsibilities of investors according to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;