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48 Amendments of Jan Marinus WIERSMA related to 2007/2198(INI)

Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
1a. having regard to the Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, signed at Lisbon, 13 December 2007,
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas, in TDI investigations, a balance has too often failed to be attained among taking timely action when unfair trade is injuring EU industry, the need to maintain the quality and thoroughness of Commission investigations and the maintenance of transparency and opportunity for all interested parties to contribute,deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the main task of TDIs is to protect the interests of producers and employees against impairment caused by dumping, illegal subsidies or sudden rises in imports,
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas, anti-dumping is a very specific and narrowly focused instrument tackling anticompetitive practices; whereas antidumping is not designed to tackle labour and environmental standards and to apply such standards that would hardly be in line with current WTO regulation,deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 31 #
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 45 #
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes the Commission's initiative to review TDIs starting with the launching of a Green paper for public consultation entitled “Europe’s trade defence instruments in a Changing Global Economy” (COM(2006)0763);
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
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 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;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes the Commissions' retreat from its original idea to change TDIs after intensive discussions with the Parliament, the Council and the public;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the TDI rules lack clarity in procedure which causes unnecessary uncertainty both in regard to the initiation, procedure of investigations and in the outcome of these investigations;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that in the absence of internationally agreed competition rules, there is no alternative but TDIs to deal with unfair trade practices in the EU; notes the main task of TDIs is to protect the interests of producers and employees against impairment caused by dumping or illegal subsidies or sudden rises in imports;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 76 #
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that the credibility and effectiveness of the trade defence policy as an instrument of EU competitiveness needs to be improved and its legitimacy must be increased until the new Treaty comes into place thereby ensuring the real and strong involvement of the European Parliament in all TDI related matters;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is worried about the lack of coordination between the internal policies of the EU, especially those dealing with industry related matters (including the anti-competition law) and trade defence remedies;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that through the Treaty of Lisbon, the European Parliament will gain co-decision powers in TDI matters; advises the Commission therefore against introducing any kind of changes to the TDI procedures in the meantime;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 86 #
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to revise its standards of initiation for new TDI investigations and ensure that the complaining industry provides prima facie evidence that all the AD basic requirements (dumping, injury, causal link) have been met and that measures are not overly and clearly against community interest;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that it responds to sound legal and logic principles that complainants in TDI investigations have to substantiate their allegations and prove that these measures are in the broader Community interest;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the commission to reconsider the standing requirement for the initiation of new AD and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations (currently fixed at 25%) of the Community production of a given item, by taking inspiration from applicable European competition legislation;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that a modernized definition of “Community industry” should take the value added in Europe through the new and global supply chains into consideration; calls on the Commission to reconsider the present definition of "Community industry", by laying down objective criteria to grant the status of Community industry;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to take into serious consideration the position of European importers, wholesalers and retailers in TDI investigations;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on Commission and the Member States to take into account the impact of TDI measures on consumers, by assessing their consequences in terms of price level, quality, availability and choice;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Regrets the fact that the decision- making process concerning the award of country-wide market economy status to third countries in TDI investigations often lacks transparency and logic; urges the Commission to ensure that the choice of the "analogue country" is based on realistic and duly motivated criteria;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Takes the view that the countervailing duty instrument should be used in preference to the anti-dumping instrument in all cases where this is legally and economically feasible;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that countervailing duty investigations may be able to more precisely target the real causes of trade distortion than anti-dumping, in particular in cases involving economies in transition, where in anti-dumping cases, the "normal value" is established in relation to an often inappropriate analogue country;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that the TDI rules lack clarity in procedure which causes unnecessary uncertainty in regard to the initiation of investigations and the results of the investigations;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Urges the Commission to offer consultations with all interested parties including consumers' associations and trade unions at any stage of the proceeding;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Endorses the creation of the Hearing Officer within the Commission’s DG Trade to assist interested parties;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Commission to improve transparency and promote accessibility to TDIs in particular with regard to the functioning of the Anti-Dumping Committee;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to improve the quality of and access to non- confidential information provided by other parties during the investigation and improve access to confidential information in order to strengthen defence rights;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to make public and available the agenda of the Anti-Dumping Committee and non- confidential documents concerning trade defence investigations on its internet site in a timely manner;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission to grant stakeholders the necessary time to react to the initiation of a new investigation and register themselves as interested parties;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to extend the consultation period for importers and users in particular as far as the determination of the analogue country is concerned;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to reconsider the EU’s current de minimis threshold presently fixed at 2% ad valorem; calls on the Commission to set a new de minimis threshold that would ensure that restrictions are not being imposed on imports that do not inflict real material injury on European economic operators;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
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 final consumption;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that the investigating authority should introduce a "shipping clause", to exclude from the scope of measures products that have been shipped on or before the day of the entry into force of those measures;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure the fullest possible transparency and objectivity of the decision-making process in TDI investigations;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Urges the Commission and the Council to carefully review the way the Community institutions work together in anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations so as to enhance their transparency and efficiency and ensure a more consistent and balanced result of new TDI investigations;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Stresses the importance of a transparent and democratic process in the Council based on the rules of majority voting;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that the credibility and effectiveness of the trade defence policy as an instrument of EU competitiveness needs to be improved and its legitimacy should be increased by more involvement of the European Parliament;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Welcomes the fact that trade legislation on TDIs will come, with the Reform Treaty, in the scope of the co- decision procedure;ted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines the need for the Commission to make a study for further reform of TDIs which would take into account the changing patterns of the world economy, irrespective of the disappointing results achieved by the Doha Development Agenda so far;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Urges the Commission to review the Community interest test, to give it the same weight as the existing three criteria, e.g. dumping, causality and injury and to set up, after public consultation, clear and legally binding guidelines on the methodological approach followed by the investigating authority;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to negotiate the inclusion of a clause on mutual recognition of competition legislation in free trade agreements (FTAs) or other bilateral agreements;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Urges the Commission and the Council to actively work towards the creation of conditions for a new WTO multilateral agreement which would create a world-wide system of competition law able to replace the current TDI system (at least as far as AD and CVD are concerned);deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Urges the Member States to maintain a common approach to this issue which would enable a better use of TDIs in the Community;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to pursue with coherence and determination the objective of modernising TDIs and making them more suitable to face new globalisation challenges while refraining from any protectionist behaviours;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA