10 Amendments of Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE related to 2023/0260R(NLE)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Chile is one of the world’s most open economies and depends strongly on international trade; whereas Chile has one of Latin America’s most prosperous economies, while socio-economic inequality remains high;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas Chile has some of the best natural conditions worldwide for the production of green hydrogen; whereas the Chilean government has adopted an ambitious green hydrogen strategy that envisages Chile to become one of the world’s top green hydrogen producers;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas Chile is the world’s second-largest producer of lithium and accounts for the largest lithium reserves worldwide; whereas Chile is already the largest supplier of lithium to the EU by far; whereas Chile is also the world’s top producer of copper; whereas the Chilean government has adopted an ambitious lithium strategy aimed at increasing Chile’s lithium production;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas the Council for the first time made public the entire negotiating directives for an association agreement covering political and trade matters, thereby responding to calls for greater transparency and better communication of the content and objectives of the negotiations;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Commends the ambitious and comprehensive nature of the trade and investment pillar of the AFA, which delivers on the priorities set out in the European Parliament’s resolution of September 2017;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises that the provisions on investment liberalisation and investment protection will further boost investment in both directions by guaranteeing that investors from both sides will be granted fair and non-discriminatory treatment; stresses that these provisions are fully aligned with the EU’s reformed approach on investment protection, which aims to ensure a proper balance between the protection of investments and governments’ right to regulate in the public interest; recalls that a joint interpretative statement confirms the parties’ understanding that the investment protection provisions shall be interpreted and applied taking due consideration of their commitments under the Paris Agreement and clarifies that investors should expect that the EU and Chile will adopt measures to combat climate change; notes that the dispute settlement procedures established by the agreement follow the EU’s Investment Court System, with a permanent, independent and impartial tribunal and an appeal tribunal;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Highlights that the Agreement preserves the right of governments to regulate in the public interest, for example in order to protect public health, consumers or the environment; underlines that the agreement guarantees the right of public authorities to maintain public services such as education, healthcare and water, or to re-nationalise privately provided services;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the fact that the chapter on trade and sustainable development (TSD) contains ambitious and binding commitments on environmental and labour standards; notes that in their joint statement on trade and sustainable development attached to the Agreement, the EU and Chile commit to reviewing the Agreement’s TSD provisions upon its entry into forceregrets, however, that the agreement does not yet fully reflect the EU’s new TSD approach, including the possibility of applying trade sanctions as a measure of last resort in cases of failure to comply with the Paris Agreement or the ILO fundamental principles and rights at work; notes that in their joint statement on trade and sustainable development attached to the Agreement, the EU and Chile commit to reviewing the Agreement’s TSD provisions upon its entry into force; notes that the statement mentions the possibility of adding provisions to enhance the enforcement mechanism of the TSD chapter, ‘including the possibility to apply a compliance phase, and relevant countermeasures as last resort’; expects the review to be carried out within the timeline set out by the joint statement; calls on the Commission to keep the European Parliament closely involved throughout the review process, in line with its obligations pursuant to Article 218(10) TFEU, and to take utmost account of possible comments by the European Parliament;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Recalls that the AFA will require ratification at both EU and Member State level, whereas the Interim Agreement on Trade, which contains only the trade and investment elements falling within the EU’s exclusive competence, will enter into force upon its ratification by the European Parliament and the Council; takes the view that this pragmatic approach fully respects the distribution of competences between the EU and its Member States and allows for a swift ratification of the parts falling under the EU’s exclusive competence, while maintaining the comprehensive nature of the agreement;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Highlights that the splitting of the agreement to speed up the ratification process should not create a precedent for future agreements negotiated by the European Union;