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449 Amendments of Robert STURDY

Amendment 6 #

2013/2740(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas open and fair multilateral trade is being constrained more by various non-tariff barriers (NTBs) than by trade tariffs, which are being waived substantially as globalisation progresses;
2013/09/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 12 #

2013/2740(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls its firm conviction that development shwould be at the heart of the process and promotesd by a trade agenda based on free and fair trade for the benefit of all; stresses the importance of taking full account of the special needs and interests of developing countries and LDCs in the negotiations; reiterates the imperative of ensuring that the principle of special and differential treatment (S&DT) constitutes an integral part of all layers of the negotiations, reflecting the varying economic development levels of WTO members as set out in paragraph 44 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration; considers that meaningful S&DT provisions should be made more precise, subject to periodic reviews and targeted;
2013/09/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 40 #

2013/2740(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that due priority should be given at WTO level to trade and investment barriers that affect the service sectors, including ICT and telecommunication, professional and business services, financial services, e- commerce, construction, retail and distribution; these non-tariff measures, including domestic regulations, ownership restrictions and various crisis measures (including discriminatory provisions in public procurement), are of particular importance given the higher value-added of services trade and the EU's position as the largest exporter of services;
2013/09/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 43 #

2013/2740(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes therefore the opening of negotiations on a plurilateral Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), which is in keeping with the Eighth Ministerial Conference's objective of exploring new ways for the WTO membership to further liberalise trade in services; stresses the EU's commitment in promoting work in this area and in keeping open the possibility of ‘multilateralising’ the TiSA by taking over therein definitions, rules and principles which form the core of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS); underlines the importance of ensuring that any agreement is ambitious, expanding the coverage and deepening the rules regarding liberalisation in trade in services, and that the outcome is firmly anchored to the WTO architecture;
2013/09/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 2 #

2013/2708(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. Whereas neither the European Union has notnor the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have so far adopted or developed a system of traceability of origin as regards goods being produced by forced labour.
2013/09/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 3 #

2013/2708(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. Whereas the European Union supports the ratification and application of the core labour conventions and standards and the implementation of decent work programmes as agreed in the ILO.
2013/09/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 4 #

2013/2708(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the European Union can make a significant contribution towards the promotion of decent work for all through both its internal and external policies, applying internationally agreed social standards in line with its social values and principles;
2013/09/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 11 #

2013/2708(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls also on the EU to actively engage in WTO, and bilaterally with its trade and investment partners, to set up such a traceability mechanism for the goods being produced through forced labour in order to improve transparency and enable better informed consumer choice.
2013/09/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 13 #

2013/2708(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to swiftly table a proposal for a regulation banning the import into the EU of goods produced using modern forms of slavery, forced labour, especially forced labour of particularly vulnerable groups and forced child labour, in violation of basic human rights standards;
2013/09/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 6 #

2013/2675(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. Whereas, Taiwan is EU's 7th largest trading partner in Asia, and EU's 19th23rd largest trading partner in the world;
2013/08/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 8 #

2013/2675(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. Whereas EU holds 31.5% of all FDI flows and 21% in FDI stocks in Taiwan in 2010, being the largest foreign investor in Taiwan;
2013/08/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 24 #

2013/2675(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Recalls the Commission's decision of 23 May 2013 to ask the Member States for their agreement on its negotiating directives for an investment agreement with the People's Republic of China and recommends in line with the Union's respect for the 'One China Policy' (one country, two political systems) that the Commission requests in due time Member States' approval for the negotiation of a similar agreement with Taiwan.
2013/08/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 26 #

2013/2675(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Considers however, therefore, that the EU should also positively respond to Taiwan's willingness to explore the possibility of launching parallel negotiations for bilateral agreements on investment protection and market access in order to further strenghten the legal certainty of each party's investments in the host country and the volume and quality of investment flows;
2013/08/22
Committee: INTA
Amendment 14 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the negotiation of this investment agreement can give rise to public concerns and thus requires the highest possible level of transparencyon investment protection and market access should be conducted with the highest possible level of transparency in order to enable needed parliamentary oversight, thus fulfilling one of the preconditions for a possible consent of the European Parliament to the outcome of the negotiation;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 16 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas investors must respect both the laws of the host country in order to be covered by the protection of an investment agreement concluded by the EUand the provisions of any agreement concluded by the EU and China once it enters into force in order to fully benefit from the best possible protection of their investments;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 19 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas an investment agreement should also include investor obligations, in particularcluding with regard to respecting trade union and other labour rights, transparency and the protection of the environment as defined in the law of each of the two Parties and be concluded in compliance with WTO rules and other relevant international agreements and core conventions signed and ratified by them;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 25 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the strengthening of economic relations between the European Union and China; calls on the EU and on China to pursue a relationship of partnership, regular high-level dialogue, and mutual benefits rather than engage in fierceunfair competition and confrontation;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 31 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Chinese enterprises perceive the Union generally as a stable investment environment, but also deplore the existence of certain trade barriers to the European market, such as technical obstacles to trade and barriers erected to block third country investments in certain Member States; calls in this regard on the Union to eliminate all unjustified non-tariff barriers to trade and investment in the EU by foreign parties, but points out that Member States may have legitimate security concerns that justify total or partial exclusion of some sectors from foreign investment on a temporary or long-term basis;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 39 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the main form in which foreign companies are allowed to set up in China is through joint ventures; is convinced that further openness by China on the joint venture mechanism, combined with better protection of intellectual property rights (IPR), is crucial and would be mutually beneficial, and would favour a greater level of integration of the European and Chinese economies;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 45 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to negotiate an ambitious and balanced EU-China investment agreement that seeks to create better environment for EU investors in China and vice versa, including improved access to the market, and to guarantee transparency regarding governance of Chinese companies both state owned and private ones which invest within the EU whilst increasing the level of reciprocal capital flows; insists also on better law enforcement in order to ensure fair competition between public and private actors, curtail corruption and enhance legal certainty and predictability of the business climate in China;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 49 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that guaranteeing the rule of law for all EU and Chinese investors and citizens, without prejudice to the right of the parties to adopt and enforce measures necessary to pursue legitimate public policy interests, provided that such measures do not nullify the benefits accruing from the commitments of the parties, must remain the priority;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 62 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. NotWelcomes that the expected improvement in certainty will help SMEs to invest abroad, and notstresses in this regard that the voice of SMEs must be heard during negotiations so that the agreement to be concluded fosters the internationalisation of those SMEs that are willing to access the other Party's market and meet the demand for goods and services of a diverse clientele; highlights also in this context the need to promote better consumer awareness and safety, thus enabling citizens on both sides to make an educated choice;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 66 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that investment agreements concluded by the EU must respect the capacity for public intervention, in particular when pursuing public policy objectives such as social, environmental, human rights, fight against counterfeiting, security, workers' and consumers' rights, public health and safety, industrial policy and cultural diversity; calls to include respective specific clauses into this agreement provided that such measures do not nullify the benefits accruing from the commitments of the parties;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 67 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that investment agreements concluded by the EU must respect the capacity for public intervention, in particular when pursuing public policy objectives such as social, environmental, human rights, security, workers' and consumers' rights, public health and safety, industrial policy and cultural diversity; calls to include respective specific clauses into this agreement provided that such measures do not nullify the benefits accruing from the commitments of the parties;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 73 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Recommends that with regard to market access, both pParties may exclude certain sectors from the liberalisation commitments;commit to appropriate phasing-in periods and transitional arrangements for certain sectors to ease the path to full or partial liberalisation therein; acknowledges also that both Parties may not take commitments in certain sectors.
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 79 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that nothing in the agreement shall prevent the Parties from defining and implementing policies for the promotion and protection of cultural diversity, including taking only reciprocal commitments in the cultural services sector and audiovisual services subsector, while negotiating relevant carve-outs for sensitive cultural and audiovisual products;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 83 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for a clause that an investor shall provide suchrelevant information to a potential host State party as that party may require concerning the investment in question for purposes of decision-making in relation to that investment or solely for statistical purposes, while the Party shall protect any confidential business information from any disclosure that would prejudice the competitive position of the investor or the investment;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 85 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its call for a binding corporate social responsibility clause and effectiveCalls on both Parties to implement a sustainable and inclusive investment strategy that should include a corporate social responsibility clause with concrete guidelines for investors as well as an efficient assessment methodology for public authorities overseeing the resulting investments in terms of their social and environmental clausesimpact;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 90 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines the need for the EU- China bilateral investment agreement to deliver on both sustainable growth and job creation, and to foster synergies and positive spill-over effects with other regional trade and investment agreements to which the EU or China are party; stresses in this regard the window of opportunity which the EU-China bilateral investment agreement represents with respect to the prospects of triangular economic integration between China, Taiwan, and the EU in the longer term;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 92 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for a clause that investors shall be subject to civil actions for liability in the judicial process of either their home or host state for the acts or decisions made in relation to the investment where such acts or decisions lead to significant environmental damage, personal injuries or loss of life in the host state;deleted
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 94 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Reminds and stresses the need for all investors to fully comply with the law of the host Party at the local, regional, national and where applicable supranational level and warns investors that failure to respect the rule of law shall be subject to civil actions for liability in the judicial process of the relevant jurisdiction for any unlawful acts or decisions made in relation to the investment, including cases where such acts or decisions lead to significant environmental damage, personal injuries or loss of life;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 95 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Insists to include in the agreement a clause which prohibits the watering-down of social and environmental legislation in order to attract investment, and that neither party shall fail to effectively enforce those laws through a sustained or recurring course of action or inaction, as an encouragement for the establishment, acquisition, expansion, or retention of an investment in its territory;deleted
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 96 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Insists that the EU-China bilateral investment agreement must comply with the EU acquis, including social and environmental legislation in force, and that neither Party shall fail to effectively enforce its legislation in these areas, so that all provisions of this agreement encourage lawful establishment, acquisition, expansion, or retention of an investment in the respective territory of both Parties, and foster best entrepreneurial practices and business fair play;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 101 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Expresses its deep concern regarding the level of discretion of international arbitrators to make a broad interpretation of investor protection clauses, thereby leading to the ruling out of legitimate public regulations;deleted
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 104 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers as a key priority to include in the scope of the EU-China bilateral investment agreement effective state-to- state and investor-to-state dispute settlement mechanisms to prevent, on the one hand, that frivolous claims lead to unjustified arbitrations, and to ensure, on the other hand, that all investors have access to a fair trial, followed by enforcement of all arbitration awards without delay;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 105 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers as a key priority to include in the scope of the EU-China bilateral investment agreement effective state-to- state and investor-to-state dispute settlement mechanisms to prevent, on the one hand, that frivolous claims lead to unjustified arbitrations, and to ensure, on the other hand, that all investors have access to a fair trial, followed by enforcement of all arbitration awards without delay;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 106 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the EU and China to jointly establish an early warning mechanism in order to give themselves a chance to pro- actively solve any arising dispute on trade or investment at the earliest possible stage using all appropriate measures, including soft power and trade diplomacy;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 107 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Considers also that the EU-China bilateral investment agreement shall include provisions for out-of-court dispute settlement to foster swift, affordable and amicable dispute resolution between parties that freely decide to have recourse to it;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 109 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Takes the view that the agreement should provide for state-to-state dispute settlement procedures, but no ISDS;deleted
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 110 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Takes the view that the agreement should provide for state-to-state dispute settlement procedures, but no ISDS;deleted
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 116 #

2013/2674(RSP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Expresses its view that once concluded and fully ratified, an EU-China investment agreement would replace all existing bilateral investment agreements between individual EU Member States and China in line with Union law;
2013/08/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 3 #

2013/2130(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) has expanded the scope of the Union's exclusive competences in the field of Common Commercial Policy (CCP), which now embraces not only all the aspects of trade but also foreign direct investment; highlights the fact that Parliament is now fully competent to decide together with the Council on law- making and on the approval of trade and investment agreements; n(a) Notes that since the TFEU entered into force, Parliament has proved to be a committed and responsible co-legislator and that interaction between Parliament and the Commission has, overall, been rather positive and based on fluid communication and a cooperative approach;
2013/12/19
Committee: INTA
Amendment 6 #

2013/2130(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to ensure a continuous flow of timely, accurate, comprehensive and impartial information enabling the high-quality analysis necessary to enhance the competences and sense of ownership of Parliament's policy-makers leading to greater inter- institutional synergy in the field of CCP while ensuring that Parliament is fully and accurately informed at all stages with the Commission being proactive while doing its utmost to ensure such information flow; stresses furthermore the importance of information being provided to Parliament with a view to ensuring that undesired situations should not arise leading possible misunderstandings between the institutions, appreciates in this regard the regular technical briefing sessions provided by the Commission on a number of topics; (a) Highlights the importance of the EU institutions cooperating in a loyal and effective manner, within their respective competences, when considering legislation and international agreements with a view to anticipating trade and economic trends, identifying priorities and options, establishing mid- and long-term strategies, determining mandates for international agreements, analysing/drafting and adopting legislation and monitoring long- term initiatives in the field of CCP; u(b) Underlines the importance of continuing the process of developing effective capacities, including the allocation of the necessary staff and financial resources, in order to achieve political objectives in the field of trade and investment while ensuring legal certainty, the consistencyeffectiveness of the EU's external action and respect for the principles and objectives enshrined in the Treaties; in this context, a(c) Attaches great importance to the inclusion of human rights clauses in international agreements and of sustainable development chapters in trade and investment agreements, and expresses satisfaction with Parliament’s key role regarding the adoption of the accompanying roadmaps; reminds the Commission of the need to take into account Parliament's views and resolutions and to provide feedbackcontinuous dialogue on how they have been incorporated into international agreements and legislation; regrets that the instruments for developing the Union’s new investment policy are not yet operative;
2013/12/19
Committee: INTA
Amendment 8 #

2013/2130(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the need for the institutions to work together in the implementation of the Treaties, secondary legislation and the Framework Agreement1 (FA); stresses the need to ensure a continuous flow of timely, accurate, comprehensive and impartial information enabling the high- quality analysis necessary to enhance the competences and sense of ownership of Parliament’s policy-makers and to lead to greater inter-institutional synergy in the field of CCP; reaffirms and the need for the Commission to work in an independent and transparent manner throughout the preparation, adoption and implementation of legislation in the field of CCP and considers that its role is key throughout the process; __________________ 1 OJ L 304, 20.11.2010, p. 47.
2013/12/19
Committee: INTA
Amendment 10 #

2013/2130(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the Commission to reflect constructively with Parliament on the existing FA and its implementation, paying particular attention to the negotiation, adoption and implementation of international agreements; considers it essential to ensure that Parliament be fully and accurately informed at all stages and that the Commission should be proactive and do its utmost to ensure such information flow; regrets the fact that on a number of occasions relevant information has reached Parliament through alternative channels rather than from the Commission;
2013/12/19
Committee: INTA
Amendment 12 #

2013/2130(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the institutions to work closely together as regards delegated and implementing acts; understands that delegated acts can be a flexible and effective tool, but stresses the need to respect fully Parliament's prerogatives and responsibilities, including through compliance with the basic act and the provision of timely and complete information to Parliament to allow for proper scrutiny of delegated acts; in this context, points out that the adoption of delegated acts without proper information, or under time constraints or as a block could undermine Parliament's scrutiny; on the other hand, welcomes Parliament's attendance at expert meetings as foreseen in the FA with a view to ensuring that all draft acts adopted by the Commission take an appropriate form so as to avoid possible technical objections from the legislator; insists that the use of implementing acts be limited to cases where they are legally justified and not used as an alternative to delegated acts; regrets the long delays in adapting commercial legislation to the new delegated/implementing acts regime;
2013/12/19
Committee: INTA
Amendment 15 #

2013/2130(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Warns against the risk of circumventing Parliament's right to legislate by including provisions which should be subject to the ordinary legislative procedure in proposals for Council acts, by using mere Commission guidelines or non-applicable implementing or delegated acts or by failing to propose the legislation necessary for the implementation of CCP or international trade and investment agreements;
2013/12/19
Committee: INTA
Amendment 16 #

2013/2130(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Regarding international agreements, recalls the prerogative of Parliament to ask the Council not to authorise the opening of negotiations until Parliament has stated its position on a proposed negotiating mandate, and believes that consideration should be given to an FA with the Council; reminds the Commission of the need to abstain from provisional application of trade agreements before Parliament has given its consent to the conclusion thereof, except in cases where the Parliament has given its express permission, in order to fully comply with the principle of loyal cooperation and avoid legal uncertainty for operators; believes that Parliament shcould adopt the necessary measures to monitor the implementation of international agreements and the fulfilment of the obligations established therein on a regular basis.
2013/12/19
Committee: INTA
Amendment 18 #

2013/2130(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point a (new)
(a) Considers that, given the interests of both sides in exchanging information and best practices concerning mixed agreements and scrutiny of the executive, serious thought should be given to involving national parliaments and national experts more in the work of Parliament;
2013/12/19
Committee: INTA
Amendment 21 #

2013/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses the need to invest in the design and manufacture of new products, creating innovative technologies designed for global consumers with a view to supporting the growth of the wider EU value chain,
2013/07/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 26 #

2013/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Endorses the consensus of the CARS 21 High Level Group that the Union's trade policy should enhance the EU's competitiveness on global markets through the international harmonisation of vehicle regulations and take full account of the importance of maintaining a strong and competitive automotive manufacturing base and is strongly convinced this should not be at the expense of labour rights and social justice or standards;
2013/07/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 36 #

2013/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of multilateral and bilateral negotiations aimed at reducing and dismantling tariff as well as non-tariff barriers (NTBs); believes that the Union's trade agreements and negotibilateral regulatory cooperations should involve significant commitments on removing NTBs that affect the EU's automotive sector in particular with key trade partners such as the United States and Japan;
2013/07/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 39 #

2013/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Recognises the importance of speeding up the development of a proposal for a new Regulation on the mutual recognition of international whole vehicle type approvals and spare parts for repair and maintenance, in order to reduce administrative burdens related to the introduction of the same vehicle model in third country markets;
2013/07/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 41 #

2013/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Welcomes the initiative taken in the framework of the Transatlantic Economic Council to launch the work on a Global Technical Regulation on the safety and promotion of electric vehicles and stresses the importance of attracting a broad membership including the EU's main trading partners such as Japan, China and Canada;
2013/07/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 2 #

2013/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the decline of Europe's traditional industrial sector, which has shed 3 million jobs and suffered a 10% fall in production since 2008 despite the fact that it is one of the main drivers of growth in Eurodue to the changing industrial landscape; calls on the Commission to implement a genuine joint long-term strategy for the reindustrialisation of the European Union;
2013/05/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 9 #

2013/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for European industrial policy to support the growth-promoting, value- adding sectors where Europe already leads the field or has the potential to lead the field; calls on the Union to encourage private investment in major transport, energy and telecommunications infrastructure projects; considers the that use of innovative financial instruments can be useful in this regard, provided that there are no increased liabilities for Member State taxpayers;
2013/05/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 35 #

2013/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure the Union's trade and competition policy is compatible with the objectives of European industrial policy, and calls fornotes that greater fiscal, social and budgetary convergenceoperation between thewilling Member States so as tomay help facilitate the emergence of joint industrial projects;
2013/05/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 48 #

2013/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Commission to ensure European companies have access to international markets, and considers that it is essential to establish reciprocalopen access to public markets, to protect the industrial property rights of European companies and to enhance the effectiveness of the Union's Trade Defence Instrumentincrease the competitiveness of European companies.
2013/05/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 50 #

2013/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the Commission's proposal on the Modernisation of Trade Defence Instruments, with the hope this will enhance the effectiveness of the Union's Trade Defence Instruments;
2013/05/15
Committee: INTA
Amendment 37 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Following the review, certain provisions of the Regulations should be amended in order to improve transparency and predictability, provide for effective measures to fight against retaliation by third countries, improve effectiveness and enforcement and optimise review practice. In addition, certain practices that in recent years have been applied in the context of anti- dumping and anti-subsidy investigations should be included in the Regulations.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 48 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) In order to ensure effective measures to fight against retaliation, Union producers should be able to rely on the Regulations without fear of retaliation by third partcountries. Existing provisions of the Regulations, under special circumstances, provide for the initiation of an investigation without having received a complaint, where sufficient evidence of the existence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, injury and causal link exists. Such special circumstances should include threat of retaliation by third countries.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 50 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) When an investigation is not initiated by a complaint, an oblig request for cooperation should be imposed onmade to Union producers to provide the necessary information in order for the investigation to proceed, in order to ensure that sufficient information is available for carrying out the investigation in case of such threats of retaliation.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 51 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Third countries increasingly interfere in trade of raw materials with a view to keeping raw materials in those countries for the benefit of domestic downstream users, for instance by imposing export taxes or operating dual pricing schemes. As a result, the costs of raw materials do not result from the operation of normal market forces reflecting supply and demand for a given raw material. Such interference creates additional distortions of trade. As a consequence, Union producers are not only harmed by dumping, but suffer, compared to downstream producers from third countries engaged in such practices, additional distortions of trade. In order to protect trade adequately, the lesser duty rule shall not apply in such cases of structural raw material distortions.deleted
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 59 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Within the Union, countervailable subsidies are in principle prohibited pursuant to Article 107 (1) TFEU. Therefore, countervailable subsidies granted by third countries are particularly distortive of trade. The amount of State aid authorized by the Commission has steadily been reduced over time. For the anti-subsidy instrument, the lesser duty rule should hence no longer be applied to imports from a country/countries engaged in subsidisation.deleted
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 70 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In order to optimise the review practice, duties collected during the investigation should be reimbursed to importers with the accrued interest, where measures are not prolonged after the conclusion of an expiry review investigation. This is appropriate given that the conditions required for the continuation of the measures have not been found to exist during the investigation period.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 79 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The Commission should ensure greater transparency with regard to proceedings, internal procedures and outcomes of investigations, and all non- confidential files should be made public through an online platform.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 84 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 b (new)
(18b) Trade Defence Instrument Dialogue The Commission should inform the European Parliament and the Council of the initiation of any investigations and report on their developments on a regular basis.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 85 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 c (new)
(18c) Whereas the Commission should update the draft guidelines in full compliance with the provisions of this Regulation and make them public to ensure transparency and consistency in the implementation of Union's trade defence instruments;
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 103 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. If in special1a. Article 5, paragraph 6 shall be replaced by the following: 6. If in duly justified circumstances, it is decided to initiate an investigation without having received a written complaint by or on behalf of the CommunityUnion industry for the initiation of such investigation, this shall be donee Commission shall conduct this investigation on the basis of sufficient evidence of dumping, injury and a causal link, as described in paragraph 2, to justify such initiation.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 115 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
"10. Union producers of the like product are obligrequested to cooperate in proceedings that have been initiated pursuant to Article 5(6)."
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 117 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 6 – paragraph 10 a (new)
2. In Article 6, the following paragraph is added: "10a. The Commission shall facilitate access to the instrument for diverse and fragmented industry sectors, largely composed of small- and medium-sized enterprises, in the context of anti- dumping cases, through an SME Help Desk. The SME Help Desk shall raise awareness of the instrument, provide information and explanations on cases, and guidance on additional possibilities to liaise with the Hearing Officer and national customs authorities to SMEs and their respective umbrella associations. After the initiation of an investigation, the SME Help Desk shall identify and inform SMEs likely to be affected by the initiation of proceedings and the relevant deadlines for registering as an interested party. It shall assist in the completion of questionnaires, where special attention shall be given to queries of SMEs as regards investigations initiated under Article 5(6). The SME Help Desk shall also inform SMEs on the possibilities and conditions under which they could request a review of the measures and refund of the anti- dumping duties paid and the accrued interest."
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 120 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 6 – paragraph 10 b (new)
2. In Article 6, the following paragraph is added: "10b. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to ensure the best possible access to information to all interested parties by allowing for an information system whereby interested parties are notified when new confidential or non-confidential information is added to the investigation files. Non-confidential information shall also be made public through an online platform. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the ... procedure referred to in ..."
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 121 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 6 – point 10 c (new)
2. In Article 6, the following paragraph is added: 10c. The Commission shall provide information and shall issue standardised questionnaires to be used in investigations in all official languages of the Union. The standardised questionnaires shall be provided to the interested parties upon request.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 135 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Provisional duties shall not be applied within a period of two weeks that can be extended in exceptional cases, as defined in the guidelines, to four weeks maximum after the information is sent to interested parties under Article 19a. The provision of such information shall not prejudice any subsequent decision that may be taken by the Commission.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 139 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 1 –sentences 1 and 2
(aa) In Article 7 (1) sentences 1 and 2 are replaced by the following: 1. Provisional duties may be imposed if proceedings have been initiated in accordance with Article 5, if a notice has been given to that effect and interested parties have been given adequate opportunities to submit information and make comments in accordance with Article 5(10), if a provisional affirmative determination has been made of dumping and consequent injury to the CommunityUnion industry, and if the CommunityUnion interest calls for intervention to prevent such injury. The provisional duties shall be imposed no earlier than 60 days from the initiation of the proceedings but no later than nineseven months from the initiation of the proceedings.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 148 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 2
(b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: The amount of the provisional anti- dumping duty shall not exceed the margin of dumping as provisionally established. Unless structural raw material distortions were found to exist with regard to the product concerned in the exporting country, it should be less than the margin of dumping if such lesser duty would be adequate to remove the injury to the Union industry.deleted
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 175 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 4
(b) in paragraph 4, the last sentence is replaced by the following: "The amount of the anti-dumping duty shall not exceed the margin of dumping established. Unless structural raw material distortions were found to exist with regard to the product concerned in the exporting country, it shall be less than the margin of dumping if such lesser duty would be adequate to remove the injury to the Union industry."deleted
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 194 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 11 – paragraph 5
If following an investigation pursuant to paragraph 2, the measure expires, any duties collected from the date of the initiation of such investigation shall be repaid with the accrued interest, provided that this is requested from national customs authorities and granted by those authorities in accordance with the applicable Union customs legislation concerning repayment and remission of duty. Such repayment does not give rise to the payment of interest by the national customs authorities concerned.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 203 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 17 – paragraph 1
In cases where the number of Union producers, exporters or importers, types of product or transactions is large, the investigation may be limited to a reasonable number of parties, products or transactions by using samples which are statistically valid on the basis of information available at the time of the selection, or to the largest representative volume of production, sales or exports which can reasonably be investigated within the time available. Sampling shall include all complainant Union producers and it may also include non-complainant Union producers.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 220 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 21 – paragraph 5
9a. Article 21(5) shall be replaced by the following: 5. The Commission shall examine the information which is properly submitted and the extent to which it is representative and the results of such analysis, together with an opinion on its merits, shall be transmitted to the Advisory Committee. The balance of views expressed in the Committee shall be taken into account by the Commission in any proposal made pursuant to Article 9. The criteria underpinning the Commission's analysis shall be regularly updated to reflect changing trends in trade flows and the impact on the Union. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of changes made in its analytical methodology.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 240 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 10 – paragraph 8
1a. Article 10 (8) shall be replaced by the following: 8. If, in specialduly justified circumstances, the Commissionit is decidesd to initiate an investigation without having received a written complaint by or on behalf of the CommunityUnion industry for the initiation of such investigation, this shall be done on the basis of sufficient evidence of the existence of countervailable subsidiese Commission shall conduct this investigation on the basis of sufficient evidence of dumping, injury and a causal link, as described in paragraph 2, to justify such initiation.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 249 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 11 – paragraph 11 a (new)
2a. In Article 11, the following paragraph is added: 11a. The Commission shall facilitate access to the instrument for diverse and fragmented industry sectors, largely composed of small- and medium-sized enterprises, in the context of anti- dumping cases, through an SME Help Desk. The SME Help Desk shall raise awareness of the instrument, provide information and explanations on cases, and guidance on additional possibilities to liaise with the Hearing Officer and national customs authorities to SMEs and their respective umbrella associations. After the initiation of an investigation, the SME Help Desk shall identify and inform SMEs likely to be affected by the initiation of proceedings and the relevant deadlines for registering as an interested party. It shall assist in the completion of questionnaires, where special attention shall be given to queries of SMEs as regards investigations initiated under Article 10(8). The SME Help Desk shall also inform SMEs on the possibilities and conditions under which they could request a review of the measures and refund of the anti- dumping duties paid and the accrued interest.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 253 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 11 – paragraph 11 b (new)
2 b. In Article 11, the following paragraph is added: 11b. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to ensure the best possible access to information to all interested parties by allowing for an information system whereby interested parties are notified when new confidential or non-confidential information is added to the investigation files. Non-confidential information shall also be made public through an online platform. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the ... procedure referred to in ...
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 257 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 11 – paragraph 11 c (new)
2c. In Article 11, the following paragraph is added: "11c. The Commission shall provide information and shall issue standardised questionnaires to be used in investigations in all official languages of the Union. The standardised questionnaires shall be provided to the interested parties upon request."
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 268 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
(a) subparagraph 3 is replaced by the following: The amount of the provisional countervailing duty shall not exceed the total amount of countervailable subsidies as provisionally established.deleted
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 276 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Provisional duties shall not be applied within a period of two weeks that can be extended in exceptional cases, as defined in the guidelines, to four weeks maximum, after the information is sent to interested parties under Article 29b. The provision of such information shall not prejudice any subsequent decision that may be taken by the Commission.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 281 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
3a. In Article 12 (1), the second subparagraph shall be replaced by the following: The provisional duties shall be imposed no earlier than 60 days from the initiation of the proceedings but no later than nineseven months from the initiation of the proceedings.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 296 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
5. In Article 15(1), the last subparagraph is replaced by the following: "The amount of the countervailing duty shall not exceed the amount of countervailable subsidies established."deleted
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 305 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7
If following an investigation pursuant to Article 18, the measure expires, any duties collected after the date of the initiation of such investigation shall be reimbursed with accrued interest. The reimbursement should be requested from national customs authorities in accordance with the applicable Union customs legislation.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 314 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)
8a. In Article 27(1), the following subparagraph is added: "2. Sampling shall include all complainant Union producers and it may also include non-complainant Union producers."
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 330 #

2013/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 31 – paragraph 5
10a. Article 31(5) is replaced by the following: 5. The Commission shall examine the information which is properly submitted and the extent to which it is representative, and the results of such analysis, together with an opinion on its merits, shall be transmitted to the Advisory Committee. The balance of views expressed in the Committee shall be taken into account by the Commission in any proposal made pursuant to Articles 14 and 15. The criteria underpinning the Commission's analysis shall be regularly updated to reflect changing trends in trade flows and the impact on the Union. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of changes made in its analytical methodology.
2013/12/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 19 #

2013/0049(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The indication of origin supplements the basic traceability requirements concerning the name and address of the manufacturer. In particular, the indication of the country of origin helps to identify the actual place of manufacture in all those cases where the manufacturer cannot be contacted or its given address is different from the actual place of manufacture. Such information can facilitate the task of market surveillance authorities in tracing the product back to the actual place of manufacture and enable contacts with the authorities of the countries of origin in the framework of bilateral or multilateral cooperation on consumer product safety for appropriate follow up actions.deleted
2013/06/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 32 #

2013/0049(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7 Indication of the origin 1. Manufacturers and importers shall ensure that products bear an indication of the country of origin of the product or, where the size or nature of the product does not allow it, that indication is to be provided on the packaging or in a document accompanying the product. 2. For the purpose of determination of the country of origin within the meaning of paragraph 1, non-preferential origin rules set out in Articles 23 to 25 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing a Community Customs Code shall apply. 3. Where the country of origin determined in accordance with paragraph 2 is a Member State of the Union, manufacturers and importers may refer to the Union or to a particular Member State.deleted
2013/06/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 1 #

2012/2299(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the vital role of the aviation sector to the EU economy and in terms of connectivity, especially in terms of growth and jobs since this industry supports over 5 million European jobs and contributes with 2.4% to the EU’s GDP, and to the EU connectivity with the rest of the world, and stresses the need to maintain a strong and competitive EU aviation sector;
2013/02/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 7 #

2012/2299(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Invites Member States, the Commission and companies to enhance the role of regional airports across the EU, for example in the Mediterranean and at the eastern border, in creating airport infrastructures with a view to facilitating the flows of passengers and goods thereby strengthening economic and trade relations with third countries, as well as to create more employment opportunities;
2013/02/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 13 #

2012/2299(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the need to fully achieve the objectives set out in the air transport agreement with the United States and Canada, including the removal of restrictions on foreign ownership of airlines, and calls for overcoming the ongoing imbalance between EU firms’ ability to undertake cabotage in the US market and US firms’ ability to do so in Europe;
2013/02/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 1 #

2012/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
– having regard to its earlier resolutions, in particular the resolution of 1 June 2006 on EU-US transatlantic economic relations , of 22 May 2007 on Global Europe – external aspects of competitiveness, of 19 February 2008 on the EU's strategy to deliver market access for European companies , of 5 June 2008 on implementing trade policy through efficient import and export rules and procedures, of 9 July 2008 on the World Trade Organisation disputes between the European Union and the United States on alleged subsidies to Airbus and Boeing, of 5 February 2009 on enhancing the role of European SMEs in international trade, of 11 November 2010 on the forthcoming EU-US Summit and the Transatlantic Economic Council, of 6 April 2011 on the future European international investment policy, of 27 September 2011 on a New Trade Policy for Europe under the Europe 2020 Strategy, of 17 November 2011 on the EU- US Summit of 28 November 2011, and of 13 December 2011 on trade and investment barriers,
2012/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 2 #

2012/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 27 September 2011 on a New Trade Policy for Europe under the Europe 2020 Strategy1, in particular paragraph 16 thereof, which called for the EU and the US to both work to develop the evolving, comprehensive 'Transatlantic Growth and Jobs Initiative',
2012/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 49 #

2012/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of continuing with the strengthening of transatlantic economic relations but without threatening EU policies, including in fields such as environmental standards, cultural diversity, social rights, public services or geographical indications, among others; emphasises that while the specific interests and sensitivities of both partners must be safeguarded in a balanced way, there are many areas where progress would be greatly beneficial, in particular as regards the removal of trade barriers, the introduction of measures to ensure better market access and appropriate investment conditions, the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR), the opening up of public procurement markets to ensure full reciprocity, and the convergence on mutual recognition of regulatory standards; considers that such an intensification of economic relations would also allow for greater alignment of EU and US approaches towards addressing global economic challenges and calls on both parties to explore the potential for harmonisation of trade preferences provided to developing countries;
2012/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 70 #

2012/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that even though the average tariffs on transatlantic trade in goods are comparatively low, there is an vast size of the EU- US commercial relationship means that the potential economic benefits would be far larger than any previous trade agreement and there is a strong interest in both the EU and US business communities to eliminate remaining tariffs; takes the view, however, that a tariff-only free trade agreement would not be ambitious enough given that the largest economic gains are to be had in reducing the level of non- tariff barriers; supports the goal proposed by the HLWG of eliminating all duties on bilateral trade, with the objective of achieving a substantial elimination of tariffs upon entry into force of the agreement and a phasing out of all but the most sensitive tariffs in short time-frame, which could deliver significant gains, considering that EU-US bilateral trade to a large extent consists of intra-firm trade, and enhance the global competitiveness of the EU and US companies on the world stage;
2012/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 90 #

2012/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls in particular for every effort to be made towards the creation of truly open and integrated transatlantic financial services and digital markets given the positive effects this would have on both sides of the Atlantic in a reasonably short time frame;
2012/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 100 #

2012/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on both parties to open up further their respective public procurement markets to each other in order to ensure full reciprocity, and supports the goal proposed by the HLWG of enhancing business opportunities through substantially improved access to public procurement opportunities at all levels of government on the basis of national treatment; recalls the significance for transatlantic trade of open procurement markets that offer equal access to all suppliers, in particular to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); reiterates the view that EU SMEs should have the same level of advantages and possibilities as regards public tenders in the US as they enjoy inside the EU;
2012/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 113 #

2012/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. ReiteratUnderlines its full commitment to the multilateral trading system, and to the WTO as the guarantor of a rules-based trade system which must remain the basis for exchanges in the 21st Century despite the emergence of a multi-polar world; takes the view, however, that due to the persistent deadlock with regard to the original architecture and objectives of the DDA, the debate on how to strengthen the WTO, and on how to prepare it for the upcoming challenges, must be resumed as soon as possible;
2012/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 115 #

2012/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Reiterates that the multilateral trading system, embodied in the WTO, remains by far the best framework for achieving free and fair trade on a global basis; believes, nevertheless, that strengthened bilateral relations aimed at the promotion of growth and employment in the face on current economic difficulties are compatible with and supportive of future and ongoing multilateral discussions and negotiations as they too are rules based as well as being open and transparent in nature;
2012/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 120 #

2012/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Council not to authorise the opening of eventual negotiations with the US on such agreement until the Parliament, if it so decides, has stated itsFollowing careful and thorough preparation and consultation, the European Parliament calls for negotiations to be launched in the first half of 2013, to build on present poslition on the proposed negotiating mandate on the basis of a report by the committee responsiblecal momentum and support from industry to enable a swift and successful conclusion to negotiations;
2012/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 122 #

2012/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Requests that once these negotiations have been opened that all stakeholders representing the business communities should organise themselves in such a way as to provide maximum support in a coordinated, broad based manner to underpin an open a transparent dialogue to make progress on the initiative, is convinced that dialogues with consumers as well as SMEs will be of particular relevance and should be opened and coordinated without delay to build momentum across all levels behind the negotiations;
2012/09/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 2 #

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that the Commission has not yet drawn upNotes with interest the Commission's concrete proposals on the implementation of CSR principles in EU trade policy;
2012/11/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 8 #

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Commands all members of the OECD for their comprehensive work on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises as published as of 25 May 2011 that are far reaching recommendations for responsible business conduct that 44 adhering governments – representing all regions of the world and accounting for 85% of foreign direct investment – encourage their enterprises to observe wherever they operate;
2012/11/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 13 #

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission to include a CSR claudraw on CSR principles as defined in the latest OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in allrelevant chapters of bilateral trade and investment agreements signed by the EU, on the basis of principles of CSR as; stresses that these OECD guidelines have been defined and acknowledged at the international level; suggests that this clause contain measures for in order to set and maintain a level playing field, while fostering open, fair, and responsible business practices worldwide; suggests to the Commission to report annually to both the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of these principlOECD guidelines;
2012/11/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 20 #

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all companies operating in the Single market, including transnational corporations whose subsidiaries or supply chains are located in the EU, comply with all their legal obligations at both the national and EU level in order to ensure fair competition and maximise the benefits for EU consumers; calls also on the Commission to actively promote responsible business conduct amongst EU companies operating abroad with a special focus on ensuring strict compliance with all their legal obligations stemming from either domestic laws or any bilateral or international legal obligations their business operations are subject to therein, none the least compliance with international standards and rules in the areas of human rights, labour and the environment; to this aim, suggests to the Commission to actively engage with its partners in developing and emerging countries to exchange best practices and know-how on ways and means to improve the business environment and awareness about responsible business conduct;
2012/11/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 26 #

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that the principles underpinning CSR have not been sufficiently well incorporated into the revised GSP and GSP+ Regulation; calls on the Commission to ensure that transnational corporations whose subsidiaries or supply chains are located in countries participating in the GSP and GSP+ comply with their national and international legal obligations in the areas of human rights, labour standards and environmental rules;deleted
2012/11/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 31 #

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reminds that for settling commercial disputes and/or seeking compensation for negative externalities of irresponsible or illegal business activity both court litigations and alternatives to court litigations already exist; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to further enhance awareness of both amongst the businesses community and the public at large; recalls that the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) provides dispute resolution services for individuals, businesses, states, state entities, and international organizations seeking alternatives to court litigation that can contribute to improve effective access to justice for victims in the event of breaches of responsible business practices causing economic, social and environmental damages in the EU and/or abroad;
2012/11/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 36 #

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a system of legal cooperation to be set up between the EU and third countries signatories to bilateral trade agreements, to ensure effective access to justice for victims in the event of breaches of social or environmental legislation by multinationals or failure to honour CSR undertakings;deleted
2012/11/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 45 #

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that future bilateral investment treaties signed by the EU must guarantee a fair balance between investors' protection and the potential for State intervention, especially as regards social and environmental standards;deleted
2012/11/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 49 #

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets thatWelcomes the current reform of the Transparency Directive (2004/109/EG) and of the Accounting Directive (2003/51/EG) does notthat do address the issue of corporate social responsibility sufficiently; calls on the Commission to ensure that companies falling under these directives are obliged to report regularly on theirby rightly balancing both the legitimate quest for transparency in business operations and the burden of reporting for companies concerned, especially SMEs; considers, in this regard, country-by-country reporting as a feasible and viable standard for company reporting, including on CSR activities, particularly in non-EU states.
2012/11/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 2 #

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that the Commission has not yet drawn upNotes with interest the Commission's concrete proposals on the implementation of CSR principles in EU trade policy;
2012/11/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 8 #

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Commands all members of the OECD for their comprehensive work on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises as published as of 25 May 2011 that are far reaching recommendations for responsible business conduct that 44 adhering governments – representing all regions of the world and accounting for 85% of foreign direct investment – encourage their enterprises to observe wherever they operate;
2012/11/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 13 #

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission to include a CSR claudraw on CSR principles as defined in the latest OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in allrelevant chapters of bilateral trade and investment agreements signed by the EU, on the basis of principles of CSR as; stresses that these OECD guidelines have been defined and acknowledged at the international level; suggests that this clause contain measures for in order to set and maintain a level playing field, while fostering open, fair, and responsible business practices worldwide; suggests to the Commission to report annually to both the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of these principlOECD guidelines;
2012/11/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 20 #

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all companies operating in the Single market, including transnational corporations whose subsidiaries or supply chains are located in the EU, comply with all their legal obligations at both the national and EU level in order to ensure fair competition and maximise the benefits for EU consumers; calls also on the Commission to actively promote responsible business conduct amongst EU companies operating abroad with a special focus on ensuring strict compliance with all their legal obligations stemming from either domestic laws or any bilateral or international legal obligations their business operations are subject to therein, none the least compliance with international standards and rules in the areas of human rights, labour and the environment; to this aim, suggests to the Commission to actively engage with its partners in developing and emerging countries to exchange best practices and know-how on ways and means to improve the business environment and awareness about responsible business conduct;
2012/11/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 26 #

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that the principles underpinning CSR have not been sufficiently well incorporated into the revised GSP and GSP+ Regulation; calls on the Commission to ensure that transnational corporations whose subsidiaries or supply chains are located in countries participating in the GSP and GSP+ comply with their national and international legal obligations in the areas of human rights, labour standards and environmental rules;deleted
2012/11/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 31 #

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reminds that for settling commercial disputes and/or seeking compensation for negative externalities of irresponsible or illegal business activity both court litigations and alternatives to court litigations already exist; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to further enhance awareness of both amongst the businesses community and the public at large; recalls that the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) provides dispute resolution services for individuals, businesses, states, state entities, and international organizations seeking alternatives to court litigation that can contribute to improve effective access to justice for victims in the event of breaches of responsible business practices causing economic, social and environmental damages in the EU and/or abroad;
2012/11/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 36 #

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a system of legal cooperation to be set up between the EU and third countries signatories to bilateral trade agreements, to ensure effective access to justice for victims in the event of breaches of social or environmental legislation by multinationals or failure to honour CSR undertakings;deleted
2012/11/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 45 #

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that future bilateral investment treaties signed by the EU must guarantee a fair balance between investors' protection and the potential for State intervention, especially as regards social and environmental standards;deleted
2012/11/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 49 #

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets thatWelcomes the current reform of the Transparency Directive (2004/109/EG) and of the Accounting Directive (2003/51/EG) does notthat do address the issue of corporate social responsibility sufficiently; calls on the Commission to ensure that companies falling under these directives are obliged to report regularly on theirby rightly balancing both the legitimate quest for transparency in business operations and the burden of reporting for companies concerned, especially SMEs; considers, in this regard, country-by-country reporting as a feasible and viable standard for company reporting, including on CSR activities, particularly in non-EU states.
2012/11/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 14 #

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages the Commission to continue its efforts to maintain an up-to- date inventory of key barriers faced by EU exporters and investors, particularly in countries where the EU has FTA’s; which would include the number and nature of the complaints made; maintains that this tool be used to assess the development of third countries’ market openess;
2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission to utilise its communication channels with like- minded partners to address NTB’s and other regulatory obstacles in third countries, with a view to developing joint strategies for the removal of these barriers;
2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2011/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Requests the Commission to systematically use appropriate channels of its cooperation with like-minded partners to address NTBs and regulatory obstacles in third countries with a view to developing joint strategies for the removal of these barriers;
2011/09/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 41 #

2011/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages the Commission to continue its efforts to maintain an up-to- date inventory of key barriers faced by EU exporters or investors in important third country markets, in particular FTA partners, including the number and nature of concerns raised by Member States and companies, as a tool for the assessment of the situation in the third countries;
2011/09/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 8 #

2011/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas, thus far, the economies of SMCs have been run by undemocratic leaders to the benefit of the few, often overlooking the needs of the most vulnerable; whereas the fact that many dictators have now been deposed opens up new opportunities to open up the economies of the region and create a true market economy;
2012/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 17 #

2011/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that the gains of the revolutions of the Arab Spring have not yet been fully consolidated and that the EU must act swiftly to implement its Trade for Change agenda as, aside from the immediate economic benefits, trade is an effective means to consolidate democracy and promote stability, as it helps prevent corruption, facilitates a more equitable distribution of wealth and empowers the general population;
2012/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 22 #

2011/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recognises that the EU must enact a coordinated policy for SMCs, but cautions against a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to the Arab Spring, as although the SMCs have many similarities, they have experienced different forms of repressive government, vary in their levels of economic development and face disparate social and demographic challenges;
2012/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 25 #

2011/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the EU is the biggest consumer market in the world, to which access should only be granted if partner countries are serious about engaging in the bilateral opening of markets, if the benefits of economic reforms are enjoyed by the whole population of the partner country, including the most vulnerable, and if the appropriate political, social and environmental commitments are given and fulfilled;
2012/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 28 #

2011/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Indicates that many SMCs have huge economic potential, with some inheriting large quantities of assets and natural resources, that, if managed correctly, provide an opportunity for economic growth and development on both sides of the Mediterranean;
2012/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 44 #

2011/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that FTAs are not an end in themselves and that they should serve to benefit each country; Maintains that the trade provisions should be supported by strengthened human rights clauses with improved monitoring and implementing provisions, and an ambitious sustainable development chapter with a central role for civil society, including provisions on corporate social responsibility (CSR) which will strengthen the joint ownership of the process;
2012/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 68 #

2011/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the recent involvement of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in the Mediterranean region and the extra funds pledged by the EU and several individual EU Member States for the Bank's activities; urges the European Council and the European Parliament to speedily ratify the amendments to the EBRD Agreement which will help the EBRD to be fully operational in the Mediterranean region; considers that the total funds available for EBRD investment in the region should be increased and that SMEs should be major beneficiaries of these investments; encourages SMCs to demonstrate their commitment by applying the principles of democracy, pluralism and market economics so that they may have access to investment according to the Bank's Statute;
2012/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 80 #

2011/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Calls for the imminent creation of EU Chambers of Commerce with partner countries to serve as a conduit for the promotion of joint trade activities and mutual exchanges between economic partners, including seminars and business fairs; regrets that there are no bilateral EU Chambers of Commerce in the region other than the EU-Israel Chamber of Commerce;
2012/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 82 #

2011/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Highlights the need for closer coordination between the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) financing instruments, such as the Neighbourhood Investment Facility, and the different EU and international and regional financial institutions in the region, including the EIB, EBRD and World Bank, so that the maximum effectiveness and coherence are guaranteed; asks the Commission to take the lead in coordinating such efforts;
2012/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 3 #

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the analysis provided by the Commission with regard to agricultural products in the context of global food security, with diminishing global food reserves and increasing hungerpopulation, and from a market perspective, underlining the extreme price volatility in food and feed, and the imperfections of the food and feed chains and the role of financial instruments and speculative behaviour as a cause of instability;
2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. With regard to food security, supports the finding of the Communication that without a Common Agricultural Policy and a direct supprecognises that the Common Agricultural Policy needs to be reformed to allow European farming to provide better value fort mechanism, European agriculture is unlikely to surviveoney for European taxpayers and to allow European farmers to take advantage of the opportunities available on the global market; agrees, furthermore, with the findings of the Communication, that the EU does and should continue to play a role in ensuring sufficient food for a growing world population; is therefore supportive of a strategy on raw materials and commodities that is based on an integrated approach which encompasses agriculturale, financial, environmental and development policy concerns;
2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of legal trade in raw materials for economic growth and calls for an integrated EU strategy on raw materials diplomacy to be developed by the EU, including targeted diplomacy towards strategic suppliers' countries, based on its industrial policy agenda and in line with its development and environment policy;
2011/05/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 22 #

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to ensure regular and secured access to raw materials and rare earths through fairmutually beneficial trade agreements and long-term strategic trade partnerships that will allow developing countries to diversify and industrialise their economies, create jobs and sustainable economic growth, while supplying the EU industry with vital resources; calls on the Commission in thise context to incorporate compliance with ILO standards and international environmental standards into trade agreof these trade negotiations to actively engage with the relevant trade partners in order to ensure compliance with the best possible labour, social, and environmental standards through the ratification and enforcement of relevant international conventions and agreements or mutual recognitions of conformity (EU-equivalence) and certification procedures, or other appropriate measures, including transitional arrangements;
2011/05/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 23 #

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Reaffirms its support for a system of global food reserves, under the aegis of the UN system of institutions, and believes the EU should Emphasises that the access of raw materials is essential for the competitiveness of EU agriculture; noting that transparency in production and supplay a leading role in promoting this initiative; is supportive of the recent efforts undertaken by the G20 towards more information exchachains is an essential element to the access of raw materials; reaffirms its support for the WTO, of which the EU is a leading member, that provides a rules based system to prevent its members from engaginge in food production forecasttrade restrictive measures and unfair practices;
2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its commitment to tackling extreme price volatility, given market behaviour in the case of agricultural commodities; recalls the fact that the market for agricultural products is structurally volatile, with seasonality of production, climatic events and other factors that prevent producers from adapting to demand fluctuations in a short time; noting that this volatility is exacerbated by barriers to trade, often imposed unilaterally; recalls that agriculture is a sector of strategic interest, and that its functioning may not be left only to market forces; stresses that higher prices for agricultural commodities rarely result in higher incomes for farmers;
2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to draw up rules onon the latest updates of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to promote the social responsibility of European undertakings involved in the mining of raw materials in source countries; reminds in this context that all undertakings should respect the law in force in the respective host countries;
2011/05/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 37 #

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. With regard to financial instruments, supports the recent Commission proposals on regulating OTC derivatives and on public consultation on the MiFID Directive; believes that speculative behaviour on derivatives markets for commodities should be limitedreassessed as part of the MiFID review; supports in this context the measures requiring additional information that contributes to market transparency and the proposal for position limits, both aimed at limiting massive speculative behaviour;
2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that commodity derivatives markets initially fulfilled the purpose of hedging against risk, as well as providing the possibility of raising funding from the market, both of which serve the interests of farmers; notes with concern, however, that most investors now have no direct link to agriculture and that the number of contracts concluded exceeds many times the global production of food, paving the way for speculative bubblesthat the global demand for raw materials is currently not being met and is still increasing;
2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to further developand the EU's strategic suppliers' countries to jointly develop an effective raw materials traceability systems and to introduce a mutually binding certification scheme for raw materials and their trading chains (Certified Trading Chains), so that trade can be guaranteed to be fairin these raw materials can be guaranteed as legal and mutually beneficial;
2011/05/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 55 #

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures at EU and G20 level to ensure there is transparency on commodity markets, which is the most efficient way to prevent and sto act against commodities speculationp insider dealing and market manipulation (market abuse) as defined in the Market Abuse Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003;
2011/05/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 74 #

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that substantial quantities of recyclable waste and waste that contains raw materials are still being exported from the EU; calls on the Commission to take all possible steps to put a stop to illegal exports and to incorporate EU-equivalent recycling standards into international agreements; calls on the Member States to significantly reinforce export control regimes, especially with respect to customs controls at the external borders of the EU; Calls also, in this context, on all EU's trading partners, especially developing countries, to adopt appropriate laws and enforce adequate control measures to prevent illegal imports of any kind of waste on their territory, and to actively fight against corruption that often enables these illegal imports to happen in the first place.
2011/05/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 81 #

2011/2056(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to adequately fund research in the recycling of waste that contains raw materials; Stresses that recycled industrial waste should not be considered as dross, but rather as a new resource; Suggests therefore to the Commission to boost the EU's internal market in raw materials and legal exports of recycled raw materials and related products from the EU through appropriate incentives that promote the use of recycled raw materials and related products in the EU as well as trade in recycled industrial goods;
2011/05/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 18 #

2011/2048(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. asks the Commission to secensure the inclusion in the GPA of a clause allowing the EU to give preference to European producers, especially SMEs, in the award of certain public procurement contracts along the lines of such clauses already applied by other States Parties to that agreeequitable treatment of EU firms when bidding for procurement contracts both within and without the EU; in this regard, asks that the Commission ensure that GPA signatories properly and transparently implement all GPA commitments;
2011/07/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 29 #

2011/2048(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. considers that the European market canshould not, on a unilateral basis, be open to third-country operators and calls for the Commission to establishcome forward with proposals for an effective tool to introduce greaterencourage reciprocity vis-à-vis States which do not provide equivalentfair access to European operators.
2011/07/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 34 #

2011/2048(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. believes that advancing the interests of EU businesses abroad requires judicious selection of policy instruments and objectives and that in the context of difficult economic times that any moves towards protectionism are unlikely to help Europe’s economic recovery.
2011/07/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 2 #

2011/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes steps agreed by the G-20 Finance Ministers Summit in Paris on 19 February 2011 to measure global imbalances by a set of indicators including ‘the external imbalance composed of trade balance and net reduce excessive and persistent macroeconomic imbalances and maintain countries' current account imbalances at sustainable levels by strengthening multilateral cooperation and agreeing on indicative guidelinvestment income flows and transfers’ without targets against which a set of jointly agreed indicators will be assessed;
2011/06/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 8 #

2011/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned about the persistence of dynamics of increasing imbalances at the global level as shown by rising current account deficits of the EU and the US throughout the year 2010;
2011/06/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 12 #

2011/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that global trade imbalances are partly due to and reinforced by social, environmental, fiscal and monetary mispricings, often comparable to deliberate dumping practices of governments; calls on the Commission to reflect on possible tariff and non-tariff conditions to be imposed on imports to compensate such mispricinginsufficient conditions and infrastructure for competitive market economies to generate wealth in LDCs;
2011/06/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 17 #

2011/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that in order to target and tackle global trade imbalances multilateral rules are urgently needed with regard to exchange rate setting, the role of reserve currencies, and the limitation of excessive capital flows, including forms of capital control, andthe WTO should play a more active role and we should avoid over-regulation in certain jurisdictions which exacessive price volatilities, including forms of supply-side management for particularly important productrbate these imbalances;
2011/06/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 25 #

2011/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Is particularly concerned about the need to curb excessive food price volatility; calls onurges the Commission to design a specific EU Commodity Futures Trading Committee on the model of the USA with a competence to set individual and aggregated position limits on all commodity futures exchangepresent the European Parliament with an independent impact assessment on the challenges posed to both consumers and producers by this trend and to suggest measures to improve supply chain and storage facilities to avoid waste during production and transportation to markets and look into the impact of low interest rates on commodity markets;
2011/06/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 28 #

2011/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to raise at the next EU-USA meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) the issue of mutual cooperation on supervision of commodity derivatives in line with existing transparency and market abuse regulation;
2011/06/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 30 #

2011/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU to take the lead in implementinginto account G8/G20 summits' declarations, in particular with regard to tackling fossil fuels subsidies, undue links between public support and agriculture in OECD agricultural and trade policies, and the instability ansubsidies for fossil fuels and agriculture as well as OECD guidelines in this domain, including on trade in agriculture goods, food price volatility in food and commodities markets.;
2011/06/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 553 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2
However, Article 91 shall not apply to beneficiaries participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP] and to the beneficiaries receiving aid under Article 29(9) of Regulation (EU) No RD/xxx.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 695 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – title
Buying-in at a fixed price or tendering
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 697 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Where public intervention is open pursuant to point (a) of Article 12(1), buying-in shall be carried out at a fixed price within the following limits for each period referred to in Article 11: (a) for common wheat, 3 million tonnes; (b) for butter, 30 000 tonnes; (c) for skimmed milk powder, 109 000 tonnes.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 705 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) for common wheat, butter and skimmed milk powder beyond the limits referred to in paragraph 1,deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 707 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) for barley, maize, paddy rice and beef and veal.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 711 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In special and duly justified circumstances, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, restrict tendering procedures to a Member State or region of a Member State, or, subject to Article 14(2), determine the buying-in prices for public intervention per Member State or region of a Member State on the basis of recorded average market prices. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 714 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the price at which products shall be bought-in under public intervention where this is done at a fixed price, ordeleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 716 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the maximum price at which products eligible for public intervention may be bought-in where this is done by tendering.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 718 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for common wheat, barley, maize, paddy rice and skimmed milk powder shall be equal to the respective reference prices fixed in Article 7 in the case of buying-in at a fixed price and shall not exceed the respective reference prices in the case of buying-in by tendering;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 723 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) for butter shall be equal to 90 % of the reference price fixed in Article 7 in the case of buying-in at a fixed price and shall not exceed 90 % of the reference price in the case of buying-in by tendering;not exceed 90 % of the reference price
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 763 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) flax fibre;deleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 796 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) skimmed milk powder made from cow's milk;deleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 908 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) exceed EUR 1590 million per school year; nor
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 910 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) exceed 75 50% of the costs of supply and related costs referred to in paragraph 1, or 9075 % of such costs in less developed regions and in the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty; nor
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1228 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56
Conformity with the general marketing 1. For the purposes of this Regulation a product complies with the ‘general marketing standard’ if it is of sound, fair and marketable quality. 2. Where no marketing standards as referred to in Subsection 3 and in Council Directives 2000/36/EC28 , 2001/112/EC29 , 2001/113/EC30 , 2001/114/EC31 , 2001/110/EC32 , 2001/111/EC33 , have been established, agricultural products which are ready for sale or delivery to the final consumer in retail as defined in point 7 of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 may only be marketed if they conform to the general marketing standard. 3. A product shall be considered as conforming to the general marketing standard where the product intended to be marketed is in conformity with an applicable standard adopted by any of the international organisations listed in Annex V.Article 56 deleted standard
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1234 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57
Article 57 Delegated powers Taking into account the need to address changes in the market situation, and the specificity of each sector, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to adopt, modify and derogate from the requirements concerning general marketing standard referred to in Article 56(1), and rules on conformity referred to in Article 56(3).deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1238 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1
1. Marketing standards may apply for one or more of the following products and/or sectors: (a) olive oil and table olives in respect of the products referred to in point (a) of Part VII of Annex I; (b) fruit and vegetables; (c) processed fruit and vegetables; (d) bananas; (e) live plants; (f) eggs; (g) poultrymeat; (h) spreadable fats intended for human consumption; (i) hops. 1a. The products for which marketing standards by sectors or products have been laid down may be marketed in the Union only in accordance with suchf they conform to those standards.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1423 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101
1. The terms for buying sugar beet and sugar cane, including pre-sowing delivery agreements, shall be governed by written agreements within the trade concluded between Union growers of sugar beet and sugar cane and Union sugar undertakings. 2. Taking into account the specificities of the sugar sector, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 on the conditions of the agreements referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.Article 101 deleted Sugar sector agreements
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1427 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 1
1. The terms for buying sugar beet and sugar cane, including pre-sowing delivery agreements, shall be governed by written agreements within the trade concluded between Union growers of sugar beet and sugar canethese raw materials and Union sugar undertakings.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1432 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Agreements within the trade and delivery contracts shall conform to paragraph 3 and to purchase terms to be determined by the Commission, in particular as regards the conditions governing the purchase, delivery, taking over and payment of beet.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1437 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In delivery contracts, a distinction shall be made according to whether the quantities of sugar to be manufactured from sugar beet will be: (a) quota sugar; (b) out-of-quota sugar.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1439 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Each sugar undertaking shall provide the Member State in which it produces sugar with the following information: (a) the quantities of beet referred to in point (a) of paragraph 3, for which they have concluded pre-sowing delivery contracts and the sugar content on which those contracts are based; (b) the corresponding estimated yield. Member States may require additional information.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1441 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Sugar undertakings which have not signed pre-sowing delivery contracts at the minimum price for quota beet for a quantity of beet equivalent to their quota sugar shall be required to pay at least the minimum price for quota beet for all the sugar beet they process into sugar.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1443 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 101 f 2 d. Subject to the approval of the Member State concerned, agreements within the trade may derogate from paragraphs 3 and 4.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1445 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. If no agreements within the trade exist, the Member State concerned shall take the necessary steps compatible with this Regulation to protect the interests of the parties concerned.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2123 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) by 1 July 2018 on the development of the market situation in the sugar sector, on appropriate means of discontinuing the current quota system and on the sector's future after 2020, paying particular attention to the need to maintain a fair contractual system and a sugar price declaration system, together with any appropriate proposals;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 120 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation and to avoid unfair competition or discrimination between farmers, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in respect of: the fixationing of the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme; the adoption of rules on applications for allocation of payment entitlements; the adoption of measures regarding the reversion of non- activated payment entitlements to the national reserve; the adoption of requirements related to the notification of transfer of payment entitlements to the national authorities and the deadlines within which such notification are to take place; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for areas with natural constraints; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for young farmers; the setting out of the annual ceilings for the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure for the assessment and approval of decisions in the framework of the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure of the authorisation and the notifications to the producers related to the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop specific payment for cotton; the provision for rules on the calculation of the reduction of the amount of the crop specific payment for cotton; the adoption of rules concerning general notification requirements. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 288 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Member States should no longer be allowed to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments for coupled support in certain sectors in, except in very clearly defined cases and for a limited period of time. The resources that may be used for any coupled support should be limited to an appropriate level, while allowing such support to be granted in Member States or in their specific regions facing particular situations where specific types of farming or specific agricultural sectors are particularly importantessential for economic, environmental and/or social reasons. Member States should be allowed to use up to 5 % of their national ceilings for this support, or 10 % in case their level of coupled support in at least one of the years of the period 2010- 2013 exceeded 5 %. However, in. However, in very exceptional and duly justified cases where certain sensitive needs in a region are demonstrated, and upon approval by the Commission, Member States should be allowed to use more than 105 % of their national ceiling. Coupled support should only be granted to the extent necessary to create an incentive to maintain current levels of production in those regions. This support should also be available to farmers holding, on 31 December 2013, special payment entitlements allocated under Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and who do not have eligible hectares for the activation of payment entitlements. As regards the approval of voluntary coupled support exceeding 105 % of the annual national ceiling fixed per Member State, the Commission should further be empowered to adopt implementing acts without applying Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. The possibility of coupled support should be limited to small sectors with special needs and should not be used as a general tool. In conjunction with this, all coupled payments should be phased out as soon as possible.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 294 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) As regards support to the cotton sector, Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 considered necessary that part of it continued to be linked to the cultivation of cotton through a crop specific payment per eligible hectare to ensure against any risk of disruption to production in the cotton producing regions, taking into account all factors that influence this choice. This choice should be maintained in accordance with the objectives set out in Protocol No 4 on cotton attached to the 1979 Act of Accession.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 297 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) In order to enable the efficient application of the crop-specific payment for cotton, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of the adoption of rules and conditions for the authorisation of land and varieties as regards the crop specific payment for cotton and of rules on the conditions for the granting of that specific payment, on the eligibility requirements and the agronomic practices, on criteria for the approval of inter-branch organisations, on obligations for producers and on the situation where the approved inter-branch organisation does not respect those criteria.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 344 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
(vi) a crop specific payment for cotton;deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 702 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11 Progressive reduction and capping of the payment 1. The amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer under this Regulation in a given calendar year shall be reduced as follows: – by 20 % for the tranche of more than EUR 150 000 and up to EUR 200 000; – by 40 % for the tranche of more than EUR 200 000 and up to EUR 250 000; – by 70 % for the tranche of more than EUR 250 000 and up to EUR 300 000; – by 100 % for the tranche of more than EUR 300 000. 2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated by subtracting the salaries effectively paid and declared by the farmer in the previous year, including taxes and social contributions related to employment, from the total amount of direct payments initially due to the farmer without taking into account the payments to be granted pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title III of this Regulation. 3. Member States shall ensure that no payment is made to farmers for whom it is established that, as from the date of publication of the Commission proposal for this Regulation, they artificially created the conditions to avoid the effects of this Article.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 708 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
ProDegressive reduction and capping of the paymentModulation
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 715 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer under this Regulation in a given calendar year shall be reduced as follows:by 4 percentage points for amounts exceeding EUR 300 000.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 717 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. TMember states can choose to reduce the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer under this Regulation in a given calendar year shall be reduced as follows:in the following manner:-
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 876 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. For Bulgaria, the total amount of complementary national direct payments to the crop specific payment for cotton shall not exceed the amounts set out in Annex V.C for each of the years referred to in that Annex.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1244 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29
[...]deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1245 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29
[...]deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1246 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title
Payment for agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environmentdeleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1247 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title
Payment for agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environmentDelete
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1259 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basicsingle payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shallmay decide to observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) at least three of the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment:
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1260 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basicsingle payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shallmay decide to observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) at least three of the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment:
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1283 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have threewo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectaresexceeds the area corresponding to the average size of agricultural holdings as set out in Annex VI and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1284 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have threewo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectaresexceeds the area corresponding to the average size of agricultural holdings as set out in Annex VI and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1313 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to maintain existing permanent grassareas of semi natural and uncultivated land on their holding; and
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1314 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to maintain existing permanent grassareas of semi natural and uncultivated land on their holding; and
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1390 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No [...] [HZR], Member States shall grant the additional payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the three practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32..
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1391 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No [...] [HZR], Member States shall grant the additional payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the three practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32..
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1539 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectaresexceeds the area corresponding to the average size of agricultural holdings as set out in Annex VI and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least threewo different crops. None of those threewo crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 790 % of the arable land.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1613 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall maintain as permanent grassland the areasreas of semi natural and uncultivated land present ofn their holdings declared as such in the application made pursuant to Article 74(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX (HZ) for claim year 2014, hereinafter referred to as 'reference areas under permanent grassof semi natural and uncultivated land’.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1692 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 7 2% of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland and semi natural and uncultivated areas, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii). These areas may consist of parts of the holding, deemed to be ineligible as regards Article 25(2) provided that these areas are identified on the aid application and contribute to the delivery of environmental or beneficial objectives.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1797 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the types of ecological focus areas and their equivalency values referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and to add and define other types of ecological focus areas that can be taken into account for the respect of the percentage referred to in that paragraph.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1881 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to paragraph 2 and to the application of financial discipline, pro and digressive reduction and cappingmodulation, linear reduction as referred in Article 7, and any reductions and exclusions imposed pursuant to Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No [...] [HZR], the payment referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted annually per eligible hectare situated in the areas to which Member States decided to grant a payment in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article and shall be paid upon activation of payment entitlements on those hectares held by the farmer concerned.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2009 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States may grant coupled support to farmers under the conditions laid down in this Chapter. Coupled support may only be granted to:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2067 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Coupled support may only be granted to sectors or to regions of a Member State where specific types of farming or specific agricultural sectors undergo certain difficulties and are particularly important for economic and/or social and/or environmental reasons.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2177 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42
Article 42 Scope Aid shall be granted to farmers producing cotton falling within CN code 5201 00 under the conditions laid down in this Chapter (‘crop specific payment for cotton’).deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2178 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Article 43 Eligibility 1. The crop specific payment for cotton shall be granted per hectare of eligible area of cotton. In order to be eligible, the area shall be located on agricultural land authorised by the Member State for cotton production, sown under authorised varieties and actually harvested under normal growing conditions. The crop specific payment for cotton shall be paid for cotton of sound, fair and marketable quality. 2. Member States shall authorise the land and the varieties referred to in paragraph 1 in accordance with the rules and conditions to be adopted pursuant to paragraph 3. 3. To ensure an efficient management of the crop-specific payment for cotton, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 concerning rules and conditions for the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop specific payment for cotton. 4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules on the procedure of the authorisation and the notifications to the producers related to this authorisation. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(2).deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2181 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44
[...]deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2182 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45
Article 45 Approved inter-branch organisations 1. For the purpose of this Chapter, an ‘approved inter-branch organisation’ shall mean a legal entity made up of farmers producing cotton and at least one ginner, carrying out activities such as: (a) helping to coordinate better the way cotton is placed on the market, particularly through research studies and market surveys; (b) drawing up standard forms of contract compatible with Union rules; (c) orienting production towards products that are better adapted to market needs and consumer demand, particularly in terms of quality and consumer protection; (d) updating methods and means to improve product quality; (e) developing marketing strategies to promote cotton via quality certification schemes. 2. The Member State where the ginners are established shall approve interbranch organisations that satisfy the criteria to be laid down pursuant to paragraph 3. 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 concerning: (a) criteria for the approval of inter- branch organisations; (b) obligations for producers; (c) rules for the situation where the approved inter-branch organisation does not respect those criteria.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2184 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46
Article 46 Granting of the payment 1. Farmers shall be granted the crop specific payment for cotton per eligible hectare as established in Article 44. 2. Farmers who are members of an approved inter-branch organisation shall be granted the crop specific payment for cotton per eligible hectare within the base area laid down in Article 44(1), increased by an amount of EUR 2.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2011/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) Such a tariff reduction should be sufficiently attractive, in order to motivate traders to make use of the opportunities offered by the scheme. Therefore, the ad valorem duties should generally be reduced by a flat rate of 35.5 percentage points from the ‘most favoured nation’ duty rate, while for textiles and textile goods they should be reduced by 20 5%. Specific duties should be reduced by 30 %. Where a minimum duty is specified, that minimum duty should not apply.
2012/01/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 66 #

2011/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Common Customs Tariff ad valorem duties on products listed in Annex V as sensitive products shall be reduced by 35.5 percentage points. For products from GSP sections XI(a) and XI(b), this reduction shall be 205 %.
2012/01/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 170 #

2011/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Table
Sensitive/ Section Chapter CN code Description non- sensitive Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ex Chapter S-2a 06 ornamental foliage, except for S 6 products under subheading 0604 91 40 S-4b 18 Chapter 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations S Tobacco and manufactured tobacco S-4c 24 Chapter 24 S substitutes Plastics and articles thereof, except ex Chapter for products under headings 3901, S-6a 38 3902, 3903 and 3904, subheadings NS 39 3906 10 00, 3907 10 00, 3907 60 and 3907 99, headings 3908 and 3920, and subheadings ex 3921 90 10 and 3923 21 00 S-11a 52 Chapter 52 Cotton S Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing S-11b S 61 accessories, knitted or crocheted Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles, except for products under subheadings ex Chapter 8516 50 00, 8517 69 39, 8517 70 15, S-16 85 NS 85 8517 70 19, 8519 20, 8519 30, 8519 81 11 to 8519 81 45, 8519 81 85, 8519 89 11 to 8519 89 19, headings 8521, 8525 and 8527, subheadings 8528 49, 8528 59 and 8528 69 to 8528 72, heading 8529 and subheadings 8540 11 and 8540 12 Section Chapter CN code Description Sensitive/non- sensitive S-2a 06 ex Chapter 6 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots S and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage, except for products under subheadings 0603 12 00 and 0604 91 40 0603 12 00 Fresh cut carnations and buds, of a kind NS suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes S-4b 18 ex Chapter 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations, except for S products under subheading 18040000 18040000 Cocoa butter, fat and oil NS S-4c 24 ex Chapter 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco S substitutes, except for products under subheading 24011060 24011060 Sun-Cured oriental type tobacco, NS unstemmed or unstripped S-6a 38 ex Chapter 39 Plastics and articles thereof, except for NS products under headings 3901, 3902, 3903 and 3904, subheadings 3906 10 00, 3907 10 00, 3907 60 80 and 3907 99, headings 3908 and 3920, and subheadingsex 3921 90 10 and 3923 21 00 S-11a 52 ex Chapter 52 Cotton, except for products under S subheading 5205 12 00 5205 12 00 Single cotton yarn, of uncombed fibres, NS Containing >= 85% Cotton By Weight And With A Linear Density Of 232,56 Decitex To < 714,29 Decitex "> Mn 14 To Mn 43" (Excl. Sewing Thread And Yarn Put Up For Retail Sale)") S-11b 61 ex Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing S accessories, knitted or crocheted, except for products under subheading 6107 11 00, 6108 21 00 and 6108 22 00 6107 11 00 Men’s or boys’ underpants and briefs of NS cotton, knitted or crocheted 6108 21 00 Women’s or girls’ briefs and panties of NS cotton, knitted or crocheted 6108 22 00 Women’s or girls’ briefs and panties of NS man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted S-16 85 ex Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and NS parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles, except for products under subheadings 8516 50 00, 8517 69 39, 8517 70 15, 8517 70 19, 8519 20, 8519 30, 8519 81 11 to 8519 81 45, 8519 81 85, 8519 89 11 to 8519 89 19, 8521 10, headings 8525 and 8527, subheadings 8528 49, 8528 59 and 8528 69 to 8528 72, heading 8529 and subheadings 8540 11 and 8540 12
2012/01/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 180 #

2011/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – new text
Sensitive/non- CN code Description sensitive 020422 Sheep cuts, bone in, fresh or chilled NS 020423 Meat of sheep (excl. lamb), fresh/chilled, boneless NS 020430 Lamb carcasses and half carcasses, frozen NS 020442 Sheep cuts, bone in, frozen NS 020443 Sheep cuts, boneless, frozen NS Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black/white/red 081120 currants & gooseberries, uncooked/cooked by steaming/boiling in water, NS frozen, whether/not containing added sugar/other sweetening matter 100190 Wheat other than durum wheat; meslin NS 100300 Barley NS 100700 Grain sorghum NS 110819 Starches (excluding 110811-110814) NS Prepared/preserved preparations of fowls of 01.05 (excluding turkey & 160239 NS fowls of the genus Gallus domesticus) 230310 Residues of starch manufacture & similar residues, whether/not in pellets NS 280519 Alkali/alkaline-earth metals other than sodium & calcium NS Rare-earth metals, scandium & yttrium, whether/not 280530 NS intermixed/interalloyed 281820 Aluminium oxide (excluding artificial corundum) NS 310221 Ammonium sulphate NS Mixtures of ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate/other inorganic 310240 NS non-fertilising substance 310250 Sodium nitrate NS 310260 Double salts & mixtures of calcium nitrate & ammonium nitrate NS 320120 Wattle extract NS 510531 Fine animal hair, carded/combed, of Kashmir (cashmere) goats NS 780199 Unwrought lead other than refined, n.e.s. in 78.01 NS 810194 Unwrought tungsten (wolfram), incl. bars & rods obt. simply by sintering NS Unwrought magnesium, containing at least 99.8% by weight of 810411 NS magnesium 810419 Unwrought magnesium (excl. of 810411) NS 810720 Unwrought cadmium; powders NS 810820 Unwrought titanium; powders NS 810830 Titanium waste & scrap NS (Products to be added– the table shows how they would appear in the Annex, once added.)
2012/01/23
Committee: INTA
Amendment 327 #

2011/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 7 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1515/2001
Article 1 – paragraph 1 - introductory wording
1. Whenever the DSB adopts a Report concerning a Union measure taken pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009, Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 or to this Regulation ("disputed measure"), the Commission, after consultation with the Member States, may take one or more of the following measures, whichever it considers appropriate in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3a(2).
2011/12/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 328 #

2011/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 7 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1515/2001
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. Insofar as it is appropriate to conduct a review before or at the same time as taking any measures under paragraph 1, such review shall be initiated by the Commission, after consultation with the Member States on its scope.
2011/12/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 338 #

2011/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 19 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 10 – paragraph 11
11. Where, after consultation with the Member States, it is apparent that there is sufficient evidence to justify initiating proceedings, the Commission shall do so within 45 days of the lodging of the complaint and shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Where insufficient evidence has been presented, the complainant shall be so informed within 45 days of the date on which the complaint is lodged with the Commission.
2011/12/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 339 #

2011/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 19 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 11 – paragraph 9
9. For proceedings pursuant to Article 10(11), an investigation shall, whenever possible, be concluded within one year. In any event, such investigations shall be concluded within 13 months of initiation, in accordance with the findings made pursuant to Article 13 for undertakings or the findings made pursuant to Article 15 for definitive action. In exceptional cases, having regard to the complexity of the investigation, the Commission may decide, no later than 8 months after the initiation of the investigation, to extend this time limit, for a period up to, but in no case longer than, 18 months.
2011/12/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 342 #

2011/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 19 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The provisional duties shall be imposed no earlier than 60 days, and no later than 9 months, from the initiation of the proceedings. In exceptional cases, having regard to the complexity of the investigation, the Commission may decide, no later than 8 months after the initiation of the investigation, to extend this time limit, to a period up to, but in no case longer than, 12 months.
2011/12/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 345 #

2011/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 19 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(ba) The following paragraph shall be inserted: "3a. Any measures to be taken by the Commission provided for in this Regulation may be preceded by consultations between the Commission and Member States if any of the latter requests it or at the initiative of the Commission."
2011/12/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 347 #

2011/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 19 – point 10 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Reviews carried out pursuant to Articles 18 and 19 shall be carried out expeditiously and shall normally be concluded within 12 months of the date of initiation of the review. In any event, reviews pursuant to Articles 18 and 19 shall be concluded within 15 months of initiation. In exceptional cases, having regard to the complexity of the investigation, the Commission may decide, no later than 9 months after the initiation of the investigation, to extend this time limit, for a period up to, but in no case longer than, 18 months.
2011/12/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 349 #

2011/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 19 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 25 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Any measures to be taken by the Commission provided for in this Regulation may be preceded by consultations between the Commission and Member States if any of the latter requests it or at the initiative of the Commission. Such consultations may especially, but not exclusively, take place in relation to provisions laid down in Articles 8, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15 of this Regulation.
2011/12/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 357 #

2011/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 24 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 7 – last subparagraph
A determination by the Commission whether the producer meets the abovementioned criteria shall be made within sixa standard period of three months of the initiation of the investigation after the Union industry has been given an opportunity to comment. This determination shall remain in force throughout the investigation for at least one month.
2011/12/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 358 #

2011/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 24 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 9
Where, after consultation with the Member States, it is apparent that there is sufficient evidence to justify initiating a proceeding, the Commission shall do so within 45 days of the lodging of the complaint and shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Where insufficient evidence has been presented, the complainant shall be so informed within 45 days of the date on which the complaint is lodged with the Commission.
2011/12/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 359 #

2011/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 24 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1225/2009
Article 6 – paragraph 9
For proceedings initiated pursuant to Article 5(9), an investigation shall, whenever possible, be concluded within one year. In any event, such investigations shall be concluded within 15 months of initiation, in accordance with the findings made pursuant to Article 8 for undertakings or the findings made pursuant to Article 9 for definitive action. In exceptional cases, having regard to the complexity of the investigation, the Commission may decide, no later than 9 months after the initiation of the investigation, to extend this time limit, for a period up to, but in no case longer than, 18 months.
2011/12/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 365 #

2011/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 24 – point 9 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraphs 1 and 2
The relevant provisions of Articles 5 and 6 shall apply to any reinvestigation carried out pursuant to this Article, except that such reinvestigation shall be carried out expeditiously and shall normally be concluded within ninesix months of the date of initiation of the reinvestigation. In any event, such reinvestigations shall in all cases be concluded within onine yearmonths of initiation of the reinvestigation.
2011/12/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 366 #

2011/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 24 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Any measures to be taken by the Commission provided for in this Regulation may be preceded by consultations between the Commission and Member States if any of the latter requests it or at the initiative of the Commission. Such consultations may especially, but not exclusively, take place in relation to provisions laid down in Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 of this Regulation.
2011/12/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 17 #

2010/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas trade relations between the two regions have developed considerably since the signature of the EU-China cooperation agreement in 1985, and the agreement should thereforeit is essential that this agreement be renewed;
2012/02/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 48 #

2010/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to apply the principle of open reciprocity in the EU's common trade policy with developed and emerging countries such as China, in order to ensure a level playing field where all forms of protectionism are avoided;
2012/02/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 55 #

2010/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Chinese economy does not yet fulfil the criteria of a market economy as defined by the WTO; calls on the Commission to cooperate with the Chinese government in order to eliminate the remaining obstacles standing in the way of market economy status; emphasises that this status should only be accorded once China has fulfilled these criteria; asks the EU to carry out regular assessments, in the form of an annual report, of China's compliance with the obligations included in its protocol on accession to the WTO;
2012/02/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 60 #

2010/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the existence of numerous tariff and non-tariff barriers to the Chinese market, such as certain forms of discrimination against foreign operators, particularly in the banking, insurance and telecommunications sectors, the complexity of the tariff structure and technical barriers to trade such as the lack of transparency of technical rules and conformity assessment procedures or the Chinese Compulsory Certification System (CCC); noteregrets that China, contrary to the provisions of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (ASCM), does not systematically give notification of specific subsidies;
2012/02/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 71 #

2010/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the problems foreign businesses encounter in accessing Chinese public procurement whereas access to European public procurement is guaranteed; regrets that China has not acceded to the plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement (AGP) even though it committed to do so in its protocol on accession to the WTO; calls on the Commission to make haste in developing a European instrumentuse a judicious selection of available policy instruments with a view to ensureing better access for European businesses to foreign public procurement markets and to encourage the EU's trading partners, such as China, to open up their public procurement markets and eliminate protectionist measures;
2012/02/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 95 #

2010/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the inadequate protection of IPR in China and regrets the lack of specific means available to European businesses, and particularly SMEs, to counter IPR infringements effectively; welcomes the Commission's decision to proposer a review of the directive on the enforcement of IPR; calls on the Commission to better defend IPR in all the multilateral organisations of which China is a member (the WTO, the World Health Organisation and the World Intellectual Property Organisation); wants China to continue to transpose current international law on the protection of IPR into its national legislation to close the gap between substantive IPR protection in the EU and in China, and more specifically to combat counterfeiting and piracy, and urges the Chinese authorities to appensure enforcement, especially iat correctlya regional level; regrets that China ihas not takingen part in the negotiations on the next international agreement to combat counterfeiting (ACTA); urges the Commission and the Member States to step up customs cooperation in the EU and with third countries, particularly on the seizure of counterfeit goods, and to simplify customs procedures; asks the Commission and Member States to cooperate more closely in the EU and third countries on copyright issues and licensing;
2012/02/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 96 #

2010/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the inadequate protection of IPR in China and regrets the lack of specific means available to European businesses, and particularly SMEs, to counter IPR infringements effectively; welcomes the Commission's decision to proposer a review of the directive on the enforcement of IPR; wants China to continue to transpose current international law on the protection of IPR into its national legislation, and more specifically to combat counterfeiting, and urges the Chinese authorities to apply it correctly; regrets that China ihas not takingen part in the negotiations on the next international agreement to combat counterfeiting (ACTA); urges the Commission and the Member States to step up customs cooperation in the EU and with third countries, particularly on the seizure of counterfeit goods, and to simplify customs procedures;
2012/02/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 107 #

2010/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that China produces 97 % of the rare earths used in the world and calls on it to guarantee the fair and sustainable supply of these rare earths to its trading partners; calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to any potential restrictions by China on the export of its raw materials; recalls in this context the WTO ruling of 5 July 2001 against China for having placed restrictions on the export of certain raw materials; calls on the Commission to develop a European strategy for the proper management of raw materials involving increased energy efficiency, recycling, lower use of resources and the development of industrial cooperation in the green economy growth sectorsinnovative and pro-growth sectors of the economy; including the green economy;
2012/02/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 120 #

2010/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that China holds sovereign debt of Member States in the eurozone; stresses that this fact has taken on a new political dimension as a result of the serious debt problems within the eurozone; calls on the Commission to start discussions with the ECB and Member States on the creation of a coordinated system to identify which parties hold sovereign debt; wis condcers abouned that the EU's negotiating capabilities in trade negotiations with China are being undermined in view of the latter's contribution to the financial stabilisation of the eurozone;
2012/02/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 133 #

2010/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to demandensure that foreign enterprises respect Europeanoperating in the EU respect all legislation in force in the Single Market, including social and environmental standards and ensurecontribute to promoting the sustainability of employment when they purchase European businesses or set up subsidiaries in the EU; asks the Commission to set up a body entrusted with theand Member States to look into the possibility of carrying out ex ante evaluation of foreign strategic investment, along the lines ofthat done by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), in order to obtain a clear picture of businesses operating and investing in the territory of the EU;
2012/02/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 138 #

2010/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the EU to propose a reformlaunch a joint reflection ofn the rules ongoverning the organisation of trade governed by the WTO, including binding social and health standards, drawn up in conjunction with the WTO, the ILO and the UNinternational trade in conjunction with other stakeholder such as the WTO, the ILO, the OECD and UN, including the possibility for WTO members to consider common social and health standards to improve the level of consumer protection and safety worldwide;
2012/02/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 160 #

2010/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Draws attention to the fact that China is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases; calls on the EU to propose that the WTO include ecological and climate chengage with the Chinese authorities and exchange best practices on ways to improve compliangce impwith internativeonal environmental conventions when laying down effective environmental standards in its rules on the organisation of international tradfor the Chinese market; Considers that China's economic strength and its capacity to foster technological innovation should be used in support of the global fight against climate change;
2012/02/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 169 #

2010/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the EU to develop an ambitious common industrial policy based on research and innovation that benefits fromand efficient energy use that benefits from existing EU funding and makes use, where appropriate of innovative financing arrangements such as project bonds andto supports the development of SMEs, including e-businesses, particularly via access to public procurement, in order to maintain its competitiveness vis-à-vis new major players in industry and research; calls on the EU to enhance the value of European production, particularly and consumer information, for example through improvements in ‘made in’ labelling;
2012/02/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 175 #

2010/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the EU to strengthen itsimplement the EU2020 targets and complete the Single market, which are key measures contributing to improve the economic, budgetary, fiscal and political governance to give it a credible and imposing voice on the international stage; calls on the Council and the Commission to speak with one voice coordination of its Member States, while enhancing EU's credibility and economic competitiveness on the international stage; calls on the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament to join forder to preventces with the aim of establishing partnerships and bilateral agreements weakening the EU position; urges the EUbetween the EU and third countries that do not weaken the EU position and aim at mutually beneficial outcomes; urges the EU in this regard to implement a long-term strategy with regard to China;
2012/02/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 2 #

2010/2298(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the role of the EU within the WTO can also serves as aone model for EU actions in other international organisations, given that through its exclusive competence, the EU is a full member of the WTO and negotiates on behalf of all EU Member States, while at the same time all Member States are WTO members in their own right and work together to act as a single block;
2011/03/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 4 #

2010/2298(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the establishment of two separate EU delegations in Geneva as a result of the Lisbon Treaty, one to the WTO and the other to the UN, should reinforce the EU’s coordination capacity, presence and visibility, but stresses the importance of ensuring coherence in actions between the two delegations so that any duplication of work can be avoided;
2011/03/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 7 #

2010/2277(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Advocates coherence between the Union’s internal and external policies and its overall objectives, contributing to sustainable growth and employment in line with the EU 2020 strategy; urges that such coherence be pursued in the context of multilateral organisations and bilateral trade agreements through ex ante sustainable impact assessments (SIAs) and periodic ex post evaluations, the inclusion in agreements of clauses on human rights, social and environmental responsibility and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and their enforcement, with sanctions in the event of infringement;
2011/02/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 13 #

2010/2277(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the fact that compliance with high standardsisation is a crucial to achieving social progrol to enhance innovation, competitiveness, consumer protection and sustainable economic growth and that, in order to allow EU companies to compete internationally on a level playing field, EU trading partners should abide by the rules and enforce them, as non-compliance is a form of dumping which severely hinders the single marketinternational standardisation rules and enforce them;
2011/02/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 18 #

2010/2277(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Underscores the need toimportance of fighting piracy and counterfeiting with all available means and tolegal means in order to promote innovation and the competitiveness of the European Union, while facilitateing technical and financial support for EU companibusinesses, including SMEs, in doing so, as the international protection of IPRs and copyright is vital not only in terms of promoting innovation but also for the survival of many EU sectors of activity and for encouraging initiatives to make EU companies innovative, competitive and capable of entering foreign markets successfullprotecting the jobs EU citizens who are employed in the creative sectors and the many crucial EU sectors of activity which are at risk from IPR infringement and piracy;
2011/02/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 26 #

2010/2277(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers it important to ensure market access, symmetry and transparency in public procurement procedures, as well as security and predictability in relation to investments; deplores the fact that, by increasing competitive pressure among countries to attract foreign investors, as well as competition between corporations, globalisation has resulted, public procurement an essential tool to promote innovation in the European Union; stresses the importance of ensuring market access, especially for SMEs, and ensuring some cases, in serious abuses of human rights and labour rights and in damage to the environment; points out that companies have duties, and calls for a binding CSR clause to be included in trade agreeymmetry, transparency and a reduction in red tape in the awarding of public procurement contracts, as well as security and predictability in relation to investments;
2011/02/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 34 #

2010/2277(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that multinational corporations and their subsidiaries are one of the key players in economic globalisation and international trade and that, according to the United Nations Global Compact of 10 principles, multinational corporations are asked to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence, a set of core values in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment and the fight against corruption; notes also that non-compliance with the legislation in force in any third country where an EU company of any size operates, constitutes an infraction or a criminal offence working to the detriment of workers in the given third country, and that if such non- compliance is persistent and goes unpunished, it may lead to a spread of less stringent labour, environmental and fiscal standards, thus negatively impacting even workers in the EU;
2011/02/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 35 #

2010/2277(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Proposes, in more general terms, that, where relevant, future trade agreements negotiated by the Union should incorporate a chapter on sustainable development drawing on the principles of CSR as defined by the 2010 update of OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
2011/02/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 14 #

2010/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Is firmly of the opinion that an EU-GCC FTA would be substantially advantageous to both parties; believes that an FTA with the EU would benefit the internal integration of the GCC and that, following the establishment of the GCC Customs Union, it may also provide a greater impetus to important projects such as the GCC common market, and the completion of a GCC Monetary Union with a single currency; considers that the GCC could benefit from lessons learned in the EU process of a Single Market formation and adoption of a single currency to prevent similar weaknesses in its own economic integration;
2010/12/08
Committee: INTA
Amendment 17 #

2010/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that, following the Lisbon Treaty, international trade policy is one of the EU's foreign policy tools and that as such the Union is obliged to considertakes into account respect for democratic principles and fundamental human rights, together with social and environmental dimensions, in all its international agreements;
2010/12/08
Committee: INTA
Amendment 22 #

2010/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that a concluded FTA would greatly enhance the current relations between the EU Member States and the GCC countries, particularly the recent Joint Action Programme, by providing increased capacity and institutional framework building; regrets that the diplomatic presence of the EU in the GCC countries remains minimal and hopes that under the new EEAS the EU will increase its diplomatic presence in the region, in cluding a Union Delegation in each one of the six GCC countriesose cooperation with national diplomatic services of EU Member States present in the GCC countries to make the most of their aggregated expertise of the region; believes that a more significant diplomatic presence would also greatly increase the chances of a speedy conclusion of the FTA and its subsequent implementation;
2010/12/08
Committee: INTA
Amendment 24 #

2010/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Proposes the establishment of a regular Heads of State and Government summit between the EU and the GCC; stresses that this summit could enhance the political, financial, economic, commercial and cultural ties between the EU and GCC immensely ; strongly encourages both the EU and the GCC top political decision- makers to move towards this summit, regardlesseet on a regular basis in order to jointly define and promote common interests, thus enhancing the likelihood of the FTA conclusion and signature. in the nearest possible future;
2010/12/08
Committee: INTA
Amendment 28 #

2010/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
13. Suggests the use of the euro and other national currencies of EU Member States in all types of trade between the EU and the GCC;
2010/12/08
Committee: INTA
Amendment 32 #

2010/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that all six GCC countries currently benefit from preferential access to the EU market under the EU's Generalised System of Preferences (GSP); is of the opinion that, given the level of economic progress in the region, the FTA would be a better tool to spread commercial benefits throughout the region; considers therefore that as part of the next review of the GSP, preferential access to the EU market for GCC countries should be reassessed;
2010/12/08
Committee: INTA
Amendment 35 #

2010/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
15. Reaffirms that the primary objective of the EU in its relations with the GCC should be to conclude the FTA; but, until this happens, and following what some of the GCC major trade partners have already done, encourages the HR/VP and the Commissioner for Trade to assess alternative approaches to future commercial relations with the GCC countries, in the form of bilateral agreements between the EU and those of the Gulf States that already feel prepared to engage in a further commitments with the EU in view of a comprehensive FTA.
2010/12/08
Committee: INTA
Amendment 21 #

2010/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that bilateral trade agreements can helpfully complement multilateral processes by making it possible to achieveRecalls that the EU has substantial offensive interests in agriculture, in particular as regards high quality processed products; believes that bilateral trade agreements with major trade partners can successfully promote the export interests of the EU agro-food industry, providing substantial economic benefits. Moreover, bilateral agreements can complement multilateral processes by helping the EU to achieve significant and necessary progress on specific issues such as geographical indications and social and environmental norms; underlines the importance of a coherent approach to these issues in the different bilateral agreements;
2010/11/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 24 #

2010/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that, in the WTO negotiations and in other international trade agreements, the Commission must seek to ensure that imported agricultural products meet the same EU requirements and standards, in the areas of food safety, animal welfare and environmental protection, that are imposed on agricultural products produced inside the Union all products marketed within the EU, domestic or imported, must continue to comply with the same stringent food safety requirements. In case of animal welfare and environmental standards, calls on the Commission to do all it can to promote common understanding with third countries where standards go beyond international recommendations as well as including provisions for adoptions and enforcement of international standards in its bilateral trade agreements;
2010/11/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 28 #

2010/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to encourage EU trading partners in their ongoing efforts to improve their social and environmental standards so as to prevent a diminishment of EU competitiveness in world agricultural production and achieve consistent and comprehensive standards in these areas;
2010/11/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 3 #

2010/2080(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the fact that where the interests of people across Europe are affected, for example in such issues as the fight against dangerous, or potentially dangerous counterfeit products and the illicit trade in firearms, the process of harmonisation of legislation across Europe can be very beneficial; stresses that the process of harmonisationmight be beneficial; in addition to the exchange of best practice by Member States; stresses that the process of harmonisation, if ultimately conducted after a careful assessment of the existing national legislations in force, must be carried out in a fully democratic and transparent manner; notes that the harmonisation of legislations and of the respective scope of civil law and criminal law on several related matters has become an integral part of discussions in international trade negotiations, and that customs enforcement measures also raise a number of legal issues;
2010/07/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 4 #

2010/2080(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that, when it comes to imposing criminal sanctions against counterfeiters and perpetrators of intellectual piracy, a quantitative criterion should be taken into account when defining what a "commercial scale" means; stresses that the extent of the damage caused by counterfeiting new high added value technologies is greater than counterfeiting of older technology that might no longer be of great relevance in the post-industrial world, even if the latter might be covered by patents;
2010/07/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 11 #

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas, despite being rich in natural resources, Latin America has not been able to expand its share of international trade and has been losing out to morethe more open, competitive and dynamic economies in Asia,
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 21 #

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas EU-LAC trade flows were dramatically affected by the financial crisis,deleted
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 31 #

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas there is a general desire in Latin America to reduce the region's economic dependence on the United States (process of 'second independence') and actively seek to diversify economic relations; whereas Europe should avoid offering merely a 'second dependence',deleted
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 33 #

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas the export of smart and high- quality products promoted in the Europe 2020 strategy requires solvent customers; whereas it is in the interests of European economies to increase the absorption capacities ofaccess to Latin American markets,
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 38 #

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the Lisbon Treaty defines EU trade policy as an integral part of the Union's overall external action and that that policy therefore must addressshould take into account development, environmental and social objectives as well as contribute to meeting the other objectives set out in the Treaty on European Union;
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 62 #

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that trade-related assistance should assist small producers in reducing the transaction costs involved in complying with regulatory and quality standards, and that programmes should be developed to help firms with inspection, testing and official certification;
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 67 #

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it crucial for Latin America to move forward from trade in raw materials towards trade in processed materials and partsdiversify its trade in products and services to compete globally; considers that global transport related to current supply chains and labour division is excessive and environmentally unsustainable;
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 74 #

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for closer cooperation between the EU and the Latin American countries with a view to concluding a fair WTO Doha Agreement that must effectively contribute to poverty reduction and help theworld economy toies recover from the crisis;
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 79 #

2010/2026(INI)

12. Stresses that our markets must be at the service of our people and that the wealth created should be actually distributed among our populations;deleted
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 92 #

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to establish an effective complaints mechanism for people in Latin America and their organisations affected by misconduct by an EU-based company operating in the partner region;deleted
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 93 #

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that the differences in the tariffs applying under the WTO banana agreements, the agreements with Columbia and Peru and Central America and the commitments made to ACP partners in the Caribbean could create new controversies; calls in particular for fair treatment for Ecuador following its struggles in nine WTO panels;deleted
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 119 #

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that itall relevant countries should be closely involved at all stages of the negotiations on an EU-Mercosur Association Agreement and that the negotiating mandate should be updated to take full account of recent developments in the global economy and demands and concerns put forward by Parliament;
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 139 #

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that the generalised system of preferences (GSP) should be reformed to make it more efficient and to ensure that Latin America will reap the potential benefits of this preferential schemefor all beneficiaries worldwide, including those in Latin America;
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 145 #

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Is concerned that over-ambitious wording of chapters on investment protection in trade agreements can diminish the policy space that governments need in order to be responsive to the environmental, health and social demands of their populations;deleted
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 151 #

2010/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the right of indigenous communities throughout Latin America to decide by themselves the degree to which they want to be integrated into the global market economy; reiterates the need to protect indigenous traditional knowledge and rare species on their territories from patenting conflicts with European companies;deleted
2010/09/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 13 #

2010/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Humanitarian aid is of course the primary instrument in this kind of situation and the Union has been at the forefront in this field since the beginning of the emergency pledging in excess of EUR 415 million in emergency aid to Pakistan.
2010/12/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 17 #

2010/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) It will be important to use all available means to support Pakistan's recovery from this emergency and progress towards future, including the proposed exceptional trade measures to boost Pakistan's exports in order to contribute to its future economic development.
2010/12/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 19 #

2010/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The severity of this natural disaster demands an immediate and substantial response, which would take into account the geostrategic importance of Pakistan’s partnership with the Union, mainly through Pakistan's key role in the fight against terrorism, while contributing to the overall development, security and stability of the region.
2010/12/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 22 #

2010/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) In particular, the European Council underlined its firm commitment to grant exclusively to Pakistan increased market access to the Union through the exceptional, immediate and time limited reduction of duties on key imports from Pakistan. On receipt of this mandate, the Commission proposed a package identifying 75 tariff lines specific to Pakistan's core export sectors in those areas worst hit by the floods, asserting that an increase in Pakistani exports to the EU of no less than EUR 100 million a year would provide real, substantial and worthwhile assistance to the region.
2010/12/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 25 #

2010/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Pakistan's trade with the Union is mainly composed of textiles and clothing products, which according to the Commission accounted for 73.7% of Pakistani exports to the Union in 2009 and which are sensitive industrial products in certain Member States where workers in the industry have already been heavily impacted by the global recession.
2010/12/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 28 #

2010/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) The textiles sector is of key importance to the Pakistani economy, accounting for 8.5% of GDP and employing 38% of the labour force about half of whom are women.
2010/12/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 31 #

2010/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) It is therefore appropriate to extend exceptional autonomous trade preferences to Pakistan by suspending for a limited period of time all tariffs for certain products of export interest to Pakistan. The provision of these trade preferences would not cause any meaningful adverse effects on the domestic market of the Union and would not affect negatively least developed Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
2010/12/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 57 #

2010/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure an immediate and sustainable impact on the economic recovery of Pakistan in the aftermath of the floods it is recommended to limit the duration of the trade preferences unfor an initial 31 December 2013two years from the entry into force of this Regulation, with the possibility of a one-year extension, should the need for exceptional assistance remain.
2010/12/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 74 #

2010/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
(cc) Pakistan’s abstention from maintaining, introducing or increasing duties or charges having equivalent effect on the export or sale for export of any materials primarily used in the production of any of the products covered by this Regulation destined for the territory of the Union.
2010/12/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 79 #

2010/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 5 for the purpose of amending the Annexes in order to introduce amendments and technical adjustments necessary following amendments to the Combined Nomenclature codes and to the TARIC subdivisionshall present by 31 October 2011 a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the evolution of imports between 1 January and 30 June 2011 of products covered by this Regulation. 2. Where the Commission concludes, in its report, that the volume of imports of one of the products included in Annex I originating from Pakistan exceeds the volume of such imports in the corresponding period of 2010 by twenty percentage points, the Commission may adopt a delegated act, in accordance with Article 9, to subject the imports of that product to tariff rate quotas for imports of that product in the year 2012 by amending Annex II. 3. The tariff rate quota provided for under paragraph 2 shall take the form of a duty free quota limited to the level of imports of that product in 2010 increased by 20%. By way of derogation from Article 1(1), upon the entry into force of the delegated act, imports in excess of that tariff rate quota shall be subject to most-favoured nation or other applicable duties.
2010/12/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 103 #

2010/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. No later than 24 months after the entry into the force, the Commission shall present a detailed impact assessment of the direct effects of these trade concessions for Pakistan on Union industry, mainly on the textile and ethanol sectors as well on the economy of Pakistan, and in particular, the areas most affected by the floods.
2010/12/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 108 #

2010/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. This Regulation shall apply until 31 December 2013for two years from the date of entry into force with the possibility of a one-year extension.
2010/12/14
Committee: INTA
Amendment 3 #

2010/0248(NLE)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1
1. Declines to cConsents to conclusion of the Agreement;
2012/01/12
Committee: INTA
Amendment 31 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) At the time of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, Member States of the Union maintained a significant number of bilateral agreements with third countries relating to foreign direct investment (FDI). The Treaty does not contain any explicit transitional provisions for such agreements which have now come under exclusive Union competence. Furthermore, some of those agreements may include provisions affecting the common rules on capital movements laid down in Part Three Chapter 4 of Title IV of the Treaty.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 33 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Although bilateral agreements remain binding on the Member States under public international law and will be progressively replaced by future agreements of the Union relating to the same subject matter, the conditions for their continuing existence and their relationship with the Union's policies relating to foreign direct investment, including in particular the common commercial policy, require appropriate management and legal certainty. That relationship will develop further as the Union exercises its competence in common commercial policy.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 36 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In the interest of EU investors and their investments in third countries, and of Member States hosting foreign investors and investments, bilateral agreements that specify and guarantee the conditions of foreign direct investment should be maintained in force. remain binding on the parties under public international law and should be maintained in force, whereas the Commission shall take the necessary steps towards a progressive replacement of all existing agreements on direct investment with new agreements that must provide for at least the same level of investor protection.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 46 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) This Regulation lays down the conditions under which Member States should be authorised to maintain in force or to permit to enter into force international agreements relating to foreign direct investment.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 47 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) This Regulation lays down the conditions under which Member States are empowered to maintain, amend or conclude international agreements relating to foreign direct investment.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 54 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) As the authorisation to maintain, amend or conclude foreign direct agreements covered by this Regulation is granted in an area of exclusive Union competence, it must be regarded as an exceptional measure. The authorisation is without prejudice to the application of Article 258 of the Treaty with respect to failures of Member States to fulfil obligations under the Treaties other than those concerning incompatibilities arising from the allocation of competences between the Union and its Member States.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 61 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The Commission should be able to withdraw the authorisation iof an agreement conflicts with the law of the Union other than the incompatibilities arising from the allocation of competence between the Union and its Member States foreign direct investment, if the Member State does not follow the obligation to renegotiate this existing agreement on request by the Commission. The authorisation mayshould also be withdrawn, if an agreement of the Union in forcMember State with a third country contains investment provisions similar to those of a Member State agreement. In order to ensure tdoes not comply with EU law and if the EU hats aglreements of Member States do not undermine the development and implementation of the Union's policies relating to investment, including in particular of autonomous measures of common commercial policy, authorisation may be withdrawady ratified an FDI agreement with the same third country negotiated by the Commission. Finally, should the Council not take a decision on the authorisation to open negotiations concerning foreign direct investment within one year of the submission of a recommendation by the Commission pursuant to Article 218(3) of the Treaty, the possibility would exist to withdraw the authorisation.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 65 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The authorisation to amend or conclude foreign direct agreements provided for by this Regulation notably allows Member States to address any incompatibilities between their international agreements relating to foreign direct investment and the law of the Union, other than incompatibilities arising from the allocation of competences between the Union and its Member States, which are addressed in this Regulation.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 69 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) No later than five years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission should present to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of Chapters II and III of this Regulation. This report should, inter alia, review the need for the continued application of these chapters. Where the report recommends to discontinueing the application of the provisions of these Chapters or where it would propose to modify these provisions, it should be accompanied by an appropriate legislative proposal. Unless replaced by an agreement of the Union concerning foreign direct investment, or otherwise terminated, bilateral foreign direct agreements concluded by Member States with third countries remain binding on the parties under public international law.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 74 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) Agreements on foreign direct investment authorised under this Regulation or authorisations to open negotiations to amend an existing or to conclude a new bilateral agreement with a third country should not in any case be allowed to constitute an obstacle to the implementation of the Union's policies relating to foreign direct investment, in particular common commercial policy.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 76 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Agreements between Member States relating to foreign direct investment shouldare not be covered by this Regulation.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 88 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
This Regulation establishes the terms, conditions and the procedure under which Member States are authorised to maintain in force, amend or conclude bilateral agreements with third countries relating to foreign direct investment.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 92 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2
Within thirty days from the entry into force of this Regulation, the Member States shall notify the Commission of all bilateral agreements with third countries relating to foreign direct investment concluded and/or signed before the entry into force of this Regulation that they either wish to maintain in force or permit to enter into force under this Chapter. The notification shall include a copy of those bilateral. The notification shall include a copy of those bilateral agreements. Member States shall also notify the Commission on future changes to the status of these agreements.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 102 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3
Notwithstanding the Union's competences relating to foreign direct investment and without prejudice to other obligations of Member States under the law of the Union, Member States are authorised in accordance with Article 2(1) of the Treaty to maintain in force bilateral agreements relating to foreign direct investment that have been notified in accordance with Article 2 of this Regulation.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 107 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) overlap, in part or in full, with an agreement of the Union in force with that third country and this specific overlap is not addressed in the latter agreement, ordeleted
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 115 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) constitute an obstacle to the development and the implementation of the Union's policies relating to foreign direct investment, including in particular the common commercial policy.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 124 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. No later than five years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of this Chapter which shall review the need for the continued application of this chapter, based on the review referred to in paragraph 1Where the Commission concludes that an agreement breaches either paragraph 1(a) or 1(c) it shall call on the Member State concerned to renegotiate that agreement. If deemed appropriate, the Commission shall assist the Member State concerned in undertaking the necessary steps to comply with the requirement to renegotiate an existing agreement. If the Member State concerned undertakes the necessary steps but fails to conclude a new renegotiated agreement, the Commission shall undertake steps with a view to replacing the agreement concerned, by an agreement of the Union.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 141 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) an agreement conflicts with the law of the Union other than the incompatibilities arthe Member State concerned fails to take the necessary steps to renegotiate an existing from the allocation of competence between the Union and its Member Statesagreement on foreign direct investment, after it had been notified by the Commission, pursuant to Article 5(3), or
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 145 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) an agreement overlaps, in part or in full, with an agreement of the Union in forcebetween a Member State and a third country does not comply with Union law and the Union has already ratified an agreement with thate same third country and this specific overlap is not addressnegotiated inby the latter agreementCommission, or
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 150 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an agreement constitutes an obstacle to the development and the implementation of the Union's policies relating to investment, including in particular the common commercial policy, ordeleted
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 155 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. When the Commission considers that there are grounds to withdraw the authorisation provided for in Article 3, it shall deliver a reasoned opinion to the Member State concerned on the necessary steps to be taken to comply with the requirements referred to in paragraph 1(a). Consultations shall take place between the Commission and the Member State concerned.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 159 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 8 to12, a Member State shall be authorised to enter into negotiations to amend an existing or to conclude a new agreement relating to foreign direct investment with a third country.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 162 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Where a Member State intends to enter into negotiations in order to amend an existing or to conclude a new agreement with a third country relating to foreign direct investment, it shall notify the Commission of its intentions in writing.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 167 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The notification referred to in paragraph 1 shall be transmitted at least fivthree calendar months before formal negotiations are to commence with the third country concerned.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 173 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) constitute an obstacle to the development and the implementation of the Union's policies relating to investment, including in particular the common commercial policy.deleted
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 179 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
The Commission shall be kept informed of the progress and results throughout the different stages of negotiations and may request to participate in the negotiations between the Member State and the third country concerning foreign direct investment.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 180 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Upon notification, the Commission shall make an assessment as to whether the negotiated agreement does not:is in line with the requirements under Article 9(1) and (2), which have been communicated to the Member State by the Commission.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 182 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) conflict with the law of the Union other than the incompatibilities arising from the allocation of competences between the Union and its Member States, ordeleted
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 184 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) undermine the objectives of negotiations underway or imminent between the Union and the third country concerned, ordeleted
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 187 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) constitute an obstacle to the development and the implementation of the Union's policies relating to investment, including in particular the common commercial policy, ordeleted
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 190 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) conflict with the requirement of Article 9(2), where applicable.deleted
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 193 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Decisions pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 5 shall be taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(2). The Commission shall take the decision within 9060 working days of receipt of the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. Where additional information is needed to take the decision, the 9060 working days shall run from the date of receipt of the additional information.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 195 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Where the Commission decides to negotiate an agreement on foreign direct investment with a third country, it shall duly notify all Member States about its intention and the scope of the new agreement.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 204 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – title
Conduct of the Member States with regard to agreements on foreign direct investment with a third country
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 208 #

2010/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. For all agreements falling within the scope of this Regulation, the Member State concerned shall seek the agreement of the Commission before activating any relevant mechanisms for dispute settlement against a third state included in the agreement and shall, where requested by the Commission, activate such mechanisms. Such mechanisms shall include consultations with the other party to the agreement and dispute settlement where provided for in the agreement. The Member State and the Commission shall fully cooperate in the conduct of procedures within the relevant mechanisms, which may include, where appropriate, that the Commission participates in the relevant procedures.
2011/01/21
Committee: INTA
Amendment 23 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
This Regulation lays down rules governing export authorisation, and import and transit measures for firearms, their parts and essential componenparts and ammunition, for the purpose of implementing Article 10 of the United Nations Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (hereinafter referred to as" "the UN Firearms Protocol"). (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 24 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 – introductory part
1. ‘firearm’ means any portable barrelled weapon that expels, is designed to expel or may be converted to expel a shot, bullet or projectile by the action of a combustible propellant.
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 25 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 – subparagraph 2
An object is considered as capable of being converted to expel a shot, bullet or projectile by the action of a combustible propellant if:
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 26 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 2
– as a result of its construction or the material from which it is made, it can be so converted, using readily available tools;
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 27 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 2 – introductory part
2. ‘parts and essential componenparts’ means any element or replacement element specifically designed for a firearm and essential to its operation, including a barrel, frame or receiver, slide or cylinder, bolt or breech block, and any device designed or adapted to diminish the sound caused by firing a firearm.;
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 28 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 2 – subparagraph 2
‘Essential component’ means the breach- closing mechanism, the chamber and the barrel of a firearm which, being separate objects, are included in the category of the firearms on which they are or are intended to be moundeleted;
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 29 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 3
3. ‘ammunition’ means the complete round or the components thereof, includ, as used in a firearm, comprising cartridge cases, primers, propellant powder, bullets or projectiles that are used in a firearm, provided that those components are themselves subject to authorisation in the relevant Member Stateand projectiles;
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 30 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 13
13. ‘multiple export authorisation’ means an authorisation granted at his request to one specific exporter for multiple shipments to the samone or more end users or consignee in as and/or in one or more specific third countryies and covering one or more firearms, their parts and componenessential parts and ammunition;
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 31 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point ii
(ii) the firearms are not marked in accordance with Article 4(1) and 4(2) of Directive 91/477/EEC, or
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 35 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation is without prejudice to the body of customs rules contained in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (Community Customs Code) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (implementing provisions of the Community Customs Code), in Regulation (EC) No 450/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 laying down the ‘Modernised Customs Code’ and to the regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items established by Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 (Dual Use RegulatDirective 2008/51/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 amending Council Directive 91/477/EEC on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons that addresses transfers of firearms for civilian use within the territory of the Union).
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 37 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
An export authorisation or a multiple export authorisation shall be required for the export of firearms, their parts and essential components and ammunition listed in Annex I. Such authorisation, subject to Articles 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9, shall be granted by the competent authorities of the Member State where the exporter is established or is resident.
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 41 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the importing third country has issued the relevant import licence or import authorisation and,
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 42 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the importing third country has issued the relevant import authorisation if national legislation in force so provides and,
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 46 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. If no objections to the transit are received within twenty workingcalendar days from the day of the written request for no objection to the transitnotification submitted by the exporter, the consulted third country of transit shall be regarded as having no objection and as having given its tacit consent to the transit
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 50 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Member States shall process requests for exports authorization or multiple export authorization within a period of time to be determined by national law or practice, which in all cases shall not exceed ninety working dayssixty calendar days, provided that all required information relating to the licence application has already been submitted to the licensing authority by the exporter at the time of the application.
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 53 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. The period of validity of an export or a multiple export authorisation shall be decided by the Member States, but shall not be less than twelve months, whilst the period of validity of a multiple export authorisation shall not be less than twelventy-four months.
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 54 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purpose of tracing, the export authorization or multiple export authorisation, and the import licence or import authorisation and accompanying documentation shall together contain information that includes:
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 56 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) a description and, where necessary, the quantity of the firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, including the marking applied to the firearms.
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 57 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1, if contained in the import licence or import authorisation, shall be provided by the exporter in advance to the third countries of transit, at the latest prior to the shipment.
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 58 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
5a. An export authorisation shall not be required for the temporary export of firearms, their essential parts and ammunition for verifiable lawful purposes such as trade fairs, exhibitions, repairs or evaluations, provided that the exporter provides proof of legal ownership of the firearms and is exporting them under the outward processing procedure or Customs’ temporary export procedure.
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 59 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The simplified procedures set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall apply for the temporary export of firearms, their essential parts and ammunition for verifiable lawful purposes, which include hunting, sport shooting, evaluation, exhibitions and repair.
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 62 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. When leaving or returning to the customs territory of the Union through a point of crossing of the external border of the Member State of their residence, for the temporary export of one or more firearms, their essential parts and ammunition, during a journey to a third country, hunters and sport shooters may produce the European firearms pass pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of Directive 91/477/EEC, a national firearms licence, a national hunting permit, or other valid national document issued by the competent authority of the Member State of their residence.
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 64 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
When leaving the customs territory of the Union through a point of crossing of the external border of a Member State other than that of their residence, for the temporary export of one or more firearms during a journey to a third country, hunters and sport shooters may produce a valid European firearms pass issued pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of Directive 91/477/EEC by the competent authority of the Member State of their residence.deleted
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 68 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The competent authority of the Member State in which the point of crossing of the external border of the Union is situated shall notify the competent authority of the Member State of residence of the hunter or sport shooter that issued the European Firearms pass of the date of the temporary export, the quantity of firearms temporarily exported and the prospective date of return, as declared by the hunter or sport shooter at the time of the temporary export.deleted
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 72 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) refuse to grant an export or a multiple export authorisation if the natural or legal person applying for such authorisation has any previous criminal records in the relevant Member State concerning illicit trafficking in firearms, their parts and essential components or ammunition, or to other serious crimewhere Member States have decided to prohibit the acquisition or possession of firearms by these persons;
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 73 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) have the powers to annul, suspend, modify or revoke an export or a multiple export authorisation if the conditions for granting it are no longer met.
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 79 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Every fiveten years the Commission shall review the implementation of this Regulation and present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on its application, which may include proposals for its amendment. Member States shall provide the Commission with all appropriate information for the preparation of the report.
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 81 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall enter into force on the hundred and twentieth dayfirst day of the thirty-seventh month following thate day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 83 #

2010/0147(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex
ANNEX1 List of firearms, their parts and essential components and ammunition as referred to in Article 2(1) and 4(1): Combined Nomenclature Code and Description 1 Based on the Combined Nomenclature of goods as laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff. Code CN Description A: Firearms 9302 00 00 Revolvers and pistols, other than those of heading 9303 or 9304 9303 Other firearms including sporting shotguns and rifles. 9303 20 00 Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles: 9303 20 10 – Single-barrelled, smooth bore 9303 20 95 - Other 9303 30 00 Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles. 9303 90 00 Other. 9304 00 00 Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols). B: Parts and essential components 9305 Parts and accessories of articles of headings 9302 to 9304: 9305 10 00 – Of revolvers or pistols – Of shotguns or rifles of heading 9303: 9305 21 00 – – Shotgun barrels 9305 29 00 – – Other 9305 99 00 – Other C: Ammunition 9306 Cartridges and other ammunition and projecC: Ammunition as defined in Articles and parts thereof, including shots – Shotgun cartridges and parts thereof: 9306 21 00 – – Cartridges 9306 29 – – Other 9306 29 40 – – – Cases 9306 29 70 – – – Other 9306 30 – Other cartridges and parts thereof: 2(3), classified under 9306 21 00 – – Shotgun cartridges 9306 30 10 – – For revolvers and pistols of heading 9302 – – – Other 9306 30 91 − − − − Centrefire cartridges 9306 30 93 − − − − Rimfire cartridges 9306 30 97 – – – – Other 9306 90 – Other: 9306 90 90 – – Other
2011/02/11
Committee: INTA
Amendment 36 #

2010/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The reliability of statistics about all imports from Korea to the EU is therefore crucial to determine the existence of a threat of serious injury to Union industry as a whole or its different sectors from the day of entry into force of the Agreement.
2010/06/10
Committee: INTA
Amendment 49 #

2010/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 - paragraph c
(c) "threat of serious injury" means serious injury that is clearly imminent; a determination of the existence of a threat of serious injury shall be based on verifiable facts and not merely on allegation, conjecture or remote possibility; forecasts, estimations and analysis made on the basis of factors laid down in article 4, paragraph 5, shall inter alia, be admissible to determine theassess the proven existence of a threat of serious injury;
2010/06/10
Committee: INTA
Amendment 73 #

2010/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 - paragraph 3 (new)
3. (a) For safeguard measures to be used effectively, the Commission (Eurostat) shall present a quarterly monitoring report to the European Parliament and the Council on updated statistics about imports from Korea impacting sensitive sectors in the EU as a result of the Agreement; (b) In case of a proven threat of injury reported to the Commission by the Union industry, the Commission may consider broadening the scope of the monitoring for other impacted sectors (interested parties);
2010/06/10
Committee: INTA
Amendment 125 #

2010/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 b (new)
Article 11b Procedure for the application of Article 14 of the Rules of Origin Protocol 1. For the purpose of applying Article 14 (Drawback of, or exemption from, customs duties) of the Protocol concerning the definition of 'originating products' and methods of administrative co-operation of the Agreement (hereinafter the "Rules of Origin Protocol"), the Commission shall monitor closely the evolution of relevant import and export statistics both in value and as appropriate in quantities and regularly share these data with, and report its findings, to the European Parliament, the Council and the Union industries concerned. Monitoring will start from the time of provisional application and data will be shared on a bimonthly basis. In addition to the tariff lines included in Article 14(1) of the Agreement, the Commission will elaborate, in cooperation with the Union industry, a list of key tariff lines that are not specific for automotive, but important for car manufacturing and other related sectors. 2. Upon request of a Member State or on its own initiative the Commission shall immediately examine whether the conditions for invoking Article 14 of the Rules of Origin Protocol are met and report its findings within 10 working days of a request. Following consultations in the framework of the special committee to which Article 207(3), subparagraph 3 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union refers to, the Commission shall request consultations with Korea whenever the conditions of Article 14 of the Protocol of Rules of Origin are met. The Commission shall consider that the conditions are met, inter alia, when the thresholds mentioned in paragraph 3 are reached. 3. A difference of 10 percentage points shall be considered as "significant" for the purposes of application of paragraph 2.1(a) of Article 14 of the Rules of Origin Protocol when assessing the increased rate of imports of parts or components to/into Korea as compared with the increased rate of exports from Korea to the EU of finished products. An increase of 10% shall be considered as "significant" for the purposes of application of paragraph 2.1(b) of Article 14 of the Rules of Origin Protocol when assessing the increase of exports from Korea to the EU of finished products in absolute terms, or relative to domestic production. Increases below these thresholds may also be considered as "significant" on a case-by-case basis.
2010/06/10
Committee: INTA
Amendment 3 #

2009/2238(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that fish is a natural resource whichthat, under proper management, can be renewable and provide both food and jobs within the EU and around the world, but that irresponsible fish stock management resulting in overfishing has led to depletion of fish stocks and subsequent hardship in coastal communities; recognises that international trade has often led to overfishing as countries seek to exp in the EU and abroad; recognises in this respect the need to ensure appropriate conservation of endangered fish species so as to allow fort their natural resources, as for example in the case of bluefin tunageneration of remaining fish stocks worldwide;
2010/05/06
Committee: INTA
Amendment 6 #

2009/2238(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. StresseConsiders that the EU, as the world's largest importer of fisheries products, beshares political responsibility with other major fish importing countries for ensuring that the WTO trade rules respect the highest possible global standards of fisheries management and conservation and that the criteria for fair, transparent and sustainable trade in fish are strengthened under the. To this aim, calls on the Commission to ensure that sustainable trade in fish is included in EU's bilateral and multilateral trade policyagreements;
2010/05/06
Committee: INTA
Amendment 10 #

2009/2238(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to develop and promote environmental, social and humanitarian criteria to apply to all fish on the EU market, whether domestic products or imports, which wouldactively engage with other WTO and FAO partners in order to encourage an improvement in global fishery standards and thus help to promote sustainabilityachieve the economic sustainability of the fisheries sector and alleviate poverty worldwide;
2010/05/06
Committee: INTA
Amendment 14 #

2009/2238(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to take initiatives in the WTO and the FAO to evaluate the desirability of fisheries products no longer being subject to the industrial NAMA rules, in order to facilitate the alignment of trade in fisheries products with the requirements that typically apply to food and sensitive products;deleted
2010/05/06
Committee: INTA
Amendment 20 #

2009/2238(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the need for all imports to the EU to meet the same health standards as fish caught by EU fleets;
2010/05/06
Committee: INTA
Amendment 21 #

2009/2238(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the EU regulation on illegal fishing, which seeks to prevent entry onto the EU market of fish that have been caught illegally, while acknowledging the need of many developing countries for help with implementing the regulation properly and combaand calls on all partner countries to jointly implement a sound fish stock management mechanism, including exchange of best practices in fighting illegal fishing.
2010/05/06
Committee: INTA
Amendment 6 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the share of agricultural value added from the food supply chain has dropped from 31% in 1995 to 24% in 2005 in the EU-25, and whereas preliminary figures for the following years show a further decrease of the share returning to farmers, against a constant increase of profits by processors and retailers,
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the Commission communication identifiessuspects that serious problems such as abuse of dominant buyer power, unfair practices in contracting, restricted market access, lack of information on price building and the distribution of profit margins exist throughout the food chain, closely linked to increased concentration in the input, wholesale and retail sectors,
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas excessive concentrationthe effects of market concentration in any economic sector leads to losses in product diversity, cultural heritage, retail outlets, jobs and livelihoodswer price levels, and therefore lead to benefits for the consumer, but if not controlled by competition authorities can have negative effects, by damaging free competition,
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 34 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and Member states to urgently address the problemissue of unfair distribution of profitsrevenue within the food chain, especially with regard to fair incomes for farmers;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the recently createdWelcomes the first edition of the European food price monitoring tool is very complex and is a long way from meeting consumers" and farmers" need for more transparency on food price buildingpublished by the Commission as well as similar initiatives taken by Member States, asks for further development of such tools in order to improve price transparency for consumers;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to encourage better sharing of information between existing Member State price monitoring tools;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 61 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for introducing mandatory annual reporting by the top 20 traders, processors, wholesalers and retailers on their market shares (with data on private labels) for key food items and on their monthly sales volumes so as to allow all market partners to estimate trends in demand, supply and price developments in the food chain;deleted
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises the necessity of a secure, stable and profitable producer sector as a key element in the food supply chain but also recognises the food supply chain is composed of many actors - including processors, manufacturers, transporters, suppliers and retailers - all of whom add value to the basic commodity and all of whom need security and the potential to make a fair profit;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that higher food consumer prices put pressure on household incomes, in particular the most vulnerable households who spend a considerably greater proportion of their income on food; recognises the important role that competition between the different actors within the supply chain plays in delivering choice and lower prices to all consumers, especially the most vulnerable, and emphasises that any reforms to the food supply chain must neither harm competition or prejudice consumers;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 77 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to identify and combat unfair commercial practices, which are detrimental to the functioning of the internal market;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on national and European competition authorities to take action against abusive buyer practices of dominant wholesalers and retailers which systematicallycould put farmers in an extremely unequal bargaining position;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal on better implementation of existing competition rules in the food chain so as to effectively limit the development of dominant market positions and strengthen farmers" bargaining power through efficient producer organisations and SMEs;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to amendensure European competition law so as to prevent damage caused by concentration and resultant buyer power abuse in the food chain, for example through late payments to farmers, forced discounts, resale at loss, high volume requirements and unjustified listing feesand its enforcement is adequate to deal with any competitive infringements in the food chain;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to take action against the misuse of private labels through the imposition of contracting standards which limit farmers" market access and the systematic reduction of producer prices, and against the practices of buying alliances by supermarket chainnote the support for own brand products among consumers; welcomes the way in which own brand products are often market leaders in terms of innovation and healthy eating; notes their contribution to securing public policy objectives in terms of matters such as diet and health and consumer information; values their success in providing market opportunities for small and large enterprises who manufacture the products; and wishes to ensure there is free, fair and open competition between brands and private labels;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 140 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Takes the view that the Commission's recommendations to enhance vertical integration of the food industry do not reflect the need to rebalance bargaining power between farmers and the food industry;deleted
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 146 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Encourages suppliers, particularly farmers, to become more effective actors within the supply chain by organising themselves into cooperatives so that their bargaining power is increased; encourages them to invest upstream in the supply chain so they benefit from the added value to their products;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the European Union to press for the creation of an independent global regulatory agency setting rules on commodity futures and options exchange and implementing strict regulatory measures against global speculation on food commodities;deleted
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 161 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the competenceslook at the role of European commodity exchange authorities so as to limit and prevent speculationbetter monitor the trading onf food commodities and to work towards the implementation of adequate EU measures preventing speculation on non-agricultural commodities to influenceand proportionate EU measures to increase transparency and prevent market abuse in the trading of agricultural futures;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 183 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Deplores the fact that the Commission communication disregards correlations between low farm gate prices and structural surplus production and their consequences for food quality and employment in disadvantaged regions;deleted
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 189 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission to include in its future action programmes recommendations by the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology (IAASTD) on global food supply and the United Nations report on "agribusiness and the right to food";deleted
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 191 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to adapt EU hygiene standards in relation to local or distance marketing and the shelf life of products, to decentralise and simplify certification and control systems, and to promote direct producer-consumer relations and short food supply chains, the sustainability benefits of which have been documented by EC research projectsBelieves that it is essential for consumers to have access to clear labelling information allowing the identification of product origin and the identification of local and traditional products; stresses that such labelling schemes should not restrict the free circulation of goods in the internal market;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 203 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Deplores the fact that the Commission has ignored food chains which are not or only partially integrated into the market economy, such as subsistence or semi- subsistence production;deleted
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 208 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to modify rules on public procurement practices for catering services so as to enhance sustainable farming practices, develop seasonal food and reduce dependence on fossil agricultural inputs;deleted
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2009/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Welcomes the upturn in Turkey's economy after the global economic crisis; congratulates Turkey on the serious reforms of its banking system, that proved resilient to the economic crisis, as reflected in the upgrading of its credit ratings; stresses the importance of further cooperation between the EU and Turkey to overcome difficulties in both trade and investment;deleted
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 19 #

2009/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Notes Turkey’s potential for further economic development, given its young and dynamic population; encourages both the EU and Turkey to pay due attention to their interlinked economies, to pursue further openness, to refrain from hidden protectionism and to capitalise more on Turkey’s geo-political position when setting trade targets;Delete
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 33 #

2009/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Highlights that the CU covers manufactured goods and processed agricultural products; looks forward to the inclusion of agricultural products in the CU, with the adoption of the CAP; considers that other areas such as services and public procurement should fall within its scope ;
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 46 #

2009/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Encourages the Commission and Turkey to improve trade by removeing all technicalunnecessary barriers to trade, including technical ones such as recognition of certification, duplicative testing, multiple inspections, technical regulations and standards;
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 66 #

2009/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
WelcomNotes the regional platforms initiated by Turkey, such asactivity of Turkey, within the framework of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organisation, the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank and the South East European Cooperation Process, of which Turkey is a founding member; encourages Turkey to continue to playtake a leading role in promoting open and fair trade with due regard for social, economic and environmental wellbeing;
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 3 #

2009/2175(INI)

Draft opinion
Point 1
1. Points out that the Internal Market and international markets are increasingly interlinked; considers, in this context, that legislators in the EU Internal Market and EU negotiators in the field of international trade should always be mindful of the possible mutual consequences when conducting their activities; with a view to fostering synergies, invites the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the Committee on International Trade and EU chief trade negotiators to hold joint briefing sessions prior to and during key international trade negotiations, for example on free trade agreements, to assess the resulting impact on both the EU single market and consumer safety and access to foreign markets for EU businesses;
2010/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 20 #

2009/2175(INI)

Draft opinion
Point 5
5. FWhile arguing strongly against protectionist measures in the field of public procurement at global level, firmly believes in the principle of reciprocity and proportionality in theat field of public procurement; calls on the Commission to consider imposing proportional targeted restrictions on access to parts of the EU's procurement markets for those trading partners which benefit from the openness of the EU market, but have not shown the intention of opening up their own markets to EU companies, in order to encourage our partners to offer reciprocal and proportional market access arrangements for European companies.
2010/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 1 #

2009/0155(NLE)

Proposal for a recommendation
Citation 1 a new
– having regard to the Euro- Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part,("the Association Agreement"), which entered into force on 20 November 1995;
2012/07/17
Committee: INTA
Amendment 4 #

2009/0155(NLE)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital A
A. Whereas the Treaties oblige the European Union, in its External Action, to be guided by the principles which inspired its own creation, including inter alia the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity and respect for the United NatArticle 207(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union states that the common commercial policy shall be conducted in the context of the principles and objectives of the Union’s external action, thus increasing the Unions Charter and international laweconomic influence in the world;
2012/07/17
Committee: INTA
Amendment 5 #

2009/0155(NLE)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas the trading partnership between the Union and Israel is mutually beneficial, the Union being Israel’s major source of imports and its second largest market for exports behind the United States;
2012/07/17
Committee: INTA
Amendment 6 #

2009/0155(NLE)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital A b (new)
Ab. Whereas the Union and Israel, in conformity with their membership in the World Trade Organization, have set up a strategic framework for cooperation under the European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument over the period 2007- 2013 to develop amongst other things, trade and investment flows and regulatory approximation;
2012/07/17
Committee: INTA
Amendment 7 #

2009/0155(NLE)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital B
B. Whereas the Treaties further oblige the European Union to ensure consistency in its External Action, namely between the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Trade Policy;deleted
2012/07/17
Committee: INTA
Amendment 8 #

2009/0155(NLE)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital C
C. Whereas the EU-Israelpurpose of the Protocol attached to the Association Agreement, is to which the Protocol is attached, is itself based on respect for human rights and democratic principles, which guides the respective Parties’ internalfacilitate the elimination by the Parties of technical barriers to trade in respect of certain industrial products, listed in the Annexes to this Protocol and forming and international policiesgral part of it;
2012/07/17
Committee: INTA
Amendment 11 #

2009/0155(NLE)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas the European Parliament, in its resolution of the 29th September 2011, stressed again that peaceful and non- violent means are the only way to achieve a sustainable solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict;
2012/07/17
Committee: INTA
Amendment 12 #

2009/0155(NLE)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital D b (new)
Db. Whereas any means aimed at holding this trade-related Protocol hostage to subjective and over-politicised views could undermine the achievement of a sustainable solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict;
2012/07/17
Committee: INTA
Amendment 14 #

2009/0155(NLE)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital E
E. Whereas the enhancing of the trade partnership between the EU and Israel that would result from the application of the Protocol would not be consistent with the Union’s firm condemnation of Israeli policy vis-à-vis the Palestinians, namely in what regards the Gaza economic blockade, which amounts to a collective punishment of the whole population of the territory, the continuation of the settlements on the occupied territories, the annexation of East Jerusalem and the breach of fundamental rights of the Palestinians, namely the right to their land, freedom of movement, freedom to work, and, of course, their right to self- determinationbe based on two mechanisms; on the one hand, the recognition of equivalence in technical regulation, standardisation and conformity assessment for industrial products subject to equivalent regulation in Union law and the national law of the partner country, and, on the other hand, on the mutual acceptance of industrial products that fulfil the requirements to be lawfully placed on the market in one of the Parties;
2012/07/17
Committee: INTA
Amendment 15 #

2009/0155(NLE)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas under the mutual recognition mechanism, Israel has transposed the relevant EU acquis, with respect to good manufacturing practice (GMP) for pharmaceutical products into its own legislation, and Israel has participated in the relevant European organisations in this sector;
2012/07/17
Committee: INTA
Amendment 17 #

2009/0155(NLE)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital F
F. Whereas, for the same reasons, the European Parliament has, since 2008, withheld consent to the Protocol on the participation of Israel in Community programs;deleted
2012/07/17
Committee: INTA
Amendment 20 #

2009/0155(NLE)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital G
G. Whereas there are no signs of policy change on Israel’s side that could be encouraged by a positive move of the EU in the trade front;deleted
2012/07/17
Committee: INTA
Amendment 22 #

2009/0155(NLE)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital H
H. Whereas, however, Parliament should be allowed to give itself a reasonable time before taking a definitive decision on the consent, in the hope that in the meantime the situation might be redressed;deleted
2012/07/17
Committee: INTA
Amendment 23 #

2009/0155(NLE)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1
1. Decides to suspend for two years the vote on the consent to the draft Council decision; this decision will be reviewed after that period has expired, or earlier in the event of a successful conclusion of the Israeli-Palestinian peace processConsents to conclusion of the Protocol;
2012/07/17
Committee: INTA
Amendment 26 #

2009/0155(NLE)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 a new
1a. Calls on the Commission to regularly report to the Parliament on any progress in the implementation of the Protocol;
2012/07/17
Committee: INTA
Amendment 29 #

2008/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that a demand-side approach should be preferred when managing water resources; notes that supply-side measures should also be considered after the options of enhancement of water efficiency, improvement of demand management and educational measures have been exhausted, with a view to achieving the most economically and environmentally efficient solution, optimising the balance between supply and demand, and ensuring an uninterrupted public water supply including during drought conditions;
2008/06/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 51 #

2008/0249(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex IIb
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Part 3 – paragraph 4 – point 1
(1) inform the competent authorities of the Member State where he is established (as defined in Article 6(6)) of first use of the authorisation no later than 30 working days after the date of first export;
2010/10/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 52 #

2008/0249(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex IIb
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Part 3 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of this authorisation, "a low-value shipment" means items which are comprised in a single export order and are dispatched by an exporter to a named consignee in one or more consignments the aggregate value of which does not exceed €5 000. For this purpose, "value" means the price billed to the consignee; if there is no consignee or determinable price, it is the statistical value.deleted
2010/10/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 54 #

2008/0249(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex IIc
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Part 1 – Items
1-1) This is general export authorisation is in accordance with Article 69(1) and covers the following items: All dual-use items specified in any entry in Annex I except those listed in paragraph 1- 2 below: a. where the items were imported into the European Communityor re- imported into the Union territory for the purpose of maintenance or repair or replacement under warranty, and are exported to the country of consignment without any changes to their original characteristics, or b. where the items are exported to the country of consignment in exchange for items of the same quality and number which were re-imported into the European Community territory forUnion territory for the purpose of maintenance, repair or replacement under warranty.
2010/10/20
Committee: INTA
Amendment 52 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 (new)
(23a) All existing direct payments should be phased out by 2013. By then, farmers should only receive support for the public services that they deliver, such as enhancing biodiversity, and water management, and for achievements in the fields of environment, animal welfare and food safety.
2008/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 57 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowed to use up to 105% of their ceilings for granting specific support in clearly defined cases. Such support should allow Member States to address environmental issues and improve the quality and marketing of agricultural products. Specific support should also be available to buffer the consequences of the phasing-out of milk quotas and the decoupling of support in particularly sensitive sectors. Given the growing importance of an effective management of risks Member States should be given the option to financially contribute to the premiums farmers pay for crop insurance as well as to the financing of financial compensation of certain economic losses in case of animal or plant diseases. With a view to respect the Community’s international obligations the resources that could be used for any coupled support measures should be limited at an appropriate level. The conditions applicable to the financial contributions to crop insurance and animal or plant disease related compensation should be established accordingly.
2008/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 64 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall carry out a detailed review in 2009 to identify how the agricultural sector can reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to provide strong scientific evidence to support any future proposals.
2008/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 65 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission shall abolish all export subsidies by 2013.
2008/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 70 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The reductions referred to in paragraph 1 shall be increased for the: (a) amounts between EUR 100 000 and 199 999, by 3 percentage points, (b) amounts between EUR 200 000 and 299 999, by 6 percentage points, (c) amounts of EUR 300 000 or more, by 9 percentage points.deleted
2008/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 74 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The amounts corresponding to deleted the reduction by 5 percentage points shall be allocated to the Member States concerned in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 128(2) on the basis of the following criteria: agricultural area, agricultural employment, (ac) (b) gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in purchasing power. However, any Member State concerned shall receive at least 80% of the total amounts which modulation has generated in that Member State.
2008/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 142 #

2007/0286(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point h
An application for a permit shall also include a non-technical summary of the details referred to in the first subparagraph and, where applicable, a baseline report.
2008/10/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 165 #

2007/0286(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – letter b
(b) if necessary, appropriate requirements ensuring protection of the soil and groundwater and measures concerning the management of waste generated by the installation;
2008/09/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 184 #

2007/0286(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Without prejudice to Article 19, the emission limit values and the equivalent parameters and technical measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 15 shall be based on the best available techniques, without prescribing the use of any technique or specific technology, but taking into account the technical characteristics of the installation concerned, its geographical location and the local environmental conditions.
2008/09/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 214 #

2007/0286(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Without prejudice to the first subparagraph, periodic monitoring shall be carried out at least once every seven years.deleted
2008/09/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 218 #

2007/0286(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The Commission may establish criteria for the determination of the frequency of the periodic monitoring.deleted
2008/09/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 382 #

2007/0286(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 a (new)
When calculating the total rated thermal input of installations referred to in point 1.1, for combustion plants used in healthcare facilities only the normal running capacity shall be included for the purposes of this calculation.
2008/09/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 404 #

2007/0286(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 5.3. a (new)
5.3.a. Annex I shall not apply to biological and physico-chemical treatment processes for recovery of non-hazardous waste already covered by Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment [OJ ref] 1 and which solely result in treated sludge, as defined in Directive 86/278/EEC of 12 June 1986. 1 [OJ ref Official Journal L 181, 04/07/1986 P. 0006 - 0012 as a footnote].
2008/09/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 406 #

2007/0286(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 6.4. - point a
6.4. (a) Operating slaughterhouses with a carcass production capacity greater than 50 tonnes per day (average value on a quarterly basis)
2008/09/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 407 #

2007/0286(COD)


Annex I – point 6.4 – point b − subpoint ii
(ii) vegetable raw materials with a finished product production capacity greater than 300 tonnes per day (average value on a quarterly basis)
2008/09/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 410 #

2007/0286(COD)


Annex I – point 6.4 – point b − subpoint iii
(iii) a mix of animal and vegetable raw materials with a finished product production capacity in tonnes per day greater than: – 75 if A is equal to 10 or more; or – [300- (22.5 x A)] in any other case where 'A' is the portion of animal material (in percent) of(average value on a quarterly basis) greater than: 75 whereby the amount of vegetable raw materials contained in the finished product production capacity shall be divided by the factor 4.
2008/09/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 411 #

2007/0286(COD)


Annex I – point 6.4 – point b − subpoint i
(i) animal raw materials (other than exclusively milk) with a finished product production capacity greater than 75 tonnes per day (average value on a quarterly basis)
2008/09/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 418 #

2007/0286(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 6.6. – subparagraph 2
In cases of other poultry species than referred in point (a) or different types of species referred in points (a), (b) and (c) reared on the same installation, the threshold shall be calculated on the basis of equivalent nitrogen excretion factors compared to the thresholds set above.deleted
2008/09/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 511 #

2007/0286(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – Part 6 – point 2.5 - subparagraph 1
2.5. The competent authority may decide not to require continuous measurements for HCI, HF and SO2 in waste incineration plants or waste co-incineration plants and require periodic measurements as set out in point 2.1(c) or no measurements if the operator can prove that the emissions of those pollutants can, following technical knowledge and expert judgement, under no circumstances be higher than the prescribed emission limit values.
2008/09/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 517 #

2007/0286(COD)


Annex VI – Part 6 – point 2.5 - subparagraph 2
The competent authority may decide not to require continuous measurements for NOx and require periodic measurements as set out in point 2.1(c) in existing waste incineration plants with a nominal capacity of less than 6 tonnes per hour or in existing waste co- incineration plants with a nominal capacity of less than 6 tonnes per hour if the operator can prove on the basis of information on the quality of the waste concerned, the technologies used and the results of the monitoring of emissions that the emissions of NOx can, following technical knowledge and expert judgement, under no circumstances be higher than the prescribed emission limit value.
2008/09/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 216 #

2006/0136(COD)


Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Therefore, as the Regulation could have an impact on the landscape and the supply and price of plants and food, the Commission should carry out a thorough and broad-reaching EU-wide impact assessment of all aspects of this Regulation on all industry sectors affected including agriculture, horticulture, gardening, landscaping and public and private amenities prior to its implementation.
2008/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 240 #

2006/0136(COD)


Article 4 - paragraph 7 - subparagraph 1
7. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, where on the basis of documented evidence an active substance is necessary to control a serious danger to plant health which cannot be contained by other available means, such active substance may be approved for a time limited period not exceeding five years even if it does not satisfy the criteria set out in points 3.6.3, 3.6.4, 3.6.5, 3.7.2, 3.7.3, 3.8.1 or 3.8.2 of Annex II, provided that the use of the active substance is subject to risk mitigation measures to ensure that exposure of humans and the environment is minimised. For such substances maximum residue levels shall be set in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
2008/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 262 #

2006/0136(COD)


Article 30 - paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By way of derogation from Article 29(1)(a), Member States may, on the basis of documented evidence, authorise for a provisional period not exceeding three years the placing on the market of a plant protection product containing an active substance that does not satisfy the criteria set out in points 3.6.3, 3.6.4, 3.6.5 and 3.8.2 of Annex II and which is not approved, provided the plant protection product is necessary to control a serious danger to plant health, including the development of resistance, which cannot be controlled by other available means and an application for the approval of the active substance according to Article 4(7) has been submitted. The use of the plant protection product has to be subject to risk mitigation measures to ensure that exposure of humans and the environment is minimised. Following the approval of the active substance, the validity of the plant protection product authorisation shall be adjusted so that it does not exceed the expiry date of the active substance approval. If a decision on the possible approval of the active substance has not been made by the time the provisional authorisation expires, Member States may extend the authorisation until a decision on the active substance has been taken. For such substances, exemptions from maximum residue levels shall be arranged in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 18(4) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
2008/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 291 #

2006/0136(COD)


Article 63 – paragraph 2 - introduction
2. Disclosure of the following information shall normally be deemed to undermine the protection of the commercial interests or of privacy and the integrity of the individuals concerned:
2008/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 298 #

2006/0136(COD)


Article 82
By …*, Tthe Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning of mutual recognition of authorisations and in particular on the application by the Member States of the provisions referred to in Article 36(3) and Article 50(2), the division of the Community into three zones and on the application of the criteria for the approval of active substances, safeners and synergists as set out in Annex II and the impact thereof on minor uses, raw material availability, the diversification and competitiveness of agriculture and the wider socio-economic context (i.e. food demand, evolution of food prices, availability of agricultural land) as well as on human health and on the environment. The report may be accompanied, if necessary, by the appropriate legislative proposals to amend those provisions.
2008/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 310 #

2006/0136(COD)


Annex II - point 3.6.5.
3.6.5. An active substance, safener or synergist shall only be approved if, on the basis of the assessment of Community or internationally agreed test guidelines or other available data and information, including a review of the scientific literature, reviewed by the Authority, it is not considered to have endocrine disrupting properties that may cause adverse effect in humans such that it is not or has not to be classified, in accordance with the provisions of Directive 67/548/EEC, as toxic for reproduction category 3, unless the exposure of humans to that active substance, safener or synergist in a plant protection product, under realistic proposed conditions of use, is negligible, i.e. the product is used in closed systems or in other conditions excluding contact with humans and where residues of the active substance, safener or synergist concerned on food and feed do not exceed the default value set in accordance with point (b) of Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
2008/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2006/0129(COD)


Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with Article 1 of this Directive andorder to achieve a good chemical surface for bodies of surface water pursuant to Article 4 (1) (a) of Directive 2000/60/EC, Member States shall apply the EQS laid down in Annex I, Part A, to this Directive in bodies of surface water. Member States shall apply the EQS in bodies of surface water in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex I, Part Bensure that the composition of those bodies of surface water, sediment or biota complies with environmental quality standards for priority substances as laid down in Part A of Annex I, and with the environmental quality standards for the pollutants laid down in Part B of Annex I.
2008/04/14
Committee: ENVI