Activities of Heidi HAUTALA related to 2017/2282(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the far-reaching reforms already undertaken by Georgia; notes that further efConsiders regulatory approximation with the EU acquis the key dimension of the DCFTA because actual access to the EU market and reform very much depend on appropriate implementation and enforcement of relevant legislation; is aware of the important challenge this represents for governance, institutions and public administration in Georgia and encourages the European Commission to provide adequate technical and financial support; welcomes the far-reaching refortms should be encouraged, especiallyalready undertaken by Georgia and encourages further progress, for instance in the areas of sanitary and phytosanitary measures (notably as regards institutional capacity-building in food safety control), public procurement, technical barriers to trade, intellectual property rights, and customs servicesregulatory matters and conformity assessment procedures, intellectual property rights, and customs procedures according to the timelines agreed by the Parties under the DCFTA;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets that Georgia becomes aware of new or updated EU acquis they have committed to transpose under the DCFTA only after it has entered into force in the EU; considers that involving Georgian authorities from the stage of drafting relevant legislation would be useful in order to make the process more inclusive and to reduce transition costs for Georgia and calls on the European Commission to set up an ex-ante consultation process;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with satisfaction that some new products have started to be exported to the EU, although Georgia still predominantly exports agricultural commodities and raw materials; encourages the European Commission to support Georgia in identifying those areas that could further foster economic diversification and in prioritizing them in the process of DCFTA implementation;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for more effective implementation of the ILO core labour conventions (in the fields ofIs deeply concerned by the labour rights situation in Georgia notably in the fields of occupational safety, child labour, and freedom of association and occupational safety), inter alia through the setting up of; notes with concern that the recently created Labour Inspection Department is not allowed to inspect workplaces without the prior consent of an employer and that recommendations issued following an inspec-tion are not legally binding; urges the Georgian government to set up a fully- fledged and independent labour inspection system; calls for the effective implementation of ILO labour conventions by Georgia and calls on the Commission to activate the dispute settlement mechanism without delay should there be no further progress;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the implementation of the environmental pillar ofGeorgia has committed to effectively implement multilateral environmental agreements under the TSD chapter, which needs further improvement;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Council and the Commission to use all possible leverageresources to encourage and assist Georgia in its efforts to implement the DCFTA effectively; calls on both sides to offer greater support to SMEs and to provide technical assistance; urges the European Commission to consider the setting up of a support group for Georgia, similarly to the one created for Ukraine;.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that the evaluation of the DCFTA implementation is very much focused on trade flows and trade irritants; calls on the European Commission to appropriately monitor and assess the implementation of the DCFTA, with special attention being paid to the acquis transposition and implementation, as well as to the impact on the Georgian society, and to provide public and comprehensive annual reporting including on the technical and financial support provided by the EU;