19 Amendments of Jan ZAHRADIL related to 2015/2038(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas trade plays a powerful role in promoting business opportunities, creating prosperity and increasing employment as well as in driving economic development, social progress, living standards, quality of life and improvement of human rights standards in the long-term;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas Governments that encourage open markets have the best chance of generating inclusive and sustainable economic growth;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)
Recital -A b (new)
-Ab. whereas the EU underlines its firm commitment to promote sustainable development as reaffirmed in its ‘Trade for All’ strategy , human rights and good governance through incentive based means - GSP+ and the preferential market access provisions in countries committed to implementing core international conventions in those areas;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas EU trade policies could contribute positively to the harmonisation process in the direction of implementation and development of human rights (HR), social and environmental sustainability; whereas it must be ensured that trade and investment agreements not reduce their ability to meet their HR obligations, which must prevail over investors and profits interests; whereas there is public concern about the detrimental impact on the concrete enjoyment of HR and labour standards of non-tariff barrier reduction; whereas the new generation of trade agreements risks acting as a back-door deregulation instrument;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses that the EU’s long-term record in accounting for social and environmental issues within the context of its trade diplomacy is already ahead of other major global trade players; underlines that the human rights engagements of our trading partners provide a solid basis for ongoing dialogue, cooperative process and progressive improvement in the long-term; warns against politicizing international trade by making it an arena for human rights issues;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to incorporate a gender- sensitiverease their efforts to promote the economic empowerment of women; recommends including a gender mainstreaming approach into all their policies, as well as into EU trade strategy, guaranteeing inter alia effective compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW); calls on the Commission to draw up an in-depth, binding impact assessment of the EU trade strategy from the perspective of women, HR and gender;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Remains concerned about the too limited effects of traditional HR clauses in ensuring that the EU fulfils its HR obligations and commitments; cCalls on the Commission and the Council to comprehensively rethink the protection and guarantees offered to HR in FTAs and IPAs and to propose a new model for a set of binding HR clauses, in particular through:
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b
Paragraph 5 – point b
(b) introduction of mechanisms for mandatory periodic HR impact assessments, including through the establishment of an interinstitutional committee,
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a
Paragraph 6 – point a
(a) a preliminary commitment by each of the parties to ratify and transpose into national law and to implement the eight core and four priority ILO Conventions,
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point b
Paragraph 6 – point b
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c
Paragraph 6 – point c
(c) more than a merely incentives-based approach: sanctions must cause an effective suspension of trade benefits in the form of countervailing duties. In addition to sanctions, a decision may requirhowever, warns against counterproductive effects of these san action plan that could include legislative and/or regulatory reformss to the cause of open societies, human rights and international cooperation;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Firmly demands that HRIAs and sustainability impact assessments (SIAs) become binding and begin at an early stage in order to inform negotiating positions even before they are formulated;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges the Commission’s efforts to negotiate a plurilateral agreement on green goods; calls on the Commission to focus on a diversified strategy that can also address anti-dumping policies in the renewable energy sector, intellectual property regimes, tight financing programmes and the lack of national environmental policies that create the demand for such goods;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the EU to reconsider itsRecognises the importance of intellectual property rights (IPRs) policy with a view to a less stringent interpretation of property rights and a clear recognition of governments’ power to apply additional requirements in drawing up domestic legislation and to adopt and use intellectual property flexibilities in order to realise HR, including those covering geographical indications for both agricultural and processed agricultural products, requests that the Commission continue to ensure respect for GIs in trade agreements in addition to ensuring sufficient protection for intellectual property so that innovators are encouraged to invest in research and development in new technologies;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that the EU is the World’s leading actor in terms of National Action Plans for CSR; calls 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 that their business operations are subject to therein, not least, compliance with international standards and rules in the areas of human rights, labour and environment; to achieve this aim, further suggests that the Commission actively engages with its partner countries to exchange best practices and know-how on ways and means to improve the business environment and awareness concerning responsible business conduct;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regards as insufficient theNotes continuous efforts towards the inclusion of CSR clauses in the TSD chapters and asks the Commission to step up its efforts towards achieving compliance by companies, throughout their supply chains, and full respect for ILO core labour standards and internationally recognised CSR standards;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes it is crucial to ensure increased access to information on the conduct of enterprises; considers it fundamental to introduce a mandatory reporting system and due diligence for EU companies that outsource their production to third countries;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the EU and the Member States to promote binding measures to ensure that companies pay taxes where economic activities take place and value is created, and to promote compulsory country-by- country repvide good governance in tax matters and effective tax collection and ensuring it is given priority on the agenda in its policy dialogue (political, development and trade) and to support the role of civil society in ensuring public scrutiny of tax governance and monitorting by the private sectorof cases concerning tax fraud;