Activities of Emmanuel MAUREL related to 2021/2177(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on EU-India future trade and investment cooperation
Amendments (24)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas world trade affects climate change and contributes to the loss of biodiversity;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Commission has committed to ensuring that all of its proposals are aligned with the goal of limiting end-of-century global warming to 1.5 °C;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the deteriorating air quality in India is deeply concerning and has a major impact on public health;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service to pursue all efforts to improve and deepen the relationship with India, a strategic partner of the EU; reiterates the need for a deeper partnership based on the shared values of freedom, democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, equality, respect for human rights, a commitment to promoting an inclusive, socially just, coherent and rules- based global order, effective multilateralism and sustainable development, fighting climate change, and promoting peace and stability in the world;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that EU-India trade increased by more than 70 % between 2009 and 2019 and that both parties share a common interest in fostering closer and deeper economic ties; recognises that India is a solid alternative fthese ties must, however be mutually beneficial, lead to shared prosperity, more an EU that wants to diversify its supply chains, and that the EU is India’s largest trading partner in the agri-food sectord better quality jobs, improved living standards and reduced inequality, and contribute towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that the 'farm to fork' strategy includes the obligations to reduce the use of pesticides by 50% by 2030 and to increase the proportion of agricultural land under organic farming to 25%; therefore sees a pressing need to include mirror clauses in any agreements to prevent the EU's carbon footprint from being exported to partner countries;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expects a swift follow-up to the EU-India leaders’ meeting in order to openly address values-based cooperation at the highest level in matters of trade and investment; welcomes both partners’ readiness to work towards the conclusion ofpoints out that any agreement must include binding clauses on sustainable development, negotiated beforehand and ambitious, comprehensive and miming for climate neuturally beneficial trade agreementity and decent working conditions and pay;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. ConsidersTakes the view that the existing negotiating mandate is comprehensive and broad enough for negotiations to restartdoes not take sufficient account of the climate crisis or of the impact that trade has on carbon emissions and the loss of biodiversity; takes the view, however, that an addendum is necessary to ensure that the prospective comprehensive trade agreement contains as integral parts thereof a dedicated chapter for SMEs, a dedicated chapter on raw materials to remove all export duties on raw materialincrease environmental protection standards, and an ambitious and enforceable trade and sustainable development chapter aligned withthat upholds the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Agrees with EU and Indian leaders that in order to give the negotiations the impetus they need, it is imperative to find early solutions to long-standing market access issues; encourages the negotiators, therefore, to find swift solutions to the long-standing market access issues both across governance levels and sectors (e.g. cars, car parts, agriculture, medical devices, pharmaceuticaldigital products, sanitary and phytosanitary irritants, and non-tariff barriers such as quality control orders); recognises, however, that pharmaceuticals need to be addressed separately to prevent an increase in prices for Indian practicians and patients, and calls, in this regard, for specific mechanisms to be introduced to regulate pharmaceutical practicians patents and profits;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Encourages the negotiators to make good progress in achieving a comprehensive, state-of-the-art and WTO- compatible free trade agreen economic, social and environmental partnership agreement preceded by a complete and comprehensive impact study on sustainable development in line with the Ombudsman's recommendations of 19 March 2021, taking account of the difference in the two parties' level of development, and giving priority to areas conducive to sustainable growth and the digital and green transitions, as follows:
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Encourages the negotiators to make good progress in achieving a comprehensive, state-of-the-art and WTO- compatible free trade agreementn economic, social and environmental partnership agreement preceded by a complete and comprehensive impact study on sustainable development in line with the Ombudsman's recommendations of 19 March 2021, giving priority to areas conducive to sustainable growth and the digital and green transitions, as follows:
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point i
Paragraph 6 – point i
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point ii
Paragraph 6 – point ii
ii. expedited, more transparent and less onerous customs, sanitary and phytosanitary procedures as well as a comprehensive single-window electronic certification process and the removal of disproportionate import bans;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point iii
Paragraph 6 – point iii
iii. the elimination of onerous technical barriers to trade, including a review of the increasing number of obstacles of late such as in ICT, medical devices, toys, alcoholic beverages, polished diamonds, food and steel; the agreement should seek to ensure compliance with the international standards of the International Organization for Standardisation (ISO), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU), go beyond the WTO Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement, ensure that there is no duplication of testing and certification, and streamline licensing schemes, quality control orders and clinical investigations;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point iv
Paragraph 6 – point iv
iv. a comprehensive chapter on public procurement at all levels of governance in order toin order to ensure reciprocity and enforce the principles of transparency and non- discrimination in public procurement through effective remedy procedures; calls, in this respect, for India to accede to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement and to prohibit ‘buy national’ practices;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point vi
Paragraph 6 – point vi
vi. a robust chapter on high-level protection for intellectual property rights (IPR), that includes specific clauses on pharmaceuticals to protect Indian practicians and patients, firm commitments to tackle counterfeiting and specific clauses on copyright enforcement in the digital market, which should facilitate a non- restrictive and swift patent application process and the rapid and effective enforcement of IPR standards;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point vii
Paragraph 6 – point vii
vii. the establishment of modernreciprocal rules of origin, in line with the EU’s other modern and comprehensive free trade agreements;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the agreement shcould remove all number of discriminatory and disproportionate obstacles to establishment in services and manufacturing sectors in order to ensure a level playing field between EU and Indian operators;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Invites the EU’s negotiating team to make best use of India’s commitment to multilateralism and an international rules- based trading order and to urge India to play a more decisive role in ongoing efforts to reform the WTO; applauds the EU and India’s co-sponsored reform proposal for the WTO Dispute Settlement Body and calls on India to join the multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangement; commends the commitment of EU and Indian leaders to enhancing coordination on global economic governance, notably in the WTO and G20; expects to be briefed about the results of the EU-India Senior Officials’ Dialogue, which aims to deepen bilateral cooperation on WTO issues under the auspices of the High-Level Dialogues on Trade and Investment;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. ApplaudsTakes the view that both sides’ readiness to negotiate a stand-alone investment protection agreement, which would should not impede their ability to regulate inc arease legal certainty for investo of general interest, particularly on social and environmental matters, on both sides and further strengthen bilateral tr to safeguard the basic conditions of sovereignty; rejects any separadte relationsmechanism to legally enforce such an agreement; recommends working towards the achievement of common and mutually beneficial objectives in these areas in order to foster economic growth and innovation;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reaffirms that an investment protection agreement could be an adequate stepping stone for further strengthening bilateral trade relations; encourages the negotiators to agree on a dedicated EU-India investment court system as a stepping stone to a multilateral investment court, to which both the EU and India should adhereUrges the negotiators not to introduce any separate investor-state arbitration mechanism under an investment protection agreement;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reaffirms that an investment protection agreement could be an adequate stepping stone for further strengthening bilateral trade relations; encourages the negotiators to agree on a dedicated EU- India investment court system as a stepping stone to a multilateral investment court, to which both the EU and India should adhere;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the establishment of two joint working groups to ramp up regulatory cooperation on goods and services, including on green and digital technologies and on resilient supply chains by actively involving all stakeholders including unions and NGOs; stresses the crucial role of the High-Level Dialogues on Trade and Investment for ensuring good progress overall, including on long- standing market access issues; expects to be briefed promptly and regularly about the results of these dialogues;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14