17 Amendments of Kader ARIF related to 2008/2004(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas economic development is based on three sectors of equal importance for the purposes of growth: agriculture, industry and the tertiary (services) sector; to ensure human development and sustainable development, the three sectors must be given balanced support,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas a quantitative assessment of the respective contribution of the three sectors to GDP fails to take account of the significance of each in qualitative terms. Agriculture, for example, relates directly to world challenges arising in connection with nutrition, hygiene and food sovereignty. It is therefore natural for this sector to receive particular attention in the course of multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations and to be given aid in order to prevent world food crises,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas trade in services so far only amounts to 25% of world trade; whereas the sector has a huge potential and a lot to be gained from liberalisedthe equitable opening up of trade in services; whereas more jobs are created in this sector than in any other sector of the economy,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas an efficient services infrastructure is aone of the preconditions for economic success, together with the average level of education and public health standards; whereas access to world- class services helps exporters and producers of goods and services in developing countries to capitalise on their competitive strength; whereas a number of developing countries have also been able, building on foreign investment and expertise, to advance in international services markets; whereas services liberalisation has thus become a key element of many development strategies,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the developing countries agreed at Marrakech to commence negotiations on services subject to total flexibility as to whether the negotiations would include or exclude any services sector,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Notes that international trade geared to development and poverty reduction must also contribute to social progress and quality employment; trade regulations must comply with ILO social standards; measures to combat all forms of exploitation at the workplace (prohibiting forced labour and child labour in particular), together with respect for trade union liberties, are essential for balanced trade in the interest of all; reaffirms the need to examine the interaction between trade and social issues;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the Commission must take the different Member State interests and those of the developing countries into account when negotiating commitment schedules;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Observes that it is necessary to make a clear distinction between commercial and public services; stresses the need to exclude public services from the scope of the negotiations, in particular those helping to ensure public access to essential services such as health, education, drinking water and energy, and those making a significant contribution to cultural identity, such as audiovisual services;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls, on the one hand, that the principles of GATS do not prohibit require neither privatisation nor deregulation; underlines therefore that each state is free to liberalise any service sector and do not seek any degree of liberalisation as such and do not exclude the imposition of public service obligations; recalls, on the other hand, that the GATS acknowledges the right of WTO members '(...) to regulate (...) the supply of services within their territories (...) to meet national policy objectives (...)'; stresses that GATS schedules deal with the bound commitments of each WTO member in terms of trade in services and that each member is free to open its market beyond its GATS commitments provided that the Most Favoured Nation principle or Article V of GATS on Economic Integration is respected;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. ConsiderRecalls that the Doha Development Round must focus on development and, accordingly, that negotiations on trade in services must serve both the interests of the EU and the economic growth of the poorest countries;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the need to allow developing countries a degree of latitude regarding the level of reciprocity in the opening up of trade, so as to protect the most vulnerable by enabling them to decide for themselves the speed at which liberalisation should be achieved;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Expresses concern at the consequences of abrupt liberalisation of trade in farm products and speculation in basic food commodities; stresses the economic and social importance of this sector for developing countries and the need to avoid impoverishment of rural populations, which causes people to leave the countryside and concentrate in already overpopulated urban centres;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes with regards to the negotiation of the EU-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that aspects of the agreement affecting public procurement, investments and services should recognise the varying level of development of ASEAN members and respect the right of all participants to regulate public services, particularly those relating to basic needs - this, however, should not prevent private companies filling in the gap where the state fails to provide services required by citizens;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25