2 Amendments of Kader ARIF related to 2010/2095(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5a (new)
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. Considers that external competition is vital to the EU and that it is based on fair competition between domestic and external producers; believes therefore that steps must be taken to ensure that European businesses are not threatened by unfair practices; stresses the importance of a system of effective trade protection and draws attention to the need to make use, where necessary, of trade defence instruments vis-à-vis countries which fail to comply with international trade rules or free trade agreements with the EU.
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5b (new)
Paragraph 5b (new)
5b. Stresses the need to defend EU interests in negotiations on future trade agreements in order to protect industry and employment, and calls for such agreements to be drafted in such a way as to form part of an industrial strategy based on fair competition; considers also that the inclusion in free-trade agreements of legally binding clauses on social and environmental standards should become standard practice.