18 Amendments of Corien WORTMANN-KOOL related to 2007/2198(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas internationally agreed upon competition rules are not sufficient to counteract all unfair trade practices; whereas TDIs serve as an instrument to counteract unfair trade practices,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in TDI investigations, a balance has too often failed to be attained among taking timely action when unfair trade is injuring EU industry, the need to maintain the quality and thoroughness of Commission investigations and the maintenance of transparency and opportunity for all interested parties to contribute,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, anti-dumping is a very specific and narrowly focused instrument tackling European competitiveness is affected by unfair and anticompetitive trade practices:; whereas antidumping is not designed to tackle labour and environmental standards and to apEuropean production and manufacturing play such standards that would hardly be in line wian important role in the current WTO regulationreation of economic growth and jobs in Europe,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Emphasises that the TDI system serves to protect the interests of European producers and employees against impairment caused by dumping or illegal subsidies; Stresses that the current TDI system is not transparent and predictable with regard to the initiation, course and outcome of these investigations;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the functioning of the current TDI system in the EU needs to be updatedimproved in terms of transparency, predictability and accessibility especially for SMEs in order to provide a suitable answer to unfair behaviour which affects international trade in a globalised world;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that the TDI system has toshould take into account the legitimate interest of European economic operators who need to take advantage of global supply chains to have access to raw- materials and tie-in products to stay competitive as provided by Article 21 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not member of the European Community1;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to revisguarantee its standards of initiation for new TDI investigations and ensure that the complaining industry provides prima facie evidence that all the AD basic requirements (dumping, injury, causal link) have been met and that measures are not overly and clearly against community interest;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to come up with an impact assessment, covering the impact on EU companies, employment and consumers, on the possible application of a modernised definition of "Community industry" which takes into account the changing patterns of the world economy;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take into account the impact of TDI measures on consumers, by assessing their consequences in terms of price level, quality, availability and choice as well as sustainable competition in the markets;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Urges the Commission and the Council to guarantee the objective and neutral application of TDI rules. Lessons should be learned from European competition policy;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that the credibility and effectiveness of the trade defence policy as an instrument of EU competitiveness needs to be improved and its legitimacy should be increased by more involvement of the European Parliament in evaluating and, if appropriate, adapting the system;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35