7 Amendments of Pierre SCHAPIRA related to 2008/2170(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the development impactbenefits of EPAs willshould result from their effects on: - the reduction of net customs revenues and its effect on the budgets of the ACP States, - the improvement of the supply of ACP countries' economies and provision of customers with imported EU products, - growing: - ACP regional integration, which has the capacity to improve the framework for economic development, but only if the EPAs complement rather than undermine indigenous regional integration processes, - possible increased exports tofrom the EU from ACP countries through improved RACP to the EU, if the rules of Oorigin, which would lead to economic growth, more employment, increased state revenue which could be used to fund social measures, - regional integration and other trade facilitation measures are improved, including inf the ACP regions, which has the capacity to improve the framework for economic development and would therefore contribute to economic growth, - the successful use of financing for Aid for Trade in connection with the EPAs, full €2 billion Aid for Trade commitment is delivered without delay to support trade capacity building, - the implementation of reform measures in the ACP countries, in particular as regardson public finance management, collection of customs duties and establishment of a new tax revenue systems,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1
Paragraph -1
-1. Urges the Council, the Commission and governments of the EU Member States to do their utmost to re-establish an atmosphere of confidence, mutual respect and trust in so far as it has been damaged in the course of negotiations; (text of paragraph 7 modified and moved back)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Insists that EPAs are an instrument to development which should reflect both national and regional interest and needs of the ACP countries in order to reduce poverty, achieve the MDGs and respect fundamental human rights such as the right to food or the right to access basic public services;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission and the ACP countries to make best use of the funding available for Aid for Trade in order to support the reform process in areas essential for economic development; to improve infrastructure where it is necessary to benefit more effective from the opportunities offered by the EPA, as the opportunities offered by the EPAs can only be fully taken advantage of if strong accompanying measures are introduced for the ACP countries; to compensate the net loss of customs revenue and encourage tax reform so that public investments in social sectors are not reduced; to invest in the production chain in order to diversify export production; and to produce more, highly processeder added-value export goods;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Also underlines that all agreements must respect the asymmetry in favour of the ACP countries regarding both the range of products targeted and the transition periods, and that the EPAs must provide firm guarantees of protection for those sectors which the ACP countries identify as sensitive;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Underlines that, since conformity with the rules of the WTO requires only an agreement on trade in goods, the Commission must not impose negotiations on services or the ‘Singapore subjects’ if the ACP countries do not want them; points out that, in any case, public services must remain outside the framework of liberalisation laid down by the EPAs;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to allow the ACP countries to renegotiate the disputed clauses before the agreements are signed, and to give ACP negotiators sufficient time to evaluate the agreement and to make suggestions before adopting the relevant agreement; stresses in particular the importance of taking into account the concerns of partner countries and their parliaments, local authorities and civil society in the framework of negotiating full EPAs, which should not be concluded under pressure and in haste, as they exceed the requirements of the WTO;