9 Amendments of Daniel CASPARY related to 2017/2070(INI)
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note ofWelcomes the Opinion 2/15 of the CJEU, of 16 May 2017, establishing that, apart from the question of portfolio investment and the arrangements for investor-state dispute settlement, the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore lies within the exclusive competence of the Union; askscalls on the Commission to clarify at the earliest possible date its decision on the structure of free trade agreements in the future, taking account of the limits of EU exclusive competence set by the Court rulingand the Council to fully respect this distribution of competences between the EU and its Member States for the adoption of negotiating directives, the negotiations, the legal basis of proposals to sign and conclude, and in particular for Council’s signature and conclusion of international trade agreements; points out that Parliament must be involved and must be kept fully informed, in a timely manner, at all stages in the negotiation and implementation of trade agreements;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that the free trade agreements with Canada and Ecuador have entered into force provisionally and that those with Vietnam and Japan have been concluded since the Trade for All strategy was published; calls for a swift ratification of these agreements, as well as of the Singapore FTA, and the start of the negotiations with Australia and New Zealand without delay;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that the agreements concluded and the Union’s ongoing and forthcoming bilateral negotiations represent opportunities for market access and the lifting of trade barriers; issues a reminder that priority must be given to the substance of the negotiations rather than their pace, that the aims of reciprocity and mutual benefit must be guiding threads, that EU rules and standards cannot be watered down, and that public services including services of general interest, as well as audiovisual services, must be excluded; considering, in this respect, that no EU trade agreement has ever privatised public services or watered down EU rules and standards;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Asks the Commission and Member States to consider updateing their negotiating mandates every five yearsfor agreements that have already been in negotiation for a long time, in order to reflect thepotentially changing contexts and challenges, and to include review clauses in trade agreements to ensure that they are implemented as effectively as possible and that they are adaptable;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points out that, in the implementation of Union trade policy, special attention needs to be paid to agricultural products and to the interests of European producers and consumers; emphasises that trade agreements, and notably the agreement with Japan, can open up new business horizons for the agrifood sector; highlights the importance of striking the right balance between protecting sensitive agricultural products and advancing the Union’s offensive interests in relation to agrifood exports, with provision for, inter alia, transition periods and suitable quotas, and in certain cases for the exclusion of the most sensitive products; points out that it is essential to safeguard a robust system of health and plant-health rules while combating any form of discriminatory treatment in this area;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Points out that trade agreements, including trade chapters in association agreements, cannot come into force until they have been ratified by Parliament; believes it is essential to respect horizontally the practice to also await for Parliament’s consent before provisionally applying politically important agreements, as also committed to by Commissioner Malmström in her hearing on 29 September 2014;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Points out that the Union’s public procurement markets are the most open in the world; is concerned at certain partners’ non-compliance with provisions onbout the very limited access to public- procurement market access,s in certain third countries to the detriment of EU companies; asks the Commission to work to secure greater access to third countries’ public procurement markets and to consider, as part of a range of measures, the introduction of rules along the lines of a ‘Buy European Act’, directed at third countries which give domestic companies priority access to their public procurement markets;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Reaffirms its support for the inclusion in all future trade agreements of ambitious provisions on combating corruption within the Union's exclusive competence; welcomes the inclusion of anti- corruption provisions in the ongoing negotiations on updating the EU-Mexico FTA;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Takes note of the Commission’s work on transparency and calls on the Commission to conduct negotiations as transparently as possible and fully respecting best practice as established in other negotiations; calls on the Commission to publish more of the documents relating to the negotiation and implementation of agreements;