1930 Amendments of Daniel CASPARY
Amendment 8 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Subject to an assessment by the Commission carried out in the context of the regular monitoring of the impact of this Regulation and launched either following a duly substantiated request from a Member State or on the Commission’s own initiative, it is necessary to provide for the possibility to take any necessary measures for imports of any products falling under the scope of this Regulation which are adversely affecting the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products. There is a particularly precarious situation in the markets for cereals, oilseeds, poultry, eggs, and sugar and honey and that may harm Union agricultural producers if imports from Ukraine were to increase. It is appropriate to introduce an automatic safeguard for cereals, oilseeds, eggs, poultry, and sugar and honey products that is activated if quantities imported pursuant to this Regulation exceed the arithmetic mean of quantities in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Amendment 18 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
1. If a product covered by Article 1(1) or any other product originating in Ukraine is imported under conditions which adversely affect the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products, the Commission may impose any measure which is necessary by means of an implementing act. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 5(3).
Amendment 26 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
7. If, during the period 6 June to 31 December 2024, cumulative import volumes of either common wheat, wheat flours, and pellets; barley, barley flour and pellets; oats; maize, maize flour and pellets; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry or sugar since 1 January 2024 reach the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021, 2022 and 2023, the Commission shall, within 210 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards established by Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478:
Amendment 31 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b, until 31 December 2024 or in the case of sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; introduce a new tariff-rate quota based on the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021, 2022 and 2023, until 31 December 2024; and
Amendment 33 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) introduce from 1 January 2025 either a tariff-rate quota equal to five twelfths of that arithmetic mean or the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b, whichever is highlower.
Amendment 39 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
If, during the period 1 January to 5 June 2025, cumulative import volumes of either common wheat, flours, and pellets; barley, flour and pellets; oats; maize, flour and pellets; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry or sugar for the period since 1 January 2025 reach five twelfths of the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded 2021, 2022 and 2023, the Commission shall, within 210 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards, reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b or in the case of sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; introduce a new tariff-rate quota based on the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Amendment 45 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of this paragraph, the terms eggs, poultry and sugar refer to all products covered by the tariff-rate quotas in the Appendix to Annex I-A of the Association Agreement for, respectivelcommon wheat, flours, and pellet ; barley, flour and pellets; oats; maize, flour and pellets; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry and sugar refer to all products covered by the tariff-rate quotas in the Appendix to Annex I-A of the Association Agreement for, respectively, common wheat, wheat flours, and pellets; barley, barley flour and pellets; oats ; maize, maize flour and pellets; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey, eggs and albumins, poultry meat and poultry meat preparations, and sugars, and the arithmetic mean shall be calculated by dividing the sum of import volumes in 2021, 2022 and 2023 by twohree.
Amendment 48 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. If a product covered by Article 1(1) originating in Ukraine is imported in the EU or transit by the EU, the destination for all consignments of that product should be determined prior to entry into the EU by Ukrainian authorities. Furthermore, Ukrainian authorities should provide to the European Commission the necessary documentation certifying that those consignments reached their destination.
Amendment 7 #
2023/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 30 June 2021 on long- term Vision for the EU's Rural Areas - Towards stronger, connected, resilient and prosperous rural areas by 2040 (COM/2021/345)
Amendment 11 #
2023/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 15 September 2022 on EU border regions: living labs of European integration14a _________________ 14a OJ C 125, 5.4.2023, p. 114–123
Amendment 89 #
2023/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Insists that due to its regional focus, strategic planning and effective implementation model , cohesion policy should remain the EU’s main instrument for reducing disparities and stimulating regional growth and continue to be a key contributor to supporting recovery from symmetric and asymmetric shocks; calls for a clear demarcation between cohesion policy and other instruments in order to avoid overlaps and competition between EU instruments; believes that there must be an increase in the overall cohesion budget and in the MFF’s share of the policy compared to the 2021-2027 programming period; insists that all European regions remain eligible for funding in the future;
Amendment 122 #
2023/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for the restoration, under the Common Provisions Regulations, of the Rural Development Fund; such a fund should be managed regionally or with decisive regional participation, placing greater emphasis than before on structural policy measures in sparsely populated areas;
Amendment 170 #
2023/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for cohesion policy to include a stronger urban dimension through designated investments in urban areas as well as stronger links between urban and rural projects and investments; calls for the proportion of national ERDF allocations for urban development to be increased from 8 % to 12 %; calls on the Member States to ensure that small urban authorities are also able to access the 12 % of ERDF funds at national level dedicated to financing sustainable and integrated urban development projects; calls for this funding to be co-programmed with local authorities and for their benefit; underlines in this context that administrative capacity is essential for ensuring that managing bodies and local authorities acquire technical knowledge on climate change which they can use for urban planning and urban management; is convinced that this will lead to better design and evaluation of project proposals, more effective allocation of resources and satisfactory budgetary implementation without significant risk of decommitments; acknowledges that integrated territorial investments have a fundamental role in quality implementation and absorption of resources;
Amendment 178 #
2023/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. calls for the establishment of a genuine structural policy for rural areas that meets the respective challenges in terms of its thematic objectives; points out that the distribution of funding between urban and rural areas ("EU Cohesion Policy in non-urban areas", Study requested by the REGI committee, PE 652.210 - September 2020) by no means meets the objective of Art. 174 TFEU; believes that funding should benefit both urban and rural areas in a balanced way;
Amendment 205 #
2023/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses that disproportionate burdens, such as the inherent structural disadvantages faced by all border regions should be compensated with a separate regime for regional aid designed specifically for border regions; demands that 0,26% of the EU’s cohesion policy budget shall be reserved exclusively for the development of border regions at the beginning of every new programming period, starting with the period 2028-2034 (=“Borderland Billion”); Suggests that the “Borderland Billion” is to be entrusted directly to the European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTCs), who are to be tasked with its independent management and distribution among projects;
Amendment 224 #
2023/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. calls for a promotion of territorial development strategies (CLLD/ITI), where necessary through mandatory use, in order to involve the levels of governance closest to citizens in the planning, consultation, implementation and management of the funds;
Amendment 254 #
2023/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Welcomes the European Commission's decision to extend the validity of the Code of Conduct for Partnerships under the European Structural and Investment Funds (Delegated Regulation No 240/2014); believes that these guidelines contribute significantly to better involvement of local authorities, but should be revised in the future to improve effectiveness and ensure even greater involvement of partners to promote place-based actions;
Amendment 5 #
2023/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that Chinese investments in Europe continued to decline in 2022, reaching a 10-year low of EUR 7.9 billion; recalls a shift in Chinese FDI from mergers and acquisitions (M&A) towards greenfield investments, primarily in battery technology, which is a key sector of the Green Transition1a; _________________ 1a https://rhg.com/research/chinese-fdi-in- europe-2022-update/
Amendment 16 #
2023/2072(INI)
3. Is nevertheless convinced that the trade and investment relationship between the EU and China is of strategic importance and should be rules-based, with the multilateral trading system and the principle of reciprocity at its core; welcomes a strategy built on the concept of ‘de-risking’, alongside higher degrees of awareness as regard vulnerabilities linked to the possible weaponisation of economic dependencies and the foreign control or influence on critical infrastructure;
Amendment 21 #
2023/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that trade and investment are key drivers of sustainable growth, job creation and innovation and that the EU should therefore maintain its economic openness1 ; stresses however that a strategic balance must be found between the open character of the EU Single Market and the related security vulnerabilities, especially concerning economic coercion or threats to the integrity of European critical infrastructure; _________________ 1 Commission communication of 18 February 2021 entitled ‘Trade Policy Review – An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy’ (COM(2021)0066).
Amendment 41 #
2023/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s proposed European economic security strategy2 , which aims to maximise the benefits of the EU’s economic openness while minimising the risks resulting from economic interdependencies; approves of the fact that the strategy explicitly recognises that risks to the physical and cyber security of critical infrastructure are key security vulnerabilities for European economies; is convinced that the protection of critical infrastructure should be a key element in the implementation of the strategy; _________________ 2 Joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 20 June 2023 on ‘European Economic Security Strategy’ (JOIN(2023)0020).
Amendment 42 #
2023/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that EU responses must be built around an augmented understanding of the relevant strategic picture centred on cross-policy and cross- national threat assessments and vulnerability studies on critical infrastructure; is of the opinion that a decentralised or lacunar perception, lacking clear visibility and scrutiny over projects with strategic significance for Europe’s defence and security can greatly harm the Union’s geopolitical interests1a; recalls vulnerabilities linked to foreign interference, specifically in the information space, and the interplay between FDI projects and information manipulation operations by malign foreign actors; _________________ 1a Security implications of China-owned critical infrastructure in the European Union - DG EXPO in-depth analysis
Amendment 54 #
2023/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the Regulation on the screening of foreign direct investments3 addresses risks to security and public order resulting from investments from outside the EU; notes that critical infrastructure is among the factors that may be taken into consideration by the Member States or the Commission in determining whether an investment is likely to affect security or public order.; reiterates the key added value of the screening mechanism as a pertinent tool giving the Union and its Member States a better strategic overview and situational awareness regarding trends, targets, means and methods deployed by foreign actors to increase their economic and political influence; _________________ 3 Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union (OJ L 79I, 21.3.2019, p. 1).
Amendment 56 #
2023/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the role of the EU as a promotor of quality infrastructure projects abroad, through initiatives such as the Global Gateway or through the G7 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment; underlines the EU’s need to deliver on its value-based and sustainability-driven rhetoric of international infrastructure projects, acknowledging the vital geostrategic role such programs can have at the level of diversification, supply chain resilience, standard setting and regulatory alignment;
Amendment 60 #
2023/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Argues that a key area of EU critical infrastructure is also its network of research institutes and R&D facilities, which play a pertinent role in the Union’s ability to deliver on its green and digital transitions, alongside key arenas such as space of defence; reminds of security vulnerabilities linked to forced technology transfers, IP-theft and knowledge leaks, both at home and abroad, and calls for increased vigilance in accounting for such threats to the EU’s ability to innovate and foster growth.
Amendment 48 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Access to raw materials is essential for the Union economy and the functioning of the internal market. There is a set of non-energy, non-agricultural raw materials that, due to their high economic importance and their exposure to high supply risk, often caused by a high concentration of supply from a few third countries, are considered critical. Given the key role of many such critical raw materials in realising the green and digital transitions, and in light of their use for defence and space applications, demand will increase exponentially in the coming decades. At the same time, the risk of supply disruptions is increasing against the background of rising geopolitical tensions and resource competition, with serious vulnerabilities linked to the possible weaponisation of supply dependencies and bottlenecks. Furthermore, if not managed properly, increased demand for critical raw materials could lead to negative environmental and social impacts. Considering these trends, it is necessary to take measures to ensure access to a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials to safeguard the Union's economic resilience and open strategic autonomy.
Amendment 55 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Firstly, in order to effectively ensure the Union's access to a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials, that framework should include measures to decrease the Union's growing supply risks by strengthening Union capacities along all stages of the strategic raw materials value chain, including extraction, processing and recycling, towards benchmarks defined for each strategic raw material. Secondly, as the Union will continue to rely on imports, the framework should include measures to increase the diversification of external supplies of strategic raw materials, including trough the ratification of new FTAs with third countries. Thirdly, is necessary to provide measures to reinforce the Union’s ability to monitor and mitigate existing and future supply risks. Fourthly, the framework should contain measures to increase the circularity and sustainability of the critical raw materials consumed in the Union.
Amendment 57 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to ensure that the measures set out in the Regulation focus on the most relevant materials, a list of strategic raw materials and a list of critical raw materials should be established. Those lists should also serve to guide and coordinate Member States’ efforts to contribute to the realisation of the aims of this Regulation. The list of strategic raw materials should contain raw materials that are of high strategic importance, taking into account their use in strategic technologies underpinning the green and digital transitions or for defence or space applications, that are characterised by a potentially significant gap between global supply and projected demand, and for which an increase in production is relatively difficult, for instance due to long lead-times for new projects increasing supply capacity. To take account of possible technological and economic changes, the list of strategic materials should be periodically reviewed and, if necessary, updated. Moreover, the list will be based on a clear and transparent methodology, allowing for increased predictability and stability for European economic operators. In order to ensure that efforts to increase the Union capacities along the value chain, reinforce the Union’s capacity to monitor and mitigate supply risks and increase diversification of supply are focused on the materials for which they are most needed, the relevant measures should only apply to the list of strategic raw materials.
Amendment 58 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Decarbonisation efforts in European industrial processes also require secondary raw materials. These are key for the development of technologies which will enable the green and digital transitions. A sub-list of strategic secondary raw materials should be established within the strategic raw materials in order to prioritise the supply of specific materials, in line with the following: their role in decarbonisation endeavours; forecasted growth in global demand; potential bottlenecks and dependencies; scarcity of supply in the EU or related technological difficulties; potential for recovery of critical raw material. The assessment should also take into account strategic forecast analyses to address future bottlenecks or supply disruption.
Amendment 63 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To strengthen Union capacities along the strategic raw materials value chain, benchmarks should be set to guide efforts and track progress. The aim should be to increase capacities for each strategic raw material at each stage of the value chain, while aiming to achieve overall capacity benchmarks for extraction, processing and recycling of strategic raw materials. Firstly, the Union should increase the use of its own geological resources of strategic raw materials and build up capacity, including through innovative technologies and relevant skills, to allow it to extract the materials needed to produce at least 10 % of the Union's consumption of strategic raw materials. Keeping in mind that extraction capacity is highly dependent on the availability of Union geological resources, the achievement of this benchmark is dependent on such availability. Secondly, in order to build a full value chain and prevent any bottlenecks at intermediate stages, the Union should in addition increase its processing capacity along the value chain and be able to produce at least 40 % of its annual consumption of strategic raw materials. Thirdly, it is expected that in the coming decades a growing share of the Union's consumption of strategic raw materials can be covered by secondary raw materials, which would improve both the security and the sustainability of the Union’s raw materials supply. Therefore, Union recycling capacity should be able to produce at least 15 % of the Union’s annual consumption of strategic raw materials. These benchmarks refer to the 2030 time horizon, in alignment with the Union's climate and energy targets set under Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council29 and the digital targets under the Digital Decade30 , which they underpin. Furthermore, quality jobs, including skills development and job-to-job transitions, will address risks in the sectoral labour market and help ensure the EU’s competitiveness. These benchmarks must remain flexible, given the differing chemical properties, geological availability and overall specificities of the materials in question. _________________ 29 Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1). 30 Decision (EU) 2022/2481 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 establishing the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 (OJL 323, 19.12.2022, p. 4–26 )
Amendment 69 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Chemical regulation is a key component for ensuring a stable investment environment for the processing of critical and strategic raw materials in the Union; Therefore, the Union's chemical regulation must be better aligned with its raw materials supply agenda and the Commission should promote the timely use of Risk Management Option Analysis for relevant materials listed in Annex I and Annex II of this regulation;
Amendment 73 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In exceptional cases, it is also necessary to put in place appropriate measures to support Strategic Projects aimed at the extraction, processing or recycling of critical raw materials in the Union that should, together with Member State efforts, contribute to increasing capacities; Such projects should be limited to those that make a significant contribution to the security of the Union's supply of critical raw materials;
Amendment 83 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Imports of raw materials present in Annexes 1 and 2 of this regulation play a key role in efforts to diversify supply and increase the resilience of EU supply chains. Importantly, these imports must observe the principle of fair competition as the Union market operates on a level playing field. The Commission shall act swiftly and assertively when evidence suggests unfair trade practices, effectively implementing the Union's trade defence toolbox.
Amendment 126 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. When assessing the effectiveness of relevant measures to attain the benchmarks, including as concerns the review stipulated by Article 46, the Commission shall apply a tailored approach to the different raw materials, in line with their specificities, availability, use and recycling possibilities.
Amendment 145 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 to amend Annex I, Section 1 in order to update the list of strategic raw materials, in line with a clear and transparent methodology.
Amendment 155 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the project would make a significant contribution to the security of the Union's supply of critical raw materials;
Amendment 438 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
(pa) Ferrous scrap
Amendment 442 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 a (new)
Annex III – point 2 a (new)
2a. whether the project contributes to significantly strengthening Union capacities as a share of the Union's annual consumption of any critical raw material;
Amendment 443 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 b (new)
Annex III – point 2 b (new)
2b. a significant strengthening of Union capacities as a share of the Union's annual consumption of any critical raw material would mean a project that would deliver at least 20% of the Union's existing annual consumption of the critical raw material in question;
Amendment 41 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) New and revised limit values should be set out in light of available information, including up-to-date scientific evidence and technical data, based on a thorough assessment of the socioeconomic and cultural impact and availability of exposure measurement protocols and techniques at the place of work.
Amendment 94 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The central aim of this legislation is to ensure a comprehensive level of protection for workers and also to protect the cultural heritage of the European Union. Therefore, a sectoral exemption for the occupational substance lead should be introduced for activities, which are essential for cultural activities in Europe. It should be regularly reviewed whether these regulations are still necessary for the preservation of Europe's cultural heritage.
Amendment 138 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 4 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 4 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4) in Article 5, the following paragraph 4a is inserted: "4a. The limit values set out in Annex III for the occupational substance "inorganic lead and its compounds" and Annex IIIa for the occupational substance "lead and its ionic compounds" shall not apply to activities which, in accordance to Annex IIIb, are of substantial importance for the preservation of the cultural heritage and cultural diversity of the European Union."
Amendment 194 #
2023/0033(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2004/37/EG
Annex III
Annex III
Amendment 9 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the European industry and SMEs are the foundation of the EU and its success; emphasises that the twin transition needs the involvement of European industry; underlines the need to fully support the industrial sector and SMEs in the twin transition by providing them i.e. with easier access to finance; and sufficient funds and support for R&;D and innovation; a large scale change can only be achieved if the necessary incentives are provided for innovative climate and digital solutions.
Amendment 17 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned that both the current and the proposed EU legislation envisages too many administrative and bureaucratic hurdles for EU businesses; calls on the Commission to fully implement the principles of better regulation and ‘think small first’ in its legislative work, especially concerning the energy transition sector and export oriented economic areas;
Amendment 23 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. reiterates its position to the Commission from its resolution of December 16th 2020 to adopt a roadmap for better regulation; notes that several Member States have set quantitative targets of up to 30% for reduction of administrative burden and calls on the Commission to set ambitious and binding quantitative and qualitative targets of at least 30% reduction of regulatory burden.
Amendment 27 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that for the EU to keep a prominent place in the world economy as well as regain a strong position in important global supply chains and to be competitive in open markets, every sector must receive sufficient support in developing its respective technological base, and in promoting theincreasing and facilitating research and innovation efforts carried out by public and private stakeholders;
Amendment 30 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to issue guidance on public procurement; emphasises that public procurement is an indispensable instrument for national and economic security; stresses in this regard the need to signal to third countries that European public procurement markets will remain open whilst focusing efforts toward creating a level-playing field as well as toward limiting bureaucratic burdens for economic operators and contracting authorities.
Amendment 33 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the key European policy goals1 remain unchanged in spite of recent developments at international level; in particular in regard to Putin’s war in the Ukraine. _________________ 1 https://ec.europa.eu/info/priorities-and- goals_en.
Amendment 41 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for further negotiations to secure future-oriented, modern trade agreements and to continue with the reform of the World Trade Organization; points out that trade and access to third markets are crucial in supporting the EU’s economic recovery due to the Covid pandemic and resilience, with the aim of strengthening the EU’s autonomy, diversifying its supply chains and guaranteeing its independence from any single producer, especially concerning raw and intermediate products and materials;
Amendment 49 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly insists that the fight against illicit trade and the prevention of unfair competition, as well as strategic investment and takeovers by hostile actors, must remain a key priority in order to safeguard the EU industrial autonomy and competitiveness;
Amendment 64 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission to commence negotiations on trade and cooperation agreements with possible international partners for the production and trade of sustainable hydrogen in order to ensure the future supply of renewable fuels of non-biological origin to the EU's industry, heating and transport sectors;
Amendment 68 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Stresses the need to upgrade and expand the existing EU gas infrastructure, including the necessary terminals with sufficient capacity to enable the import and transport of ammonia and hydrogen across the Union in order to enable the hydrogen economy;
Amendment 128 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) As a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Union is committed to promoting a rules-based, open, multilateral trading system under the WTO. Any measures introduced by the Union that affect trade must be WTO compliant. Further, all measures introduced by the Union that affect trade must take into account the possible response of the Union’s trade partners and ensure that the enforcement of the measure is not perceived as a unilateral protectionist measure.
Amendment 148 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Taking into account that this Regulation breaches the European Parliament's and Commission's interinstitutional agreement on Better Law-Making by excluding an impact assessment, and thus lacks significant estimates needed to evaluate cost-benefit, the one-in, one-out principle, and WTO compatibility amongst other things, the Commission should create an impact assessment six months after the Regulation's entry into force. The Commission should also submit a comprehensive report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the impact of the Regulation, three years after its applicability. The report shall evaluate the effectiveness of this Regulation in reaching its objectives, in particular, its impact on the eradication of forced labour.
Amendment 151 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 b (new)
Recital 18 b (new)
(18b) Given that this Regulation will impose additional compliance costs on economic operators, action needs to be taken to prevent the total level of regulatory and financial burden from increasing. Therefore, in line with the Commission's Better Regulation agenda, and the 'one in, one out' principle, the Commission should present, before the application of this Regulation, proposals offsetting the regulatory and financial burdens introduced by this Regulation, through the revision or abolishment of provisions in other Union legislative acts that generate compliance costs for economic operators.
Amendment 170 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Before initiating an investigation, competent authorities should request from the economic operators under assessment information on actions taken to mitigate, prevent or bring to an end risks of forced labour in their operations and valuesupply chains with respect to the products under assessment. Carrying out such due diligence in relation to forced labour should help the economic operator to be at a lower risk of having forced labour in its operations and valuesupply chains. Appropriate due diligence means that forced labour issues in the valuesupply chain have been identified and addressed in accordance with relevant Union legislation and international standards. That implies that where the competent authority considers that there is no substantiated concern of a violation of the prohibition, for instance due to, but not limited to the applicable legislation, guidelines, recommendations or any other due diligence in relation to forced labour being applied in a way that mitigates, prevents and brings to an end the risk of forced labour, no investigation should be initiated.
Amendment 173 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure cooperation among competent authorities designated under this and other relevant legislation and in order to ensure consistency in their actions and decisions, competent authorities designated under this Regulation should request information from other relevant authorities, where necessary, on whether economic operators under assessment are subject to and carry out due diligence in relation to forced labour in accordance with applicable Union legislation or Member States legislation setting out due diligence and transparency requirements with respect to forced labour. When requesting information from economic operators, competent authorities should follow the Commission’s Once-Only principle, through increased cooperation and dialogue between authorities who are engaged in overseeing product regulation. An economic operator should not have to submit the same information more than once.
Amendment 185 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) During the preliminary phase of investigation, competent authorities should focus on the economic operators involved in the steps of the valuesupply chain where there is a higher risk of forced labour with respect to the products under investigation, also taking into account their size and economic resources, the quantity of products concerned and the scale of the suspected forced labour.
Amendment 188 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Competent authorities, when requesting information during the investigation, should prioritise to the extent possible and consistent with the effective conduct of the investigation the economic operators under investigation that are involved in the steps of the valuesupply chain as close as possible to where the likely risk of forced labour occurs and take into account the size and economic resources of the economic operators, the quantity of products concerned, as well as the scale of suspected forced labour.
Amendment 204 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Competent authorities that establish that economic operators violated the prohibition, should without delay prohibit the placing and making available of such products on the Union market and their export from the Union, and require the economic operators that have been investigated to withdraw the relevant products already made available from the Union market and have them recycled, or should this not be possible destroyed, rendered inoperable, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with national law consistent with Union law, including Union legislation on waste management. Agricultural products that cannot be recycled, should be donated, or, should this not be possible, destroyed, rendered inoperable, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with national law consistent with Union law, including Union legislation on waste management.
Amendment 219 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) If the economic operators fail to comply with the decision of the competent authorities by the end of the established timeframe, the competent authorities should ensure that the relevant products are prohibited from being placed or made available on the Union market, exported or withdrawn from the Union market and that any such products remaining with the relevant economic operators are recycled, or should this not be possible destroyed, rendered inoperable, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with national law consistent with Union law, including Union legislation on waste management at the expense of the economic operators. Agricultural products that cannot be recycled, should be donated, or, should this not be possible, destroyed, rendered inoperable, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with national law consistent with Union law, including Union legislation on waste management.
Amendment 238 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The Commission should issue guidelines in order to facilitate the implementation of the prohibition by economic operators and competent authorities. Such guidelines should include guidance on due diligence in relation to forced labour and complementary information for the competent authorities to implement the prohibition. The guidance on due diligence in relation to forced labour should build on the Guidance on due diligence for Union businesses to address the risk of forced labour in their operations and supply chains published by the Commission and the European External Action Service in July 2021. The guidelines should be consistent with other Commission guidelines in this regard and relevant international organisations’ guidelines. The guidelines should include sectoral guidance such as the garment and textile sector, agri-sector and automotive sector, as well as type of supplier such as wholesale, manufacture or smallholder farm. The reports from international organisations, in particular the ILO, as well as other independent and verifiable sources of information should be considered for the identification of risk indicators.
Amendment 256 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Where the competent authorities conclude that a product corresponds to a decision establishing a violation of the prohibition, they should immediately inform customs authorities which should refuse its release for free circulation or export. The product should be recycled, or should this not be possible destroyed, rendered inoperable, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with national law consistent with Union law, including legislation on waste management, which excludes re-export in case of non-Union goods. . Agricultural products that cannot be recycled, should be donated, or, should this not be possible, destroyed, rendered inoperable, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with national law consistent with Union law, including legislation on waste management.
Amendment 263 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37 a (new)
Recital 37 a (new)
(37a) The Commission should take into due consideration the risk of disengagement by economic operators who are either related to products, regions or production sites in the data base, or who have had their product removed from the Union market, as well as the consequences on affected workers. The Commission should therefore, where appropriate, support economic operators in adopting and carrying out measures suitable and effective for bringing forced labour to an end.
Amendment 272 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) With acknowledgment of current developments in traceability technology and the use of blockhain to facilitate monitoring of supply chains, the Commission should support economic operators in the uptake of such technology, including through financial and technical assistance.
Amendment 282 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Since forced labour is a global problem and given the interlinkages of the global value chains, it is necessary to promote international cooperation against forced labour, which would also improve the efficiency of applying and enforcing the prohibition. The Commission should as appropriately cooperate with and exchange information with authorities of third countries and international organisations to create enabling environments to promote and protect human rights, including capacity building to support workers and local communities in their efforts to root out forced labour from global supply chains and enhance the effective implementation of the prohibition. International cooperation with authorities of non-EU countries should take place in a structured way as part of the existing dialogue structures, for example Human Rights Dialogues with third countries, or, if necessary, specific ones that will be created on an ad hoc basis. The Commission should further integrate this Regulation with existing trade measures such as free trade agreements and the Generalised Scheme of Preferences, to enhance the cumulative effect of EU trade measures in eradicating forced labour. This means that in the case where a product has been found to have forced labour, it cannot qualify for GSP tariff reduction. Furthermore, if third country authorities are found to be non-cooperative, or not taking measures to end forced labour within their national borders, the Commission should evaluate whether they should benefit from existing GSP trade facilitation. The Commission should ensure coherence and synergies between relevant external policies, in particular development cooperation and projects focusing on the eradication of forced labour.
Amendment 291 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down rules prohibiting economic operators from placing and making available on the Union market or exporting from the Union market products made with forced labour. This Regulation contributes to the fight against forced labour and promotes corporate sustainability due diligence standards.
Amendment 298 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation shall not cover the withdrawal of products which have reached the end-users in the Union market, or been transformed or integrated into another product and constitute minor component of the final product.
Amendment 334 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘economic operator’ means any natural or legal person or association of personsbusiness with more than 1000 employees on average and a worldwide net turnover exceeding EUR 150 million in the financial year preceding the last financial year who is placing or making available products on the Union market or exporting products;
Amendment 352 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) ‘substantiated concern’ means a well-founded reason, based on objective, factual and verifiable information, for the competent authorities to suspect that products were likely made with forced labour;
Amendment 355 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point r – point 1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point r – point 1 (new)
1) 'supply chain' means the network of organizations that cooperate to transform raw materials into finished goods (including the extraction, harvest, production or manufacturing)
Amendment 356 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
(sa) 'mass balance model' means a chain of custody model in which materials or products with a set of specified characteristics are mixed according to defined criteria with materials or products without that set of characteristics;
Amendment 373 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Competent authorities shall follow a risk-based approach in assessing the likelihood that economic operators violated Article 3. That assessment shall be based on all relevant, factual and verifiable information available to them, including the following information:
Amendment 385 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. In their assessment of the likelihood that economic operators violated Article 3, competent authorities shall focus on the economic operators involved in the steps of the valuesupply chain as close as possible to where the risk of forced labour is likely to occur and take into account the size and economic resources of the economic operators, the quantity of products concerned, the complexity of the supply chain as well as the scale of suspected forced labour.
Amendment 393 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Before initiating an investigation in accordance with Article 5(1), the competent authority shall request from the economic operators under assessment information on actions taken to identify, prevent, mitigate or bring to an end risks of forced labour in their operations and valuesupply chains with respect to the products under assessment, including on the basis of any of the following:
Amendment 394 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) any industry scheme, third-party audit or certification from the economic operators' suppliers that guarantees the absence of forced labour;
Amendment 399 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Economic operators shall respond to the request of the competent authority referred to in paragraph 3 within 1530 working days from the day they received such request or make a justified request for an extension of that time limit. Economic operators may provide to competent authorities any other information they may deem useful for the purposes of this Article.
Amendment 424 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. The competent authority shall duly take into account where the economic operator demonstrates that it carries out due diligence on the basis of identified forced labour impact in its supply chain, adopts and carries out measures suitable and effective for bringing to an end forced labour in a short period of timetheir supply chain.
Amendment 458 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) prioritise the economic operators under investigation involved in the steps of the valuesupply chain as close as possible to where the likely risk of forced labour occurs and
Amendment 462 #
2022/0269(COD)
(b) take into account the size and economic resources of the economic operators, the quantity of products concerned, the complexity of the supply chain as well as the scale of suspected forced labour.
Amendment 476 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. When deciding on the time limits referred to in this Article, competent authorities shall consider the size and economic resources of the economic operators concerned as well as the complexity of the supply chain.
Amendment 488 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authorities shall assess all information and evidence gathered pursuant to Articles 4 and 5 and, on that basis, establish and duly motivate whether Article 3 has been violated, within a reasonable period of time from the date they initiated the investigation pursuant to Article 5(1).
Amendment 492 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 505 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) a prohibition to place or make the products or product component concerned available on the Union market and to export them;
Amendment 508 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) an order for the economic operators that have been subject to the investigation to withdraw from the Union market the relevant products or product component that have already been placed or made available on the market;
Amendment 512 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) an order for the economic operators that have been subject to the investigation to dispose of the respective products in accordance with national law consistent with Union law or to remove or replace the component of the product that was made with forced labour.
Amendment 542 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. Where competent authorities establish that economic operators have provided evidence to the competent authorities that they have complied with the decision referred to in paragraph 4, and that they have eliminatedadopted appropriate measures to address the risk of forced labour fromin their operations or supply chain or remediated forced labour cases in compliance with the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 with respect to the products concerned, the competent authorities shall withdraw their decision for the futurelift the market prohibition immediately and inform the economic operators of this decision.
Amendment 553 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the findings of the investigation and the information underpinning the findings;evidence that justifies the decision.
Amendment 579 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. Economic operators that have been affected by a decision of a competent authority pursuant to this Regulation shall have access to a court to review the procedural and substantive legality of the decision. Economic operators shall be entitled to compensation or damages for the prohibition, withdrawal or destruction of products arising from a wrongful decision by a competent authority.
Amendment 594 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) any court decision to annul competent authority decision referred to in Article 8(5);
Amendment 598 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall make available the decisions, and the withdrawals referred to in the paragraph 1, points (c), (d), (e), (g) and (ga) on a dedicated website.
Amendment 613 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority shall, as soon as possible, diligently and impartially assess the information, including whether the claims are well-founded and, inform the person or association referred to in paragraph 1 of the outcome of the assessment of their submission.
Amendment 627 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall call upon external expertise to provide an indicative, non-exhaustive, verifiable and regularly updated database of forced labour risks in specific geographic areas or production sites with respect to specific products including with regard to forced labour imposed by state authorities. The database shall be based on the guidelines referred to in Article 23, points (a), (b) and (c), and relevant external sources of information from, amongst others, international organisations and third country authorities.
Amendment 642 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall ensure that the database is made publicly available by the external expertise at the latest 124 months after the entry into forcebefore the application of this Regulation.
Amendment 645 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Economic operators placing or making available on the Union market or exporting products which are not mentioned in the database referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, or which come from areas that are not mentioned in that database, shall also be required to comply with Article 3in line with Article 4, risk-based approach shall not be considered to have a high risk of violating Article 3, unless serious proof of the contrary is available.
Amendment 661 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member States shall confer on their competent authorities the necessary powers to issue an order requiring the providers of online marketplaces to remove products made with forced labour from their online interface, to disable access to it or to display an explicit warning. Such orders shall be issued in accordance with the minimum conditions set out in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065.
Amendment 692 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) within 4 working days of the suspension, if the competent authorities have not requested the customs authorities to maintain the suspension. In case of perishable products, animals and plants that time limit shall be 2 working days;
Amendment 706 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Where the release for free circulation or export of a product has been refused in accordance with Article 19, customs authorities shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the product concerned is disposed of in accordance with national law consistent with Union lawrecycled, or should this not be possible destroyed, rendered inoperable, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with national law consistent with Union law, including Union legislation on waste management. Agricultural products that cannot be recycled, should be donated, or, should this not be possible destroyed, rendered inoperable, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with national law consistent with Union law accordance. Articles 197 and 198 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 shall apply accordingly.
Amendment 734 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) guidance to the economic operator on due diligence in relation to forced labour, which shall take into account applicable Union legislation setting out due diligence requirements with respect to forced labour, guidelines and recommendations from international organisations, as well as the size and economic resources of economic operators; , different types of suppliers along the supply chain, different sectors and the particular risks associated with forced labour imposed by state authorities. The guidance shall also include advice on how to identify indicators of forced labour in different areas of the supply chain;
Amendment 740 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) guidance to the economic operators on measures which are suitable and effective for bringing to an end different types of forced labour;
Amendment 741 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) information on risk indicators of forced labour, including a clear distinction for evaluation between forced labour risks in the private sector and risk of state-imposed forced labour, which shall be based on independent and verifiable information, including reports from international organisations, in particular the International Labour Organization, civil society, business organisations, and experience from implementing Union legislation setting out due diligence requirements with respect to forced labour;
Amendment 747 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) further information to facilitate the competent authorities’ implementation of this Regulation; which includes guidelines regarding the assessment of a notification and identification of indicators of forced labour in the pre-investigation phase and investigation phase. This includes benchmarks for the quantification of 'size of economic operator', 'resources of economic operators', 'quantity of products' and 'scale of forced labour' that will be assessed in order to establish substantiated concern for initiating an investigation. These guidelines should be clearly interpretable to ensure that implementation and enforcement of the measure is horizontal across Member States. Where relevant, the Commission should offer capacity building and training for staff of Member States' competent authorities;
Amendment 750 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the guidelines should be consistent with guidance provided in accordance with relevant Union legislation;
Amendment 751 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) guidance for the practical implementation of Article 16 and, where appropriate, any other provision laid down in Chapter III of this Regulation, including with regard to the identification and evaluation of risks of forced labour linked to commodities sourced by economic operators through a mass balance approach.
Amendment 757 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23 a (new)
Article23a Specific provisions for SMEs 1. SMEs shall be given special support and guidance in adapting to this Regulation. 2. This support and guidance shall include: a) SME-specific guidelines with due diligence checklist and toolkit on preventing forced labour b) capacity-building, training programme and administrative and technical support on the assessment and the prevention of forced labour; c) support in their outreach to relevant suppliers and other actors;
Amendment 759 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. A Union Network Against Forced Labour Products (‘the Network’) is established. The Network shall serve as a platform for structured coordination and cooperation between the competent authorities of the Member States and the Commission, and to streamline the practices of enforcement of this Regulation as well as other relevant due diligence legislation within the Union, thereby making enforcement more effective and coherent.
Amendment 774 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) to promote the cooperation and exchange of expertise and best practices between competent authorities and customs authorities; as well as international organisations such as the World Customs Organisation and National Contact Points for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. The Network shall also maintain regular contact with the Commission's relevant services to receive relevant information from other EU initiatives that support the eradication of forced labour.
Amendment 779 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) identify discrepancies between enforcement at the level of different EU Member States;
Amendment 781 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f b (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point f b (new)
Amendment 784 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall organise and chair regular meetings of the Network and shall support and encourage cooperation between enforcement authorities through the Network and participate in the meetings of the Network.
Amendment 789 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 a (new)
Article 24 a (new)
Article24a Support The Network shall support economic operators under investigation to undertake corrective action in line with Article 4(6) and Article 6(6) where the risk of forced labour has been identified to: a) correct the potential risk of forced labour before launching an investigation and b) avoid the last resort of disengagement if the economic operator is deemed violating Article 3. This shall include having dialogue with authorities operating in the region where forced labour has been identified as well as on national level. In the case where disengagement must take effect and economic operators become victim to a third country punitive measure, the Commission shall provide political, administrative or financial support.
Amendment 796 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. In order to facilitate effective implementation and enforcement of this Regulation, the Commission mayshall, as appropriate cooperate, engage and exchange information with, amongst others, authorities of third countries, international organisations, civil society representatives and business organisations. The Commission shall have regular contact and cooperation with countries that have similar legislation in place, to share information of risk products or regions as well as best practices for bringing to an end forced labour. International cooperation with authorities of third countries shall take place in a structured way as part of the existing dialogue structures with third countries or, if necessary, specific ones that will be created on an ad hoc basis.
Amendment 806 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Cooperation with third countries shall be integrated with other EU policies and instruments that include measures to eradicate forced labour, including free trade agreements, the Generalised Scheme of Preferences, and development cooperation projects led by the Commission.
Amendment 811 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27 a (new)
Article27a Regulatory monitoring and adjustment The Commission shall present, before the application of this Regulation, in line with the 'one in, one out' principle, proposals offsetting the regulatory and financial burdens introduced by this Regulation through the revision or abolishment of provisions in other Union legislative acts that generate compliance costs for economic operators.
Amendment 821 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. The Member States shall, by [OP enter DATE = 2430 months from its entry into force of this Regulation], notify those provisions to the Commission, where they have not previously been notified, and shall notify it, without delay, of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 827 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
Amendment 831 #
2022/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31 a (new)
Amendment 104 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
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The Committee on [Agriculture and Rural Development] calls on the Committee on [the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety], as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the [The sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115].
Amendment 274 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
–
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– The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
Amendment 317 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down rules for the sustainable use of plant protection products by providing for the setting, and achievement by 2030[OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation], of reduction targets for the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, establishing requirements for use, storage, sale and disposal of plant protection products and for application equipment, providing for training and awareness raising, and providing for implementation of integrated pest management.
Amendment 344 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 366 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Amendment 376 #
2022/0196(COD)
Amendment 389 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point c
Amendment 394 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point d
Amendment 398 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e
Amendment 404 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f
Amendment 451 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
Union 2030[OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] reduction targets for chemical plant protection products
Amendment 487 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Article 5 – title
Member States 2030 [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] reduction targets for chemical plant protection products
Amendment 494 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By … [OP: please insert the date – 612 months after the date of application of this Regulation] each Member State shall adopt national targets in its national legislation to achieve by 2030[OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] a reduction, set in accordance with this Article, from the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173, of the following:
Amendment 507 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the use and risk of chemical plant protection products as defined in Annex I (‘national 2030 reduction targetwith a flexibility of 10% (‘national [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] target range 1’);
Amendment 513 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the use of more hazardous plant protection products as defined in Annex I (‘national 2030 reduction targetwith a flexibility of 10% (‘national [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] target range 2’).
Amendment 521 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of this Regulation, the two national reduction targets listed in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph, are collectively referred to as the ‘national 2030[OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] reduction targets’.
Amendment 528 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 536 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 567 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
A Member State may reduce its national target for the use and risk of chemical plant protection products referred to in paragraph 4 to a percentage that is a mid-point between the figure related to intensity as laid down in the second subparagraph of this paragraph and the figure related to the use and risk as laid down in the third subparagraph of this paragraph. Where that percentage is higher than 50%, the Member State shall increase its national target to that percentage.
Amendment 577 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 584 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) 50% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is between 70% and 140% of the Union average;
Amendment 594 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) 65% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is more than 140% of the Union average.
Amendment 607 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) where a Member State has increased the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, or has made a smaller reduction than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017, a figure that is established by adding to 50% the difference between the reduction or, as applicable, increase achieved and the Union average reduction, but without surpassing 70%.
Amendment 616 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
A Member State may reduce its national target for the use of the more hazardous plant protection products referred to in paragraph 4 to a percentage that is a mid- point between the figure related to intensity as laid down in the second subparagraph of this paragraph and the figure related to use as laid down in the third subparagraph of this paragraph. Where that percentage is higher than 50%, the Member State shall increase its national target to that percentage.
Amendment 624 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
Amendment 624 #
2022/0196(COD)
(a) 35% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is less than 70% of the Union average;
Amendment 633 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) 50% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is between 70% and 140% of the Union average;
Amendment 637 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
Amendment 643 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) 65% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is more than 140% of the Union average.
Amendment 647 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point a
(a) where a Member State has achieved a greater reduction in the use of the more hazardous plant protection products than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017, a figure that is established by subtracting from 50% the difference between the reduction achieved and the Union average reduction;
Amendment 654 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) where a Member State has increased the use of the more hazardous plant protection products, or has made a smaller reduction than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017, a figure that is established by adding to 50% the difference between the reduction or, as applicable, increase achieved and the Union average reduction, but without surpassing 70%.
Amendment 662 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Amendment 671 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Amendment 686 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10
Article 5 – paragraph 10
(10.) If a Member State fails to adopt a national 2030 reduction targettarget range for [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after application of this Regulation], by … [OJ: please insert the date – 6 months after the date of application of this Regulation], that target shall be deemed to be either 50%; or, where the percentage would be above 50% in accordance with paragraph 5 or paragraph 6, that higher percentage.
Amendment 697 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 704 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 710 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 717 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Amendment 728 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Amendment 733 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Amendment 742 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Amendment 755 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Publication of Union and national 2030 reduction tartrends in Union reduction targets and national target rangets trends by the Commission for ... [OP: please insert the date - 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation]
Amendment 760 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Amendment 769 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 783 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 793 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 799 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 805 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 835 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i
(i) other planned and adopted measures to support, or ensure through binding requirements laid down in national law, the sustainable use of plant protection products in line with integrated pest management principles, including those contained in crop-specific rules as set out in Article 15(1).
Amendment 850 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 857 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 864 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 869 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 874 #
Amendment 881 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Amendment 886 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 889 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 893 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 896 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 907 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 912 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 919 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 923 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 925 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 929 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 933 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Amendment 937 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Article 10
Annual progress and implementation 1. By 31 August every year, but not sooner than [OP: please insert the date – 30 months after the date of application of this Regulation], each Member State shall submit to the Commission an annual progress and implementation report containing the information listed in Annex II. 2. The annual progress and implementation report shall include: (a) all trends in progress towards achieving the national 2030 reduction targets as set out in Part 1 of Annex II, calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I as the difference between the average of the years 2015-2017 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication; (b) all trends in progress towards achieving national indicative targets set out in Article 9(2), point (a), Article 9(3), point (a), and Article 9(4) ), calculated annually as the difference between the extent of use in the 3 calendar years preceding the adoption of the national action plan in accordance with Article 9(1) and the calendar year ending 20 months prior to the publication of the relevant annual progress and implementation report; (c) all other quantitative data in relation to implementation of this Regulation as set out in Part 2 of Annex II; (d) the outcome of the evaluation of the results of each harmonised risk indicator carried out in accordance with Article 36(1); (e) all trends in progress towards achieving an increase in the utilised agricultural area under organic farming referred to in Article 8(1), point (d). 3. Each Member State shall publish its annual progress and implementation report on a website and inform the Commission thereof. 4. The Commission may request a Member State to include further details in its annual progress and implementation report. Within 2 months of receipt of the Commission’s request, the Member State concerned shall respond to the request and shall publish its response on the website referred to in paragraph 3. 5. The Commission shall publish annual progress and implementation reports of the Member States on a website. 6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 40 amending Annex II in order to take into account data relevant to the sustainable use of plant protection products.rticle 10 deleted reports
Amendment 940 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 944 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Amendment 947 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 955 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 958 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 960 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 961 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 964 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Amendment 969 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 972 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 974 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 977 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Amendment 984 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Amendment 988 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 992 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 997 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Amendment 998 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1003 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1006 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1010 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 1012 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1018 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Amendment 1029 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) by applying Article 13the integrated pest management framework where no crop- specific rulguidelines have been adopted for the relevant crop and area in accordance with Article 15 by the Member State in which they operate;
Amendment 1034 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by applying crop-specific rulguidelines adopted by the Member State in which they operate for the relevant crop and area in accordance with Article 15 and performing the actions set out in Article 13(8).
Amendment 1044 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Advisors shall provide advice that is consistent with the applicable crop- specific rulguidelines and with integrated pest management.
Amendment 1050 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1069 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 1107 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Professional users shall use biological controls, physical and other non- chemical methods. Professional users mayshall only use chemical methods if they are necessary to achieve acceptable levels of harmful organism control afterif all other non- chemical methods as set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 have been exhausted and whereor any of the following conditions has been satisfied:
Amendment 1118 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) where justified by a decision- support system, or by an advisor who meets the conditions laid down in Article 23, the professional user decides, by way of a recorded decision, to use chemical plant protection products methods for preventative reasons.
Amendment 1132 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point b
Amendment 1133 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point d
Amendment 1135 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1137 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8
Article 13 – paragraph 8
Amendment 1150 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1164 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1169 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. A professional user shall enter an electronic record of each application of a plant protection product under Article 67 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in the electronic integrated pest management and plant protection product use register referred to in Article 16. A professional user shall also enter an electronic record specifying whether the application was done by aerial or land- based equipment. In the case of aerial application, a professional user shall specify the type of equipment used.
Amendment 1173 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. In order to ensure a uniform structure of the entries to be made by professional users in the electronic integrated pest management and plant protection product use register in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt a standard template for such entries. Any such template shall include fields for inputting records that need to be kept in accordance with Article 67 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and shall require the use of a recognisable ID. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 41(2).
Amendment 1182 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt agronomic requirements based on integrated pest management controls that must be adhered to when growing or storing a particular crop and are designed to ensure that chemical crop protection is only used after all other non-chemical methods have been exhausted and when a threshold for intervention is reached (‘crop-specific rulguidelines’). The crop-specific rulguidelines shall implementtemise the principles of integrated pest management, set out in Article 13, for the relevant crop and be set out in a binding legal act.
Amendment 1190 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall establish appropriate incentives to prompt professional users to implement crop- or sector-specific guidelines for integrated pest management on a voluntary basis. Public authorities or organisations representing particular professional users may draw up such guidelines. Member States shall refer to those guidelines that they consider relevant and appropriate in their National Action Plans.
Amendment 1196 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall designate a competent authority responsible for ensuring that the crop-specific rulguidelines are scientifically robust and comply with this Article.
Amendment 1197 #
2022/0196(COD)
Amendment 1208 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1222 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1232 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The crop-specific rulguidelines shall convertidentify, for individual crops, the requirements of integrated pest management laid down in Article 13 into verifiable criteria by, among others, spec, clarifying the following inter alia:
Amendment 1241 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) the non-chemical interventions involving cultural, physical and biological control which are effective against the harmful organisms referred to in point (a) and qualitative criteria or conditions under which these interventions are tomay be made;
Amendment 1243 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point c
Amendment 1250 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point d
Amendment 1256 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point e
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point e
Amendment 1272 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point f
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point f
(f) the measurable criteria or conditions under which more hazardous plant protection products may bare used after all other means of control that do not require the use of chemical plant protection products have been exhausted.;
Amendment 1287 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Article 15 – paragraph 7
7. Each Member State shall review its crop-specific rules annuallyguidelines every three years and update them where necessary, including when it is needed to reflect changes in the availability of harmful organism control tools.
Amendment 1289 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8
Article 15 – paragraph 8
Amendment 1301 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 9
Article 15 – paragraph 9
Amendment 1312 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 10
Article 15 – paragraph 10
(10.) A Member State with significant climatic or agronomic differences between regions, shall adopt crop-specific rulguidelines for each of those regions.
Amendment 1315 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11
Article 15 – paragraph 11
(11.) Each Member State shall publish all of its crop-specific rulguidelines on a single website.
Amendment 1325 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – title
Article 16 – title
Electronic integrated pest management and plant protection product use register
Amendment 1329 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State shall designate a competent authority or competent authorities to establish and maintain an electronic integrated pest management and plant protection product use register or registers.
Amendment 1333 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
The electronic integrated pest management and plant protection product use register or registers shall contain all of the following information for a period of at least 3 years from date of entry:
Amendment 1335 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1338 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1343 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Amendment 1393 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1404 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1426 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1432 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1444 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Amendment 1452 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8
Article 18 – paragraph 8
Amendment 1471 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19
Article 19
Amendment 1583 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1593 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1601 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1613 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1628 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1638 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 1672 #
Amendment 1675 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall designate a competent authority to establish, oversee and monitor the operation of a system of independenexpert advisors for professional users. That system may make use of the impartial farm advisors referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 2021/2115, who must be regularly trained and can be funded under Article 78 of the same regulationshall comprise advisors trained in accordance with Article 25.
Amendment 1677 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1684 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1693 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. An expert advisor referred to in paragraph 3 shall provide strategic advice on the following subjects:
Amendment 1837 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The methodology for calculating progress towards achieving the two Union 2030 reduction targets and the two national 2030 reduction targets until and including 2030... [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] reduction targets and the two national ... [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] corridor targets until and including ... [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] is laid down in Annex I. This methodology shall be based on statistical data collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009.
Amendment 1845 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Using the methodology set out in Annex I, the Commission shall calculate the results of progress towards achieving the two Union and two national 2030 reduction targets annually until and including 2030Union reduction targets and two national ... [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] corridor targets annually until and including ... [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] and publish those results on the website referred to in Article 7.
Amendment 1854 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 40 amending this Article and Annex VI in order to take into account technical progress, including progress in the availability of statistical data, and scientific and agronomic developments. Such delegated acts may modify the existing harmonised risk indicators or provide for new harmonised risk indicators, which may take into account Member States’ progress towards achieving the target of having 25% of their utilised agricultural area devoted to organic farming by 2030 as referred to in Article 8(1), point (d).
Amendment 2158 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2167 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Amendment 2172 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Amendment 2180 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Amendment 2186 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8
Article 18 – paragraph 8
Amendment 2202 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19
Article 19
Amendment 2203 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Amendment 2214 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Plant protection products may not be applied to bodies of water, with the exception of small bodies of water of minor importance for water management purposes, within 10 metres of the water body concerned, measured from the upper edge of the bank or, if there is no upper edge, from the mean water level line. By way of derogation from the first sentence, the minimum distance to be maintained shall be five metres if there is closed year- round vegetation cover. Tillage for vegetation renewal may be carried out once within five-year periods. The first five-year period shall start at XXX (to be inserted). If, when a given plant protection product is authorised, application-related provisions are laid down as regards greater distances or the plant protection equipment to be used, this shall be without prejudice to the obligation to comply with these provisions. The first to the fourth sentences shall not apply where a Member State has adopted or adopts provisions laying down different distances from bodies of water.
Amendment 2216 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The competent authority may authorise derogations from the first and second sentences of paragraph 1 in order to prevent significant agricultural, forestry-related or other economic harm or to protect native fauna and flora, in particular against invasive species.
Amendment 2266 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Where certain categories of unmanned aircraft fulfil the criteria set out in paragraph 2, a Member State may exempt aAerial application by such unmanned aircraft from the prohibition laid down in Article 20(1) prior to any aerialwill not be prohibited for targeted application of plant protection products.
Amendment 2270 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2291 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 40 supplementing this Regulation to specify precise criteria in relation to the factors set out in paragraph 2 once technical progress and scientific developments allow for the development of such precise criteriatechnical qualifications, use or training.
Amendment 2330 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Where a purchaser is a legal person, a distributor may sell a plant protection product authorised for professional use to a representative of the purchaser of the plant protection product when that distributor has checked, at the time of purchase, that the representative is the holder of a training certificate for following courses for professional users issued in accordance with Article 25 or has a proof of entry in a central electronic register for following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5).
Amendment 2335 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2344 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. Each distributor shall ensure that it has sufficient staff that hold a training certificate for following courses for distributors issued in accordance with Article 25 orand has a proof of entry in a central electronic register for following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5) available at the time of sale to provide adequate responses to purchasers of plant protection products at the moment of sale on their use, related health and environmental risksthe necessary knowledge of the health and environmental risks relating to storage and handling and of the appropriate safety instructions to manage those risks.
Amendment 2348 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Amendment 2375 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall designate a competent authority or authorities responsible for the implementation of the system for the training and certification of all training referred to in paragraph 1 and, for issuing and renewing training certificates, updating the central electronic register, providing proof of entry in the central electronic register andand for overseeing that the tasks referred to in paragraph 1 are carried out by the body that provided the training.
Amendment 2384 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 2393 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point f
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point f
Amendment 2422 #
Amendment 2423 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall designate a competent authority to establish, oversee and monitor the operation of a system of independenexpert advisors for professional users. That system may make use of the impartial farm advisors referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 2021/2115, who must be regularly trained and can be funded under Article 78 of the same regulationshall comprise advisors trained in accordance with Article 25.
Amendment 2426 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2433 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2440 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Amendment 2523 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29
Article 29
Amendment 2613 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
Article 33
Amendment 2614 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
Article 33
Amendment 2648 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Using the methodology set out in Annex I, the Commission shall calculate the results of progress towards achieving the two... Union reduction and two national 2030 reduction targets annually until and including 2030... [OP: please insert the dates – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] corridor targets annually until and including ... [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] and publish those results on the website referred to in Article 7.
Amendment 2662 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 40 amending this Article and Annex VI in order to take into account technical progress, including progress in the availability of statistical data, and scientific and agronomic developments. Such delegated acts may modify the existing harmonised risk indicators or provide for new harmonised risk indicators, which may take into account Member States’ progress towards achieving the target of having 25% of their utilised agricultural area devoted to organic farming by 2030 as referred to in Article 8(1), point (d).
Amendment 2676 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall evaluate the results of each calculation of (a) progress towards achieving each of the two national 2030 reduction... [OP: please insert the date – 10 years after the date of application of this Regulation] corridor targets as referred to in Article 34 and (b) harmonised risk indicators at Member State level, as referred to in Article 35, each time the calculations are performed.
Amendment 9 #
2022/0142M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 12 #
2022/0142M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the conclusion of negotiations on the VPA between the EU and Guyana,; acknowledges that the VPA has a high significance for the country as well as potential for boosting EU-Guyana trade relations and believes that the successful negotiations of this VPA demonstrate the importance of the Union’s Delegations to third countries; which will ensure that only legally logged timber will be imported into the EU from Guyana, promote sustainable forest management practices and sustainable trade in legally produced timber, and improve forest governance, law enforcement (including labour and occupational, health and safety obligations), human rights, transparency, accountability and institutional resilience in Guyana;
Amendment 17 #
2022/0142M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the high stakeholder participation throughout the negotiation process; Stresses that the implementation stage requires consultations and multi- stakeholder involvement, including the participation of civil society, business representatives and local and indigenous communities in decision- making; recalls the need to enhance transparency and ensure the effective public disclosure of information and the timely sharing of documents with local and indigenous peoples;
Amendment 18 #
2022/0142M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls to strengthen the role and participation of the private sector in the VPA implementation and to assist operators, in particular SMEs, in building capacity to ensure better clarity, understanding and compliance with the requirements of the agreement;
Amendment 19 #
2022/0142M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the recent adoption of the joint implementation framework and calls on the Government of Guyana to follow a concrete, time-bound and measurable approach; calls on the Commission to report to Parliament regularly on the implementation of the agreement, including on the work of the Joint Implementation Committee;
Amendment 21 #
2022/0142M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes Guyana’s efforts so far in making advances towards greater transparency and look forward to further positive cooperation in the fight against illegal logging; Stresses that the success of the FLEGT VPA also depends on tackling fraud and corruption throughout the timber supply chain; urges the Government of Guyana to continue to work to stop widespread corruption and address other factors fuelling illegal logging and forest degradation, with particular regard to customs and other authorities that will play a pivotal role in the implementation and enforcement of the VPA; stresses the need to end impunity in the forest sector;
Amendment 22 #
2022/0142M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RecognisWelcomes that the process of negotiating the VPA has allowed sectors to identify shared goals and priorities to work towards sustainable forest management and trade cooperation, as well as offer an important opportunity for societies to allow for participative management of their forests at local, community and regional levels and even up to national or federal level;
Amendment 26 #
2022/0142M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the EU plays an important role in improving both the supply and the demand side of timber in order to reject illegally produced timber and assist exporting countries in their efforts to combat illegal logging and corruption, which results in the destruction of their forests, climate change and human rights violations; recognises that VPAs will continue to be an important legal framework for both the EU and its partner countries under the new proposal for a Deforestation Regulation; underlines that this has beenVPAs provide an important legal framework for both the EU and its partner countries, made possible bywith the good cooperation and engagement ofby the partner countries concerned; supports the Commission in finding additional potential partners for future FLEGT VPAs;tresses therefore that new VPAs with additional partners shall be promoted; recognises that the VPA with Guyana as well as those with other countries prove that trade agreements can work without threatening the imposition of sanctions, by including different means of control and cooperation; the Commission and the authorities of Guyana should conduct an exhaustive assessment on the impact of the VPA and the proposal of the Deforestation Regulation on the workers and small producers of the forest sector and other related sectors, which will be affected by the increased logging controls and checks.
Amendment 27 #
2022/0142M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Acknowledges the role of Guyana’s forests in the economy and job creation, contributing by 2% to the GDP and by 6% to job creation for economic growth; highlights that the VPA creates a great opportunity to boost job creation in the forestry sector.
Amendment 138 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Green Deal announced a revision of Union measures to address pollution from large industrial installations, including reviewing the sectoral scope of the legislation and how to make it fully consistent with climate, energy and circular economy policies. In addition, the Zero Pollution Action Plan, the Circular Economy Action Plan and the Farm to Fork Strategy also call for reducing pollutant emissions at source, including sources not currently within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council69 . Addressing pollution from certain agro- industrial activities thus requires their inclusion within the scope of that Directive. __________________ 69 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control); OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17-119.
Amendment 160 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Rearing of pigs, poultry and cattle cause significant, while contributing to food security, cause pollutant emissions into the air and water. In order to reduce such pollutant emissions, including ammonia, methane, nitrates and greenhouse gas emissions and thereby improve air, water and soil quality, it is necessary to lower the threshold above which pigs and poultry installations are included within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU and to include also cattle farming within that scope. Relevant BAT requirements take into consideration the nature, size, density, design like free- ventilated stables, trade-offs with animal welfare and complexity of these installations, including the specificities of pasture based cattle rearing systems, where animals are only seasonally reared in indoor installations, and the range of environmental impacts they may have. The proportionality requirements in BATs aim to incentivise farmers to implement the necessary transition towards increasingly environmentally friendly agricultural practices.
Amendment 234 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to ensure that Directive 2010/75/EU continues meeting its objectives to prevent or reduce emissions of pollutants and achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment, while not affecting sustainable European farming, based on the principles of respecting animal welfare, healthy and sustainable food production and promotion of small-scale and family farming, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to supplement that Directive in order to establish operating rules containing requirements for activities relating to rearing of poultry, pigs and cattle, and to amend Annexes I and Ia to that Directive by adding an agro-industrial activity to ensure that it meets its objectives to prevent or reduce pollutants emissions and achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment and pigs. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201677 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 77 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making; OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14.
Amendment 279 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘installation’ means a stationary technical unit within which one or more activities listed in Annex I, in Annex Ia or in Part 1 of Annex VII are carried out, and any other directly associated activities on the same site which have a technical connection with the activities listed in those Annexes and which could have an effect on emissions and pollution;;
Amendment 338 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b
Amendment 343 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 c
Amendment 417 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 428 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 516 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f a
Amendment 521 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f b
Amendment 533 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f a – f c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f a – f c
Amendment 602 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Without prejudice to Union competition law, information considered as confidential business information or commercially sensitive information shall only be shared with the Commission and with the following individuals having signed a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement: civil servants and other public employees representing Member States or Union agencies, and representatives of non-governmental organisations promoting the protection of human health or the environment. The exchange of information considered as confidential business information or sensitive commercial information shall remain limited to what is required to draw up, review and, where necessary, update BAT reference documents, and such confidential business information or sensitive commercial information shall not be used for other purposes..
Amendment 610 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Without prejudice to Union competition law, information considered as confidential business information or commercially sensitive information shall only be shared with the Commission and with the following individuals having signed a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement: civil servants and other public employees representing Member States or Union agencies, and representatives of non-governmental organisations promoting the protection of human health or the environment. The exchange of information considered as confidential business information or sensitive commercial information shall remain limited to what is required to draw up, review and, where necessary, update BAT reference documents, and such confidential business information or sensitive commercial information shall not be used for other purposes..
Amendment 650 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point iii
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a
Amendment 659 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point v
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point v
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b b
Amendment 664 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point vi
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point vi
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b c
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b c
Amendment 680 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point vii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point vii
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d – subpoint iii
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d – subpoint iii
Amendment 697 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14a
Article 14a
Amendment 791 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Amendment 824 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a
Amendment 962 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 d (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(15d) In Article 21, paragraph 3 a (new) is inserted as follows: 3a. In case undertakings are implementing deep industrial transformations towards EU objectives of a circular and climate neutral economy, the competent authority shall exempt the operator from the reconsideration and updating of permit conditions for the activities concerned until the transformation is completed.
Amendment 1059 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 c – title
Article 27 c – title
Amendment 1060 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 c – paragraph 1
Article 27 c – paragraph 1
Amendment 1070 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27d – number
Article 27d – number
Amendment 1081 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – title
Article 27 d – title
Amendment 1088 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 1
Article 27 d – paragraph 1
Amendment 1123 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 2
Article 27 d – paragraph 2
Amendment 1158 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 3
Article 27 d – paragraph 3
Amendment 1175 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 4
Article 27 d – paragraph 4
Amendment 1230 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Directive 2010/75/EU
Chapter VIa – title
Chapter VIa – title
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR INTENSIVE REARING OF POULTRY, AND PIGS AND CATTLE
Amendment 1246 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70a – paragraph 1
Article 70a – paragraph 1
This Chapter shall apply to the activities set out in Annex Ia which reach the capacity thresholds set out in that Annex. intensive rearing of poultry and pigs: (a) with more than 40000 places for poultry, (b) with more than 2000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg), or (c) with more than 750 places for sows.
Amendment 1250 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b
Article 70b
Amendment 1254 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b – title
Article 70b – title
Amendment 1259 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b – paragraph 1
Article 70b – paragraph 1
Amendment 1272 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – title
Article 70c – title
Permits and simplified registration
Amendment 1275 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that no installation falling within the scope of this Chapter is operated without a permit and that its operation complies with the operating rules referred to in Article 70i. In case of stables on family farms or free-ventilated stables or pasture, permits are not needed.
Amendment 1282 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 70c – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, Member States may provide for a specific procedure for the registration of farms rearing animals covered in this Chapter. The procedure for registration referred to in the first subparagraph shall be laid down in a binding act and include at least a requirement for a notification to the competent authority by the farmer of the intention to operate its activity. Member States shall use any similar pre-existing procedure for the registration in order to avoid creating an administrative burden.
Amendment 1285 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the installationfarm, its building and its activities
Amendment 1288 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the capacity of the installationbuilding where the rearing takes place;
Amendment 1292 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
(d) the sources of emissions from the installationbuilding where the rearing takes place;
Amendment 1295 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) the nature and quantities of foreseeable emissions from the installation into each mediumbuilding where the rearing takes place, into each medium under normal operating conditions.
Amendment 1313 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 4
Article 70c – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take necessary measures to ensure that the operatofarmer informs the competent authority, without delay, of any planned substantial change to the installationsfarm and farm buildings where the rearing takes place, falling within the scope of this Chapter which may have consequences for the environment. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall reconsider and update the permit.
Amendment 1319 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – number
Article 70d – number
Amendment 1322 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 70d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1323 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
Article 70d – paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
Amendment 1325 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 2
Article 70d – paragraph 2
Amendment 1329 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 3
Article 70d – paragraph 3
Amendment 1392 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall establish operating rules containing requirements consistent with the use of best available techniques for the activities listed in Annex Ireferred to in Article 70a, which shall include the following:
Amendment 1542 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79a – paragraph 2
Article 79a – paragraph 2
Amendment 1550 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79a – paragraph 4
Article 79a – paragraph 4
Amendment 1558 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79a – paragraph 4
Article 79a – paragraph 4
4. Where there is a claim for compensation in accordance with paragraph 1, supported by evidence from which a causality link may be presumed between the damage and the violation, Member States shall ensure that the onus is on the person responsible for the violation to prove that the violation did not cause or contribute to the damage. This shall not apply to violation related to activities referred to in Article 70a.
Amendment 1581 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia
Annex Ia
Amendment 1621 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point e
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex I – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point 3.6
Annex I – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point 3.6
Amendment 1639 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point i
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point i
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex I – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 6 – point 6.5
Annex I – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 6 – point 6.5
6.5. Disposal or recycling of animal carcases or animal by-products of Category 1 within the meaning of Article 8 or Category 2 within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009, with the exception of liquid manure, guano, stomach and intestinal contents, milk, milk products, colostrum, eggs and egg products with a treatment capacity exceeding 10 tonnes per day..
Amendment 1652 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – number
Annex Ia – number
Amendment 1659 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – paragraph 1
Annex Ia – paragraph 1
Amendment 1678 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – paragraph 2
Annex Ia – paragraph 2
Amendment 60 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) 'sustainability undertaking' means an undertaking promoting sustainable production in its three dimensions, by contributing to one or more social, environmental and economic objectives.
Amendment 62 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) that producers acting collectively have the necessary powers and responsibilities to manage their geographical indication, including to create value and to respond to societal demands for products resulting from sustainable production in its three dimensions of economic, environmental and social value, and to operate in the market;
Amendment 72 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. a fair return for producers for the qualities of their products
Amendment 73 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. support to agricultural and processing activities and the farming systems associated with high-quality products, thereby contributing to the achievement of rural development policy objectives
Amendment 76 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) 'association of producer groups' means an organisation that promotes the interests of producers of products designated by different geographical indications.
Amendment 80 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. An authority designated by a Member State or by a third country may be deemed to be an applicant producer group for the purposes of this Title, with respect to geographical indications of a spirit drink, if it is not feasible for the producers concerned to form a group by reason of their number, geographical location or organisational characteristics. In such case, the application referred to in Article 9(2) shall state those reasons.
Amendment 88 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A producer group may agree on sustainability undertakings to be adhered to in the production of the product designated by a geographical indication. Such undertakings shall aim to apply a sustainability standard higher than mandated by Union or national law and go beyond good practice in significant respects in terms of social, environmental or economic undertakings. Such undertakings shall be specific, shall take account of existing sustainable practices employed for products designated by geographical indications, and may refer to existing sustainability schemes.
Amendment 91 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The sustainability undertakings referred to in paragraph (1) shallmay be included in the product specification.
Amendment 92 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 94 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Amendment 101 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Amendment 109 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 11
Article 19 – paragraph 11
Amendment 114 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 10
Article 25 – paragraph 10
Amendment 116 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Amendment 118 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) any direct or indirect commercial use of the geographical indication in respect of products not covered by the registration, where those products are comparable to the products registered under that name or where use of a name exploits, weakens, dilutes, or is detrimental to the reputation of, the protected name, including where those products are used as ingredients;
Amendment 121 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any misuse, imitation or evocation, even if the true origin of the products or services is indicated or if the protected name is translated, transcribed, transliterated or accompanied by an expression such as ‘style’, ‘type’, ‘method’, ‘as produced in’, ‘imitation’, ‘flavour’, ‘like’ or similar, including when those products are used as ingredients.
Amendment 122 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) any other false or misleading indication as to the provenance, origin, nature or essential qualities of the product that is used on the inner or outer packaging, advertising material, documents or information provided on websites or on domain names relating to the product concerned, and the packing of the product in a container liable to convey a false impression as to its origin;
Amendment 124 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Amendment 126 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) goods produced in EU and destined to be exported and commercialised in third countries
Amendment 129 #
2022/0089(COD)
Amendment 144 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Amendment 145 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In the context of international trade agreements negotiations, the European Commission shall consult recognised producer groups with regards to the protection of their name
Amendment 150 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 a (new)
Article 33 a (new)
Amendment 153 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Country-code tTop-level domain name registries establishedoperating in the Union shall ensure that any alternative dispute resolution procedure established to solve disputes relating to the registration of domain names referred to in paragraph (1), shall recognise geographical indications as rights that may prevent a domain name from being registered or used in bad faith.
Amendment 155 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3
Article 34 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance withArticle84 supplementing this Regulation by provisions entrusting EUIPO to establish and manage a domain name information and alert system that would provide the applicant, upon the submission of an application for a geographical indication, with information about the availability of the geographical indication as a domain name and, on optional basis, the registration of a domain name identical to their geographical indication. ThatEUIPO may be empowered under those delegated acts to monitor registration of domain names in the Union which could conflict with the names included in the Union register of geographical indications. Those delegated act shall also include the obligation for registries of country-code top-level domain names, established and the EURid, operating in the Union, to provide EUIPO with the relevant information and data.
Amendment 169 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Amendment 174 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where the Commission exercises any of the empowerments provided for in this Regulation to entrust tasks to EUIPO, it shall also be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 to supplement this Regulation by criteria for monitoring performance in the execution of such tasks. Such criteria mayshall include, in particular :
Amendment 71 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) This framework pursues two objectives. The first objective is to ensure the conditions necessary for the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union and to ensure the adjustment of the industry to structural changes due to fast innovation cycles and the need for sustainability. The second objective, separate and complementary to the first one, is to improve the functioning of the internal market by laying down a uniform Union legal framework for increasing the Union’s resilience and security of supply in the field of semiconductor technologies, as well as strengthening its role at the global level through international cooperation and trade.
Amendment 85 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The achievement of these objectives will be supported by a governance mechanism. At Union level, this Regulation establishes a European Semiconductor Board, composed of representatives of the Member States, business representatives and chaired by the Commission. The European Semiconductor Board will provide advice to and assist the Commission on specific questions, including the consistent application of this Regulation, facilitating cooperation among Member States and exchanging information on issues relating to this Regulation. The European Semiconductor Board should hold separate meetings for its tasks under the different chapters of this Regulation. The different meetings may include different compositions of the high-level representatives and the Commission may establish subgroupsbusiness representatives affected by the Regulation.
Amendment 86 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Given the globalised nature of the semiconductor supply chain, international cooperation with third countries is an important element to achieve a resilience of the Union’s semiconductor ecosystem. The actions taken under this Regulation should also enable the Union to play a stronger role, as a centre of excellence, in a better functioning global, interdependent semiconductors ecosystem. The Commission, assisted by the European Semiconductor Board, should and business representatives, should work together towards both immediate and long-term supply solutions for the semiconductor market; cooperate and build partnerships with third countries with a view to seeking solutions to address, to the extent possible, disruptions of the semiconductor supply chain; and in bilateral and multilateral meetings with like-minded partners. The Commission shall maintain close cooperation with Taiwan through EU’s Indo-Pacific strategy and with a view to addressing respective vulnerabilities in a mutually beneficial manner. Taiwan is located in a strategic position in terms of trade and is a crucial partner for the global supply chain of key high-tech sectors, notably semiconductors. The Commission should urgently begin an impact assessment, public consultation and scoping exercise on a Bilateral Investment Agreement with the Taiwanese authorities in preparation for negotiations to deepen bilateral economic ties and encourage Taiwan to increase investments in the EU, including on matters relating to multilateralism and the WTO. Where necessary, representatives of third countries should be invited to address and cooperate with the European Semiconductor Board. The Trade and Technology Council should act as platform to coordinate efforts to make semiconductor supply chains more resilient.
Amendment 116 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30 a) Given that this Regulation will impose additional compliance costs on the sector, action needs to be taken to prevent the total level of regulatory burden from increasing. The Commission should therefore be obliged to present, before the application of this Regulation, proposals offsetting the regulatory burdens introduced by this Regulation, through the revision or abolishment of provisions in other Union legislative acts that generate compliance costs for the semiconductor sector.
Amendment 122 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Member States should alert the Commission if relevant factors indicate a potential semiconductor crisis. In order to ensure a coordinated response to address such crises, the Commission should upon the alert by a Member State or through other sources, including information from international partners, convene an extraordinary meeting of the European Semiconductor Board for assessing the need to activate the crisis stage and for discussing whether it may be appropriate, necessary and proportionate for Member States to carry out coordinated joint procurement. The Commission should engage in consultations and cooperation with relevant third countries with a view to addressing any disruptions in the international supply chain, in compliance with international obligations and without prejudice to procedural requirements under the Treaty on international agreements. In a globalised world with international value chains, European resilience is not possible without well-functioning multilateral and bilateral trade agreements. The European openness to trade and investment is a strength and source of growth and resilience for the Union, as a major importer and exporter.
Amendment 139 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Appropriate, effective and proportionate measures should be identified and implemented when the crisis stage is activated without prejudice to possible continued international engagement with relevant partners with the view to mitigating the evolving crisis situation. Where appropriate, the Commission shouldmay request information from undertakings along the semiconductor supply chain. Furthermore, the Commission should be able to, where necessary and proportionate, oblige request Integrated Production Facilities and Open EU Foundries to accept and prioritise an order of the production of crisis-relevant products, and to act as a central purchasing body when mandated by Member States. The Commission cshould limit the measures to certain critical sectors. In addition, the European Semiconductor Board may advise on the necessity of introducing an export control regime pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/479 of the European Parliament and of the Council60 should engage in consultations and cooperation with business representatives and relevant third countries with a view to addressing any disruptions in the international supply chain. The European Semiconductor Board may also assess and advise on further appropriate and effective measures. The use of all these emergency measures shouldmust be proportionate, restricted and be carried out in the manner which is the least disruptive to trade and restricted to what is absolutely necessary to address the significant disturbances at stake insofar as this is in the best interest of the Union. The Commission should regularly inform the European Parliament and the Council of the measures taken and the underlying reasons. The Commission may, after consulting with the Board, issue further guidance on the implementation and use of the emergency measures. _________________ 60 Regulation (EU) 2015/479 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015 on common rules for exports (OJ L 83, 27.3.2015, p. 34).
Amendment 144 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) The purpose of requests for information from undertakings along the semiconductor supply chain established in the Union in the crisis stage is an in-depth assessment of the semiconductor crisis in order to identify potential mitigation or emergency measures at Union or national level. Such information may include production capability, production capacity and current primary disruptions and bottlenecks. These aspects could include the typical and current actual stock of crisis-relevant products in its production facilities located in the Union and third country facilities which it operates or contracts or purchases supply from; the typical and current actual average lead time for the most common products produced; the expected production output for the following three months for each Union production facility; reasons that prevent the filling of production capacity; or other existing data necessary to assess the nature of the semiconductor crisis or potential mitigation or emergency measures at national or Union level. Any request should be proportionate, have regard for the legitimate aims of the undertaking and the cost and effort required to make the data available, as well as set out appropriate time limits for providing the requested information. Undertakings should be obliged to comply with the request and may be subject to penalties i. If they fail to comply or provide incorrect information without any reasonable explanation given, may be subject to penalties. Any information acquired should be subject to confidentiality rules. Should an undertaking be subject to a request for information related to its semiconductor activities from a third country, it should inform the Commission so to enable an assessment whether an information request by the Commission is warranted. The request of information must be used restrictively and executed in a manner that minimise administrative and regulatory burdens, by clearly stating what kind of information is absolutely necessary. The Commission must always take into consideration the administrative burden and the consequences of hampering innovation capacity and risk of trade escalations with third countries.
Amendment 146 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) In order to ensure that critical sectors can continue to operate in a time of crisis and when necessary and proportionate for this purpose, Integrated Production Facilities and Open EU Foundries could be obliged by the Commission tomay on a voluntary basis accept and prioritise orders of crisis-relevant products. This obligation may also be extended to semiconductor manufacturing facilities which have accepted such possibility in the context of receiving public support. The decision on a priority rated order should be taken in accordance with all applicable Union legal obligations, having regard to the circumstances of the case. The priority rating obligation should take precedence over any performance obligation under private or public law while it should have regard for the legitimate aims of the undertakings and the cost and effort required for any change in production sequence. Undertakings may be subject to penalties if they fail to comply with the obligation for priority rated orderse decision should be taken in accordance with all applicable Union legal obligations, having regard to the circumstances of the case.
Amendment 147 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) The undertaking concerned should on a voluntary basis be oabligede to accept and prioritise a priority rated order. In exceptional and duly justified cases, the undertaking could request the Commission to review the imposed obligation. This applies either where the facility is unable to fulfil the order even if prioritised, be it due to insufficient production capability or production capacity, or because this would place an unreasonable economic burden and entail particular hardship on the facility.
Amendment 148 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Under the exceptional circumstance that an undertaking operating along the semiconductor supply chain in the Union receives a priority rated order request from a third country, it should inform the Commission of this request, so as to inform an assessment of whether, if there is a significant impact on the security of supply to critical sectors, and the other requirements of necessity, proportionality and legality are satisfied in the circumstances of the case, the Commission should likewise enact a priority rated order obligation.
Amendment 151 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) During a semiconductor shortage crisis, it might become necessary that the Union considers protective measurthe Union may only consider protective measures if all other measures have been investigated. Protective measures must be avoided at all costs, as they will damage the Union's trade relations and will have unpredictable consequences. The European Semiconductor Board may express its views to inform the Commission’s assessment of whether the market situation amounts to a significant shortage of essential products pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/479.
Amendment 153 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) In order to facilitate a smooth, effective and harmonised implementation of this Regulation, cooperation and the exchange of information, the European Semiconductor Board should be established. The implementation of this Regulation must comply with Union law, the WTO Agreement and be consistent with commitments made under other trade and investment agreements to which the Union or the Member States are parties. The European Semiconductor Board should provide advice to and assist the Commission on specific questions. These should include providing advice on the Chips for Europe Initiative to the Public Authorities Board of the Chips Joint Undertaking; exchanging information on the functioning of the Integrated Production Facilities and Open EU Foundries; discussing and preparing the identification of specific sectors and technologies with potential high social impact and respective security significance in need of certification for trusted products and addressing coordinated monitoring and crisis response. Furthermore, the European Semiconductor Board should ensure the consistent application of this Regulation, facilitate cooperation between Member States as well as exchange of information on issues relating to this Regulation. The European Semiconductor Board should support the Commission in international cooperation in line with international obligations, including in information gathering and crisis assessment. In addition, the European Semiconductor Board should coordinate, cooperate and exchange information with other Union crisis response and crisis preparedness structures with a view to ensure a coherent and coordinated Union approach as regards crisis response and crisis preparedness measures for semiconductor crises.
Amendment 177 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
(19 a) ‘crisis’ means an extraordinary situation of a serious disruption to the supply chain, leading to a severe shortage of semiconductors, which poses serious and immediate danger to the life and health of people or has a substantial and evidence-based impact on the functioning of the Member States and citizens of the Union, which requires proportionate and adequate measures tailored to the specific situation in order to supply the population with critical necessities.
Amendment 183 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2
(2) supporting large scale innovation through access to new or existing pilot lines for experimentation, test, and validation of new design concepts integrating key functionalities, such as novel materials and architectures for power electronics fostering sustainable renewable and low carbon energy and electro mobility, lower energy consumption, security, higher levels of computing performance or integrating breakthrough technologies such as neuromorphic and embedded artificial intelligence (AI) chips, integrated photonics, graphene and other 2D material based technologies; promoting international cooperation between different chips production technologies with third countries and the Union; encourage and maintain competitiveness by learning from different sectors of the chips industry, as for example, the impact and growth of Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems in Europe.
Amendment 210 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Integrated Production Facilities are first-of-a-kind semiconductor design and manufacturing facilities, including front- end or back-end, or both, in the Union that contribute to the security of supply for the internal and external markets.
Amendment 213 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Amendment 215 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Open EU Foundries are first-of-a- kind semiconductor front-end or back-end, or both, manufacturing facilities in the Union that offer production capacity to unrelated undertakings and thereby contribute to the security of supply for the internal and external markets.
Amendment 216 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 219 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 222 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. In order to reach security of supply in the Union, Member States may, without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, apply support schemes and provide for administrative support to Integrated Production Facilities and Open EU Foundries in accordance with Article 14. Member States must also ensure that any support is necessary, appropriate and proportionate to avoid undue competition distortions.
Amendment 223 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Any support must align with WTO and the ‘Regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market’.
Amendment 226 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Monitoring and al, alerting and international cooperationg
Amendment 227 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shallmay only carry out regular monitoring of the semiconductor value chain, if it is proportionate and limit unnecessary administrative or financial burdens. In particular, they shall:
Amendment 245 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The Commission should increase its commitment on cooperation with third countries by concluding and enforcing trade agreements. In any future investment and trade agreement of the EU with relevant third countries, collaboration in the field of semiconductors and along the entire semiconductor supply chain shall be a key priority.
Amendment 262 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 267 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Where the crisis stage is activated and where appropriateif necessary in order to address the semiconductor crisis in the Union, the Commission shall take the measure provided for in Article 20 under the conditions laid down therein. In addition, the Commission may take the measures provided for in Article 210 or Article 221, or both, under the conditions laid down therein.
Amendment 269 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may, after consulting the European Semiconductor Board, limit the measures provided for in Articles 21 and 22 to certain critical sectors the operation of which is disturbed or under threat of disturbance on account of the semiconductor crisis.
Amendment 275 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shallmay, after consulting the European Semiconductor Board, and if all other measures has been investigated, request representative organisations of undertakings or, if necessary, individual undertakings operating along the semiconductor supply chain to inform the Commission about their production capabilities, production capacities, current primary disruptions and provide other existing data necessarytransmit on a voluntary basis, within a set time limit, specific information to the Commission about their production capabilities, while fully respecting trade and business secrets, to assess the nature of the semiconductor crisis or to identify and assess potential mitigation or emergency measures at national or Union level.
Amendment 278 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. Should an undertaking established in the Union be subject to a request for information related to its semiconductor activities from a third country, it shall inform the Commission in such a manner that is least disruptive to trade and promote international cooperation, as to enable the Commission to request similar information. The Commission shall inform the European Semiconductor Board of the existence of such request from a third country.
Amendment 280 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Where necessary and proportionate to ensure the operation of all or certain critical sectors, the Commission may obligerequest Integrated Production Facilities and Open EU Foundries to accept and prioritise an order of crisis-relevant products (‘priority rated order’). The obligation shall take precedence over any performance obligation under private or public law.
Amendment 283 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. When a semiconductor undertaking established in the Union is subject to a third country priority rated order measure, it shall inform the Commission. Should that obligationrequest significantly impact the operation of certain critical sectors, the Commission may obligerequest that undertaking to accept and prioritise orders of crisis relevant products in line with paragraph 4, 5 and 6.
Amendment 285 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. The undertaking concerned shall be obligrequested to accept and prioritise a priority rated order. The undertaking may request the Commission to review the priority rated order where it considers it to be duly justified based on one of the following grounds:
Amendment 286 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 6
Article 21 – paragraph 6
6. Where an undertaking is obliged to accept and prioritise a priority rated order, it shall not be liable for any breach of contractual obligations that is required to comply with the priority rated orders. The liability shall be excluded only to the extent the violation of contractual obligations was necessary for compliance with the mandated prioritisation. The Commission must be able to compensate the undertaking if the prioritisation lead to a negative economic impact on their business.
Amendment 287 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
Article 22
Amendment 298 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. The European Semiconductor Board shall be composed of representatives of the Member States and business representatives and shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission.
Amendment 310 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission and the national competent authorities, their officials, servants and other persons working under the supervision of these authorities as well as officials and civil servants of other authorities of the Member States shall not disclose information acquired or exchanged by them pursuant to this Regulation and of the kind covered by the obligation of professional secrecy. They shall respect the confidentiality of information and data obtained in carrying out their tasks and activities in such a manner as to protect in particular intellectual property rights and sensitive business information or trade secrets. Any circumvention of technological protection measures and use of confidential data must be avoided. This obligation shall apply to all representatives of Member States, observers, experts and other participants attending meetings of the European Semiconductor Board pursuant to Article 23 and the members of the Committee pursuant to Article 33(1).
Amendment 313 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Regulation shall in compliance with relevant legislation in the field, including Directive 2016/943 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information, respect the confidentiality of information obtained in carrying out their tasks and activities in such a manner as to protect, in particular confidential business information or trade secrets.
Amendment 317 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Fines imposed in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) and (b), shall not exceed 30200 000 EUR. If the concerned undertaking is an SME, the fines imposed shall not exceed 50 000 EUR.
Amendment 318 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Periodic penalty payments imposed in the cases referred to in paragraph 1 (c) shall not exceed 1.5 % of the average daily turnover in the preceding business year for each working day of non-compliance with the obligation pursuant to Article 21 calculated from the date established in the decision. If the concerned undertaking is an SME, the periodic penalty payments imposed shall not exceed 0.5 % of the average daily turnover.
Amendment 319 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. In fixing the amount of the fine or periodic penalty payment, regard shall be had to the size, if the concerned undertaking is an SME, to the economic and administrative resources, to the nature, gravity and duration of the infringement, taking due account of the principles of proportionality and appropriateness.
Amendment 324 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The implementation of this Regulation by the Union must comply with Union law, the WTO Agreement and be consistent with commitments made under other trade and investment agreements to which the Union or the Member States are parties.
Amendment 325 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. No later than three year after the entry into force of this regulation, the Commission shall within proposals in line with its communication on the application of the “one in, one out” principle offsetting the regulatory burden introduced by this Regulation, through the revision or abolishment of provisions in other Union legislative acts that generate compliance costs in the semiconductor sector.
Amendment 326 #
2022/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. No later than three years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission should also consider WTO compatibility and ensure that the Regulation has been aligned with the WTO Agreement.
Amendment 2 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 3 October 2017 on EU political relations with ASEAN,
Amendment 3 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 b (new)
Citation 24 b (new)
— having regard to the 29th EU- ASEAN Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting held on 11 February 2022,
Amendment 4 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 c (new)
Citation 24 c (new)
— having regard to the inaugural European Parliament-ASEAN Inter- Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Inter- Regional Dialogue held on 22 June 2021,
Amendment 14 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe and the Indo- Pacific together represent over 70 % of global trade in goods and services and over 60 % of foreign direct investment (FDI) with their annual trade reaching EUR 1.5 trillion in 2019; whereas the region produces 60 % of global gross domestic product (GDP) and contributes to two thirds of global economic growth; whereas the EU is the biggest investor in the area, which includes four (China, Japan, South Korea and India) out of the EU’s top 10 global trading partners; 1a _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files /jointcommunication_indo_pacific_en.pdf
Amendment 18 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. Whereas the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) opened a new chapter in their longstanding relations by entering in a Strategic Partnership in December 2020;
Amendment 19 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. Whereas enhanced inter- parliamentary relations and parliamentary diplomacy between the European Parliament and the parliaments of Southeast Asia – through the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) – should reflect the future agenda of broader and deeper EU-ASEAN relations;
Amendment 20 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. Whereas the European Parliament and the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) are natural partners with a significant potential to contribute towards strengthening EU-ASEAN relations;
Amendment 21 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. Whereas EU-ASEAN relations are based on the shared values and principles of a rules-based international order, effective and sustainable multilateralism, and free and fair trade;
Amendment 22 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
C e. Whereas EU-based entities are the largest provider of foreign direct investment to the ASEAN region; whereas the EU is ASEAN's third largest trading partner and ASEAN as a whole represents the EU's third largest trading partner outside Europe;
Amendment 23 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
C f. Whereas negotiations on an EU- ASEAN Free Trade Agreement have been suspended by mutual agreement since 2009;
Amendment 32 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is an open, 21st century trade agreement that aims to secure a level playing field and rules-based trade environment in the Indo-Pacific and provides a model of regional trade integration; whereas the US withdrew from the agreement in January 2017 while China, Taiwan and the UK formally submitted a request to accede in September 2021;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the geopolitical reality has dramatically changed since Russia’s invasion to Ukraine in February 2022 and makes our further engagement with Indo- Pacific partners even more important and urgent in order to diversify our trade relations, to deepen our cooperation on critical and emerging technologies, digital issues and raw materials, to strengthen supply chains resilience and help tackle global challenges.
Amendment 64 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to work closely with its Indo-Pacific like-minded partners to reinforce value chains by strengthening and diversifying trade relations in order to reduce strategic dependencies in critical supply chains with a particular focus on technologies and raw materials, by working towards the full implementation and better enforcement of existing trade agreements, by finalising ongoing trade negotiations and by developing cooperation in strategic sectors; underlines the importance of working together with like-minded Indo-Pacific countries on establishing technical standards, to further promote the EU as a global standard-setter, underlines the importance to develop new Digital Partnership Agreements, starting with Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore;
Amendment 88 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement has been instrumental in creating more sustainable trade; welcomes the increase in the preference utilisation rates for EU exports to Japan in 2020; underlines thcalls to start negotiations to include data furtherlows provisions in the EPA; underlines that progress ihas nbeeded in the implementation of the agreement, in particular as regards then made-in the expansion of GIs protection for both parties, utilisation rates of tariff rate quotas opened by Japan for EU exporters, the and the process for ratification of ILO convention No 105 by Japan while further progress is needed in the implementation of the agreement, including liberalisation of trade in services and the ratification of ILO Conventions No 105 and No 111;
Amendment 97 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Call on the Member States to ratify the EU-Vietnam IPA so that it enters into force and creates favourable conditions to boost EU investment in Vietnam and in the region, in particular in areas promoting green transformation and the circular economy; urges Vietnam to continue working to achieve equal treatment of EU Member States with regard to pharmaceuticals and to guarantee a full implementation of the sanitary and phytosanitary provisions; invites Vietnam to complete its key labour reforms in accordance with the agreement and to swiftly ensure the ratification of ILO Convention No 87 by 2023;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recalls the importance of parliamentary diplomacy in accelerating FTA negotiations between the EU and ASEAN Member States;
Amendment 151 #
2021/2200(INI)
17 a. Regrets the fact that negotiations for a bilateral trade and investment agreement with Thailand, launched in 2013 and put on hold in 2014 following the military take-over, are still paused; stresses the importance of taking steps (in line with the Council Conclusions of 2019) towards the resumption of negotiations on an ambitious and comprehensive FTA and invites the Thai authorities to provide clear indications in this respect and to engage in structural reforms.
Amendment 161 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for further engagement with ASEAN and its member states and for the development and promotion of the EU- ASEAN strategic partnership; calls on both sides to use the momentum of the planned EU-ASEAN Summit in 2022, on the occasion of 45th anniversary of the EU- ASEAN bilateral relationship, to present a new EU-ASEAN action plan for the upcoming period to promote increased multifaceted cooperation in key areas and explore the possibility of resuming negotiations of a region-to-region trade agreement once the conditions in terms of human rights and democracy are to the EU’s standardsmet; calls for a parliamentary dimension to the 45th anniversary summit and reiterates its intention to create an EU-ASEAN parliamentary assembly to strengthen the democratic dimension of the partnership;
Amendment 172 #
2021/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, the Secretary-General of the ASEAN Inter- Parliamentary Assembly and the respective countries in the Indo-Pacific region.
Amendment 2 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas since the Lisbon Treaty, foreign direct investment has remained an exclusive competence of the European Union, as enshrined in Article 3(1)(e), Article 206 and Article 207 TFEU; whereas the EU’s international investment policy shouldhas been further reformed to address the current challenges;
Amendment 3 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas international investment agreements aim to ensure that EU investors enjoy a reciprocal level playing field when investing in a third country that is similar to the levels of guarantees enjoyed by third country investors in the EU;
Amendment 5 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas global foreign direct investment flows, which were already declining since 2015, have experienced a dramatic drop in 2020 (-30%) due to the COVID-induced crisis; whereas increasing outward and inward FDI will remain a key element of the path to recovery for the EU and for many other economies;
Amendment 8 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas around 1 500 bilateral investment treaties ratified by the Member States before the Lisbon Treaty are still in place, including the Energy Charter Treaty;
Amendment 9 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas EU IIAs include or refer to a sustainable development chapter, which covers responsible business conduct (RBC) and the respect of environmental, human rights and labour standards, as well as the commitment of the Parties that those standards shall not be lowered in order to attract investment;
Amendment 12 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas FDI and the EU investment policy should play a key role in achieving the objective of open strategic autonomy, in terms of diversification of supply chains;
Amendment 14 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas one of the top priorities of the European Green Deal is to respond to the challenges of climate change and environmental degradation; whereas all EU policies need to contribute to these goals, including investment policy; whereas substantial investments are needed worldwide in order to achieve the aims of the European Green Deal, meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 18 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. wWhereas the number of investor- state dispute settlement (ISDS) cases is rising each year, including against Member States, signalling the ease of use of ISDS; whereas about 15 % of cases known to be filed against Member States in 2020 were intra-EU disputes;
Amendment 21 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas developing countries face a gap of USD 2.5 trillion in annual financing to achieve the SDGs by 2030; whereas Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a principal means of financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the corresponding SDGs;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the EU’s investment policy needs to meet the expectations of investors and beneficiary states, but also the EU’s broader economic interests and external policy objectives; considers that EU international investment policy needs to be reformed in order to address a variety of challenges and transform it into an integrated and coherent policy frameworkrecalls the European Parliament's call for an integrated and coherent policy framework, which promotes high-quality and sustainable investments; welcomes the efforts undertook by the European Commission since 2010 to reform the Union's investment policy in that direction; considers that EU international investment policy needs to pursue its reform efforts to better meet the current challenges of better protecting our investors and making our Single Market an attractive place to invest in;
Amendment 30 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 45 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the definition of investment as codified in EU IIAs covers not only greenfield investments, but alsoshould not cover financial instruments that can be held for purely speculative purposes or for the extraction of rent;
Amendment 48 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to open up new markets to EU investors through the negotiations of chapters on investment liberalisation with third countries; calls on the Commission to seek the best possible conditions for EU investors abroad, reflecting the level of openness that foreign investors enjoy in the EU and covering all ranges of business activities, including services and manufacturing sectors;
Amendment 50 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to monitor and seek the removal of barriers to the establishment and operation of EU investors in foreign markets, including discriminatory practices and performance requirements such as technology transfer; welcomes the Commission’s focus on enforcement of existing commitments, and underlines that this should also apply to investment-related commitments;
Amendment 51 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Invites the Commission to use all available means to improve the investment climate in developing countries, both through development cooperation tools and through bilateral agreements; welcomes, in that regard, the focus on investment facilitation disciplines seeking to enhance transparency, streamline procedures and enhance public-private dialogue; highlights that those disciplines should benefit both EU and local investors;
Amendment 52 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Recalls that in the last decade, the Union signed several agreements containing investment chapters with third countries; regrets that mixed agreements and agreements under shared competences1 are either only applied provisionally or not in force at all; urges Member States to ratify these agreements as soon as possible so that all EU investors can benefit from greater market liberalization and stronger investment protection rules and standards; [1] Provisions on portfolio investment and/or ISDS are shared competence between the European Union and its Member States, according to the ECJ (Singapore Opinion).
Amendment 53 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Amendment 54 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Underlines that investment can and should have a positive impact on sustainable development; is concerned that according to OECD, developing countries faced a shortfall of USD 1.7 trillion in 2020 due to the COVID- induced crisis in addition to the exiting USD 2.5 trillion funding gap; calls on the Commission to ensure consistency of the EU’s investment policy with the European Green Deal and the SDGs; calls on the EU’s investment policy to help developing countries, notably African countries, in reducing the funding gap to reach the SDGs;
Amendment 55 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Highlights that introducing innovative investment facilitation measures can contribute to achieving SDGs by helping to mobilize higher levels of investment to promote inclusive and sustainable growth and poverty reduction as it supports a longer-term presence of foreign investors in the host economy and to develop better linkages between foreign investors and local companies;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 h (new)
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3h. Welcomes the leadership role taken by the European Union in the World Trade Organization (WTO) plurilateral negotiation on Investment Facilitation for Development, which will improve the investment and business climate, and make it easier for investors in all sectors of the economy to invest, conduct their day-to-day business and expand their operations in developing countries; is encouraged to see that more than two-thirds of WTO members participate to this negotiation; supports the progress made so far by the parties, and strongly encourages parties to reach their stated goal of concluding the negotiation by the end of 2022;
Amendment 57 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 i (new)
Paragraph 3 i (new)
3i. Welcomes the Commission’s trailblazing work on new standalone investment facilitation agreements, which would facilitate and support sustainable and inclusive investment; takes note in that regard of the start of negotiations with Angola in June 2021 on such an agreement; invites the European Commission to conclude this negotiation as soon as possible; takes note that similar investment facilitation provisions are being negotiated among African countries in the future Investment Protocol of the African Continental Free Trade Area; invites the Commission to continue supporting those negotiations;
Amendment 58 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading -1 (new)
Subheading -1 (new)
-1 Opening new markets to all EU investors
Amendment 59 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading -1 a (new)
Subheading -1 a (new)
-1a Ensuring an investment-friendly business climate
Amendment 60 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 j (new)
Paragraph 3 j (new)
3j. Recalls that investment protection measures seek to ensure, through commitments such as non-discrimination on the grounds of gender, race or religion, fair treatment for investors or compensation in case of expropriation; welcomes in that regard the reform efforts carried out by the Commission for the precise definitions of protection standards in modern investment agreements;
Amendment 61 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. StressNotes that an alarming number of investment claims target environmental measurelegal proceedings before ISDS courts target environmental measures1, whether they be on fossil fuels or renewable energy investments; regrets the fact that various countries, including the Member States, are being sued in relation to policies on climate, the phasing out of fossil fuels, or the just transition; [1] 17% of all cases according to UNCTAD databases
Amendment 69 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to exclude invensure consistments in fossil fuels or any other activities that pose significant harm to the environment and human rights from treaty protections, in particular investor-state arbitration mechanismscy between IIAs and EU environment policies, labour rights, and human rights, notably through provisions on sustainable development aiming at improving the domestic framework in which foreign investors operate;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that even in the absence of legal proceedings, the explicit or implicit threat of recourse to investment arbitration can enhance the position of investors in negotiations with states (the ‘chilling effect’); however, stresses that modern EU IIAs do clearly recall the principle that governments have the right to regulate legitimate public policy objectives on matters of public health, social services, public education, safety, environment or public morals, social or consumer protections, privacy and data protection, or the promotion and protection of cultural diversity, including in a manner that may negatively affect the operation of an investment or an investor’s expectation of profits; calls on the Commission to strongly assert its right to regulate;
Amendment 76 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that IIAs do not contain investor obligations; stresses that only foreign investors can launch investment cases against states; regrets the fact that having a case dismissed is the best possible outcome for respondent states but includes provisions on trade and sustainable development whereby parties commit not to lower environmental and labour standards to attract investment, and to promote the uptake of responsible business conduct in their territories; stresses that under the majority of investment treaties only foreign investors can launch investment cases against states; invites the Commission to continue international discussions on how to make investment obligations more effective in the field of international investment law;
Amendment 80 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is concerUnderlineds that recent EU IIAs still contain broadlimit protection standards which can be uto well-defined extreme caseds to challenge legitimate public polichat EU investors may face in third countries; asks the Commission to conly allowtinue protectiong against discrimination, direct expropriation and thand indirect expropriation, losses owing to war or civil unrest, breach of physical security, denial of justice, fundamental breach of due gpross denial of justicecess, manifest arbitrariness, targeted discrimination on manifestly wrongful grounds such as gender, race or religion, or abusive treatment such as harassment, and to ensure that foreign investors are not accorded superior rights to those enjoyed by domestic investors;
Amendment 86 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fact that EU IIAs negotiated after 2009 still include sunset clauses which prevent easy termination; points out that Member States and the other contracting parties can agree to neutralise sunset clausesunset clauses are standard procedures in EU IIAs as they are meant to protect investment on the long-term; however, notes that Member States and the other contracting parties can agree to shorter sunset clauses as is the case in recent negotiations where parties agreed to a five-year sunset clause with the possibility to agree on an extension of five additional years in case of no replacement; calls on the Commission to assess the benefit of negotiating shorter sunset clauses for EU investors;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that under both customary international law and international human rights law, individuals are requiredoffered the possibility to seek redress before domestic courts before bringing international proceedings against the state for wrongful acts; regretspoints out the fact that international investment law, by contrast, usually does not require the exhaustion of domestic remedies; notices, however, that the requirement to exhaust domestic remedies would be inefficient in countries with flawed judicial systems; welcomes the Commission’s “no U-turn” approach that prevents investors from cherry- picking remedies using different tracks once they have opted for bringing a claim under the Investment Court System;
Amendment 94 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that the considerable damages awarded by investment tribunals have imposed a significant financial burden on respondent states; points out that the use of valuation methods generally used by adjudicators is highly controversial owing to their very wide margin of discretion and reliance on highly complex and inherently speculative assumptions; invites the Commission to review theprovide safeguard within provisions governing compensation in EU IIAs; and the use of stronger clauses preventing the use of punitive damages; notes in that regard the benefits that a permanent multilateral investment court with well-versed adjudicators will bring; calls on the Commission to advocate for strict valuation methods in the ongoing UNCITRAL reform negotiations;
Amendment 101 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. StressNotes that the increasing recourse by investors to third parties to finance their litigation in exchange for a return in the outcome of an award (third- party funding) is adding incentives to increase the number of claims; invites the Commission to support the restric; welcomes the Commission's efforts for ensuring full transparency of third-party funding in EU investment agreements; invites the Commission to continue international negotiations ofn how to regulate third-party funding for investor- state disputes beyond EU agreements;
Amendment 108 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to terminate or modernise anytheir bilateral investment treaties that contain ISDS, any treaties that contain protection standards beyond protection against direct expropriation, nationality-based discrimination or the gross denial of justice, and any treaties that protect fossil fuel investment(BITs) or modernise them as to put them in conformity with the reformed approach in EU IIAs; takes note of the fact that EU IIAs no longer protect old BITs standards and points out to the fact that a multilateral court system would solve such adjudication issues;
Amendment 110 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States to swiftly ratify already concluded EU IIAs, in order to replace bilateral investment treaties with modern provisions protecting all EU investors alike;
Amendment 112 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all of the Member States’ bilateral investment treaties are fully compatible with EU law; supports the Commission in strictly applying the conditions for authorising the negotiation, signature and conclusion of new agreements by Member States; supports the Commission in issuing interpretative guidelines to be followed by Member States to ensure a unified interpretation of modernised EU investment policies;
Amendment 125 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that the ECT is the most litigated investment agreement in the world today; welcomesupports efforts to modernise the ECT and the EU’s position to exclude protection for most fossil fuel investments; notes that investments considered ‘significantly harmful’ under the EU taxonomy would remain protected according to the EU’s position; underlines that amending the ECT requires unanimity of all contracting parties voting at the annual conference;
Amendment 136 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Commission to ensure that a revised ECT will immediately prohibit fossil fuel investors from suing contracting parties for pursuing policies to phase out fossil fuels in line with their commitments under the Paris Agreement; calls on the Commission and the Member States to start preparingconsider the option of a coordinated exit from the ECT with a view to formal submission to the Council in the event of the negotiating objectives not being achieved by June 2022;
Amendment 148 #
2021/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. NotWelcomes that in the context of the UNCITRAL Working Group III discussions, the EU and its Member States are pursuing the establishment of a standing mechanism to resolve investment disputes: the multilateral investment court; stresses, however, that this proposal does not covercalls on the Commission to promote the modernisation of substantive protection standards in appropriate international fora;
Amendment 12 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Notes that EU-U.S. common challenges are increasingly non-military in nature and lie within our economic partnership; calls for an increased legislative dialogue between the European Parliament and the U.S. Congress via committee-to-committee interaction and the Transatlantic Legislative Dialogue; suggests the creation of a Transatlantic Assembly, a consultative forum where members of the U.S. Congress and the European Parliament would share legislative initiatives and discuss cooperative actions;
Amendment 20 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the US support for the new Director-General of the WTO, the US’s return to the Paris Agreement, the WTO tariff rate quota agreement and, the temporary suspension of Airbus Boeing tariffs, and for opening discussions to address global steel and aluminium excess capacity;
Amendment 31 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises at the same time that some diverging interests remain; in this regard, urges both sides to resolve bilateral disputes; urges the US to remove unilateral trade measures and refrain from taking further ones; urges the removal of section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium; calls for a rapid and lasting solution on aircraft subsidies; threats for additional measures on digital service taxes, and refrain from taking further ones, and focus on what brings us together; urges the removal of section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium; calls for a rapid and lasting solution on aircraft subsidies; encourages both sides to use the EU-US Summit as a stepping stone to continue mending our trade relationship and discuss untapped areas for greater cooperation;
Amendment 46 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for enhanced cooperation on WTO reform, including reinstating the aAppellate bBody, regulating trade in health products, setting an ambitious climate and environmental agenda, concluding the fisheries negotiations, making progress in the electronic commerce negotiation, and agreeing on concrete deliverables for the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12); encourages both sides to stick torive for multilateral agreements or, if not possible, for open plurilateral agreements; calls on the US to renew its commitments to the WTO's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA);
Amendment 57 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Advocates a joint strategic approach towards China, addressing the roots of unfair trade practices and tackling industrial subsidies, state-owned enterprises and human rights concerns, forced technology transfers, and human rights concerns; notes that such issues cannot be solved unilaterally or bilaterally and demand leading a coalition of like-minded partners at the international level within the framework of the WTO;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Draws attention to the importance of having a coordinated position with the US to tackle systemic structural and market distorting practices that endanger the global level-playing field; in that context, considers relevant the work done by the EU, US and Japan to strengthen existing WTO rules on industrial subsidies; urges the EU and the US to pursue this work and lead a coalition of like-minded countries at the WTO with a view to agreeing on new rules;
Amendment 70 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. In that context, calls for a stronger regulatory partnership through the Trade and Technology Council and encourages both sides to exchange best regulatory practices; urges the EU and the US to pursue their negotiation on conformity assessment to remove financially burdensome non-tariff barriers; stresses the importance for both sides to align and lead a coalition of like-minded partners to enhance the use of transatlantic standards by international standards organizations;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the EU and the US to work together and lead efforts to address the issue of vaccine shortage to ensure that vaccines are delivered worldwide and to the greatest number as fast as possible; recalls that the world is facing a global scarcity of vaccines; therefore, to achieve vaccine equity, calls on the EU and the US to work with manufacturers to increase global manufacturing capacity for vaccines and their components;
Amendment 84 #
2021/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages both sides to find a framework for joint action and look for selective agreements; calls for a stronger regulatory, green and digital partnership through the Trade and Technology Council and a coordinated approach to critical technologies, a carbon border adjustment mechanism and digital and global taxes.;
Amendment 6 #
2021/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that in 2020 China for the first time ranked as the EU’s largest partner for trade in goods, with the trade balance further deteriorating to the EU’s detriment; recalls however that the US, followed by the UK, are still the EU’s top two partners in trade in goods and services combined;
Amendment 18 #
2021/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that the EU-China bilateral trade and investment relationship is of strategic importance and should be rules-based, with the multilateral trading system at its core; it reiterates that while economic de-coupling is not beneficial for the EU, a more assertive enforcement and adherence to commitments is necessary in the overall trade and investment relationship;
Amendment 22 #
2021/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on China to play a more active part in the WTO and other multilateral initiatives and to fully comply with its WTO obligations, matching its acquired economic power with its level of development, and urges on the Commission to step up its efforts to work together with China on reforming and strengthening the rules-based multilateral trading system; urges for a specific focus on the reform of the WTO as a key tool to bring stability and legal certainty to the international trade arena, while tackling structural shortcomings at pluri- and multilateral levels; considers pertinent to specifically discuss the negative effects and possible remedies for distortions caused by the global excess capacity of steel and aluminum, alongside the importance of tackling industrial subsidies at the WTO level;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Repeats its deep concern about the many barriers that European businesses face when accessing and operating on the Chinese market; is worried that China’s ‘dual circulation strategy’ referred to in its 14th Five Year Plan will further deteriorate the business environment for EU companies; highlights again its particular concern about the market distorting practices such as, but not limited to, industrial subsidies, the beneficial treatment of Chinese state-owned enterprises, IP theft, forced technology transfers and data localisation, industrial overcapacity in sectors such as steel and the related dumping of exports, and other unfair trading practices;
Amendment 42 #
2021/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the absence in reciprocity in public procurement and the need to improve the EU’s posturing in this field; recalls the importance of an assertive and effective International Procurement Instrument to open up external procurement markets, as well as an Instrument of Foreign Subsidies which can successfully tackle distortions on the EU internal market; highlights that these two instruments should complement one another in tackling different sides of the same coin, focusing on the external and the internal dimensions respectively;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Urges the Commission to place an increased emphasis on the issues linked to standardization and the normative elements ofa growing international competition; reminds, in this regard, of the links between, trade, patents and standards; calls on the Commission to intensify activity in all areas of standardization, IPR infringements, including patent infringements by Chinese companies in the fields of digitalization and communications, within all relevant bodies, including the UN’s International Telecommunication Union; urges for more policy discussions regarding the implications of Chinese initiatives such as Made in China 2025 or, increasingly pertinently, China Standards 2035;
Amendment 55 #
2021/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Reiterates the increasing significance of the trade-security nexus in the EU’s international trade policy; urges the Commission and Member States to continue their efforts on monitoring FDI coming into Europe, particularly as concerns strategic assets and critical infrastructure, further strengthening the FDI Screening Mechanism and delivering swiftly on its commitments on an Anti- Coercion Instrument;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Underlines the importance of the EU strategic relationship with China and calls on the EU’s Member States and institutions to address China with one voice and in a coordinated way; considers that the 17+1investment format is promoted by China to weaken the EU cohesion regarding investment policy and calls for a higher degrees of transparency, coherence and coordination between Member States on matters related to bilateral investment projects and deals, particularly on FDI, where the EU has exclusive competence; draws attention to the links between economic dependencies and external political leverage at the level of Member States;
Amendment 57 #
2021/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4 e. Stresses, in this context, the issues linked to strategic dependencies in the area of critical raw materials (CRMs) and the urgent need to augment the resilience of European supply chains; calls for efforts to diversify and consolidate the EU’s access to key strategic resources needed for powering the EU’s twin engines of growth, with a particular emphasis on the 30 elements present on the fourth list of CRMs updated in 2020; welcomes in this context the recently- adopted EU Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials;
Amendment 58 #
2021/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4 f. Calls for increased attention to European SMEs that engage in commercial and investment relations with China and welcomes the Commission's support for SME-friendly initiatives such as the ‘Access to Markets’ portal, the Rules of Origin ‘ROSA’ portal or the China IPR SME Helpdesk, among others;
Amendment 59 #
2021/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4 g. Is convinced of the vital significance of proper information regarding legislative and regulatory developments on the Chinese market, given its opaque and state-driven nature; recalls in this context the importance of frequent and frank discussions with EU institutions, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) and all our partners on the ground;
Amendment 60 #
2021/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4 h. Urges China to make tangible progress towards improving its stance on sustainable development, including on climate protection and environmental- friendly production methods, corporate social responsibility, labor conditions and respect for human rights; considers important in this context concrete action towards the ratification and implementation of outstanding ILO core conventions;
Amendment 62 #
2021/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the conclusion in principle, at the political level, of the EU- China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI); recalls that the CAI alone cannot solve all issues ailing our economic and political relationship, and thus has to be considered in the context of a strengthened EU toolbox of unilateral measures; underlines it will thoroughly scrutinise the agreement, with a clear focus on its benefits related to a rebalancing in market access, fair competition and level playing field, including its sustainable development section, and take stock of the human rights context, before determining its position; stresses that proper implementation and effective enforcement will be key determinants of the utility and success of the agreement in redressing structural asymmetries in the trade and investment relationship; highlights the role and relevance of structured and frequent exchanges with the office of the Chief Trade Enforcement Officer in efforts to evaluate the future implementation of the CAI; recalls and strengthens in this context the importance of parliamentary diplomacy in facilitating mutual understanding, transparent communication and frank dialogue;
Amendment 74 #
2021/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Deeply regrets the unfair and unacceptable Chinese escalation of placing elected Members of the European Parliament andEuropean Union institutions entities under sanctions, as this further erodes trust and hinders bilateral cooperation; underlines that the ratification process of the CAI cannot start until the Chinese sanctions against MEPs and EU institutions are not lifted;
Amendment 98 #
2021/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Considers relevant a discussion on the wider regional trade architecture and deems it pertinent to have timely and comprehensive reports from the Commission on RCEP and the CPTPP, in order to ensure a solid situational awareness of what is evolving on the ground; is particularly interested in the implications for EU strategic interests of matters such as standard-setting in the Asia-Pacific as well as Rules of Origin provisions;
Amendment 101 #
2021/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Draws attention to developments linked to the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative, as a key geopolitical instrument of the Chinese government; underlines that projects related to infrastructure or development financing ought to be closely monitored, including as concerns the possible negative political and geo- economic effects; highlights the need for the EU to enhance its own Connectivity Strategy, built on transparency, sustainability and accountability, as a geopolitical tool to engage with third countries in infrastructure or development projects;
Amendment 104 #
2021/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Recalls, in the context of the regional dynamics, the importance of EU- Taiwan relations, the bilateral structural dialogue, including on matters related to multilateralism and WTO, technology and public health, as well as essential cooperation on critical supplies such as semiconductors; urges the Commission to move forward with the Investment Agreement with Taiwan, taking the necessary steps for a scoping exercise, impact assessment and launching a public consultation;
Amendment 1642 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 9/23
Annex 1 – part 9/23
Add the following to the comprehensive network: - Colmar - Freiburg rail passengers line
Amendment 1643 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 9/23
Annex 1 – part 9/23
Add the following to the comprehensive network: - Haguenau - Roeschwoog - Rastatt rail passengers line
Amendment 1649 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 12/23
Annex 1 – part 12/23
Add the following to the comprehensive network: - Colmar-Freiburg rail passenger line (conventional/new construction)
Amendment 1650 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 12/23
Annex 1 – part 12/23
Add the following to the comprehensive network: - Rastatt-Hagenau rail passenger line (conventional/new construction)
Amendment 1674 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 13/23
Annex 1 – part 13/23
Add the following to the comprehensive network: - Colmar-Freiburg rail passenger line (conventional/new construction)
Amendment 1676 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 13/23
Annex 1 – part 13/23
Add the following to the comprehensive network: - Rastatt-Hagenau rail passenger line (conventional/new construction)
Amendment 73 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The objectives of this Regulation, in particular counteracting third countries’ economic coercion of the Union or a Member State, cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States acting on their own. This is because Member States as distinct actors under international law may not be entitled under international law to respond to economic coercion directed against the Union. Additionally, because of the exclusive competence conferred on the Union by Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Member States are prevented from taking common commercial policy measures as a response to economic coercion. Therefore, those objectives can be achieved with greater effectiveness atit is necessary that the means for achieving those objectives are created at the Union level.
Amendment 76 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In accordance with the principle of proportionality, it is necessary and appropriate, for creating an effective and comprehensive framework for Union action against economic coercion, to lay down rules on the examination, determination and counteraction with regard to third countries’ measures of economic coercion. In particular, the Union’s response measures should be preceded by an examination of the facts, a determination of the existence of economic coercion, and, wherever possible, efforts to find a solution in cooperation with the third country concerned. Any measures imposed by the Union should be commensurate with the injury caused by the third countries’ measures of economic coercion. The criteria for defining the Union response measures should take into account in particular the need to avoid or minimise collateral effects, administrative burdens and costs imposed on Union economic operators as well as the Union’s interest. Any Union response measures should primarily take into account their likelihood and ability to induce the third country to cease the coercive measures. Therefore, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve the objectives pursued, in accordance with Article 5(4) of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 82 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Commission should examine whether third-country measures are coercive, on its own initiative or following information received from any source, including legal and natural persons, the European Parliament or a Member State. Following this examination, the Commission should determine in a decision whether the third-country measure is coercive. The Commission should publicly communicate any affirmative determinationthe result of this examination. In the case of an affirmative determination, the Commission should communicate to the third country concerned, together with a request that the economic coercion cease and a request, where appropriate, that any injury be repaired.
Amendment 92 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Union response measures adopted in accordance with this Regulation should be selected and designed on the basis of objective criteria, including: first and foremost, the effectiveness of the measures in inducing the cessation of coercion by the third country; their potential to provide relief to economic operators within the Union affected by the third-country measures of economic coercion; the aim of avoiding or minimising negative economic and other effects on the Union; and the avoidance of disproportionate administrative complexity and costs. It is also essential that the selection and design of Union response measures take account of the Union’s interest. Union response measures should be selected from a wide array of options in order to allow the adoption of the most suitable measures in any given case.
Amendment 100 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) It is important to ensure an effective and regular communication and exchange of views and information between the Commission on the one hand and the European Parliament and the Council on the other, in particular on efforts to engage with the third country concerned to explore options with a view to obtaining the cessation of the economic coercion and on matters that may lead to the adoption of Union response measures under this Regulation.
Amendment 104 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) The Commission should evaluate measures adopted under this Regulation as to their effectiveness and operation and as to possible conclusions for future measures. The Commission should also review this Regulation after gaining sufficient experience with the existence or application of this Regulation., as well as to take account of the review of the Blocking Statute.1a This review should cover the scope, functioning, efficiency and effectiveness of this Regulation. The Commission should report on its assessment to the European Parliament and the Council, _________________ 1a Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 of 22 November 1996 protecting against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation adopted by a third country, and actions based thereon or resulting therefrom, OJ L 309,29.11.1996, p. 1–6
Amendment 113 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (a) "threat of coercion" means a substantiated threat of a third country action or measure that is credible, significant, and could be quickly and easily deployed; b) “failure to act” means failure by a third country to take measures or actions to implement existing agreements that are fully ratified with the European Union or a Member State affecting trade or investment; (c) “Union interest” means ensuring the social, political, and economic cohesion of the union, upholding its strategic and economic interests, and ensuring the integrity of the single market;
Amendment 120 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
— by applying or threatening to apply measures affecting trade or investment. or failing to implement existing agreements that are fully ratified with the European Union or a Member State affecting trade or investment;
Amendment 129 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the extent to which the coercion is having a measured effect on the economy of the Union or a Member State;
Amendment 133 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) whether the third country is applying the measures as part of a broader pattern of behaviour against the interests or policy decisions of the Union or a Member State.
Amendment 139 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission shall carry out the examination referred to in paragraph 1 in the event of a substantiated request of a Member State or the European Parliament.
Amendment 143 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission mayshall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union or through other suitable public communication means withof the launch of an examination procedure and may include an invitation to submit information within a specified time limit. In that event, the Commission shall notify the third country concerned of the initiation of the examination.
Amendment 154 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be open toproactively engage on behalf of the Union with the third country concerned, to explore options with a view to obtaining the cessation of the economic coercion. Such options may include:
Amendment 164 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
The Commission shall keep the European Parliament and the Council informed of relevregularly informed and provide notice of anty developments.
Amendment 174 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) action pursuant to the Articles 4 and 5 has not resulted in the cessation of the economic coercion and, where appropriate, reparation of the injury it has caused to the Union or a Member State within a reasonable period of time;
Amendment 183 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Where the conditions referred to in points (a), (b), and (c) are met in response to an affirmative determination of economic coercion by means of extra- territorial sanctions, the Commission shall only adopt an implementing act after it has exhausted the recourse to action provided by Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 of 22 November 1996.
Amendment 186 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Union response measures shall apply from a specified date after the adoption of the implementing act referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission shall set this date of application, taking into account the circumstances, to allow for the notification of the third country concerned pursuant to paragraph 3 and for it to cease the economic coercion, as well as to allow sufficient time for business to adequately prepare for any anticipated effects.
Amendment 190 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall, upon adoption of the implementing act, notify the third country concerned of the Union response measures adopted pursuant to paragraph 1. In the notification, the Commission shall, on behalf of the Union, call on the third country concerned to promptly cease the economic coercion, offer to negotiate a solution including, where appropriate, the reparation of the injury caused by it to the Union and its Members States, and inform the third country concerned that the Union response measure will apply, unless the economic coercion ceases.
Amendment 194 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The implementing act referred to in paragraph 1 shall state that the application of the Union response measures shall be deferred for a period specified in that implementing act, where the Commission has credible information that the third country haswill ceased the economic coercion before the start of application of the adopted Union response measures. In that event, the Commission shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union indicating that there is such information and the date from which the deferral shall apply. If the third country ceases the economic coercion before the Union response measures start to apply, the Commission shall terminate the Union response measures in accordance with Article 10.
Amendment 197 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Amendment 210 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 214 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Any Union response measure shall not exceed the level that is commensurate with the injury suffered by the Union or a Member State due to the third country’s measures of economic coercion, taking into account the gravity of the third country’s measures and the rights in question. economic impact that the measures are having on the Union or a Member State.
Amendment 220 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the avoidance or minimisation of negative impacts on affected actors by Union response measures, including the availability and cost differentiation of alternatives for affected actors, for example alternative sources of supply for goods or services;
Amendment 230 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall keep under review the measures of economic coercion deployed by a third country that have triggered the Union response measures, the effectiveness of the Union response measures adopted and their effects on the Union’s interests and shall regularly keep the European Parliament and the Council informed thereof.
Amendment 241 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. A Member State or the European Parliament may request the Commission to amend, suspend, or terminate a Union response measure after 18 months of its application. The Commission shall respond to requests within six months and provide a justification for its decision.
Amendment 242 #
2021/0402(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. A Member State that has been subject to economic coercion shall have the right to request the Commission to review measures, if the Member State considers that the measures are no longer sufficient to counteract coercion or commensurate to the economic coercion imposed by the third country.
Amendment 69 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Amendment 91 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Existing mechanisms to address the risk of carbon leakage in sectors or sub- sectors at risk of carbon leakage are the transitional free allocation of EU ETS allowances and financial measures to compensate for indirect emission costs incurred from GHG emission costs passed on in electricity prices respectively laid down in Articles 10a(6) and 10b of Directive 2003/87/EC. However,Whilst free allocation under the EU ETS weakens the price signal that the system provides for the installations receiving it compared to full auctioning and thus affects the incentives for investment into further abatement of emissions, they simultaneously safeguard the competitiveness of European companies, products and services on the global market during a transition period.
Amendment 104 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The CBAM seeks to replace these existing mechanisms by addressing the risk of carbon leakage in a different way, namely by ensuring equivalent carbon pricing for imports and domestic products. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAMprevent carbon leakage, the CBAM should be progressively phased in, while free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are phased outfully maintained in a transitional period. The combined and transitional application of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge and of the CBAM should in no casewill not result in more favourable treatment for Union goods compared to goods imported into the customs territory of the Union.
Amendment 123 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As an instrument to prevent carbon leakage and reduce GHG emissions the CBAM should ensure that imported products are subject to a regulatory system that applies carbon costs equivalent to the ones that otherwise would have been borne under the EU ETS. The CBAM is a climate measure which should prevent the risk of carbon leakage and support the Union’s increased ambition on climate mitigation, while ensuring WTO compatibility. To this end, CBAM must also safeguard the continued competitiveness of exported goods. A loss of European products’ market share in third countries causing carbon leakage would contravene the aim of the mechanism.
Amendment 185 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) As importers of goods covered by this Regulation should not have to fulfil their CBAM obligations under this Regulation at the time of importation, specific administrative measures should be applied to ensure that the obligations are fulfilled at a later stage. Therefore, importers should only be entitled to import CBAM goods after they have been granted an authorisation by the competent authoritiesy responsible for the application of this Regulation.
Amendment 196 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) To facilitate and ensure a proper functioning of the CBAM, the Commission should provide support to the competent authoritiesy responsible for the application of this Regulation in carrying out theirits obligations.
Amendment 212 #
2021/0214(COD)
(53) In light of the above, a dialogue with third countries should continue and tat the WTO to set global, non-discriminatory, transparent and enforceable rules on CO2-pricing as well as to prevent trade conflicts should commence as soon as possible. In particular, a rapid agreement on the legal status of non-discriminatory climate measures is needed to prevent the clash of normative frameworks and future trade conflicts. There should be space for cooperation and solutions that could inform the specific choices that will be made on the details of the design of the measure during the implementation, in particular during the transitional period.
Amendment 270 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘competent authority’ means the authority, designated by each Member Statethe European Commission in accordance with Article 11 of this Regulation;
Amendment 320 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. The records referred to in paragraph 5, point (c), shall be sufficiently detailed to enable the verification in accordance with paragraph 5, point (b), and to enable anythe competent authority to review, in accordance with Article 19(1), the CBAM declaration made by an authorised declarant to whom the relevant information was disclosed in accordance with paragraph 8.
Amendment 324 #
Amendment 326 #
Amendment 329 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member StateThe European Commission shall designate tha single competent authority to carry out the obligations under this Regulation and inform the Commission thereof.
Amendment 334 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall require that competentustoms authorities shall exchange any information with the competent authority that is essential or relevant to the exercise of theirits functions and duties.
Amendment 340 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall assist the competent authority and customs authorities in carrying out their obligations under this Regulation and coordinate their activities.
Amendment 344 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority of each Member Statedesignated by the European Commission shall establish a national registry of declarants authorised in that Member States in the form of a standardised electronic database containing the data regarding the CBAM certificates of those declarants, and to provide for confidentiality in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 13.
Amendment 346 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority of each Member State shall establish a national registry of declarants authorised in thate Member States in the form of a standardised electronic database containing the data regarding the CBAM certificates of those declarants, and to provide for confidentiality in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 13.
Amendment 347 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority of each Member State shall establish a national registryies of declarants authorised in thate Member States in the form of a standardised electronic database containing the data regarding the CBAM certificates of those declarants, and to provide for confidentiality in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 13.
Amendment 385 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Where a CBAM declaration in accordance with Article 6 has not been submitted, the competent authority of the Member State of establishment of the authorised declarant shall assess the CBAM obligations of that declarant on the basis of the information at its disposal and calculate the total number of CBAM certificates due at the latest by the 31 December of the fourth year following that when the CBAM declaration should have been submitted.
Amendment 393 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority of each Member State shall, on request by a authorised declarant authorised in that Member State, re- purchase the excess of CBAM certificates remaining on the account of the declarant in the national registry after the certificates have been surrendered in accordance with Article 22. The request to re-purchase shall be submitted by 30 June of each year when CBAM certificates were surrendered.
Amendment 395 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
By 30 June of each year, the competent authority of each Member State shall cancel any CBAM certificates that were purchased during the year before the previous calendar year and that remained in the accounts in the national registry of the declarants authorised in that Member Stateauthorised declarants.
Amendment 402 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The customs authorities shall periodically communicate information on the goods declared for importation, which shall include the EORI number and the CBAM account number of the declarant, the 8-digit CN code of the goods, the quantity, the country of origin, the date of declaration and the customs procedure, to the competent authority of the Member State where the declarant has been authorised.
Amendment 404 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Article 25 – paragraph 4
4. The customs authorities may communicate in accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, confidential information acquired by the customs authorities in the course of performing their duty or provided on a confidential basis, to the competent authority of the Member State where the declarant has been authorised. The competent authorities of the Member States. The competent authority shall treat and exchange this information in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 515/97.
Amendment 407 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. Payment of the penalty shall in no case release the authorised declarant from the obligation to surrender the outstanding number of CBAM certificates in a given year to the competent authority of the Member State where the declarant has been authorised.
Amendment 500 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3
Article 33 – paragraph 3
3. The customs authorities shall, by means of the surveillance mechanism established pursuant to Article 56(5) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, communicate to the competent authority of the Member State of importation information on imported goods, including processed products resulting from the outward processing procedure. Such information shall include the EORI number of the declarant, the 8-digit CN code, the quantity, the country of origin and the declarant of the goods, the date of declaration and the customs procedure.
Amendment 501 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Each declarant shall, for each quarter of a calendar year, submit a report (‘CBAM report’) containing information on the goods imported during that quarter, to the competent authority of the Member State of importation or, if goods have been imported to more than one Member State, to the competent authority of the Member State at the declarant’s choice, no later than one month after the end of each quarter.
Amendment 74 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) There should be a financial contribution provided, directly or indirectly, by the public authorities of a third country. The financial contribution may be granted through public or private entities. Whether a public entity provides a financial contribution should be determined on a case-by-case basis with due regard to elements such as the characteristics of the relevant entity and the legal and economic environment prevailing in the country in which the entity operates including the government’s role in the economy. Financial contributions may also be granted through a private entity if its actions can be attributed to the third country. Special or exclusive rights that are not adequately remunerated, could also be considered as a financial contribution.
Amendment 82 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) A foreign subsidy is considered granted from the moment the beneficiary has an entitlement to receive the subsidy. The actual payment of the subsidy is not a necessary condition for bringing a subsidy within the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 85 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) When applying these indicators, the Commission could take into account different elements such as the size of the subsidy in absolute terms or in relation to the size of the market or to the value of the investment. For instance, a concentration, in the context of which a foreign subsidy covers a substantial part of the purchase price of the target, is likely to be distortive. Similarly, foreign subsidies covering a substantial part of the estimated value of a contract to be awarded in a public procurement procedure are likely to cause distortions. If a foreign subsidy is granted for operating costs, it seems more likely to cause distortions than if it is granted for investment costs. Foreign subsidies to small and medium- sized undertakings may be considered less likely to cause distortions than foreign subsidies to large undertakings. Furthermore, the characteristics of the market, and in particular the competitive conditions on the market, such as barriers to entry, should be taken into account. Foreign subsidies leading to overcapacity by sustaining uneconomic assets or by encouraging investment in capacity expansions that would otherwise not have been built or bought are likely to cause distortions. A foreign subsidy to a beneficiary that shows a low degree of activity in the internal market, measured for instance in terms of turnover achieved in the Union, is less likely to cause distortions than a foreign subsidy to a beneficiary that has a more significant level of activity in the internal market. Finally, foreign subsidies not exceeding EUR 5 million should be deemed, as a general rule, unlikely to distort the internal market within the meaning of this Regulation. The evolution of the economic activity can also be taken into account to enable the Commission to take action when an undertaking's level of activity is small, but is expected to grow strongly. The Commission may consider in its assessment of a distortion whether a third country has in place an effective system for the control of subsidies which is at least equivalent to the system in the Union and which would make subsidies granted by such a third country less likely to distort the internal market within the meaning of this Regulation. The Commission should therefore encourage third countries to develop such systems of subsidy control, including by concluding and enforcing bilateral agreements which include substantive level playing field provisions and by encouraging third countries to comply with international subsidy obligations and align with the Union on initiatives with regard to improving international rules on subsidies and competitive neutrality, notably within the WTO. Foreign subsidies not exceeding EUR 5 million should be deemed, as a general rule, unlikely to distort the internal market within the meaning of this Regulation. The Commission should draft and publish guidelines with further details for assessing the distortive nature of a subsidy in order to provide legal certainty for all market participants. The guidelines should also provide examples and typical cases of distortive and non- distortive subsidies.
Amendment 132 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
(32 a) In the context of the ex ante review mechanism for concentrations, concerned undertakings may request pre-notification consultations with the Commission based on good faith, with the exclusive aim of receiving guidance on whether or not the formal thresholds for notification are met.
Amendment 137 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) When a foreign financial contribution is notified in the context of a public procurement procedure, the assessment should be limited to that procedure and only foreign subsidies granted in the three years prior to the notification should be considered in the assessment.
Amendment 151 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43 a) In order to encourage the development of multilateral rules to address distortive subsidies and their root causes, it is necessary to set up a third country dialogue. When the Commission discovers or suspects the existence of systemic distortive foreign subsidies, it should be able to engage in a dialogue with the third country in question to explore options aimed at obtaining the cessation or modification of the distortive subsidies with a view to eliminating their distortive effects in the internal market. Where a bilateral agreement between the Union and a third country provides for a consultation mechanism that covers systemic distortive foreign subsidies falling within the scope of this Regulation, this mechanism should be used to facilitate the third country dialogue. The Commission should also be able to endeavour to obtain the cessation or modification of the distortive foreign subsidies by raising the matter in any relevant international forum or through cooperation with any other third country affected by the same systemic distortive subsidies, or with any interested third country. This dialogue should not preclude the Commission from opening or continuing investigations under this Regulation, nor should it constitute an alternative to redressive measures. The Commission should, without undue delay, inform the European Parliament and the Council of relevant developments.
Amendment 396 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
(5) The Commission may request the prior notification of any concentration which is not a notifiable concentration within the meaning of Article 18 at any time prior to its implementation where the Commission suspects that the undertakings concerned may have benefitted fromen granted foreign subsidies in the three years prior to the concentration. That concentration shall be deemed to be a notifiable concentration for the purposes of this Regulation.
Amendment 447 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6
Article 28 – paragraph 6
(6) Where the Commission suspects that an undertaking may have benefitted fromen granted foreign subsidies in the three years prior to the submission of the tender or request to participate in the public procurement procedure, it may request the notification of the foreign financial contributions received by that undertaking in any public procurement procedure which are not notifiable under Article 27(2) or fall within the scope of paragraph 5 of this Article, at any time before the award of the contract. Once the Commission has requested the notification of such a financial contribution, it is deemed to be a notifiable foreign financial contribution in a public procurement procedure.
Amendment 492 #
2021/0114(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 a (new)
Article 34 a (new)
Amendment 8 #
2020/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that global value chains are the key feature of the global economy and that trade policy must contribute to a transparent production process throughout the value chain anshould demonstrate compliance with environmental, social and safety standards;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that sustainable corporate governance can help the EU to build a more resilient and sustainable economy, improvenhance the level playing field, boost global competitiveness and protect EU businesses and citizens, and iscan therefore hugelybe beneficial to EU trade policy;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 34 #
2020/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 46 #
2020/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 63 #
2020/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that theadditional requirements to disclose information on how sustainability issues affect the company and how the company affects society and the environment should include the sharing of all relevant information on all actors throughout the entire supply chainmust not increase the administrative burden derived from pre-existing reporting obligations;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 12 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I (new)
Recital I (new)
I. whereas the pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of global value chains, has created major challenges for international production, especially in combination with rapid technological change and digitization acceleration, and has highlighted the need for enhanced resilience and diversification at a global, regional, and local level;
Amendment 13 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J (new)
Recital J (new)
J. whereas the COVID-19 outbreak has further increased inequalities and has added to the already growing concern among citizens about job loss in certain sectors, the changing nature of work and the pressure on workers’ wages and rights, and these problems must be addressed in order to retain public support for global trade;
Amendment 15 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L (new)
Recital L (new)
L. whereas COVID-19 has caused a global pandemic, giving rise to an unprecedented global health, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis, which created bottlenecks and disruptions of an unseen scale to international trade, causing it to plunge as the virus spread and slashing global production and employment, decreasing the level of Foreign Direct Investment, and increasing geopolitical tensions;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M (new)
Recital M (new)
M. whereas the Trade Policy Review needs to be complemented with a realistic strategy to increase EU resilience and strategic autonomy, including tailored policy measures and instruments in the area of domestic production, nearshoring, diversification of suppliers, and stockpiling;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the mainstreaming of the European Green Deal into the communication on the Trade Policy Review (TPR) and calls for a concrete action plan to make this ambition a realityfurther multilateral, rule-based trade;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the incorporation of the Paris Agreement as an essential elat the EU acknowledges the commitments of the Paris Agreement in all trade, investment and partnership agreements; stresses that ratification of the International Labour Organization (ILO) core conventions and respect for human rights are requirements forcommitments reflected in all recently concludinged FTAs; asks for ambitious chapters on gender and on small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) to be included in all future trade agreements;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the post-COVID-19 recovery is a unique opportunity to set the agenda forenhance sustainable growth; calls on the Commission, therefore, to present its review of the 15-point action plan on TSD chapters without delay; expects the review to address the enforceability of TSD commitments as a matter of urgency, as it is not currently included; recalls, in this regard, the non-paper from the Netherlands and France on trade, social economic effects and sustainable development11 ; suggests that, as a minimum, recent advances in enforceability should be applied to EU trade policy, namely the ability to tackle any non-compliance by partners through unilateral sanctions, including the introduction of tariffs or quotas on certain products or the cross-suspension of other parts of an agreement; __________________ 11 Non-paper from the Netherlands and France on trade, social economic effects and sustainable development, accessed at ‘the Netherlands at International Organisations (permanentrepresentations.nl)’.in a timely manner;
Amendment 55 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to move away from a “brown/green” product distinction, which dictated “good” and “bad” goods and services, and instead promote life cycle analysis and impact assessments to achieve fair and accurate sustainable trade;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the EU to take a leading role at a multilateral level to end hmarmfulket- distorting subsidies by advocating transparency and strict regulation and disciplines in trade agreements and at the World Trade Organization (WTO); stresses the importance of drawing up sustainability impact assessments on an ex-ante, intermediate and ex-post basis; stresses the need to develop a comprehensive framework with concrete targets to advance the SDGs, the Green Deal and the ILO Decent Work Agenda in trade and investment agreements; emphasises that new agreements should only be concluded once these targets have been fulfilled and that existing agreements should be revised accordingly;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that transparency and dialogue are key to creating support for trade policy; insists that the role and responsibilities of civil society and domestic advisory groups must be clearly defined in the EU’s international agreements and that financial assistance must be accompanied by capacity- building measures to enable it to function effectivelywelcomes the Access2Markets gateway alongside the continuous efforts of the Commission to promote the tool;
Amendment 105 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of fairresilient value chains that respect human rights, labour rights and environmental standards; recalls that mandatory due diligence throughout the entire supply chain is a necessary instrument to achieve this; stresses that more attention should be paid to the vulnerable position of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), especially in developing countries, whereas large companies are more likely to overcome a sudden drop in demandcontinued exogenous shocks;
Amendment 111 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that global value chains often involve an uneven distribution of risks, particularly in the garment sector; deplores the fact that during the pandemic this uneven distribution has led to European businesses offloading the costs of lower demand onto producers in developing countries by cancelling orders that were already produced and in some cases even shipped; calls on the Commission to engage with local governments, the private sector and civil society to achieve a fairer distribution of risks across the supply chain;
Amendment 119 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of ensuring fair competition and a level playing field for European businesses in both the internal market and third-country markets; stresses, in this regard, the importance of trade defence instruments and calls on the Commission to swiftly complete the EU’s trade defence toolbox through legislative proposals in 2021, giving priority to an instrument to tackle distortions caused by foreign subsidies and state-owned enterprises and to working towards overcoming the blockade in the Council as regards the conclusion of negotiations on the International Procurement Instrument12 ; __________________ 12Amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 January 2016 on the access of third- country goods and services to the Union’s internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries (COM(2016)0034).
Amendment 129 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is convinced that openness should go hand in hand with safeguarding our strategic sectors and should be closely connected with an ambitious, forward- looking industrial policy in line with the Green Deal and digital strategy, creating quality jobs and ensuring that Europe plays a crucial role in the production of innovative goods and future services with the aim of enhancing the long-term competitiveness of EU businesses;
Amendment 135 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced that the EU is too dependent on a limited number of suppliers for critical goods and services; insists that the EU shouldmust overcome these undesirable dependencies to harness its strategic autonomy via a mix of policies to incentivise companies to stockpile, diversify sourcing strategies and promote nearshoring, which could create new trading opportunities for partners in the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhoods;
Amendment 142 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that food supply chains for agricultural goods and food remained operational during the pandemic; notes that the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS), which brings together the principal trading countries of agricultural commodities with the aim of enhancing food market transparency and the policy response for food security, can be regarded as an example of good practice; calls on the Commission to explore whether this model could be used in other value chains as well;
Amendment 153 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for incentives for EU businesses to shorten or adjust their supply chains where it is beneficial to do so, with a view to ensuring that external social, environmental and economic costs are fully internalised in the price in line with EU policies such as the Farm to Fork Strategy, the Circular Economy Action Plan, the Biodiversity Strategy and stepping up EU action to protect and restore the world’s foreststhe EU's economy and strategic autonomy;
Amendment 168 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines that international trade governance has an important role to play in the rapid development of medical treatments and vaccines, the rapid scaling up of production, the development of resilient global value chains and equitable global market access for the whole world; stresses, in this context, that the COVID-19 pandemic must be used to provide impetus for more concerted international cooperation and to boost global preparedness for health emergencies;
Amendment 178 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is concerned about the recent rise in export restrictions on vaccines by the main manufacturing countries such as the US, the UK, China and, India and by the EU and emphasises that this might endangers the rapid global scaling up of vaccine production capacity; urges the Commission to engage with producing countries to swiftly eliminate export barriers and to replace the export authorisation mechanism with an export and import notification requirement; insists on having timely and comprehensive access to such data; ; reaffirms that the EU export authorisation mechanism is a temporary measure, only to be used as a very last resort, that should evolve in the long-term into a transparency mechanism; stresses, however, that for the time being a targeted export authorisation mechanism with criteria of proportionality and reciprocity works towards ensuring the safety and well-being of European citizens; emphasises that the increased transparency provided by the EU export authorisation mechanism has increased European citizens trust in the EU’s vaccine rollout and management of the COVID-19 pandemic while demonstrating the EU's cooperative approach as a vaccine export champion;
Amendment 190 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that the vaccines against COVID-19 and its variants are a global public good and that multilateral efforts should be focused on ramping up global production capacities and technology transferof Covid-19 vaccine capacities, including in low and middle- income countries; strongly welcomes, in this regard, the Global C19 Vaccine Supply Chain and Manufacturing Summit held on 8 and 9 March 2021 and calls for the establishment of structural platforms to rapidly scale up vaccine production in more countries;
Amendment 197 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises that international trade policy must play a proactive role in this endeavour by facilitating trade in raw materials, alleviating shortages of qualified and experienced personnel, and solving supply chain problems and revisiting the global framework for intellectual property rights for future pandemics; insists, in this regard, on a constructive dialogue about a temporary waiver of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) in order to ensure that countries do not face retaliation over COVID-19 related patent infringements during the pandemic;
Amendment 219 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the TPR’s affirmation of multilateralism and extensive proposals for the necessary in-depth reform of the WTO; shares the Commission’s emphasis on sustainable development in its vision for WTO reform and urges the Commission to bring to bear all efforts to implement a sustainable development agenda; stresses the importance of taking forward the WTO initiative on trade and climatetrategic autonomy, economic recovery and tackling competition-distorting subsidies;
Amendment 236 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Shares the suggestion made in the TPR that the G20 should cooperate and take a leading role in achievingcoordinate efforts on their paths towards carbon neutrality worldwide; stresses, however, that in order for this approach to be effective, some G20 members will need to raise their emission reduction commitments;
Amendment 240 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Supports the new, forward-looking transatlantic agenda based on common interests and shared values; urges the Commission and the US administration to cooperate closely in order to secure a level playing field and to agree on ambitious social and environmental standards and build on each other’s experience to enforce these more efficiently; calls for joint efforts to overcome the pandemic, speed up the economic recovery and facilitate trade in essential medical goods; reiterates that we should work together to achieve meaningful WTO reform and find common solutions to common problems;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. TUrges in light of the current crisis the Commission to focus on SMEs as the backbone of our economy, to boost the economic recovery and competitiveness of the EU; takes note of the Commission’s initiatives to support European SMEs’ access to international markets; stresses, however, that SMEs have to deal with too many regulations and burdens and excessive bureaucracy; stresses that SMEs are kept at a competitive disadvantage by investing in climate neutrality to comply with the Green Deal while trying to remain competitive and thrive on export markets; stresses therefore the need to further improve the business environment in the EU i.e. by facilitating easier access to finance; underlines that cutting red tape and easing of bureaucratic burdens should remain a priority and that legal certainty, evidence based policy, assessments of impact and cost efficiency must be ensured before introducing new EU rules; reminds the Commission of the One-in-one-out principle; highlights in this sense the importance of effective communication and awareness raising campaigns; welcomes the Commission’s objective to launch early in 2020 a dedicated rules of origin self-assessment tool for SMEs on the future Access2Market platform to help companies assess whether a product can benefit from preferences under a given EU trade agreement, in order to facilitate SMEs’ utilisation of preferences under EU trade agreements;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Takes note that between the years 2007 and 2017 global GDP increased with more than 70 percent; comparing however the EU increase of 17 percent to countries such as the United States (60 percent), India (80 percent) and China(315 percent), the EU was falling behind in global competitiveness already before; notes that world trade is expected to fall between 13 and 32 percent and EU GDP by 7,5 percent in 2020 due to the effects of COVID-19; stresses therefore that with rapidly declining global economies, a reindustrialisation of Europe is needed and the EU must gather forces to save companies and jobs to that end;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses the need for a strong commitment of the Member States for the future of the European industry, for the EU to become a climate neutral continent by 2050 and a world leader in low-carbon, sustainable and digitalised technologies, while avoiding carbon leakage; underlines that our climate ambition must not lead to the deindustrialisation of the EU but to sustainable solutions being made more competitive and circular economy opportunities increased; calls for enabling research and innovation, ensuring that the EU attracts the necessary skills and in this way promote the global competitiveness of the EU;
Amendment 19 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Notes that the COVID-19 crisis has emphasised the need for digital solutions, trade and business models; welcomes therefore the Commission’s aim towards EU digital leadership, for example by advancing the WTO negotiations for global rules on electronic commerce; calls for openness to a meaningful outcome of those negotiations to facilitate the flow of data across borders and address unjustified barriers to trade by electronic means, in full conformity with EU privacy and data protection law, including the GDPR, and to make use of the flexibility given by the negotiating directives;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to focus on domestic productivity within Europe, in order to establish less dependence on vulnerableBelieves that EU resilience can be achieved through the diversification of our trading relations, supply chains and strategic stocks; calls on the Commission to focus on securing the supply within Europe, by establishing strategic diversification of supply chains in core industry sectors such as the tech and telecommunications, medical products and, pharmaceuticals sectorand agricultural products, especially in times of global crisis, and to remain competitive on the global markets; welcomes trade agreements as a way to facilitate diversification of value chains and reinforce EU industry and production; calls on the Commission to continue striking ambitious free trade agreements, which focus on ensuring a level playing field and improved access to public procurement markets; expects in this regard to conclude the FTAs with Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia as well as the PCA with Thailand and encourages the swift ratification of the EU-Mexico and EU-Mercosur FTAs; proposes to the Commission a re-launch of ambitious negotiations with India and scoping exercise with Taiwan; stresses also the importance of including and further developing SME-chapters in all FTAs as a way to promote trade for SMEs;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports, in principle, the initiative to reinforce a rule-based multilateral trading system; expresses its concern, however, about the functioning of the WTO, owing to some international actors abusing their market power; calls on the Commission to ensure a rules-based multilateral system fit for a stronger EU in the world with open and fair trade, while aiming at sustainable economic recovery; stresses that fair and free trade can only function within a fully operational WTO; calls therefore on the Commission to focus its international efforts to mobilise international partners to reform the WTO, while creating a level playing field and combatting unfair trade and investment practices, and exploring the possibilities for a broader plurilateral initiative related to healthcare products as well as to e-commerce;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Points out that the EU is by far the world’s biggest exporter of services and that they represent about 70 percent of EU GDP; stresses therefore the need to further liberalise services through FTAs, welcomes the ongoing plurilateral negotiations within the WTO on key areas of trade in services;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Underlines its determination to establish a relationship as close as possible with the United Kingdom, a country that will remain a partner, ally and friend inside Europe; encourages the Commission to seize the momentum caused by the withdrawal to streamline our EU-policies, cut red tape and enhance competitiveness for European companies and SMEs; stresses that the FTA should aim to allow for market access and trade facilitation as close as possible in order to minimize trade disruptions, underpinned by level playing field provisions ensuring high standards in social, labour and environmental protection as well as competition and State aid policies; reiterates its calls on the Commission to make a new and comprehensive UK- EU strategic partnership agreement that goes well beyond trade, in line with the Political Declaration of October 2019;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2076(INI)
5. Calls for the reinforcement of the safeguard instruments in order to make them more efficient and better adapted to protect European industry and to tackle market distortions effectivelya review of the Union's international trade and investment policy and for the Commission to assess the EU trade toolbox, to actively explore the possibilities to tackle market distortions and defend the EU from abusive practices;
Amendment 75 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the screening of foreign direct investment and to protect access to strategic industries, infrastructure, key enabling technologies, or any other assets in the interests of security and cybersecurity. and to safeguard competitiveness in the European Single Market, in order to guarantee the safety of European people and companies; stresses however the importance of balance and using such an FDI screening mechanism only when necessary, in order to avoid the EU itself becoming protectionist; highlights the importance of better coordination between Member State activities, with a focus on coherence, effectiveness and transparency;
Amendment 15 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the fact that an EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) is exclusively designed to further climate objectives as well as safeguarding a level-playing field and must not be misused as a tool to enhance protectionism, unjustifiable discrimination or restrictions in an already burdened global landscape of international trade;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports, in the absence of a global carbon price and a multilateral solution, a fair and transparent market-based EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on condition that it is without any question fully compatible with EU free trade agreements (FTAs) and WTO rules (by being non- discriminatory and not constituting a disguised restriction on international trade), and that it is proportionate, based on the polluter pays principle and fit for purpose in delivering the climate objectives;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the general exception clause of Article XX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) shcould be thelikely be a basis for any CBAM design and its only rationale should be an environmental one – reducing global CO2 emissions and preventing carbon leakage;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for thorough and calibrated impact assessments and for the utmost transparency of the process leading to the CBAM, as well as engagement with the EU’s trading partners to build coalitions and avoid any possible retaliations;
Amendment 76 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Demands a holistic perspective ensuring that not only revenues, but also existing subsidies and competition rules are considered in the development of any CBAM; suggests a thorough assessment of implications for and by rules on the internal market;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Asks the Commission in its impact assessment to take into account further burdens for European companies in global competition if parts of their products become less competitive on global markets due to higher prices for imported preliminary products because of any CBAM; further asks the Commission to make WTO-compatible suggestions how to address this with EU-internal measures;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes the difficulties related to the establishment of carbon footprints for products originating from both non-EU Member States as well as EU Member States and calls for continuous efforts to ensure comparability of carbon footprints for products regardless of their origin;
Amendment 87 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that many carbon- and trade- intensive industrial sectors could potentially be impacted by the CBAM, either directly or indirectly, and that it could influence supply chains; stresses that any CBAM should be easy to administer and not place an undue financial, organisational or administrative burden on enterprises, especially small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs).
Amendment 3 #
2020/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that Europe and Africa are in close geographical proximity, have strong historical and cultural ties and are being brought ever closer by a shifting geopolitical order, by the increase in trade and shared challenges, which call for a continental-Afr such as the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, which call for a reinvigorated politicanl approachlliance and a results-oriented useallocation of EU resources;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the process of development on the African continent is of key importance for the prosperity, stability and security of both the EU and Africa;a new partnership between Europe and Africa should be based on a clear understanding of their respective and mutual interests and responsibilities, reflecting the comprehensiveness and maturity of their relations
Amendment 58 #
2020/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that while Africa is still undergoing themajor processes of integration at regional, continental and international level and that as yet 54 African countries remain divided and diversified in areas of key strategic importance to the EU, such as meeting internationally recognised standards and practices in trade, human rights, and sustainable development and positioning in international organisations;; Europe and Africa have a shared interest to cooperate on multilateralism and common agendas that can be addressed effectively only together
Amendment 80 #
2020/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 9 March 2020 entitled ‘Towards a comprehensive strategy with Africa’ (JOIN(2020)0004); in line with the priorities identified in the joint communication calls for strong and constaherent EU engagement in the security, stability and development of Africa;promoting the green transition and energy access, digital transformation, sustainable growth and jobs, peace and governance, and a balanced and comprehensive approach to migration and mobility
Amendment 120 #
2020/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the EU is among the first to bear the costs of all destructive policies employed againstto the detriment of African nations, while other players, especially China and Russia, are focused only on their own benefits are advancing their geopolitical interests often at the expense of African sovereignty and European security;
Amendment 149 #
2020/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Shares the opinion that the matter of the security of Africa should be transferred into the hands of Africans and that the EU should assist its African partners in the successful accomplishment of this ultimate goalAfrican states, supported by regional and international organizations, are the foremost guarantors of their own security and that the EU should assist its African partners in the further development of an African peace and security architecture to achieve long-term peace and stability.
Amendment 6 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the European system of technical regulation and standardisation has demonstrated to be a driver for competitiveness, innovation and consumer safety in Europe, making European standards a global benchmark;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the current gaps in the content of harmonised standards are an obstacle to Member States in meeting their responsibilities with regard to structural safety, health and other construction-related matters;
Amendment 18 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the specific nature of the CPR, which differs in some areas from the general principles of the new legislative framework (NLF), chiefly because it does not harmonise any specific requirements or minimum safety levels for construction products, but instead defines a common technical language for measurassessing the performance of construction products over their essential characteristics;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is concerned that the deficient and incomplete implementation of the CPR in some Member States has led to severe legal uncertainties and unpredictabilities for builders, contractors, planners and architects; urges the Commission to find unbureaucratic and pragmatic solutions without delay and in consent with the Member States in order to overcome these undesirable and negative effects on the European construction sector.
Amendment 22 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the common technical language set up by the CPR is defined by harmonised European standards, and by European Assessment Documents (EADs) for products not or not fully covered by harmonised standards; acknowledges that the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation(Cenelec) are the competent organisations for the drafting of harmonised standards, while the European Organisation for Technical Assessment (EOTA) and Technical Assessment Bodies (TAB) are responsible for the preparation of EADs;
Amendment 24 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that unlike other NLF legislation, the use of harmonised standards under the CPR is mandatory, which requires an effective system of adoption to address the needs of industry, keep up with technological developments and, ensure legal clarity and meet the regulatory needs of Member States;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned by the fact that of the 444 existing harmonised standards for construction products, only 12 were issued after the adoption of the CPR; believes that the time required for the development and citation of standards, and the backlog for revising and updating existing standards (CPR acquis) and the lack of clear and pragmatic guidance by the Commission are among the most significant problems associated with the implementation of the CPR;
Amendment 31 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is concerned that a significant number of standards do not fully cover all product requirements necessary for their use in construction works; stresses the urgent need to review standards which are incomplete in a way that all construction products can be used without further precautionary measures;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urgently calls on the Commission to find a quick and viable solution to improve the standardisation processes and remove the backlog of non-cited standards; supports, in this regard, a combination of short-term measures to tackle the backlog as well as regulatory gaps alongside long- term measures to improve the process of defining the common technical language and preferably comprehensive standards; calls for existing harmonised European standards to be considered to be part of short-term measures;
Amendment 39 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points to the fact that standardisation issues need to be addressed in all steps of the preparation process; calls for transparency and openness from all parties involved; highlights the need to ensure the high quality of the mandates issued by the Commission and the necessity to provide clear and pragmatic guidelines for the standardisation bodies; suggests establishing clearly defined timeframes for the Commission to assess the prepared standards and clear deadlines for all parties to ensure further revision if a mandate or the CPR is found not to have been adhered to; considers it important to define the scope of the standards more precisely so that manufacturers can have clear guidance when declaring that their products fall within the scope;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that owing to the mandatory nature of standards within the context of the CPR and the fact that they are considered part of Union legislation, the texts of issued harmonised standards should be available in all Union languages; highlights the need to ensure high-quality translation and involve national standardisation bodies in the translation process; calls on the Commission to further support and simplify the financial arrangements for the translation of harmonised standards;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned by the fact that while the alternative route for products not or not fully covered by harmonised standards was included in the CPR also to allow innovative products to enter the market, the vast majority of EADs do not concern innovative products;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes, in consequence, that the current underperformance of the standardisation system is one factor leading to an increasing use of the European Organisation for Technical Assessment (EOTA) route as an alternative means of standardisation;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that the current procedure for developing EADs has to address the manufacturers’ goal of putting innovative products on the market as quickly as possible;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that the CE marking is a mean to allow construction products legally placed on the market in one Member State to be marketed on the territory of any other Member State; highlights, however, that the CE marking under the CPR differs from other NLF legislation since it only refers to the product performance and does not attest the conformity with specific product requirements, as it is the case for other products that are CE marked under NLF;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13a. Regrets the fact that the CE marking is wrongly understood as a quality mark, while it does not determine whether a construction product is safe or could be used in construction works; believes that further solutions are needed to provide end-users with precise and clear information with regard to safety of construction products and their compliance with national building safety and construction works requirements;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of including in the CPR minimum product requirements aimed at ensuring health and safety, structural integrity and protecting the environment and other public interests, thereby following the approach of NLF legislation, which has proven to be effective;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that digital solutions such as a ‘Smart DoP’ could be used to allow economic operators to quickly assess and compare requirements for construction works with the information provided in the DoP, so that users can benefit from the information provided by manufacturers in their declarations of performance; notes that the CPR should not only ensure the accuracy and reliability of the declared performance, but also its reliability;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that such an approach would increase trust in EU harmonisation, improve the quality of harmonised standards, strengthen the confidence of market players in the CE marking, ensure the safety of construction products placed on the market and help reduce fragmentation of the single market;
Amendment 72 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Amendment 73 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to adopt implementing acts under Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 in order to determine the uniform conditions of checks, criteria for the determination of the frequency of checks and the amount of samples to be checked in relation to certain products or categories of products, and to lay down benchmarks and techniques for checks on harmonised products, including construction products, both by taking into account the specificities of the construction sector which still should have an impact on a revised CPR;
Amendment 79 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers it necessarycrucial for national market surveillance authorities responsible for construction products to cooperate closely with national building control authorities to ensure a nuanced approach in assessing the conformity of construction products used in construction works with the declared performance or intended use, as well as ensure their compliance with building regulations, thereby guaranteeing the safety and security of end-users;
Amendment 106 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Emphasises that any revision of the CPR should be in line with the principles and objectives of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 as regards the preparation of harmonised standards in order to ensure their transparency and quality, as well as the specificities of the construction sector; highlights that any revisiond should ensure the appropriate involvement of all interested parties and Member states' regulatory needs;
Amendment 108 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the need to ensure legal clarity for a transitional period as regards any revision of the CPR and the review of the CPR acquis, in order to avoid a legal vacuum; involving all interested parties;
Amendment 109 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Is concerned that any revision of the CPR and, in particular, the review of the CPR aAcquis will take significant time, while manufacturers, building companies, builder-owners, awarding authorities, planners, member states users and end- users need immediate solutions to overcome the legal uncertainty resulting from the lack of updated harmonised standards and, among others, regulatory gaps; calls on the Commission to address this issue as a matter of priority, including a targeted short-term legal amendment to cope with the urgent legal and technical challenges and at the same time to forcefully advance a fundamental revision of the CPR; calls on the Commission to address this issue prior to any revision of the CPR and in the review of the CPR aAcquis;.
Amendment 9 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the negotiations on the future partnership should be premised on the effective and full implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement and its three protocols;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the importance of being readyfully prepared for the UK’s withdrawal from the internal market and the customs union at the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, regardless of the outcome of the negotiations; stresses that the consequences will be even more significant should no agreement be reached; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s sector-specific ‘readiness notices’, which seek to ensure that EU industry is ready for the inevitable shock that the UK’s withdrawal from the single market will cause;
Amendment 211 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point vii
Paragraph 13 – point vii
(vii) there should be opportunities for access to public procurement markets beyond WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) commitments, guaranteeing market access for EU companies in strategic sectors at all levels of government and a degree of openness equal to the EU’s public procurement markets; regrets the fact, in this regard, that the UK’s initial negotiating position does not cover public procurement;
Amendment 104 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Such a substantial connection to the Union should be considered to exist where the service provider has an establishment in the Union or, in its absence, on the basis of the existence of a significant number of users in one or more Member States, or the targeting of activities towards one or more Member States. The targeting of activities towards one or more Member States canshould be determined on the basis of all relevant circumstances, including factors such as the use of a language or a currency generally used in that Member State, or the possibility of ordering products or services, or using a national top level domain. The targeting of activities towards a Member State could also be derived from the availability of an application in the relevant national application store, from the provision of local advertising or advertising in the language used in that Member State, or from the handling of customer relations such as by providing customer service in the language generally used in that Member State. A substantial connection should also be assumed where a service provider directs its activities to one or more Member State as set out in Article 17(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council27 . On the other hand, mere technical accessibility of a website from the Union cannot, on that ground alone, be considered as establishing a substantial connection to the Union. _________________ 27 Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ L351, 20.12.2012, p.1).
Amendment 115 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) It should be clarified that this Regulation is without prejudice to the rules of Union law on copyright and related rights, which establish specific rules and procedures that should remain unaffected and are lex specialis, prevailing over this Regulation.
Amendment 123 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to achieve the objective of ensuring a safe, predictable and trusted online environment, for the purpose of this Regulation the concept of “illegal content” should be defined broadly and also covers information relating to illegal content, products, services and activities. In particular, that concept should be understood to refer to information, irrespective of its form, that under the applicable law is either itself illegal, such as illegal hate speech or terrorist content and unlawful discriminatory content, or that relates to activities that are illegal, such as the sharing of images depicting child sexual abuse, unlawful non- consensual sharing of private images, online stalking, the sale of non-compliant, dangerous or counterfeit products, the non-authorised use of copyright protected material or activities involving infringements of consumer protection law. In this regard, it is immaterial whether the illegality of the information or activity results from Union law or from national law that is consistent with Union law and what the precise nature or subject matter is of the law in question.
Amendment 131 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Considering the particular characteristics of the services concerned and the corresponding need to make the providers thereof subject to certain specific obligations, it is necessary to distinguish, within the broader category of providers of hosting services as defined in this Regulation, the subcategory of online platforms. Online platforms, such as social networks or online marketplaces, should be defined as providers of hosting services that not only store information provided by the recipients of the service at their request, but that also disseminate that information to the public, again at their request. However, in order to avoid imposing overly broad obligations, providers of hosting services should not be considered as online platforms where the dissemination to the public is merely a minor and purely ancillary feature of anotherthe principal service and that feature cannot, for objective technical reasons, be used without that other, principal service, and the integration of that feature is not a means to circumvent the applicability of the rules of this Regulation applicable to online platforms. For example, the comments section in an online newspaper could constitute such a feature, where it is clear that it is ancillary to the main service represented by the publication of news under the editorial responsibility of the publisher.
Amendment 141 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The exemptions from liability established in this Regulation should not apply where, instead of confining itself to providing the services neutrally, by a merely technical and automatic processing of the information provided by the recipient of the service, the provider of intermediary services plays an active role of such a kind as to give it knowledge of, or control over, that information. A provider of intermediary services plays an active role when assistance is given to the recipient of the service, notably for the optimizing and the promotion of the content offered. Those exemptions should accordingly not be available in respect of liability relating to information provided not by the recipient of the service but by the provider of intermediary service itself, including where the information has been developed under the editorial responsibility of that provider.
Amendment 144 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) AThe provider should not be able to benefit from exemptions from liability provided for in this Regulation where the main purpose is to engage in or facilitate illegal activities or where a provider of intermediary services that deliberately collaborates with a recipient of the services in order to undertake illegal activities and does not provide its service neutrally and should therefore not be able to benefit from the exemptions from liability provided for in this Regulation.
Amendment 153 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the effective protection of consumers when engaging in intermediated commercial transactions online, certain providers of hosting services, namely, online platforms that allow consumers to conclude distance contracts with traders on the platforms, should not be able to benefit from the exemption from liability for hosting service providers established in this Regulation, in so far as those online platforms present the relevant information relating to the transactions at issue in such a way that it leads consumers to believe that the information was provided by those online platforms themselves or by recipients of the service acting under their authority or control, and that those online platforms thus have knowledge of or control over the information, even if that may in reality not be the case. In that regard, is should be determined objectively, on the basis of all relevant circumstances, whether the presentation could lead to such a belief on the side of an average and reasonably well- informed consumer.
Amendment 181 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) The orders to provide information regulated by this Regulation concern the production of specific information about individual recipients of the intermediary service concerned who are identified in those orders for the purposes of determining compliance by the recipients of the services with applicable Union or national rules. Therefore, ois information, which should include the relevant email addresses, telephone numbers, IP addresses and other contact details necessary to ensure such compliance, should be available in respect of all types orders. Orders about information on a group of recipients of the service who are not specifically identified, including orders to provide aggregate information required for statistical purposes or evidence-based policy-making, should remain unaffected by the rules of this Regulation on the provision of information.
Amendment 196 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
Amendment 204 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
Amendment 213 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) Where a hosting service provider decides to remove or disable information provided by a recipient of the service, for instance following receipt of a notice or acting on its own initiative, including through the use of automated means, that provider should inform the recipient of its decision, the reasons for its decision and the available redress possibilities to contest the decision, in view of the negative consequences that such decisions may have for the recipient, including as regards the exercise of its fundamental right to freedom of expression. That obligation should apply irrespective of the reasons for the decision, in particular whether the action has been taken because the information notified is considered to be illegal content or incompatible with the applicable terms and conditions. Available recourses to challenge the decision of the hosting service provider should always include judicial redress.
Amendment 218 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43 a) Providers of hosting services play a particularly important role in tackling illegal content online, as they store information provided by and at the request of the recipients of the service and typically give other recipients access thereto, sometimes on a large scale. It is important that all providers of hosting services, regardless of their size, put in place user-friendly notice and action mechanisms that facilitate the notification of specific items of information that the notifying party considers to be illegal content to the provider of hosting services concerned ('notice'), pursuant to which that provider can decide, based on its own assessment, whether or not it agrees with that assessment and wishes to remove or disable access to that content ('action'). Provided the requirements on notices are met, it should be possible for individuals or entities to notify multiple specific items of allegedly illegal content through a single notice. The obligation to put in place notice and action mechanisms should apply, for instance, to file storage and sharing services, web hosting services, advertising servers and paste bins, in as far as they qualify as providers of hosting services covered by this Regulation.
Amendment 219 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 b (new)
Recital 43 b (new)
(43 b) The rules on such notice and action mechanisms should be harmonised at Union level, so as to provide for the timely, diligent and objective processing of notices on the basis of rules that are uniform, transparent and clear and that provide for robust safeguards to protect the right and legitimate interests of all affected parties, in particular their fundamental rights guaranteed by the Charter, irrespective of the Member State in which those parties are established or reside and of the field of law at issue. The fundamental rights include, as the case may be, the right to freedom of expression and information, the right to respect for private and family life, the right to protection of personal data, the right to non-discrimination and the right to an effective remedy of the recipients of the service; the freedom to conduct a business, including the freedom of contract, of service providers; as well as the right to human dignity, the rights of the child, the right to protection of property, including intellectual property, and the right to non-discrimination of parties affected by illegal content.
Amendment 245 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) Online advertisement plays an important role in the online environment, including in relation to the provision of the services of online platforms. However,Online advertising is a significant source of financing for many digital business models and an effective tool to reach new costumers, not least for small- and medium sized companies. However, there are some instances when online advertisement can contribute to significant risks, ranging from advertisement that is itself illegal content, to contributing to financial incentives for the publication or amplification of illegal or otherwise harmful content and activities online, or the discriminatory display of advertising with an impact on the equal treatment and opportunities of citizens. In addition toBased on the requirements resulting from Article 6 of Directive 2000/31/EC, online platforms should therefore be required to ensure that the recipients of the service have certain individualised information necessary for them to understand when and on whose behalf the advertisement is displayed. In addition, recipients of the service should have information on the main parameters used for determining that specific advertising is to be displayed to them, providing meaningful explanations of the logic used to that end, including when this is based on profiling. The requirements of this Regulation on the provision of information relating to advertisement is without prejudice to the application of the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in particular those regarding the right to object, automated individual decision-making, including profiling and specifically the need to obtain consent of the data subject prior to the processing of personal data for targeted advertising. Similarly, it is without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Directive 2002/58/EC in particular those regarding the storage of information in terminal equipment and the access to information stored therein.
Amendment 265 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) Very large online platforms should deploy the necessary and proportionate means to diligently mitigate the systemic risks identified in the risk assessment. Very large online platforms should under such mitigating measures consider, for example, enhancing or otherwise adapting the design and functioning of their content moderation, algorithmic recommender systems and online interfaces, so that they discourage and limit the dissemination of illegal content, adapting their decision- making processes, or adapting their terms and conditions. They may also include corrective measures, such as discontinuing advertising revenue for specific content, or other actions, such as improving the visibility of authoritative information sources. Very large online platforms may reinforce their internal processes or supervision of any of their activities, in particular as regards the detection of systemic risks. They may also initiate or increase cooperation with trusted flaggers, organise training sessions and exchanges with trusted flagger organisations, and cooperate with other service providers, including by initiating or joining existing codes of conduct or other self-regulatory measures. Any measures adopted should respect the due diligence requirements of this Regulation and be effective and appropriate for mitigating the specific risks identified, in the interest of safeguarding public order, protecting privacy and fighting fraudulent and deceptive commercial practices, and should be proportionate in light of the very large online platform’s economic capacity and the need to avoid unnecessary restrictions on the use of their service, taking due account of potential negative effects on the fundamental rights of the recipients of the service.
Amendment 277 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) A core part of a very large online platform’s business is the manner in which information is prioritised and presented on its online interface to facilitate and optimise access to information for the recipients of the service. This is done, for example, by algorithmically suggesting, ranking and prioritising information, distinguishing through text or other visual representations, or otherwise curating information provided by recipients. Such recommender systems can have a significantn impact on the ability of recipients to retrieve and interact with information online. They also play an important role in the amplification of certain messages, the viral dissemination of information and the stimulation of online behaviour. Consequently, very large online platforms should ensure that recipients are appropriately informed, and can influence the information presented to them. They should clearly present the main parameters for such recommender systems in an easily comprehensible manner to ensure that the recipients understand how information is prioritised for them. They should also ensure that the recipients enjoy alternative options for the main parameters, including options that are not based on profiling of the recipient.
Amendment 279 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) Advertising systems used by very large online platforms could pose particular risks and require further public and regulatory supervision on account of their scale and ability to target and reach recipients of the service based on their behaviour within and outside that platform’s online interface. Very large online platforms should ensure public access to repositories of advertisements displayed on their online interfaces to facilitate supervision and research into emerging risks brought about by the distribution of advertising online, for example in relation to illegal advertisements or manipulative techniques and disinformation with a real and foreseeable negative impact on public health, public security, civil discourse, political participation and equality. Repositories should include the content of advertisements and related data on the advertiser and the delivery of the advertisement, in particular where targeted advertising is concerned.
Amendment 282 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) In order to appropriately supervise the compliance of very large online platforms with the obligations laid down by this Regulation, the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment or the Commission may require access to or reporting of specific data. Such a requirement may include, for example, the data necessary to assess the risks and possible harms brought about by the platform’s systems, data on the accuracy, functioning and testing of algorithmic systems for content moderation, recommender systems or advertising systems, or data on processes and outputs of content moderation or of internal complaint-handling systems within the meaning of this Regulation. Investigations by researchers on the evolution and severity of online systemic risks are particularly important for bridging information asymmetries and establishing a resilient system of risk mitigation, informing online platforms, Digital Services Coordinators, other competent authorities, the Commission and the public. This Regulation therefore provides a framework for providing information or compelling access to data from very large online platforms to vetted researchers. All requirements f where relevant to a research project. All requests for providing information or access to data under that framework should be proportionate and appropriately protect the rights and legitimate interests, including trade secrets and other confidential information, of the platform and any other parties concerned, including the recipients of the service.
Amendment 301 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) The rules on codes of conduct under this Regulation could serve as a basis for already established self-regulatory efforts at Union level, including the Product Safety Pledge, the Memorandum of Understanding against counterfeit goods, the Code of Conduct against illegal hate speech as well as the Code of practice on disinformation. In particular for the latter, the Commission will issue guidance for strengthening the Code of practice on disinformation as announced in the European Democracy Action Plan.
Amendment 305 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) The provision of online advertising generally involves several actors, including intermediary services that connect publishers of advertising with advertisers. Codes of conducts should support and complement the transparency obligations relating to advertisement for online platforms and very large online platforms set out in this Regulation in order to provide for flexible and effective mechanisms to facilitate and enhance the compliance with those obligations, notably as concerns the modalities of the transmission of the relevant information. The involvement of a wide range of stakeholders should ensure that those codes of conduct are widely supported, technically sound, effective and offer the highest levels of user-friendliness to ensure that the transparency obligations achieve their objectives.
Amendment 373 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 1
— a significant number of users in relation to their population in one or more Member States; or
Amendment 388 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘online platform’ means a provider of a hosting service which, at the request of a recipient of the service, stores and disseminates to the public information, unless that activity is a minor and purely ancillary feature of anotherthe principal service and, for objective and technical reasons cannot be used without that otherprincipal service, and the integration of the feature into the other service is not a means to circumvent the applicability of this Regulation.
Amendment 389 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) ‘editorial platform’ means an intermediary service which is in connection with a press publication within the meaning of Article 2(4) of Directive (EU) 2019/790 or another editorial media service and which allows users to discuss topics generally covered by the relevant media or to comment editorial content and which is under the supervision of the editorial team of the publication or other editorial media.
Amendment 397 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) 'live streaming platform services' means an information society service which main or one the main purposes is to give the public access to live broadcasted audio or video material and which it organises and promotes for profit-making purposes;
Amendment 400 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) ‘recommender system’ means a fully or partially automated system, used by an very large online platform to suggest in its online interface specific information to recipients of the service, including as a result of a search initiated by the recipient or otherwise determining the relative order or prominence of information displayed;
Amendment 419 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) upon obtaining such knowledge or awareness, acts expeditiouslyaccording within the deadlines of Article 5Ia new when it comes to remove or toing or disableing access to the illegal content.
Amendment 421 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 423 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Paragraph 1 shall not apply when the main purpose of the information society service is to engage in or facilitate illegal activities or when the provider of the information society service deliberately collaborates with a recipient of the services in order to undertake illegal activities.
Amendment 425 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Paragraph 1 shall not apply with respect to liability under consumer protection law of online platforms allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with traders on the platform, where such an online platform presents the specific item of information or otherwise enables the specific transaction at issue in a way that would lead an average and reasonably well-informed consumer to believe that the information, or the product or service that is the object of the transaction, is provided either by the online platform itself or by a recipient of the service who is acting under its authority or control.
Amendment 430 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a The exemptions from liability established in Articles 3, 4 and 5 shall not apply where the information society service plays an active role of such a kind as to give it knowledge of, or control over the information provided by the recipient of the service.
Amendment 503 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the order only requires the provider to provide information already collected for the purposes of providing the service and which lies within its control, including email addresses, telephone numbers, IP addresses and other contact details necessary to determine the compliance referred to in (a);
Amendment 525 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of intermediary services which do not have an establishment in the Union but which offer services in the Union shall designate, in writing, a legal or natural person as their legal representative in one of the Member States where the provider offers its services. The Member States may require very large online platforms to designate a legal representative in their Member State.
Amendment 528 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Providers of intermediary services shall mandate their legal representatives to be addressed in addition to or instead of the provider by the Member States’ authorities, the Commission and the Board on all issues necessary for the receipt of, compliance with and enforcement of decisions issued in relation to this Regulation. Providers of intermediary services shall provide their legal representative with the necessary powers and resource to guarantee the proper and timely cooperateion with the Member States’ authorities, the Commission and the Board and comply with those decisions.
Amendment 531 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Exclusions Articles 12 and 13 of Section 1,and the provisions of Section 2, and Section 3 of Chapter III shall not apply to: (a) editorial platforms within the meaning of Article 2(h a) of this Regulation; (b) online platforms that qualify as micro and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC. (c) an intermediary service, except very large online platforms, where it would constitute a disproportionate burden in view of its size, the nature of its activity and the risk posed to users.
Amendment 537 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of intermediary services shall include information on any restrictions that they impose in relation to the use of their service in respect of information provided by the recipients of the service, in their terms and conditions, which have to respect European and national law. That information shall include information on any policies, procedures, measures and tools used for the purpose of content moderation, including algorithmic decision-making and human review. It shall be set out in clear and unambiguous language and shall be publicly available in an easily accessible format.
Amendment 545 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where very large online platforms within the meaning of Article 25 of this Regulation otherwise allow for the dissemination to the public of press publications within the meaning of Article 2(4) of Directive (EU) 2019/790, such platforms shall not remove, disable access to, suspend or otherwise interfere with such content or the related service or suspend or terminate the related account on the basis of the alleged incompatibility of such content with its terms and conditions, unless it is illegal content
Amendment 564 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the number of orders received from Member States’ authorities, categorised, where possible, by the type of illegal content concerned, including orders issued in accordance with Articles 8 and 9, and the average time needed for taking the action specified in those orders;.
Amendment 566 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the number of notices submitted in accordance with Article 14, categorised by the type of alleged illegal content concerned, any action taken pursuant to the notices by differentiating whether the action was taken on the basis of the law or the terms and conditions of the provider, and the average time needed for taking the action;
Amendment 570 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the number of complaints received through the internal complaint-handling system referred to in Article 17, where identifiable, the basis for those complaints, decisions taken in respect of those complaints, the average time needed for taking those decisions and the number of instances where those decisions were reversed.
Amendment 575 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to providers of intermediary services that qualify as micro or small enterprises within the meaning of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC. In addition, paragraph 1 shall not apply to enterprises that previously qualified for the status of a small or microenterprise within the meaning of the Annex to Recommendation2003/361/EC during the twelve months following their loss of that status.
Amendment 586 #
Amendment 634 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Providers of hostingaragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall not apply to providers of intermediary services sthall publish the decisions and the statements of reast qualify as micro or small enterprises within the meaning of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC. In additions, referred to in paragraph 1 in a publicly accessible database managed by the Commission. That information shall not contain personal datathose paragraphs shall not apply to enterprises that previously qualified for the status of a micro or small enterprise within the meaning of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC during the twelve months following their loss of that status.
Amendment 647 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Amendment 680 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. RAfter internal complaint handling mechanisms are exhausted, recipients of the service addressed by the decisions referred to in Article 17(1), shall be entitled to select any out-of- court dispute that has been certified in accordance with paragraph 2 in order to resolve disputes relating to those decisions, including complaints that could not be resolved by means of the internal complaint-handling system referred to in that Article. Online platforms shall engage, in good faith, with the body selected with a view to resolving the dispute and shall be bound by the decision taken by the body.
Amendment 710 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Online platforms shall take the necessary technical and organisational measures to ensure that notices submitted by trusted flaggers through the mechanisms referred to in Article 14, are processed and decided upon with priority and without delayimmediately processed without prejudice to the implementation of a complaint and redress mechanism.
Amendment 743 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Online platforms shall, where possible, provide trusted flaggers with access to technical means that help them detect illegal content on a large scale.
Amendment 760 #
2020/0361(COD)
(d) where identifiable, the intention of the recipient, individual, entity or complainant.
Amendment 781 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where an online platform allows consumers to conclude distance contracts with professional traders, it shall ensure that traders can only use its services to promote messages on or to offer products or services to consumers located in the Union if, prior to the use of its services, the online platform has obtained the following information:
Amendment 782 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 822 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24
Article 24
Amendment 865 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any negative effects for the exercise of the fundamental rights to respect for private and family life, freedom of expression and information, freedom and pluralism of the media, the prohibition of discrimination and the rights of the child, as enshrined in Articles 7, 11, 21 and 24 of the Charter respectively caused by an illegal activity;
Amendment 870 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) intentional manipulation of their service, including by means of inauthentic use or automated exploitation of the service, with an actual or foreseeable negative and illegal effect on the protection of public health, minors, civic discourse, or actual or foreseeable effects related to electoral processes and public security.
Amendment 873 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. When conducting risk assessments, very large online platforms shall take into account, in particular, how their content moderation systems, recommender systems and systems for selecting and displaying advertisement influence any of the systemic risks referred to in paragraph 1, including the potentially rapid and wide dissemination of illegal content and of information that is incompatible with their terms and conditions.
Amendment 918 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any commitmentof voluntary measures undertaken pursuant to the codes of conduct referred to in Articles 35 and 36 and the crisis protocols referred to in Article 37.
Amendment 931 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Very large online platforms that use recommender systems shall set out in their terms and conditions, in a clear, accessible and easily comprehensible manner, the mainshall base the parameters used inof their recommender systems, as well as any options for the recipients of the service to modify or influence those main parameters that they may have made available, including at least one option which is not based on profiling, within the meaning of Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services (P2B) and set them out in their terms and conditions.
Amendment 935 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The parameters used in recommender systems shall always be fair and non-discriminatory.
Amendment 938 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Amendment 946 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Very large online platforms that display advertising on their online interfaces shall compile and make publicly available through application programming interfaces a repository containing the information referred to in paragraph 2, until one yearfor advertisements that have been seen by more than 5000 recipients of the service and until six months after the advertisement was displayed for the last time on their online interfaces. They shall ensure that the repository does not contain any personal data of the recipients of the service to whom the advertisement was or could have been displayed.
Amendment 953 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 954 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 966 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Very large online platforms shall provide the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment or the Commission, upon their reasoned request and within a reasonable period, specified in the request, provide information and access to data that are necessary to properly monitor and assess compliance with this Regulation. That Digital Services Coordinator and the Commission shall only use that data for those purposes.
Amendment 969 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Upon a reasoned request from the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment or the Commission, very large online platforms shall, within a reasonable period, as specified in the request, provide access toinformation and access to relevant data to vetted researchers who meet the requirements in paragraphs 4 of this Article, for the sole purpose of conducting research that contributes to the identification and understanding of systemic risks as set out in Article 26(1).
Amendment 973 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. Very large online platforms shall provide access to data pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 for a limited time and through online databases or application programming interfaces, as appropriate.
Amendment 1009 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 1016 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. Where significant systemic risk within the meaning of Article 26(1) in relation to the dissemination of illegal content emerge and concern several very large online platforms, the Commission may invite the very large online platforms concerned, other very large online platforms, other online platforms and other providers of intermediary services, as appropriate, as well as civil society organisations and other interested parties, to participate in the drawing up of codes of conduct, including by setting out commitments to take specific risk mitigation measures, as well as a regular reporting framework on any measures taken and their outcomes.
Amendment 1019 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. Where significant systemic risk within the meaning of Article 26(1) emerge and concern several very large online platforms, the Commission may invite the very large online platforms concerned, other very large online platforms, other online platforms and other providers of intermediary services, as appropriate, as well as civil society organisations and other interested partierelevant stakeholders, to participate in the drawing up of codes of conduct, including by setting out commitments to take specific risk mitigation measures, as well as a regular reporting framework on any measures taken and their outcomes.
Amendment 1024 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3
Article 35 – paragraph 3
3. When giving effect to paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission and the Board shall aim to ensure that the codes of conduct clearly set out their objectives in relation to the dissemination of illegal content, contain key performance indicators to measure the achievement of those objectives and take due account of the needs and interests of all interested partiethe relevant stakeholders, including citizens, at Union level. The Commission and the Board shall also aim to ensure that participants report regularly to the Commission and their respective Digital Service Coordinators of establishment on any measures taken and their outcomes, as measured against the key performance indicators that they contain.
Amendment 1032 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall encourage and facilitate the drawing up of codes of conduct at Union level between, online platforms and other relevant service providers, such as providers of online advertising intermediary services or organisations representing recipients of the service and civil society organisations or relevant authorities to contribute to further transparency in online advertising beyond the requirements of Articles 24 30 and 30Article 6 of Directive 2000/31/EC.
Amendment 1034 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission shall aim to ensure that the codes of conduct pursue an effective transmission of information, in full respect for the rights and interests of all parties involved, and a competitive, transparent and fair environment in online advertising, in accordance with Union and national law, in particular on competition and the protection of personal data. The Commission shall aim to ensure that the codes of conduct address at least: the transmission of information held by providers of online advertising intermediaries to the repositories pursuant to Article 30.
Amendment 1035 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1036 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1044 #
Amendment 1058 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 41 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the power to proportionate adopt interim measures to avoid the risk of serious harm.
Amendment 1060 #
2020/0361(COD)
1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties including administrative fines applicable to infringements of this Regulation by providers of intermediary services under their jurisdiction and shall take all the necessary measures to ensure that they are properly and effectively implemented in accordance with Article 41.
Amendment 1061 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. Penalties shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. They shall take into particular account the interest of small scale providers and start ups and their economic viability. Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures and shall notify it, without delay, of any subsequent amendments affecting them.
Amendment 1103 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) contributing to the effective application of Directive 2000/31/EC Article 3 to prevent fragmentation of the digital single market and the obligations of very large platforms of Article 5 of the Platform to Business Regulation 2019/1150
Amendment 1132 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1
Article 55 – paragraph 1
1. In the context of proceedings which may lead to the adoption of a decision of non-compliance pursuant to Article 58(1), where there is an urgency due to the risk of serious damage for the recipients of the service, the Commission may, by decision, order proportionate interim measures against the very large online platform concerned on the basis of a prima facie finding of an infringement.
Amendment 1135 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1
Article 57 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of carrying out the tasks assigned to it under this Section, the Commission may take the necessary actions to monitor the effective implementation and compliance with this Regulation by the very large online platform concerned. The Commission may also order that platform to provide access to, and explanations relating to, and, where necessary access to its databases and algorithms.
Amendment 1138 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission may by decision and in compliance with the proportionality principle impose on the very large online platform concerned or other person referred to in Article 52(1) fines not exceeding 1% of the total turnover in the preceding financial year, where they intentionally or negligently:
Amendment 1151 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. It shall apply from [date - threesix months after its entry into force].
Amendment 26 #
2019/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In the face of blockage of dispute settlement and in the absence of a definitive judicial ruling, the Union will be unable to enforce international trade agreements. Therefore, it is appropriate to extend the scope of Regulation (EU) No 654/2014 to such situations.
Amendment 27 #
2019/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To this end, the Union should be able to expeditiously suspend obligations under international trade agreements, including regional or bilateral agreements, when effective recourse to a binding dispute settlement mechanism is not possible because the third country has rendered it impossible for the Union to do so, provided the Union has appropriately challenged those measures in front of the relevant dispute settlement body.
Amendment 32 #
2019/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Given mounting tension in international trade and in the context of the crisis facing the WTO, the Union should be able to react swiftly in the event of unreasonable or discriminatory measures taken against it. The Union should be able to impose provisional measures in the event of a clear violation of trade obligations by a third country, which causes or threatens to cause serious injury to the Union's commercial interests or jeopardises its strategic autonomy.
Amendment 49 #
2019/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point ba (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point ba (new)
Regulation (EU) No 654/2014
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(ba) the following point (da) is inserted: (da) In the event of the adoption by a third country of unreasonable or discriminatory measures, a clear violation of its trade obligations towards the Union, which could cause or threaten serious injury to the Union's commercial interests or jeopardise strategic autonomy, provided that the Union has appropriately challenged those measures in front of the relevant dispute settlement body.
Amendment 29 #
2018/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses regret that EU FTAs are underutilisedIdentifies large untapped potential in EU FTAs; notes that exporters could upload all their documents to a public authority application underpinned by blockchain, and instantly prove their compliance with preferential treatment granted by the FTA;
Amendment 45 #
2018/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that digitisation will enable the exchange of information to be more efficient and transparent; views digitisation as a prerequisite for blockchain to be fully functional; notes that substantial differences as regards digitisation exist between Member States;
Amendment 62 #
2018/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises cross-border data flows, both personal and non-personal as well as machine-to-machine communication, as an integral function for international trade and the design of blockchain architecture;
Amendment 92 #
2018/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to follow developments in the area of blockchain, in particular the ongoing pilots/initiatives in the international supply chain; invites the Commission to produce a horizontally coordinated strategy document on adopting blockchain technologies in trade and supply chain management;
Amendment 71 #
2018/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Draws attention to the conclusions of the 6th Global Review of Aid for Trade, held in Geneva in July 2017, entitled ‘Promoting trade, Inclusiveness and Connectivity for Sustainable Development’; supports the view that this should be translated into concrete action in order to facilitate e-commerce, and turn digital opportunities, such as blockchain, into trade realities, for developing countries as well; notes, in this regard, that investment in both infrastructure ,and digital infrastructure, crucial to achieving progress in this area, remains a key challenge; calls, therefore, on the WTO members to promote investment in both infrastructure and digital infrastructure, encouraging, among other initiatives, public-private partnerships;
Amendment 75 #
2018/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the role of the WTO Secretariat is critical and that it should be further strengthened in support of various negotiating processes, as well as in implementation and monitoring functions; considers it necessary to strengthen the financial and human means and resources available to the WTO Secretariat; urges the WTO members to mutually fulfil their responsibilities in this regard;
Amendment 26 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission, in the context of ongoing and future bilateral trade negotiations with third countries, to approach with the utmost care the liberalisation of market access in sensitive agricultural sectors and to consider transition periods, tariff-rate quotas, and appropriate safeguarding measures and the exclusion of the most sensitive products; notes that this predominantly concerns beef, other meat, rice, wheat, other cereals, sugar, and dairy products;
Amendment 27 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the EU has regulated the supply chains of timber, fish and conflict minerals, but not yet of forest-risk agricultural commodities; urges the Commission to together with international partners develop a legal framework to enforceimprove the incentive-based due diligence obligations in the supply chain of these commodities;
Amendment 41 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the EU to always include enforceablffective provisions in its TSD chapters to halt illegal logging and forest degradation, including through the possible use of sanctions; calls on the Commission to add such provisions to already concluded FTAs through the revision clause; calls on the Commission to, if needed, utilise the existing measures in TSD chapters, while continuing to work closely together with international bodies, local partners and civil society;
Amendment 52 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to include illegal logging within the scope of the anti- corruption chapterprovisions in FTAs;
Amendment 59 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the EU to work towardsanalyse adequate and efficient solutions for a transparent, and functioning and mandatory ‘social and environmental traceability’ labelling system for the production chain of timber and forest-risk agricultural commodities, in compliance with WTO provisions, and to promote similar action at international level;
Amendment 66 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the EU to develop provisions to enforcetogether with international partners work towards adequate and effective ways to improve adherence to social and environmental standards for investors and to prevent investment activities which encourage deforestation and illegal logging.
Amendment 15 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
G. whereas this is - after the EU- Singapore Investment Protection Agreement - the second ‘standalone investment protection agreement’ concluded between the EU and a third country following discussions by the European institutions on the new architecture of EU FTAs, on the basis of the opinion of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) 2/15 of 16 May 2017, which will serve as reference point for future EU engagement with its trading partners;
Amendment 27 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the Parties have stated their commitment to pursuing a Multilateral Investment Court (MIC) – an initiative strongly and continuously supported by Parliament;
Amendment 37 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the agreement will ensure a high level of investment protection and legal certainty while safeguarding the right of the Parties to regulate and pursue legitimate public policy objectives, such as public health, public services and environmental protection; emphasises that the agreement will ensure transparency and accountability;
Amendment 73 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the approval of this agreement will robustly protect investors and their investments on both sides while safeguarding the governments’ rights to regulate; calls upon Member States for a swift ratification of the agreement in order to ensure that all its benefits are available to all stakeholders at the earliest time possible;
Amendment 21 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Vietnam is a strategic partner for the European Union, and whereas the EU and Vietnam share a common agenda to stimulate growth and employment, improve competitiveness, fight poverty and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as a strong commitment to open trade and the rule-based multilateral trading system;
Amendment 63 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the EU-Vietnam FTA (EVFTA) is the most modern, comprehensive and ambitious agreement ever concluded between the EU and a developing country and serves as a reference point for the EU’s engagement with developing countries;
Amendment 76 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
3. Stresses the economic and strategic importance of this agreement, as the EU and Vietnam share a common agenda and common values – to stimulate growth and employment, boost competitiveness, fight against poverty, bolster rule-based international trade and make progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
Amendment 95 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that the agreement will eliminate over 99 % of tariffs9 ; notes that Vietnam will liberalise 65 % of import duties on EU exports to Vietnam upon entry into force, with the remainder of the duties being gradually eliminated over a 10-year period; notes also that the EU will liberalise 71 % of its imports upon entry into force and 99 % will be duty free after a 7-year period; points out that the agreement will also contain specific provisions to address non-tariff barriers for EU exports, which frequently constitute a significant hurdle for small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs); _________________ 9 EU exports to Viet Nam: 65 % of duties to disappear as soon as the FTA enters into force, and the remainder to be phased out gradually over a period of up to 10 years (for example, in order to protect the Vietnamese motor sector from European competition, duties on cars will remain for the full 10 years); Vietnamese exports to the EU: 71 % of duties to disappear on entry into force, the remainder to be phased out over a period of up to seven years.
Amendment 27 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) The established and elaborate system of protection of intellectual property rights in the Union should not be impinged upon and needs to be strengthened as it is the cornerstone of innovation, competitiveness and growth in the Member States.
Amendment 28 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Since the adoption in 1992 of the predecessor to Regulation (EC) No 469/2009, markets have evolved significantly and there has been huge growth in the manufacture of generics and especially of biosimilars, in particular in countries outside the EU ('third countries') where protection does not exist or has expired.
Amendment 32 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The absence of any exception in Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 to the protection conferred by a supplementary protection certificate has had the unintended consequence of preventing manufacturers of generics and biosimilars established in the Union from manufacturing in the Union, even for the exclusive purpose of exporting to markets outside the Union ('third country marketsies') in which such protection does not exist or has expired. A further unintended consequence is that the protection conferred by the certificate makes it more difficult for those manufacturers to enter the Union market immediately after expiry of the certificate, given that they are not in a position to build up production capacity until the protection provided by the certificate has lapsed, by contrast with manufacturers located in third countries where protection does not exist or has expired.
Amendment 35 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The aim of this Regulation is to ensure that manufacturers established in the Union are able to compete effectively in those third country markets where supplementary protection does not exist or has expired. It is intended to complement the efforts of the Union’s trade policy to ensure open markets for Union-based manufacturers of medicinal products. Indirectly, it is also intended to put those manufacturers in a better positiThis Regulation does not affect a timely entry on to enter the Union market immediately after expiry of the relevant supplementary protection certificate. It would also help to serve the aim of fostering access to medicines in the Union by helping to ensure a swifter entry of generic and biosimilar medicines onto the marketthe market ('Day-1 market entry') of those manufacturers after expiry of the relevant certificate.
Amendment 41 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In those specific and limited circumstances, and in order to create a level playing field between Union-based manufacturers and third country manufacturers, it is appropriate to restrict the protection conferred by a supplementary protection certificate, but no patent or other intellectual property rights, so as to allow making for the exclusive purpose of export to countries outside the Union ('third countries') and any related acts strictly necessary for making or for the actual export itself.
Amendment 45 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) That exception should cover the making of the product, including the product which corresponds to the medicinal product protected by a supplementary protection certificate in the territory of a Member State, for the exclusive purpose of export to countries outside the Union ('third countries'), as well as any upstream or downstream acts by the maker or by third parties in a contractual relationship with the maker, where such acts would otherwise require the consent of the certificate-holder, and are strictly necessary for making for the purpose of export or for the actual export itself. For instance, such acts may include the supply and import of active ingredients for the purpose of making the medicinal product to which the product covered by the certificate corresponds, or temporary storage of the product or advertising for the exclusive purpose of export to third country destinationsmarkets in countries outside the Union ('third countries').
Amendment 52 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) SEfficient and effective safeguards should accompany the exception in order to increase transparency, to help the holder of a supplementary protection certificate to enforce its protection in the Union and to reduce the risk of illicit diversion onto the Union market during the term of the certificate.
Amendment 57 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) To this end, this Regulation should impose a once-off duty on the person making the product for the exclusive purpose of export, requiring that person to provide certain information to the authority which granted the supplementary protection certificate in the Member State where the making is to take place. The information should be provided before the making is intended to starts for the first time in that Member State. The making and related acts, including those performed in Member States other than the one of making in cases where the product is protected by a certificate in those other Member States too, should only fall within the scope of the exception where the maker has sent this notification to the competent industrial property authority (or other designated authority) of the Member State of making. The once-off and has duly notified the holder of the certificate granted in the respective Member State. The duty to provide information to the authority and notify the certificate holder should apply in each Member State where making is to take place, both as regards the making in that Member State, and as regards related acts, whether performed in that or another Member State, related to that making. TIn the interest of transparency, the authority should be required to publish that information, in the interests of transparency and for the purpose of informing the selected contents of that information. Confidential or commercially sensitive information shoulder of the certificate of the maker’s intention not be published, but may be requested by the authority where necessary.
Amendment 64 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In addition, this Regulation should impose certain due diligence requirements on the maker as a condition for the exception to operate. The maker should be required to inform persons within its supply chain, through appropriate and documented means, in particular contractual means, that the product is covered by the exception introduced by this Regulation and is intended for the exclusive purpose of export. A maker who failed to comply with these due diligence requirements would not benefit from the exception, nor would any third party performing a related act in the same or a different Member State where a certificate conferring protection for the product was in force, and the holder of the relevant certificate would therefore be entitled to enforce its rights under the certificate.
Amendment 70 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) This Regulation does not affect the application of Union measures that aim to prevent infringements and facilitate enforcement of intellectual property rights, including Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council41 and, Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council42 and the unique identifier established in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161. __________________ 41 Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (OJ L157, 30.4.2004, p. 45). 42 Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights (OJ L 181, 29.6.2013, p. 15).
Amendment 76 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to ensure that holders of supplementary protection certificates already in force are not deprived of their acquired rights, the exception provided for in this Regulation should only apply to certificates that are grantedapplied for on or after a specified date after entry into force, irrespective of when the application for the certificate was first lodged. The date specified should allow a reasonable time for applicants and other relevant market players to adjust to the changed legal context and to make appropriate investment and manufacturing location decisions in a timely way. The date should also allow sufficient time for public authorities to put in place appropriate arrangements to receive and publish notifications of the intention to make, and should take due account of pending applications for certificates.
Amendment 84 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) This Regulation respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In particular, this Regulation seeks to ensure full respect for the right to property in Article 17 of the Charter by maintaining the core rights of the supplementary protection certificate, by confining the exception to certificates grantedapplied for on or after a specified date after entry into force of this Regulation and by imposing certain conditions on the application of the exception,
Amendment 89 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) making for the exclusive purpose of export to countries outside the Union ('third countries'); or
Amendment 96 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the authority referred to in Article 9(1) of the Member State where that making is to take place (‘the relevant Member State’) is notified by the person doing the making (‘the maker’) of the information listed in paragraph 3 no later than 28 day3 months before the intended start date of making or any acts related to the making in that Member State;
Amendment 101 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) the holder of the certificate is informed, by way of documented means, by the maker of the information listed in points (a), (c) and (e) of paragraph 3 no later than three months before the start date of the making or any acts related to that making in that Member State;
Amendment 112 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) the intended start date of making in the relevant Member State;
Amendment 121 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Paragraph 2 shall apply in the case only of certificates grantedapplied for on or after [OP: please insert the date of the first day of the third month that follows the month in which this amending Regulation is published in the Official Journal)].;
Amendment 126 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 469/2009
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The notification sent to an authority as referred to in Article 4(2)(b9(1) shall be published by that authority the information listed in points (a) and (c) of Article 4(3) within 15 days of receipt of the notification.;
Amendment 3 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU and Singapore share the same fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights, cultural and linguistic diversity and a strong commitment to rule-based trade in the multilateral trading system;
Amendment 14 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas it is arguable whether developed economies with properly functioning judiciary systems should need to avail themselves of investor-state dispute settlement mechanismsthe establishment of a multilateral investment court would enhance trust and legal certainty;
Amendment 25 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU’s new approach to investment protection and its enforcement mechanism (ICS), which has replaenhanceds the highly controversial investor- to-state dispute settlement (ISDS)quality of individual approaches of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) concluded by Member States;
Amendment 61 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes Singapore’s commitment to the establishment of the multilateral investment court, a public international court which should be empowered to hear disputes on investments between investors and states that will have accepted its jurisdiction over their bilateral investment treaties, and whose ultimate goal is to overcome the current, unbalanced and fragmented investment protection regime; considers the agreement a crucial stepping stone towards that end;
Amendment 71 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that the agreement will replace the existing bilateral investment treaties between 13 EU Member States and Singapore, thereby providing greater coherence in comparison to BITs, which are based on outdated investment protection provisions and include the controversial ISDS; considers that this constituteis an important step intowards the reforming of global rules on investment dispute settlement and, it is hoped, will progressively lead to the removal of ISDS from bilateral investment treaties;
Amendment 78 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 90 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the Commission to continue its work on making ICS more accessible, especially to SMEs;
Amendment 8 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU and Singapore share the same fundamental values, including democracy, rule of law, respect for human rights, cultural and linguistic diversity and a strong commitment to rule- based trade in the multilateral trading system;
Amendment 92 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that this is a next- generation, modern and progressive trade agreement and that both Parties committed in the trade and sustainable development (TSD) chapter to ensure a high level of environmental and labour protection;
Amendment 98 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the Parties committed to make sustained efforts towards ratifying and effectively implementing the fundamental ILO conventions; welcomes the information provided so far by the Government of Singapore in relation to its compliance with three outstanding ILO conventions, namely those on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise, on Discrimination and on Forced Labour, and expectscalls upon Singapore to further engage with the ILO with a view to progressing towards full alignment with their content and ultimately pursuing their ratification;
Amendment 92 #
2018/0091M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes that the agreement provides significant export opportunities for EU agri-food products, such as wine, pig meat and cheese, and that it protects 205 European geographical indications, which constitutes a further improvement in comparison to previous trade agreements;
Amendment 141 #
2018/0091M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the inclusion of a review clause in the chapter on sustainable development and calls on the Commission tobeliefs that triggering this clause as soon as possible in order to strengthen the enforceability and effectiveness of labour and environmental provisions, which should include the possibility of sanctions as a last resortwill not be necessary given the high standards of labour and environmental provisions in Japan;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that China is the EU’s second-largest trading partner and the EU is China’s largest trading partner, and that the trade balance has a significant deficit in China’s favour;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that China is a major global trade player and that thise country's large market could represent a good opportunity for EU businesses;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on China to act on President Xi Jinping’s commitments to further open up the Chinese market to foreign investors, strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights and level the playing field by making China’s market more transparent and better regulated and reducing restrictions for foreign companies;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the ongoing negotiations on a comprehensive EU-China Investment Agreement; invites China to engage more in that process; calls for further reciprocity in market access;
Amendment 85 #
2017/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Expresses concern about the number of restrictions that European companies continue to face in China, especialnot only in sectors covered by the ‘Made in China 2025’ plan;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the US was the largest market for EU exports and the second- largest source of EU imports in 2017; notes that there are differences in the trade deficits and surpluses between the EU and the US for trade in goods, trade in services, digital trade and foreign direct investment; calls to attention that EU businesses employed 4.3 million workers in the US;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for working towards even deeper transatlantic trade and investment relations through increased cooperation in multilateral fora, such as the WTO, and through bilateral cooperation, such as within a comprehensive and ambitious bilateral trade and investment agreement; calls therefore for a renewed initiative for negotiating such an agreement on both sides of the Atlantic;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Shares the US concerns regarding global steel overcapacity; is at the same time convinced that unilateral, WTO- incompatible measures will only undermine the integrity of a rules-based trading order; underlines that even a permanent EU exemption from the US tariffs cannot legitimise this course of action; reiterates its conviction that joint and concerted actions within the rules- based trading systems are the best way to solve such global problems;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the full potential of the Union’s bilateral and regional cooperation strategies can only be realised by concluding a high-quality FTA with New Zealand in a spirit of reciprocity and mutual benefit while under no circumstances undermining the ambition to achieve progress multilaterally or the implementation of already concluded multilateral and bilateral agreements; believes that stronger bilateral cooperation can be a stepping stone towards reviving the liberalisation of the multilateral trading system;
Amendment 127 #
2017/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 14 – point d a (new)
d a) A chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development containing ambitious provisions on environmental and labour protection, especially including commitments to high international standards on both issues, inter alia encouraging to sustained efforts of ratifying and implementing all International Labour Organisation (ILO) core conventions, and providing effective tools for dialogue, monitoring and cooperation, whilst working closely with the expertise of relevant multilateral organisations;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2192(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the full potential of the Union’s bilateral and regional cooperation strategies can only be realised by concluding a high-quality FTA with Australia in a spirit of reciprocity and mutual benefit while under no circumstances undermining the ambition to achieve progress multilaterally or the implementation of already concluded multilateral and bilateral agreements; believes that stronger bilateral cooperation can be a stepping stone towards reviving the liberalisation of the multilateral trading system;
Amendment 126 #
2017/2192(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 14 – point d a (new)
d a) A chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development containing ambitious provisions on environmental and labour protection, especially including commitments to high international standards on both issues, inter alia encouraging to sustained efforts of ratifying and implementing all International Labour Organisation (ILO) core conventions, and providing effective tools for dialogue, monitoring and cooperation, whilst working closely with the expertise of relevant multilateral organisations;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, according to the United Nations, 33 of the 497 least- developed countries are in Africa;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas exports from Africa are dominated by unprocessed products, and whereas a high proportion of these exports are covered by trade preference arrangements and have done nothing to boost industrialisation in the countries concerned; whereas free market access for most African products in combination with supporting the reform and adjustment process can improve the African countries capacities, enhance their competitiveness, and adjust economic structures in order to develop their own competitive trade and regional markets as well as improved participation in global markets;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. having regard to the failure of the Washington Consensus, which has not made Africa a player in global trade or eradicated povertyct that most African countries still stand a lot to gain from fuller participation in world trade and its potential benefits;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the European Union to focus on supporting projects which will have an immediate impacthave a positive impact on sustainable economic growth, beneficial value- and rules-based trade in goods and services, industrialisation and capacity-building, competitiveness, and a high-quality and predictable business climate, and thus on the creation of decent jobs, the fight against poverty, protection of the environment, improving the business climate, the management of public finances, transparency in the management of natural resources (in particular in mining and energy production), and the fight against corruption and illegal capital flows away from the continent;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that EPAs, largely supported by the Parliaments of the countries concerned, if properly implemented and accompanied by appropriate structural measures, have the potential to be an important tool to promote regional development and the inclusion of the continent into world trade;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that Aid for Trade represents a vital tool to develop structures and projects for trade, in particular in LDCs and considers that such an initiative should be further increased; furthermore asks the Commission to coordinate its implementation and maximize its effectiveness;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the EU always to take account of the different levels of development among African countries and to support measures which enhance production and processing capacity, particularly in agriculture;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the EU to support Africa’s ambitions of creating a genuine intra- African market and avoid taking steps which might hinder these ambitions;
Amendment 75 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for transparency in trade agreements and for the full participation of the civil societies and parliaments of the countries and regions concerned in future negotiations and the implementation of agreements currently under negotiation.
Amendment 59 #
2017/2070(INI)
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 #
2017/2070(INI)
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 #
2017/2070(INI)
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 #
2017/2070(INI)
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 #
2017/2070(INI)
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 #
2017/2070(INI)
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 #
2017/2070(INI)
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 #
2017/2070(INI)
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 #
2017/2070(INI)
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;
Amendment 98 #
2017/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the ability to access, collect, process and transfer data across borders has become a prerequisite for every type of company that delivers goods and services internationally; notes that this matters for both personal and non- personal data and includes machine-to- machine communication;
Amendment 129 #
2017/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to combat discriminatory, illegitimate and protectionist measures by third countries, such as ‘buy local’ policies, local content requirements or forced technology transfers, to ensure that European companies can operate in a fair and predictable environment; recalls that legitimate policy objectives such as cyber and data security must not be abused by third countries to justify digital protectionism;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas any EU trade negotiation must guarantee the highest levels of social, labour and environmental protection achieved by the parties, and may serve as a tool to promote an agenda of social justice and sustainable development, both in the EU and throughout the world; whereas the modernisation of the AA should be seen as an opportunity for the EU and its Member States to further promote common high standards and commitments in their trade agreements, especially in the areas of labour rights, environmental protection, consumer rights and public welfare; whereas it could be carefully analysed and evaluated whether a sanctions-based mechanism is needed to redress infringements effectively;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas even if Article 45 of the 2002 EU- Chile AA already includes provisions in the cooperation chapter specifying that it should ‘contribute to strengthening policies and programmes that improve, guarantee and extend the equitable participation of men and women in all sectors of political, economic, social and cultural life’, it does not include any particular and binding objective or benchmark in the area of trade1; 1 http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2012/august/t radoc_149881.pdf;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) to negotiate with Chile two separate agreements clearly distinguishing between a trade and investment agreement only containing issues under EU exclusive competence and a second agreement including the subjects for which the competences are shared, as deducible from the opinion of the Court of Justice on the EU-Singapore FTA, and to fully respect the distribution of competences between the EU and its Member States throughout the negotiation process as well as for the signature and conclusion of the agreements;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to recall that globalisation and trade policy have recently been subject to intense debate in Europe and elsewhere, because of thea potentially unequal distribution of its gains, and to consider that it is necessary to guarantee a more inclusive distribution of the benefits of trade and to provide adequate protection to those which may be disadvantaged in the process, while developing policy action in other spheres beyond the provisions of trade agreements themselves, going from industrial to fiscal and social policies;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to ensure that a modernised AA guarantees, throughout the entire text, and enshrines, explicitly and unequivocally, the right and the ability of the parties to adopt and apply their own laws and regulations in the public interest, in order to achieve legitimate public policy objectives such as the protection and promotion of public health, social services, public education, safety, the environment, public morals, social or consumer protection, privacy and data protection, and the promotion and protection of cultural diversity; to underline in this regard that no European FTA has ever restricted the legitimate interest of the Union, its Member States or sub-federal entities to regulate in the public interest;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) to ensure that while commitments are made to facilitate the entry and stay of natural persons for business purposes, all EU and Member States labour rights, conditions and social security systems are applicable to the employment of workers benefitting from Mode 4 commitments;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) to ensureinclude ambitious mechanisms on regulatory cooperation while ensuring that any cooperation on regulatory matters remains voluntary, respect the autonomy of regulatory authorities, must be purely based on enhanced information exchange and administrative cooperation with a view to identifying unnecessary barriers and administrative burdens, and must preserve the precautionary principle; to recall that regulatory cooperation must aim to benefit governance of the global economy by intensified convergence and cooperation on international standards, guaranteeing the highest level of consumer, environmental, social and labour protection;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) to ensure and explicitly foresee that the modernised AA does not prevent the parties’ ability to define, regulate, provide and support public services in the public interest, that it will by no means require governments to privatise any service nor preclude governments from expanding the range of services they supply to the public, and that it will not prevent governments from providing public services previously supplied by private service suppliers or from bringing back under public control services that governments have previously chosen to privatise; to keep in mind that no European free trade agreement has ever introduced limitations in this regard;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
Amendment 68 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) to clearly spell out in the negotiating directives the requirement to commit the parties to promote corporate social responsibility (CSR) via bindingestablished standards, including with regard to internationally recognised instruments, and the uptake of sectorial OECD guidelines and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; to recall the need to respect and ensure the effective implementation of indigenous’ rights, including ILO standards on indigenous’ labour rights and the right to consultation with governmental authorities;
Amendment 81 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point w
Paragraph 1 – point w
(w) to consider that negotiations on investment may be an opportunity to make progress towards a necessary international reform of the dispute settlement regime, to seek a commitment by all parties to put an end to investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) based on ad hoc private arbitration, and to replace it withwork towards a public investment court system (ICS) with an appeal mechanism, with a view to preserving the right to regulate to achieve legitimate public policy objectives, prevent frivolous litigation and guarantee all democratic procedural guarantees, such as the right to access to justice (with particular attention to SMEs), judicial independency, transparency and accountability, while pursuing the establishment of a multilateral investment court (MIC);
Amendment 85 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point x
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) to ensure that the modernised AA contains a robust and ambitious TSDC that includes binding and enforceable provisions, subject to a suitable and effective dispute settlement mechanisms, with the possibility of imposing sanctions in case of breach; considers that the TSDC should cover, among other things, the parties’ commitment to adopt and maintain in their national laws and regulations the principles enshrined in core ILO conventions and to effectively implement up-to-date ILO instruments, especially the Governance Conventions, the Decent Work Agenda, ILO Convention n°169 on the rights of indigenous peoples, the Convention on Equal Opportunities and Equal Treatment for Men and Women Workers, the Convention on Domestic Workers, and the Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, as well as labour standards for migrant workers;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point y
Paragraph 1 – point y
(y) to ensure, with reference to the progress achieved by Chile in bilateral trade negotiations with Uruguay and Canada, that the parties include a specific chapterprovisions on trade and gender equality that specifically contains clear and measurable targets, beyond the adherence of the parties and their respect for international human rights, labour and social standards, foreseeing active measures aiming to enhance opportunities for women to benefit from the opportunities provided by the AA; to ensure, inter alia, that the parties commit to collect disaggregated data allowing for; to ensure thorough ex ante and ex post analysis on the impact of the modernised AA on gender equality, to pursue an enhanced participation of women enterprises (particularly micro-enterprises and SMEs) in public procurement, building on the experience of the Chilean Ministry of Gender Equality which, in 2015, established a supporting program to strengthen women entrepreneurs’ participation as suppliers in the public procurement market of ‘Chile Compras’, to support the internationalisation of women enterprises and the participation of women in WTO Mode 4 opportunities; and to ensure that this chapter foresees the involvement of women organisations and gender equality experts in the negotiating teams, as well as in the JCC (foreseeing the development of innovative means of consultation, such as electronic discussions) and that it guarantees periodical substantial discussions on gender and trade, if necessary, with the establishment of a specific consultative subcommittee;
Amendment 100 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point a e
Paragraph 1 – point a e
(ae) to ensure that the parties guarantee a maximumthe highest possible level of transparency and participation, ensuring that the objectives of the negotiations are fulfilled, and that this involves constant and duly informed dialogues with all parties concerned, particularly the social partners and civil society; to involve systematically, in this regard, both the competent parliamentary bodies, particularly the EU- Chile JCC and the JCC, throughout the full life-cycle of the AA, from negotiations to implementation and evaluation, and to support the creation of an official Chilean civil society participation body reflecting the pluralism of Chilean society, attaching particular attention to its indigenous peoples; to this aim, to ensure, together with Chile, that all relevant information, if possible without undermining the trade negotiations and the EU interest, is published in the most accessible way to the general public, including fact-sheets translated into Spanish as the shared official language;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 21 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for an exploration of the possibilities of creating sustainability- and emission- based customs duties and levies on trade in goods and services, and for the incorporation of such measures into the EU’s international trade policies and agreements as constituting a source for own resources; stresses in this connection that such measures may only be introduced if they are indisputably compatible with WTO law;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for an exploration of the possibilities of creating sustainability- and emission- based customs duties and levies on trade in goods and services, and for the incorporation of such measures into the EU’s international trade policies and agreements as constituting a source for own resources; stresses in this connection that the international competitiveness of the EU must not be jeopardised by such measures;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for an exploration of the possibilities of creating sustainability- and emission- based customs duties and levies on trade in goods and services, and for the incorporation of such measures into the EU’s international trade policies and agreements as constituting a source for own resources;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for an exploration legal assessment of the possibilities of creating sustainability- and emission- based customs duties and levies on trade in goods and services, and for the incorporation of such measures into the EU’s international trade policies and agreements as constituting a source for own resources;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that trade defence instruments (TDIs) are a source for EU own resources, but that owing to their nature they cannot and must not be a stable basis for a consistent contribution; stresses that TDIs should not primarily be used as a EU own resources source, as they should only be established appropriately and proportionally, in line with applicable rules.
Amendment 8 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the PDCA is not yet being applied provisionally; supports the longstanding practice, also confirmed by Commissioner Cecilia Malmström in her hearing on 29 September 2014, of not applying the trade and investment provisions of politically important agreements provisionally before the European Parliament has granted its consent; calls for this practice to be continued and extended to include all international agreements related to EU External Action;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to modernise the Cuban economic system with regard to trade liberalisation, foreign direct investment, diversification of exports, economic and financial investments, technological innovation and overall market freedoms; emphasises the importance of the cuentapropistas, and of private initiatives, for the Cuban economy and agricultural sector; in this context also points out that the Cuban people only with genuinely democratic elections can freely express their will to determine their own political and economic system;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas both parties recognise that democracy is based on the freely expressed will of the people to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural systems and their full participation in all aspects of life which can only be realized by genuinely democratic elections;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the ongoing human rights dialogue in the frame of the PDCA, but deplores the insufficient inclusion of civil society and peaceful opposition, as well as the lack of tangible results; calls on Cuba to ensure the establishment of a transparent and binding roadmap on human, environmental and labour rights, which should be aimed essentially at safeguarding human rights, enhancing and improving trade unionists’ rights and protecting the environment; calls for immediate tangible improvements to facilitate the European Parliament’s consent.
Amendment 60 #
2017/2036(INI)
Qa. whereas the Cuban economic system is in need of trade liberalization, economic and financial investments, technological innovation and overall market freedoms that would allow the island to modernize its economy;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)
Recital Q b (new)
Qb. whereas this economic and trade liberalization should enable the country to overcome the limitations to the population in the provision of goods and services and bring inevitably a progressive move towards free social spaces, coexistence, technology and communication, that the Cuban population appreciate and demand;
Amendment 115 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Demands that, in line with the recognition of both parties that democracy is based on the freely expressed will of the people to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural systems and their full participation in all aspects of life, future elections in Cuba must be genuinely democratic; emphasises that this includes the right to vote freely and to be elected fairly at periodic elections held on the basis of universal and equal suffrage and free voting procedures, the results of which are accurately counted and respected; encourages the Cuban people and government to have such elections within the next year and offers the support of European Election Observers;
Amendment 160 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Takes note of some liberalisation measures that the Cuban authorities have adopted in the recent months, while emphasizing that the development of strong foreign investment to improve the physical and technological infrastructure of the country and build a competitive Cuban production system will require many other economic and financial measures with regulations that give legal certainty and economic stability to the country;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. Notes that the EU is Kazakhstan’s main trade and investment partner and that bilateral trade has slowed considerably over the past years; believes that economic diversification, liberalisation, investments in sustainable development, tackling corruption and opening up to foreign direct investment (FDI) could be important means to further develop and strengthen trade and economic relations; calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to assist the Kazakh authorities in implementing the EPCA effectively in these fields;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. Calls on Kazakhstan not toto fully align its import tariffs with those of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), but to push instead for the continued fulfilment of its WTO and Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) commitments, irrespective of its participation in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), in order to avoid costly compensation payments to WTO trading partners;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital G
Recital G
G. Calls on the Council and the Commission to use the EU’s leverage to continue to pressure the Kazakh authorities to implement the core ILO conventions effectively and to ensure respect for human rights, the rule of law and the role of trade unions.
Amendment 5 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that corruption is inextricably linked to harm to human rights, equality, and social justice and the environment;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that trade agreements should be seen as a key mechanism forcan have positive effects in terms of promoting anti-corruption measures and good governance; calls for such agreements to include commitments to multilateral anti-corruption conventions in all trade deals;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for whistleblower protection to be addressed in EU trade deals; sStresses that signatory parties tof trade agreements should take measures to promote the active participation of the private sector, civil society organisations and domestic advisory groups in the implementation of anti-corruption programmes and clauses in international trade and investment deals;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the lack of effective enforcement and monitoring of the implementation ofPoints out that the anti-corruption provisions in current EU trade agreements must be comprehensively implemented and monitored; calls on the Commission to negotiate enforceablffective anti-corruption provisions in all, which fall within the Union’s remit, in future trade agreements;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that EU trade partners lose benefits granted by trade agreements where they fail to comply with anti- corruption commitments or with international standards in the field of anti-corruption; cCalls on the Commission to set clear and relevant conditions and performance indicators allowing better assessment and demonstration of results; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to respond firmly, proportionally and quickly where the beneficiary government fails, or shows insufficient commitment, to comply with what has been agreed.
Amendment 35 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas trade policies should aim to reduce socio-economic gaps between the Global North and the Global South in terms of development and wealth, and between women and men, and realise women’s rightsachieve these aims inter alia by ensuring decent work conditions for women and contributing to sustainable and equitable economic development;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas country-specific and sector-specific assessments are of great importance; whereas women tend to be more concentratedmany women work in low-wage or low- status forms of formal and informal employment than men, leading to gender segregation in types of occupations and activities and gender gaps in wages and working conditions;
Amendment 68 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the current EU trade policy and its ‘Trade for All’ strategy lack a gender equality perspective, as well as any binding obligations to enforce core women’s rights conventions such as the CEDAWfor example the CEDAW is an important international instrument for the pursuit of equal rights for women;
Amendment 85 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the onlyan important area of gender equality in which DG Trade has demonstrated an interest so far is promoting female entrepreneurship;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas a review of current EU multilateral and bilateral agreements shows that only 20 % of the agreements with non- European trading partners make reference to women’s rights, and that only 40 % of these agreements include references that aim to promote gender equality; whereas references in these agreements to promoting women’s empowerment are voluntary and almost all relate to non- trading aspects of the agreements;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas strong movements have evolved in several countries, criticising, in particular, provisions on investor-state dispute settlement / the investment court system (ISDS/ICS) and intellectual property rights (IPR), as well as non-tariff rules in TTIP, CETA and TiSA, that could lead to breaches of women’s rights, labour rights, environmental protection, consumer rights and public services and gooTTIP, CETA, TiSA and other trade agreements make it clear that it is inappropriate to promote trade or investment by weakening or reducing the high level of protection guaranteed by European social and labour standards;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas special attention must be given to the negative consequences of trade liberalisation as regards basic public services and goods, such as water and sanitation, education and healthcare;
Amendment 147 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that fair and inclusive international trade policies require a clearer framework aiming tshould also enhance women’s livelihoods, strengthen gender equality, protect the environment, and promote social justice and international solidarity;
Amendment 166 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists that all international trade policies must be based ontake into account the relevant international standards and legal instruments, such as the CEDAW, the Beijing Platform for Action and the sustainable development goals (SDGs);
Amendment 176 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the urgent need to adoptSupports the drafting of gender- sensitive binding human rights regulations on an international level to regulatewhich can also serve as a guideline for transnational companies (TNCs) and other companies; welcomes the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 184 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists that all international trade agreements must include safeguard clauses enabling the contracting parties to regulate and also reverse liberalisation in order to protect fundamental objectives such as gender equality, human rights, public health and environmental sustainability; stresses that this is already the case in all of the EU’s trade agreements;
Amendment 197 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need to recognise the risks inherent in trade agreement mechanisms such as ISDS and ICS, wat EU trade agreements make it clear that it is not appropriate to promote trade or investment by weakening or reducing the hicgh undermine the capacity of individual governments to change their laws to includelevel of protection in Europe, which also applies to measures to promote gender equality, stronger labour and consumer rights and advancement in environmental policies;
Amendment 208 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that nothing in trade agreements should prevent either side from regulating to achieve legitimate policy objectives; considers that, in this context, it should be borne in mind that no EU trade agreement has ever damaged basic public services and goods, such as water and sanitation, education and healthcare (notably including access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services), should be exempted from the opening up of public procurement and the trade liberalisation agenda, and that safeguards must be put in place to reinforce states’ capacities to provide basiclowered the high standards applicable to health, food, consumers, the environment, labour law and safety in Europe or restricted public funding of art, culture and education or of health and social services for all;
Amendment 224 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for bindingeffective measures to combat exploitation and improve working conditions for women and men in the export- oriented industries, in particular the garment and textile manufacturing and agriculture sectors where trade liberalisation has contributed to precarious labour rights and gender wage gaps;
Amendment 234 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an increased focus on woccount to be taken of women and men working in the informal sector, recognising the need to reinforce decent work standards for women workers in this sectorpromote the transition from the informal to the formal economy;
Amendment 251 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that binding instruments are needed in EU trade policy to ensure thatcompliance with decent work standards, women’s rights, human rights principles and environmental protection armust be at the core of all types of EU trade agreements and that EU trade policy is coherent with the Union’s overarching aims of sustainable development, poverty reduction and gender equality;
Amendment 268 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for all EU trade agreements to include binding clauses, , insofar as possible and bearing in mind the form of a stand-alone article, that promote and protectexclusive powers of the EU, to help to improve women’s rights, gender equality and gender mainstreaming, based on the Beijing Platform for Action and the SDGs, with an appropriate body appointed or an explicit mechanism in place to monitor compliance;
Amendment 277 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that trading commitments in EU agreements should never overrule human rights, or women’s rights or environmental concern; stresses that that does not happen in any of the EU’s trade agreements;
Amendment 285 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is convinced that the CEDAW is of great importance for all policy areas, including trade; invites the Commission, therefore, to take action in this context to enable the EU’s accession to and ratification of the CEDAW Convention, and to include CEDAW as an instrument in trade agreementsstresses that all EU Member States have acceded to the CEDAW Convention;
Amendment 289 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls forStresses theat EU and the Member States to ensure that binding clauses on labour rights, based on the ILO Conventions, including Conventions No 189 on Domestic Workers and No 156 on Workers with Family Responsibilities, are included in trade agreements,trade agreements emphasise the ratification of, and compliance with, core ILO labour standards and othat social clauses in trade agreements also apply to informal worker relevant agreements;
Amendment 300 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Acknowledges that the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) and GSP+ systems need to be improved bare strongly linkinged to economic incentives toand the effective adoption and constant monitoring of core human, gender and labour rights conventions, as a result of which a positive contribution is made to women’s equality and promotion of their role;
Amendment 314 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for EU legislation similar to UN binding due diligence obligations toDraws attention to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which can ensure respect for human rights, including women’s rights, and adequate social and environmental standards;
Amendment 330 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls foron the EU and the Member States to ensure inclusive participation in trade consultations, including women’s rights organisations, trade unions and civil societyCommission and Council to conduct trade negotiations as transparently as possible and to fully respect best practice as established in other negotiations;
Amendment 89 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) There is currently no comprehensive framework at EU-nd no measures in place at Union level for the screening or restriction of foreign direct investments on the grounds of security or public order or on the grounds of being directly or indirectly undertaken with the aim of acquiring key enabling technologies or knowledge, and being part of a state-led industrial policy strategy in support of strategic national interests.
Amendment 120 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Member States and the Commission should be able to take the necessary measures, in compliance with Union law, to prevent circumvention of their screening mechanisms and decisions to protect security or public order. This should cover investments within the Union by means of artificial arrangements that do not reflect economic reality and circumvent the screening mechanisms and screening decisions, where the investor is ultimately owned or controlled by a natural person or an undertaking of a third country. This is without prejudice to the freedom of establishment and free movement of capital enshrined in the TFEU.
Amendment 123 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To guide Member States and the Commission in the application of the Regulation, it is appropriate to provide a list of factors that may be taken into consideration when screening foreign direct investment on the grounds of security or public order. This list will also improve transparency of the screening process for investors considering making or having made foreign direct investments in the Union. This list of factors that may affect security or public order should remain non-exhaustive. It is also appropriate to develop an indicative list of key enabling technologies or knowledge, for which foreign direct investment from third countries shall be screened when it is likely to be directly or indirectly undertaken with the aim of acquiring key enabling technologies or knowledge and to be part of a state-led industrial policy strategy in support of strategic national interests.
Amendment 126 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In determining whether a foreign direct investment may affect security or public order, Member States and the Commission should be able to consider all relevant factors, including the effects on critical infrastructure, technologies, including key enabling technologies and knowledge, and inputs which are essential for security or the maintenance of public order, and the disruption, loss or destruction of which would have a significant impact in a Member State or in the Union. It should also be possible for the Commission to screen investment which is likely to be directly or indirectly undertaken with the aim of acquiring key enabling technologies or knowledge and to be part of a state-led industrial policy strategy in support of strategic national interests. In that regard, Member States and the Commission should also be able to take into account whether a foreign investor is controlled directly or indirectly (e.g. through significant funding, including subsidies) by the government of a third country.
Amendment 139 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a framework for the screening by the Member States and the Commission of foreign direct investments in the Union on the grounds of national security or public order. It furthermore establishes a mechanism under which the European Commission can screen and take a decision on conditioning or restricting foreign direct investment threatening the security or public order of more than one Member State or the European Union as a whole, as well as foreign direct investment threatening the mid- and long term economic security in certain circumstances.
Amendment 145 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) A mechanism which enables Member States to cooperate and assist each other where a foreign direct investment in one Member State may affect the security or public order of other Member States should be set up under the roof of the European Commission. Member States should be able to provide comments to a Member State in which the investment is planned or has been completed, irrespective of whether the Member States providing comments or the Member States in which the investment is planned or has been completed maintain a screening mechanism or are screening the investment. The comments of Member States should also be forwarded to the Commission. The Commission should also have the possibility, where appropriate, to issue an opinion to the Member State in which the investment is planned or has been completed, irrespective of whether this Member State maintains a screening mechanism or is screening the investment and irrespective of whether other Member States have provided comments.
Amendment 151 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Furthermore, the Commission should have the possibility to screen foreign direct investments likely to affect the security and public order of the Member States or the Union as a whole, projects and programmes of Union interest on grounds of security or public order , or investment which is likely to be directly or indirectly undertaken with the aim of acquiring key enabling technologies or knowledge and to be part of a state-led industrial policy strategy in support of strategic national interests. This would give the Commission a tool to protect projects and programmes which serve the Union as whole and represent an important contribution to its economic growth, jobs and competitiveness as well as taking into account Union wide patterns and investments that affect more than one Member State or the Union as a whole due to the integrated nature of the European internal market. This should include in particular projects and programmes involving a substantial EU funding or established by Union legislation regarding critical infrastructure, critical technologies or critical inputs. For greater clarity, an indicative list of projects or programmes of Union interest in relation to which foreign direct investment can be subject to a screening by the Commission should be listed in an Annex I. An indicative list of key enabling technologies or knowledge in which investment is likely to be directly or indirectly undertaken with the aim of acquiring key enabling technologies or knowledge and to be part of a state-led industrial policy strategy in support of strategic national interests shall be included in Annex II.
Amendment 155 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may screen foreign direct investments that are likely to: (a) affect projects or programmes of Union interest on the grounds of security or public orderone or more than one Member State’s or the Union’s security or public order; (b) affect the security or public order of more than one Member State or the Union as a whole; (c) threaten the mid-and long-term economic security of the Union, as defined as key know-how and technologies and listed in Annex II.
Amendment 161 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Where the Commission or one or more Member States considers that a foreign direct investment is likely to affect the security and public order of one or more Member States, or projects or programmes of Union interest on grounds of security or public order, the Commission should have the possibilor is likely to be directly or indirectly undertaken wityh to address an opinion to the Member States in whhe aim of acquiring key enabling technologies or knowledge and to be part of a state-led industrial polichy such investment is planned or completed withitrategy in support of strategic national interests, the Commission should have the possibility to screen and reasonable timeframe. The Member States shouldstrict the foreign direct investment. The Commission shall take utmost account of the opinion of the Member States concerned and provide an explanation to the CommissionMember State if they do not follow this opinion, in compliance with their duty of sincere cooperation under Article 4(3) TEU. The Commission should also have the possibility to request from those Member States, the investor and the targeted company as well as the information necessary for its screening of such investment.
Amendment 168 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in order to amend projects or programmes of Union interest listed in Annex I and key know-how and technologies listed in Annex II.
Amendment 170 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In screening a foreign direct investment on the grounds of security or public order of one or more than one Member State or the security and public order of the Union as a whole, Member States and the Commission may consider the potential effects on, inter alia:
Amendment 175 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– critical infrastructure, includinge.g. energy, water, transport, communications and the media, health services, data storage, space, defence, research or financial infrastructure, as well as sensitive facilities;
Amendment 180 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Amendment 194 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a framework for the screening by the Member States and the Commission of foreign direct investments in the Union on the grounds of security or public orderof foreign direct investments in the Union on the grounds of national security or public order. It also establishes a mechanism under which the Commission can screen and decide on conditioning or restricting foreign direct investment threatening the security or public order of one or more Member States or the Union as a whole, as well as foreign direct investment by third country investors which is likely to be directly or indirectly undertaken with the aim of acquiring key enabling technologies or knowledge and to be part of a state-led industrial policy strategy in support of strategic national interests.
Amendment 197 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In screening a foreign direct investment on the ground of safeguarding the mid- and long-term economic security of the European Union, the Commission may consider the potential effects on specific key know-how and technologies, e.g. in the field of artificial intelligence, robotics, semiconductors, technologies with potential dual use applications, cybersecurity, space or nuclear technology, as listed in Annex II.
Amendment 203 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
In determining whether a foreign direct investment is likely to affect security or public order of one or more than one Member State or the Union as a whole, or the mid- and long-term economic security of the Union, Member States and the Commission may take into account whether the foreign investor is controlled by the government of a third country, including through significant funding.
Amendment 220 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may maintain, amend or adopt mechanisms to screen foreign direct investments on the grounds of national security or public order, under the conditions and in accordance with the terms set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 225 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may screen foreign direct investments that are likely to: a) affect the security or public order of one or more than one Member State or the Union as a whole; b) affect projects or programmes of Union interest on the grounds of the security or public order of one or more Member States or the Union as a whole; c) be directly or indirectly undertaken with the aim of acquiring key enabling technologies or knowledge and to be part of a state-led industrial policy strategy in support of strategic national interests.
Amendment 236 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Projects or programmes of Union interest shall include in particular those projects and programmes which involve a substantial amount or a significant share of EU funding, or which are covered by Union legislation regarding critical infrastructure, critical technologies or critical inputs. An indicative list of projects or programmes of Union interest is included in Annex 1. An indicative list of key enabling technologies and knowledge in which investment is likely to be directly or indirectly undertaken with the aim of acquiring key enabling technologies or knowledge and to be part of a state-led industrial policy strategy in support of strategic national interests is included in Annex II.
Amendment 245 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where the Commission considers that a foreign direct investment is likely to affect the national security or public order of the Member State where the investment is planned or has been completed, it shall issue a reasoned opinion addressed to the Member State.
Amendment 246 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in order to amend projects or programmes of Union interest listed in Annex I and key enabling technologies and knowledge listed in Annex II.
Amendment 247 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where a Member State considers that a foreign direct investment planned or completed in another Member State is likely to affect its national or the Union’s security or public order, it may provide commentsshall indicate this to the Commission and to the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed. The cCommentsission shall be forwarded to the Commission in paralleltake adequate action as outlined in Article 9.
Amendment 252 #
2017/0224(COD)
3. Where the Commission considers that a foreign direct investment is likely to affect security or public order in one or mormore than one Member States, it may issue an opinion addressed or the Union as a whole, it shall indicate this to the Member State in which the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed. The Commission may issue an opinionshall take adequate action as outlined in Article 9, irrespective of whether other Member States have provided comments.
Amendment 260 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission or a Member State which duly considers that a foreign direct investment is likely to affect its security or public order may request from the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed, any information necessary to provide commenttake an informed decision as referred to in paragraph 23, or to issue the opinion referred to in paragraph 3while paying utmost attention to the potential sensitivity of the information.
Amendment 261 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
- critical infrastructure, includinge.g. energy, water, transport, communications and the media, health services, data storage, space, defense, research or financial infrastructure, as well as sensitive facilities;
Amendment 269 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The Member States where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed shall give due consideration to the comments of the other Member States referred to in paragraph 2 and to the opinion of the Commission referred to in paragraph 31(new).
Amendment 279 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where the Commission or more than one Member State considers that a foreign direct investment is likely to affect projects or programmes of Union interest on grounds of security or public order, the Commission may issue an opinion addressed to the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completedo threaten the security or public order of more than one Member State of the European Union or the Union as a whole or the mid-and long-term economic security of the Union, as defined as key know-how and technologies and listed in Annex II, it shall screen the investment.
Amendment 285 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
In determining whether a foreign direct investment is likely to affect security or public orderscreening a foreign direct investment on the grounds of being directly or indirectly undertaken with the aim of acquiring key enabling technologies or knowledge and being part of a state-led industrial policy strategy in support of strategic national interests, the Commission may consider the potential effects on specific key know-how and enabling technologies, e.g. in the field of artificial intelligence, robotics, semiconductors, technologies with potential dual use applications, cybersecurity, space or nuclear technology, as indicatively listed in Annex II. In determining whether a foreign direct investment is likely to affect security or public order or to be directly or indirectly undertaken with the aim of acquiring key enabling technologies or knowledge and to be part of a state-led industrial policy strategy in support of strategic national interests, Member States and the Commission may take into account whether the foreign investor is controlled by the government of a third country, including through significant funding.
Amendment 288 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may request from the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed any information necessary to issue the opinion referred to in paragraph 1, from the foreign investor and from the target company any information necessary to take an informed decision, while paying utmost attention to the potential sensitivity of the information. The Member State, the target company and the investor may submit to the Commission any information they deem necessary to take an informed decision.
Amendment 292 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall address its opinion to the Member State concernedtake a decision within a reasonable period of time, and in any case no later than 25 working days following receipt of the information requested by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 2. This decision can be: (a) a general authorisation of the investment; (b) an authorisation under certain conditions necessary to eliminate the threat; (c) no authorisation; (d) an in-depth investigation in case that there are reasons to assume that more time and information is necessary to take an informed decision, which shall not take longer than 50 days. Where a Member State has a screening mechanism in place as referred to in Article 3(1) and the information on foreign direct investment undergoing screening has been received by the Commission pursuant to Article 8(1), the opinion shall be delivered no later than 25 working days following receipt of such information. Where additional information is needed to issue an opinion, the 25-day period shall run from the date of receipt of the additional information. The opinion of the Commission shall be communicated to the other Member States.
Amendment 299 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States and the Commission may maintain, amend or adopt measures necessary to prevent circumvention of the screening mechanisms and screening decisions.
Amendment 300 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The opindecision of the Commission shall be communicated to the other Member States.
Amendment 301 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Amendment 310 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall establish timeframes for issuing screening decisions. Such timeframes shall allow them to take into account the comments of Member States referred to in Article 8 and the opinion ofand the Commission referred to in Articles 8 and 9.
Amendment 320 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. In case that a Member State and the Commissions screen the same foreign investment and they come to different conclusions, the foreign direct investment shall be restricted if either the Member State or the Commission or both so decide.
Amendment 324 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States that maintain screening mechanisms shall provide the Commission with an annual report on the application of their screening mechanisms. The Commission shall provide the Member States with an annual report on the application of its screening mechanism. For each reporting period, the reports shall include in particular information on:
Amendment 329 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) screening decisions subjecting foreign direct investments to conditions or mitigating measures; the sectors, origin, and value of foreign direct investment screened and undergoing screening.
Amendment 339 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of any foreign direct investments that are undergoing screening within the framework of their screening mechanisms, within 5 working days from the start of the screening. As part of the information, and when applicable, the screening Member States shall endeavour to indicate whether it considers that the foreign direct investment undergoing screening is likely to fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The Commission shall inform the other Member States of the screening action within 3 days.
Amendment 346 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where a Member State considers that a foreign direct investment planned or completed in another Member State is likely to affect its security or public order, it may provide commentsnational or the Union’s security or public order or that it is likely to be directly or indirectly undertaken with the aim of acquiring key enabling technologies or knowledge and be part of a state-led industrial policy strategy in support of strategic national interests, it shall indicate this to the Commission and to the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed. The cCommentsission shall be forwarded to the Commission in paralleltake adequate action as outlined in Article 9.
Amendment 357 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Where the Commission considers that a foreign direct investment is likely to affect security or public order in one or more than one Member States, it may issue an opinion addressed or the Union as a whole or that it is likely to be directly or indirectly undertaken with the aim of acquiring key enabling technologies or knowledge and to be part of a state-led industrial policy strategy in support of strategic national interests, it shall indicate this to the Member State in which the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed. The Commission may issue an opinionshall take adequate action as outlined in Article 9, irrespective of whether other Member States have provided comments.
Amendment 365 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission or a Member State which duly considers that a foreign direct investment is likely to affect its security or public order may request from the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed, any information necessary to provide comments referred to in paragraph 2, or to issue the opinion referred to in paragraph 3or that it is likely to be directly or indirectly undertaken with the aim of acquiring key enabling technologies or knowledge and be part of a state-led industrial policy strategy in support of strategic national interests may request from the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed, the investor or the target company any information necessary to take an informed decision, while paying utmost attention to the potential sensitivity of the information.
Amendment 375 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. CommentIndications pursuant to paragraphs 2 or opinions pursuant to paragraph 3 shall be addressed to the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed and to the Commission within a reasonable period of time, and in any case no later than 25 working days following receipt of the information referred to in paragraphs 1 or 4. In cases where the opinion of the Commission follows comments from other Member States, the Commission shall have 25 additional working days for issuing the opinion.
Amendment 379 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Amendment 392 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where the Commission or one or more Member States considers that a foreign direct investment is likely to affect the security and public order of one or more than one Member State, or projects or programmes of Union interest on grounds of security or public order, the Commission may issue an opinion addressed to the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completedor is likely to be directly or indirectly undertaken with the aim of acquiring key enabling technologies or knowledge and to be part of a state-led industrial policy strategy in support of strategic national interests, the Commission shall screen the investment.
Amendment 400 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Member States concerned may address an opinion to the Commission which the Commission shall take utmost account of. The Commission must provide an explanation to the Member States concerned in case their opinions are not followed.
Amendment 404 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may request from the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed any information necessary to issue the opinion referred to in paragraph 1d from the target company and the investor any information necessary to take an informed decision, while paying utmost attention to the potential sensitivity of the information. The Member State, the target company and the investor may submit to the Commission any information they deem necessary to take an informed decision.
Amendment 411 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall address its opinion to the Member State concernedtake a decision within a reasonable period of time, and in any case no later than 25 working days following receipt of the information requested by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 2. This decision can be: (a) a general authorisation of the investment (b) an authorisation under certain conditions necessary to eliminate the threat (c) no authorisation (d) an in-depth investigation in case that there are reasons to assume that more time and information is necessary to take an informed decision, which shall not take longer than 50 days. Where a Member State has a screening mechanism in place as referred to in Article 3(1) and the information on foreign direct investment undergoing screening has been received by the Commission pursuant to Article 8(1), the opinion shall be delivered no later than 25 working days following receipt of such information. Where additional information is needed to issue an opinion, the 25-day period shall run from the date of receipt of the additional information. The decision of the Commission shall be communicated to the other Member States.
Amendment 418 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The opindecision of the Commission shall be communicated to the other Member States.
Amendment 423 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. TheIn case a Member States where th and the Commissions screen the same foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed shall take utmost account of the Commission's opinion and provide an explanation to the Commission in case its opinion is not followedand they come to different conclusions, the foreign direct investment shall be restricted if either the Member State or the Commission or both so decide.
Amendment 464 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – indent 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – indent 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Indent 6a (new) European Defence Fund and EU Defence Industrial Development Programme: Regulation (EU) No xxx/20xx of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry;
Amendment 472 #
Amendment 72 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Condemns in the strongest terms the violent disruption of activities in Kosovo's Parliament which occurred in the first half of the year2016 and welcomes the return of the opposition to participate in Assembly proceedings on most issues;
Amendment 155 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the political forces to guarantee, respect and support the independence of the judiciary, making a clear distinction between the legitimate aspiration for freedom and justice of the people of Kosovo and the actions of individuals who allegedly committed war crimes, which must be duly prosecuted by the competent judicial authorities;
Amendment 206 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on Kosovo to further efforts to stop gender-based violence and to ensure women’s full enjoyments of rights; calls on Kosovo institutions to allocate adequate funding to the implementation of the national strategy on domestic violence, which includes international mechanisms such as the Istanbul Convention; welcomes the high-level political support for the rights of LGBTI persons; welcomes the holding of the second pride parade, but reiterates, however, that fear remains widespread in the LGBTI community;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2312(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Fully supports Albania’s accession to the EU, but not unconditionally, and calls for the accession negotiations to be opened as soon as there is credible progress in the implementation of judicial reform, in order to keep the reform momentum; expects Albania to consolidate the progress achieved and to maintain the pace of progress on implementation of all key priorities;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of integration into the EU and its constructive and well-prepared approach to the negotiations, which is a clear sign of determination and political will; calls on Serbia to actively communicate and promote this strategic decision among the Serbian population;
Amendment 109 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including its policy on Russia, with the foreign and security policy of the EU, ; welcomes Serbia’s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the EU has developed binding corporate due diligence regulations in sectors such as timber and conflict minerals; whereas some Member States have also developed legislation, such as the UK Modern Slavery Act and the French bill on the duty of care of MNCs; whereas Parliament has repeatedly called for the EU to develop a binding framework on corporate due diligence;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas gender equality in all EU policies is firmly established in Article 8 of the TFEU; whereas trade and investment agreements might affect women and men differently owing to structural gender inequalities;
Amendment 71 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 79 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas transparent and informative labelling iscould be a useful tool to enable the EU consumer to make informed choices;
Amendment 89 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas making customs data on imports entering the EU publicly available would increase GVC transparency and accountabilitefficient customs operations are vital for GVC transparency;
Amendment 134 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges the smart and effective mix of regulatory and voluntary action, butand recalls that voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) creates unfair competition for suppliers that have chosen to comply with international labour and environmental standards; reiterates its call for the systematic inclusion of binding and enforceable rules, associated sanctions, remedies and independent monitoring mechanismallows businesses to find their own dynamic and innovative measures; stresses that coordination, sharing of information and exchange of best practices may contribute to increasing efficiency of private and public value chain initiatives and achieve positive results;
Amendment 138 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the initiatives taken by European businesses in the field of CSR; recalls, however, that these actions can only be seen as complementary and hence not substitutes for the responsibilities of governments to fight human rights abuses, social and environmental dumping, and unfair trading practices;
Amendment 143 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. RegretUnderlines that the disclosure of non- financial information by large companies has not yet been extended to cover all actors operating in GVCscan also potentially hinder voluntary CSR efforts instead of advancing them;
Amendment 150 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. WelcomNotes the green card initiative launched by some national parliaments following the adoption of the French bill on MNCs’ duty of care; calls on the Commission to work on a legislative proposal for mandatoryfurther improve the system of incentive-based corporate due diligence for EU companies operating both in and outside the EU;
Amendment 175 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b
Paragraph 9 – point b
b) including enforceable anti- corruption and whistle-blower protection provisprovisions within the competence of the European Unions in all future FTAs;
Amendment 187 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c
Paragraph 9 – point c
c) including standstill clauses defixning a minimum level for social, environmental and safety standards in all EU FTAs;
Amendment 198 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e
Paragraph 9 – point e
e) supplementing all these provisions with supporting measures for developing countries and rigorously monitoring their implementation in conjunction with the national parliaments and civil society;
Amendment 216 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls the EU to work towards the introduction of a mandatoryanalyse adequate and efficient solutions for a transparent ‘social and environmental traceability’ labelling system along the entire production chain for products sold on the EU market, in compliance with the WTO TBT Agreement;
Amendment 223 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for improvedan impact assessment and a feasibility study about a possible labelling legislation on the origin of products entering the EU market;
Amendment 231 #
2016/2301(INI)
12. Calls on the Member States to disclose to the public upon request the customs data collected from parties trading in products or goods imported into the EUensure an efficient functioning of all customs operations;
Amendment 241 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 264 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates its call for the strengthening of effective import and supply chain controls to ensure that only child labour- free products enter the EU market;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 37 #
2016/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes note of the conclusion of a free trade agreement between Iceland and China, and will monitor closely the effects it may have on the sustainable economic development not only of the Icelandic side of the Arctic but also on the EU internal marketeconomy;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that the substantial progress made since 2013 on the question of child labour in Uzbekistan is mainly thealso a result of the diplomatic efforts of the EU and, in particular, of Parliament’s resolution of 2011 that put the agreement on hold and led to the active involvement of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the World Bank (WB);
Amendment 8 #
2016/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that although progress has been made in terms of a reduction of forced labour in general, the trend has been irregular; underlines that more indirect and subtle ways of involuntary work seem to prevail;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the eradicaabolition of forced labour isand child labour in Uzbekistan is still an ongoing process which needs to be further supported by the EU and the international community;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that reports by independent monitors (not allowed by the Uzbek regime) and by media on pre-harvest work in 2016 indicate a massive state-led mobilisation of citizens involving as well the forced labour of public employees and students;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Looks forward to the ILO reporting on the 2016 cotton harvest in Uzbekistan; considers, furthermore, that observing this changeover period would also give Parliament an overall picture of the transition process in Uzbekistan;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the sudden death of President Islom Karimov has given rise to temporary political uncertainty regardingshould not have any impact on the continuity of the ongoing process of improving labour conditions in the cotton fields in Uzbekistan;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that giving consent without concrete and verified data would be misleading and premature, undermining the pressure that has helped bring about the progress that Uzbekistan has achieved so far, and weakening the EU’s common commercial policy objectives, which must respect EU values; although a lot still has to be done in order to ensure a substantial improvement of the human rights situation, Uzbekistan shows significant efforts to enhance the situation which should be recognised by the European Parliament by giving its consent; like this, the European Parliament can send a signal that further improvements will be recognised;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the progress that has been made in Uzbekistan, achieving the almost total eradicaabolition of child and forced labour;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Appreciates the fact that the Government of Uzbekistan is also pursuing the eradicaabolition of forced labour in cooperation with the ILO, but realises that this is a complex process, requiring, among other things, reform of employment policies;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that continued pressure odialogue and cooperation between the Government of Uzbekistan from the Union, the EU, the ILO and the World Bank will still be needed to achieve this goale full abolition of child and forced labour in Uzbekistan; reserves the right to call on the Commission and the Council to activate Articles 2 and 95 of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement so as to take all necessary general and specific measures if the commitment to the abolition of child and forced labour is not lived up to;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Shares the view that the Decent Work Country Programme should be extended beyond 2016 and should be deepened so as to consider the modernisation of the Uzbek economy, employment policy, occupational health and safety and labour inspection, also taking gender equality into accountin this regard welcomes the Uzbek Governmental Decree №909 (dated 16 November 2015) which is aimed to improve labour conditions, employment and social protection of workers in the agricultural sector during 2016-2018;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to provide Parliament regularly with detailed information on the situation in Uzbekistan, in particular with regard to the eradicaabolition of child and forced labour; decides to continue to monitor developments in Uzbekistan and to organise a regular dialogue with the ILO, the Commission, the EEAS and other stakeholders aimed at the total eradication ofabolition of child and forced labour in Uzbekistan;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. CallsIn view onf the Commission to submit to Parliament a legislative proposal"EU flagship initiative on responsible management of the supply chain in the garment sector", calls on the Commission to analyse feasible solutions for an effective traceability mechanism in the garment sector;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that palm oil accounts for about 40 % of global trade in all vegetable oils and that the EU, with around 7 million tonnes per year, is the second largest global importer; calls on the Commission, in this connection, to reduce the amount of imported palm oil from third countries by applying different customs duty schemes for certified sustainable palm-oil products;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that Malaysia and Indonesia are the main producers of palm oil, with an estimated 85-90 % of global production, and that the growing demand for this commodity puts pressure on land use and has significant effects on local communities, health and climate change; stresses, in this context, that the EU- Indonesia Free Trade Agreement should not cover palm oil and its derivatives within the current negotiationsemphasises, however, that the cultivation of many palm oil substitutes would require larger areas of land and would generate greater levels of greenhouse gas emissions, so that replacing palm oil with other oils could in fact make the situation worse;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of improving the situation through appropriate certification, easily accessible for SMEs,Welcomes palm oil certification programmes which confirming that the palm oil in question has been produced without undue harm to the environment and society, and that the product is effectively and transparently traceable throughout the entire supply chainemphasises that appropriate certification must be easily accessible to SMEs and small farmers;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ban EU imports of biodiesel derived from palm oil and to introduce a mandatory labelling scheme for biodiesel ingredients and their origins, and for other palm oil productscontinue research into suitable alternatives to biodiesel derived from palm oil;
Amendment 442 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 484 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Welcomes the adoption of new guidelines on the analysis of human rights impacts in impact assessments for trade- related policy initiatives27, but regrets the Commission’s refusal to conduct such impact assessment for the Free Trade Agreement with Vietnam, which amounted, according to the European Ombudsman, to maladministration28; __________________ 28 http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/cases/d ecision.faces/en/64308/html.bookmark. 27 ; __________________ 27 http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2015/j uly/tradoc_153591.pdf.
Amendment 501 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Calls for the setting up of mechanisms aimed at ensuring respect of human rights by states and investors alike, and for the setting up of complaint mechanisms for people whose rights are violated by trade and investment agreementsReaffirms that respect of human rights by states and investors alike must be ensured;
Amendment 693 #
2016/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
76. Encourages the international community and the EU to provide protection for minorities, to install safe zones, and to build a coalition, with a view to preventing abductions and preserving the diversity of ethnic, cultural and religious identities; calls for the recognition, self-administration and right to self-defenceprotection of ethnic and religious minorities living in areas where they have historically had a strong presence and lived peacefully alongside each other – particular in the Sinjar mountains (Yazidis), the Nineveh plains (Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian peoples) and other parts of Northern Iraq – and for instruments of reconstruction to be established in order to guarantee the safe return of displaced persons and refugees;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to take into account the special needs of SMEs and base its approach on the scalability principle; calls in this context for SMEs not to be subjected to disproportionate burdens;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the traceability and transparency of the supply chain is the key tomake an important contribution towards achieving sustained change; recommends that trustworthy, clear and meaningful information on sustainability be made available to consumers;
Amendment 1066 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 a (new)
Rule 130 a (new)
Rule 130a Minor interpellations for written answer 1. In minor interpellations for written answer, the Council, the Commission or the Vice-President of the Commission/High-Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy may be asked to furnish information on specifically designated issues. Such questions may be submitted by a committee, a political group or at least five percent of the component Members of Parliament to the President who, provided that the questions are in accordance with the Rules of Procedure in general and the criteria laid down in Annex III, shall ask the addressee to reply within two weeks; the President may extend this time limit in consultation with the questioners. 2. Questions and answers shall be published on Parliament's website.
Amendment 1067 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 b (new)
Rule 130 b (new)
Amendment 1072 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 136
Rule 136
Amendment 1275 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex III – title 1
Annex III – title 1
Criteria for questions for written answer under Rules 130, 130a, 130b and 131
Amendment 3 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 8 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 9 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call on the Commission to establish a framework for annual reporting by the EIB on its operations outside the EU as regards compliance with the general principles guiding the Union’s external action; considers that the optional additional amount for the EIB should be released only if progress on such reporting is achieved;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the better use of existing resources, the use of up-to-date technology and adequate training for customs authorities in source, transit and destination countries, especially developing countries, in order to successfully combat the illegal trade in wildlife; notes in this connection that the close linkage between the lucrative illegal trade in wildlife species and international terrorism also calls for well-coordinated cooperation between police and customs authorities at global level;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas effective customs cooperation between the Member States’ customs administrations, with third countries and at multilateral level, plays a vital role, given the significant trade volumes, and is a cornerstone in the fight against illicit trade and, in the protection of EU intellectual property rights (IPR) and not least also in the fight against international terrorism and organised crime;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to work closely with the Member States to ensure efficient implementation of the new system set by the UCC, avoiding divergent practices among the Member States duringafter the transition period;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the opportunity given by the UCC and its rules on the interconnected IT systems and electronic exchanges should be used to access data on reliable and legal trade and make it available through channels other than customs declarations, for example through programmes for the mutual recognition of trustworthy traders, such as AEO or SSTL;
Amendment 78 #
2016/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reminds the Member States and the Commission the importance of ensuring the timely availability of appropriate resources for the necessary IT systems in order that the objectives of the EU Strategy and Action Plan for customs risk management may be met;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the progressive implementation of the UCC brings equivalentadditional value to the economic operators throughout the Union, while at the same time ensuring that the simplification of the customs procedures do not create additional gaps in the customs risk management and control systems that could hinder the effective fight against illicit trade;
Amendment 95 #
2016/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to create a single EU control bodyand the Member States to initiate an open debate on the possible transfer of the responsibilities of customs authorities from national to EU level, in order to ensure harmonised treatments along the EU points of entrance;
Amendment 104 #
2016/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Requests the Commission to enhance cooperation with trade stakeholders and trade representatives with a view to addressing, in particular, concerns of SMEs as well as regards the implementation of customs rules;
Amendment 108 #
2016/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that some firms based in third countries are using e-commerce to offer counterfeited goods that are sent by normal post within the EU territory, and that thessome goods are systematically billed under the minimum price level to be checked by authorities; asks the Commission to design an action plan to introduce a common mechanism allowing all Member States to curb this practice, without hindering legal trading, however;
Amendment 121 #
2016/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Invites the Commission to strengthen cooperation with the European Observatory on infringements of IPRs in order to support initiatives on IPR enforcement, such as facilitation procedures for right holders through electronic exchange of data, which would especially benefit SMEs as well;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the EU’s security environment has deteriorated considerably, becoming more fluid, more dangerous and less predictable; notes that threats are both conventional and hybrid, generated by both state and non-state actors, and coming from the South and the East, and that they affect the Member States differently, thus preventhampering a more common approach;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that terrorism has brought guerrilla warfare to European streetsreached Europe; underlines that, consequently, security of the individual has become paramount, eroding the traditional distinction between its external and internal dimensions;
Amendment 87 #
2016/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that, as Europe is no longer in control of its security environment and has lost the luxury of choosing the time and place of action, the CSDP, which has, until now, focused mainly on crisis management operations, should complement these operations with crisis prevention and additional crisis resolution measures, and truly ensure the common security and defence of the entire area of freedom, security and justice;
Amendment 220 #
2016/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that NATO and the EU share the same strategic interests and face the same challenges to the East and the South; notes the relevance of the mutual defence clause, Article 42(7), for the EU non-NATO members and not only; notes the EUSG’s objective of an appropriate level of EU strategic autonomy and underlines that the two organisations cannot afford to duplicate EU and NATO security structures should complement each other more effectively in financial and otheir meanterms; considers that the EU’s ‘strategic autonomy’ should reinforce Europe’s capacity to promote security within and beyond its borders as well as strengthen the partnership with NATO and transatlantic relations;
Amendment 312 #
2016/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Hopes for the medium-term integration of national armed forces within a joint European army;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 23 #
2016/2064(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with interest the proposal Commission President Juncker made during his 2016 State of the Union address to give the EFSI an external element in order to mobilise between EUR 44 and 88 billion in investments in Africa and the Neighbourhood; stresses that an efficiency review must be carried out regularly on these investments, they should not take the place of existing investments, they must comply with the additionality principle in respect to projects that are already being financed and they should be targeted towards risky and, where possible, small- scale projects;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that energy is a basic human good and that the EU must combat energy poverty; stresses that safe, affordable and sustainable energy is a key driving force in the European economy;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to ensure thea highest level of environmental standardsprotection in the planning, construction and use of liquefied natural gas (LNG);
Amendment 43 #
2016/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that it is estimated that gas imports to the EU will rise until 2030, even if gas demand within the EU simultaneously stays stagnant or declines; stresses that moderating energy demand and promoting renewable and localindigenous energy sources are among the most effective tools for reducing dependence on external energy; recalls that the EU has significant LNG import excess capacity overall, but that this capacity is not evenly distributed in geographical terms;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas terrorist networks are suspected of sourcing financing inter alia from the illegal wildlife trade;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a chapter on trade and sustainable development in TTIP, as part of its ongoing commitment to ensure sustainable development; notes that up till now the US has sought in its trade agreements, notably the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), to negotiate higher standards covering trade in wildlife than the EU has;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for an effective post-Cotonou framework adapted to global challenges, based on ownership by the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and in line with the Sustainable Development Goals; stresses that a revised general framework agreement, together with the regional Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and other trade instruments, must support fair and sustainable trade and, ultimately, sustainable development and poverty reduction; takes the view that the Everything but Arms (EBA) initiative, GSP and GSP plus are effective instruments for the promotion of development and economic growth;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the negative effects of association agreements on the economies of ACP countries; takes the view that the new partnership will need to be based on developingat the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), negotiated within the framework of the current Cotonou-Agreement, are inspired by a strong asymmetry in favour of the ACP countries’ productive capacities, completing the most advantageous regional integration processes, protecting traditional agriculture, and combating land grabb aiming at strengthening the regional integration of the continent; and in this perspective EPAs should contribute to further developing, the privatisation of national natural resources and public servicEU trade relations with the ACP countries, and over-exploitationboost their economies;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the post-Cotonou process should offers a framework within which to discuss trade issues with all the ACP countries; calls for a strengthening of trade cooperation, with a values-driven approach and improved Policy Coherence for Development; believes that inclusive growth, job creation, the development of the private sector, the promotion of investment opportunities, improved economic governance and regional integration must be central in a future economic partnership;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses thatCalls for civil society involvement is a must throughout the implementation of the EPAs and the post- Cotonou process; notes the importance of a renewed ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and defends strong parliamentary oversight of the future framework; asks for results- oriented monitoring of ACP-EU cooperation, especially with regard to trade and sustainable development;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites ACP countries to audit their debts with a view to their complete elimination, and invites them to claim reparations for the spoliation of natural resources by foreign multinationals, and for the wars that have been sparked; supports the United Nations working group on an international framework for sovereign debt restructuring;
Amendment 63 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the Financing for Development commitments; calls for the EU to ensure more and effective funding for Aid for Trade to support the ACP countries’ efforts to move up the global value chain.
Amendment 21 #
2016/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in recent years the security situation in and around Europe has significantly worsened and has created arduous challenges that no single country or organisation is able to face alone; whereas solidarity and resilience requires the EU to stand and to act together and systematically, and to do so in concert with our allies; whereas the fight against terrorism is a priority for the EU and should be engaged within as well as outside the EU’s borders;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas EU battle groups, which reached full operational capability in 2007, and which are designed to be used for military tasks of a humanitarian, peacekeeping and peacemaking nature, have not yet been used, despite the opportunity and need arising;
Amendment 128 #
2016/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the Member States which are willing to make more binding commitments to one another should establish permanent structured cooperation within the Union framework; encourages those Member States to establish multinational forces within the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and make these forces available to the common security and defence policy; believes that the Council should normally entrust the implementation of a peace-keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security task to those multinational forces; suggests that the policy-making processes at EU level and the national processes should be designed to allow a rapid crisis response; is convinced that the EU battle group system should be further developed to that end; underlines that PESCO is open to all Member States;
Amendment 152 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that the EU must strengthen its security and defence capabilities, as it can only use its full potential as a global power if it combines its unrivalled soft power with hard power; recalls that common and stronger civilian and military capacities are key elements for the EU to fully respond to crises, build the resilience of partners and protect Europe; notes that since power politics is again dominating international relations, defence and deterrence capabilities are critical for our leverage in diplomatic talks; in this regard, reiterates that the Common Security and Defence Policy needs to be strengthened, as the only realistic way to strengthen our defence capabilities in a time of budgetary constraints is to increase synergies by stepping up defence cooperation; hopes accordingly for the medium-term integration of national armed forces within a joint European army;
Amendment 343 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that a deepening of the relationship with the US and Canada in terms of politics, the economy and security is of strategic interest to the EU, while at the same time it is important for the EU to strengthen its relationship with Central and South America;
Amendment 505 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls also for more accountability and transparency, in particular in relation to the negotiation of internationalWelcomes the greater transparency within the Commission and the increased role of Parliament in relation to the negotiation of international agreements, and supports the Commission’s transparency initiative, particularly in respect of trade agreements;
Amendment 508 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Stresses that the provisional application of any international agreement is contingent upon the result of a vote on it at the European Parliament, regardless of which Commissioner, Directorate-General or institution (EEAS) is responsible for the agreement;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Customs Union has shown that it clearly fails todoes not meet the requirements ofneeded for modern trade relations between the parties;
Amendment 85 #
2016/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
(vi) the entire negotiating process should be based on the principles of transparency and full access to the proceedings where appropriate without undermining European interests in the negotiations;
Amendment 90 #
2016/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) a prerequisite for the modernisation of the Customs Union is that Turkey shoulbefore the start of the negotiations should commit to progressively abolish existing barriers to trade that do not comply with the Customs Union and refrain from adopting any protectionist or restrictive measures in the future, such as the unilateral imposition of customs duties and non-tariff barriers on goods produced in the EU, including goods released for free circulation, or government policies to reduce imports;
Amendment 109 #
2016/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point v
Paragraph 1 – point b – point v
(v) it is important to introduce a strict and effective dispute settlement mechanism that is able to operate within a framework of impartiality and legal certainty in keeping with the rules and practice of the WTO;
Amendment 112 #
2016/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Amendment 124 #
2016/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) when major sectors such as agriculture, services and public procurement are included in the new framework for trade relations between the EU and Turkey, it is important that the new structure is defined on the basis of Articles 207 and 218 TFEU and that the commitments taken in the modernised Customs Union clearly take into account the distribution of competences between the Union and the Member States;
Amendment 134 #
2016/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) the liberalisation of the sectors that are not currently included in the Customs Union should take place in a progressive and binding manner, by measuring its impact on businesses, particularly SMEs, employees, consumers and the environment. To that end, parliamentary institutions, both at EU level and nationally, can play an active role in liaising and holding talks with stakeholders and civil society;
Amendment 137 #
2016/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
(iia) the negotiations should take into account the specific challenges and interests of SMEs, dedicating a chapter to SMEs;
Amendment 141 #
2016/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) negotiations should focus oninclude the active promotion of decent work for all and the effective fight against national practices which seek to undermine the social and environmental substance of work for the purpose of promoting domestic production and attracting foreign investment;
Amendment 143 #
2016/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
(iiia) when including chapters on sustainable development it is important that no uncertainties about the distribution of competences between the Union and the Member States persist;
Amendment 146 #
2016/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) the liberalisation of agricultural products should be conditional uponprogressive and reciprocal and it should be accompanied by a reform of Turkish legislation on grants and export subsidies in order to avoid distortionary effects on the CAP system. Special consideration should be given to the impact on small-scale farmers regarding those categories of product that are vulnerable to competition;
Amendment 163 #
2016/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
(vi) owing to its importance and impact, the services sector should be liberalised on the basis of stringent transparency criteria, full reciprocity, non-discrimination and legislative harmonisation, with thhile exclusion ofding audiovisual services and services of general economic interestand public services from all direct or indirect privatisation obligations;
Amendment 166 #
2016/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vii
(vii) in areas such as the digital economy, telecommunications, postal services and financial services, attention should be paid to aspects relating to the free flow of data while providing adequate data protection; in the transport sector, the current quota system should be maintained;
Amendment 182 #
2016/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ix
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ix
(ix) the new EU-Turkey trade framework should lay down specific provisions for the protection of investments within the Union's exclusive competence;
Amendment 186 #
2016/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point x a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c – point x a (new)
(x a) for highly regulated sectors it is important to include transparency provisions that are built upon general due process principles in decision-making procedures and respect of rule of law;
Amendment 187 #
2016/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point x b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c – point x b (new)
(xb) it is imperative to foresee a special mechanism to monitor the implementation of the modernised Customs Union, in line with this also the actual utilisation of preferences, especially of SMEs, should be analysed in order to maximise the trade benefits;
Amendment 189 #
2016/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Asks the Council to give its mandate to the Commission to start the negotiations with Turkey on the modernisation of Customs Union.
Amendment 54 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the information warfare targeting the West was first introduced by the Soviet Union, and has since beenis an integral part of modern warfare, targeting not only partners of the EU, but also all Member States and citizens irrespective of their nationality or religion;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Da’esh and many other Islamic terrorist groups have often used anti-European strategic communication strategies as part of their actions against the West and to boost recruitment of European youth;
Amendment 173 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that Russia has been aggressively employing a wide range of tools and instruments, such as special foundations (Russkiy Mir,) multilingual TV stations (Russia Today, RIA Novosti), news agencies (Sputnik), social and religious groups (including the Orthodox church), social media and internet trolls to challenge Western values, divide Europe, gather domestic support and create the perception of failing statin countries in the EU’'s eastern neighbourhood that state structures in the EU are failing, on the one hand, and of expansionist moves on the part of the EU, on the other;
Amendment 212 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is seriously concerned by the rapidly growing Russian activity in Europe seeking to increase Russian influence and hegemony; stresses that a large part of Russian strategic communication is aimed at describing countries in central and eastern Europe as belonging to its traditional sphere of influence, thereby undermining their sovereignty; notes that falsifying history is one of its main strategies;
Amendment 224 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that Russia is exploiting the absence of a legal international framework in areas such as cybersecurity, and is turning any ambiguity in these matters in its favour;
Amendment 301 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises the possible impact of hostile propaganda on decision-making processes in the EU; calls therefore for the EU Strategic Communication Task Force to be reinforced by turning it into a fully- fledged unit within the EEAS, responsible for the east and for the south, with proper staffing and adequate budgetary resources;
Amendment 335 #
2016/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses its support for initiatives such as the Baltic Centre for Media Excellence in Tallinn or the Radicalisation Awareness Network Centre of Excellence; underlines the need for strengthening analytical capabilities at all levels; calls for the Commission and the Member States to initiate similar projects, engage in the training of journalists, create independent media hubs, support media diversity and exchange best practices and information in these areas;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes it is essential to respect horizontally the longstanding practice to await for Parliament’s consent before provisionally applying the trade and investment provisions of politically important agreements, as also committed to by Commissioner Malmström in her hearing on 29 September 2014; calls on the Council, Commission and the EEAS to continue to extend this practice to all international agreements;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to provide additional justification for its choice of legal basis for proposaland the Council to fully respect the distribution of competences between the EU and its Member States, as can be deduced from the CJEU Opinion 2/15 of 16 May 2017, 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;
Amendment 53 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6 a – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 6 a – point a
(a) In case it is determined, when applying this provision or any other relevant provision of this Regulation, that it is not appropriate to use domestic prices and costs in the exporting country due to the existence of significant distortions in the exporting country, the normal value shall be constructed on the basis of costs of production and sale reflecting undistorted prices or benchmarks. For this purpose, the sources thate Commission may be used include undistorted international prices, costs, or benchmarks, or corresponding costs of production and sale in an appropriate representative country with a similar level of economic development as the exporting country, provided the relevant cost data are readily available, or, when considered appropriate by the Commission, undistorted international prices, costs, or benchmarks. Where the Commission determines certain domestic costs to be undistorted, in particular where exporters and producers show this conclusively, including in the framework of the provisions on interested parties in point (c), it shall use such costs. The constructed normal value shall include a reasonable amount for administrative, selling and general costs and for profits.
Amendment 74 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(b) Significant distortions for the product concerned within the meaning of point (a) may be deemed to exist, inter alia, when reported prices or costs, including the costs of raw materials,are those distortions which occur when reported prices or costs are not the result of free market forces as they are affected by substantial government intervention. In considering whether or notWhen assessing the existence of significant distortions exist, regard may be had, inter alia, to the potential impact of the following: the market in question is to a significant extent served by enterprises which operate under the ownership, control or policy supervision or guidance of the authorities of the exporting country; state presence in firms allowing the state to interfere with respect to prices or costs; public policies or measures discriminating in favour of domestic suppliers or otherwise influencing free market forces; and access to finance granted by institutions implementing public policy objectives.
Amendment 90 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6 a – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 6 a – point c
(c) When appropriate, the Commission services may issuehas well- founded indications of the possible existence of significant distortions as report describing the specific situation concerning the criteria listed inferred to in point (b), and when appropriate for the effective application of this Regulation, a report describing the market circumstances as per point (b) in a certain country or a certain sector shall be produced or updated. Such reports and the evidence on which it isthey are based mayshall be placed on the file of any investigation relating to that country or sector. Interested parties shall have ample opportunity to rebut, supplement, comment or rely on the report and the evidence on which it is based in each investigation in which such report or evidence is used. The determinations maderelating to the existence of significant distortions shall take into account all of the relevant evidence on the file. The Commission shall review and update the report if necessary in the case of a change of market circumstances as per point (b). A review of the report should be carried out at least once within two years.
Amendment 108 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6 a – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 6 a – point d
(d) The Union industry may rely on the evidence in the report referred to in point (c) for the calculation of normal valuewhere meeting the standard of evidence in view of Article 5(9) when filing a complaint in accordance with Article 5 or a request for a review in accordance with Article 11, or a request for a reinvestigation in accordance with Article 12.
Amendment 118 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
In the case of imports from countries which are, at the date of initiation, not members of the WTO and listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2015/755, normal value shall be determined on the basis of the price or constructed value in a market economy third country, orn appropriate representative country that is either member of the WTO or not listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2015/755. Otherwise, the normal value shall be determined on the basis of the price from such a third country to other countries, including the Union, or where those are not possible, on any other reasonable basis, including the price actually paid or payable in the Union for the like product, duly adjusted if necessary to include a reasonable profit margin.
Amendment 135 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 139 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 a
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 a
Amendment 150 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) 2016/1037
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Article 10 – paragraph 7
The Commission shall also offer consultations to the country of origin and/or export concerned with regard to other subsidies identified in the course of the investigation. In these situations, the Commission shall send to the country of origin and/or export a summary of the main elements concerning other subsidies, in particular those referred to in point (c) of paragraph 2 of this article. If the additional subsidies are not covered by the notice of initiation, the notice of initiation shall be amended and the amended version be published in the Official Journal of the European Union, inviting a. All interested parties will be given additional and sufficient time to comment.
Amendment 23 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) In order to prevent fraud, the Commission should monitor the application of the autonomous trade measures by the customs authorities in cooperation with the Member States.
Amendment 30 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. This Regulation shall apply to products manufactured in, or exported from the territory of Ukraine as recognised by the Union.
Amendment 60 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex II – table 1 – row 2
Annex II – table 1 – row 2
Common wheat, spelt 1001 99 00, 1101 00 15, 1101 00 90, 1102 90 1010 000 and meslin, flour, 90, 1103 11 90 1103 20 60 tons/year groats, meal and pellets
Amendment 62 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – table 1 – row 3
Annex II – table 1 – row 3
Amendment 61 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Considering the emergence ofertain cyber-surveillance items can be considered as new categories of dual-use items, and in response to calls from the European Parliament and indications that certain cyber-surveillance itechnologiems exported from the Union have been misused by persons complicit in or responsible for directing or committing serious violations of human rights or international humanitarian law in situations of armed conflict or internal repression, it is appropriate to control the export of those technologies in order to protect public security as well as public moralitems. These measures should not go beyond what is proportionate and should be based on clearly defined criteria. They should, in particular, not prevent the export of information and communication technology used for legitimate purposes, including law enforcement and internet security research. The Commission, in close consultations with the Member States and stakeholders, will develop guidelines to support the practical applications of those controls.
Amendment 67 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) As a result, it is also appropriate to revise the definition of dual-use items, and to introduce a definition of cyber- surveillance itechnologyms. It should also be clarified that assessment criteria for the control of exports of dual-uscyber-surveillance items include considerations regarding their possibleintended misuse in connection with acts of terrorism or human rights violations.
Amendment 74 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The scope of "catch-all controls", that apply to non-listed dual use items in specific circumstances, should be clarified and harmonised, and should address the risk of terrorism and human rights violations. Appropriate exchange of information and consultations on "catch all controls" should ensure the effective and consistent application of controls throughout the Union. Targeted catch-all controls should also apply, under certain conditions, to the export of cyber- surveillance technology.
Amendment 76 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The definition of broker should be revised to avoid the circumvention of controls on the provision of brokering services by persons falling within the jurisdiction of the Union. Controls on the provision of brokering services should be harmonised to ensure their effective and consistent application throughout the Union and should also apply in order to prevent acts of terrorism and human rights violations.
Amendment 78 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) With the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, it has been clarified that the supply of technical assistance services involving a cross-border movement falls under Union competence. It is therefore appropriate to clarify the controls applicable to technical assistance services, and to introduce a definition of those services. For reasons of effectiveness and consistency, controls on the supply of technical assistance services should be harmonised and apply also in order to prevent acts of terrorism and human rights violations.
Amendment 79 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 provides for a possibility for Member States’ authorities to prohibit on a case-by- case basis the transit of non-Union dual- use items, where they have reasonable grounds for suspecting from intelligence or other sources that the items are or may be intended in their entirety or in part for proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or of their means of delivery. For reasons of effectiveness and consistency, transit controls should be harmonised and apply also in order to prevent acts of terrorism and human rights violations.
Amendment 86 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Decisions to update the common list of dual-use items subject to export controls in Section A of Annex I should be in conformity with the obligations and commitments that Member States and the Union have accepted as members of the relevant international non-proliferation regimes and export control arrangements, or by ratification of relevant international treaties. Decisions to update the common list of dual-uscyber-surveillance items subject to export controls in Section B of Annex I, such as cyber-surveillance technology, should be made in consideration of the risks that the export of such items may pose as regards the commission of serious and systematic violations of human rights or international humanitarian law or the essential security interests of the Union and, especially the freedom of expression, the freedom of assembly and the right to privacy in countries where internal repression and the absence of functioning rule of law mechanisms its Member Statesassessed and reported on by the Commission. Decisions to update the common list of dual-use items subject to export controls in Section B of Annex IV should be made in consideration of the public policy and public security interests of the Member States under Article 36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Decisions to update the common lists of items and destinations set out in Sections A to J of Annex II should be made in consideration of the assessment criteria set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 90 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to allow for a swift Union response to changing circumstances as regards the assessment of the sensitivity of exports under Union General Export Authorisations as well as technological and commercial developments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending Sections A and B of Annex I, Annex II and Section B of Annex IV to this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically should have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 106 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
1. ‘dual-use items’ shall mean items, including software and technology, which can be used for both civil and military purposes, and shall include: items which can be used for the design, development, production or use of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means of delivery, including all goods which can be used for both non-explosive uses and assisting in any way in the manufacture of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices;
Amendment 107 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Amendment 108 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Amendment 114 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Amendment 124 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
7. ‘broker’ shall mean any natural or legal person or partnership resident or established in a Member State of the Union , or a legal person or partnership owned or controlled by such person, or another person that carries out brokering services from the Union into the territory of a third country;
Amendment 126 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
9. ‘supplier of technical assistance’ means any natural or legal person or partnership resident or established in a Member State of the Union, or a legal person or partnership owned or controlled by such person, or another person which supplies technical assistance from the Union into the territory of a third country;
Amendment 139 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Amendment 156 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Amendment 158 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. An authorisation shall be required for the export of the dual-use items listed in Section A of Annex I.
Amendment 159 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. An authorisation shall be required for the export of the cyber-surveillance items listed in Section B of Annex I.
Amendment 162 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. An authorisation shall be required for the export of dual-use items not listed in Annex I if the exporter has been informed by the competent authority of the Member State in which he is established that the items in question are or may be intended, in their entirety or in part:
Amendment 167 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 177 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 190 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Authorisations for the export of non-listed items shall be granted for specific items and end-users. The authorisations shall be granted by the competent authority of the Member State where the exporter is resident or established or, in case when the exporter is a person resident or established outside the Union, by the competent authority of the Member State where the items are located. The authorisations shall be valid throughout the Union. The authorisations shall be valid for onetwo years, and may be renewed by the competent authority.
Amendment 197 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
If no objections are received, the Member States consulted shall be considered to have no objection and shall impose authorisations requirements for all "essentially similar transactions" meaning an item with essentially identical parameters or technical characteristics to the same end use or consignee. They shall inform their customs administration and other relevant national authorities about the authorisations requirements. The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal a short description of the case, the reasoning of the decision and indicate, if applicable, the new authorisation requirement in a new Section E of Annex II.
Amendment 218 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
If a supplier of technical assistance is aware that the dual-use items for which he proposes to supply technical assistance outside the territory of the Union are intended, in their entirety or in part, for any of the uses referred to in Article 4, he must notify the competent authority in the Member State in which he is established which will decide whether or not it is expedient to make such technical assistance subject to authorisation.
Amendment 222 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply if the technical assistance (a) is provided in a country listed in Section A of Annex II, (b) takes place via the passing on of information which is generally available or forms part of basic research within the meaning of the General Technology Note to Annex I or Section A of Annex I, (c) does not refer to technology which is cited in the numbers of category E of Annex I, or (d) represents the absolutely necessary minimum for the construction, operation, maintenance and repair of those dual-use items for which an export authorization was issued.
Amendment 241 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Individual export authorisations and global export authorisations shall be valid for onetwo years, and may be renewed by the competent authority. Global export authorisations for large projects shall be valid for a duration to be determined by the competent authority.
Amendment 262 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 268 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) respect for human rightsthe occurrence of the violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law in the country of final destination as well as respecthas been established by thate country of international humanitarian lawmpetent bodies of the UN, the Council of Europe and the Union;
Amendment 287 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Amendment 301 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) The list of dual-uscyber-surveillance items set out in Section B of Annex I may be amended if this is necessary due to risks that the export of such items may pose as regards the commission of serious and systematic violations of human rights or international humanitarian law or the essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, in particular violations of the freedom of expression, the freedom of assembly and the right to privacy in countries where internal repression and the absence of functioning rule of law mechanisms is assessed and reported on by the Commission. When listing an item, it should be taken into account the ability to make a clear and objective specification of the item, the foreign availability of the item outside of the Union, the ability to control effectively the export of the item as well as the controls by the international export control regimes. Equally, the Commission may decide to delist products already listed, in particular if in the course of the fast changing technological environment, the products meanwhile became a lower tie or mass products, easily available or technically easy modifiable.
Amendment 324 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall take appropriate measures to ensure proper enforcement of all the provisions of this Regulation. In particular, it shall lay down the penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation or of those adopted for its implementation. Those penalties must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. This includes regular risk-based audits of exporters.
Amendment 374 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section A – part 3 – paragraph 3
Annex II – Section A – part 3 – paragraph 3
3. Any exporter intend Member State may require exporters established ing to use this authorisation shallhat Member State to register prior to the first use of this authorisation with the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established. Registration shall be automatic and acknowledged by the competent authority ies to the exporter within tenout delay and in any case within 10 working days of receipt.
Amendment 375 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section A – part 3 – paragraph 4
Annex II – Section A – part 3 – paragraph 4
4. The registered exporter shall notify the first use of this authorisation to the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established, no later than 130 days beforeafter the date ofwhen the first export took place.
Amendment 381 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section B – part 3 – paragraph 3
Annex II – Section B – part 3 – paragraph 3
3. Any exporter intend Member State may require exporters established ing to use this authorisation shallhat Member State to register prior to the first use of this authorisation with the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established. Registration shall be automatic and acknowledged by the competent authorityies to the exporter without delay and in any case within 10 working days of receipt.
Amendment 382 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section B – part 3 – paragraph 4
Annex II – Section B – part 3 – paragraph 4
4. The registered exporter shall notify the first use of this authorisation to the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established, no later than 10 days before the date of the first exportestablished, no later than 30 days after the date when the first export took place or, alternatively, and in accordance with a requirement by the competent authority of the Member State where the exporter is established, prior to the first use of this authorisation. Member States shall notify the Commission of the notification mechanism chosen for this authorisation. The Commission shall publish the information notified to it in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 387 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section C – part 3 – paragraph 4
Annex II – Section C – part 3 – paragraph 4
4. Any exporter intend Member State may require exporters established ing to use this authorisation shallhat Member State to register prior to the first use of this authorisation with the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established. Registration shall be automatic and acknowledged by the competent authorityies to the exporter without delay and in any case within 10 working days of receipt.
Amendment 388 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section C – part 3 – paragraph 5
Annex II – Section C – part 3 – paragraph 5
5. The registered exporter shall notify the first use of this authorisation to the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established, no later than 130 days before the date of the first exportafter the date when the first export took place or, alternatively, and in accordance with a requirement by the competent authority of the Member State where the exporter is established, prior to the first use of this authorisation. Member States shall notify the Commission of the notification mechanism chosen for this authorisation. The Commission shall publish the information notified to it in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 392 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section D – part 3 – paragraph 5
Annex II – Section D – part 3 – paragraph 5
5. Any exporter intend Member State may require exporters established ing to use this authorisation shallhat Member State to register prior to the first use of this authorisation with the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established. Registration shall be automatic and acknowledged by the competent authorityies to the exporter without delay and in any case within 10 working days of receipt.
Amendment 393 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section D – part 3 – paragraph 6
Annex II – Section D – part 3 – paragraph 6
6. The registered exporter shall notify the first use of this authorisation to the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established, no later than 130 days before the date of the first exportafter the date when the first export took place or, alternatively, and in accordance with a requirement by the competent authority of the Member State where the exporter is established, prior to the first use of this authorisation. Member States shall notify the Commission of the notification mechanism chosen for this authorisation. The Commission shall publish the information notified to it in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 396 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section E – part 3 – paragraph 3
Annex II – Section E – part 3 – paragraph 3
3. Any exporter intend Member State may require exporters established ing to use this authorisation shallhat Member State to register prior to the first use of this authorisation with the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established. Registration shall be automatic and acknowledged by the competent authorityies to the exporter without delay and in any case within 10 working days of receipt.
Amendment 397 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section E – part 3 – paragraph 4
Annex II – Section E – part 3 – paragraph 4
4. The registered exporter who uses this authorisation shall notify the first use of this authorisation to the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established, no later than 130 days before the date of the first exportafter the date when the first export took place or, alternatively, and in accordance with a requirement by the competent authority of the Member State where the exporter is established, prior to the first use of this authorisation. Member States shall notify the Commission of the notification mechanism chosen for this authorisation. The Commission shall publish the information notified to it in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 400 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section F – paragraph 3
Annex II – Section F – paragraph 3
3. Any exporter intend Member State may require exporters established ing to use this authorisation shallhat Member State to register prior to the first use of this authorisation with the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established. Registration shall be automatic and acknowledged by the competent authorityies to the exporter without delay and in any case within 10 working days of receipt.
Amendment 401 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section F – part 3 – paragraph 4
Annex II – Section F – part 3 – paragraph 4
4. The registered exporter shall notify the first use of this authorisation to the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established, no later than 130 days before the date of the first exportafter the date when the first export took place or, alternatively, and in accordance with a requirement by the competent authority of the Member State where the exporter is established, prior to the first use of this authorisation. Member States shall notify the Commission of the notification mechanism chosen for this authorisation. The Commission shall publish the information notified to it in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 404 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section G – part 3 – paragraph 6
Annex II – Section G – part 3 – paragraph 6
6. Any exporter intend Member State may require exporters established ing to use this authorisation shallhat Member State to register prior to the first use of this authorisation with the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established. Registration shall be automatic and acknowledged by the competent authorityies to the exporter without delay and in any case within 10 working days of receipt.
Amendment 405 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section G – part 3 – paragraph 7
Annex II – Section G – part 3 – paragraph 7
7. The registered exporter shall notify the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established of the first use of this authorisation no later than 130 days before the date of the first exportafter the date when the first export took place or, alternatively, and in accordance with a requirement by the competent authority of the Member State where the exporter is established, prior to the first use of this authorisation. Member States shall notify the Commission of the notification mechanism chosen for this authorisation. The Commission shall publish the information notified to it in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 409 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section H – part 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Annex II – Section H – part 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) by the exporter or by any entity owned or controlled by the exporter;any company resident or established in a Member State of the Union to any sister company, subsidiary or parent company provided these entities are owned or controlled by the same parent company or by each other and provided the item is for use for company cooperation projects including commercial product development, research, servicing, production and usage and, in the case of employees and order processors, pursuant to the agreement establishing the employment relationship.
Amendment 415 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section H – part 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Annex II – Section H – part 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Any exporter intend Member State may require exporters established ing to use this authorisation shallhat Member State to register prior to the first use of this authorisation with the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established. Registration shall be automatic and acknowledged by the competent authorityies to the exporter without delay and in any case within 10 working days of receipt.
Amendment 416 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section H – part 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Annex II – Section H – part 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The registered exporter shall notify the first use of this authorisation to the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established, no later than 130 days before the date of the first exportafter the date when the first export took place or, alternatively, and in accordance with a requirement by the competent authority of the Member State where the exporter is established, prior to the first use of this authorisation. Member States shall notify the Commission of the notification mechanism chosen for this authorisation. The Commission shall publish the information notified to it in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 419 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section I – part 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Annex II – Section I – part 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Any exporter intend Member State may require exporters established ing to use this authorisation shallhat Member State to register prior to the first use of this authorisation with the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established. . Registration shall be automatic and acknowledged by the competent authorityies to the exporter without delay and in any case within 10 working days of receipt.
Amendment 420 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section I – part 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Annex II – Section I – part 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The registered exporter shall notify the first use of this authorisation to the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established, no later than 130 days before the date of the first exportafter the date when the first export took place or, alternatively, and in accordance with a requirement by the competent authority of the Member State where the exporter is established, prior to the first use of this authorisation. Member States shall notify the Commission of the notification mechanism chosen for this authorisation. The Commission shall publish the information notified to it in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 422 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section J – part 3 – paragraph 3
Annex II – Section J – part 3 – paragraph 3
3. Any exporter intend Member State may require exporters established ing to use this authorisation shallhat Member State to register prior to the first use of this authorisation with the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established. Registration shall be automatic and acknowledged by the competent authorityies to the exporter without delay and in any case within 10 working days of receipt.
Amendment 423 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section J – part 3 – paragraph 4
Annex II – Section J – part 3 – paragraph 4
4. The registered exporter shall notify the first use of this authorisation to the competent authority of the Member State where he is resident or established, no later than 130 days before the date of the first exportafter the date when the first export took place or, alternatively, and in accordance with a requirement by the competent authority of the Member State where the exporter is established, prior to the first use of this authorisation. Member States shall notify the Commission of the notification mechanism chosen for this authorisation. The Commission shall publish the information notified to it in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 114 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the European Parliament represents the European citizens and exercises legislative and budgetary functions as well as political control and consultation functions, and is thus called upon to play a key role in framing the European Defence Union;
Amendment 230 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that security and defence constitute an area where European added value can be easily demonstrated, in terms of economic and efficiency gains, by giving Member States increased and more cost-effective capacity, through greater coherence, coordination and interoperability in security and defence, as well as in terms of contributing to consolidating solidarity and cohesion within the Union; therefore advocates the medium-term integration of national armed forces within a joint European army;
Amendment 122 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the fact that we are witnessing in today’s world an unprecedented level of human mobility, and stresses that one of the most urgent actions the international community must undertake is the strengthening of a common response to address the challenges and opportunities that this phenomenon represents; stresses that this response must be guided by the full protection of the rights and dignity of everyone forced by any circumstance to flee their homes in search of a better lifeto flee their homes by war or persecution on account of race, religion, nationality or political belief ; underlines that, though their treatment is governed by separate legal frameworks, refugees and migrants have the same universal human rights and fundamental freedoms, which need to be safeguarded regardless of their status; recalls that the EU must abide by its values and principles in all common policies and promote them in its external relations;
Amendment 208 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 269 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 5 #
2015/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that while several EU delegations to Iran have focused on trade and economic ties, the delegation from the Commission did not include the Trade Commissioner;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that EU-Iran relations should be developed through multi-layered dialogue involving political, economic, technical and people-to-people contacts; supports the opening of EU-Iran relations for the mutual benefit of both parties, based on a realistic assessment of common interests and differences, with a view to encouraging step-by-step expansion of cooperation in a climate of confidence- building, foremost for the benefit of the peoples of Iran and the EU; supports, in this regard, the Commission’s commitment to a renewed engagement with Iran based on ‘a dialogue of the four Cs’: a dialogue that is comprehensive in scope; cooperative in the fields where Iran and the EU have mutual interests; critical, open and frank in areas where Iran and the EU disagree but are looking for common ground; and that is overall constructive in tone and practice;
Amendment 243 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes note that because of its geostrategic location, the size of its population, its oil and natural gas reserves and its influence in the region, Iran is a major player in the Middle East and the Gulf region; stresses that the pursuit of Iranian interests does not and should not be ishould be based on comopetiration and consultation with other major regional players in the regorder to avoid counterproductive confrontations;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the concrete measures and pragmatic solutions introduced recently by the Commission within the existing framework of financial rules in order to shorten financial procedures; deplores, however, the still significant delays in procuring essential equipment and services to the missions under the CSDP, partially due to the often slow process of adopting decisions by the Council, but also to a certain lack of flexibility of the financial rules, and the resulting negative effect on the missions’ functioning and staff; recalls that the Court of Auditors already criticised this in its 2012 Special Report on the EU assistance to Kosovo related to the rule of law;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Council to initiate the setting-up of the start-up fund (foreseen by Article 41(3) TEU) for the urgent financing of the initial phases of military operations, which could also serve as a strong tool for capacity development; notes that, while civilian missions benefit from a dedicated budget for preparatory measures, the deployment and efficiency of military missions will remain structurally hindered as long as this possibility is not used; strongly encourages Member States to engage in the permanent structured cooperation provided for by Article 46 TEU, which would also considerably strengthethrough which the urgently needed improvement in the EU's rapid reaction capability would also be achieved considerably more quickly;
Amendment 144 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
i. to consider the TiSA negotiations as a stepping-stone towards renewed ambitions at WTO level; to oppose any provisions or chapters, which would prevent the multilateralisation of the agreement;
Amendment 229 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
i. to exclude public services and cultural services from the scope of the negotiations, and to seek theEU's commitments, and to seek ambitious commitments across parties, sectors and modes of supply, in particular further opening of foreign markets in telecommunications, transport, financial and professional services;
Amendment 251 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
iv. to acknowledge that standstill and ratchet clauses do not apply to market access commitmentuphold the framework of the agreement and to maintain the agreed rules with regards to the scheduling of commitments; in particular to acknowledge that standstill and ratchet clauses do not apply to market access commitments and that commitments are listed according to the hybrid approach, with a positive listing for market access;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2220(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RecognEmphasises that Central Asia is a strategic partner for the EU in its attempts to diversify the sources of its energy supply and ensure energy security; believes that the future EU-Central Asia strategy must have a wider vision in the energy field, which should also extend to countries like Azerbaijan and Iran;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2220(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for continued efforts to support the modernisation of the economy of these countries and to help them create a favourable environment for foreign investment by strengthening the rule of law, reducing bureaucratic burdens and administrative interference in enterprises, reforming the judicial system to ensure the comprehensive protection of foreign investment, and fighting corruption effectively and sustainably;
Amendment 158 #
2015/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Expresses its deep concern at the growing trend towards clampdown on civil society on the pretext of security and stability, stresses in this context that the suppression of free expression of opinion is in no way contributing to sustained internal stability;
Amendment 358 #
2015/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Points out that further efforts are needed to develop a fully functioning democracy, despite the initial encouraging signs shown by Kyrgyzstan regarding pursuing democratic reforms and shifting towards a genuine multi-party system, as one of the pilot countries for EU democracy support; welcomes the findings of the OSCE Election Monitoring Mission on Parliamentary Elections in Kyrgyzstan on 4 October 2015 that highlighted a wide range of choices for voters and a competitive electoral campaign while pointing out challenges in the administrative voter registration system;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to go even further in seeking an ambitious opening-up of international public procurement markets, in order to eliminate the imbalance which exists with regard to the degree of opening-up of public procurement markets between the EU and other trading partners, and, to that end, to take account of Parliament's report on the Commission proposal for an international procurement instrument and the forthcoming revision thereof;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the problemsIs very concerned about the increasing incidence of smuggling, trafficking and other forms of illegal and illicit trade, which not only have an impact on Member States’ collection of customs duties and consequently on the EU budget, but are also strongly associated with organised international crime, threats to consumers and negative effects on the functioning of the single market, and which undermine a level playing field for all competing companies; requests, therefore, that better coordination between the European Anti- Fraud Office (OLAF), customs authorities and market surveillance authorities be established very soon in order not only to combat these problems but also to curb the trade in products that infringe intellectual property laws in the EU;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 26 #
2015/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Commends the very high level of transparency achieved by the EIB; suggests further improvements in transparency with regard to the assessment of the economic and social impact of the EIB’s intermediated loans;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that prioritising energy efficiency and renewable energy will reduce our overall energy needs and imports and that increased support for energy-related research and development is key to a just energy transition and vital for reinforcing the EU’s technological leadership;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to increase their cooperation on the information exchange mechanism on intergovernmental agreements with third countries in the field of energy; calls on the Commission, furthermore, to explore the options available for the joint, voluntary negotiation of energy contracts with external suppliers on behalf of the EU, whilst taking account of the decision- making freedom enjoyed by entrepreneurs.
Amendment 15 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas trade is not an end in itself, but a means to achieve prosperity and equality and to raise standards of living;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas new-generation trade policy needs to respond to people’s concerns and expectations;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas trade negotiations such as ACTA, TTIP, CETA and TiSA have brought European trade policy to the public’s attention, and whereas more and more citizens are worried that European regulation and standards could be undermined by the CCPinterested in trade policy;
Amendment 73 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that the new strategy is not sufficientlyConsiders the manufacture sector as a vital component for the industrialization of Europe and therefore the strategy should focus mored on the role of the manufacturing sector in the CCP, which is vital for the reindustrialisation of Europe;
Amendment 99 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is aware that transparency is crucial to gain public support for the CCP but remarks that trade negotiations and the European interests in those negotiations must not be undermined;
Amendment 104 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the CCP is to be conducted in the context of the principles and objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 TEU; recalls that the EU’s trade and investment policy must be consistent with other external policies; stresses that the EU has a legal obligation to respect human rights, and should foster the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of trading countries; points out that in some cases trade and investment agreements may have negative effects contrary to the EU’s external objectives as enshrined in the Treaties; is of the opinion that the EU has a responsibility to help tackle any negative impact caused by its CCP;
Amendment 125 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that provisions on human rights and social and environmental standards, and a bindn improving chapter on labour rights based on the ILO’s core labour rights and corporate social responsibility (CSR), must form an esse substantial part of EU trade agreements9 ; calls on the Commission to include sustainable development chapters that are not only legally binding but also enforceable in all EU trade and investment agreements; __________________ 9 OJ C 99E, 3.4.2012, p. 31.
Amendment 135 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance of effective safeguard mechanisms in trade agreements; calls at the same time for the inclusion of an effective enforcement mechanism for labour and environmental rights to which the human rights clause does not apply; calls for a mechanism according to which civil society representatives, as well as Members of the European Parliament, are is able to request that the Commission commence an investigation into violations by a third party of its obligations under an essential elements clause;
Amendment 138 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the importance of Domestic Advisory Groups (DAGs) and the involvement of civil society in free trade agreements (FTAs); calls for the further strengthening of the work of DAGs; stresses that they should be fully independent; calls on the Commission to take measures to improve the work of DAGs such as providing financial resources, prior information and the possibility of using more advanced media in order to facilitate civil society participation;
Amendment 147 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the ILO estimates that 865 million women around the world, if better supported, could contribute more robustly to economic growth; notes that women-owned businesses represent an underutilised lever to boost competitiveness, accelerate business and sustain growth; states that trade policy can have differing gender impacts across the various sectors of the economy; regretstakes note that the Commission does not address the gender dimension of trade agreements in its ‘Trade for All’ communication; calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to ensure that both women and men can take advantage of the benefits of trade liberalisation and be protected from its negative effects;
Amendment 170 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that trade policy must ensure a transparent production process throughout the value chain, as well as compliance with fundamental environment, social and safety standards; stresses the need for mandatory due diligence throughout the supply chain; welcomes the Commission’s desire to work closely with the ILO and the OECD to develop a global approach to improving working conditions in the garment sector; underlines the importance of identifying and assessing new sectoral or geographic opportunities for additional responsible supply chain partnerships; looks forward to the Commission’s upcoming communication on CSR;
Amendment 188 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission not toRemembers the Commission of the Commissioners agreement in her hearing not requesting provisional application of trade agreements, including trade chapters of association agreements, before Parliament gives its consent; recalls that it could seriously undermine Parliament’s rights and create potential legal uncertainty vis-à- vis the agreement’s other signatory and the economic operators concerned;
Amendment 199 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to improve the quality of both ex-ante and ex- post assessments; stresses the need to always submit a deep sustainability impact assessment, including on human, social and environmental rights, for any trade policy initiative; expresses its concern at the lack of interim and ex-post assessments and that the quathe most important trade politcy of the existing ones is very low, as demonstrated in the European Court of Auditors Special Report 02/2014initiative; insists that higher-quality interim and ex- post evaluations be carried out in respect of all trade agreements in order to allow policymakers, stakeholders and European taxpayers to assess whether trade agreements have achieved the intended results; asks the Commission to provide data on the impact of the trade agreements which have been concluded with special regard to SMEs and the creation of jobs;
Amendment 211 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that improvements were achieved at the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi in 2015; recognises the differences among WTO members on how to proceed as regards the Doha Round, including the need to consider new approaches to solve outstanding issues; welcomes the interest of some WTO members in starting to address new negotiating areas, such as investment, state owned enterprises and competition; believes that the outcome of the Nairobi Ministerial Conference provides an opportunity to give new life to the WTO’s negotiating function; urges the Commission to take the initiative in reforming and strengthening the WTO in order to ensure greater effectiveness, transparency and accountability;
Amendment 220 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers plurilateral negotiations within the WTO such as TISA, the Information Technology Agreement and the Environmental Goods Agreements to be the second-best option; emphasises that trade policy should also be used as a tool for increasing the competiveness of environmentally beneficial products; stresses the importance of multilateralising the ‘green goods’ initiative and of considering whether bilateral or unilateral trade agreements could provide premium preferences for environmental goods;
Amendment 229 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to focus in a balanced way on the conclusion of the ongoing trade negotiatiocontinue the ongoing negotiations in view of finalizing balanced and fruitful agreements in the interest of the EU citizens, and to show the potential benefits of the concluded trade agreements before launching new FTA negotiations; reminds the Commission to carry out a thorough, impartial and unprejudiced ex-ante evaluation of European interests before deciding on future FTA partners and negotiation mandates;
Amendment 246 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines, in the context of the current talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the EU- Japan FTA, the high importance of focusing on core sensitive issuespursuing sensitive and offensive interests for the EU such as the protection of geographical indications (GIs) and public procurement when negotiating FTAs; Stresses the positive dynamic created by the recent trade agreements which have entered into force and the new possibilities of markets access on third markets for the EU companies; also welcomes the conclusions of recent trade negotiations, in particular FTA with Singapore and, CETA and hopes that they will enter into force soon;
Amendment 262 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Insists that trade negotiations follow a tailor-made regional trade strategy, in particular vis-à-vis Asia, Africa and Latin America, which have been identified by the Commission as crucial regions for European economic interests; In this context welcomes the conclusion of the regional Economic Partnership Agreement with the most of the ACP countries; recalls that Europe and Latin America are natural allies with a combined population of one billion people generating a quarter of global GNP; points out that the potential of this partnership has been insufficiently exploited; welcomes the fact that the Commission’s new trade and investment strategy puts a key focus on Latin America;
Amendment 272 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to start negotiations for an investment agreement with Taiwan in parallel with the one with China; underlines that, in the context of the migration challenges, special focus should be put on the post-Cotonou framework; asks for further impetus to be given to negotiating FTAs with both Australia and New Zealand;
Amendment 277 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Underlines that, in the context of the migration challenges, special focus should be put on the post-Cotonou framework; asks for further impetus to be given to negotiating FTAs with both Australia and New Zealand; Reiterates the importance of China as a strategic partner for the European Union; stresses that trade relations between the two parties must be based on free and fair trade fully in accordance with WTO rules; Reminds the importance to develop EU trade relations with India due to the huge potential of this market for the EU industry; in this context hopes that the negotiations for the FTA can be fruitfully resumed;
Amendment 280 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8
Subheading 8
Amendment 301 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Strongly opposes the granting of MES toinsists that China, as it is not fulfilling, for the time being, the EU’s five technical criteria for defining a market economy; underlines the importance of defining a common European strategy to reinvigorate and apply the anti-dumping procedures on various products suffering from the strong trade distortion caused by Chinese exporting companies and State subsidies;
Amendment 339 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Is aware that the inclusion of provisions relating to financial services in trade agreements has raised concerns regarding their potential negative effects where money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance are concerned; supports the Commission in its fight against corruption; iconsistders that clauses on corruption, money laundering and tax fraud be included in all trade and investmenttrade and investment agreements can offer a greater opportunity to increase cooperation on corruption, money laundering and tax fraud in order to include the relevant clauses in specific international agreements;
Amendment 360 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. StresseHighlights the importance of further debate with stakeholders aninward and outward investment to the EU economy and the need for the EU's business to be protected fully when they invest in third Pmarliament on thekets; in this context welcomes the recent Commission’s proposal for the Investment Court System in order to better clarify itswhich clarifies and ensures that there is no impact on the ‘right to regulate’,; asks for more information about the annual costs for the EU budget and its compliance with the EU legal order, the power of the EU courts in particular, and more specifically the EU competition rules;
Amendment 377 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Calls for the elimination of the current imbalances as regards the degree of openness of public procurement markets between the EU and other trading partners; calls on the Commission to go even further in seeking an ambitious and more reciprocal opening up of international public procurement markets, while guaranteeing the exclusion of services of general economic interests; stresses that European economic operators, but especially European SMEs, need better access to public contracts in third countries;
Amendment 381 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
Amendment 396 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49a. Asks the Commission and the Member States to launch an open debate about the possible shift of Custom authorities from the national to the EU level;
Amendment 408 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to find more sophisticated ways of introducing mitigating measures to redevelop industries and regions that lose out; emphasises that in this respect the European Structural and Investment Funds, and in particular both the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund, can play an outstanding role; points out that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund could also be an important instrument if reformed and shaped in a way that it is adequately funded; Considers that an appropriate reflection has to be made on how improve and streamline the process of legal scrubbing and translation with a view to ensuring that all legal texts are presented to the Council and the Parliament for the signature and the ratification process in the shortest time possible;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for an ambitious sustainable development agenda on the part of the UN, and, in line with Article 21(d) TEU, is of the opinion that European trade policy needs to continue to be coordinated and implemented in a coherent way in order to revitalispromote the global partnership for sustainable development;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that trade policy is crucial in combating climate changereducing CO2 emissions, and therefore urges the EU to ensure that its trade policy decisions are in line with the imperative to decarbonise global production and consumption;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 36 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 316 #
2015/2104(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is of the opinion that the European Parliament must be in a position to address these challenges in the same comprehensive and overarching way, and to organise its work accordingly; considers that the Committee on Foreign Affairs must be entrusted the coordination of alltter coordinate these policy fields, which are relevant to the external action of the EU, with other Committees being requested to express their opinion;taking account of the responsibilities of other Committees in this field1 a; __________________ 1aIn accordance with Annex VI of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament.
Amendment 93 #
2015/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on key origin and transit countries for irregular migration to the EU to implement the existing bilateral readmission agreements immediately, fully and effectively; highlights, furthermore, the need to improve cross-border cooperation with neighbouring EU Member States in this respect, including through enhanced operational and technical cooperation with FRONTEX; believes, at the same time, that the EU should establish a binding resettlement programme with yearly quotas and a permanent mandatory and automatically triggered relocation system across the EU;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that there are significant differences in the level of utilisation of preferences between EU Member States, ranging from 16% to 92%; increased utilisation of the preferences in force could bring EU exporters further benefits amounting to more than EUR 900 million; suggests that the utilisation of the preferences in this and other trade agreements should be analysed in order to maximise the utilisation of the trade benefits;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are not aware of the opportunities that the Agreement brings; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the EU Member States to takstudy the preference utilisation rate of SMEs in particular and take effective steps to raise awareness among SMEs regarding the opportunities that the Agreement has created;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Treaty on European Union (TEU) marked a new stage in the process of creating an ever closer union in which decisions are taken as openly and as closely as possible to the citizen (Article 1 TEU); notes that there is a considerable lack of trust among EU citizens invested interests are endeavouring to destroy trust in the European institutions and EU trade- policy making, and believes that a radical shift is needed in the wayat regard and that information about trade negotiations is communicatedmust continue to thbe public, in order to ensure their legitimacyroperly communicated to the public;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the Committee on International Trade (INTA) and the Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade have been collaborating pro-actively to enhance cooperation, establish best practices and improve communication channels, and that this collaboration has been especially useful for monitoring trade negotiations through INTA Standing Rapporteurs and targeted monitoring groups; welcomes recent efforts by the Commission to increase the transparency of trade negotiations; believes, nevertheless, that the Council and the Commission can still improve their working methods to better cooperate with Parliament as regards access to documents, information and decision-making for all issues and negotiations related to CCP (such as information relating to negotiations – including scoping, mandates and evolution of negotiations – provisional application of trade agreements, activities and decisions taken by bodies created by trade and/or investment agreements, expert meetings, and delegated and implementing acts); notes with regret that after one year of negotiations between the Commission and Parliament on access to documents related to the TTIP negotiations, there is still no agreement about access to confidential documents; calls on Parliament to revise its own rules on the treatment of, and access to, confidential documents and, in order to protect confidentiality, greatly to increase the severity of the penalties incurred when persons entitled to consult such documents, Members included, infringe those rules;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, as pointed out by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), imperatives for transparency derive from the democratic nature of governance within the EU, and that, where confidential information is beyond the reach of public access, as in the case of trade negotiations, it must be available to parliamentarians who scrutinise trade policy on behalf of citizens; considers therefore that access to classified information is essential for scrutiny by Parliament, which in return should abide by its obligation to manage such information properly; considers that there should be clear criteria for labelling documents as ‘classified’; notes that the case law of the ECJ makes it clear that where a document originating in an EU institution is covered by an exception with regard to the right to access, the institution must clearly explain why access to this document could specifically and effectively undermine the interest protected by the exception, and that the risk must be reasonably foreseeable and not purely hypothetical; calls on the Commission to implementexamine the recommendations of the European Ombudsman of July 2015 with particular regard to access to documents for all negotiations, and calls on the Commission to convince EU negotiating partners to increase transparency at their end;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the importance for the CCP legislative process to count on Union statistics consistent with Article 338(2) TFEU and on impact assessments conforming to the highest standards of impartiality and reliability; calls for further reflection on further promoting a mandatory legislative (and lobbying) footprint throughout the legislative process, which would further legitimise it by making it more fact based and transparent for citizens and stakeholders;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the Commission must promote the general interests of the Union, be led by members chosen on the grounds of their competence and independence, and refrain from any action incompatible with its duties (Article 17 TFEU); welcomes initiatives aimed at greater transparency, accountability and integrity, including the decisions adopted by the Commission on 25 November 2014 and the new impetus given to the Transparency Register, which should be mandatory and binding for all EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies; calls for Parliament, in this respect, to coordinate action to enhance transparency within the institutions as regards the activity of lobbies and, non- governmental organisations, trade unions, and other special interest groups;
Amendment 375 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Deems it unacceptable that Parliament has less, or less open, access to documents in trade negotiations than some members of national parliamentsWelcomes the fact that Parliament now has comprehensive access to documents in relevant negotiations (as in the case of TTIP) and calls for similar access to documents in other negotiations as well (such as the negotiations on the recent climate summit in Paris); welcomes the Commission’s efforts towards greater transparency in this area;
Amendment 379 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls onWelcomes the fact that the Commission tois putting into practice all the Ombudsman’s recommendations in favour of more transparency in trade negotiations;
Amendment 384 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Recognises the progress made in the transparency of trade negotiations, but insists that these advances with respect to TTIP must be extended to all trade negotiations referred to in paragraph 37;
Amendment 392 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Believes that, when the Commission engages in trade negotiations, it should publish theits negotiation mandates, and all negotiating positions, all requests and offers and all consolidated draft negotiation texts prior to each negotiation round, sorelevant texts concerning negotiations in which it is involved, provided that the negotiating position is not weakened as a result; considers it desirable that the European Parliament and national parliaments, as well as civil society organisations and the wider public, canshould be able to make recommendations thereon before the negotiations are closed for comments and the agreement goes to ratification;
Amendment 401 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission to propose an interinstitutional agreement in order to codify those principles for all trade negotiations;
Amendment 412 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Believes that decisions taken or prepared in the Eurogroup, in the Economic and Financial Committee, ‘informal’ Ecofin Council meetings and Euro summits, or in the run-up to negotiations in contexts similar to, say, the recent Paris Climate Conference, must become as transparent and accountable, including through the publication of their minutess possible, without undermining the EU negotiating position, and must also satisfy the requirement of accountability;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas EU trade policies could contribute positively to the harmonisation process in the direction of implementation and development of human rights (HR), social and environmental sustainability; whereas it must be ensured that trade and investment agreements not reduce their ability to meet their HR obligations, which must prevail over investors and profits interests; whereas there is public concern about the detrimental impact on the concrete enjoyment of HR and labour standards of non-tariff barrier reduction; whereas the new generation of trade agreements risksmust and will not acting as a back-door deregulation instrument;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women’s rights are a constitutive part of HR; whereas trade agreements and liberalisation affect women and men differently owing to structural gender inequalities, and whereas sustainable and inclusive development, growth and trade agreements must include HR, including from a gender perspective;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a regulatory framework on the way corporations comply with HR obligations with respect to social and environmental standards is still lacknot existing;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to incorporate a gender- sensitivejob creating approach into all their policies, as well as into EU trade strategy, guaranteeing inter alia effective compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW); calls on the Commission to draw up an in-depth, binding impact assessment of the EU trade strategy from the perspective of women, HR and genderinvest more resources in closing on-going FTA negotiations;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission and Council’s efforts to insert legally binding HR clauses into all the free trade agreements (FTAs) in accordance with the common approach; regrets that HR clauses are not included in treaties such as those with Korea and Canada (CETA) or in the TTIP and Vietnam negotiations;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Remains concerned about the too limited effects of traditional HR clauses in ensuring that the EU fulfils its HR obligations and commitments; calls on the Commission and the Council to comprehensively rethink the protection and guarantees offered to HR in FTAs and IPAs and to propose a new model for a set of binding HR clauses, in particular through:;
Amendment 99 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a
Paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 100 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b
Paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 104 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c
Paragraph 5 – point c
Amendment 107 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point d
Paragraph 5 – point d
Amendment 115 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Firmly demands that all future EU trade agreements have sustainable chapters (TSD) with:;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a
Paragraph 6 – point a
Amendment 124 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point b
Paragraph 6 – point b
Amendment 128 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c
Paragraph 6 – point c
Amendment 137 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the lack ofWelcomes the involvement of the EP in assessing the compliance of FTAs with HR obligations, and calls on the Council to consult Parliament on any decisions to revise or even suspend the application of an agreement if this is necessary;
Amendment 147 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. RegretsTakes note of the Commission decision to finalise the agreement with Vietnam before the conclusion of the human rights impact assessment (HRIA);
Amendment 150 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Firmly demandProposes that HRIAs and sustainability impact assessments (SIAs) become binding and begin at an early stage in order to inform negotiating positions even before they are formulated;
Amendment 180 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the EU not to reconsider its intellectual property rights (IPRs) policy with a view to a less stringent interpretation of property rights and a clear recognition of governments’ power to apply additional requirements in drawing up domestic legislation and to adopt and use intellectual property flexibilities in order to realise HR;
Amendment 204 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 214 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the EU and the Member States to promote binding measures to ensure that companies pay taxes where economic activities take place and value is created, and to promote compulsory country-by- country reporting by the private sector;
Amendment 207 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on Russia to respect the rights of the local population in Crimea, especially the native Crimean Tatars, thousands of whom have left their homeland for fear of persecution and have sought refuge in other regions in Ukraine; is extremely concerned about the growing number of cases of disappearance or of enforced disappearance 1a; __________________ 1awithin the meaning of Article 7(1)(i) of the Rome Statute (2002).
Amendment 353 #
2015/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers it regrettable that, contrary to the 2002 Declaration of Conduct, several parties are reclaiming land in the Spratly Islands, and is especially concerned about the massive scale of China’s present efforts, which include building military facilities, ports and at least one airstrip; specifically warns against the looming danger of an increased presence of and confrontation between rivalling naval vessels and air patrols in the area and of the possible establishment of an air defence identification zone (IDAZ) over the South China Sea;
Amendment 475 #
2015/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Advocates negotiatingCalls for a bilateral investment agreement to be rapidly negotiated between the EU and Taiwan, given that Taiwan is, at regional level, the best gateway and springboard to China for EU businesses and that numerous states – including the People’s Republic of China – have concluded such (de facto) agreements with Taiwan;
Amendment 1235 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Member States may exempt the competent authorities from keeping a register of establishments or undertakings which collect or transport quantities of non- hazardous waste not exceeding 20 tonnes and of hazardous waste not exceeding 2 tonnes annually.
Amendment 1241 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Amendment 19 #
2015/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 19/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1a (new)
4a. In Article 15 the following paragraph is inserted: "(1a) The Commission shall monitor trends in banana imports."
Amendment 26 #
2015/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
4b. In Article 15, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "(3) When deciding whether measures should be applied pursuant to paragraph 2, the Commission shall take into consideration the impact of the imports concerned on the situation of the Union market for bananas. That examination shall include systemic factors such as: effect of the imports concerned on the Union price level, development of imports from other sources, and the overall stability of the Union market. content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2013.017.01.0001.01.DEU&toc=OJ:L:2013:017:TOC)" Or. de (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
Amendment 28 #
2015/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 19/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3a (new)
4c. In Article 15 the following paragraph is inserted: "(3a) The Commission shall assess the situation on the basis of the factors specified in Article 15(3)."
Amendment 33 #
2015/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 20/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1a (new)
(1a) In Article 15 the following paragraph is inserted: "(1a) The Commission shall monitor trends in banana imports."
Amendment 40 #
2015/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 b (new)
Article 2 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 20/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
1b. In Article 15, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "(3) When deciding whether measures should be applied pursuant to paragraph 2, the Commission shall take into consideration the impact of the imports concerned on the situation of the Union market for bananas. That examination shall include systemic factors such as: effect of the imports concerned on the Union price level, development of imports from other sources, and the overall stability of the Union market." Or. de (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0020&from=EN)
Amendment 42 #
2015/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 c (new)
Article 2 – point 1 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 20/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
1c. In Article 15 the following paragraph is inserted: "(3a) The Commission shall assess the situation on the basis of the factors specified in Article 15(3)."
Amendment 15 #
2014/2817(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with satisfaction the ratification of the agreement by the Parliament of Moldova on 23 July 2014, which triggered the provisional application of the DCFTA as from 1 September 2014; noteregrets the significant damages suffered by the Moldovan economy in recent months following the politically motivated import bans imposed by Russia, and welcomes the provisional application of the DCFTA, which should at least provide for the alleviation of the damages incurred;
Amendment 17 #
2014/2817(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the fact that the success of the DCFTA is subject to the rapid, thorough and effective implementation by both parties of the commitments set out in the agreement; calls, in this respect, for the EU to provide Moldova with all necessary technical assistance;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2817(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that parliamentary scrutiny is a fundamental condition for democratic support for EU policies; calls, therefore, on the Commission to facilitate the regular and detailed monitoring of the implementation of the DCFTA by Parliament in a timely manner.
Amendment 10 #
2014/2816(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Congratulates Georgia on having been able to sustain external pressure and re- direct its exports towards new markets and encourages it to continue with that approach in the future;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2816(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that parliamentary scrutiny is a fundamental condition for democratic support for EU policies; calls, therefore, on the Commission to take prompt steps to facilitate the regular and detailed monitoring of the implementation of the DCFTA by Parliament.
Amendment 32 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas stronger political and economic ties will bring greater stability, security and prosperity to the whole European continent;
Amendment 38 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Warmly welcomes the signature of the Association Agreement as constituting a significant step forward in EU-Georgia relations and embodying a commitment to the path of political association and economic integration; stresses that the ratification of the Agreement is not the final goal in itself and that full implementation thereof as soon as possible is key;
Amendment 65 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes the efforts by the Georgian authorities in the area of democratic reforms, including tackling the reform of the judiciary, and the need to investigate properly and fully all allegations of violations of human rights; recognises the fundamental principle of equality before the law; stresses, however, that all prosecutions should be transparent, proportionate, within the confines of the law and free from political motivation, and should adhere strictly to investigatory procedures and due process;
Amendment 75 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the work carried out by Thomas Hammarberg as the EU Special Adviser and his report ‘Georgia in Transition’, and the report of 10 July 2014 on the follow-up visit; calls on the Georgian authorities to implement fully and as soon as possible the recommendations contained in the reports;
Amendment 72 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that PPP-related challenges can be overcome through principles of good governance, such as transparency of rules, decisions and implementation, adequate planning, medium- and long-term cost-effectiveness, stakeholder participation, reliability, accountability, fairness, efficiency and effectiveness, corruption deterrents, expertise of officials, appropriate risk assessment (from geopolitical contexts to interest rates) and allocation, and adequate, transparent and, at the same time, effective investment protection;
Amendment 127 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls the achievements in the EU through the use of PPPs in infrastructure development and vanguard fields of technology, research, e-learning and other high-added-value sectors, and encourages the Commission to identify those projects which have yielded the best results in the EU and to promote participation by EU companies, in particular SMEs, in such ventures abroad;
Amendment 172 #
2014/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is concerned about the large trade deficit resulting in merchandise exports of USD 428.9 million and merchandise imports of USD 6.2 billion in 2012; recommends that higher tariffs be introduced in order to protect the economy, thereby alscalls on the Commission, though the Export Helpdesk set up within the Directorate- General for Trade, to highlight more clearly the opportunities for exporting to the EU and provide greater support to help Afghan companies develop their trading relations so as to fostering the prospects for increased exports and utilise the potential of the Everything But Arms programme to better effect;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 6 April 2011 on the future European international investment policy19f __________________ 19f Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0141.
Amendment 24 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 6 April 2011 on European international investment policy19g __________________ 19g Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0141.
Amendment 29 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
– having regard to its earlier resolutions, in particular those of 23 October 2012 on trade and economic relations with the United States20, 23 May 2013 on EU trade and investment negotiations with the United States of America21, 12 March 2014 on the US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and their impact on EU citizens’ fundamental rights and on transatlantic cooperation in Justice and Home Affairs22, and 15 January 2015 on the annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman 201323, __________________ 22 Texts adopted, P7_TA- PROV(2014)0230. 20 21OJ C 68 E, 7.3.2014, p.53. OJ C 68 E, 7.3.2014, p.53. 21 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0227. Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0227. 23 Texts adopted, P8_TA- PROV(2015)0009.
Amendment 71 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, given the growing interconnectedness of global markets – up to 40 % of European industrial products are manufactured from imported upstream products – it is crucial that policymakers further and shape the way these markets interact; whereas proper trade rules are fundamental to creating added value in Europe, since industrial production takes place in global value chains;
Amendment 75 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the successful establishment of a trans-atlantic market would offer the historic chance for both the EU and the US to define "Golden Standards" in the next phase of globalisation together with traditional and likeminded partners, based on similar values, thus fostering security and cooperation with trans-atlantic partners in a world of increasing conflicts and insecurity around Europe, rather than leaving geo-political importance to the trans-pacific region and consequently weakening Europe's position while its values and security are increasingly endangered by several conflicts.
Amendment 88 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas we are faced with an uninsufficiently regulated picture of globalisation and a well-designed trade agreement could contribute to harnessing liberalisation; whereas such an agreement should not only focus on reducing tariffs and NTBs but should also be a tool to protect workemployees, employers, consumers and the environment; whereas a strong and ambitious trade agreement is an opportunity to create a framework by strengthening regulation to the highest standards at a global level in order to prevent social and environmental dumping;
Amendment 89 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas we are faced with an unregulated constantly evolving picture of globalisation and a well-designed trade agreement could contribute to harnessing the far-reaching effects of liberalisation; whereas such an agreement should not only focus on reducing tariffs and NTBs but should also be a tool to protect workers, consumers and the environment; whereas a strong and ambitious trade agreement is an opportunity to create a framework by strengthening regulation to the highest standards at a global level in order to prevent social and environmental dumping;
Amendment 92 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is taking steps aiming to improve the transparency of the negotiations.has made the negotiations markedly more transparent over the last few months, and emphasises that in the past, too, trade agreement negotiations have been conducted with much greater transparency than is generally known;
Amendment 99 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas even though common high standards are in the interest of the consumers, it should be noted that they also make sense from an economic perspective, as the higher costs stemming from higher standards are more easily compensated by increased economies of scale in a market of 850 million consumers;
Amendment 106 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas many economic impact studies on TTIP should be taken with caution as they are built onthat are built on the most suitable computable general equilibrium economic models with very optimistic predictions abshould be taken into account the capacitywith regard to the ambition of the EU and the US to reduce tariffs, non-tariff and regulatory barriers to trade; whereas the TTIP alone will not resolvewill give the necessary boost to economic pgroblems in the EU and no false hopes and expectations should be raised in that respect;wth and set rules and standards for our other economic partners globally
Amendment 115 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas many economic impact studies on TTIP should be taken with caution asthe vast majority of they large built on computable general equilibrium economic models with very optimistic predictions about the capacity of the EU and the US to reduce regulatory barriers to tradenumber of economic impact studies on TTIP forecast positive effects; whereas the TTIP alone will not resolve economic problems in the EU and no false hopes and expectations should be raised in that respecbut it can make a contribution to more growth and employment;
Amendment 116 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
whereas manythe various economic impact studies on TTIP should be taken with caution as they are built on computable general equilibrium economic models with very optimistic predictions about the capacity of the EU and the US to reduce regulatory barriers to trade; whereas the TTIP alone will not resolve economic problems in the EU and no false hopes and expectations should be raised in that respecarried out up to now are naturally only able to provide forecasts at this point, it can be seen at the same time, however, that all studies project a generally positive impact;
Amendment 141 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the wellbeing of ordinary citizens, workers and consumers has to be theis a benchmark for aour trade agreement; whereas TTIP should be a model for a good trade agreement responding to these requirements;
Amendment 143 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the wellbeing of ordinary citizens, workers and consumers has to be the benchmark for a trade agreement; whereas TTIP should be a good model for a goodfuture trade agreement responding to these requirements;
Amendment 155 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 162 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the secret character of negotiations as they have been conducted in the past has led to deficiencies in terms of democratic control of the negotiation process, for reasons of negotiation tactics, not all the information can be published for negotiations, and this poses particular challenges for citizen participation and democratic control of the negotiation process; whereas this has not had an adverse effect in the case of our concluded agreement;
Amendment 163 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the secret character of negotiations ason they have been conducted in the past has led to deficiencies in terms of democratic control of the negotiation process TTIP agreement should offer the maximum possible transparency; whereas Parliament fully supports both the decision of the Council to declassify the negotiating directives and the Commission’s transparency initiative; whereas the new Commission’s new transparency offensive promotes democratic control of the negotiation process and has already successfully eliminated transparency deficiencies; whereas the negotiations will also always require a certain degree of confidentiality in order to be able to achieve a high-quality outcome;
Amendment 184 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas President Juncker has clearly reiterated in his Political Guidelines that – while the EU and the US can go a significant step further in recognising each other’s product standards and working towards transatlantic standards – the EU will not sacrifice its safety, health, social and data protection standards or our cultural diversity, recalling that the safety of the food we eat and the protection of Europeans’ personal data and of local public services are non- negotiable;
Amendment 196 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 213 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 219 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas many critical voices in the public debate have shown the need for the TTIP negotiations to be conducted in a more transparent and inclusive manner, taking into account the concerns voiced by European citizens, as has been the case up to now; whereas Parliament fully supports both the decision of the Council to declassify the negotiating directives and the Commission’s transparency initiative;
Amendment 227 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas since July 2013 talks between the US and the EU have been going on, but up to now no common text has been agreed and it is now exactly the right time to undertake a reflection on the state of play;
Amendment 228 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas since July 2013 talks between the US and the EU have been going on, but up to now no common text has been agreed and it is now exactly the right time to undertake a reflection on the state of playyet;
Amendment 240 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) to ensure that TTIP negotiations lead to a deep, comprehensive, ambitious, balanced and high-standard trade and investment agreement that would promote sustainable growth, support the creation of high-quality jobs for European workers, directly benefit European consumers by guaranteeing the protection of existing and future levels of protection, increase international competitiveness, and open up new opportunities for EU companies, in particular SMEs; the content of the agreement is more important than the speed of the negotiations; (The amendment is based on the proposal by BEUC, The European Consumer Organisation.)
Amendment 264 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) to emphasise that while the TTIP negotiations consist of negotiations on three main areas – ambitiously improving reciprocal market access (for goods, services, investment and public procurement at all levels of government), reducing NTBs and enhancing the compatibility of regulatory regimes, and developing common rules to address shared global trade challenges and opportunities – all these areas are equally important to be included in a comprehensive package; TTIP should be ambitious and binding on all levels of government on both sides of the Atlantic, the agreement should lead to lasting genuine market openness on a reciprocal basis and trade facilitation on the ground, and should pay particular attention to structural means ofsures for achieving greater transatlantic cooperation while upholding regulatory standards and preventing social and environmental dumping;
Amendment 340 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) to keep in mind that there are important offensive interests for the EU in the services sector, for instance in the areas of engineering, telecommunications, media and journalistic reporting, and transport services;
Amendment 342 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) to keep in mind that there are important offensive interests for the EU in the services sector, for instance in the areas of highly specialised services, engineering, telecommunications and, transport services and finance;
Amendment 357 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) toin the context of the volume and significance of transatlantic trade in services, further increase of market access for services according to the ‘posi, should be facilitated by means of the "Negative lList aApproach’ whereby services that are to be opened up to foreign companies are explicitly mentioned and new services are excluded while ensuring that possible standstill and ratchet clauses only apply to non- discrimination provisions and allow for enough flexibility to bring services back into public control;", to ensure that new and innovative services entering the market will be automatically covered and not be hampered by complex and bureaucratic procedures.
Amendment 364 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) to increasstructure market access for services according to the ‘positive list approach’ whereby services that are to be opened up toon the same lines as the EU-Canada foreign companies are explicitly mentioned and new servicese trade agre excludedement while ensuring that possible standstill and ratchet clauses only apply to non- discrimination provisions and allow for enough flexibility to bring services back into public control;
Amendment 365 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) to increase market access for services according to the ‘posind adopt a ‘negative list’ approach’ as a basis in services liberalisation whereby all services that are not to be opened up to foreign companies are explicitly mentioned and new services are excludedexcluded, it being ensured that previously unknown or innovative service sectors must not be automatically excluded from the market, while ensuring that possible standstill and ratchet clauses only apply to non- discrimination provisions and allow for enough flexibility to bring services back into public control;
Amendment 378 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point v
Paragraph 1 – point b – point v
(v) the negotiations should meaningfully address and remove the current US restrictions on maritime and air transport services owned by European businesses, including in relation to foreign ownership of airlines and reciprocity on cabotage, as well as maritime cargo screening;
Amendment 399 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
(vi) to ensure an adequate carve-out of sensitive services such as public services and public utilities (including water, health, social security systems and education) allowing national and local authorities enough room for manoeuvre to legislate in the public interest; awelcomes the joint declaration reflecting negotiators’ clear commitment to exclude these sectors from the negotiations would be very helpful in this regard;
Amendment 401 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
(vi) to ensure an adequate carve-out of sensitive services such as public services and public utilities (including water, health, social security systems and education) allowing national and local authorities enough room for manoeuvre to legislate in the public interest; a joint declaration reflecting negotiators’ clear commitment to exclude these sectors from the negotiany privatisation obligations would be very helpful in this regard;
Amendment 404 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
(vi) to ensure that there is neither a direct nor indirect obligation to privatise publicly owned companies and to ensure an adequate carve-out of sensitive services such as public services and public utilities (including water, health, social security systems and education) allowing national and local authorities enough room for manoeuvre to legislate in the public interest; a joint declaration reflecting negotiators’ clear commitment to exclude these sectors from the negotiations would be very helpful in this regard; (This amendment is based on a proposal by the Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband.)
Amendment 446 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point viii
(viii) to ensure that the EU’s acquis on data privacy is not compromised through the liberalisation of cross- border data flows, in particularly in the area of e-commerce and financial services; to ensure that no commitments on data flows are taken up before European, while providing adequate data protection and full compliance with the EU data protection legislation is in place;.
Amendment 448 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point viii
(viii) to ensure that the EU’s acquis on data privacy is not further compromised through the liberalisation of data flows, in particular in the area of e-commerce and financial services; to ensure that no commitments on data flows are taken up before European data protection legislation is in place;
Amendment 449 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point viii
(viii) to ensure that the EU’s acquis oEuropean data privacy is not compromised through the liberalisation of transatlantic data flows, in particular in the area of e-commerce and financial services; to ensure that no commitments on data flows are taken up before European data protection legislation is in place;
Amendment 458 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix
Amendment 461 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix
(ix) to ensure that European competition law is also properly respected particularly in the digital world;
Amendment 477 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point x
Paragraph 1 – point b – point x
(x) to keep in mind that the agreement should not risk prejudicing the Union’s cultural and linguistic diversity, including in the audiovisual and cultural services sector, and that existing and future provisions and policies in support of the cultural sector, in particular in the digital world, are kept out of the scope of the negotiations;
Amendment 509 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xii
(xii) to promote EU-US cooperation at the international level in order to promote sustainability standards for public procurement, inter alia in the implementation of the recently revised Government Procurement Agreement; at all federal and sub-federal levels of government;
Amendment 517 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiii
(xiii) to ensure that the US states are included in the negotiation process in order to achieve meaningful, robust and tangible results in opening up US public procurement contracts to EU companies;
Amendment 529 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiv
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure that the negotiations on rules of origin aim at reconciling the EU and US approaches and establishing effective rules of origin; given the conclusion of the negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between EU and Canada and the potential upgrade of the EU-Mexico free trade agreement, the possibility and scope of cumulation will need to be considered;
Amendment 552 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) to ensure that the regulatory cooperation chapter promotes an effective, pro- competitive economic environment through the facilitation of trade and investment while developing and securing high levels of protection of health and safety, consumer, labour and environmental legislation and of the cultural diversity that exists within the EU; negotiators on both sides need toshould identify and to be very clear about which regulatory measures and standards are fundamental and cannot be compromised, which ones can be the subject of a common approach, which are the areas where mutual recognition based on a common high standard and a strong system of market surveillance is desirable and which are those where simply an improved exchange of information is possible, based on the experience of one and a half years of ongoing talks;
Amendment 553 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) to ensure that the regulatory cooperation chapter promotes an effective, pro- competitive economic environment through thea transparent, effective and efficient regulatory cooperation chapter and coherence promote and facilitation ofe trade and investment while developing and securing the high levels of protection of health and safety,, the consumer, labour and, the environmental legislation and of the and cultural diversity that exists within the EU; negotiators on both sides need to identify and to be very clear about which regulatory measures and standards are fundamental and cannot be compromised, which ones can be the subject of a common approach,areas will be the subject of regulatory consistency or regulatory cooperation and which ones will be excluded, and which are the areas where mutual recognition based on a common high standard and a strong system of market surveillance is desirable and which are those where simply an improved exchange of information is possible, based on the experience of one and a half years of ongoing talks;
Amendment 575 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) to base negotiations on SPS and TBT measures on the key principles of the multilateral SPS and TBT agreements; to aim in the first place at increasing transparency and openness, strengthening dialogue between regulators and strengthening cooperation in international standards-setting bodies; to recognise, in negotiations on SPS and TBT measures, the right of both parties to manage risk in accordance with the level either deems appropriate in order to protect human, animal or plant life or health; to respect and uphold the sensitivities and fundamental values of either side, such as the EU’s precautionary principle;
Amendment 594 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) with regard to the horizontal regulatory cooperation chapter, to give priority to fostering bilateral cooperation between regulatory bodies through enhanced information exchange and to promote the adoption, strengthening and timely implementation of international instruments, on the basis of successful international experiences such as, for instance, ISO standards or under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29); to establish that the prior impact assessment for the regulatory act, as defined in the horizontal provisions on regulatory cooperation, should also measure the impact on consumers and the environment next to its impact on trade and investment; to handle the possibility of promoting regulatory compatibility with great care and only without compromising legitimate regulatory and policy objectives and competencies of the legislature on both sides of the Atlantic;
Amendment 595 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) with regard to the horizontal regulatory cooperation chapter, to give priority to fostering bilateral cooperation between regulatory bodies through enhanced information exchange and to promote the adoption, strengthening and timely implementation of international instruments, on the basis of successful international experiences such as, for instance, ISO standards or under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29); to establish that the prior impact assessment for the regulatory act, as defined in the horizontal provisions on regulatory cooperation, should also measure the impact on consumers and the environment next to its impact on trade and investment; to handle the possibility of promoting regulatory compatibility with great care and only without compromising legitimate regulatory and policy objectives;
Amendment 602 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
Amendment 624 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i
(i) to combine negotiations on market access and regulatory cooperation with the establishment of ambitious rules and disciplines, inter alia on sustainable development, energy, SMEs, and investment and intellectual property;
Amendment 632 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) to ensure that the sustainable development chapter aims at the full and effective ratification, implementation and enforcement of the eight fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and their content, the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda and the core international environmental agreements; provisions should be aimed at improving levels of protection of labour and environmental standards; an ambitious trade and sustainable development chapter should also include rules on corporate social responsibility based on the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and a clearly structured civil society involvementstresses that the EU and the US share the same environmental social and labour objectives; even if the legal status of respective international conventions differs;
Amendment 637 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) to ensure that the sustainable development chapter aims at the full and effective ratification, implementation and enforcement of the eight fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and their content, the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda and the core international environmental agreements; provisions should be aimed at further improving levels of protection of labour and environmental standards; an ambitious trade and sustainable development chapter should also include rules on corporate social responsibility based on the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and a clearly structured dialogue with so-called civil society involvement;
Amendment 638 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) to ensure that the sustainable development chapter aims at the full and effective ratification, implementation and enforcement of the eight fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and their content, the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda and the core international environmental agreements; provisions should be aimed at improving levels of protection of labour and environmental standards; an ambitious trade and sustainable development chapter should also include rules on corporate social responsibility based on the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and a clearly structured civil society involvementagreement supports the drafting and enforcement of legal provisions and political measures in the area of labour and environmental law and promotes the consideration of core standards and benchmarks laid down by the International Labour Organisation (ILO); calls for the harmonisation of standards in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR);
Amendment 643 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) toit must be ensured that labour and environmental standards are not limited to the trade and sustainable development chapter but are equally included in other areas of the agreement, such as investment, trade in services, regulatory cooperation and public procurementthe horizontal dimensions of the provisions of labour and social law in the sustainable development chapter are integrated in the relevant operational parts of the agreement in order to ensure a coherent and comprehensive approach;
Amendment 648 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) to ensure that labour and environmental standards are made enforceable, by building on the good experience of the EU-Korea free trade agreement and good andgiven a chance to be effective in practices in the US’s free trade agreements and national legislation; by means of a dedicated dispute settlement mechanism,
Amendment 662 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point v
Paragraph 1 – point d – point v
(v) to ensure that employees of transatlantic companies, registered under EU member state law, have access to information and consultation in line with the European works council directive;
Amendment 664 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point v
Paragraph 1 – point d – point v
(v) to ensure that employees of transatlantic companies have access to information and consultation ion line withthe same lines as the European works council directive;
Amendment 666 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vi
(vi) to ensure that the economic, social and environmental impact of TTIP is examined through a thorough trade sustainability impact assessment with clear involvement of stakeholders and civil society;sustainability impact of TTIP implementation on economy and society is examined also by means of a thorough and objective trade sustainability impact assessment, involving all relevant parties in the sectorial context.
Amendment 751 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure that foreign investors are treated in a non-discriminatory fashion and have a fair opportunity to seek and achieve redress of grievances, which can be achieved without the inclusion of an ISDS mechanism; such a mechanism is not necessary in TTIP given the EU’s and the US’ developed legal systems; a state-to- state dispute settlement system and the use of national courts are the most appropriate tools to address investment disputesby the inclusion of a sound and modernised ISDS mechanism;
Amendment 770 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure that foreign investors are treated in a non-discriminatory fashion and have a fair opportunity to seek and achieve redress of grievances, which cannot be achieved without the inclusion of an ISDSappropriate mechanism; such a mechanism is not necessary in TTIP given, despite the EU’s and the US’ developed legal systems;, in order to ensure the applicability of international agreements, which is not direct in many cases, before national courts and thus the justiciability of contractual obligations entered into in national redress procedures, and to bring an end to the unequal treatment of investors on account of existing agreements of individual EU Member States; in many cases, a state-to- state dispute settlement system and the use of national courts are the mosnot appropriate tools to address investment disputes;
Amendment 809 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xvi
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xvi
(xvi) to ensure that the IPR chapter does not include provisions on criminal sanctions as a tool for enforcement, as having been previously rejected by Parliament;has the WTO Agreement on Trade related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) as the starting point for protection of intellectual property rights; negotiators are encouraged to identify and address areas in which protection and/ or enforcement of IP Rights need to be upgraded.
Amendment 818 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xvi a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xvi a (new)
(xvia) to facilitate the short term mobility of skilled labour between the EU and US and establish a fast track approach for expeditious processing of visa/work permit applications; (This amendment is based on the proposal by the Trans-Atlantic Business Council (TABC).)
Amendment 821 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xvi b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xvi b (new)
(xvib) to create common frameworks between the US and EU for programmes to encourage both basic research and development, as the commercialisation of new technologies, and to consider horizontal as well as sector and technology-specific aspects for improved cooperation to enhance R&D and innovation; (This amendment is based on the proposal by the Trans-Atlantic Business Council (TABC).)
Amendment 822 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xvi c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xvi c (new)
(xvic) ensure, in full compliance with the GATS and the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, that the parties to the agreement can take measures of a regulatory nature, with respect to the protection or promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity, media pluralism and media freedom, including audiovisual services; (This amendment is based on a proposal by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich- rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD).)
Amendment 824 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) to continue ongoing efforts to increase transparency in the negotiations by making more negotiation proposals available to the general public; without jeopardising the negotiating process.
Amendment 837 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
(ii) to translate these transparency efforts into meaningful practical results, inter alia by reaching meaningful arrangements with the US side to improve transparency, including access to all negotiating documents, in order to allow Members of Parliament and the Member States to develop constructive discussions with stakeholders and the public, while at the same time maintaining due confidentiality;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is essential to promote the strengthening of links between education, business and research and innovation; whereas procedures for combating intellectual property rights (IPR) infringements are costly and time- consuming, particularly for SMEs and natural persons holding rights;
Amendment 17 #
2014/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the IPR debate should be based on qualified reflection of past experiences, while keeping consistency between internal and external aspects, if required, distinguishing between physical and digital environments, taking into consideration concerns of all stakeholders, including SMEs and consumer organisations, with the necessary extensive transparency, and aiming at ensuring a fair balance between theall interests of rights’ holders and those of end users;
Amendment 34 #
2014/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that it is not clear by what means and by what method the Underscores the fact that the public debate on a fair balance between rightholders' interesults included in the Communication could be achieved, in particular as regards what resources will be used and where they will be taken fromand end users' interests is by no means characterised by ideology alone, but, rather, is extremely complex and is driven on all sides by economic interests which are not clear- cut; calls accordingly, in the interests of an informed, transparent and democratic decision-taking process, for economic interests to be scrutinised and disclosed; is convinced that, given those considerations, there ought to be greater stakeholder engagement only if, at the same time, there is greater transparency as to the real motives and commitments to disclose relevant interests;
Amendment 43 #
2014/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that commercial-scale IPR infringements and the growing involvement of organised crime in IPR infringementsthem hasve become a major issue; regrets that the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (Palermo Convention) still does not have a protocol on counterfeiting, and calls on the Commission and the Member States considerably to step up their efforts to bring that about;
Amendment 47 #
2014/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Appreciates and supports the aim of better coherence between IPR protection and enforcement and other policies, and between the Commission and Member States in reaching the goal; considers that IPR protection and resolute measures to combat IPR infringements can play a crucial role in the fight against organised crime, money laundering and tax evasion; and are essential for a future-proof and innovation-friendly digital market;
Amendment 59 #
2014/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that the TRIPS agreement should be implemented in the most flexible way;
Amendment 89 #
2014/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to contribute to creating an environment in which the interests of Member States and third countries are convergent and where there is a reciprocal interest in raising the bar, and calls on it to fill the gaps in IPR protection arrangements permanently, while taking account of specific circumstances in individual developing countries;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Takes the view that the criteria to be applied for the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) programme should include the ratification and implementation of the WIPO Trademark Law Treaty, the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT), the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement, the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, and other IPR- related international agreements;
Amendment 136 #
2014/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Supports the Commission’s pledge to give priority to promoting better IPR protection and enforcement thereof in the WTO and in any other international arenas and thus open up new markets for European exporters and improve existing market access;
Amendment 141 #
2014/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on the Commission to work towards the inclusion in the WTO system of IPR-related international agreements that are not yet part of it, such as the WIPO Trademark Law Treaty, the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT), the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement and the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration;
Amendment 154 #
2014/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Calls on the Commission to make more regular recourse to dispute settlement mechanisms, including the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body, when the rights of the Union’s economic operators and of other rightholders are infringed;
Amendment 2 #
2014/2086(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Remains concerned about the considerable number of high-grade posts in the EEAS, which is out of all proportion to the number of such posts in the EU institutions as a whole and the reduction in the number of staff across all the EU institutions; notes the associated problem of a top-heavy managerial structure which requires urgent reform;
Amendment 365 #
2014/2075(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 154 a (new)
Paragraph 154 a (new)
154a. Asks to ensure sufficient controls on the various activities supporting the internationalisation of the Union's small and medium-sized enterprises as well as their access to third markets; reminds of the urgent need for an independent and external evaluation, in particular, of the effectiveness of the EU business centres in Asia which shall be delivered to the European Parliament in due time.
Amendment 366 #
2014/2075(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 154 b (new)
Paragraph 154 b (new)
154b. Asks the Commission to redistribute personal resources from other directorates-general (DG) to the DG for Trade to ensure that the DG Trade is able to satisfy the justified demand of the European citizens and the European Parliament for an increased transparency and access to information in the context of ongoing trade negotiations of the EU and the upcoming ratification process, in particular with regard to TTIP, CETA and TISA, in an effective, efficient and timely manner without being forced to neglect other important assigned tasks.
Amendment 84 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Many already existing voluntary supply chain due diligence systems could contribute to achieving the aims of the Regulation. The criteria and procedures for the recognition and certification of such schemes need to be clarified to allow for respect for high standards and the avoidance of unnecessary double auditing.
Amendment 138 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation sets up a Union system for supply chain due diligence self- certificdeclaration in order to curtail opportunities for armed groups and security forces12 to trade in tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold. It is designed to provide transparency and certainty as regards the supply practices of importers, smelters and refiners sourcing from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. __________________ 12 'Armed groups and security forces' as defined in Annex II of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict- Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition, OECD Publishing (OECD (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264185050- en. (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
Amendment 203 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) 'importer' means any natural or legal person declaringestablished in the Union in whose name the customs declaration is made (Importer of Record) for the physical introduction into the customs territory of the Union of the minerals or metals within the scope of this Regulation for release for free circulation within the meaning of Article 79 of Council Regulation (EEC) No . 2913/199213 ; __________________ 13 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1).
Amendment 218 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) 'self-certification' means the act of declaring one's adherence to the obligations relating to management systems, risk management, third-party auditsconformity assessment and disclosure as set out in this Regulation; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout)
Amendment 253 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(qa) 'industry scheme' means a combination of voluntary supply chain due diligence procedures, tools or mechanisms, developed and overseen by relevant industry associations, including third-party conformity assessments;
Amendment 362 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
The responsible importer of the minerals or metals within the scope of this Regulation shall carry out audits via an independent third-party.let a notified conformity assessment body carry out a conformity assessment in accordance with the conformity assessment scheme as mentioned in article 6a
Amendment 363 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 384 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Amendment 385 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6 b Notification of conformity assessment bodies 1. Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of bodies authorised to carry out third- party conformity assessment tasks under this regulation. 2. The Commission shall make publicly available the list of the bodies notified under this Regulation, including the identification numbers that have been allocated to them and the activities for which they have been notified. The Commission shall ensure that that list is kept up to date. 3. Member States may notify only conformity assessment bodies which have satisfied the requirements laid down in Article 6c. 4. Conformity assessment bodies that are accredited in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 against an appropriate harmonised accreditation standard for carrying out conformity assessment based on a designated conformity assessment scheme, shall be presumed to comply with the requirements in Article 6c. 5. Where a notifying authority has ascertained or has been informed that a notified body no longer meets the requirements laid down in Article 6c, or that it is failing to fulfil its obligations, the notifying authority shall restrict, suspend or withdraw notification as appropriate, depending on the seriousness of the failure to meet those requirements or fulfil those obligations. It shall immediately inform the Commission and the other Member States accordingly. 6. In the event of restriction, suspension or withdrawal of notification, or where the notified body has ceased its activity, the notifying Member State shall take appropriate steps to ensure that the files of that body are either processed by another notified body or kept available for the responsible notifying Member State competent authorities at their request.
Amendment 386 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 c (new)
Article 6 c (new)
Amendment 387 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 d (new)
Article 6 d (new)
Article 6 d Obligations of notified conformity assessment bodies 1. The notified conformity assessment body shall carry out the conformity assessment in accordance with a certification scheme designated in accordance with article 6a . 2. Where a notified conformity assessment body finds that requirements laid down in the certification scheme have not been met by an importer, it shall require that importer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall not issue a certificate. 3. Where, in the course of the monitoring of conformity following the issue of a certificate, a notified conformity assessment body finds that a product no longer complies, it shall require the importer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall suspend or withdraw the certificate if necessary. 4. Where corrective measures are not taken or do not have the required effect, the notified conformity assessment body shall restrict, suspend or withdraw any certificates, as appropriate.
Amendment 397 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) independentthe certificate issued as result of the third- party auditsconformity assessment carried out in accordance with Article 6 of this Regulation.
Amendment 427 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) certificates of the independent third- party auditsconformity assessment body regarding each of the responsible smelters or refiners in its supply chain carried out in accordance with the scope, objective and principles set out in Article 6 of the Regulation,
Amendment 537 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Amendment 296 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Strongly emphasises, given the importance of the digital economy in the relationship and in the cause of rebuilding EU-US trust, that the European Parliament will only consent to the final TTIP agreement provided inter alia the agreement guarantees fully respects for EU fundamental rights recognised by the EU Charter, and that the protection of the privacy of individuals in relation to the processing and dissemination of personal data must continue to be governed by Article XIV of the GATSstandards as well as a high level of protection of personal data in relation to the processing and dissemination according to the provisions of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) on the protection of personal data, which should benefit consumers on both sides of the Atlantic;
Amendment 297 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Strongly emphasises, given the importance of the digital economy in the relationship and in the cause of rebuilding EU-US trust, that the European Parliament will only consent to the final TTIP agreement provided theand distinguishes clearly the TTIP negotiations from revelations on the US NSA mass surveillance programme; however the TTIP agreement shall fully respects fundamental rights recognised by the EU Charter, and that the protection of the privacy of individuals in relation to the processing and dissemination of personal data must continue to be governed by Article XIV of the GATS;
Amendment 33 #
2013/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that citizens need to be able to make informed decisions about exercising their Treaty rights and should therefore be provided with all the necessary information, focusing not only on abstract rights, but also on practical, readily accessible information about economic, administrative, legal and cultural issues; calls on national, regional and local authorities to promote a better understanding of EU citizenship and to explain its practical benefits for individuals;
Amendment 47 #
2013/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expects that the new petitions web portal, which will be available at the beginning of 2014, will turn the petitioning process into an appealing, transparent and user-friendly instrument; calls on the Commission and the other institutions to properly acknowledge the petitioning process on their websites;
Amendment 80 #
2013/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to put in place coordination and cooperation measures in order to efficiently tackle the issues of double car registration taxes, tax discrimination and double taxation in a cross-border context and to take better account of the realities of cross-border worker mobility; considers that double taxation issues are insufficiently addressed through existing bilateral tax conventions or unilateral action by a Member State and would need concerted, timely action at the Union level;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2130(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) has expanded the scope of the Union’s exclusive competences in the field of Common Commercial Policy (CCP), which now embraces not only all the aspects of trade but also foreign direct investment; highlights the fact that Parliament is now fully competent to decide together with the Council on law- making and on the approval of trade and investment agreements; notes that since the TFEU entered into force, Parliament has proved to be a committed and responsible co-legislator and that interaction between Parliament and the Commission has, overall, been rather positive and based on fluid communication and a cooperative approach;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2130(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the importance of the EU institutions cooperating in a loyal and effective manner, within their respective competences, when considering legislation and international agreements with a view to anticipating trade and economic trends, identifying priorities and options, establishing mid- and long-term strategies, determining mandates for international agreements, analysing/drafting and adopting legislation and monitoring long- term initiatives in the field of CCP; underlines the importance of continuing the process of developing effective capacities, including the allocation of the necessary staff and financial resources, in order to achieve political objectives in the field of trade and investment while ensuring legal certainty, the consistency of the EU’s external action and respect for the principles and objectives enshrined in the Treaties; in this context, attaches great importance to the inclusion of human rights clauses in international agreements and of sustainable development chapters in trade and investment agreements, and expresses satisfaction with Parliament’s key role regarding the adoption of the accompanying roadmaps; reminds the Commission of the need to take into account Parliament’s views and resolutions and to provide feedback on how they have been incorporated into international agreements and legislation; regrets that the instruments for developing the Union’s new investment policy are not yet operative;
Amendment 13 #
2013/2130(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the institutions to work closely together as regards delegated and implementing acts; understands that delegated acts can be a flexible and effective tool, but stresses the need to respect fully Parliament’s prerogatives and responsibilities, including through compliance with the basic act and the provision of timely and complete information to Parliament to allow for proper scrutiny of delegated acts; in this context, points out that the adoption of delegated acts without proper information, or under time constraints or as a block could undermine Parliament’s scrutiny; on the other hand, welcomes Parliament’s attendance at expert meetings as foreseen in the FA; insist that the use of implementing acts be limited to cases where they are legally justified and not used as an alternative to delegated acts; regrets the long delays in adapting commercial legislation to the new delegated/implementing acts regime;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the ongoing negotiations for a PCA and FTA and calls for them to be ambitious, comprehensive and mutually beneficial and to be concluded as soon as possible;
Amendment 16 #
2013/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages enhanced SPS cooperation as an important means of ensuring a transparent and trade-friendly regime; highlights the importance of including provisions on cooperation on animal welfare and species protection;
Amendment 21 #
2013/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the importance of promoting improved access to each other’s services markets and public procurement systems, given that this plays an important role in modern economies and generates growth and trade;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about recent developments in countries such as Bulgaria, where highising energy prices which have caused social unrest, and calls for targeted measures to make energy affordable for ordinary citizens;
Amendment 27 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of Europe’s international competitiveness for its successful re-industrialisation; calls therefore on the Commission to take the international competitive situation of the sectors concerned into consideration in any future legislative proposals and not to hamper their competitiveness so that European industry can compete in the global arena;
Amendment 46 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Commission to ensure European companies have access to international markets, and considers that it is essential to establish reciprocal access to public markets, to protect the industrial property rights of European companwith market access being facilitated, import and export duties reduced and non-tariff barriers and to enhance the effectiveness of the Union’s Trade Defence Instrumentdismantled through negotiations within the WTO and bilateral negotiations with the USA, Japan and the main emerging economies.
Amendment 54 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers it essential to establish reciprocal access to public markets, to protect the industrial property rights of European companies and to enhance the effectiveness of the Union’s Trade Defence Instruments, without at the same time exacerbating the global trend towards protectionism through the introduction of new protectionist measures, as this would damage the long- term competitiveness of the European economy;
Amendment 312 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Acknowledges the importance of the TTIP undertaking; advocates that it should endeavour to phase out fossil fuel subsidies; advocates newly defining the likeness of products by distinguishing them on the basis of their carbon footprint for realising European reindustrialisation, growth and employment objectives; advocates that it should endeavour to phase out fossil fuel subsidies; calls on the Commission, through tariff dismantling, to make better market access possible in connection with services and investments, strengthen regulatory cooperation, ensure improved public-procurement rules and protection of intellectual property, and to pursue these objectives actively within competition policy and in connection with energy and commodities;
Amendment 316 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Acknowledges the importance of the TTIP undertaking; advocates that it should endeavour to phase out fossil fuel subsidies; advocates newly defining the likeness of products by distinguishing them on the basis of their carbon footprint;
Amendment 325 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Acknowledges, furthermore, the importance of open markets and therefore calls on the Commission to continue its multilateral, bilateral and unilateral efforts vigorously to liberalise trade and prevent protectionism, bringing about tangible results in the process, and to refrain from taking protectionist action itself;
Amendment 53 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) ‘history of safe food use in a third country’ means that the safety of the food in question has been confirmed with compositional data and from experience of continued use for at least 25 years in the customary diet of a large part of the population of a third country, prior to a notification referred to in Article 13, and with the information referred to in Article 19(1)(a);
Amendment 86 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) documented data demonstrating the history of safe food use in a third country, in accordance with Article 19(1)(a);
Amendment 18 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The criteria to list invasive alien species considered to be of Union concern is the core instrument to apply these new rules. The Commission will do its utmost to submit a proposal for a list based on those criteria within one year of the entry into force of this legislation to the Committee. The criteria should include a risk assessment pursuant to the applicable provisions under the Agreements of the World Trade Organisation on placing trade restriction on species.
Amendment 19 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The risks and concerns associated with invasive alien species represent a cross-border challenge affecting the whole of the Union. It is therefore essential to adopt at Union level a ban on intentionally bringing into the Union, reproducing, growing, transporting, buying, selling, using, exchanging, keeping and releasing invasive alien species of Union concern, to ensure that early and consistent action is taken across the Union so as to avoid distortions of the internal market and to prevent situations where action taken in one Member State is undermined by inaction in another Member State.
Amendment 21 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) A large proportion of invasive alien species are introduced unintentionally into the Union. It is therefore crucial to manage the pathways of unintentional introduction more effectively. Action in this area would need to be gradual, given the relatively limited experience in this field. Action should include voluntary measures, such as the actions proposed by the International Maritime Organisation's Guidelines for the Control and Management of Ships' Biofouling, and mandatory measures and should build on the experience gained in the Union and in Member States in managing certain pathways, including measures established through the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships Ballast Water and Sediments.
Amendment 55 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 64 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 91 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) N° 1225/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
1a. In Article 1, paragraph 4, the following sentence is added at the end of the paragraph: 'For the purpose of this regulation, raw materials are defined as significant material inputs including energy which are consumed in the production of the product subject to investigation. Distortions cover any policy or measure by the exporting country which favours the domestic consumption of such raw materials (including upstream material inputs into raw materials) over exports such as export taxes, lower VAT refunds for exports sales as compared to domestic sales, or dual pricing. Whether such distortions are significant is to be established on the basis of the difference between the non-distorted cost of the raw material and the total cost of manufacturing of the product subject to investigation. The Commission shall explain the analysis carried out in its conclusions of the investigation.'
Amendment 92 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Amendment 94 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 7 a
Article 2 – paragraph 7 a
1c. In Article 2, paragraph 7a, a sentence is added as following: 'The Commission shall adopt a guideline on the selection of an analogue country as a delegated act in accordance with Article 21 a (new) within six months after this regulation entered into force. This guideline shall list the selection criteria that the Commission uses for that purpose.'
Amendment 137 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Provisional duties shall not be applied within a period of two weeks after the information is sent to interested parties under Article 19a. The provision of such information shall not prejudice any subsequent decision that may be taken by the Commission. to products in the process of transit to the Union. Products shall be deemed to be in the process of transit to the Union if they: (a) left the country of origin before the date on which the draft implementing act is submitted to the Advisory Committee, pursuant to Article 15, informing of the regulation imposing provisional measures; (b) are transported from the place of loading in the country of origin to the place of unloading in the Union under cover of a valid transport document issued before the date on which the draft implementing act is submitted to the Advisory Committee, pursuant to Article 15, informing of the regulation imposing provisional measures; (c) the goods have been shipped to be directly imported and put to consumption without transiting through a custom warehouse; (d) the transport documents clearly establish that from the outset these merchandise were solely and exclusively destined to the EU; and (e) arrive to the place of unloading within four weeks of the draft implementing act is submitted to the Advisory Committee, pursuant to Article 15.
Amendment 146 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 152 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) 1225/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
(aa) In Article 7, a new paragraph 7 a is added: "The Commission shall adopt a guideline on the injury margin as a delegated act in accordance with Article 21 a (new) within six months after this regulation entered into force. This guideline shall contain more precise information about the Commission's investigative methods and the analytical framework used for the assessments made in the investigations."
Amendment 161 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – sentence 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – sentence 2
(ba) in Article 7, paragraph 1, the second sentence shall be replaced by the following: 'The provisional duties shall be imposed no earlier than 60 days from the initiation of the proceedings but no later than nineseven months from the initiation of the proceedings. '
Amendment 173 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Amendment 187 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 7 a (new)
(aa) In Article 9, a new paragraph 7 a is added: 'The Commission shall adopt a guideline on the injury margin as a delegated act in accordance with Article 21 a (new) within six months after this regulation entered into force. This guideline shall contain more precise information about the Commission's investigative methods and the analytical framework used for the assessments made in the investigations.'
Amendment 195 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) 1225/2009
Article 11 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 10 a (new)
(aa) In Article 11, a new paragraph 10 a is added as following: 'The Commission shall adopt a guideline on the expiry reviews and the duration of measures as a delegated act in accordance with Article 21 a (new) within six months after this regulation entered into force.'
Amendment 206 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
7a. Article 17 (2) shall be replaced by the following: "2. The final selection of parties, types of products or transactions made under these sampling provisions shall rest with the Commission, though preference shall be given to choosing a sample in consultation with, and with the consent of, the parties concerned, provided such parties make themselves known and should be makde sufficient information available, within threone weeks of initiation of the investigation, to enable a representative sample to be chosen."
Amendment 222 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a (new)
Amendment 227 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
Article 21 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 7 a (new)
9b. In Article 21, a new paragraph 7 a (new) is added: 'The Commission shall adopt a guideline on the Union interest as a delegated act in accordance with Article 21 a (new) within six months after this regulation entered into force. This guideline shall contain more precise information about the Commission's investigative methods and the analytical framework used for the assessments made in the investigations, in particular the methodology for determining the effects of measures on different parties and the circumstances that may be taken into account to determine that measures would not be in the Union's interest.'
Amendment 266 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 278 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Provisional duties shall not be applied within a period of two weeks after the information is sent to interested parties under Article 29b. The provision of such information shall not prejudice any subsequent decision that may be taken by the Commission. to products in the process of transit to the Union. Products shall be deemed to be in the process of transit to the Union if they: (a) left the country of origin before the date on which the draft implementing act is submitted to the Advisory Committee, pursuant to Article 25, informing of the regulation imposing provisional measures; (b) are transported from the place of loading in the country of origin to the place of unloading in the Union under cover of a valid transport document issued before the date on which the draft implementing act is submitted to the Advisory Committee, pursuant to Article 25, informing of the regulation imposing provisional measures; (c) the goods have been shipped to be directly imported and put to consumption without transiting through a custom warehouse; (d) the transport documents clearly establish that from the outset these merchandise were solely and exclusively destined to the EU; and (e) arrive to the place of unloading within four weeks of the draft implementing act is submitted to the Advisory Committee, pursuant to Article 25.
Amendment 282 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
3a. In Article 12(1) subparagraph 2 shall be replaced by the following: "The provisional duties shall be imposed no earlier than 60 days from the initiation of the proceedings but no later than nineseven months from the initiation of the proceedings. "
Amendment 285 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 6 a (new)
3b. In Article 12, a new paragraph 6 a is added: "The Commission shall adopt a guideline on the injury margin as a delegated act in accordance with Article 32 a within six months after this regulation entered into force. This guideline shall contain more precise information about the Commission's investigative methods and the analytical framework used for the assessments made in the investigations."
Amendment 294 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Amendment 299 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
5a. In Article 15, a new paragraph 4 a is added: The Commission shall adopt a guideline on the injury margin as a delegated act in accordance with Article 32 a (new) within six months after this regulation entered into force. This guideline shall contain more precise information about the Commission's investigative methods and the analytical framework used for the assessments made in the investigations.
Amendment 300 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 18 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 7 a (new)
5b. In Article 18, a new paragraph 7 a is added as following: "The Commission shall adopt a guideline on the expiry reviews and the duration of measures as a delegated act in accordance with Article 32 a within six months after this regulation entered into force."
Amendment 316 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
8a. Article 27(2) shall be replaced by the following: "2. The selection of parties, types of products or transactions made under this Article shall rest with the Commission, though preference shall be given to choosing a sample in consultation with, and with the consent of, the parties concerned, provided that such parties make themselves known and should be makde sufficient information available, within threone weeks of initiation of the investigation, to enable a representative sample to be chosen. "
Amendment 335 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Regulation (EC) 597/2009
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32 a (new)
10a. A new Article 32a is added: "Article 32a (new) 1. The power to adopt delegated acts pursuant to this regulation is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts pursuant to this regulation shall be conferred to the Commission for a period of 5 years after this regulation entered into force. 3. The delegation of powers pursuant to this regulation may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to this regulation shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed by either the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council."
Amendment 336 #
2013/0103(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 597/2009
Article 31 – paragraph 7a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 7a (new)
10b. In Article 31, a new paragraph 7 a (new) is added: "The Commission shall adopt a guideline on the Union interest as a delegated act in accordance with Article 32 a (new) within six months after this regulation entered into force. This guideline shall contain more precise information about the Commission's investigative methods and the analytical framework used for the assessments made in the investigations, in particular the methodology for determining the effects of measures on different parties and the circumstances that may be taken into account to determine that measures would not be in the Union's interest."
Amendment 26 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point l a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point l a (new)
Amendment 39 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Manufacturers and importers shall ensure that end consumer products bear an indication of the country of origin of the product or, where the size or nature of the end consumer product does not allow it, that indication is to be provided on the packaging or in a document accompanying the end consumer product.
Amendment 41 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The words "made in" together with the name of the country of origin shall indicate the origin of goods. The marking may be made in any official language of the EU, which is easily understandable by the final customers in the Member States in which the goods are to be marketed or in the English language by using the words "made in "and the English name of the country of origin. The marking may not appear in characters other than those of the Latin alphabet for products marketed in countries where the language is written in that alphabet.
Amendment 42 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Art 7 of the Regulation shall apply to those products which are destined for end consumers excluding fisheries and aquaculture products as defined in Article 1 of Regulation ( EC ) No 104/2000 and foodstuff as defined in Article 2 of Regulation ( EC ) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 121 #
2013/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
(ja) construction products as referred to in Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of 9 March 2011;
Amendment 63 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Market surveillance authorities must fully contribute to stepping up the harmonisation of customs control systems in cooperation with the national authorities.
Amendment 86 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. There shall be efficient cooperation and exchange of information among the market surveillance authorities of the Member States, among the different authorities within each Member States and between market surveillance authorities and the Commission and the relevant Union agencies regarding market surveillance programmes and all issues relating to products presenting a risk, also in view of ensuring a full consistency in the management of the EU external borders.
Amendment 88 #
2013/0048(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. MWhen appropriate market surveillance authorities mayust cooperate with the competent authorities of third countries with a view to exchanging information and technical support, promoting and facilitating access to Union information exchange systems including the RAPEX system in accordance with Article 19(4), and promoting activities relating to conformity assessment and market surveillance.
Amendment 4 #
2012/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Regulation 1233/2011 of Parliament and Council on the ‘Application of certain guidelines in the field of officially supported export credits’ specifies annual reporting requirements of the Member States vis-à-vis the Commission and, at the same time, provides for delegating powers to the Commission, enablachieving athe swiftest possible transposition of changes in respective OECD Arrangements into EU law;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas export credit support is often granted to large projects with difficulties in accessing commercial credit due to high environmental or other risks, which Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) need to price accordingly;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that the annual reports of the Member States, and the Commission’s evaluation of these reports, do not yet satisfy Parliament’s intention to be able to make an assessment as to whether the Member States’ ‘export credit activities’ are in compliance with the Union’s foreign policy goals, as enshrined in Articles 3 and 21 TEU, and the treatment of environmental risks in the calculation of ECA premiums;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes note of the statement ofWelcomes the fact – as noted by the Commission in theis annual report attributing– that there is ‘a clear general willingness on the side of the Member States to apply policies to their export credit programmes, whose objectives are in line with the general language of Articles 3 and 21’;
Amendment 28 #
2012/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Shares the observation of the Commission in the annual report that ‘it is difficult to define a precise benchmark for measuring compliance in EU law’; rReiterates, however, that Article 21 provisions remain the background against which the policies applied to export credit transactions have to be evaluated;
Amendment 44 #
2012/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that Member State ECAs currently report on their evaluation of environmental risks but not on how these are included in the calculation of ECA premiums; considers such reporting to be essential to ensuring a level playing field;
Amendment 54 #
2012/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recommends a sectoral approach in developing the IWG, in order to build the base for horizontal provisions in a second phase that will ensure the common adoption of effective environmental, social and human rand hights standards by OECD and non-OECD ECAs;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Encourages the Commission to continue pursuing an ambitious but also structured and forward-looking approach to renewables that includes adaptable and affordable support mechanisms, measures to boost technological innovation the integration of renewables in the energy market, the transmission capacity needed, and the identification of new strategic areas;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the leadership of the EU in renewable energy technology is currently being eroded, including through the use of unfair trade practices by some emerging economies; urges therefore the Commission to make pro-active and efficient use of trade defence instruments in order to counter such illegal practices, in close collaboration with the companies affected by such illegal practices;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages de Commission to continue its efforts to reach an agreement on a post-Kyoto protocol that will establish a more levelled international playing field for the European manufacturing industry;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that national support schemes must be subject to reasonable time limits and may cover a normal return on capital. In order to take into account the different stages or maturity of the various technologies, these schemes must be adapted to make them affordable and for consumers to benefit from the cost- efficiency gains;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the Commission's support to the local dimension of renewable energy production; concurs with the Commission that decentralised energy production has many benefits, including the utilisation of local energy sources while fostering community development and cohesion by providing income sources and creating jobs locally; stresses that if renewable energy is fully to unfold its potential, it is important to provide incentives for the use of local resources to the extent economically possible, with public procurement playing an important role in this respect, where necessary;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Cooperation mechanisms and trade with third countries should be explored to make better use of the potential of renewables. This will involve an evaluation of the infrastructure requirements, for the secure and efficient operation of the national electricity systems, and the costs for transit countries;
Amendment 28 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that trade has an important role in making sure that renewable energy is sustainable and affordable; recalls that imported bioenergy and agrofuels shall be in compliance with EU's sustainability criteria, and encourages the Commission to introduce indirect land use as an additional criterion; recommends that trade agreements should contain provisions to address the issues of deforestation and forest degradation;
Amendment 32 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Opposes subsidies to fossil fuels and recalls the G20 agreement to phase out such subsidies; calls on the Commission swiftly to put forward proposals for a timetable to phase out all fossil fuel subsidies granted by institutions, such as export credit agencies, that receive public support from the EU or from Member States.
Amendment 38 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that functioning fair and free trade can help to ensure that renewable energy sources and energy efficiency technologies will be adopted more rapidly and at lower cost;
Amendment 39 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the EU-Institutions and the Member States authorities to take into account the negative effects of a further de-industrialization of the EU and the relocation of CO2 intensive production to third countries, while drafting future legislation in particular regarding the reduction of CO2 emissions in the EU;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas, in its resolution of 27 September 2011 on a New Trade Policy for Europe under the Europe 2020 Strategy, the European Parliament called for further development of the ambitious evolving Transatlantic Growth and Jobs Initiative;
Amendment 65 #
2012/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its call for further development of the ambitious evolving Transatlantic Growth and Jobs Initiative and the completion of a transatlantic market by 2015, based on the principle of a social market economy, the realisation of which – alongside the completion of the EU’s own single market – will be a core factor in re-launching global economic growth and recovery;
Amendment 68 #
2012/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that even though the average tariffs on transatlantic trade in goods are comparatively low, there is an interest in both the EU and US business communities to eliminate remaining tariffs; takes the view, however, that a tariff-only free trade agreement would not be ambitious enough; supports the goal proposed by the HLWG of eliminating all duties on bilateral trade, with the objective of achieving a substantial elimination of tariffs upon entry into force of the agreement and a phasing out of all but the most sensitive tariffs in short time-frame, which could deliver significant gains, considering that EU-US bilateral trade to a large extent consists of intra-firm trade, and enhance the global competitiveness of the EU and US companies on the world stage;
Amendment 73 #
2012/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the view that, given thealready- existent low average tariffs, the key to unlocking the potential of the transatlantic relationship lies in the tackling of non- tariff barriers (NTBs), consisting mainly of customs procedures and behind-the-border regulatory restrictions; supports the ambition proposed by the HLWG to move progressively towards an even more integrated transatlantic marketplace, while; recognisinges that no, while an agreement couldmay not resolve all existing regulatory issues immediately and while fully respecting the right of each side to regulate in a manner that ensures the protection of health, safety and environment at the level that each side deems appropriat, an institutionalization of inter-compatibility between EU and US regulatory regimes would greatly facilitate transatlantic commerce while setting a bold global standard; reiterates as well the necessity of fully respecting the right of each side to regulate in a manner that ensures the protection of health, safety and environment at the level that each side deems appropriate, as well as taking into historical account transatlantic divergence on issues such as the planting of genetically modified organisms and certain issues of animal welfare;
Amendment 79 #
2012/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that unnecessary differences and overly burdensome regulatory standards serve as significant barriers to trade, and that additional growth could follow from addressing such barriers; underlines the need to avoid creating new (even if unintended) barriers to trade and investment, especially in key emerging technologies and innovative sectors; supports efforts towards upstream regulatory cooperation on standards, regulatory coherence, and better alignment of standards, to further promote trade and growth that could improve efficiency and effectively address NTBs; reinforces the HLWG's claim that any deal negotiated that would exclude regulatory cooperation and reform would be economically insignificant and politically untenable on both sides;
Amendment 89 #
2012/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the ambition of the HLWG to keep and share the highest level of services liberalisation achieved by the EU and the US in existing free trade agreements, while improving market access through addressing remaining long-standing barriers and recognising the sensitive nature of certain sectors; calls for greater cooperation in the Exchange of Best Practices in order to improve transatlantic public sector efficiency; recommends increased mutual dialog on the future of Cloud Computing, as well as the advances and production of electric vehicles;
Amendment 94 #
2012/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports, in recognition of the importance of investment for boosting economic growth, the aim proposed by the HLWG of negotiating investment liberalisation and protection provisions , subject to examination of the need for comprehensive investment protection in OECD countries, on the basis of the highest levels of liberalisation and protection that both sides have negotiated to date; 1 European Parliament resolution of 6 April 2011 on the Future European international investment policy (Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0141).
Amendment 101 #
2012/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on both parties to open up further their respective public procurement markets to each other in order to ensura bid to achieve full reciprocity, and supports the goal proposed by the HLWG of enhancing business opportunities through substantially improved access to public procurement opportunities at all levels of government on the basis of national treatment; recalls the significance for transatlantic trade of open procurement markets that offer equal access to all suppliers, in particular to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); reiterates the view that EU SMEs should have the same level of advantages and possibilities as regards public tenders in the US as they enjoy inside the EU;
Amendment 118 #
2012/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that the transatlantic dialogue, in order to be successful, needs to be further intensified at all levels, and that high-level meetings, not only between the Commission and US Administration but also between members of relevant committees of Parliament and the US Congress, should be held on a more regular basis; considers that it would be a welcome development should the US Congress decide to follow the example of Parliament, which has, since January 2010, been represented in Washington through its Liaison Office;
Amendment 121 #
2012/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Council not to authorise the opening of eventual negotiations with the US on such agreement until the Parliament, if it so decides, has stated its position on the proposed negotiating mandate on the basis of a report by the committee responsible; undertakes for its part that in stating its position it will not unnecessarily delay the commencement of negotiations;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Amendment 37 #
2012/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that recurrent difficulties in accessing capital are one of the key reasons preventing SMEs' internationalisation; calls on the national governments to support SMEs by means of export insurance and making credit available to them from Member States' ECAofficially supported export credits, and also to earmark sufficient funding for SMEs (e.g. special loans, cofinancing and venture capital), so as to help overcome disinvestment and deleveraging by banks; stresses that such funding should be provided to SMEs that are already exporting and which can present a viable business plan for improving or consolidating their existing market share and creating jobs, especially for young people; considers that support for start-ups offering innovative goods and services and for SMEs in need of initial investment should not be overlooked;
Amendment 48 #
2012/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 49 #
2012/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises the need to establish, at EU level, an SME export/import facility which would disburse additional support to SMEs via ECAs; considers that, drawing on national best practice, this additional support could involve soft and fixed-interest-rate loans, short-term work capital and refinancing, equity funding, export guarantees (e.g. an export credit guarantee to eliminate commercial and political risks of non-payment), and business insurance solutions, including an export credit insurance to prevent exchange rate riskexistence of well- established and experienced systems at the national level offering access to export credits, in particular for SMEs, whose continuity is at the moment reasonable; takes the position, however, that in the medium term the establishment of systematic support in export credits at EU level, on the basis of national best practice, necessitates further discussion;
Amendment 63 #
2012/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages EU businesses and exporters to actively use the TDIs, such as the TBR complaints or the complaints register in the Market Access Database, in order to report to the Commission on material injuries resulting from trade barriers and enable, where appropriate, ex officio initiations of anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) investigations by the Commission so as to avoid retaliation;, in close collaboration with industry
Amendment 10 #
2012/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that some citizens see the current system of copyright protection as a tool to ‘punish and withhold, instead of a tool to recognise and reward’;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 29 #
2012/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls onAsks the Commission and the Council not to conclude trade agreements with countries where EU ICT companies are required to restrict access to web, when negotiating future trade agreements, to make sure that the freedom of EU ICT companies to conduct busitnes, remove user-generated content or provides or the fundamental rights of natural or legal personals information in ways tha the EU are not breach fundamental rights and curtail the freedom to conduct business; calls on the EU to minimisestricted directly or indirectly by corresponding obligations in these agreements; calls also, therefore, for the extra-territorial application of third-country legislation on EU citizens onlineto natural or legal persons in the EU to be minimised;
Amendment 54 #
2012/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need for more stringent supply-chain controls and corporate responsibility schemes in respect of trading in products – from equipment to mobile devices – and services, which can be used to curtail human rights and digital freedom; regards jamming and interception technology products and services as ‘single use’ items whose export should be subject to ex-ante approval.
Amendment 103 #
2012/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 54 #
2012/0359(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) the exclusion from public procurement of tenders from an estimated value of €5 000 000 excluding Value Added Tax (VAT), the total value of which is made up for more than 50% of goods or services originating in the third country concerned; and/or
Amendment 18 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Where pasture or agricultural land previously destined for the food, feed and fibre markets is diverted to biofuel production, the non-fuel demand will still need to be satisfied either through intensification of current production or by bringing non-agricultural land into production elsewhere. The latter case represents indirect land-use change and when it involves the conversion of high carbon stock land it can lead to significant greenhouse gas emissions. Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC should therefore include provisions to address indirect land use change given that current biofuels are mainly produced from crops grown on existing agricultural land.
Amendment 24 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with low risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to encourage greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. Further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. In this context, only advanced biofuels with low estimated indirect land use change impacts and high overall greenhouse gas savings should be supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework.
Amendment 26 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Members of collecting societies should be allowed to participate and vote in the general meeting; the exercise of these rights may only be subject to fair and proportionate restrictions that are based on objective criteria. The exercise of voting rights should be made easy.
Amendment 60 #
2012/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point j a (new)
Article 2 – point j a (new)
(ja)"requests for consultations" means any formal step in dispute settlement proceedings by which an investor initiates the process of dispute settlement, excluding the submission of a claim to arbitration;
Amendment 70 #
2012/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4
Article 4
The Union shall act as respondent where the dispute concerns treatment afforded by the institutions, bodies or agencies of the Union. In particular, where the dispute concerns treatment afforded by the European Central Bank (ECB) or the European Investment Bank (EIB), the ECB or the EIB, respectively, shall act on behalf of the Union.
Amendment 73 #
2012/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
As soon as the Commission receives notice by which a claimant states its intention to initiate arbitration proceedings against a Member State, in accordance with the provisions of an agreement, it shall notify the Member State concerned. In the case the Commission receives notice by which a claimant states its intention to initiate arbitration proceedings against the Union it shall immediately notify all Member States.
Amendment 75 #
2012/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall notify the European Parliament and the Council of any notice by which a claimant states its intention to initiate arbitration proceedings, within 15 days of receiving notice. Such notification shall also include the information on who will act as a respondent in the dispute.
Amendment 80 #
2012/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission may decide,and the Member State concerned shall within 320 days ofafter receiving notice or notification referred to in Article 7, that the Union shall act as respondent enter into consultations where one or more of the following circumstances arise:
Amendment 85 #
2012/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) it is likely that similar claims will be broughtrequests for consultations concerning similar claims have been lodged under the same agreement against treatment afforded by other Member States and the Commission is best placed to ensure an effective and consistent defence; or,
Amendment 88 #
2012/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
If the Commission and the Member State concerned agree in the consultations that the Union shall act as respondent, the Commission shall adopt a decision accordingly. In the case mutual consent cannot be achieved, the Commission may in the cases referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph decide that the Union shall act as respondent. In any event such decision shall be adopted within 30 days of receiving notice or notification referred to in Article 7.
Amendment 91 #
2012/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission and the Member State concerned shall immediately after receiving notice or notification referred to in Article 7 enter into consultations on the management of the case pursuant to this Article. The Commission and the Member State concerned shall ensure that any deadlines set down in the agreement are respected.
Amendment 95 #
2012/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may, at any time, require the Member State concerned to take a particular position as regards any point of law raised by the dispute or any other element having a Union interest, if the overriding interest of the Union or the future interpretation of the agreement in question or other agreements would be affected. Such a position shall not unduly compromise the effective defence of the Member State concerned. If the Member State concerned considers the request of the Commission as unduly compromising its effective defence, it shall enter into consultations with a view to find an acceptable solution before the decision is rendered.
Amendment 98 #
2012/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. When an agreement, or the rules referred to therein, provide for the possibility of annulment, appeal or review of a point of law included in an arbitration award, the Commission may where it considers that the consistency or correctness of the interpretation of the agreement so warrant, require the Member State to lodge an applicatioenter into consultations with the Member State concerned in for such annulment, appeal or review. In such circumstances, representatives of the Commission shall form part of the delegation and may express the views of the Union as regards the point of law in questionder to determine whether it is necessary that the Member State concerned lodge an application for such annulment, appeal or review.
Amendment 101 #
2012/0163(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. If the Member State concerned refuses to lodge an application for annulment, appeal or review, the Commission may require the Member State concerned to lodge such an application. In such case, representatives of the Commission shall form part of the delegation and may express the views of the Union as regards the point of law in question.
Amendment 15 #
2012/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) This Regulation is part of the Union's common commercial policy, which must be consistent with the objectives of the Union policy in the field of development cooperation, laid down in Article 208 of the TFEU, in particular the eradication of poverty and the promotion of sustainable development and good governance in the developing countries. As such it should also comply with World Trade Organisation (WTO) requirements, in particular with the Decision on Differential and More Favourable Treatment, Reciprocity and Fuller Participation of Developing Countries (the 'Enabling Clause'), adopted under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1979, under which WTO Members may accord differential and more favourable treatment to developing countries,
Amendment 16 #
2012/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) This regulation is also based on the recognition of the right of small farmers and rural workers to a decent income and to a safe and healthy working environment as fundamental in relation to achieving the general objectives of granting trade preferences to developing countries and least developed countries in particular. The Union aims to define and pursue common policies and actions in order to foster the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of developing countries, with the primary aim of eradicating poverty. In this context, ratification and effective implementation of core international conventions on human and labour rights, environmental protection and good governance are essential, as reflected by the special incentive arrangement providing for additional tariff preferences under Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences1, _______________ 1 OJ L 303, 31.10.2012, p. 1.
Amendment 47 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the access of third-country goods and services to the Union's internal market in public procurement and concessions and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets and to the concessions of third countries (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 53 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Within the context of the World Trade Organisation and through its bilateral relations the Union advocates an ambitious opening of international public procurement and concessions markets of the Union and its trading partners, in a spirit of reciprocity and mutual benefit.
Amendment 56 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Many third countries are reluctant to open their public procurement and their concessions markets to international competition, or to open those markets further than what they have already done. As a result, Union economic operators face restrictive procurement practices in many of the trading partner of the Union. Those restrictive procurement practices result in the loss of substantial trading opportunities.
Amendment 58 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In accordance with Article 207 TFEU the common commercial policy in the field of public procurement and concessions is to be based on uniform principles.
Amendment 60 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In the interest of legal certainty for Union and third-country economic operators and contracting authorities/entities, the international market access commitments undertaken by the Union vis-à-vis third countries in the field of public procurement and concessions should be reflected in the legal order of the EU, thereby ensuring effective application thereof. The Commission should issue guidance on the application of the existing international market access commitments of the European Union. This guidance should be updated on a regular basis and provide easy to use information.
Amendment 64 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The objectives of improving the access of EU economic operators to the public procurement and concessions markets of certain third countries protected by restrictive procurement measures and preserving equal conditions of competition within the European Single Market require that the treatment of third-country goods and services not covered by the international commitments of the Union be harmonised throughout the European Union.
Amendment 65 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Commission should assess whether to approve that contracting authorities/entities within the meaning of Directives [2004/17/EC, 2004/18/EC and Directive [….] of the European Parliament and the Council of [….]….on the award of concession contracts13 ] exclude, for contractprocedures for the award of contracts or concessions with an estimated value equal or above EUR 5.000.000 from procedures for the award of contracts goods and services not covered by the international commitments undertaken by the European Union. __________________ 13 OJ L…. OJ L….
Amendment 66 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) For the sake of transparency, contracting authorities/entities intending to make use of their power in accordance with this Regulation to exclude tenders comprising goods and/or services originating outside the European Union, in which the value of the non-covered goods or services exceeds 50 % of the total value of these goods or services from procedures for the award of contracts or concessions should inform economic operators thereof in the contract notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 69 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) For contracts and concessions with an estimated value equal or above EUR 5.000.000 the Commission should approve the intended exclusion if the international agreement concerning market access in the field of public procurement and concessions between the Union and the country where the goods and/or services originate contains, for the goods and/or services for which the exclusion is proposed, explicit market access reservations taken by the Union. Where such an agreement does not exist, the Commission should approve the exclusion where the third country maintains restrictive procurement measures in the field of procurement or the award of leading to a lack of substantial reciprocity in market opening between the Union and the third country concerned. A lack of substantial reciprocity should be presumed where restrictive procurement measures in the field of procurement or the award of result in serious and recurring discriminations of EU economic operators, goods and services.
Amendment 72 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) When assessing whether a lack of substantial reciprocity exists, the Commission should examine to what degree the laws on public procurement lawand concessions of the country concerned ensure transparency in line with international standards in the field of public procurement and concessions preclude any discrimination against Union goods, services and economic operators. In addition, it should examine to what degree public authorities and/or individual procuring entities maintain or adopt discriminatory practices against Union goods, services and economic operators.
Amendment 73 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The origin of a good should be determined in accordance with Article 22 to 26 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/199218 In order to allow the contracting authorities and entities to know whether certain goods and services are covered by the international commitments of the Union, it is necessary to establish the rules of origin that apply. The origin of a good should be determined in accordance with Articles 59 to 63 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council18a including the additional provisions to be adopted under Article 65 thereof. The origin of a service should be determined on the basis of the origin of the natural or legal person providing it. The determination of the origin of a service should be made in line with the principles of the WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). The provisions determining the rules of origin of services should prevent the circumvention of restrictions on access to the Union public procurement market through the establishment of ‘letterbox’ companies. _________________ 18Council aRegulation (EECU) No 2913/1992952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 129 October 1992 establishing the Community2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 302, 9.10.1992269, 10.10.2013, p. 31)
Amendment 79 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission should be able to prevent the possible negative impact of an intended exclusion on on-going trade negotiations with the country concerned. Therefore, the Commission may, where a country is engaging in substantive negotiations with the Union concerning market access in the field of public procurement and/or concessions the Commission considers that there is a reasonable prospect of removing the restrictive procurement and/or concessions practices in the near future, it should be able to adopt a implementing act providing that goods and services from that country should not be excluded from procedures for the award of contracts for a period of one year.
Amendment 84 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In view of the fact that the access of third country goods and services to the public procurement market of the Union and to its concessions falls within the scope of the common commercial policy, Member States or their contracting authorities/entities should not be able to restrict the access of third country goods or services to their tendering procedures by any other measure than the ones provided for in this Regulation.
Amendment 87 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should be able, on its own initiative or at the application of interested parties or a Member State, to initiate at any time an external procurement investigation into restrictive procurement and concessions practices allegedly maintained by a third country. In particular it shall take into account the fact that the Commission has approved a number of intended exclusions concerning a third country pursuant to Article 6(2) of this Regulation. Such investigative procedures should be without prejudice to Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 of 22 December 1994 laying down Community procedures in the field of the common commercial policy in order to ensure the exercise of the Community's rights under international trade rules, in particular those established under the auspices of the World Trade Organization14 . __________________ 14 OJ L 349, 31.12.1994 OJ L 349, 31.12.1994
Amendment 89 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Where the Commission has, on the basis of information available to it, reason to believe that a third country has adopted or maintains a restrictive procurement and concession practice, it should be able to start an investigation. If the existence of a restrictive procurement practice in a third country is confirmed the Commission should invite the country concerned to enter into consultations with a view to improving the tendering opportunities for economic operators, goods and services in public procurement in that country.
Amendment 93 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Such measures may entail the mandatory exclusion of certain third- country goods and services from public procurement procedures or procedures for the award of concessions in the European Union, or may subject tenders made up of goods or services originating in that country to a mandatory price penalty. To avoid circumvention of these measures, it may also be necessary to exclude certain foreign-controlled or owned juridical persons established in the European Union, that are not engaged in substantive business operations such that it has a direct and effective link with the economy of a Member State concerned. Appropriate measures should not be disproportionate to the restrictive procurement practices to which they respond.
Amendment 94 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Price adjustment measures should not have a negative impactThe Commission should be able to prevent the possible negative impact of an intended exclusion on on-going trade negotiations with the country concerned. Therefore, where a country is engaging in substantive negotiations with the Union concerning market access in the field of public procurement, the Commission may suspend the measures during the negotiations or concessions, and the Commission considers that there is a reasonable prospect of removing the restrictive procurement or concessions practices in the near future, the Commission should be able to adopt an implementing act to withdraw the restrictive measure adopted or suspend its application for a period of time.
Amendment 97 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to reflect in the legal order of the European Union the international market access commitments undertaken in the field of public procurement and concessions after the adoption of this Regulation, the Commission should be empowered to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union amendments to the list of international agreements annexed to this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission should carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 98 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In accordance with the principle of proportionality, it is necessary and appropriate for achievement of the basic objective of establishing a common external policy in the field of public procurement and concessions to lay down rules on the treatment of goods and services not covered by the international commitments of the European Union. This Regulation on the access of third-country economic operators, goods and services does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve the objectives pursued, in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union,
Amendment 104 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down rules on the access of third-country goods and services to the award of contracts forand concessions for, depending on the kind of contract in question, the execution of works or a work, the supply of goods and the provision of services by Union contracting authorities/entities, and establishes procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement and concessions markets of third countries.
Amendment 106 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
This Regulation shall apply to the award of contracts where the goods or services are procured for governmental purposes and to the award of concessions for services provided for governmental purposes and not with a view to commercial resale or with a view to use in the production of goods or in the provision of services for commercial sale.
Amendment 107 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘supplier’'economic operator' means any natural or legal person which offers on the market goodsor public entity or group of such persons and/or entities which offers the execution of works or a work, the supply of products or the provision of services on the market;
Amendment 109 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ‘covered goods or services’ means a good or service originating in a country with which the Union has concluded an international agreement in the field of public procurement and concessions including market access commitments and in respect of which the relevant agreement applies. Annex I to this Regulation contains a list of relevant agreements;
Amendment 114 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) a ‘mandatory price penalty’ shall refer to an obligation for contracting entities to increase, subject to certain exceptions, the price of services and/or goods originating in certain third countries that have been offered in contract award procedures. or concession award procedures. (This amendment applies to the whole of the legislative text (addition of the reference to ‘concession award procedures’ whenever there is mention of ‘contract award procedures’, in the singular or the plural); adoption of the regulation will entail technical changes throughout the text.)
Amendment 117 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
When awarding contracts for the execution of works and/or a work, the supply of goods or the provision of services, or when awarding concessions for the execution of work or the provision of services, contracting authorities/entities shall treat covered goods and services equally to goods and services originating in the European Union.
Amendment 135 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4 – point b
(b) a description of the object of the contract; or concession; (This amendment applies to the whole of the legislative text (addition of the reference to ‘concession award procedures’ whenever there is mention of ‘contract award procedures’, in the singular or the plural); adoption of the regulation will entail technical changes throughout the text.)
Amendment 148 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 150 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) where an agreement referred to in point (a) does not exist and the third country maintains restrictive procurement or concession award measures leading to a lack of substantial reciprocity in market opening between the Union and the third country concerned. (This amendment applies to the whole of the legislative text (addition of the reference to ‘concession award procedures’ whenever there is mention of ‘contract award procedures’, in the singular or the plural); adoption of the regulation will entail technical changes throughout the text.)
Amendment 157 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) When assessing whether restrictive and/or discriminatory procurement measures or practices exist in a third country that could result in the impairment of access of Union goods, services or economic operators to the procurement or concession markets, the Commission should examine to what degree laws on public, rules or other measures on procurement and concessions of the country concerned ensure transparency in line with international standards in the field of public procurement, and do not result in serious and preclude any discriminaurring restrictions against Union goods, services andor economic operators. In addition, it should examine to what degree individual contracting authorities or contracting entities maintain or adopt discriminatoryrestrictive practices against Union goods, services andor economic operators.
Amendment 174 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The determination whether an investigation is in the interest of the Union should be based on an appreciation of all the various interests taken as a whole, including the interests of the domestic industry, users and consumers. The Commission should weigh up the consequences of starting an investigation against its impact, and the potential measures that could be adopted under this Regulation, on EU’s broader interests. The general objective of opening third country markets and improving market access opportunities for EU economic operators should be given special consideration. The objective of limiting any unnecessary administrative burden for contracting authorities and contracting entities as well as economic operators should also be taken into account.
Amendment 431 #
2012/0060(COD)
Amendment 438 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Amendment 83 #
2012/0027(COD)
2. Goods the production of which involved more than one country or territory shall be deemed to originate in the country or territory where they underwent their last substantial transformation. The last substantial transformation of a good shall be defined on the basis of the criterion of change of tariff classification, the expression of substantial transformation, on the basis of an ad valorem percentage or a manufacturing or processing operation.
Amendment 86 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 - introductory part
Article 55 - introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 243, specifying:
Amendment 89 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 - point a
Article 55 - point a
(a) the rules under which goods are considered as wholly obtained in a single country or territory or to have undergone their last substantial transformation in a country or territory, in accordance with; in order to determine bindingly the origin of a good in cases in which the parties involved could not consensually determine the origin of the good according to Article 53. These delegated acts shall be applied exclusively in case of dispute and cannot contradict the principles of Article 53;
Amendment 91 #
2012/0027(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 - point b
Article 55 - point b
(b) specifying the requirements on the proof of origin referred to in Article 54.
Amendment 63 #
2012/0000(RSP)
Paragraph 14
14. Requests the European Commission and at bothe Andean Countries to ensure the establishment of a transparent and binding Action Plan on Labour Rights aimed essentially at preventing all types of violence against employeeAgenda aimed essentially at enhancing and improving Labour Rights, especially trade unionists rights; suggests it tothat they take into account the Action Plan related to Labour Rights between Colombia and the US and comprisingin particular the following: • the enacting of newenforcing and implementing legislation and policy measures which guarantee freedom of association and the right to bargain collectively, without loopholes, in particular for workers in the informal sector, and especially • strict labour inspections which lead to • clear and verifiable steps to strengthen • To assess progress in implementingthrough eliminating the use of especially through eliminating the use cooperatives, collective pacts or other of cooperatives, collective pacts or measures that have the purpose or other measures that have the purpose or effect of denying workers their trade effect of denying workers their trade union rights or the benefits of a direct union rights or the benefits of a direct employment relationship; employment relationship; • strict labour inspections which lead to penalties in the case of discrimination, penalties in the case of discrimination, non-justified dismissals, intimidation non-justified dismissals, intimidation and threats against workers; and threats against workers; • clear and verifiable steps to strengthen social dialogue on the regional and social dialogue on the regional and local level as well as on the side of local level as well as on the side of enterprises; enterprises; • To assess progress in implementing this Action Plan, the parties should this Agenda, the parties should produce produce an annual report, to be a regular report, to be presented and presented and assessed by the assessed by the European Parliament. European Parliament.
Amendment 83 #
2011/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recalls that during the Soviet period, Belarus displayed the most durable and regular economic growth of all the USSR states, a privileged situation which has unfortunately been swept away, but the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster left 25%parts of the national territory extremely contaminated and caused tremendous health and social damage that will still take many years to overcome;
Amendment 88 #
2011/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. WelcomesHas concerns in relation to the maintenance of relative macroeconomic stability in Belarus, especially continuingin relation to production by big industrial units as well as the good performance of the food industry;
Amendment 90 #
2011/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Stresses the importance of Belarus’s strategic position as a country of transit for energy, particularly supplies of natural gas for the EU; emphasises in this regard the importance of providing aid for the energy sector under the regional ENPI instrument (via energy infrastructure, for instance);
Amendment 96 #
2011/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses the need for more EU assistancedemocratic reforms in order to improve the performance of administrative structures;
Amendment 98 #
2011/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 133 #
2011/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Points out however that the application of the DCFTA will also bring about structural and political reforms; questionsupports in this regard the current EU position, which makes the political reforms a precondition for the conclusion of the Association Agreement and consequently the DCFTA; calls onrejects the idea that the Commission toshould examine the possibilities of initialling and implementing the DCFTA regardless of the conclusion of the Association Agreement, i.e. as an ad interim agreement;
Amendment 137 #
2011/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Recognises that, regarding integration into European structures, Ukraine is the most advanced Eastern Partner, which is graduallyhas made some advances and has started to adapting its legal system to the EU and to international standards and has also made great progress in the adoption of OECD standards and norms;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2132(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. to recognize the substantial efforts made by the Ukrainian government in reducing barriers overall, in adapting geographical indications, and in SPS, competition, and TBTs, as well as the very limited achievements of the DCFTA in areas such as investment, services, agriculture, energy, and export barriers;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2132(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. 3. to prepare for its implementation together with Ukraine so that commitments that have not been backed up by preconditions and will not deliver immediate rewards become reality and have a substantial impact in the long run; to call for the Free Trade Agreement to lead in the end to a full dismantling of the tariff barriers in every sector of industry with no negative listings or import quotas and therefore for export taxes as well as import and export restrictions to be effectively eliminated; to provide Ukraine with post-liberalisation adjustment funds, as foreseen in the ENP National Indicative Programme for 2011- 2013, and with technical assistance for customs issues and adapting geographical indications;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2132(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. to continue to call for unilateral political and economic reforms in Ukraine that would lead to the modernisation of its infrastructures, notably in energy and transport; to helping business, most urgently through easier access to credit and land and simpler and faster processes for tax collection and customs, in particular by making noticeable improvements in the refund of value-added tax for exporters, in customs clearance and in approval procedures for imports (particularly in taxation, documentation obligations and product testing for certification); to the removal of red tape and corruption; and to enforcement of the rule of law and democratic practices; to consider lower transaction costs and secure procedures in particular for SMEs a vital prerequisite for building commercial relationships;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the difficulties of EuropeaEuropean manufacturers have difficulty penetrating the Japanese market, particularly in the automotive, aviation manufacturers od aeronautics sectors and especially in relation to public procurement; whereas, in Japan'’s car market are also, these difficulties are chiefly due to the slow pace of adoption by Japan of the relevant international standards, considering that Japan has adopted only 40 out of the 126 UN-ECE Regulations under the 1958 Agreement and that the slow pace of adoption by Japan restricts the benefits of the mutual recognition provisions of the 1958 UN- ECE Agreement; whereas Japan's test cycle to measure emissions and fuel efficiency of light vehicles makes European ones less likely to qualify for the Japanese environmental performance- based tax incentive, the EU-Japan Regulatory Reform Dialogue (RRD), launched in 1994, has not yet led to any significant progress on harmonisation or mutual recognition of regulations;
Amendment 128 #
2011/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance that the overall coordination of EU foreign affairs and security policy towards the BRICS and other emerging economies should lie with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; believes that the EU should strive to achieve, under the coordination by the High Representative, a better linking of foreign and security policy with EU sectoralother EU policies, such as development, energy security, trade, access to raw materials and rare earths, climate change and migration, with a view to valorising synergies and ensuring a coherent and systemic foreign policy approach;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the European Commission at the same time to define the non- preferential origin of goods and furthermore according to the principle of their ‘their last, substantial, economically justified processing or working’ (Article 24 CC); at the same time calls for export certificates on non-preferential origin of the relevant authorities of a third country also to be recognised in future and for the system not to be changed in any way here; reiterates in particular that such a far- reaching decision should not be made using implementing rules and that in fact the legislator alone should decide on such a change to the system;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes there is a need for modernisation measures such as simpler customs legislation and interoperable computerised customs systems which will help facilitate commercial practices, and that they should be introduced as quickly as possible;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to ensure access to raw materials and rare earthindustry-relevant raw materials through fair trade agreements and strategic trade partnerships that will allow developing countries to diversify and industrialise their economies; calls on the Commission in this context to incorporate compliance with ILO standards and international environmental standards into trade agreements;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to draw up rules onundertakings to assume their social responsibility of European undertakings involved in the mining of raw materials in source countriewithout delay in the form of a voluntary commitment; calls on the Commission, together with undertakings, to draw up a draft voluntary commitment and to monitor and promote the voluntary commitment process;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to further develop raw materials traceability systems and to introduce a binding certification scheme for raw materials and trading chains (Certified Trading Chains), so that trade can be guaranteed to be fairin order to prevent abuses with regard to trade in raw materials from crisis regions;
Amendment 49 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to ensure there is transparency on commodity markets and, to act against unjustified commodities speculation;
Amendment 221 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Is concerned about the increasing incidence of trade restrictions and distortions of competition in the trade in raw materials from third countries; welcomes the Commission’s efforts, at bilateral and multilateral level, to counter this trend; encourages the Commission to continue its strategy of combating export duties and distortions of competition in the raw materials trade, and in particular to include bans on export duties in all forthcoming bilateral trade agreements;
Amendment 226 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls on the Commission to pursue a consistent trade policy concerning raw materials with the aim of the elimination of unfair trade practices such as export restrictions, export taxes and so-called dual pricing mechanisms at multilateral and bilateral level;
Amendment 227 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Urges the Commission to stay firm on the elimination of export restrictions, export taxes and so-called dual pricing mechanisms on raw materials in all future bilateral free trade agreements (FTA) concluded;
Amendment 228 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23d. Reminds the Commission of the fact that policies such as trade policy, environment, development, research and foreign affairs have to support a joint policy on raw materials supply;
Amendment 236 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls for countries which, for reasons of economic policy, impede trade in raw materials by means of unjustified measures that distort competition, or similar measures, to be denied easier access to the EU single market under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), and asks the Commission, in this regard, to reform the GSP so that its application may be suspended temporarily, in whole or in part, in the event of trade in raw materials being unjustifiably impeded;
Amendment 243 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Regrets that the Communication fails to name other regions or countries; calls on the Commission to establish otherfind alternative resources of raw materials in order to avoid dependence form a reduced number of countries and establish in this regard mutually beneficial partnerships with resource-rich countries; believes that the EU should offer ‘infrastructure-resource’ partnerships; calls on the EU to support resource-rich developing countries in developing their geological knowledge; proposes in this context the establishment of co-operatively financed chairs at geological faculties;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2050(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the signature by the EU and Russia of a Memorandum of Understanding on the settling of bilateral issues regarding Russia’s accession to the WTO; believes that Russia’s accession to the WTO is vital to EU-Russia economic cooperation and to the negotiations on a possible Free Trade Agreement in the long term; expects that in the framework of the multilateral negotiations a satisfactory solution can soon be found to issues that are still to be settled, including the new Russian rules on investment in the automobile sector;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2050(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Hopes thatCalls on the Commission will be able to negotiate a comprehensive and strong new agreement, based on the four common spaces and with clear indications on regulatory and legislative issues and enforcement instruments; underlines that 75% of FDI in Russia comes from the EU and emphasises that a legally binding agreement on trade and investment, laying the foundations for a dispute settlement regime, is essential;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2050(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Partnership of Modernisation as a pragmatic initiative towards a new agreement; regrets however the hesitationn EU- Russia cooperation initiative based on working together on specific projects; calls, however, on the Russian side to implement reforms and remove obstacles to a mutually beneficial agreement by more energetic implementation of reforms to improvinge the local environment for business and investment, fighting corruption, removinge protectionism, improve and effectively implement protectingon of intellectual property rights and strengthening the rule of law and respect for human rights;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2050(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission in its negotiations with Russia to point out the need for it to reform its cumbersome and expensive customs procedures as quickly as possible, to improve market access particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. stresses that in a context of increased international competition, European undertakings stand out through their capacity for innovation, the high technology they develop and the quality of the social and environmental standards they apply; calls for the Commission to encourage the recognition within the GPA of criteria in addition to price in the award of public procurement contracts; considers that better rules on public procurement would make for the creation of more high-quality jobs, support for European industrial policy and the promotion of sustainable environmental and social development;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. asks the Commission to secure the inclusion in the GPA of a clause allowing the EU to give preference to European producers, especially SMEs, in the award of certain public procurement contracts along the lines of such clauses already applied by other States Parties to that, when dealing with Parties to the GPA, to press for proper observance of the agreement;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. considers that the European market cannot, on a unilateral basis, be open to third-country operators and calls for the Commission to establish an effective tool to introduce greater reciprocity vis-à-vis States which do not at present provide equivalent access to European operators so as to encourage them to open their markets more widely.
Amendment 38 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that the up-front cost of energy-efficient products or services may come into conflict with public procurement rules concerning the use of the ‘lowestmost economical price’ criterion in the award of contracts, but considers that simplified rules could be introduced to allow contracting authorities to measure total costs in relation to the energy- saving potential of a given product or service;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
Amendment 14 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy autonomsecurity while reducing fossil fuel importdiversifying energy suppliers and sources, achieving a competitive internal energy market and ensuring universal access to sustainable, affordable and secure energy,
Amendment 27 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty provides a specific legal basis for developing an EU energy policy which promotes the interconnection of energy networks across national and regional borders which is necessary to achieve the other EU energy policy objectives (functioning of the energy market, energy efficiency and renewable energy, security of supply),
Amendment 51 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the availability of interconnection capacity or interconnection capacity itself between Member States remains generally insufficient in some cases, and whereas certain regions remain isolated,
Amendment 70 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas energy infrastructures planned today must be consistent with market needs and long-term EU climate and energy objectives,
Amendment 76 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving a sustainable energy future and can partially reduce the need for investment in energy infrastructure and to relocate plants in response to rising costs,
Amendment 86 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas smart grids and meters could provide an important opportunity to establish an efficient relationship between energy production, energy transmission, energy distribution and users,
Amendment 95 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas market-based tools must remain the basis for financing energy infrastructure, and whereas a limited amount of public finance may be required to fund certain projects which are not strictly commercially viablecriteria must provide the basis for the introduction of instruments to finance energy infrastructure, and whereas, on the basis of detailed assessments f individual cases, a limited amount of public finance may be required to fund the planning or implementation of certain projects, in keeping with predetermined, transparent criteria, provided that those projects are in the interests of the EU and serve the objectives of completing the internal market and/or increasing security of supply, whilst preventing distortions of competition,
Amendment 118 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the crucial importance of timely and full implementation of existing legislation, including the regulatory work called for by the third internal energy market package, in order to guarantee comparable terms of competition;
Amendment 149 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the need to identify, according to a hierarchy of importance and cost-effectiveness, where infrastructure could be minimised through energy efficiency policies, where existing infrastructure can be upgraded or modernised and where new infrastructure is needed and can be built alongside existing infrastructure;
Amendment 156 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the development of electricity infrastructure between the EU and third countries can create a risk of carbon leakage importing network increase that risk where already present; calls on the Commission to bring forward, wherever necessary, measures to address this issue as a ‘carbon inclusion mechanism’ or require conformity wistability; calls, therefore, on the network operators, the regulatory authorities, including ACER, and the Commission to create, in cooperation with the network operators and authorities in third countries, conditions conducive to the establishment of the degree of network stability needed to secure the involvement of neighbouring countries in the EU internal energy market, a precondition for achieving the EU Directive 2009/28/EC; ’s objectives in the area of the development of renewable energies;
Amendment 174 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to submit by the end of 2011 proposed solutions to the trade-offs described by the European coordinator Georg Wilhelm Adamowitsch in his third annual report of 15 November 2010, for example that between the urgent need for new infrastructure and rigid environmental protection rules;
Amendment 179 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that, although the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) identifies relevant electricity and gas infrastructure projects, it which should also set the priorities to be developed in order to achieve EU energy and climate goalprovide the basis for selecting EIP projects;
Amendment 190 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process involving the power sector, independent experts; consumer organisations and NGOs;
Amendment 205 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the basis of a rolling programme for developing European gas transport and electricity transmission infrastructure within a long- term European planning perspective and with monitoring by the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Commission, with due account being taken of the relevant provisions of the Third Internal Market Package;
Amendment 248 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence; highlights the need for additional flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures, as set out in Regulation 994/2010, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG/ CNG terminals;
Amendment 252 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement that natural gas will take on an important role as a backup fuel; stresses, however, that other forms of energy and energy storage facilities will also have to take on this role if security of supply is to be ensured; underlines that a broad energy mix will continue to be the basis for secure, cost-effective energy supply;
Amendment 261 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the development of infrastructure for unconventional gas sources has not yetAsks the Commission to conduct a thorough evaluation of the potential been given the necessary attention by the Commission as regards legal issues, life cycle assessment and environmental impacts; asks the Commission to conduct a thorough evaluation on this issueefits and the risks of using unconventional natural gas sources in the EU, taking into account the various methods of extraction and ongoing technical developments;
Amendment 296 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Commission to present by 2012 concrete initiatives to promote the development of energy storage capacities (including multi-use gas/hydrogen facilities, hydropower, high-temperature solar installations, compressed air and other technologies);
Amendment 310 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission – in cooperation with the relevant market operators – to critically assess and review, wherever necessary, the figures for investment needs given in the communication on energy infrastructure priorities, and asks it to report to the Council and to the Parliament on the investments likely to be needed;
Amendment 327 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that smart grids and energy management solutions offer a unique opportunity to boost the competitiveness of European industry, with particular reference to SMEs; calls on the Commission to present a new proposal which includes a binding requirement to deploy smart meters for all non- residential customers by 2014;
Amendment 350 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Members States, in liaison with European standardisation bodies and industry, to speed up work on technical standards for electric vehicles, charging infrastructure and smart grids and meters, with a view to its completion by the end of 2012;
Amendment 398 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 2
Paragraph 24 – indent 2
Amendment 408 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 3
Paragraph 24 – indent 3
– they must be in line with climate and environmental objectivobjectives in the areas of security of supply and diversification of countries of origin and supply routes,
Amendment 482 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the establishment of a national contact authority for each European interest project (‘one-stop shop’) as a single administrative interface between developers and the different authorities involved in the authorisation procedure; takes the view that, with regard to cross- border projects, further coordination between national ‘one-stop shops’ and an increased role for the Commission in such coordination should be ensured;
Amendment 495 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the introduction of a time limit of five years within which the relevant executive authorities must reach a final decision; calls on the Commission to further asses this initiative, taking account of the diverse range of project specificities and the territorial characteristics of projects, and to evaluate the suitability of using arbitration procedures as a final decision-making tool;
Amendment 500 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 513 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Notes that grid investments are cyclical and should be viewed in a historical perspective; points out that a large amount of the infrastructure built over the past decades to interconnect centralised power plants will become obsolete in the coming years; points out that society will expect the cost of keeping the existing infrastructure operational and of deploying new infrastructure to be optimised;
Amendment 523 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses that the bulk of the cost of infrastructure investments needs to be financed by the market and based on the ‘user pays’ principle; requests the Commission to assess to what extent the existing regulatory incentives are sufficient to send the necessary signals; takes the view that where key projects are not attractive to the market but their development is necessary in order to achieve the stated objectives, public funding should be used to lever private investment by setting up an innovative mix, subject to a clear ceiling, of financial instruments;
Amendment 542 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Emphasises that a stable, predictable and appropriate regulatory framework that also provides incentives for the construction of new infrastructure is crucial in order to promote investment;
Amendment 545 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Notes that a number of Member States have not yet fully implemented the provisions of the second internal market package and is concerned that there will be substantial delays in implementing the third internal market package; calls on the Commission, therefore, to make compliance with the core provisions of internal market legislation relating to electricity and gas a condition for the granting of public funding, so as to step up the pressure on the Member States;
Amendment 554 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses that the fullest possible use should be made of market-based tools, including project bonds, loan guarantees, non-commercial risk-sharing facilities, incentives for funding public-private partnerships, partnerships with the EIB and the use of ETS revenue, in accordance with EU energy and climate objectives;
Amendment 565 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Recalls the importance of transparent and non-discriminatory tariffs with a view to ensuring appropriate cost allocation for cross-border investments, fair prices for consumers and greater competitiveness; welcomes, therefore, the REMIT proposal from the European Commission;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that in order to target global trade imbalances multilateral rules are urgently needed with regard to exchange rate setting, the role of reserve currencies, and the limitation of excessive capital flows, including forms of capital control, and excessive price volatilities, including forms of supply-side management for particularly important products;
Amendment 38 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12a When awarding contracts which, on account of their value, are not covered by this Directive, national contracting entities shall be required to comply with the principles of equal treatment, non- discrimination and transparency.
Amendment 67 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 93
Article 93
Amendment 53 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union also aims to ensure coherence with other areas of its external actionpursues the aim of policy coherence for development. Union development cooperation policy has as its primary objective the reduction and eradication of poverty. Its external policy fosters the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of developing countries. This includes the advancement of human rights, social justice, labour standards, fair trade relations and practices relevant to the environment. This should be ensured when formulating the Union's development cooperation policy and its strategic planning programming and implementation of measures.
Amendment 60 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In a globalised world, different internal EU policies such as environment, climate change, employment (including decent work for all), gender equality, energy, water, transport, health, education, justice and security, research and innovation, information society, migration, agriculture and fisheries, are increasingly becoming part of the EU's external action. Commission Communication ‘Europe 2020: AThe success of the Union's domestic strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’ underlines also depends on the ecommitment of the Union to promote in its internal and external policies smart, inclusive and sustainablnomic and societal advancement of the Union's international trade partners, which should be gprowth bringing together three pillars: economic, social and environmentalmoted in its internal and external policies.
Amendment 62 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Fighting the possible manmade contribution to climate change and protecting the environment are among the great challenges which face the Union and where the need for international action is urgent. In accordance with the intent stated in Commission Communication "A budget for Europe 2020" of 29 June 2011, tall the international partner countries and regions with which it trades and does business. The need for international action to meet these challenges is urgent. This Regulation should contribute to the objective of addressing at least 20%part of the EU budget to creating a low carbon and climate resilient society, and the global public goods and challenges programme should use at least 25% of its funds to cover climate change and environment. Actions in these two areas should, wherever possible, be mutually supportive in order to reinforce their impacts.
Amendment 516 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – paragraph 1
The objective is to develop platform technologies (e.g. genomics, meta- genomics, proteomics, molecular tools) triggering leadership and competitive advantage on a wide number of economic sectors. It includes aspects, such as underpinning the development of bio- resources with optimised properties and applications beyond conventional alternatives; enabling exploration, understanding and exploitation in a sustainable manner of terrestrial and marine biodiversity for novel applications; Priority support will be given to new diagnostic methods where a prevention or diagnosis for the patient in question either already exists or is likely to be developed.
Amendment 608 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 1
The development of screening programmes depends on the identification of early biomarkers of risk and of disease onset, and their deployment depends on the testing and validation of screening methods and programmes. Identifying individuals and populations at high-risk of disease will allow personalised, stratified and collective strategies for efficacious and cost effective disease prevention to be developed. In this connection, priority will be given to screening programmes where prevention or therapy for the patient concerned are available or are likely to be developed.
Amendment 619 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.6 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.6 – paragraph 1
An improved understanding of health, disease and disease processes at all ages is needed to develop new and more effective diagnostics. Innovative and existing technologies will be developed with the goal of significantly improving disease outcomes through earlier, more accurate diagnosis and by allowing for more patient-adapted treatment. In this connection, priority will be given to diagnostic methods where prevention or therapeutic measures for the patients concerned are available or are likely to be available in the near future.
Amendment 627 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.8 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.8 – paragraph 1
There is a need to support the improvement of cross-cutting support technologies for drugs, vaccines and other therapeutic approaches, including transplantation, gene and cell therapy, particularly adult stem cell therapy, umbilical cord blood cell and iPS cell therapies; to increase success in the drug and vaccine development process (including alternative methods to replace classical safety and effectiveness testing e.g. the development of new methods); to develop regenerative medicine approaches, including approaches based on stem cells; to develop improved medical and assistive devices and systems; to maintain and enhance our ability to combat communicable, rare, major and chronic diseases and undertake medical interventions that depend on the availability of effective antimicrobial drugs; and to develop comprehensive approaches to treat co-morbidities at all ages and avoid poly-pharmacy. These improvements will facilitate the development of new, more efficient, effective and sustainable treatments for disease and for the management of disability. There is a need to develop ideas in the field of regenerative medicine, particularly based on adult stem cells, umbilical cord blood cells and iPS cells.
Amendment 639 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.9 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.9 – paragraph 1
Clinical trials are the means to transfer biomedical knowledge to application in patients and support for these will be provided, as well as for the improvement of their practice. Examples include the development of better methodologies to allow trials to focus on relevant population groups, including those suffering from other concomitant diseases and/or already undergoing treatment, the determination of comparative effectiveness of interventions and solutions, as well as enhancing the use of databases and electronic health records as data sources for trials and knowledge transfer. Similarly, support for the transfer of other types of interventions such as those related to independent living into real world environments will be provided. Particular importance will be given to clinical tests in the field of rare diseases and child illnesses including those associated with premature birth.
Amendment 537 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
All the research and innovation activities carried out under Horizon 2020 shall comply with ethical principles and relevant national, Union and international legislation, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights and its Supplementary Protocols. , the Helsinki Declaration, the Convention of the Council of Europe on Human Rights and Biomedicine signed in Oviedo on 4 April 1997 and its Additional Protocols, the European Convention on Human Rights and its Supplementary Protocols, the UN resolution on human cloning of March 2005, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Universal Declaration on the human genome and human rights adopted by the UNESCO, the UN Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the relevant World Health Organisation's resolutions. Those carrying out or participating in research projects concerning ethical sensitive issues like for example DNA, analysis on humans, research on persons not able to give informed consent, research linked to the suffering of vertebrate animals etc. shall seek the approval of the relevant national or local ethics committee prior to the start of the activities. An ethical review will also be implemented systematically by the Commission. In specific cases an ethical review may take place during the implementation of a project. On a yearly basis, the Commission shall inform the European Parliament about their activities in this area, and in addition to this, it shall provide the European Parliament and the Council, with information upon request. During the implementation of this programme, scientific advances and national and international provisions shall be regularly monitored by the Commission so as to take account of any developments.
Amendment 1142 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point c a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point c a (new)
(c a) Developing the societal dimension of biotechnology. Focusing on governance of biotechnology for societal benefits including ethical limits.
Amendment 1356 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Specific activities shall include: understanding the determinants of health (including environmental and climate related factors), improving health promotion and disease prevention; understanding disease and improving diagnosis; developing effective screening programmes and improving the assessment of disease susceptibility; improving surveillance and preparedness; developing better preventive vaccines; using in-silico medicine for improving disease management and prediction; treating disease; transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions; better use of health data; active ageing, independent and assisted living; improving palliative medicine, individual empowerment for self-management of health; promotion of integrated care; improving scientific tools and methods to support policy making and regulatory needs; and optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems and reducing inequalities by evidence based decision making and dissemination of best practice, and innovative technologies and approaches.
Amendment 1714 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 6 #
2011/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 - paragraph 1
Article 1 – point 1 - paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 1 - 3 a (new) introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 - 3 a (new) introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23a concerning the removal of destinations and items from the scope of EU General Export Authorisations included in Annex II. under the following conditions:
Amendment 7 #
2011/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 - paragraph 1a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 - paragraph 1a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 3 a (new) - point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 3 a (new) - point a
(a) if an arms embargo has been imposed on the final destination on the basis of a Common Position determined by the Council, a Joint Action agreed by the Council, or a decision by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), or on the basis of a binding resolution of the Security Council of the United Nations, or
Amendment 8 #
2011/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 - paragraph 1b (new)
Article 1 – point 1 - paragraph 1b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 3a (new) - point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 3a (new) - point b
(b) if corresponding decisions have been adopted within the framework of the Australian Group (AG), the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG), the Wassenaar Arrangement or the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
Amendment 10 #
2011/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 - paragraph 2
Article 1 – point 1 - paragraph 2
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 3 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 3 b (new)
Where, in the case of a significant change of circumstances as regards the assessment of the sensitivity of exports under an EU General Export Authorisation included in Annex IIunder the aforementioned conditions, imperative grounds of urgency require a removal of particular destinations and/or items from the scope of an EU General Export Authorisation, the procedure provided for in Article 23b shall apply to delegated acts adopted pursuant to this Article.
Amendment 43 #
2011/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. A separate annual trigger import volume is set for imports from Central American country for products mentioned in paragraph 1 as indicated in the table in the Annex to this Regulation. The importation of the products mentioned in paragraph 1 at the preferential customs duty rate shall, in addition to the proof of origin established under Annex III (Definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative co-operation) of the Agreement with Central America, be subject to the presentation of an export certificate issued by the competent authority of the Republic of the Central American country from which the products are exported. This requirement to present an export certificate should not, however, result in additional red tape, higher costs or other de facto trade restrictions affecting the exporter. Once the trigger volume is met during the corresponding calendar year, the Commission may, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 12(3), temporarily suspend the preferential customs duty during that same year for a period of time not exceeding three months, and not going beyond the end of the calendar year.
Amendment 9 #
2011/0260(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
It shall apply on 1 Januaruly 20143.
Amendment 13 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Commission should, on its own initiative or on request from the Member State which has negotiated the intergovernmental assess the compatibility of the negotiated agreement with Union law before the agreement, have the right to assess the compatibility of the negotiated agreement with Union law before the agreement has been signes been signed and submit an opinion as to whether any renegotiation of the agreement is required on the basis of provisions under Union law to which the Member States concerned should have due regard.
Amendment 22 #
2011/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament every two years on the information that it receives pursuant to Article 3 and shall submit a comprehensive assessment to Parliament within two years of the entry into force of this Decision.
Amendment 130 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Presidency Conclusions of the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007 emphasized the need to increase energy efficiency in the Union, which, together with other measures (including the ETS, increased use of renewable energies, ecodesign), is intended to achieve the objective of saving 20% of the Union’s primary energy consumption by 2020 compared to projections. This amounts to a reduction of the Union's primary energy consumption of 368 Mtoe in 20201. _. This target should be adjusted in accordance with economic trends.1 _____________ 1 Projections made in 2007 showed a primary energy consumption in 2020 of 1842 Mtoe. A 20% reduction results in 1474 Mtoe in 2020, i.e. a reduction of 368 Mtoe as compared to projections. This would correspond to an energy intensity objective of 104 Mtoe primary energy/million euros.
Amendment 134 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) This amounts to a 37% increase in the efficiency of energy productivity in relation to 2005.
Amendment 138 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Commission Communication on Energy 2020 placesindicates that energy efficiency at the coreis one of the priorities of the EU energy strategy for 2020 and outlines the need for a new energy efficiency strategy that will enable all Member States to decouple energy use from economic growth.
Amendment 140 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In its Resolution of 15 December 2010 on the Revision of the Energy Efficiency Action Plan, the European Parliament called on the Commission to include in its revised Energy Efficiency Action Plan measures to close the gap to reach the overall EU energy efficiency objective in 2020; this gap is currently around 204 Mtoe of the 368 Mtoe savings sought.
Amendment 216 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) An assessment of the possibility of establishing a "white certificate" scheme at Union level has shown that, in the current situation, such a system would create excessive administrative costs and that there is a risk that energy savings would be concentrated in a number of Member States and not introduced across the Union. The latter objective can better be achieved, at least at this stage, by means of national energy efficiency obligation schemes or other alternative measures that achieve the samea similar amount of energy savings. The Commission should however define, by a delegated act, the conditions under which a Member State could in future recognise the energy savings achieved in another Member State. It is appropriate for the level of ambition of such schemes to be established in a common framework at Union level while providing significant flexibility to Member States to take full account of the national organisation of market actors, the specific context of the energy sector and final customers' habits. The common framework should give energy utilities the option of offering energy services to all final customers, not only to those to whom they sell energy. This increases competition in the energy market because energy utilities can differentiate their product by providing complementary energy services. The common framework should allow Member States to include requirements in their national scheme that pursue a social aim, notably in order to ensure that vulnerable customers have access to the benefits of higher energy efficiency. It should also allow Member States to exempt small companies from the energy efficiency obligation. The Commission Communication “Small Business Act” sets out principles that should be taken into account by Member States that decide to abstain from applying this possibility.
Amendment 295 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) In the implementation of the 20% energy efficiency target, the Commission will have to monitor the impact of new measures on Directive 2003/87/EC establishing the EU's emissions trading directive (ETS) in order to mainta, and will conversely also have to factor in the incenpositives in the emissions trading system rewarding low carbon investments and preparing the ETS sectors for the innovations needed in the futurempact of the ETS on implementing the 20% energy efficiency target.
Amendment 301 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Directive 2006/32/EC requires Member States to adopt and aim to achieve an overall national indicative energy savings target of 9% by 2016, to be reached by deploying energy services and other energy efficiency improvement measures. That Directive states that the second Energy Efficiency Plan adopted by the Member States shall be followed, as appropriate and where necessary, by Commission proposals for additional measures, including extending the period of application of targets. If a report concludes that insufficient progress has been made towards achieving the indicative national targets laid down by that Directive, these proposals are to address the level and nature of the targets. The impact assessment accompanying this Directive finds that the Member States are on track to achieve the 9% target, which is substantially less ambitious than the subsequently adopted 20% energy savingefficiency target for 2020, and therefore there is no need to address the level of the targets aspired to.
Amendment 304 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) SinceIf the objective of this Directive, which is to achieve the Union's non- binding energy efficiency target of 20% primary energy savings by 2020 and pave the way towards further energy efficiency improvements beyond 2020, is not on track to be achieved by the Member States without taking additional energy efficiency measures, and can be better achieved at Union level, the Union mayight adopt measures, in accordancewhile strictly complying with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. I and in accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 320 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy efficiency within the Union in order to ensure the achievement of the Union's non- binding target of 20% primary energy savings by 2020 and to pave the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond that date.
Amendment 332 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1 a. ‘Energy efficiency’: In this phrase ‘efficiency’ refers to the cost-benefit ratio. ‘Energy efficiency’ should not therefore be treated as equivalent to 'energy savings', but should be understood from a macro-economic perspective as the ratio between primary energy input and GDP (energy productivity/ energy intensity).
Amendment 463 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June 20145, the Commission shall assess whether the Union is likely to achieve its target of 20 % primary energy savings by 2020, requiring a reduction of EU primary energy consumption of 368 Mtoeadjusted in line with economic developments, requiring a reduction of EU energy intensity of not more than 104 Mtoe per million euro of GDP at 2005 prices in 2020, taking into account the sum of the weighted average of the national targets referred to in paragraph 1 and the evaluation referred to in Article 19(4) and primary energy savings achieved through, for example, the ETS, the Renewable Energy Directive or the Ecodesign Directive.
Amendment 532 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If a public body has already drawn up an energy efficiency plan for its buildings which is likely to achieve the same increases in energy efficiency as the renovation-based approach, Member States shall allow the public body in question to continue implementing the plan.
Amendment 572 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 579 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 581 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 647 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that public bodies give preference, in the purchase onlyf products, services and buildings, to those with high energy efficiency performance, as referred to in Annex III.
Amendment 666 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shallmay set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy if it considers this will help achieve its national energy efficiency target. Such schemes shales companies operatingl ensure that the obligated parties on the Member State's territory achieve annual energy savings equal to 1.5% of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transport. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customersefficiency improvement targets set at national level with a view to achieving the pan- European 20% target. This energy efficiency improvement shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers as well as at the energy production and transmission stages. The energy efficiency obligation scheme shall end in 2020.
Amendment 723 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Measures that target short-term savings, as defined in Annex V(1), shall not account for more than 1025% of the amount of energy savings required from each obligated party and shall only be eligible to count towards the obligation laid down in paragraph 1 if combined with measures to which longer- term savings are attributed.
Amendment 794 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
As an alternative to paragraph 1, Member States may opt to take other measures to achieve energy savings among final customers. The annual amount of energy savings achieved through this approach shallould be equivalent to the amount of energy savings required in paragraph 1.
Amendment 842 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall promote the availability to all final customers of energy audits which are affordable and carried out in an independentobjective manner by qualified or accredited in-house experts.
Amendment 869 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject to an energy audit carried out in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified or accredited experts at the latest by 30 June 2014two years after the entry into force of this directive and every threfive years from the date of the previous energy audit.
Amendment 886 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Energy audits carried out in an independentobjective manner resulting from energy management systems or implemented under voluntary agreements concluded between organisations of stakeholders and an appointed body and supervised by the Member State concerned or by the Commission, shall be considered as fulfilling the requirements of paragraph 2 may be part of a Member State’s incentive scheme.
Amendment 907 #
Amendment 930 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that if, where it is technically feasible and cost-effective, final customers for electricity, natural gas, district heating or cooling and district- supplied domestic hot water are provided with individual meters, thatese will accurately measure, and allow to make availablereadings to be taken of, their actual energy consumption and provide information on actual time of use, in accordance with Annex VI.
Amendment 967 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
In case of heating and cooling, where a building is supplied from a district heating network, a heat meter shall be installed at the building entry. In multi-apartment buildings, individual heat consumption meters shall also be installed to measure the consumption of heat or cooling for each apartment. Where the use of individual heat consumption meters is not technically or economically feasible, individual heat cost allocators, in accordance with the specifications in Annex VI(1.2), shallmay be used for measuring heat consumption at each radiator.
Amendment 1000 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In addition to the obligations resulting from Directive 2009/72/EC and Directive 2009/73/EC with regard to billing, Member States shall ensure, not later than 1 January 2015, that thate billing is accurate and based on actual consumption, for all the sectors covered by the present Directive, including energy distributors, distribution system operators and retail energy sales companies, in accordance with the minimum frequency set out in Annex VI(2.1)nformation is based on actual consumption. Appropriate information shall be made available with the billing information to provide final customers with a comprehensive account of current energy costs, in accordance with Annex VI(2.2).
Amendment 1056 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall establish and notify to the Commission a national heating and cooling plan for developinganalyse the potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling, containing the information set out in Annex VII. The plans shall be updated and supply information on the subject to the Commission, including the information set out in Annex VII and a cost-benefit analysis. The analyses shall be updated in close cooperation with local authorities and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure by means of their regulatory framework that national heating and cooling plans are taken into account in local and regional development plans, including urban and rural spatial plans, and fulfil the design criteria in Annex VII.
Amendment 1110 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that allinvestors planning to build new thermal electricity generation installations with a total thermal input exceeding 20 MW take steps to determine whether:
Amendment 1120 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) areit makes technological sense and is economically viable to provided them with equipment allowing for the recovery of waste heat by means of a high-efficiency cogeneration unit; and
Amendment 1139 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) are sitedwhether it makes technological sense and is economically viable to site them in a location where waste heat can be used by heat demand points.
Amendment 1296 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
Member States shall notify such conditions for exemption to the Commission by 1 January 2014. The Commission may refuse those conditions or make suggestions for modifications in the 6 months following notification. In such cases, the conditions for exemption shall not be applied by the Member State concerned until the Commission expressly accepts the resubmitted or modified conditions.
Amendment 6 #
2011/0167(NLE)
Draft opinion
Short justification – Paragraph 1 a (new)
Short justification – Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is in favour of international agreements which strengthen the respect for intellectual property rights considering the importance hereof for the EU's economy and job market as recent OECD studies1 estimate that international piracy and counterfeit account for approximately 150 billion EUR per year; __________________ 1 OECD study: Magnitude of counterfeiting and piracy of Tangible products: an update, November 2009 http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/57/27/4408 8872.pdf.
Amendment 11 #
2011/0167(NLE)
Draft opinion
Short justification – Paragraph 2
Short justification – Paragraph 2
2. Notes that counterfeiting, copyright and trademark infringements are covered by ACTA thus creating a one-size-fits-alland recognizes the concern that a wider set of instruments of enforcement which doesn'might meet the unique needs of each sector; is concerned by the lack of better; recognizes the concern that some definitions of key terminologies on which the ACTA enforcement mechanisms are based; fears that this creates might not be sufficiently clear, which might lead to legal uncertainty for European companies and in particular SMEs, technology users, online platform and internet service providers;
Amendment 18 #
2011/0167(NLE)
Draft opinion
Short justification – Paragraph 3
Short justification – Paragraph 3
3. Notes that whileWelcomes the ambition of ACTA is to strengthen EU industries, it appears to be contrary to; recognizes the concerns regarding ACTA's digital enforcement provisions and recalls the ambition of the EP in the Digital Agenda to make Europe the scene for cutting edge internet innovation, as well as the strong ambition to promote net neutrality and access to the online digital market for SMEs;
Amendment 23 #
2011/0167(NLE)
Draft opinion
Short justification – Paragraph 4
Short justification – Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that data concerning the scale of IPR infringements are inconsistent, incomplete, insufficientthe Commission's yearly customs reports show a consistent increase in seized goods suspected of violating IPR with an increase in cases from 43,500 in 2009 to almost 80,000 in 20101; however, recognises the concern that data concerning the scale of IPR infringements are incomplete and dispersed, and that an; supports objective, and independent impact assessment is needed for any additionals for legislative proposal's; __________________ 1 http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/resources/d ocuments/customs/customs_controls/counterfeit_p iracy/statistics/statistics_2010.pdf.
Amendment 31 #
2011/0167(NLE)
5. Is concerned that the ACTA text does not ensure a fairConsiders that the several explicit obligations in ACTA on the signatories to protect fundamental rights might not be sufficiently emphasised, recognises the concern that some parts of the ACTA text might be seen as impacting on the balance between the right to intellectual property and the freedom to conduct business, the right to protection of personal data and the freedom to receive or impart information, the requirement of which was recently ruled by the European Court of Justice;
Amendment 40 #
2011/0167(NLE)
6. Therefore, feels compelled to call on the Committee on International Trade to withhold its consent totake into account the above-mentioned concerns in its evaluation of the agreement.
Amendment 41 #
2011/0167(NLE)
Draft opinion
Single paragraph
Single paragraph
The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to propose that Parliament decline to give its constake into account the above-mentioned concerns in its evaluation of the agreement.
Amendment 16 #
2011/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Transit through the customs territory of the Union and possible diversion onto the internal market of goods suspected of infringing intellectual property rights, and in particular of counterfeit goods, entail not only considerable losses for legitimate Union businesses but also health and safety risks for consumers. Customs authorities should therefore be empowered to inspect and detain any suspected goods by way of precaution. In order to assess the substantial likelihood of such diversion, customs authorities should take into account circumstances such as an offer for sale or advertising of the goods directed at Union consumers, a lack of information on the manufacturer or consignor of the goods or a lack of information on their destination or consignee. Where the diversion onto the internal market of a counterfeit product nevertheless cannot be ruled out, customs authorities should also be empowered to detain the product concerned where it poses clear health and safety risks for consumers.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 7 – point a
Article 2 – point 7 – point a
(a) goods which are subject of an action infringing an intellectual property right under the law of the Union or of that Member State or where it cannot be ruled out that they are the subject of such an action, and which at the same time pose a clear threat to the health or safety of consumers;
Amendment 41 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Such a tariff reduction should be sufficiently attractive, in order to motivate traders to make use of the opportunities offered by the scheme. Therefore, the ad valorem duties should generally be reduced by a flat rate of 3.5 percentage points from the ‘most favoured nation’ duty rate, while for textiles and textile goods they should be reduced by 20 %. Specific duties should be reduced by 30 %. Where a minimum duty is specified, that minimum duty should not apply.
Amendment 49 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) it has been classified by the World Bank as a high-income or an upper-middle income country during threewo consecutive years immediately preceding the update of the list of beneficiary countries;
Amendment 65 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) the decision to remove a beneficiary country from the list of GSP beneficiary countries, in accordance with paragraph 3 and on the basis of Article 4(1)(a), shall apply as from one year9 months after the date of entry into force of the decision;,
Amendment 69 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Common Customs Tariff ad valorem duties on products listed in Annex V as sensitive products shall be reduced by 3.5 percentage points. For products from GSP sections XI(a) and XI(b), this reduction shall be 20 %.
Amendment 75 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Where preferential duty rates calculated, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 732/2008, on the Common Customs Tariff ad valorem duties applicable on the date of entry into force of this Regulation provide for a tariff reduction of more than 3.5 percentage points for the products referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, those preferential duty rates shall apply.
Amendment 160 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 4
Article 36 – paragraph 4
4. A delegated act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed by either the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by twofour months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 326 #
2011/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 3 a (new) – point 15
Annex – section 3 a (new) – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 3448/93
Article 14 b (new)
Article 14 b (new)
Amendment 329 #
2011/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 10 – point 6 b (new)
Annex – section 10 – point 6 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 427/2003
Article 14 b (new)
Article 14 b (new)
6b. The following article shall be inserted: "Article 14b Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 22(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extensions not later than three months before the end of each period. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 22(3) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of power specified in that decision. It shall take effect on the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or on a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 22(3) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council."
Amendment 330 #
2011/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 12 – point -1 b (new)
Annex – section 12 – point -1 b (new)
-1b. Article 4 shall be replaced by the following: "Article 4 Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extensions not later than three months before the end of each period. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3(3) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of power specified in that decision. It shall take effect on the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or on a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 3(3) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council."
Amendment 331 #
2011/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 12 a (new) – point 5
Annex – section 12 a (new) – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
5. The following article shall be inserted: "Article 15a Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 15 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 15 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of power specified in that decision. It shall take effect on the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or on a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 15 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council."
Amendment 332 #
2011/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 14 – point 7 a (new)
Annex – section 14 – point 7 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23 a (new)
Amendment 333 #
2011/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 14 – point 8
Annex – section 14 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007
Article 24a
Article 24a
1. The powers to adopt the delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 2 (2) and (3), Article 4(4) and Article 23 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of 5 years. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of time. 2an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extensions not later than three months before the end of each period. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 2 (2) and (3), Article 4(4) and Article 23 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of power specified in that decision. It shall take effect on the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or on a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 35. The powers to adopt delegated acts are conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 24b and 24c. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 2 (2) and (3), Article 4(4) and Article 23 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 334 #
2011/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 14 – point 8
Annex – section 14 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007
Article 24b
Article 24b
Amendment 335 #
2011/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 14 – point 8
Annex – section 14 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007
Article 24c
Article 24c
Amendment 336 #
2011/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – section 18 – point 7 a (new)
Annex – section 18 – point 7 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 732/2008
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27 a (new)
7a. The following article shall be inserted: "Article 27a Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 10(2), Article 11(7) and (8), Article 16(3), Article 19 (4) and (5) and Article 25 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extensions not later than three months before the end of each period. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 10(2), Article 11(7) and (8), Article 16 (3), Article 19 (4) and (5) and Article 25 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of power specified in that decision. It shall take effect on the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or on a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 10(2), Article 11 (7) and (8), Article 16 (3), Article 19 (4) and (5) and Article 25 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council."
Amendment 32 #
2010/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas China is obliged since 2001should have been seeking to respect WTO rules by liberalising its trade and opening its market since 2001;
Amendment 59 #
2010/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal to Parliament by the end of 2012 on the measures to be taken by the Commission if, in line with commitments already entered into, the EU has to recognise China’s market economy status in 2016, though the objective conditions for that are unlikely to be met;
Amendment 113 #
2010/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission to negotiate an ambitious EU-China investment agreement that seeks to create a better environment for EU investors in China whilst increasing the level of Chinesereciprocal capital flows to the EU;
Amendment 145 #
2010/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Demands strict compliance with European rules and standards by all goods in circulation on the internal market, and calls on the Commission promptly to propose a scenario in line with WTO rules for the gradual introduction of a trade conditionality mechanism and/or border adjustment measures for goods originating in third countries that do not comply with these standards;
Amendment 159 #
2010/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Draws attention to the fact that China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases; calls on the EU to propose that the WTO includewithin international organisations that ecological and climate change imperatives be included when laying down effective environmental standards in itsthe rules on the organisation of international tradef international organisations;
Amendment 10 #
2010/2298(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for thorough consideration of the issue of better accommodating non-trade concerns within the scope of WTO rules, in order to allow members to pursue legitimate policy objectives, while safeguarding market access without overwhelming the WTO; in this context, stresses the need to ensure the consistency of trade policy with other EU policies and that WTO actions are consistent and mutually supportive with actions of other international organisations.
Amendment 12 #
2010/2298(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages other political disciplines to take into consideration more often how other policy areas could on the one hand negatively affect, and on the other hand positively contribute to, trade policy; suggests to other political disciplines to also introduce binding dispute settlement mechanisms into their multilateral organisations;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas it is generally acknowledged that inward investment improves host countries’ competitiveness but outward investment may exacerbate adjustment costs for low-skilled workers,
Amendment 13 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Articles 206 and 207 TFEU do not define FDI, whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union has specified its understanding of the term FDI, on the basis of three criteria: it should be considered as a long-lasting investment, representing at least 10 % of the affiliated company’s equity capital / shares and providing the investor with managerial control over the affiliated company’s operations, whereas this definition is in line with those of the IMF and the OECD and is opposed to, in particular, portfolio investments and intellectual property rights, although in view of the emergence of global chains and global production it is hard to distinguish clearly between FDI and portfolio investments and a rigid legal definition will be hard to apply to investment practice in the real world,
Amendment 18 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas reduced investment protection in the European Union could lead to what is termed ‘BIT shopping’,
Amendment 31 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas although a terminated BIT may remain in force for up to 20 years, this transitional phase applies only to existing investment and not to new investment; whereas it is therefore essential not to terminate a BIT before it is replaced by a new EU investment protection agreement,
Amendment 35 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes this new EU competence and calls on the Commission and the Member States to seize this opportunity to build with Parliament an integrated and coherent investment policy which promotes high- quality investments and makes a positive contribution to economic, social and environmental progressinvestment;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s Communication ‘Towards a comprehensive European international investment policy’ but stresses that, while extensively focusing on investor protection, it should better address the need to protect the public capacity to regulate;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the same high level of protection should not be granted to all kinds of investments and that, for example, portfolio investment and intellectual property rights should be excluded from the scope of future international investment agreements signed by the EUapply to all kinds of investment;
Amendment 59 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with concern that negotiating a broad variety of investments would lead to mixing exclusive and shared competences; is concerned that if the Member States give the Commission a mandate to negotiate on all matters this could lead to substantial European concessions in the field of investment, given that the EU’s already open economy means that it has few other levers in international negotiations;
Amendment 66 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses theCalls on the Commission to consider whether there is a need for a stricter definition of ‘foreign investor’, considering that broad definitions have led to abusive practices, which should not be permitted in the past;
Amendment 80 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Doubts whetherBelieves that the request expressed by the Council in its conclusions on the Communication – that the new European legal framework should not negatively affect investor protection and guarantees enjoyed under the existing agreements – constitutes an achievable objective; considersbut sees a risk that with such a broad and undefined criterion any new agreements could be opposed;
Amendment 91 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 3
Paragraph 11 – indent 3
– protection against expropriation, giving a definition for a clear and fair balance between public and direct and indirect exproprivate interestsion;
Amendment 93 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 11 – indent 3 a (new)
– maintenance of ‘umbrella clauses’;
Amendment 100 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 120 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines thatCalls on the Commission shall establish a list of sectors not covered by future agreements, for examplto exclude sensitive sectors such as culture, education and those sectors which are strategically important for national defence, on the basis of a case-by-case decision; notes that the EU should also be aware of the concerns of its developing partners and should not call for more liberalisation if the latter deem it necessary for their development to protect certain sectors, particularly public services;
Amendment 126 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that the EU’s future policy must also promote investment which is sustainable, respects the environment (particularly in the area of extractive industries) and encourages good quality working conditions in the enterprises targeted by the investment; asks the Commission to include, in all future agreements, a reference to the updated OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises;
Amendment 131 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates, with regard to the investment chapters in wider free trade agreements (FTAs), its call for a corporate social responsibility clause and legally binding social and environmental clauses to be included in every FTA the EU signs;
Amendment 136 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. RequestProposes that such clauses also be included in stand-alone investment agreements, in chapters to which the dispute settlement mechanism applies;
Amendment 146 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Takes the view that, in addition to state-to-state dispute settlement procedures, investor-to-state procedures must also be applicable in order to secure comprehensive investment protection;
Amendment 158 #
2010/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to put forward solutions that enable small businesses to improve their funding of the high cost of dispute settlement procedures;
Amendment 35 #
Amendment 36 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point m a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point m a (new)
(ma) protection of property rights, including intellectual property rights
Amendment 37 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point m b (new)
Paragraph 5 – point m b (new)
(mb) promotion of the rule of law
Amendment 80 #
2010/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. calls for the integration of a sustainability chapter where applicable, which is connected to safeguard clauses, to cover areas such as trade, environment, production and processing within FTAs.
Amendment 325 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls for promoting the DESERTEC and Mediterranean Solar Plan initiatives by supporting decentralised solar power plants in the North African region and its connection to the grid, once their economic usefulness has been demonstrated;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the possible economic, social and ecological repercussions of global warming arcould be assuming worrying proportions and it is vital to limit this warming to less than 2°C,
Amendment 4 #
2010/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the agreement reached at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen in December 2009 is inadequate; whereas the European Union did not manage to play a leading role because its objectives lacked ambition and it failed to present a united front,
Amendment 8 #
2010/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Cancun Summit should be a key step towards an operational agreement in helping to keep global warming well below 2°Climit the possible human contribution to global warming, and should quickly become binding,
Amendment 14 #
2010/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas trade rules are therefore crucial inpart of efforts to combating climate change and the EU can influence these considerably as the world's largest trading power,
Amendment 16 #
2010/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the European Council’s goal of substantially reducing European greenhouse gas emissions by 80 to 95% by 2050 compared to their 1990 levels, this target being necessary for the EU to regain its leading role in international climate initiatives2050, as other countries have made strong commitments to develop a green economy, notably through their economic recovery plans; strongly supports the objective to cut European emissions by 320% by 2020, regardless of the outcome of international negotiations;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the positive role that trade can play in the dissemination of goods and services that help protect the climate; considers that climate protection and trade liberalisation can be mutually reinforcing by facilitating trade in environmental goods and services, but a list of these goods and services needs to be drawn up in advance in accordance with strict environmental criteria and in cooperation with the WTO member states;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that stimulating innovation can involve different reward schemes – such as patents, intellectual property rights or prizes – and that these schemes do not all promote technology transfer in the same way; wonders in particular about the effect that intellectual property rights have on the dissemination of future technology such as second-generation agrifuels, batteries or hydrogen; calls therefore on the Commission to study all innovation reward schemes, taking into account the risk of excluding some countries, and to use the results of this work in its climate diplomacy;
Amendment 34 #
2010/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 36 #
2010/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that border adjustment measures, rather than lowering the carbon constraints on European production, assist in subjecting European and imported products to the same and potentially high carbon constraint; considers that this tool only has any real merit and legitimacy if it is coupled with the auctioning of allowances, and that this auctioning is essential for its acceptance by partner countries and compatibility with WTO rulesConsiders that a multilateral agreement including all the main emitters of CO2 would be the best instrument for internalising negative external environmental factors relating to CO2, but that there is a risk that this will not be achieved in the near future; considers therefore that the European Union should continue to study the possibilities of putting in place appropriate environmental instruments, particularly a ‘carbon inclusion mechanism’ which, while complying with WTO rules, would make it possible to combat the risk of CO2 emissions being transferred to countries which do not respect the same objectives as the EU in terms of greenhouse gas emissions reduction, and would also constitute a lever in international negotiations to encourage all countries to make firm commitments in this area;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reaffirms the need to enhance the coherence between the European Union's development policy and its trade policy; recalls that the crisis has exacerbated the volatility of commodities prices and has causweakened capital and aid flows to developing countries to dry up; stresses that, in this context, it is a priority to put in place an efficient tax system so as to reduce developing countries' dependence on foreign aid and other, unpredictable external financial flows;
Amendment 24 #
2010/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the creation, in the EPA framework, of an independent monitoring mechanism to assess the net tax impact of removing customs duties and at the same time progress being made in the area of tax reform in each country; calls for a clause to be introduced providing for a mandatory overall review of all EPAs after five years and for the provisions of each agreement to be amended, where necessary, in line with the requirements identified therein.
Amendment 5 #
2010/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 7 #
2010/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that in its industrial policies the EU must pay particular attention to supporting eco-compatible production, protecting intellectual property, building up SME capital and access to funding, to making SMEs internationally active, liberalising protected markets, stabilising exchange rates, to legal protection abroad, and to combating unfair competition, distortions of competition and counterfeiting;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that, with the EUurope 2020 Strategy and the communication on an Integrated EU industrial policy, the Commission is finally acknowledging the importance of man ufactiveuring industrial policy for sustainable growth and employment in Europe and committing itself to an integrated industrial Policy based on the principle of a social market economy;
Amendment 68 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to develop, together with the European Parliament and the Council, a qualitative and, where possible, quantitative vision for European industry in the year 2020, which looks towards sustainable development in the long term and lays down guidelines, for example for energy and resource efficiency, with a view to ensuring that European industry becomes more stable and competitive and jobs are created as a resultcompetitiveness and sustainability of industry, with a view to developing growth, employment and thereby prosperity in Europe;
Amendment 99 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the new, integrated approach calls for extremely effective collaboration within the Commission, and calls on the Commission to set up a permanent industrial policy task force to this end; furthermore calls on the Commission to focus more on competitiveness aspects during the impact assessment process (“Competitiveness Proofing”) as well as to evaluate ex post the cumulated impact of legal acts and to implement this essential part of smart regulation as quickly as possible;
Amendment 140 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 3
Paragraph 8 – indent 3
· must reflect not the product alone, but also demand and use, with a view to integrated development and more target- oriented production, leading to tangible benefits for consumers, businesses and the whole of societybe technology-neutral;
Amendment 183 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that, representing as it does an annual 17% of GDP in the EU, public procurement is a powerful instrument for stimulating innovation; points out that competitors such as China and the USA have set ambitious targets for public procurement of innovative and environmental products, and calls for similar target setting in the EUplays an important role for the European single market; calls on the Commission to improve the proven EU procurement rules where necessary to ensure transparency, fairness, non- discrimination and remedy on a high level in the future; calls on the Commission to inform about existing possibilities of involving ecological criteria in tenders under the existing EU procurement rules;
Amendment 206 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – indent 4
Paragraph 13 – indent 4
· developing a standard form of business sustainability report which will analyse the "environmental rucksack" – resulting in economies and making firms more competitive in consequence – and group together and standardise existing reporting requirements and possibilities (e.g. EMAS), and which should be mandatory wherever possiblepromoting the use of voluntary environmental management systems such as ISO 14001 or EMAS;
Amendment 225 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
- intensification of raw material recovery by means ofthe strict implementation of the existing ambitious recycling rules, appropriate support for research, and a stop to the exporting of waste that contains raw materials,
Amendment 234 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 3
Paragraph 14 – indent 3
- optimal utilisation of and improved access to raw materials available in the EU, calling among other things for the rapid introduction of a European geo- information system that gives an overview of the raw materials available in the EU,
Amendment 262 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is convinced that, in order to ensure security of investment, industry needs an energy policy focused on the long term which guarantees appropriate energy prices and security of supply, allows manufacturing to take place without the release of gases damagsecurity of supply, as well as competitive energy prices in relation to third countries both ing to the climate, and prevents carbon leakage; points out that the internal energy market is an asset when it comes to switching to low-carbon production and supply, and that the network infrastructurerms of energy production and end prices for industrial costumers and households and furthermore prevents energy poverty and carbon leakage especially for those sectors of industry that contribute muost therefore be renewed and extended, and smart grids promotedo research and development;
Amendment 332 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for a stronger, coordinated EU policy on lead markets, such as the environmental industEU initiatives that identify what drives (some 3.5 million employees, EUR 300 billion turnover, up to 50% of the global market); stresses that many "traditional" markets – steel, automobiles and shipbuildgrowth, innovation and competitiveness in different sectors, and then bring, for example – have a strong capacity for innovation and/or offer comparative advantages, of which full use should be made; for these purposes, product-specific legislation such as the eco-design directive should be developed further, and industry-stimulating iniward market-based policy responses which foster favourable and predictable framework conditions for growth, innovation and competiatives such as the "green car initiative" put in placeness in all sectors without picking winners;
Amendment 366 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the establishment of a task force on restructuring operations and a stronger role for the European structural funds in restructuring processes so that employees and firms can be offered a future; calls for research and development in furtherance of conversion processes to be intensifiedTakes note that restructuring is the primary responsibility of companies and social partners; calls on the Member States for a social cushioning of the economic transition by improving mobility on the labour market in the context of the “Flexicurity” concept, retraining and other measures;
Amendment 387 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 a (new)
• to examine the EU definition of small and medium-sized enterprises with a view to its flexibility and if its takes the needs of such enterprises in account, which do fulfil the specified sales and employment threshold because of growth or other reasons, but whose character is nevertheless medium-sized;
Amendment 394 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 b (new)
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 b (new)
• to examine, if medium-sized and family- owned enterprises, which do not fulfil the criteria of the existing SME definition, are adequately able to use existing and future financing opportunities for research and development directed specifically at small and medium-sized companies;
Amendment 405 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that sectoralin order to achieve Europe 2020 objectives and climate and energy targets by 2020, aid policy should not onmerely be seen in the context of competition law, but must, in the interests of Europe, be used proactively, transparently and with clear rules to strengthen innovation and the roll-out of new products, and in connection with industrial restructuring operations;
Amendment 426 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for future trade agreements to be drawn up in such a way that they form part of an industrial strategy based on fair competition in the developed and developing worlds; the principle of sustainable development must be comprehensively applied, and if possible social and environmental standards should be incorporated in free trade agreements; steps must be taken to ensure that European industries are not endangered by unfair practices, as is currently happening in the solar energy industry;
Amendment 443 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 1
Paragraph 26 – indent 1
• theimplementation of the recommendations of existing industry-specific approaches (task forces, high-level groups, innovation platforms such as Cars 21, etc.) to be renewed, comparably developed and equipped with clear strategic content by the Commission, in consultation with all stakeholdein a way that is tailored to the needs of the specific industries, comparably developed by the Commission, in consultation with all stakeholders and establish new sectoral initiatives in other appropriate sectors,
Amendment 449 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 2
Paragraph 26 – indent 2
Amendment 454 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 3
Paragraph 26 – indent 3
Amendment 475 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that European industry, which profits from these political efforts and the favourable framewnote that social responsibility becomes a more and more important competitive factor fork conditions, should assume more responsibility for sustainable growth and employment in Europe; believes that industry should enter into clear voluntary commitments tompanies: ranging from innovative capability, risk management, strategic orientation, marketing to employee motivation; calls on European companies and entrepreneurs to continue their extensive corporate and social engagements, as well as their investments in Europe, sustain its own research efforts, contribute to a new culture of qualifications, develop even more innovative, sustainable products and processes, and enter wherever possible into strategic partnerships in order to ensure the increase of employment, innovation, further education and prosperity in Europe;
Amendment 37 #
2010/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the Lisbon Treaty defines EU trade policy as an integral part of the Union's overall external action and that that policy therefore must addressrade, development, environmental and social objectivespolicy as well as contribute to meeting the oother policies must complement each other mutually to promote their objectives as set out in the Treaty on European UnionEurope 2020 strategy;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the fact that trade relations with partners in Latin America have become a priority for the European Union;
Amendment 58 #
2010/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the developments in Brazil, Ecuador and Bolivia, where new trade and resource policies seem to have contributed to the reduction of inequality, as illustrative of the conditions under which trade reforms may have progressive distributive effectsfirmly, with a view to completing the first phase, the resumption of negotiations on the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement - given that an Association Agreement of this kind, which is of the utmost importance and affects 700 million people, would, if concluded swiftly, be the world's most ambitious biregional agreement; welcomes the conclusion of negotiations on the Association Agreement between the EU and Central America, the revision of the 2003 Political dialogue and Cooperation Agreement with the Andean Community and the deepening of the existing Association Agreements with Mexico and Chile; notes that the negotiations on the Multi-Party Trade Agreement between the EU and the countries of the Andean Community have been concluded satisfactorily; will endeavour to carry out, with due accuracy, the parliamentary ratification procedure on these agreements in order to ensure they have a positive impact on all aspects of mutual concern;
Amendment 66 #
2010/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it crucial for Latin America to move forward from trade in raw materials towards trade in processed materials and parts; considers that global transport related to current supply chains and labour division is excessive and environmentally unsustainable;
Amendment 70 #
2010/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for closer cooperation between the EU and the Latin American countries with a view to concluding a fair WTO Doha Agreement that must effectively contribute to poverty reduction and help the economy to recover from the crisisRegrets the protectionist measures taken during the financial crisis by some Latin American countries, especially Argentina; urges the Commission to address regularly the issue of market access with countries in Latin America;
Amendment 75 #
2010/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises that the attainment of all eight UN MDGs should be regarded as the overridingis one task in the current multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations; stresses that attaining the MDGs and combating global poverty will require a trade environment in which developing countries in Latin America have real access to the markets of developed countries, more equitable trade practices and strong and enforced rules governing protection of the environment and social rights;
Amendment 85 #
2010/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the constructive role that EU-based companies operating in Latin America should play by applying the highest levels of European environmental and social protection standards and by offering decent wages and job security;
Amendment 90 #
2010/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 95 #
2010/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that the differenceWelcomes the Geneva Agreements ion the tariffs applying under the WTO banana agreements, Trade in Bananas which finally puts an end to the longest lasting WTO dispute on bananas withe agreements with Columbia and Peru and Central America and the commitments made to ACP partners in the Caribbean c compromise which works for all sides and will provide an important push for progress in the Doha Roulnd create new controversies; calls in particular for fair treatment for Ecuador following its struggles in nine WTO panelstalks and for the multilateral trading systems in general;
Amendment 106 #
2010/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recalls that the negotiations on the EU-Central America Association Agreement were started on the basis of a region-to-region approach and emphasises that they should be concluded in the same manner, ensuring that no country falls behind;
Amendment 110 #
2010/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 115 #
2010/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that it should be closely involved at all stages of the negotiations on an EU-Mercosur Association Agreement and that the negotiating mandate should be updated to take full account of recent developments in the global economy and demands and concerns put forward by Parliament;
Amendment 143 #
2010/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 149 #
2010/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 2 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to recommend that Parliament decline to give its consent to the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, amending the Agreement in order to extend the provisions of the Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement.
Amendment 4 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 5 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 6 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas only independent monitoring can bring out the facts and so far the Uzbek Government has refused access to independent monitoring missions, whereas this refusal constitutes in itself a breach of its commitments and should be reacted to accordingly in order to bring out the facts and inform on the duration of the Autumn Harvest period, the working health conditions of students, their ages and eventually risk punishments for non- obedience,
Amendment 8 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas, on the basis of the principles and objectives of the Union’s external action, the EU has the moral responsibility to use its leverage, as one of the main trading partners and a major importer of cotton from Uzbekistan, to stop the use of forced child labour in this country, whereas, therefore, the protocol cannot be treated as a purely technical agreement, as long as human rights concerns, such as forced child labour, are raised precisely with regards to cotton harvest,
Amendment 10 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
Amendment 14 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (i)
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (i)
(i) Strongly condemn the use of forced and child labour in Uzbekistan;
Amendment 17 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (iii)
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (iii)
(iii) Urge the Government of Uzbekistan to ensure an end to the usallow an ILO monitoring mission and to ensure that the practice of forced and child labour on the ground and to work closely with the ILO International Program on the Elimination of Child Labouris effectively in the process of being eradicated at national, viloyat and local level;
Amendment 21 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (vi)
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (vi)
Amendment 24 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (vii)
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (vii)
Amendment 26 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (viii)
Paragraph 1 subparagraph (viii)
Amendment 30 #
2010/0323(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Concludes that it will only consider the consent when the recommendations set out in paragraph 1 are duly addressed by the Commission, the Council and concretely implemented by the Uzbek Government;
Amendment 2 #
2010/0248(NLE)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Declines to cConsents to conclusion of the Agreement;
Amendment 41 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In the interest of EU investors and their investments in third countries, and of Member States hosting foreign investors and investments, bilateral agreements that specify and guarantee the conditions of investment shouldwill be maintained in force.
Amendment 52 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) As the authorisation to maintain, amend or conclude agreements covered by this Regulation is granted in an area of exclusive Union competence, it must be regarded as an excep transitional measure. The authorisation is without prejudice to the application of Article 258 of the Treaty with respect to failures of Member States to fulfil obligations under the Treaties other than those concerning incompatibilities arising from the allocation of competences between the Union and its Member States.
Amendment 56 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 67 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) No later than five years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission should present to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of Chapters II and III of this Regulation. This report should, inter alia, review the need for the continued application of these chapters. Where the report recommends to discontinue the application of the provisions of these Chapters or where it would propose to modify these provisions, it should be accompanied by an appropriate legislative proposal. Unless replaced by an agreement of the Union concerning investment, or otherwise terminated, bilateral agreements concluded by Member States with third countries remain binding on the parties under public international law.
Amendment 84 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation declares the maintenance in force of existing and concluded bilateral agreements with third countries relating to investment as well as establishes the terms, conditions and the procedure under which Member States are authorised to maintain in force, amend or conclude bilateralsuch agreements with third countries relating to investment. This procedure is without prejudice to the respective competencies of the European Union and of the Member States.
Amendment 109 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 126 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. No later than five years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of this Chapter which shall review the need for the continued application of this chapter, based on the review referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 130 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 139 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 143 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 146 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 154 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 157 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 171 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 201 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 202 #
2010/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 48 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph c
Article 1 – paragraph c
(c) "threat of serious injury" means serious injury that is clearly imminent; a determination of the existence of a threat of serious injury shall be based on facts and not merely on allegation, conjecture or remote possibility; forecasts, estimations and analyses made on the basis of factors laid down in Article 4(5), shall inter alia, be taken into account to determine the existence of a threat of serious injury;
Amendment 53 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 - paragraph f (new)
Article 1 - paragraph f (new)
(f) "Interested parties" means parties commercially affected by the imports of the product in question and includes Union industry.
Amendment 78 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The request to initiate an investigation shall contain evidence of the meeting of the conditions for imposing the safeguard measure within the meaning of Article 2(1). The request should generally contain the following information: the rate and amount of the increase in imports of the product concerned in absolute and relative terms, the share of the domestic market taken by increased imports, changes in the level of sales, production, productivity, capacity utilisation, profits and losses and employment.
Amendment 83 #
2010/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 - paragraph 3
Article 3 - paragraph 3
3. Consultation with the Member States shall take place within eight working days of the Commission’s sending the information to Member States as provided for in paragraph 2 within the Committee referred to in Article 10 on the basis of the procedure referred to in Article 11.1(1). Where, after consultation, it is apparent that there is sufficient evidence determined on the basis of factors laid down in Article 4(5) to justify the initiation of a proceeding the Commission shall publish a notice in the Online-Platform and in the Official Journal of the European Union. Initiation shall take place within one month of the receipt of information from a Member Statequest by a Member State, the European Parliament, or by the Union industry.
Amendment 2 #
2009/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that fish is a natural resource which, under proper management, can be renewable and provide both food and jobs around the world, but that overfishing has led to depletion of fish stocks and hardship in coastal communities; recognises that international trade has often led to overfishing as countries seek to export their natural resources, as for example in the case of bluefin tuna;
Amendment 9 #
2009/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to develop and promote environmental, social and humanitarian criteria to apply to all fish on the EU market, whether domestic products or imports, which would encourage an improvement in global standards and thus help to promote sustainability and alleviate poverty;
Amendment 12 #
2009/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 15 #
2009/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 17 #
2009/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 53 #
2009/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point a
Paragraph 15 – point a
(a) a complaints procedure open to the social partners and civil society,
Amendment 47 #
2009/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, following on from the climate, energy and food crises, the global financial crisis has in some areas engendered a worldwide social crisis which has increased the need for new, strong rules which make for more effective supervision of the world economy and ensure that it does not develop in a manner detrimental to human needs and to the needs of society; takes the view that that requirement applies equally to international trade, which is at the heart of globalisation;
Amendment 80 #
2009/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point d
Paragraph 12 – point d
d. a requirement on the part of larger undertakings and groups of undertakings to comply with rules on transparency and reporting, i.e. the annual publication of their CSR balance sheets;
Amendment 82 #
2009/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point e
Paragraph 12 – point e
e. a requirement for larger undertakings and groups of undertakings to show due diligence, i.e. a requirement to take measures in advance with a view to identifying and preventing violations of human and environmental rights, corruption or tax evasion, including in their subsidiaries and supply chains, i.e. throughout their sphere of influence;
Amendment 85 #
2009/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 point f
Paragraph 12 point f
f. a review mechanism to deal with proven breaches of the CSR commitments entered into in the context of the trade agreement; it mustshould also be possible for investigations to be carried out by the competent authorities of the two parties, and also by independent experts, along the lines of the investigations conducted as part of ILO programmes1; in the event of a serious breach of the commitments, the parties could name and shame those responsible and call for the imposition of proportionate trade sanctionsreact appropriately;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the forecasted growth in third countries is expected to be higher than in the internal market, which will create new opportunities for exporting SMEs,
Amendment 7 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas SMEs will face more intense competition inside the EU by competitors from third countries,
Amendment 8 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas open market and fair competition will best ensure the opportunities for SMEs in the globalised economy,
Amendment 47 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers, in this connection, that the ‘proportion of total Community production’ concept should be reviewed with a view to lowering the threshold for complaints (currently set at 25% of Community production) andalready offers possibilities for SMEs to initiate complaints, but also asks the Commission to ensure that professional associations with a high SME representation should be allowed to validly represent them before the Commission without changing the current threshold;
Amendment 51 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to commit themselves with renewed vigour to preventing and combating counterfeiting by means of appropriate internal policies and international initiatives, at both multilateral (e.g. the ACTA Agreement) and bilateral (new economic cooperation agreements with third countries) level, taking due account of the impact of counterfeiting on SMEs; asks the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the high standards of data protection in the EU are not violated by these measures;
Amendment 54 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the control of imports by the customs authorities in order to ensure a more efficient level of protection against products which violate intellectual property rights held by EU companies;
Amendment 87 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the view that the EU should guarantee European SMEs should have the same level of advantages and possibilities as regards public tenders asin the main industrialised countries (including the United States, Canada and Japan) guarantee their SMEs, setting aside for them a proportion of national or Community tenders or guaranteeingas they enjoy inside the EU; calls on the Commission therefere to guarantee that European SMEs will have better access to public procurement markets in third countries and enjoy fair conditions of competition for European SMEs working in the sectors concerned by the tenders if necessary by applying the principle of reciprocity;
Amendment 28 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
New subtitle and Paragraph 13a ( new)
New subtitle and Paragraph 13a ( new)
Raw materials 13a. Deplores the persistent use of trade- distorting export restrictions such as export taxes for raw materials by the Chinese government; calls on the Commission to insist on the removal of all existing export restrictions in all bilateral negotiations with China; stresses that the removal of these export restrictions constitute an essential element of fair trade between the EU and China; underlines that it will evaluate all future trade agreements with China in this respect;
Amendment 36 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the progress made in establishing an EU Centre in Beijing, which will help SMEs, and in making permanent the budget line to fund the Centre, in order to secure its future; stresses the need to ensure that this Centre has a clear mandate, which avoids the creation of double structures and leads to synergies with existing public and private institutions from EU Member States; welcomes the work done by the IPR SME Helpdesk to provide information and training to European SMEs on protecting and enforcing IPRs in China;
Amendment 44 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to start seeking to resolve trade disputes through dialogue; notes that trade defence instruments (TDIs) are a tool to ensure fair conditions of trade between China and the EU, and is concerned about thesees evidence for an effective use of TDIs because of the rising number of anti-dumping cases filed against Chinese producers;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the eurozone is much more open than any other major economy and that the rising value of the euro has encouraged imports into the internal market at the expense of exports, possibly adversely affecting economic growth and employment in the eurozone; notes in this connection the concerns expressed by many European companies, particularly in the industrial sector, regarding the threat that an ovtrading partners' under-valued currencyies may pose to their international competitiveness; at the same time sees the prospect, as a result of increased competitive pressure, that European firms will have to improve their competitiveness further and hence, in the medium term, could have an edge over their rivals;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. BelievStresses that the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and trade liberalisation have to ensure fair competition in agricultural trade which would not lead to a further increases in food prices and even higher price volatility, since a large cut in agricultural supports in the developed countries would cause a dramatic fall in their production; stresses that the worst affected would be; insists that the efforts of the EU in reforming its agricultural policy should be duly taken into account; stresses that the outcome of the DDA should also provide solutions for the most vulnerable, food-importing developing countries;
Amendment 28 #
2008/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
Amendment 69 #
2008/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges that India's standards regime is still evolving; calls on the Bureau of Indian Standards to raise its standards ion line withthe basis of international standards and to increase transparency by improving its testing and certification procedures
Amendment 70 #
2008/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the FTA includes a binding state-to-state dispute settlement mechanism, provisions on mediation on NTBs, on Anti-dumping and countervailing duty measures and a general exception clause based on Article XX and XXI of GATT; stresses that the FTA should foster free and fair trade and lead to the eradication of protectionism;
Amendment 80 #
2008/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that India's services suffer from a range of horizontal barriers; stresses that the challenge for the FTA is not only to accelerate liberalisation in India's services sectors, but also to facilitate the implementation of a range of complementary reforms; stresses the importance of a reliable and transparent service sector;
Amendment 108 #
2008/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Regrets that India is not willing to include public procurement in the FTA; calls on the Commission to negotiate effective and transparent procurement systems; calls on India to apply transparent and fair procedures when awarding public contracts and to grant access to public procurement systems for Community undertakings that are established in India and operate there;
Amendment 134 #
2008/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses that human rights and democracy clauses constitute an essential element of the FTA; is concerned by the continuing persecution of religious minorities and human rights defenders in India and extrajudicial killings and unmarked mass graves in the Indian Administrated Kashmir; calls on the Indian Government to grant access for the UN Special Rapporteurs to investigate these mass graves;
Amendment 29 #
2008/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that the WTO system hasaims to ensured that IPRs are more widely recognised internationally, providing for minimum standards of protection through the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), dialogue between member states and with other institutions such as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO), as well as a dispute prevention and settlement mechanism;
Amendment 57 #
2008/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a.Asks the Commission to ensure that ACTA will not grant public authorities access to private computers and other electronic devices;
Amendment 76 #
2008/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. In this context, calls on the Commission to ensure a continuous and transparent public consultation process, and support the benefits of such a process with all the negotiating countries, and to ensure that the European Parliament is regularly and thoroughly informed about the state of play of the negotiations;
Amendment 92 #
2008/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets the failure of the CouncilSees no need to adopt the mark of origin legislation (made in.....), which would allow better traceability and detectability of the origin of imported products and hopes that the obstacles which have so far prevented it from entering into force may be overcome once and for allimpose additional bureaucratic burdens on companies selling products made up of different components;
Amendment 106 #
2008/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission and Council to keep it fully informed and to involve it in all relevant initiatives; stresses that ACTA has to be ratified by the European Parliament under the assent procedure;
Amendment 30 #
2008/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the progress made on the unification of import/export duties notwithstanding the need for improvement in the form of a substantial offer concerning the phasing out of export duties, but stresses that unresolved issues still exist, notably with regard to rail transit tariff equalisation; underlines the importance of expanding agricultural and food trade between Russia and the European Union; stresses, in this respect, that progress should be made on both sides on compliance with the standard requirements in order to facilitate mutual trade; stresses the need for Russia to harmonise the sanitary and phyto-sanitary requirements in dairy, grain and meat products.;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the explicit requirement that the CCP shall serve the principles and objectives of the Union's external action, inter alia, the safeguard of its values and fundamental interests, the support of democracy and the rule of law, and the promotion of sustainable development and of good global governance; underlines the need to guarantee consistency and mutual supportiveness among the various aspects of the external action of the EU; but sees a continued need for an autonomous trade policy that does justice to the importance of the European Union’s trading interests for jobs and prosperity; warns against regarding the CCP as a negotiating counter for implementing other policy objectives;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that, with regard to the negotiation and conclusion of international agreements under the CCP, the Commission will be under a legal obligation to inform Parliament of the progress of negotiations on a par with the special ‘Committee referred to in Article 188 N of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU)’ of the Council; calls for this information to be provided to the same extent and at the same time as in the relevant Council committee under that Article;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Sees a need for multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations to be attended by representatives of Parliament, to be able to take the concluding decision; therefore calls for ensuring appropriate participation by its Members in the framework for the agreement on relations between Parliament and the Commission;
Amendment 16 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Regards the maintenance of a separate area of activity for trade policy within the College of Commissioners as essential to do justice to the CCP’s importance;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament as soon as possible a proposal for establishing the planned European Business Centre in China; stresses that the submission of a proposal is a precondition for the decision on making available the necessary funds; calls for the duplication of structures to be avoided when the European Business Centre in China is established and for activity to be restricted to the identification and dissemination of information for SMEs in particular;
Amendment 46 #
2008/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
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The European Parliament rejects the Commission's proposal
Amendment 47 #
2008/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to create new CommunityUnion General Export Authorisations for certain non-sensitivespecific dual-use items to certain non-sensitivespecific countries, the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1334428/20009 need to be amended by the addition of new Annexes.
Amendment 50 #
2008/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 c (new)
Article 1 – point 2 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Article 23
Article 23
(2c) Article 23 is replaced by the following: Article 23 1. A Coordinating Group chaired by a representative of the Commission shall be set up. Each Member State shall appoint a representative to the Coordinating Group. It shall examine any question concerning the application of this Regulation which may be raised either by the chair or by a representative of a Member State. 2. The Chair of the Dual-Use Coordination Group or the Coordinating Group shall, whenever it considers it to be necessary, consult exporters, brokers and other relevant stakeholders concerned by this Regulation. 3. The Chair of the Dual-Use Coordination Group shall submit an annual report to the European Parliament on its activities.
Amendment 53 #
2008/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex IIb
Annex IIb
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Part 3 – paragraph 5
Part 3 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of this authorisation, "a low-value shipment" means items which are comprised in a single export ordercontract and are dispatched by an exporter to a named consignee in one or more consignments the aggregate value of which does not exceed €5 5000. For this purpose, "value" means the price billed to the consignee; if there is no consignee or determinable price, it is the statistical valueIf a transaction or act proves to be part of a single economic operation, the value of the whole operation shall be taken as a basis when applying the value limits of this authorisation. For this purpose, "value" means the price billed to the consignee; if there is no consignee or determinable price, it is the statistical value. For the calculation of the statistical value Article 28ff of Customs Code shall apply. For the calculation only the values of the goods subject to an export authorisation have to be taken into account. The real value of the goods has to be taken as a basis for the calculation, i.e. that additional costs for example for packing and transport are not taken into account. This calculation presumes that the additional costs really arise or do not contain any additional factors which have an influence on the value of the good. For this purpose these amounts must be reported separately on the bill. Otherwise, the amount stated is the basis for the calculation.
Amendment 55 #
2008/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex IIc
Annex IIc
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Part 3 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – paragraph 4
4. Any exporter who uses this authorisation must notify the competent authorities of the Member State where he is established (as defined in Article 6(6)) of first use of the authorisation no later than 30 days after the date when the first export takes place. or, alternatively, and in accordance with a requirement by the authority of the Member State where the exporter is established, prior to the first use of this General Export Authorisation. Member States shall notify the Commission of the notification mechanism chosen for this General Export Authorisation. The Commission shall publish the information notified to it in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union. Reporting requirements attached to the use of this authorisation and additional information that the Member State from which the export is made may require on items exported under this authorisation are defined by Member States. A Member State may require the exporter established in that Member State to register prior to the first use of this authorisation. Registration shall be automatic and acknowledged by the competent authorities to the exporter without delay and in any case within 10 working days of receipt of the registration request. Where applicable the requirements set out in the second and third subparagraphs shall be based on those defined for the use of national general export authorisations granted by those Member States which provide for such authorisations.
Amendment 56 #
2008/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex IId
Annex IId
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Part 2 – Countries of destination
Part 2 – Countries of destination
Argentina, Bahrain, Boliosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Chile, China, Ecuador, Egypt, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Iceland, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Oman, Philippines, Qatar (including Hong Kong and Macao), Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, French Overseas Territories, Iceland, India, Israel, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi- Araerbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates
Amendment 57 #
2008/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex IId
Annex IId
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Part 3 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – paragraph 3
3. Any exporter who uses this authorisation must notify the competent authorities of the Member State where he is established (as defined in Article 6(6)) of the first use of theis authorisation no later than 30 days after the date when the first export takes place. or, alternatively, and in accordance with a requirement by the authority of the Member State where the exporter is established, prior to the first use of this General Export Authorisation. Member States shall notify the Commission of the notification mechanism chosen for this General Export Authorisation. The Commission shall publish the information notified to it in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union. Reporting requirements attached to the use of this authorisation and additional information that the Member State from which the export is made may require on items exported under this authorisation are defined by Member States. A Member State may require the exporter established in that Member State to register prior to the first use of this authorisation. Registration shall be automatic and acknowledged by the competent authorities to the exporter without delay and in any case within 10 working days of receipt of the registration request. Where applicable the requirements set out in the second and third subparagraphs shall be based on those defined for the use of national general export authorisations granted by those Member States which provide for such authorisations.
Amendment 58 #
2008/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex IId
Annex IId
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Part 3 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – paragraph 4
4. For the purpose of this authorisation, "exhibition" means any trade or industrial exhibition, fair or similar public show or display which is not organised for private purposes in shops or business premises with a view to the sale of foreign products, during which the products remain under cus or fair" means commercial events of a specific duration at which several exhibitors make demonstrations of their products to trade visitomrs controlor to the general public.
Amendment 59 #
2008/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex IIf
Annex IIf
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Part 2 – Countries of destination
Part 2 – Countries of destination
Argentina, Croatia, Russia, South Africhina (including Hong Kong and Macao), Croatia, Iceland, India, Israel, Republic of Korea, Russia, South KoreAfrica, Turkey, Ukraine
Amendment 60 #
2008/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex IIf
Annex IIf
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Part 3 – paragraph 3 – point 1
Part 3 – paragraph 3 – point 1
(1) informnotify the competent authorities of the Member State where he is established (as defined in Article 6(6)) of the first use of theis authorisation no later than 30 days after the date of first export; when the first export takes place or, alternatively, and in accordance with a requirement by the authority of the Member State where the exporter is established, prior to the first use of this General Export Authorisation. Member States shall notify the Commission of the notification mechanism chosen for this General Export Authorisation. The Commission shall publish the information notified to it in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union. Reporting requirements attached to the use of this authorisation and additional information that the Member State from which the export is made may require on items exported under this authorisation are defined by Member States. A Member State may require the exporter established in that Member State to register prior to the first use of this authorisation. Registration shall be automatic and acknowledged by the competent authorities to the exporter without delay and in any case within 10 working days of receipt of the registration request. Where applicable the requirements set out in the second and third subparagraphs shall be based on those defined for the use of national general export authorisations granted by those Member States which provide for such authorisations.
Amendment 61 #
2008/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex IIg
Annex IIg
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Part 2 – Countries of destination
Part 2 – Countries of destination
Argentina; Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil; Cameroun, Chile; Cook Island, Costa Rica; Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Lesotho, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Russia, St Lucia, Seychelles, Peru, Sri Lanka, South Africa; Swaziland, Turkey; Uruguay, Ukraine; Republic of Korea, Croatia, Iceland, India, Republic of Korea, Turkey, Ukraine.
Amendment 62 #
2008/0249(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex IIg
Annex IIg
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
Part 3 – paragraph 4 – point 1
Part 3 – paragraph 4 – point 1
(1) informnotify the competent authorities of the Member State where he is established (as defined in Article 6(6)) of the first use of theis authorisation no later than 30 days after the date of first export;when the first export takes place or, alternatively, and in accordance with a requirement by the authority of the Member State where the exporter is established, prior to the first use of this General Export Authorisation. Member States shall notify the Commission of the notification mechanism chosen for this General Export Authorisation. The Commission shall publish the information notified to it in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union. Reporting requirements attached to the use of this authorisation and additional information that the Member State from which the export is made may require on items exported under this authorisation are defined by Member States. A Member State may require the exporter established in that Member State to register prior to the first use of this authorisation. Registration shall be automatic and acknowledged by the competent authorities to the exporter without delay and in any case within 10 working days of receipt of the registration request. Where applicable the requirements set out in the second and third subparagraphs shall be based on those defined for the use of national general export authorisations granted by those Member States which provide for such authorisations.
Amendment 30 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Council has made a firm commitment to reduce the overall greenhouse gas emissions of the Community by at least 20% below 1990 levels by 2020, and by 30% provided that other developed countries commit themselves to comparable emission reductions and economically more advanced developing countries contribute adequately according to their responsibilities and respective capabilities. This ambitious contribution by Europe, together with the emission trading system, is in any case placing a comparatively heavy burden on the European economy in the international context. By 2050, global greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced by at least 50% below their 1990 levels. All sectors of the economy should contribute to achieving these emission reductions.
Amendment 31 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Once the Community and third countries conclude an international agreement according to which appropriate global action will be taken beyond 2012, considerable support shouldmust be given to credit emission reductions made in those countries. In advance of such an agreement, greater certainty shouldmust nonetheless be given on the continued use of credits from outside the Community.
Amendment 41 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
Amendment 42 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Transitional free allocation to installations should be provided for through harmonised Community-wide rules ("benchmarks") in order to minimise distortions of competition within the Community and with regard to international competitors. These rules should take account of the most greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass, renewables and greenhouse gas capture and storage. Any such rules should not give incentives to increase emissions and ensure that an increasing proportion of these allowances is auctioned. Allocations must be fixed prior to the trading period so as to enable the market to function properly. They shall also avoid undue distortions of competition on the markets for electricity and heat supplied to industrial installations. These rules should apply to new entrants carrying out the same activities as existing installations receiving transitional free allocations. To avoid any distortion of competition within the internal market, no free allocation should be made in respect of the production of electricity by new entrants. Allowances which remain in the set-aside for new entrants in 2020 should be auctioned.
Amendment 45 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Community will continue to take the lead in the negotiation of an ambitious international agreement that will achieve the objective of limiting global temperature increase to 2°C and is encouraged by the progress made in Bali towards this objective. In the event that other developed countries and other major emitters of greenhouse gases do not participate in this international agreement, couldthis will lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions in third countries where industry would not be subject to comparable carbon constraints (‘carbon leakage’), and at the same time could put certain energy- intensive sectors and sub-sectors in the Community which are subject to international competition at an economic disadvantage. This could undermine the environmental integrity and benefit of actions by the Community. To address the risk of carbon leakage, the Community will allocate allowances 100% free of charge up to 100% to sectors or sub-sectors meeting the relevant criteriato energy-intensive sectors. The definition of these sectors and sub-sectors and the measures required will be subject to re- assessment to ensure that action is taken where necessary and to avoid overcompensation. For those specific sectors or sub-sectors where it can be duly substantiated that the risk of carbon leakage cannot be prevented otherwise, where electricity constitutes a high proportion of production costs and is produced efficiently, the action taken may take into account the electricity consumption in the production process, without changing the total quantity of allowances.
Amendment 51 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 52 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20 a) Allocation of quotas 100% free of charge will make redundant the inclusion of imports in emission trading. This guarantees compliance with the undertaking adopted in the context of the WTO and should also mean that third countries do not introduce such protectionist measures. At the same time, it will help to improve the negotiating climate and increase acceptance of effective European CO2 reduction mechanisms.
Amendment 53 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure equal conditions of competition within the Community, the use of credits for emission reductions outside the Community to be used by operators within the Community scheme should be harmonised. The Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC sets out quantified emission targets for developed countries for the period 2008 to 2012, and provides for the creation of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) and Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) from Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation projects respectively and their use by developed countries to meet part of these targets. While the Kyoto framework does not enable ERUs to be created from 2013 onwards without new quantified emission targets being in place for host countries, CDM credits can potentially continue to be generated. AdditionalThe use of certified emission reductions (CERs) and emission reduction units (ERUs) should be provided for once there iseven without an international agreement on climate change from countries which have concluded that agreement. absence of such agreement, providing for further use of CERs and ERUs would undermine this incentive and make it more difficult to achieve the objectives of the Community on increasing renewable energy use. The use of CERs and ERUs should be consistent with the goal set by the In the Community of generating 20% of energy from renewable sources by 2020, and promoting energy efficiency, innovation and technological development. Where it is consistent with achieving these goals, the possibility should be foreseen to conclude agreements with third countries to provide incentives for reductions in emissions in these countries which bring about real, additional reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while stimulating innovation by companies established within the Community and technological development in third countries. Such agreements may be ratified by more than one country. Upon the conclusion by the Community of a satisfactory international agreement, access to credits from projects in third countries should be increased simultaneously with the increase in the level of emission reductions to be achieved through the Community scheme.
Amendment 55 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Least Developed Countries are especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and are responsible only for a very low level of greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, particular priority should be given to addressing the needs of Least Developed Countries when revenues generated from auctioning are used to facilitate developing countries' adaptation to the impacts of climate change. Given that very few CDM projects have been established in those countries, it is appropriate to give certainty on the acceptance of credits from projects started there after 2012, even in the absence of an international agreement. This entitlement should apply to Least Developed Countries until 2020 , provided that they have by then either ratified a global agreement on climate change or a bilateral or multilateral agreement with the Community.
Amendment 72 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 3
3. Free allocation mayshall be given to electricity generators in respect of the production of heat through high efficiency co-generation as defined by Directive 2004/8/EC for economically justifiable demand on the basis of uniform European benchmarks to ensure equal treatment with regard to other producers of heat. In each year subsequent to 2013, the total allocation to such installations in respect of the production of that heat shall be adjusted by the linear factor referred to in Article 9These benchmarks shall be established and monitored in accordance with a harmonised procedure.
Amendment 75 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7
Article 10a – paragraph 7
Amendment 76 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 7a (new)
7 a. Concerning the requirements set out in Annex I, uniform benchmarks shall be established throughout Europe. They shall be adopted and monitored in accordance with a harmonised procedure. On the basis of these benchmarks, installations shall receive allocations 100% free of charge, with the exception of installations which do not produce energy through cooperation.
Amendment 77 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8
Article 10a – paragraph 8
Amendment 78 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 9
Article 10a – paragraph 9
Amendment 87 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b
Article 10b
Amendment 110 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I – point 2
Annex I – point 2
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I – Point 2
Annex I – Point 2
Amendment 1 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled "Global Europe: Competing in the world – A contribution to the EU's Growth and Jobs Strategy" (COM(2006 )0567) and "Global Europe: A Stronger Partnership to deliver Market Access for European exporters" (COM(2007)0183),
Amendment 6 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas raw materials and commodities should be understood as agricultural food products, agricultural primary commodities, metals, minerals and energy products and industrial commodities (i.e. metals, minerals),
Amendment 9 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European Union's economy depends considerably on imports of raw materials from third countries and access to raw materials plays a crucial role for EU competitiveness,
Amendment 11 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the recent price increase for raw materials has led to a lack of economic growth in the European Union and threatens EU competitiveness,
Amendment 13 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas in many cases a trend of creating obstacles to free and fair access to raw materials in emerging economies can be observed,
Amendment 15 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas a further increase in worldwide demand for raw materials in the future is expected; whereas this increase will be due to economic growth in emerging economies,
Amendment 16 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in the past the short-term variations of prices in raw materials and commodities have shown extreme volatility and become even worse over time with phases of overproduction being followed by periods of shortages, but in future the price level is expected to stay at a higher level,
Amendment 23 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the recent price increases on international markets for raw materials and commodities are due to a significant increase in the demand from emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil, changed weather patterns, some restrictive practices from some exporting countries and a boom in the market of agro fuels as well as livestock production,
Amendment 25 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas women make up a significant majority of the world's poor who are often dependent on the producacquisition, production and transformation of raw materials and commodities for their survival and livelihood,
Amendment 31 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the European Union currently does not provide a coherent strategy to face the challenges for the competitiveness of its economy due to enhanced competition in access to raw materials,
Amendment 32 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Title (after end of recitals) (new)
Title (after end of recitals) (new)
Secure supplies of raw materials for the EU and ensure access to raw materials on the world markets
Amendment 33 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph –1 a (new)
Paragraph –1 a (new)
–1a. Stresses the importance of free and fair access to raw materials for the competitiveness of the EU economy due to its lack of domestic supply of several raw materials,
Amendment 34 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph –1 b (new)
Paragraph –1 b (new)
–1b. Notes with concern the prospects of an increasing demand for raw materials on world markets; is worried about the limits of exploration capacity for the near future; takes note of the limited involvement of European companies in the exploration of raw materials in third countries,
Amendment 35 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph –1 c (new)
Paragraph –1 c (new)
–1c. Is concerned about the trend to restrict free access to raw materials in third countries by trade distorting measures such as export duties, export quotas, discriminatory systems of licences, subsidies, limitation of foreign investment etc.,
Amendment 36 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph –1 d (new)
Paragraph –1 d (new)
–1d. Is concerned about those investment activities aimed at better access to raw materials which neither comply with standards of fair and free competition nor to the principles of good governance and sustainability,
Amendment 37 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph –1 e (new)
Paragraph –1 e (new)
–1e. Asks the Commission to promote investment in research and development in technologies concerning the recycling of raw materials and the efficient and economic use of raw materials; calls on the Commission and the Member States to give more weight to this objective in their research activities,
Amendment 38 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph –1 f (new)
Paragraph –1 f (new)
–1f. Urges the Commission to continue to address the issue of free and fair access to raw material markets in the framework of the WTO, especially in the ongoing Doha round; asks the Commission to pursue actively the objective of multilateral elimination of trade distorting measures in the sector of raw materials such as export bans, export quotas, export duties, tax refunds, subsidies, investment restrictions etc.,
Amendment 39 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph –1 g (new)
Paragraph –1 g (new)
–1g. Asks the Commission to give more weight to the issue of free and fair access to raw material markets in all bilateral negotiations on free trade agreements or WTO accessions; sets out the objective of abandoning all trade distorting measures in the sector of raw materials as an important objective in all possible agreements; stresses that this objective will serve as an important criterion in the evaluation of all possible agreements by the European Parliament,
Amendment 40 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph –1 h (new)
Paragraph –1 h (new)
–1i. Asks the Commission to include the issue of raw materials in the market access strategy; welcomes the consultation on the supply of raw materials; calls on the Commission to elaborate a coherent strategy on the supply of raw materials; asks to be involved in all phases of these activities,
Amendment 41 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Title (before paragraph 1) (new)
Title (before paragraph 1) (new)
Make least developed countries profit from raw materials
Amendment 42 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that many least developinged countries have been locked into the production and export of raw materials and commodities whose volatile prices have been declining over the long-term, constituting a serious impediment to the alleviation of poverty as well as the realisation of the MDGs; underlines the opportunities for the producer countries which lay in the own exploration and management of raw material deposits when fundamental rules of transparency and fair competition are respected; stresses that the development prospect of the world's poorest people and countries is today being endangered by climate change;
Amendment 51 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports current efforts in least developinged countries to diversify their economies and develop economic activities at more advanced stages of the production process, to also include processing and marketing, to enhance quality, productivity and production of products with a higher degree of value added, urges the Commission to support national commodity development and diversification strategies with support from the European Development Fund when necessary;
Amendment 57 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages least developinged countries to raise the necessary investments and consolidate economic diversification through strengthened infrastructure and institutional capacity building, as well as facilitating access and distribution of products from small scale producers to local markets which also would strengthen regional integration and economies of scale, urges the Commission to use aid-for- trade as an important tool for development as well as strengthen existing mechanisms for transfer of technology, especially as a means to manage climate change; asks the Commission to promote transparency of the revenues stemming from raw materials via programmes like the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) process;
Amendment 60 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. EmphasisRecognises that the DDA negotiations would significantly reduce tariff escalation; notes that the European Union musthas already phased out export refunds and harmful tariff escalation, as well asits tariffs on agricultural products from the least developed countries (through the Everything But Arms initiative) and from many ACP countries (through Economic Partnership Agreements), and supports developing countries in identifying and implementing rules regarding special products and effective safeguard mechanisms for the sustainability of their markets and production;
Amendment 65 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the European Union's Member states as well as partners around the world, including the emerging economies, to ratify core International Labour Organisation (ILO) labour standards and relevant Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) guidelines, especially regarding the exploration and refining of raw materials; believes that the involvement of civil society and national parliaments is crucial to obtain an environmental and socio- economic sustainable development;
Amendment 70 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 (new)
Paragraph 6 (new)
6. Calls on the Commission to review its compensatory finance scheme, FLEX, to ensure it is responsive and effective in supporting developing countries; believes there is a necessity to develop a broAsks third countries to comply with international trade commitments and to ensure that markets are free, transparent and open; recognises that restrictions on trader international compensatory finance system aiming at the stabilisation of export revenues in commodity-dependent exporting developing countries which should complement other relevant measures taken at the national level and support the work being done by UNCTAD raw material are to the detriment of the competitiveness of EU industry both in the European Union and worldwide;
Amendment 73 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that liberalisation of trade in agricultural food products and agricultural primary commodities has exposed small scale farmers in least developinged countries to many new challenges. As small scale farmers are largely comprised of women, this can have a disproportionately negative effect on them if they are not able to cope with the external competition;
Amendment 85 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission to step up its efforts to obtain an international agreement on conflict resources whose primary objective would be to forbid all trade in resources fuelling or resulting from armed conflicts, insists in the meantime on the development of a regulation prohibiting the trading and marketing of conflict resources in the European Union and urges all countries involved in the diamond trade to subscribe fully to the Kimberley certification scheme for international trade in rough diamonds; calls for the promotion of transparency via the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) and other initiatives;
Amendment 96 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and UNCTADrelevant international organisations such as UNCTAD, WTO, World Bank, CFC (Common Fund for Commodities) and FAO.
Amendment 33 #
2007/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Greatly regrets the adoption by the US Congress in July 2007 of the so-called HR1 legislation and the unilateral introduction by the United States of a scanning requirement for all shipping containers bound for that country as from 2012; doubts that such a measure will be effective and that it is compatible with the WTO rules; fears that once implemented, it will curb the development of transatlantic trade; calls on the Commission to raise the matter in the Transatlantic Economic Council(TEC) and other bodies and persuade the US to change its decision;
Amendment 42 #
2007/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Understands, to a certain extent,Regrets the reluctance of the Commission and the Member States to envisage, at this stage, new structures to ensure that the Community customs legislation is applied in a uniform manner; calls, however, for consideration to be given to the possibility of creating an integrated coordination of nat on the Commission and the Member States to seriously consider the possibility of establishing a unified European Unional customs administrations with a view to moving towards a Community administration in charge of the customs unionservice to enable customs rules and procedures to be implemented more effectively throughout the European Union's customs territory;
Amendment 2 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
1a. having regard to its resolution of 15 November 2007 on the European interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation1,,
Amendment 4 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
2b. having regard to its resolution of 25 October 2006 on the annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on third country anti- dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action against the Community (2004)1,
Amendment 18 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas in the framework of the Doha Development Agenda, the WTO rules on trade defence are subject to multilateral negotiations which have not yet been resumed; whereas, the vast majority of WTO member states do not intend to introduce new trade defence rules which would lead to more free and fair trade without protectionism
Amendment 19 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the EU has already one of the most liberal TDI regimes in comparison to its trading partners; whereas unilateral reform could have tremendous effects on the competitiveness of European companies,
Amendment 20 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the European Parliament has already stated its opposition to a unilateral dismantling of the TDIs and its preference to maintain the existing level of stringency,
Amendment 22 #
2007/2198(INI)
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 30 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, European competitiveness depends on the ability to shelter European companies from uncompetitive and unfair trade practice, whereas European production and manufacturing play a crucial role in the creation of economic growth and employment,
Amendment 31 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 35 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas frequently EU companies that adapt to the challenges of globalisation and benefit from global supply chains will be strengthened and generate jobs and wealth in the EUas a result; whereas such companies are only affected by TDIs in cases of dumping,
Amendment 36 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, in a globalised world, EU companies need a reinforced mechanism to combat unfair commercial practices, allowing them to create jobs and stimulate growth in the EU,
Amendment 42 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses the importance of enhancing the competitiveness of EU industries by eliminating unfair trade practices in international trade; underlines the importance of effective TDIs;
Amendment 44 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Amendment 45 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 49 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the current TDI system in the EU needs to beminor updateds to provide a suitable answer to unfair behaviour which affects international trade in a globalised world;
Amendment 51 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that, in the absence of internationally recognised rules on competition, the current European TDI system is the best response to ensure a level playing field for all actors and to avoid distorting effects in international trade;
Amendment 52 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that negotiations are currently taking place on multilateral disciplines concerning TDIs within the framework of the DDA ; welcomes those negotiations but regrets US opposition to reforms of the WTO’s framework for TDIs; Notes that the worldwide increase in the use of TDIs, particularly by advanced industrial countrie and, calls for new and more stringent rules at WTO level so as to ensure free and fair world trade is maintained;
Amendment 53 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Warns of the danger of unilaterally weakening the EU to such an extent that it is unable to counteract unfair trading practices in an international context marked by the proliferation of such practices and the intensive, and often abusive, use of trade defence measures by third countries against imports from the EU;
Amendment 57 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the belief in the benefits of an open trading system, based on free and fair competition, offsetting its potentially disruptive impact, and contributing decisively to the stimulation of growth and the creation of jobs; takes the view that the EU should continue to promote increased global liberalisation and free and fair trade and resist any protectionist temptation;
Amendment 59 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that the EU already has a TDI regime with higher standards, resulting in more stringent application, than other trading partners especially with regard to the initiation, course and subsequent outcome of these investigations;
Amendment 62 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 64 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the TDI rules lack clarity in procedure which causes unnecessary uncertainty both in regard to the initiation, procedure of invesTDIs are not intended to serve the general economic interests of the EU, but to protect the interests of producers and employees against impairment caused by dumping or illegal subsidies; stresses that compared with those of other WTO members, EU TDI rules have a quasi-judicial character and EU standards are characterised by sufficient clarity in procedure especially with regard to the initigations, course and in the subsequent outcome of these investigations;
Amendment 67 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that TDIs are not intended to serve the general economic interests of the EU, but to protect the interests of producers and employees against impairment caused by dumping or illegal subsidies;
Amendment 75 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the current EU TDI system already takes due account of the rightful and legitimate interests of all European stakeholders, as was stated by the majority of governments and stakeholders during the public consultation on the above-mentioned Green Paper;
Amendment 76 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 78 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to take into more serious consideratioincorporate in the overall EU strategy on development whenthe principles of free and fair trade in order to support the least developed countries (LDCs) to establish a competition environment which prevents unfair trade practices and helps to reduce the opening of anti-dumping (AD) investigations against developing countriethe LDCs;
Amendment 80 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Commission to demand a strict application of the existing WTO rules on dumping and subsidies to the emerging economies such as China; asks the Commission to engage in bilateral talks on free and fair competition with these countries;
Amendment 82 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is worried about the lack of coordination between the internal policies of the EU, especially those dealing with industry related matters (including the anti- competition law) and trade defence remedies;
Amendment 85 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 86 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 89 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that the EU TDI system should address all increasing unfair trading actions that hamper the ordinary course of trade, such as fraud, circumvention and dual pricing, which greatly affect fair competition in international markets;
Amendment 94 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to reviseuphold its standards of initiation for new TDI investigations andwhich 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 cthe Community interest; believes that, compared to those of the EU´s trading partners, current TDI rules ensure a balanced consideration of all interests involved;
Amendment 100 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 101 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Is worried about the increasing use by the Commission of ex officio review in order to restrict or terminate measures in force;
Amendment 103 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that the current application by the Commission lacks clarity with regard to the initiation of investigations; stresses the need to concentrate the investigations in this phase on gathering evidence of dumping and injury;
Amendment 104 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that decisions to accept or reject new TDI complaints by the Commission often display a lack of transparency and clarity; stresses the need to attach, at the initiation stage of the investigation, greater emphasis to the gathering of sufficient evidence of dumping and injury;
Amendment 106 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the commission to reconsiderBelieves, that the standing requirement for the initiation of new AD and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations (currently fixed at 25%) of the Community production of a given item, by taking inspiration from applicable European competition legislation is necessary to ensure access by European SMEs to these instruments;
Amendment 107 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for the creation of a special TDI-helpdesk for SMEs for advice on the preparation of complaints; asks further to provide a simplified questionnaire for SMEs; asks the Commission to grant open access to Eurostat and access to information collected on site by EU representations in third countries concerned;
Amendment 110 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that a modernized definition of “Community industry” should take the value added in Europe through the new and global supply chains into consideration; calls on the Commission to reconsider the present definition of "Community industry", by laying down objective criteria to grant the status of Communitythere is no reason to reconsider the definition of “Community industry”; reminds the Commission of Article 4 of the Agreement on the implementation of Article IVof GATT 1994 , which refers to "the domestic producers as a whole of the like products or to those of them whose collective output of the products constitutes a major proportion of the total domestic production of those products" and which excludes all producers "related to the exporters or importers or are themselves importers of the allegedly dumped product" for the definition of the term "domestic industry";
Amendment 117 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on Commission and the Member States to take into account the long-term 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 122 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Regrets the fact that theBelieves that there is no real alternative to the current decision- making process concerning the award of country- wide market economy status to third countries in TDI investigations often lacks transparency and logic; urges the Commission to ensure that the choice of the "analogue country" is based on realistic and duly motivated criteria; urges the non- market economies to engage in internal reforms aimed at guaranteeing free and fair competition;
Amendment 124 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Takes the view that the countervailing duty instrument should be used in preference to the anti-dumping instrument in all cases where this is legally and economically feasibleand the anti-dumping instrument are two distinct instruments that should be used in a complementary way respecting their own scope of application;
Amendment 126 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that there is no reason to reconsider the current definition of "Community industry" to take greater account of the interests of those companies which have moved or subcontracted part of their production outside the Union in so far as those companies are not affected by the duties unless they engage in dumping or receive subsidies;
Amendment 128 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Urges the Commission to open anti- dumping and countervailing procedures and to impose provisional duties as soon as possible when all the legal requirements have been met, including a threat of injury for the industry concerned;
Amendment 129 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that anti-dumping procedures should always give priority to the need to restore a level playing field, as the effects of unfair competition in the long run are against the interests of all participants in the Community market;
Amendment 130 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Considers therefore that the analysis of the impact on other interests can only justify the non-imposition of anti- dumping measures in exceptional cases, where it is obvious that defence measures will not be able to improve the situation of Community producers, and in any event cannot justify a downward adjustment in the level or duration of the duties imposed;
Amendment 137 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Endorses the creation of the Hearing Officer within the Commission’s DG Trade to assist interested parties; calls on the Hearing Officer to submit, following an independent analysis, to the European Parliament periodic reports in particular on the handling of cases by the Commission, including the conformity of the administrative practices with the basic regulations, and on the synthesis of its activities; stresses that for the sake of transparency and ensuring a meaningful role for the Hearing Officer, his/her reports following individual interventions should be made known to interested parties and the Antidumping Committee;
Amendment 140 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to increase the transparency and predictability of the procedure of TDI investigations in the EU, to accelerate and simplify procedures, as well as to facilitate the accessibility of TDIs for SMEs, as they constitute the majority of the European industrial sector;
Amendment 144 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to improve the quality of and access to non- confidential information provided by other parties during the investigation and improve access to confidential information in order to strengthen defence rights;
Amendment 145 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 146 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 153 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses that the EU current de minimis thresholds that apply to dumping and injury should not be set at a higher level; states that for the dumping de minimis threshold, even low levels of dumping can have very significant effects in the market, in particular on price sensitive and seasonal products;
Amendment 156 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that AD and countervailing duty measures applied by the Commission should take the alternative form of quotas or tariff-quotas when this is deemed appropriate and that a phase-in or phase-out system similar to the one implemented in the footwear case is put into operation in new cases involving products suitable for final consumpform of tariffs in order to comply with the relevant WTO regulations;
Amendment 157 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that AD and countervailing duty measures applied by the Commission should take the alternative form of quotas or tariff-quotas when this is deemed appropriate and that a phase-in or phase-out system similar to the one implemented in the footwear case is put into operation in new cases involving products suitable for final consumpform of tariffs in order to comply with the relevant WTO regulations;
Amendment 159 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 160 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Asks the investigating authority to make a proposal to the Parliament and the Council on how to find a solution for imports by EU companies which are already on board a ship at the moment an anti-dumping duty comes into force; asks the Commission to make sure that the proposed solution to this problem is safe against circumvention and fraud and cannot be abused by non-EU companies;
Amendment 161 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Asks the investigating authority to make a proposal to the Parliament and the Council on how to find a solution for imports by European SMEs which are already on board a ship at the moment an anti-dumping duty comes into force; asks the Commission to make sure that the proposed solution to this problem is safe against circumvention and fraud and cannot be misused by companies other than European SMEs;
Amendment 163 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure the fullest possiblto ensure the transparency and objectivity of the decision-making process in TDI investigations;
Amendment 166 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to act forcefully against fraud, circumvention or non-respect of IPR;
Amendment 169 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Stresses the importance of a transparent and democratic process in the Council based on the rules of majority voting;
Amendment 172 #
2007/2198(INI)
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 existing laws and rules by a reformed anti-dumping committee, composed of Council and Commission representatives, which reports to the Parliament;
Amendment 173 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Underlines that the legal certainty and the legal framework within which TDI investigations are conducted, are fundamental, taking into account that the standard court procedure takes too long to properly address possible flaws in TDI investigations; underlines the need to ensure that interested parties have recourse to expedited judicial review;
Amendment 188 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Insists that all questions on the application of the existing TDI rules have to be laid down in legislative acts to bind clearly the Commission; opposes all attempts to introduce guidelines without the approval by the respective legislative authorities;
Amendment 194 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls on the Commission to enhance the competitiveness of producer industries in the Union by eliminating all competitive distortions which occur in international trade so as to ensure workable international competition;
Amendment 197 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Urges the Commission not to change its administrative practice before a revision of the basic legislation has taken place;
Amendment 202 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Urges the Member States to uphold a European common approach and solidarity on this issue which would enable a better use of TDIs in the Community in favour of European industry and its workers when they are confronted with unfair competition;
Amendment 205 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to pursue with coherence and determination the objective of modernising TDIs and making them more suitable to face new globalisation challenges while refraining from any protectionist behaviourstrengthening and modernising TDIs; Urges the Commission to consider the outcome of ongoing WTO negotiations and the consensus among Member States before reforming the European regulation on TDIs;
Amendment 1 #
2007/2043(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 6 #
2007/2043(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 1 #
2007/2042(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 1 #
2007/2040(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with satisfaction the adoption by the ECJ in July 2007 of a code of conduct applying to Members and former Members of the Court of Justice, the Court of First Instance and the Civil Service Tribunal, including an obligation to submit a declaration of financial interests to the President of the Court of Justice; stresses, however, its repeated request, in the interest of transparency, even in the absence of legal requirement at present, for the publication of thesconcrete declarations, for example on the ECJ's website;
Amendment 1 #
2006/0263(NLE)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to submit an review of the implementation review of the Agreement to Parliament and the Council in the final year of application, before negotiations are opened on the renewal of the Agreement, in particular in relation to the EU’s own forest law enforcement, governance and trade instruments;
Amendment 9 #
2006/0167(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The participants to the Arrangement are involved in a continuous process intended to minimise market distortion through direct or indirect subsidisation and to establish a level playing field in which the premiums charged by the officially supported export credit agencies of OECD Members are risk-based and cover their operating costs and losses over the long term.
Amendment 11 #
2006/0167(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) In support of the continuing process within the OECD towards higher transparency and reporting standards for officially supported export credit agencies of OECD Members and beyond, the Union should apply measures of transparency and reporting for officially supported export credit agencies based in the Union as set out in Annex 1a to this Decision.
Amendment 16 #
2006/0167(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 c (new)
Recital 3 c (new)
(3c) The OECD has adopted the following Recommendations which are directly relevant to the field of export credits: 2006 OECD Recommendation on Bribery and Officially Supported Export Credits; 2007 Revised Recommendation on Common Approaches to the Environment and Officially Supported Export Credits (hereinafter the "Common Approaches") and 2008 Principles and Guidelines to Promote Sustainable Lending Practices in the Provision of Official Export Credits to Low-Income Countries. The "Common Approaches" in their present wording already contain an explicit option to use European Community standards as a benchmark in undertaking project reviews. Use of this option should be encouraged. Furthermore, efforts to address the issue of human rights and export credits in the ongoing review of the "Common Approaches" is recommended taking into account the limited leverage of exporters and export credit agencies.
Amendment 18 #
2006/0167(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 d (new)
Recital 3 d (new)
(3d) In view of the intensified competitive situation on world markets and in order to avoid competitive disadvantages for Union companies, the Commission and Member States should strengthen the efforts of the OECD in reaching out to non-participants to the Arrangement and should use bilateral and multilateral negotiations in order to establish global standards for officially supported export credits. Global standards in this field are a prerequisite for a level playing field in world trade.
Amendment 20 #
2006/0167(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 e (new)
Recital 3 e (new)
(3e) In view of the EU's Better Regulation policy aimed at simplifying and improving existing regulation the Commission and Member States, in future reviews of the Arrangement, should focus on reducing administrative burdens on businesses and national administrations including export credit agencies.
Amendment 21 #
2006/0167(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a Amendment of Annex 1 The Commission may adopt delegated acts to amend Annex 1 in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 1b where this is necessary as a result of amendments to the Arrangement.
Amendment 22 #
2006/0167(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 b (new)
Article 1 b (new)
Amendment 23 #
2006/0167(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 c (new)
Article 1 c (new)
Amendment 24 #
2006/0167(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 d (new)
Article 1 d (new)
Amendment 25 #
2006/0167(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 a (new)
Annex 1 a (new)
Annex 1a 1) Without prejudice to the prerogatives of the Member States' institutions exercising the supervision of the national export credit programmes, each Member State shall provide an Annual Activity Report to the European Parliament and the Commission. This Annual Activity Report shall contain the following information: • A presentation of all national instruments and programmes to which the Arrangement is applicable; • An overview of major operational developments during the reporting period (new commitments, exposure, premium charges, claims paid and recoveries); • Presentation of the Member State's policies in the fields of export credits and environment and social issues, human rights, sustainable lending and anti-bribery. 2) The Commission will be invited to provide its comments on the Annual Activity Reports and on general developments in the policy area to the European Parliament.
Amendment 26 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Whereas already today many companies in the EU voluntarily use marking of origin. As a result consumers already receive today information about the country of origin.
Amendment 27 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) Whereas producers and traders make great efforts to ensure a high level of quality of their products, regardless of the country of production. As a consequence, consumers have developed a high degree of confidence and trust in brand names.
Amendment 28 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 c (new)
Recital 1 c (new)
(1c) Whereas EU legislation already foresees that consumers receive accurate information related to the quality of products and a high level of product safety as regulated in Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety1 1 OJ L 11, 15.1.2002, p. 4.
Amendment 29 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The results of the Commission’s general stakeholder consultation (industry, importers, consumers associations, trade unions) on the possible development of an EU regulation on origin marking indicate that in some Member States European consumers’ perception of the relevance of origin marking for their information, in relation to safety and social and environmental concerns, is generally high;
Amendment 34 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The economic significance of origin marking to consumer decision and trade is recognized by the practice of other mMajor trading partners which have enacted mandatory origin marking requirements. Exporters in the Community have to comply with those requirements and have to mark the origin on products they wish to export to these markets. Nevertheless in a world of globalised supply chains the country of origin is increasingly losing its significance.
Amendment 36 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) There have been several cases of health and safety incidents arising from products imported into the EU from third countries. However an indication of origin would not give EU citizens protection from unknowingly purchasing products of possible dubious quality.
Amendment 37 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Whereas to ensure that this Regulation is effective and only imposes light administrative burdens whilst granting the maximum flexibility for European companies ,it must be in compliance with existing "made-in" schemes worldwide, such as the one in the US.
Amendment 39 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 41 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) An origin marking scheme would enable consumers to only associate products with the social, environmental and safety standards generally associated with the country or origin. But such a conclusion could be misleading and would be inadequate in particular for products which are produced in third country branches of EU companies in compliance with the respective EU standards. Moreover origin marking does not provide reliable information about compliance with social, environmental and safety standards.
Amendment 45 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The introduction of an origin mark can contributis not a guarantee to make demanding Community standards work in favour of the Community industry, especially small and medium enterprises. It will also help to prevent and withe reputation of the Community industry being tainted by inaccurate claims of origin. Improved transparency and consumer information about the origin of goods will thus contribute to the objectives of the Lisbon agendagard to small and medium enterprises.
Amendment 48 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 51 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to limit the burden on industry, trade and administration, origin marking should be made mandatory for those sectors for which the Commission, based on prior consultation found that there was value added. Provision should be made for an easy adaptareduction of the sectoral scope of this Regulation. Provision should also be made for the exemption of specific products for technical or economic reasons or where origin marking is otherwise unnecessary for the purpose of this Regulation. This may be the case, in particular, where origin marking would damage the goods concerned, or in case of certain raw materials.
Amendment 52 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This regulation shall apply to findustrialished consumer products excluding fisheries and aquaculture products as defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, and foodstuff as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 54 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. GConsumer goods that require marking are those listed in the Annex to this Regulation, and imported from third countries, except for goods originating in the Territory of the European Communities, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, and the Contracting Parties of the EEA Agreement. GUnion. Consumer goods may be exempted from origin marking, when for technical or commercial reasons, it appears impossible to mark them.
Amendment 55 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 (new)
2. The products to which this Regulation is to apply are limited to final consumer products. The scope is limited to finished textile products, ceramic products, furniture and articles of jewellery as listed in Annex 1 of this Regulation. The scope of this Regulation can be extended by the Commission, subject to the approval of the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 56 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
When imported goods may be granted relief from import duties pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 8, and there are no material indications to suggest that the goods are part of commercial traffic, these goods mayshall also be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 57 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. This Regulation must be in compliance with already existing "made- in" schemes worldwide, for example the one in the US to ensure an effective regulation with light administrative burdens and more flexibility for European companies.
Amendment 58 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Goods are exempted from mandatory origin marking when the marking according to the non-preferential rules of origin is not suitable to give appropriate information about the country of origin but misleads the consumer. This is especially the case, when the good is the result of a complex globalised production chain or when the added value given to the product in the country of final substantial transformation is of inferior significance.
Amendment 60 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The words “made-in” together with the name of the country of origin shall indicate the origin of goods. The marking may be made in any official language of the European Communities, which is easily understood by the final customers in the Member State in which the goods are to be marketed or in the English language by using the words “made-in” and the English name of the country of origin.
Amendment 63 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4
Article 4
The Commission may adopt implementing measures, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 6(2), in particular, to: - Determine the detailed form and modalities of origin marking. - Establish a list of terms in all Community languages which clearly express that goods originate in the country indicated in the marking. - Determine the cases where commonly used abbreviations unmistakably indicate the country of origin and can be used for the purpose of this Regulation. - Determine the cases in which goods cannot or need not be marked for technical or economic reasons - Determine other rules that may be required when goods are found not in compliance with this regulation. - To update of the Annex to this Regulation where the assessment has changed as to whether origin marking is necessary for a specific sector.
Amendment 69 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 70 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7
(1) This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Articles 2, 3 and 5 shall apply 12 month after the entry into force of this Regulation. In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 6 (2), the Commission may extend this period by the time needed for operators to put into practice the origin marking requirements set by the implementing provisions, and in no case by less than six months. (2) This Regulation shall expire five years after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union unless the European Parliament and the Council decide otherwise on a proposal of the Commission. (3) No later than three years after entry into force the Commission will carry out a study on the effects of this Regulation and will draw up a proposal on whether or not to extend its validity depending on the results of the study.
Amendment 72 #
2005/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex
Annex
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