2 Amendments of Ivo BELET related to 2017/2274(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the launch of the initial phase of the Chinese national emissions trading system for the power sector and looks forward to results of the on-going work on monitoring, reporting and verification, which is key to the good functioning of the system, to its operationalization in 2020 and to further extensions to include industrial sectors in order to work towards a global level playing field;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of ensuring a level playing field in EU- China trade; expresses concern over unfair competition as a result of state interference in the Chinese economy through massive subsidies and discrimination in favour of domestic suppliers, the fencing off of the Chinese market for EU investors and the take-over of European companies in key sustainability technologies by undertakings under government ownership, control or guidance, in particular but not limited to the market for solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles; calls on the Commission to make full use of all trade defence instruments at its disposal, in particular the EU’s new anti-dumping and anti-subsidy rules, and on the Council to rapidly establish in codecision with the Parliament an effective framework on the screening of foreign direct investment;