Activities of Syed KAMALL related to 2012/2711(RSP)
Plenary speeches (3)
EU trade negotiations with Japan (debate)
EU trade negotiations with Japan (debate)
EU trade negotiations with Japan (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 14 #
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that Japan is pursuing its interest in other major free trade agreements such as the potential Japan- China-South Korea FTA and the Trans- Pacific Partnership, as well as negotiating several other bilateral agreements; believes that the EU should not fall behind other major economies in developing its trade relations with Japan and should instead capitalise on the current momentum in bilateral commercial relations; as well as drawing on its experience with the South Korea FTA in order to aim to achieve comparable market access penetration in negotiations with Japan.
Amendment 26 #
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Calls on the Japanese Government to reconfirm at the onset of formal negotiations of an EU-Japan FTA its commitments made in the scoping exercise, especially with regards to removing non-tariff barriers to trade (NTBs).
Amendment 32 #
Paragraph 8
8. Accordingly, requests that, as a condition for authorising the Commission to negotiate an FTA with Japan, the Council insists on a binding review clause to allow for a thorough assessment of the implementation of the roadmaps for NTBs and the roadmap on public procurement for railways and urban transport agreed in the scoping exercise;
Amendment 39 #
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Calls on the Commission to dedicate one of the initial negotiation rounds of the EU-Japan FTA to removing NTBs and to therefore ensure that an independent impact assessment can be conducted as part of the review clause one year after the start of the negotiations to objectively assess the progress made on this key concern for the European Parliament.
Amendment 46 #
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the removal of non-tariff barriers is significantly more difficult to monitor and implement than the elimination of import tariffs; urges the Commission to fully take into account Parliament's recommendations as outlined in its resolution of 13 December 2011 on Trade and Investment Barriers and to draw conclusions from the NTB commitments in the EU-South Korea FTA to develop best practise implementation and monitoring mechanisms;
Amendment 70 #
Paragraph 11, sixth indent
- The removal of a substantial number of those barriers and obstacles that are of the greatest hindrance to market access for European SMEs;
Amendment 87 #
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates its belief that, if these conditions are met, an EU-Japan FTA has the potential to lead to a win-win situation, beneficial for both economies; considers, in this regard, that the EU should also address potential Japanese requests with regards to the elimination of possible EU NTBs that would unjustifiably hamper the open and fair access to the EU single market by Japanese companies;