Activities of Gianluca SUSTA related to 2010/2301(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU and China: unbalanced trade? (debate)
Amendments (2)
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the problems foreign businesses encounter in accessing Chinese public procurement whereas access to European public procurement is guaranteed; regrets that China has not acceded to the plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement (AGP) even though it committed to do so in its protocol on accession to the WTO; calls on the Commission to make haste in developing a European instrument to ensure better access for European businesses to foreign public procurement markets and to encourage the EU’s trading partners, such as China, to open up their public procurement markets and eliminate protectionist measures; considers it essential to strengthen support instruments in order to incentivise, coordinate and assist the presence of European SMEs in priority markets, such as China;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EU to make use, wherever necessary, of trade defence instruments that are consistent with WTO rules, such as anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard measures, in the event of illegal trade practices by China in order to ensure a level playing field for EU-China trade; at the same time, voices concern at the growing use of anti-dumping measures by China in relation to EU exports, and calls on China to use anti-dumping regulations which are consistent with WTO rules and based on transparent investigation procedures, thereby avoiding retaliatory measures;