4 Amendments of Emilio MENÉNDEZ del VALLE related to 2012/0000(RSP)
Amendment 1 #
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to its resolutions of 5 May 2010 on the EU strategy for relations with Latin America and of 21 October 2010 on EU's trade relations with Latin- America,
Amendment 2 #
Citation -1 b (new)
– having regard to the resolutions of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly, and in particular that of 19 May 2011 on the prospects for trade relations between the European Union and Latin America,
Amendment 31 #
Paragraph 1
1. regrets that, although the chapter on trade and sustainable development includes legally binding provisions, there is no binding dispute settlement mechanism for theis chapter on trade and sustainable development in the TA and that the use of the measures and sanctions foreseen in the TA's binding general dispute settlement mechanism in cases of violations of the standards set forth in the chapter on trade and sustainable development are excluded, thus constituting a weakening of the current binding conditions under the EU's GSP+ scheme; notes, nevertheless, that this TA goes further than the GSP+ provisions and other EU Agreements, as it allows its unilateral and immediate suspension in the event of human rights violations;
Amendment 72 #
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Welcomes the dissolution of the highly controversial Intelligence Agency (DAS) and the condemn of this former director to 25 years in prison as an important signal of the change of attitude and openness of the Colombian Administration and the independence of the judiciary;