27 Amendments of Caroline LUCAS related to 2008/2171(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. Whereas increased development and WTO membership entails a greater responsibility for China to play a full and positive role in the global economic order, noting also the substantial benefits as a result of its WTO membershiincluding in the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. Whereas, despite continued growth, bilateral trade between China and the EU, which has a trade deficit with China of over EUR 160 billion in 2007, remains imbalanced,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. Whereas access to the Chinese market is complicated due to state-led industrial policies, patent infringements and an ambiguous standards and compliance regime, resulting in technical and non tariff barriers (NTBs) to trade for EU companies,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. Whereas European producers of specific high-end goods and services are highly competitive on world markets, whereas free and equalbetter access to the Chinese market would allow EU companies to increase their involvement, as well as increase quality and service for Chinese consumers,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. Whereas the scale of production of counterfeit and pirated goods inside China remains at an alarmingly high level; whereas production facilities for these goods frequentlyof these goods frequently takes place in facilities also producing for the regular market and in disregard of both labour rights and health and safety requirements, and pose a danger to consumers and, in the case of chemicals, to the wider environment,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas the EU-China Summit planned for 11 December 2008 in Lyon did not take place due to sharp differences over an informal meeting of the EU Presidency with the spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Routinely recalls its request to the Council to apply systematically the Human Rights and Democracy Clause in its dealings with all countries which have signed Partnership and Cooperation Agreements (PCA) with the EU; asks the Council to explain how it intends to apply this clause to the negotiations of a new PCA with China;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that Europe's trade relations with China should be based on engagement and strategic partnership that enshrines the principles of reciprocitythe principles of reciprocity, sustainable development, respect for environmental limits, contribution to global goals in the prevention of climate change, fair competition and trade, according to our common values and adherence to WTO rules;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to continue theNotes that relations between the EU and China remain overshadowed by continuous human rights violations in China and the Chinese policy towards Tibet; calls on the Commission to evaluate its policy of engagement and dialogue with China in this light; welcomes the trade- related technical assistance provided to China by the Commission; considers such assistance vital to support China's successful integration into the world economy and, in particular, in implementing its obligations and commitments in the WTO and improving social and environment conditions;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view, that the development of trade relations with China must go hand in hand with the development of a genuine, fruitful and effective political dialogue, which contains a wide variety of topics; considers that human rights should be an essential and integral part of the relations between the EU and China; calls on the Commission to insist on the strengthening of the Human Rights Clause in negotiations with China about a renewed Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA);
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Commission to pursue openness in EU trade with China; believes that the European Union and the Member States should continue to offer open and fair access according to WTO rules and EU standards with regard to health and social and environmental norms to China's exports and anticipate the competitive challenge; considers that China should reciprocate by strengthening its commitment to economic openness and market reform;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that protectionism cannot be Europe’s response to the growth in EU- China trade relations; believes that the European Union and the Member States should strive more urgently to make further progress on the Lisbon reform agenda in order to develop and consolidate areas of comparative advantage in a global economy and to foster innovation and vocational training; regards it as indispensable to review trade relations with China in the light of any follow-up agreement to the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change to which China would not want to become part, and to adjust competitive conditions in bilateral trade relations accordingly;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the fact that since joining the WTO, a growing number of industrial sectors in China have been opened to foreign investors; however, is concernednotes that at the same time discriminatory measures against foreign firms were introduced -especially on cross-border mergers and acquisitions; believes that in the light of the current financial crisis and particularly of the role of large cross-border conglomerates as destabilising factors therein, a working group should be set up at the WTO to study the vulnerability of current multilateral and bilateral rules to crisis;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that in China protectionist practices, excessive bureaucracy, the undervaluing of the Renminbi, subsidies in various forms, and the lack of a credible and agreed level of enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs) prevent market access for many EU companies;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on China toand the EU to evaluate their respective vulnerability resulting from the current global economic crisis before further open itsing their markets for goods and services, and to continue with economic reforms in order to establish a stable, predictable and transparent legal framework for EUtheir companies, especially for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores continued state intervention in industrial policy and explicithat discriminatory restrictions, such as unlimited state funds for export financing and limitations on th not clearly announced, transparently conducted and justified by national policy goals of sustainable ldevel of foreign ownership in certain sectors, that distort the Chinese market for EU companiesopment, social stability, environmental protection and climate change prevention;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on China to joinengage constructively in the reform of the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) as soon as possible and to engage constructivelynd in negotiations on opening its public procurement markets and, pending the successful outcome of such negotiations, to apply transparent and fair procedures when awarding public contracts so that foreign companies can participate on an equal basis;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the EU and China to take bold steps to promote trade in environmentally friendly goods and services, the growth of investment in sustainable projects and infrastructure and to encourage the development of industry that contributes to a reduction in carbon emissionsand finance the transfer of technology that contributes to the goal of zero-carbon industrial development;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after Paragraph 21
Subheading after Paragraph 21
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the signing of a joint IPR Customs Enforcement Action Plan, aimed at enhancing custom cooperation on seizures of counterfeit goods and implementing concrete measures to reduce counterfeit sales, but regrets that China has not accepted the invitation; calls on the Commission to negotiate with China about its conditions in order to take part in the Anti- Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA);
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Expresses its serious concern about the high levels of pollution caused by China's industry and its growing consumption of natural resources, in particular those obtained from unsustainable sources; is aware of the European co-responsibility for the situation, given that a high share of Chinese industrial production is owned by European firms or ordered by European firms and retailers for consumption in Europe;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Is concerned about the growth in child labour in China; asks the Commission to address this issue in the upcoming EU- China Summit to be held in December in Lyonas soon as possible and asks the Chinese Government to maximise their efforts to ban this phenomenon;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls on the Commission to insist on a legally binding Sustainable Development Chapter when negotiating a Trade and Investment Chapter in the renewed Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with China; expects to be fully and informed in due time by the Commission about any development in these negotiations;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on European businesses operating in China to apply the highest international standards and best practices in corporate social responsibility with regard to workers and the environment, and to agree to mandatory monitoring by independent agencies;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses that the new EU-China Partnership and Cooperation Agreement should aim to establish free and fair trade and should also include enforceable clauses on human rights, environmental, sustainable development and social issues;