5 Amendments of Bart STAES related to 2009/2219(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that measurebinding provisions concerning compliance with important environment and human health standards, and with standards on some aspects of veterinary health, should be taken in the context ofan integral part of all international trade agreements;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to work towards the contractual definition of environmental and health standards in the bilateral trade agreements it presently negotiates with South Korea, Peru, Colombia, India, the ACP countries, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and a range of countries participating in the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP);
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Calls on the Commission to engage its partners in the current negotiations on Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to accept that the human rights and social and environmental standards contained in the "Sustainable Development" Chapters are integral part of FTAs and subject of FTA dispute settlement procedures on a par with commercial disputes; expects the Commission to not agree to any FTA text not containing a legally binding clause in this sense;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Underlines the importance of a binding provision in the currently negotiated FTAs that impedes the encouragement of investments by relaxing domestic environmental or labour or occupational health and safety legislation; calls on the Commission to make sure that any such provision cannot be waived or otherwise derogated from as an encouragement for the establishment, acquisition, expansion or retention in its territory of an investment of an investor;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the World Trade Organisation should monitor the implementation of compliance with obligations in this area; as a first step, calls on the Commission to engage WTO Members to accept that delegations from ILO and the secretariats of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) have full observer status in WTO proceedings and are granted the right to give their opinion prior to WTO rule changes and prior to any final judgement of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body;