7 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2009/2201(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas non-compliance with CSR principles constitutes a form of social and environmental dumping which works to the detriment, in particular, of undertakings and workers in Europe, who are required to comply with more stringent labour, environmental and fiscal standards; whereas the introduction of a list of penalties for continued breaches of CSR principles would be an effective measure,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas Chapter 13 of the free trade agreement between the European Union and South Korea and Article 270(3) of the free trade agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru already contain a reference, although only a limited one, to CSR; whereas even continued breaches by companies of human rights, working standards or environmental provisions, in spite of the contrary wording of objectives, do not in practice in any way affect the continuation of those agreements,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas CSR agreements have hitherto proved insufficient particularly in the mining sector and in large areas of the supply industry,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas agreements on CSR must not serve the purpose of preventing effective legislation; whereas agreements on CSR that prove to be ineffective or unenforceable should result in regulation by the legislators,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point a
Paragraph 12 – point a
a. a mutual undertaking by the two parties to promote and monitor CSR in the context of the agreement and their trade relations;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 point g
Paragraph 12 point g
g. a mechanism for judicial cooperation between the Union and its partner States with a view to enforcing compliance by undertakings with the relevant laws and international agreements concerning CSR; the two parties should undertake to encourage transnational judicial cooperation, to facilitate access to the courts for the victims of the actions of corporations or smaller companies within their sphere of influence, and, with that aim in view, to support the development of appropriate procedures and competent judicial bodies and penalise breaches by undertakings;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Proposes considering a marked extension of breaches of CSR principles to include competition-related or other causes connected with a trade agreement, incorporating them in the scope of protective clauses accompanying the trade agreement, and making reactions possible;