14 Amendments of Ska KELLER related to 2015/2038(INI)
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that a legally binding human rights clause needs to be practically enforceable and therefore requests that human rights clauses are covered by respective dispute settlement clauses in the trade agreements of the European Union. Furthermore, believes that a sub-committee for human rights and trade must be included in all trade agreements of the European Union in order to ensure a serious and systematic follow up on issues of human rights violation in relation to trade;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes the recently published ‘Guidelines on the analysis of human rights impacts in impact assessments for trade-related policy initiatives’ which also take into account the methodological recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food; urges the Commission to immediately apply these guidelines to assess the impact on human rights of the FTA with Vietnam in order to allow the Parliament to take an informed decision on whether to give its consent or not; urges the Commission to update the impact assessments of ongoing negotiations based on the new methodology;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Reiterates its request that the EU should introduce a horizontal import ban of products from forced labour and slavery;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Is of the view that the current trade and sustainable development chapters should be made enforceable by submitting them to the main dispute settlement body of a trade agreement; believes that the threat of sanctions is a powerful instrument to improve compliance with the commitments of those chapters;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Regrets that lack of progress in building a better link between UNFCCC and trade and considers that COP 21 has represented a missed opportunity in that respect; deplores the Commission’s opposition to discuss trade matters under the UNFCCC in Paris and calls on the Commission to change its position in the future;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes that the Commission is of the understanding that introducing distinctions between products according to their production and processing methods (PPMs) can be achieved within the framework of the WTO and requests the Commission to differentiate similar products in terms of their carbon footprint, energy footprint or technological standards within current and future trade agreements;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Points out that no progress has been made in considering the use of border tax adjustments to reduce emissions and calls on the Commission to consider this policy measure in the framework of the ETS revision;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Asks the Commission to seriously engage in the negotiation within the International Civil Aviation Organisation in order to create a global system for the taxation of kerosene;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Reiterates its position that the rising CO2 Emissions from international trade undermine the European Climate Strategy and underlines that shifting to local production and consumption patterns is needed to support the Paris Agreement´s objectives;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15e. With regard to European Parliament´s resolution 2010/2103 point 12, points out that a report, assessing the extent to which the WTO’s Committee on Trade and Environment has fulfilled its remit as set out in the WTO Ministerial Decision on Trade and Environment, taken at Marrakesh on 15 April 1994 and its conclusions as to what more needs to be done, particularly in the context of the global dialogue on Climate Change mitigation and adaptation and the WTO, was never presented to the European Parliament and upholds the requests for the Commission to prepare such the report;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to implement the Parliament´s request to make compliance by transnational corporations with national and international legal obligations in the areas of human rights, labour standards and environmental rules binding in context of the GSP;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to implement the Parliament´s request to ban host-country agreements, secretive agreements concluded between certain multinational corporations and host countries which are beneficiaries of the GSP+ system;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Points out that due diligence requirements have not been incorporated in the CSR clauses of European Free Trade Agreement yet and calls on the Commission to be guided by the recommendations of the European Parliament ´s resolution 2009/2201 point 26 when negotiation future free trade agreements;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Believes that in a context of global supply chains binding due diligence becomes even more necessary to ensure a fairer redistribution of the benefits of globalisation; requests the Commission to follow up on OECD and UN initiatives by incorporating recently and newly developed international standards into EU legislation;