Activities of Patrick LE HYARIC related to 2015/2233(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) (A8-0009/2016 - Viviane Reding) FR
Amendments (100)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to Article 8 on the right to Protection of personal data of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to Principle of Coherence for Development as stated on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) within the WTO, including cultural diversity, adopted on 12 March 2003,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution on 8 September 2015 on the follow-up to the European Citizens' Initiative Right2Water,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
- having regards to the Draft Opinion on the local and regional dimension of the Trade in Services Agreement, adopted unanimously by the Commission for Economic Policy of the Committee of the Regions
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the currently available documents of the TiSA negotiations are aimednot aiming at achieving betterthe highest international regulation, nobut lower domestic regulation;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas any trade agreement must provide more rights and lower prices to European consumers and level the playing fieldbetter social and environmental standards for Europe an companiesd any other involved party ;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas a Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) carries major risks for national and European legislation on the provision of services, existing public monopolies, the organisational structure of public and semi-public services, the working conditions of personnel providing these services and, ultimately, the quality of the services provided;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. having regard to the catastrophic results of previous liberalisations of public services, particularly of network services (post, telecoms, energy and rail), owing to the requirements of building the internal European market: concentration of actors, reduction in quality of service, increase in price of services, lack of investment, job insecurity of employees in these services;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas any trade agreement must be a market opener for our companies abroad and a safety net for our citizens at homepush for the social responsibility of our companies abroad, while respecting social and environmental standards and Human Rights in the EU and its partner countries;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the offensive interests of European companies in the area of public procurement cannot justify the imposition of economic models on our trading partners resulting in the public authorities withdrawing from the provision of essential public services;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the globalisation, servicification and digitalisation both of our economies and of international trade call for more just and fair policy action to enhance international rules through the existing multilateral framework, particularly in areas like tax evasion and social dumping;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas trade in services iscould be an engine for decent jobs and inclusive growth in the EU;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas non-tariff barriers, which on average represent more than 50 % of the cost of cross-border services, disproportionately affect small and medium-sized enterprises, which often lack the human and financial resources necessary to overcome those obstacles; whereas the elimination of unnecessary barriers would facilitate their internationalisationdisproportionately affect small and medium-sized enterprises, when exporting, but represent also a protection for their local or national business; and given that only the 13% of the small and medium- sized enterprises are exporters;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the globalisation of value chains increases the import content of both domestic output and exportslevel of service liberalisation is already sufficient and further negotiation on liberalisations is not necessary;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas citizens’ trust in EU’s trade policy is a must, which can only be restored by ensuring the highest level of transparency, full access to negotiating documents, by maintaining constant and formal dialogue with civil society, and by setting clear guidelines in the negotiations;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the lack of transparency in the current negotiations is accompanied by an absence of impartial impact assessments and blatant disparity regarding the degree of consultation and involvement of lobbyists on the hand and civil society on the other;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas data protection is not an economic burden, but a source of economic growth; whereas restoring trust in the digital world is crucial; whereas data flows are indispensable to trade in servicesdata protection is indispensable to trade in services and to ensure the people's right to privacy;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the European Parliament issued a resolution on 2013 (2013/2583(RSP) in which it was requested to the Commission to "follow up on its intention to prepare a sustainability impact assessment";
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
M. whereas in most developing countries government is the main source of procurement for services, accounting for as much as 20% GDP, and can hence be an important tool for development of local micro, small and medium enterprises;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
N. whereas most part of the available information on TiSA has been leaked instead of being made available by the Commission;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
O. whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly called for overcoming the lack of transparency in negotiating processes related to international trade agreements such as GATS, TTIP and TiSA;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas public procurement in the EU is increasingly coming under review , commencing with the re-municipalisation of water services, thus demonstrating the errors of excessive deregulation;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas the re-appropriation of services or concessions by the public authorities should not be restricted by trade agreements or related legal mechanisms;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas a trade agreement for services may reduce the legislative capacity of the European and national legislatures, thereby compromising the sovereignty of the people, undermining the democratic foundations of the European project, reducing its leverage and sinking a raft of European policies beneath an economic rather than a political edifice;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
i. to consider the TiSA negotiations as a stepping-stone towards renewed ambitions at WTO levelrisk that TiSA represent for the multilateral agenda of the WTO;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
i. to considerreject the TiSA negotiations as a stepping-stone towards renewed ambitions at WTO levelobjective of redefining the rules of world trade in services to serve the interests of the most aggressive western companies in the sector, bearing in mind that previous deregulations were accompanied by higher costs for European citizens rather than improved service quality and that the use of local service providers makes it possible maintain employment and economic dynamism in the areas concerned;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
ii. to reiterate its support for a comprehensive and balanced agreement, whichthat any agreement on services should unleash the untappedpossible potential of a more integrated global services market, while fully guaranteeing compliance with the EU acquis; to shape globalisation and to create international standards, while fully preserving the right to regulate; to secure increased market access for European services suppliers in key sectors of interest, while accommodating specific carve-outs for sensitive sectors;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii a (new)
iia. to guarantee democratic and accountability principles during the negotiations; to improve transparency on the negotiation process by making public all consolidated documents; calls on the EC to guarantee that citizens are duly informed and consulted during the negotiating process and before the initialling of the Agreement and to reject the US proposal to classify the negotiations documents for 5 years after the entry into force of TiSA
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii b (new)
Iib. to guarantee that decisions and negotiations are taken as closely as possibly to the citizens and assure a consultation by the European Parliament;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
iii. to push for multilateralisation by crafting GATS-compatible provisions like the exclusive use of a positive list approach for all modes of services, market access and national treatment disciplines and by accepting new parties conditional on their acceptance of the agreed rules and level of ambitions; to incentivise wider participation in the talks by granting interested parties observer status; to note that both the highest barriers and the highest growth potential regarding trade in services are to be found in the BRICS and the MINT countries; to recognise the importance of those countries for the EU, as export destinations with a rising middle class, as sources of intermediate inputs and as key hubs in global value chains; to open the way for the participation of China, to ensure that any new trade agreement does not aim to go further that GATS in liberalisation, but to improve GATS by ensuring fair labour, social and environmental standards;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
iiia. to ensure that negotiations maintain and strengthen fundamental role played by public services in the European Union;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
viii. to publish aconduct an independent ex-ante sustainability impact assessment and, study on TiSA, during and once the negotiations are finalised, to update it accordingly, taking specific account of its impact on citizens and workers; to request Parliament’s research services to publish a comprehensive and informative study of the scope and potential impact of the TiSA negotiations;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii a (new)
viiia. to develop for a credible methodology in the social impact assessments promoted by the European Commission;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii b (new)
viiib. to ensure that developing countries have the prerogative of obtaining a differentiated treatment, such as it is recognized in art. IV of GATS, particularly regarding the dispositions on public procurement, market access and national treatment;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
i. to exclude, in the body of the negotiating texts, all public services and cultural services from the scope of the negotiations, and to seek the further opening of foreign markets in telecommunications, transport and professional services;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new)
i a. to clarify the definition of public services and cultural services so that this carve-out is comprehensive;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new)
ia. to recognize the great importance attached by European citizens to high- quality public services that contribute to social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i b (new)
ib. to ensure that the carve-out of public services is applied not only to the European Union's services, but also to any other party;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
ii. to ensure reciprocity at all levels, reciprocity with equal partners respecting similar social standards, but asymmetry with other players, while keeping flexibility for Developing Countries by including a specific provision on a special and differential treatment based on GATS Article IV; to condition any further commitments beyond the EU’'s current level of openness on the other parties’' proportionate offers; to support the while respecting other Parties' sensitivities; to support the use of making limited and cautious use of horizontal commitment- related provisions as a means to set a common level of ambitions, and to take note that such minimum requirements would set clear parameters for countries interested in participating as these would prevail over exclusions and reservations in the Parties' schedules of commitments and would make TiSA depart too much from GATS, thereby undermining multilateralisation prospects;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
iv. to acknowledge thatexclude any standstill and ratchet clauses do not apply to market access commitmentsfrom the Treaty and recognize to all regional, national and local governments the full policy space to legislate;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv a (new)
iva. to reject any standstill or ratchet clauses restricting the power of states to regulate services, reverse previous openings to competition or nationalize services; calls for solid legal guarantees to this effect in the TiSA;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point v a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point v a (new)
va. to introduce into the text of the agreement a reference to the Charter of Fundamental Rights binding on the parties;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
vii. to take a cautious approach in Mode 4, while bearing in mind that the EU has an offensive interest in the inward and outward movement of highly-skilled labour; to bear in mind the need for sufficient policy space in this sensitive area; to acknowledge that the labour clause maintains the legal obligation of foreign service providers to comply with EU and Member State social and labour legislation, as well as with collective agreements; to enter into ambitious commitments for those cases which underpin Mode 3 commitments;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix
ix. to exclude, in line with Articles 14 and 106 of as well as protocol 26 to the TFEU, current and future Services of General Interest as well as Services of General Economic Interest from EU commitments (including but not limited to water, water treatment, health, social services, social security systems and e, education, energy producation) and supply; to ensure that European, national and local authorities retain the full right to introduce, adopt, maintain or, repeal or extend any measures with regard to the commissioning, organisation, funding and provision of public services; to apply this exclusion irrespective of how the public services are provided and funded; to acknowledge that social security systems are entirely excluded from the scope of the negotiations;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix a (new)
ixa. to support provisions limiting competition in public contracts or introducing discrimination in the award thereof, where designed to encourage local business activity, e.g. through use of quotas in respect of local production capacity, labour or services and materials, as is done by many negotiating parties;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix b (new)
ixb. to call for health, welfare, employment, education and childcare services and the provision and treatment of drinking water to be formally excluded from the negotiations; to call for an open list of exclusions, enabling the parties to add new exemptions and new types of service in future;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point x
Paragraph 1 – point b – point x
x. to introduce an unequivocal ‘'gold standard’' clause, which couldthat compiles with ILO core labour standards, and that explicitly excludes public services from the general scope of the agreement by a comprehensive and unequivocal exclusion in the core text of the agreement; this gold standard must be included in all trade agreements and would clarify that the public utilities clause applies to all modes of supply and to any services considered as public services by European, national or regional authorities and irrespective how these services are founded, organised and provided;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi
xi. to ensure, in line with Article 167(4) TFEU and with the UNESCO Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions, that the parties preserve their right to adopt or maintain any measure with respect to the protection or promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity; to explicitly exclude cultural, audiovisual services, media, broadcasting and publishing from the scope of the agreement, irrespective of the technology or distribution platform used;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi a (new)
xia. to make the ratification, implementation and effective application of all ILO-Core labour standards imperative for any participant of the agreement;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi b (new)
xib. to ensure that the agreement does not limit the policy space for national, regional and local governments to respond to negative liberalisation experiences and to meet democratic demands for re-regulation (including re- municipalisation);
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi c (new)
xic. to ensure that the agreement includes a simplified withdrawal procedure;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) to recall the right of States to define, provide and organise services for the public good as they see fit; to oppose the restriction of this right by a trade agreement;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
i. to ensure cross-border data flows, only if they are in compliance with the universal right to privacy;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i a (new)
ia. to take an extremely cautious approach to the negotiation of chapters concerning data and privacy protection;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
ii. to acknowledge that data protection is not a trade barrier, but a fundamental right, enshrined in Article 39 TEU and Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, as well as in Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; to acknowledge that to incorporate, as a key priority, a comprehensive and unambiguous horizontal self-standing provision GATS Article XIV, which fully exempts the existing and future EU legal framework for the protection of personal data from these negotiations, will be replicated in the TiSA core textthout any condition that it must be consistent with other part of TiSA will be replicated in the TiSA core text; to apply such provisions to all other TiSA annexes;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
iia. to reaffirm that the European Law on data protection will prevail over any disposition on the treaty and that the European Court of Justice can intercede if any data flow damages or could damage data protection;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
iia. to recognise the importance of the principle of net neutrality in order to ensure that internet users have access to open and non-discriminatory communications and information; to reject the inclusion in the TiSA of provisions allowing internet service providers to be exempt from the principle of net neutrality;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
iii. to ensure that European citizens’' personal data flow globally can be transferred outside the EU only if in full compliance with the data protection and security rules in force in Europe is guaranteed and respected; to ensure that citizens remain in control of their own data; to immediately formally reject, therefore, any ‘'catch-all’' provisions on data flows which are disconnected from any reference to the necessary compliance with data protection standards; to mirror the language used in the WTO Understanding on financial services;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
iiia. to immediately and formally oppose the US proposals on movement of information and prohibition and local infrastructure in the e-commerce annex;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
iiia. to include clauses reflecting all European regulation guaranteeing respect for private life, confirming the rights of individuals to information on and control of the use made of their personal data, guaranteeing their ownership of it and prohibiting any transfer of data from one body to another, even for the purposes of storage or processing;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point v
Paragraph 1 – point c – point v
v. to recognise that digital innovation is a driver of economic growth and productivity in the entire economy; to recognise the need forat data flows; to seek, therefore, a comprehensive prohibition of forced data localisation requirementscalisation requirements can be in certain situations the only reliable way to assure data protection, and, therefore, must be allowed;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
vi. to ensure that the provisions of the final agreement are consistent with existing and future legislation at EU level, including the Connected Continent Package, the General Data Protection Regulation and the 16 measures embedded in the communication on the Digital Single Market; to safeguard net neutrality and to guarantee that the EU retains its ability to limit prohibit the transfer of data from the EU to third countries where the rules of the third party do not meet EU adequacy standards and where alternative avenues, such as binding corporate rules or standard contractual clauses, are not used by companies;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vii
vii. to address persistent regulatory asymmetries regarding the telecommunications sector, by preventing parties from imposing foreign equity capsto consider that still in the EU member states there exists limitations concerning foreign equity caps and to apply a special and differential treatment of developing countries in this respect, by laying down pro-competitive wholesale access rules for incumbent operators’' networks, by providing clear and non- discriminatory rules for licensing, by guaranteeing the independence of regulators, and by supporting an extensive definition of telecommunications services covering all types of network;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i
i. to ensure that nothing will prevent the EU and its Member States from maintaining, improving and applying their labour and social regulations, as well as their legislation on entry and temporary stay;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i a (new)
ia. to call for the provisions on the transfer of personnel to be accompanied by clear references to compliance with international conventions on labour laws and the right to collective action;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
ii. to recall that Mode 4 commitments only apply to the movement of high-level professionals for a specific purpose, for a limited period of time and under precise conditions stipulated by a contract and by domestic legislation and compelling with all ILO Core Standards and collective bargaining;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new)
iva. to call for the provisions on the transfer of personnel to contain guarantees on compliance with labour laws and access to and participation in the funding of social protection in the host country and compliance with the collective agreements, working conditions and wage practices in force in the host country;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point v
Paragraph 1 – point d – point v
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i
i. to aim at reinforcing financial stability, ensuring adequate protection for consumers and guaranteeing fair competition between financial services providers; to bear in mind that the lack of regulation in the financial services was among the main causes of the 2008 financial crisis;
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i a (new)
ia. to ensure the respect of UNCTAD principles on responsible sovereign lending and borrowing; to ensure the mutual responsibility of lenders and borrowers in all financial services; to ensure debt sustainability; to take all measurements to avoid tax evasion, tax avoidance and money laundry through tax heavens; not to take further commitments to liberalise financial services and provision for their regulations in trade agreements;
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i a (new)
ia. to reject any provision in TiSA which makes it possible to circumvent prudential banking and financial standards and legislation;
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
iii. to replicate the GATSset a prudential carve- out so as tomechanism that allows parties to deviate from their trade commitments when this is necessary for prudential reasonsey judge that the financial stability is at stake; to take into account that GATS prudential carve-out wording did not allow enough flexibility to be enforceable;
Amendment 452 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point v
Paragraph 1 – point e – point v
v. while stressing the need to increase worldwide access to financial services, to exclude cross-border financial services from the EU’'s commitments until there is convergence in financial regulation at the highest level, except in very limited and justified cases;
Amendment 463 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – point i
Paragraph 1 – point f – point i
i. to ensure a high level of ambition in the transport sector, which is critical to the development of global value chains; to increase the speed, reliability, security and interoperability of transport services, to the benefit of business customers and individual users;
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f – point i a (new)
ia. to ensure that the transport chapter is accompanied by solid social guarantees for workers in that industry, in order to avoid any dumping with regard to their working conditions, pay or access to social protection;
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point f – point ii
ii. to seek improved access to foreign markets and a reduction in anti-competitive regulatory practices, most importantly those which are harmful to the environment and reduce the efficiency of transport services; to address restrictions while preserving the cabotage sector and to avoid carrright of public authoritiers returning empty from their host country, in particular in the Annex on maritimeto regulate over transport and guarantee public transportation;
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point f – point vi
vi. to strike the right balance between the liberalisation of the competitive postal sector and the protection of national monopolies; therefore to prevent anti- competitive cross-subsidisation and to ensure the recognition of universal service obligations as defined by each partyimportance of public postal sector and to ensure universality of postal services;
Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g – point i a (new)
ia. to recognise that the parties to the negotiations subscribe to the rule of law and have independent judicial systems, with provision for remedies to guarantee the rights of investors and citizens;
Amendment 494 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point i b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g – point i b (new)
ib. to recognise the complete absence of reciprocity in the investor state arbitration arrangements, which permits undertakings to threaten judicially States which wish to adopt progressive legislation, while corporate social and environmental responsibilities are not addressed in any way;
Amendment 499 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g – point ii a (new)
iia. to ensure policy space to implement regulation for the protection of civil society;
Amendment 507 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point g – point iii
iii. to recognise that the domestic regulation chapter is necessary to prevent parties from implementing disguised trade barriers and imposing unnecessary burdens on foreign companies, in particular when they apply for different types of permitsright to regulate should not be endangered by the domestic regulation chapter; and reject the introduction of "necessity tests" for domestic regulation;
Amendment 510 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g – point iii a (new)
iiia. to reject the domestic regulation annex
Amendment 520 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point v a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g – point v a (new)
va. recalls the superiority of the European Human Charter on Human Rights over any international treaty and calls the European Court of Justice to effectively guaranty this juridical supremacy;
Amendment 527 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point g – point viii
viii. to ensure that administrative fees charged to foreign companies are fair, that remedies making it possible to file a complaint in national courts exist, and that rulings are delivered in a reasonable period of time; while assuring that licencing fees can be used for socially legitimate goods such as cross-financing or shaping an economic sector or social practice;
Amendment 530 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point ix
Paragraph 1 – point g – point ix
ix. to maintain the EU practice of carrying out public consultations prior to legislative proposals, without giving privileged access to trade and other commercial interests;
Amendment 537 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
xa. to reject the inclusion of investor state arbitration arrangements in TiSA which place themselves above national courts and restrict legislative powers conferred by citizens;
Amendment 544 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point h – point ii
Amendment 557 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h – point iii a (new)
iiia. to ensure that upcoming procurement commitments do not overcome any local or national law of any party;
Amendment 559 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h – point iii b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h – point iii b (new)
iiib. to ensure that the public procurement to ensure that the recently adopted EU rules on public procurement are shielded and supported in the framework of the negotiations, in particular regarding SMEs' access to public contracts, eligibility criteria based on the best quality-price ratio instead of the cheapest price, reserved markets allocated to social economy undertakings, the possibility for contractual authorities to foster inter- community cooperation, and the preservation of thresholds for tendering exclusion from EU and international rules;
Amendment 564 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i – point i a (new)
ia. to ensure disclosure of the negotiating texts and the contents of proposals, the greatest possible transparency in relation to the negotiations and, when required by the negotiating conditions, continuing access for elected representatives and the social partners to the most sensitive documents;
Amendment 581 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point i – point iv
iv. to welcomelimit the continuous engagement of the EU institutions with a wide range of stakeholders throughoutlobby groups throughout the negotiation process, and to ensure that other stakeholders are not any more left from the negotiation process;
Amendment 586 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point v
Paragraph 1 – point i – point v
v. to encourage the Member States to involve their national parlia, regional and local parliaments by granting access to all negotiating documents and to keep them adequately informed about the ongoing negotiations;
Amendment 591 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
to withdraw from TiSA negotiations if all the above recommendations are not respected;
Amendment 595 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
to reject the current negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA);