Activities of Axel VOSS related to 2014/2228(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Union is bound by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including Article 8 thereof on the right to the protection of personal data, and by Article 16 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the same fundamental right, as a key pillar of EU primary law which must be fully respected by all international agreements;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the US negotiatorboth sides have proposed a draft chapter on e-commerce for the TTIP in the 7th round of negotiations; whereas this draft is not available to Members of the European Parliament, including rapporteurs in the competent committees;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. having regard to its resolution of 12 March 2014 on the US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and their impact on EU citizens’ fundamental rights and on transatlantic cooperation in Justice and Home Affairs;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Points out that although data protection issues should be addressed in the TTIP negotiations, no new laws must be enacted to deal with them and the free trade agreement must be based on the existing legal framework for data protection;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the agreement should guarantee full respect for EU fundamental rights standards through the inclusion of a human rights clause as a standard part of EU trade agreements with third countries;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that Article XIV of the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS) clearly refers to privacy and data protection as an exception which cannot be considered a trade barrier; stresses that EU data protection legislation cannot be deemed an ‘arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination’ in the application of Article XIV of the GATS; stresses that a comprehensive and unambiguous horizontal clause that fully exempts EU rules on the protection of personal data from the agreement should be incorporated, without any condition that it must be consistent with other parts of the TTIP;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that EU rules on the transfer of personal data may prohibit the processing of such data in third countries if they do not meet the EU adequacy standard; insists that any provisions in the agreement which touch upon the localisation of data processing equipment and establishments must not undermine these EU rules on data transfers;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls the need for transparency in the negotiations throughout the entire process; reminds the Commission of its obligation to keep Parliament fully informed on an immediate basis at all stages of the negotiations; insists on access for the public to relevant negotiation documents from all parties, with the exception of those which are to be classified with clear justification on a case-by-case basis, in line with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents2. __________________ 2points out, further, that the agreement should in no way weaken the laws of the EU or the Member States on public access to official documents; OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43.