Activities of Axel VOSS related to 2015/2233(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Union is bound by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the Charter), 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 E
Recital E
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the draft US text on e- commerce for the TiSA would undermine EU rules and safeguards for the transfer of personal data to third countries; whereas Parliament reserves the right to express its opinion after consulting any future text proposals and drafts of the TiSA agreement, pursuant to Article 218(6) TFEU, the European Parliament is to deliver an opinion on the TiSA agreement and on other agreements between the Union and third countries;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas TiSA is an opportunity for the EU to consolidate its position as the world leader in the field, with 24 % of global trade in services;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. 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 internationalisation;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to ensure that the agreement guarantees full respect for EU fundamental rights standards through the inclusion of a legally binding and suspensive human rights clause as a standard part of EU trade agreements with third countries;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to incorporate, as a key priority, a comprehensive and unambiguous horizontal self-standing provision, based onRecalls that Article XIV of the General Agreement on Trade inand Services (GATS), that fully exempts the existing and future EU legal framework for the protection of personal data from the agreement, without any condition that it must be consistent with other parts of the TiSA, and to ensure that the agreement does not preclude the enforcement of exceptions for the supply of services which are justifiable under the relevant World Trade Organisation rules ( clearly refers to privacy and the protection of personal data as an exception which cannot be considered a trade barrier; stresses that EU data protection legislation cannot be deemed to constitute ‘arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination’ in the application of Articles XIV and XIVbis of the GATS);
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to keep in mind that, under 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; to insist that any requirements for the localisation of data processing equipment and establishments be in line with EU rules on data transfers; to cooperate with third countries in the appropriate settings with a view to adopting adequate high data protection standards around the worls permitted only if the agreements there concerning the processing of personal data meet the EU adequacy standard;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) to show full regard forRecalls the need for transparency and accountability in the negotiations throughout the entire process, and to fulfil its obligation under Article 218(10) TFEU, which a recent Court of Justice ruling confirmed as being of statutory character2, to keep Parliament fully informed on an immediate basis at all stages of the negotiations; to ensure public access 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, with a public justification of the extent to which access to the undisclosed parts of the document in question is likely to specifically and actually undermine the interests protected by the exceptions, 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 documents3; to ensure that the agreement; reminds the Commission of its obligation to keep Parliament fully informed on an immediate basis at all stages of the negotiations; points out, further, that the agreement should in no way weakens the laws of the EU or of itsthe Member States on public access to official documents.; __________________ 2 Case C-658/11 Parliament v Council, judgment of 24 June 2014. 3 OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) to welcome the substantial push for transparency vis-à-vis the public since the 2014 European elections, including the publication of EU market access offers and the mandate granted by the Council;