9 Amendments of Jarosław WAŁĘSA related to 2018/0091M(NLE)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) has a strategic dimension and is the most important bilateral trade agreement ever concluded by the Union as it covers nearly a third of world GDP and over 600 million people;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers this agreement to be of major strategic importance and that it represents a timely signal in support of open, fair and rules-based trade, while promoting high standards at a time of challenges to the international order; stresses that this agreement will improve productivity, accelerate GDP growth and create jobs in the EU;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes in particular the ambitious level of tariff liberalisation (tariffs on more than 90% of the EU's exports to Japan will be eliminated at the entry into force of the EU-Japan EPA), combined with measures to safeguard the most sensitive products through duty-free quotas, reduced duties or staging periods; points out that the EU tariff on automobiles will be phased out over seven years;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that Japan will, notably, grant non-discriminatory access for EU suppliers to the procurement markets of 48 “core” cities, remove the ‘operational safety clause’, which has in practise prevented EU rail suppliers to access the Japanese market, and maximise transparency in tendering for public contracts;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WConsiders that Japan is a highly valuable export market for European farmers and food producers, and welcomes that the agreement provides significant export opportunities for EU agri-food products, such as wine, pig meat and cheese, and that it protects 205 European geographical indications;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the fact that the agreement includes the commitment to pursue the ratification of fundamental ILO conventions; regrets that Japan has not yet ratified two ILO core conventions (on discrimination and on the abolition of forced labour) and expects, in light of commitments made in the EPA, concrete progress on the part of Japan towards the ratification of these conventions;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the inclusion of a review clause in the chapter on trade and sustainable development and calls on the Commission to trigger this clause as soon as possible in order to strengthen the enforceability and effectiveness of labour and environmental provisions, which should include the possibility of sanctions as a last resort;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. BConsiders that the agreement will make it easier for EU firms to provide services on the highly lucrative Japanese market and believes that market access commitments in cross-border services, including e-commerce, maritime transport, postal services and telecommunications, will give a significant boost to trade in services while safeguarding the pursuit of legitimate policy objectives;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes the draft Commission Implementing Decision of 5 September 2018 pursuant to Regulation 2016/679/EU on the adequate protection of personal data by Japan and notes that the agreement includes a rendezvous clause to assess the issue of cross-border transfer of data provisions within three years; calls on the Commission to fully respect the EU law on data protection and on the protection of privacy and stresses that any future outcome must be subject to the consent of Parliament;