4 Amendments of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2018/0358M(NLE)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses regret at the fact that no human rights impact assessment was carried out by the EU prior to the launching of negotiations; reaffirms in the strongest possible terms that thNotes the lack of a human rights impact assessment by the European Commission prior to the launching of negotiations; acknowledges that the Commission responded to calls for a separate human rights impact assessment by conducting talks with stakeholders and subsequently drawing up a detailed document1a discussing in depth the FTA and IPA human rights and sustainability implications; stresses the importance of the implementation of the FTA and IPA and calls for swift adoption of the flanking measures identified in this area; recalls that an accurate assessment of the impacts of the EU-Vietnam FTA and IPA agreements will be made during the ex- post evaluation that will be pcartries to the Investment Protection Agreement (d out by the Commission, including through an extensive consultation of stakeholders; reaffirms in the strongest terms that the parties to the IPA) and thes well as investors protected by it must abide bythe IPA must respect all international human rights standards and obligations, in addition to those arising from domestic laws; reiterates its calls on the European Commission to carry out independent human rights impact assessments and undertakeconduct prior consultation with the individuals and communities which couldo may be affected by trade and investment agreements before the conclusion of future agreements; __________________ 1a Commission Staff Working Document, Human Rights and Sustainable Development in the EU-Vietnam Relations with specific regard to the to the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, SWD(2016)21 final, 26.1.2016.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern that the protections afforded to investors are outpacing the development of investor responsibilities; underlines, in this regard, the importance of an independent monitoring and complaint mechanism that can be utilised by the populations affected and that has the authority to provide for binding rulings with regard to theregarding the potential negative impact ofthat trade and investments agreements may have on human rights; further calls foron the EU and Vietnam to take a leading role in addressing this issue at a multilateral level, by taking an active part in UN through active participation in constructive negotiations at the UN for a legally binding instrument to regulate, in international human rights lawat global level, the activities of multitransnational corporations and other business enterprises;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Parties to protect civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders which seek; takes the view that investment and trade agreements provide an opportunity to address the harmful respercussions of tradect of human rights in Vietnam, notably by providing and investment agreements for human rights and safeguard the environment from any attacks that might ensue; stitutional framework for systematically raising these issues; calls on the Commission and Member States to use these opportunities fully in order to improve the human rights situation in Vietnam;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that the Investment Court System (ICS) marks an improvement from the current bexisting Bilateral iInvestment tTreaties between 21 EU Member States and Vietnam; welcomes the use of UNCITRAL transparency rules from the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in dispute settlement provisions; emphasises that the protection of legitimate public policy decisions and the right to regulate must not be challenged by investorsbe ensured during the implementation of the agreement; insists on regular monitoring and reporting back to the European Parliament on how European investors make use of the ICS.the use of this provision by European investors;