Activities of Nadja HIRSCH related to 2018/0091M(NLE)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership PDF (468 KB) DOC (62 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers this agreement to be of major strategic importance, for both Parties and on a global scale, and that it represents a timely signal in support of open, fair and rules-based trade, while promoting high standards at a time of serious challenges to the international order;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the inclusion of a review clause in the chapter on sustainable development and calls on the Commission to trigger this clause as soon as possiblmake good use of this clause in order to strengthen the enforceability and effectiveness of labour and environmental provisions, which should include the possibility of sanctions as a last resort and to ensure this EPA to continuously be a front-runner agreement with the highest protection possible;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the factat the negative list approach guarantees that the EPA maintains the right of Member State authorities to define, provide and regulate public services at local, regional or national level, despite its negative list approach, and that ithe EPA does not prevent governments from bringing any privatised service back in to the public sector;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for transparency on the functioning of the regulatory cooperation committee and for a balanced involvement of all stakeholders, notably civil society organisations, which should be regarded as a prerequisite to continue to build public trust in the agreement and its implications;
Amendment 204 #
18. Takes noteFollows with interest thate negotiations continue on a separate investment agreement and reiterates that it is unacceptable to return to the old, private ISDS mechanismminds that the EU no longer has a mandate to negotiate the old, private ISDS mechanism; calls, therefore, for a swift conclusion of an investment agreement applying the ICS;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes the fact that the EPA with Japan includes a separate chapter on SMEs that seeks to enhance much-needed cooperation between the Parties on SME issues and will offer particular benefit to SMEs;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. 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 Parliamentwelcomes the fact that the Parties have reached an adequacy decision on the protection of personal data and calls on the Commission to immediately inform the European Parliament on suspected infringements or problems in the implementation process; calls on the Commission to fully respect the EU law on data protection and on the protection of privacy and stresses the important role of the independent Japanese data protection authority and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) in this;