Activities of Nadja HIRSCH related to 2018/2085(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Blockchain: a forward-looking trade policy PDF (371 KB) DOC (74 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas open-source blockchain technology is the bedrock of the rise of permissioned blockchains worldwide, helping to raise the level of trust participants have in a given business- related network;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas blockchain canbears great potential to improve transparency throughout the supply chain, raise the level of trust participants have in a given network, streamline customs checks and regulatory compliance, reduce transaction costs, and strengthen the immutability and security of data;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that blockchain could assist the Union’s adequate use of trade defence instruments by providing transparency over the provenance of goods entering the European market and an overview of the influx of imports;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the utility of blockchain in the following ways: strengthening the certainty of the provenance of goods, increasing verifiability of goods protected by IPR, reducing the risk of illicit and counterfeit goods entering the supply chain, upholding consumer protection, reducing the costs of supply chain management, and improving trust and business stability;
Amendment 75 #
13a. Stresses the need for safeguards that ensure that private data is kept off a permissioned blockchain;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that innovation and promotion regarding blockchain can create economic opportunities for SMEs to internationalise, by making it easier to interact with consumers, customs authorities, international and domestic regulatory bodies, and other businesses involved in the supply chain;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the benefits blockchain could bring to SMEs by allowing peer-to- peer communication, collaboration tools and secure payments, increasing the ease of doing business;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to develop a set of guiding principles tailored to industry, customs authorities and international and domestic regulatory bodies to provide a level of certainty that encourages the use of blockchain and innovation in this area;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to assess how to increase trade facilitation and security by means of blockchain technology within the context of the Union Customs Code, including, but not limited to, the AEO concept.
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility to develop and build upon open-source solutions to permissioned blockchains in its strategy document on adopting blockchain technologies in trade and supply chain management;