3 Amendments of Dominique RIQUET related to 2014/2228(INI)
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that, in the motor industry, this transatlantic partnership should be an opportunity to pursue efforts to standardise products so as to avoid non-tariff barriers, particularly in the form of additional safety rules; stresses that particular attention should be given to the standardisation of alternative propulsion systems such as those using hydrogen or electricity;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that EU companies are hindered as regards market access for major transport infrastructure investments (such as railway projects and port infrastructures) due to: (i) regulatory and standardisation barriers; and (ii) ‘Buy America’ provisions2; emphasises that this puts EU goods and services at a serious disadvantage; calls upon the Commission to address in the TTIP this protectionism by the US by pushing for the creation of a level playing field and establishing a new level of transparency in procurement with open and predictable procedural requirements. __________________ 2Buy America Act, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Surface Transportation Assistance Act.
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates, in view of the fact that the Single Market has not been completed and there has been no real political integration, the difficulty for the EU of negotiating with an organised federal state;