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8 Amendments of Paolo DE CASTRO related to 2019/0273(COD)

Amendment 17 #
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to opinion 2/15 of the European Court of Justice,
2020/06/05
Committee: INTA
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to opinion 2/15 of the European Court of Justice,
2020/06/05
Committee: INTA
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Opinion 2/15 of the Court of Justice of the European Union1а provided clarity regarding the question of competences covered by comprehensive trade agreements. That opinion clarifies, inter alia, that provisions covered by Trade and Sustainable Development chapters fall within the exclusive competence of the Union and that the goal of sustainable development forms an integral part of the common commercial policy. __________________ 1а ECLI:EU:C:2017:376.
2020/06/05
Committee: INTA
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Dispute settlement provisions, including in regional and bilateral trade agreements, might lack the specificity necessary to adjudicate disputes effectively, necessitating a reliance on this Regulation.
2020/06/05
Committee: INTA
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 654/2014
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(aa) the following point (ab) is inserted: (ab) In the event of the adoption by commercial policy measures by a third country that nullify or impair the commercial interests of the Union and constitute a clear breach of international law and which the Union has challenged at the WTO;
2020/06/05
Committee: INTA
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 654/2014
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b c
(ba) the following point (bc) is inserted: (bc) In trade disputes relating to other international trade agreements, including regional or bilateral agreements, if adjudication is not possible, including because of lack of specificity of provisions, leading to a non-functioning dispute settlement procedure.
2020/06/05
Committee: INTA
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 654/2014
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b b
(bb) where measures are taken to restrict the trade with a third country in situations under Article 3(aa) or Article 3(bb), such measures shall be commensurate to the nullification or impairment of the Union’s commercial interests caused by the measures of that third country and, as much as possible, provide relief to the Union’s sectors affected;
2020/06/05
Committee: INTA
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 654/2014
Article 4 a (new)
(2a) The following article shall be inserted : Article 4a Request by the European Parliament or Member States 1. The European Parliament or Member States may ask the Commission to adopt or take appropriate steps to adopt the implementing acts referred to in Article 4. 2. If the European Parliament or a Member State decides to make use of the possibility referred to in paragraph 1, it shall supply the Commission with any evidence of cases referred to in Article 3 that nullifies or impairs the commercial interests of the Union. 3. After the receipt of a request, the Commission shall inform the European Parliament and Member States without delay of how it intends to follow up on the request.
2020/06/05
Committee: INTA