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Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the Commission is pushing for a comprehensive investment liberalisation framework with the aim of achieving maximum protection for EU investors; recalls that it is vital that investment treaties provide a better balance between the rights and obligations of investors and host governments; urges the EU ~~not to ban~~to protect the use of performance requirements ~~(local content,~~, such as technology transfer, and environment sustainability, ~~etc.)~~ as they are often prerequisites to ensure that foreign investment benefits the domestic market;

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

Emma McCLARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that a clear distinction needs to be made between emerging developing countries, developing countries and least developed countries (LDC’s); highlights the fact that trade between developing countries can also contain significant barriers, including NTBs, and that this issue should be address in ad hoc negotiations;

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

Emma McCLARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the EU to ensure that trade agreements and the raw materials initiative reflect developing countries’ need to break away from commodity dependence; stresses that fair agreements on investment entail allowing developing countries to discriminate among types of investment based on their contribution to development objectives;deleted

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

Emma McCLARKIN, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Encourages the Commission to continue its efforts to maintain an up-to- date inventory of key barriers faced by EU exporters and investors, particularly in countries where the EU has FTA’s; which would include the number and nature of the complaints made; maintains that this tool be used to assess the development of third countries’ market openess;

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

Emma McCLARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that export taxes are one of the few remaining trade policy tools at the disposal of developing countries with which to pursue development goals; urges the EU to refrain from attempting to ban the use of export taxes at the WTO and in bilateral trade agreements and Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), as it would limit their policy space to use this tool for value-addition, diversification, infant industry protection, food security, revenue and environmental considerations;deleted

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

Emma McCLARKIN, Robert STURDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Urges the Commission to utilise its communication channels with like- minded partners to address NTB’s and other regulatory obstacles in third countries, with a view to developing joint strategies for the removal of these barriers;

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

Emma McCLARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that higher intellectual property (IP) standards negotiated within bilateral trade agreements erode the flexibilities available to developing countries under the multilateral IP protection regime; calls on the EU fully to respect TRIPS flexibilities, especially those relating to public health and access to medicines, so as to leave the developing countries policy space to address public interest concerns;deleted

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

Emma McCLARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Regrets the fact that, in spite of opposition from developing countries, the EU is pushing for binding liberalisation commitments in General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) negotiations, thereby undermining the development of the developing countries’ domestic services; calls on the EU fully to respect flexibility mechanisms in the GATS; highlights the fact that without a comprehensive assessment of trade in services, developing countries are unable to assess the costs and benefits of GATS liberalisation;deleted

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

8 Amendments of Emma McCLARKIN related to 2011/2115(INI)

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