Activities of Vital MOREIRA related to 2012/2711(RSP)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU trade negotiations with Japan (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 6 #
- having regard to its resolution of 13 June 2012 on EU trade negotiations with Japan;
Amendment 43 #
Paragraph 9
Underlines that such an agreement must be comprehensive, ambitious and fully binding in all its commercial provisions; stresses an FTA must lead to a genuine openness on the ground for EU businesses rather than just a hypothetical, legal opennes- on the basis of clear commitments to eliminate NTBs - rather than just a hypothetical, legal openness; calls on the Commission to formally and periodically update the European Parliament and the Council on the state of play of the negotiations and on the progress made on dismantling Japanese NTBs; considers that if, during the negotiations, Japan does not demonstrate sufficient ambition, the Commission should suspend negotiations after consultations with the European Parliament and the Council;
Amendment 53 #
Paragraph 11, first indent
- Concrete and wide-ranging commitments from the Japanese government on NTBs with a view to eliminating a substantial percentage ofll barriers hindering EU-Japan trade; underlines that these commitments should go considerably further than the roadmaps already agreed under the scoping exercise;
Amendment 56 #
Paragraph 11, first indent c (new)
- Removal of the existing NTB in the automotive sector included in the scoping paper such as the "zoning regulations" and the preferential treatment for "kei cars" to allow foreign competition on this segment;
Amendment 58 #
Paragraph 11, second indent
- Significant concessions on public procurement guaranteeing market access for European companies in strategic Japanese sectors including railways and urban transport and to the same degree of openness as that of the EU's public procurement markets;
Amendment 59 #
Paragraph 11, second indent a (new)
- Significant commitments on competition rules;
Amendment 61 #
Paragraph 11, third indent
- A strict, binding and effective dispute resolution mechanism to combat the development of new NTBs and obstacles to market access in public procurement in Japan after the entry into force of the agreement;
Amendment 64 #
Paragraph 11, fourth indent
- A staggered schedule for sensitive tariff reductions in the EU to allow EU industry time to adapt to increased competition; considers that the removal of such tariffs should be inextricably linked via a 'safety clause' to the progress in removing obstacles to market access in public procurement and NTBs in Japan;
Amendment 78 #
Paragraph 11, eighth indent d (new)
- A robust sustainable development chapter with binding core labour standards, including the four ILO priority conventions for industrialised countries, and environmental standards; this chapter should also include the setting up of a civil society forum that monitors and comments on its implementation;
Amendment 91 #
Paragraph 13
13. Demands that, if negotiations are successful, the Commission undertakes a second impact assessment to evaluate the expected advantages and disadvantages of the agreement for EU jobs and growth, especially on sensitive sectors as the automotive and electronics, also in the light of the EU-Korea FTA;