13 Amendments of Nora BERRA related to 2012/2711(RSP)
Amendment 7 #
- having regard to its resolution of 13 June 2012 on EU trade negotiations with Japan,
Amendment 8 #
Paragraph B a (new)
Whereas in 2011 the Japanese trade surplus with the European Union was worth €18,5 billion, 30% of which only in automotive products
Amendment 9 #
Paragraph F
F. whereas the European Union and Japan agreed at the joint summit on 28 May 2011 to launch a scoping exercise to investigate the feasibility and shared ambition towards launching negotiations for a free trade agreement on condition of a successful outcome; whereas the scoping exercise has been concluded, without satisfactory results on some of the priority areas defined in the annex to the Joint Report on the scoping exercise;
Amendment 12 #
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned, in this regard, that the EU's bilateral trading volume with Japan is dramatically lower than with other partners such as the USA, China and Russia and in structural deficit; concludes that the huge potential of the EU-Japanese commercial relationship has not yet been realised to the benefit of EU businesses, workers and consumers, mainly due to the negative impact of Japanese non-tariff barriers on market access opportunities for European businesses;
Amendment 17 #
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the conclusion of the EU-Japan scoping exercise to the mutual satisfaction of the Commission and Japanese Government, but regrets the fact that insufficient progress has been made in reducing Japanese non-tariff barriers;
Amendment 19 #
Paragraph 6
6. Cautions that, while the roadmaps represent a step forward, greater ambition must be demonstrated by Japan inbefore any future negotiations; emphasises that the implementation on these commitments is crucial and, therefore, calls for concrete results as soon as possible, ideally in advance of the dates established;
Amendment 30 #
Paragraph 7
7. Accordingly, requests that, as a condition for authorising the Commission to negotiate an FTA with Japan, the Council insists on a binding review clause to allow for a thorough assessment of the implementation of the roadmaps for NTBs and the roadmap on public procurement for railways and urban transport agreed in the scoping exercise; this clause should contain a precise definition of the minimum progress expected from Japan, failing which the Commission will suspend the negotiations;
Amendment 31 #
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that, in spite of the commitments undertaken by Japan as part of the scoping exercise, many of these commitments, such as the opening- up of public procurement in the railway sector in particular, have not been acted on;
Amendment 34 #
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Council to authorisewait Japan has shown real efforts, such as harmonization with international standards and opening public procurements, before authorising the Commission to start negotiations for a free trade agreement with Japan on the basis of the scoping exercise;
Amendment 36 #
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Council not to authorise the Commission to start negotiations for a free trade agreement with Japan on the basis of the scoping exercisuntil Japan has given clear and credible commitments to eliminate NTBs within a specific timetable;
Amendment 41 #
Paragraph 9
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 openness; considers that if, during the negotiations, Japan does not demonstrate sufficient ambitionthe Commission, in agreement with the Council and European Parliament, should determine the specific objectives that have to be achieved within the first year of the negotiations, including some of the main demands of the various European economic sectors submitted as part of the scoping exercise; considers that if, during the negotiations, Japan does not demonstrate sufficient ambition in meeting the priority demands of the Commission – through concrete commitments backed up by a clear timetable, the Commission should suspend negotiations after consultations with the European Parliament and the Council;
Amendment 52 #
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 as a precondition for dismantling EU tariffs; underlines that these commitments should go considerably further than the roadmaps already agreed under the scoping exercise;
Amendment 55 #
Paragraph 11, first indent b (new)
- Removal of the preferential treatment for “kei cars” to allow foreign competition on this segment, which represents 35% of the Japanese car market;