Activities of Niccolò RINALDI related to 2013/2674(RSP)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU-China negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the main form in which foreign companies are allowed to set up in China is through joint ventures; is convinced that further openness by China on the joint venture mechanism, combined with better protection of intellectual property rights (IPR), industrial property, trademarks and the geographical indication of products, would be mutually beneficial, and would favour a greater level of integration of the European and Chinese economies;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the efforts made by the Chinese authorities to improve respect for intellectual property rights since China’s accession to the WTO, but still deplores their inadequate protection in China, and regrets the lack of specific means available to European businesses, and particularly SMEs, to counter IPR infringements effectively;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recommends that with regard to market access, both parties may exclude certain sectors from the liberalisation commitments; demands, in this respect, that the public services and cultural and audiovisual services sectors be excluded from the negotiations on market access, in line with the provisions on these policies set out in the EU treaties;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expresses its deep concern regarding the level of discretion of international arbitrators to make a broad interpretation of investor protection clauses, thereby leading to the ruling out of legitimate public regulations; demands that the arbitrators appointed by the parties when in dispute be independent and impartial and that the arbitration provided follow a code of conduct based either on the rules adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) or on those of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), or on any other international agreements and standards recognised and agreed to by the parties;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Takes the view that the agreement should provide for state-to-state dispute settlement procedures, bu and for investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms that are set in a suitable legal framework and subject nto ISDSstrict transparency criteria;