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Lead | INTA | TAKKULA Hannu (ALDE) | CICU Salvatore (EPP), GRASWANDER-HAINZ Karoline (S&D), CAMPBELL BANNERMAN David (ECR), SCHOLZ Helmut (GUE/NGL), BUCHNER Klaus (Verts/ALE), (THE EARL OF) DARTMOUTH William (EFD) |
Legal Basis TFEU 207-p2
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2016/11/22
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2016/02/25
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2016/02/03
Legislative proposal published
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COM(2016)0044
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PURPOSE: to abolish the autonomous quotas on imports of textiles and clothing originating in Belarus. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: Regulation (EU) 2015/936 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishes common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other specific Union import rules. The release of the political prisoners on 22 August 2015 was an important step, which together with several positive initiatives undertaken by Belarus over the last two years contributed to the improvement of EU-Belarus relations. The Commission considers that it is necessary to recognise the positive political developments between the European Union and Belarus and to further improve bilateral relations. CONTENT: recognising the positive political developments in relations between the European Union and Belarus and in order to further improve bilateral relations, the Commission proposes to abolish the autonomous quotas on imports of textiles and clothing originating in Belarus, also considering their limited use. To that effect, Annexes II and III of Regulation (EU) 2015/936 should be amended accordingly. In addition, this opportunity will be seized to correct erroneous CN codes and to introduce the official names of the Republic of Belarus and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea according to the 2011 Interinstitutional Style Guide of the European Union, as well as to increase the period of validity of import authorisations from six to nine months in order to facilitate administrative procedures.
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/trade/', 'title': 'Trade'}, MALMSTRÖM Cecilia
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COM(2016)0044
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Documents
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2016)0044
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2016/0029(COD)
2016/09/19
INTA
12 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) The release of political prisoners on 22 August 2015 was an important step, which together with several positive initiatives undertaken by the Republic of Belarus over the last two years, such as resumption of the EU-Belarus Human Rights Dialogue, contributed to the improvement of relations between the European Union and the Republic of Belarus.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) The release of political prisoners on 22 August 2015 was a
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) EU-Belarus relations should be based on common values, especially with regard to human rights, democracy and the rule of law and it should be recalled that the human rights situation in Belarus remains a concern to the EU, in particular issues such as the death penalty which should be abolished.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) These positive political developments between the European Union and the Republic of Belarus should be recognised and bilateral relations further improved.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) The OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission conclusion for the 11 September 2016 parliamentary elections in Belarus reported that, despite some first steps taken by the Belarusian authorities, "a number of key long- standing OSCE/ODIHR and Council of Europe Venice Commission recommendations have yet to be addressed, and the need for comprehensive electoral reform, as part of the broader democratization process, remains."
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 b (new) (3b) Article 207 TFEU requires the Union's commercial policy to be based on the principles and objectives of the Union's external action.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 c (new) (3c) Article 21 TEU commits the Union to a Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) guided by the principles which have inspired its own creation, and which it shall seek to advance in the world: democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4)
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point-1 (new) Regulation (EU) No 2015/936 Article 11 – paragraph 3a (new) (-1) In Article 11, the following paragraph is inserted: 3a. When a third country has failed to meet its international obligations in terms of respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and all other relevant international and domestic human rights instruments, the Commission reserves the right to list the third country in question in Annexe II of this Regulation.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point -1 a (new) Regulation (EU) No 2015/936 Article 12 – paragraph 3 source: 589.304
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