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2017/2057(INI) Negotiations of the modernisation of the trade pillar of the EU-Chile Association Agreement. Recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS
Next event: Debate in plenary scheduled 2017/09/13 more...
Lead committee dossier: INTA/8/09696
Legal Basis RoP 108
Next event: Debate in plenary scheduled 2017/09/13 more...
- Vote in plenary scheduled 2017/09/14
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | INTA | RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO FERNÁNDEZ Inmaculada (S&D) | MATO Gabriel (EPP), MCCLARKIN Emma (ECR), CHARANZOVÁ Dita (ALDE), FORENZA Eleonora (GUE/NGL), HAUTALA Heidi (Verts/ALE), BORRELLI David (EFD) |
Legal Basis RoP 108
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2017/09/14
Vote in plenary scheduled
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2017/09/13
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2017/07/19
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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2017/07/11
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2017/05/18
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2017/2057(INI)
2017/06/27
INTA
103 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a recommendation Citation 15 a (new) – having regard to the IWGA Report The Indigenous World 2016 in relation to Chile1, 1 http://www.iwgia.org/publications/search- pubs?publication_id=740
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the current AA lacks, among chapters, investment, and a trade and sustainable development chapter (TSDC);
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point a e (ae) to ensure that the parties guarantee
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point a e a (new) (ae a) to include representatives of indigenous populations in the negotiation as well as in the monitoring bodies of the agreement, especially in aspects and chapters affecting their territories and natural resources particularly in the case of extractive industry investments;
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point a g (ag) to ensure that the AA provides the necessary mechanisms ensuring that it is respected in practice during implementation, including a modern, effective state-to-state dispute settlement mechanism
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point a g a (new) (ag a) to ensure the inclusion of a chapter on energy, that would cover for instance renewable energy and the exploitation of raw materials.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital F F. whereas any EU trade negotiation must preserve the right and ability of
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital F F. whereas any EU trade negotiation must preserve the right and ability of all parties to regulate in order to achieve legitimate public policy objectives, such as the protection and promotion of public health, social services, social and consumer protection, public education, safety, environment, animal welfare, public morals, privacy and data protection, and the promotion and protection of cultural diversity;
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital G G.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital G G. whereas any EU trade negotiation must guarantee the highest levels of social, labour and environmental protection achieved by the parties, and may serve as a tool to promote an agenda of social justice and sustainable development, both in the EU and throughout the world; whereas the modernisation of the AA should be seen as an opportunity for the EU and its Member States to further promote common high standards and commitments in their trade agreements, especially in the areas of labour rights, environmental protection, consumer rights and public welfare; whereas, as recently confirmed by the First Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, a sanctions-based mechanism is needed to redress infringements effectively;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas any EU trade negotiation
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital G G. whereas any EU trade negotiation must guarantee the highest levels of social, labour and environmental protection achieved by the parties, and may serve as a tool to promote an agenda of social justice and sustainable development, both in the EU and throughout the world; whereas the modernisation of the AA should be seen as an opportunity for the EU and its Member States to further promote common high standards and commitments in their trade agreements, especially in the areas of labour rights, environmental protection,
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital H Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital I I. whereas the EU-Chile JCC, comprising civil society organisations from both parties, held its first meeting on 4 and 5 October 2016 with a view to monitoring the implementation of the existing AA, as well as the negotiations for its update, by channelling the input from civil society and promoting dialogue and cooperation between the EU and Chile beyond governmental channels; whereas this significant delay in establishing the JCC shall not be repeated with respect to the modernised agreement; whereas the civil society participation shall be based on clear structures, membership balance and reporting mandates as of coming into force of the modernised agreement;
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital J Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas Chile is one of South America's most stable, open and prosperous nations; it is an important regional player and it has been one of Latin America's fastest-growing economies in recent decades;
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital J J. whereas the EU and Chile have been engaged in plurilateral negotiations to further liberalise trade in services (TiSA); whereas these negotiations are stalled, and whereas countries such as Uruguay and Paraguay have left the TISA negotiating table, as they saw their public services sectors endangered;
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital L Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital L L. whereas
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital M M. whereas Chile is a signatory to the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), the future of which appears currently uncertain, and Chile has signed FTAs with all TPP signatories and is widely considered a stable and reliable partner; whereas a strong anti-TPP movement has evolved in the country questioning in particular IP and GMO related aspects of the now paralysed TPP;
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital N N. whereas in 2010 Chile became the first South American country to become a member of the OECD
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital N a (new) Na. whereas the modernization of the agreement should in no situation lead to exacerbation of existing problems in Chile related to privatisation of public services, such as impoverishment of elderly people without adequate or with no pension, or water scarcity for citizens and farmers, while the agroindustry uses privatised water for their agro-exports ; whereas the Commission should come up with proposals on how to frame the services chapters in order to tackle these serious problems;
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital O O. whereas it is important to maximise the
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital P P. whereas Chile has bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with 17 EU Member States, the content of which does not reflect the latest developments and best practice in investment policy, whereas the EU and Chile are fully fledged “etat de droit” with developed and recognized judiciary systems that can ensure a full set of guarantees and remedies for all the economic actors involved and which would be replaced and cease to apply once an agreement containing an investment chapter between the Union and Chile enters into force;
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital P a (new) Pa. whereas disproportionately strict conditions to comply with in the Chilean legislation impedes EU fishing vessels to use port facilities in Chile in order to land, tranship, refuel or to get fishing gear;
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital P a (new) Pa. whereas the current export pattern of Chile sharply contrasts with the European export pattern, as the former is strongly dominated by raw materials’ exports, such as copper, fruit and vegetables, that leads to high degrees of environmental damage and health problems, low skill levels of labour, and low wages, all of which contrasts to inclusive development, respect for human rights and equally distributed welfare as aims of the agreement; whereas these inconsistencies must be addressed by negotiators when updating the current agreement;
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital B Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point a (a) to
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point a (a) to bear in mind that the European Parliament will have to decide on granting consent to the conclusion of the modernised AA with Chile, including its trade pillar, and that ratification processes by Member States
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) to ensure that the mandate, negotiations and ratification procedures draw a clear distinction between EU exclusive and shared competences, as deducible from the opinion of the Court of Justice on the EU-Singapore FTA;
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) to negotiate with Chile two separate agreements clearly distinguishing between a trade and investment agreement only containing issues under EU exclusive competence and a second agreement including the subjects for which the competences are shared, as deducible from the opinion of the Court of Justice on the EU-Singapore FTA, and to fully respect the distribution of competences between the EU and its Member States throughout the negotiation process as well as for the signature and conclusion of the agreements;
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point b (b) to note that both the EU and Chile have concluded more modern, ambitious and comprehensive trade agreements since their bilateral AA entered into force and that a number of areas remain unaddressed by it, which are important to ensure that it
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point b (b) to note that both the EU and Chile have concluded more modern, ambitious and comprehensive trade agreements since their bilateral AA entered into force and that a number of areas remain unaddressed by it, which are important to ensure that it delivers shared growth, equal opportunities, decent jobs and sustainable development, including the respect and promotion of labour and environmental standards, animal welfare, and gender equality for the benefit of citizens on both sides;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) to consider it important and necessary to seek to modernise the EU- Chile AA to take into account the economic and political development over the last 15 years, in particular its trade component, in the spirit of reciprocity, mutual benefit and balance, and to note the consistent support for a modernisation expressed by the EU-Chile JPC, as well as the fact that the JCC welcomed the steps taken towards an update;
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point c (c) to consider it important and necessary to seek to modernise the EU- Chile AA,
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point d Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d (d) to recall that globalisation and trade policy have recently been subject to intense debate in Europe and elsewhere, because of the unequal distribution of its gains, and to consider that it is necessary to
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the European Union is the third biggest trading partner of Chile, just after China and United States; whereas the EU is also one of the major donors in cooperation for development giving more than half of the Official Development Assistance (ODA);
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point d (d) to recall that globalisation and trade policy have recently been subject to intense debate in Europe and elsewhere, because of the unequal distribution of its gains, and to consider that it is necessary to guarantee a more inclusive distribution of the benefits of trade and to provide adequate protection to those wh
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point d (d) to recall that globalisation and trade policy have recently been subject to intense debate in Europe and elsewhere, because of
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point f (f) to put shared
Amendment 43 #
(g) to ensure that a modernised AA guarantees, throughout the entire text, and enshrines,
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point g (g) to ensure that a modernised AA guarantees, throughout the entire text, and enshrines, explicitly and unequivocally, the right and the ability of the parties to adopt and apply their own laws and regulations in the public interest, in order to achieve legitimate public policy objectives such as the protection and promotion of public health, social services, public education, safety, the environment, public morals, social or consumer protection, privacy and data protection, and the promotion and protection of cultural diversity; to underline in this regard that no European FTA has ever restricted the legitimate interest of the Union, its Member States or sub-federal entities to regulate in the public interest;
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point g (g) to ensure that a modernised AA guarantees, throughout the entire text, and enshrines, explicitly and unequivocally, the right and the ability of the parties to adopt and apply their own laws and regulations in the public interest, in order to achieve legitimate public policy objectives such as the protection and promotion of public health, social services, public education, safety, the environment, public morals, social or consumer protection, privacy and data protection, and the promotion and protection of cultural diversity; and to explicitly exclude in the text that these rights and abilities can be challenged by an investor;
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point g (g) to ensure that a modernised AA guarantees, throughout the entire text, and enshrines, explicitly and unequivocally, the right and the ability of the parties to adopt and apply their own laws and regulations in the public interest, in order to achieve
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point h (h) on the negotiations on trade in goods, to seek ambitious improvements to market access across tariff lines, lifting unnecessary barriers, while respecting that there are a number of sensitive agricultural and industrial products which should be given appropriate treatment, for example though tariff-rate quotas (TRQs)
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point h (h) on the negotiations on trade in goods, to seek ambitious improvements to market access across tariff lines, lifting unnecessary barriers, while respecting that there are a number of sensitive agricultural, manufacturing and industrial products which should be given appropriate treatment, for example though tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) or allocated adequate transition periods; to include a usable and effective bilateral safeguard clause enabling the temporary suspension of preferences, if, as a result of the entry into force of the modernised AA, a rise in imports causes or threatens to cause injuries to sensitive sectors;
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point i (i) to include in its negotiating directives the objective to simplify rules of origin and customs procedures with a view to adapting them to the reality of increasingly complex global value chains; to ensure that a modernised AA includes anti-fraud provisions
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital C C. whereas the current AA, including its trade pillar, was concluded in 20021 and
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point j (j) on trade in services, to consider that the potential of the service sector is not fully accomplished in the current AA, and that a modernised AA should address unnecessary barriers to market access and provide national treatment via a positive list schedule excluding any 'ratchet' or 'standstill' clause which would, respectively, prevent parties from increasing the level of regulation in particular service sectors already liberalized at the moment of the signature, and prevent them from reregulating service sectors once they are liberalised; to consider that commitments should be taken building on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and that rules should be updated as necessary to account for new developments;
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point j (j) on trade in services, to consider that the potential of the service sector is not fully accomplished in the current AA, and that a modernised AA should address unnecessary barriers
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point j (j) on trade in services, to consider that the potential of the service sector is not fully accomplished in the current AA, and that a modernised AA should address unnecessary barriers to market access and provide national treatment via a positive list schedule; to consider that commitments should be taken building on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and that rules should be updated as necessary to account for new developments; to exclude audiovisual services from the scope of the negotiations and the agreement;
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point j (j) on trade in services, to consider that the potential of the service sector is not fully accomplished in the current AA, and that a modernised AA should address unnecessary barriers to market access
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point k (k) to ensure that a modernised agreement establishes the necessary steps providing for increased regulatory transparency and mutual recognition, including provisions to ensure impartiality and respect for the highest standards of protection with regards to requirements, qualifications and licences, and to foresee, in this regards, institutional mechanisms for
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point l (l) to ensure that
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point l (l) to ensure that
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point m (m) to ensure
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point m (m) to
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point n (n) to ensure and explicitly foresee that the modernised AA does not prevent the parties’ ability to define, regulate, provide and support public services in the public interest, that it will by no means require governments to privatise any service nor preclude governments from expanding the range of services they supply to the public, and that it will not prevent governments from providing public services previously supplied by private service suppliers or from bringing back under public control services that governments have previously chosen to privatise; to keep in mind that no European free trade agreement has ever introduced limitations in this regard;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the current AA, including its trade pillar, was concluded in 20021 and has worked
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point n (n) to ensure and explicitly foresee that the modernised AA does not prevent the parties’ ability to define, regulate, provide and support public services in the public interest, that it will by no means require governments to privatise any service nor preclude governments from expanding the range of services they supply to the public, and that it will not prevent governments from providing public services previously supplied by private service suppliers or from bringing back under public control
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point o (o) to consider that the modernised AA include for financial services a prudential carve-out
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point p Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point p (p) to
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point p (p) to mandate the inclusion of a tax good governance clause and binding transparency standards that reaffirm
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point p (p) to mandate the inclusion of a tax good governance clause that reaffirms the parties’ commitment to implement international standards in the fight against tax evasion, avoidance
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point r Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r (r) to clearly spell out in the negotiating directives the requirement to commit the parties to promote corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point r (r) to clearly spell out in the negotiating directives
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point s (s) to recall that corruption undermines
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital D a (new) Da. whereas, despite the efforts of the Chilean government, several obstacles and restrictions to the right of free association and in particular to the right of workers to freely belong to a trade union association as well as to the right to strike and limitation on collective bargaining are still present in the Chilean legislation from the past dictatorship; whereas the current EU-Chile AA does not consider obligations to enforce labour legislations nor commitments to implement ILO conventions;
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point s (s) to recall that corruption undermines human rights, equality and social justice, and is a major non-tariff barrier to trade impeding economic growth; to explicitly commit the parties, and to include a specific section on measures, to combat corruption in all its forms and implement international standards and multilateral anti-corruption conventions going beyond solely voluntarily commitments;
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point t (t) to consider that openness of public procurement markets, simplified procedures and transparency for bidders, including those from other countries, can also be effective tools to combat corruption
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point t (t) to consider that openness of strong public procurement
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point t (t) to consider that openness of public procurement markets, simplified procedures and transparency for bidders, including those from other countries, can also be effective tools to combat corruption and foster integrity in public administration while providing value for money to taxpayers, in terms of the quality of delivery, efficiency, effectiveness and accountability; to deliver in a modernised AA improved access to public procurement markets,
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point u (u) to ensure that investment p
Amendment 75 #
(ua) to ensure that the treaty provisions do not harm the possibility to revise the current model of water management and lead toward the return to the public ownership of water and the recognition to water access as a human right;
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point v (v) to ensure that the negotiating directives instruct the Commission to negotiate a modern investment chapter, taking into account best practices internationally, such as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development and the latest opinion of the Court of Justice on the EU- Singapore FTA; and to explicitly develop and enshrine investors’ obligations;
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point w (w)
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point w (w) to consider that negotiations on an investment chapter may be an opportunity to
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point w (w) to consider that negotiations on investment may be an opportunity to make progress towards a necessary international reform of the dispute settlement regime,
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital E E. whereas the current AA lacks, among chapters, a trade and sustainable development chapter (TSDC) as well as obligations to enforce labour or environmental legislation and commitments to implement international instruments (like multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) or ILO Conventions or the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), or the promotion of good practices in either area, such as corporate social responsibility (CSR) or sustainability assurance;
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point w (w) to consider that negotiations on
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point w (w) to consider that negotiations on investment may be an opportunity to make progress towards a necessary international reform of the dispute settlement regime, to seek a commitment by all parties to
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point x (x) to ensure that the modernised AA contains a
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point x (x) to ensure that the modernised AA contains a robust and ambitious TSDC
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point x (x) to ensure that the modernised AA contains a robust and ambitious TSDC that includes binding and enforceable provisions, subject to dispute settlement mechanisms, with the possibility of
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point x (x) to ensure that the modernised AA contains a robust and ambitious TSDC that includes binding and enforceable provisions, subject to a suitable and effective dispute settlement mechanism
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point y Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point y (y) to ensure, with reference to the progress achieved by Chile in bilateral trade negotiations with Uruguay and Canada, that the parties include
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point y (y) to ensure, with reference to the progress achieved by Chile in bilateral trade negotiations with Uruguay and Canada, that the parties include a specific chapter on trade and gender equality and women empowerment that specifically contains clear and measurable targets, beyond the adherence of the parties and their respect for international human rights, labour and social standards, foreseeing active measures aiming to enhance opportunities for women to benefit from the opportunities provided by the AA;
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point y (y) to ensure, with reference to the progress achieved by Chile in bilateral trade negotiations with Uruguay and Canada, that the parties include a specific chapter on trade and gender equality that specifically contains clear and measurable targets, beyond the adherence of the parties and their respect for international human rights, labour and social standards, foreseeing active measures aiming to enhance opportunities for women to benefit from the opportunities provided by the AA; to provide for measures aiming at improved work-family life balance for women and men; to ensure, inter alia, that the parties commit to collect disaggregated data allowing for thorough ex ante and ex post analysis on the impact of the modernised AA on
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a recommendation Recital E E. whereas the current AA lacks, among
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point y (y) to ensure, with reference to the progress achieved by Chile in bilateral trade negotiations with Uruguay and Canada, that the parties include
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point y (y) to ensure, with reference to the progress achieved by Chile in bilateral trade negotiations with Uruguay and Canada, that the parties include a specific chapter on trade and gender equality that
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point z (z) to include as well a dedicated chapter on micro-enterprises and SMEs foreseeing substantial progresses in terms of trade facilitation, the elimination of trade barriers and unnecessary administrative burdens, as well as active measures aiming to ensure that the resulting opportunities are sufficiently usable and communicated to all main and potential actors (i.e. though the establishment of single windows, dedicated websites and the publication of sectorial guidebooks with information on procedures and new opportunities for trade and investment); and to clarify their rights and obligations, if they integrate into global value chains, and their obligations in relation to those of the headquarters;
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point z (z) to include as well a
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point a a a (new) (aa a) to adopt negotiating directives which reinforce the animal welfare provisions included in the current AA through the establishment of effective bilateral cooperation on the matter and conditional liberalisation where animal welfare is put at risk in the production of certain products;
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point a d (ad) to accept that the negotiations must result in strong and enforceable provisions covering the recognition and protection of all forms of intellectual property rights, including ambitious provisions on geographical indications (GIs) building upon but extending those contained in the existing AA, ensuring an enhanced enforcement and the possibility to add new GIs; to ensure that any IPR-related provisions must not undermine access to affordable essential medicines under domestic public health programmes; to exclude TRIPS+ provisions for medicines and to ensure the necessary flexibility of production and provision in order to guarantee affordable medicine prices for any consumer;
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point a d (ad) to accept that the negotiations must result in strong and enforceable provisions covering the recognition and protection of all forms of intellectual property rights, including ambitious provisions on
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point a d (ad) to accept that the negotiations must result in strong and enforceable provisions covering the recognition and protection of all forms of intellectual property rights, including ambitious provisions on geographical indications (GIs) building upon but extending those contained in the existing AA, ensuring an enhanced enforcement and the possibility to add new GIs; to ensure that any IPR-related provisions must not undermine access to affordable essential medicines under domestic public health programmes and both parties’ capacity to exclude methods of medical treatment from patentability;
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point a d a (new) (ad a) the AA with Chile offers a unique opportunity for Chilean legislation to be adapted so that it allows EU vessels to use their port facilities;
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 – point a e (ae) to ensure that the parties guarantee a maximum level of transparency and participation, ensuring that the objectives of the negotiations are fulfilled, and that this involves constant and duly informed dialogues with
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