2018/2010(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Deplores the continued dependence of the Andean countries on raw materials export, fostered by the market access rules enshrined in the agreement, with an even increased pressure on land and the environment including water, following declining world market prices;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Welcomes the fact that 2 750 Peruvian and 1 700 Colombian very small and small and medium-sized enterprises have been able to increase or create export trade, thereby creating jobs and markets;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Deplores that the rules of the Conflict Minerals Directive have not been taken over into the trade agreement; expects for the next implementation report a full analysis of environmental and climate implications of European investments into large scale mining and energy projects;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Regrets that the agreement has not kept its promises of ‘win-win’ results, particularly by ~~not mitigating the~~having almost zero impact ofn the destabilising factors within the two Andean countries and by proving, at best, economically neutral inand, at worst, unfavourable for the EU in terms of the volume of trade between the signatories;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Is worried, however, that the considerations concerning the potential imbalance of agricultural trade, already highlighted by the French parliamentarians before ratification, have been borne out by the global imbalance of the most recent commercial balance sheets, which are positive for the EU but negative for the Andean countries, leading to a partial reprimarisation of their economies with uncontrolled pollution risks2 a; _________________ 2aMarsac Report of 16/09/15 - French National Assembly

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Is concerned that the imbalance in trade found after five years of provisional application may encourage a return of illegal trafficking, and in particular the reuse of cleared land for coca plantations;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Deplores the fact that efforts and commitments concerning working conditions, pollution, deforestation and respect for biodiversity have not borne fruit; and that the situation, particularly in environmental matters, has continued to deteriorate;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Deplores the fact that efforts and commitments concerning working conditions, pollution, deforestation and respect for biodiversity have ~~not borne fruit~~failed to meet the initial shared expectations;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Deplores the fact that efforts and commitments concerning working conditions, pollution, deforestation and respect for biodiversity have ~~not borne fruit~~hardly been envisaged;

Amendment 19 #

7a. Regrets that Peru, particularly in its agri-food exports and especially meat products, cannot provide full assurance of compliance with European standards regarding the use of antibiotics or other substances banned in the EU and urges that certification bodies in agri-food matters must be reliable;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Takes note of the many comments made by civil society representatives on 7 December 2016 and those reported in the Commission’s third implementation report, published on 10 October 2017; underlines that the future implementing report should reach Parliament without undue delay in order to allow for adequate and up-to-date monitoring;

Amendment 20 #

Urszula KRUPA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Regrets that activities in the agri- food, secondary and tertiary sectors, particularly those linked to sustainable development, were not carried out in a manner consistent with regional dynamics;

Amendment 21 #

Joëlle MÉLIN, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Notes once more that indigenous peoples cannot enjoy security regarding ownership of their land and the conditions under which is worked and, more generally, their rights as a whole;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls for the revision of the agreement to include a human rights protection clause with regard to potentially affected communities;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recommends that the three European countries that are yet to ratify the agreement exercise the highest degree of caution, since it has obviously been poorly negotiated and fails to provide the expected beneficial effects;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls also though this revision for the introduction of more binding ad hoc arrangements to allow the preferential treatment of fair and sustainable products and to exclude from the agreement those that do not comply with the environmental standards in force;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Takes note of~~Pays great attention to the many comments made by civil society representatives on 7 December 2016 and those reported in the Commission’s third implementation report, published on 10 October 2017;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Urges to bring the work of the Trade Joint Subcommittees in line with EU commitments with respect to environmental protection and the Paris agreement, aiming at avoiding harmful demands such as curbing taxes for more potent cars, which contradict climate imperatives and contribute to incentivising better market access for cars with higher pollution rates;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. In particular, the Peruvian participants at the meeting of 7/12/16 pointed out a number of legislative amendments which lowered the level of protection of workers, as regards both the environment and labour law, contrary to the provisions of Article 2771 a; _________________ 1aSummary of discussions and key messages of civil society representatives and participants from the EU, Colombia and Peru (Trade and Sustainable Development - Title of the EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement). Brussels- Lima-Bogotá, 7 December 2016

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Underlines the need to respect animal welfare commitments and therefore deplores the pressure put by European Joint Committee members to abolish the rule that meat exported from the EU to Colombia should be from animals born, raised and slaughtered in the same Member State; asks the European Joint Committee members to refrain from any demand potentially contradicting animal welfare imperatives;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls the destabilising domestic economic and political difficulties in the two Andean countries and those they share with other South American countries;

Amendment 8 #

Urszula KRUPA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls the destabilising domestic economic and socio-political difficulties in the two Andean countries;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Is concerned about the consequences of new or intensified migratory flows, particularly in northern Colombia, which mean that it is no longer possible to comply with Article 276 as regards working conditions of all, in particular Colombian dual nationals returning to their country of origin, or those of many Peruvians forced into exile;

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2018/10/16 INTA 114 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to the INTA commissioned study "The inclusion of financial services in EU free trade and association agreements: Effects on money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance", of June 2016, and in particular its chapter on the EU-Colombia Peru Trade Agreement, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/ en/document.html?reference=EPRS_STU (2016)579326

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the implementation of trade agreements, including their social and environmental impact, is a key pillar of the monitoring activity of the European Parliament;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to continue to implement fully the 15-point plan ~~to make TSD chapters more effective~~and to propose more effective mechanisms on respect for social and environmental rights, in particular by including a dispute settlement mechanism with the possibility of sanctions as a last resort;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to ~~continue~~increase its effort to implement fully the 15-point plan to make TSD chapters more effective;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recalls that legislative changes that could lead to a lowering of the level of environmental protection with the aim of promoting foreign direct investment is not in compliance with the Agreement; calls for better monitoring of EU undertakings involved in projects which do not comply with social and environmental standards, and for the establishment of binding, transparent complaint mechanisms with the possibility of imposing sanctions;

Amendment 103 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Nicola DANTI, Aleksander GABELIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recalls that legislative changes that could lead to a lowering of the level of environmental protection with the aim of promoting foreign direct investment is not in compliance with the Agreement; and asks all European members of the Subcommittees related to the Agreement to refrain in the future in raising issues with the aim to achieve a dismantling of existing legal provisions on social and environmental issues, including climate change related issues;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Notes with concern the significant share of the informal economy in both Peru and Colombia, especially among women; emphasises the need to develop effective policies in order to reduce its share and considers that the Agreement could help in that regard, by helping to create more formal jobs, among others, by reinforcing measures to facilitate the economic activities SMEs;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Is concerned that Peru has exceeded the threshold under the Banana Stabilisation Mechanism of the Agreement and calls for analysis of the effect it has on markets in the European Union;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Recalls that the thresholds established under the Stabilisation Mechanism for Bananas, annexed to the Agreement and applicable until 2020, should be respected, and underlines the need to continue to monitor the imports of banano once the mechanism expires and that the parties should continue to provide statistics in this regard;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Welcomes Colombia’s accession to the OECD on 30 May 2018, in what amounts to a recognition of the important reforms the country has undertaken, such as by reforming its justice system, improving its governance of state-owned enterprises and complying with the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention; encourages Peru to continue its reforms under the Country Programme agreement with the OECD; underlines, however, that the chapter on financial services eases tax fraud, tax evasion and money laundering, as spelt out in the INTA commissioned study of June 2016, (1) and therefore needs to be reviewed and improved in the shortest possible delay; (1) The inclusion of financial services in EU free trade and association agreements: Effects on money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance, see: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/ en/document.html?reference=EPRS_STU (2016)579326

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Welcomes Colombia’s accession to the OECD on 30 May 2018, in what amounts to a recognition of the important reforms the country has undertaken, such as by reforming its justice system, improving its governance of state-owned enterprises and complying with the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention; encourages Peru to continue its reforms under the Country Programme agreement with the OECD; urges Colombia to take the necessary measures to stop the violence against union workers, human right defenders, social and ethnic community leaders, according to its international obligations, including those taken under the OECD rules;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Welcomes Colombia’s accession to the OECD on 30 May 2018, in what amounts to a recognition of the important reforms the country has undertaken, such as by reforming its justice system, improving its governance of state-owned enterprises and complying with the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention; and recalls that, as decided by the OECD Council, after its accession, Colombia shall provide progress reports to OECD bodies such as a follow-up assessment of the recommendations listed in the Trade Committee Formal Opinion; encourages Peru to continue its reforms under the Country Programme agreement with the OECD;

Amendment 11 #

Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas Colombia continues to register the highest number of killings of trade unionists in the world, with 20 trade unionists killed in 2016, 19 in 2017 and 14 in 2018 (up to 27 August); whereas overall 2,200 violations against the right to life, freedom and integrity have been perpetrated against trade unionists between 2012 and 2017, according to the National School of Union Workers; whereas crimes committed against trade unionists remain all too often unpunished, with the Attorney General's office acknowledging impunity rate as high as 95% in 2015;

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Stresses the importance of further enhancing international cooperation in the multilateral, plurilateral and regional international framework, in the context of the WTO, such as in relation to negotiations on the Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) ~~and the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA)~~;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Urges to include in the next implementation report data on the increase of transport (air and sea) related to the increased trade flows between the partners, and the increase of CO2 and other factors leading to climate change;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

~~28. Calls on Austria and Belgium to ratify the Agreement, and calls on those Member States that have not yet done so to ratify the accession of Ecuador to the Agreement;~~deleted

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. ~~Calls on Austria and Belgium to ratify the Agreemen~~Recognizes the important work done by the national parliaments in their process of ratification of the Agreement and call them to pursue it, and calls on those Member States that have not yet done ~~so to ratify~~to begin the process of examination of the ratification of the accession of Ecuador to the Agreement;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, and to the Governments of Colombia and Peru, and to the General Director of the OECD.

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the Agreement is to be assessed against the backdrop of the severe economic and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela that leads to large-scale migration into Colombia and Peru; whereas both countries have taken in a large number of Venezuelan migrants;

Amendment 13 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Nicola DANTI, Aleksander GABELIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the strategic values of the Agreement extend beyond the sphere of trade as it provides a solid foundation for a deeper relationship, with a long-term ~~engage~~commitment to human rights, social rights, the rights of indigenous peoples and peasant farmers and the environment, and contributes to the establishment of a strategic partnership between the EU and Latin America;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls the importance of strengthening cooperation to preserve and to reinforce the multilateral trade system, as an essential pillar to achieve the SDG and to ensure an economic governance based on rules, ensuring a more fair, inclusive and sustainable trade; in particular, recalls its support for the WTO, stressing its role in creating economic stability and supporting growth and development, and calls on the Parties to make use of the dialogue fostered by the Agreement to identify and to develop joint strategies towards the necessary modernization of the WTO;

Amendment 15 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Nicola DANTI, Aleksander GABELIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines the opportunity that the Agreement offers to reinforce ~~cooperation and~~not only interregional, but also interaregional cooperation and trade between Colombia, Peru and Ecuador;

Amendment 16 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Aleksander GABELIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the integration of Ecuador into the Agreement and stresses the constructive role played in this process by Colombia and Peru; ~~recalls that the Agreement~~underlines that no substantial change has been made in the agreement with Ecuador so that it clashes with several constitutional requirements in Ecuador; recalls that the contradictions with the Ecuadoran Constitution and loss of control of farmers over their seed were the reason given by former Ecuadoran president Rafael Correa for leaving the negotiating table of the Agreement, and expresses its ~~still open to fur~~worries that specific forms of Ecuadoran non-private production plants ("economía solidaria") and the concept of "Buen Vivir" are sacrificed since ther accessions of Ecuador to this Agreement;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the integration of Ecuador into the Agreement ~~and stresses the constructive role played in this process by Colombia and Peru~~, as an additional element to help strengthening regional integration, and stresses the constructive role played all parties to make of this process a success; recalls that the Agreement is still open to further accessions;

Amendment 18 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Nicola DANTI, Aleksander GABELIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Is of the opinion that the Agreement is an opportunity to foster the peace agreement in Colombia~~Recalls the potential benefits and the need to make the best possible use of the Agreement to help implementing the peace agreement and reconciliation process in Colombia, including specific challenges such as the diversification of the economy, productive development or the implementation of the land-use planning; Recalls that continuous and structured support to, and dialogue with, civil society is also key for the sustainability of peace from the ground up, particularly in rural areas;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is of the opinion that the ~~Agreement is an opportunity to foster~~parties should use this Agreement primarily to foster the peace agreement in Colombia, in particular with a view to support the execution of an integral land reform, as foreseen in Chapter1 of the pPeace ~~agreement in Colombia;~~Agreement, and a strong monitoring that no European investment takes place in land that should be restituted to persons and communities displaced during the armed conflict,

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)

- having regard to its recommendations of 13 December 2017 to the Council and the Commission following the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Is of the opinion that the Agreement is~~ Considers that the Agreement has been an important tool to accompany the peace agreement in Colombia by providing significant opportunit~~y to~~ies for growth and employment in particular in the poorest regions deeply affected by the war; insists on fostering the peace agreement in Colombia by exploiting the whole potential of the agreement.;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is of the opinion that the Agreement is an opportunity to foster the peace agreement in Colombia and that it will deliver soon its peace dividend in terms of economic and social development; stresses in this context that 1 to 2% of GDP growth is estimated in addition as a result of peace;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Is of the opinion that the Agreement is an opportunity to~~Stresses that the implementation must be closely linked with the peace agreement and foster at the ~~peace agreement in Colombia~~ground improved compliance of democracy, social rights, Human Rights obligations, and sustainable development;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is of the opinion that the Agreement ~~is an opportunity to foster the peace agreement in Colombia~~and the accompanying Roadmap are tools to support and foster the peace agreement in Colombia and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. IStrongly supports the Colombian peace agreement; is of the opinion that the Agreement is an opportunity to foster the peace agreement in Colombia;

Amendment 25 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Nicola DANTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Welcomes the fact~~Notes that the Agreement opens new markets for, inter alia, goods, services, government procurement and investment, ~~thereby~~intended to creat~~ing~~e new employment opportunities and to contribut~~ing~~e to improved working conditions and living standards ~~by liberalising and exp~~; notes that liberalisation of trade and investment must go hand in~~g trade and investment~~ hand with businesses and investors complying with social and environmental standards;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the fact that the Agreement opens markets for, inter alia, goods, services, government procurement and investment, ~~thereby creating new emp~~which built upon the principles of sustainable develoypment can create opportunities ~~and contributing to~~for quality employment, improved working conditions and living standards ~~by liberalising and expanding trade and investment~~;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Takes note that trade between the EU, Colombia and Peru has declined since the Agreement entered into force; ~~is, however, of the opinion that the Agreement has partially offset negative trends in terms of international trade flows, declining commodity prices and the economic slowdown in Latin America~~notes that, according to Eurostat data, Colombian exports to the EU fell by 38% between 2012 and 2016, from EUR 8.6 billion to EUR 5.36 billion, while imports were rising until 2015, from EUR 5.5 billion to EUR 6.5 billion, before falling back to EUR 5.44 billion in 2016, and that since the entry into force of the Agreement, the country’s trade balance has gone from strongly positive to negative; notes also that Peru has experienced a similar, but less pronounced, development, with its exports to the EU falling from EUR 6.3 billion to EUR 5.1 billion since 2012 (down 20% in EUR but 35% in USD), while imports rose slightly from EUR 3.5 billion to EUR 3.6 billion, and tha~~s had a stabilising effect;~~ t its trade balance remained positive, although the surplus has almost halved since the Agreement entered into force;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Takes note that trade between the EU, Colombia and Peru has declined since the Agreement entered into force, in particular by the diminution by 41,4 % of Colombia to the EU from 2013 to 2018 and a diminution of the exportation of the EU to Colombia by 13,8% during the same period; is, however, of the opinion that the Agreement has partially offset negative trends in terms of international trade flows, declining commodity prices and the economic slowdown in Latin America~~, and has had a stabilising effect~~; considers that in both Colombia and Peru, the manufactory industry and the job linked to them have been affected by the agreement; takes not that the trade deficit of Colombia with the EU has increased from 2013 to 2013, and again during the first 5 months of 2018 after the increase of the price of commodities;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Takes note that trade between the EU, Colombia and Peru has declined since the Agreement entered into force; is, however, of the opinion that the Agreement has partially offset negative trends in terms of international trade flows, declining commodity prices and the economic slowdown in Latin America, and has had a stabilising effect; expresses its worries that the Andean countries still predominantly export primary products, of agrarian and mining origin, which both expose the countries to uncontrollable losses in revenues because of fluctuating world market prices and natural depletion in monocultures and mining areas, including open pit mining;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 c (new)

- having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee’s Opinion of 15 February 2018 on Trade and Sustainable Development chapters (TSD) in EU Free Trade Agreements (FTA),

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Underlines that the liberalisation of market access and dismantling of barriers on foreign ownership, as part of the key issues spelt out in the agreement, also have as a consequence the facilitation of land grabbing, which is a crime in itself, and of investment in large energy production projects, such as Hidroituango, with European co- financing, as well as of the installation or consolidation of large monocultural plantations, such as for palm oil in the case of Poligrow, a company of European origin, and asks for concrete data on land grabbing, displacement, including forced displacement, presence of irregular (former paramilitary) troops, and human rights violations which occur in areas of European investment since 2013;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Urges the setting up of a clear and easily accessible complaint mechanism for victims of human rights violations and crimes committed in the context of activities of European companies and investors in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador; suggests that a staff member in each of the EU delegations in Bogotá, Quito and Lima serves as contact point and first address for complainants;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the fact that EU investment stocks have increased in Colombia and in Peru, and points out that the EU is the biggest foreign investor in both countries; is worried that "investment" has a very large definition in the agreement, including all kinds of speculative investment, such as options, futures and potential financial products which might come into being in the future; asks to get detailed information, if possible in an interim report, of the different kinds of investment flooding into Colombia, Peru and Ecuador from the European Union, and the time of their stay in the respective country, as well as vice versa of investment flows from Colombian, Peruvian and Ecuadoran entities into the European Union;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Expresses its worries that the Agreement encompasses a far reaching liberalisation of current account transfers, with no provisions on disclosure of information of suspicions amounts transferred, no ceilings, and no adequate safeguard measures to prevent money laundering, transfer mispricing and tax evasion; underlines that this kind of provisions is of utmost necessity in countries struck by drug trafficking and organised crime;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Welcomes the fact that this agreement helps services sector companies, promoting good regulatory practices, improving domestic regulation and transparency, and through enhancing legal certainty;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Regrets that the agreement facilitates the transfer in freely convertible currency, and exposes in particular the Andean countries to the effects of unforeseen liquidation and repatriation of foreign investments and profits stemming from them; asks the participants of the Joint Committees on Financial Services, established as part of the Agreement, to discuss this problem with a view to find solutions shielding the Andean countries from sudden relocation; requests to be informed on actions envisaged or the lack hereof;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Supports the creation of a specific Working Group, as mentioned in article 109 of the Agreement, to discuss regulatory issues concerning trade in services and electronic commerce, to ensure that a balanced and fair competitive environment in the digital ecosystem is promoted;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that while the Agreement has been able to contributed to the modernisation and diversification of exports from Colombia and Peru ~~and that it has had a positive impact on Colombian and Peruvian SME~~, with a positive impact on Colombian and Peruvian SMEs, nevertheless raw materials – mainly mining resources and palm oil – remain the main exports from these two countries, making up 70% of exports by volume; notes that Colombian palm oil exports to the EU have increased dramatically, rising from USD 80 million to USD 156 million between 2012 and 2015, and that these raw material exports are having a devastating impact on the environment and on human rights, including land grabbing, soil depletion and water pollution, as well as crime, including the murder of peasant leaders and trade union leaders;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that the Agreement has contributed to the modernisation and diversification of exports from Colombia and Peru and that it has had a positive impact on Colombian and Peruvian SMEs; points out that the Agreement bears the potential for greater contributions to the development of the Colombian and Peruvian start-up scenes, in particular as regards the region's entrepreneurial communities in urban hubs such as Bogotá, Medellín and Lima;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU Trade Agreement with Colombia and Peru (the Agreement) is a rules-based relationship, anchored on common values and international standards for labour rights, human rights, environmental standards and standards on sustainable development, that has the potential of having a strong positive impact on the socio-economic development of the parties to the Agreement, on economic integration, on sustainable development, human rights and on bringing the countries and their citizens closer together and whereas the Agreement replaced the GSP+ scheme where Colombia and Peru’s trade preferences existed in return for ensuring the effective implementation of 27 fundamental human-rights and environmental conventions, including the ILO’s four Core Labour Standards;

Amendment 40 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Aleksander GABELIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that the Agreement has contributed to the modernisation and diversification of exports from Colombia and Peru ~~and that it has had a positive impact on Colombian and Peruvian SMEs~~driven mostly by Colombian and Peruvian SMEs; stresses, however, that more needs to be done in terms of diversification of exports from traditional mineral, oil and agricultural products to the export of processed goods and products with greater added value;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that the Agreement has contributed to the modernisation and diversification of exports from Colombia and Peru and that it has had a positive impact on Colombian and Peruvian SMEs; Calls on the Parties to provide with regular and accurate data on the sectors and the degree of consolidation of the SMEs' activities to this regard;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that the Agreement has ~~contribut~~increased to the modernisation ~~and diversification~~ of exports ~~from~~of both Colombia and Peru ~~and that it has had a positive impact on Colombian and Peruvian SMEs~~of their traditional commodities' exportation, -and to their diversification at very limited scale-, while reducing their industrialization and the creation of jobs linked to it;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses the fact that the Agreement could serve as an incubator for promoting digital entrepreneurship in the region, contributing to poverty reduction and job creation;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that since the provisional entry into force of the Agreement, 1 155 Colombian companies – of which 328 are SMEs – and 2 328 new Peruvian companies – of which 90 % are SMEs – have begun to export to the EU; urges the European Commission to provide data on ownership of these SMEs to get assurances that they do not just stem from the known practice of splitting up of larger companies and outsourcing of production parts with the aim to avoid higher taxes, labour inspections and reporting, and integrating them into global value chains;

Amendment 45 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Nicola DANTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that since the provisional entry into force of the Agreement, 1 155 Colombian companies – of which 328 are SMEs – and 2 328 new Peruvian companies – of which 90 % are SMEs – have begun to export to the EU; those figures are similar to the increases registered in previous periods, before the provisional application of the FTA;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that since the provisional entry into force of the Agreement, 1 155 Colombian companies – of which 328 are SMEs – and 2 328 new Peruvian companies – of which 90 % are SMEs – have begun to export to the EU; Calls on the Parties to further support the internationalization process of the SMEs and their reciprocal market access;

Amendment 47 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Aleksander GABELIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Takes the view that many SMEs in the EU, Colombia and Peru are not aware of the opportunities that the Agreement brings; calls, therefore, on the ~~Commission and the Member Stat~~Parties to study the preference utilisation rate of SMEs in particular, and to take effective steps to better communicate the opportunities and benefits offered by the Agreement, including through the setting up of contact points and the establishment of a specialised website for SMEs; considers that a future revision of the trade agreement should consider the inclusion of a dedicated chapter on SMEs;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges both sides to boost the implementation rate and awareness of the agreement; Takes the view that many SMEs in the EU are not aware of the opportunities that the Agreement brings; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to study the preference utilisation rate of SMEs in particular, and to take effective steps to better communicate the opportunities and benefits offered by the Agreement;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the fact that EU exports of agricultural products to both countries have increased significantly since the provisional application of the Agreement, but asks to monitor closely and to inform the European Parliament about the effects of the agreement for the subsistence of small and middle farmers producing food for the local market in both Colombia and Peru, and now Ecuador as well; expresses deep concern for the consequence of palm oil and other agrobusiness exportation for the access to land and to water and other resources for small farmers and for the conservation of tropical forests including Indian territories;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU Trade Agreement with Colombia and Peru (the Agreement) is a rules-based relationship, anchored on common values and international standards for sustainable development, that has the potential of having a strong positive impact on the socio-economic development of the parties to the Agreement, on economic integration, on sustainable development, on further cooperation on regional and global issues and on bringing the countries and their citizens closer together;

Amendment 50 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Nicola DANTI, Aleksander GABELIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Welcom~~Notes the fact that EU exports of agricultural products to both countries have increased significantly since the provisional application of the Agreement and asks the Commission to provide gender disaggregated data on ownership of exporting companies, size, volumes and jobs and forms of job contract in the export plants;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the fact that EU exports of agricultural products to both countries have increased significantly since the provisional application of the Agreement; Recalls the importance of making trade more inclusive and facilitating an appropriate integration of small-scale farmers into value chains;

Amendment 52 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Nicola DANTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Welcomes the fact~~Notes that EU exports of agricultural products to both countries have increased ~~significantly~~ since the provisional application of the Agreement;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Recalls that safeguard clauses have been set for sensitive agricultural sectors and that, in this regard, more thorough and regular information on market developments should be made available by the Commission, both to the European Parliament and the industrial sectors concerned;

Amendment 54 #

Bernd LANGE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. A~~cknowledges that~~lerts that while progress has been made on resolving trade irritants and on implementing most of the areas covered by the Agreement, especially as regards sanitary and phytosanitary matters (SPS) a troublesome development, for example, is occurring with an antidumping investigation on exports of frozen fries from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Acknowledges that progress has been made by the parties on resolving trade irritants and on implementing most of the areas covered by the Agreement, especially as regards sanitary and phytosanitary matters (SPS), Rules of Origen (RoO) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBTs);

Amendment 56 #

Bernd LANGE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Points out that while antidumping measures are a legitimate tool of trade policy to counter imports at dumped prices, the investigation by Colombia on imports of frozen fries infringes essential rules of the WTO Antidumping Agreement, particularly the methodology for calculation of dumping and rules on transparency about the essential facts that support an injury finding and calls on Colombia to terminate the investigation without adopting antidumping measures given that neither dumping nor injury and causality are established in accordance with the rules and obligations of the WTO Agreement;

Amendment 57 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Is appalled that different Subcommittees have been used to impose private European interests against the European imperative of policy coherence, such as in the case of the Subcommittee on Market Access, where European negotiators urged the dismantling of higher tax rates for bigger cars, which is incoherent with the need to fight climate change; or in the Subcommittee on IP, where European negotiators asked to collect fees for European music majors, if their music was eventually played in public buses; expresses its wish that the Subcommittees turn off from defending private interests and develop agendas on how to design trade policy with the least possible impact on climate change;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – introductory part

13. Points out that further progress is needed, among others, on the following issues:

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point c

~~c) discriminatory taxes applied to imported spirits;~~deleted

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU Trade Agreement with Colombia and Peru (the Agreement) is a rules-based relationship, anchored on common values and international standards for human and labour rights, environmental standards and sustainable development, that has the potential of having a strong positive impact on the socio-economic development of the parties to the Agreement, on economic integration, on sustainable development, and on bringing the countries and their citizens closer together;

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point c a (new)

(ca) effective implementation of commitments on social and environmental matters,

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point c a (new)

(ca) lack of transparency in administrative procedures;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Insists that corruption constitutes one of the most important non trade barriers hampering the business environment and increasing operational difficulties faced by businesses, calls on the Commission to use this agreement to monitor domestic reform in our partner countries in relation to the rule of law and good governance and to come up with effective anti-corruption measures;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Recalls the results of the latest Global Rights Index of ITUC (International Trade Union Confederation) and the fact that Columbia is still ranked as one of the worst countries for working people and that 19 trade unionists were murdered in 2017 and countless more were physically assaulted and received death threats;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Expresses, however, its wish that so called trade irritants are not just a disguised form to impose European products over locally produced goods, such as wines and spirits, and expresses its preference for the consumption of local goods, and in this respect the use of Geographical Indications;

Amendment 65 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Aleksander GABELIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Notes that both countries have raised specific concerns about their ability to meet certain food safety standards required for the EU market, in particular as regards recent EU legislative proposals on cadmium levels in cacao, endocrine disruptors, novel foods, and palm oil, which risk having a social impact in some of the countries’ poorest areas, where such production tends to be concentrated; calls on the parties to enhance early warning and transparency and the exchange of information on internal legislation and procedures to allow the parties to anticipate and adapt to changing patterns and comply with internal legal requirements;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Notes that both countries have raised specific concerns about their ability to meet certain food safety standards required for the EU market, in particular as regards recent EU legislative proposals on cadmium levels in cacao, endocrine disruptors, novel foods, and palm oil, which risk having a social impact in some of the countries’ ~~poorest~~most vulnerable areas, where such production tends to be concentrated; Calls on the EU, Colombia and Peru to strengthen and to make the best use of financial and technical cooperation in order to help meeting the given challenges;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Notes~~Is extremely concerned that both countries have raised specific concerns about their ability to meet certain food safety standards required for the EU market, in particular as regards recent EU legislative proposals on cadmium levels in cacao, endocrine disruptors, novel foods, and palm oil~~, which risk having a social impact in some of the countries’ poorest areas, where such production tends to be concentrated~~; calls on the Commission to consider accompanying and support measures to help local producers meet European health requirements, in line with the precautionary principle;

Amendment 68 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Recalls that the Trade and Sustainable Development chapter of the EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement includes provisions to implement human rights, labour and environmental protection standards; Notes the fact that the Agreement has set the path for a regular dialogue on the implementation of the shared commitments; Regrets, however, the lack of enforceability of this chapter; Calls on the Parties to make either use of the review clause included in the Agreement to introduce an effective dispute settlement mechanism, including sanctions in the case of serious breaches or to make the TSD-chapter subject under the general dispute settlement mechanism; Calls on the Parties to enable social partners and civil society to participate appropriately;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Recalls that the Trade and Sustainable Development chapter of the EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement includes legally binding provisions to effectively implement human rights, labour and environmental protection standards; Welcomes the fact that the Agreement has set the path for a regular dialogue on the implementation of the shared commitments; Regrets, however, the lack of enforceability of this chapter; Calls on the Parties to make use of the review clause included in the Agreement to introduce a suitable and effective dispute settlement mechanism, including sanctions as a deterrent measure to be used, as last resort, in the case of serious breaches, and enabling social partners and civil society to participate appropriately;

Amendment 7 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Nicola DANTI, Aleksander GABELIC

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU Trade Agreement with Colombia and Peru (the Agreement) is a rules-based relationship, anchored on common values and international standards for sustainable development, that has the potential of having a strong positive impact on the socio-economic development of the parties to the Agreement, on economic integration, on sustainable development, human rights and on bringing the countries and their citizens closer together;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Expresses its concerns at the fact that 40% of the cocaine imported into Europe is of Colombian origin, generating profits of USD 7.1 billion, which is more than Colombia’s official exports, and that the Agreement does not include any tangible measures to combat money laundering, with Article 155 only committing the parties to make their ‘best endeavours’ in this regard; calls on the parties to commit to supplementing the Agreement with a binding chapter, with sanctions, on the issues of money laundering and tax evasion, ensuring that information is systematically exchanged in order to combat all forms of crime effectively;

Amendment 71 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Nicola DANTI, Aleksander GABELIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Expresses deep concern concerning the situation of Human Rights in Colombia and calls for the immediate stop the systematic killing of social activists and Human Rights defenders on the whole territory, and calls on the Commission to consider the suspension of the provisional application if those assassinations do not stop, and if impunity prevails for massive Human Right violations and crimes against Humanity; Insists on the effective implementation of the specific provisions related to the road map on human, environmental and labour rights, as called for in its resolution of 13 June 2012 on the EU trade agreement with Colombia and Peru, such as enforcing and implementing legislation and policy measures that guarantee freedom of association, the right to bargain collectively and strict labour inspections;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Insists on the ~~effective~~need to implement~~ation of~~, effectively and through concrete action plans, the specific provisions related to the road map on human, environmental and labour rights, as called for in its resolution of 13 June 2012 on the EU trade agreement with Colombia and Peru~~, such as enforcing and implementing legislation and policy measures that guarantee~~; In particular, recalls the commitment by the Parties to implement and to enforce standards on freedom of association, the right to bargain collectively ~~and~~, strict and effective labour inspections, violence against social and ethnic leaders and the protection of the environment through the appropriate prevention, control and enforcement mechanisms;

Amendment 73 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Nicola DANTI, Aleksander GABELIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Commission to increase its support to assess the Colombian Government to fight impunity and therefor insists on the implementation of the Special Unit for Investigation of the Attorney General´s Office for the dismantling of armed groups responsible for the attacks and killings of Human Rights Defenders and social leaders, that was agreed upon in the Peace Agreement between the Colombian Government and the Farc-EP.

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Welcomes the efforts made by Colombia to fight impunity in cases of criminal offences including through improved investigations; Condemns, however, the persisting violence against human rights defenders, environmental activists, trade unionists, ethnic and community leaders, with an increased rate of offences against women;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Suggests to set up a meeting between the European and the respective Andean side to clearly define responsibilities in the monitoring of the implementation of these Road Maps and actions related to non-fulfilment;

Amendment 76 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Nicola DANTI, Aleksander GABELIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Is of the opinion that the Agreement should include a wider Road Map, in particular tackling the sharp increase of killings of human rights defenders and leaders in the fight to get back their land they were forced to leave during the armed conflict in Colombia; asks the Commission to make proposals on how to annex such a broader Road Map to the Agreement;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Likewise, condemns the violence against human rights defenders, social and ethnic community leaders, and particularly violence against women in Peru and calls for increased efforts to solve this persisting scourge;

Amendment 78 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Nicola DANTI, Aleksander GABELIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16c. Recalls the obligation of the EU, as enshrined in Art. 8 of the TFUE, to mainstream a gender perspective in all its policies, including Trade; Welcomes the fact that all the EU, Peru and Colombia have signed the Joint Declaration on Trade and Women’s Economic Empowerment issued on the Occasion of the WTO Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires, in December 2017; Calls on the Parties to visibly reinforce the gender focus of the Agreement and, particularly, stresses the need to carry out evaluations on the basis of gender- disaggregated data; Call on the Parties to include, in a future revision of the Agreement, a specific chapter on gender and trade;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Acknowledges that an agreement concluded in 2017 between the Colombian Government and the public sector trade unions brought about improvements for more than one million workers, but condemns the fact that Colombia still remains the country with the largest number of murders of trade union leaders in the world and that the rate of killings of social and ethnic leaders and human rights defenders remains high after the signing of the peace agreement; expresses its concern that these crimes go largely unpunished;

Amendment 8 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Nicola DANTI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. reminding that according to UNHCR during the first 7 months of 2018, 19.000 persons had been victims of massive displacement in Colombia, more than during the whole year 2017; considering the assassination of 366 social leaders from the beginning of 2016, 22 of them during the period of the new Duque Government; considering that 77 ex-guérilleros that accepted to enter in the peace process scheme, and 18 of their relatives, have been killed;

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Acknowledges that an agreement concluded in 2017 between the Colombian Government and the public sector trade unions brought about improvements for more than one million workers; Expresses its concern about the particularly low level of trade Union membership and the increase of the unilaterally determined salary and benefit schemes ("pactos colectivos") over collective bargaining agreements;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 82 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Welcomes the fact~~Notes that, according to the OECD’s Trade Union Advisory Committee, there has been an increase in the number of inspectors in Colombia; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to support Colombia in its efforts to strengthen labour inspections, which represent an enormous challenge for the Colombian Government given that the state had lost control of parts of the country during the long armed conflict, and expects that additional and effective controls are carried out, especially in rural areas; asks the Commission to provide detailed information regarding the number of inspectors and inspections as well as irregularities found;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the fact that, according to the OECD’s Trade Union Advisory Committee, there has been an increase in the number of inspectors in Colombia; Stresses the need for increased resources in order to guarantee effective labour inspections; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to support Colombia in its efforts to strengthen labour inspections, which represent an enormous challenge for the Colombian Government given that the state had lost control of parts of the country during the long armed conflict, and expects that additional and effective controls are carried out, especially in rural areas;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Welcomes the fact~~Notes that, according to the OECD’s Trade Union Advisory Committee, there has been an limited and still very insufficient increase in the number of inspectors in Colombia; calls on the Co~~mmission and the EEAS to support Colombia in~~lombian Government to increase its efforts to strengthen labour inspections, which ~~represent an enormous challenge for the Colombian Government~~is easier now given that the state ~~had lost~~can recover the control of parts of the country where it had lost it during the long armed conflict, and expects that additional and effective controls are carried out, especially in rural areas;

Amendment 85 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Nicola DANTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Regrets the fact that, according to the OECD’s Trade Union Advisory Committee, despite the fact that the number of inspectors has increased the number of inspections has decreased, where only an estimated 62% of inspectors carry out inspections. Recalls on the recommendations of the OECD’s Trade Union Advisory Committee that the number of labour inspectors has still to be increased towards international standards. Stresses also the need for increased resources in order to guarantee effective labour inspections;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Expresses~~Welcomes the efforts and commitments expressed by Peru to reinforce the implementation of its commitments under the Trade and Sustainable Development chapter of the Agreement; Expresses, however, its concerns over the lack of effective implementation in Peru of certain aspects of the chapter on trade and sustainable development (TSD) with regard to both labour and environmental provisions~~, and e~~; Especially ~~as regards th~~regrets the lack of effective implementation of ILO conventions 87 and 98, ~~which are fundamental;~~ on the Freedom of Association, the Right to Organise and to Collective Bargaining, which are fundamental, as well as the Right to Prior Consultation of the Indigenous peoples and expresses its concerns over recent legislative changes that may lead to the weakening of environmental protection;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Expresses i~~Insists con~~cerns over~~ the effective implementation ~~in Peru~~ of certain aspects of the chapter on trade and sustainable development (TSD) with regard to both labour and environmental provisions in Peru, and especially as regards the implementation of ILO conventions 87 and 98, ~~which are fundamental~~in this context welcomes the fact that Peru has taken the Presidency this year of the Council Administration of the ILO, which commits Peru even more to lead as an example in respecting labour laws; stresses equally that on the 6th of August Peru ratified the Framework Agreement between Peru and ILO on the promotion of decent work 2018-2021;

Amendment 88 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Nicola DANTI, Aleksander GABELIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Expresses its concerns over the effective implementation in ~~Peru~~both countries of certain aspects of the chapter on trade and sustainable development (TSD) with regard to both labour and environmental provisions, and especially by Peru as regards the implementation of ILO conventions 87 and 98, which are fundamental; therefor underlines the importance of the Domestic Advisory Groups; calls on the Commission to duly inform the European Parliament on how it will process on an independent way the official claim introduced by the Peruvian organized civil society;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Welcomes the latest measures taken in Peru to improve labour inspections and encourages the country to keep on reinforcing efforts, following the ILO recommendations;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas Peru is one of the fastest growing and open economies in the region with trade representing 44% of GDP, whereas Colombia is a third largest economy in Latin America with expected accelerated economic growth over 2019- 2020;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Is of the opinion that dialogue between representatives of EU, Colombian and Peruvian civil society on the TSD provisions of the Agreement is a useful but insufficient means tof identify~~ing~~ outstanding problems and encourag~~ing~~e governments to make further progress with a view to complying with important international social, labour and environmental standards; is of the opinion that a binding sustainable development chapter with sanctions would be more effective in tackling abuse of social and environmental rights;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses, therefore, th~~e need for~~at transparent and inclusive consultation mechanisms ~~to ensure that Colombia and Peru~~are a key instrument to ensure that all parties abide by recognised labour and environmental protection standards;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses, therefore, the need for transparent and inclusive consultation mechanisms to en~~sure that~~courage Colombia and Peru to abide by recognised labour and environmental protection standards;

Amendment 93 #

Elena VALENCIANO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Nicola DANTI, Aleksander GABELIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Asks the Commission for detailed information on the complaint case brought forward by Peruvian civil society against the European Commission, and its state of play;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recalls that the TSD chapter of the Trade Agreement envisages that each Party shall establish Domestic Advisory Groups or committees relevant for matters related to labour, the environment and sustainable development, comprising independent representative civil society organisations, with balanced representation of economic, social and environmental stakeholders; Welcomes the decision of Colombia to create a consultation group independent of the government; calls on Peru to establish a similarly independent domestic advisory group, as an indispensable and essential element for the full implementation of the Agreement;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the ~~decis~~creation ofin Colombia ~~to create~~of a consultation group independent of the government; c~~alls on Peru to establish a similarly independent domestic advisory group~~onsiders that Peru should follow the example of Colombia in order to ensure more independence and transparency;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the decision of Colombia to create a consultation group independent of the government; calls on Peru ~~to establish a similarly~~and Ecuador to recognize an independent domestic advisory group;

Amendment 97 #