2018/2107(INI) Implementation of the GSP Regulation No 978/2012
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Progress: Procedure completed
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FJELLNER Christofer ( PPE)
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MOSCA Alessia Maria ( S&D),
KARIM Sajjad ( ECR),
LALONDE Patricia ( ALDE),
HAUTALA Heidi ( Verts/ALE),
BEGHIN Tiziana ( EFDD)
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| Committee Opinion | DEVE |
ENGEL Frank ( PPE)
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Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ ( S&D)
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| Committee Opinion | AFET |
PANZERI Pier Antonio ( S&D)
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Louis MICHEL ( ALDE),
Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL ( PPE),
Judith SARGENTINI ( Verts/ALE)
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2019/03/14
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2019/03/14
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The European Parliament adopted by 545 votes to 37, with 14 abstentions, a resolution on the implementation of the Generalised Scheme Preferences (GSP) Regulation (EU) No 978/2012.
Background
The EU was the first to implement a GSP scheme in 1971 following the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) recommendation under which industrialised countries would grant generalised, non-reciprocal and non-discriminatory trade preferences to developing countries, thereby assisting them to generate additional revenue through international trade in an effort to reduce poverty, promote good governance and foster sustainable development.
The key objectives of the 2012 GSP reform were to better focus on countries in need – the LDCs and other low and lower-income countries – further promote the core principles of sustainable development and good governance, enhance stability and predictability, and improve certainty for business operators.
As a reminder, the scheme contains three arrangements:
the general GSP scheme: currently 18 countries – benefit from reduced customs duties on 66 % of all EU product categories; the GSP+ incentive scheme: the eight GSP+ beneficiaries export around 66 % of all product categories duty-free in return for their commitment to effectively implement 27 international core conventions that cover labour rights, human rights, good governance and environmental concerns; the Everything But Arms scheme (EBA): the 49 least developed countries (LDCs) under the EBA arrangement of GSP are granted duty-free access to the EU for all products, except arms and ammunition.
Conclusions
Parliament welcomed the fact that the new Regulation has seen an increase in exports from beneficiaries of the Everything But Arms (EBA) and GSP+ arrangements.
In 2016, EUR 62.6 billion worth of imports entered the EU under GSP preferences (a rising tendency), broken down as follows: EUR 31.6 billion from standard GSP beneficiaries, around EUR 7.5 billion from GSP+ beneficiaries and EUR 23.5 billion from EBA beneficiaries (Eurostat data as of September 2017).
The resolution stated that the GSP+ plays an important role in promoting international labour law, human rights, good governance and environmental protection standards in the beneficiary countries and that the GSP in economic terms benefits the beneficiary countries and the European Union in economic terms.
Main recommendations
Parliament emphasised, among other things, the following points:
raise awareness of GSP rules in beneficiary countries and implement international conventions and reforms to prevent GSP programmes from promoting environmental and social dumping; ensure a reinforced, systematic and continuous monitoring of the implementation process through enhanced cooperation between all parties in order to improve information gathering and in-depth analysis by using all the available information and resources; explore other options for structured, formal and independent participation of civil society, trade unions and the private sector, which could help strengthen the monitoring process; add the Paris Agreement to the list of 27 fundamental international conventions that GSP+ beneficiary countries must comply with; strengthen coordination with the European External Action Service (EEAS), EU delegations, Member States' diplomatic missions, governments of beneficiary countries, international organisations, businesses, social partners and civil society, in order to improve information gathering provide more in-depth analysis of monitoring; maintain the current targeted approach for the withdrawal of preferences and ensure that these withdrawals are limited to specific sectors and are designed to minimise negative effects on the local population; the withdrawal of trade preferences should be considered as a measure of last resort; use conditionality to preserve the credibility of the mechanisms and ensure that action is taken in the event of severe and systematic violations of international conventions; consider various measures to increase diversification among beneficiaries. In this respect, the possibility of bring together countries that have been excluded from the GSP scheme should be reintroduced in the next GSP Regulation and ways should be considered to include services in the next GSP Regulation; create a favourable environment for women in business as the GSP has contributed to women’s economic empowerment and promoted their participation in the labour market; invite beneficiaries to apply labour standards effectively and the Commission to respond to violations of International Labour Organisation (ILO) standards; provide measures to amplify the effect that the GSP has had on adopting cleaner and safer technologies and on voluntary corporate social responsibility initiative; explore the possibility of introducing additional tariff preferences for products that have demonstrably been produced sustainably.
Members recalled that the EU must encourage other international players, such as multinationals, to participate fully in improving respect for human rights, children's rights, social rights, environmental rights and public health in the world.
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2019/03/14
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2019/02/26
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
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The Committee on International Trade adopted an own-initiative report on the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 on the Generalised Scheme of Tariff Preferences (GSP).
As a reminder, the scheme contains three arrangements:
the general GSP scheme : currently 18 countries – benefit from reduced customs duties on 66 % of all EU product categories; the GSP+ incentive scheme : the eight GSP+ beneficiaries export around 66 % of all product categories duty-free in return for their commitment to effectively implement 27 international core conventions that cover labour rights, human rights, good governance and environmental concerns; the Everything But Arms scheme (EBA) : the 49 least developed countries (LDCs) under the EBA arrangement of GSP are granted duty-free access to the EU for all products, except arms and ammunition.
Conclusions
Members welcomed the fact that the new Regulation has seen an increase in exports from beneficiaries of the Everything But Arms (EBA) and GSP+ arrangements.
In 2016, EUR 62.6 billion worth of imports entered the EU under GSP preferences (a rising tendency), broken down as follows: EUR 31.6 billion from standard GSP beneficiaries, around EUR 7.5 billion from GSP+ beneficiaries and EUR 23.5 billion from EBA beneficiaries (Eurostat data as of September 2017).
The report stated that the GSP+ plays an important role in promoting international labour law, human rights, good governance and environmental protection standards in the beneficiary countries and that the GSP in economic terms benefits the beneficiary countries and the European Union in economic terms.
Main recommendations
The report emphasised, among other things, the following points:
raise awareness of GSP rules in beneficiary countries and implement international conventions and reforms to prevent GSP programmes from promoting environmental and social dumping; ensure a reinforced, systematic and continuous monitoring of the implementation process through enhanced cooperation between all parties in order to improve information gathering and in-depth analysis by using all the available information and resources; explore other options for structured, formal and independent participation of civil society, trade unions and the private sector, which could help strengthen the monitoring process; add the Paris Agreement to the list of 27 fundamental international conventions that GSP+ beneficiary countries must comply with; strengthen coordination with the European External Action Service (EEAS), EU delegations, Member States' diplomatic missions, governments of beneficiary countries, international organisations, businesses, social partners and civil society, in order to improve information gathering provide more in-depth analysis of monitoring; maintain the current targeted approach for the withdrawal of preferences and ensure that these withdrawals are limited to specific sectors and are designed to minimise negative effects on the local population; the withdrawal of trade preferences should be considered as a measure of last resort; use conditionality to preserve the credibility of the mechanisms and ensure that action is taken in the event of severe and systematic violations of international conventions; consider various measures to increase diversification among beneficiaries. In this respect, the possibility of bring together countries that have been excluded from the GSP scheme should be reintroduced in the next GSP Regulation and ways should be considered to include services in the next GSP Regulation; create a favourable environment for women in business as the GSP has contributed to women’s economic empowerment and promoted their participation in the labour market; provide measures to amplify the effect that the GSP has had on adopting cleaner and safer technologies and on voluntary corporate social responsibility initiative; explore the possibility of introducing additional tariff preferences for products that have demonstrably been produced sustainably.
Members recalled that the EU must encourage other international players, such as multinationals, to participate fully in improving respect for human rights, children's rights, social rights, environmental rights and public health in the world.
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2019/02/19
EP - Vote in committee
2019/01/24
EP - Committee opinion
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2019/01/23
EP - Committee opinion
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2018/12/19
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2018/11/26
EP - Committee draft report
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2018/09/19
EP - ENGEL Frank (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in DEVE
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EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2018/03/21
EP - PANZERI Pier Antonio (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
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EP - FJELLNER Christofer (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in INTA
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2019)444
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0207/2019
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A8-0090/2019
- Committee opinion: PE629.507
- Committee opinion: PE623.949
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE632.690
- Committee draft report: PE630.395
- Committee draft report: PE630.395
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE632.690
- Committee opinion: PE623.949
- Committee opinion: PE629.507
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2019)444
Activities
- Christofer FJELLNER
Plenary Speeches (2)
- William (The Earl of) DARTMOUTH
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Notis MARIAS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Marietje SCHAAKE
Plenary Speeches (1)
Votes
A8-0090/2019 - Christofer Fjellner - Vote unique 14/03/2019 12:24:00.000 #
2019/03/14 Outcome: +: 545, -: 37, 0: 14
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ENFA8-0090/2019 - Christofer Fjellner - Vote unique #
2019/03/14 Outcome: +: 545, -: 37, 0: 14
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2018/2107(INI)
2018/12/03
DEVE
29 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission’s Mid- Term Evaluation of the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP); welcomes the fact that the new regulation has seen an increase in exports from beneficiaries of the Everything But Arms (EBA) and GSP+ arrangements, which is an important step towards poverty eradication; notes that the focus on fewer beneficiaries under the 2012 regulation should further contribute to this aim; but recalls that GSP is at most a facilitator and for it to have a positive social and human rights impact, governments should enact effective legislation and social policies, as well as actively support institutions and legal reforms focusing on the promotion and protection of human and labour rights;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes with satisfaction that the preference utilisation rate for EBA beneficiaries is high, meaning the potential benefit for the world’s poorest countries is also high; stresses that EBA should be complemented with trade-related assistance and capacity-building if it is to become more useful; recalls, however, that there is no direct link between trade liberalisation, economic growth and poverty reduction;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes with satisfaction that the preference utilisation rate for EBA beneficiaries is high, meaning the potential benefit for the
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Regrets that the Mid-Term Evaluation indicates that the GSP had only a limited impact on sustainable development and environmental protection;in particular, notes with concern that the production and trade of textiles and clothing, which are the main import products under the GSP, have accelerated environment degradation in beneficiary countries in the absence of adequate environmental and waste management mechanisms[1]; [1] See Mid-Term Evaluation of GSP, cited above.
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the fact that GSP has by and large contributed to social development and human rights, in particular employment of women, implementation of good governance practices and ratification of core ILO conventions;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the fact that the GSP has contributed to social development and human rights, in particular employment of women,
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the fact that GSP has contributed to social development and human rights, in particular employment of women, implementation of good governance practices and ratification of core ILO conventions; urges the Commission to intensity dialogue with partner countries on these issues in order to ensure continuous progress; stresses the importance of continued engagement and monitoring, together with
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Notes with concern that there exists a more limited conditionality to adhere to fundamental labour and human rights under the Standard GSP and EBA arrangements; stresses the need to harmonise those standards towards the GSP+ approach as a way to improve compliance with ILO and UN conventions on labour and human rights; more broadly, stresses the need to ensure coherence between GSP and the FTA regimes, namely by providing sufficient incentives for countries to graduate from the EBA to the GSP+ status as well as from GSP+ to other FTA arrangements;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission’s Mid- Term Evaluation of the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP); welcomes the fact that the new regulation has seen an increase in exports from beneficiaries of the Everything But Arms (EBA) and GSP+ arrangements, which is an important
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Expects the GSP mid-term review to encourage more the EU’s trade partners to adopt higher social, labour and environmental standards, which could be achieved through incentives such as additional tariff preferences for sustainably produced products;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Recalls that GSP is an incentive- based regime which must be used consistently in order to effective; regrets that investigations into alleged non- compliance with the requirements on human rights and labour standards have not been launched in a coherent or timely manner; urges the Commission to take more decisive and swift action into alleged violations of human or labour rights under the requirements of the GSP regime; calls for the establishment of a mechanism that can be invoked by individuals or groups who have been negatively affected by the implementation of the GSP regime;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is of the opinion that the more intensified GSP+ monitoring system, alongside the findings of UN and ILO monitoring bodies and information provided by third parties, has contributed to the fact that all GSP+ beneficiaries are making progress in implementing the 27 conventions; calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to improve transparency of EU’s GSP+ monitoring, whose mechanism shall equally apply to GSP and EBA beneficiary countries, and to ensure a meaningful role for CSOs and Trade Unions in this framework;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for greater support to be given to GSP+ beneficiary countries to reverse the trend of decreasing product diversification; Is of the opinion that the more intensified GSP+ monitoring system, alongside the findings of UN and ILO monitoring bodies and information provided by third parties, has contributed to the fact that all GSP+ beneficiaries are making progress in implementing the 27 conventions; notes however that greater transparency in GSP+ monitoring is needed;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Notes with concern that there is no conditionality to propel beneficiary countries of GSP and EBA arrangements to adhere to environmental standards and to comply with international conventions on climate change and environmental protection; takes the view that list of conventions on core human and labour rights as well as on environment and governance principles should be updated in the next reform of the GSP Regulation, notably by including as a new conditionality the ratification and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change, while GSP Standards and EBA arrangements should be harmonised towards the GSP+ approach; more broadly, calls on the Commission to provide technical support to improve environmental protection in the implementation of each of the three GSP arrangements;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recalls that the EU must encourage, in the interests of the coherence of the policies of other international players, such as multinationals, full participation in improving respect for human rights, rights of the child, social rights, environmental rights and public health in the world; calls on the EU to ensure that human rights in relation to the right to work in global value chains, i.e. throughout the supply chain, are respected;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Recalls that the GSP covers the textile and clothing production sector more than any other; that the low investment costs and availability of low- skilled jobs mean that the textile and clothing industries are an important sector in terms of the industrialisation of LDCs; that textiles and clothing play a key role in the empowerment of women; is calling on the EU to establish a legally binding due diligence framework for companies and to extend the models developed in the context of conflict minerals, particularly in terms of transparency and traceability, to the textile sector;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for greater participation in the monitoring process from Member State embassies and development agencies
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for greater participation in the monitoring process from
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. 6 a. Stresses the importance of capacity building in the beneficiary countries to reduce supply-side constraints on diversification and preference usage; calls for measures under Aid-for-Trade to be more effectively used in this regard;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Emphasize that EU’s trade policy must be built on the principles of EU external policy (effectiveness, transparency and values); whereas Article 208 of the TFEU establishes the principle of policy coherence for development and sets the eradication of poverty as the main objective;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on Member States to strengthen compliance with the rules of origin in the context of the GSP+ and EBA systems to prevent fraud by exporters from countries without tariff concessions, such as China and India;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recalls that GSP helps industries in developing countries overcome the difficulties these countries face on export markets as a result of high initial costs; recalls that, in line with Unctad objectives, the aims of the GSP are to increase the export revenue and promote the industrialisation of developing countries and consequently LDCs, and to accelerate their growth with a view to eradicating poverty;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Underlines that the GSP+ is a key to the EU trade policy instrument which provides better market access and is accompanied by astringent monitoring mechanism to promote human and labour rights, environmental protection and good governance in vulnerable developing countries;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Is concerned about the drop in Africa's share in the total volume of global exports;
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas Article 21 TEU sets out the EU’s obligation to ensure consistency between the different areas of its external action, including its trade and human rights policies, thus mutually enhancing the potential effectiveness of these policies; whereas Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union states that it shall contribute, inter alia, to sustainable development, the eradication of poverty and the protection of human rights;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the acknowledgement of the need to enhance transparency and
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the acknowledgement of the need to enhance transparency and accountability by the participation of civil society in monitoring the effective implementation of human rights commitments set out in international conventions; calls on the Commission to
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the acknowledgement of the need to enhance transparency and accountability by the meaningful participation of civil society in monitoring the effective implementation of human rights commitments
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the acknowledgement of the need to enhance transparency and accountability by the participation of civil society and other actors such as social partners, the Parliament and the Council in monitoring the effective implementation of human rights commitments set out in international conventions; calls on the Commission to consider establishing joint oversight commissions or domestic advisory groups with the participation of local civil society and trade union representatives;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the acknowledgement of the need to enhance transparency and accountability
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission to make publicly available the assessments for eligibility to the scheme, and the country scorecards in respect of GSP+ compliance;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Believes that GSP+ assessments for eligibility and scorecards should be made public in order to increase transparency and oversight of the scheme;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the full potential of the GSP+ scheme to improve the situation with regard to workers’ rights, promotion of gender equality and abolition of child labour and forced labour can only be fulfilled if monitoring of effective implementation of obligations under the 27 conventions is improved
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the full potential of the GSP+ scheme to improve the situation with regard to workers’ rights, promotion of gender equality and abolition of child labour and forced labour can only be
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the full potential of the GSP+ scheme to improve the situation with regard to human rights, workers’ rights, sustainable development, promotion of gender equality and abolition of child labour and forced labour can only be fulfilled if monitoring of effective implementation of obligations under the 27 conventions is improved and the incentive of trade preferences is accompanied by other support measures; stresses that the GSP and GSP+ systems, which are part of EU trade policy, must contribute to the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the full potential of the GSP+ scheme to improve the situation with regard to
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the full potential of the GSP+ scheme to improve the situation with regard to workers’ rights, promotion of gender equality and abolition of child labour and forced labour can only be fulfilled if
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the full potential of the GSP+ scheme to improve the situation with regard to workers’ rights, promotion of gender equality and abolition of child labour and forced labour can only be fulfilled if monitoring of effective implementation of obligations under the 27 conventions is improved, if sound recommendations are submitted by the commissions and if the incentive of trade preferences is accompanied by other support measures;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to work harder with beneficiary countries, the EEAS, Union delegations, Member States' diplomatic missions, international organisations, businesses, the social partners and civil society in order to improve its information gathering and provide more in-depth analysis of the monitoring exercise so that the implementation of all aspects of the system can be clearly evaluated;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. The monitoring and evaluation of GSP+ should take into account the international monitoring bodies' reports, UN, ILO, International NGOs, and recommendations for each country under each convention and monitor effective implementation;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls for the inclusion of ILO Convention 169 on indigenous peoples among the fundamental binding conventions that condition the granting of trade preferences;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Underlines that progress at legislative level has not yet been matched by progress at the level of implementation in many beneficiary countries;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas EU trade policy must help to promote the values for which the Union stands, set out in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, and contribute to the pursuit of the aims listed in Article 21, including the consolidation of democracy and the rule of law, respect for human rights, fundamental rights and freedoms, equality, respect for human dignity and the protection of the environment and of social rights;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to address shrinking space for civil society, threats to independent trade unions and obstacles to
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to address shrinking space for civil society, threats to independent trade unions, risks and threats to human rights defenders and obstacles to EU funding to NGOs in scorecards and GSP+ dialogues, as these issues are directly related to legal obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and relevant provisions of the International Labour Organisation core conventions;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recommends, within the framework of the review of the Regulation, to extend the conventions currently listed under the GSP+ to EBA and GSP beneficiary countries; reiterates its call for the inclusion of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in the list of conventions required for GSP+ status; recommends also to include ILO Convention No.169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to lay down specific objectives and benchmarks with regard to the effective implementation of international conventions and, as suitable, to include
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the European Commission to investigate the actual implementation of the 27 international conventions that are the prerequisite for the granting of GSP+ arrangements and that the recipient countries have ratified and undertaken to implement in practice; calls on the Commission to lay down specific objectives and benchmarks with regard to the effective implementation of international conventions and to include these systematically in the human rights country strategy papers with a view to ensuring consistency and the mainstreaming of human rights into trade policy;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to lay
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for the creation of roadmaps for each GSP, EBA and GSP+ beneficiary country, which set out specific and time- bound human and labour rights benchmarks in an on-going process; underlines that the benchmarks should include compliance with core human and labour rights conventions and need to be customized to address also specific country problems and shortcomings;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas, although the GSP+ is conducive to trading preferences favouring the ratification and effective implementation of 27 fundamental conventions related to human and labour rights, environmental standards and good governance, effective mechanisms for monitoring compliance with these standards and the implementation thereof are not included therein; whereas the European Commission has failed to introduce a transparent and objective process to decide when an investigation should start, making it impossible for NGOs or others to participate and hampering the activation of the safeguard clause that would stop duty-free imports;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that human rights defenders should be able to perform their task freely and unhindered and that the circumstances in which they must work should be benchmarked in the assessment of GSP+ compliance;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to establish an inter-institutional task force on business and human rights and to initiate mandatory due diligence legislation at EU level without further delay;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to include defence of human rights of Christians and other religious groups as a criterion to monitor under the GSP+ scheme;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recalls the importance that benchmarks should be tailored to each country’s specific problems and shortcomings;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Urges the establishment of a complaint mechanism and body within the GSP scheme that allows all interested parties to submit petitions on alleged labour and human rights violations on companies or states benefiting from the duty-free access to the EU under the GSP- list;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Commission to modify the standard GSP and EBA schemes in the forthcoming GSP Regulation in order to allow for the blacklisting of those companies responsible for serious human rights violations, which wish to export to the EU;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Calls on the Commission to introduce an obligation on economic operators exporting to the EU to enforce respect of human rights and labour rights by putting in place due diligence practices, in line with the UN guiding principles on business and human rights;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Calls on the Commission to report on the implementation of the European Parliament's 2016 resolution on implementation of Parliament’s 2010 recommendations on social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. Recalls that in the 2016 resolution on implementation of Parliament’s 2010 recommendations on social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility, it proposed to introduce corporate social responsibility in the GSP Regulation, to ensure transnational corporations’ compliance with human and labour rights, and to reform WTO rules to introduce supply chain due diligence and transparency requirements, building on the UN guiding principles for business and human rights;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Encourages the establishment of an independent and formal complaints mechanism related to the effective implementation of obligations under international conventions under GSP+, in order to take into account all available information and allegations regarding infringements of labour and human rights, including from
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Encourages the establishment of an independent and formal complaints mechanism and safe-guard clause, related to the effective implementation of obligations under international conventions under GSP+, in order to take into account all available information, including from reliable local stakeholders;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for a Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) conducted by the EU before granting trade preferences to a candidate country and during its implementation; stresses that these HRIAs should be undertaken by independent experts, in consultation with civil society, including with representatives of communities affected by trade preferences; insists that HRIAs should be conducted prior to extending GSP+ status to beneficiary countries and the EU should impose flanking measures to mitigate risks and negative impacts identified;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Stresses that the assessment of GSP+ eligibility and continuous monitoring of a GSP+/GSP/EBA beneficiary country have to be done in a transparent and accountable manner; regrets that the scorecards, used for the monitoring of GSP+ beneficiary countries, remain secret and not accessible to third parties thereby leaving out a key player in the process of monitoring the compliance with conventions in practice;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to address
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Expresses concern about reports that the GSP+ scheme would have contributed to landgrabbing and other human rights violations; calls on the Commission to effectively address such negative impacts and to ensure that adequate mitigation and redress measures are in place;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Supports more engagement with least developed countries under the Everything But Arms scheme with regard to preventing and addressing cases of serious and systematic violation of human rights; calls in this regard for extending the scorecard system to the EBA scheme; notes that the threat of withdrawal of trade preferences
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Supports more engagement with least developed countries under the Everything But Arms scheme with regard to preventing and addressing cases of serious and systematic violation of human rights;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas the GSP, GSP+ and EBA systems can be essential tools which enable these values to be upheld and whereas it is important for them to be effectively implemented and monitored;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Supports more engagement with least developed countries under the Everything But Arms scheme with regard to preventing and addressing cases of serious and systematic violation of human rights; notes that the threat of withdrawal of trade preferences may in itself not be a sufficient measure to promote real compliance with international human rights principles
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Supports more engagement with least developed countries under the Everything But Arms scheme with regard to preventing and addressing cases of serious and systematic violation of human rights; notes that the threat of withdrawal of trade preferences may in itself not be a sufficient measure to promote real compliance with international human rights principles but that it is a 'necessary evil' when it comes to making clear the position of the EU regarding such violations and preventing them from occurring; this policy will not deny the rights of of the states concerned to lawful defence and self-protection.
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Supports more engagement with least developed countries under the
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Condemns the economic, social and political interference by the EU in third countries through GSP arrangements; points out that these policies have led to landgrabbing and the pillaging of natural resources, and are responsible for the economic, social, political and humanitarian crisis; urges the EU and its Member States to embark upon new types of cooperation with third countries based on mutual development and the best interests of the people;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the recent Commission decisions to launch the process for the withdrawal of the Everything But Arms preferences to Cambodia and to send an emergency, high-level EU mission to Myanmar in response to the human rights situation in both countries; expects the Commission to keep Parliament closely informed and involved in further steps, including with regards the suspension of preferences;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Acknowledges that GSP+ plays an important role in promoting international labour rights, human rights, good governance and environmental protection standards in its beneficiary countries not only by offering incentives to comply with these standards but also by establishing a platform for regular dialogue in the areas covered by the conventions and promoting engagement in substantive reforms;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to intensify and develop its cooperation with international organisations such as, among others, the United Nations, the ILO and the OECD in the context of the monitoring and implementation of the GSP and GSP+ systems;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls to reform WTO rules to institute supply chain due diligence and transparency requirements, building on the UN guiding principles on business and human rights;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Recalls that the EU should, on behalf of the coherence of their policies, encourage other international actors, such as multinational enterprises to participate fully in the improvement of human rights, social rights and environmental standards worldwide; calls on the EU to take leadership in order to get human rights and labour rights in global value chains fully respected;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls for a structured monitoring mechanism to ensure compliance with relevant GSP conventions applying also to the GSP general arrangement and EBA;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas the GSP has become an instrument of political leverage applied by the European Union and its Member States to garner the support of third countries for various aspects of their international agendas; whereas the European Union should promote different trading models based on equality between partners;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the acknowledgement of the need to enhance transparency and accountability by the participation of civil society in monitoring the effective implementation of human rights commitments set out in international conventions;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the acknowledgement of the need to enhance transparency and accountability by the participation of civil society in monitoring the effective implementation of human rights commitments set out in international conventions;
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127 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 – having regard to the midterm evaluation of the current GSP regulation of
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 c (new) – having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Trade for all: Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy’ (COM(2015)0497),
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses the need for
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses the need for a targeted approach for the withdrawal of preferences and that such withdrawal could be limited to specific sectors, individuals or operators;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the number of beneficiary countries has significantly decreased due to the reformed eligibility criteria, which, together with product graduation, has resulted in an overall decrease in the volume of EU imports from GSP countries; acknowledges that these reforms allow preferences to be focused on the countries that are most in need; notes that consequently some countries previously subject to GSP+ screening are now covered by trade and sustainable development chapters of bilateral trade deals, making the case for better enforcement of these chapters crucial;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls for further measures to enhance the diversification of exports from GSP countries; regrets the fact that diversification among beneficiaries seems to have been hampered by removing the possibility of cumulation with countries that have graduated from GSP, as they can no longer benefit from the Rules of Origin for GSP beneficiaries; calls for this possibility to be reintroduced in a revision
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls for further measures to enhance the diversification of exports from GSP countries; regrets the fact that diversification among beneficiaries seems to have been hampered by removing the possibility of cumulation with countries that have graduated from GSP, as they can no longer benefit from the Rules of Origin for GSP beneficiaries;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls for a modification of Annex VIII to the Regulation by adding the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, ILO Convention No.169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, as well as an overall enhanced consistency with the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Encourages GSP beneficiary countries to introduce effective measures aimed at product diversification; underlines in this sense the need to create access to knowledge and technology to diversify products so the exports can sustain themselves in global competition, particularly in Europe;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Calls on GSP beneficiary countries to put in place and effectively implement legal measures to protect intellectual property;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the importance of capacity building in the beneficiary countries to alleviate supply-side constraints on diversification and preference usage; calls for measures under Aid-for-Trade to be more effectively used in this regard;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 c (new) – having regard to the Commission Communication ‘Trade for all: Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy’ (COM(2015)0497),
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the importance of capacity building in the beneficiary countries to
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Takes note of the first safeguard investigation under the regulation and considers that this clause should ensure that the EU’s social, environmental, financial and economic interests are protected while being able to offer preferences for sensitive products; stresses the need to ensure the effective implementation of international conventions by the beneficiary countries in order to prevent increased levels of environmental and social dumping;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Takes note of the first safeguard investigation under the regulation and considers that this clause should ensure that the EU’s financial and economic interests are protected while
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Highlights that the GSP has made the corporate sector more dynamic, resulting in an increased number of women in the labour force in the industries of the export countries that trade with the EU; notes however that despite some limited improvements women continue to be discriminated and is concerned in particular for the condition of women in the Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector; in this regard deems regrettable that the Commission has not followed up the European Parliament resolution on the European Garment Initiative;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Highlights that the GSP has
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Highlights that the GSP has made the corporate sector more dynamic, resulting in an increased number of women in the labour force in the industries of the export countries that trade with the EU; notes however that despite some limited improvements women continue to be discriminated and is concerned in particular for the condition of women in the Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Highlights that the GSP has made the corporate sector more dynamic, resulting in women empowerment in general and in an increased number of women in the labour force in the industries of the export countries that trade with the EU in particular; stresses in this sense that is important to create suitable business environment for women to capitalize on these new skills and experiences in order to be able to move up in companies structures or be able to set up their own new enterprises;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 c (new) – having regard to its resolution of 27 April 2017 on the EU flagship initiative on the garment sector. 1a __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0196.
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Highlights that the GSP has made the corporate sector more dynamic, resulting in an increased number of women in the labour force in the industries of the export countries that trade with the EU, in particular in the textiles industry;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the Commission to address shrinking space for civil society, threats to independent trade unions and obstacles to EU funding to NGOs in monitoring, scorecards, GSP+ dialogues and “Enhanced Engagement”, as these issues are directly related to legal obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and relevant provisions of the ILO's core conventions, in line with the Commission’s “Trade for All” Communication; urges the Commission to continue funding civil society initiatives that monitor the implementation of this scheme, including through shadow reporting;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the effect that the GSP has had on private corporations’ initiatives to adopt cleaner and safer technologies, and the direct positive impact thereof on workers and the environment; takes the view that measures to further encourage this development should be planned; calls consequently on the establishment of due- diligence obligations on EU actors along the value chain in order to ensure a level- playing field among private corporations who have voluntarily engaged in these initiatives and those who have not done so; stresses in this regard that many of the calls that the European Parliament expressed in its resolution of 27 April 2017 on the EU flagship initiative on the garment sector have not been met yet; welcomes the effect that the GSP has had on private corporations’ initiatives to adopt cleaner and safer technologies, and the direct positive impact thereof on workers and the environment; takes the view that measures to further encourage this development should be planned;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the effect that the GSP has had on private corporations’ initiatives to adopt cleaner and safer technologies, and the direct positive impact thereof on workers and the environment; takes the view that measures to further encourage this development should be planned; nevertheless considers voluntary schemes to be ineffective; re-calls its various initiatives aiming at the establishing due- diligence obligations on European importers;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the effect that the GSP has had on
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Commission in the forthcoming revision of the GSP Regulation to introduce tariff preferences for products which have demonstrably been produced sustainably; considers that the goods should be submitted on a voluntary basis for certification of their sustainable mode of production and that proof thereof should be produced upon import into the EU; believes that in this way, the EU could support the efforts of private industry to make value chain sustainable; considers that this recognition should be granted in accordance with established sustainability criteria and minimum requirements regarding evidence or certification systems; considers that the sustainability requirements should be based, inter alia, on international conventions, for example, the ILO’s core labour standards or the Convention on Biodiversity; believes moreover, that in this way the production of fair and ethical trade products would be strengthened and promoted;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Commission to intensify and develop its cooperation with international organisations such as, among others, the United Nations, the ILO and the OECD in the context of the monitoring and implementation of the GSP system;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 d (new) – having regard to its resolution of 27 April 2017 on the EU flagship initiative on the garment sector1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0196.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 d (new) – having regard to its resolution of 27 April 2017 on the EU flagship initiative on the garment sector1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0196.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 e (new) – having regard to its Resolution of 14 June 2017 on the state of play of the implementation of the Sustainability Compact in Bangladesh1b, __________________ 1b Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0265.
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 e (new) – having regard to its Resolution of 14 June 2017 on the state of play of the implementation of the Sustainability Compact in Bangladesh2a, __________________ 2a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0265.
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 f (new) – having regard to voluntary country-specific partnerships, such as the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact and the Myanmar Labour Rights Initiative,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 g (new) – having regard to voluntary country-specific partnerships, such as the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact and the Myanmar Labour Rights Initiative,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 h (new) – having regard to the 2007 joint strategy of the EU and its Member States entitled ‘Aid for trade: Enhancing EU support for trade-related needs in developing countries’,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 i (new) – having regard to the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 j (new) – having regard to the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 k (new) – having regard to the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 l (new) – having regard to the fundamental ILO Conventions on child labour, forced labour, discrimination, and freedom of association and collective bargaining,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 m (new) – having regard to the Council Conclusions of 12 May 2016 on the EU and responsible global value chains,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 n (new) – having regard to the Council conclusions of 12 May 2016 on the EU and responsible global value chains,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 o (new) – having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Development and the position in the form of amendments of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (A8-0269/2017),
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 p (new) – having regard to the International Criminal Court Decision on the “Prosecution’s Request fora Ruling on Jurisdiction under Article 19(3) of the Statute” ICC-RoC46(3)-01/18-37
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides that the trade policy of the EU must be built on the principles and objectives of its external policy, including Article 21 TEU; whereas Article 208 TFEU establishes the principle of policy coherence for development and sets the eradication of poverty as the main objective; whereas the Commission’s Trade for All Communication bases EU trade policy on three key principles: effectiveness, transparency and values;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)stipulates that the EU’s trade policy must be built on the principles and objectives of EU external policy; whereas Article 208 of the TFEU establishes the principle of policy coherence for development and sets the eradication of poverty as the main objective; whereas the Commission’s Trade for All communication bases EU trade policy on three key principles – effectiveness, transparency and values;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) – having regard to its report of 27 June 2016 on the implementation of the 2010 recommendations of Parliament on social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility (2015/2038(INI));
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)stipulates that the EU’s trade policy must be built on the principles and objectives of EU external policy; whereas Article 208 of the TFEU establishes the principle of policy coherence for development and sets the eradication of poverty as the main objective; whereas the Commission’s Trade for All communication bases EU trade policy on three key principles – effectiveness, transparency and values;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas EU trade policy must help to promote the values for which the Union stands, set out in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, and contribute to the pursuit of the aims listed in Article 21, including the consolidation of democracy and the rule of law, respect for human rights, fundamental rights and freedoms, equality, respect for human dignity and the protection of the environment and of social rights;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union states that the Union must contribute, among other things, to sustainable development, the eradication of poverty and the protection of human rights; whereas Article 21 TEU provides that (i) the EU's action on the international scene must be guided, inter alia, by the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the respect for human dignity; and (ii)that the EU must define and pursue common policies and actions so as to, inter alia, support human rights;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas Article 21 TEU provides that (i) the EU's action on the international scene must be guided, inter alia, by the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the respect for human dignity; and (ii) that the EU must define and pursue common policies and actions so as to, inter alia, support human rights;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas Article 21 TEU provides that the EU's action on the international scene must be guided, inter alia, by the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the respect for human dignity; and that the EU must define and pursue common policies and actions so as to, inter alia, support human rights;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas the EU Ombudsman concluded that (i) good administration necessarily requires observance and respect of fundamental rights; (ii) there cannot be good administration where fundamental rights are not respected; and (iii) the European Commission must accordingly always consider whether its actions both comply with fundamental rights and result in furthering the cause of human rights in third countries;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas the Ombudsman made clear that (i) good administration necessarily requires observance and respect of fundamental rights; (ii) there cannot be good administration where fundamental rights are not respected; and (iii) the European Commission must accordingly always consider whether its actions both comply with fundamental rights and result in furthering the cause of human rights in third countries;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A d (new) Ad. whereas the GSP Regulation requires that the European Commission take account of "all available information" in determining whether GSP beneficiary countries duly comply with their human rights obligations, including information provided by civil society; whereas in lack of an independent and formal complaints mechanism it cannot be guaranteed that the European Commission duly complies with its obligation to take account of "all available information";
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas pursuant to Article 40 of the GSP regulation, the Commission is to submit a report on the application of the GSP Regulation to the European Parliament and to the Council five years after
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the scheme contains three arrangements: the general GSP scheme, the GSP+ incentive scheme, and the Everything But Arms scheme (EBA); whereas the standard GSP beneficiaries – currently 18 countries – benefit from reduced customs duties on 66 % of all EU product categories; whereas the eight GSP+ beneficiaries export around 66 % of all product categories duty-free in return for their commitment to effectively implement 27 international core conventions covering labour rights, human rights, good governance and environmental concerns; whereas the 49 least developed countries under the EBA arrangement of GSP are granted duty-free access to the EU for all products, except arms and ammunition; whereas all beneficiary countries are bound by international conventions in the areas of human rights and labour rights under the GSP Regulation, while GSP+ countries are also bound by international environmental and good governance conventions; whereas only the GSP+ scheme provides for a structured dialogue, which assesses the effective implementation of those conventions by the beneficiary countries; whereas GSP beneficiary countries must also be able to implement international standards and norms, including drawing up, implementing and enforcing appropriate legislation, particularly in the area of establishing the rule of law and combating corruption;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard to the Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2017 and the European Union’s policy on the matter adopted on 12th of December 2018;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas promoting international human rights standards must be at the core of the GSP+ system; whereas, accordingly, independent civil society and human rights defenders must play a central role in the monitoring and assessment of GSP+ schemes, including raising complaints of violations and seeking redress;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas international environmental conventions are a key instrument for building the ground for achieving sustainable development in beneficiary countries; whereas GSP and EBA countries are exempt from ratifying and implementing those conventions;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas Parliament recalls it has previously requested a series of reforms from the Commission, including but not limited to (1) standardised definitions for ‘serious failure to effectively implement’ an international convention and ‘serious and systematic violation of principles’ contained in an international convention, (2) to enhance the monitoring of commitments undertaken by beneficiary countries, better assessing their compliance with the international conventions, and (3) to include Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the GSP Regulation in order to ensure compliance by transnational corporations with national and international legal obligations in the areas of human rights, labour standards and environmental rules;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the key objectives of the 2012 GSP reform were to better focus on countries in need - the least developed countries (LDCs) and other low and lower-income countries, further promote the core principles of sustainable development and good governance, and enhance stability and predictability and improve certainty for business operators;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas several international conventions, guidelines and rules aim to prevent human rights abuses; whereas GSP beneficiary countries in particular have the obligation to implement them and to create the appropriate legal and economic conditions under which businesses can operate and find a place in global supply chains; whereas GSP beneficiary countries must also be able to implement international standards and norms, including drawing up, implementing and enforcing appropriate legislation, particularly in the area of establishing the rule of law and combating corruption;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the mid-term evaluation final report found out that, out of all EBA eligible countries, 18 of them experienced an improvement in export diversification during the period of review while 29 countries did not realise any change or even faced a deterioration in their export diversification profiles at product-level; whereas it was also found that, in several cases, economic growth and enhanced export opportunities have not gone hand- in-hand with greater adherence to fundamental labour and human rights;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas EU trade policy must not undermine, either directly or indirectly, the promotion and protection of human rights and civil space in developing countries; whereas the European Union must internationally promote a trade policy in where people and planet are in the centre;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas there are no concrete and substantial improvements in terms of human rights and social rights and that there are even allegations that the production benefited by the GSP is encouraging land grabbing and the violation of labour and human rights in several of the countries covered by the GSP;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas, based on the mid-term evaluation, it appears that countries with vulnerable economies, such as GSP+ and EBA beneficiaries, face additional competitive pressure from countries that have established a trade agreement with the EU, due to erosion of preferences;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas the EU should respond even more effectively to social and environmental dumping and unfair competition and trade practices, and ensure a level playing field;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 b (new) – having regard to Article 5 of the Treaty of the European Union (TEU),
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas, in several countries, Export Processing Zones (EPZs) are generally exempt from national labour or environmental legislation, forbid or limit union activity, and workers have no recourse to legal redress there, which constitutes a clear violation of ILO standards; whereas corruption and exemptions from labour laws and taxation in EPZs could have a negative impact on human rights, in particular by undermining decent work and trade unions' activities and rights;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas the particular situation of Export Processing Zones (EPZs) is such that in some countries they are exempt from local labour laws and forbid or limit union activity, and that workers have no recourse to legal redress there, which constitutes a clear violation of ILO standards; whereas corruption and exemptions from labour laws and taxation in EPZs could have a negative impact on human rights, in particular by undermining decent work and trade unions;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas the particular situation of Export Processing Zones (EPZs) is such that in some countries they are exempt from local labour laws and forbid or limit union activity, and that workers have no recourse to legal redress there, which constitutes a clear violation of ILO standards; whereas corruption and exemptions from labour laws and taxation in EPZs could have a negative impact on human rights, in particular by undermining decent work and trade unions;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas GSP might lead to an increased dependence on exportation of raw materials that intensifies the pressure on land and water resources, which could lead more quickly to deforestation and reduction of biodiversity; Whereas GSP could be used as an instrument of political pressure from the developed economies to promote the support of the developing countries in various aspects of their international agendas;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E d (new) Ed. whereas gender equality in all EU policies is firmly established in Article 8 of the TFEU; whereas trade and investment agreements tend to affect women and men differently on account of structural gender inequalities; whereas according to the ILO, in 2012 21 million people worldwide, of whom 55 % were women and girls, were the victims of forced labour, with 90 % of these were exploited in the private economy by individuals or enterprises;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E e (new) Ee. whereas gender equality in all EU policies is firmly established in Article 8 of the TFEU; whereas trade and investment agreements tend to affect women and men differently on account of structural gender inequalities; whereas according to the ILO, in 2012 21 million people worldwide, of whom 55 % were women and girls, were the victims of forced labour, with 90 % of these were exploited in the private economy by individuals or enterprises;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E e (new) Ee. whereas gender equality in all EU policies is firmly established in Article 8 of the TFEU; whereas trade and investment agreements tend to affect women and men differently on account of structural gender inequalities; whereas according to the ILO, in 2012, 21 million people worldwide, of whom 55 % were women and girls, were the victims of forced labour, with 90 % of these being exploited in the private economy by individuals or enterprises;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E e (new) Ee. whereas Article 19.6 of the GSP Regulation requires that the European Commission take account of "all relevant information" in determining whether GSP beneficiary countries duly comply with their human rights obligations including information provided by civil society; whereas the involvement of civil society and social partners in the implementation of GSP scheme can enhance the legitimacy and effectiveness of the Common Commercial Policy;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E e (new) Ee. whereas the involvement of civil society and social partners in the implementation of the GSP scheme can enhance the legitimacy and effectiveness of the Common Commercial Policy;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E f (new) Ef. whereas since 1 July 2016, around 12 000 people, including women and children, have, reportedly, been killed in the Philippines during an ongoing campaign against drugs, internationally proclaimed as President Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’; whereas President Duterte has vowed to continue his anti-drug campaign until the end of his presidential term in 2022; whereas the EU remains deeply concerned about the high number of killings associated with the campaign against illegal drugs in the Philippines and about the clear violation of commitments undertaken in the framework of the GSP programme;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 b (new) – having regard to Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union(TFEU),
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E f (new) Ef. whereas the GSP trade preferences are enshrined in the EU’s principle of promoting fair trade, and, therefore, allow the EU to suspend GSP benefits in the most serious cases of human rights violations on the basis of Chapter V, Article 19(1)(a) of the GSP regulation, which provides that preferential treatment may be withdrawn temporarily on a number of grounds, including serious and systematic violations of the principles laid down in the conventions listed in Part A of Annex VIII;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E g (new) Eg. whereas, according to various reports, hundreds of garment workers have died in various factory fires in Bangladesh since 2006,for which regrettably the numerous culpable factory owners and managers have never been brought to justice; whereas it is estimated that every year some 11700 workers are killed in fatal accidents and another 24 500 die from work-related diseases, across all sectors in the country; whereas in different occasions the Government has announced its endeavours to apply for the GSP+ programme;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E h (new) Eh. whereas Pakistan had a moratorium on the death penalty in place until 2015, but reinstated it in the wake of the massacre at the Army Public School in Peshawar in December 2014; whereas the moratorium was lifted initially only for terrorist activities, but was subsequently extended to all capital offences; whereas in its recent review of Pakistan’s implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the UN Human Rights Committee raised concerns about restrictions on INGOs in the country and called for a review of the policy for regulation of INGOs in Pakistan, in particular its vague language regarding cancellation of INGO registration;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E i (new) Ei. whereas Sri Lanka has committed to reform the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), and the Code of Criminal Procedures Act, and to implement the Convention against Torture in the framework of the GSP+ regime; whereas the country has fallen short of its commitments;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E j (new) Ej. whereas trade unionists, human rights activists and civil society organizations are operating in an increasingly restricted space in Cambodia and face harassment, acts of intimidation and arbitrary arrest; whereas the 2015 amended Law on Association and Non- Governmental Organizations (LANGO) severely restricts freedom of association and expression, including by establishing government control and censorship over the work of NGOs; whereas the Trade Union Law restricts freedom of association and creates unnecessary obstacles and burdens in relation to registration procedures and the operations of trade unions;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E k (new) Ek. whereas the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights described the circumstances surrounding the mass exodus of more than 700,000 Rohingya people from Myanmar as a “text book example of ethnic cleansing”;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E l (new) El. whereas the European Commission is in the process of launching investigations on human rights abuses within the framework of potential withdrawals of Myanmar and Cambodia from the Everything But Arms arrangements;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E m (new) Em. whereas the GSP trade preferences are enshrined in the EU’s principle of promoting fair and free trade, and, therefore, allow the EU to suspend GSP benefits in the most serious cases of human rights violations on the basis of Chapter V, Article 19(1)(a) of the GSP regulation, which stipulates that preferential treatment may be withdrawn temporarily on a number of grounds, including serious and systematic violation of the principles laid down in the conventions listed in Part A of Annex VIII, among them the ILO’s eight fundamental conventions;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recalls that the full potential of the GSP+ scheme to improve the situation with regards to workers’ rights, promotion of gender equality, and abolition of child and forced labour can only be fulfilled if monitoring of effective implementation of obligations under the 27 conventions is improved, and the incentive of trade preferences is accompanied by other support measures;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 b (new) – having regard to Article 21 of the Treaty of the European Union (TEU),
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Acknowledges that the GSP scheme has brought economic gains to certain industries in the beneficiary countries and the EU, with increased exports to the EU and improved preference utilisation rates by EBA and GSP+ beneficiaries; asks the Commission to assess which are the companies in the beneficiary countries that most benefit from the scheme, their position in global value chains and their ownership structure; urges the EU to work on raising awareness of the GSP rules in the beneficiary countries to promote an even better uptake of the scheme;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Acknowledges that the GSP scheme has brought economic gains to the beneficiary countries and the EU, with increased exports to the EU and improved preference utilisation rates by EBA and GSP+ beneficiaries, but that in some cases the inequality rate of the countries remains high; urges the EU to work on raising awareness of the GSP rules in the beneficiary countries to promote an even better uptake of the scheme, and to monitor the distribution the wealth eventually produced by the use of the schemes;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses in this context the importance of a business to business approach; calls for the setting up of sectorial, multi-stakeholder platforms and online facilities, bringing together export companies from GSP beneficiary countries, import companies in the EU and potential new comers on both sides- those who are currently not exporting or not importing, in order to exchange best practices and to raise awareness of the GSP rules, conditions and economic perspectives it offers;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the simplified GSP+ entry mechanism to make it more attractive for Standard GSP beneficiary countries; highlights the fact that many of the candidate countries for GSP+ ratified several of the international conventions needed for GSP+ admission; stresses that the constant and systematic monitoring of the implementation process is of paramount importance; calls on the Commission to ensure the highest standards of monitoring transparency, using all available resources that involve civil society and social partners in the process;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that, overall, the GSP scheme
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that, overall, the GSP
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that, overall, the GSP scheme appears to have created incentives for ratifying international conventions and has therefore created a better framework for progress; stresses the importance of measures to ensure that GSP enhances positive environmental development; nevertheless considers these achievements to be too limited and insufficient; stresses that much has to be done in beneficiary countries to achieve a sustainable development model;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that, overall, the GSP scheme appears to have created incentives for ratifying international conventions and has therefore created a better framework for progress; stresses the importance of measures to ensure that GSP enhances positive environmental development and recommends that the Paris Agreement be added to the list of 27 core international conventions that GSP+ beneficiary countries must comply with;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that, overall, the GSP scheme appears to have created incentives for ratifying international conventions and has therefore created a better framework for progress; stresses the importance of putting in place thorough measures to ensure that GSP enhances positive environmental development;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Emphasises that acts of secondary EU law must be both designed and interpreted in line with primary EU law and general principles of EU law; thus, calls for a reform of the GSP Regulation that would lead to bind the European Commission to withdraw GSP treatment from third countries that fail to adequately address established violations of human rights within their jurisdiction;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 b (new) – having regard to Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Emphasises that acts of secondary EU law must be both designed and interpreted in line with primary EU law and general principles of EU law; thus calls for a reform of the GSP Regulation that would lead to bind the European Commission to withdraw GSP treatment from third countries that fail to adequately address established violations of human rights within their jurisdiction;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to exclude EPZs from the benefits of the GSP schemes insofar as they are exempt from national legislation and in breach of the relevant international conventions;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls on the Commission to lay down specific objectives and benchmarks with regard to the effective implementation of international conventions and systematically include these in the human rights country strategy papers with a view to ensuring consistency and mainstreaming human rights into trade policy;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Encourages the establishment of an independent and formal complaints mechanism related to the effective implementation of obligations under international conventions under GSP+, in order to take into account all available information, including from reliable local stakeholders;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Suggests that the future reform of GSP+ should take into consideration a progressive phase out of tariffs based on the achievements of the beneficiary country in terms of sustainable development; emphasises the conditionality of trade preferences to improvements on social and environmental protection;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Acknowledges the progress
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Acknowledges the progress on effective implementation through increased monitoring and dialogue between the EU and the beneficiary countries; stresses the need for continued engagement and further improvement of transparency in GSP+ monitoring and better involvement of civil society, in particular in the process of monitoring implementation of the 27 core conventions; takes the view that further coordination and burden-sharing between the embassies of Member States in beneficiary countries is required to streamline the monitoring process; recommends, as far as possible, greater transparency and communication between stakeholders in GSP withdrawal processes, in particular during the European Commission’s investigation procedure;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Acknowledges the progress on effective implementation through increased monitoring and dialogue between the EU and the beneficiary countries; stresses the need for continued engagement and further improvement of transparency in GSP+ monitoring and better involvement of civil society and trade unions; in this regard calls for the establishment of joint oversight commissions with the participation of local civil society and trade union representatives, private sector and beneficiary government; takes the view that further coordination and burden- sharing between the embassies of Member States in beneficiary countries is required to streamline the monitoring process;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to address shrinking space for civil society, threats to independent trade unions and obstacles to EU funding to NGOs in monitoring, scorecards, GSP+ dialogues and “Enhanced Engagement”, as these issues are directly related to legal obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and relevant provisions of the International Labour Organisation core conventions, in line with the COM Trade for All communication that bases the EU trade policy on three key principles – effectiveness, transparency and values;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Urges the Commission to address issues of civil society space and protection for human rights defenders at risk in its engagement with GSP+ beneficiary countries, including by raising individual cases of defenders at risk, visiting and meeting with human rights defenders when on GSP+ missions; Insists that there must be a binding mechanism through which independent civil society and human rights defenders can raise complaints of human rights violations;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 c (new) – having regard to Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union(TFEU),
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to lay down specific objectives and benchmarks with regard to the effective implementation of international conventions and to systematically include these in the human rights country strategy papers with a view to ensuring consistency and mainstreaming human rights into trade policy; is of the view that those benchmarks should also be used to assess progress made by one country once withdrawal investigations have been launched;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to work harder with beneficiary countries, the EEAS, Union delegations, Member States’ diplomatic missions, international organisations, businesses, social partners and civil society in order to improve its information gathering and provide more in-depth analysis of the monitoring exercise so that the implementation of all aspects of the system can be clearly evaluated;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Suggests that the future reform of GSP+ should take into consideration a progressive phase-in of tariff reduction based on the achievements of the beneficiary country in terms of measurable implementation of the conventions; emphasizes the conditionality of trade preferences to improvements on social and environmental protection;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Suggests that the future reform of GSP+ should take into consideration a progressive phase-in approach, in which tariff reductions would be increased as benchmarks based on achievements in terms of sustainable development are met; emphasize the conditionality of trade preferences to improvements on social and environmental protection;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the Commission to lay down specific objectives and benchmarks with regard to the effective implementation of international conventions and systematically include these in the human rights country strategy papers with a view to ensuring consistency and mainstreaming human rights into trade policy;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Encourages the establishment of an independent and formal complaints mechanism related to the effective implementation of obligations under international conventions under GSP+, in order to take into account all available information, including from reliable local stakeholders;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Recommends greater transparency around the scorecard exercise, notably through their publication; considers it necessary to also publish the agenda as well as a summary report of the dialogues, which would contribute to an overall improved effectiveness of the EU’s monitoring;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 e (new) 6e. Calls on the Commission to include ILO Convention 169 on Indigenous Peoples, within the other fundamental binding conventions to be eligible for GSP, as an essential instrument to curve land grabbing and key human rights violations;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses the need for a targeted approach for the withdrawal of preferences
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