2021/0297(COD) Generalised scheme of tariff preferences
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Awaiting Parliament's position in 1st reading
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | INTA | ||
| Former Responsible Committee | INTA |
HAUTALA Heidi ( Verts/ALE)
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| Committee Opinion | AFET | ||
| Committee Opinion | DEVE | ||
| Former Committee Opinion | AFET |
ARENA Maria ( S&D)
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Peter van DALEN ( PPE),
Karol KARSKI ( ECR),
Miguel URBÁN CRESPO ( GUE/NGL),
Maximilian KRAH ( ID),
Samira RAFAELA ( RE)
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| Former Committee Opinion | DEVE |
ASIMAKOPOULOU Anna-Michelle ( EPP)
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Miguel URBÁN CRESPO ( GUE/NGL),
Beata KEMPA ( ECR),
Benoît BITEAU ( Verts/ALE),
Pierfrancesco MAJORINO ( S&D)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 57_o, TFEU 207
Legal Basis:
RoP 57_o, TFEU 207Events
2022/06/06
EP - Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations confirmed by plenary (Rule 71)
2022/05/18
EP - Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations announced in plenary (Rule 71)
2022/05/17
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
Details
The Committee on International Trade adopted the report by Heidi HAUTALA (Greens/EFA, FI) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
The committee responsible recommended that the European Parliament's position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the proposal as follows:
Mandatory action plan
Members supported the proposal for a mandatory action plan to be presented when applying the GSP+ regime and believe that this should be the main reference instrument for achieving the effective application of international conventions (i.e. the main UN/ILO conventions on human rights and labour rights, as well as the conventions on climate, environment and good governance principles).
The ‘action plan’ is defined as a public forward-looking plan of action detailing priority-oriented list of measures to be taken which are considered necessary to effectively implement the relevant international conventions.
Members proposed to supplement the Plan of Action proposed by the Commission with further details, deadlines and a disclosure requirement. Furthermore, an advisory body consisting of stakeholders should be established to assist the Commission in assessing the Plans of Action and in the monitoring effort related to beneficiary country commitments.
Ratification of international conventions
In order to further contribute to sustainable development and poverty eradication under the GSP and EBA schemes, Members consider that it is essential to foster positive conditionality on international conventions by encouraging beneficiary countries of the standard GSP and EBA schemes to ratify the conventions.
The standard GSP arrangement should be granted to all those developing countries which share a common development need and are in a similar stage of economic development and which have committed to signing and ratifying the international conventions referred to in Annex VI. If these countries do not ratify the international conventions within five years of the application of the trade preferences, the scheme should be suspended.
In view of their economic vulnerability, EU assistance should provide targeted support to beneficiary countries to meet their commitments and obligations to ratify and implement international conventions under the GSP schemes.
Monitoring process
The report introduced more structure and detail into the monitoring process of GSP and EBA beneficiary countries. Continued and sustained progress towards ratification of the international conventions covered by the Regulation should be carefully monitored by the Commission.
Where compliance with the obligations set out in the Regulation seriously deteriorates, the Commission and the EEAS should intensify the dialogue with beneficiary countries. If the Commission considers that there is sufficient evidence that a beneficiary country is seriously and systematically violating the principles laid down in the international conventions, it should immediately initiate the temporary withdrawal procedure. Where violations are exceptionally serious, the Commission should activate the rapid reaction mechanism.
Regular dialogue
The Commission should maintain a regular dialogue with civil society representatives and stakeholders to discuss, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Regulation, in particular with regard to binding commitments and action plans submitted in the context of GSP+ applications. Where appropriate, the Commission should adopt public procedures and deadlines for consultation with civil society and stakeholders.
In order to strengthen the dialogue between the EU institutions, the European Parliament should invite the Commission and, where appropriate, the Council, to appear before the competent committee to discuss in particular the list of issues describing the implementation and application of the Regulation and the need for temporary withdrawal of preferential arrangements.
Trade and sustainable development
Members consider that the GSP should be linked to EU development assistance to ensure coherence and improve the impact of the GSP on sustainable development.
In order to fully exploit GSP preferences, EU development assistance instruments should help beneficiaries to foster productive capacities, economic and export diversification, value-addition and inclusive sustainability, in order to help beneficiaries to mainstream the opportunities offered by GSP benefits into their national policies. Members believe that the GSP should provide additional incentives for trade in sustainable products.
The implementation of the GSP scheme should also be integrated into the current discussions on EU initiatives. The EU should engage with beneficiary countries to help them achieve and implement international social, environmental and human rights standards , while taking into account the level of development of the countries. Members drew attention to the fact that the GSP scheme has the potential to contribute positively to the employment and empowerment of women.
Withdrawal process
Withdrawal should be seen as the very last option . The report proposed to include an Enhanced Engagement process in the Regulation, with specific steps for avoiding a withdrawal scenario. It also proposed to bring additional clarity to the threshold for what constitutes a ‘serious and systematic violation’ of the international conventions consequently leading to launching an investigation for withdrawal.
Product Graduation
Product graduation should not apply to GSP+ and EBA beneficiary countries.
Members stated that the Commission should monitor, in cooperation with stakeholders and civil society, the development and export potential of beneficiary countries that could potentially reach the Upper Middle-Income Status . This monitoring should aim to improve the targeting of sensitive products under the product graduation mechanism, provide clear recommendations on actions to improve export diversification and ensure that tariff preferences under GSP are withdrawn from competitive products in order to provide further opportunities in the EU market for the exports of countries most in need.
Documents
2022/01/20
EP - Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
2021/11/11
EP - ARENA Maria (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
2021/10/04
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
2021/09/23
EC - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
2021/09/23
EC - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
2021/09/23
EC - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
2021/09/23
EC - Legislative proposal published
Details
PURPOSE: to propose a new EU Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) to promote sustainable development in low-income countries.
PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.
ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council.
BACKGROUND: the GSP is one of the EU's main trade instruments to help developing countries integrate into the global economy, reduce poverty and foster sustainable development by promoting fundamental human and labour rights, environmental protection and good governance.
The EU offers three GSP arrangements:
(1) Standard GSP for low and lower-middle-income countries which are granted a partial or full removal of customs duties on two-thirds of tariff lines;
(2) GSP+ , the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance which slashes tariffs to 0% for the same tariff lines as in the case of Standard GSP;
(3) EBA (Everything But Arms) for least developed countries which benefit from duty-free, quota-free access to the EU market for all products except arms and ammunition;
The current GSP framework is based on Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of 25 October 2012. The current scheme applies until 31 December 2023. Unless a new regulation is adopted, the standard GSP and the GSP+ schemes shall cease to apply on 1 January 2024.
CONTENT: the proposal for a new GSP regulation aims to renew the GSP for a further ten years from 2024 to 2034.
While maintaining the current architecture of three schemes and the key features of the current regulation, namely poverty eradication and support for sustainable development and good governance, the proposed new regulation aims to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the GSP to meet future challenges:
(1) facilitate access to the GSP+ arrangement to the growing number of LDCs that lose access to the EBA initiative : the proposal modifies the vulnerability (eligibility) criteria for GSP+ to allow countries that graduate from the LDC category to benefit from this arrangement;
(2) adjust product graduation thresholds to better focus preferences on less competitive products and countries: the Commission proposes to maintain product graduation only for the standard GSP, but to revise the product graduation thresholds. It also proposes to
maintain the current graduation method by section and decrease the product graduation thresholds by 10 percentage points;
(3) reflect the evolving priorities such as those underpinning the European Green Deal by extending negative conditionality also to environmental and good governance conventions: the proposal introduces the possibility of withdrawing GSP preferences in the event of serious and systematic violations of the principles enshrined in the climate change and environmental protection conventions;
(4) update the list of international conventions that must be respected by adding two additional human rights instruments, namely on the rights of persons with disabilities and on the rights of the child, two conventions on workers' rights, and a convention on governance relating to transnational organised crime;
(5) introduce a faster withdrawal procedure to provide for a specific instrument to address specific circumstances characterised by exceptionally grave violations and a need to react urgently. This also increases the effectiveness of the withdrawal by increasing pressure on beneficiaries to respond to identified concerns;
(6) enhance the monitoring and implementation of GSP+ commitments, for instance through increased transparency and participation of relevant stakeholders, including through the recently created Single Entry Point (SEP) mechanism for non-compliance related complaints.
Budgetary implications
The proposed Regulation does not incur costs charged to the EU budget. Its application does, however, entail loss of customs revenue. Based on the last available data (2019), these preferences represent under the proposed GSP Regulation a loss of revenue for the EU of EUR 2 977.6 million.
Documents
2021/09/22
EP - ASIMAKOPOULOU Anna-Michelle (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in DEVE
2020/12/03
EP - HAUTALA Heidi (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in INTA
Documents
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading: A9-0147/2022
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: SEC(2021)0330
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2021)0266
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2021)0267
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2021)0579
- Legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex SEC(2021)0330
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex SWD(2021)0266
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex SWD(2021)0267
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2021/0297(COD)
2021/12/15
AFET
115 amendments...
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 9 9. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex I and Annex II in order to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance referred to in Article 1(2), point (b).
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 9 9. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex I and Annex II in order to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance referred to in Article 1(2), point (b). In adopting the delegated act the Commission may, when appropriate, consider the socio- economic effect and the impact on human rights of the temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences in the beneficiary country.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 9 9. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex I and Annex II in order to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance referred to in Article 1(2), point (b). In adopting the delegated act the Commission may, when appropriate, consider the human rights and socio-economic effect of the temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences in the beneficiary country.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. During the application of a temporary withdrawal, the Commission shall continue the dialogue with the beneficiary country, including in the framework referred to in Article 18a, aiming at remedying the reasons for the withdrawal referred to in paragraph 3. The Commission shall regularly assess the effects of the withdrawal on remedying the violations, including in the report referred to in Article 14. The Commission shall regularly consult with the advisory body referred to in Article 13a.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. An eligible country shall benefit from the tariff preferences provided under the special arrangement for the least- developed countries referred to in Article 1(2), point (c), if that country is identified by the United Nations as a least- developed country and whether that country has ratified the conventions listed in Annex VI and made a firm commitment to continue to be bound by them.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. The Commission and, where applicable the EEAS, shall make sure that countries that benefit from the special arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article make continued and sustained progress towards ratifying the conventions listed in Annex VI. EU development finance programming shall prioritise support to countries benefitting from the special arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 aiming to make progress towards the ratification of the conventions listed in Annex VI.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Chapter V – title V
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Article -19 (new) Article -19 In the framework of a Cooperation, Partnership or Association Agreement the EU has concluded with a beneficiary country, a general review of the status of the country in the framework of the preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2)shall be conducted yearly and in consultation with the European Parliament. To that purpose, the Commission, and where relevant the European External Action Service, and the beneficiary country shall review the issues pertaining to the conditions referred to in Article 19(1), including in relation to any complaints received by the Commission. The Commission, where relevant the European External Action Service, and the beneficiary country shall also review the status of the ratification of the conventions listed in Annex VI as referred to in Article4(1) point (c) and progress towards ratification of the conventions listed in Annex VI as referred to in Article 17(1a).
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) may be withdrawn temporarily, fully or partly, in respect of all or of certain products originating in or of all or some economic sectors of a beneficiary country, for any of the following reasons:
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. 1. The preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) may be withdrawn temporarily, fully or partially, in respect of all or of certain products, or of economic sectors, originating in a beneficiary country, for any of the following reasons:
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) may be withdrawn temporarily, fully or partly, in respect of all or of certain products originating in a beneficiary country, for any of the following reasons:
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) the beneficiary country fails to show effective implementation of the plan of action ;
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new) (b b) when the Commission decides to withdraw a preferential arrangement to a beneficiary country in a particular economic sector, in application of article 19 (a and b) the commission may publish a list of companies, EU importers and local suppliers, that may still benefit from preferences. This list should be established based on the evidences provided by companies that they fully implemented their human rights due diligence obligations and that they have a supply chain free from human rights violations. The companies should agree on having the evidences and informations published for public scrutiny and civil society consultation.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) serious shortcomings in customs controls on the export or transit of drugs (illicit substances or precursors), or related to the obligation to readmit the beneficiary country’s own nationals under international customary law and multilateral international conventions, whilst fully respecting human rights and dignity, or serious failure to comply with international conventions on antiterrorism or anti-money laundering;
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) serious shortcomings in customs controls on the export or transit of drugs (illicit substances or precursors),
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) serious shortcomings in customs
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. For the purpose of applying point 1 (a), the Commission will in particular take into account whether the relevant monitoring bodies, treaty mechanisms and supervisory mechanisms have signalled potentially serious and systematic violations of the principles of the relevant conventions, based on such indicators as: - the establishment of commission of inquiries, fact-finding missions, country special rapporteurs, or other monitoring mechanisms by the UN Human Rights Council or General Assembly; - findings by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures or other UN independent human rights experts; - reports of the ILO Committee of Application of Standards; - rulings and opinions by international human rights courts; - reports by prominent local and international human rights groups.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. When in particular the seriousness of the violations of principles of the international conventions listed in Annex VI so requires, based on available assessments, comments, decisions, recommendations and the conclusions of the relevant monitoring bodies, or based on duly substantiated concerns expressed by the European Parliament, the Council, international organisations, and civil society including trade unions, or acting upon a complaint, the Commission shall notify the beneficiary country. Starting from the date of the notification and during one year, the beneficiary country and the Commission shall enter into an enhanced engagement, where the country commits to adopt time-bound roadmaps providing for concrete actions and sustainable solutions to the serious and systematic violations as identified. The Commission shall regularly consult with the advisory body referred to in Article 13a during the enhanced engagement process.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. If considered necessary, the enhanced engagement may be prolonged by up to another year. The Commission shall publish a list of countries with which enhanced engagement has been prolonged beyond one year and shall regularly update the list as necessary. The roadmaps referred to in paragraph 2a shall be made public.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 3. Where the Commission, acting upon a complaint or on its own initiative, considers that there are sufficient grounds justifying temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under any preferential arrangement referred to in Article 1(2) because the beneficiary country has failed to deliver in the framework of the enhanced engagement or on the basis of the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article it shall adopt an implementing act to initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2). The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the adoption of that implementing act.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, the Council and the advisory body referred to in Article 13a about the complaints received. The Commission shall inform the complainant, the European Parliament, the Council and the advisory body referred to in Article 13a where it decides that the complaint does not provide sufficient evidence in relation to the indicators referred to in this article.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 4 – point b (b) state that the Commission will continue to pursue dialogue in the framework of the enhanced engagement and monitor and evaluate the situation in the beneficiary country concerned during the monitoring and evaluation period referred to in Paragraph 5.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission shall provide the beneficiary country concerned with every opportunity to
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 6 Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 7 7. Within three months from the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph 5, and after consultation of the advisory body referred to in Article 13(a), the Commission shall submit a report on its findings and conclusions to the beneficiary country concerned. The beneficiary country has the right to submit its comments on the report. The period for comments shall not exceed one month.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 9 9. Where the Commission considers
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 10 10. Where the Commission, based on the elements referred to in paragraph 6, considers that the
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 10 10. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex I and Annex II, in order to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided under the preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2).
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 10 10. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex I and Annex II, in order to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided under the preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2).
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. During the application of a temporary withdrawal, the Commission shall continue the dialogue with the beneficiary country, including in the framework referred to in Article 18a, aiming at remedying the reasons for the withdrawal referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission shall regularly assess the effects of the withdrawal on remedying the violations, and shall consult with the advisory body referred to in Article 13a.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 16 16. Where the Commission considers that there is sufficient evidence to justify temporary withdrawal for the reason set out in paragraph 1, point (a) and the exceptional gravity of the violations calls for a rapid response in view of the specific circumstances in the beneficiary country, it shall initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal in accordance with paragraphs (3) to (15). However, the period referred to in paragraph 4, point (b) is reduced to
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. When deciding to withdraw preferences, the Commission may publish a list of importers and suppliers that may still benefit from preferences. This list should be established based on publicly available evidence provided by the importer that it fully implemented its human rights and environmental due diligence obligations and that its supply chains are free from human rights violations.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 1 By 1 January 2027 and every t
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – subheading 1 a (new) First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – paragraph 1 – point a (new) (a) First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – paragraph 1 a (new) Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998)
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – paragraph 1 a (new) Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998)
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – paragraph 1 b (new) First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – paragraph 1 c (new) ILO Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The general objectives of the GSP
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Those objectives remain relevant in
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The scheme should consist of a basic arrangement (‘standard GSP arrangement’), and two special arrangements, namely the ‘special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance – GSP+’ and the ‘special arrangement for the least-developed countries - EBA’. It
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new) (8a) Before according any preferential arrangements to a country, the Commission must first conduct a human rights and environmental impact assessment and publish the findings order to identify, evaluate and determine measures to prevent, mitigate and address any risks to human rights possibly arising from the granting of preferences. These assessments should be carried out by independent experts, in consultation with members of civil society, including representatives of communities affected by the granting of trade preferences.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new) (8 a) Before granting any preferential regime to a country, the Commission should conduct and publish an ex-ante human rights and environmental impact assessment in order to identify, assess, and indicate measures to prevent, mitigate and address any risk of human rights violations which the granting of preferences may contribute to;
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) The standard GSP arrangement should be granted to all those developing
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) The standard GSP arrangement should be granted to all those developing countries which share a common development need
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (GSP+) is based on the integral concept of sustainable development, as recognised by international conventions and instruments such as the 1986 UN Declaration on the Right to Development, the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the 1998 International Labour Organisation (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the 2000 UN Millennium Declaration, the 2002 Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development, the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work of 2019, the Outcome Document of the UN Summit on Sustainable Development of 2015 "Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Consequently, the additional tariff preferences provided for under the special
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (GSP+) is based on the integral concept of sustainable development, as recognised by international conventions and instruments such as the 1986 UN Declaration on the Right to Development, the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the 1998 International Labour Organisation (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the 2000 UN Millennium Declaration, the 2002 Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development, the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work of 2019, the Outcome Document of the UN Summit on Sustainable Development of 2015 "Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Consequently, the additional tariff preferences provided for under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should be granted to those developing countries which, due to a lack of diversification, are economically vulnerable, have ratified and started implementing core international conventions on human and labour rights, climate and environmental
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (GSP+) is based on the integral concept of sustainable development, as recognised by international conventions and instruments such as the 1986 UN Declaration on the Right to Development, the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the 1998 International Labour Organisation (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the 2000 UN Millennium Declaration, the 2002 Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development, the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work of 2019, the Outcome Document of the UN Summit on Sustainable Development of 2015 "Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Consequently, the additional tariff preferences provided for under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should be granted to those developing countries which, due to a lack of diversification, are economically vulnerable, have ratified core international conventions on human and labour rights, climate and environmental protection and good governance, and commit to ensuring the effective implementation thereof. The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should help those countries to assume the additional responsibilities resulting from the ratification and effective implementation of these conventions. The list of conventions relevant for GSP should
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) (11a) While the GSP+ makes trade preferences conditional on the ratification and effective implementation of 27 core conventions relating to human and labour rights, environmental standards and governance principles, it does not include effective mechanisms for monitoring compliance and enforcement of these standards. Moreover, the European Commission has failed to introduce a transparent and objective process for establishing when an inquiry should be launched, making it impossible for NGOs or others to participate and making it difficult to trigger the safeguard clause that would halt duty-free imports.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The Commission and where appropriate the European External Action Service should monitor the status of ratification of the international conventions on human and labour rights, environmental protection and good governance and their effective implementation, by examining the relevant information, in particular where available the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies established under those conventions. Every t
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Orderly international migration can bring important benefits to the countries of origin and destination of migrants and contribute to their sustainable development needs. Increasing coherence between trade, development and migration policies is key to ensure that the benefits of migration accrue mutually to both the origin and destination countries. In this respect, it is essential for both origin and destination countries to address common challenges, such as, stepping up cooperation on readmission of own nationals and their sustainable reintegration in the country of origin, in particular in order to avoid a constant drain in active population in the countries of origin, with the ensuing long- term consequences on development, and to ensure that migrants are treated with dignity and that their human rights are fully respected.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) Return, readmission and reintegration are a common challenge for the Union and its partners. In particular, every State has the obligation to readmit its own nationals under international customary law, and multilateral international conventions such as the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed in Chicago on 7 December 1944. Improving the living conditions and resilience to global challenges to mitigate the need for migration must be encouraged, as this would lead to improved sustainable reintegration and capacity building, which would significantly strengthen the local development in the partner countries.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new) Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new) (11 a) ‘serious and systematic violation’ means widespread and systematic human rights violations or abuses that are of serious concern as regards the objectives of the common foreign and security policy set out in Article 21 TEU. Indicators to determine whether such serious and systematic violations have occurred should include, amongst others: (i) Rulings and opinions by international human rights courts; (ii) Establishment and findings of commissions of inquiry, fact-finding missions, special rapporteurs, or other monitoring mechanisms by the UN Human Rights Council or General Assembly or by other regional intergovernmental bodies; (iii) Findings by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures, or other UN independent human rights experts;
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new) (11 a) "human rights due diligence obligations" refers to the responsibility of business enterprises to respect human rights and to protect against human rights abuse by business as set in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) in 2011. The responsibility of business enterprises to respect human rights refers to internationally recognized human rights – understood, at a minimum, as those expressed in the International Bill of Human Rights and the principles concerning fundamental rights set out in the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Before according any preferential arrangement to a country, the Commission must first conduct a human rights and environmental impact assessment and publish the findings thereof, so as to identify, evaluate and determine measures to prevent any risks to human rights possibly arising from the granting of preferences. These assessments should be carried out by independent experts, in consultation with civil society, including representatives of communities affected by the granting of trade preferences.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 a (new) Article 3 a Human rights and environmental impact assessment Before granting any preferential regime to a country, the Commission should conduct and publish an ex-ante human rights and environmental impact assessment in order to identify, assess, and indicate measures to prevent, mitigate and address any risk of human rights violations which the granting of preferences may contribute to;
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) there is sufficient ground to consider that serious and systematic shortcomings and violations of the conditions set out in Article 19.1 points (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) exist.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) The results of an ex ante human rights and environmental impact assessment carried out by the Commission pursuant to article 3 paragraph a(new) show a considerable risk of negative impact on human rights or on the environment in the beneficiary country linked to the granting of preferences, and proposed measures to prevent and address it are insufficient or have not been accepted by the beneficiary country’s government;
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) it has not ratified and begun to implement all the conventions listed in Annex VI;
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new) (bb) the findings of a prior impact assessment by the Commission pursuant to Article 3(2)(a) (new) reveal a significant risk to human rights and the environment in the countries benefiting from preferential arrangements, while the proposed countermeasures are inadequate or have not been accepted by the government of the beneficiary country;
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new) (b b) it has not ratified the conventions listed in Annex VI within five years upon the application of the preferences,
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. The Commission and, where applicable, the European External Action Service, shall make sure that countries that benefit from the standard arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article have ratified the conventions listed in Annex VI within the five years upon the application of the preferences;
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. The Commission and, where applicable, the European External Action Service, shall make sure that countries that benefit from the standard arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article have adopted a National Action Plan for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, in conformity with the Guidance on National Action Plans of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. EU development finance programming shall prioritise support to countries benefitting from the special arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 aiming to support them ratify the conventions listed in Annex VI and adopt a National Action Plan for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) it has ratified all the conventions listed in Annex VI (the 'relevant conventions') and the Commission has not identified, based on available information, in particular the most recent available conclusions of the monitoring bodies under those conventions as well as information submitted by civil society organizations, a serious failure to effectively implement any of those conventions;
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) it has adopted a National Action Plan for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, in conformity with the Guidance on National Action Plans of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) it gives a binding undertaking to maintain ratification of the relevant conventions and to ensure the effective implementation thereof, accompanied by a time-bound plan of action
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) it gives a binding undertaking to maintain ratification of the relevant conventions and to ensure the effective implementation thereof, accompanied by a publicly scheduled plan of action for the effective implementation of the relevant conventions approved by the Commission in consultation with the European Parliament and civil society at local and international level;
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) it gives a binding undertaking to maintain ratification of the relevant conventions and to ensure the effective implementation thereof, accompanied by a plan of action for the effective implementation of the relevant conventions
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) it gives a binding undertaking to maintain ratification of the relevant conventions and to ensure the effective implementation thereof, accompanied by a public plan of action for the effective implementation of the relevant conventions;
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (d a) it accepts that the plan of action referred to in point (d) is public and includes a roadmap with clear benchmarks and deadlines
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (f a) The results of an ex ante human rights and environmental impact assessment carried out by the Commission pursuant to article 3 paragraph a(new) do not show a considerable risk of negative impact on human rights or on the environment in the beneficiary country linked to the granting of preferences, or proposed measures to prevent and address it are sufficient and have been accepted by the beneficiary country’s government;
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) the results of a prior impact assessment by the Commission under Article 3(2a) (new) do not reveal a significant risk to human rights or the environment arising from preferential arrangements in the recipient country;
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new) The plan of action referred to in paragraph 1 point d) shall: (a) contain a schedule for the implementation of Article 12 (the ‘tariff suspension schedule’), based on benchmarks against which the progress in the implementation of the relevant conventions is assessed; (b) be jointly agreed with the Commission for a period of two years; (c) serve as a basis for the report referred to in Article 14; (d) be publicy available.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the Commission considers, based on examination of the request, including of the plan of action as indicated in article 9 paragraph 1 (d), as well as on the results of the human rights impact assessment referred to in Article 3, paragraph a (new), that the requesting country fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 9.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the Commission considers, based on examination of the request,
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the Commission considers, based on examination of the request, including but not limited to the plan of action, that the requesting country fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 9.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 2. The requesting country shall submit its request to the Commission in writing. The request shall provide comprehensive information concerning the ratification of the relevant conventions and shall include the binding undertakings referred to in Article 9, pointes (d), (e), and (f), including a finalized plan of action.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. While examining the request, the European Commission shall consult the European Parliament and the Council and the advisory body referred to in Article 13a (new). After examining the request, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex I in order to grant a requesting country the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance by including that country in the list of GSP+ beneficiary countries.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. The Common Customs Tariff ad valorem duties on all products listed in Annex III and Annex VII, which originate in a GSP+ beneficiary country, shall be suspended according to the tariff suspension schedule referred to in Article 9(2).
Amendment 74 #
1. As of the date of the granting of the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance, the Commission shall, with regard to each of the GSP+ beneficiary countries, keep under review and monitor the status of ratification of the relevant conventions and their effective implementation, as well as the cooperation of the GSP+ beneficiary country with the relevant monitoring bodies. In doing so, the Commission shall assess the progress made by the GSP+ beneficiary countries in implementing their plans of action, as well as examine all relevant information, in particular the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies as well as duly substantiated information submitted by individual citizens, private sector actors, civil society organisations, representatives of trade unions and other relevant stakeholders. The information may also be submitted via the Single Entry Point, which shall be accessible to stakeholders from both the Union and GSP+ beneficiary countries. The Commission, including through the EEAS and the delegations, should hold regular contacts with local and international civil society to assess the beneficiary countries’ implementation of the conventions listed in annex VI. A cycle of 3 years for the review, monitoring and assessment (hereinafter monitoring cycle) is hereby established.
Amendment 75 #
1. As of the date of the granting of the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance, the Commission shall, with regard to each of the GSP+ beneficiary countries, keep under review and monitor the status of ratification of the relevant conventions and their effective implementation, as well as the cooperation of the GSP+ beneficiary country with the relevant monitoring bodies. In doing so, the Commission shall examine all relevant information, in
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. For the purpose of paragraph 1, the Commission shall also inquire the views of the European Parliament as expressed by its competent committees and through the relevant resolutions adopted during plenaries.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 2. A GSP+ beneficiary country shall cooperate with the Commission and provide all information necessary to assess its respect of the binding undertakings referred to in Article 9, points (d) including the implementation of its plan of action, (e), and (f) and its situation as regards Article 9, points (b) and (c).
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. The Commission, where applicable jointly with the EEAS, shall carry out at least one high-level monitoring mission per monitoring cycle to the beneficiary countries in order to assess progress on the ground, including in line with the plans of action. In the framework of the mission, relevant stakeholders, including civil society organizations and human rights defenders in the beneficiary countries shall be duly consulted.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. At the beginning of each monitoring cycle, the Commission shall send a list of issues to all GSP+ beneficiary countries outlining implementation issues that need to be addressed during the cycle. The lists of issues shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 c (new) 2 c. The plans of action and the recommendations of the Commission and European External Action Service on priority implementation actions shall be taken into account in the EU development finance programming in order to support GSP+ beneficiary countries in attaining their commitments.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 a (new) Article 13 a [Advisory Body] 1. The Commission shall be assisted in reviewing, monitoring and assessing the binding undertakings referred to in Article 9, points (d), (e) and (f) by an advisory body composed of stakeholders’ representatives. 2. The Commission shall consult with the advisory body in regards to the plans of action submitted by the GSP+ beneficiary countries in view of their application to the GSP+ scheme; to that purpose, the participation to the advisory body shall be extended to stakeholders in the beneficiary countries. The Commission shall also consult with and report to the advisory body when assessing the implementation of the plans of action during each monitoring cycle and more generally throughout the cycle as regularly as necessary, including ahead of and after monitoring missions.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. By 1 January 2027, and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the status of ratification of the relevant conventions, the compliance of the GSP+ beneficiary
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. By 1 January 2027, and every t
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part (b) the Commission's and where appropriate the European External Action Service’s conclusions on whether each GSP+ beneficiary country respects its binding undertakings to comply with reporting obligations, to cooperate with relevant monitoring bodies in accordance with the relevant conventions and to ensure
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part (b) the Commission's and where appropriate the European External Action Service’s conclusions on whether each GSP+ beneficiary country respects its binding undertakings to comply with reporting obligations, to cooperate with relevant monitoring bodies in accordance with the relevant conventions and to ensure the effective implementation thereof
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b – paragraph 1 The report may include any information from any source the Commission considers appropriate, including from civil society organizations and social partners.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new) (b a) a copy of the scorecard that the Commission has evaluated with the beneficiary country
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 3. In drawing their conclusions concerning effective implementation of the relevant conventions, the Commission and where appropriate the European External Action Service shall assess the implementation of the plans of action, also based on the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies, as well as, without prejudice to other sources, information submitted by the European Parliament or the Council as well as third parties, including governments and international organisations, civil society, and social partners. The Commission and where appropriate the European External Action Service shall provide recommendations on issues and actions to be prioritised in the following monitoring cycle. In case of major shortcomings with effective implementation or persistent failure to effectively implement the plans of action, the report shall indicate which measures the country shall undertake in order to comply with obligations under Article 9(d).
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 3. In drawing their conclusions concerning effective implementation of the relevant conventions, the Commission and where appropriate the European External Action Service shall assess the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance shall be withdrawn temporarily, in respect of all or of certain products originating in a GSP+ beneficiary country, where that country does not respect its binding undertakings as referred to in Article 9, points (d), (e) and (f), including in case of major shortcomings in implementing or of systemic failure to implement the plan of action referred to in Article 9 point (d) are identified, or the GSP+ beneficiary country has formulated a
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 3. Where, either on the basis of the conclusions
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 3. Where, either on the basis of the conclusions of the report referred to in Article 14 or on the basis of the evidence available, including evidence submitted by the European Parliament through its competent committees and through the relevant resolutions adopted during plenaries, and evidence submitted through a complaint, the Commission has a reasonable doubt that a particular GSP+ beneficiary country does not respect its binding undertakings as referred to in
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, the Council and the advisory body referred to in Article 13a (new) about the complaints received. The Commission shall inform the complainant, the European Parliament, the Council and the advisory body referred to in Article 13 a (new) where it decides that the complaint does not provide sufficient evidence in relation to the indicators referred to in this article.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 5 Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 6 6. The Commission shall seek all information it considers necessary including, inter alia, the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies. In drawing its conclusions, the Commission shall assess all relevant information, including from civil society organisations and social partners.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 7 – point a (a) to terminate the temporary withdrawal procedure, either because the grounds for the reasonable doubt are not confirmed in the assessment referred to in paragraph 6, or because the GSP+ beneficiary country has engaged and committed to address the violations of its binding undertakings as referred to in paragraph 3;
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 8 8. Where the Commission considers
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 9 9. Where the Commission considers
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Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) Since 1971, the Community has granted trade preferences to developing countries under its Generalised Scheme of Preferences (‘GSP’), which is one of the Union’s key trade instruments.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) Countries graduating from the Least-Developed Countries (LDC) category established by the UN should be incentivised to continue on the path of sustainable development. For this purpose, the economic vulnerability criteria to
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Countries that have been granted the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 should submit a new application within two years after the date of application of this Regulation. In order, however, to ensure continuity and legal certainty for economic operators, the tariff preferences under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance provided for in Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 are to be maintained during the period in which their application is assessed.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) This application should comprise, among others, a public plan of action detailing priority-oriented list of measures to be taken which are considered necessary to effectively implement the international conventions. This plan of action, on which the beneficiary country should have reached a common understanding with the Commission and where appropriate the European External Action Service, should also include deadlines and identify the relevant bodies of the beneficiary country responsible for its implementation.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The Commission and where appropriate the European External Action Service should monitor the status of ratification of the international conventions on human and labour rights, environmental protection and good governance and their
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 a (new) (16a) The civil society and other relevant stakeholders should be consulted throughout and at all stages of the monitoring cycle, and the information they submit should be duly taken into account. For that purpose, an advisory body composed of their representatives should be set up, to assist the Commission in reviewing, monitoring and assessing the progress made by the beneficiary countries.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) For the purposes of monitoring of implementation and, where applicable, withdrawal of tariff preferences, reports from relevant monitoring bodies are essential. However, such reports may be supplemented by other information available to the Commission, including information obtained under bilateral or multilateral technical assistance programmes, and through other sources of information, provided they are accurate and reliable. This could include information from the European Parliament and the Council, governments, international organisations, civil society, human rights organizations, social partners, or complaints received through the SEP provided they satisfy the relevant requirements. Shortcomings identified during the monitoring process may inform the Commission’s future programming of development assistance in a more targeted manner.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) In July 2020, the Commission appointed the Chief Trade Enforcement Officer with the role of enforcing trade rules. In this connection, in November 2020, the Commission launched a new complaints mechanism, the Single Entry Point (‘SEP’), as part of its increased efforts to strengthen the enforcement and implementation of trade commitments. Through the SEP, the Commission receives complaints on various matters related to trade policy, including breaches of the GSP commitments. Such new system of complaints should be integrated within the framework of this Regulation and should be accessible to civil society organisations.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 a (new) (18a) Regional integration is an important instrument for sustainable development. Developing countries and least developed countries which are building regional economic blocs share common development, trade or financial needs. Therefore developing countries which belong to a least developed region, meaning a customs union where the majority of the members are least- developed countries or a free trade area where the majority of the members are least-developed countries and all members have committed to form a customs union among themselves, should also enjoy the same special arrangement as for the least- developed countries.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The special arrangement for the least-developed countries
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) The reasons for temporary withdrawal of the arrangements under the scheme should include serious and systematic violations of the principles laid down in international conventions concerning core human rights (including certain principles of international humanitarian law enshrined in those conventions), labour rights, climate and environmental protection, and good governance, including criteria relating to the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, so as to promote the objectives of those conventions. Tariff preferences under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should be temporarily withdrawn if the beneficiary country does not respect its binding undertaking to maintain the ratification and effective implementation of those conventions or to
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Those objectives remain relevant in the current global context and they are consistent with the analysis and perspective of the recent Commission Communication Trade Policy Review “An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy”16 (‘TPR’). According to the TPR, the Union has a “strategic interest to support the enhanced integration into the world economy of vulnerable developing countries” and it “must fully use the strength provided by its openness and the attractiveness of its Single Market” to support multilateralism and to ensure adherence to universal values. For GSP specifically, the TPR notes its important role in “promoting respect for core human and labour rights” and sets the objective for the GSP “to further increase trading opportunities for developing countries to reduce poverty and create jobs based on
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) The reasons for temporary withdrawal of the arrangements under the scheme should include
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 a (new) (25a) The lists of high-risk jurisdictions and jurisdictions under monitoring drawn up regularly by the Financial Action Task Force must be among the considerations taken into account for the suspension of benefits under the above-mentioned schemes;
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26)
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 a (new) (27a) Consequently, the failure of a country to cooperate on the readmission of its nationals should be one of the criteria for suspending the above- mentioned schemes;
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) In order to achieve a balance between the need for better targeting, greater coherence and transparency on the one hand, and better promoting sustainable development and good governance through a unilateral trade preference scheme on the other hand, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amendments to the Annexes to this Regulation and temporary withdrawals of tariff preferences due to
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) a special arrangement for the least-
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Those objectives remain relevant in the current global context and they are consistent with the analysis and perspective of the recent Commission Communication Trade Policy Review “An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy”16 (‘TPR’). According to the TPR, the Union has a “strategic interest to support the enhanced integration into the world economy of vulnerable developing countries” and it “must fully use the strength provided by its openness and the attractiveness of its Single Market” to support multilateralism and to ensure adherence to universal values. For GSP specifically, the TPR notes its important role in “promoting respect for core human and labour rights” and sets the objective for the GSP “to further increase trading opportunities for developing countries to reduce poverty and create jobs based on international values and principles”. Moreover, the scheme should assist beneficiaries in recovering from the COVID-19 impact, reinforcing their capacity building and in re-building their economies in a sustainable manner, including with respect to international human rights, labour, environmental and good governance standards. Coherence should be ensured between the GSP and its objectives and the assistance provided to beneficiary countries, in line with Union’s Policy Coherence for Development (PCD), which constitutes a key pillar of Union’s efforts to enhance the positive impact and increase effectiveness of development cooperation17 . _________________ 16 COM(2021) 66 final, 18 February 2021 17Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU concerning PCD reads: “The Union shall take account of the
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) a special arrangement for the least- developed countries
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 (5) ‘EBA beneficiary countries’ means beneficiary countries of the special arrangement for least developed countries and least developed regions as listed in Annex I;
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new) (5a) Least developed region' means a customs union where the majority of the members are least-developed countries or a free trade area where the majority of the members are least-developed countries and all members have committed to form a customs union among themselves through a legal instrument that is legally binding among those members with timeframes for implementation.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new) (10a) ‘plan of action’ means a priority- oriented list of measures - including legislative ones - to be adopted and actions to be taken by a beneficiary country which are considered necessary to effectively implement the core international conventions referred to in Annex VI; for each listed objective, the plan of action shall include a timeframe, benchmarks and shall identify as precisely as possible the relevant institution or structure responsible for its implementation and oversight;
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 b (new) (10b) ‘enhanced engagement’ means a dialogue aiming to facilitate and incentivise countries benefitting from the arrangements referred to Article 1 paragraph 2 to implement effectively the Conventions;
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 c (new) (10c) ‘list of issues’ means a list of objectives to effectively implement the core international conventions relevant to the GSP+ arrangement, as identified by the monitoring bodies and any information submitted by third parties, including civil society, human rights defenders and trade unions;
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 (12) ‘complaint’ means a complaint submitted to the Commission through the Single Entry Point
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) there is sufficient ground to consider that shortcomings and violations of the conditions set out in Article 19.1 points (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) exist.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new) (bb) it has not ratified the conventions listed in Annex VI within five years upon the application of the preferences,
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The scheme should consist of a basic arrangement (‘standard GSP arrangement’), and two special arrangements, namely the ‘special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance – GSP+’ and the ‘special arrangement for the least-developed countries - EBA’. It, therefore, continues the structure of the previous ten years, which
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. EU development finance programming shall support countries benefitting from the standard arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 aiming to ratify and implement the conventions listed in Annex VI.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. The Commission shall regularly consult with the advisory body referred to in Article 13a during the monitoring process.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. The Commission and, where applicable, the European External Action Service, shall make sure that countries that benefit from the standard arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article have ratified the conventions listed in Annex VI within the five years upon the application of the preferences;
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. Points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 shall not apply to least-developed countries, as identified by the United Nations, or least-developed regions.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) it has ratified all the conventions listed in Annex VI (the 'relevant conventions') and the Commission has not identified, based on available information, in particular the most recent available conclusions of the monitoring bodies under those conventions,
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) it has ratified, and is implementing, all the conventions listed in Annex VI (the 'relevant conventions') and the Commission has not identified, based on available information, in particular the most recent available conclusions of the monitoring bodies under those conventions, a serious failure to effectively implement any of those conventions;
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) it has ratified all the conventions listed in Annex VI (the 'relevant conventions') and the Commission has not identified, based on available information, in particular the most recent available conclusions of the monitoring bodies under those conventions, a
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) it has adopted a National Action Plan for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, in conformity with the Guidance on National Action Plans of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) it gives a binding undertaking to maintain ratification of the relevant
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e (e)
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) The standard GSP arrangement
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) it gives a binding undertaking to p
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 a (new) Article 9a EU development finance programming shall prioritise support to countries benefitting from the special arrangement referred to in article 9 aiming towards the ratification and the effective implementation of the Conventions listed in Annex VI.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 2. The requesting country shall submit its request to the Commission in writing.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 2. The requesting country shall submit its request to the Commission in writing. The request shall provide comprehensive information concerning the ratification and the implementation of the relevant conventions and shall include the binding undertakings referred to in Article 9, pointes (d), (e), and (f).
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. As of the date of the granting of the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance, the Commission shall, with regard to each of the GSP+ beneficiary countries, keep under review and monitor the status of ratification of the relevant
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 2. A GSP+ beneficiary country shall cooperate with the Commission and provide all information necessary to assess its respect of the binding undertakings referred to in Article 9, points (d), including the implementation of its plan of action, (e), and (f) and its situation as regards Article 9, points (b) and (c).
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. By 1 January 202
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b – paragraph 1 The report may include any information from any source the Commission considers appropriate, in particular in cooperation with civil society organizations.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) The standard GSP arrangement should be granted to all those developing countries which share a common development need and are in a similar stage of economic development and have committed to ratifying and implementing the core international conventions mentioned in Annex VI. The ratification should occur within five years upon the application of the arrangement. There is no definition of ‘developing country’ at the level of the WTO, and it is left to preference granting countries to determine the list of GSP-eligible developing countries. Countries which have successfully completed their transition from centralised to market economies, and are today powerful economies with a strong position in international trade, such as China, Hong Kong, Macao and Russia, should not be considered as developing countries in the context of the GSP, and should, therefore, be removed from the list of eligible countries. Countries which are classified by the World Bank as high- income or upper-middle income countries have per capita income levels allowing them to attain higher levels of diversification without the scheme's tariff preferences. They are at a different stage of economic development and do not, therefore, share the same development, trade and financial needs as lower income or more vulnerable developing countries. In order to prevent unjustified discrimination, they need to be treated differently; therefore, they do not benefit from the standard GSP arrangement.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 3. In drawing their conclusions concerning effective implementation of the relevant conventions, the Commission and where appropriate the European External Action Service shall assess the implementation of the plans of action, also based on the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies, as well as, without prejudice to other sources, information submitted by the European Parliament or the Council as well as third parties, including governments and international organisations, civil society, and social partners. The Commission and where appropriate the European External Action Service shall provide recommendations on issues and actions to be prioritised in the following monitoring cycle. In case of failure to effectively implement the plans of action, the report shall indicate which measures the country shall undertake in order to comply with obligations under Article 9(d).
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 3. In drawing their conclusions concerning effective implementation of the relevant conventions, the Commission and where appropriate the European External Action Service shall assess the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies, as well as, without prejudice to other sources, information submitted by the European Parliament or the Council as well as third parties, including governments and international organisations, civil society, human rights organizations and social partners.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance shall be withdrawn temporarily, in respect of all or of certain products originating in a GSP+ beneficiary country, where that country does not respect its binding undertakings as referred to in Article 9, points (d), (e) and (f), including in case of failure to implement the plan of action referred to in Article 9 point (d) are identified, or the GSP+ beneficiary country has formulated a reservation which is prohibited by any of the relevant conventions or which is incompatible with the object and purpose of that convention as established in Article 9, point (c).
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 3. Where, either on the basis of the conclusions of the report referred to in Article 14 or on the basis of the evidence available, including evidence submitted through a complaint, the Commission has a reasonable doubt that a particular GSP+ beneficiary country does not respect its binding undertakings as referred to in Article 9, points (d), (e) and (f), including with regards to the implementation of its plan of action, or has formulated a reservation which is prohibited by any of the relevant conventions or which is incompatible with the object and purpose of that convention as established in Article 9, point (c), it shall, in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2), adopt an implementing act to initiate the procedure for the temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council thereof. In its assessment of whether the GSP+ beneficiary country does not respect its binding undertakings referred to in Article 9 point (d), the Commission will in particular take into account whether the relevant monitoring bodies, treaty mechanisms and supervisory mechanisms have signalled potentially failure to effectively implement the relevant conventions of Annex VI, based on a set of identified indicators to report on progress.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, the Council and the advisory body referred to in Article 13a (new) about the complaints received. The Commission shall inform the complainant, the European Parliament, the Council and the advisory body referred to in Article 13 a (new) where it decides that the complaint does not provide sufficient evidence in relation to the indicators referred to in this article.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 6 6. The Commission shall seek all information it considers necessary including, inter alia, the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies. In drawing its conclusions, the Commission shall assess all relevant information, including from civil society organisations, human rights defenders and social partners.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 9 9. Where the Commission considers
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 9 9. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex I and Annex II in order to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance referred to in Article 1(2), point (b).
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. During the application of a temporary withdrawal, the Commission shall continue the dialogue with the beneficiary country, including in the framework referred to in Article 18a, aiming at remedying the reasons for the withdrawal referred to in paragraph 3. The Commission shall regularly assess the effects of the withdrawal on remedying the violations, including in the report referred to in Article 14. The Commission shall regularly consult with the advisory body referred to in Article 13a.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The Commission and, where applicable, the European External Action Service, shall make sure that countries that benefit from the special arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall ratify the conventions listed in Annex VI and plan their effective implementation. EU development finance programming shall prioritise support to countries benefitting from the special arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 of this article aiming towards the ratification and the effective implementation of the Conventions listed in Annex VI.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (GSP+) is based on the integral concept of sustainable development, as recognised by international conventions and instruments such as the 1986 UN Declaration on the Right to Development, the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the 1998 International Labour Organisation (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the 2000 UN Millennium Declaration, the 2002 Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development, the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work of 2019, the Outcome
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Chapter V – title V
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph -1 (new) -1. In the framework of a Cooperation, Partnership or Association Agreement the EU has concluded with a beneficiary country, a general review of the status of the country in the framework of the preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2)shall be conducted yearly and in consultation with the European Parliament. To that purpose, the Commission, and where relevant the European External Action Service, and the beneficiary country shall review the issues pertaining to the conditions referred to in Article 19(1), including in relation to any complaints received by the Commission. The Commission, where relevant the European External Action Service, and the beneficiary country shall also review the status of the ratification of the conventions listed in Annex VI as referred to in Article4(1) point (c) and progress towards ratification and effective implementation of the conventions listed in Annex VI as referred to in Article 17(1a).
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) may be withdrawn temporarily, fully or partly, in respect of all or of certain products originating in, or of all or some economic sectors of a beneficiary country, for any of the following reasons:
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) serious shortcomings in customs controls on the export or transit of drugs (illicit substances or precursors),
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) serious shortcomings in customs controls on the export or transit of drugs (illicit substances or precursors),
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) serious shortcomings in customs controls on the export or transit of drugs (illicit substances or precursors),
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) serious and systematic unfair trading practices
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d (d)
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (GSP+) is based on the integral concept of sustainable development, as recognised by international conventions and instruments such as the 1986 UN Declaration on the Right to Development, the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the 1998 International Labour Organisation (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the 2000 UN Millennium Declaration, the 2002 Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development, the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work of 2019, the Outcome Document of the UN Summit on Sustainable Development of 2015
Amendment 80 #
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Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) For the purpose of applying point 1(a), the Commission will in particular take into account whether the relevant monitoring bodies, treaty mechanisms and supervisory mechanisms have signalled potentially violations of the principles of the relevant conventions of Annex VI, based on a set of identified indicators.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new) Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 3. Where the Commission, acting upon a complaint or on its own initiative, considers that there are sufficient grounds justifying temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under any preferential arrangement referred to in Article 1(2) because the beneficiary country has failed to deliver in the framework of the enhanced engagement or on the basis of the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article it shall adopt an implementing act to initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal in
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Where the Commission, acting upon a complaint or on its own initiative, considers that there are sufficient grounds justifying temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under any preferential arrangement referred to in Article 1(2) because the beneficiary country has failed to deliver in the framework of the enhanced engagement or on the basis of the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article it shall adopt an implementing act to initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2). The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the adoption of that implementing act.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 10 10. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex I and Annex II, in order to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided under the preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2). In adopting the delegated act the Commission may, where appropriate, consider the socio-economic effect, including with regard to impacts on women’s employment and empowerment, of the temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences in the beneficiary country and accordingly, consider a partial withdrawal, with a view to minimising the negative socio-economic impact on the GSP+ beneficiary country's population while maximising the leverage on its government.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 10 10. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex I and Annex II, in order to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided under the preferential arrangements referred to in
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. During the application of a temporary withdrawal, the Commission shall continue the dialogue with the beneficiary country, including in the framework referred to in Article 18a, aiming at remedying the reasons for the withdrawal referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission shall regularly assess the effects of the withdrawal on remedying the violations, and shall consult with the advisory body referred to in Article 13a.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 16 16. Where the Commission considers that there is sufficient evidence to justify temporary withdrawal for the reason set out in paragraph 1, point (a) and the
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 1 1. Where a product originating in a beneficiary country of any of the preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) is imported in volumes or at prices which cause, or threaten to cause,
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) Countries graduating from the Least-Developed Countries (LDC) category established by the UN should be incentivised to continue on the path of sustainable development.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 2 2. An investigation shall be initiated upon request by a Member State, by the European Parliament, by any legal person or any association not having
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 a (new) Article 33a Funding Enhanced social and environmental conditionality to benefit from preferential trade preferences should be embedded into the technical and financial assistance projects under the NDICI-Global Europe instrument. Given their vulnerability and lack of economic diversification, EU development finance should prioritise support to countries benefiting from the special arrangements, aiming to support them to ratify and implement the conventions listed in Annex VI and adopt a National Action Plan for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – subheading 1 a (new) UNDRIP-UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and its principles on Free Prior and Informed Consent (2007)
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – paragraph 1 a (new) UNDROP-UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People in Rural Areas (2018).
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – paragraph 1 b (new) Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998)
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – paragraph 1 c (new) VGGT - Voluntary Guidelines for Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (2012).
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Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 2 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 2 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 2 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 2 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 2 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 2 2. Paragraph 1 shall
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 Article 30 Without prejudice to Section I of this Chapter, where imports
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 a (new) Article 33a Pursuant to the EU Aid for Trade Strategy and development funding instruments, it is essential to ensure that EU development finance programming under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe established by Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council, including blended finance and guarantees, shall support the beneficiary countries in fully utilising the preferences granted by this Regulation, promoting their production capacity, economic and export diversification, notably with regards to sustainable products, value addition and inclusive sustainability.
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 1 By 1 January 202
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 1 By 1 January 2027 and every t
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 1 By 1 January 2027 and every t
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 2 By 1 January 20
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III List of products included in the standard arrangement S-7a 39
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – subheading 1 Modalities for the application of Article 8 and Article 29
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – subheading 1 Modalities for the application of Article 8 and Article 29
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – subheading 1 Modalities for the application of Article 8 and Article 29
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – subheading 1 Modalities for the application of Article 8 and Article 29
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – subheading 1 Modalities for the application of Article 8 and Article 29
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – subheading 1 Modalities for the application of Articles 8 and 30
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 1. Article 8 and Article 29 shall apply when the percentage share referred to in paragraph 1 of th
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 1. Article 8 and Article 29 shall apply when the percentage share referred to in paragraph 1 of th
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 1. Article 8 and Article 29 shall apply when the percentage share referred to in paragraph 1 of th
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 1 1. Article 8 and Article 29 shall apply when the percentage share referred to in paragraph 1 of th
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 2 2. Article 8 shall apply for each of the GSP sections S-2a, S-3 and S-5 of Annex III, when the percentage share referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article exceeds 1
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 2 2. Article 8 shall apply for each of the GSP sections S-2a, S-3 and S-5 of Annex III, when the percentage share referred to
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 2 2. Article 8 shall apply for each of the GSP sections S-2a, S-3 and S-5 of Annex III, when the percentage share referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article exceeds 1
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 2 2. Article 8 shall apply for each of the GSP sections S-2a, S-3 and S-5 of Annex III, when the percentage share referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article exceeds 1
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 2 2. Article 8 shall apply for each of the GSP sections S-2a, S-3 and S-5 of Annex III, when the percentage share referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article exceeds 1
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 2 a (new) 2a. Article 29 shall apply for products falling under Combined Nomenclature codes 1006 and 1701, when the percentage share referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article exceeds 10 %
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 3 3. Article 8 and Article 29 shall apply for each of the GSP sections S-
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 3 3. Article 8 and Article 29 shall apply for each of the GSP sections S-
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 3 3. Article 8 shall apply for each of the GSP sections S-
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – point 3 a (new) 3a. New paragraph 4 Article 30 shall apply for the products listed in Annex I to the TFEU when the percentage referred to in Article 8 (1) exceeds 10%.
Amendment 439 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – subheading 1 a (new) Convention referred to in Articles 9, point (ba) 1. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (1989)
Amendment 440 #
3a. First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
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Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) Since 1971, the Community has granted trade preferences to developing countries under its Generalised Scheme of Preferences (‘GSP’). Since then, the GSP has covered more than 60 countries, especially developing nations, counting more than 1,7 billion people all over the world. The GSP is a key commercial instrument of the Union to promote human rights, democracy, the rule of law, good governance, gender equality, and sustainable development.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) The Union's common commercial policy shall be guided by the principles and pursue the objectives set out in the general provisions on the Union's external action, laid down in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). For that purpose, the Union should ensure that its commercial policy is conducted in close coordination with other external policies, and that regular contact with partner countries foreseen in the framework of the various instruments of the external action duly follow up on the obligations and issues identified in the implementation of the Union's trade relations and trade-related instruments.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) The Union's common commercial policy shall be guided by the principles and pursue the objectives set out in the general provisions on the Union's external action, laid down in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). Therefore, the Union should safeguard its values and principles both inside and outside of its territories, be coherent, set standards, and prioritise full-fledged democracies respecting the rule of law when opening negotiations for any type of economic and trading partnership.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Union's common commercial policy is to be consistent with and to consolidate the objectives of the Union policy in the field of development cooperation, laid down in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular the eradication of poverty and the promotion of sustainable economic, social, and environmental development and good governance in the developing countries. I
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Union's common commercial policy is to be consistent with and to consolidate the objectives of the Union policy in the field of development cooperation, laid down in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular the eradication of poverty and the promotion of human rights, sustainable economic, social, and environmental development and good governance in the developing countries. It is to comply with World Trade Organisation (‘WTO’) requirements, in particular with the Decision on Differential and More Favourable Treatment, Reciprocity and Fuller Participation of Developing Countries (the ‘Enabling Clause’), adopted under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (‘GATT’) in 1979, under which WTO Members may accord differential and more favourable
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The general objectives of the GSP are to support eradication of poverty in all its forms, in line with Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goal 17.12 and to promote the sustainable development agenda, while averting harm to EU industry’s interests. The 2018 GSP Mid- term Evaluation and the 2021 supporting Study for the Impact Assessment underpinning this Regulation concluded that the GSP framework under Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 has delivered on these main objectives, which were at the core of the 2012 overhaul of Council Regulation (EC) No 732/200815
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The general objectives of the GSP are to support eradication of poverty in all its forms, in line with Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goal
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The general objectives of the GSP
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The general objectives of the GSP are to support eradication of poverty in all its forms, in line with Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goal 17.12
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The general objectives of the GSP are to support eradication of poverty in all its forms, in line with Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goal 17.12
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The general objectives of the GSP are to support eradication of poverty in all its forms, in line with Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goal 17.12
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The general objectives of the GSP are to support eradication of poverty in all its forms, in line with Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goal 17.12 and to promote the sustainable development agenda, while averting harm to EU industry
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Those objectives remain relevant in the current global context and they are consistent with the analysis and perspective of the recent Commission Communication Trade Policy Review “An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy”16 (‘TPR’). According to the TPR, the Union has a “strategic interest to support the enhanced integration into the world economy of vulnerable developing countries” and it “must fully use the strength provided by its openness and the attractiveness of its Single Market” to support multilateralism and to ensure adherence to universal values. For GSP specifically, the TPR notes its important role in “promoting respect for core human and labour rights” and sets the objective for the GSP “to further increase trading opportunities for developing countries to reduce poverty and create jobs based on international values and principles”. Together with openness to trade, the scheme should support GSP beneficiary countries to develop a strong industrial base and to create an infrastructure that facilitates access to knowledge and information to foster diversification of trade flows. Moreover, the scheme should assist beneficiaries in recovering from the COVID-19 impact and in re-building their economies in a sustainable manner, including with respect to international human rights, labour, environmental and good governance standards. By prioritising diversification of exports from GSP beneficiary countries, the scheme should focus preferences on less competitive products which should ultimately contribute to sustainable development and poverty eradication. Coherence should be ensured between the GSP and its objectives and the assistance provided to beneficiary countries, in line with Union’s Policy Coherence for Development (PCD), which constitutes a key pillar of Union’s efforts to enhance the positive impact and increase effectiveness of development cooperation17 .
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Those objectives remain relevant in the current global context and they are consistent with the analysis and perspective of the recent Commission Communication Trade Policy Review “An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy”16 (‘TPR’). According to the TPR, the Union has a “strategic interest to support the enhanced integration into the world economy of vulnerable developing countries” and it “must fully use the strength provided by its openness and the attractiveness of its Single Market” to support multilateralism and to ensure adherence to universal values. For GSP specifically, the TPR notes its important role in “promoting respect for core human and labour rights” and sets the objective for the GSP “to further increase trading opportunities for developing countries to reduce poverty and create jobs based on international values and principles”. Together with openness to trade, the scheme should support GSP beneficiary countries to develop a strong industrial base and to create an infrastructure that facilitates access to knowledge and information to foster diversification of trade flows. Moreover, the scheme should assist beneficiaries in recovering from the COVID-19 impact and in re-building their economies in a sustainable manner,
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Those objectives remain relevant in the current global context and they are consistent with the analysis and perspective of the recent Commission Communication
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Those objectives remain relevant in the current global context and they are consistent with the analysis and perspective of the recent Commission Communication Trade Policy Review “An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy”16 (‘TPR’). According to the TPR, the Union has a “strategic interest to support the enhanced integration into the world economy of vulnerable developing countries” and it “must fully use the strength provided by its openness and the attractiveness of its Single Market” to support multilateralism and to ensure adherence to universal values both inside and outside its territories. For GSP specifically, the TPR notes its important role in “promoting respect for core human and labour rights” and sets the objective for the GSP “to further increase trading opportunities for developing countries to reduce poverty and create jobs based on international values and principles”. Moreover, the scheme should assist beneficiaries in recovering from the COVID-19 impact and in re-building their economies in a sustainable manner, including with respect to international human rights, labour, environmental and good governance standards. Coherence should be ensured between the GSP and its objectives and the assistance provided to beneficiary countries, in line with Union’s
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Those objectives remain relevant in the current global context and they are consistent with the analysis and perspective of the recent Commission Communication Trade Policy Review “An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy”16 (‘TPR’). According to the TPR, the Union has a “strategic interest to support the enhanced integration into the world economy of vulnerable developing countries” and it “must fully use the strength provided by its openness and the attractiveness of its Single Market” to support multilateralism and to ensure adherence to universal values. For GSP
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6 a) In addition, the TPR notes that it is appropriate for the Union to require that imported products comply with certain production requirements established by Union regulation and standards. Therefore, the scheme should be revised to support this objective and encourage the progressive introduction of reciprocal environmental and health production standards, so-called mirror clauses, for European products and products imported from beneficiary countries under the standard GSP regime and GSP+, where necessary and feasible, to strengthen the protection of health or the environment on the largest possible scale, in compliance with WTO rules.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 b (new) (6 b) The Commission should reach a common understanding with beneficiary countries under the GSP and GSP+ schemes on a roadmap which includes the progressive fulfilment of time-bound milestones which facilitates and creates the economic, social and environmental conditions and infrastructure for the insertion and application of reciprocal environmental and health production standards, which may be part of a future trade agreement that could offer further benefits to parties in commercial terms and not limited to market access for goods.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 c (new) (6 c) The Commission, in cooperation with stakeholders and civil society, should monitor the development and export potential of beneficiary countries that could reach the upper middle-income status in the near future and the economic impact of imports under GSP in the Union industry, particularly on competitive products. This monitoring should aim to improve the targeting of sensitive products under the product graduation mechanism, provide clear recommendations on actions to improve export diversification and ensure that tariff preferences under GSP are withdrawn from competitive products in order to provide further opportunities in the Union market for the exports of countries most in need.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 d (new) (6 d) Preferential Trade Agreements by their nature, offer substantially more benefits to parties beyond market access for goods and thus, are significantly more advantageous in commercial terms than unilateral preferences which are limited to goods. Consequently, the scheme's tariff preferences should provide incentives for the swift graduation of beneficiary countries, in accordance with the conditions set in this Regulation, in order to focus on countries most in need and to encourage the conclusion of trade agreements with those most advanced and reaching upper middle-income status.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) By providing preferential access to the Union market, the scheme should assist developing countries in their efforts to wealth creation and reduc
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) By providing preferential access to the Union market, the scheme should assist developing countries in their efforts to wealth creation and reduc
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) By providing preferential access to the Union market, the scheme should assist developing countries in their efforts to reduce poverty and achieve and promote good governance and sustainable development by helping them to generate additional revenue through international trade, which can then be re-invested for the benefit of their own sustainable development and, in addition, to diversify their economies. The scheme's tariff preferences should focus on those developing countries that have greater development, trade and financial needs. Beneficiary countries that show an honest and sincere will to reform their political system to more democratic procedures should be always prioritised.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) By providing preferential access to the Union market, the scheme should assist developing countries in their efforts to reduce poverty and achieve and promote good governance and sustainable development by helping them to generate additional revenue through international trade, which can then be re-invested for the benefit of their own development and, in addition, to diversify their economies. The scheme's tariff preferences should focus on less competitive products originating from those developing countries that have greater development, trade and financial needs.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) By providing preferential access to the Union market, the scheme should assist developing countries in their efforts to reduce poverty and achieve and promote good governance and sustainable development by helping them to generate additional revenue through international trade, which can then be re-invested for the benefit of their own development and, in addition, to diversify their economies. The scheme's tariff preferences should focus on less competitive products originating from those developing countries that have greater development, trade and financial needs.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) By providing preferential access to the Union market, the scheme should assist developing countries in their efforts to reduce poverty and achieve and promote good governance and sustainable development by helping them to generate additional revenue through international trade, which can then be re-invested for the benefit of their own development and, in addition, to diversify their economies. The scheme's tariff preferences should focus on less competitive products originating from those developing countries that have greater development, trade and financial needs.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7 a) Union policies increasingly entail an escalation in obligations to comply with Union standards on quality and sustainability of production, with a significant impact on production costs, which are not fully taken into account in international trade negotiations or in the GSP, despite the leading role of the Union in these areas. The limits and obligations that European producers have to respect should equally apply to imports into the Union internal market, being also monitored regularly. The latter imports should reflect the soaring requirements that Union farmers are bounded to implement as the GSP must not, under any circumstance, be a tool to promote unsustainable production or triangular trade. This should become a non- negotiable factor in free trade negotiations or access through the Union's GSP, alongside with equivalence which should also be a prerequisite, covering the entire value chain. The creation of a level playing field for production based on an equivalent political approach would strengthen the competitiveness, employment and growth of agri-food production in the beneficiary countries of the GSP schemes, while safeguarding the European producers.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7 a) The Union has set ambitious goals to promote sustainable development in its human, social, economic and environmental dimensions, notably through the European Green Deal, the Circular Economy Action Plan, the Farm to Fork Strategy, or in the areas of sustainable corporate governance and de- forestation, which will trigger fundamental changes in trade patterns with relevant impacts on the GSP scheme during the next decade. The GSP could play an important role in promoting trade in sustainably-produced goods, as long as it is compatible with WTO rules, and targeted development and technical assistance should be designed and provided in order to ensure that beneficiary countries can also fully take part in sustainable trade.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7 a) The Union has set a series of strategies to reach a carbon-neutral, digital and equal future during the first half of the 21st century, namely its Green Deal, the Circular Economy Action Plan, the Farm to Fork Strategy, its Digital strategy, new sustainable corporate governance standards, and de- forestation and the Biodiversity 2030 Strategy. The best lessons learned from these strategies should be presented to beneficiary countries, without mandatory application by them, in order for them to implement the most suitable lessons in their economic and social systems. Accordingly, the Union should take note of these implementations and record them in order to revise the scheme for the beneficiary.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7 a) The GSP scheme should be based on engaging with partner countries in a continuous and cooperative manner to help them develop and enforce international social, human and environmental standards.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7 a) The GSP scheme should be based on engaging with partner countries in a continous and cooperative manner to help them develop and enforce international, social, human and environmental standards.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 b (new) (7 b) The GSP scheme brings also important benefits to Union businesses importing from GSP countries, particularly those with GSP+ and EBA status, as reduction of duties leads to a reduction of costs.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 b (new) (7 b) The GSP scheme benefits Union business trading with GSP countries, particularly those with GSP+ and EBA status, as reduction of duties leads to a reduction of costs.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 c (new) (7 c) GSP beneficiary countries that take decisions that violate directly or indirectly the United Nations Security Council Resolutions should lose their status.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The scheme should consist of a basic arrangement (‘standard GSP arrangement’), and two special arrangements, namely the ‘special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance – GSP+’ and the ‘special arrangement for the
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The scheme should consist of a basic arrangement (‘standard GSP arrangement’), and two special arrangements, namely the ‘special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance – GSP+’ and the ‘special arrangement for the least-developed countries - EBA’. It, therefore, continues the structure of the previous ten years, which is considered a success, as it focuses on the countries most in need and addresses the varying developmental needs of beneficiaries and their own regional integration processes.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) The standard GSP arrangement should be granted to all those developing countries which share a common development need and are in a similar
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (GSP+) is based on the integral concept of sustainable development, as recognised by international conventions and instruments such as the 1986 UN Declaration on the Right to Development, the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the 1998 International Labour Organisation (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the 2000 UN Millennium Declaration, the 2002 Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development, the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work of 2019, the Outcome Document of the UN Summit on Sustainable Development of 2015 "Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Consequently, the additional tariff preferences provided for under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should be granted to those developing countries which, due to a lack of diversification, are economically vulnerable, have ratified core international conventions on human and labour rights, climate and environmental protection and good governance, and commit to ensuring the effective implementation thereof. The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should help those countries to assume the additional responsibilities resulting from
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (GSP+) is based on the integral concept of sustainable development, as recognised by international conventions and instruments such as the 1986 UN Declaration on the Right to Development, the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the 1998 International Labour Organisation (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the 2000 UN Millennium Declaration, the 2002 Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development, the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work of 2019, the Outcome Document of the UN Summit on Sustainable Development of 2015 "Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Consequently, the additional tariff preferences provided for under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should be granted to those developing countries which, due to a lack of diversification, are economically vulnerable, have ratified core international conventions on human and labour rights, climate and environmental protection and good governance, and commit to ensuring the effective
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (GSP+) is based on the integral concept of sustainable development, as recognised by international conventions and instruments such as the 1986 UN Declaration on the Right to Development, the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the 1998 International Labour Organisation (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the 2000 UN Millennium Declaration, the 2002 Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development, the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work of 2019, the Outcome Document of the UN Summit on Sustainable Development of 2015 "Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Consequently, the additional tariff preferences provided for under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should be granted to those developing countries which, due to a lack of diversification, are economically vulnerable, have ratified core international conventions on human and labour rights, climate and environmental protection and good governance, and commit to ensuring the effective implementation thereof. The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should help those countries to assume the additional responsibilities resulting from the ratification and effective
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) (11 a) The implementation of the generalized scheme of tariff preferences should also integrate the current discussions on reciprocal environmental and health production standards for Union products and products imported from third countries in conformity with the WTO (“mirror clauses”) with the aim of subjecting imported products to certain production requirements applied in the Union in line with the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) Countries graduating from the Least-Developed Countries (LDC) category established by the UN should be incentivised to continue on the path of sustainable development. For this purpose, the economic vulnerability criteria to qualify for the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should be eased compared to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012,
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) Countries graduating from the Least-Developed Countries (LDC)
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) Countries graduating from the Least-Developed Countries
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Preferences should be designed to promote
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15 a) The application for the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development should comprise, among others, a public plan of action detailing a priority-oriented list of measures to be taken which are considered necessary to effectively implement the relevant international conventions. This plan of action, on which the beneficiary country should have reached a common understanding with the Commission and where appropriate the European External Action Service, should also include deadlines and identify the relevant bodies of the beneficiary country responsible for its implementation.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 b (new) (15 b) The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should help those countries to assume the additional responsibilities resulting from the ratification and effective implementation of the international conventions on human and labour rights, environmental protection and good governance. The suspension of tariffs should therefore follow their effective implementation. Consequently, the plan of action should comprise a schedule for the suspension of tariffs (the “tariffs suspension schedule”), based on benchmarks against which the progress in the implementation of the relevant conventions is assessed.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The Commission and where appropriate the European External Action Service should monitor the status of ratification of the international conventions on human and labour rights, environmental protection and good governance and their effective implementation, by examining the relevant information, in particular where available the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies established under those conventions. Every t
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The Commission and where appropriate the European External Action Service should monitor the status of ratification of the international conventions on human and labour rights, environmental protection and good governance and their effective implementation, by examining the relevant information, in particular where available the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies established under those conventions. Every three years, the Commission should present to the European Parliament and the Council a
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 a (new) Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) For the purposes of monitoring of implementation and, where applicable, withdrawal of tariff preferences, reports from relevant monitoring bodies are essential. However, such reports may be supplemented by other information available to the Commission, including information obtained under bilateral or multilateral technical assistance programmes, and through other sources of information, provided they are accurate and reliable. This could include information from the European Parliament and the Council, related Union agencies, national and regional governments, international organisations, civil society, social partners, or complaints received through the SEP provided they satisfy the relevant requirements. These stakeholders could use a database set up and managed by the Commission to include their findings. Shortcomings identified during the monitoring process may inform the Commission’s future programming of development assistance in a more targeted manner. The Parliament should provide for yearly reports on the matter.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) For the purposes of monitoring of implementation and, where applicable, subsequent granting or withdrawal of tariff preferences, reports from relevant monitoring bodies are essential. However, such reports may be supplemented by other information available to the Commission, including information obtained under bilateral or multilateral technical assistance programmes, and through other sources of information, provided they are accurate and reliable. This could include information from the European Parliament and the Council, governments, international organisations, civil society, social partners, or complaints received through the SEP provided they satisfy the relevant requirements. Shortcomings identified during the monitoring process may inform the Commission’s future programming of development assistance in a more targeted manner.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) In July 2020, the Commission appointed the Chief Trade Enforcement Officer with the role of enforcing trade rules. In this connection, in November 2020, the Commission launched a new complaints mechanism, the Single Entry Point (‘SEP’), as part of its increased efforts to strengthen the enforcement and implementation of trade commitments.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) In July 2020, the Commission appointed the Chief Trade Enforcement Officer with the role of enforcing trade rules. In this connection, in November 2020, the Commission launched a new complaints mechanism, the Single Entry Point (‘SEP’), as part of its increased efforts to strengthen the enforcement and implementation of trade commitments. Through the SEP, the Commission receives complaints on various matters related to trade policy, including breaches of the GSP commitments. The SEP is accessible to citizens, entities, stakeholders or civil society. Such new system of complaints should be integrated within the framework of this Regulation.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The special arrangement for the least-developed countries (EBA) should continue to grant duty free access to the Union market for products originating in the least developed countries, as recognised and classified by the United Nations (UN), except for trade in arms. For a country no longer classified by the UN as a least-developed country, a transitional period should be established, to alleviate any adverse effects caused by the removal of the tariff preferences granted under that arrangement. If a beneficiary country of the EBA scheme no longer meets certain economic, environmental and social conditions, that country should be excluded from the list of beneficiary countries of the EBA scheme. If a product imported from EBA beneficiary countries does not meet certain economic, environmental and social production criteria, that product should be excluded from the tariff preference scheme and the Common Customs Tariff should be reintroduced for that product. Tariff preferences provided under the special arrangement for the least-
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) Common Customs Tariff duties on non-sensitive products should continue to be suspended, while duties on sensitive products should enjoy a tariff reduction, in order to ensure a satisfactory utilisation rate and maximize the development effect of the mechanism while at the same time taking account of the situation of the corresponding Union industries.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) Common Customs Tariff duties on non-sensitive products should continue to be suspended, while duties on sensitive products should enjoy a tariff reduction, in order to ensure a satisfactory utilisation rate and maximize the development effect of the mechanism while at the same time taking account of the situation of the corresponding Union industries.
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) Common Customs Tariff duties on non-sensitive products should continue to be suspended, while duties on sensitive
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22)
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22)
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22)
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 a (new) (23 a) Safeguards are essential mechanisms to reduce beneficiary countries’ dependency on a few products, to focus preferences on less competitive products and to stimulate economic growth. The scheme should reinforce the Union’s financial and economic interests by providing effective and enforceable safeguards to sensitive products which should at the same time improve the diversification of their economies and the implementation of social and environmental rights in beneficiary countries.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 a (new) (23 a) Safeguards are essential mechanisms to reduce beneficiary countries’ dependency on a few products, to focus preferences on less competitive products and to stimulate economic growth and SMEs. The scheme should reinforce the Union’s financial and economic interests by providing effective and enforceable safeguards to sensitive products which should at the same time improve the implementation of social and environmental rights in beneficiary countries.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 a (new) (23 a) Safeguards are essential mechanisms to reduce beneficiary countries’ dependency on a few products, to focus preferences on less competitive products and to stimulate economic growth. The scheme should reinforce the Union’s financial and economic interests by providing effective and enforceable safeguards to sensitive products which should at the same time improve the implementation of social and environmental rights in beneficiary countries
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) Product graduation should be based on criteria related to sections and chapters of the Common Customs Tariff. Product graduation should apply in respect of a section or sub-section in order to reduce cases where heterogeneous products are graduated. The graduation of a section or a sub-section (made up of chapters) for a beneficiary country should be applied when the section meets the criteria for graduation over three consecutive years, in order to increase predictability and fairness of graduation by eliminating the effect of large and exceptional variations in the import statistics. Product graduation should not apply to the beneficiary countries of the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (GSP+) and the beneficiary countries of the special arrangement for the least-developed countries (EBA) as they share a very similar economic profile
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) Product graduation should be based on criteria related to sections and chapters of the Common Customs Tariff. Product graduation should apply in respect of a section or sub-section in order to reduce cases where heterogeneous products are graduated. The graduation of a section or a sub-section (made up of chapters) for a beneficiary country should be applied when the section meets the criteria for graduation over three consecutive years, in order to increase predictability and fairness of graduation by eliminating the effect of large and exceptional variations in the import statistics. Product graduation should not apply to the beneficiary countries of the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (GSP+) and the beneficiary countries of the special arrangement for the least-developed countries (EBA) as they share a very similar economic profile rendering them vulnerable because of a low, non-diversified export base.- The tariff preferences provided for in this Regulation apply to products originating in the beneficiary countries in accordance
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) Product graduation should be based on criteria related to sections and chapters of the Common Customs Tariff. Product graduation should apply in respect of a section or sub-section in order to reduce cases where heterogeneous products are graduated. The graduation of a section or a sub-section (made up of chapters) for a beneficiary country should be applied when the section meets the criteria for graduation over three consecutive years, in order to increase predictability and fairness of graduation by eliminating the effect of large and exceptional variations in the import statistics. Product graduation should not apply to the beneficiary countries of the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (GSP+) and the beneficiary countries of the special arrangement for the least-developed countries (EBA) as they share a very similar economic profile
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) The reasons for temporary withdrawal of the arrangements under the scheme should include serious and systematic violations of the principles laid down in international conventions concerning core human rights (including certain principles of international humanitarian law enshrined in those conventions), labour rights, climate and environmental protection, and good governance, so as to promote the objectives of those conventions. Tariff preferences under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should be temporarily withdrawn if the beneficiary country does not respect its binding undertaking to maintain the ratification and effective implementation of those conventions or to comply with the reporting requirements imposed by the respective conventions, or if the beneficiary country does not cooperate with the Union's monitoring procedures as set out in this Regulation. The temporary withdrawal should continue until the reasons justifying it no longer apply. In situations characterised by an exceptional gravity of the violations, the Commission should have the power to respond rapidly by adopting measures within a shorter timeline. Under the Union’s zero tolerance approach for child labour the reasons for temporary withdrawal should include exports of
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) The reasons for temporary withdrawal of the arrangements under the scheme should include serious and systematic violations of the principles laid down in international conventions concerning core human rights (including certain principles of international humanitarian law enshrined in those conventions), labour rights, climate and environmental protection, and good governance,so as to promote the objectives of those conventions. Tariff preferences under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should be temporarily withdrawn if the beneficiary country does not respect its binding undertaking to maintain the ratification and effective implementation of those conventions or to comply with the reporting requirements
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) The reasons for temporary withdrawal of the arrangements under the scheme should include serious and systematic violations of the principles laid down in international conventions concerning core human rights (including
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) The reasons for temporary withdrawal of the arrangements under the scheme should include serious and systematic violations of the principles laid down in international conventions concerning core human rights (including certain principles of international humanitarian law enshrined in those conventions), labour rights, climate and environmental protection, and good governance, so as to promote the objectives of those conventions. Furthermore, temporary withdrawal should be made possible in case of severe and systemic breach of the obligation of the beneficiary country towards not respecting the Members States’ interests and not complying with international trade obligations and creating some retaliatory or discriminatory measures. Tariff preferences under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should be temporarily withdrawn if the beneficiary country does not respect its binding undertaking to maintain the ratification and effective implementation of those conventions or to comply with the reporting requirements imposed by the respective conventions, or if the beneficiary country does not cooperate with the Union's monitoring procedures as set out in this Regulation. The temporary withdrawal should continue until the reasons justifying it no longer apply. In situations characterised by an exceptional gravity of the violations, the Commission should have the power to respond rapidly by adopting measures within a shorter timeline. Under the Union’s zero tolerance approach for child labour the reasons for temporary withdrawal should include exports of goods made by internationally prohibited child labour, as well as forced labour including slavery and prison labour, as identified in the relevant Conventions in Annex VI.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) The reasons for temporary withdrawal of the arrangements under the scheme should include serious and systematic violations of the principles laid down in international conventions concerning core human rights (including certain principles of international humanitarian law enshrined in those conventions), labour rights, climate and environmental protection, and good governance,so as to promote the objectives of those conventions. Tariff preferences under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should be temporarily withdrawn if the beneficiary country does not respect its binding undertaking to maintain the ratification and effective implementation of those conventions or to comply with the reporting requirements imposed by the respective conventions, or if the beneficiary country does not cooperate with the Union's monitoring procedures as set out in this Regulation. The temporary withdrawal should continue until the reasons justifying it no longer apply. In situations characterised by an exceptional gravity of the violations, the Commission should have the power to respond rapidly by adopting measures within a shorter timeline. Under the Union’s zero tolerance approach for child
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) The reasons for temporary withdrawal of the arrangements under the scheme should include serious and systematic violations of the principles laid down in international conventions concerning core human rights (including certain principles of international humanitarian law enshrined in those conventions), labour rights, climate and environmental protection, and good governance,so as to promote the objectives of those conventions. Tariff preferences under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance should be temporarily withdrawn if the beneficiary country does not respect its binding undertaking to maintain the ratification and effective implementation of those conventions or to
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) The reasons for temporary withdrawal of the arrangements under the scheme should include violation of the UN Security Council Resolutions, serious and systematic violations of the principles laid down in international conventions concerning core human rights (including certain principles of international humanitarian law enshrined in those conventions), labour rights, climate and environmental protection, and good governance, so as to promote the objectives of those conventions. Tariff preferences under the special incentive arrangement for
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) The reasons for temporary withdrawal of the arrangements under the scheme should include serious and systematic violations of the principles laid down in international conventions concerning core human rights (including certain principles of international humanitarian law enshrined in those conventions), labour rights, climate and environmental protection and maritime legislation, and good
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) The reasons for temporary withdrawal of the arrangements under the scheme should include serious and systematic violations of the principles laid down in international conventions concerning core human rights (including
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 a (new) (25 a) Temporary withdrawal of the arrangements should be considered as a last-resort measure. Whenever the record of compliance with the relevant obligations set out in this Regulation seriously deteriorates, the Commission and the EEAS should step up dialogue with the beneficiary countries and launch a process of enhanced engagement where countries commit to actions through the implementation of targeted roadmaps leading to discernible progress generally in the short term or, whenever issues are more complex and sensitive, over the medium term. After the launch and during the overall duration of the withdrawal procedure, beneficiary countries should be given the possibility to start engaging anytime. Whenever the enhanced engagement is extended into a second year, the Commission should add the country onto a public list, with a view to providing predictability and maximising leverage.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 a (new) (25 a) Trade defense instruments are becoming increasingly important and should be enforced as soon as imports harm Union producers. Thereunder, the latter instruments should be used to manage situations where unfair trade practices take place in the form of price dumping or public subsidies, not WTO compliant. As trade within agri-food products is increasingly concentrated on processed products, the activation of trade defense instruments is progressively becoming more complex, as evidenced by the evolution of imports of semi-finished or processed rice from Cambodia. For this purpose, a certain establishment of the origin of the raw material used in the transformation of the product should be ensured.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 a (new) (25 a) The Commission should initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal when it considers that there are sufficient reasons to believe that a beneficiary country is in breach of its obligations under the current regulation. In determining whether such reasons exist, it should take into consideration all relevant and credible information emanating from, inter alia, the relevant monitoring bodies, civil society organisations, stakeholders and Union institutions. The Commission should initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal when it is requested to do so by the European Parliament in its annual report on the implementation of the generalised scheme of tariff preferences.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26)
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Orderly international migration can bring important benefits to the countries of origin, transit and destination of migrants and contribute to their sustainable development and economic growth needs. Increasing coherence between trade, development and migration policies is key to ensure that the benefits of migration accrue mutually to
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Orderly
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Orderly international migration can bring important benefits to the countries of origin and destination of migrants and contribute to their sustainable development
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 a (new) (26 a) The Union should favour a constructive engagement on all aspects of migration, forced displacement and mobility, working to ensure that migration takes place in a safe and well-regulated manner. It is essential to further step up cooperation on migration with partner countries, built on the more for more principle and using the full application of the NDICI-Global Europe instrument.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) Return, readmission and reintegration are a common challenge for the Union and its partners.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) The advisory procedure should be used for the adoption of implementing acts on suspension from the tariff preferences of certain GSP sections in respect of beneficiary countries and on the initiation of a temporary withdrawal procedure, taking into account the nature and impact
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 35 (35) The Commission should also adopt immediately applicable implementing acts where, in duly justified cases relating to safeguard investigations, imperative grounds of urgency relating to the deterioration of the economic and/or financial situation of Union producers which would be difficult to repair so require. Safeguards should be promptly activated if there were to exist a substantial negative impact on the Union agri-food production sector. Any delay or hesitation in the application of safeguard measures in the agri-food sector could lead to irreversible economic damage for Union farmers and the agri-food industry overall, with consequent loss of jobs and damage to the local, national and European socio-economic framework.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 36 (36) The Commission should report regularly to the European Parliament and to the Council on the effects of the scheme under this Regulation through the relevant institutional committees. By 1 January 20
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 36 (36) The Commission should report regularly to the European Parliament and to the Council on the effects of the scheme under this Regulation through the relevant institutional committees. By 1 January 2030, the Commission should report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the mid-term application of this Regulation and assess the need to review the scheme. The report is necessary to analyse the impact of the scheme on the
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new) (9 a) ‘sensitive products’ means goods whose excessively-high utilisation rate by standard GSP beneficiary countries referred to in Article 1(2) could negatively impact the market for basic primary and processed goods and affect the ability and capacity of Union industries to manufacture or process them in the medium and long-run; processed agri- food products, such as rice and sugar, considered for the purposes of this definition are products obtained with basic raw materials whose origin or place of origin is in one of the Member States;
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new) (9 a) "sensitive products" means goods whose excessive utilisation rate by standard GSP beneficiary countries could have a negative impact on the market for basic or processed goods and other European commodities, in the medium and long term. In this regard and for the purposes of this definition, processed agri-food products - such as rice and sugar - are products obtained with basic raw materials whose origin or place of origin is ascertained in a Member State.
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new) (9 a) ‘sensitive products’ means goods whose utilisation rate by standard GSP beneficiary countries could negatively impact the Union industry and primary sector;
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new) (9 b) For the purpose of this Regulation, agricultural and agri-food products are considered sustainable when they are certified in accordance with voluntary sustainability certification schemes recognized by the European Commission on the basis of pre- established sustainability criteria and minimum requirements. The latter should be based, inter alia, in consistency with the ambitious objectives of the European Green deal and the "Farm2Fork" strategy, as well as with internationally recognized standards such as relevant international conventions listed in Annex VI, adequate standards of human rights, environmental sustainability, economic equality and decent income. Criteria is also to include reliability, transparency, traceability, independent and accredited audit and adequate appeal procedures.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new) (10 a) ‘plan of action’ means a forward looking and priority-oriented list of measures, including legislative ones, to be adopted and actions to be taken by a beneficiary country which are considered necessary to effectively implement the core international conventions referred to in Annex VI, including a timeframe for each listed measure and action and identifying as precisely as possible the relevant institution or structure responsible for its implementation and oversight;
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new) (10 a) ‘plan of action’ means a forward looking and priority-oriented list of measures, including legislative ones, to be adopted and actions to be taken by a beneficiary country which are considered necessary to effectively implement the core international conventions referred to in Annex VI, including a roadmap for its implementation and oversight;
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 b (new) (10 b) ‘list of issues’ means a list of the salient issues in relation to attaining effective implementation of the international conventions relevant to the GSP+ arrangement, as identified by the monitoring bodies or based on any accurate and reliable sources of information, including as provided by relevant stakeholders and civil society organisations, and based on the conclusions outlined in the report referred to in Article 14 and relative to the preceding monitoring cycle;
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 b (new) (10 b) ‘tariff suspension schedule’ means the schedule included in the plan of action and according to which the tariff preferences are granted, following the benchmarks and timeframe agreed in the plan of action;
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 c (new) (10 c) ‘list of issues’ means a list of the salient issues in relation to attaining effective implementation of the international conventions relevant to the GSP+ arrangement, as identified by the monitoring bodies or based on any accurate and reliable sources of information, including as provided by relevant stakeholders and civil society organisations, and based on the conclusions outlined in the report referred to in Article 14 and relative to the preceding monitoring cycle;
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 (11) ‘effective implementation’ means the integral implementation of the undertakings and obligations undertaken under the international conventions listed in Annex VI, in particular the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (the 'relevant conventions') and the United Nations Security Council Decisions, thus ensuring fulfilment of
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new) Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 (12) ‘complaint’ means a complaint, either public or anonymous, submitted to the Commission through the Single Entry Point
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 (12) ‘complaint’ means a complaint submitted, also anonymously, to the Commission through the Single Entry Point
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 (12) ‘complaint’ means a complaint submitted to the Commission through the Single Entry Point relating to conditions and reasons referred to in Articles 9 and 19.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new) (12 a) 'directly competing products' means a product which, after or prior to an industrial transformation, can be compared to another product;
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 a (new) Article 3 a The Commission shall make information available on any changes made to the status of GSP beneficiaries by publishing a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, and by notifying relevant Member State authorities, whenever a GSP beneficiary is brought under investigation for violating its GSP commitments, and, ultimately, if the GSP country in question has its GSP benefits withdrawn as a last-resort measure.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) it has not ratified all the conventions listed in Annex VI (the 'relevant conventions') or the Commission has identified, based on available information, in particular the most recent available conclusions of the monitoring bodies under those conventions, a serious failure to effectively implement any of those conventions.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) there is sufficient ground to consider that serious and systematic infringement and violations of the conditions set out in Article 19.1 points (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) exist.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) the beneficiary countries show an honest and sincere will to reform their political system to more democratic procedures;
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. The Commission shall prioritise those beneficiary countries that show an honest and sincere will to reform their political system to more democratic procedures, who take visible steps towards economic diversification and sustainable development, and that take measure to improve gender equality. This provision shall not exclude all those beneficiary countries covered by the schemes referred to in Article 1 paragraph 2 and relating to conditions and reasons referred to in Articles 9 and 19.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Countries that benefit from the standard arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 shall ratify the conventions listed in Annex VI, and adopt a National Action Plan for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, in conformity with the Guidance on National Action Plans of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, within five years upon the application of the preferences.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Countries that benefit from the standard arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 shall ratify the conventions listed in Annex VI, and adopt a National Action Plan for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, in conformity with the Guidance on National Action Plans of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, within five years upon the application of the preferences.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Union development finance programming under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe established by Regulation(EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council in support of countries benefitting from the special arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 shall prioritise ratification of the conventions listed in Annex VI and the adoption of a National Action Plan as referred to in paragraph 1a.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Union development finance programming under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe established by Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council in support of countries benefitting from the special arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 shall prioritise ratification of the conventions listed in Annex VI and the adoption of a National Action Plan as referred to in paragraph 1a.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. Points (a), (b) and (
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) Article 5 a 1. The Commission shall monitor, in cooperation with stakeholders and civil society, the development and export potential of Standard GSP beneficiary countries that could reach the upper middle-income status and the economic impact of imports in the Union industry, particularly on competitive products. 2. By 1 January 2027, and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the aspects referred to in paragraph 1 and provide clear recommendations on actions to improve export diversification and ensure that tariff preferences are withdrawn from competitive products.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Products shall be considered sustainable when they are certified in accordance with recognised voluntary sustainability certification schemes. A voluntary sustainability certification scheme shall be recognised by the Commission for the purposes of this Regulation based on established sustainability criteria and minimum requirements based, inter alia, on coherence with internationally recognised standards such as the relevant international conventions listed in Annex VI, adequate standards of human rights, environmental sustainability, economic equality and living income, the specificity of local and traditional productions; reliability, transparency, traceability, independent and accredited auditing and appropriate appeal procedures shall also feature among the criteria.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Exporters of certified sustainable products shall, upon request, be granted a “sustainability certificate”, proving the eligibility of their goods for preferential market access.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. The Commission shall adopt a delegated act establishing, in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2), a list of sustainability certification schemes that are relevant for the purpose of recognising products as sustainable.
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. The Commission shall also, as appropriate, periodically verify that recognised voluntary sustainability certification schemes continue to fulfil the criteria that led to their recognition in accordance with paragraph 1a.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 c (new) Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 d (new) 1 d. If there is evidence of repeated or significant cases where economic operators implementing a scheme recognised in accordance with paragraph 1a have failed to fulfil the requirements of this Regulation, the Commission shall examine, in consultation with the operator of the recognised scheme, whether those cases indicate deficiencies in the scheme.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 e (new) 1 e. The Commission shall establish and keep up-to-date a register of recognised voluntary sustainability certification schemes. That register shall be made publicly available on the internet.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 a (new) Article 6 a Where the Commission identifies deficiencies in a recognised voluntary sustainability certification scheme, it may grant the scheme operator an appropriate period of time to take remedial action.
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. The tariff preferences referred to in Article 7 shall be suspended, in respect of products of a GSP section originating in a standard GSP beneficiary country, when the average value of Union imports of such products over three consecutive years from that standard GSP beneficiary country exceeds the thresholds listed in Annex IV. The thresholds shall be calculated as a percentage of the total value of Union imports of the same products from all GSP beneficiary countries. Additionally, such a threshold shall be applied to a specific Taric code, or to a restricted number of Taric codes.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall, every three years, review the list referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article and adopt an implementing act in the year preceding the review year, in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2), in order to suspend or to re-establish the tariff preferences referred to in Article 7. That implementing act shall apply as of 1 January of the year following its entry in force.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall, every three years, review the list referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article and adopt an implementing act in the year preceding the review year, in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2), in order to suspend or to re-establish the tariff preferences referred to in Article 7. That implementing act shall apply as of 1 January of the year following its entry in force.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall, every three years, review the list referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article and adopt an implementing act in the year preceding the review year, in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2), in order to suspend or to re-establish the tariff preferences referred to in Article 7. That implementing act shall apply as of 1 January of the year following its entry in force.
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 4. The list referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article shall be established on the basis of the data available on 1 September of the year
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 4. The list referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article shall be established on the basis of the data available on 1 September of the year
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 4. The list referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article shall be established on the basis of the data available on 1 September of the year
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. The Commission shall reach a common understanding with beneficiary countries under the Standard GSP on a roadmap which includes the progressive fulfilment of time-bound milestones that facilitates and creates the economic, social and environmental conditions and infrastructure for the insertion and application of reciprocal environmental and health production standards.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) it has adopted a National Action Plan for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, in conformity with the Guidance on National Action Plans of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) it has ratified all the conventions listed in Annex VI
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) it has taken a clear commitment and has adopted a roadmap with concrete steps in time and in law towards the ratification and effective implementation of the convention as set in Annex VI, subheading 1a, and the Commission has identified, based on available information, in particular the most recent available conclusions of the monitoring body under this convention, a clear commitment and a concrete roadmap to effectively implement this convention;
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) it has adopted a National Action Plan for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, in conformity with the Guidance on National Action Plans of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) it gives a binding undertaking to maintain ratification of the relevant conventions and to ensure the effective implementation thereof, accompanied by a plan of action
Amendment 247 #
(d) it gives a binding undertaking to maintain ratification of the relevant conventions and to ensure the effective implementation thereof, accompanied by a plan of action for the effective implementation of the
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) it cooperates in a satisfactory manner with the Union and its Member States on the readmission of its own nationals and gives a binding undertaking to maintain ratification of the relevant conventions and to ensure the effective implementation thereof, accompanied by a plan of action for the effective implementation of the relevant conventions;
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) it accepts without reservation the reporting requirements imposed by any of the relevant conventions and gives a binding undertaking to accept regular monitoring and review, by monitoring bodies such as the Commission and the Parliament, of its implementation record in accordance with the provisions of the relevant conventions;
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a The plan of action referred to in paragraph 1 point d) shall: (a) include a timetable of measures that are necessary to effectively implement the relevant conventions; (b) include a tariff suspension schedule, based on the benchmarks against which the progress in the implementation of the relevant conventions is assessed; (c) be jointly agreed between the Commission and the applicant country for a period of two years; (d) serve as a basis for the report referred to in Article 14; (e) be made publicly available.
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the Commission considers, based on examination of the request, including but not limited to the plan of action, that the requesting country fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 9.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. The Common Customs Tariff ad valorem duties on all products listed in Annex III and Annex VII, which originate in a GSP+ beneficiary country, shall be suspended according to the tariff suspension schedule referred to in Article 9(1a) point b).
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. Common Customs Tariff specific duties on products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be suspended
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. As of the date of the granting of the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance, the Commission shall, with regard to each of the GSP+ beneficiary countries, keep under review and monitor the status of ratification of the relevant conventions and their effective implementation, as well as the cooperation of the GSP+ beneficiary country with the relevant monitoring bodies. In doing so, the Commission shall
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. As of the date of the granting of the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance, the Commission shall, with regard to each of the GSP+ beneficiary countries, keep under review and monitor the status of ratification of the relevant conventions and their effective implementation, as well as the cooperation of the GSP+ beneficiary country with the relevant monitoring bodies. In doing so, the Commission shall
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. As of the date of the granting of the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance, the Commission shall, with regard to each of the GSP+ beneficiary countries, keep under review and monitor the status of ratification of the relevant conventions and their effective implementation, as well as the cooperation of the GSP+ beneficiary country with the relevant monitoring bodies. In doing so, the Commission shall examine all relevant information, in particular the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies. The Parliament shall issue an annual report on the GSP.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. As of the date of the granting of the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance, the Commission shall, with regard to each of the GSP+ beneficiary countries, keep under constant review and monitor in an open and transparent manner the status of ratification of the relevant conventions and their effective implementation, as well as the cooperation of the GSP+ beneficiary country with the relevant monitoring bodies. In doing so, the Commission shall examine all relevant information, in particular the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. As of the date of the granting of the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance, the Commission shall, with regard to each of the GSP+ beneficiary countries, keep under constant review and monitor in an open and transparent way the status of ratification of the relevant conventions and their effective implementation, as well as the cooperation of the GSP+ beneficiary country with the relevant monitoring bodies. In doing so, the Commission shall examine all relevant information, in particular the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. The Commission, together with the External Action Service, and the Parliament shall send missions to the ground to assess, in a transparent and accountable manner, the implementation of the plans set up by the scheme in the beneficiary country. The Delegations of the Union in beneficiary countries shall assist these missions as well as the overall implementation of this Regulation.
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. The Commission, where applicable jointly with the EEAS, shall carry out at least one high-level monitoring mission per monitoring cycle to the beneficiary countries in order to assess progress on the ground, including in line with the plans of action. In the framework of the mission, relevant stakeholders in the beneficiary countries shall be duly consulted. The Commission shall keep the European Parliament and the Council informed of the preparation and outcome of the missions.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. The Commission shall monitor, in cooperation with stakeholders and civil society, the development and export potential of beneficiary countries that could reach the upper middle-income status in the near future and the economic impact of imports under the GSP+ in the Union industry, particularly on competitive products.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. At the beginning of each monitoring cycle, the Commission shall send a list of issues to all GSP+ beneficiary countries outlining implementation issues that need to be addressed during the cycle. The lists of issues shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. The Commission shall support the necessary capacity-building measures and provide specific technical assistance, expertise and advice in order to help beneficiary countries to comply with international commitments.
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. The Commission shall support the necessary capacity-building measures and provide specific technical assistance, expertise and advice in order to help beneficiary countries to comply with international commitments.
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. At the end of each monitoring cycle, the Commission shall assess which benchmarks have been met by the GSP+ beneficiary country with regard to the implementation of the relevant conventions. Where relevant and based on the tariff suspension schedule, it shall adopt an implementing act establishing, in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2), on which products tariff duties shall be suspended.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. At the beginning of each monitoring cycle, the Commission shall send a list of issues to all GSP+ beneficiary countries outlining implementation issues that need to be addressed during the cycle. The lists of issues shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 c (new) 2 c. The plans of action and the Commission and European External Action Service’s recommendations on priority implementation actions shall be taken into account in the EU development finance programming under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe established by Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council in order to support GSP+ beneficiary countries in attaining their commitments.
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 a (new) Article 13 a The Commission shall be assisted in reviewing, monitoring and assessing the binding undertakings referred to in Article 9, points (d), (e) and (f) by an advisory body composed of representatives of the Union’s stakeholders. The Commission shall consult the advisory body with regard to the plans of action submitted by the GSP+ beneficiary countries in view of their application to the GSP+ scheme; for that purpose, the participation to the advisory body shall be extended to stakeholders in the beneficiary countries. The Commission shall also consult with and report to the advisory body when assessing the implementation of the plans of action during each monitoring cycle and more generally throughout the cycle as regularly as necessary, including ahead of and after monitoring missions.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 a (new) Article 13 a The Commission shall be assisted in reviewing, monitoring and assessing the binding undertakings referred to in Article 9, points (d), (e) and (f) by an advisory body composed of representatives of the Union’s stakeholders. The Commission shall consult the advisory body with regard to the plans of action submitted by the GSP beneficiary countries in view of their application to the GSP+ scheme; for that purpose, the participation to the advisory body shall be extended to stakeholders in the beneficiary countries. The Commission shall also consult with and report to the advisory body when assessing the implementation of the plans of action during each monitoring cycle and more generally throughout the cycle as regularly as necessary, including ahead of and after monitoring missions.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. By 1 January 202
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. By 1 January 2027, and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new) (a a) the development and export potential of beneficiary countries that could reach the upper middle-income status in the near future and the economic impact of imports under GSP+ in the Union industry, particularly on competitive products, and provide clear recommendations on actions to improve export diversification and ensure that tariff preferences are withdrawn from competitive products;
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part (b) the Commission's and where appropriate the European External Action Service’s conclusions on whether each GSP+ beneficiary country respects its binding undertakings to comply with
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. The Parliament shall also make its own report, whose assessment and recommendations shall be taken into account by the Commission.
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 3. In drawing their conclusions concerning effective implementation of the relevant conventions, the Commission and where appropriate the European External Action Service shall assess the implementation of the plans of action, also based on the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies, as well as, without prejudice to other sources, information submitted by the European Parliament or the Council as well as third parties, including governments and international organisations, civil society, and social
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 3. In drawing their conclusions concerning effective implementation of the relevant conventions, the Commission and where appropriate the European External Action Service shall assess the implementation of the plans of action, also based on the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies, as well as, without prejudice to other sources, information submitted by the European Parliament or the Council as well as third parties, including governments and international organisations, civil society, and social partners. The Commission and, where applicable, the European External Action Service shall provide recommendations on issues and actions to be prioritised in the following monitoring cycle, including on the provision of technical assistance and development support, as appropriate. In case of major shortcomings in implementing the plans of action, the report shall indicate which measures the country shall undertake in order to comply with the obligations under Article 9(d).
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 3. In drawing their conclusions concerning effective implementation of the relevant conventions, the Commission and where appropriate the European External Action Service shall assess the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies, as well as, without prejudice to other sources, information submitted by the European Parliament or the Council as well as third parties, including national and, where applicable, regional governments and international organisations, civil society, and social partners.
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. The Commission shall set up special domestic advisory groups for GSP beneficiary countries, in order for them to assist the Commission in reviewing, monitoring and assessing their progress in achieving the objectives set up by their respective scheme. Members of the Committee on International Trade of the Parliament shall be also present in these groups.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 a (new) Article 14 a The Commission shall reach a common understanding with beneficiary countries under the GSP+ on a roadmap which includes the progressive fulfilment of time-bound milestones that facilitates and creates the economic, social and environmental conditions and infrastructure for the insertion and application of reciprocal environmental and health production standards.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 1. The special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance shall be withdrawn temporarily, in respect of all or of certain products, including certain sectors or economic operators, originating in a GSP+ beneficiary country, where that country does not respect its binding undertakings as referred to in Article 9, points (d), (e) and (f), or the GSP+ beneficiary country has formulated a reservation which is prohibited by any of the relevant conventions or which is incompatible with the object and purpose of that convention as established in Article 9, point (c).
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 2. The burden of proof for compliance with its obligations resulting from binding undertakings as referred to in Article 9, points (ba), (d), (e) and (f), and its situation as referred to in Article 9, point (c), shall be on the GSP+ beneficiary country.
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 3. When requested by the European Parliament or, on its own initiative, where, either on the basis of the conclusions and of the GSP+ beneficiary country’s follow up to recommendations and priority actions as provided by the report referred to in Article 14 or on the basis of the evidence available, including evidence submitted through a complaint, the Commission has a reasonable doubt that a particular GSP+ beneficiary country does not respect its binding undertakings as referred to in Article 9, points (d), (e) and (f), including with regard to the implementation of its plan of action, or has formulated a reservation which is prohibited by any of the relevant conventions or which is incompatible with the object and purpose of that convention as established in Article 9, point (c), it shall, in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2), adopt an implementing act to initiate the procedure for the temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council thereof. In its assessment of whether the GSP+ beneficiary country does not respect its binding undertakings referred to in Article 9 point (d), the Commission will in particular take into account whether the relevant monitoring bodies, treaty and supervisory mechanisms have signalled a potentially serious failure to effectively implement the relevant conventions, based on indicators such as: - the establishment of commissions of inquiry, fact-finding missions, country special rapporteurs, or other monitoring mechanisms by the UN Human Rights Council or General Assembly; - findings by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures or other UN independent human rights experts; - relevant procedures in the framework of the ILO Committee of Application of Standards, such as the introduction of a special paragraph; - rulings and opinions by international human rights courts; - reports by prominent local and international human rights groups; - relevant indicators for the effective implementation of Multilateral Environmental and good governance Conventions.
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 3. Where, either on the basis of the conclusions
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 3. Where, either on the basis of the conclusions
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, the Council and the advisory body referred to in Article 13a about the complaints received. The Commission shall inform the complainant, the European Parliament, the Council and the advisory body referred to in Article 13a where it considers that the complaint does not provide sufficient evidence in relation to the indicators referred to in this article.
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point a (a) where relevant, state the grounds for the reasonable doubt referred to in paragraph 3 which may call into question the right of the GSP+ beneficiary country to continue to enjoy the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance;
Amendment 288 #
6. The Commission shall seek all information it considers necessary including, inter alia, the conclusions and recommendations of the relevant monitoring bodies and information provided by the Parliament, civil society organisations and social partners. In drawing its conclusions, the Commission shall assess all relevant information.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 8 8. Where the Commission considers that the findings do not justify temporary withdrawal, it shall adopt a
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 9 9. Where the Commission considers
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 9 9. Where the Commission considers
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 9 9. Where the Commission considers
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 9 9. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex I and Annex II in order to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance referred to in Article 1(2), point (b). In adopting the delegated act the Commission
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 9 9. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex I and Annex II in order to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance referred to in Article 1(2), point (b). In adopting the delegated act the Commission
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 9 9. Where the Commission considers, in close cooperation with the Parliament and the Council, that the findings justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex I and Annex II in order to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided under the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance referred to in Article 1(2), point (b). In adopting the delegated act the Commission may, when appropriate, consider the socio-economic effect of the temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences in the beneficiary country.
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 9 Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 10 10. Where the Commission decides on temporary withdrawal, such delegated act shall become applicable
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. A temporary withdrawal shall not mean that the Commission ends all dialogue with the beneficiary country. The Commission, together with the External Action Service, the Parliament and relevant civil society stakeholders or social partners involved, shall set up a dialogue procedure with the government of the beneficiary country with the aim to re-establish the scheme as soon as the beneficiary country complies with the provisions set up in its scheme with the Union.
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. An eligible country shall benefit from the tariff preferences provided under the special arrangement for the least- developed countries referred to in Article 1(2), point (c), if that country is identified by the United Nations as a least-developed country and if it has not ratified all the conventions listed in Annex VI (the "relevant conventions") or the Commission has identified, based on available information, in particular the most recent available conclusions of the monitoring bodies under those conventions, a serious failure to effectively implement any of those conventions.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. An eligible country shall benefit from the tariff preferences provided under the special arrangement for the least- developed countries referred to in Article 1(2), point (c), if that country is identified by the United Nations as a least-developed country and if the country is compliant with the conditions referred to in Article 19 paragraph 1.
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. The Commission and, where applicable the EEAS, shall make sure that countries that benefit from the special arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 make continued and sustained progress towards ratifying the conventions listed in Annex VI and towards the adoption of National Action Plans for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, in conformity with the Guidance on National Action Plans of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights; EU development finance programming under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe established by Regulation (EU) 2021/947 shall prioritise support to countries benefitting from the special arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 aiming to make progress towards the ratification of the conventions listed in Annex VI and the adoption of the National Action Plans.
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. The Commission and, where applicable the EEAS, shall make sure that countries that benefit from the special arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 make continued and sustained progress towards ratifying the conventions listed in Annex VI and towards the adoption of National Action Plans for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, in conformity with the Guidance on National Action Plans of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights; EU development finance programming under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe established by Regulation (EU) 2021/947 shall prioritise support to countries benefitting from the special arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 aiming to make progress towards the ratification of the conventions listed in Annex VI and the adoption of the National Action Plans.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. The Commission, the External Action Service, and the Parliament shall ensure that countries benefitting from the special arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 make continued and sustained progress towards ratifying the conventions listed in Annex VI and towards the adoption of National Action Plans for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, in conformity with the Guidance on National Action Plans of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, as well as with the ILO Conventions, especially Convention 29 on Forced Labour and 182 on Child Labour.
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Where an EBA beneficiary country no longer fulfils the econ
Amendment 305 #
Where an EBA beneficiary country no longer fulfils the economic, environment and social conditions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex I in order to remove the country from the EBA arrangement following a transitional period of three years as from the date on which the EBA beneficiary country no longer fulfils the economic, environment and social conditions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 a (new) Article 18 a In the framework of a Cooperation, Partnership or Association Agreement that the Union has concluded with a beneficiary country, a general review of the status of the country in the framework of the preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) shall be conducted yearly. For that purpose, the Commission, and where relevant the European External Action Service, and the beneficiary country shall review the issues pertaining to the conditions referred to in Article 19(1), including in relation to any complaints received by the Commission. The Commission, where relevant the European External Action Service, and the beneficiary country shall also review the status of the ratification of the conventions listed in Annex VI as referred to in Article 4(1a) and progress made towards ratification of the conventions listed in Annex VI as referred to in Article 17(1a).
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) may be withdrawn temporarily, in respect of all or of certain products, including certain sectors or economic operators, originating in a beneficiary country, for any of the following reasons:
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) may be withdrawn temporarily, in respect of all or of certain products originating in a beneficiary country as a last resort, for any of the following reasons:
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) may be withdrawn temporarily, in respect of all or of certain products and/or sectors originating in a beneficiary country, for any of the following reasons:
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) serious and systematic violation of principles laid down in the conventions listed in Annex VI, as long as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the United Nations Security Council Decisions;
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) serious and systematic violation of
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) serious and systematic violation of principles laid down in the core human and labour rights UN/ILO conventions listed in Annex VI;
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) failure to ratify the conventions listed in Annex IV following the obligation to present a reasonable timetable for those ratifications,
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) serious shortcomings in customs controls on the export or transit of drugs (illicit substances or precursors),
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) serious shortcomings in customs controls on the export or transit of drugs (illicit substances or precursors)
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) serious shortcomings in customs controls on the export or transit of drugs (illicit substances or precursors),
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) serious shortcomings in customs controls on the export or transit of drugs (illicit substances or precursors),
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (c a) shortcomings related to the obligation to readmit the beneficiary country’s own nationals;
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) serious and systematic unfair trading practices
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) serious and systematic unfair trading practices including those affecting the supply of raw materials, which have an adverse effect on the Union industry and which have not been addressed by the beneficiary country. For those unfair trading practices, which are prohibited or actionable under the WTO Agreements, the application of this Article shall be based on a previous determination to that effect by the
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) serious and systematic unfair trading practices including those affecting the supply of raw materials, which have an adverse effect on the Union industry and which have not been addressed by the beneficiary country. For those unfair trading practices, which are prohibited or actionable under the WTO Agreements, the application of this Article shall be based on a previous determination to that effect by the
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) serious and systematic unfair trading practices including those affecting the supply of raw materials, which have an adverse effect on the Union industry and which have not been addressed by the beneficiary country. For those unfair trading practices, which are prohibited or actionable under the WTO Agreements, the application of this Article shall be based on a previous determination to that effect by the
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new) For the purpose of applying point (a), the Commission will in particular take into account whether the relevant monitoring bodies, treaty and supervisory mechanisms have signalled potentially serious and systematic violations of the principles of the relevant conventions, based on such indicators as: - the establishment of commissions of inquiry, fact-finding missions, country special rapporteurs, or other monitoring mechanisms by the UN Human Rights Council or General Assembly; - findings by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures or other UN independent human rights experts; - relevant procedures in the framework of the ILO Committee of Application of Standards, such as the introduction of a special paragraph; - rulings and opinions by international human rights courts; - reports by prominent local and international human rights groups; - relevant indicators for the effective implementation of Multilateral Environmental and good governance Conventions.
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (e a) the temporary withdrawal shall be used as a last resort option when all other means to remedy serious violations fail;
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. For the purpose of applying paragraph 1 point (a), the Commission will in particular take into account whether the relevant monitoring bodies, treaty and supervisory mechanisms have signalled potentially serious and systematic violations of the principles of the relevant conventions, based on such indicators as: - the establishment of commissions of inquiry, fact-finding missions, country special rapporteurs, or other monitoring mechanisms by the UN Human Rights Council or General Assembly or the ILO Governing Body; - findings by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures or other UN independent human rights experts; - relevant procedures in the framework of the ILO Committee of Application of Standards, such as the introduction of a special paragraph; - rulings and opinions by international human rights courts; - reports by prominent local and international human rights groups; - relevant indicators for the effective implementation of Multilateral Environmental and good governance Conventions.
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Paragraph 1, point (b), does not apply with respect to child labour if: - the beneficiary country has adopted in consultation with the International Labour Organisation and the Commission a roadmap in order to decrease child labour. The roadmap will lay out measures to be taken to achieve verifiable and quantified objectives under a certain timeframe; and, - the monitoring report of the Commission in liaison with the ILO shows steady progress towards the agreed objectives.
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. The temporary withdrawal shall be used as a last resort option when all other means to remedy serious violations fail;
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. The Commission shall notify the beneficiary country when in particular the seriousness of the violations of principles of the international conventions listed in Annex VI so requires, based on available assessments, comments, decisions, recommendations and the conclusions of the relevant monitoring bodies, or based on substantiated concerns expressed by the European Parliament, the Council, international organisations, and civil society including trade unions, or acting upon a complaint. Starting from the date of the notification and for the duration of one year, the beneficiary country and the Commission shall enter into an enhanced engagement, whereby the beneficiary country commits to adopt time-bound roadmaps providing for concrete actions and sustainable solutions to the serious violations identified. EU development finance programming under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe established by Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council shall support beneficiary countries in implementing the roadmaps. The Commission shall regularly consult with the European Parliament and the Council during the enhanced engagement process. The Commission shall also consult with the advisory body referred to in Article 13a.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. The Commission may notify the beneficiary country when in particular the seriousness of the violations of principles of the international conventions listed in Annex VI so requires, based on available assessments, comments, decisions, recommendations and the conclusions of the relevant monitoring bodies, or based on substantiated concerns expressed by the Council, international organisations, and civil society including trade unions, or acting upon a complaint. It shall do so when requested by the European Parliament. Starting from the date of the notification and for the duration of one year, the beneficiary country and the Commission shall enter into an enhanced engagement, whereby the beneficiary country commits to adopt time-bound roadmaps providing for concrete actions and sustainable solutions to the serious violations identified. EU development finance programming under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe established by Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council may support beneficiary countries in implementing the roadmaps. The Commission shall regularly consult with the European Parliament and the Council during the enhanced engagement process. The Commission shall also consult with the advisory body referred to in Article 13a.
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. If considered necessary, the enhanced engagement may be prolonged by another year. The Commission shall publish a list of countries with which enhanced engagement has been prolonged beyond one year and shall regularly update the list as necessary. The roadmaps referred to in paragraph 2a shall be made public.
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 3. Whe
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 3. Where the Commission, acting upon a complaint or on its own initiative, considers that there are sufficient grounds justifying temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under any preferential arrangement referred to in Article 1(2) on the basis of the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article it shall adopt an implementing act to initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2). The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the adoption of that implementing act. Sufficient grounds justifying temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under any preferential arrangement referred to in Article 1(2) on the basis of the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article are prima facie deemed to exist in case a Trade Barrier investigation has already been concluded by the Commission in relation to the unfair trading practices at stake.
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 3. Where the Commission, acting upon a complaint or on its own initiative, considers that there are sufficient grounds justifying temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under any preferential arrangement referred to in Article 1(2) on the basis of the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article it shall adopt an implementing act to initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2). The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the adoption of that implementing act. Sufficient grounds justifying temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under any preferential arrangement referred to in Article 1(2) on the basis of the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article are prima facie deemed to exist in case a trade barrier investigation has already been concluded by the Commission in relation to the unfair trading practices at stake.
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 3. Where the Commission, acting upon a complaint or on its own initiative, considers that there are sufficient grounds justifying temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under any preferential arrangement referred to in Article 1(2) on the basis of the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article it shall adopt an implementing act to initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2). The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the adoption of that implementing act. Sufficient grounds justifying temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under any preferential arrangement referred to in Article 1(2) on the basis of the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article are prima facie deemed to exist in case a Trade Barrier investigation has already been concluded by the Commission in relation to the unfair trading practices at stake.
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 3. Where the Commission, acting upon a complaint or on its own initiative, and after duly taking into account the socio-economic effect for a beneficiary country, considers that there are sufficient grounds justifying temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under any
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 3. Where the Commission, acting upon a complaint or on its own initiative and after duly taking into account the socio-economic effect for a beneficiary country, considers that there are sufficient grounds justifying temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under any preferential arrangement referred to in Article 1(2) on the basis of the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article it shall adopt an implementing act to initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2). The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the adoption of that implementing act.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, the Council and the advisory body referred to in Article 13a about the complaints received. The Commission shall inform the complainant, the European Parliament, the Council and the advisory body referred to in Article 13a where it considers that the complaint does not provide sufficient evidence in relation to the indicators referred to in this article.
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, the Council and the advisory body referred to in Article 13a about the complaints received. The Commission shall inform the complainant, the European Parliament, the Council and the advisory body referred to in Article 13a where it considers that the complaint does not provide sufficient evidence in relation to the indicators referred to in this article.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 4 – point b (b) state that the Commission will monitor and evaluate the situation in the beneficiary country concerned during the monitoring and evaluation period referred to in Paragraph 5. During this process the Commission shall inform the Parliament and share, in the most transparent way, the relevant information out of the latter monitoring with the Council and the European Parliament;
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 5 5. The
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 5 5. The
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 5 5. The
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 5 5. The
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 7 7. Within th
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 7 7. Within three months from the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph 5, the Commission shall submit a report on its findings and conclusions to the beneficiary country concerned. The beneficiary country has the right to submit its comments on the report. The period for comments shall not exceed one month. This paragraph does not apply in case a trade barrier investigation has already been concluded in relation to the unfair trading practices at stake.
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 7 7. Within three months from the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph 5, the Commission shall submit a report on its findings and conclusions to the beneficiary country concerned. The beneficiary country has the right to submit its comments on the report. The period for comments shall not exceed one month. This paragraph does not apply in case a trade barrier investigation has already been concluded in relation to the unfair trading practices at stake.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 8 – introductory part 8. Within
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 8 – introductory part 8. Within
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 8 – introductory part 8. Within
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 8 – introductory part 8. Within
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 10 10. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex I and Annex II, in order to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided under the preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2).
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 10 10. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 10 10. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex I and Annex II, in order to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided under the preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2). In adopting the delegated act the Commission
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 10 10. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify temporary withdrawal for the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36, to amend Annex I and Annex II, in order to temporarily withdraw the tariff preferences provided under the preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2). In adopting the delegated act the Commission
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 10 10. Where the Commission considers
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 12 12. Where the Commission decides on temporary withdrawal, such delegated act shall become applicable
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 12 12. Where the Commission decides on temporary withdrawal, such delegated act shall become applicable
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 16 Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 16 16. Where the Commission considers that there is sufficient evidence to justify temporary withdrawal for the reason set out in paragraph 1, point (a) and the exceptional gravity of the violations calls for a rapid response in view of the specific circumstances in the beneficiary country, it shall initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal in accordance with paragraphs (3) to (15). However, the period referred to in paragraph
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 16 16. Where the Commission considers that there is sufficient evidence to justify temporary withdrawal for the reason set out in paragraph 1, point (a) and the exceptional gravity of the violations calls for a rapid response in view of the specific circumstances in the beneficiary country, it shall initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal in accordance with paragraphs (3) to (15).
Amendment 362 #
16. Where the Commission considers that there is sufficient evidence to justify temporary withdrawal for the reason set out in paragraph 1, point (a) and the exceptional gravity of the violations calls for a rapid response in view of the specific circumstances in the beneficiary country, it shall initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal in accordance with paragraphs (3) to (15).
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 16 16. Where the Commission considers that there is sufficient evidence to justify temporary withdrawal for the reason set out in paragraph 1, point (a) and the exceptional gravity of the violations calls for a rapid response in view of the specific circumstances in the beneficiary country, it shall initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal in accordance with paragraphs (3) to (15). However, the period referred to in paragraph
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 16 16. Where the Commission considers that there is sufficient evidence to justify temporary withdrawal for the reason set out in paragraph 1, point (a) and the exceptional gravity of the violations calls for a rapid response in view of the specific circumstances in the beneficiary country, it shall initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal in accordance with paragraphs (3) to (15). However, the period referred to in paragraph
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 17 Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 1 1. Where a product originating in a beneficiary country of any of the preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) is imported in volumes or at prices which cause, or threaten to cause, serious difficulties to Union producers of
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 1 1. Where a product originating in a beneficiary country of any of the preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) is imported in volumes or at prices which cause, or threaten to cause, serious difficulties to
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new) "Products obtained in the Union" are the primary basic products, processed products and other goods of EU producers. Processed agri-food products are products obtained with raw materials whose origin or place of origin is ascertained in one of the Member States.
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. 'Products obtained in the Union' means the primary basic products, processed products and other goods of Union producers. Processed agri-food products are products obtained with raw materials whose origin or place of origin is ascertained in one of the Member States of the European Union.
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. For the purposes of this Chapter, ‘directly competing product’ means a product which, after or prior to industrial processing, has characteristics comparable to those of the product under consideration.
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. For the purpose of this Chapter, 'directly competing products' means a product which, after or prior to an industrial transformation, can be compared to another product.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. “directly competing products” means a product which, after or prior to an industrial transformation, can be compared to another product.
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. For the purposes of this Chapter, "directly competing products" means a product which, after or prior to an industrial transformation, can be compared to another product.
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. “directly competing products” means a product which, after or prior to an industrial transformation, can be compared to another product.
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 4 4. An investigation, including the procedural steps referred to in Articles 25, 26 and 27, shall be concluded within
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 4 4. An investigation, including the procedural steps referred to in Articles 25, 26 and 27, shall be concluded within
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 4 4. An investigation, including the procedural steps referred to in Articles 25, 26 and 27, shall be concluded within
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 24 – paragraph 4 4. An investigation, including the procedural steps referred to in Articles 25, 26 and 27, shall be concluded within
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 1 On duly justified grounds of urgency relating to deterioration of the economic or financial situation of Union producers of products obtained in the Union, and where delay might cause damage which would be difficult to repair, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 39(4) to reintroduce normal Common Customs Tariff duties for a period of up to 12 months.
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 1 On duly justified grounds of urgency relating to deterioration of the economic or financial situation of Union producers of products obtained in the Union, and where delay might cause damage which
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a regulation Chapter VI – Section II – title II Safeguards in the Textile, Footwear, Leather, Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation Chapter VI – Section II – title II Safeguards in the Textile, Footwear, Leather, Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors
Amendment 383 #
II Safeguards in the Textile, Footwear, Leather Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation Chapter VI – Section II – title II Safeguards in the Textile, Footwear, Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Without prejudice to Section I of this Chapter, on 1 January of each year, the Commission, on its own initiative and in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2), shall adopt an implementing act in order to remove the tariff preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 12 with respect to the products from GSP sections S-
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Without prejudice to Section I of this Chapter, on 1 January of each year, the Commission, on its own initiative and in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2), shall adopt an implementing act in order to remove the tariff preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 12 with respect to the products from GSP sections S-
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Without prejudice to Section I of this Chapter, on 1 January of each year, the Commission, on its own initiative and in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2), shall adopt an implementing act in order to remove the tariff preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 12 with respect to the products from GSP sections S-
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Without prejudice to Section I of this Chapter, on 1 January of each year, the Commission, on its own initiative and in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2), shall adopt an implementing act in order to remove the tariff preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 12 with respect to the products from
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Without prejudice to Section I of this Chapter, on 1 January of each year, the Commission, on its own initiative and in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2), shall adopt an implementing act in order to remove the tariff preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 12 with respect to the products from GSP sections S-11a and S-11b or to products falling under Combined Nomenclature codes 1006, 1701, 2207 10 00, 2207 20 00, 2909 19 10, 3814 00 90, 3820 00 00, 38249956, 38249957, 38249992, 38248400, 38248500, 38248600, 38248700, 38248800, 38249993, and 38249996 where imports of such products, originate in a beneficiary country and their total value:
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Without prejudice to Section I of this Chapter, on 1 January of each year, the Commission, on its own initiative and in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2), shall adopt an implementing act in order to remove the tariff preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 12 with respect to the products from GSP sections S-11a, S-11b and S-1
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Without prejudice to Section I of this Chapter, on 1 January of each year, the Commission, on its own initiative and in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2), shall adopt an implementing act in order to remove the tariff preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 12 with respect to the products from GSP sections S-11a and S-11b or to
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) for products falling under Combined Nomenclature codes 2207 10 00, 2207 20 00, 2909 19 10, 3814 00 90, 3820 00 00,
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) for products falling under Combined Nomenclature codes 2207 10 00, 2207 20 00, 2909 19 10, 3814 00 90, 3820 00 00,
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) for products falling under Combined Nomenclature codes 2207 10 00, 2207 20 00, 2909 19 10, 3814 00 90, 3820 00 00,
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) for products falling under Combined Nomenclature codes 2207 10 00, 2207 20 00, 2909 19 10, 3814 00 90, 3820 00 00,
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) for products falling under Combined Nomenclature codes 1006 and 1701 their total value exceeds the share referred to in point 2 of Annex IV of the value of Union imports of the same products from all countries and territories listed in Annex I, column C, during a calendar year;
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) for products falling under Combined Nomenclature codes 1006 and 1701 exceeds the share referred to in point 2 a of Annex IV of the value of Union imports of the same products from all countries and territories listed in Annex I, columns A and B, during a calendar year
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) for products falling under Combined Nomenclature codes 1006 and 1701 exceeds the share referred to in point 2 of Annex IV of the value of Union imports of the same products from all countries and territories listed in Annex I, column C, during a calendar year;
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) for products falling under Combined Nomenclature codes 1006 and 1701 exceeds the share referred to in point 2 of Annex IV of the value of Union imports of the same products from all countries and territories listed in Annex I, column C, during a calendar year;
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) for products under GSP sections S-
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) for products under GSP sections S-
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) for products under GSP sections S-
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) for products under GSP sections S- 11a, S-11b and S-1
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) for products under GSP sections S- 11a, S-11b and S-1
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) source: 704.832
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