AMENDMENTS EN United in diversity EN. Draft recommendation. on Customs Union and Free Trade Agreements 01/06/2011

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1 EU-TURKEY JOINT PARLIAMTARY COMMITTEE 01/06/2011 AMDMTS Draft recommendation Mr Metin Kazak, and Mr Afif Demirkiran on Customs Union and Free Trade Agreements AM\ doc PExxx.xxxv01-00 United in diversity

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3 1 Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Jürgen Klute Citation 2 a (new) - having regard to the Council Conclusions of 11 December 2006, 2 Georgios Koumoutsakos Citation 2 b (new) - having regard to the Council conclusions of 14/15 December 2006 as well as the GAERC conclusions on Turkey of 11 December 2006, 3 Niki Tzavela Citation 2 c (new) - having regard to the Commission's Turkey 2010 Progress Report (SEC(2010)1327), AM\ doc 3/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

4 4 Niki Tzavela Citation 3 - having regard to European Parliament's report on trade and economic relations with Turkey of 21 September 2010, - having regard to European Parliament's report on trade and economic relations with Turkey of 21 September 2010, and the Council Conclusions of 11 December 2006, 5 Antigoni Papadopoulou Citation 3 a (new) - having regard to the Council Conclusions of 11 December 2006, 6 Hélène Flautre, Franziska Keller Citation 5 a (new) - having regard to the EU Council decision of 26 April 2004 concerning the end of the isolation of North Cyprus and to the EU Council decision of 11 December 2006 sanctionning the non application of the Protocol of Ankara by blocking eight negotiating chapters linked to the Customs Union, 7 PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

5 Eleni Theocharous, Renate Sommer Recital -A (new) -A. whereas increased market access allowed for trade volumes between the EU and Turkey to reach EUR 100 billion per annum at their peak in 2008, 8 Niki Tzavela Recital A A. whereas the Customs Union (CU) with Turkey remains one of the most advanced and close commercial relationships that the EU has with any non-eu country, delete 9 Antigoni Papadopoulou Recital A A. whereas the Customs Union (CU) with Turkey remains one of the most advanced and close commercial relationships that the EU has with any non-eu country, A. whereas the Customs Union (CU) with Turkey is an advanced commercial relationship between the EU and a non-eu country, AM\ doc 5/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

6 10 Hélène Flautre, Franziska Keller Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas Turkey has still not implemented, for the fifth consecutive year, the provisions stemming from the EC-Turkey Association Agreement and the Additional Protocol thereto, and at the same time the EU Council decision of 26 April 2004 concerning North Cyprus is still not implemented, 11 Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Jürgen Klute Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that the EU's trade relations with Turkey are at an advanced level; stresses the importance of continuous and constructive dialogue between the EU and Turkey in order to further improve these relations; 1. Welcomes the fact that the EU's trade relations with Turkey are at an advanced level; stresses the importance of continuous and constructive dialogue between the EU and Turkey in order to further improve these relations and calls on Turkey to immediately comply with all its obligations deriving from the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement, in a non-discriminatory way, what will contribute to the further development of its trade relations with all EU Member States; PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

7 12 Georgios Koumoutsakos Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on Turkey to fully implement the CU and to remove all remaining restrictions on the free movement of goods; 13 Morten Messerschmidt Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on Turkey to implement its undertaking of 29 July 2005 to extend the EC Turkey Association Agreement to all EU member states; 14 Eleni Theocharous, Renate Sommer Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to continue its engagement and dialogue with Turkey on trade, particularly within the Joint Consultative Committee, the EC-Turkey Customs Union Joint Committee and EC- Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee; encourages EU and Turkey to use these platforms more effectively, by rapidly resolving outstanding issues such as road quotas applied to vehicles registered in delete AM\ doc 7/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

8 Turkey; 15 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to continue its engagement and dialogue with Turkey on trade, particularly within the Joint Consultative Committee, the EC-Turkey Customs Union Joint Committee and EC- Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee; encourages EU and Turkey to use these platforms more effectively, by rapidly resolving outstanding issues such as road quotas applied to vehicles registered in Turkey; 2. Encourages Turkey to use the Joint Consultative Committee, the EC-Turkey Customs Union Joint Committee and EC- Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee more effectively, so as to resolve outstanding issues, improve implementation and strengthen existing provisions and consultation mechanisms in the field of trade policy; 16 Georgios Koumoutsakos Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to continue its engagement and dialogue with Turkey on trade, particularly within the Joint Consultative Committee, the EC-Turkey Customs Union Joint Committee and EC- Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee; encourages EU and Turkey to use these platforms more effectively, by rapidly resolving outstanding issues such as road quotas applied to vehicles registered in Turkey; 2. Calls on the Commission and Turkey to continue their engagement and dialogue on trade, particularly within the Joint Consultative Committee, the EC-Turkey Customs Union Joint Committee and EC- Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee; encourages EU and Turkey to use these platforms more effectively, by rapidly resolving outstanding issues; PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

9 17 Barbara Matera Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to continue its engagement and dialogue with Turkey on trade, particularly within the Joint Consultative Committee, the EC- Turkey Customs Union Joint Committee and EC-Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee; encourages EU and Turkey to use these platforms more effectively, by rapidly resolving outstanding issues such as road quotas applied to vehicles registered in Turkey; 2. Calls on the Commission and Turkey to continue their engagement and dialogue with Turkey on trade, particularly within the Joint Consultative Committee, the EC- Turkey Customs Union Joint Committee and EC-Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee; encourages EU and Turkey to use these platforms more effectively; 18 Ismail Ertug Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to continue its engagement and dialogue with Turkey on trade, particularly within the Joint Consultative Committee, the EC-Turkey Customs Union Joint Committee and EC- Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee; encourages EU and Turkey to use these platforms more effectively, by rapidly resolving outstanding issues such as road quotas applied to vehicles registered in Turkey; 2. Calls on the Commission and Turkey to continue their engagement and dialogue with Turkey on trade, particularly within the Joint Consultative Committee, the EC- Turkey Customs Union Joint Committee and EC-Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee; encourages EU and Turkey to use these platforms more effectively, by rapidly resolving outstanding issues; AM\ doc 9/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

10 19 Niki Tzavela Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to continue its engagement and dialogue with Turkey on trade, particularly within the Joint Consultative Committee, the EC-Turkey Customs Union Joint Committee and EC- Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee; encourages EU and Turkey to use these platforms more effectively, by rapidly resolving outstanding issues such as road quotas applied to vehicles registered in Turkey; 2. Calls on the Commission to continue its engagement and dialogue with Turkey on trade, particularly within the Joint Consultative Committee, the EC-Turkey Customs Union Joint Committee and EC-Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee; encourages EU and Turkey to use these platforms more effectively, by rapidly resolving outstanding issues. 20 Barbara Matera Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Encourages the European Commission to pursue measures aimed at guaranteeing financial transparency on EU funds allocated under the IPA. Underlines the importance of requesting impact assessment and risk analysis studies on projects funded under IPA. Calls on the European Commission to assess these studies for optimizing the future allocations under IPA; PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

11 21 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph 3 3. Notes the need for the effective implementation and strengthening of existing provisions on decision making and consultation mechanisms between the two parties in the field of trade policy; delete 22 Niki Tzavela Paragraph 3 3. Notes the need for the effective implementation and strengthening of existing provisions on decision making and consultation mechanisms between the two parties in the field of trade policy; 3. Notes the need for the effective implementation and strengthening of existing provisions on the CU/Association Agreement dispute mechanism, which would allow for a swift and fair resolution of pending issues; 23 Eleni Theocharous, Renate Sommer Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that the CU would greatly benefit from the establishment of a joint decision making and consultation mechanism between the two parties, which would allow for a swift and fair resolution of pending issues; delete AM\ doc 11/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

12 24 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that the CU would greatly benefit from the establishment of a joint decision making and consultation mechanism between the two parties, which would allow for a swift and fair resolution of pending issues; delete 25 Georgios Koumoutsakos Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that the CU would greatly benefit from the establishment of a joint decision making and consultation mechanism between the two parties which would allow for a swift and fair resolution of pending issues; 4. Reminds that the CU benefits from decision making and consultation mechanisms between the two parties, such as the EC-Turkey Customs Union Joint Committee, the Customs Cooperation Committee and the Association Council, which ensure the proper functioning of the CU; 26 Maria Eleni Koppa, Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that the CU would greatly benefit from the establishment of a joint decision making and consultation mechanism between the two parties, which would allow for a swift and fair resolution of pending issues; 4. Takes the view that the CU would greatly benefit from the establishment of a joint decision making and consultation mechanism between the two parties, as well as from a proper use of the dispute mechanism provided by the Association PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

13 Agreement, in order to achieve a swift and fair resolution of pending issues; 27 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Is concerned about the low level of women participation in the labour market and the severity of the youth employment situation; urges Turkey to take up concrete actions to tackle both problems; calls for an employment strategy addressing youth unemployment in general and the situation of young women in particular; 28 Niki Tzavela Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses further alignment of Turkey with regard to customs rules on intellectual property rights and on the exemptions granted to goods used or consumed in the free zones regulated by the Undersecretariat for foreign trade; Notes that Turkey continues to be one of the main suppliers of counterfeit goods seized at EU customs and lacks enforcement capacity for IPR controls on both imports and exports; 29 AM\ doc 13/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

14 Eleni Theocharous, Renate Sommer Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Calls on Turkey to fully implement its legal obligations and the Protocol of Ankara in a non-discriminatory manner without any further delay and fully respect all EU member states; 30 Eleni Theocharous, Renate Sommer Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the importance of encouraging the participation of Turkish experts in EU Committees of technical nature, especially Trade Policy Committee and GSP Committee as Turkey has a functioning Customs Union with the EU unlike other candidate states; delete 31 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the importance of encouraging the participation of Turkish experts in EU Committees of technical nature, especially Trade Policy Committee and GSP Committee as Turkey has a functioning Customs Union with the EU unlike other candidate states; delete PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

15 32 Niki Tzavela Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the importance of encouraging the participation of Turkish experts in EU Committees of technical nature especially Trade Policy Committee and GSP Committee as Turkey has a functioning Customs Union with the EU unlike other candidate states; 5. Underlines the importance of encouraging the participation of Turkish experts in EU Committees of technical nature in the area of CU; welcomes the fact that Turkish experts are already participating in numerous technical committees and recalls the criteria under which relevant Turkey's requests are assessed; 33 Ismail Ertug Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the importance of encouraging the participation of Turkish experts in EU Committees of technical nature, especially Trade Policy Committee and GSP Committee as Turkey has a functioning Customs Union with the EU unlike other candidate states; 5. Underlines the importance of encouraging further participation of Turkish experts in EU Committees of technical nature in line with existing rules, as Turkey has a functioning Customs Union with the EU unlike other candidate states; Underlines the importance of encouraging the further participation of Turkish experts in EU Committees of technical nature, especially Trade Policy Committee and GSP Committee as Turkey has a functioning Customs Union with the EU unlike other candidate states; 34 AM\ doc 15/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

16 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph 6 6. Notes Turkey s long-term growth potential and demographic specificities; encourages both the EU and Turkey to pay due attention to their interlinked economies, to maintain open trade and investment regimes and their ability to withstand domestic protectionist pressures in line with their commitments in various international platforms, and to use trade defense instruments in compliance with the WTO; delete 35 Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Jürgen Klute Paragraph 6 6. Notes Turkey s long-term growth potential and demographic specificities; encourages both the EU and Turkey to pay due attention to their interlinked economies, to maintain open trade and investment regimes and their ability to withstand domestic protectionist pressures in line with their commitments in various international platforms, and to use trade defense instruments in compliance with the WTO; 6. Notes Turkey s growth potential and demographic specificities; encourages both the EU and Turkey to pay due attention to their interlinked economies, to work for open and fair trade relations and investment regimes and to use trade defense instruments in compliance with the WTO; further encourages both the EU and Turkey to appropriately distribute the gains from trade among their populations and also in order to minimize protectionist pressures; 36 PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

17 Ismail Ertug Paragraph 6 6. Notes Turkey s long-term growth potential and demographic specificities; encourages both the EU and Turkey to pay due attention to their interlinked economies, to maintain open trade and investment regimes and their ability to withstand domestic protectionist pressures in line with their commitments in various international platforms, and to use trade defense instruments in compliance with the WTO; 6. Notes Turkey s long-term growth potential and demographic specificities; encourages both the EU and Turkey to pay due attention to their interlinked economies, to maintain open trade and investment regimes and their ability to withstand domestic protectionist pressures in their bilateral trade and also in line with their commitments in various international platforms, and to use trade defense instruments in compliance with the WTO; 37 Hélène Flautre, Franziska Keller Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes the interdependence of the EU and Turkish economies and points to its potential for enhancing prosperity in both the EU and Turkey as Turkey s integration into the EU market advances; is concerned, at the same time, at the negative environmental, archaeological and social consequences of Turkish and Member States' economic growth; calls on the Turkish Government and on the Member States to preserve their archaeological and environmental heritage by prioritising smaller environmentally and socially sustainable projects; 38 AM\ doc 17/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

18 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the establishment of the Customs Union in 1996 as the last phase of Association before full membership, which has also provided for increased market access and allowed for trade volumes between the EU and Turkey to reach EUR 100 billion per annum at their peak in 2008; 7. Underlines the importance of the establishment of the Customs Union in 1996 as a positve step towards full membership and for increased market access and trade between EU and Turkey, which reached EUR 100 billion per annum at its peak in 2008; 39 Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Jürgen Klute Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the establishment of the Customs Union in 1996 as the last phase of Association before full membership, which has also provided for increased market access and allowed for trade volumes between the EU and Turkey to reach EUR 100 billion per annum at their peak in 2008; 7. Welcomes the establishment of the Customs Union in 1996 which has also provided for increased market access and allowed for trade volumes between the EU and Turkey to reach EUR 100 billion per annum at their peak in 2008; 40 Renate Sommer Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the establishment of the Customs Union in 1996 as the last phase of Association before full membership, which has also provided for increased market access and allowed for trade 7. Welcomes the establishment of the Customs Union in 1996, which has also provided for increased market access and allowed for trade volumes between the EU and Turkey to reach EUR 100 billion per PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

19 volumes between the EU and Turkey to reach EUR 100 billion per annum at their peak in 2008; annum at their peak in 2008; 41 Ismail Ertug Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the establishment of the Customs Union in 1996 as the last phase of Association before full membership, which has also provided for increased market access and allowed for trade volumes between the EU and Turkey to reach EUR 100 billion per annum at their peak in 2008; 7. Welcomes the establishment of the Customs Union in 1996 as the last phase of Association before full membership, which has also provided for increased market access and allowed for trade volumes between the EU and Turkey to reach EUR 103 billion per annum at their peak in 2010; 42 Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Jürgen Klute, Maria Eleni Koppa Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Deplores the fact that, until now Turkey has not fully implemented the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement; calls on the Turkish Government to implement it fully and without delay, in a nondiscriminatory way, and recalls that failure to do so may further seriously affect the negotiating process; 43 AM\ doc 19/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

20 Niki Tzavela Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Urges Turkey to stop requiring operators to declare the origin of products before their customs clearance, as this is an infringement of the Customs Union; Notes that coordination between customs enforcement and other law enforcement agencies at the border needs to be improved; 44 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the extensive alignment of Turkish legislation with the EU acquis in the fields related to the Customs Union, such as trade policy, competition, taxation, customs and IPR; 8. While recording the ongoing harmonisation process of Turkish legislation with the EU acquis in the fields related to the Customs Union, such as trade policy, competition, taxation, customs and IPR, calls Turkey to speed up the reforms and procedures in order to achieve complete alignment faster; 45 Eleni TheocharousRenate Sommer Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the extensive alignment of Turkish legislation with the EU acquis in the fields related to the Customs Union, 8. Calls Turkey to further align Turkish legislation with the EU acquis in the fields related to the Customs Union, such as trade PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

21 such as trade policy, competition, taxation, customs and IPR; policy, competition, taxation, customs and IPR; 46 Georgios Koumoutsakos Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the extensive alignment of Turkish legislation with the EU acquis in the fields related to the Customs Union, such as trade policy, competition, taxation, customs and IPR; 8. Underlines the need for greater alignment of Turkish legislation with the EU acquis in the fields related to the Customs Union, such as trade policy, competition, taxation, customs and IPR; 47 Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Jürgen Klute Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the extensive alignment of Turkish legislation with the EU acquis in the fields related to the Customs Union, such as trade policy, competition, taxation, customs and IPR; 8. Notes the extensive alignment of Turkish legislation with the EU acquis in the fields related to the Customs Union, such as trade policy, competition, taxation, customs and IPR; 48 Maria Eleni Koppa, Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the extensive alignment of Turkish legislation with the EU acquis in the fields related to the Customs Union, 8. Welcomes the alignment of Turkish legislation with the EU acquis in the fields related to the Customs Union achieved so AM\ doc 21/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

22 such as trade policy, competition, taxation, customs and IPR. far; regrets, however, that a number of Turkey s commitments on removing technical barriers to trade such as conformity assessments checks, import and export licensing requirements, enforcement of intellectual property rights, the application of the mutual recognition principle, competition, taxation, customs and IPR remain unfulfilled; 49 Ismail Ertug Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the extensive alignment of Turkish legislation with the EU acquis in the fields related to the Customs Union, such as trade policy, competition, taxation, customs and IPR; 8. Welcomes the extensive alignment of Turkish legislation with the EU acquis in the fields related to the Customs Union, such as trade policy, technical legislation, competition, taxation, customs and IPR; calls on Turkey to continue to align fully its legislation with the acquis in the area of Customs Union as it evolves and as provided for in the Customs Union Agreement; 50 Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Jürgen Klute Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Encourages Turkey to quickly and fully align its trade union legislation to ILO and EU standards; in particular, states its concern about the opening of trials against important unionists in the aftermath of released "Tekel" workers' PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

23 struggles for social compensation; 51 Barbara Matera Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Notes that Turkey needs to fully implement Decision 1/95. The import regime introduced by Turkey on 1st January 2009 and revised in January 2010 and in January 2011, its nonautomatic license regime for old, secondhand and renovated goods as well as actions undertaken by Turkey in the area of pharmaceuticals and the longstanding application of import permits for alcoholic beverages do not comply with the Customs Union. Furthermore, calls on Turkey to withdraw the burdensome import procedures and to align its duty-free quota system for processed agricultural products which do not comply with the Customs Union. Encourages Turkey to consult the Commission before it undertakes any new measure in the area covered by the Customs Union in accordance with the provisions of Decision 1/95; 52 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Deplores the fact that, for the fifth consecutive year, the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement AM\ doc 23/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

24 has not been implemented by Turkey; calls on the Turkish Government to swiftly implement the Additional Protocol without any further delay, in a nondiscriminatory manner and recalls that failure to do so may further affect the negotiating process; 53 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph 9 9. Calls for the removal of all unnecessary technical barriers to trade between the EU and Turkey in compliance with the WTO; also calls on the Commission to share good regulatory practice in this area; 9. Calls Turkey to seek further EU assistance so as to overcome existing technical barriers to trade between EU and Turkey and for sharing good regulatory practice in this area; 54 Ismail Ertug Paragraph 9 9. Calls for the removal of all unnecessary technical barriers to trade between the EU and Turkey in compliance with WTO rules, also calls on the Commission to share good regulatory practice in this area; 9. Calls for the removal of all unnecessary technical barriers to trade between the EU and Turkey in compliance with the Customs Union Agreement and with WTO rules, as well as for the removal of unjustified SPS measures (Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary); also calls on the Commission to share good regulatory practice in this area; 55 PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

25 Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Jürgen Klute Paragraph 9 9. Calls for the removal of all unnecessary technical barriers to trade between the EU and Turkey in compliance with the WTO; also calls on the Commission to share good regulatory practice in this area; 9. Calls for the removal of unnecessary technical barriers to trade between the EU and Turkey; also calls on the Commission to share good regulatory practice in this area where appropriate; 56 Georgios Koumoutsakos Paragraph 9 9. Calls for the removal of all unnecessary technical barriers to trade between the EU and Turkey in compliance with the WTO; also calls on the Commission to share good regulatory practice in this area; 9. Calls for the removal of all unnecessary technical barriers to trade between the EU and Turkey in compliance with the WTO; also calls on the Commission to share good regulatory practice in this area; urges the Turkish Government to take the necessary measures in order to fulfil the recommendations of the latest WTO review on Turkey (2007); 57 Maria Eleni Koppa Paragraph 9 9. Calls for the removal of all unnecessary technical barriers to trade between the EU and Turkey in compliance with the WTO; also calls on the Commission to share good regulatory practice in this area; 9. Calls for the removal of all unnecessary technical barriers to trade between the EU and Turkey in compliance with the WTO; also calls on the Commission to share good regulatory practice in this area and on AM\ doc 25/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

26 Turkey to fully implement Decision 1/95 on the EU-Turkey Customs Union, including by engaging in the update of Annex II to Decision 2/97 of the EC- Turkey Association Council; 58 Eleni Theocharous, Renate Sommer Paragraph Acknowledges the difficulties faced by Turkey in concluding Free Trade Agreements with third countries, which has negative effects on the Turkish economy by enabling unilateral preferential access to the Turkish market for the EU's FTA partners with which Turkey has not yet been able to sign FTAs; calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure that Turkey is included in the impact assessment studies of prospective FTAs between the EU and third countries and to further strengthen the transmission of information on the EU's position and the state of play of the FTA negotiations; encourages the Commission to take account of the Customs Union in the FTAs and to provide further support for Turkey to start and conclude the negotiations with the EU S FTA partners as soon as possible; stresses that Turkey has serious concerns with regard to trade diversion effects stemming from the establishment of the Customs Union, as well as unfair competition from EU s FTA partners; 10. Notes that Turkey has maintained and introduced legislation and restrictions that are in violation of its commitments under the Customs Union. A number of Turkey s commitments on removing technical barriers to trade such as conformity assessments checks, import and export licensing requirements, restrictions on import of goods from third countries in free circulation in the EU, State aid, enforcement of intellectual property rights, requirements for the registration of new pharmaceutical products and tax discriminatory treatment remain unfulfilled. No progress can be reported concerning Turkey's longstanding ban on imports of live bovine animals, beef meat and other animal products; calls on Turkey to fully implement the Customs Union and to remove a large number of obstacles affecting EU products that are in free circulation; calls on Turkey to immediately remove all remaining restrictions on the free movement of goods, including restrictions on means of transport regarding Cyprus, and to fully implement the Customs Union; PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

27 59 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph Acknowledges the difficulties faced by Turkey in concluding Free Trade Agreements with third countries, which has negative effects on the Turkish economy by enabling unilateral preferential access to the Turkish market for the EU's FTA partners with which Turkey has not yet been able to sign FTAs; calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure that Turkey is included in the impact assessment studies of prospective FTAs between the EU and third countries and to further strengthen the transmission of information on the EU's position and the state of play of the FTA negotiations; encourages the Commission to take account of the Customs Union in the FTAs and to provide further support for Turkey to start and conclude the negotiations with the EU S FTA partners as soon as possible; stresses that Turkey has serious concerns with regard to trade diversion effects stemming from the establishment of the Customs Union, as well as unfair competition from EU s FTA partners; 10. Acknowledges the difficulties faced by Turkey in concluding Free Trade Agreements with third countries with which Turkey has not yet been able to sign FTAs and the need for Turkey to seek further EU assistance, to start and conclude the negotiations with the EU S FTA partners as soon as possible; 60 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph Notes Turkey's dynamic international trade strategy and its conclusion of 16 FTAs to date; encourages the EU and 11. Notes Turkey's dynamic international trade strategy and its conclusion of 16 FTAs to date; AM\ doc 27/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

28 Turkey to work together to deepen trade relations with Turkey s neighboring markets including Central Asia; 61 Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Jürgen Klute Paragraph Notes Turkey's dynamic international trade strategy and its conclusion of 16 FTAs to date; encourages the EU and Turkey to work together to deepen trade relations with Turkey s neighboring markets including Central Asia; 11. Notes Turkey's dynamic international trade strategy and its conclusion of 16 FTAs to date; encourages the EU and Turkey to work together for peaceful, stable and commercially beneficial relations with Turkey s neighboring countries; Reminds that the reduction of trade barriers should go hand in hand with a benefits for citizens regarding their free movement from one country to another; underlines especially the importance of stable and cooperative relations between Turkey and Iraq, including to its Kurdish regional government; urges Turkey to fully respect Iraq s territorial integrity; 62 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph Notes the increasingly important role of Turkey within regional platforms such as the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organisation, the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank and the South East European Cooperation Process; 12. Notes the important role of Turkey within regional platforms such as the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organisation, the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank and the South East European Cooperation Process; calls on Turkey to respect its obligations undertaken by the EU-Turkey Negotiating PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

29 Framework and cease obstructing the membership of the Republic of Cyprus in international organisations; 63 Eleni Theocharous, Renate Sommer Paragraph Notes the increasingly important role of Turkey within regional platforms such as the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organisation, the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank and the South East European Cooperation Process; 12. Notes the increasingly important role of Turkey within regional platforms such as the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organisation, the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank and the South East European Cooperation Process; Calls on Turkey to respect the EU-Turkey Negotiating Framework and thus to stop vetoing EU member state participation in these and other International Organisations; 64 Niki Tzavela Paragraph Notes that while the EU remains Turkey's largest trade partner, Russia, China, the United States and Iran were amongst Turkey's main trade partners as of 2009; notes also that Turkey is diversifying its trade partners; delete 65 AM\ doc 29/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

30 Ismail Ertug Paragraph Notes that while the EU remains Turkey's largest trade partner, Russia, China, the United States and Iran were amongst Turkey's main trade partners as of 2009; notes also that Turkey is diversifying its trade partners; 13. Notes that while the EU remains by far Turkey's largest trade partner, Russia, China, the United States and Iran were amongst Turkey's main trade partners as of 2009; notes also that Turkey is diversifying its trade partners; 66 Georgios Koumoutsakos Paragraph Notes that Turkey and the EU face similar challenges in energy supply; underlines the importance of the Nabucco for the security of energy supply; 14. Notes that Turkey and the EU face similar challenges in energy supply; underlines the importance of the Nabucco and the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) Interconnector projects for the security of energy supply; 67 Maria Eleni Koppa, Paragraph Notes that Turkey and the EU face similar challenges in energy supply; underlines the importance of the Nabucco project for the security of energy supply; 14. Notes that Turkey and the EU face similar challenges in energy supply; underlines the importance of the Nabucco project and the Interconnector-Turkey- Greece-Italy (ITGI) natural gas pipeline for the security of energy supply; PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

31 68 Barbara Matera Paragraph Notes that Turkey and the EU face similar challenges in energy supply; underlines the importance of the Nabucco project for the security of energy supply; 14. Notes that Turkey and the EU face similar challenges in energy supply; underlines the importance of the Nabucco project and the Interconnecter Turkey- Greece-Italy (ITGI) for the security of energy supply; 69 Niki Tzavela Paragraph Notes that Turkey and the EU face similar challenges in energy supply; underlines the importance of the Nabucco project for the security of energy supply; 14. Notes that Turkey and the EU face similar challenges in energy supply; underlines the importance of the Nabucco and the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) Interconnector project for the security of energy supply; Calls for Turkey, a Contracting Party to the Convention on Nuclear Safety, to stick to its obligations and consult its neighbouring countries and the Euratom Community on nuclear power plants planned on its territory; 70 AM\ doc 31/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

32 Hélène Flautre, Franziska Keller Paragraph Notes that Turkey and the EU face similar challenges in energy supply; underlines the importance of the Nabucco project for the security of energy supply; 14. Notes that Turkey and the EU face similar challenges in energy supply; underlines the importance of the Nabucco project for the security of energy supply; In this context, calls on Turkey to cooperate under the IPA instrument for developing further projects and common policies with the EU in the area; 71 Eleni Theocharous, Renate Sommer Paragraph Stresses the need to define a common external energy strategy and the opening of the energy chapter that would further increase cooperation in the field of energy; and encourages Turkey to invest in the enormous potential of its renewable energy sources; delete 72 Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Jürgen Klute Paragraph Stresses the need to define a common external energy strategy and the opening of the energy chapter that would further 15. Stresses the need to define a common external energy strategy and considers that the opening of the energy chapter in the PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

33 increase cooperation in the field of energy; and encourages Turkey to invest in the enormous potential of its renewable energy sources; accession negotiations is dependent upon Turkey to cease intervening in the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Cyprus and fully respect the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus; encourages Turkey to invest in the enormous potential of its renewable energy sources; 73 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph Stresses the need to define a common external energy strategy and the opening of the energy chapter that would further increase cooperation in the field of energy; and encourages Turkey to invest in the enormous potential of its renewable energy sources; 15. Stresses the need for Turkey to follow a common external energy strategy with the EU: to stop any plans for establishing nuclear power plants on the Mediterranean coast and especially on sites which are vulnerable to earthquakes; and encourages Turkey to invest in the enormous potential of its renewable energy, solar and wind sources; 74 Maria Eleni Koppa, Paragraph Stresses the need to define a common external energy strategy and the opening of the energy chapter that would further increase cooperation in the field of energy; and encourages Turkey to invest in the enormous potential of its renewable energy sources; 15. Stresses the need to define a common external energy strategy and the opening of the energy chapter that would further increase cooperation in the field of energy; encourages Turkey to invest in the enormous potential of its renewable energy sources and to take the lessons of the Fukushima disaster so to abondon the project of constructing nuclear plants on AM\ doc 33/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

34 its highly seismic territory; 75 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Stresses the need to define a common external energy strategy; underlines that Turkey must respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus, including the exploration and exploitation of natural resources, if it wants the opening of the energy chapter; 76 Morten Messerschmidt Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Calls on Turkey to remove the barriers to the free movement of goods noted by the European Commission in its 2010 Progress Report on Turkey; 77 Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Jürgen Klute Paragraph 15 c (new) 15c. Urges the government to fully PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

35 consider the sustainability and environmental consequences of its plans on new water and energy infrastructure pursued under the South-East Anatolia project (GAP) given its particular negative environmental, archaeological and social consequences; calls on the Turkish Government to preserve the country s archaeological and environmental heritage by prioritising smaller environmentally and socially sustainable projects and by exploiting better its potential for solar and wind energy; 78 Niki Tzavela Paragraph Notes that road quotas applied to vehicles registered in Turkey impedes the development of bilateral trade; and violates Articles 5 of the Customs Union Decision which envisages the elimination of customs tariffs, quantitative restrictions having equivalent effect between the parties for the purpose of free movement of goods ; as well as Article 5 of General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs and Article 41 of Additional Protocol; delete 79 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph Notes that road quotas applied to 16. Stresses that Turkey must respect all AM\ doc 35/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

36 vehicles registered in Turkey impedes the development of bilateral trade; and violates Articles 5 of the Customs Union Decision which envisages the elimination of customs tariffs, quantitative restrictions having equivalent effect between the parties for the purpose of free movement of goods; as well as Article 5 of General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs and Article 41 of Additional Protocol; terms of bilateral trade with the EU, for the purpose of free movement of goods without any exceptions; 80 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph Notes that the recurrent visa problems under Article 41 (1) of Additional Protocol and Association Council Decision No: 1/95 substantially limit the movement of Turkish businessmen and lorry drivers into the EU; underlines the successive ECJ rulings on this matter and calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States respect these rulings; calls on the Commission and the Council to reexamine visa procedures with a view to eliminating non-tariff barriers to trade; 17. Notes that Turkey must comply fully with the acquis communautaire; calls Turkey to implement immediately the Additonal Protocol, without exceptions because this is the only way for Turkey to proceed with its EU accession, without barriers, and to achieve a visa-free regime for Turkish citizens, as it happens with all EU citizens ; 81 Eleni Theocharous, Renate Sommer Paragraph Notes that the recurrent visa problems under Article 41 (1) of Additional Protocol and Association Council Decision No: 1/95 substantially limit the movement of 17. Notes that the recurrent visa problems under Article 41 (1) of Additional Protocol and Association Council Decision No: 1/95 substantially limit the movement of PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

37 Turkish businessmen and lorry drivers into the EU; underlines the successive ECJ rulings on this matter and calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States respect these rulings; calls on the Commission and the Council to reexamine visa procedures with a view to eliminating non-tariff barriers to trade; Turkish businessmen and lorry drivers into the EU; underlines the successive ECJ rulings on this matter and calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States respect these rulings; 82 Hélène Flautre, Franziska Keller Paragraph Notes that the recurrent visa problems under Article 41 (1) of Additional Protocol and Association Council Decision No: 1/95 substantially limit the movement of Turkish businessmen and lorry drivers into the EU; underlines the successive ECJ rulings on this matter and calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States respect these rulings; calls on the Commission and the Council to re-examine visa procedures with a view to eliminating non-tariff barriers to trade; 17. Notes that the recurrent visa problems under Article 41 (1) of Additional Protocol and Association Council Decision No: 1/95 substantially limit the movement of Turkish businessmen and lorry drivers into the EU; underlines the successive ECJ rulings - such as the Soysal cas e- as well as rulings from National Courts of Member States on this matter and calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States respect these rulings; calls on the Commission and the Council to re-examine visa procedures with a view to eliminating non-tariff barriers to trade; 83 Ismail Ertug Paragraph Notes that the recurrent visa problems under Article 41 (1) of Additional Protocol and Association Council 17. Notes that the recurrent visa problems substantially limit the movement of Turkish businessmen and lorry drivers into AM\ doc 37/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

38 Decision No: 1/95 substantially limit the movement of Turkish businessmen and lorry drivers into the EU; underlines the successive ECJ rulings on this matter and calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States respect these rulings; calls on the Commission and the Council to reexamine visa procedures with a view to eliminating non-tariff barriers to trade; the EU; underlines the successive ECJ rulings on this matter, in particular the Soysal ruling, and calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States respect these rulings; calls on the Commission and the Council to re-examine visa procedures with a view to eliminating non-tariff barriers to trade under Article 41 (1) of the Additional Protocol and Association Council Decision No: 1/80; 84 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph Calls on the EU Council to give a clear mandate to the EU Commission to initiate the process which would gradually lead to a visa-free regime for Turkish citizens; delete 85 Renate Sommer Paragraph Calls on the EU Council to give a clear mandate to the EU Commission to initiate the process which would gradually lead to a visa-free regime for Turkish citizens; delete 86 PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

39 Morten Messerschmidt Paragraph Calls on the EU Council to give a clear mandate to the EU Commission to initiate the process which would gradually lead to a visa-free regime for Turkish citizens; delete 87 Eleni Theocharous, Renate Sommer Paragraph Calls on the EU Council to give a clear mandate to the EU Commission to initiate the process which would gradually lead to a visa-free regime for Turkish citizens; 18. Calls on the EU Council to take into consideration the existing economic and social situation as well as, in the context of the EU cohesion, to examine whether there is a possibility for a gradual establishment of a visa-free regime for Turkish citizens; 88 Romana Jordan Cizelj Paragraph Calls on the EU Council to give a clear mandate to the EU Commission to initiate the process which would gradually lead to a visa-free regime for Turkish citizens; 18. Calls on the EU Council to give a clear mandate to the EU Commission to initiate the process which would gradually lead to a visa-free regime for Turkish citizens after the Readmission agreement between EU and Turkey is signed; AM\ doc 39/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

40 89 Barbara Matera Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. As regards legislation on intellectual property rights, notes that overall alignment of Turkey with the acquis is relatively advanced. However, notes that enforcement remains insufficient and calls on Turkey for the adoption of aligned and updated laws regulating intellectual and industrial property rights, including effective enforcement and deterrents to infringement. Welcomes the establishment of a working group on IPR issues and looks forward to Turkey's constructive engagement, particularly regarding issues of counterfeiting and piracy. 90 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Calls on Turkey to swiftly ratify and fully implement the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement in a nondiscriminatory manner; 91 PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc

41 Georgios Koumoutsakos, Niki Tzavela Paragraph Notes that Turkey experiences market access problems in the EU for its agricultural exports such as exportation of poultry products, increased frequency of controls for certain fruits and vegetables as well as aflatoxin analysis; 19. Notes that Turkey's harmonization with the EU aquis in the field of sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary standards, would facilitate the trade of agriculture products between the two parties; 92 Eleni Theocharous, Renate Sommer Paragraph Notes that Turkey experiences market access problems in the EU for its agricultural exports such as exportation of poultry products, increased frequency of controls for certain fruits and vegetables as well as aflatoxin analysis; 19. Calls on Turkey to implement reforms as negotiated on the Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Policy chapter to avoid market access problems for its agricultural products; 93 Antigoni Papadopoulou Paragraph Notes that Turkey experiences market access problems in the EU for its agricultural exports such as exportation of poultry products, increased frequency of controls for certain fruits and vegetables as well as aflatoxin analysis; 19. Notes that Turkey must adopt fully and comply with all EU legislation, regarding quality control and to foster good practices mechanisms in order to overcome market access problems in the EU, for its agricultural exports such as poultry products, certain fruits and AM\ doc 41/46 PExxx.xxxv01-00

42 vegetables as well as the aflatoxin levels; 94 Ismail Ertug Paragraph Notes that Turkey experiences market access problems in the EU for its agricultural exports such as exportation of poultry products, increased frequency of controls for certain fruits and vegetables as well as aflatoxin analysis; 19. Notes that Turkey is subject to increased frequency controls for certain fruits and vegetables as well as aflatoxin analysis and notes that the Commission de-listed certain products originating in Turkey covered by such mandatory reinforced controls; 95 Barbara Matera Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. In relation to Decision No. 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council on trade with agricultural products, welcomes the partial lift by Turkey of its long-standing ban on imports of beef meat and live bovine animals. However, notes that a number of import restrictions are still in place, which continue to constitute a violation of the bilateral agreement and hampers further development of EU-Turkey bilateral agricultural trade relations, therefore urges Turkey to further change its import requirements and fully lift the restrictions on trade in bovine products; PExxx.xxxv /46 AM\ doc