European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on International Trade 2017/2070(INI) 30.1.2018 AMDMTS 1-197 Draft report Tokia Saïfi (PE615.486v01-00) on the Annual report on the implementation of the Common Commercial Policy (2017/2070(INI)) AM\1144621.docx PE616.867v01-00 United in diversity
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1 Helmut Scholz Citation 4 a (new) having regard to the resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on 25 September2015, entitled Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 2 Helmut Scholz Citation 4 b (new) having regard to the UNCTAD Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (2015), 3 Jude Kirton-Darling, Maria Arena, Nicola Danti, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Agnes Jongerius, David Martin, Emmanuel Maurel, Alessia Maria Mosca, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Joachim Schuster Citation 6 a (new) having regard to its resolution of 5 July 2016 on the implementation of the AM\1144621.docx 3/107 PE616.867v01-00
2010 recommendations of Parliament on social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility (2015/2038(INI)); 4 Jude Kirton-Darling, Maria Arena, Nicola Danti, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Agnes Jongerius, David Martin, Emmanuel Maurel, Alessia Maria Mosca, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Joachim Schuster Citation 6 a (new) having regard to its resolution of 3 February 2016 containing the European Parliament s recommendations to the Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) (2015/2233(INI)); 5 Jude Kirton-Darling, Maria Arena, Nicola Danti, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Agnes Jongerius, David Martin, Emmanuel Maurel, Alessia Maria Mosca, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Joachim Schuster Citation 6 a (new) having regard to its resolution of 12 September 2017 on the impact of international Trade and the EU s trade policies on global value chains (2016/2301(INI)); PE616.867v01-00 4/107 AM\1144621.docx
6 Nadja Hirsch Citation 6 a (new) having regard to its resolution of 12 December 2017 entitled Towards a Digital Trade Strategy (2017/2065(INI)), Or. de 7 Dita Charanzová Citation 7 a (new) having regard to its resolution of 12 December 2018 Towards a Digital Trade Strategy (2017/2065) 8 Helmut Scholz Citation 9 a (new) having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2010 on human rights and social and environmental standards in international trade agreements 1a, 1a OJ C 99E, 3.4.2012, p. 31. AM\1144621.docx 5/107 PE616.867v01-00
9 Helmut Scholz Citation 9 b (new) having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2010 on international trade policy in the context of climate change imperatives 2a, 2a OJ C 99E, 3.4.2012, p. 94. 10 Helmut Scholz Citation 9 c (new) having regard to its resolution of 5 July 2016 on implementation of the 2010 recommendations of Parliament on social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility 3a, 3a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0298. 11 Helmut Scholz Citation 9 d (new) PE616.867v01-00 6/107 AM\1144621.docx
having regard to its resolution of 12 September 2017 on the impact of international trade and the EU s trade policies on global value chains 4a, 4a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0330. 12 Helmut Scholz Citation 9 e (new) having regard to the Communication of the Commission "Promoting decent work for all - the EU contribution to the implementation of the decent work agenda in the world" published in May2006 5a 5a COM(2006) 249 final, accompanied by SEC(2006) 643 13 Jude Kirton-Darling, Nicola Danti, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Agnes Jongerius, David Martin, Alessia Maria Mosca, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Joachim Schuster Citation 10 a (new) having regard to its resolution of AM\1144621.docx 7/107 PE616.867v01-00
12 December 2017 Towards a Digital Trade Strategy (2017/2065(INI)); 14 Helmut Scholz Citation 12 a (new) having regard to the Commission staff working document of 14 July 2015 on Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights State of Play (SWD(2015)0144), 15 Helmut Scholz Citation 12 b (new) having regard to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), in particular Article 4(1) prohibiting slavery and servitude, 16 Helmut Scholz Recital A PE616.867v01-00 8/107 AM\1144621.docx
A. whereas the Common Commercial Policy comprises a body of trade agreements and legislative measures to safeguard the Union s offensive and defensive trade interests, contribute to sustainable growth and job creation, ensure that EU rules and standards are observed, safeguard states right to regulate and citizens well-being, and promote EU values; and whereas adherence to these aims requires that Union trade policy be implemented fully and effectively; A. whereas the Common Commercial Policy comprises a body of trade agreements and legislative measures to safeguard the Union s offensive and defensive trade interests, which should also contribute to sustainable growth and job creation, ensure that EU rules and standards are observed, safeguard states right to regulate and citizens well-being, promote universal Human Rights as defined by the UN Declaration, and contribute to solve the problem of climate change; and whereas adherence to these aims require good orientation of the Union trade policy and efficient implementation; 17 Fernando Ruas Recital A A. whereas the Common Commercial Policy comprises a body of trade agreements and legislative measures to safeguard the Union s offensive and defensive trade interests, contribute to sustainable growth and job creation, ensure that EU rules and standards are observed, safeguard states right to regulate and citizens well-being, and promote EU values; and whereas adherence to these aims requires that Union trade policy be implemented fully and effectively; A. whereas the Common Commercial Policy comprises a body of trade agreements and legislative measures to safeguard the Union s offensive and defensive trade interests, contribute to sustainable growth and job creation, ensure that EU rules and standards are observed, safeguard states right to regulate and citizens well-being, and promote EU values; and whereas adherence to these aims requires that Union trade policy be implemented fully and effectively in a fairer, more effective and more transparent manner; AM\1144621.docx 9/107 PE616.867v01-00
18 Jude Kirton-Darling, Nicola Danti, Agnes Jongerius, David Martin, Alessia Maria Mosca, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Joachim Schuster Recital A A. whereas the Common Commercial Policy comprises a body of trade agreements and legislative measures to safeguard the Union s offensive and defensive trade interests, contribute to sustainable growth and job creation, ensure that EU rules and standards are observed, safeguard states right to regulate and citizens well-being, and promote EU values; and whereas adherence to these aims requires that Union trade policy be implemented fully and effectively; A. whereas the Common Commercial Policy comprises a body of trade agreements and legislative measures to safeguard the Union s offensive and defensive trade interests, contribute to sustainable shared growth and decent job creation, ensure that EU rules and standards are observed, safeguard states right to regulate and citizens well-being, and promote EU values; and whereas adherence to these aims requires that Union trade policy be implemented and monitored fully and effectively; 19 Helmut Scholz Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the Union is committed to policy coherence for development in its 2017 European Consensus on Development, seeking to bring about sustainable development and to accelerate transformation by placing an emphasis on cross-cutting elements of development policy such as gender equality, youth, investment and trade, sustainable energy and climate action, good governance, democracy, rule of law and human rights, and migration and mobility, in order to PE616.867v01-00 10/107 AM\1144621.docx
contribute with the entirety of its external policies, including the Common Commercial Policy, to the goals defined in the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; 20 Helmut Scholz Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas the Union is committed to promoting Decent Work for All, as laid down in the 2005 United Nations World Summit Outcome and in the Ministerial Declaration of the United Nations Economic and Social Council High Level Segment 2006, including through its trade relations; whereas the European Council underlined repeatedly the importance of strengthening the social dimension of globalisation and of taking it into account in various internal and external policies and in international cooperation; 21 Helmut Scholz Recital B B. whereas the Union is the world s leading commercial power and its exports sustain 31 million jobs in Europe, 67% more than in the mid-1990s; B. whereas the Union, together with the US and China, is a leading commercial power in the world and its exports sustain 31 million jobs in Europe, 67% more than in the mid-1990s; whereas AM\1144621.docx 11/107 PE616.867v01-00
Germany stood for 25% of EU exports in 2016, with another 25% divided between France, Italy, and the Netherlands, while many other Member States are not yet benefitting much from the Union's Common Commercial Policy; 22 Fernando Ruas Recital B B. whereas the Union is the world s leading commercial power and its exports sustain 31 million jobs in Europe, 67% more than in the mid-1990s; B. whereas the Union is the world s leading commercial power and the biggest single market in the world, and it is also the largest world's leader exporter of goods and services sustaining 31 million jobs in Europe, 67% more than in the mid- 1990s; 23 Helmut Scholz Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas wealth distribution and gains from international trade are increasingly uneven distributed among citizens of the Union, which has contributed to rising concerns whether the Union's Common Commercial Policy has been able to deliver for the citizens; PE616.867v01-00 12/107 AM\1144621.docx
24 Fernando Ruas Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only worldwide international organization dealing with the global rules of trade between different economic areas or nations; 25 Helmut Scholz Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas according to the Oxfam report 2018, billionaire wealth has risen by an annual average of 13 percent since 2010 six times faster than the wages of ordinary workers, which have risen by a yearly average of just 2 percent; whereas it takes just four days for a CEO from one of the top five global fashion brands to earn what a Bangladeshi garment worker will earn in her lifetime; whereas eighty two percent of the wealth generated in 2017 went to the richest one percent of the global population, while the 3.7 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world saw no increase in their wealth; AM\1144621.docx 13/107 PE616.867v01-00
26 Helmut Scholz Recital C C. whereas the implementation phase is of crucial and fundamental importance in ensuring that Union trade policy is effective; C. whereas the implementation phase is of crucial and fundamental importance in ensuring that Union trade policy is effective, including the trade and sustainability chapters; 27 Jude Kirton-Darling, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Agnes Jongerius, David Martin, Alessia Maria Mosca, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Joachim Schuster Recital C C. whereas the implementation phase is of crucial and fundamental importance in ensuring that Union trade policy is effective; C. whereas the implementation and enforcement phase is of crucial and fundamental importance in ensuring that Union trade policy is effective; 28 Helmut Scholz Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the world witnesses an increase of forced labour, and labour under slave-like conditions, in particular in Southeast Asia, and in Brazil, where more and more agricultural workers are PE616.867v01-00 14/107 AM\1144621.docx
compensated with food and shelter only for their labour; whereas the Union's citizens increasingly demand from the Union's trade policy to ensure that goods entering the EU market that have been produced under decent and sustainable conditions; 29 Helmut Scholz Recital D D. whereas European companies use the reductions in customs duty available under trade agreements for approximately 70% of the exports that could potentially benefit from them, whereas the corresponding take-up rate among our trade partners is 90%, and whereas it is essential that European companies should utilise these advantages to the full in order to boost employment, growth and investment; D. whereas European companies use the reductions in customs duty available under trade agreements for approximately 70% of the exports that could potentially benefit from them, whereas the corresponding take-up rate among our trade partners is up to 90%, and whereas it is essential that European companies should utilise these advantages to the full in order to boost employment, growth and investment; 30 Fernando Ruas Recital E E. whereas SMEs help to drive the European economy, accounting for 30% of the Union s exports, and it is essential that they be fully involved in the implementation of EU trade policy; E. whereas SMEs help to drive the European economy, accounting for 30% of the Union s exports, and it is essential that they be fully involved in the implementation of EU trade policy, thus AM\1144621.docx 15/107 PE616.867v01-00
reinforcing its role for exportation, innovation and internationalisation; 31 Helmut Scholz Recital E E. whereas SMEs help to drive the European economy, accounting for 30% of the Union s exports, and it is essential that they be fully involved in the implementation of EU trade policy; E. whereas SMEs drive the European economy, accounting for 30% of the Union s exports and 90% of employment in the Union, and it is essential that they be fully involved in the implementation of EU trade policy; 32 Jude Kirton-Darling, Maria Arena, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Agnes Jongerius, David Martin, Emmanuel Maurel, Alessia Maria Mosca, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Joachim Schuster, Nicola Danti, Marita Ulvskog Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the involvement of civil society and social partners in the implementation of trade agreements can benefit the legitimacy and effectiveness of the Common Commercial Policy; 33 Helmut Scholz PE616.867v01-00 16/107 AM\1144621.docx
Recital G G. whereas the questions raised in public debate about the Common Commercial Policy and the way it is implemented need to be answered clearly and precisely; G. whereas the questions raised in public debate about the Common Commercial Policy and the way it is implemented need to be responded to clearly and precisely; and whereas a consequent re-orientation towards fairness in trade relations would help to regain confidence among citizens and to avoid conflicts concerning various aspects of the Union's trade agreements; 34 Jude Kirton-Darling, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Agnes Jongerius, David Martin, Alessia Maria Mosca, Joachim Schuster Recital G G. whereas the questions raised in public debate about the Common Commercial Policy and the way it is implemented need to be answered clearly and precisely; G. whereas the questions raised in public debate about the legitimacy and effectiveness of the Common Commercial Policy and the way it is implemented need to be answered clearly and precisely by the European Institutions; 35 Iuliu Winkler Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the Common Commercial AM\1144621.docx 17/107 PE616.867v01-00
Policy, as suggested by the Trade for All strategy, is a value-based policy meant to promote, among others, good governance, transparency, sustainable development and fair trade practices; 36 Fernando Ruas Recital H H. whereas the Union s trade policy must be consistent with its other external and internal policies; H. whereas the Union s trade policy must be consistent with its other external and internal policies to ensure regulatory predictability, transparency, stability and fairer conditions for competition, also keeping in mind the objectives of Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; 37 Jude Kirton-Darling, Maria Arena, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Agnes Jongerius, David Martin, Emmanuel Maurel, Alessia Maria Mosca, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Joachim Schuster Recital H H. whereas the Union s trade policy must be consistent with its other external and internal policies; H. whereas the Union s trade policy must be consistent with its other external and internal policies and the Union s overarching principle of policy coherence for development; PE616.867v01-00 18/107 AM\1144621.docx
38 Nadja Hirsch Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas EU trade policy can play a significant role in bridging the digital divide in third countries, whereby its possible negative social and developmentrelated impact should be studied; Or. de 39 Helmut Scholz Paragraph 1 1. Points out that the international context has changed profoundly since the Trade for All strategy was published and that new trade challenges now need to be addressed; is concerned to see protectionist practices being pursued and reiterates its support for an open, balanced and rulesbased trade system; 1. Points out that the international context has changed profoundly since the Trade for All strategy was published and that new trade challenges and concrete tasks now need to be addressed; is concerned to see protectionist practices being pursued and reiterates its support for an open, fair, balanced and rules-based trade system; stresses that against this background, responses and regulatory approaches must be discussed and developed in a multilateral framework; 40 Klaus Buchner AM\1144621.docx 19/107 PE616.867v01-00
Paragraph 1 1. Points out that the international context has changed profoundly since the Trade for All strategy was published and that new trade challenges now need to be addressed; is concerned to see protectionist practices being pursued and reiterates its support for an open, balanced and rulesbased trade system; 1. Points out that the international context has changed profoundly since the Trade for All strategy was published and that new trade challenges now need to be addressed; is concerned to see protectionist practices incompatible with WTO rules being pursued and reiterates its support for an open, fair and rules-based trade system; 41 Jude Kirton-Darling, Nicola Danti, Agnes Jongerius, David Martin, Alessia Maria Mosca, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Joachim Schuster Paragraph 1 1. Points out that the international context has changed profoundly since the Trade for All strategy was published and that new trade challenges now need to be addressed; is concerned to see protectionist practices being pursued and reiterates its support for an open, balanced and rulesbased trade system; 1. Points out that the international context has changed profoundly since the Trade for All strategy was published and that new trade challenges now need to be addressed; is concerned to see protectionist practices being pursued and reiterates its support for an open, balanced, fair, sustainable and rules-based trading system; 42 Christofer Fjellner Paragraph 1 PE616.867v01-00 20/107 AM\1144621.docx
1. Points out that the international context has changed profoundly since the Trade for All strategy was published and that new trade challenges now need to be addressed; is concerned to see protectionist practices being pursued and reiterates its support for an open, balanced and rulesbased trade system; 1. Points out that the international context has changed profoundly since the Trade for All strategy was published and that new trade challenges now need to be addressed; is concerned to see the rise of protectionist practices around the World and reiterates its support for an open, balanced and rules-based trade system; 43 Jude Kirton-Darling, Maria Arena, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, David Martin, Emmanuel Maurel, Alessia Maria Mosca Paragraph 2 2. Takes note of the growing might of Asia and of the USA s gradual withdrawal on the trade front, generating uncertainty for trade internationally; calls on the Commission to adapt its trade policy to address developments at international level and to be more responsive; 2. Takes note of the growing might of Asia and of the USA s gradual withdrawal on the trade front, as well as increasing domestic criticisms to the EU trade agenda, which were made evident by developments such as the decision of the ECJ to authorise a European Citizens Initiative against the TTIP negotiations, a referendum in the Netherlands which rejected the Ukraine-EU association agreement, or the referral of CETA to the ECJ by Belgium generating uncertainty for trade internationally; calls on the Commission to adapt its trade policy to address these developments and to be more responsive; 44 Helmut Scholz AM\1144621.docx 21/107 PE616.867v01-00
Paragraph 2 2. Takes note of the growing might of Asia and of the USA s gradual withdrawal on the trade front, generating uncertainty for trade internationally; calls on the Commission to adapt its trade policy to address developments at international level and to be more responsive; 2. Takes note of the growing influence of the developing economies in Asian countries, as well as the growing demand from African and Latin American economies to have a fair share in the world economy, and of the USA s unwillingness to arrange itself with a changing world in the given international fora, generating uncertainty for trade internationally; calls on the Commission to adapt its trade policy to address developments at international level and to be more responsive and responsible; 45 Iuliu Winkler Paragraph 2 2. Takes note of the growing might of Asia and of the USA s gradual withdrawal on the trade front, generating uncertainty for trade internationally; calls on the Commission to adapt its trade policy to address developments at international level and to be more responsive; 2. Takes note of the growing might of Asia and of the USA s gradual withdrawal on the trade front, generating uncertainty for trade internationally; calls on the Commission to adapt its trade policy to address developments at international level and to be more responsive; underlines that in this changing global context, the role of the EU in promoting a value based trade agenda is increasingly more important for European citizens; 46 Dita Charanzová PE616.867v01-00 22/107 AM\1144621.docx
Paragraph 2 2. Takes note of the growing might of Asia and of the USA s gradual withdrawal on the trade front, generating uncertainty for trade internationally; calls on the Commission to adapt its trade policy to address developments at international level and to be more responsive; 2. Takes note of the growing economic importance of Asia and of the USA s gradual withdrawal on the trade front, generating uncertainty for trade internationally; calls on the Commission to adapt its trade policy to be able to address developments at international level and be more responsive, while at the same time establishing a longer-term strategy given these changes in the international context 47 Christofer Fjellner Paragraph 2 2. Takes note of the growing might of Asia and of the USA s gradual withdrawal on the trade front, generating uncertainty for trade internationally; calls on the Commission to adapt its trade policy to address developments at international level and to be more responsive; 2. Takes note of the growing importance of Asia and of the USA s gradual withdrawal on the trade front, generating uncertainty for trade internationally; calls on the Commission to adapt its trade policy to address developments at international level and to be more responsive; 48 Dita Charanzová Paragraph 3 AM\1144621.docx 23/107 PE616.867v01-00
3. Highlights the growing importance of services, especially digital services, and of e-commerce in international trade, and underscores the need to strengthen the international rules governing these sectors so as to secure real benefits for European consumers, improve European companies access to international markets and safeguard the observance of fundamental rights throughout the world; deleted 49 Jude Kirton-Darling, Nicola Danti, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Agnes Jongerius, David Martin, Alessia Maria Mosca, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Joachim Schuster Paragraph 3 3. Highlights the growing importance of services, especially digital services, and of e-commerce in international trade, and underscores the need to strengthen the international rules governing these sectors so as to secure real benefits for European consumers, improve European companies access to international markets and safeguard the observance of fundamental rights throughout the world; 3. Highlights the growing importance of services, especially digital services, and of e-commerce in international trade, and underscores the need to strengthen the domestic and international rules governing these sectors, in particular with respect to data flows and labour rights so as to secure real benefits for European workers and consumers, improve European companies access to international markets and safeguard the observance of fundamental rights in the EU and throughout the world; insists that rules for cross-border data transfers must fully comply with the EU s existing and future data protection and privacy rules; calls on the Commission to incorporate into the EU s trade agreements a horizontal, unambiguous and legally binding provision, which fully maintains the right of a party to protect personal data and PE616.867v01-00 24/107 AM\1144621.docx
privacy, provided that such a right is not unjustifiably used to circumvent rules for cross-border data transfers for reasons other than the protection of personal data; stresses that any disciplines in this regard should be exempted from the scope of application of any chapter dealing with investment protection; 50 Helmut Scholz Paragraph 3 3. Highlights the growing importance of services, especially digital services, and of e-commerce in international trade, and underscores the need to strengthen the international rules governing these sectors so as to secure real benefits for European consumers, improve European companies access to international markets and safeguard the observance of fundamental rights throughout the world; 3. Highlights the growing importance of services, especially digital services, and of e-commerce in international trade, and underscores the need to strengthen the international rules governing these sectors so as to secure real benefits for consumers in Europe and third countries, as well as leading to fair competition rules, including ecologically and socially sustainable price building, for companies to international markets and to safeguard the observance of fundamental rights throughout the world; 51 Christofer Fjellner Paragraph 3 3. Highlights the growing importance of services, especially digital services, and 3. Highlights the growing importance of services, including the servification of AM\1144621.docx 25/107 PE616.867v01-00
of e-commerce in international trade, and underscores the need to strengthen the international rules governing these sectors so as to secure real benefits for European consumers, improve European companies access to international markets and safeguard the observance of fundamental rights throughout the world; trade in goods (Mode 5) and digital services, and of e-commerce in international trade, and underscores the need to strengthen the international rules governing these sectors so as to secure real benefits for European consumers, improve European companies access to international markets and safeguard the observance of fundamental rights throughout the world; 52 Klaus Buchner Paragraph 3 3. Highlights the growing importance of services, especially digital services, and of e-commerce in international trade, and underscores the need to strengthen the international rules governing these sectors so as to secure real benefits for European consumers, improve European companies access to international markets and safeguard the observance of fundamental rights throughout the world; 3. Highlights the growing importance of services, especially digital services, and of e-commerce in international trade, and underscores the need to strengthen multilateral rules governing these sectors so as to secure real benefits for citizens throughout the world while safeguarding fundamental rights with regard to data protection and privacy; 53 Dita Charanzová Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Highlights that data and digital services are important to the economy, and stresses the importance of e- PE616.867v01-00 26/107 AM\1144621.docx
commerce and data flow in international trade; calls for digital trade chapters to be included in all future trade agreements, including those currently under negotiation; believes that digital rights of citizens should be advanced through trade agreements, with provisions on net neutrality, a ban on forced unjustified data localisation requirements, data security, security of data processing and data storage, encryption and intermediary liability protections in trade agreements; 54 Helmut Scholz Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that the United Kingdom s departure from the EU will have consequences for internal and external trade; calls on the Commission to take immediate steps to anticipate the impact of Brexit on the Union s trade policy so as to ensure continuity in its implementation; 4. Emphasises that the United Kingdom s departure from the EU will have consequences for internal and external trade in its current form and dimension; calls on the Commission to take immediate steps to anticipate the impact of Brexit on the Union s trade policy and to present as soon as possible impact assessments for different options of the future trade relations, so as to ensure continuity in the implementation of the Union's trade policy and relations with third countries, in particular regarding developing countries; 55 Jude Kirton-Darling, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Agnes Jongerius, David Martin, Alessia Maria Mosca, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Joachim Schuster AM\1144621.docx 27/107 PE616.867v01-00
Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that the United Kingdom s departure from the EU will have consequences for internal and external trade; calls on the Commission to take immediate steps to anticipate the impact of Brexit on the Union s trade policy so as to ensure continuity in its implementation; 4. Emphasises that the United Kingdom s departure from the EU will have consequences for internal and external trade; calls on the Commission to take immediate steps to anticipate the impact of Brexit on the Union s trade policy so as to ensure continuity in its implementation; calls on the Commission to publish impact assessments of the various options envisioned for the future EU-UK relationship prior to the conclusion of the article 50 negotiations; 56 Christofer Fjellner Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that the United Kingdom s departure from the EU will have consequences for internal and external trade; calls on the Commission to take immediate steps to anticipate the impact of Brexit on the Union s trade policy so as to ensure continuity in its implementation; 4. Emphasises that the United Kingdom s departure from the EU will have consequences for internal and external trade; calls on the Commission to take immediate steps to anticipate the impact of Brexit on the Union s trade policy so as to ensure continuity in its implementation including finding a solution of common commitments in the WTO; 57 Christofer Fjellner PE616.867v01-00 28/107 AM\1144621.docx
Paragraph 5 5. Takes note of Opinion 2/15 of the CJEU, of 16 May 2017, establishing that, apart from the question of portfolio investment and the arrangements for investor-state dispute settlement, the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore lies within the exclusive competence of the Union; asks the Commission to clarify at the earliest possible date its decision on the structure of free trade agreements in the future, taking account of the limits of EU exclusive competence set by the Court ruling; points out that Parliament must be involved and must be kept fully informed, in a timely manner, at all stages in the negotiation and implementation of trade agreements; 5. Welcomes the clarity given by Opinion 2/15 of the CJEU, of 16 May 2017, establishing that, apart from the question of portfolio investment and the arrangements for investor-state dispute settlement, the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore lies within the exclusive competence of the Union; asks the Commission to clarify at the earliest possible date its decision on the structure of free trade agreements in the future, taking account of the limits of EU exclusive competence set by the Court ruling; takes the view that current and future mandates should be adapted to clearly distinguish between agreements on trade and the liberalisation of foreign direct investment (FDI), only containing issues under EU exclusive competence, and agreements on investment protection, including on FDI and non-direct investment, points out that Parliament must be involved and must be kept fully informed, in a timely manner, at all stages in the negotiation and implementation of trade agreements; 58 Jude Kirton-Darling, Maria Arena, Nicola Danti, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Agnes Jongerius, David Martin, Emmanuel Maurel, Alessia Maria Mosca, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Joachim Schuster Paragraph 5 5. Takes note of Opinion 2/15 of the CJEU, of 16 May 2017, establishing that, apart from the question of portfolio 5. Takes note of Opinion 2/15 of the CJEU, of 16 May 2017, establishing that, apart from the question of portfolio AM\1144621.docx 29/107 PE616.867v01-00
investment and the arrangements for investor-state dispute settlement, the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore lies within the exclusive competence of the Union; asks the Commission to clarify at the earliest possible date its decision on the structure of free trade agreements in the future, taking account of the limits of EU exclusive competence set by the Court ruling; points out that Parliament must be involved and must be kept fully informed, in a timely manner, at all stages in the negotiation and implementation of trade agreements; investment and the arrangements for investor-state dispute settlement, the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore lies within the exclusive competence of the Union; asks the Commission and Member States to clarify at the earliest possible date their decision on the structure of free trade agreements in the future, taking account of the limits of EU exclusive competence set by the Court ruling; points out that Parliament must be involved from the onset of all trade negotiations, prior to the adoption of negotiating guidelines and must be kept fully informed, in a timely manner, at all stages in the negotiation and implementation of trade agreements; demands that the necessary arrangements are made through an inter-institutional agreement to enhance the legitimacy and accountability of the EU s CCP; 59 Daniel Caspary Paragraph 5 5. Takes note of Opinion 2/15 of the CJEU, of 16 May 2017, establishing that, apart from the question of portfolio investment and the arrangements for investor-state dispute settlement, the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore lies within the exclusive competence of the Union; asks the Commission to clarify at the earliest possible date its decision on the structure of free trade agreements in the future, taking account of the limits of EU exclusive competence set by the Court ruling; points out that Parliament must be involved and must be kept fully informed, in a timely manner, at all stages in the negotiation and implementation of trade 5. Welcomes the Opinion 2/15 of the CJEU, of 16 May 2017, establishing that, apart from the question of portfolio investment and the arrangements for investor-state dispute settlement, the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore lies within the exclusive competence of the Union; calls on the Commission and the Council to fully respect this distribution of competences between the EU and its Member States for the adoption of negotiating directives, the negotiations, the legal basis of proposals to sign and conclude, and in particular for Council s signature and conclusion of international trade agreements; points out that PE616.867v01-00 30/107 AM\1144621.docx
agreements; Parliament must be involved and must be kept fully informed, in a timely manner, at all stages in the negotiation and implementation of trade agreements; 60 Helmut Scholz Paragraph 5 5. Takes note of Opinion 2/15 of the CJEU, of 16 May 2017, establishing that, apart from the question of portfolio investment and the arrangements for investor-state dispute settlement, the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore lies within the exclusive competence of the Union; asks the Commission to clarify at the earliest possible date its decision on the structure of free trade agreements in the future, taking account of the limits of EU exclusive competence set by the Court ruling; points out that Parliament must be involved and must be kept fully informed, in a timely manner, at all stages in the negotiation and implementation of trade agreements; 5. Takes note of Opinion 2/15 of the CJEU, of 16 May 2017, establishing that, apart from the question of portfolio investment and the arrangements for investor-state dispute settlement, the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore lies within the exclusive competence of the Union; asks the Commission to clarify at the earliest possible date its decision on the structure of free trade agreements in the future, taking account of the limits of EU exclusive competence set by the Court ruling; points out that Parliament must be involved and must be kept fully informed, in a timely manner, at all stages in the mandate giving, negotiation and implementation of trade agreements; 61 Nadja Hirsch Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that the free movement of data (including personal data) is a AM\1144621.docx 31/107 PE616.867v01-00
prerequisite for unlocking the economic potential of trade agreements; stresses that the lawful transmission of personal data to third countries must not result in a deterioration in the level of data protection for people living in the EU; recognises that adequacy decisions constitute a fundamental mechanism in terms of safeguarding the transfer of personal data from the EU to a third country; calls on the Commission to make adequacy decisions dependent on solid, transparent and verifiable criteria and to conduct adequacy dialogues with third countries on this basis; Or. de 62 Dita Charanzová Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for swift decisiveness on the ratification procedure, fully respecting the Opinion 2/15 of the CJEU of 16 May 2017, in order not to further delay or hold hostage any agreed but not yet ratified trade deals with trade partners, which may otherwise harm the EU s credibility; 63 Dita Charanzová Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Takes note that, despite the US PE616.867v01-00 32/107 AM\1144621.docx
withdrawal from negotiations, the remaining 11 countries have managed to reach a deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement on 23 January 2018 in Tokyo; 64 Jude Kirton-Darling, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Agnes Jongerius, David Martin, Alessia Maria Mosca, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Joachim Schuster Paragraph 6 6. Deplores the failure to reach agreement at the WTO ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires; reiterates its support for the multilateral system and calls on the Union actively to advance proposals for updated, multilateral rules; welcomes the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement; considers it regrettable that certain multilateral agreements are not being observed and calls on the Commission to work harder, within the WTO, on the effective implementation of multilateral rules and agreements; 6. Deplores the failure to reach agreement at the WTO ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires; recalls its previous demands to the Commission to actively engage in framing the WTO agenda, in particular with respect to Corporate Social Responsibility and Trade and Sustainable Development; reiterates its support for the multilateral system and calls on the Union actively to advance proposals for updated, multilateral rules; welcomes the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement; considers it regrettable that certain multilateral agreements are not being observed and calls on the Commission to work harder, within the WTO, on the effective implementation of multilateral rules and agreements; 65 Christofer Fjellner Paragraph 6 AM\1144621.docx 33/107 PE616.867v01-00
6. Deplores the failure to reach agreement at the WTO ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires; reiterates its support for the multilateral system and calls on the Union actively to advance proposals for updated, multilateral rules; welcomes the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement; considers it regrettable that certain multilateral agreements are not being observed and calls on the Commission to work harder, within the WTO, on the effective implementation of multilateral rules and agreements; 6. Deplores the failure to reach agreement at the WTO ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires; reiterates its support for the multilateral system and calls on the Union actively to advance proposals for updated, multilateral rules; welcomes the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement; considers it regrettable that certain multilateral agreements are not being observed and calls on the Commission to work harder, within the WTO, on the effective implementation of multilateral rules and agreements; reiterates its concern over US blockages of new appointments to the WTO appellate body; stresses the importance of a well-functioning dispute settlement system at the WTO; 66 Fernando Ruas Paragraph 6 6. Deplores the failure to reach agreement at the WTO ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires; reiterates its support for the multilateral system and calls on the Union actively to advance proposals for updated, multilateral rules; welcomes the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement; considers it regrettable that certain multilateral agreements are not being observed and calls on the Commission to work harder, within the WTO, on the effective implementation of multilateral rules and agreements; 6. Deplores the failure to reach agreement at the WTO ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires; reiterates its support for the multilateral system and calls on the Union actively to advance proposals for updated, multilateral rules, as well as to promote the central role of WTO within the global system of trade; welcomes the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement; considers it regrettable that certain multilateral agreements are not being observed and calls on the Commission to work harder, within the WTO, on the effective implementation of multilateral rules and agreements; PE616.867v01-00 34/107 AM\1144621.docx
67 Helmut Scholz Paragraph 6 6. Deplores the failure to reach agreement at the WTO ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires; reiterates its support for the multilateral system and calls on the Union actively to advance proposals for updated, multilateral rules; welcomes the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement; considers it regrettable that certain multilateral agreements are not being observed and calls on the Commission to work harder, within the WTO, on the effective implementation of multilateral rules and agreements; 6. Deplores the failure to reach agreement at the WTO ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires; reiterates its support for the multilateral system and calls on the Union actively to advance proposals for updated, multilateral rules which must take into account new challenges emerging from global value chains; welcomes the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement; considers it regrettable that certain multilateral agreements are not being observed and calls on the Commission to work harder, within the WTO, on the effective implementation of multilateral rules and agreements; 68 Klaus Buchner Paragraph 6 6. Deplores the failure to reach agreement at the WTO ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires; reiterates its support for the multilateral system and calls on the Union actively to advance proposals for updated, multilateral rules; welcomes the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement; considers it regrettable that certain multilateral agreements are not 6. Deplores the failure to reach agreement at the WTO ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires; stresses the primary political importance of the multilateral system which cannot be substituted by bilateral trade initiatives, and calls on the Union actively to advance proposals for updated, multilateral rules; welcomes the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation AM\1144621.docx 35/107 PE616.867v01-00
being observed and calls on the Commission to work harder, within the WTO, on the effective implementation of multilateral rules and agreements; Agreement; considers it regrettable that certain multilateral agreements are not being observed and calls on the Commission to work harder, within the WTO, on the effective implementation of multilateral rules and agreements; 69 Helmut Scholz Paragraph 7 7. Is concerned at the stand-off in plurilateral negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) and the Environmental Goods Agreement; asks the Union to take the initiative to get the negotiations moving again; 7. Takes note of the stand-off in plurilateral negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) and the Environmental Goods Agreement; demands from the Commission to stand firm in the defence of the protection of data of EU citizens from trade interests of large corporations; asks the Commission to analyse mistakes in the setup of the framework of the negotiations, and to make a new approach to discuss services with all partners in the WTO; 70 Klaus Buchner Paragraph 7 7. Is concerned at the stand-off in plurilateral negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) and the Environmental Goods Agreement; asks the Union to take the initiative to get the 7. Notes the stand-off in plurilateral negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) and the Environmental Goods Agreement; asks the Union to take the initiative to get the negotiations moving PE616.867v01-00 36/107 AM\1144621.docx
negotiations moving again; again once the political conditions allow for a revision of the unsolved systemic problems with regard to TiSA; 71 Jude Kirton-Darling, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Agnes Jongerius, David Martin, Alessia Maria Mosca, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Joachim Schuster Paragraph 7 7. Is concerned at the stand-off in plurilateral negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) and the Environmental Goods Agreement; asks the Union to take the initiative to get the negotiations moving again; 7. Is concerned at the stand-off in plurilateral negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) and the Environmental Goods Agreement; asks the Union to take the initiative to get the negotiations moving again on the basis of the European Parliament s position on TiSA; 72 Dita Charanzová Paragraph 8 8. Points out that the free trade agreements with Canada and Ecuador have entered into force provisionally and that those with Vietnam and Japan have been concluded since the Trade for All strategy was published; 8. Welcomes that the free trade agreements with Canada and Ecuador have entered into force provisionally and that those with Vietnam and Japan have been concluded since the Trade for All strategy was published; ;underlines the need for giving enough political and administrative support to ensure that trade deals can be agreed within appropriate timeframes; regrets that some trade agreements have been unable to reach a conclusion after AM\1144621.docx 37/107 PE616.867v01-00
many years of negotiations; Welcomes the decision to revise the effectiveness of older agreements, namely Mexico and Chile, and to initiate a process of modernisation to bring these agreements up to date; considers that this practice should be applied to all existing agreements in order to reflect and adapt to current contexts; 73 Daniel Caspary Paragraph 8 8. Points out that the free trade agreements with Canada and Ecuador have entered into force provisionally and that those with Vietnam and Japan have been concluded since the Trade for All strategy was published; 8. Points out that the free trade agreements with Canada and Ecuador have entered into force provisionally and that those with Vietnam and Japan have been concluded since the Trade for All strategy was published; calls for a swift ratification of these agreements, as well as of the Singapore FTA, and the start of the negotiations with Australia and New Zealand without delay; 74 Christofer Fjellner Paragraph 8 8. Points out that the free trade agreements with Canada and Ecuador have entered into force provisionally and that those with Vietnam and Japan have been 8. Welcomes the provisional entry into force of that the free trade agreements with Canada and Ecuador, the EPA with the SADC countries, the interim EPAs PE616.867v01-00 38/107 AM\1144621.docx
concluded since the Trade for All strategy was published; with Ghana and the Ivory Coast, and the DCFTA provisions in the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and the conclusion of negotiations with Vietnam and Japan since the Trade for All strategy publication; 75 Helmut Scholz Paragraph 8 8. Points out that the free trade agreements with Canada and Ecuador have entered into force provisionally and that those with Vietnam and Japan have been concluded since the Trade for All strategy was published; 8. Points out that the free trade agreements with Canada and Ecuador have entered into force provisionally and that those with Singapore, Vietnam and Japan have been concluded since the Trade for All strategy was published; 76 Iuliu Winkler Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Highlights that mutually beneficial trade and investment relations with EU strategic partners should be further promoted and enhanced; calls for renewed efforts to advance negotiations on the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment with China, particularly concerning reciprocity in market access treatment and progress on sustainable development; AM\1144621.docx 39/107 PE616.867v01-00