Activities of Constance LE GRIP related to 2011/2115(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Council to continue implementation of the European external market access strategy with a view to removing non-tariff trade barriers; calls on the Commission to maintain a strong stance in defending European interests against unfair trade in application of multilateral and bilateral trade agreements, and in removing all obstacles to trade, including when justified through the suspension of concessions or other obligations as provided by article 22.2 of the World Trade Organization's Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the proposal contained in the Single Market Act aiming to promote regulatory convergence and the wider adoption of international standards; hopes that the structured regulatory dialogues established in this field with some of its partners in particular in the areas of consumer and environmental protection, health and labour standards as well as animal welfare; hopes that the structured regulatory dialogues established in this field with some of its partners, such as the Transatlantic Economic Council with the US, the High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue with China or the High Level Group with Japan, will produce practical results as regards the mutual recognition, convergence and development of rules and standards and that such dialogues will be put in place with other trading partners;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the public procurement procedures of our principal partners are not as open as those of the European Union; strongly supports the Commission's work to revise EU legislation on public procurement, in particular as specified in the Communication on the Single Market Act of 13 April 2011 the introduction of legislation clarifying the provisions on access by third-country businesses to European public procurement procedures, both to ensure that, on the basis of the principle of reciprocity, the conditions governing these procedures are fair, and to strengthen the EU's position when negotiating access for European businesses to third-country public procurement procedures; calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal by the end of 2011 at the latest;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. SRegrets that, at this stage, only 14 countriesses the importance of developing are parties to the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and that the market access commitments made by the different parties in the framework of this agreement are asymmetrical; calls on the Commission, in the framework of the development of trade relations between the European Union and China; calls, however, on the Commission, to maintain a strong stance in negotiations with China on its participation in the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), in order to secure the equal opening of Chinese procurement procedures and equal treatment of European businesses;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the importance of foreign direct investments to the European economy and the need to create a stable and attractive environment for European investors abroad and to promote an open investment environment throughout Europe; suggests, however, that in the interests of both sides, it would be desirable to consider at European level evaluating the impact of these investments on the internal market so as to forestall any potential adverse effects on European innovation and know-how in certain strategic sectors;