28 Amendments of Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL related to 2007/2198(INI)
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the current TDI system in the EU needs to beminor updateds to provide a suitable answer to unfair behaviour which affects international trade in a globalised world;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that, in the absence of internationally recognised rules on competition, the current European TDI system is the best response to ensure a level playing field for all actors and to avoid distorting effects in international trade;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Warns of the danger of unilaterally weakening the EU to such an extent that it is unable to counteract unfair trading practices in an international context marked by the proliferation of such practices and the intensive, and often abusive, use of trade defence measures by third countries against imports from the EU;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the TDI rules lack clarity in procedure which causes unnecessary uncertainty both in regard to the initiation, procedure of investigations and in the outcome of these investigaanti-dumping and anti- subsidy measures must only be adopted if this is in the Community interest; emphasises that in determining the Community interest, special attention must be focused on the need to protect domestic producers and employees against impairment caused by dumping or illegal subsidies, to eliminate the trade distorting effects of injurious dumping and to restore effective competitions;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to take into more serious consideratioincorporate in the overall EU strategy on development whenthe principles of free and fair trade in order to support the least developed countries (LDCs) to establish a competition environment which prevents unfair trade practices and helps to reduce the opening of anti-dumping (AD) investigations against developing countriethe LDCs;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Commission to demand a strict application of the existing WTO rules on dumping and subsidies to the emerging economies such as China; asks the Commission to engage in bilateral talks on free and fair competition with these countries;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is worried about the lack of coordination between the internal policies of the EU, especially those dealing with industry related matters (including the anti- competition law) and trade defence remedies;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to reviseuphold its standards of initiation for new TDI investigations andwhich ensure that the complaining industry provides prima facie evidence that all the AD basic requirements (dumping, injury, causal link) have been met and that measures are not overly and clearly against cthe Community interest; believes that, compared to those of the EU´s trading partners, current TDI rules ensure a balanced consideration of all interests involved;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Is worried about the increasing use by the Commission of ex officio review in order to restrict or terminate measures in force;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that decisions to accept or reject new TDI complaints by the Commission often display a lack of transparency and clarity; stresses the need to attach, at the initiation stage of the investigation, greater emphasis to the gathering of sufficient evidence of dumping and injury;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the commission to reconsiderBelieves, that the standing requirement for the initiation of new AD and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations (currently fixed at 25%) of the Community production of a given item, by taking inspiration from applicable European competition legislation is necessary to ensure access by European SMEs to these instruments;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for the creation of a special TDI-helpdesk for SMEs for advice on the preparation of complaints; asks further to provide a simplified questionnaire for SMEs; asks the Commission to grant open access to Eurostat and access to information collected on site by EU representations in third countries concerned;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that a modernized definition of “Community industry” should take the value added in Europe through the new and global supply chains into consideration; calls on the Commission to reconsider the present definition of "Community industry", by laying down objective criteria to grant the status of Communitythere is no reason to reconsider the definition of “Community industry”; reminds the Commission of Article 4 of the Agreement on the implementation of Article IVof GATT 1994 , which refers to "the domestic producers as a whole of the like products or to those of them whose collective output of the products constitutes a major proportion of the total domestic production of those products" and which excludes all producers "related to the exporters or importers or are themselves importers of the allegedly dumped product" for the definition of the term "domestic industry";
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on Commission and the Member States to take into account the long-term impact of TDI measures on consumers, by assessing their consequences in terms of price level, quality, availability and choice as well as sustainable competition in the markets;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Regrets the fact that theBelieves that there is no real alternative to the current decision- making process concerning the award of country- wide market economy status to third countries in TDI investigations often lacks transparency and logic; urges the Commission to ensure that the choice of the "analogue country" is based on realistic and duly motivated criteria; urges the non- market economies to engage in internal reforms aimed at guaranteeing free and fair competition;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Takes the view that the countervailing duty instrument should be used in preference to the anti-dumping instrument in all cases where this is legally and economically feasibleand the anti-dumping instrument are two distinct instruments that should be used in a complementary way respecting their own scope of application;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Urges the Commission to open anti- dumping and countervailing procedures and to impose provisional duties as soon as possible when all the legal requirements have been met, including a threat of injury for the industry concerned;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to improve the quality of and access to non- confidential information provided by other parties during the investigation and improve access to confidential information in order to strengthen defence rights;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that AD and countervailing duty measures applied by the Commission should take the alternative form of quotas or tariff-quotas when this is deemed appropriate and that a phase-in or phase-out system similar to the one implemented in the footwear case is put into operation in new cases involving products suitable for final consumpform of tariffs in order to comply with the relevant WTO regulations;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Asks the investigating authority to make a proposal to the Parliament and the Council on how to find a solution for imports by EU companies which are already on board a ship at the moment an anti-dumping duty comes into force; asks the Commission to make sure that the proposed solution to this problem is safe against circumvention and fraud and cannot be abused by non-EU companies;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure the fullest possiblto ensure the transparency and objectivity of the decision-making process in TDI investigations;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to act forcefully against fraud, circumvention or non-respect of IPR;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Stresses the importance of a transparent and democratic process in the Council based on the rules of majority voting;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Urges the Commission and the Council to guarantee the objective and neutral application of existing laws and rules by a reformed anti-dumping committee, composed of Council and Commission representatives, which reports to the Parliament;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Insists that all questions on the application of the existing TDI rules have to be laid down in legislative acts to bind clearly the Commission; opposes all attempts to introduce guidelines without the approval by the respective legislative authorities;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls on the Commission to enhance the competitiveness of producer industries in the Union by eliminating all competitive distortions which occur in international trade so as to ensure workable international competition;