13 Amendments of Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL related to 2010/2301(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU is the top destination for Chinese exports, which rose by 39.5 % between 2009 and 2010, and whereas China is the EU’s second-largest trading partner, and whereas China’s economic success is based to a major extent on the EU’s open market;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas trade relations between the two regions have developed considerably since the signature of the EU-China cooperation agreement in 1985, and the agreement should therefore be renewed, but also brought into line with the new economic situation;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas China is obliged since 2001 to respect WTO rules by liberalising its trade and opening its market, but its efforts are not yet satisfactory by any means;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas, under its 12th five-year plan, China is to develop the strategic sectors of energy, construction and transport and will have major needs in the field of service development, offeringwhich could provide new investment opportunities for European businesses;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas foreign investment by the EU in China in 2012 amounted to EUR 4.9 billion and foreign investment by China in the EU in the same year amounted to EUR 0.9 billion;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that China has established very considerable trade advantages for itself in relation to the EU through targeted state subsidies, using a great variety of legal constructs; urges China to bring its state subsidy programmes into line with relevant WTO law; further calls on the Commission to reform the anti- subsidy regulation in order to be able to respond effectively to the considerable challenges from China;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is extremely concerned about the problems foreign businesses encounter in accessing Chinese public procurement whereas access to European public procurement is guaranteed; regrets that China has not acceded to the plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement (AGP) even though it committed to do so in its protocol on accession to the WTO; calls on the Commission to make haste in developing a European instrument to ensure better access for European businesses to foreign public procurement markets and to encourage the EU’s trading partners, such as China, to open up their public procurement markets and eliminate protectionist measures;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that the main form in which foreign companies are allowed to set up in China is through joint ventures – a mechanism which is very restrictive and too often associated with strategic technology transfers that may favour the competitive development of China to the detriment of European industry in fields in which the EU is at the forefront; calls therefore on China to move away from the joint venture mechanism and to allow European businesses full freedom of establishment;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EU to make use, wherever necessary,Commission to make active use of trade defence instruments that are consistent with WTO rules, such asnamely anti- dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard measures, in the event off China continues to engage in illegal trade practices by China, in order to ensure a level playing field for EU-China trade; points out in this connection that, despite WTO accession, China makes active use of price dumping and state subsidies on a large scale in order to force competitors out of the global market;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission to negotiate an ambitious EU-China investment agreement that seeks to create a better environment for EU investors inin order to harness the enormous potential for reciprocal investment more quickly and more effectively by ensuring fair and reliable investment conditions in both the EU and China, whilst increasing the level of Chinesereciprocal capital flows to the EU and, above all, offering European investors secure, long-term prospects in China;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Draws attention to the fact that China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases; calls on the EU to propose that the WTO include ecological aspects and climate change imperatives when laying down effective environmental standards in its rules on the organisation oftargets in discussions relating to international trade;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19