6 Amendments of Jérôme LAVRILLEUX related to 2014/2228(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
i a) to ensure that steps are taken to promote the development of new professional skills to meet the new labour market needs that will arise from the TTIP;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
i b) to ensure the promotion of the modernisation of training systems, to enable them to provide the new skills required by the TTIP in order to improve access to the labour market and produce better qualified workers;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point vi
vi) to ensure that the specific challenges faced by SMEs are fully taken into account; it should be recalled that 99 % of European companies are SMEs and that they are responsible for 85 % of net job creation in the EU. It should be stressed that they would be the first to benefit from an open market that would help them to become more competitive by removing unhelpful barriers and creating an economic framework that encourages exports.
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vi – point a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point vi – point a (new)
a) to study the impact of the TTIP on SMEs and also non-exporting microenterprises active in the local market, for which this agreement will create fiercer competition.
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the sensitivity of certain areas of negotiation, such as the agricultural sector, where perceptions of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), cloning and consumer health are divergent between the European Union and the United States; encourages the Commission to adopt, in this regard, a ‘positive list approach’, as a prerequisite to clarify the issue for all stakeholders;
Amendment 141 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
x a) ensure that the exchange conditions are subject to strict reciprocity in order to strengthen EU industrial fabric, protect SMEs, create jobs and prevent all unfair competition, in particular as regards social standards