Activities of Ivan JAKOVČIĆ related to 2014/2228(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (A8-0175/2015 - Bernd Lange) HR
Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (debate) HR
Amendments (15)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Demands that the main outcome of the negotiations be an ambitious and comprehensive agreement, bringing a significant market opening and an unrestricted access for EU companies, including SMEs;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the consequences of the Russian embargo have clearly demonstrated the continuous geopolitical relevance of agriculture, the importance of having access to a range of different agricultural markets and the need for strong and strategic trade partnerships with reliable trade partners;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the TTIP is an opportunity to ease reciprocal regulatory burdens that unnecessarily hamper trade, by providing more and transparent information such as which information should be on a label, clarify administrative and custom procedures and align and simplify regulatory regimes where feasible;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure, via a general clause in the agreement, in full compliance with the GATS and the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, that the parties to the agreement reserve the right to adopt or maintain any measure (in particular of a regulatory and/or financial nature) with respect to the protection or promotion of multicultural and, linguistic, and other forms of diversity, media pluralism and media freedom, and to preserve or develop, in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality, a regime for audiovisual services in line with democratic, social and cultural requirements;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced, however, that TTIP should not only cut down barriers but also aim at promoting European high levels of consumer protection of consumers rights; observes that in most sectors EU and US standards and regulatory environments ensure this high level; considers, therefore, that approximating our regulations represents a unique chance to establish high-quality standards and laws for the protection of consumers rights which will be the de facto international standards;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas TTIP is an opportunity to set high standards globally and supplement standards from both continents, especially at times when new economic actors are gaining scale, who do not share the EU or the US commitment to rule based trade, high levels of consumer protection, environmental standards and animal welfare;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the almost ratified CETA agreement has already shown the opportunities for trade in agricultural sensitive areas such as beef that adheres strictly to European SPS standards1 a; __________________ 1a http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Industry- Markets/Canada-to-develop-hormone- free-beef-for-EU
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reafconfirm that services with a strong cultural component will not, under any circumstances, be challenged by the TTIP agreement;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) clarifyonfirm that the fixed book price system will not be challenged by the obligations under the TTIP agreement;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the severe restrictions in the US air transport sector regarding foreign ownership and control of airlines; deplores, furthermore, the imbalance between the restrictions on cabotage rights imposed by the US and the freedoms enjoyed by US airlines in Member States; questions seriouslycannot accept, in this respect, the validity of the reasoning by the US to maintain these restrictions based on national security considerations;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ensure with a general clause the right to adopt or maintain any measure with regard to the provision of all educational and cultural services which receive public funding or state support in any form and ensure that privately funded foreign providers meet the same quality and accreditation requirements as domestic providers;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that US maritime cabotage laws are regulated by the Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act of 1920) and that under this act US vessels are: (i) restricted from having repair and conversion services carried out outside the US; and (ii) subject to declaration, entry and payment of a 50 % import duty upon return to the US, if sent to a foreign shipyard for repair work or the installation of certain equipment; emphasises that no US-built requirements exist for any other modes of transportation in the US and that this results in the effective exclusion of the EU shipbuilding industry, including ship repair and maintenance, from selling vessels for use in American waters; notes that the EU does not exclude maritime manufacturers from the US or any other third countries; calls upon the Commission to address, due to the strategic importance of the European shipyard companies, to insist on reciprocity in the TTIP because of this extreme protectionism by the US;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
ba. recalls that the TTIP negotiations cannot in themselves change the implementation or proposal of legislation in any area, including European food safety, SPS standards, animal welfare and environmental measures;
Amendment 160 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
d. secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive pressure, for example in cases where regulatory conditions and related costs of production, such as animal housing requirements, in the EU diverge from those in the US;
Amendment 299 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to insists, within the TTIP negotiations, on the inclusion of European standards and practices in the key areas for the protection of health and the environment, food safety and consumer information, considering unacceptable the potential decrease of the achieved European standards;