Activities of Arne LIETZ related to 2016/2301(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the impact of international trade and the EU’s trade policies on global value chains
Amendments (5)
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. recalls the 2030 SDG agenda and calls on the Commission to transparently communicate the reference to each SDG concerned in the reporting; calls on the Commission and the Member States to use trade to promote sustainable development and good governance according to the principles of policy coherence for development;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. underlines the importance of inclusive and sustainable approaches as agreed in the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, notably those on sustainable production, sustainable consumption and decent work;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. encourages the Commission and Member States to include specific measures in Free Trade Agreements with developing countries in order to support their social and environmental standards; calls on the Commission to introduce tariff preferences for proven sustainably- produced goods in the forthcoming reform of the GSP / GSP+ rules;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Warmly welcomes the drafting of a binding UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights and reiterates its calls for the Member States and the EU itself to promote and participate in this process; calls on the Commission to introduce a legislative proposal on binding due diligence obligations for supply chains aligned with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and several sector-specific OECD guidelines and set up comprehensive labelling measures in order to guarantee enhanced consumer information on the content and origin of the final products sold in the EU market throughout their supply chain;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. encourages the International Labour Organization, enterprises and other stakeholders to work towards a binding legal convention, regulating Global Value Chains, which will include adequate remedy mechanisms for workers when their rights are violated, establish legal accountability for the actions of the corporations and their subcontractors, and include mandatory due-diligence and transparency obligations;