19 Amendments of Anne-Marie MINEUR related to 2018/0091M(NLE)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it was estimated in the 2016 Impact Assessment that the agreement would deliver limited positive impacts in terms of GDP, income, trade and employment for both the Union and Japan, adhering to the objective of ‘smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’; whereas the potential success of a trade agreement should rather be assessed on the basis of its contribution to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Parliament has monitored these negotiations from the start, having called for transparency and for negotiators to meet the interests of both citizens, civil society and businesses;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses that liberalisation of the financial sector by the EPA is very broad, as it includes all finance-related positions, and all financial products and innovations; recalls that among these products were the particularly toxic assets which were at the centre of the 2008 global financial crisis; warns that in combination with the opaque regulatory cooperation system, which has been agreed by the negotiators and which is aimed at reducing the costs and regulatory burdens for private operators. Underlines the need both in the European Union and Japan for far- reaching and effective financial regulation directed at strengthening control mechanism, guaranteeing transparency and access to information in order to preserve financial market stability.
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes positively the ambitious andthe comprehensive nature of the EPA, which delivers on thea number of priorities set out in European Parliament resolution of 25 October 2012 on EU trade negotiations with Japan; deplores that negotiators repeated a number of mistakes made in CETA which were strongly criticised by civil society, amongst which the inclusion of ICS mechanism, no access for the public to EU offers in the negotiations;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that Japan will, notably, grant non-discriminatory access for EU suppliers to the procurement markets of 48 cities, remove the ‘operational safety clause’, which has in practise prevented EU rail suppliers to access the Japanese market, and maximise transparency in tendering for public contracts; insist that in the European Union as well in Japan, public procurement must continue to serve the best interest of the citizens; underlines the importance of access to public services for citizens;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomNotes that the agreement provides significant export opportunities for EU agri-food products, such as wine, pig meat and cheese, and that i; warns that a dramatic increase of EU food products entering the Japanese market would put the livelihoods of Japanese farmers and small-scale food producers at stake and emphasises the need for a safety-net of efficient and fast safeguard measures; notes that the agreement protects only 205 European geographical indications out of thousands, and calls for a continuation of talks after three years in order to evaluate the options for increasing the list of protected GIs;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the fact that the agreement promotes best practices for providing safe and high-quality food and products for consumers; calls on both partners to mainstreamenhance consumer protection in the implementation of the agreement and to place the interests of consumers at the heart of the EPA; stresses that the agreement shall under no circumstances jeopardize precise, understandable and EU compliant food labelling;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the commitment to the effective and binding implementation of the Paris Agreement to combat climate change and of other multilateral environmental agreements, as well as to the sustainable management of forests (including fighting illegal logging) and fisheries (combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (including the endangered Bluefin tuna) and stop whale hunting); calls on both parties to cooperate closely under the sustainable development chapter to exchange best practices and to strengthen the enforcement of legislation in these matters;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls upon both parties to suspend the ratification of the EPA until further agreement is reached on binding Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter in a further, more comprehensive negotiation.
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the fact that the agreement includes the commitment to pursue the ratification of fundamental ILO conventions; regrets that Japan has not yet ratified two ILO core conventions (on discrimination and on the abolition of forced labour) and expects, in light of commitments made in the EPA, concrete progress on the part of Japan towards the ratification of these conventions; calls upon parties to suspend the ratification of the EPA until this ratification, as also called upon by the EU and Japanese trade unions;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the inclusion of a review clause in the chapter on sustainable development and calls on the Commission to trigger this clause as soon as possibleimmediately in order to strengthen the enforceability and effectiveness of labour and environmental provisions, which should include the possibility of sanctions as a last resort;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the fact that the EPA maintains the right of Member State authorities to define, provide and regulate public services at local, regional or national level, despite its negative list approach, and that it does notshould under no circumstance prevent governments from bringing any privatised service back in to the public sector;. Calls upon both parties to protect public water management and to exclude it from the application of market access commitments and non-discrimination clause under the EPA.
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that market access commitments in cross-border services, including e-commerce, maritime transport, postal services and telecommunications, will give a boost to trade in services while safeguarding the pursuit of legitimate policy objectives and human rights due to a redefinition of the notion of public space;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the agreement preserves the sovereign right to regulate the financial and banking sectors for prudential and supervisory reasons; calls on both partners to use the financial regulatory forum to improve the global financial system; calls upon both parties to carry out systematic studies on the impact of the EPA on financial stability and national financial regulation space. Furthermore, calls upon parties to exclude financial regulation from the scope of investment protection arbitration;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes key innovative elements such as dedicated chapters to enhance benefits for SMEs and promote corporate social responsibility based on the principles of the G20 and the OECD;. Urges both parties to take a positive and constructive stance in the conclusion of the United Nations Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights.
Amendment 190 #
17. Calls for transparency on the functioning of the regulatory cooperation committee and for a balanced involvement of all stakeholders, notably civil society organisations;. Calls upon full access for Members of the European Parliament and National Parliaments in the preparatory documents of the Regulatory Cooperation Committee. Furthermore, calls upon a transparency register for the participants to the Regulatory Cooperation Committee meetings.
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls upon both parties to acknowledge the right of each national, regional and local authority to regulate in the public interest.
Amendment 199 #
18. Takes note that negotiations continue on a separate investment agreement and reiterates that it is unacceptable to return to the old, private ISDS mechanism; in whatever form. Calls upon the parties to rely on the domestic courts for disputes arising from the EPA.
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that the agreement includes a rendezvous clause to assess the issue of cross-border transfer of data provisions within three years; calls on the Commission to fully respect the EU law on data protection and on the protection of privacy and stresses that any future outcome must be subject to the consent of Parliament;. Urges the parties to provide safeguards on data protection and privacy with minimally the protection provided by the EU General Data Protection Regulation.