1 Amendments of Miltiadis KYRKOS related to 2014/2228(INI)
Amendment 58 #
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 in the TTIP this extreme protectionism by the US; notes that it is important for waivers of the Jones Act to favour European- flagged vessels, given that EU seaworthiness standards are the highest in the world;