Activities of David MARTIN related to 2013/2989(RSP)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement negotiations
Amendments (2)
Amendment 49 #
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Requests the inclusion of animal welfare standards in the chapter on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures;
Amendment 53 #
Paragraph 13
13. Expects the FTA to include a binding and enforceable sustainable development chapter reflecting EU and Vietnam's common commitment to promote respect for, compliance with, and enforcement of, international human rights, the eight ILO's core conventions and key multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), with measures in the event of infringement, providing for the involvement of economic, social, and environmental stakeholdersincluding the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), with measures in the event of infringement, involving independent civil society organizations, representing economic, social, and environmental stakeholders, in the negotiation, implementation and monitoring of the sustainable development chapter, and also to encourage enterprises to uptake CSR practices, and to address outstanding issues such as the welfare of both farm and wild animals; asks that such sustainable development chapter be covered by the general dispute settlement mechanism of the FTA;