5 Amendments of David MARTIN related to 2016/2228(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that following the WTO challenge by Canada and Norway to the EU ban on seal products, the measure has been strengthened to bring it into line with the WTO Appellate Body ruling of 2014, and that its legitimacy can no longer be called into question; highlights that similar trade bans are in force in particular in the US and Russia and that these measures will contribute to preserve wildlife in the Arctic as seals are integral to their local ecosystem;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls that under the EU- Greenland Fisheries Partnership Agreement of 2007 the EU grants Greenland financial support for securing responsible fishing and the sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources in the Greenlandic exclusive economic zone;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses that companies operating in the Arctic should comply with binding corporate social responsibility standards which could be developed in cooperation with the Arctic Economic Council and should be based, among others, on the Arctic Investment Protocol and the UN Global Compact.
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the Commission to explore wider international finance cooperation instruments to develop infrastructures such as railways, ports and satellites, which are essential to allow for new economic activities and monitor their effects on the environment.
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Recalls that shipping in the Arctic is subject to specific requirements established by the International Maritime Organisation and welcomes the entry into force of the Polar Code expected on 1 January 2017.