12 Amendments of David MARTIN related to 2018/0101(COD)
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The follow up and review of the Agreements, the conduct of investigations and, where appropriate, the imposition of safeguard measures should be carried out transparentlyin the most transparent manner possible. The European Parliament should be kept informed and involved at all stages of the procedure and, in particular, prior to the adoption of any safeguard measures.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Upon a duly justified request by the Union industry concerned or the trade unions, the Commission may extend the scope of the monitoring to other products and sectors, if any, than those mentioned in the Annex.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The European Commission shall monitor the observance by third countries of the social and environmental standards as laid down in their respective trade and sustainable development chapters.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Upon request by the responsible committee of the European Parliament, the Commission will report to it on any specific concerns relating to the implementation by the countries concerned of their commitments on trade and sustainable development.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall present an annual monitoring report to the European Parliament and to the Council on statistics on imports of sensitive products, and those products and sectors, if any, to which monitoring has been extended as well as on the fulfilment of obligations by the countries concerned under the Trade and Sustainable Development chapter.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. An investigation shall be initiated by the Commission upon request by a Member State, by any legal person or any association not having legal personality acting on behalf of the Union industry and by trade unions, or on the Commission's own initiative, where there is sufficient prima facie evidence, as determined on the basis of factors referred to in Article 6(5).
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. An investigation may also be initiated where there is a surge of imports concentrated in one or several Member States or outermost regions, provided that there is sufficient prima facie evidence, as determined on the basis of factors referred to in Article 6(5).
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Where the European Parliament adopts a recommendation to initiate a safeguard investigation, the Commission shall carefully examine whether the conditions for ex-officio are fulfilled and if so, then proceed as laid down in this regulation. If the Commission considers that the conditions are not fulfilled, it shall present a report to the responsible committee of the European Parliament including an explanation of all the factors relevant to the rejection of such an investigation.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The investigation shall, where possible, be concluded within sixfour months of its initiation. That time limit may be extended by a further period of threewo months in exceptional circumstances such as the involvement of an unusually high number of interested parties or complex market situations. The Commission shall notify all interested parties of any such extension and explain the reasons therefor.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. Where information is not supplied within the time limits set by the Commission, or where the investigation is significantly impeded, the Commission may reach a decision on the basis of the available facts. Where the Commission finds that any interested party or any third party has supplied it with false or misleading information, it shall disregard that information and, may make use of the facts available and assess the potential actions to be taken against that party.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Outermost regions of the Union Where any product is being imported in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious deterioration in the economic situation of one or several of the Union’s outermost regions, as referred to in Article 349 TFEU, a safeguard measure may be imposed, in accordance with the procedure laid down in this regulation.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The report shall include information on the activities of the various bodies responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Agreement, as well as information regarding the fulfilment of obligations under the Trade and Sustainable Development chapter and on activities with civil society advisory groups.