7 Amendments of Bernhard ZIMNIOK related to 2018/0356M(NLE)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the inclusion of a comprehensive and binding chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) with explicit references to Multilateral Environmental Agreements, the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; is nevertheless concerned about allegations of possible infringements by Viet Nam of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the lack of convincing results in combating illegal fishing, Viet Nam having been ‘pre-identified’ in 2017 as a non-cooperating country in the area of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, and the absence of any progress noted by the European Commission in this area in 2018; accordingly warns against the risks of deforestation and illegal fishing;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that, under Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Union ‘shall, since animals are sentient beings, pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals’ in the implementation of its policies; stresses that certain livestock and fishery products, in particular chicken meat, on which duties should be reduced to 0% after a transitional period of ten years, are covered by the free trade agreement and should be subject to phytosanitary and animal welfare standards at least equivalent to those of the European Union; considers that, in the event of ratification of the agreement, the European Union should, in particular, implement the animal welfare provisions thereof whenever necessary and that animal welfare requirements must also extend to aquaculture products; calls on the Commission to monitor closely the question of animal welfare in the context of the agreement and to keep Parliament regularly updated;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to earmark specific funding forspare no effort in order to fulfil the key objectives of the TSD chapter, including through civil society organisations, such as the dDomestic aAdvisory gGroups (DAGs), in order to fulfil the key objectives of the TSD chapter, which include an increased monitoring of commitments together with the relevant Vietnamese authorities, the development of action plans for areas where concerns have been identified, including, but not limited to, deforestation and illegal fishing, and the triggering of dispute settlement processes in the event that action plans have not been respected;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that, in the event of ratification of the agreement, it is essential to ensure full implementation and enforcement by Viet Nam of international law on intellectual property and trademark law and of the safeguards associated with protected geographical indications; is concerned at the insufficient protection afforded to certain protected geographical indications, which is in certain cases limited by transitional periods, for example ten years in the case of champagne;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. CongratulatesNotes that Viet Nam onhas ratifyingied only six of the ILO’s eight fundamental conventions, namely No 29 on forced labour, Nos 100 and 111 on non- discrimination, Nos 138 and 182 on child labour and, most recently, No 98 on the right to organise and collective bargaining; urgeasks the Vietnamese Government to quick, if the proposed agreement enters into force, to promptly ratify outstanding convention No 105 on forced labour and No 87 on the freedom of association, and highlights the crucial importance of ensurverifying that all of these conventions are fulrigorously implemented if the agreement enters into force;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is concerned that, according to the International Labour Organisation, ‘many children are at risk of labour and sexual exploitation’ in Viet Nam, and that ‘recent reports indicate a rise in internal migration and the number of unregistered families and children found in urban centres’, making children and families particularly vulnerable to the abovementioned types of exploitation;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomNotes Viet Nam’s commitment to revise and quickly ratify its Labour Code, highlighting the importance of the promotion and practical enforcement of gender equality and female empowerment; reiterates that gender inequality should no longer be seen as a purely social issue, but as an economic one that presents a key challenge to attaining inclusive and sustainable growth; notes with concern that, according to the International Labour Organisation, girls are particularly at risk of labour or sexual exploitation in Viet Nam; calls on the Commission to monitor developments closely and to keep Parliament regularly updated on the situation.;