7 Amendments of Jan ZAHRADIL related to 2012/2320(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights is legally binding on the EU institutions and EU Member States with the exception of those that have an opt- out when they implement EU law and whereas the Commission's Strategy for the effective implementation of the Charter explicitly acknowledges that the Charter applies to the EU's external action;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the efforts undertaken by the CommissionWelcomes the Commission's efforts in establishing a framework for the annual reporting of Member States on their export credit activities in accordance with Regulation 1233/2011, in order to step up transparency at the EU level; stresses that one of the key objectives of this reporting is to monitor compliance of Member States' Export Credit Agencies with the international disciplines applicable to export credits;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges informal receipt of the first annual report on the export credit activities of Member States by the Commission on 14 December 2012, evaluating the responses of 20 out of 27 Member States maintaining active export credit programmes, as well as receipt of these Member States' reports in the form of annexes; calls on the Commission to consult with Member States on the possibility to approve these documents or a summary of them for public release in order to fulfil the goal of the basic Regulation to increase transparency;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that EU Member States in their Annual Activity Reports have made available to the Commission the financial and operational information on export credits, as requested in the first paragraph of Annexe I of Regulation 1233/2011;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. RecommendSuggests that the Council Working Group on Export Credits and the Commission cooperatensult with the European External Action Service (EEAS) on developing a methodology for meaningful reporting on Article 21 compliance before the next annual report is duethe application in the EU of certain OECD guidelines in the field of officially supported export credits;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes thatEncourages Member State ECAs currentlyto continue reporting on their evaluation of environmental risks but not on how these are included in the calculation of ECA premiums; considers such reporting; considers such reporting by all OECD and non-OECD ECAs to be essential to ensuring a level playing field;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. RecommendsSuggests exploring the relevance of a sectoral approach in developing the IWG, in order possibly to build the base for horizontal provisions in a second phase that will ensure the common adoption of effective environmental, social and human rights standards by all OECD and non- OECD ECAs to ensuring a level playing field;