3 Amendments of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2008/2204(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the increasing use of the Internet for trade brings with it not only major difficulties and challenges, but also significant opportunitisignificant opportunities, but also certain challenges,;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Expresses its concern about the disparate interpretations of the ITA by parties thereto and deplores the fact that, on account of the Commission's restrictive interpretation of the Agreement, fewer products are free of import duties;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes therefore the Commission's proposal to the WTO to update and expand the Ministerial Declaration on Trade in Information Technology Products, also known as the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), setting a short time frame, in order to give an additional boost to trade in these products and to address the increasing challenges of technological development and convergence; supports the Commission's position that a change in ITA criteria can only be made on the basis of consensus amongst all ITA participants, as provided by the agreement itself, and not as a result of litigation by some members;