29 Amendments of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2016/2301(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- Having regard to Article 5 of the Treaty of the European Union,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas global value chains (GVCs) have become a key feature of today’s global economy; whereas, on the one hand, GVCs offer new prospects for growth, development and jobs, but on the other hand, their complex nature, lack of transparency and dilution of liabilities has led to a higher risk of human rights violation; whereas GVCs offer the possibility to reap the benefits of differences in comparative advantage in different processes;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the development of global value chains further contributes to services integration into the production of goods; whereas a lot of value of imported goods has been added through services from importing countries;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the inclusion of provisions relating to financial services in trade agreements has raised concerns regarding their potential negative effects in terms of money laundering and tax evasion and avoidancefraud and evasion;
Amendment 78 #
K. whereas labelling is, under certain circumstances, can be a useful tool to enable the EU consumer to make informed choices;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that trade policy must ensure European competitiveness and a level playing field for European businesses and facilitate upward convergence on standards; calls on the Commission to ensure coherence between the EU’s trade and industrial policies, and to promote the European reindustrialisation strategy and the transition towards a low-carbon economypolicies of trade, growth, environmental protection and public health;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to activelyuse negotiations to promote further reforms of the WTO in order to define and enforce multilateral rules for trade, including the sustainable management of GVCs;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges the smart mix of regulatory and voluntary action, but recalls that voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) creates unfair competition for suppliers that have chosen to comply with international labour and environmental standardshould remain the norm for businesses’ management of sustainability in supply chains; reiterates its call for the systematic inclusion of binding and enforceable rules, associated sanctions, remedirules and independent monitoring mechanisms;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. WelcomNotes the green card initiative launched by some national parliaments following the adoption of the French bill on MNCs’ duty of care; calls on the Commnotes that the French Constitutional Council found certain provission to work on a legislative proposal for mandatorys of the French law on MNC’s duty of care to violate the French Constitution; recalls that any proposed legislation on corporate due diligence for EU companies operating both in and outside the EUin value chains must be fully compatible with the principle of proportionality;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that CSR policies should take into account the special characteristics of micro- and smallsmall and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a
Paragraph 9 – point a
a) effectively implementing fully Parliament’s recommendations of 2010 and 2016 with respect to TSD chapters in FTAs, including by developing an upgraded TSD chapter model with binding and enforceable provisprovisions based on multilateral conventions including the eight core ILO conventions and the multilateral environmental agreements and avoiding any approach that includes sanctions;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b
Paragraph 9 – point b
b) including enforceable anti- corruption and whistle-blower protection provisions in all future FTAs;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c
Paragraph 9 – point c
c) including standstill clauses fixing a minimum leveleffective monitoring mechanisms for social, environmental and safety standards in all EU FTAs;
Amendment 193 #
d) including provisions on cooperation in the fight against money laundering, tax evasionfraud and tax avoidanceevasion in FTAs;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. DeploresTakes note of the fact that gender isaspects of trade are not mentioned in the Trade for All strategy; calls on the Commission to ensure that gender perspective is included and mainstreamed in trade policy, the Aid for Trade strategy, and all future FTAs and impact assessments; calls on the Commission to collect gender- disaggregated data and take gender into account in GVC analysisvaluate the effects of EU trade policy on equality between women and men;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that GVCs are an opportunity for firms in developing countries to develop a link with the global economy; stresses that complementary policies and accompanying measures are key to making this a realitycould strengthen this link;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expects the GSP mid-term review to clarify definitions and include additional tariff preferences for sustainably produced productspreferences for services; underlines that any preferences for products based on their way of production must be fully compatible with WTO law; asks the Commission to evaluate the incentives for GSP+ beneficiaries to comply with the relevant conventions in the latter part of the current GSP programme;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls on the Commission to incorporate commitments on services in 'Mode 5' in future FTAs to ensure the competitiveness of the European service providers;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that preferential RoO are key in the context of GVCs; calls on the Commission to ensure RoO coherence across FTArecognises that inflexibility and complexity of RoOs cand consistency with the transparency and accountability objectives laid out in this resolution hamper the efficiency of trade patterns;
Amendment 292 #
18a. Calls on the Commission, to the extent possible, to use multilateral RoOs as preferential RoOs in FTAs; calls on the Commission when designing specific preferential RoOs in FTAs to lower requirements of value added, and allow for change of tariff subheading and “single transformation” as a RoOs;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Asks the Commission, specifically in the case of negotiations on FTAs with countries currently benefiting from GSP and EBA preferences, to ensure that RoOs design do not divert economic processes;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18 d. Asks the Commission to evaluate the consequences of the use of Trade Defence Instruments, by the EU and by third countries, on effective integration of EU businesses into GVCs;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the European External Action Service and, the World Trade Organisation and UNCTAD.