8 Amendments of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2018/0091M(NLE)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) has a strategic dimension and is the most important bilateral trade agreement ever concluded byin the Unionworld as it covers nearly a third of world GDP;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the EPA will serve as an important complement to the joint commitment of the European Union and Japan to an open and strong multilateral trading system and forthcoming reform of the World Trade Organisation;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes positively that Japan has addressed unnecessary non-tariff measures (NTMs) in a variety of sectors such as vehicles, food additives, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, food labelling and cosmetics; takes note as well of Japan’s commitment to align its automotive standards even more with international standards used by EU car manufacturers;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the fact that the agreement includes the commitment to pursue the ratification of fundamental ILO conventions; regrets that Japan has not yet ratified two ILO core conventions (on discrimination and on the abolition of forced labour) and expects, in light ofcalls on the Commission to monitor this and other commitments made in the EPA, concrete progress on the part of Japan towards the ratification of these convenTSD chapter and cooperate with Japan on the implementation in accordance with the Commission's 15- point plan on TSD implementations;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 158 #
12. Underlines the fact that the EPA fully maintains the right of Member State authorities to define, provide and regulate public services at local, regional or national level, despite its negative list approach, and that it does not prevent governments from bringing any privatised service back in to the public sector;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Takes noteRegrets that thate negotiations continue on a separate investment agreement and reiterates that it is unacceptable to return to the old, private ISDS mechanishave not yet finished; notes that the Commission has changed its approach on investment protection to an Investment Court System;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that the agreement includes a rendezvous clause to assess the issue of cross-border transfer of data provisions within three years; calls on the Commission toRegrets that the EPA does not include a provision on the cross-border data transfers; notes that the agreement includes a rendezvous clause to assess this issue within three years; calls on the Commission to activate this clause while in coming negotiations fully respect theing EU law on data protection and on the protection of privacy and stresses that any future outcome must be subject to the consent of Parliament; notes in this regard that the General Data Protection Regulation is fully compatible with the general exceptions under the GATS;