Activities of Kader ARIF related to 2007/0289(CNS)
Plenary speeches (1)
Generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011 (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
10a) Developing countries which meet the criteria for eligibility for the special incentive scheme to encourage sustainable development and good governance after 31 October 2008 should be entitled to benefit from the additional tariff preferences as soon as they meet those criteria. The Commission should rule on new requests no later than 15 December 2009 or 15 December 2010, for requests made by 31 October 2009 or by 31 October 2010 respectively.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) For the sake of coherence in the Community’s commercial policy, a beneficiary country should not benefit from both the scheme and a free-trade agreement, if that agreement covers, effectively implements and, where appropriate, consolidates at least all of the preferences provided for by the present scheme to that country.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
21a. The rules of origin should be reviewed to take account of inter-regional and global cumulation and the possibility of a country’s benefiting from preferential treatment under the GSP, the GSP+ and the ‘Everything But Arms’ (EBA) system, even if it is not the final destination of the export, provided that substantial value is added to the products in the country in question. In the course of this review, the ‘double transformation’ requirement for certain products should also be eliminated.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 21 b (new)
Recital 21 b (new)
21b) Under Article 37(6) of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, the Commission undertook to look into all possible alternatives to enable countries which were not LDCs and had not signed an EPA to benefit from a new trade framework offering commercial preferences at least equivalent to those under the Cotonou Agreement .
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 3 − paragraph 2
Article 3 − paragraph 2
2. When a beneficiary country benefits from a preferential commercial agreement with the Community which cover, the application of the commercial agreement shall take precedence over the application of this scheme provided that the agreement effectively implements, and, where appropriate, consolidates at least all of the preferences provided for by the scheme to that country, it shall be removed from th. A commercial agreement with the Community shall not preclude elist of beneficiary countries. gibility for the special incentive scheme set out in Articles 7 to 10.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 9 − paragraph 1 − point a)
Article 9 − paragraph 1 − point a)
a) a country or territory listed in Annex I must have made a request to that effect by 31 October 2008, or, in the case of countries or territories fulfilling the conditions of Article 8(1) and (2), after that date, by 31 October 2009 or 31 October 2010, and
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 10 − paragraph 1
Article 10 − paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall examine the request accompanied by the information referred to in Article 9(2). When examining the request the Commission shall take account of the findings of the relevant international organisations and agencies. It may ask the requesting country any questions which it considers relevant, and mayshall verify the information received with the requesting country or with any other relevant sources including the European Parliament and representatives of civil society, such as the two sides of industry.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 10 − paragraph 3
Article 10 − paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall notify a requesting country of a decision taken in accordance with paragraph 2. Where a country is granted the special incentive arrangement, it shall be informed of the date on which that decision enters into force. The Commission shall, by 15 December 2008, 15 December 2009 or 15 December 2010 for countries which have made a request by 31 October 2008, 31 October 2009 or 31 October 2010 respectively, publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, listing the countries benefiting from the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 17 − paragraph 2
Article 17 − paragraph 2
2. Following the consultations, the Commission may decide, within one month’s time and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 27(5), to initiate an investigation. In the light of the reasons set out in Article 15(1)(a), the Commission shall automatically open an inquiry in any case where the ILO Committee on the Application of Standards devotes a ‘special paragraph’ to a beneficiary country which does not comply with fundamental labour standards.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 20 − paragraph 7
Article 20 − paragraph 7
7. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make an investigation impossible, the Commission may, after informing the Committee and the European Parliament, take any preventive measure which is strictly necessary.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 22 − paragraph 2
Article 22 − paragraph 2
2. Any Member State, or the European Parliament, may refer a decision taken in accordance with Article 20 or 21 to the Council within one month’s time. The Council, acting by qualified majority, may adopt a different decision within one month. Where appropriate, the Council shall inform the requesting country and the European Parliament of its decision.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 25 − point e)
Article 25 − point e)
e) for the establishment, by 15 December 2008, 15 December 2009 or 15 December 2010 at the latest, of the list of beneficiary countries in accordance with Article 10.