17 Amendments of Daniel CASPARY related to 2016/2301(INI)
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the EU has developed binding corporate due diligence regulations in sectors such as timber and conflict minerals; whereas some Member States have also developed legislation, such as the UK Modern Slavery Act and the French bill on the duty of care of MNCs; whereas Parliament has repeatedly called for the EU to develop a binding framework on corporate due diligence;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas gender equality in all EU policies is firmly established in Article 8 of the TFEU; whereas trade and investment agreements might affect women and men differently owing to structural gender inequalities;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas transparent and informative labelling iscould be a useful tool to enable the EU consumer to make informed choices;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas making customs data on imports entering the EU publicly available would increase GVC transparency and accountabilitefficient customs operations are vital for GVC transparency;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges the smart and effective mix of regulatory and voluntary action, butand recalls that voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) creates unfair competition for suppliers that have chosen to comply with international labour and environmental standards; reiterates its call for the systematic inclusion of binding and enforceable rules, associated sanctions, remedies and independent monitoring mechanismallows businesses to find their own dynamic and innovative measures; stresses that coordination, sharing of information and exchange of best practices may contribute to increasing efficiency of private and public value chain initiatives and achieve positive results;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the initiatives taken by European businesses in the field of CSR; recalls, however, that these actions can only be seen as complementary and hence not substitutes for the responsibilities of governments to fight human rights abuses, social and environmental dumping, and unfair trading practices;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. RegretUnderlines that the disclosure of non- financial information by large companies has not yet been extended to cover all actors operating in GVCscan also potentially hinder voluntary CSR efforts instead of advancing them;
Amendment 150 #
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 Commission to work on a legislative proposal for mandatoryfurther improve the system of incentive-based corporate due diligence for EU companies operating both in and outside the EU;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b
Paragraph 9 – point b
b) including enforceable anti- corruption and whistle-blower protection provisprovisions within the competence of the European Unions in all future FTAs;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c
Paragraph 9 – point c
c) including standstill clauses defixning a minimum level for social, environmental and safety standards in all EU FTAs;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e
Paragraph 9 – point e
e) supplementing all these provisions with supporting measures for developing countries and rigorously monitoring their implementation in conjunction with the national parliaments and civil society;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls the EU to work towards the introduction of a mandatoryanalyse adequate and efficient solutions for a transparent ‘social and environmental traceability’ labelling system along the entire production chain for products sold on the EU market, in compliance with the WTO TBT Agreement;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for improvedan impact assessment and a feasibility study about a possible labelling legislation on the origin of products entering the EU market;
Amendment 231 #
12. Calls on the Member States to disclose to the public upon request the customs data collected from parties trading in products or goods imported into the EUensure an efficient functioning of all customs operations;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates its call for the strengthening of effective import and supply chain controls to ensure that only child labour- free products enter the EU market;