Activities of Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ related to 2018/2085(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Blockchain: a forward-looking trade policy PDF (371 KB) DOC (74 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas blockchain technology may provide all parties, public and private, involved in trade, with permanent access in real time to an immutable, time- stamped database holding documents pertaining to transactions, thus helping to build confidence, avoid compliance issues, and tackle the use of counterfeited goods or fake documents;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the EU’s effectiveness in concluding free trade agreements and its efforts to maintain and strengthen the international rules-based system of the WTO that has translated into real opportunities for businesses, consumers and emerging economies alike; welcomes the EU’s commitment to a rules-based trading system in order to ensure a level playing field and to enforce global trade rules;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses regret that despite previous trade successes, EU FTAs are still underutilised; notes that blockchain technologies could meet the growing challenges to the open-trading system; notes that exporters could upload all their documents to a public authority application underpinned by blockchain, and instantly prove their compliance with preferential treatment granted by the FTA;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that blockchain could assist the Union’s trade defence instruments by providing transparency over the provenance of goods entering the European market and an overview of the influx of imports to ensure a more level- playing field for businesses;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that blockchain has the potential to support the trade and sustainable development agenda by providing trust in the provenance of raw materials and goods, transparent production processes, and their compliance with international rules in the field of labour, social, and environmental rights and obligations;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the utility of blockchain in the following ways: strengthening the certainty of the provenance of goods, reducing the risk of illicproviding verifiability and transparency for goods protected by intellectual property rights, reducing the risk of illicit goods including counterfeit goods entering the supply chain, upholding consumer protection, reducing the costs of supply chain management, and improving trust and business stability;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises cross-border data flows of, both personal and non-personal data as well as machine-to-machine communication, as an integral function for international trade and the design of blockchain architecture;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises the challenge posed by the relationship between blockchain technologies and the implementation of GDPR; notes that blockchain technology can provide solutions for GDPR implementation because both initiatives are underpinned by common principles of ensuring secured and self-governed data; underlines that GDPR only applies if personal data are concerned; invites the Commission to look further into this issue;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to follow developments in the area of blockchain, in particular the ongoing pilots/initiatives in the international supply chain; invites the Commission to produce a horizontal strategy document involving all Commission DG’s on adopting blockchain technologies in trade and supply chain management as well as in the area of intellectual property and in particular the fight against counterfeiting; invites the Commission to explore further areas of EU trade policy in which blockchain technologies could be a proper solution to existing challenges;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to launch and supervise a pilot project to manage a major EU trade corridor, such as between two major ports and/or alongside a key trade route, using blockchain technology, in order to test its benefits;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to develop a set of guiding principles tailored to industry to provide a level of certainty that encourages the use of blockchain and innovation in this area; underlines the importance for the EU to show leadership and ownership in the field of blockchain technologies, especially for the EU’s industry and ensure a level playing field regarding global competition and in the areas of development and regulatory environment;