15 Amendments of Ignasi GUARDANS CAMBÓ related to 2007/2265(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the ASEAN countries have different economic profiles and those disparities will play an important role in finalising the EU-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas economic openness in the framework of the EU-ASEAN agreement is vital for creating jobs and growth,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas adequate and reciprocal access to EU-ASEAN markets, fully respecting the differing economic positions of ASEAN members particularly the poorest LDCs, will increase the flow of goods and services and will enhance innovation and boost economic growth on both sides,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas account should be duly taken of the effective protection of IPRs, including geographical indications and appellations of origin,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
Gd. whereas transparency and effective rules for public procurement, competition and investment will lead to an increasingly business-friendly environment, reduce corruption and in turn will be beneficial for the economies on both sides,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Believes that an ambitious EU-ASEAN agreement will greatly benefit both sides and even though a high quality agreement is more important than a rapid timetable is nonetheless concerned about the slow pace of negotiations; emphasises the importance of achieving concrete results for EU businesses by improving market access;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that inter-regional agreements can usefully supplement the multilateral system, provided they are wide-ranging and ambitious, going well beyond tariff reductions in order to implementopen markets, together with the implementation of technical, social and environmental standards;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of strengthening regional economic integration between the ASEAN countries, calls on the Commission to provide technical assistance and further possible support to facilitate such a reinforcement;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the parties to progressively reduce or dismantle all barriers on goods and services, while fully respecting the differing economic positions within the ASEAN region;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Urges the Commission, in the EU- ASEAN framework agreement, to ensure transparency and effective rules for public procurement, competition and investment, intellectual property rights (IPRs), state aid and other subsidies; stresses the importance of services in EU-ASEAN trade relations;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Gives priority to the effective enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) particularly for design, sound recordings and other cultural goods; emphasises nevertheless that nothing in the agreement should limit the right of countries to regulate sectors - such as audiovisual - that play a key role in preserving cultural diversityStresses the importance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and calls for their effective enforcement to be given priority, particularly for design, sound recordings and other cultural goods as well as geographical indications and appellations of origin;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Urges the Commission to tackle barriers notwithstanding the right of countries to regulate sectors - such as audiovisual - that play a key role in preserving cultural diversity;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. ConsiderUnderlines that any schedule of tariff reductions should take full account of the differing economic positions of ASEAN members and give poorer non-LDCs flexibilities that are broadly equivalent to those offered by the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) to countries with comparable income levels;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Considers that poorer non-LDC members of ASEAN should benefit from flexibilities that are broadly equivalent to those offered by the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) to countries with comparable income levels;