30 Amendments of Younous OMARJEE related to 2018/0091M(NLE)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that the representatives of the Commission and the Council went to Japan in July 2018 to sign the free trade agreement between Japan and the European Union before the European Parliament could even consider the final agreement;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Regrets that the agreement was negotiated in the utmost secrecy and that only minimal information was submitted to the European Parliament or made public;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Deplores the fact that the chapter on sustainable development was drafted in vague terms and does not include any binding measure or penalty in case of failure to comply with its provisions;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Deplores the fact that, generally speaking, EU objectives concerning the fight against climate change, environmental protection and the preservation of biodiversity are not binding objectives in the final agreement;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Regrets that a private or international investor-state dispute settlement court has once again been negotiated by the Commission; demands that all negotiations still under way on this issue be immediately closed;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas although the Union and Japan share fundamental values such as respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law, and a strong commitment to sustainable development and a rules- based WTO system, the agreement as negotiated contains no social or environmental conditions;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, given that the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) has a strategic dimension and, is the most important bilateral trade agreement ever concluded by the Union as itnd covers nearly a third of world GDP, it should have been given much stricter social and environmental requirements than have been negotiated;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EPA to apply the WTO principle of positive lists in order to guarantee that public services are protected; regrets that the agreement provides for an almost total liberalisation of the financial sector and that this may affect all future attempts to harmonise fiscal and social standards in the EU;
Amendment 19 #
5a. Regrets that Japan has still not ratified ILO Convention No 105 concerning the abolition of forced labour or ILO Convention No 111 concerning discrimination in respect of employment and occupation and that the negotiations on the agreement did not bring about any changes to this situation;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Condemns the fact that, in spite of the European Parliament's position on whaling, this issue was not up for discussion and that the negotiations on this agreement did not provide an opportunity for the EU to demand that Japan comply with the relevant international moratorium;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Rejects the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and Japan.
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Parliament has monitored these negotiations from the start, havthe negotiations were held entirely behingd called for transparency and for negotiators to meet the interests of both citizens and businesseslosed doors, and that the negotiation mandate given to the Commission by the Council has still not been officially published;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that a private or international investor-state dispute settlement court has once again been negotiated by the Commission; demands that all negotiations still under way on this issue be immediately closed;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the factNotes that Japan will, notably, grant non-discriminatory access for EU suppliers to the procurement markets of 48 cities, remove the ‘operational safety clause’, which has in practise prevented EU rail suppliers to access the Japanese market, and maximise transparency in tendering for public contracts;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomNotes that the agreement provides significant export opportunities for EUwill make it easier for the EU to export agri-food products, such as wine, pig meat and cheese, and that it protects 205 European geographical indications;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the factNotes that the agreement promotes bincludest practiceovisions for providing safe and high- quality food and products for consumers; calls on both partners to mainstreamdeplores the fact that consumer protection is left to be sorted in the implementation of the agreement; calls for vigilance in the matter of food product radioactivity levels;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that both parties are committed to ensure high levels of environmental and labour protection; expects the EU and Japan to show their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals in all their actions, including the implementation of this agreementDeplores once more the fact that neither party has decided to make environmental protection and the protection of workers' rights mandatory; deplores the fact that the EU has not required Japan to comply with the international ban on whaling;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. WelcomDeplores the commitment to the effective implementation offact that the commitment to apply the Paris Agreement to combat climate change and ofis not binding, and that the same goes for the other multilateral environmental agreements, as well as to the sustainable management of forests (including fighting illegal logging) and fisheries (combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing); calls on both parties to cooperate closely underrenegotiate the sustainable development chapter to exchange best practices and to strengthen the enforcement of legislation in these mattersmake it binding;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. WelcomNotes the inclusion of a review clause in the chapter on sustainable development and calls on the Commission to trigger this clause as soon as possible in order to strengthen the enforceability and effectiveness of labour and environmental provisions and provisions on the protection of whales, which should include the possibility of sanctions as a last resort;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. StressesDeplores the fact that the agreement preserves the sovereign right to regulate the financial and banking sectors for prudential and supervisory reasons; calls on both partners to use the financial regulatory forum to improve the global financial systemopens up the financial sector almost completely, and that it creates a 'Euro-Japanese financial forum on regulations' with the power to influence future financial rules in Japan and the EU;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that regulatory cooperation ismust remain voluntary and that it must by no means limits the right of either party to regulate; recalls that corresponding provisions must be implemented in full respect of the prerogatives of the co- legislators; welcomes the factnotes that the regulatory cooperation chapter clearly states that the principles established in the TFEU, such as the precautionary principle, must be fully respected;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for transparency on the functioning of the regulatory cooperation committee and for a balancedthe full involvement of all stakeholders, notably civil society organisations;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Takes note thatCalls for negotiations continue on a separate investment agreement and reiterates that it is unacceptable to return to the old, private ISDS mechanismto be brought to a stop immediately;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the prompt establishment of the SME contact points to make sure that relevant information on market access is made available to small companiefor citizens, civil society, public actors, and SMEs on the monitoring of the new round of negotiations;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges both partners to ensure the active involvement of social partners and civil society in the monitoring and implementation of the EPA, notably through the joint dialogue with civil society and the domestic advisory groupnegotiations;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Commits itself to monitor closely the implementation of the agreement in close cooperation with the Commission, the stakeholders and the Japanese partners;Rejects the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the economic partnership between the European Union and Japan.