Activities of Gianluca SUSTA related to 2011/0117(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Explanations of vote
Scheme of generalised tariff preferences (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) it has been classified by the World Bank as a high-income or an upper-middle income country, or it has accounted for a share of world merchandise exports above 1%, during three consecutive years immediately preceding the update of the list of beneficiary countries;
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The tariff preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 12 shall be suspended, in respect of products of a GSP section originating in a GSP beneficiary country, when the average value of European Union imports of such products from that country over three consecutive years from that GSP beneficiary country exceeds the thresholds listed in Annex VI. The thresholds shall be calculated as a percentage of the total value of European Union imports of the same products from all GSP beneficiary countries.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) it has ratified all the conventions listed in Annex VIII without any reservations which are inconsistent with their objectives and purposes and the most recent available conclusions of the relevant monitoring bodies , or any evidence available, do not identify a serious failure to effectively implement any of these conventions;
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) it has abolished capital punishment.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to the provisions of Section I of this Chapter, on 1 January of each year, the Commission, on its own initiative and in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 38(2), shall remove the tariff preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 132 with respect to the products from GSP sections 11(a) and 11(b) or to products falling under Combined Nomenclature codes 22071000, 22072000, 29091910, 38140090, 38200000, and 38249097 where imports of such products, listed respectively in Annex V or IX, whichever is applicable, originate in a beneficiary country and their total:
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) increase by at least 150 % in quantity (by volume), as compared with the previous calendar year; or
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for products under GSP sections 11(a) and 11(b), exceed the share referred to in Annex VI, paragraph 2 of the value of European Union imports of products in GSP sections 11(a) and 11(b) from all countries and territories listed in Annex II during any period of twelve months.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to EBA beneficiary countries, nor shall it apply to countries with a share not exceeding 86 % of European Union imports of products listed in Annex V or IX, whichever is applicable.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – point 2
Annex VI – point 2
2. The provisions of Article 8 shall apply for each of the GSP Sections 11(a) and 11(b), when the percentage share referred to in Article 8(1) exceeds 14,50 %.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 1 – point b
Annex VII – point 1 – point b
(b) of which the imports of products listed in Annex IX into the European Union represent less than the threshold of 21 % in value of the total imports into the European Union of products listed in Annex IX originating in countries listed in Annex II, as an average during the last three consecutive years.