4 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2020/2023(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes it to bethat the UK's geographic proximity and current economic interdependence with the Union make it in both Parties’ mutual interests to establish an ambitious future economic partnership covering a wide number of sectors; underlines that, in any case, a level playing field must be ensured and EU standards safeguarded in order to avoid a ‘race to the bottom’ and the acquisition of unfair competitive advantages through the undercutting of levels of protection or other regulatory divergences; considers that any future framework should safeguard fair competition, investor and consumer protection, and the integrity of the single market, while respecting the EU’s regulatory regime and decision- making autonomy; to ensure this level playing field and to remove any barriers to trade and investment, the future partnership should entail strong provisions on state-owned enterprises, designated monopolies, enterprises granted special rights or privileges, and abuses of dominant position;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Highlights that public procurement procedures should remain mutually open as a prerequisite for an effective level playing field between the Parties; regrets that the public procurement sector is not mentioned in the UK mandate for the negotiations;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls, in the context of financial services, that passporting rights, which are based on mutual recognition and harmonised prudential rules in the internal market, will cease to apply between the EU and the UK at the end of the transitional period; underlines that, thereafter, access to the European financial market must be based on equivalence decisions made within the EU’s legal frameworkdefined and implemented on a unilateral basis by the European Union; nonetheless, notes the importance of transparency and consultation between the EU and UK regarding these equivalence decisions;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Emphasizes that in order to facilitate cross-border trade, significant investments in customs controls facilities at common transit points will be required, and comprehensive customs cooperation mechanisms should be foreseen in the future agreement;