2 Amendments of Marielle DE SARNEZ related to 2009/2201(INI)
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to draw up impact assessments to evaluate the effects of trade agreements on European SMEs (SME test), with particular regard to CSR, in accordance with the Small Business Act;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Proposes that this 'CSR clause' should incorporate: incorporate: a. a mutual undertaking by the two parties to promote CSR in the context of the agreement and their trade relations; b. incentives to encourage undertakings to 1 Such as the Better Factories Cambodia programme (http://www.betterfactories.org/) enter into CSR commitments negotiated with all their stakeholders, including the trade unions, consumer organisations and local authorities concerned; c. the establishment of 'contact points' similar to those set up under the auspices of the OECD which would foster the provision of information about CSR and transparency and receive complaints and testimony concerning breaches of the principles underpinning CSR, in cooperation with civil society; d. a requirement on the part of undertakings and groups of undertakings falling outside the scope of Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 to comply with rules on transparency and reporting, i.e. the annual publication of their CSR balance sheets, in accordance with the ‘think small first’ principle, in order to avoid this provision imposing new administrative burdens on SMEs defined in accordance with Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003; e. a requirement for undertakings and groups of undertakings to show due diligence, i.e. a requirement to take measures in advanceprovide incentives with a view to identifying and preventing violations of human and environmental rights, corruption or tax evasion, including in their subsidiaries and supply chains, i.e. throughout their sphere of influence; f. a review mechanism to deal with proven breaches of the CSR commitments entered into in the context of the trade agreement; it must be possible for investigations to be carried out by the competent authorities of the two parties, and also by independent experts, along the lines of the investigations conducted as part of ILO programmes1; in the event of a serious 1 Such as the Better Factories Cambodia programme (http://www.betterfactories.org/) breach of the commitments, the parties could name and shame those responsible and call for the imposition of proportionate trade sanctions; g. a mechanism for judicial cooperation between the Union and its partner States with a view to enforcing compliance by undertakings with the relevant laws and international agreements concerning CSR; the two parties should undertake to encourage transnational judicial cooperation, to facilitate access to the courts for the victims of the actions of corporations or smaller companies within their sphere of influence, and, with that aim in view, to support the development of appropriate procedures and competent judicial bodies;