Activities of Marielle DE SARNEZ related to 2013/2062(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on CARS 2020: towards a strong, competitive and sustainable European car industry
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the Union’s automotive industry, directly or indirectly generating 12 million jobs in Europe, is of strategic importance to the economy and employment in the EU and points out that it delivers a sizeable positive contribution to the EU’s trade balance;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the industry is an essential driver for technological innovation and an important multiplier of growth; considers that maintaining a high level of innovation is vital for the industry in order to keep its leading edge in sustainability, technology and international competitiveness; stresses that public transport networks, traffic mobility and the technical breakthroughs of smart cities are powerful leverages for boosting the competitiveness of the European automotive sector; and highlights the role that public procurement can play in this regard; stresses the vital importance of a clear-cut and stable legal and fiscal framework to encourage investment in the automobile sector;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the industry is an essential driver for technological innovation and an important multiplier of growth; considers that maintaining a high level of innovation is vital for the industry in order to keep its leading edge in sustainability, technology and international competitiveness; considers that clean car designs would reduce Europe’s energy dependence on third countries; stresses that public transport networks, traffic mobility and the technical breakthroughs of smart cities are powerful leverages for boosting the competitiveness of the European automotive sector; and highlights the role that public procurement can play in this regard;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of multilateral and bilateral negotiations aimed at reducing and dismantling tariff as well as non-tariff barriers (NTBs); believes that the Union’s trade agreements and negotiations should involve significant commitments on removing NTBs that affect the EU’s automotive sector; stresses that the industrial property rights, plans, designs and patents of European companies must be protected effectively and respected by all the Union’s partner countries;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Union wherever necessary to make use of Community Trade Defence Instruments in accordance with WTO rules and resort more often to the dispute-settlement mechanism to preserve its automobile industry; welcomes the complaint registered by the Commission with the WTO regarding the ‘recycling fee’ imposed by Russia on imported foreign vehicles;