Activities of Tokia SAÏFI related to 2011/2115(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Explanations of vote
Amendments (11)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
– having regard to its earlier resolutions, in particular resolution of 13 October 2005 on prospects for trade relations between the EU and China, the resolution of 1 June 2006 on EU-US transatlantic economic relations, the resolution of 28 September 2006 on the EU’s economic and trade relations with India, the resolution of 12 October 2006 on economic and trade relations between the EU and Mercosur with a view to the conclusion of an Interregional Association Agreement, the resolution of 22 May 2007 on Global Europe – external aspects of competitiveness, the resolution of 19 June 2007 on EU economic and trade relations with Russia, the resolution of 19 February 2008 on the EU’s Strategy to deliver market access for European companies, the resolution of 24 April 2008 on ‘Towards a reform of the World Trade Organisation’, the resolution of 5 February 2009 on Trade and economic relations with China, the resolution of 26 March 2009 on an EU- India Free Trade Agreement, the resolution of 21 October 2010 on the European Union’s trade relations with Latin America, the resolution of 17 February 2011 on the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and the Republic of Korea, the resolution of 6 April 2011 on European international investment policy, the legislative resolution of 10 May 2011 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing transitional arrangements for bilateral investment agreements between Member States and third countries, the resolution of 11 May 2011 on the state of play in the EU-India Free Trade Agreement negotiations, the resolution of 11 May 2011 on EU-Japan Trade relations, the resolution of 8 June 2011 on EU- Canada trade relations, andthe resolution of 13 September 2011 on an effective raw materials strategy for Europe20, the resolution of XX September 2011 on the New Trade Policy for Europe under the Europe 2020 Strategy, __________________ and the resolution of XX XXXX 2011 on modernisation of public procurement21, __________________ 20 Texts adopted, P6_TA(2011)0364. 21 Texts adopted, P7_TA- PROV(2011)XXXX.
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the difficulties of EuropeaEuropean manufacturers have difficulty penetrating the Japanese market, particularly in the automotive, aviation manufacturers od aeronautics sectors and especially in relation to public procurement; whereas, in Japan'’s car market are also, these difficulties are chiefly due to the slow pace of adoption by Japan of the relevant international standards, considering that Japan has adopted only 40 out of the 126 UN-ECE Regulations under the 1958 Agreement and that the slow pace of adoption by Japan restricts the benefits of the mutual recognition provisions of the 1958 UN- ECE Agreement; whereas Japan's test cycle to measure emissions and fuel efficiency of light vehicles makes European ones less likely to qualify for the Japanese environmental performance- based tax incentive, the EU-Japan Regulatory Reform Dialogue (RRD), launched in 1994, has not yet led to any significant progress on harmonisation or mutual recognition of regulations;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) ought to be an effective tool for ensuring transparency and combating speculation on commodity markets;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas Brazil and Argentina regularly adopt tariff and non-tariff measures that affect European companies unfavourably although they are both involved, as members of Mercosur, in negotiating a free trade agreement with the EU; whereas, moreover, deficiencies in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection and enforcement and the considerable registration backlog in patent and trademark applications affecting various goods, including additional discriminatory requirements for pharmaceuticals, have beenare reported by EU companies at entry to the Brazilian market,; and considering that the delay in the ratification by Brazil of the Madrid Protocol and the non-accession to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Internet Treaties are both affecting the effective protection of IPR in the country, and considering that sanctions are not deterrent enough to combat IP infringements;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas under EU law European and foreign companies can tender for European public contracts without discrimination, and whereas the Union’s partners should do their utmost to grant European companies reciprocal authorisation to tender for public contracts in third countries on fair and equitable terms;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that removing or reducing NTBs and other unjustified regulatory obstacles should be the keya regulatory priority of the new EU trade policy under the Europe 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that insistence on reciprocity of market access for industrialised and emerging countries should be an integral part of EU trade strategy, on a par with the removal or lowering of NTBs;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that the Commission should duly explore the possibility of developing and establishing an early warning mechanism to detect NTBs and strengthen its existing analytical tools for a qualitative evaluation thereof; proposes that this mechanism should work via the Commission delegations based in third countries, in cooperation with the bodies already set up by Member States;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that the Commission should duly explore the possibility of developing and establishing an early warning mechanism to detect unjustified NTBs and strengthen its existing analytical tools for a qualitative evaluation thereof;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that one of the keys to lowering NTBs to trade and investment is reform of the Government Procurement Agreement in the WTO, with due regard to the multifunctional nature of procurement policies; calls on the major emerging economies to participate in this process and to sign and ratify the future agreement without delay;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages EU businesses and exporters to make use of the existing channels, including the TBR complaints or the complaints register in the Market Access Database, to report material injuries resulting from all kinds of unjustified trade barriers;