3 Amendments of Tokia SAÏFI related to 2013/2152(INI)
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8
Subheading 8
Human rights conditionality in trade preferences and external agreementsin the EU's trade policy
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the EU's practice of including legally binding human rights clauses in the EU’s international agreements, and considers that these clauses should also be included in all sectoralbe systematically included in trade agreements;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. WRecalls that the revised GSP scheme will come into force on 1 January 2014; welcomes the continuation of the GSP+ scheme whereby countries can enjoy additional preferential tariffs as incentives foronce they have ratificationed and implementation ofed the 27 core human rights, labour and environment conventions; stresses that GSP+ preferences must only be granted to countries that have ratified and effectively implemented the conventions; recalls also the possibility of temporal withdrawal of GSP+ preferences for countries in violation of human rights; calls therefore on the European Commission, when conducting the monitoring exercise, to open genuine channels of communication and carry out broad consultations with a wide range of partners, including the European Parliament and local civil society and social actorrecalls the possibility of suspending GSP, GSP+ and Everything But Arms (EBA) preferences in the event of serious human rights violations; calls on the European Commission to make the assessments for GSP+ eligibility publicly available, in order to increase transparency and accountability;