2 Amendments of Tokia SAÏFI related to 2017/2057(INI)
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) on trade in services, to consider that the potential of the service sector is not fully accomplished in the current AA, and that a modernised AA should address unnecessary barriers to market access and provide national treatment via a positive list schedule; to consider that commitments should be taken building on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and that rules should be updated as necessary to account for new developments; to exclude audiovisual services from the scope of the negotiations and the agreement;
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point y
Paragraph 1 – point y
(y) to ensure, with reference to the progress achieved by Chile in bilateral trade negotiations with Uruguay and Canada, that the parties include a specific chapterhorizontal provisions on trade and gender equality that specifically contains clear and measurable targets, beyond the adherence of the parties and their respect for international human rights, labour and social standards, foreseeing active measures aiming to enhance opportunities for women to benefit from the opportunities provided by the AA; to ensure, inter alia, that the parties commit to collect disaggregated data allowing for thorough ex ante and ex post analysis on the impact of the modernised AA on gender equality, to pursue an enhanced participation of women enterprises (particularly micro-enterprises and SMEs) in public procurement, building on the experience of the Chilean Ministry of Gender Equality which, in 2015, established a supporting program to strengthen women entrepreneurs’ participation as suppliers in the public procurement market of ‘Chile Compras’, to support the internationalisation of women enterprises and the participation of women in WTO Mode 4 opportunities; and to ensure that this chapter foresees the involvement of women’s organisations andre regularly consulted and that gender equality experts are included in the negotiating teams, as well as in the JCC (foreseeing the development of innovative means of consultation, such as electronic discussions) and that it guarantees periodical substantial discussions on gender and trade, if necessary, with the establishment of a specific consultative subcommittee;