5 Amendments of Caroline LUCAS related to 2007/2256(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas excessively binding, lengthy or costlurdensome or lengthy customs rules and procedures can be powerfulare obstacles to the international trade in goods and are regarded by economic operators, in particular by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to be amongst the key non-tariff barriers to trade,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. having regard to the major efforts made since August 2004 in the context of the WTO and the Doha Round to negotiate a binding multilateral agreement on trade facilitation, and taking note of the difficulties for many developing countries to finance the border measures proposed in these negotiations,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Acknowledges the risk that the outcome of the negotiations on trade facilitation could impose obligations on developing countries to undertake expensive programs that they can ill afford; considers it therefore necessary that, as part of the eventual outcomes of the negotiations, developed countries give a clear commitment to the provision of financial and technical assistance to developing countries in order to enable them to meet the costs of compliance, adjustment and implementation of any future multilateral framework;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Is of the opinion that the outcome of the negotiations on trade facilitation should not be legally binding under WTO rules and obligations, and that, in any case, it must not contain binding commitments subject to the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) of the WTO;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges the legitimacy of concerns relating to the security of people and goods, but stresses the need to strike a fair balance between control and facilitation, in order not to hamper international trade needlessly or excessively; regards, however, the role of customs in the full application of Community measures concerning health, the environment and consumer protection as a priority that must not be compromised in custom facilitation measures;