Activities of Timothy KIRKHOPE related to 2014/2228(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that Article XIV of the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS) clearly refers to privacy and data protection as an exception which cannot be considered a trade barrier; stresses that EU data protection legislation cannot be deemed an ‘arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination’ in the application of Article XIV of the GATS; stresses that a comprehensive and unambiguous horizontal clause that fully exempts EU rules on the protection of personal data from the agreement should be incorporated, without any condition that it must be consistent with other parts of the TTIP;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that personal data can be transferred outside the Union only if the provisions on third-country transfers in EU data protection laws are respected; recalls that the Commission can only negotiate on provisions which touch upon the flow of personal data provided that the full application of EU data protection rules is guaranteed; is seriously concerned about the TiSA draft text, which would completely undermine all EU rules and safeguards for the transfer of personal data to third countries;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Asks the Commission to consider working with the U.S. to establish the highest standards of data protection and respect of fundamental rights whilst ensuring the ability of businesses and consumers to transfer data within the existing legal framework; stresses that the EU should cooperate with the United States in order to encourage Third Countries to adopt similar high data protection standards in the area of trade around the world;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the crucial importance of data flows to the EU economy, especially for the services sector, which continues to generate the majority of EU jobs in the EU economy; demands that nothing in TTIP should impede the ability of EU citizens and businesses to freely transfer data across the Atlantic whilst respecting existing legal frameworks and protections;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the US administration’s commitment to introduce legislation into Congress extending certain U.S. Constitutional rights to EU citizens regarding data protection; believes that TTIP can play a positive role in facilitating and encouraging the adoption of this legislation at the earliest occasion possible; requests that the Commission keep parliament constantly informed of any developments in this area;