5 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2014/0279(COD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Adopts its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal as amended;
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In light of the unprecedented security, political and economic challenges faced by Ukraine, and in order to support its economy, it was decided to anticipate the implementation of the Schedule of concessions set out in Annex I-A to the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine by means of the autonomous trade preferences provided for under Regulation (EU) No 374/2014. In view of the challenges Ukraine still faces, the application of Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 shall be extended until 31 December 2015the conclusion of the tripartite negotiations between the EU, the Ukraine and the Russian Federation and Title IV of the Association Agreement enters into force or, where appropriate, is applied provisionally. The Commission will inform the Council and the European Parliament at least twice per year about the state of play of the negotiations. For the purpose of predictability, the customs duties and access to tariff quotas should following the extension remain the same as for 2014.
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Article 2 of the Association Agreement with Ukraine provides that the respect for democratic principles, human rights and fundamental freedoms and respect for the principle of the rule of law, promotion of respect for the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity, inviolability of borders and independence, as well as countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, related materials and their means of delivery constitute essential elements of that Agreement. The autonomous preferences provided for under Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 shall also bare subject to the respect of these same principles by Ukraine. In order to align Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 with Union practice and other EU trade policy instruments, in particular GSP, it is appropriate to introduce the possibility to temporarily suspend the preferences in case of failure to respect the fundamental principles of human rights, democracy and the rule of law by Ukraine. The procedure for suspension should follow the procedure for suspension of GSP preferences as defined in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 374/2014
Article 4
Article 4
2a. Article 4 is replaced by the following: “Article 4 Temporary suspension Where it finds that there is sufficient evidence of failure to comply with the conditions set out in Article 2, the Commission shall, in accordance with the advisory procedure defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, adopt an implementing act to initiate the procedure to suspend temporarily in whole or in part the preferential arrangements provided for in this Regulation. This procedure shall be in accordance with the procedure for the suspension of GSP benefits defined in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012. Where the Commission considers that the findings justify temporary suspension, it shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act, which shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed by either the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object.”
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 374/2014
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
It shall apply until 31 December 2015.the conclusion of the tripartite negotiations between the EU, the Ukraine and the Russian Federation and Title IV of the Association Agreement enters into force or, where appropriate, is applied provisionally. The Commission will inform the Council and the European Parliament at least twice per year about the state of play of the negotiations.”