8 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2016/0308(COD)
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Articles 2 and 3 of the Association Agreement provides that the respect for democratic principles, human rights, and fundamental freedoms and respecthe principle of the rule of law, as well as efforts to combat fcor the principle of the rule of law, constitute essential elements of thatruption and international organised crime, and measures to promote sustainable development and effective multilateralism, constitute essential elements of relations with Ukraine, which are governed by the Agreement. It is appropriate to introduce the possibility to temporarily suspend the preferences in case of failure by Ukraine to respect the fundamentgeneral principles of human rights, democracy and the rule of law by Ukrainethe association agreement.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) respect for the general principles underlying cooperation laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of the association agreement, such as democratic principles, human rights and, fundamental freedoms and respect for the principle of the rule of law provided for, and tangible progress, in Aparticle 2 of the Association Agreementular, in prosecuting those guilty of corruption.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of failure to comply with the conditions set out in Article 2 of this Regulation, it may suspend in whole or in part the preferential arrangements provided for in this Regulation, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 5(2).
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. WThere a product originating in Ukraine is imported on terms which cause, or threaten to cause, serious difficulties to a Community producer of like or directly competing products, Common Customs Tariff duties on such product may be reintroduced at any time by the Council acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council about trends in imports from Ukraine of the goods and products listed in Annexes I, II and III and their impact on the European Union market and producers in the European Union. To this end, it shall at the beginning of the year analyse data for the previous year and forward its analysis to the European Parliament and the Council. As part of this analysis, it shall also asses the dangers of a possible destabilisation of the market due to imports of the goods and products listed on terms which cause, or threaten to cause, serious difficulties to a Community producer of like or directly competing products. For this purpose, the Commission shall take into account all individual aspects on which data have been gathered during the year, particularly the quantities produced in the European Union, the quantities imported, prices of sale on the European Union market, the prices customary abroad and relevant information on Community producers, such as market share, production, stocks, production capacities, capacity utilisation rates and prices. The Commission shall also estimate the consequences for producers in the Union with reference to changes in the number of people they employ and their incomes.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If the quantities of the goods and products listed in Annexes I and II that are imported in the course of a year reach 80% of the cumulative quotas, the Commission shall formally warn the European Parliament and the Council by written procedure and shall submit to them an analysis of imports into the European Union market.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. At the request of a Member State or stakeholders or on the Commission’s initiative, the Commission shall take a formal decision to initiate an investigation into possible destabilisation of the European Union market within a reasonable period of time. Where the Commission decides to initiate an investigation, it shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union announcing the investigation. The notice shall provide a summary of the information received and state that any relevant information should be sent to the Commission. It shall specify the period, which shall not exceed four months from the date of publication of the notice, within which interested parties may make their views known in writing. If the Commission finds as a result of this investigation that serious difficulties exist for Community producers, the Council may, on a Commission proposal, decide by a qualified majority to reintroduce the normal Common Customs Tariff duties for the goods or product concerned.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The investigation shall be completed within six months after the publication of the notice referred to in paragraph 2announcement of its launch in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission may, in the case of exceptional circumstances, extend this period in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5.