71 Amendments of Reinhard BÜTIKOFER related to 2021/0402(COD)
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Whilst always acting within the framework of international law, it is essential that the Union possess an appropriate instrument to deter and counteract economic coercion by third countries in order to safeguard its rights and interests and those of its Member States. This is particularly the case where third countries take, fail to take or threaten to take measures affecting trade or investment that interfere in the legitimate sovereign choices of the Union or a Member State by seeking to prevent or obtain the cessation, modification or adoption of a particular act, policy or stance by the Union or a Member State. Such measures affecting trade or investment may include not only actions taken on, and having effects within, the territory of the third country, but also actions taken by the third country, including through entities controlled or directed by the third country and present in the Union, that cause harm to economic activities in the Union.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) This Regulation aims to ensure an effective, efficient and swift Union response to economic coercion, includingespecially deterrence of economic coercion of the Union or a Member State and, in the last resortf necessary because other instruments cannot protect the Union interest adequately, countermeasures.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In accordance with the principle of proportionality, it is necessary and appropriate, for creating an effective and comprehensive framework for Union action against economic coercion, to lay down rules on the examination, determination and counteraction with regard to third countries’ measures of economic coercion. In particular, the Union’s response measures should be preceded by an examination of the facts, a determination of the existence of economic coercion, and, wherever possible and when the third country shows willingness to engage in good faith, efforts to find a solution in cooperation with the third country concerned. Any measures imposed by the Union should be commensurate with the injury caused by the third countries’ measures of economic coercion. The criteria for defining the Union response measures should take into account in particular t and aimed at obtaining the cessation of the economic coercion or the reparation for the injury caused. The criteria for defining the Union response measures should take into account in particular the effectiveness of the measures in inducing the cessation of the economic coercion and the potential of the measures to provide relief to the economic operators within the Union affected by the economic coercion. The need to avoid or minimise collateral effects, administrative burdens and costs imposed on Union economic operators as well as the Union’s interest may also be taken into account. Therefore, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve the objectives pursued, in accordance with Article 5(4) of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Any action undertaken by the Union on the basis of this Regulation should comply with the Union’s obligations under international law. International law allows, under certain conditions, such as proportionality and prior notice, the imposition of countermeasures, that is to say of measures that would otherwise be contrary to the international obligations of an injured party vis-à-vis the country responsible for a breach of international law, and that are aimed at obtaining the cessation of the breach or reparation for it.10 Accordingly, response measures adopted under this Regulation should take the form of either measures adhering to the Union’s international obligations or measures constituting permitted countermeasures. Under international law, and in accordance with the principle of proportionality, they should not exceedbe equivalent to a level that is commensurate with the injury suffered by the Union or a Member State due to the third country’s measures of economic coercion, taking into account the gravity of the third country’s measures and the Union’s rights and interests in question. In this respect, injury to the Union or a Member State is understood under international law to include injury to Union economic operators. _________________ 10 See Articles 22 and 49-53 of the Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts, adopted by the United Nations’ International Law Commission at its fifty-third session, in 2001, and taken note of by the United Nations General Assembly in resolution 56/83.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Coercion is prohibited under international law when a country deploys measures such as trade or investment restrictions in order to obtain from another country an action or inaction which that country is not internationally obliged to perform and which falls within its sovereignty, when the coercion reaches a certain qualitative or quantitative threshold, depending on both the ends pursued and the means deployed. The Commission should examine the third-country action on the basis ofmay take into account qualitative and quantitative criteria that help in determining whether the third country interferes in the legitimate sovereign choices of the Union or a Member State and whether its action constitutes economic coercion which requires a Union response.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Commission should examine whether third-country measures are coercive, on its own initiative or following information received from any source, including legal and natural persons, the European Parliament or a Member State. Following this examination, the Commission should determine in a decision whether the third-country measure is coercive. The Commission should communicate any affirmative determination to the third country concerned, together with a request that the economic coercion cease and a request, where appropriate, that any injury be repaired.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Union should support and cooperate with third countrielike-minded partners affected by the same or similar measures of economic coercion or other interested third countriepartners. The Union should participate in international coordination in bilateral, plurilateral or multilateral fora that are geared towards the prevention or elimination of the economic coercion.
Amendment 88 #
(15) The Union should only impose countermeasures when other means such as negotiations, mediation or adjudication do not lead to the prompt and effective cessation of the economic coercion and to reparation of the injury it has caused to the Union or its Member States, and where action is necessary to protect the interests and rights of the Union and its Member States and it is in the Union’s interest. It is appropriate that the Regulation sets out the applicable rules and procedures for the imposition and application of Union response measures and permits expeditious action where necessary to preserve the effectiveness of any Union response measures.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Union response measures adopted in accordance with this Regulation should be selected and designed on the basis of objective criteria, including: the effectiveness of the measures in inducing the cessation of coercion by the third country; and their potential to provide relief to economic operators within the Union affected by the third-country measures of economic coercion;. The Commission may also consider other relevant factors such as the aim of avoiding or minimising negative economic and other effects on the Union;, and the avoidance of disproportionate administrative complexity and costs. It is also essential that the selection and design of Union response measures take account of the Union’s interestdministrative feasibility. Union response measures should be selected from a wide array of options in order to allow the adoption of the most suitable measures in any given case.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) In light of the evident increase in the use of economic leverages by foreign countries against the Union and the likely increase of the frequency and severity of these practices in the future, a Resilience Office should be established with a view to strengthening the preparedness for such instances, assessing Union’s weaknesses and assets, adopting the necessary coordinated measures and ultimately being able to react promptly when needed. Such an office would provide necessary support to the Union in order to be able to better anticipate and effectively react to emerging threats to economic security.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) It is important to ensure an effective communicationdialogue and exchange of views and information between the Commission on the one hand and the European Parliament and the Council on the other, in particular regarding ongoing examinations or third country measures, on efforts to engage with the third country concerned to explore options with a view to obtaining the cessation of the economic coercion and, on matters that may lead to the adoption of Union response measures under this Regulation and on the effectiveness on Union response measures.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down rules and procedures in order to ensure the effective protection of the interests of the Union and its Member States where a third country seeks, through measures affecting trade or investment or relevant threats thereof, to coerce the Union or a Member State into adopting or refraining from adopting a particular act, policy or stance. This Regulation provides a framework for the Union to respond in such situations with the objective to deter, or have the third country desist from such actionsand fully cease such actions, or repair the injury caused, whilst permitting the Union, in the last resort, to counteract such actions when necessary because other instruments cannot protect the Union interest adequately.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a Definitions (a) “Coercion” means any third country action or measure interfering in the legitimate sovereign choices of the Union or a Member State by seeking to prevent or obtain the cessation, modification or adoption of a particular act by the Union or a Member State; (b) “Third country action or measure” means any type of measure, form of action, failure to act or relevant threat thereof that is attributable to the relevant third country; (c) “Economic coercion” means coercion through a third–country action, or measure affecting trade or investment; (d) “Union response measure” means any measure adhering to the Union’s international obligations or permitted under international law vis-à-vis the third country responsible for economic coercion, which are commensurate with the injury suffered by the Union or a Member State and are aimed at obtaining the cessation of the economic coercion or the reparation for the injury caused; (e) “Union interest” means the need to preserve the policy space for the Union or its Member States to take legitimate sovereign choices of public policy.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
— interferes in the legitimate sovereign choices of the Union or a Member State by seeking to prevent or obtain the cessation, modification or adoption of a particular act, policy or stance by the Union or a Member State
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In determining whether the conditions set out in paragraph 1 are met, the following shallmay inter alia be taken into account:
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may examine any measure of a third country or relevant threats thereof in order to determine whether it meets the conditions set out in Article 2(1). The Commission shall act expeditiouslywithin three months.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may carry out the examination referred to in paragraph 1 on its own initiative or following information received from any source, and including based on information and assessments provided by the Resilience Office referred to in Article 11a, or following information received from any source. The European Parliament and the Council may also provide information to the Commission. The Commission shall ensure the protection of confidential information in line with Article 12, which may include the identity of the supplier of the information. The Commission shall set up publicly available secure tools with a view to facilitating the submission of relevant information from external sources.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission mayshall notify the third country concerned of the initiation of the examination, as well as publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union or througabout the launch of ther suitable public communication means with an invitation to submit examination of third-country measures for a maximum duration of three months. In the same notice, the Commission may also provide an invitation, in particular to the third country concerned, to submit observations or information within a specified time limit. In that event, tThe Commission shall notify the third country concerned of the initiation of the examinationinform the European Parliament and the Council of the developments in ongoing examinations of third-country measures.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Following an examination carried out in accordance with Article 3, the Commission shall adopt a decision, within ten working days, determining whether the measure of the third country concerned meets the conditions set out in Article 2(1). The Commission shall act expeditiously.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Where the Commission decides that the measure of the third country concerned meets the conditions set out in Article 2(1), it shall notify the third country concerned of its decision and request it to cease the economic coercion immediately and, where appropriate, repair the injury suffered by the Union or its Member States.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Following the notification referred to in Article 4, The Commission shall be open to engage on behalf of the Union with the third country concerned, to explore options with a view to obtaining the cessation of the economic coercion, and, where appropriate, reparation of the injury it has caused to the Union or its Member States. Such options may include:
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
— direct negotiations if the country concerned agrees, within 10 working days, to engage in such negotiations;
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
— mediation, conciliation or good offices to assist the Union and the third country concerned in these efforts under the conditions provided in Article 10(2);
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
— submitting the matter to international adjudication under the conditions provided in Article 10(2).
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Where appropriate, procedures shall deal with the matter within three months, which may be prolonged in duly justified cases and when required by a specific procedure.
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
The Commission shall keep the European Parliament and the Council fully informed of relevant developments.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
The Commission shallmay enter into consultations or cooperation, on behalf of the Union, with any other countrylike-minded partners affected by the same or similar measures of economic coercion or with any interested third countrypartners, with a view to obtaining the cessation of the coercion. This may involve, where appropriate,, as well as a long-term deterrence effect of anti-coercion instruments. This may involve, where appropriate, coordination in sharing related information and experiences to facilitate a collective and coherent response to such coercive measures, and coordination in relevant international fora and coordination in response to the coercion.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall adopt an implementing act determining that it shallwhereby it takes a Union response measure where:
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) action pursuant to the Articles 4 and 5 has not resulted in the cessation of the economic coercion and reparation of the injury it has caused to the Union or a Member State within a reasonable period of time;
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In the implementing act, the Commission shall also determine the appropriate Union response including from among the measures provided for in Annex I. Such measures may also apply with regard to natural or legal persons designated in accordance with Article 8. The Commission may also adopt measures which it can take pursuant to other legal instruments.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Union response measures shall apply from a specified date after the adoption of the implementing act referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission shall set this date of application, taking into account the circumstances, to allow for the notification of the third country concerned pursuant to paragraph 3 and for it to cease the economic coerc and in any case within 3 months from its adoption. If it is clear from lack of reactions to the notification referred to in Article 3(3) or from the engagement or lack thereof under Article 5 that the third country has no intention to cease the coercion, the implementing act shall apply 15 days after its adoption.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall, upon adoption of the implementing act, notify the third country concerned of the Union response measures adopted pursuant to paragraph 1. In the notification, the Commission shall, on behalf of the Union, call on the third country concerned to promptimmediately cease the economic coercion, offer to negotiate a solution including with regard to the reparation of the injury caused by the third country to the Union and its Member States, and inform the third country concerned that the Union response measure will applyies, unless the economic coercion ceases.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The implementing act referred to in paragraph 1 shall state that the application of the Union response measures shall be deferred, but only for a period that is necessary for the Commission to verify the actual cessation of the coercion and to be specified in that implementing act, where the Commission has credible information that the third country has ceased the economic coercion before the start of application of the adopted Union response measures. In that event, the Commission shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union indicating that there is such information and the date from which the deferral shall apply. If the third country ceases the economic coercion before the Union response measures start to apply, the Commission shall terminate the Union response measures in accordance with Article 10.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. Notwithstanding paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, the Union response measures may apply without the Commission, on behalf of the Union, first calling, once more, on the third country concerned to cease the economic coercion or without the Commission first notifying itThe Commission may exceptionally waive from the principle of notifying the third country concerned that Union response measure will apply, where this is necessary for the preservation of the rights and interests of the Union or Member States, notably of the effectiveness of Union response measures.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency to avoid irreparable damage to the Union or its Member States by the measures of economic coercion the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts imposing Union response measures, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(3). The requirements set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 shall apply. Those acts shall remain in force for a period not exceeding three months after which an implementing act pursuant paragraph 1 shall be adopted, if the conditions referred in that paragraph continue to apply.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Any Union response measure shall not exceed the level that is commensurate withbe commensurate to the level of the injury suffered by the Union or a Member State due to the third country’s measures of economic coercion, taking into account the gravity of the third country’s measures and the rights in questionand shall be effective in preserving the Union and its Member States’ rights in making legitimate sovereign choices with regard to particular acts, policies or stances.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission shall select and design an appropriate response measure taking into account the determination made pursuant to Article 4, the criteria set out in Article 2(2) and the Union’s interest, on the basis of available information, including as collected pursuant to Article 11, and the following criteria:
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point f
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point g
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In applying the criteria under paragraph 2, points (a) and (b), the Commission may also consider other relevant factors such as: (a) the avoidance or minimisation of negative impacts on affected actors by Union response measures, including the availability of alternatives for affected actors, for example alternative sources of supply for goods or services; (b) the consistency with other Union policies or objectives; (c) the administrative feasibility of the application of the Union response measures; (d) consistency and coherence with any other response measures enacted by other countries affected by the same or similar measures of economic coercion; (e) any other relevant criteria established in international law.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission may decide to apply Union response measures under Articles 7 or 8 consisting of restrictions on foreign direct investment or on trade in services also with regard to services supplied, or direct investments made, within the Union by one or more legal persons established in the Union and owned or controlled by persons of the third country concerned where necessary to achieve the objectives of this Regulation. The Commission mayshall decide on such application where Union response measures not covering such situations would be insufficient to effectively achieve the objectives of this Regulation, in particular where such measures could be avoided. In assessing whether to adopt such a decision the Commission shall consider, in addition to the criteria in paragraphs 1 and 2, amongst other things:
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Where the third country concerned entirely suspends the economic coercion, or where it is necessary in the Union’s interest, the Commission mayshall suspend the application of the respective Union response measure for the duration of the third country’s suspension, or as long as necessary in light of the Union’s interest. The Commission shall suspend the Union response measures if the third country concerned has offered, and the Union has concluded, an agreement to submit the matter to binding international third-party adjudication as referred to in Article 5 and the third country ihas also suspendingdiscontinued its measures of economic coercion and commits to support and abide by the third- party adjudication. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, decide to suspend the Union response measure. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2).
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Where it is necessary to make adjustments to Union response measures taking into account the conditions and criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 9(2), or further developments, including the third country’s reaction, the Commission mayshall, as appropriate, swiftly amend Union response measures adopted in accordance with Article 7, by means of an implementing act, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2).
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) where a binding decision in international third-party adjudication in a dispute between the third country concerned and the Union or a Member State requires the withdrawal of the Union response measure, provided that the third country has taken part to the third-party adjudication procedure in good faith as referred to in Art. 10.2;
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point d
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Before the adoption of Union response measures orand within the framendment of such measures, the Commission shall, and before the suspension or termination of such mework of the examination, the determination with regard to third country measures and the engagement with the third country and within the respective timelines asu res,ferred to respectively in Articles 3,4 and 5, the Commission may,shall seek information and views as necessary regarding the economic impact on Union operators and Union's interest, through a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union or through other suitable public communication means. The notice shall indicate the period within which the input is to be submitted. The Commission shall also seek information and views in the case of amendments of Union measures. The Commission may seek information and views before the suspension or termination of Union measures. The Resilience Office referred to in Article 11a shall conduct permanent impact analyses, including on the basis of consultation of Union operators and EU social partners, of possible patterns of Union response measures.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may start the information gathering at any time it deems appropriate, including before the formal activation of the examination of a third country measure as referred to in Article 3.
Amendment 245 #
3. In conducting the information gathering under paragraph 1, the Commission shall inform and consult stakeholders, in particular industry associations and EU social partners, affected by possible Union response measures, and Member States involved in the preparation or implementation of legislation regulating the affected fields.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Without unduly delaying the adoption of Union response measures, tThe Commission shall, in particular, seek information on:
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) the administrative burden which may be occasioned by sucheffect of such measures on diminishing the negative impacts of the third country’s coercive measures;
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – point d
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Prior to the adoption of an implementing act in accordance with Article 7(6) or Article 10(5), the Commission shall seek information and views from relevant stakeholders in a targeted mannerThe Commission shall seek information and views from relevant stakeholders in a targeted manner as a general principle prior to the adoption of an implementing act in accordance with Article 7(6) or Article 10(5), unless the imperative grounds of urgency are such that information seeking and consultations are not possible or not needed for objective reasons, for instance to ensure compliance with international obligations of the Union.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Resilience Office A Resilience Office within the European Commission is hereby established. It represents the Commission’s services that are relevant for the implementation of this Regulation and of other tools related to anti-coercion and extra-territorial sanction policies. For the purposes of this Regulation, the Resilience Office shall: (a) gather information and provide cost and data analyses with a view to determining the nature of economic coercion measures; (b) provide, in full compliance with the principle of confidentiality, the main contact point for EU businesses and private sector stakeholders affected by economic coercion measures, including with regard to assistance to be provided in the context of ongoing economic coercion, as well as after the coercion is terminated; (c) assess the Union’s strategic vulnerabilities with the objective of strengthening the preparedness of the Union in case of third countries’ coercive measures and threats thereof.
Amendment 256 #
Article 11 b In order to enhance the dialogue between the institutions of the Union, in particular the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, and to ensure greater transparency and accountability, the European Parliament shall invite the Commission and, where appropriate, the Council, to appear before the competent committee to discuss in particular ongoing examinations under Article 3, ongoing engagement with a third country under Article 5, cooperation with third countries under Article 6, the effectiveness of the Union response measures.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Paragraph 2 shall not preclude the Commission to disclose general information in a summary but meaningful form, which does not contain information allowing to identify the supplier of the information. Such disclosure shall take into account the legitimate interest of the parties concerned in not having confidential information disclosed.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – title
Article 16 – title
16 Reporting and review
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall evaluate any Union response measure adopted pursuant to Article 7 six months after its termination, taking into account stakeholder input, information provided by the European Parliament and the Council, and any other relevant information. The Commission shall publish yearly an evaluation report shallwhere it examines the effectiveness and operation of the Union response measure, and draw possible conclusions for future measures. The Commission shall present such report to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. No later than three years after the adoption of the first implementing act under this Regulation or sixfour years after the entry into force of this Regulation, whichever is earlier, and every four years thereafter, the Commission shall review this Regulation and its implementation and shall report to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(la) Withholding of EU funding to partner countries through financing managed by the EIB, EBRD or other institutions and other programmes managed by the EU;
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
(lb) Restrictions on authorisations for banking, insurance and other activities (licence); financial transactions, financial services;
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point l c (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point l c (new)
(lc) Restriction of access to EU capital markets;
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point l d (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point l d (new)
(ld) Restrictions on registrations and authorisations under the REACH Regulation and the hazardous chemicals legislation or similar actions;
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point l e (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point l e (new)
(le) Listing of companies that would then be subject to other restrictions as referred to in this Annex;
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point l f (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point l f (new)
(lf) Restriction of access to EU research programmes or exclusion from EU research programmes;
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point l g (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point l g (new)
(lg) Visa measures, such as suspending the issuing of multi-entry visas and suspending optional fee waivers among others.