4 Amendments of Yannick JADOT related to 2017/2278(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that public procurement markets are of major economic importance, given that procurement expenditure is estimated to account for 20 % of global GDP, and that improving access to public procurement markets in third countries, as well as levelling the playing field, can therefore be a major driver for growth in trade of goods and services, and a motor for economic growth and jobs in the EU;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that, given its economic size, the access to the Union procurement market represents a very relevant tool for leverage with third countries; is therefore of the view that more consideration should be given to the social and environmental standards applying in third countries, for instance by further integrating that dimension into the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria; for the sake of policy coherence with the Union’s strategic climate objectives, calls on the Commission to consider limiting the access to the Union public procurement market for goods and services originating from third countries that do not abide by the commitments undertaken under the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that public procurement markets in third countries are often de jure and/or de facto closed to EU bidders; recalls that the Commission estimates that more than half of the global procurement market is currently closed to free international competition owing to protectionist measures, which are globally on a rise, while approximately EUR 352 billion in value of EU public procurement is open to bidders from member countries of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA)1 ; __________________ 1is of the view that, in the perspective of a more integrated European industrial policy, the EU should consider the establishment of a “Buy European Act” setting up the requirement that companies locate at least 50% of their production within the Union, with a view to establishing a level-playing field on the international public procurement market. __________________ 1 Amended IPI proposal (2016). Amended IPI proposal (2016).
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that major emerging economies, such as Brazil, China, India and Russia, are not part of the GPA, and asks the Commission to encourage third countries to join the GPA, as multilateral and plurilateral agreements are the best way to establish a level playing field in the long term; stresses that bilateral trade agreements with ambitious procurement provisions can be a stepping stone for enhanced multilateral cooperation;