6 Amendments of Danuta Maria HÜBNER related to 2014/2228(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph b
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph b
b. take immediate action to ensure that free and fair competition on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as market access, is addressed on the basis of the highest standards possible within the existing levels of protection, especially within areas such as health and safety, consumer, labour and environmental legislationfinancial services;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph d a (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph d a (new)
da. spare no efforts to fully use the opportunity provided by TTIP negotiations to move forward together on financial services in a positive and constructive way, while having regard to what has been achieved by both sides on the matter already. The discussion could include bilateral consultations before new pieces of legislation; transparency towards stakeholders when it comes to bilateral discussions on financial issues and more accountability towards elected bodies;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph e
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph e
e. take immediate action to ensure that aggressive tax planning, and distortion of competition by e.g. moving of headquarters across the Atlantic to obtain competition-distorting conditions,measures which may have trade-distortive effects are addressed;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph f
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph f
f. take immediate action to ensure that systematic movement of capital across the Atlantic, in order to avoid tax payments in the country of production and/or sale of goods or services, is addressed within the TTIP;s rather based on economic activity and not abused in order to minimise fiscal liabilities
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph i
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph i
i. proposeconsider the introduction of a national court systems-first principle, to be supplemented with mediation and intergovernreformed investment dispute resolution mechanism under TTIP to apply between EU or US investors with either Party to the agreement and which would replace the existing Bilateral Investment Treaties of Member States with the US; any such investmental dispute mechanisms in legal disputes in order to ensure easier accresolution mechanism set in place within the TTIP-framework must uphold full transparency and be subject to democratic principless and lower litigation costs thscrutiny including a code of conduct for arbitrators and those offered by current ISDS- mechanisms, benefitting especially SMEs (having fewer resources available than large corporations), thus creating more equal competition conditions; stress that any and all dispute mechanisms set in place within the TTIP-framework must uphold full transparency and be subject to democratic principles and scrutiny; e possibility of an appellate mechanism; it should also encourage the use of mediation as a means to resolve disagreements, and facilitate access for SMEs by lowering litigation costs; consider also the possibility of allowing investors to seek dispute resolution within domestic courts, however be allowed to resort to ISDS before a final judgement is made domestically and not be allowed to go back to the domestic court thereafter.
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph k a (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph k a (new)
ka. given that TTIP will benefit SMEs more than big business; that the elimination of tariffs, the simplification of customs procedures and the convergence of products standards will notably facilitate SME's participation in transatlantic trade and that TTIP will be the first free trade agreement to have a dedicated SME chapter, negotiations should consolidate existing cooperation between the US and EU on SMEs. They should provide for the creation of websites where both European as well as US SMEs could find out about tariffs, customs procedures and all applicable product regulations, at federal and local level.