8 Amendments of Michael THEURER related to 2014/2228(INI)
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph c
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph c
c. take immediate action to include restrictions on state aid in the agreement; propose greater transparency within state aid rules and within the allocation of state aid; acknowledge the particular statute of Defense but believes that Defense spendings must not be misused, leading to abuse and unfair funding through this channel or expenditure which is in fact state aid;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph d
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph d
d. take immediate action to ensure that market access negotiations on financial services are combined with upward convergence in financial regulation; support high international standards in on- going cooperation efforts in other international fora; provided that they respect transparency and fairness; ensure that cooperation efforts do not limit each partner's ability to adopt regulatory and supervisory decisions appropriate to their respective economic and financial systems, including their ability to ban financial products and activities, as long as it does not favour regulatory arbitrage nor does it unfairly restrict competition;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph g
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph g
g. take immediate action to ensure reciprocal market access for European companies to public contracts and public procurement in the United States; underlines that anthe current imbalance of market access to public contracts and public procurement in the United States compared to in the European Union constitutes unfair competition;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph i
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph i
i. propose the introduction of a national court systems-first principledetailed and transparent system for the settlement of investment disputes, to be supplemented with mediation and intergovernma 'prudential dispcarve- oute' mechanisms in legal disputes in order to ensure the regulators' right to impose measures in view of ensuring stability. Generally, there should be easier access and lower litigation costs than 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;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph i a (new)
ia. include the FACTA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) into the TTIP making it reciprocal, less costly and less administrative;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph j
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph j
j. acknowledge the importance of state- owned enterprises for certain crucial servicesarticle 345 of the TFEU stating that "the treaties shall in no way prejudice the rules in Member States governing the system of property ownership";
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph k
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph k
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph l
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph l