8 Amendments of Andrea COZZOLINO related to 2013/2675(RSP)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that any agreement should duly take into account SMEs and improve their ability to invest abroad;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses that the agreement should include a strong commitment of the parties to sustainable and inclusive development in economic, social and environmental dimensions in relation to investment;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Stresses that investment agreements concluded by the EU must respect the capacity for public intervention, in particular when pursuing public policy objectives such as social, environmental, human rights, security, workers' and consumers' rights, public health and safety and cultural diversity; calls to include respective specific clauses into this agreement;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Recommends that with regard to market access, both parties may exclude certain sectors from the liberalisation commitments in order to shield national strategic interests
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4 e. Reiterates its call for a binding corporate social responsibility clause and effective social and environmental clauses;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4 f. Stresses that the agreement obliges foreign investors in the EU to obey to European social standards and social dialogue;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4 g. Stresses that investors shall be subject to national legislation and civil actions for liability in the judicial process of either their home or host state, in particular for the acts or decisions made in relation to the investment where such acts or decisions lead to significant environmental damage, personal injuries or loss of life in the host state;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4 h. Insists to include in the agreement a clause which prohibits the watering-down of social and environmental legislation in order to attract investment, and that neither party shall fail to effectively enforce those laws through a sustained or recurring course of action or inaction, as an encouragement for the establishment, acquisition, expansion, or retention of an investment in its territory;