3 Amendments of Philippe JUVIN related to 2011/2115(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Council to continue implementation of the European external market access strategy with a view to removing non-tariff trade barriers; calls on the Commission to maintain a strong stance in defending European interests against unfair trade in application of multilateral and bilateral trade agreements, and in removing all obstacles to trade, including when justified through the suspension of concessions or other obligations as provided by article 22.2 of the World Trade Organization's Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the proposal contained in the Single Market Act aiming to promote regulatory convergence and the wider adoption of EU and international standards, especially in order to avoid social and environmental dumping; hopes that the structured regulatory dialogues established in this field with some of its partners will produce practical results as regards the mutual recognition, convergence and development of rules and standards;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the public procurement procedures of our principal partners are not as open as those of the European Union; strongly supports the Commission's work to revise EU legislation on public procurement, in particular as specified in the Communication on the Single Market Act of 13 April 2011 the introduction of legislation clarifying the provisions on access by third-country businesses to European public procurement procedures, both to ensure that, on the basis of the principle of reciprocity, the conditions governing these procedures are fair, and to strengthen the EU's position when negotiating access for European businesses to third-country public procurement procedures; calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal by the end of 2011 at the latest;