Activities of Philippe JUVIN related to 2014/2228(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (A8-0175/2015 - Bernd Lange) FR
Amendments (5)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
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1. Believes that the United States is the EU’s key strategic partner; stresses that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is the most significant recent EU-US project and will reinvigorate the transatlantic partnership as a whole, beyond its trade aspects; emphasises that its successful conclusion is of high geopolitical importance, particularly in view of the economic and commercial progress made by China and at a moment when the US is pivoting to Asia and concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership; underlines that the TTIP will have a positive impact on jobs, competitiveness and growth for the two economies, which have both been hit by the crisis;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
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2. Notes the TTIP’s strategic importance in strengthening and shaping global trade and economic governance based on the values shared by the EU and the US, particularly in an increasingly multipolar world; notes that its impact would go beyond the bilateral implications by facilitating convergence of standards and the establishment of common regulations and rules that could later be adopted at global level;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
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2. Is convinced, however, that TTIP should not only cut down barriers but also aim at according to the TFEU, EU standards and regulatory environments shall ensure this high level promoting European high levels of consumer protection; observes that in most sectors EU and US standards and regulatory environments ensure this high level; considers, therefore, that approximating our regulations represents a unique chance to establish high-quality standards and laws for consumers which will be the de facto international standards;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to ensure that European companies, including SMEs, are not discriminated against when tendering for public contracts on the US market at all government levels, and to ensure transparent access at a level equal to or higher than that applying to US companies today in Europe under the new EU procurement rules; in order to counterbalance the existing asymmetric situation where European companies have only access to 32 % of public contracts in the US;
Amendment 145 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the setting-up of an ambitious and effective cooperation mechanism aimed at creating common standards where possible in existing procedures, and at establishing a dialogue between regulators on technical procedures to ensure that there is no unintended divergence in future standards in key sectors; believes that EU-US common standards should be promoted in all international forums;