12 Amendments of Catherine BEARDER related to 2010/0289(COD)
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Humanitarian aid is of course the primary instrument in this kind of situation and the Union has been at the forefront in this field since the beginning of the emergency pledging in excess of EUR 415 million in emergency aid to Pakistan.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It will be important to use all available means to support Pakistan's recovery from this emergency and progress towards future, including the proposed exceptional trade measures to boost Pakistan's exports in order to contribute to its future economic development.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The severity of this natural disaster demands an immediate and substantial response, which would take into account the geostrategic importance of Pakistan’s partnership with the Union, mainly through Pakistan's key role in the fight against terrorism, while contributing to the overall development, security and stability of the region.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In particular, the European Council underlined its firm commitment to grant exclusively to Pakistan increased market access to the Union through the exceptional, immediate and time limited reduction of duties on key imports from Pakistan. On receipt of this mandate, the Commission proposed a package identifying 75 tariff lines specific to Pakistan's core export sectors in those areas worst hit by the floods, asserting that an increase in Pakistani exports to the EU of no less than EUR 100 million a year would provide real, substantial and worthwhile assistance to the region.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) The textiles sector is of key importance to the Pakistani economy, accounting for 8.5% of GDP and employing 38% of the labour force about half of whom are women.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) It is therefore appropriate to extend exceptional autonomous trade preferences to Pakistan by suspending for a limited period of time all tariffs for certain products of export interest to Pakistan. The provision of these trade preferences would not cause any meaningful adverse effects on the domestic market of the Union and would not affect negatively least developed Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure an immediate and sustainable impact on the economic recovery of Pakistan in the aftermath of the floods it is recommended to limit the duration of the trade preferences unfor an initial 31 December 2013two years from the entry into force of this Regulation, with the possibility of a one-year extension, should the need for exceptional assistance remain.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
(cc) Pakistan’s abstention from maintaining, introducing or increasing duties or charges having equivalent effect on the export or sale for export of any materials primarily used in the production of any of the products covered by this Regulation destined for the territory of the Union.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 5 for the purpose of amending the Annexes in order to introduce amendments and technical adjustments necessary following amendments to the Combined Nomenclature codes and to the TARIC subdivisionshall present by 31 October 2011 a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the evolution of imports between 1 January and 30 June 2011 of products covered by this Regulation. 2. Where the Commission concludes, in its report, that the volume of imports of one of the products included in Annex I originating from Pakistan exceeds the volume of such imports in the corresponding period of 2010 by twenty percentage points, the Commission may adopt a delegated act, in accordance with Article 9, to subject the imports of that product to tariff rate quotas for imports of that product in the year 2012 by amending Annex II. 3. The tariff rate quota provided for under paragraph 2 shall take the form of a duty free quota limited to the level of imports of that product in 2010 increased by 20%. By way of derogation from Article 1(1), upon the entry into force of the delegated act, imports in excess of that tariff rate quota shall be subject to most-favoured nation or other applicable duties.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. No later than 24 months after the entry into the force, the Commission shall present a detailed impact assessment of the direct effects of these trade concessions for Pakistan on Union industry, mainly on the textile and ethanol sectors as well on the economy of Pakistan, and in particular, the areas most affected by the floods.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. This Regulation shall apply until 31 December 2013for two years from the date of entry into force with the possibility of a one-year extension.