BETA
Home MEPs Dossiers Committees Subjects Blog About Dumps
download json


2016/2981(RSP) Opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed agreement between Canada and the EU on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

Progress: Procedure rejected

Events

2016/11/23
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-1220/2016
2016/11/23
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2016/11/23
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament rejected by 225 votes to 439, with 35 abstentions, a motion for a resolution pursuant to Rule 108(6) of the Rules of Procedure seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed agreement between Canada and the European Union on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

Members at the origin of the draft resolution (89 in total) stated that the agreement submitted to the Council to be concluded, signed and provisionally applied contains a chapter on investment (chapter eight), which includes, inter alia, a section on investment protection (Section D) and a section on the resolution of investment disputes between investors and states (Section F).

The draft resolution suggested that the Parliament seek an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility of the proposed agreement with the Treaties .

Members took the view that there is legal uncertainty as to whether the proposed agreement is compatible with the Treaties, in particular Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union as well as Articles 49, 54, 56, 267 and 340 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

2016/11/23
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament

Documents

Activities

Votes

B8-1220/2016 - Résolution #

2016/11/23 Outcome: -: 419, +: 258, 0: 22
FR EL AT IE IT CY LV NL SE BE FI LT SI LU EE BG DK MT CZ SK HU PT HR ES GB PL RO DE
Total
70
20
18
9
68
6
7
25
19
21
12
10
8
6
6
15
11
6
19
13
19
20
11
51
61
47
32
88
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
49

France GUE/NGL

4

Greece GUE/NGL

6

Ireland GUE/NGL

3

Italy GUE/NGL

3

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

Sweden GUE/NGL

For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Denmark GUE/NGL

For (1)

Rina Ronja KARI
1

Czechia GUE/NGL

2

Portugal GUE/NGL

4

Spain GUE/NGL

11

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

Germany GUE/NGL

7
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
48

France Verts/ALE

6

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

4

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Heidi HAUTALA
1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Slovenia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Igor ŠOLTES
1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Claude TURMES
1

Estonia Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

Indrek TARAND
1

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Hungary Verts/ALE

2

Croatia Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

Davor ŠKRLEC
1

Spain Verts/ALE

4

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

4

Germany Verts/ALE

13
icon: ENF ENF
37

France ENF

19

Austria ENF

4

Italy ENF

5

Netherlands ENF

3

Belgium ENF

For (1)

Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

United Kingdom ENF

For (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1

Poland ENF

2

Romania ENF

1

Germany ENF

For (1)

Marcus PRETZELL
1
icon: EFDD EFDD
36

France EFDD

1

Italy EFDD

17

Sweden EFDD

2

Lithuania EFDD

For (1)

Rolandas PAKSAS
1

Czechia EFDD

Against (1)

Petr MACH
1

United Kingdom EFDD

Against (1)

Roger HELMER
12

Poland EFDD

1

Germany EFDD

1
icon: NI NI
14

France NI

2

Greece NI

4

Hungary NI

2

United Kingdom NI

3

Poland NI

1

Germany NI

2
icon: ECR ECR
69

Greece ECR

For (1)

Notis MARIAS
1

Italy ECR

2

Cyprus ECR

Against (1)

Eleni THEOCHAROUS
1

Netherlands ECR

For (1)

Peter van DALEN

Against (1)

Bas BELDER
2

Belgium ECR

4

Finland ECR

Against (1)

Jussi HALLA-AHO
2

Lithuania ECR

Abstain (1)

Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
1

Bulgaria ECR

1

Denmark ECR

3

Czechia ECR

2

Slovakia ECR

For (1)

Richard SULÍK

Against (1)

Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Abstain (1)

Branislav ŠKRIPEK
3

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

United Kingdom ECR

20

Poland ECR

19

Romania ECR

Against (1)

Monica MACOVEI
1

Germany ECR

Abstain (1)

Arne GERICKE
6
icon: S&D S&D
177

France S&D

13

Greece S&D

4

Austria S&D

5

Ireland S&D

For (1)

Nessa CHILDERS
1

Italy S&D

27

Cyprus S&D

2

Latvia S&D

1

Netherlands S&D

3

Sweden S&D

For (1)

Soraya POST
6

Belgium S&D

4

Finland S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

Tanja FAJON
1

Luxembourg S&D

Against (1)

Mady DELVAUX
1

Estonia S&D

Against (1)

Marju LAURISTIN
1

Bulgaria S&D

4

Denmark S&D

3

Malta S&D

Abstain (1)

Alfred SANT
3

Czechia S&D

4

Slovakia S&D

For (1)

Monika BEŇOVÁ
4

Hungary S&D

For (1)

Tibor SZANYI
4

Portugal S&D

For (1)

Ana GOMES
8

Croatia S&D

2

Spain S&D

13

United Kingdom S&D

19

Poland S&D

Abstain (1)

Bogusław LIBERADZKI
5

Romania S&D

Abstain (1)

Maria GRAPINI
15

Germany S&D

Abstain (1)

Iris HOFFMANN
20
icon: ALDE ALDE
65

France ALDE

6

Austria ALDE

Against (1)

Angelika MLINAR
1

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Latvia ALDE

1

Netherlands ALDE

7

Sweden ALDE

2

Belgium ALDE

6

Finland ALDE

4

Lithuania ALDE

Abstain (1)

Viktor USPASKICH
3

Slovenia ALDE

Against (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

Luxembourg ALDE

Against (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Estonia ALDE

Against (2)

Kaja KALLAS, Urmas PAET

Abstain (1)

Jana TOOM
3

Bulgaria ALDE

4

Denmark ALDE

2

Czechia ALDE

4

Portugal ALDE

2

Croatia ALDE

2

Spain ALDE

7

United Kingdom ALDE

Against (1)

Catherine BEARDER
1

Romania ALDE

Against (1)

Renate WEBER
3

Germany ALDE

Abstain (1)

Ulrike MÜLLER
4
icon: PPE PPE
203

France PPE

Abstain (1)

Alain CADEC
19

Greece PPE

Against (1)

Maria SPYRAKI
5

Austria PPE

5

Ireland PPE

4

Italy PPE

14

Cyprus PPE

Against (1)

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU
1

Latvia PPE

4

Netherlands PPE

5

Sweden PPE

4

Belgium PPE

4

Finland PPE

2

Lithuania PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

5

Luxembourg PPE

3

Estonia PPE

Against (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Bulgaria PPE

6

Denmark PPE

Against (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Malta PPE

3

Czechia PPE

6

Slovakia PPE

6

Hungary PPE

11

Portugal PPE

6

Croatia PPE

5

Spain PPE

16

Poland PPE

19

Romania PPE

12

Germany PPE

34

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

2021-12-18Show (4) Changes | Timetravel
docs/0/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2016-1220_EN.html
New
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2016-1220_EN.html
events/1/type
Old
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
New
Decision by Parliament
procedure/Modified legal basis
Rules of Procedure EP 114-p6
procedure/Other legal basis
Rules of Procedure EP 114-p6
2020-01-19Show (1) Changes | Timetravel
docs/0/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2016-1220&language=EN
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2016-1220_EN.html
2019-07-06Show (9) Changes | Timetravel
activities
  • date: 2016-11-23T00:00:00 body: EP type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
committees
    docs
    • date: 2016-11-23T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2016-1220&language=EN title: B8-1220/2016 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
    events
    • date: 2016-11-23T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=27863&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
    • date: 2016-11-23T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP summary: The European Parliament rejected by 225 votes to 439, with 35 abstentions, a motion for a resolution pursuant to Rule 108(6) of the Rules of Procedure seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed agreement between Canada and the European Union on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Members at the origin of the draft resolution (89 in total) stated that the agreement submitted to the Council to be concluded, signed and provisionally applied contains a chapter on investment (chapter eight), which includes, inter alia, a section on investment protection (Section D) and a section on the resolution of investment disputes between investors and states (Section F). The draft resolution suggested that the Parliament seek an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility of the proposed agreement with the Treaties . Members took the view that there is legal uncertainty as to whether the proposed agreement is compatible with the Treaties, in particular Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union as well as Articles 49, 54, 56, 267 and 340 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
    • date: 2016-11-23T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
    links
    other
      procedure/Modified legal basis
      Old
      Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 108-p6
      New
      Rules of Procedure EP 114-p6
      procedure/subject
      Old
      • 6.20.03 Bilateral economic and trade agreements and relations
      • 8.30 Treaties in general
      New
      6.20.03
      Bilateral economic and trade agreements and relations
      8.30
      Treaties in general
      procedure/subtype
      Old
      Resolution on statements
      New
      Resolution on statement
      2016-11-26Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
      activities/0/type
      Old
      Vote in plenary scheduled
      New
      Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
      procedure/stage_reached
      Old
      Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage
      New
      Procedure rejected
      2016-11-22Show (5) Changes
      activities
      • date: 2016-11-23T00:00:00 body: EP type: Vote in plenary scheduled
      committees
        links
        other
          procedure
          reference
          2016/2981(RSP)
          title
          Opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed agreement between Canada and the EU on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
          geographical_area
          Canada
          stage_reached
          Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage
          subtype
          Resolution on statements
          Modified legal basis
          Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 108-p6
          type
          RSP - Resolutions on topical subjects
          subject
          @parltrack
          @parltrack@eupolicy.social
          [javascript protected email address]
          code AGPLv3.0+
          data ODBLv1.0
          site content CC-By-Sa-3.0

          ParlTrack - 2011-2024

          © European Union, 2011 – Source: European Parliament
          Hosted by AS250.net Foundation