2010/0289(COD)
Emergency autonomous trade preferences for Pakistan
| AFET | IMCO | INTA | |
| Lead Rapporteur | MOREIRA Vital (S&D) | ||
| Opinion Rapporteur(s) | PREDA Cristian Dan (EPP) |
Legal basis: TFEU TFEU 207-p2
Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | AFET | PREDA Cristian Dan (EPP) | |
| Opinion | IMCO | ||
| Lead | INTA | MOREIRA Vital (S&D) | RINALDI Niccolò (ALDE) |
Legal Basis TFEU TFEU 207-p2
Activites
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2012/11/14
Final act published in Official Journal
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2012/10/25
Final act signed
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2012/10/25
End of procedure in Parliament
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2012/10/11
Commission response to text adopted in plenary
- SP(2012)665
- DG {u'url': u'http://ec.europa.eu/trade/', u'title': u'Trade'}, DE GUCHT Karel
- #3188
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2012/10/04
Council Meeting
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2012/10/04
Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
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2012/09/18
CSL Final Agreement
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2012/09/13
Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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T7-0350/2012
summary
The European Parliament adopted by 342 votes to 97, with 165 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council introducing emergency autonomous trade preferences for Pakistan. The matter had been referred back for re-examination by the committee responsible during the session of 10 May 2011. Parliament adopted its position in first reading following the ordinary legislative procedure. The amendments adopted in plenary are the result of a compromise negotiated between Parliament and Council. Support the rehabilitation of Pakistan: the main objective is for the EU to use all available means to support Pakistan's recovery from serious floods in 2010, including exceptional trade measures to boost Pakistan's exports in order to contribute to its future economic development. 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. It is in this context that the Commission proposed this exceptional measure comprising 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 Union of EUR 100 million or more a year would provide real, substantial and worthwhile assistance to the region. Products covered by the proposed mechanism and exceptional nature of the measure: it is recalled that Pakistan's trade with the Union is mainly composed of textiles and clothing products (73.7% of Pakistani exports to the Union in 2009), but also ethanol and leather, which are sensitive industrial products in certain Member States where jobs in the industry have already been heavily impacted by the global recession and the industries are struggling to adapt to a new global trading environment. It is alo stressed that 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. This is the reason why the proposed autonomous trade preferences affect these sectors and are of an exceptional nature. The purpose is to suspend for a limited period of time all tariffs for certain products of export interest to Pakistan, with only limited adverse effects on the EUs domestic market. Under no circumstances should they constitute a precedent for the Union's trade policy with other countries. Need for a derogation from WTO rules: to grant the autonomous trade preferences to a single country, the EU has had to obtain a special derogation from the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This derogation was blocked by WTO member countries, such as India and Bangladesh, which were concerned about the eventual impact on their own markets. This derogation was however obtained by the General Council of the WTO, on 14 February 2012. Conditions for the granting of exceptional trade preferences: the granting of the envisaged autonomous trade preferences will be linked to: · compliance with the rules of origin of products and the procedures related thereto as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 on the Community Community Customs Code, with the exception of certain products specifically cited in the Regulation; · the absence of serious and systematic violations of human rights in Pakistan, including core labour rights, fundamental principles of democracy and the rule of law; · Pakistan abstaining from introducing new or increasing existing export duties or charges having equivalent effect or any other restriction or prohibition on the export or sale for export of any materials primarily used in the production of any of the products covered by these preferential arrangements destined for the territory of the Union, from 1 July 2012. Removal of products from the scope of this Regulation: to limit the effect of the exceptional measures on the European industry and employment in the textile, clothing, ethanol and leather sectors as a result of increases in cheap imports, the Commission will be permitted to reintroduce tariff duties if the imports of the products in question increase, in volume, by 25% or more, in 2012 and 2013, based on customs import data of a product originating in Pakistan. The Commission, in this instance, shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to remove that product from the scope of this Regulation for the remainder of that year. In this case, imports of the product shall be subject to most-favoured nation or other applicable duties. Likewise, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend the Annexes in order to incorporate amendments and technical adjustments made necessary by amendments to the Combined Nomenclature and to the TARIC subdivisions. Implementation: in order to react swiftly and ensure the integrity and orderly functioning of the autonomous trade preferences for Pakistan and in order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation concerning temporary suspension due to non-compliance with customs-related procedures and obligations, due to serious and systematic violations of the fundamental principles of human rights, democracy and the rule of law by Pakistan, or due to Pakistan not respecting the condition that it abstain from 1 July 2012 from introducing new or increasing existing export duties or charges having equivalent effect or any other restriction or prohibition on the export or sale for export of any materials used in the production of the products covered by this Regulation, powers are conferred on the Commission to adopt immediately applicable implementing acts, where imperative grounds of urgency so require. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Delegated implementing measures: in order to make the necessary technical adaptations to the list of goods for which the autonomous trade preferences apply and to remove products from the scope of this Regulation where volumes of imports covered by this Regulation increase beyond certain levels the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending Annexes I and II to reflect changes in the combined nomenclature and to remove products from the scope of this Regulation. The Commission shall carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission shall ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council. In order to address without delay significantly increased imports of the products exempted from customs duties when imported into the Union and which may have an adverse impact upon Union producers, the Commission should adopt delegated acts removing products from the scope of this Regulation under the urgency procedure. Report: no later than 31.12.2015, the Commission should submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the effects of these autonomous trade preferences. That report should include a detailed analysis of the effects of these preferences on the economy of Pakistan and their impact on trade and the Union's tariff income as well as on the Union economy and jobs. In reporting, the Commission should take into account in particular the effects of the autonomous trade preferences in terms of job creation, poverty eradication and the sustainable development of Pakistan's working population and poor. Annexes: the Annexes to the Regulation are amended in accordance with the spirit of the amendments to the Regulation: Annex I: Products for which the customs duty is exempted include a list of textile products: various types of cotton fabrics, synthetic fabrics and other clothing items, as well as other furnishing textile products or curtains; Annex II: Products subject to annual duty free tariff quotas with limitations on imports fixed in the Regulation (maximum tonnage): ethyl alcohol, leather skins and other leather articles, garments, different types of cotton and polyester yarns, as well as various types of footwear. Entry into force: the Regulation will be applicable until 31 December 2013, in accordance with the provisions of the WTO derogation.
- Results of vote in Parliament
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T7-0350/2012
summary
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2012/07/12
Amendments tabled in committee
- PE492.908
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2011/05/10
Text adopted by Parliament, partial vote at 1st reading/single reading
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T7-0205/2011
summary
The European Parliament amended, under the ordinary legislative procedure, the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council introducing emergency autonomous trade preferences for Pakistan. The vote on the resolution was postponed until a later plenary session. The main amendments made to the Commission proposal are as follows: Support the rehabilitation of Pakistan: Parliament calls on the EU to use all available means to support Pakistan's recovery from this emergency, including the proposed exceptional trade measures to boost Pakistan's exports in order to contribute to its future economic development while ensuring that consistency and coherence is maintained at all levels with a view to developing a sustainable long-term strategy. 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. In this context, 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 Union of EUR 100 million or more a year would provide real, substantial and worthwhile assistance to the region. Products covered by the proposed mechanism and exceptional nature of the measure: the resolution recalls that Pakistan's trade with the Union is mainly composed of textiles and clothing products which according to the Commission accounted for 73.7% of Pakistani exports to the Union in 2009, but also ethanol and leather, which are sensitive industrial products in certain Member States where jobs in the industry have already been heavily impacted by the global recession and the industries are struggling to adapt to a new global trading environment. Parliament stresses that 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. Given the hardship being suffered by the Pakistani people due to the devastating floods, Members consider it 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 should only cause limited adverse effects on the domestic market of the Union and should not affect negatively least developed Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Immediate impact: through an amendment adopted in plenary, Parliament calls for this Regulation to apply for 12 months after its entry into force (instead of 31.12.2013 as proposed by the Commission). Before that date the Commission shall submit a report on the impact assessment of this Regulation to the European Parliament and to the Council. On the basis of a new legislative proposal made by the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council shall decide whether to extend the application of this Regulation for another year. Granting exceptional autonomous trade preferences: Parliament confirms that the granting of autonomous trade preferences is linked to respect for the fundamental principles of democracy and human rights. If Pakistan adopts measures restricting human rights and workers' rights, gender equality or religious rights or if it provides terrorist organisations of any kind with backing or support, the Commission shall immediately propose to repeal this Regulation. Moreover, it is also conditional on Pakistan abstaining from maintaining, introducing or increasing duties or charges having equivalent effect or any other restriction or prohibition 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. In this case, safeguard measures should be immediately introduced. Surveillance and monitoring of the effects of measures proposed by the EU market: in order to ensure effective monitoring of the trends of imports of products covered by this Regulation as far in advance as possible, Members consider it necessary to establish customs surveillance on imports covered by this Regulation. On the basis of this monitoring a quarterly report on the application and implementation of this Regulation should be submitted. The autonomous trade preferences granted to Pakistan should be subject to an annual impact assessment, conducted by the Commission and presented to Parliament and the Council, which allows for adjustments to be made based on the actual volume of imports and the possible repercussions for the sectors specifically concerned by this Regulation. Safeguard measures: in favour of an oral amendment adopted in plenary, the resolution stipulates that at the request of a Member State, any legal person or any association not having legal personality acting on behalf of the Union industry, or on the Commission's own initiative, the Commission shall take a formal decision to initiate an investigation within one month. Where the Commission decides to initiate an investigation, it shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union announcing the investigation. The Commission shall seek all information it deems necessary and may verify the information received with Pakistan and any other relevant source. It may be assisted by officials of the Member State on whose territory verification might be sought, if that Member State so requests. In examining whether there are serious difficulties, the Commission shall take account, inter alia, of the following factors: market share; production; stocks; prices, etc. The Commission shall decide whether to impose definitive safeguard measures. Surveillance measures: in parallel, when the trend in imports of one of the products included in Annex I (Products for which the customs duty is exempted, notably textiles) originating in Pakistan is such that it could lead to a safeguard measure, the Commission may decide to subject the imports of that product to prior Union surveillance. Surveillance measures shall have a limited period of validity. Unless otherwise provided, they shall cease to be valid at the end of the second six-month period. This surveillance shall provide for updated and timely data, in volume and value. These data shall be immediately made available to Member-States, the European Parliament and economic operators. Delegated acts: in order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation concerning temporary suspension, surveillance and safeguard, Members call for measures implementing powers to be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council. In this context, Parliament recommends the use of the advisory procedure for the adoption of surveillance and provisional safeguard measures in order to take into account the effects of these measures and their sequential logic in relation to the adoption of definitive safeguard measures. The same applies with regard to the suspension of preferences when the conditions for entitlement to the preferential arrangements are not fulfilled since the Commission is thereby only acting upon factual evidence and is not required to use political discretion. In parallel, in order to make the necessary technical adaptations to the list of goods for which the autonomous trade preferences apply and to introduce tariff rate quotas where volumes of imports covered by this Regulation increase beyond certain levels, Parliament calls for the Commission to be empowered to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in respect of amending Annex I and Annex II to reflect changes in the combined nomenclature and to introduce new quotas. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should also ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council. Moreover, the European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act adopted under the urgent procedure. It should be noted that in each case, the power conferred on the Commission in the first paragraph shall not go so far as to allow it to introduce additional products not included in the lists in Annexes I and II of this Regulation. Annexes: Plenary made amendments to the Annexes of the Regulation by adding certain products to the products already covered by the Regulation.
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T7-0205/2011
summary
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2011/05/09
Debate in Parliament
- 2011/03/21 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
- 2011/03/16 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
- 2010/12/14 Amendments tabled in committee
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2010/12/09
Deadline Amendments
- 2010/11/16 Committee draft report
- 2010/10/19 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2010/10/07
EP officialisation
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2010/10/07
Legislative proposal
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COM(2010)0552
summary
PURPOSE: to introduce emergency autonomous trade preferences for Pakistan. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. BACKGROUND: against the background of the unprecedented and devastating floods in Pakistan in July and August 2010, the European Council at its meeting on 16 September mandated Ministers to agree urgently a comprehensive package of short, medium and longer term measures which will help underpin Pakistan's recovery and future development. These should, inter alia, include ambitious trade measures granting, exclusively to Pakistan, increased market access to the EU through the immediate and time limited reduction of duties on key imports from Pakistan. The European Council invited the Commission to present in October a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council to unilaterally suspend duties on certain imports from Pakistan for a limited period of time. IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out. LEGAL BASE: Article 207(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). CONTENT: this proposal extends 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). 60% of Pakistan's exports to the EU are textiles and clothing. Consequently, a large number of products proposed for liberalisation are textiles and clothing. Yet, since the product scope should be as broad as possible, it also includes other industrial and agricultural products in order not to undermine Pakistan's efforts to diversify its industries and exports base. A list of 75 dutiable products lines of importance for Pakistan's exports has been established. The selected product lines amount to almost €900 million in import value, accounting for about 27% of EU imports from Pakistan (€3.3 billion). Liberalising these 75 lines, of which one product line (ethanol) would be subject to an annual tariff rate quota of 100 000 tonnes based on past imports, would result in an estimated increase in EU imports from Pakistan of around €100 million per year compared to 2009, while lowering tariff revenue for the EU budget by slightly more than €80 million. The autonomous trade preferences will be either in the form of an exemption from customs duties upon import in the Union or in the form of tariff-rate quotas. Entitlement to benefit from the autonomous trade preferences is conditional on Pakistan's compliance with the relevant rules of origin of products and the procedures related thereto as well as involvement in effective administrative cooperation with the Union in order to prevent any risk of fraud. Given the urgency of the situation in Pakistan, the Regulation should apply as of 1 January 2011, provided that the WTO has approved the request from the Union for the waiver from its obligations under GATT Articles I and XIII. 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 until 31 December 2013. FINANCIAL IMPLICATION: the proposal has no financial impact on expenditure but has a financial impact on revenue. In total the gross loss in customs duties amounts to €82.4 million, while the net loss would be 25% lower (Member States' collection costs) at €61.8 million. These figures build on the assumption that Pakistan currently fully makes use of its preferential access to the EU market.
- DG {u'url': u'http://ec.europa.eu/trade/', u'title': u'Trade'}, DE GUCHT Karel
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COM(2010)0552
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Documents
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2010)0552
- Committee draft report: PE452.788
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE454.631
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A7-0069/2011
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0205/2011
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE492.908
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0350/2012
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2012)665
Votes
A7-0069/2011 - Vital Moreira - Amendment 43
| Position | Total | ALDE | ECR | EFD | GUE/NGL | NI | PPE | S&D | Verts/ALE | correctional |
| For | 279 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 150 | 48 | 4 |
| Against | 339 | 69 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 194 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Abstain | 14 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A7-0069/2011 - Vital Moreira - Amendment 12
| Position | Total | ALDE | ECR | EFD | GUE/NGL | NI | PPE | S&D | Verts/ALE | correctional |
| For | 606 | 71 | 46 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 219 | 166 | 49 | 0 |
| Against | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abstain | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A7-0069/2011 - Vital Moreira - Amendment 15
| Position | Total | ALDE | ECR | EFD | GUE/NGL | NI | PPE | S&D | Verts/ALE | correctional |
| For | 500 | 65 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 216 | 140 | 1 | 2 |
| Against | 88 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 0 |
| Abstain | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A7-0069/2011 - Vital Moreira - Amendment 26
| Position | Total | ALDE | ECR | EFD | GUE/NGL | NI | PPE | S&D | Verts/ALE | correctional |
| For | 592 | 70 | 44 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 219 | 160 | 49 | 0 |
| Against | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Abstain | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A7-0069/2011 - Vital Moreira - Amendment 42
| Position | Total | ALDE | ECR | EFD | GUE/NGL | NI | PPE | S&D | Verts/ALE | correctional |
| For | 259 | 68 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 151 | 1 | 0 |
| Against | 366 | 2 | 45 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 216 | 14 | 47 | 1 |
| Abstain | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A7-0069/2011 - Vital Moreira - Amendment 41
| Position | Total | ALDE | ECR | EFD | GUE/NGL | NI | PPE | S&D | Verts/ALE | correctional |
| For | 29 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Against | 542 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 227 | 162 | 48 | 0 |
| Abstain | 56 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A7-0069/2011 - Vital Moreira - Legislative resolution
| Position | Total | ALDE | ECR | EFD | GUE/NGL | NI | PPE | S&D | Verts/ALE | correctional |
| For | 342 | 66 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 166 | 31 | 45 | 1 |
| Against | 97 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| Abstain | 165 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 38 | 69 | 2 | 0 |
A7-0069/2011 - Vital Moreira - Résolution législative
| Position | Total | ALDE | ECR | EFD | GUE/NGL | NI | PPE | S&D | Verts/ALE | correctional |
| For | 342 | 66 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 166 | 31 | 45 | 1 |
| Against | 97 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| Abstain | 165 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 38 | 69 | 2 | 0 |
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2010/0289(COD) Emergency autonomous trade preferences for Pakistan
2010/12/14
INTA
119 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 2 a (new) Having regard to the request for a WTO waiver for additional autonomous trade preferences granted by the European Union to Pakistan of November 18, 2010,
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) In July and August 2010, following heavy monsoon rains, devastating floods affected extensive regions of Pakistan, notably the areas of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh and Gilgit- Baltistan. According to United Nations sources, the flooding affected some 20 million people and 20 per cent of Pakistan's land, equivalent to at least 160,000 square kilometres, and leaving up to 12 million people in need of urgent humanitarian aid. However, the textile producing areas are situated outside the areas hit by the floods and there was no direct damage caused to plant or machinery.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) Pakistan’s textile industry is located in areas which were not affected by the floods and did not suffer any direct damage as a result of them.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 b (new) (2b) In November 2010, serious floods, caused by torrential rains, hit the Veneto Region, in Italy, and in particular the provinces of Vicenza, Verona and Padua, where there is a strong presence and concentration of textile and leather SMEs and industries. Some 293 municipalities were affected over an area of 140 hectares and the floods caused around EUR 1 billion’s worth of direct damage to land, homes, people, factories and machinery in these areas.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation 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 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) The autonomous trade preferences instrument is not an appropriate way of dealing with and resolving humanitarian emergency situations.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 b (new) (3b) The effects of the application of the trade instrument would only be felt years after the floods and would mostly benefit international exporters and industrial groups in the sector, increasing their profits. Such measures would in no way mitigate the destruction of farmlands, the damage to civilian infrastructure and homes and the population’s dramatic health conditions resulting from the floods.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 c (new) (3c) The European Union addressed Pakistan’s humanitarian emergency by providing some EUR 150 million in humanitarian aid and the international community as a whole swiftly and effectively supplied Pakistan with EUR 500 million in humanitarian aid.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) It will be important to use all available means to support Pakistan's recovery from this emergency
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) It will be important to use all available appropriate means to support Pakistan's recovery from this emergency and progress towards future development.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation 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 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) The main objective of any emergency measures taken by the Commission should aim at sustainably supporting the rebuilding of livelihoods and in improving the living standards of those affected by the floods; the Commission should therefore seek close collaboration with the trade union movement in Pakistan in general and those of the textile sector in particular.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 b (new) (4b) The effects of the autonomous trade preferences should be able to be measured in concrete terms of job creation, poverty eradication and the sustainable development of Pakistan's working population and poor.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation 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 23 #
Proposal for a regulation 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.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘Trade, Growth and World Affairs – Trade Policy as a core component of the EU's 2020 strategy’ (COM(2010)612/4) states that in 2011 the Commission will assess the application of international trade as a standard aid instrument for third countries hit by natural disasters.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6a) Pakistan's trade with the Union is mainly composed of textiles and clothing products, which according to the Commission accounted for 73.7% of Pakistani exports to the Union in 2009 and which are sensitive industrial products in certain Member States where workers in the industry have already been heavily impacted by the global recession.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The textile industry is a key economic sector not only for Pakistan, but also for certain Member States; particular attention must thus be paid to imports from Pakistan in order not to aggravate matters for a European textile industry that has already been undermined by other trade agreements.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6a) Key Pakistani imports into the European Union include textile, ethanol and leather products, which are sensitive industrial products in certain Member States, and where workers in the industry are already losing jobs.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation 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 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) It is therefore not appropriate to extend autonomous trade preferences to Pakistan
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7)
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation 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 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) It is therefore appropriate to extend 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
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7a) The suspension of customs duties for Pakistan in respect of the textile and manufacturing sectors would be an unfair and inappropriate measure in the light of the similar floods which have recently hit the Veneto Region and Vicenza, Verona and Padua provinces in Italy, manufacturing areas with a high concentration of textile and leather producers. These events directly hit and flooded not only homes and extensive areas under crops, but also thousands of businesses, laboratories, factories and machines, causing a halt in production, the closure of many production plants and the loss of thousands of jobs. The trade measure involving the suspension of customs duties for Pakistan would cause a further deterioration in the situation of people living in the textile and manufacturing areas of the Veneto Region hit by the floods.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 b (new) (7b) The Commission has not carried out any impact assessment on the measures to suspend customs duties for Pakistan as regards EU textile and manufacturing products. Such measures would cause direct and serious damage to the EU industry at an extremely critical juncture, characterised by a fall-off in orders, plant closures and steadily rising unemployment.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 c (new) (7c) Pakistan’s territory is characterised by the presence of high hydro-geological risk levels and has already experienced many floods of a similar magnitude in the past. The problems posed by Pakistan’s territory could be significantly reduced through engineering and environmental operations to make risk areas secure. The proposed trade instrument cannot enable the Pakistani Government to implement the necessary civil and environmental protection work, which would be the only means of ensuring that there is no recurrence of such disasters. The suspension of customs duties would provide benefits only for a few international trade operators.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 d (new) (7d) Pakistan has a particularly protectionist policy as regards the raw materials for the products listed in Annex 1, and applies heavy duties to exports of such products.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 e (new) (7e) The suspension of customs duties in respect of the textile and leather sectors would cause serious damage to the equivalent EU manufacturing and industrial sectors, which are already in a state of grave crisis.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 f (new) (7f) European textile and leather production is based and concentrated in specific manufacturing and industrial areas within only a few Member States. The textile sector is the main economic and social asset of such areas. The harmful economic effects of the suspension of customs duties for Pakistan would hit such areas not only in terms of loss of earnings and increased unemployment, but would also have adverse repercussions on their entire social fabric, worsening situations of social distress resulting from the sector’s economic crisis.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7a) Theses measures are proposed as part of an exceptional package, in response to the specific situation in Pakistan. They should not constitute a precedent for the Union's trade policy with other countries.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7a) The emergency measures should, by definition, have an immediate impact; the measures proposed below should therefore apply for no more than one year.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new) (8a) Humanitarian aid is the most suitable and appropriate instrument for bringing relief to the flood victims in Pakistan and for humanitarian crisis situations in general. The trade instrument is not in this case an effective and appropriate instrument for urgent and efficacious action against the effects of the flooding.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 b (new) (8b) It would be better if the Commission implemented a strategy to support and revive Europe’s industrial and manufacturing textile sector. The Pakistani flood victims will not be helped by aid being granted to strong global competitors and private industrial groups, which will damage the European textile sector, employment and the European Union’s strategy for growth.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 c (new) (8c) EU citizens in textile regions look to the EU institutions for protection and strategies for economic revival and development. Granting trade measures to assist the Pakistani textile sector would harm the textile regions of the Union, with economic damage, lack of growth, a drop in orders, rising unemployment and the spread of social unrest as a consequence. Decisions made by the EU institutions to which EU citizens look for protection and development would instead be inflicting economic damage on them.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new) (8a) The granting of autonomous trade preferences is linked to respect for the fundamental principles of democracy and human rights.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new) (8a) In order to introduce tariff rate quotas where volumes of imports covered by this Regulation increase beyond certain levels, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to amend Annex II to introduce tariff rate quotas. Given the need to respond expeditiously to such increased volumes, the Commission should adopt such acts on the basis of an urgency procedure.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new) (8a) The autonomous trade preferences granted to Pakistan should be subject to an annual impact assessment, conducted by the Commission and presented to Parliament and the Council, which allows for adjustments to be made based on the actual volume of imports and the possible repercussions for the sectors specifically concerned by this Regulation.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) Entitlement to benefit from the exceptional autonomous trade preferences is conditional on Pakistan's compliance with the relevant rules of origin of products and the procedures related thereto as well as involvement in effective administrative cooperation with the Union in order to prevent any risk of fraud. Serious and systematic violations of the conditions for the entitlement to the preferential arrangement, fraud or failure to provide administrative cooperation for the verification of origin of goods should constitute reasons for a temporary suspension of the preferences. In this respect, the Commission should be permitted to adopt, if necessary, such temporary measures.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 a (new) (10a) The granting of these preferences is also conditional on Pakistan abstaining from maintaining, introducing or increasing duties or charges having equivalent effect or any other restriction or prohibition 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, from the day of the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 b (new) (10b) It is necessary to provide for the reintroduction of Common Customs Tariff duties for any products causing, or threatening to cause, serious difficulties to a Union producer of like or directly competing products, as determined by an investigation carried out by the Commission.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 b (new) (10b) It is also necessary to provide for the reintroduction of Common Customs Tariff duties for any products causing, or threatening to cause, serious injury to a Union producer of like or directly competing products, as determined by an investigation carried out by the Commission.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 c (new) (10c) It is also necessary to provide for the introduction of tariff rate quotas where volumes of imports of products covered by Annex I of this Regulation increase beyond certain levels. Given the need to respond expeditiously to such increased volumes, the Commission should adopt a delegated act, in accordance with Article 290, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the basis of an urgency procedure, amending Annex II. The power to adopt such acts should be delegated to the Commission.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 d (new) (10d) In order to ensure effective monitoring of the trends of imports of products covered by this Regulation as far in advance as possible it is necessary to establish customs surveillance on imports covered by this Regulation applicable from 1 January 2011 until 31 December 2012, or until 31 January 2013 in the event that this Regulation is extended for one year. On the basis of this monitoring a quarterly report on the application and implementation of this Regulation should be submitted.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) Given the urgency of the situation in Pakistan, the Regulation should apply as of 1 January 2011
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) In
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation 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
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation 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
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation 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 until 31 December 2012 with a possible one year extension until 31 December 2013.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation 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 until 31 December 201
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) In order to ensure an immediate and sustainable impact on the economic recovery of Pakistan in the aftermath of the floods
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) In order to ensure an immediate and s
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation 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
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (13a) It is also necessary to provide for the reintroduction of Common Customs Tariff duties for any products causing, or threatening to cause, serious injury to Union producers of like or directly competing products, as determined by an investigation carried out by the Commission.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 a (new) Parliament rejects the Commission’s proposal and calls on it to apply the humanitarian aid instrument, increasing its scope, as this would seem in this case to be more suitable and effective in view of the urgent and needy conditions prevailing in the Pakistani humanitarian crisis.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 - paragraph 1 - point c a (new) (ca) 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 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 - paragraph 1 - point c b (new) (cb) compliance with Article XI GATT 1994 and its interpretative notes. To this end Pakistan shall abstain from adopting or maintaining any prohibition or restriction on the export, or sale for export, of any materials primarily used in the production of any of the products included in Annex I and II.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2- paragraph 1 - point c c (new) (cc) Pakistan’s abstention from introducing new duties or charges having equivalent effect and new quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect for imports originating in the Community or from increasing existing levels of duties or charges or from introducing any other restrictions.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) Pakistan’s abstention from maintaining, introducing or increasing duties or charges having equivalent effect or any other restriction or prohibition on the export or sale for exports 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 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new) (cb) compliance with Article XI GATT 1994 and its interpretative notes. To this end Pakistan shall abstain from adopting or maintaining any prohibition or restriction on the export, or sale for export, of any materials primarily used in the production of any of the products included in Annex I and II.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation 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 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 a (new) Article 3a Monitoring and reporting 1. The Commission shall subject the products covered by the preferences provided for in this Regulation to customs surveillance. This surveillance shall provide for updated and timely data, in volume and value. These data shall be immediately made available to Member- States and economic operators. 2. The Commission shall make public a quarterly report on the application and implementation of this Regulation. The report shall include the statistics and information on the evolution of trade with Pakistan, in volume and value, on the products covered by this Regulation. 3. The European Parliament or the Council may invite the Commission to an ad hoc meeting, to be held at one month's notice, to present and explain any issue related to the implementation of this Regulation.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 b (new) Article 3b Tariff rate quota 1. Where imports of a product included in Annex I originating from Pakistan increase, in volume, by 20% or more, as compared to the same period of 2010, the Commission shall, immediately subject the imports of that product to a tariff rate quota by amending Annex II. 2. The data provided by the customs surveillance mentioned in Article 4 should be the basis for introducing the tariff rate quota mentioned in this Article. 3. The tariff rate quota provided for under paragraph 2 shall be introduced through a delegated act adopted expeditiously by the Commission, in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the basis of an urgency procedure. It shall take the form of a duty free quota limited to the level of imports of such product as compared to the same period of 2010 plus twenty percent, introduced by amending Annex II. 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 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 a (new) Article 3a Introduction of tariff rate quotas 1. The Commission shall 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 shall adopt a delegated act, in accordance with Article 7 a (new), 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 such product in 2010 increased by twenty percentage points. By 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 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 a (new) Article 3a Introduction of tariff rate quotas 1. The Commission shall present quarterly reports to the European Parliament and the Council on the evolution of imports of products covered by this Regulation as from its entry into force. 2. Where the Commission concludes, in its reports, 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 shall adopt a delegated act, in accordance with, Article 5 to subject the imports of that product to tariff rate quotas for imports of that product by amending Annex I and 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 such product in 2010 increased by twenty percentage points. When the tariff rate quota is established during the year, imports of such product will be allocated on a pro-rata basis. By 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 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 The Commission may adopt, by way of delegated acts in accordance with Article 5, measures for the purpose of amending the Annexes in order to introduce amendments and technical adjustments made necessary both following amendments to the Combined Nomenclature codes
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) In each case, the power conferred on the Commission in the first paragraph shall not go so far as to allow it to introduce additional products not included in the lists in Annexes I and II of this Regulation.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. The power to adopt the delegated acts referred to in Articles 3b and 4 shall be conferred on the Commission for
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. The powers to adopt delegated acts are conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 6
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 3b and 4 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. The European Parliament and the Council may object to the delegated act within a period of
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 a (new) Article 7a Urgency procedure for delegated acts 1. Delegated acts adopted under the urgency procedure shall enter into force without delay and apply as long as no objection is expressed in accordance with paragraph 2. The notification of the act to the European Parliament and to the Council shall state the reasons for the use of the urgency procedure. 2. The European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 8. In such a case, the Commission shall repeal the act without delay following the notification of the decision to object by the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 a (new) Article 7a Urgency procedure for delegated acts 1. Delegated acts adopted under the urgency procedure shall enter into force without delay and apply as long as no objection is expressed in accordance with paragraph 2. The notification of the act to the European Parliament and to the Council shall state the reasons for the use of the urgency procedure. 2. The European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 8. In such a case, the Commission shall repeal the act without delay following the notification of the decision to object by the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Where the Commission, also on the initiative of the European Parliament, finds that there is sufficient evidence of failure to comply with the conditions set out in Article 2 it may take measures to suspend in whole or in part the preferential arrangements provided for in this Regulation for a period of not more than six months, provided that it has first:
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c c)
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d d
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 a (new) Safeguard clause 1. Where a product cited in Annex I and originating in Pakistan is imported on terms which cause, or threaten to cause serious difficulties to a Union producer of like or directly competing products, Common Customs Tariff duties on that product may be reintroduced at any time by the European Commission. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may reject or amend the Commission's proposal. 2. At the request of a Member State or a national trade association or on the Commission's own initiative, the Commission shall take a formal decision to initiate an investigation within a reasonable period of time. Where the Commission decides to initiate an investigation, it shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union announcing the investigation. The notice shall provide a summary of the information received, and state that any relevant information should be sent to the Commission. It shall specify the period, which shall not exceed four months from the date of publication of the notice, within which interested parties may make their views known in writing. 3. The Commission shall seek all information it deems necessary and may verify the information received with Pakistan and any other relevant source. It may be assisted by officials of the Member State on whose territory verification might be sought, if that Member State so requests. 4. In examining whether there are serious difficulties, the Commission shall take account, inter alia and where the information is available, of the following factors concerning Community producers: – market share, – production, – stocks, – production capacity, – capacity utilisation, – employment, – imports, – prices. 5. The investigation shall be completed within four months after the publication of the notice referred to in paragraph 2. 6. The Commission shall take a decision within one month of the investigation being concluded, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 8(2). This decision shall enter into force one month after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. 7. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make an investigation impossible, the Commission may, after informing the Committee, take any preventive measure which is strictly necessary.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 b (new) Revoking the measures If Pakistan adopts measures restricting human rights and workers’ rights, gender equality or religious rights or if it provides terrorist organisations of any kind with backing or support, the Commission shall immediately revoke the measures in this Regulation.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 a (new) Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 a (new) Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 a (new) Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 b (new) Article 9b Surveillance measures 1. Where the trend in imports of one of the products included in Annex I originating in Pakistan is such that they could lead to the situations referred to in Article 9 a,(new) the Commission may decide to subject the imports of that product to prior Union surveillance. 2. The Commission shall consult Member States forthwith if it intends to impose surveillance measures. Consultation with the Member States shall take place within eight working days of the Commission sending the draft decision to impose surveillance measures to the Committee referred to in Article 8. 3. Surveillance measures shall have a limited period of validity. Unless otherwise provided, they shall cease to be valid at the end of the second six-month period
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 b (new) Article 9b Surveillance measures 1. Where the trend in imports of one of the products included in Annex I originating in Pakistan is such that they could lead to the situations referred to in Article 9 a (1), the Commission may decide to subject the imports of that product to prior Union surveillance. 2. Surveillance measures shall have a limited period of validity. Unless otherwise provided, they shall cease to be valid at the end of the second six-month period .
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 b (new) Article 9b Surveillance Measures In order to enable the Commission to present the report mentioned in Article 3 a, the Commission shall subject the products covered by the preferences provided for in this Regulation to customs surveillance. This surveillance shall provide for updated and timely data, in volume and value. These data shall be immediately made available to Member- States, the European Parliament and economic operators.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 2. It shall apply from 1 January 2011 provided that the tariff preferences provided for in this Regulation are permitted by a waiver granted by the World Trade Organisation and that the conditions set out in Article 2(ca) are met. In case the World Trade Organisation grants such a waiver after 1 January 2011, it shall apply from such later date on which the waiver takes effect.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 2. It shall apply from 1 January 2011 provided that the conditions set out in points ca and cb of Article 2 have been fulfilled and provided that the tariff preferences provided for in this Regulation are permitted by a waiver granted by the World Trade Organisation. In case the World Trade Organisation grants such a waiver after 1 January 2011, it shall apply from such later date on which the waiver takes effect.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union to inform operators of the date on which the waiver is granted by the World Trade Organization. If the waiver is granted after 1 January 2011 the date specified in the notice shall be the date from which the tariff preferences apply pursuant to the second sentence of paragraph 2. The Preferences shall expire on 31 December 2012.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation 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 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. No later than 24 months after the entry into force, the Commission shall carry out a full impact assessment on the effects of this Regulation and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council. The European Parliament and the Council may, on the basis of this report, decide to extend the application of this Regulation until 31 December 2013.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. This Regulation shall apply until 31 December 201
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. This Regulation shall apply until 31 December 2013, to this end insists that the duration of the measures largely depend on the effects they have on rebuilding the livelihoods of Pakistani people affected by the floods; therefore concludes that a definite timeline for the measures can only be put in place after a full impact assessment has been conducted in collaboration with the trade union movement in Pakistan and the EU.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. This Regulation shall apply until 31 December 2013 and shall form the subject of a detailed annual impact assessment of the direct and indirect effects on EU industry of the autonomous trade preferences granted to Pakistan.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. This Regulation shall apply
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. This Regulation shall apply until 31 December 2012 with a possible one-year extension until 31 December 2013
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. This Regulation shall apply until 31 December 201
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. This Regulation shall apply
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. This Regulation shall apply until 31 December 201
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 CN Code
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 CN Code Description
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 CN Code Description
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 CN Code Description
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 CN Code Description
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 CN Code
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 CN Code Description
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 2 Product subject to annual duty free tariff quotas referred to in Article 3. CN Code Description
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 2 Product subject to annual duty free tariff quotas referred to in Article 3. CN Code Description
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 2 CN Code Description
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 (new) Product subject to annual duty free tariff quotas referred to in Article 3. CN Code Description
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new) Product subject to annual duty free tariff quotas referred to in Article 3. CN Code
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new) Product subject to annual duty free tariff quotas referred to in Article 3. CN Code
source: PE-454.631
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Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) The relationship between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (hereinafter referred to as Pakistan) builds on the Cooperation Agreement which entered into force on 1 September 20041 . One of its main objectives is to secure the conditions for and to promote the increase and development of trade between the Parties. Respect for human rights, namely core labour rights, and democratic principles are also an essential element of that Agreement.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) It will be important to use all available means to support Pakistan's recovery from this emergency and progress towards future development, while ensuring that consistency and coherence is maintained at all levels with a view to developing a sustainable long-term strategy.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) Entitlement to benefit from the autonomous trade preferences is conditional on Pakistan's compliance with the relevant rules of origin of products and the procedures related thereto as well as involvement in effective administrative cooperation with the Union in order to prevent any risk of fraud. Serious and systematic violations of the conditions for the entitlement to the preferential arrangement, fraud or failure to provide administrative cooperation for the verification of origin of goods or a serious deterioration in the respect for the fundamental principles of democracy and human rights in Pakistan, including core labour rights, should constitute reasons for a temporary suspension of the preferences. In this respect, the Commission should be permitted to adopt, if necessary, such temporary measures.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 1. Entitlement to benefit from the arrangements introduced by Article 1 shall be subject to: (a) compliance with the rules of origin of products and the procedures related thereto as provided for in Title IV, Chapter 2, Section 1, sub-section 1 and 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. However, as regards cumulation of origin for the purpose of the determination of originating status of products covered by the arrangements introduced in Article 1, only cumulation with the materials originating in the EU is allowed. Regional cumulation and other types of cumulation with the exception of the cumulation with the EU originating materials, is not allowed; (b) compliance with the methods of administrative cooperation as provided for in Title IV, Chapter 2, Section 1, sub- section 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93; (c) certificates of origin Form A issued by the competent authorities of Pakistan pursuant to this Regulation should bear the following endorsement in box 4 “Autonomous measure – Regulation (EU) No …/2010”. 2. Without prejudice to the conditions set out in paragraph 1, entitlement to benefit from the preferential arrangements introduced by Article 1 is subject to respect for human rights, core labour rights, and the fundamental principles of democracy by Pakistan.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of failure to comply with the conditions set out in Article 2, including evidence of social dumping or if a serious deterioration occurs with regard to democracy and human rights in Pakistan, it may take measures to suspend in whole or in part the preferential arrangements provided for in this Regulation for a period of not more than six months, provided that it has first:
source: PE-456.655
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