Daniel CASPARY
Constituencies
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Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Groups
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PPE
Member of the Bureau
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2009/07/24 - 9999/12/31
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PPE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2009/07/14 - 2009/07/23
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on International Trade | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Petitions | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Delegation to the Cariforum — EU Parliamentary Committee | 2010/06/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council | 2004/09/16 | 2007/03/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Member of | Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly | 2004/09/15 | 2004/09/15 |
| Member of | Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly | 2004/09/15 | 2004/09/15 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council | 2004/09/16 | 2007/03/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2012/0099(NLE) | "Revised 1958 Agreement" UNECE: technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts, and reciprocal recognition of approvals; aligning the Decision with the TFEU |
| Shadow | 2012/0098(NLE) | "Parallel Agreement" UNECE: global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts; aligning the Decision with the TFEU |
| Responsible | 2012/0060(COD) | Public procurement: access of third-country goods and services to the Union’s internal market and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the markets of third countries |
| Opinion | 2011/0207(NLE) | EU/ACP Agreement: second revision of the EC/African, Caribbean and Pacific States' 2000 Cotonou Partnership Agreement |
| Shadow | 2011/0188(NLE) | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE): pedestrian safety and light emitting diode (LED) light sources. EU position |
| Responsible | 2010/2152(INI) | New Trade Policy for Europe under the Europe 2020 Strategy |
| Opinion | 2010/0075(NLE) | EU/Korea Free Trade Agreement: conclusion |
| Shadow | 2010/0015(NLE) | International exhibitions, 1928 Paris Convention: accession of Member States to the Convention |
| Opinion | 2008/2205(INI) | Enhancing the role of European SMEs in international trade |
| Opinion | 2008/2134(INI) | Agenda for sustainable future in general and business aviation |
| Responsible | 2008/0251(NLE) | EC/Eastern and Southern Africa ESA States agreement: interim agreement establishing a framework for Economic Partnership Agreement EPA |
| Shadow | 2008/0249(COD) | Dual-use items and technology: Community regime for the control of exports (amend. Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000) |
| Responsible | 2006/2292(INI) | Global Europe: external aspects of competitiveness |
| Responsible | 2006/2170(DEC) | 2005 discharge: EC general budget, European Data-protection Supervisor |
| Responsible | 2006/2076(DEC) | 2005 discharge: EC general budget, Committee of the Regions CofR |
| Responsible | 2006/2075(DEC) | 2005 discharge: EC general budget, Economic and social Committee ESC |
| Responsible | 2006/2074(DEC) | 2005 discharge: EC general budget, Court of Auditors |
| Responsible | 2006/2073(DEC) | 2005 discharge: EC general budget, Court of Justice |
| Responsible | 2006/2072(DEC) | 2005 discharge: EC general budget, Council |
| Responsible | 2006/2063(DEC) | 2005 discharge: EC general budget, European Ombudsman |
| Shadow | 2006/0167(COD) | Officially supported export credits: application of certain guidelines |
| Responsible | 2005/0189(CNS) | Research RTD, 7th Euratom Framework Programme 2007-2011: specific programme through direct actions by the Joint Research Centre JRC |
| Opinion | 2004/2168(INI) | The European Union and Iraq: a framework for engagement |
| Responsible | 1998/0304(CNS) | EC/Turkmenistan agreement: interim agreement on trade |
Born
1976/04/04 Karlsruhe- School-leaving certificate, Thomas Mann Gymnasium, Stutensee (1995); First lieutenant in the reserve, Bundeswehr (1995-1997); studied technical economics at the University of Karlsruhe (1997-2002); authorised representative, MVV Energie AG, Mannheim (2002-2004).
- district chair of the North Baden CDU Youth Section (2001-2008); District Vice-Chair of the Junge Union, Baden-Württemberg (1999-2002). Chair, CDU municipal association, Stutensee (2002-2007); Regional Chair, CDU Karlsruhe-Land (since 2010). member of the Baden-Württemberg CDU Central Committee (since 2011);
- Member of the CDU Federal Committee on European Policy (since 2003); Chair of the CDU Baden-Württemberg Committee on European Policy (since 2006). Substitute Member (2004-2008) and Member of the EPP Bureau (since 2008).
- Municipal councillor in Stutensee (1999-2009); Member of the European Parliament (since 2004); Member of the European Affairs Committee of the Bundestag (since 2007); EPP Group coordinator on the Committee on International Trade and member of the Group bureau (since 2009).
- Member of the European Energy Forum (since 2004); member of the European Internet Foundation (since 2008). Member of the Transatlantic Policy Network (since 2011).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2005/0254(COD) Imports: indication of the country of origin of certain products
2010/02/09
INTA
23 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 a (new) (1a) Whereas already today many companies in the EU voluntarily use marking of origin. As a result consumers already receive today information about the country of origin.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 b (new) (1b) Whereas producers and traders make great efforts to ensure a high level of quality of their products, regardless of the country of production. As a consequence, consumers have developed a high degree of confidence and trust in brand names.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 c (new) (1c) Whereas EU legislation already foresees that consumers receive accurate information related to the quality of products and a high level of product safety as regulated in Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety1 1 OJ L 11, 15.1.2002, p. 4.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) The results of the Commission’s general stakeholder consultation (industry, importers, consumers associations, trade unions) on the possible development of an EU regulation on origin marking indicate that in some Member States European consumers’ perception of the relevance of origin marking for their information, in relation to safety and social and environmental concerns, is generally high;
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3)
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) There have been several cases of health and safety incidents arising from products imported into the EU from third countries. However an indication of origin would not give EU citizens protection from unknowingly purchasing products of possible dubious quality.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) Whereas to ensure that this Regulation is effective and only imposes light administrative burdens whilst granting the maximum flexibility for European companies ,it must be in compliance with existing "made-in" schemes worldwide, such as the one in the US.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) An origin marking scheme would enable consumers to only associate products with the social, environmental and safety standards generally associated with the country or origin. But such a conclusion could be misleading and would be inadequate in particular for products which are produced in third country branches of EU companies in compliance with the respective EU standards. Moreover origin marking does not provide reliable information about compliance with social, environmental and safety standards.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) The introduction of an origin mark
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) In order to limit the burden on industry, trade and administration, origin marking should be made mandatory for those sectors for which the Commission
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. This regulation shall apply to fin
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 (new) 2. The products to which this Regulation is to apply are limited to final consumer products. The scope is limited to finished textile products, ceramic products, furniture and articles of jewellery as listed in Annex 1 of this Regulation. The scope of this Regulation can be extended by the Commission, subject to the approval of the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 When imported goods may be granted relief from import duties pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 918/83
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. This Regulation must be in compliance with already existing "made- in" schemes worldwide, for example the one in the US to ensure an effective regulation with light administrative burdens and more flexibility for European companies.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 a (new) Article 2a Goods are exempted from mandatory origin marking when the marking according to the non-preferential rules of origin is not suitable to give appropriate information about the country of origin but misleads the consumer. This is especially the case, when the good is the result of a complex globalised production chain or when the added value given to the product in the country of final substantial transformation is of inferior significance.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The words “made-in” together with the name of the country of origin shall indicate the origin of goods. The marking may be made in any official language of the European Communities, which is easily understood by the final customers in the Member State in which the goods are to be marketed or in the English language by using the words “made-in” and the English name of the country of origin.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 The Commission may adopt implementing measures, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 6(2), in particular, to: -
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 (1) This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Articles 2, 3 and 5 shall apply 12 month after the entry into force of this Regulation. In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 6 (2), the Commission may extend this period by the time needed for operators to put into practice the origin marking requirements set by the implementing provisions, and in no case by less than six months. (2) This Regulation shall expire five years after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union unless the European Parliament and the Council decide otherwise on a proposal of the Commission. (3) No later than three years after entry into force the Commission will carry out a study on the effects of this Regulation and will draw up a proposal on whether or not to extend its validity depending on the results of the study.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex CN Code Description
source: PE-448.640
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2006/0167(COD) Officially supported export credits: application of certain guidelines
2010/11/16
INTA
10 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 3 a (new) (3a) The participants to the Arrangement are involved in a continuous process intended to minimise market distortion through direct or indirect subsidisation and to establish a level playing field in which the premiums charged by the officially supported export credit agencies of OECD Members are risk-based and cover their operating costs and losses over the long term.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 3 b (new) (3b) In support of the continuing process within the OECD towards higher transparency and reporting standards for officially supported export credit agencies of OECD Members and beyond, the Union should apply measures of transparency and reporting for officially supported export credit agencies based in the Union as set out in Annex 1a to this Decision.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 3 c (new) (3c) The OECD has adopted the following Recommendations which are directly relevant to the field of export credits: 2006 OECD Recommendation on Bribery and Officially Supported Export Credits; 2007 Revised Recommendation on Common Approaches to the Environment and Officially Supported Export Credits (hereinafter the "Common Approaches") and 2008 Principles and Guidelines to Promote Sustainable Lending Practices in the Provision of Official Export Credits to Low-Income Countries. The "Common Approaches" in their present wording already contain an explicit option to use European Community standards as a benchmark in undertaking project reviews. Use of this option should be encouraged. Furthermore, efforts to address the issue of human rights and export credits in the ongoing review of the "Common Approaches" is recommended taking into account the limited leverage of exporters and export credit agencies.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 3 d (new) (3d) In view of the intensified competitive situation on world markets and in order to avoid competitive disadvantages for Union companies, the Commission and Member States should strengthen the efforts of the OECD in reaching out to non-participants to the Arrangement and should use bilateral and multilateral negotiations in order to establish global standards for officially supported export credits. Global standards in this field are a prerequisite for a level playing field in world trade.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 3 e (new) (3e) In view of the EU's Better Regulation policy aimed at simplifying and improving existing regulation the Commission and Member States, in future reviews of the Arrangement, should focus on reducing administrative burdens on businesses and national administrations including export credit agencies.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 a (new) Article 1a Amendment of Annex 1 The Commission may adopt delegated acts to amend Annex 1 in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 1b where this is necessary as a result of amendments to the Arrangement.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 b (new) Article 1b Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 1a shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time. 2. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 3. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 1c and 1d.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 c (new) Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 d (new) Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 a (new) Annex 1a 1) Without prejudice to the prerogatives of the Member States' institutions exercising the supervision of the national export credit programmes, each Member State shall provide an Annual Activity Report to the European Parliament and the Commission. This Annual Activity Report shall contain the following information: • A presentation of all national instruments and programmes to which the Arrangement is applicable; • An overview of major operational developments during the reporting period (new commitments, exposure, premium charges, claims paid and recoveries); • Presentation of the Member State's policies in the fields of export credits and environment and social issues, human rights, sustainable lending and anti-bribery. 2) The Commission will be invited to provide its comments on the Annual Activity Reports and on general developments in the policy area to the European Parliament.
source: PE-452.832
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2006/0263(NLE) International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006
2011/06/30
INTA
1 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to submit a
source: PE-469.731
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2008/0249(COD) Dual-use items and technology: Community regime for the control of exports (amend. Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000)
2010/10/20
INTA
12 amendments...
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act - The European Parliament rejects the Commission's proposal
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 4 (4) In order to create new
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 2 c (new) Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 Article 23 (2c) Article 23 is replaced by the following: Article 23 1. A Coordinating Group chaired by a representative of the Commission shall be set up. Each Member State shall appoint a representative to the Coordinating Group. It shall examine any question concerning the application of this Regulation which may be raised either by the chair or by a representative of a Member State. 2. The Chair of the Dual-Use Coordination Group or the Coordinating Group shall, whenever it considers it to be necessary, consult exporters, brokers and other relevant stakeholders concerned by this Regulation. 3. The Chair of the Dual-Use Coordination Group shall submit an annual report to the European Parliament on its activities.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex IIb Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 Part 3 – paragraph 5 5. For the purpose
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex IIc Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 Part 3 – paragraph 4 4. Any exporter who uses this authorisation must notify the competent authorities of the Member State where he is established (as defined in Article 6(6)) of first use of the authorisation no later than 30 days after the date when the first export takes place or, alternatively, and in accordance with a requirement by the authority of the Member State where the exporter is established, prior to the first use of this General Export Authorisation. Member States shall notify the Commission of the notification mechanism chosen for this General Export Authorisation. The Commission shall publish the information notified to it in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union. Reporting requirements attached to the use of this authorisation and additional information that the Member State from which the export is made may require on items exported under this authorisation are defined by Member States. A Member State may require the exporter established in that Member State to register prior to the first use of this authorisation. Registration shall be automatic and acknowledged by the competent authorities to the exporter without delay and in any case within 10 working days of receipt of the registration request. Where applicable the requirements set out in the second and third subparagraphs shall be based on those defined for the use of national general export authorisations granted by those Member States which provide for such authorisations.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex IId Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 Part 2 – Countries of destination Argentina, B
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex IId Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 Part 3 – paragraph 3 3. Any exporter who uses this authorisation must notify the competent authorities of the Member State where he is established (as defined in Article 6(6)) of the first use of th
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex IId Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 Part 3 – paragraph 4 4. For the purpose of this authorisation, "exhibition
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex IIf Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 Part 2 – Countries of destination Argentina, C
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex IIf Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 Part 3 – paragraph 3 – point 1 (1)
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex IIg Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 Part 2 – Countries of destination Argentina
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex IIg Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 Part 3 – paragraph 4 – point 1 (1)
source: PE-450.923
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2009/2201(INI) Corporate and social responsibility in international trade agreements
2010/07/10
INTA
4 amendments...
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – point d d. a requirement on the part of larger undertakings and groups of undertakings to comply with rules on transparency and reporting
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – point e e. a requirement for larger undertakings and groups of undertakings to show due diligence, i.e. a requirement to take measures in advance with a view to identifying and preventing violations of human and environmental rights, corruption or tax evasion, including in their subsidiaries and supply chains, i.e. throughout their sphere of influence;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 point f f. a review mechanism to deal with proven breaches of the CSR commitments entered into in the context of the trade agreement; it
source: PE-450.649
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2009/2219(INI) Human rights, social and environmental standards in international trade agreements
2010/06/10
INTA
1 amendments...
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 – point a (a) a complaints procedure open to the social partners
source: PE-450.633
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2009/2238(INI) Arrangements for importing fishery and aquaculture products into the EU with a view to the future reform of the CFP
2010/06/05
INTA
5 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that fish is a natural resource which, under proper management, can be renewable and provide both food and jobs around the world, but that overfishing has led to depletion of fish stocks and hardship in coastal communities;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to develop and promote
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 source: PE-441.238
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2010/0032(COD) EU/Korea Free Trade Agreement: bilateral safeguard clause
2010/10/06
INTA
4 amendments...
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph c (c) "threat of serious injury" means serious injury that is clearly imminent; a determination of the existence of a threat of serious injury shall be based on facts and not merely on allegation, conjecture or remote possibility; forecasts, estimations and analyses made on the basis of factors laid down in Article 4(5), shall inter alia, be taken into account to determine the existence of a threat of serious injury;
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 - paragraph f (new) (f) "Interested parties" means parties commercially affected by the imports of the product in question and includes Union industry.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The request to initiate an investigation shall contain evidence of the meeting of the conditions for imposing the safeguard measure within the meaning of Article 2(1). The request should generally contain the following information: the rate and amount of the increase in imports of the product concerned in absolute and relative terms, the share of the domestic market taken by increased imports, changes in the level of sales, production, productivity, capacity utilisation, profits and losses and employment.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 - paragraph 3 3. Consultation with the Member States shall take place within eight working days of the Commission’s sending the information
source: PE-442.964
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2010/0197(COD) Bilateral investment agreements between Member States and third countries: transitional arrangements
2011/01/21
INTA
16 amendments...
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In the interest of EU investors and their investments in third countries, and of Member States hosting foreign investors and investments, bilateral agreements that specify and guarantee the conditions of investment
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) As the authorisation to maintain, amend or conclude agreements covered by this Regulation is granted in an area of exclusive Union competence, it must be regarded as a
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) No later than five years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission should present to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of Chapters II and III of this Regulation.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 This Regulation declares the maintenance in force of existing and concluded bilateral agreements with third countries relating to investment as well as establishes the terms, conditions and the procedure under which Member States are authorised to
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. No later than five years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of this Chapter
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 source: PE-454.644
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2010/0248(NLE) EU/Morocco Agreement: reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products, processed agricultural products, fish and fishery products (replacing Protocols 1, 2 and 3, their Annexes and amendments to the EC/Morocco Euro-Mediterranean Agreement)
2012/12/01
INTA
1 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 1.
source: PE-478.679
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2010/0323(NLE) EC/Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement: bilateral trade in textiles. Protocol
2011/10/17
INTA
11 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas, on the basis of the principles and objectives of the Union’s external action, the EU has the moral responsibility to use its leverage
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 subparagraph (i) (i) Strongly condemn the use of forced and child labour in Uzbekistan;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 subparagraph (iii) (iii) Urge the Government of Uzbekistan to
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 subparagraph (vi) Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 subparagraph (vii) Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 subparagraph (viii) Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Concludes that it will only consider the consent when the recommendations set out in paragraph 1 are duly addressed by the Commission, the Council and concretely implemented by the Uzbek Government;
source: PE-473.954
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2010/2026(INI) EU's trade relations with Latin-America
2010/07/09
INTA
14 amendments...
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that the Lisbon Treaty defines EU trade policy as an integral part of the Union's overall external action and that t
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the fact that trade relations with partners in Latin America have become a priority for the European Union;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Considers it crucial for Latin America to move forward from trade in raw materials towards trade in processed materials and parts;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Emphasises that the attainment of all eight UN MDGs
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises the constructive role that EU-based companies operating in Latin America should play by applying
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Recalls that the negotiations on the EU-Central America Association Agreement were started on the basis of a region-to-region approach and emphasises that they should be concluded in the same manner, ensuring that no country falls behind;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Stresses that it should be closely involved at all stages of the negotiations on an EU-Mercosur Association Agreement
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 source: PE-445.863
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2010/2095(INI) Industrial Policy for the globalised era
2010/11/15
INTA
2 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that in its industrial policies the EU must pay particular attention to supporting eco-compatible production, protecting intellectual property, building up SME capital and access to funding, to making SMEs internationally active, liberalising protected markets, stabilising exchange rates, to legal protection abroad, and to combating unfair competition, distortions of competition and counterfeiting;
source: PE-452.799
2010/11/16
ITRE
20 amendments...
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that, with the E
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to develop, together with the European Parliament and the Council, a qualitative
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that the new, integrated approach calls for extremely effective collaboration within the Commission, and calls on the Commission to set up a permanent industrial policy task force to this end; furthermore calls on the Commission to focus more on competitiveness aspects during the impact assessment process (“Competitiveness Proofing”) as well as to evaluate ex post the cumulated impact of legal acts and to implement this essential part of smart regulation as quickly as possible;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 3 · must
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Recalls that, representing as it does an annual 17% of GDP in the EU, public procurement
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – indent 4 ·
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 1 - intensification of raw material recovery by
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 3 - optimal utilisation of and improved access to raw materials available in the EU, calling among other things for the rapid introduction of a European geo- information system that gives an overview of the raw materials available in the EU,
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Is convinced that, in order to ensure security of investment, industry needs an energy policy focused on the long term which guarantees
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 – indent 2 a (new) • to examine the EU definition of small and medium-sized enterprises with a view to its flexibility and if its takes the needs of such enterprises in account, which do fulfil the specified sales and employment threshold because of growth or other reasons, but whose character is nevertheless medium-sized;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 – indent 2 b (new) • to examine, if medium-sized and family- owned enterprises, which do not fulfil the criteria of the existing SME definition, are adequately able to use existing and future financing opportunities for research and development directed specifically at small and medium-sized companies;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Takes the view that
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls for future trade agreements to be drawn up in such a way that they form part of an industrial strategy based on fair competition in the developed and developing worlds; the principle of sustainable development must be comprehensively applied, and if possible social and environmental standards should be incorporated in free trade agreements; steps must be taken to ensure that European industries are not endangered by unfair practices, as is currently happening in the solar energy industry;
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that employees" ideas and skills must be used in the restructuring of industry, and therefore calls for the widest possible consultation
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 – indent 1 •
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 – indent 2 Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 – indent 3 Amendment 475 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Takes
source: PE-452.697
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2010/2102(INI) Tax and development - Cooperating with developing countries on promoting good governance in tax matters
2010/10/28
INTA
2 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Reaffirms the need to enhance the coherence between the European Union's development policy and its trade policy; recalls that the crisis has exacerbated the volatility of commodities prices and has
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the creation, in the EPA framework, of an independent monitoring mechanism to assess the net tax impact of removing customs duties and at the same time progress being made in the area of tax reform in each country
source: PE-452.593
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2010/2103(INI) International trade policy in the context of climate change imperatives
2010/07/10
INTA
9 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the possible economic, social and ecological repercussions of global warming
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the agreement reached at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen in December 2009 is inadequate
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the Cancun Summit should be a key step towards an operational agreement in helping to
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas trade rules are therefore
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the European Council’s goal of substantially reducing European greenhouse gas emissions by
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recognises the positive role that trade can play in the dissemination of goods and services that help protect the climate; considers that climate protection and trade liberalisation can be mutually reinforcing by facilitating trade in environmental goods and services
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recognises that stimulating innovation can involve different reward schemes
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
source: PE-450.644
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2010/2108(INI) Towards a new Energy Strategy for Europe 2011 - 2020
2010/09/15
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Calls for promoting the DESERTEC and Mediterranean Solar Plan initiatives by supporting decentralised solar power plants in the North African region and its connection to the grid, once their economic usefulness has been demonstrated;
source: PE-448.829
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2010/2152(INI) New Trade Policy for Europe under the Europe 2020 Strategy
2011/03/25
INTA
4 amendments...
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point m a (new) (ma) protection of property rights, including intellectual property rights
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point m b (new) (mb) promotion of the rule of law
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. calls for the integration of a sustainability chapter where applicable, which is connected to safeguard clauses, to cover areas such as trade, environment, production and processing within FTAs.
source: PE-462.569
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2010/2203(INI) Future European international investment policy
2011/09/02
INTA
19 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas it is generally acknowledged that inward investment improves host countries’ competitiveness
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas Articles 206 and 207 TFEU do not define FDI, whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union has specified its understanding of the term FDI, on the basis of three criteria: it should be considered as a long-lasting investment, representing at least 10 % of the affiliated company’s equity capital / shares and providing the investor with managerial control over the affiliated company’s operations, whereas this definition is in line with those of the IMF and the OECD and is opposed to, in particular, portfolio investments and intellectual property rights, although in view of the emergence of global chains and global production it is hard to distinguish clearly between FDI and portfolio investments and a rigid legal definition will be hard to apply to investment practice in the real world,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas reduced investment protection in the European Union could lead to what is termed ‘BIT shopping’,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas although a terminated BIT may remain in force for up to 20 years, this transitional phase applies only to existing investment and not to new investment; whereas it is therefore essential not to terminate a BIT before it is replaced by a new EU investment protection agreement,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes this new EU competence and calls on the Commission and the Member States to seize this opportunity to build with Parliament an integrated and coherent investment policy which promotes
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the Commission’s Communication ‘Towards a comprehensive European international investment policy’
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers that the same high level of protection should
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 – indent 3 – protection against
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 – indent 3 a (new) – maintenance of ‘umbrella clauses’;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Stresses that the EU’s future policy must also promote investment which is sustainable, respects the environment (particularly in the area of extractive industries) and encourages good quality working conditions in the enterprises targeted by the investment; asks the Commission to include, in all future agreements, a reference to the updated OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Reiterates, with regard to the investment chapters in wider free trade agreements (FTAs), its call for a corporate social responsibility clause and
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Takes the view that, in addition to state-to-state dispute settlement procedures, investor-to-state procedures must also be applicable in order to secure comprehensive investment protection;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission to put forward solutions that enable small businesses to improve their funding of the high cost of dispute settlement procedures;
source: PE-458.494
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2010/2298(INI) EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations
2011/03/28
INTA
2 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for thorough consideration of the issue of better accommodating non-trade concerns within the scope of WTO rules, in order to allow members to pursue legitimate policy objectives, while safeguarding market access without overwhelming the WTO; in this context, stresses the need to ensure the consistency of trade policy with other EU policies and that WTO actions are consistent and mutually supportive with actions of other international organisations.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Encourages other political disciplines to take into consideration more often how other policy areas could on the one hand negatively affect, and on the other hand positively contribute to, trade policy; suggests to other political disciplines to also introduce binding dispute settlement mechanisms into their multilateral organisations;
source: PE-462.528
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2010/2301(INI) EU and China: unbalanced trade?
2012/02/02
INTA
5 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas China
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal to Parliament by the end of 2012 on the measures to be taken by the Commission if, in line with commitments already entered into, the EU has to recognise China’s market economy status in 2016, though the objective conditions for that are unlikely to be met;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Urges the Commission to negotiate an ambitious EU-China investment agreement that seeks to create a better environment for EU investors in China whilst increasing the level of
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Demands strict compliance with European rules and standards by all goods in circulation on the internal market
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Draws attention to the fact that China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases; calls on the EU to propose
source: PE-480.615
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2011/0039(COD) Common commercial policy: aligning certain acts with the TFEU (Commission implementing powers)
2011/12/12
INTA
9 amendments...
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex – section 3 a (new) – point 15 Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 Article 14 b (new) 15. The following article shall be inserted: "Article 14b Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this article. 2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 7 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 7 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of power specified in that decision. It shall take effect on the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or on a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 7 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council."
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex – section 10 – point 6 b (new) Regulation (EC) No 427/2003 Article 14 b (new) 6b. The following article shall be inserted: "Article 14b Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 22(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extensions not later than three months before the end of each period. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 22(3) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of power specified in that decision. It shall take effect on the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or on a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 22(3) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council."
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex – section 12 – point -1 b (new) Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 Article 4 -1b. Article 4 shall be replaced by the following: "Article 4 Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extensions not later than three months before the end of each period. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3(3) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of power specified in that decision. It shall take effect on the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or on a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 3(3) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council."
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex – section 12 a (new) – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 Article 15 a (new) 5. The following article shall be inserted: "Article 15a Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 15 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 15 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of power specified in that decision. It shall take effect on the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or on a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 15 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council."
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex – section 14 – point 7 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 Article 23 a (new) 7a. The following article shall be inserted: "Article 23a Conferral of powers The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 24b in order to make adjustments and amendments."
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex – section 14 – point 8 Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 Article 24a 1. The power
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex – section 14 – point 8 Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 Article 24b Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex – section 14 – point 8 Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 Article 24c Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Annex – section 18 – point 7 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 Article 27 a (new) 7a. The following article shall be inserted: "Article 27a Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 10(2), Article 11(7) and (8), Article 16(3), Article 19 (4) and (5) and Article 25 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extensions not later than three months before the end of each period. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 10(2), Article 11(7) and (8), Article 16 (3), Article 19 (4) and (5) and Article 25 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of power specified in that decision. It shall take effect on the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or on a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 10(2), Article 11 (7) and (8), Article 16 (3), Article 19 (4) and (5) and Article 25 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council."
source: PE-478.430
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2011/0117(COD) Scheme of generalised tariff preferences (GSP)
2012/01/23
INTA
6 amendments...
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) Such a tariff reduction should be sufficiently attractive, in order to motivate traders to make use of the opportunities offered by the scheme. Therefore, the ad valorem duties should generally be reduced by a flat rate of 3
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a) it has been classified by the World Bank as a high-income or an upper-middle income country during t
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a a) the decision to remove a beneficiary country from the list of GSP beneficiary countries, in accordance with paragraph 3 and on the basis of Article 4(1)(a), shall apply as from
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Common Customs Tariff ad valorem duties on products listed in Annex V as sensitive products shall be reduced by 3
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Where preferential duty rates calculated, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 732/2008, on the Common Customs Tariff ad valorem duties applicable on the date of entry into force of this Regulation provide for a tariff reduction of more than 3
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 4 4. A delegated act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed by either the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by
source: PE-480.597
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2011/0137(COD) Intellectual property rights: customs enforcement
2012/10/01
INTA
2 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17a) Transit through the customs territory of the Union and possible diversion onto the internal market of goods suspected of infringing intellectual property rights, and in particular of counterfeit goods, entail not only considerable losses for legitimate Union businesses but also health and safety risks for consumers. Customs authorities should therefore be empowered to inspect and detain any suspected goods by way of precaution. In order to assess the substantial likelihood of such diversion, customs authorities should take into account circumstances such as an offer for sale or advertising of the goods directed at Union consumers, a lack of information on the manufacturer or consignor of the goods or a lack of information on their destination or consignee. Where the diversion onto the internal market of a counterfeit product nevertheless cannot be ruled out, customs authorities should also be empowered to detain the product concerned where it poses clear health and safety risks for consumers.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 7 – point a (a) goods which are subject of an action infringing an intellectual property right under the law of the Union or of that Member State or where it cannot be ruled out that they are the subject of such an action, and which at the same time pose a clear threat to the health or safety of consumers;
source: PE-478.692
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2011/0167(NLE) EU/Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and United States Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
2012/07/05
ITRE
7 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Short justification – Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Is in favour of international agreements which strengthen the respect for intellectual property rights considering the importance hereof for the EU's economy and job market as recent OECD studies1 estimate that international piracy and counterfeit account for approximately 150 billion EUR per year; __________________ 1 OECD study: Magnitude of counterfeiting and piracy of Tangible products: an update, November 2009 http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/57/27/4408 8872.pdf.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Short justification – Paragraph 2 2. Notes that counterfeiting, copyright and trademark infringements are covered by ACTA
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Short justification – Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Short justification – Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Short justification – Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Short justification – Paragraph 6 6. Therefore, feels compelled to call on the Committee on International Trade to
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Single paragraph The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to
source: PE-487.983
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2011/0172(COD) Energy efficiency
2011/11/16
ITRE
12 amendments...
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 2 (2) The Presidency Conclusions of the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007 emphasized the need to increase energy efficiency in the Union, which, together with other measures (including the ETS, increased use of renewable energies, ecodesign), is intended to achieve the objective of saving 20% of the Union’s primary energy consumption by 2020 compared to projections. This amounts to a reduction of the Union's primary energy consumption of 368 Mtoe in 2020
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 2 a (new) (2a) This amounts to a 37% increase in the efficiency of energy productivity in relation to 2005.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 4 (4) The Commission Communication on Energy 2020
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 (5) In its Resolution of 15 December 2010 on the Revision of the Energy Efficiency Action Plan, the European Parliament called on the Commission to include in its revised Energy Efficiency Action Plan measures to close the gap to reach the overall EU energy efficiency objective in 2020; this gap is currently around 204 Mtoe of the 368 Mtoe savings sought.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 18 (18) An assessment of the possibility of establishing a "white certificate" scheme at Union level has shown that, in the current situation, such a system would create excessive administrative costs and that there is a risk that energy savings would be concentrated in a number of Member States and not introduced across the Union. The latter objective can better be achieved, at least at this stage, by means of national energy efficiency obligation schemes or other alternative measures that achieve
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 34 (34) In the implementation of the 20% energy efficiency target, the Commission will have to monitor the impact of new measures on Directive 2003/87/EC establishing the EU's emissions trading directive (ETS)
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 35 (35) Directive 2006/32/EC requires Member States to adopt and aim to achieve an overall national indicative energy savings target of 9% by 2016, to be reached by deploying energy services and other energy efficiency improvement measures. That Directive states that the second Energy Efficiency Plan adopted by the Member States shall be followed, as appropriate and where necessary, by Commission proposals for additional measures, including extending the period of application of targets. If a report concludes that insufficient progress has been made towards achieving the indicative national targets laid down by that Directive, these proposals are to address the level and nature of the targets. The impact assessment accompanying this Directive finds that the Member States are on track to achieve the 9% target, which is substantially less ambitious than the subsequently adopted 20% energy
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 37 (37)
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy efficiency within the Union in order to ensure the achievement of the Union's non- binding target of 20% primary energy savings by 2020 and to pave the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond that date.
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) 1 a. ‘Energy efficiency’: In this phrase ‘efficiency’ refers to the cost-benefit ratio. ‘Energy efficiency’ should not therefore be treated as equivalent to 'energy savings', but should be understood from a macro-economic perspective as the ratio between primary energy input and GDP (energy productivity/ energy intensity).
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. By 30 June 201
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. If a public body has already drawn up an energy efficiency plan for its buildings which is likely to achieve the same increases in energy efficiency as the renovation-based approach, Member States shall allow the public body in question to continue implementing the plan.
source: PE-475.873
2011/11/17
ITRE
15 amendments...
Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 3 Amendment 579 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a Amendment 581 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 1 Member States shall ensure that public bodies give preference, in the purchase o
Amendment 666 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State
Amendment 723 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. Measures that target short-term savings, as defined in Annex V(1), shall not account for more than
Amendment 794 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 As an alternative to paragraph 1, Member States may opt to take other measures to achieve energy savings among final customers. The annual amount of energy savings achieved through this approach sh
Amendment 842 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall promote the availability to all final customers of energy audits which are affordable and carried out in an
Amendment 869 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject to an energy audit carried out in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified or accredited experts at the latest
Amendment 886 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Energy audits carried out in an
Amendment 907 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – title Metering and billing informati
Amendment 930 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall ensure that if, where it is technically feasible and cost-effective, final customers for electricity, natural gas, district heating or cooling and district- supplied domestic hot water are provided with individual meters, th
Amendment 967 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 In case of heating and cooling, where a building is supplied from a district heating network, a heat meter shall be installed at the building entry. In multi-apartment buildings, individual heat consumption meters shall also be installed to measure the consumption of heat or cooling for each apartment. Where the use of individual heat consumption meters is not technically or economically feasible, individual heat cost allocators, in accordance with the specifications in Annex VI(1.2),
Amendment 1000 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 In addition to the obligations resulting from Directive 2009/72/EC and Directive 2009/73/EC with regard to billing, Member States shall ensure
Amendment 1056 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall
source: PE-475.932
2011/11/18
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 1110 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Member States shall ensure that
Amendment 1120 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 1139 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b)
Amendment 1296 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4 Member States shall notify such conditions for exemption to the Commission by 1 January 2014. The Commission may
source: PE-475.982
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2011/0238(COD) Member States/third countries intergovernmental agreements in the field of energy: information exchange mechanism
2012/06/01
INTA
2 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 10 (10) The Commission should
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a decision Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament every two years on the information that it receives pursuant to Article 3 and shall submit a comprehensive assessment to Parliament within two years of the entry into force of this Decision.
source: PE-478.662
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2011/0263(COD) EU/Central America Association Agreement: implementation of the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas
2012/04/16
INTA
1 amendments...
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 2. A separate annual trigger import volume is set for imports from Central American country for products mentioned in paragraph 1 as indicated in the table in the Annex to this Regulation. The importation of the products mentioned in paragraph 1 at the preferential customs duty rate shall, in addition to the proof of origin established under Annex III (Definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative co-operation) of the Agreement with Central America, be subject to the presentation of an export certificate issued by the competent authority of the Republic of the Central American country from which the products are exported. This requirement to present an export certificate should not, however, result in additional red tape, higher costs or other de facto trade restrictions affecting the exporter. Once the trigger volume is met during the corresponding calendar year, the Commission may, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 12(3), temporarily suspend the preferential customs duty during that same year for a period of time not exceeding three months, and not going beyond the end of the calendar year.
source: PE-487.732
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2011/0310(COD) Dual-use items: Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit, update of the EU control list
2012/06/25
INTA
4 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 - paragraph 1 Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 Article 9 – paragraph 1 - 3 a (new) introductory part The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23a concerning the removal of destinations and items from the scope of EU General Export Authorisations included in Annex II
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 - paragraph 1a (new) Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 Article 9 – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 3 a (new) - point a (a) if an arms embargo has been imposed on the final destination on the basis of a Common Position determined by the Council, a Joint Action agreed by the Council, or a decision by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), or on the basis of a binding resolution of the Security Council of the United Nations, or
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 - paragraph 1b (new) Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 Article 9 – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 3a (new) - point b (b) if corresponding decisions have been adopted within the framework of the Australian Group (AG), the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG), the Wassenaar Arrangement or the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 - paragraph 2 Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 Article 9 – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 3 b (new) Where,
source: PE-492.621
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2011/0401(COD) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020
2012/02/07
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 1142 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point c a (new) (c a) Developing the societal dimension of biotechnology. Focusing on governance of biotechnology for societal benefits including ethical limits.
source: PE-492.765
2012/03/07
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 1356 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5 Specific activities shall include: understanding the determinants of health (including environmental and climate related factors), improving health promotion and disease prevention; understanding disease and improving diagnosis; developing effective screening programmes and improving the assessment of disease susceptibility; improving surveillance and preparedness; developing better preventive vaccines; using in-silico medicine for improving disease management and prediction; treating disease; transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions; better use of health data; active ageing, independent and assisted living; improving palliative medicine, individual empowerment for self-management of health; promotion of integrated care; improving scientific tools and methods to support policy making and regulatory needs; and optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems and reducing inequalities by evidence based decision making and dissemination of best practice, and innovative technologies and approaches.
Amendment 1714 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 1 a (new) Science and society: The aim is to foster the dialogue of science and society so that citizens understand the mechanism and the development in science and that scientists better understand necessary limits of their activities. The European research politics will only be successful if the society in Europe and the member states are convinced that the various and justified ethical limits are respected. - Focus of the activities shall be to strengthen the dialogue between scientists and the rest of society - Critical reflection about research activities with the aim to set landmarks by ethically sound research due regard to fundamental rights.
source: PE-492.790
2012/06/29
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 537 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 All the research and innovation activities carried out under Horizon 2020 shall comply with ethical principles and relevant national, Union and international legislation, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
source: PE-492.710
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2011/0402(CNS) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020: specific programme implementing Horizon 2020
2012/04/07
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – paragraph 1 The objective is to develop platform technologies (e.g. genomics, meta- genomics, proteomics, molecular tools) triggering leadership and competitive advantage on a wide number of economic sectors. It includes aspects, such as underpinning the development of bio- resources with optimised properties and applications beyond conventional alternatives; enabling exploration, understanding and exploitation in a sustainable manner of terrestrial and marine biodiversity for novel applications; Priority support will be given to new diagnostic methods where a prevention or diagnosis for the patient in question either already exists or is likely to be developed.
source: PE-492.815
2012/05/07
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 1 The development of screening programmes depends on the identification of early biomarkers of risk and of disease onset, and their deployment depends on the testing and validation of screening methods and programmes. Identifying individuals and populations at high-risk of disease will allow personalised, stratified and collective strategies for efficacious and cost effective disease prevention to be developed. In this connection, priority will be given to screening programmes where prevention or therapy for the patient concerned are available or are likely to be developed.
Amendment 619 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.6 – paragraph 1 An improved understanding of health, disease and disease processes at all ages is needed to develop new and more effective diagnostics. Innovative and existing technologies will be developed with the goal of significantly improving disease outcomes through earlier, more accurate diagnosis and by allowing for more patient-adapted treatment. In this connection, priority will be given to diagnostic methods where prevention or therapeutic measures for the patients concerned are available or are likely to be available in the near future.
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.8 – paragraph 1 There is a need to support the improvement of cross-cutting support technologies for drugs, vaccines and other therapeutic approaches, including transplantation, gene and cell therapy, particularly adult stem cell therapy, umbilical cord blood cell and iPS cell therapies; to increase success in the drug and vaccine development process (including alternative methods to replace classical safety and effectiveness testing e.g. the development of new methods); to develop regenerative medicine approaches, including approaches based on stem cells; to develop improved medical and assistive devices and systems; to maintain and enhance our ability to combat communicable, rare, major and chronic diseases and undertake medical interventions that depend on the availability of effective antimicrobial drugs; and to develop comprehensive approaches to treat co-morbidities at all ages and avoid poly-pharmacy. These improvements will facilitate the development of new, more efficient, effective and sustainable treatments for disease and for the management of disability. There is a need to develop ideas in the field of regenerative medicine, particularly based on adult stem cells, umbilical cord blood cells and iPS cells.
Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.9 – paragraph 1 Clinical trials are the means to transfer biomedical knowledge to application in patients and support for these will be provided, as well as for the improvement of their practice. Examples include the development of better methodologies to allow trials to focus on relevant population groups, including those suffering from other concomitant diseases and/or already undergoing treatment, the determination of comparative effectiveness of interventions and solutions, as well as enhancing the use of databases and electronic health records as data sources for trials and knowledge transfer. Similarly, support for the transfer of other types of interventions such as those related to independent living into real world environments will be provided. Particular importance will be given to clinical tests in the field of rare diseases and child illnesses including those associated with premature birth.
source: PE-492.814
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2011/0406(COD) Financing instrument for development cooperation 2014-2020
2012/07/23
INTA
3 amendments...
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) In a globalised world, different internal EU policies
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Fighting the possible manmade contribution to climate change and protecting the environment are among the great challenges which face the Union and
source: PE-494.561
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2011/0439(COD) Procurement in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors
2012/08/29
INTA
2 amendments...
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 a (new) Article 12a When awarding contracts which, on account of their value, are not covered by this Directive, national contracting entities shall be required to comply with the principles of equal treatment, non- discrimination and transparency.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive Article 93 source: PE-494.675
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2011/2011(INI) Global Economic Governance
2011/06/24
INTA
1 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Is convinced that in order to target global trade imbalances multilateral rules are urgently needed with regard to exchange rate setting, the role of reserve currencies, and the limitation of excessive capital flows, including forms of capital control, and excessive price volatilities
source: PE-467.321
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2011/2034(INI) Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond
2011/03/28
ITRE
33 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) – having regard to Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty provides a specific legal basis for developing an EU energy policy which promotes the interconnection of energy networks across national and regional borders which is necessary to achieve the other EU energy policy objectives (functioning of the energy market, energy efficiency and renewable energy, security of supply),
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the availability of interconnection capacity or interconnection capacity itself between Member States remains
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas energy infrastructures planned today must be consistent with market needs and long-term EU climate and energy objectives,
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving a sustainable energy future and can partially reduce the need for investment in energy infrastructure and to relocate plants in response to rising costs,
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas smart grids and meters could provide an important opportunity to establish an efficient relationship between energy production, energy transmission, energy distribution and users,
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas market-based
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the crucial importance of timely and full implementation of existing legislation, including the regulatory work called for by the third internal energy market package, in order to guarantee comparable terms of competition;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the need to identify, according to a hierarchy of importance and cost-effectiveness, where infrastructure could be minimised through energy efficiency policies, where existing infrastructure can be upgraded or modernised and where new infrastructure is needed and can be built alongside existing infrastructure;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers that the development of electricity infrastructure between the EU and third countries can create a risk of
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to submit by the end of 2011 proposed solutions to the trade-offs described by the European coordinator Georg Wilhelm Adamowitsch in his third annual report of 15 November 2010, for example that between the urgent need for new infrastructure and rigid environmental protection rules;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the basis of a rolling programme for developing European gas transport and electricity transmission infrastructure within a long-
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence; highlights the need for additional flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures, as set out in Regulation 994/2010, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG/ CNG terminals;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement that natural gas will take on an important role as a backup fuel; stresses, however, that other forms of energy and energy storage facilities will also have to take on this role if security of supply is to be ensured; underlines that a broad energy mix will continue to be the basis for secure, cost-effective energy supply;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to present by 2012 concrete initiatives to promote the development of energy storage capacities (including multi-use gas/hydrogen facilities, hydropower, high-temperature solar installations, compressed air and other technologies);
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Urges the Commission – in cooperation with the relevant market operators – to critically assess and review, wherever necessary, the figures for investment needs given in the communication on energy infrastructure priorities, and asks it to report to the Council and to the Parliament on the investments likely to be needed;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that smart grids and energy management solutions offer a unique opportunity to boost the competitiveness of European industry, with particular reference to SMEs;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Urges the Member
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 2 Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 3 – they must be in line with
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Welcomes the establishment of a national contact authority for each European interest project (‘one-stop shop’) as a single administrative interface between developers and the different authorities involved in the authorisation procedure; takes the view that, with regard to cross- border projects, further coordination between national ‘one-stop shops’
Amendment 495 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Welcomes the introduction of a time limit of five years within which the relevant executive authorities must reach a final decision; calls on the Commission to further asses this initiative, taking account of the diverse range of project specificities and the territorial characteristics of projects, and to evaluate the suitability of using arbitration procedures as a final decision-making tool;
Amendment 500 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Notes that grid investments are cyclical and should be viewed in a historical perspective; points out that a large amount of the infrastructure built over the past decades to interconnect centralised power plants will become obsolete in the coming years; points out that society will expect the cost of keeping the existing infrastructure operational and of deploying new infrastructure to be optimised;
Amendment 523 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses that the bulk of the cost of infrastructure investments needs to be financed by the market and based on the ‘user pays’ principle; requests the Commission to assess to what extent the existing regulatory incentives are sufficient to send the necessary signals; takes the view that where key projects are not attractive to the market but their development is necessary in order to achieve the stated objectives, public funding should be used to lever private investment by setting up an innovative mix, subject to a clear ceiling, of financial instruments;
Amendment 542 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Emphasises that a stable, predictable and appropriate regulatory framework that also provides incentives for the construction of new infrastructure is crucial in order to promote investment;
Amendment 545 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36a. Notes that a number of Member States have not yet fully implemented the provisions of the second internal market package and is concerned that there will be substantial delays in implementing the third internal market package; calls on the Commission, therefore, to make compliance with the core provisions of internal market legislation relating to electricity and gas a condition for the granting of public funding, so as to step up the pressure on the Member States;
Amendment 554 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Stresses that the fullest possible use should be made of market-based tools, including project bonds, loan guarantees, non-commercial risk-sharing facilities, incentives for funding public-private partnerships, partnerships with the EIB and the use of ETS revenue, in accordance with EU energy and climate objectives;
Amendment 565 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Recalls the importance of transparent and non-discriminatory tariffs with a view to ensuring appropriate cost allocation for cross-border investments, fair prices for consumers and greater competitiveness; welcomes, therefore, the REMIT proposal from the European Commission;
source: PE-460.899
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2011/2048(INI) Modernisation of public procurement
2011/06/16
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recognises that the up-front cost of energy-efficient products or services may come into conflict with public procurement rules concerning the use of the ‘
source: PE-464.983
2011/07/20
INTA
3 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. stresses that in a context of increased international competition, European undertakings stand out through their capacity for innovation, the high technology they develop and the quality of the social and environmental standards they apply;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. asks the Commission
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. considers that the European market cannot, on a unilateral basis, be open to third-country operators and calls for the Commission to establish an effective tool to introduce greater reciprocity vis-à-vis States which do not at present provide equivalent access to European operators so as to encourage them to open their markets more widely.
source: PE-469.864
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2011/2050(INI) Recommendation to the Council and Commission on the new EU-Russia agreement
2011/04/27
INTA
4 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the signature by the EU and Russia of a Memorandum of Understanding on the settling of bilateral issues regarding Russia’s accession to the WTO; believes that Russia’s accession to the WTO is vital to EU-Russia economic cooperation and to the negotiations on a possible Free Trade Agreement in the long term; expects that in the framework of the multilateral negotiations a satisfactory solution can soon be found to issues that are still to be settled, including the new Russian rules on investment in the automobile sector;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the Partnership of Modernisation as a
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission in its negotiations with Russia to point out the need for it to reform its cumbersome and expensive customs procedures as quickly as possible, to improve market access particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises;
source: PE-464.704
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2011/2056(INI) Effective Raw Materials Strategy for Europe
2011/04/18
ITRE
6 amendments...
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Is concerned about the increasing incidence of trade restrictions and distortions of competition in the trade in raw materials from third countries; welcomes the Commission’s efforts, at bilateral and multilateral level, to counter this trend; encourages the Commission to continue its strategy of combating export duties and distortions of competition in the raw materials trade, and in particular to include bans on export duties in all forthcoming bilateral trade agreements;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. Calls on the Commission to pursue a consistent trade policy concerning raw materials with the aim of the elimination of unfair trade practices such as export restrictions, export taxes and so-called dual pricing mechanisms at multilateral and bilateral level;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 c (new) 23c. Urges the Commission to stay firm on the elimination of export restrictions, export taxes and so-called dual pricing mechanisms on raw materials in all future bilateral free trade agreements (FTA) concluded;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 d (new) 23d. Reminds the Commission of the fact that policies such as trade policy, environment, development, research and foreign affairs have to support a joint policy on raw materials supply;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Calls for countries which, for reasons of economic policy, impede trade in raw materials by means of unjustified measures that distort competition, or similar measures, to be denied easier access to the EU single market under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), and asks the Commission, in this regard, to reform the GSP so that its application may be suspended temporarily, in whole or in part, in the event of trade in raw materials being unjustifiably impeded;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Regrets that the Communication fails to name other regions or countries; calls on the Commission to
source: PE-462.883
2011/05/30
INTA
4 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to ensure access to
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to further develop raw materials traceability systems and to introduce a binding certification scheme for raw materials and trading chains (Certified Trading Chains),
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to ensure there is transparency on commodity markets
source: PE-466.972
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2011/2083(INI) Modernisation of customs
2011/09/26
INTA
2 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Calls on the European Commission at the same time to define the non- preferential origin of goods and furthermore according to the principle of their ‘their last, substantial, economically justified processing or working’ (Article 24 CC); at the same time calls for export certificates on non-preferential origin of the relevant authorities of a third country also to be recognised in future and for the system not to be changed in any way here; reiterates in particular that such a far- reaching decision should not be made using implementing rules and that in fact the legislator alone should decide on such a change to the system;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes there is a need for modernisation measures such as simpler customs legislation and interoperable computerised customs systems which will help facilitate commercial practices, and that they should be introduced as quickly as possible;
source: PE-472.354
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2011/2111(INI) EU foreign policy towards the BRICs and other emerging powers: objectives and strategies
2011/10/11
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses the importance that the overall coordination of EU foreign affairs and security policy towards the BRICS and other emerging economies should lie with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; believes that the EU should strive to achieve
source: PE-473.930
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2011/2115(INI) Trade and investment barriers
2011/09/27
INTA
1 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas
source: PE-472.329
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2011/2132(INI) Recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the negotiations on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
2011/09/26
INTA
3 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. to recognize the substantial efforts made by the Ukrainian government in reducing barriers overall, in adapting geographical indications, and in SPS, competition, and TBTs, as well as the very limited achievements of the DCFTA in areas such as investment, services, agriculture, energy, and export barriers;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. 3. to prepare for its implementation together with Ukraine so that commitments that have not been backed up by preconditions and will not deliver immediate rewards become reality and have a substantial impact in the long run; to call for the Free Trade Agreement to lead in the end to a full dismantling of the tariff barriers in every sector of industry with no negative listings or import quotas and therefore for export taxes as well as import and export restrictions to be effectively eliminated; to provide Ukraine with post-liberalisation adjustment funds, as foreseen in the ENP National Indicative Programme for 2011-
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. to continue to call for unilateral political and economic reforms in Ukraine that would lead to the modernisation of its infrastructures, notably in energy and transport; to helping business, most urgently through easier access to credit and land and simpler and faster processes for tax collection and customs
source: PE-472.335
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2011/2306(INI) Trade aspects of the Eastern partnership
2012/03/29
INTA
7 amendments...
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Recalls that during the Soviet period, Belarus displayed the most durable and regular economic growth of all the USSR states, a privileged situation which has unfortunately been swept away, but the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster left
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35.
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Stresses the importance of Belarus’s strategic position as a country of transit for energy, particularly supplies of natural gas for the EU;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Stresses the need for
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Points out however that the application of the DCFTA will also bring about structural and political reforms;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 62. Recognises that, regarding integration into European structures, Ukraine
source: PE-486.022
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2012/0027(COD) Union Customs Code. Recast
2012/10/29
IMCO
4 amendments...
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 53 - paragraph 2 2. Goods the production of which involved more than one country or territory shall be deemed to originate in the country or territory where they underwent their last substantial transformation. The last substantial transformation of a good shall be defined on the basis of the criterion of change of tariff classification, the expression of substantial transformation, on the basis of an ad valorem percentage or a manufacturing or processing operation.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 55 - introductory part The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 243
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 55 - point a (a) the rules under which goods are considered as wholly obtained in a single country or territory
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 55 - point b (b) specifying the requirements on the proof of origin referred to in Article 54.
source: PE-498.017
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2012/0163(COD) International agreements: framework for managing financial responsibility linked to investor-state dispute settlement tribunals
2013/02/28
INTA
11 amendments...
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point j a (new) (ja)"requests for consultations" means any formal step in dispute settlement proceedings by which an investor initiates the process of dispute settlement, excluding the submission of a claim to arbitration;
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 The Union shall act as respondent where the dispute concerns treatment afforded by the institutions, bodies or agencies of the Union. In particular, where the dispute concerns treatment afforded by the European Central Bank (ECB) or the European Investment Bank (EIB), the ECB or the EIB, respectively, shall act on behalf of the Union.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 As soon as the Commission receives notice by which a claimant states its intention to initiate arbitration proceedings against a Member State, in accordance with the provisions of an agreement, it shall notify the Member State concerned. In the case the Commission receives notice by which a claimant states its intention to initiate arbitration proceedings against the Union it shall immediately notify all Member States.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) The Commission shall notify the European Parliament and the Council of any notice by which a claimant states its intention to initiate arbitration proceedings, within 15 days of receiving notice. Such notification shall also include the information on who will act as a respondent in the dispute.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The Commission
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c (c)
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new) If the Commission and the Member State concerned agree in the consultations that the Union shall act as respondent, the Commission shall adopt a decision accordingly. In the case mutual consent cannot be achieved, the Commission may in the cases referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph decide that the Union shall act as respondent. In any event such decision shall be adopted within 30 days of receiving notice or notification referred to in Article 7.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission may, at any time, require the Member State concerned to take a particular position as regards any point of law raised by the dispute
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 3. When an agreement, or the rules referred to therein, provide for the possibility of annulment, appeal or review of a point of law included in an arbitration award, the Commission may where it considers that the consistency or correctness of the interpretation of the agreement so warrant,
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. If the Member State concerned refuses to lodge an application for annulment, appeal or review, the Commission may require the Member State concerned to lodge such an application. In such case, representatives of the Commission shall form part of the delegation and may express the views of the Union as regards the point of law in question.
source: PE-506.105
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2012/0180(COD) Collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses in the internal market
2013/05/08
INTA
1 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 12 (12) Members of collecting societies should be allowed to participate and vote in the general meeting; the exercise of these rights may only be subject to fair and proportionate restrictions that are based on objective criteria. The exercise of voting rights should be made easy.
source: PE-510.658
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2012/0288(COD) Fuels and energy from renewable sources: transition to biofuels to deliver greenhouse gas savings
2013/05/08
INTA
2 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 4 (4) Where pasture or agricultural land previously destined for the food, feed and fibre markets is diverted to biofuel production, the non-fuel demand will still need to be satisfied either through intensification of current production or by bringing non-agricultural land into production elsewhere. The latter case represents indirect land-use change and when it involves the conversion of high carbon stock land it can lead to
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 6 (6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with low risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to encourage greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. Further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. In this context, only advanced biofuels with low
source: PE-510.651
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2012/2042(INI)
2012/05/15
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 source: PE-489.461
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2012/2094(INI) Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy
2012/07/23
INTA
4 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned that some citizens see the current system of copyright protection as a tool to ‘punish and withhold, instead of a tool to recognise and reward’;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the need for more stringent supply-chain controls and corporate responsibility schemes in respect of trading in products – from equipment to mobile devices – and services, which can be used to curtail human rights and digital freedom; regards jamming and interception technology products and services as ‘single use’ items whose export should be subject to
source: PE-494.563
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2012/2114(INI) Financing EU SMEs' trade and investment: facilitated access to credit in support of internationalisation
2012/04/10
INTA
5 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. Whereas legal insecurity on investment is a key disincentive factor for SMEs when it comes to internationalization, being absolutely necessary to have a legal framework with our trade partners in order to guarantee that legal security, the EU must defend the interests of the European companies, especially SMEs, to violations of legal security of investments in non-EU countries.
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that recurrent difficulties in accessing capital are one of the key reasons preventing SMEs' internationalisation; calls on the national governments to support SMEs by means of
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recognises the
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Encourages EU businesses and exporters to actively use the TDIs, such as the TBR complaints or the complaints register in the Market Access Database, in order to report to the Commission on material injuries resulting from trade barriers and enable, where appropriate, ex officio initiations of anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) investigations by the Commission
source: PE-496.561
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2012/2149(INI) Trade and economic relations with the United States
2012/09/21
INTA
10 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. Whereas, in its resolution of 27 September 2011 on a New Trade Policy for Europe under the Europe 2020 Strategy, the European Parliament called for further development of the ambitious evolving Transatlantic Growth and Jobs Initiative;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Reiterates its call for further development of the ambitious evolving Transatlantic Growth and Jobs Initiative and the completion of a transatlantic market by 2015, based on the principle of a social market economy, the realisation of which – alongside the completion of the EU’s own single market – will be a core factor in re-launching global economic growth and recovery;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recognises that even though the average tariffs on transatlantic trade in goods are comparatively low, there is an interest in both the EU and US business communities to eliminate remaining tariffs; takes the view, however, that a tariff-only free trade agreement would not be ambitious enough; supports the goal proposed by the HLWG of eliminating all duties on bilateral trade, with the objective of achieving a substantial elimination of tariffs upon entry into force of the agreement and a phasing out of all
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Supports the view that, given
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recognises that unnecessary differences and overly burdensome regulatory standards serve as significant barriers to trade, and that additional growth could follow from addressing such barriers; underlines the need to avoid creating new (even if unintended) barriers to trade and investment, especially in key emerging technologies and innovative sectors; supports efforts towards upstream regulatory cooperation on standards, regulatory coherence, and better alignment of standards, to further promote trade and growth that could improve efficiency and effectively address NTBs; reinforces the HLWG's claim that any deal negotiated that would exclude regulatory cooperation and reform would be economically insignificant and politically untenable on both sides;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Supports the ambition of the HLWG to keep and share the highest level of services liberalisation achieved by the EU and the US in existing free trade agreements, while improving market access through addressing remaining long-standing barriers and recognising the sensitive nature of certain sectors; calls for greater cooperation in the Exchange of Best Practices in order to improve transatlantic public sector efficiency; recommends increased mutual dialog on the future of Cloud Computing, as well as the advances and production of electric vehicles;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Supports, in recognition of the importance of investment for boosting economic growth, the aim proposed by the HLWG of negotiating investment liberalisation and protection provisions , subject to examination of the need for comprehensive investment protection in OECD countries, on the basis of the highest levels of liberalisation and protection that both sides have negotiated to date;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on both parties to open up further their respective public procurement markets to each other in
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Considers that the transatlantic dialogue, in order to be successful, needs to be further intensified at all levels, and that high-level meetings, not only between the Commission and US Administration but also between members of relevant committees of Parliament and the US Congress, should be held on a more regular basis; considers that it would be a welcome development should the US Congress decide to follow the example of Parliament, which has, since January 2010, been represented in Washington through its Liaison Office;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the Council not to authorise the opening of eventual negotiations with the US on such agreement until the Parliament, if it so decides, has stated its position on the proposed negotiating mandate on the basis of a report by the committee responsible; undertakes for its part that in stating its position it will not unnecessarily delay the commencement of negotiations;
source: PE-496.471
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2012/2259(INI) Current challenges and opportunities for renewable energy on the European internal energy market
2013/01/29
INTA
10 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Encourages the Commission to continue pursuing an ambitious but also structured and forward-looking approach to renewables that includes adaptable and affordable support mechanisms, measures to boost technological innovation the integration of renewables in the energy market, the transmission capacity needed, and the identification of new strategic areas;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the leadership of the EU in renewable energy technology is currently being eroded, including through the use of unfair trade practices by some emerging economies; urges therefore the Commission to make
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Encourages de Commission to continue its efforts to reach an agreement on a post-Kyoto protocol that will establish a more levelled international playing field for the European manufacturing industry;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Recalls that national support schemes must be subject to reasonable time limits and may cover a normal return on capital. In order to take into account the different stages or maturity of the various technologies, these schemes must be adapted to make them affordable and for consumers to benefit from the cost- efficiency gains;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls the Commission's support to the local dimension of renewable energy production; concurs with the Commission that decentralised energy production has many benefits, including the utilisation of local energy sources while fostering community development and cohesion by providing income sources and creating jobs locally; stresses that if renewable energy is fully to unfold its potential, it is important to provide incentives for the use of local resources to the extent economically possible, with public procurement playing an important role in this respect, where necessary;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Cooperation mechanisms and trade with third countries should be explored to make better use of the potential of renewables. This will involve an evaluation of the infrastructure requirements, for the secure and efficient operation of the national electricity systems, and the costs for transit countries;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that trade has an important role in making sure that renewable energy is sustainable and affordable; recalls that imported bioenergy and agrofuels shall be in compliance with EU's sustainability criteria, and encourages the Commission to introduce indirect land use as an additional criterion; recommends that trade agreements should contain provisions to address the issues of deforestation and forest degradation;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Opposes
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Points out that functioning fair and free trade can help to ensure that renewable energy sources and energy efficiency technologies will be adopted more rapidly and at lower cost;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the EU-Institutions and the Member States authorities to take into account the negative effects of a further de-industrialization of the EU and the relocation of CO2 intensive production to third countries, while drafting future legislation in particular regarding the reduction of CO2 emissions in the EU;
source: PE-504.165
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2013/2038(INI) Implementation and impact of the energy efficiency measures under Cohesion Policy
2013/05/07
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Is concerned about r
source: PE-510.482
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2013/2052(INI) Negotiations for an EU/Malaysia partnership and cooperation agreement. Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS
2013/05/07
INTA
3 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Supports the ongoing negotiations for a PCA and FTA and calls for them to be ambitious, comprehensive and mutually beneficial and to be concluded as soon as possible;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Encourages enhanced SPS cooperation as an important means of ensuring a transparent and trade-friendly regime; highlights the importance of including provisions on cooperation on animal welfare and species protection;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises the importance of promoting improved access to each other’s services markets and public procurement systems, given that this plays an important role in modern economies and generates growth and trade;
source: PE-510.659
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