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European Parliament2019-2024

Committee on International Trade

2019/2197(INI)

4.6.2020

AMENDMENTS1 - 309Draft reportJörgen Warborn(PE648.332v01-00)

Implementation of the common commercial policy – annual report 2018(2019/2197(INI))

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Amendment 1Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Dita Charanzová, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro

Motion for a resolutionCitation 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Commission Staff Working Document Report (SWD(2019)370) of 14 October 2019, accompanying the Commission’s report on the Implementation of Free trade Agreements, 1 January 2018 - 31 January 2018 (COM(2019)455),

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Motion for a resolutionCitation 1 b (new)


- having regard to the Commission communication entitled “Trade for All: Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy;

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Motion for a resolutionCitation 3


— having regard to Political Guidelines for the next European

— having regard to the Political Guidelines for the European Commission

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Commission 2019-2024 of the President of the Commission Ms Ursula von der Leyen,

2019-2024 of 16 July 2019,

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Amendment 4Inma Rodríguez-Piñero, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Paolo De Castro, Miroslav Číž, Raphaël Glucksmann, Aurore Lalucq



- having regard to the Joint Communication on the Global EU response to COVID-19, JOIN(2020) 11 final, of 8 April 2020

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- having regard to the Joint Communication “Towards a comprehensive strategy with Africa”, JOIN(2020) 4 final of 9 March 2020.

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Amendment 6Inma Rodríguez-Piñero, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Paolo De Castro, Miroslav Číž


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- having regard to the G20 Trade Ministers statements of 30March and 14 May 2020

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- having regard to the resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on 25 September 2015, entitled ‘Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’,

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Amendment 8Luke Ming Flanagan



- having regards of its resolution of 5 July 2016 on social and economic standards, Human Rights and corporate impunity;

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Motion for a resolutionCitation 17 b (new)


- having regard to Articles 2 and 21 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and to Chapter V, Title II of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), as well as article 218 TFEU.

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Motion for a resolutionCitation 17 c (new)


- having regard to its resolution in June 2015 on the EU strategy for equality between women and men post-2015;

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Amendment 11Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Urmas Paet, Svenja Hahn, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro

Motion for a resolutionCitation 17 d (new)


- having regard to its own- initiative resolution on gender equality in trade agreements, March 2018;

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Amendment 12

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Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro

Motion for a resolutionCitation 17 e (new)


- Having regard to the gender equality strategy of the European Commission in March 2020;

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Amendment 13Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro

Motion for a resolutionRecital A


A. whereas while significant parts of Parliament’s resolution of 30 May 2018 on the implementation of the Common Commercial Policy remain valid, some other parts need to be updated due to the new developments and configuration in international trade worldwide;

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Amendment 14Emmanuel Maurel



A. whereas while significant parts of Parliament’s resolution of 30 May 2018 on the implementation of the Common Commercial Policy remain valid, some other parts need to be updated due to the new developments and configuration in

A. whereas while significant parts of Parliament’s resolution of 30 May 2018 on the implementation of the Common Commercial Policy remain valid, some other parts need to be updated due to the new developments and configuration in

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international trade worldwide; international trade worldwide; whereas local production and consumption should now be top priorities in a world where global warming is threatening our species with extinction;

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A. whereas while significant parts of Parliament’s resolution of 30 May 2018 on the implementation of the Common Commercial Policy remain valid, some other parts need to be updated due to the new developments and configuration in international trade worldwide;

A. whereas the first Parliament’s resolution of 30 May 2018 on the implementation of the Common Commercial Policy obtained a wide support on its approach towards a rules, value based and predictable trade system; whereas new developments since 2018, notably the implementation of the EU-Canada trade agreement and most recently the effects of the COVID19 pandemic on trade make necessary a throughout update of the previous report

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Amendment 16Saskia Bricmont

Motion for a resolutionRecital A a (new)


A a. whereas Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU and Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union stipulate that the common commercial policy shall be conducted in the context of the principles and objectives of the Union's external action, including the

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promotion of Human Rights, democracy, the rule of law and sustainable development;

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Amendment 17Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Dita Charanzová, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Samira Rafaela, Liesje Schreinemacher, Karin Karlsbro

Motion for a resolutionRecital A a (new)


A a. Whereas the EU’s common commercial policy is an exclusive competence of the EU that is carried out together by the European Commission, the Council and the Parliament;

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Amendment 18Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Samira Rafaela, Liesje Schreinemacher, Karin Karlsbro

Motion for a resolutionRecital A b (new)


A b. Whereas the Common Commercial Policy comprises a body of trade agreements and legislative measures which aims to ensure that the EU continues to safeguard its existing social and regulatory model, while using trade policy to promote EU values around the world; whereas the EU should step up its efforts to promote fair competition, ensuring a level playing field and addressing contemporary trade issues; whereas fulfilling these objectives requires good orientation of Union trade policy and full and efficient

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implementation and monitoring thereof in a fairer and more transparent manner;

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Amendment 19Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Dita Charanzová, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Samira Rafaela, Liesje Schreinemacher, Karin Karlsbro

Motion for a resolutionRecital A c (new)


A c. Whereas the Union is the world’s leading commercial power and the biggest single market in the world, acting as a major driver of economic prosperity; whereas the Union is the world’s leading exporter of goods and services, sustaining more than 36 million jobs in Europe; whereas the last indicators reveal that in 2019 the EU exports on goods rose to €2.132.3 billion, which amounts to an increase of 3,5% from the previous year, being the largest exporter of agri-food products in the world; whereas despite the current global challenges the main trading partners are the US and China;

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Amendment 20Jordi Cañas, Dita Charanzová, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Samira Rafaela, Liesje Schreinemacher, Karin Karlsbro

Motion for a resolutionRecital A d (new)


A d. Whereas the EU trade and investment policy also provides investors with market access and investment protection through legal certainty and a stable, predictable and properly regulated

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environment in which to conduct their economic activities;

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Motion for a resolutionRecital A e (new)


A e. Whereas since the European Commission adopted in 2015 the Communication entitled ‘Trade for All: Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy’, the EU has concluded and started applying a number of new trade agreements.

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Motion for a resolutionRecital A f (new)


A f. Whereas EU trade agreements should represent opportunities for growth through market access and the lifting of trade barriers; whereas it is of fundamental importance that negotiations are conducted in a spirit of reciprocity and mutual benefit, in order to tackle unfair trade practices and secure EU rules and standards; whereas the Union should continue safeguarding EU geographical indications, which are of great economic and cultural value, in multilateral and bilateral negotiations;

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Motion for a resolutionRecital B


B. whereas recent Eurobarometer figures show that around 60 % of the EU citizens believe that the EU’s trade policy brings benefits for them; whereas part of the public opinion is strongly vocal against trade policy and trade agreements; whereas the Commission and the Member States must continue to develop a proper communication strategy on trade policy and trade agreements, which aims to tackle fake news on trade and to transmit as much information as possible, while targeting specific stakeholders and raising economic operators’ awareness about trade agreements;

B. whereas parts of the public opinion have different perception on trade policy and trade agreements; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a proper communication strategy on trade policy and trade agreements, which aims to tackle fake news on trade and to transmit as much information as possible, while targeting specific stakeholders and raising economic operators’ awareness about trade agreements;

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Amendment 24Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Dita Charanzová, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro



B. whereas recent Eurobarometer figures show that around 60 % of the EU citizens believe that the EU’s trade policy brings benefits for them; whereas part of the public opinion is strongly vocal against trade policy and trade agreements; whereas the Commission and the Member States must continue to develop a proper communication strategy on trade policy

B. whereas recent Eurobarometer figures show that around 60 % of the EU citizens believe that they benefit from international trade; whereas part of the public opinion is strongly vocal against trade policy and trade agreements; whereas the European Commission and the Member States must continue to develop a proper communication strategy on trade

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and trade agreements, which aims to tackle fake news on trade and to transmit as much information as possible, while targeting specific stakeholders and raising economic operators’ awareness about trade agreements;

policy and trade agreements, which aims to tackle misconceptions, erroneous perceptions and distorted interpretations, as well as fake news on trade and to transmit as much information as possible, while targeting specific stakeholders and raising economic operators’ awareness about trade agreements;

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B. whereas recent Eurobarometer figures show that around 60 % of the EU citizens believe that the EU’s trade policy brings benefits for them; whereas the public is highly informed about trade policy and trade agreements and at various occasions, such as the TTIP and the CETA negotiation, has voiced substantive and well argued criticism on the present parameters of EU trade policy making; whereas the Commission and the Member States must continue to develop a proper communication strategy on trade policy and trade agreements, while targeting specific stakeholders and raising economic operators’ awareness about trade agreements;

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Amendment 26Raphaël Glucksmann, Aurore Lalucq


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B. whereas recent Eurobarometer figures show that around 60 % of the EU citizens believe that the EU’s trade policy brings benefits for them; whereas half of them suggest that the priorities of the EU trade policy should be to create jobs in the EU and to defend environment and health standards; whereas growing part of the public opinion is strongly vocal against trade policy and trade agreements; whereas the Commission and the Member States must answer their concerns;

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B. whereas recent Eurobarometer figures show that around 60 % of the EU citizens believe that the EU’s trade policy brings benefits for them; whereas part of the public opinion is strongly vocal against trade policy and trade agreements; whereas the Commission and the Member States must develop a proper transparency strategy on trade policy and trade agreements, which aims to tackle fake news on trade and to transmit as much information as possible, while targeting specific stakeholders and raising economic operators’ awareness about trade agreements and their true impact on society and the environment;

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Motion for a resolutionRecital B a (new)


B a. whereas the COVID-19 outbreak has caused a multifaceted crisis with long term consequences; whereas the EU will have to adapt its trade policy to the observed downsides and to the imperative of social and ecological transition; whereas the crisis has shown the need for more robust and resilient production chains, as well as the need to invest in strategic areas to reduce the EU’s dependence on imports;

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Amendment 29Inma Rodríguez-Piñero, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Paolo De Castro, Miroslav Číž, Raphaël Glucksmann, Aurore Lalucq, Kathleen Van Brempt



B a. whereas on 30 April the EU together with eighteen WTO members formally notified the ‘Multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangement’ (MPIA) to the WTO; whereas this notification marks the start of the application of the MPIA to disputes arising between the participating WTO members in view of the stalemate of the Appellate Body (AB).

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B a. Whereas the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis has exposed the lack of resilience of global value chains of some key products, including medical equipments and devices, to unilateral measures taken by governments and to the so-called process optimization methods that do not allow for disruption;

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Amendment 31Jörgen Warborn, Danuta Maria Hübner, Iuliu Winkler, Enikő Győri, Seán Kelly



B a. whereas the Common Commercial Policy, composed of trade agreements and legislative measures, should serve the objective of creating a stable, predictable and fair trading environment in which EU businesses can thrive and the interests of EU citizens are asserted;

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Amendment 32Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro



B a. whereas the European Parliament has stressed the need for a gender perspective in EU international trade

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policy in 2015 and in 2018 for gender equality in trade agreements;

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Amendment 33Urmas Paet



B a. whereas the EU is the world’s largest trading block and the largest trader of manufactured goods and services;

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Motion for a resolutionRecital B b (new)


B b. whereas on 14 March2020 the Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/402 under an urgency procedure to make the export of personal protective equipment subject to export authorisation in line with Regulation (EU) 2015/479 as a temporary measure that serves to help the EU face the surge in demand and prepare the EU's operational capacity to help out third countries.

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Amendment 35

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Jörgen Warborn, Danuta Maria Hübner, Enikő Győri, Seán Kelly



B b. whereas the Commission published on 14 October 2019 its third report on the implementation of EU free trade agreements (FTAs) that shows that in 2018, 33 percent of EU exports and 29 percent of EU imports were traded with FTA partners;

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B b. Whereas the European Commission adopted the European Green Deal in December 2019 which foresees that “All EU actions and policies will have to contribute to the European Green Deal objectives";

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Amendment 37Jordi Cañas, Dita Charanzová, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Samira Rafaela, Liesje Schreinemacher, Karin Karlsbro



B b. whereas the EU has negotiated comprehensive agreements governing trade relations with nearly all of Latin

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America and the Caribbean, with the exception of Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela;

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Amendment 38Inma Rodríguez-Piñero, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Paolo De Castro, Miroslav Číž, Kathleen Van Brempt

Motion for a resolutionRecital B c (new)


B c. whereas many countries impose tariffs on medical devices including patient monitors, diagnostic equipment and common medicines like antibiotics, painkillers, or insulin and virtually all countries charge import tariffs on soap; whereas tariffs have been exacerbated by the United States decision to impose additional duties on USD 370 billion in imports from China which include some aspects of PPE;

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B c. Whereas science-based reports point to growing risks of worldwide outbreaks of pandemics and of climate change-related phenomena impacting international relations and conclude that our economic models have to be deeply reformed, notably in accordance with the Paris climate Agreement;

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Amendment 40Jörgen Warborn, Danuta Maria Hübner, Enikő Győri, Seán Kelly



B c. whereas between the years 2007 and 2017 global GDP increased with more than 70 percent; comparing the EU increase of 17 percent to other countries like the United States (60 percent), India (80 percent) and China (315 percent), the EU is falling behind in global competitiveness;

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Motion for a resolutionRecital B d (new)


B d. whereas G20 Trade Ministers have committed to mitigate the impacts of COVID19 on international trade and investment by continuing to working together to deliver a free, fair, non discriminatory, transparent, predictable and stable trade and investment environment, and by keep our markets open to ensure the continued flow of vital medical supplies and equipment, critical agricultural products, and other essential goods and services across border.

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Motion for a resolutionRecital B d (new)


B d. whereas world trade is expected to fall by between 13 and 32 percent in 2020 due to the effects of COVID-19; extra-EU27 exports of goods and services by 9.2 percent, and extra-EU27 imports by 8.8 percent; and the IMF expects EU GDP to decrease by 7,5 percent;

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Motion for a resolutionRecital B e (new)


B e. whereas 36 million jobs in the EU depend on exports outside the EU, out of which 13,7 million are occupied by women; whereas women are largely under-represented in extra-EU trade in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors; whereas only one in five exporting companies in the EU is led (i.e.owned and/or managed) by a woman and women account for 30% or less of the total workforce; calls on the EU and its Member States to include in ex-ante and ex-post impact assessments the country-specific and sector-specific gender impact of EU trade policy and agreements; stresses that the results of the gender-focused analysis should be taken into account in trade negotiations – considering both positive and negative impact throughout the whole process, from the negotiation stage to implementation – and should be

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accompanied by measures to prevent or compensate possible negative effects1a

_________________1a European Parliament resolution of 13 March 2018 on gender equality in EU trade agreements (2017/2015(INI).

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Motion for a resolutionRecital B e (new)


B e. whereas in 2018, the EU had a trade surplus of €84.6 billion with FTA partners compared to its overall trade deficit of €24.6 billion;

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Amendment 45Jörgen Warborn, Iuliu Winkler, Danuta Maria Hübner, Enikő Győri, Seán Kelly

Motion for a resolutionRecital B f (new)


B f. whereas 36 million EU jobs depend on exports outside the EU, out of which 13.7 million are occupied by women;

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Motion for a resolution

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Recital B g (new)


B g. whereas according to a recent report by the European Commission exports to the EU from developing countries using special trade preferences (GSP) grew by 16.2 percent between 2016 and 2018 with an increase in its value from 158 billion euro in 2016 to 183.6 billion euro in 2018;

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Motion for a resolutionParagraph 1


1. Points out that significant aspects of the global context have been shifting and have proven to be unpredictable in the last two years; reiterates its support for a rules-based, predictable and fair trading system that needs to be safeguarded;

1. Points out that despite the difficult global economic climate, the EU recorded a surplus of €84.6 billion in trade in goods with its trade agreement partners, compared to its overall trade deficit with the rest of the world of about €24.6 billion; recalls that over 36 million jobs being supported by exports to outside of the EU; notes that significant aspects of the global context have been shifting and have proven to be unpredictable in the last two years; reiterates its support for a rules-based, predictable and fair trading system that needs to be safeguarded;

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Amendment 48Emmanouil Fragkos


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1. Points out that significant aspects of the global context have been shifting and have proven to be unpredictable with tensions in the last two years; reiterates its support for a rules-based, predictable and fair trading system that needs to be safeguarded and promoted;

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Amendment 49Enikő Győri, Arnaud Danjean




1. Points out that significant aspects of the global context have been shifting and have proven to be unpredictable in the last two years; reiterates its support for an open, free, rules-based, predictable and fair multilateral trading system that needs to be safeguarded;

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Motion for a resolutionParagraph 1 a (new)


1 a. Stresses that the COVID-19, the fragilities it has revealed and, in much more dramatic proportions, the pre-existing climate emergency, make it all the more necessary to review the European Union's common commercial policy at both European and multilateral levels; is firmly convinced that the EU

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new trade policy should be at the service of global sustainable development with the European Green Deal objectives and the UN SDGs at its core; hence believes that the EU must pursue an ambitious agenda with binding and enforceable environmental, fiscal, social and human rights criteria;

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Motion for a resolutionParagraph 1 b (new)


1 b. Is of the opinion that, while a thorough reflection takes place in order for the EU to set its renewed priorities and objectives, ongoing negotiations and ratifications of trade and investment agreements should be suspended;

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2. Notes that since the Commission adopted its latest trade strategy in 2015, entitled ‘Trade for All’, the EU has concluded and started applying a number of new trade agreements

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2. Notes that since the Commission adopted its latest trade strategy in 2015, entitled ‘Trade for All’, the EU has concluded and started applying a number of new trade agreements, but no quality assessment has been done by Commission on the consequences of those for jobs, diversification and autonomy of the economies, climate change and biodiversity;

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2. Notes that since the Commission adopted its latest trade strategy in 2015, entitled ‘Trade for All’, the EU has concluded and started applying a number of new trade agreements, notably the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA); the EU-Singapore and the EU-Vietnam FTA's.

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Paragraph 3


3. Insists that EU trade strategy must continue to promote EU interests and values when contending with new challenges worldwide in order to keep and increase the competitiveness of its industry; considers, therefore, that an ambitious multilateral and plurilateral agenda, the conclusion of win-win trade agreements and their effective implementation and the elimination of unjustified trade barriers constitute the best way to make the EU more competitive in a globalised world

3. Insists that EU trade strategy must continue to promote EU interests and values when contending with new challenges worldwide as climate change, and viruses, and the necessity to keep a diversify economy; considers, therefore, that an ambitious multilateral and plurilateral agenda, a modern agriculture industry, an adequate industrial strategy and a soon adoption of a carbon tax strategy, the conclusion of win-win trade agreements and their effective implementation and the elimination of unjustified trade barriers constitute the best way to make the EU more competitive in a globalised world;

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Amendment 56Arnaud Danjean




3. Insists that EU trade strategy must continue to promote EU interests and values when contending with new challenges worldwide in order to keep and increase the competitiveness of its industry; considers, therefore, that a realistic multilateral and plurilateral agenda, the conclusion of fair and fruitful agreements for both parties ensuring a strict reciprocity respecting Europeans high norms and standards in sensitive sectors, and their effective implementation and the elimination of unjustified trade barriers can constitute a way to make the EU more competitive in a globalised world

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3. Insists that EU trade strategy must continue to promote EU interests and values when contending with new challenges worldwide in order to keep and increase the competitiveness of its industry; considers, therefore, that an ambitious multilateral and plurilateral agenda, the conclusion of win-win trade agreements and their effective implementation and the elimination of unjustified trade barriers constitute the best way to make the EU more competitive in a globalised world while pushing forward the European Green Deal agenda, including in its external dimension;

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3. Insists that EU trade strategy must continue to promote EU interests and values when contending with new challenges worldwide in order to keep and increase the competitiveness of its industry; considers, therefore, that an ambitious multilateral and plurilateral agenda, the conclusion of win-win trade agreements and their effective implementation and the elimination of unjustified trade barriers constitute the best way to make the EU more competitive in a

3. Insists that EU trade strategy must continue to promote EU interests and values when contending with new challenges worldwide in order to keep and increase the competitiveness of its industry; considers, therefore, that an ambitious multilateral and plurilateral agenda, the conclusion of win-win trade agreements and their effective implementation and the elimination of unjustified trade barriers constitute the best way to make the EU more competitive in a

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globalised world globalised world; welcomes the creation of the Chief Trade Enforcement Officer post;

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Amendment 59Enikő Győri




3. Insists that EU trade strategy must continue to promote EU interests and values when contending with new challenges worldwide in order to keep and increase the competitiveness of its industry; considers, therefore, that an ambitious multilateral and plurilateral agenda, the conclusion of win-win trade agreements and their effective implementation and the elimination of unjustified trade barriers and using the trade defence tools, when necessary, constitute the best way to make the EU more competitive in a globalised world

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3. Insists that EU trade strategy must continue to promote EU interests and values when contending with new challenges worldwide in order to keep and increase the competitiveness of its industry; considers, therefore, that an ambitious multilateral and plurilateral

3. Insists that EU trade strategy must continue to promote EU interests and values when contending with new challenges worldwide in order to keep and increase the competitiveness of its industry and generate economic growth; considers, therefore, that an ambitious multilateral

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agenda, the conclusion of win-win trade agreements and their effective implementation and the elimination of unjustified trade barriers constitute the best way to make the EU more competitive in a globalised world

and plurilateral agenda, the conclusion of win-win comprehensive trade agreements and their effective implementation and the elimination of unjustified trade barriers constitute the best way to make the EU more competitive in a globalised world

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3. Insists that EU trade strategy must promote EU interests and values when contending with new challenges worldwide in order to keep and increase the competitiveness of its industry; considers, therefore, that an ambitious multilateral and plurilateral agenda, the conclusion of social and environment centred trade agreements and their effective implementation should help to achieve a decarbonised EU;

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Amendment 62Marco Campomenosi, Herve Juvin



3. Insists that EU trade strategy must continue to promote EU interests and values when contending with new challenges worldwide in order to keep and increase the competitiveness of its

3. Insists that EU trade strategy must continue to promote EU interests and values when contending with new challenges worldwide in order to keep and increase the competitiveness of its industry

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industry; considers, therefore, that an ambitious multilateral and plurilateral agenda, the conclusion of win-win trade agreements and their effective implementation and the elimination of unjustified trade barriers constitute the best way to make the EU more competitive in a globalised world

but also preserving its agriculture; considers, therefore, that an ambitious multilateral and plurilateral agenda, the conclusion of win-win trade agreements and their effective implementation and the elimination of unjustified trade barriers constitute the best way to make the EU more competitive in a globalised world

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3. Insists that EU trade strategy must continue to promote human rights, EU interests and values when contending with new challenges worldwide in order to keep and increase the competitiveness of its industry; considers, therefore, that an ambitious multilateral, plurilateral and bilateral agenda, the conclusion of mutually balanced, win-win trade agreements and their effective implementation and the elimination of unjustified trade barriers constitute the best way to make the EU more competitive in a globalised world

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3 a. Recalls that since trade lies within the exclusive competence of the European

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Commission, the assessment strategies on agreements should be improved; the European Commission should, in this regard, ensure a better impact assessment process to be carried out in due time and conducted by independent organisms for each Trade Agreement;

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3 b. Underlines that since trade is an exclusive competence of the European Commission, it should give the opportunity to Member States of developing a proper strategy to enhance the exchange of information between them in order to ensure a better communication and impact on trade relations -in and outside of the internal market-;

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4. Stresses that choices in our relationship with the two other trade superpowers, China and the USA, which represent approximately 30 % of our trade exchanges, are key when it comes to driving EU trade policy;

4. Stresses that choices in our relationship with the two other trade superpowers, China and the USA, which represent approximately 30 % of our trade exchanges, are key when it comes to driving EU trade policy; however, insists that the EU should reinforce its

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relationships with other parts of the world and must work at a multipolar world order; underlines the need to avoid the overdependence of the EU economy from supply chains of few major trading partners;

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4. Stresses that choices in our relationship with the two other trade superpowers, China and the USA, which represent approximately 30 % of our trade exchanges, are key when it comes to driving EU trade policy; emphasises, nevertheless, that only the European Union still believes in free, undistorted competition in global trade;

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4. Stresses that the EU must diversify its trade relations, improve trade relations with all partners, including developing and LDCs countries, and with the two other trade superpowers, China and the USA, which represent approximately 30 % of our trade exchanges, are key when it comes to driving EU trade policy;

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Amendment 69Jordi Cañas, Dita Charanzová, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Samira Rafaela, Liesje Schreinemacher, Karin Karlsbro




4. Stresses that our relationship with China and the USA represent approximately 30 % of our trade exchanges;

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4. Stresses that our relationship with the two other trade superpowers, China and the USA, which represent approximately 30 %of our trade exchanges, are key when it comes to driving EU trade policy;

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4 a. Welcomes the increase of transparency in trade policy; welcomes the decision of the Council to publish the mandate on the negotiations of Economic Partnership Agreements with the ACP regions on 13 December 2019; expresses satisfaction with the recent efforts of the new Commission to inform the EP more regularly about the state of play of ongoing negotiations, thus making the work of the Commission more transparent, such as making available detailed reports on specialised committees under CETA and South-Korea;

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4 a. Calls on the Commission to adapt its trade policy to the current changes in the international context and challenges due the impact of the COVID-19 virus; points out the need to give enough political and administrative support to ensure that the interests of European industry and agriculture producers are safeguarded in ongoing FTAs negotiations, which must be revised and, if necessary, updated in order to comply with the current needs of the European market;

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4 a. recalls that the Common commercial policy is an exclusive competence for the Union; stresses nevertheless that the increasing use of mixed agreements for ratifying FTA's that require the unanimity in the European Council underlines the political and economic sensitivity of the content of these agreements for Member states and their citizens;

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4 b. Encourages the Commission to further focus on the relevance of the quality product standards while conducting trade negotiations, with the interests of the European consumers’ health as its core guideline and in line to Intellectual Property rights, protection of Geographical indications as well as the ILO and environmental standards;

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Amendment 75Jörgen Warborn, Iuliu Winkler, Danuta Maria Hübner, Christophe Hansen, Seán Kelly



4 b. Strongly stresses that the Common Commercial Policy is an exclusive

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competence for the Union and that it requires the Union to speak with one voice in trade matters with the Commission as its negotiator;

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4 c. Regrets that the current EU policies are incentivizing enterprises to maximise extra-EU exports over investing in the internal market consumption, having this a direct impact on EU quality standards as well as disfavouring enterprises that are not able to use international trade as an instrument; points out with big concern that an increasing extra-EU exports propensity -together with an absence of a developed and growing Internal Market- exposes European enterprises to external shocks, which are not manageable by the tools available at European and Member States' level; calls on the Commission to boost the Single Market with a special focus on EU consumers purchasing power, in order to safeguard extra-EU exporters' solidity and increase their investment capacity;

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Amendment 77Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Svenja Hahn, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro


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5. Stresses that it is a critical moment for multilateralism and for the global trading system;

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5. Stresses that it is a critical moment for multilateralism and for the global trading system after the adoption of SDGs, the Paris Climate Agreement, the outbreak of covid19 and growing tensions around the world among populations because of their perceptions that trade fuels inequality and precariousness;

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5. Stresses that it is a critical moment for multilateralism and for the global trading system; reiterates its commitment to defend the rules-based multilateral trading system;

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Amendment 80

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Enikő Győri




5. Stresses that it is a critical moment for promoting multilateralism and fostering the global trading system that requires active steps and commitments from all WTO Members;

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5. Deeply regrets the impasse of the WTO and the multilateral trading system

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Amendment 82Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro, Liesje Schreinemacher



5 a. 5. Stresses its support for an open, fair, balanced, sustainable, and valued based and multilateral trading system, considering that it has been under pressure over the last years;

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6. Calls for a substantive reform of the WTO, based on modernising its rule-book in order to make it more effective by providing structural and long-term solutions; encourages WTO members to reach an ambitious and balanced agreement on the long-standing issue of fishery subsidies during the ministerial summit in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan and send out a clear signal that the WTO is still able to deliver on its negotiating function;

6. Encourages WTO members to reach an ambitious and balanced agreement on the long-standing issue of fishery subsidies during the ministerial summit in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan;

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6. Calls for a substantive reform of the WTO, based on modernising its rule-book in order to make it more transparent and more effective by providing structural and long-term solutions, and to reorient it in order to face the new and old challenges such as sanitary emergencies, climate change, employment and social justice, economical autonomy and cultural diversity; encourages WTO members to reach an ambitious and balanced agreement on the long-standing issue of fishery subsidies during the ministerial summit in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan and send out a clear signal that the WTO is still able to deliver on its negotiating function;

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Amendment 85Jordi Cañas, Dita Charanzová, Svenja Hahn, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro, Liesje Schreinemacher




6. Underlines the primary political and economic importance of the multilateral system and calls the international trading partners to work towards the achievement of a well-functioning dispute settlement system at the WTO, based on modernising its rule-book in order to guarantee its effectiveness and provide structural and long-term solutions;

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6. Calls for a substantive reform of the WTO, based on modernising its rule-book in order to make it more effective by providing structural and long-term solutions; encourages WTO members to reach an ambitious and balanced agreement on the long-standing issue of fishery subsidies during the ministerial summit in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan and send out a clear signal that the WTO is still able to deliver on its negotiating

6. Calls on the Commission to work with the other WTO members to carry forward an ambitious reform to modernise its rule-book to ensure a true level playing field for trading companies, respectful of social and environmental standards; urges the Commission, in this respect, to negotiate new rules to fight trade - distortive practices, including non market policies and practices, SOEs and industrial subsides, leading to

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function; overcapacity, forced technology transfer policies and practices;

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6. Calls for a substantive reform of the WTO, led by the EU, based on modernising its rule-book in order to make it more effective by providing structural and long-term solutions; encourages WTO members to reach an ambitious and balanced agreement on the long-standing issue of fishery subsidies during the ministerial summit in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan and send out a clear signal that the WTO is still able to deliver on its negotiating function;

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6. Calls for a substantive reform of the WTO, based on modernising its rule-book in order to make it more effective by providing structural and long-term solutions; encourages WTO members to reach an ambitious and balanced agreement on the long-standing issue of fishery subsidies during the ministerial summit in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan and send out a clear signal that the WTO is still able to

6. Calls for a substantive reform of the WTO, based on modernising its rule-book in order to make it more effective by providing structural and long-term solutions; encourages WTO members to reach an ambitious and balanced agreement on the long-standing issue of fishery subsidies during the ministerial conference in 2021 and send out a clear signal that the WTO is still able to deliver on its

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deliver on its negotiating function; negotiating function;

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6 a. Takes nonetheless note that WTO has failed to cope with its basic functions and that it is not able to comply with its purposes and core functions; in this regards considers that efforts shall be put on trying to find an alternative that suits all partners instead of trying to revive an organisation that has failed to comply with its objectives; believes that efforts by the European Union and its Member States should be targeted towards finding a more suitable alternative for all partners rather than on safeguarding and reforming the current Organization;

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6 a. Urges WTO members to reach an ambitious and balanced agreement on the long-standing issue of fishery subsidies during the next ministerial summit and send out a clear signal that the WTO is still able to deliver on its negotiating function new recalls the importance of functional dispute settlement arbitration

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court for EU industry; regrets the current impasse of the WTO dispute settlement body;

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7. Welcomes the progress made during ongoing sectoral negotiations, namely on domestic regulation for services, e-commerce and investment facilitation;

7. Takes note of the progress made during ongoing sectoral negotiations, namely on domestic regulation for services, e-commerce and investment facilitation; underlines that these sectoral negotiations are Joint Communication based plurilateral undertakings which should be conducted in view of involving the entire WTO membership and finding cross-cutting consensus of all participants;

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7 a. Calls for the adoption of a global catalogue of essential emergency healthcare products within the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), in order to stop price speculation and facilitate their trade; strongly encourages all countries to join the WTO Pharmaceutical Tariff Elimination Agreement (Zero for Zero)

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and for its scope to be extended to all pharmaceutical and medicinal products to ensure worldwide cross-border trade; calls on WTO members to make this topic a priority on the agenda of the next WTO Ministerial Meeting;1b

_________________1b European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2020 on EU coordinated action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences (2020/2616(RSP))

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7 a. Calls on the Commission to continue working closely together with like-minded WTO Members to address unfair trading practices, including intellectual property theft, forced technology transfer, industrial subsidies, distortions created by state-owned enterprises and overcapacity;

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7 b. Recalls that emergency trade measures designed to tackle COVID-19, if deemed necessary, must be targeted,

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proportionate, transparent, and temporary, and that they shall not create unnecessary barriers to trade or disruption to global supply chains, are consistent with WTO rules;

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Amendment 95Jörgen Warborn, Iuliu Winkler, Danuta Maria Hübner, Christophe Hansen, Enikő Győri, Seán Kelly



8 a. Regrets the lack of agreement in solving the blockage of the Appellate Body of the WTO, which materialised on 11 December 2019, and welcomes the initiative taken by the EU and 16 WTO Members to develop a temporary multi-party interim appeal arrangement that will allow the participating members to preserve a functioning and two-step dispute settlementsystem at the WTO in disputes among them; notes that the interim arrangement is a good step to overcome the current crisis; while encouraging a long-term solution including as many member states as possible; notes the Commission proposal for revisions to the Enforcement Regulation, commits itself to speedily find a position on the proposal;

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8 a. Welcomes the multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangement (MPIA), a new system that will allow the EU, together with other participating WTO members, to over come the current paralysis of the WTO’s Appellate Body and solve trade disputes amongst themselves;

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8 b. Welcomes the progress on negotiations for the Multilateral Investment Court; notes that the International Court System, ICS, is intended to be a stepping stone towards the MIC; regrets the extremely slow progress of Member States dismantling intra-EUBITs; urges the Commission to take action where appropriate;

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9. Takes note of the dramatic change in the US trade strategy over the past three years, which is focused on bilateral trade and often legally questionable unilateral

9. Takes note of the significant change of direction of the US trade policy over the past three years, and is concerned by the increase of unilateral trade

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trade measures; takes note of the limited progress made towards implementing the joint US-EU Statement of 25 July 2018; stresses the importance of relaunching the EU-US talks on the basis of the existing negotiating mandates adopted in April 2019 by the Council;

measures; stresses the importance of relaunching the EU-US talks to resolve issues of common concern, including disputes;

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9. Takes note of the dramatic change in the US trade strategy over the past three years, which is focused on bilateral trade and often legally questionable unilateral trade measures; takes note of the limited progress made towards implementing the joint US-EU Statement of 25 July 2018; stresses the importance of relaunching the EU-US talks on the basis of the existing negotiating mandates adopted in April 2019 by the Council;

9. Takes note of the dramatic change in the US trade strategy over the past three years, which is focused on bilateral trade and often legally questionable unilateral trade measures; takes note of the limited progress made towards implementing the joint US-EU Statement of 25 July 2018;

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Amendment 100Arnaud Danjean, Enikő Győri



9. Takes note of the dramatic change in the US trade strategy over the past three years, which is focused on bilateral trade and often legally questionable unilateral trade measures; takes note of the limited progress made towards implementing the

9. Expresses deep concerns about the dramatic change in the US trade strategy over the past three years, which is focused on bilateral trade and legally questionable unilateral trade measures; takes note of the limited progress made towards

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joint US-EU Statement of 25 July 2018; stresses the importance of relaunching the EU-US talks on the basis of the existing negotiating mandates adopted in April 2019 by the Council;

implementing the joint US-EU Statement of 25 July 2018; stresses the importance of relaunching the EU-US talks on the basis of the existing negotiating mandates adopted in April 2019 by the Council; underlines that they should primarily be used to solve the pending problems caused by US actions;

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Amendment 101Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Svenja Hahn, Samira Rafaela, Liesje Schreinemacher, Karin Karlsbro




9. Is very concerned with the drastic change in the US trade strategy over the past three years, which is focused on bilateral trade, the rise of protectionist measures and often legally questionable unilateral trade measures; points out the limited progress made towards implementing the joint US-EU Statement of 25 July 2018; stresses the importance of relaunching the EU-US talks on the basis of the existing negotiating mandates adopted in April 2019 by the Council;

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Amendment 102Danuta Maria Hübner



9. Takes note of the dramatic change in the US trade strategy over the past three years, which is focused on bilateral trade

9. Takes note of the significant change of direction of the US trade policy over the past three years, and is concerned

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and often legally questionable unilateral trade measures; takes note of the limited progress made towards implementing the joint US-EU Statement of 25 July 2018; stresses the importance of relaunching the EU-US talks on the basis of the existing negotiating mandates adopted in April 2019 by the Council;

by the increase of unilateral trade measures, including recent decisions by the US Department of Commerce to launch further section 232 investigations; stresses the importance of relaunching the EU-US talks to resolve issues of common concern, including disputes;

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9. Deeply regrets the dramatic change in the US trade strategy over the past three years, which is focused on bilateral trade and often legally questionable unilateral trade measures; takes note of the limited progress made towards implementing the joint US-EU Statement of 25 July 2018; stresses the importance of relaunching the EU-US talks on the basis of the existing negotiating mandates adopted in April 2019 by the Council;

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9. Takes note of the dramatic change in the US trade strategy over the past three years, which is focused on bilateral trade and often legally questionable unilateral

9. Takes note of US trade strategy over the past three years, which is focused on bilateral trade and unilateral trade measures; takes note of the ongoing

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trade measures; takes note of the limited progress made towards implementing the joint US-EU Statement of 25 July 2018; stresses the importance of relaunching the EU-US talks on the basis of the existing negotiating mandates adopted in April 2019 by the Council;

negotiations towards implementing the joint US-EU Statement of 25 July 2018; stresses the importance of keeping agriculture outside of the scope of the negotiations as well as ensuring proper monitoring and protection of the fisheries sector;

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9. Regrets the dramatic change in the US trade strategy over the past three years, which is focused on bilateral trade and often legally questionable unilateral trade measures; takes note of the limited progress made towards implementing the joint US-EU Statement of 25 July 2018; stresses the importance of relaunching the EU-US talks on the basis of the existing negotiating mandates adopted in April 2019 by the Council;

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Amendment 106Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle



9. Takes note of the dramatic change in the US trade strategy over the past three years, which is focused on bilateral trade and often legally questionable unilateral trade measures; takes note of the limited progress made towards implementing the

9. Deplores the dramatic change in the US trade strategy over the past three years, which is focused on bilateral trade and often legally questionable unilateral trade measures; takes note of the limited progress made towards implementing the

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joint US-EU Statement of 25 July 2018; stresses the importance of relaunching the EU-US talks on the basis of the existing negotiating mandates adopted in April 2019 by the Council;

joint US-EU Statement of 25 July 2018; stresses the importance of relaunching the EU-US talks in order to ease trade relations and put an end to the escalation;

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10. Stresses that despite recent tensions in transatlantic relations, the EU should continue to work with the USA as a partner, with whom it has to find solutions to trade issues of common interest;

10. Stresses that recent tensions in transatlantic relations have a strong negative impact on some European actors, confronted with high import tariffs on selected goods; recalls that the EU should continue to work with the USA as a partner, with whom it has to find solutions to trade issues of common interest; considers that the trust and reliability on which this partnership should be based are deeply affected by current US policies;

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10. Supports an ambitious Transatlantic Agenda; the EU should continue to work with the USA as a partner, with whom it has to find solutions to trade issues of common interest; is therefore of the view that a limited trade agreement with the US should be considered as a first important stepping

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stone towards a more comprehensive EU-US trade deal, unleashing the full potential of the transatlantic trade ties;

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10. Stresses that despite recent tensions in transatlantic relations, the EU should continue to work with the USA as a partner, with whom it has to find solutions to trade issues of common interest, such as the effects of the extra-territorial application of laws adopted by the US, which are contrary to international law.

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10. Stresses that despite recent tensions and unilateral provocations in transatlantic relations, the EU should continue to work with the USA as a partner, with whom it has to find solutions to trade issues of common interest and while ensuring that European standards are respected;

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10. Stresses that despite recent tensions in transatlantic relations, the EU should continue to engage in efforts to restore mutual trust and close trade relations as well as to settle the present trade disputes;

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10. Stresses that despite recent tensions in transatlantic relations, the EU must continue to work with the USA as a partner, with whom it has to find solutions to trade issues of common interest and

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threats;

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Amendment 114Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Urmas Paet, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Samira Rafaela



10 a. Expresses deep concern at the damages that the EU agri-food sector is facing as a result of the Airbus-Boeing dispute; stresses that it has been a long-standing conflict whose implications the European Commission had to foresee, ahead of the tariffs applied by the US, in the most thorough and comprehensive manner; deplores the lack of timely solutions and effective preventive measures to counter the negative impact experienced, and therefore urges the European Commission to take its responsibility and increase its efforts for a coordinated and unified EU response;

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11. Invites the Commission to find negotiated solutions with the USA, which include the issue of civil aircraft subsidies, and recalls the agreement found on the allocation of higher share in the tariff rate quota for high-quality beef with the purpose of reducing tensions in

11. Invites the Commission to find negotiated solutions with the USA, which include the issue of civil aircraft subsidies; regrets the fact that the USA has so far refused to work with the EU on a fair, balanced and amicable solution for our respective aircraft industries in the

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transatlantic relations while safeguarding EU interests in the agricultural sector;

context of the Airbus/Boeing dispute, and calls on the USA to start negotiations to resolve it; is concerned about the measures taken by the USA which affect the European aviation sector and numerous agri-food products; calls on the Commission to continue to put in place measures to support European producers;

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11. Invites the Commission to find negotiated solutions with the USA, which include the issue of civil aircraft subsidies, and recalls the agreement found on the allocation of higher share in the tariff rate quota for high-quality beef with the purpose of reducing tensions in transatlantic relations while safeguarding EU interests in the agricultural sector;

11. Invites the Commission to find negotiated solutions with the USA, which include the issue of civil aircraft subsidies, and to reach a deal to ending the illegal imposition of US steel and aluminium tariffs; recalls the agreement found on the allocation of higher share in the tariff rate quota for high-quality beef with the purpose of reducing tensions in transatlantic relations while safeguarding EU interests in the agricultural sector; recalls its previous calls on the US to withdraw the anti-dumping and countervailing duties on ripe olives from Spain.

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Amendment 117Jörgen Warborn, Iuliu Winkler, Danuta Maria Hübner, Enikő Győri



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11. Invites the Commission to engage US counterparts to find ways to de-escalate transatlantic trade tensions, including to find negotiated solutions with the US on the issue of civil aircraft subsidies;

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11. Invites the Commission to find negotiated solutions with the USA, which include the issue of civil aircraft subsidies, and recalls the agreement found on the allocation of higher share in the tariff rate quota for high-quality beef with the purpose of reducing tensions in transatlantic relations while safeguarding EU interests in the agricultural sector, and actively and efficiently opposing the extraterritorial measures adopted against the EU or third partners;

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11 a. Hopes that the Airbus - Boeing affair will be swiftly resolved soon without major damages to EU exports; regrets

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nevertheless that the judgement could have been less harmful for Member States if the European Commission would have further strive on the negotiations with the US to avoid taxes on EU export; regrets on the other hand that the US chose to tax goods from countries not part of the Airbus enterprise; underlines the necessity the European Commission to double its efforts in defending the European agricultural products and to ensure that they are not hit by additional tariffs;

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Amendment 120Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Dita Charanzová, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Samira Rafaela



11 a. Points out that in light of the continued application of US tariffs, some actions that have already been taken at EU level for the protection of some sectors could also be taken in order to safeguard other sectors; calls therefore on the European Commission to revise the measures carried out as regards agricultural products, such as table olives, which have been suffering a significant loss of competitiveness and market share, as well as growth, investment and job creation;

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11 a. Welcomes the negotiations between the EU and USA on the mutual acceptance of results of conformity assessment. Encourages the Commission to accelerate cooperation in other areas of joint interest, too, such as standards and other non-tariff barriers in order to make trade easier, reduce bureaucratic obstacles and slash costs;

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11 a. Regrets the formal notification by the US on 4 November 2019 of its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and recalls that the EU’s Common Commercial Policy should contribute to promote the realisation of the Paris Agreement;

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11 b. Deplores the fact that in the context of the WTO Airbus ruling, besides the tariffs imposed on civil aircraft, the US decided to impose 25% tariffs on different agricultural products, hitting the

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EU agriculture sector in an unprecedented way. Therefore calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to find a solution, while encourages the concerned Member States to bring their measures in full compliance with the WTO panel ruling, which would facilitate the Commission’s work in the matter;

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11 b. Regrets that the current administration is considering withdrawing from the General Procurement Agreement; urges the administration to remain a party to that agreement;

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11 a. Is appalled by the report of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute released in February 2020, which shows evidence of exploitation of Uyghurs people in Chinese factories, including in factories belonging to EU companies’ value chain; is deeply concerned by the reported impacts of the Belt and Road Initiative on human rights in China and Pakistan; calls on the Commission to use

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all available means to end the exploitation of Uyghurs; calls on European companies to stop any form of implication in China’s human rights violations;

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12. Notes that China remains a market of opportunities because of its size and growth, but that great challenges remain for EU businesses due to the consolidation of the state-led Chinese economy, where state-owned businesses benefit from exclusive or dominating market access; condemns all types of discriminatory measures facing EU companies in China and calls on the Commission to constantly monitor the persistent acts of discrimination and work with the Chinese authorities in order to put an end to such acts;

12. Notes that China remains a market of opportunities because of its size and growth, but that great challenges remain for EU businesses due to the consolidation of the state-led Chinese economy, where state-owned businesses benefit from exclusive or dominating market access; condemns all types of discriminatory measures facing EU companies in China and calls on the Commission to constantly monitor the persistent acts of discrimination and work with the Chinese authorities in order to put an end to such acts; calls for an overhaul of EU State-aid legislation to allow for larger subsidies for our SMEs and for Member States to have holdings in the capital of major companies;

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12. Notes that China remains a market of opportunities because of its size and

12. Notes that China remains a market of opportunities because of its size and

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growth, but that great challenges remain for EU businesses due to the consolidation of the state-led Chinese economy, where state-owned businesses benefit from exclusive or dominating market access; condemns all types of discriminatory measures facing EU companies in China and calls on the Commission to constantly monitor the persistent acts of discrimination and work with the Chinese authorities in order to put an end to such acts;

growth, but that great challenges that harm the economic prospects of European businesses and the employment in the EU remain, these consist in the consolidation of the state-led Chinese economy, where state-owned businesses benefit from exclusive or dominating market access; condemns all types of discriminatory measures facing EU companies in China ; calls on the Commission to constantly monitor the persistent acts of discrimination and work with the Chinese authorities in order to successfully address challenges that European companies face when competing with Chines companies on the EU market or third markets;

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12. Notes that China remains a market of opportunities because of its size and growth, but that great challenges remain for EU businesses due to the consolidation of the state-led Chinese economy, where state-owned businesses benefit from exclusive or dominating market access; condemns all types of discriminatory measures facing EU companies in China and calls on the Commission to constantly monitor the persistent acts of discrimination and work with the Chinese authorities in order to put an end to such acts;

12. Notes that China represents a market of opportunities because of its size and growth, but there are many barriers for EU businesses to access and operate in this market, due to the state-led and state-sponsored Chinese economy, where state-owned businesses benefit from exclusive or dominating market access; condemns all types of discriminatory measures facing EU companies in China and calls on the Commission to constantly monitor the persistent acts of discrimination and work with the Chinese authorities in order to dismantle such acts and barriers;

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12 a. Deplores that during the Covid-19 crisis there has been a spread of disinformation, propaganda and misleading information, as well as a considerable lack of management of the interference of Chinese actors within the EU, which has undermined trust in the trade markets overall and created a negative impact on procurement markets;

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12 a. Underlines that China is the EU’s second-biggest trading partner and the EU is China’s biggest trading partner; is of the opinion that fair competition between European and Chinese firms would lead to more opportunities and greater innovation;

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12 b. Emphasises its deep concern over the counterfeiting practices in China; stresses that the current Eu trade policy has steadily prejudice its health sector, industry and services; recalls in this regard that a report from the European Union Intellectual Property Office covering the period 2014-2016, from September 2016, sets the value of EU trade in counterfeit products in 2013 at 85 billion euros, with a potential damage above 10 billion euros, which affects as well to more than 37,000 jobs of the EU pharmaceutical sector;

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Amendment 132Saskia Bricmont, Reinhard Bütikofer



13. Welcomes the conclusion of the negotiations for an EU-China Geographical Agreements of 6 November 2019 and calls for its swift ratification;

13. Welcomes the conclusion of the negotiations for an EU-China Geographical Agreements of 6 November 2019 as a positive step towards improving protection of EU GI products in China, calls for its swift ratification and for an updated legislation and stronger enforcement; insists that this EU-China Agreement must not be infringed upon by the US-China Phase-1 trade deal;;

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14. Encourages the Commission to negotiate an ambitious investment agreement, which removes all barriers to EU investments, and looks forward to a conclusion of the negotiations by the end of 2020 as agreed in the EU-China Summit in 2019; firmly believes, however, that substance of the agreement should be prioritised over the speed of its conclusion;

14. Encourages the Commission to negotiate a fair, good and ambitious investment agreement, which removes barriers to EU investments including the obligations for investors of both sides, and no ISDS, and looks forward to a possible conclusion of the negotiations by the end of 2020 as agreed in the EU-China Summit in 2019; firmly believes that substance of the agreement should be prioritised over the speed of its conclusion;

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14. Notes the ongoing negotiations on an investment agreement, which removes all barriers to EU investments; recalls the need to promote quality investments and the importance of the social, human rights and environmental dimension which should be central in the agreement; firmly believes that substance of the agreement should be prioritised over the speed of its conclusion;

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14. Encourages the Commission to negotiate an ambitious investment

14. Encourages the Commission to negotiate an ambitious investment

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agreement, which removes all barriers to EU investments, and looks forward to a conclusion of the negotiations by the end of 2020 as agreed in the EU-China Summit in 2019; firmly believes, however, that substance of the agreement should be prioritised over the speed of its conclusion;

agreement, with an effective TSD chapter, which removes all barriers to EU investments, and looks forward to a conclusion of the negotiations by the end of 2020 as agreed in the EU-China Summit in 2019; firmly believes, however, that substance of the agreement should be prioritised over the speed of its conclusion

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14. Encourages the Commission to conclude negotiations on an ambitious investment agreement, which removes all barriers to EU investments, and looks forward to a conclusion of the negotiations by the end of 2020 as agreed in the EU-China Summit in 2019; firmly believes, however, that substance of the agreement should be prioritised over the speed of its conclusion;

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14. Encourages the Commission to negotiate an ambitious investment agreement, which removes all barriers to EU investments, and looks forward to a conclusion of the negotiations by the end of 2020 as agreed in the EU-China Summit

14. Encourages the Commission to negotiate a realistic investment agreement, which removes all barriers to EU investments, and looks forward to a conclusion of the negotiations by the end of 2020 as agreed in the EU-China Summit

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in 2019; firmly believes, however, that substance of the agreement should be prioritised over the speed of its conclusion;

in 2019; firmly believes, however, that substance of the agreement should be prioritised over the speed of its conclusion;

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14. Encourages the Commission to negotiate an ambitious investment agreement with China, which removes all barriers to market openness in China, and looks forward to the conclusion of the negotiations as soon as possible; firmly believes, however, that substance of the agreement should be prioritised over the speed of its conclusion;

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Amendment 139Jörgen Warborn, Iuliu Winkler, Danuta Maria Hübner, Christophe Hansen, Enikő Győri, Seán Kelly



14 a. Notes that, in the last report on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, more than 80 percent of the seizure of counterfeit and pirated goods originate from China, both in 2018 and 2019; calls on the Commission to explore further tools to address these issues and guarantee a full protection of IPRs;

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14 a. Deplores that EU companies are still facing numerous obstacles when entering the Chinese market, such as forced technology transfer and discriminatory authorisation procedures, therefore supports the Commission in its efforts to continuously address these issues with China;

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Amendment 141Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó



14 a. Urges all European companies engaged with projects related to the Belt and Road Initiative to promote human rights’ due diligence in the framework of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;

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14 a. Calls for the EU Member States and candidate countries to consider leaving the 17+1 format which undermines the unity of the European Union and instead to pursue a common and unified EU policy towards China;

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14 a. Stresses the need to put in place a strong International Procurement Instrument in order to increase EU leverage to negotiate reciprocity and market opening;

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Amendment 144Jörgen Warborn, Iuliu Winkler, Danuta Maria Hübner



14 b. Takes note of the recent bilateral agreement between the United States and China that could ease the current worldwide trade tensions; however is concerned about the possible impact of the agreement on the discriminations of the EU companies vis à vis US companies; in this context calls on the European Commission to conduct an immediate analysis of the text and take all the appropriate measures to defend the interests of our companies;

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14 b. Notes with concern that the implementation of the USA-China Phase I Agreement might result in discriminating EU exporting companies by China, in particular concerning market access of agricultural products and SPS authorisations. Calls on the Commission to monitor the situation and take the necessary actions to get assurances from China for a proper market access of the European products;

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14 b. Calls on Member States to provide effective guidance to European enterprises on how to assess actual and potential human rights’ impacts related to the Belt and Road Initiative;

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14 b. Insists that Uyghur forced labour must be excluded from the supply chains of products imported into the common market;

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14 c. Calls on economic sanctions on European governmental and commercial organisations implicated in China’s human rights violations and abuses in order to prevent and discourage complicity with human rights violations that may constitute crimes against humanity under international law;

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Motion for a resolutionSubheading 5


Implementation of FTAs Implementation of trade agreements

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15. Acknowledges the promising outcome presented in the Commission’s report regarding the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs), in particular South Korea, Central and Latin America, Canada, Eastern partners, and African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) countries; stresses that EU trade agreements have a clear track record of, in most cases, reaching their primary objective of creating significant opportunities for EU exporters on third-country trade markets;

15. Acknowledges the outcome presented in the Commission’s report regarding the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs), in particular South Korea, Central and Latin America, Canada, Eastern partners, and African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States(ACP) countries; stresses that EU trade agreements have, in many cases, reached their primary objective of creating additional opportunities for EU exporters on third-country trade markets; requests thorough ex post sustainability impact assessments to be carried out by the Commission, discussed by the related domestic advisory board and national and European Parliaments, highlighting divergences with ex ante impact assessments and accompanied by corrective measures in case initial expectations and goals related to Article 21 of TEU are not met either by the EU or by the partner(s);

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Amendment 151Jordi Cañas, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro



15. Acknowledges the promising outcome presented in the Commission’s report regarding the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs), in particular South Korea, Central and Latin America, Canada, Eastern partners, and African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) countries; stresses that EU trade

15. Acknowledges the promising outcome presented in the Commission’s report regarding the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs), in particular South Korea, Central and Latin America, Canada, Eastern partners, and African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) countries;

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agreements have a clear track record of, in most cases, reaching their primary objective of creating significant opportunities for EU exporters on third-country trade markets;

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15. Notes the outcome presented in the Commission’s report regarding the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs), in particular South Korea, Central and Latin America, Canada, Eastern partners, and African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) countries; requests nevertheless the elaboration of independent assessment on the results of the trade agreements using modern economical methodologies, and producing qualified assessment, regarding jobs, social rights and environment, gender's rights, as well that economic diversity and autonomy;

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15. Acknowledges the promising outcome presented in the Commission’s report regarding the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs), in particular

15. Acknowledges the outcome presented in the Commission’s report regarding the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs), in particular South

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South Korea, Central and Latin America, Canada, Eastern partners, and African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) countries; stresses that EU trade agreements have a clear track record of, in most cases, reaching their primary objective of creating significant opportunities for EU exporters on third-country trade markets;

Korea, Central and Latin America, Canada, Eastern partners, and African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) countries; stresses that, although EU trade agreements have a clear track record of, in most cases, creating significant opportunities for EU exporters on third-country trade markets, their contribution to tackling global challenges and upholding EU’s values has yet to improve;

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15. Acknowledges the mixed results set out in the Commission’s report regarding the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs), in particular South Korea, Central and Latin America, Canada, Eastern partners, and African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) countries; stresses that EU trade agreements have a clear track record of, in most cases, reaching their primary objective of creating significant opportunities for EU exporters on third-country trade markets, without guaranteeing the retention of jobs in Europe;

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15. Acknowledges the promising outcome presented in the Commission’s report regarding the implementation of free trade agreements(FTAs), in particular South Korea, Central and Latin America, Canada, Eastern partners; stresses that EU trade agreements have a clear track record of, inmost cases, reaching their primary objective of creating significant opportunities for EU exporters on third-country trade markets;

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Amendment 156Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Urmas Paet, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro




15. Acknowledges the outcome presented in the Commission’s report regarding the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs), in particular South Korea, Central and Latin America, Canada, Eastern partners, and African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) countries; points out however that the European Commission has estimated an increase of negative economic impact of trade and investment barriers as a result of the protectionist trend;

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15 a. Deplores the lack of gender data in the thorough assessment implementation of the FTAs; expects the next report to contain comprehensive data as to the impacts of FTAs in accordance with the commitment taken by Commissioner Hogan; Flags in that respect the gender-based assessment carried out by Canada as a best practice worth to be implemented;

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15 a. Encourages the Commission to continuously search for ways to enhance trade relations and to further deepen the economic integration with the Eastern Partnership countries, particularly that of the three associated countries;

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16. Recalls the positive developments of the EU-Canada trade agreement (CETA); notes that during its first full calendar year of implementation, bilateral

16. Recalls the positive developments of the EU-Canada trade agreement (CETA); notes that during its first full calendar year of implementation, bilateral

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trade in goods, including agri-food products, grew by 10.3 %, compared to the average of the previous three years; recalls that the EU’s trade surplus with Canada rose by 60 % and created additional opportunities for our exporters;

trade in goods, including agri-food products, grew by 10.3 %, compared to the average of the previous three years; recalls that the EU’s trade surplus with Canada rose by 60 % and created additional opportunities for our exporters; deplores that more recent data related to export by EU SMEs and the overall sustainability of the Agreement were not provided to the European Parliament which requested them on several occasions; is concerned about the possible lowering of EU standards by way of CETA committees working outside the supervisory power of European and national Parliaments; regrets the lack of engagement of the Commission on the suggestion of the Canadian side regarding a strengthened implementation and follow-up of the TSD chapter;

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16. Recalls the positive developments of the EU-Canada trade agreement (CETA); notes that during its first full calendar year of implementation, bilateral trade in goods, including agri-food products, grew by 10.3 %, compared to the average of the previous three years; recalls that the EU’s trade surplus with Canada rose by 60 % and created additional opportunities for our exporters;

16. Takes note of the developments of the EU-Canada trade agreement (CETA); notes that during its first full calendar year of implementation, bilateral trade in goods, including agri-food products, grew by 10.3 %, compared to the average of the previous three years; recalls that the EU’s trade surplus with Canada rose by 60 % and created additional opportunities for our exporters; expresses nonetheless big concern over some products entering the EU markets which fail to comply with sanitary and environmental standards; stresses in this regard the need to watch over European consumers’ interest and health as well as fair competition;

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16. Recalls the developments of the EU-Canada trade agreement (CETA); would like to know, during its first full calendar year of implementation, about its carbon footprint and the increase in the use of pesticides in agriculture; wonders to what extent economic agreements of this kind are consistent with the urgent need to prioritise local production and consumption in a world that is suffocating on account of the increase in carbon emissions;

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16. Notes the announcements of Commission on positive developments of the EU-Canada trade agreement (CETA) but requests quality evaluations, including the business records, but also the consequences for the EU sustainable agriculture, jobs and social rights, economic autonomy, climate change, cultural diversity, and the re-evaluation of the agreement after the COVID-19 crisis;

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16. Notes the developments of the EU-Canada trade agreement (CETA); notes that during its first full calendar year of implementation, bilateral trade in goods, including agri-food products, grew by 10.3 %, compared to the average of the previous three years; recalls that the EU’s trade surplus with Canada rose by 60 % and created additional opportunities for our exporters;

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Amendment 164Jörgen Warborn, Iuliu Winkler, Danuta Maria Hübner



16 a. Recalls that after the provisional entry into force of the agreement the two parties have created a solid partnership by accompanying the original text with important recommendation on trade, climate action and the Paris Agreement, trade and gender and small and medium-sized enterprises, that is the proof of the dynamic of a trade agreement in its implementation;

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17. Reiterates its concern over the poor use of preference utilisation in the EU’s FTAs; notes, in particular, a large divergence in utilisation by the EU’s exporters in different agreements and little divergence in utilisation between the EU’s importers; calls on the Commission to further analyse preference utilisation; highlights the importance of flexible, streamlined, and easy rules of origin in this regard;

17. Reiterates its concern over the poor use of preference utilisation in the EU’s FTAs; notes, in particular, a large divergence in utilisation by the EU’s exporters in different agreements and little divergence in utilisation between the EU’s importers; calls on the Commission to further analyse preference utilisation; highlights the importance of flexible, streamlined, and easy rules of origin in this regard; calls on the Commission together with the Member States to streamline work towards more effective trade promotion and communication strategies and to use the full potential of the EU Delegations around the world;

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17. Reiterates its concern over the poor use of preference utilisation in the EU’s FTAs which denotes the limits of the strategy of trade bilateralism for all but the biggest economic operators; notes, in particular, a large divergence in utilisation by the EU’s exporters in different agreements and little divergence in utilisation between the EU’s importers; calls on the Commission to further analyse preference utilisation; highlights the importance of flexible, streamlined, and easy rules of origin in this regard;

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Amendment 167Jörgen Warborn, Iuliu Winkler, Danuta Maria Hübner, Seán Kelly




17. Reiterates its concern over the low preference utilisation rate on EU exports reported by some of its preferential partners; notes in particular a large divergence in utilisation of preferences on the Union’s exports to different trade partners and little divergence in utilisation of preferences on EU imports from different trade partners; calls on the Commission to further analyse preference utilisation; highlights the importance of flexible, streamlined, and easy rules of origin in this regard;

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17. Reiterates its concern over the poor use of preference utilisation in the EU’s FTAs; notes, in particular, a large divergence in utilisation by the EU’s exporters in different agreements and little divergence in utilisation between the EU’s importers; calls on the Commission to further analyse preference utilisation and come up with new innovative tools and practical solutions; highlights the importance of flexible, streamlined, and easy rules of origin in this regard;

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Amendment 169Jordi Cañas, Dita Charanzová, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro



17 a. Points out that the large amount of trade and non-trade barriers, the current divergences in the level and quality of controls, customs procedures and sanctions policies at the EU’s points of entry into the Customs Union, often result in distortion of trade flows, which puts at risk the integrity of the single market; therefore urges the European Commission to address this issue, ensuring that companies can compete fairly on a level playing field;

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17 a. Recalls that implementation of all aspects of the FTAs, including labour rights and sustainable development and tackling climate change, should be made; urges the Commission to evaluate together with the Parliament through its Committee of International Trade; stresses that the Parliament should have a stronger role in assessing the implementation of FTAs vis-à-vis the Commission and the Council;

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17 a. Takes note of the new Chief Trade Enforcement Officer to be nominated; is of the opinion that the Chief Trade Enforcement Officer should not only monitor and enforce environmental and labour protection obligations of the EU trade agreements with third countries but focus on implementation of all chapters of trade agreements in order to guarantee that these are used to their full potential;

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17a. Welcomes the creation of the post of Chief Trade Enforcement Officer and calls for swift action to be taken to fill that post; emphasises the vital role that he or she will play in monitoring and enforcing the implementation of the EU’s trade policy and trade agreements, including as regards commitments on sustainable development;

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17 a. Strongly highlights the importance of the protection of geographical indications and the benefits derived from it for European producers and calls on the European Commission to secure greater compliance with these provisions in existing and future trade agreements;

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17 a. Underlines that the protection of geographical indications is one of the Union’s offensive points in trade agreement negotiations and highlights the importance that EU partners are complying with provisions on the protection of geographical indications;

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17 a. Calls on the Commission to specifically look into the cumulative effects of EU FTA’s on trade diversion, for the EU as well as for the partner countries, and to compare the

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results to the individual impact assessments and to actual figures;

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17 b. Recalls the need for an effective action plan to implement the goal of zero tolerance of child labour in FTA's by building a strong partnership with NGO's and national authorities in order to develop strong social and economic alternatives for families and workers, in coherence with actions taken under the EU development policy;

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17 b. Calls for further exchange of good practices between the Member States among each other and between the Member States and the Commission with view to achieving synergies and improving outcomes;

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Amendment 178Inma Rodríguez-Piñero, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Paolo De Castro, Miroslav Číž,

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18. Calls on the European Union to engage more with African countries in order to create an effective and solid partnership that would promote effective development and growth in the African continent; stresses that the figures of the recent report of 10 February 2020 on the General Scheme of Preferences (GSP) covering the period 2018-2019 show an increase of the utilisation rate of the preferences by the countries benefitting from the scheme; calls on the Commission to increase its technical and economic aid for developing trade between the EU and African countries as well as among the African countries themselves;

18. Welcomes the publication of the Joint Communication for a comprehensive EU-Africa Strategy; calls on the European Union to engage more with African countries in order to create an effective and solid partnership that would promote sustainable economic development and growth in the African continent; stresses that the figures of the recent report of 10 February 2020 on the General Scheme of Preferences (GSP) covering the period 2018-2019 show an increase of the utilisation rate of the preferences by the countries benefitting from the scheme; calls on the Commission to increase its technical and economic support via aid for trade measures between the EU and African countries as well as among African countries themselves; notes in this regard that aid for trade should be a key component in trade relations with Africa in the aftermath of the COVID-19crisis;

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18. Calls on the European Union to engage more with African countries in order to create an effective and solid partnership that would promote effective development and growth in the African continent; stresses that the figures of the recent report of 10 February 2020 on the

18. Calls on the European Union to engage more with African countries in order to create an effective and solid partnership that would promote effective development and growth in the African continent and help them to keep track with the 2063 African Development Strategy;

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General Scheme of Preferences (GSP) covering the period 2018-2019 show an increase of the utilisation rate of the preferences by the countries benefitting from the scheme; calls on the Commission to increase its technical and economic aid for developing trade between the EU and African countries as well as among the African countries themselves;

stresses that the figures of the recent report of 10 February 2020 on the General Scheme of Preferences (GSP) covering the period 2018-2019 show an increase of the utilisation rate of the preferences by the countries benefitting from the scheme; calls on the Commission to increase its technical and economic aid for developing trade between the EU and African countries as well as among the African countries themselves;

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18. Calls on the European Union to engage more with African countries in order to create an effective and solid partnership that would promote effective development and growth in the African continent; stresses that the figures of the recent report of 10 February 2020 on the General Scheme of Preferences (GSP) covering the period 2018-2019 show an increase of the utilisation rate of the preferences by the countries benefitting from the scheme; calls on the Commission to increase its technical and economic aid for developing trade between the EU and African countries as well as among the African countries themselves;

18. Calls on the European Union to engage more with African countries in order to create an effective and solid partnership that would promote effective sustainable development and food sovereignty in the African continent; stresses that the figures of the recent report of 10 February 2020 on the General Scheme of Preferences (GSP) covering the period 2018-2019 show an increase of the utilisation rate of the preferences by the countries benefitting from the scheme; calls on the Commission to increase its technical and economic aid for developing trade between the EU and African countries as well as among the African countries themselves;

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18 a. asks the Commission to develop a partnership of equals with the African continent for the sake of mutual benefits by substantially increasing investments in the African states with the goal of supporting the development of competitive local and regional value chains; calls on the Commission to implement the technical assistance-side of the Economic Partnership Agreements, especially with regard to supporting the development of resilient fiscal systems and facilitating regional border cooperation in order to support the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area;

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18 a. Calls for proper enforcement and deepening of existing Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with aim to boost trade exchanges and investment and ultimately create global continent to continent trade agreement,

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19. Notes the progress made towards implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA), which aims to provide a single continental market for goods and services, with free movement of people and investments; welcomes the EU’s support in setting up the new African Union Trade Observatory; calls for continued EU support for ACFTA in line with the Africa-Europe Alliance for Sustainable Investments and Jobs;

19. Welcomes the progress made towards implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA), which aims to provide a single continental market for goods and services, with free movement of people and investments; welcomes the EU’s support in setting up the new African Union Trade Observatory; calls for continued EU support for ACFTA in line with the Africa-Europe Alliance for Sustainable Investments and Jobs;

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19 a. Welcomes the entry into force of the ESA and SADC EPAs and interim EPAs with Ghana and the Ivory Coast and regrets the lack of progress in ratification of remaining regional EPAs; expresses its support for the vision set out in the 2018 State of the Union address of a continent-to-continent trade agreement that should be an economic partnership between equals that would serve to support the SDGs;

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19 a. Underlines that the liberalisation agenda will trigger a decrease of import tariffs which currently represent up to 25 % of national budget; calls upon the Commission to examine ways with concerned countries to identify alternative sources of income to preserve their capacity to finance public services, social protection and invest in the achievement of SDGs;

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Motion for a resolutionSubheading 6 a (new)


Latin America

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Amendment 187Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Dita Charanzová, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro, Liesje Schreinemacher



19 a. Recalls that the European Union and Latin America maintain close cooperation with each other on the basis of their historical, cultural and economic ties, with the LAC region representing the EU's fifth largest trade partner. Believes that the EU's presence in the region is fundamental in terms of both enhancing cooperation based on shared values as well as a vector for pursuing the EU's external action policy, notably in terms of

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strengthening the multilateral rules-based trade system;

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Amendment 188Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Dita Charanzová, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro, Liesje Schreinemacher



19 b. Welcomes the conclusions of the trade negotiations with Mexico and the Mercosur countries, which have both the potential to deepen our strategic partnership with Latin America and to create additional opportunities in our trade relations with those countries; notes that such opportunities would also give EU companies access to an increasingly growing market;

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19 c. Is convinced that the modernisation of the Association Agreement with Chile will serve to further boost the EU's presence in the wider region and help promote an international trade agenda based on sustainable development, stronger protection for environmental and labour standards and respect for human rights; call on the Commission to ensure the on-going

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negotiations deliver on these principles and an agreement can be reached in a timely manner;

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19 d. Considers that the Association Agreement between the EU and Mercosur represents the first "block to block" deal of its nature, with the potential to create a free market area encompassing approximately 800 million citizens, and placing the EU in a unique position given its "first mover advantage" in an otherwise highly-protectionist market;

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20. Welcomes the entry into force of the EU-Japan FTA of 1 February 2019 and notes that, according to the first elements given after one year of implementation6 , EU exports to Japan went up by 6.6 % compared to the same period the year before;

20. Notes the entry into force of the EU-Japan FTA of 1 February 2019 and waits for a quality assessment of the same, after the COVID-19 crisis, including the effects on environment, biodiversity, climate change, sustainable agriculture, economic autonomy and cultural diversity;

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20. Takes note of the entry into force of the EU-Japan FTA of 1 February 2019 and notes that, according to the first elements given after one year of implementation6 , EU exports to Japan went up by 6.6 % compared to the same period the year before;

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20. Notes the entry into force of the EU-Japan FTA of 1 February 2019 and notes that, according to the first elements given after one year of implementation6 , EU exports to Japan went up by 6.6 % compared to the same period the year before;

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20 a. Stresses that those three agreements consolidates the strategic dynamic of the European Union in a key area of the world characterized by a rapid growth of population and incomes with significant opportunities for our operators; furthermore by its stronger presence the European Union could create an alternative to the Chinese domination in the area;

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21. Welcomes the entry into force of the EU-Singapore trade agreement of 21 November 2019; welcomes its consent on the EU-Vietnam agreement and calls for its quick implementation; views these agreements as a step towards concluding an FTA with the entire Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region;

21. Welcomes the entry into force of the EU-Singapore trade agreement of 21 November 2019; welcomes its consent on the EU-Vietnam agreement and calls for its quick implementation; notes that in 2018 the EU exported to Vietnam around 13.8€ billion worth of goods and points out that the rules-based FTAs and IPAs will ensure predictability and rule-of-law for investors, as well as positively increase exports in both ways and create stability

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and trust for SMEs; views these agreements as a step towards concluding an FTA with the entire Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region;

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21. Welcomes the entry into force of the EU-Singapore trade agreement of 21 November 2019; welcomes also the swift adoption of the EU-Vietnam agreements by the EU institutions, calls on the Member States to proceed with the ratifications of the EVIPA so that together with the EVFTA they can enter into force as soon as possible; views these agreements as a step towards concluding an FTA with the entire Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region;

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21. Welcomes the entry into force of the EU-Singapore trade agreement of 21 November 2019; welcomes its consent on the EU-Vietnam agreement and calls for its quick implementation; views these agreements as a step towards concluding an FTA with the entire Association of

21. Welcomes the entry into force of the EU-Singapore trade agreement of 21 November 2019; welcomes progress towards implementation of the EU-Vietnam agreement and calls for continued speedy progress, notably in the establishment of joint institutions and the

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Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region; ratification of outstanding core ILO Conventions; views these agreements as a step towards concluding an FTA with the entire Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)region;

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21. Takes note of the entry into force of the EU-Singapore trade agreement of 21 November 2019 and its consent on the EU-Vietnam agreement and calls for its quick thorough implementation, especially of the commitments related to labour and human rights issues and urges the Commission to ensure their concrete enforcement in liaison with the EEAS;

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21. Notes the entry into force of the EU-Singapore trade agreement of 21 November 2019; Notes its consent on the EU-Vietnam agreement; views these agreements as a step towards concluding an FTA with the entire Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region;

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21. Welcomes the entry into force of the EU-Singapore trade agreement of 21 November 2019; acknowledges its consent on the EU-Vietnam agreement; takes note with concern of the intention of the European Commission to quickly conclude a FTA with the entire Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region;

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Amendment 201Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Dita Charanzová, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Samira Rafaela, Liesje Schreinemacher, Karin Karlsbro



Stresses that the European Commission and Member States must work on a better communication strategy of EU trade policy benefits and awareness-raising in order to effectively engage with society and stakeholders; recalls that roadmaps provide the opportunity for the European Commission to communicate and explain the reasons behind a particular initiative and its objectives, as well as to engage with them and receive feedback; points out that the European Commission should ensure the full transparency of roadmaps and other consultation activities to maximise their impact and guarantee the involvement of stakeholders;

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22. Calls for an ambitious agenda to be pursued when it comes to negotiating FTAs, in particular with Australia and New Zealand, Tunisia. Morocco and Indonesia; reiterates its call for opening investment negotiations with Taiwan;

22. Calls for an ambitious agenda to be pursued when it comes to negotiating FTAs, bearing in mind the sensitive nature of certain agricultural products and the EU’s commitments to sustainable development and combating climate change, in particular with Australia and New Zealand, Tunisia, Morocco and Indonesia; reiterates its call for investment negotiations to be opened with Taiwan;

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22. Wonders about the impact, in terms of global warming, of increased trade with Australia and New Zealand, which are more than 18 000 kilometres away from Europe; calls for an ambitious agenda to be pursued as regards fair trade in the negotiations with Tunisia, Morocco and Indonesia; reiterates its call for investment negotiations to be opened with Taiwan;

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22. Calls for an ambitious and Green-Deal compliant agenda to be pursued in ongoing FTA negotiations when it comes to negotiating FTAs, in particular with Australia and New Zealand, Tunisia. Morocco and Indonesia; reiterates its call for opening investment negotiations with Taiwan;

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22. Calls for an assessment and reorientation after the COVID-19 of the negotiations of new FTAs, in particular with Australia and New Zealand, Tunisia. Morocco and Indonesia;

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22. Calls for an ambitious agenda to be pursued when it comes to negotiating

22. Calls for an ambitious agenda to be pursued when it comes to negotiating

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FTAs, in particular with Australia and New Zealand, Tunisia. Morocco and Indonesia; reiterates its call for opening investment negotiations with Taiwan;

FTAs, in particular with Australia and New Zealand, Tunisia. Morocco and Indonesia; reiterates its call for swiftly opening investment negotiations with Taiwan;

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22. Notes the ongoing negotiations of FTAs, in particular with Australia and New Zealand, Tunisia. Morocco and Indonesia; reiterates its call for opening investment negotiations with Taiwan;

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22. Calls for a realistic agenda to be pursued when it comes to negotiating FTAs, in particular with Australia and New Zealand, Tunisia. Morocco and Indonesia; reiterates its call for opening investment negotiations with Taiwan;

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23. Underlines its determination to establish the closest relationship possible with the United Kingdom, based on the principles regarding trade, investments and competitiveness, as set out in its resolution of 12 February 2020 on the proposed mandate for negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland7 ; notes that the Political Declaration of 17 October 2019 supported by the United Kingdom states that the future economic partnership will be underpinned by provisions ensuring a level playing field for open and fair competition;

23. Underlines its determination to establish the closest relationship possible with the United Kingdom, based on the principles regarding trade, investments and competitiveness, as set out in its resolution of 12 February 2020 on the proposed mandate for negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland7 ; notes that the Political Declaration of 17 October 2019 supported by the United Kingdom states that the future economic partnership will be underpinned by provisions ensuring a level playing field for open and fair competition; points out that the EU Member States are net exporters to the UK and finding a solution that satisfies both parties shall be a priority aiming to ensure the respect and protection of the interests of EU exporters and investors; calls on the Commission to enhance competitiveness for EU companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);

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23. Underlines its determination to establish the closest relationship possible with the United Kingdom, based on the principles regarding trade, investments and

23. Underlines its determination to establish the closest relationship possible with the United Kingdom, based on the principles regarding trade, investments and

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competitiveness, as set out in its resolution of 12 February 2020 on the proposed mandate for negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland7 ; notes that the Political Declaration of 17 October 2019 supported by the United Kingdom states that the future economic partnership will be underpinned by provisions ensuring a level playing field for open and fair competition;

competitiveness, as set out in its resolution of 12 February 2020 on the proposed mandate for negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland7; notes that the Political Declaration of 17 October 2019 supported by the United Kingdom states that the future economic partnership will be underpinned by provisions ensuring a level playing field for open and fair competition, especially if no agreement if reached before the end of 2020;


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23. Underlines its determination to establish the closest relationship possible with the United Kingdom, based on the principles regarding trade, investments and competitiveness, as set out in its resolution of 12 February 2020 on the proposed mandate for negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland7 ; notes that the Political Declaration of 17 October 2019 supported by the United Kingdom states that the future economic partnership will be underpinned by provisions ensuring a level playing field for open and fair competition;

23. Takes a pragmatic approach towards the trade relations with the UK-these should be comprehensive and ambitious aiming at zero tariffs and zero quota and should be based on principles set out in its resolution of 12 February 2020 on the proposed mandate for negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland7 ; notes that the Political Declaration of 17 October 2019 supported by the United Kingdom states that the future economic partnership will be underpinned by provisions ensuring a level playing field for open and fair competition;


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24. Encourages the Commission to seize the momentum caused by the UK’s withdrawal to streamline our EU-policies, cut red tape and enhance competitiveness for EU companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); stresses that the FTA should aim to allow for the closest possible market access and trade facilitation in order to minimise trade disruptions;

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24. Encourages the Commission to seize the momentum caused by the UK’s withdrawal to streamline our EU-policies and protect the social rights of citizens, cut red tape and enhance competitiveness for EU companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); stresses that the FTA should aim to allow for the closest possible market access and trade facilitation in order to minimise trade disruptions while making no compromise on environmental and social standards as well as deterring tax competition;

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24. Stresses that the EU-UK FTA should aim to allow for the closest possible market access and trade facilitation in order to minimise trade disruptions while upholding the highest environmental and social standards guaranteeing a level-playing field in these areas;

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24. Encourages the Commission to seize the momentum caused by the UK’s withdrawal to streamline our EU-policies, cut red tape and enhance competitiveness for EU companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); stresses that the FTA should aim to allow for the closest possible market access and trade facilitation in order to minimise trade disruptions and to ensure a level playing field;

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25. Welcomes the conclusions of the trade negotiations with Mexico and the MERCOSUR countries, which have both the potential to deepen our strategic partnership with Latin America and to create additional opportunities in our trade relations with those countries; notes that such opportunities would also give EU companies access to an increasingly growing market;

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25. Notes the conclusion of the trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur; points out that that agreement, like all EU trade agreements, must ensure fair competition and guarantee that European production standards and methods are upheld; points out that the agreement contains a binding chapter on sustainable development that must be applied, as well as specific commitments on labour rights and environmental protection, including the implementation of the Paris climate agreement and the relevant implementing rules; is extremely concerned about Jair Bolsonaro’s environmental policy, which goes against the commitments made in the context of the Paris agreement, in particular as regards combating global warming and protecting biodiversity; emphasises, in that connection, that the agreement cannot be ratified as it stands;

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25. Takes note of the conclusions of the trade negotiations with Mexico and the MERCOSUR countries, which have both the potential to deepen our strategic partnership with Latin America and our trade relations with those countries; notes notwithstanding with big concern the devastating impact that this agreement is expected to have on the European beef meat production as well as its environmental impact; in this regard, calls on the Commission to focus its efforts on the EU agricultural sector as well as on the concerns expressed by EU producers and to put their interests at the core of the implementation procedure;

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25. Welcomes the conclusions of the trade negotiations with Mexico and the MERCOSUR countries, which have both the potential to deepen our strategic partnership with Latin America and to create additional opportunities in our trade relations with those countries; notes that such opportunities would also give EU companies access to an increasingly

25. Notes the conclusions of the trade negotiations with Mexico and the MERCOSUR countries;

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25. Takes note of the conclusions of the trade negotiations with Mexico and the MERCOSUR countries, which have both the potential to deepen our strategic partnership with Latin America and to create additional opportunities in our trade relations with those countries; notes that such opportunities would also give EU companies access to an increasingly growing market; stresses that in the implementation of these trade negotiations, special attention needs to be paid to agricultural products and to the interests of European producers and consumers;

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25. Welcomes the conclusions of the trade negotiations with Mexico and the MERCOSUR countries, which have both the potential to deepen our strategic partnership with Latin America and to create additional opportunities in our trade relations with those countries; notes that such opportunities would also give

25. Notes the importance of strengthening mutually beneficial trade and political relations with Latin America; stresses the importance of the recently concluded modernisation of the EU-Mexico Association agreement; notes that the association agreement with the Mercosur countries has not been

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EU companies access to an increasingly growing market;

concluded yet; invites the Commission to clarify its intention concerning future trade and association agreements on the issue of the split of the text.

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25. Is concerned about the conclusions of the trade negotiations with Mexico and the Mercosur countries when deforestation in the Amazon is increasing to a dangerous extent; notes that additional opportunities will give rise to an inexorable increase in the carbon emissions of EU companies enjoying access to a market that is in constant development without sufficient guarantees to limit the use of chemical inputs in the agri-food industry;

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25. Welcomes the conclusions of the trade negotiations with Mexico and the MERCOSUR countries, which have both the potential to deepen our strategic partnership with Latin America and to create additional opportunities in our trade relations with those countries; notes that such opportunities would also give

25. Strongly disagrees with the absence of up to date information of the European Parliament concerning the final step of the EU-Mexico Agreement and that Human rights issues were discarded as well as the broader consistency with new policies and objectives pursued by the Commission

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such as the European Green Deal, the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy ;

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25 a. Still expresses deep concerns on specific issues notably beef as negotiations of new importation quotas for imports of high-quality beef will seriously affect the already depressed internal European market;

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26. Recalls its position expressed in its previous report on the implementation of the CCP; underlines that the 15-point action plan of 27 February 20188 set out by the Commission services represents a good basis for reflection in order to improve the mechanisms in trade and sustainable development (TSD) chapters;

26. Recalls its position expressed in its previous report on the implementation of the CCP; points out that the new-generation agreements include human rights clauses and sustainable development chapters, to be implemented comprehensively in their entirety in order to safeguard and promote the observance of human rights, the Union’s values and high labour, social and environmental standards; notes the evaluation of the sustainable development chapters included in the Commission report on implementation of FTAs and calls for a

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timely implementation of existing TSD provisions; asks the Commission to develop a precise and specific methodology of monitoring and evaluating the implementation of these chapters, given that such an evaluation cannot be made on the basis of quantitative data only; calls on the Commission to present proposals on how to strengthen the enforcement of the sustainable development chapter in trade agreements, in light of the initiative launched by DG JUST for mandatory due diligence for EU companies, including the consideration of mandatory due diligence in EU trade agreements and a sanctions-based enforcement mechanism among other options.

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Amendment 226Raphaël Glucksmann




26. Reiterates that the EU commercial policy must serve the UN SDGs and the European Green Deal; strongly believes that trade and sustainable development (TSD) chapters, in any future and current trade agreements, must be made enforceable through their inclusion into the state-to-state dispute settlement mechanism and foresee effective deterrent measures, including sanctions;

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26. Recalls its position expressed in its previous report on the implementation of the CCP; underlines that the 15-point action plan of 27 February 20188 set out by the Commission services represents a good basis for reflection in order to reach an urgent enforcement mechanism of the trade and sustainable development (TSD) chapters;

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26. Recalls its position expressed in its previous report on the implementation of the CCP; underlines that the 15-point action plan of 27 February 20188 set out by the Commission services represents a good basis for reflection in order to improve trade and sustainable development (TSD) chapter implementation;

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26 a. Believes that a thorough reflexion shall be taken towards potential compensation on products from trade partners whose production systems do not respect the same environmental standards as European companies and therefore fail to meet their commitment on sustainable development;

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27. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative for a European Green Deal and underlines that it should be comprised of a strategy that is ecologically, economically and socially balanced;

27. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative for a European Green Deal and underlines that it should be comprised of a strategy that is ecologically, economically and socially balanced; calls on the Commission to give special consideration to the rules applying to third countries in order to promote fair competition and ensure a level playing field, as these rules shall not be equivalent to Member States’ rules;

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27. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative for a European Green Deal and underlines that it should be actively supported by a EU trade strategy which puts the commitments under the Paris Agreement at the core of trade negotiations with third countries; calls for a revision of all existing EU trade agreements under the perspective of the imperatives of the Paris Agreement;

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27. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative for a European Green Deal and underlines that it should be comprised of a strategy that is ecologically, economically and socially balanced; welcomes Commissioner Hogan’s commitment to make the Paris climate agreement an ‘essential clause’ in trade agreements;

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27. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative for a European Green Deal and underlines that it should be ecologically, economically and socially balanced;

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28. Believes that the current system already demonstrates some efficiency, as seen in the framework of the EU-Korea FTA in which the EU has requested the establishment of a panel following South Korea’s failure to ratify International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions on workers’ rights, notably on freedom of association and collective bargaining;

28. Believes that the current system already demonstrates some efficiency, as seen in the framework of the EU-Korea FTA in which the EU has requested the establishment of a panel following South Korea’s failure to ratify International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions on workers’ rights, notably on freedom of association and collective bargaining; highlights the fact that on 17 December 2018 the Commission initiated the dispute-settlement procedure laid down in the trade and sustainable development chapter of the EU-South Korea FTA in order to guarantee the protection of workers’ rights; emphasises that there is a disconnect between the promises made to improve the situation of workers in FTA negotiations and the proven reality of protection being eroded and competition among workers being exacerbated;

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28. Doubts that the current system demonstrates efficiency, as seen in the framework of the EU-Korea FTA in which the EU has requested - only eight years after the conclusion of the Agreement - the establishment of a panel following South Korea’s failure to ratify International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions on workers’ rights, notably on freedom of association and collective bargaining; learning from this experience, calls on the Commission to be more attentive to the respect of social and environmental standards and to trigger action with much shorter timelines;

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28. Believes that the current system already demonstrates to be inefficient, as seen for example in the framework of the EU-Colombia-Peru FTA, EU-Japan (on whales..), or concerning the Korea FTA ;

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28. Welcomes the establishment of a panel at the request of the EU under the EU-Korea FTA following South Korea’s failure to ratify International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions on workers’ rights, notably on freedom of association and collective bargaining;

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Amendment 238Jörgen Warborn, Iuliu Winkler, Danuta Maria Hübner, Enikő Győri




28. Believes that the current approach already allows to address issues of non-compliance with obligations, as seen in the framework of the EU-Korea FTA in which the EU has requested the establishment of a panel following South Korea’s failure to ratify International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions on workers’ rights, notably on freedom of association and collective bargaining;

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28 a. Welcomes in this regard the inclusion of the Paris Agreement and its binding nature in the TSD Chapter of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement, which represents a clear commitment with the fight against climate change, deforestation and to the multilateral approach that is needed in order to reduce global warming.

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29. Recalls that the early efforts of the Commission and Parliament in the trade negotiations with Mexico and Vietnam paid off with the ratification by both countries respectively in November 2018 and July 2019 of the ILO Convention 98 on the right to organise and collective bargaining;

29. Recalls that the early efforts of the Commission and Parliament in the trade negotiations with Mexico and Vietnam paid off with the ratification by both countries respectively in November 2018 and July 2019 of the ILO Convention 98 on the right to organise and collective bargaining; deplores that Vietnam has not ratified ILO Conventions 87 and 105 on Freedom of Association and Forced Labour; calls on the Commission to monitor the situation closely and to request consultations with the Vietnamese government should it fail to make continued and sustained efforts toward ratifying them, as foreseen by the agreement;

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29. Recalls that the early efforts of the Commission and Parliament in the trade negotiations with Mexico and Vietnam paid off with the ratification by both countries respectively in November 2018 and July 2019 of the ILO Convention 98 on the right to organise and collective bargaining; Calls upon the Commission to monitor the progress with respect to the other ILO Conventions, including on the prohibition of child labour and to set up without delay the inter-parliamentary committee put in place under the EVFTA;

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29. Recalls that the early efforts of the Commission and Parliament in the trade negotiations with Mexico and Vietnam successfully encouraged the ratification by both countries respectively in November 2018 and July 2019 of the ILO Convention 98 on the right to organise and collective bargaining; congratulates both countries for such an important step;

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29. Recalls that the early efforts of the Commission and Parliament in the trade negotiations with Mexico and Vietnam paid off with the ratification by both countries respectively in November 2018 and June 2019 of the ILO Convention 98 on the right to organise and collective bargaining;

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30. Believes that TSD chapters in trade agreements should drive the external dimension of the European Green Deal, and any new adjustment mechanism should be compatible with WTO rules as well as EU FTAs; stresses that EU companies that are users of intermediate goods should not be put at a competitive disadvantage;

30. Believes that enforceable TSD chapters in trade agreements along with a legislative framework for mandatory due diligence and a “green deal diplomacy” are important parts in driving the external dimension of the European Green Deal, and that needed adjustments of the EU trade policy should be compatible with multilateral trade rules made fit to respond to imperatives of global climate change and biodiversity goals;

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30. Welcomes the proposal to develop a new adjustment mechanism compatible with WTO rules, and designed to implement the European Green Deal by avoiding carbon leakage; stresses EU companies should not be put at a competitive disadvantage;

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30. Believes that TSD chapters in trade agreements should be one of the drivers of the external dimension of the European Green Deal, underlines that any new carbon adjustment mechanism should be compatible with WTO rules as well as EU FTAs; stresses that EU companies that are users of intermediate goods should not be put at a competitive disadvantage;

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30. Believes that TSD chapters in trade agreements should drive the external dimension of the European Green Deal, and any new adjustment mechanism should be compatible with WTO rules as well as

30. Believes that TSD chapters in trade agreements should drive the external dimension of the European Green Deal, and any new adjustment mechanism should be compatible with WTO rules as well as

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EU FTAs; stresses that EU companies that are users of intermediate goods should not be put at a competitive disadvantage;

EU FTAs; stresses that EU companies should not be put at a competitive disadvantage;

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30 a. Calls on EU leaders and the Commission to take bold decisions regarding the reform of the EU own resources system, including the introduction of a basket of new own resources; reaffirms its position, as set out in the MFF interim report, regarding the list of potential candidates for new own resources: a common consolidated corporate tax base, digital services taxation, a financial transaction tax, income from the emissions trading scheme, a plastics contribution and a WTO compatible carbon border adjustment mechanism;1c

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30 a. notes there is currently a massive increase in steel imports from China and other third countries which severely affects the European industry and endangers a high number of jobs; highlights that the review process of the current safeguard measures on imports of steel products needs to reduce the existing quotas in accordance with the imported overcapacities and abolish the possibility of transferring unused quotas;

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Amendment 250Joachim Schuster, Kathleen Van Brempt



30 b. Reiterates the necessity to level the playing field between European industries, that implement ambitious climate, environmental, ecological and social standards, and those trade partners that do not pursue the same high standards; therefore, a WTO-compatible Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism that enhances global climate action and protects European industries from unfair competition is urgently needed;

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31. Notes that the EU trade and investment policy should be used as leverage towards responsible management of supply chains, which include ensuring that businesses uphold human rights;

31. Stresses that the EU trade and investment policy should be used as leverage towards responsible management of supply chains, which include ensuring that businesses uphold human rights; calls for a horizontal and mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation for businesses that cover their whole supply chain; welcomes in this regard the Commission’s public commitment to introduce in 2021 such a legislative initiative; stresses that an access to justice and grievance mechanisms for the victims should be a core component of this legislation; insists on the need to respect the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; calls on the Commission to be actively involved in the ongoing negotiations to create a binding UN instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights;

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31. Notes that effective due diligence in supply chains must be central to EU trade and investment policy in order to uphold human rights, labour rights and environmental standards and ensure access to justice; recalls that voluntary measures have been largely ineffective; welcomes commitments from the Commission that it will present a legislative proposal by 2021;

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31. Notes that the EU trade and investment policy should be used as leverage towards responsible management of supply chains, which include ensuring that businesses uphold human rights, and welcome the declarations by President Von der Leyen and Commissioner Reynders of the presentation of a legislative instrument on due diligence in 2021;

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31 a. Is concerned by the continuous expansion of arbitration mechanisms between investors and states through investment agreements; recalls that such parallel judicial systems are designed to improve corporate interests and rights but not their duties and responsibilities, and can put States’ policy space and legitimate right to regulate at risk; denounces the fact that law firms have begun promoting advice on how foreign investors could bring suits in arbitration as a result of Covid-related government measures; calls for a permanent moratorium on all arbitration claims related to measures targeting health, economic, and social dimensions of the pandemic and its

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31 a. Calls for a re-launch of negotiations for an Environmental Goods Agreement and calls for the Commission to propose unilateral modifications of applied tariffs for green goods if these can be identified to contribute to reaching the targets of the European Green Deal;

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31 a. Sets as preconditions for the opening of negotiations that potential countries respect the rule of Law, democratic principles as established in the key UN documents and in Article 21 of the Treaty and implement in good faith the Paris Climate Agreement;

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31 b. Bearing in mind the agreement on taxonomy which set out the criteria that allow investment to be qualified as “sustainable”, considers that for the consistency of internal and external actions of the EU, only sustainable investment should be protected in IPAs;

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31 c. Calls for the external dimension of circular economy initiatives[1] to be scaled up in our relations with third countries through regulatory cooperation and dialogue;[1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52020DC0098&from=EN ? ;

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31 d. Encourages the EU and its Member States to pursue the adoption of a coherent legislative framework establishing mandatory due diligence requirements for

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companies[1]and welcomes supportive statements in this regard by Trade Commissioner Hogan; invites the Commission to make sure that FTAs and IPAs will support the new framework by putting in place grievance mechanisms and encouraging national and local authorities to support them;[1] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2018-0443_EN.pdf

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31 e. Considers that the trade dimension of the COP15 of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity should be fully taken into account; recalls its resolution of 16January2020[1]calling on the Commission and Member States to actively engage, particularly through their external action instruments, such as the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument(NDICI), with third countries to promote and set targets for biodiversity protection, conservation and restoration measures and governance, in particular in all multilateral and trade agreements, as well as measures against non-compliance; as a consequence, calls on the Commission to include enforceable Trade and Sustainable Development Chapters in all future trade agreements;[1] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2020-0015_EN.pdf

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Gender mainstreaming

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Motion for a resolutionParagraph 31 f (new)


31 f. Recalls that under Article 10 of the TFEU and under SDG 5, the Commission and Member States have the obligation to combat gender-based discrimination and seek to empower all women and girls; considers that this crosscutting objective should apply to trade policy as well; recalls the Buenos Aires Declaration signed in2017; underlines the importance of the toolkit developed by the UNCTAD to perform gender-aware ex ante evaluations of trade policies ; requests that impact assessments consider consequences of the EU trade policy on the unremunerated domestic activities of women;

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31 g. Takes note that the 26 sustainability impact assessments completed as of June 2017 did not include any specific statistics on Trade and Gender and that the 2018 implementation report does not provide any data either;

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Motion for a resolutionParagraph 31 h (new)


31 h. Demands that beside the usual fundamental ILO conventions, the EU should urge its economic partners to ratify and implement Conventions 189 on domestic workers, 156 on workers with family responsibilities and 190 on violence and harassment;

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Motion for a resolutionParagraph 31 i (new)


31 i. Calls on the Commission to make sure that the composition of DAGs be gender-balanced, a Trade and Gender committee be established to point at shortcomings and as is the case in the Canada-Israel FTA, the dispute settlement mechanism applies to gender issues;

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32. Recalls that the efforts to keep rules-based trade must play a crucial role in our trade strategy and in this context recalls the adoption on the modernisation of trade defence instruments in 2018, and the new foreign investment screening mechanism; stresses that the new foreign investment screening mechanism should never be a tool for protectionism;

32. Recalls that the efforts to keep rules-based trade must play a crucial role in our trade strategy and in this context recalls the adoption on the modernisation of trade defence instruments in 2018, and the new foreign investment screening mechanism; stresses that the new foreign investment screening mechanism should not be seen as a tool for protectionism, but as a mean to preserve the EUs strategic autonomy in key fields of technology; is looking forward to a report on the implementation of the TDI to assess how the social and environmental standards are taken into account;

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32. Recalls that the efforts to keep rules-based trade must play a crucial role in our trade strategy and in this context recalls the adoption on the modernisation of trade defence instruments in 2018;calls on the Commission for an effective TDIs enforcement to protect European industry from unfair market practices and for the evaluation and reinforcement of the

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safeguard instruments in order to make them more responsive to extraordinary circumstances and better adapted to protect European industry by effectively anticipating market disruptions from trade flow;

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32. Recalls that the efforts to keep rules-based trade must play a crucial role in our trade strategy and in this context welcomes the adoption on the modernisation of trade defence instruments in 2018, and the new foreign investment screening mechanism; underlines that the new foreign investment screening mechanism aims to cooperate, potentially restrict foreign investments in strategic sectors in a view to protect the Union and its Member States;

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32. Recalls that the efforts to keep rules-based trade must play a crucial role in our trade strategy and in this context recalls the adoption on the modernisation of trade defence instruments in 2018, and the new foreign investment screening mechanism;

32. Recalls that the efforts to keep rules-based trade must play a crucial role in our trade strategy and in this context recalls the adoption on the modernisation of trade defence instruments in 2018; highlights the importance of ensuring that TDIs are

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stresses that the new foreign investment screening mechanism should never be a tool for protectionism;

properly implemented and effective, especially in the post Covid-19 trading context in order to protect the EU market from distortions or abuses;

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32. Recalls that the efforts to keep rules-based trade must play a crucial role in our trade strategy and in this context recalls the adoption on the modernisation package of trade defence instruments in 2018, and the new foreign direct investment screening mechanism; stresses that the new foreign investment screening mechanism should never be a tool for protectionism;

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32. Recalls that the efforts to keep rules-based trade must play a crucial role in our trade strategy and in this context recalls the adoption on the modernisation of trade defence instruments in 2018, and the new foreign investment screening mechanism; stresses that the new foreign investment screening mechanism should never be a tool for unnecessary protectionism;

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32 a. Recalls the adoption in 2018 of the new foreign investment screening mechanism; highlights that the new foreign investment screening mechanism should be a tool to face unfair competition and practices that are threatening the security of EU strategic production facilities, sectors and industries; points out it could be a far more ambitious tool; stresses the need of a strong screening and cooperation in the post Covid-19 context where some of the EU strategic sectors could be subjected to pressures; calls also to enlarge its scope by placing a particular focus on start-ups and SMEs in the medical research sector;

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Amendment 273Jordi Cañas, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Samira Rafaela, Liesje Schreinemacher, Karin Karlsbro



32 a. Notes that rules under EU trade agreements should be effectively enforced in order to ensure their effectiveness and address market distortions; stresses the urgency on this matter and welcomes the European Commission’s proposal to amend the Enforcement Regulation, with the aim of reinforcing the Union’s tools on compliance and enforceability of trade rules; points out that sanctions should

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only be used as a measure of last resort, as they have proven to be inefficient; asks the European Commission to further clarify the role of the proposed Chief Trade Enforcement Officer;

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Amendment 274Jörgen Warborn, Danuta Maria Hübner, Christophe Hansen, Seán Kelly



32 a. Welcomes the announcement by the Commission of the appointment early in 2020 of a Chief Trade Enforcement Officer (CTEO) to monitor and improve the compliance of the EU’s trade agreements, and underlines the need for this newly created post to focus on implementation and enforcement of our trade agreements, for breaches of both market access and trade and sustainable development commitments; calls on the Commission to further clarify this role;

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32 a. Calls on the Council for a rapid and swift agreement on the International Procurement Instrument in order to provide legal security, reciprocity and a level playing field to EU operators; calls for the inclusion of a global catalogue of

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essential emergency healthcare products to avoid in the future abuses by third country providers' in international trade during a global pandemic;

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32 a. Emphasizes the necessity of having in place adequate investment screening mechanisms in all member states to protect against risks regarding security and public order;encourages member states that do not yet have screening mechanisms to put inplace temporary solutions and invites the Commission to actively support such efforts;

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32 a. Notes that the Union’s public procurement markets are the most open in the world and that certain third countries have very limited access to public procurement markets; stresses the importance to promote reciprocity and mutual benefit in the area of access to markets and public procurement to the benefit of EU companies;

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32 a. Calls on the Commission, while promoting free, open and rules based trade policy, to use the existing trade defence instruments when necessary and to develop new defence tools if needed in order to protect EU companies from unfair and hostile actions;

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33. Welcomes the ongoing plurilateral negotiations over key areas of trade in services, namely on domestic regulation for services, on investment facilitation; notes that having a commercial presence in a third country is the dominant mode of supply for trading services and for e-commerce;

33. Takes note of the ongoing plurilateral negotiations over key areas of trade in services, namely on domestic regulation for services, on investment facilitation; notes that having a commercial presence in a third country is the dominant mode of supply for trading services and for e-commerce;

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33. Welcomes the ongoing plurilateral negotiations over key areas of trade in services, namely on domestic regulation for services, on investment facilitation; notes that having a commercial presence in a third country is the dominant mode of supply for trading services and for e-commerce;

33. Takes note of the ongoing Joint Initiative negotiations of WTO members regarding e-commerce, domestic regulation for services and investment facilitation; demands more detailed information by the Commission to Parliament and the public on the state of play of these negotiations;

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34. Points out that the share of trade in services in the overall trade picture is underestimated; stresses that the EU is by far the world’s biggest exporter of services and that services represent about 70 % of the EU’s gross domestic product (GDP);

34. Points out that the share of trade in services in the overall trade picture is underestimated; stresses that the EU is by far the world’s biggest exporter of services and that services represent about 70%of the EU’s gross domestic product (GDP); highlights in particular the relative resilience of trade in services during the COVID-19 crisis and underlines its role in the economic recovery in Europe;

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Amendment 282Jordi Cañas, Urmas Paet, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro



34. Points out that the share of trade in services in the overall trade picture is underestimated; stresses that the EU is by

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far the world’s biggest exporter of services and that services represent about 70 % of the EU’s gross domestic product (GDP);

EU’s gross domestic product (GDP);

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35. Supports the WTO Joint Statement on Electronic Commerce for global rules on electronic commerce; calls for openness to a meaningful outcome to facilitate the flow of data across borders and address unjustified barriers to trade by electronic means, in full conformity with EU privacy and data protection law, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)9 , and to make use of the flexibility given by the negotiating directives;

35. Takes note of the WTO Joint Statement initiatives on Electronic Commerce for global rules on electronic commerce; calls for openness to a meaningful outcome to facilitate the flow of data across borders and address unjustified barriers to trade by electronic means, in full conformity with the EUs General Data Protection Regulation(GDPR)9 ; considering that the digital economy is highly concentrated in the United States and China[1], calls upon the Commission to strengthen the collaboration between the EU and African and Latin American countries[1] The United States and China account for 75% of all patents related to blockchain technologies, 50% of global spending on the Internet of Things (IoT), more than 75% of the cloud computing market and as much as 90% per cent of the market capitalization value of the world’s 70 largest digital platform companies (UNCTAD Digital Economy Report, 2019)

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35. Supports the WTO Joint Statement on Electronic Commerce for global rules on electronic commerce; calls for openness to a meaningful outcome to facilitate the flow of data across borders and address unjustified barriers to trade by electronic means, in full conformity with EU privacy and data protection law, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)9 , and to make use of the flexibility given by the negotiating directives;

35. Supports the WTO Joint Statement on Electronic Commerce for global rules on electronic commerce but shares the concerns about the consequences of the development of e-commerce for job and independent retail; calls for openness to a meaningful outcome to facilitate the flow of data across borders and address unjustified barriers to trade by electronic means, in full conformity with EU privacy and data protection law, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)9 , and to make use of the flexibility given by the negotiating directives;

_________________ _________________9 OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1. 9 OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1.

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35 a. Underlines the need to facilitate international recovery efforts through open and fair trade including through digital trade which necessitates a permanent moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions and an advancement of WTO e-commerce negotiations;

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35 a. Welcomes the fact that these negotiations bring together a very large number of WTO members and calls for keeping them as open and inclusive as possible;

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35 b. Underlines that foreign direct investment into the EU and the acquisition of healthcare and other key infrastructure by foreign investors has the potential to harm EU efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe; welcomes in this regard the Communication from the Commission on Guidance to the Member States ahead of the application of the FDI Screening Regulation; urges Member States which have not yet established a screening mechanism to do so urgently; further calls on all Member States to use all available tools to ensure effective mechanisms are in place to assess potential investment and acquisitions for threats to critical health infrastructure in the EU, and to take mitigating or blocking measures as needed;

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36. Notes that SMEs account for approximately 30 % of the EU goods exports; supports the idea that a specific chapter on SMEs should be part of all proposed FTAs, as done in the EU-Japan agreement, and that they should be included when revising existing FTAs; notes that trade barriers and bureaucracy are especially problematic for SMEs that cannot afford the extra work to overcome them;

36. Notes that SMEs account for approximately 30 %of the EU goods exports; supports the idea that a specific chapter on SMEs should be part of all proposed FTAs, as done in the EU-Japan agreement and Mexico, and that they should be included when revising existing FTAs; notes that trade barriers and bureaucracy are especially problematic for SMEs that cannot afford the extra work to overcome them; calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to support MSMEs, with specific focus on, and measures for women-led MSMEs; calls on the EU and its Member States to pay particular attention to the special circumstances of women-led MSMEs when establishing export help-desks, to take advantage of the possibilities created by FTAs and to strengthen services, technologies and infrastructures (such as access to internet) that are of particular importance to the economic empowerment of women and women-led MSMEs; calls on the Commission to help set up partnerships between female entrepreneurs in the EU and their counterparts in developing countries1d

_________________1d European Parliament resolution of 13 March 2018 on gender equality in EU trade agreements (2017/2015(INI))

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36. Notes that SMEs account for approximately 30 % of the EU goods exports and yet, only 5 % of SMEs are active on the international front meaning that a large majority of them depend on the vibrancy of the internal market and face increased competition from international companies due to the liberalisation agenda; supports the idea that a specific chapter on SMEs should be part of all proposed FTAs, as done in the EU-Japan agreement, and that they should be included when revising existing FTAs; notes that trade barriers and bureaucracy are especially problematic for SMEs that cannot afford the extra work to overcome them;

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36. Notes that SMEs account for approximately 30 % of the EU goods exports; supports the idea that a specific chapter on SMEs should be part of all proposed FTAs, as done in the EU-Japan agreement, and that they should be included when revising existing FTAs, as is the case of the modernised Agreement with Mexico; notes that trade barriers and bureaucracy are especially problematic for SMEs that cannot afford the extra work to overcome them;

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36. Notes that SMEs account for approximately 30 % of the EU goods exports; supports the idea that a specific chapter on SMEs should be part of all proposed FTAs, as done in the EU-Japan agreement, and that they should be included when revising existing FTAs; notes that widely opening of public procurement to corporate companies can be especially problematic for genuine SMEs both in the EU and in third countries;

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36. Notes that SMEs account for approximately 30 % of the value of EU goods exports and more than 80% of all EU enterprises exporting goods; supports the idea that a specific chapter on SMEs should be part of all proposed FTAs, as done in the EU-Japan agreement, and that they should be included when revising existing FTAs; notes that trade barriers and bureaucracy are especially burdensome for SMEs;

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36 a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to monitor the effects of its trade policy on SMEs, as they play a vital role in international trade. Due to their size and limited resources, administrative costs and bureaucracy affects the SMEs disproportionally;

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36 a. Calls on the European Commission and the governments of EU Member States to act in close cooperation with the business community - to make every effort to raise awareness and promote EU trade agreements among SMEs;

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36 b. Calls on the Commission to help SMEs to face competition and to get access to foreign markets by providing user-friendly, up-to-date and practical information on trade policy and in particular on FTAs;

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37. Asks the Commission to facilitate the use and understanding of rules of origin for SMEs; reminds the Commission of its objective to launch in early 2020 a dedicated rules of origin self-assessment tool for SMEs on the Access2Market platform, where companies can calculate whether a product can benefit from a given EU trade agreement, as expressed in the letter of 13 November 2019 from Members of Parliament’s Committee on International Trade to the former Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström, in order to improve SME utilisation rate of EU FTAs, which is lower than the average, and so that SMEs ultimately enjoy the full benefits of trade agreements;

37. Asks the Commission, in collaboration with Member States and business, to facilitate the use and understanding of rules of origin for SMEs; reminds the Commission of its objective to launch in early 2020 a dedicated rules of origin self-assessment tool for SMEs on the Access2Market platform, to help companies assess whether a product can benefit from preferences under a given EU trade agreement, in order to facilitate SMEs’ utilisation of preferences under EU trade agreements, and so that SMEs ultimately enjoy the full benefits of trade agreements;

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38. Welcomes the new Commission’s ambition to apply the ‘One-in, one-out’ principle when creating new laws and regulations in order to cut red tape; calls, however, for more clarity on how the Commission will work on this in terms of trade policy;

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38 a. Impact of the COVID-19 virus on tradeRegrets the serious impact of the COVID-19 virus and following lockdown of economies on global trade, both imports and exports to the EU being reduced and value chains interrupted and halted as a result;believes that the EU and its Member states needs to act swiftly to use trade policy as a tool to recover global

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economies and mitigate recession;is of the firm belief that the EU must ensure open, rules-based trade in time of crisis and avoid measures that restrict and/or distorts trade and similarly challenge such measures from third countries;all of which should be included in the foreseen review of EU trade policy in 2020;Strongly believes in the facilitating role of cooperation at international, multilateral, plurilateral and bilateral level alike;stresses therefore the importance of reforming and strengthening the World Trade Organisation, progressing on the current negotiations and in particular revamping negotiations for a swift conclusion of a plurilateral agreement on free circulation of medical equipment (Zero-for-zero), fulfilling the potential of a different and higher level of transatlantic trade relationship with the US and considering trade agreements as a way to help companies diversify their sources;Stresses that the EU must ensure open trade flows and sustained global value chains, and therefore refrain from export restrictions such as on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), of which the EU is depending on trade partners in third countries; urges those member states which restricts the flow of critical goods on the internal market to immediately lift their export restrictions and the Commission to apply a zero tolerance for such breaches against the rules of the Single Market; takes the view that the EU must carefully assess and identify critical sectors and societal vulnerabilities where the Union needs to secure its supply of products, and to seek effective and proportionate remedies in trade policy;

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38 a. Highlights that climate change and the continued biodiversity loss will trigger more pandemics to spread in the future because of the modification of ecosystems, more resistant viruses and old viruses caught in permafrost and frozen areas being released; calls on the Commission to investigate how trade policy contributes to such phenomena and to present proposals to address this problem, notably by following up on the study on “Methodologies and Indicators to Assess the Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Biodiversity” produced at the request of the Commission itself; calls upon the Commission to use regulatory cooperation and dialogues foreseen in FTAs to promote EU stringent SPS standards and animal welfare in order to minimize the risks of future epidemics and pandemics; In the meantime, requests that trade in such animals and from unsafe countries be prohibited in the EU;

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38 a. Welcomes the fact that the export restrictions on PPE that were in force between 15 March and 25 May 2020 were introduced by the Commission in a targeted, proportionate, transparent and temporary way;

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38 b. Calls on WTO members to reinstate either formally or informally the concept of a non-actionable or “green light” subsidy found in Article 8 of the WTO’s Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures for all subsidies provided to companies producing medical equipment, supplies, disinfectants, and other goods used in combating pandemics and for all research conducted to discover vaccines against or medicine to treat the viruses

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38 c. Calls on G-20 countries to commit to making newly discovered vaccines, effective medicines and patented medical devices available at reasonable costs throughout the world, whether through compulsory licenses or other alternatives to monopoly pricing under traditional intellectual property protections;

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38 d. Points that pandemics and climate change threaten to disrupt global value chains and are a major source of vulnerability beyond the concerned companies for national and global economies; considering that these phenomena will increase in magnitude, calls upon the Commission to launch a white book exploring the feasibility and ways to relocate economic activities in the EU without resisting the temptation of protectionism and in conformity with the European Green Deal;

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38 e. Underlines the peculiar weaknesses of developing countries not in capacity to cope with such pandemics because of the low level of their public health systems, because they are deprived of producers of medical devices and equipment and because of the numerous (non-)tariff trade barriers;

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39 a. strongly believes that the current COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences on trade should be thoroughly analysed and should lead to a very rigorous lesson learnt process; emphasizes that some structural dependences revealed during the crisis notably in medical sanitary and pharmaceutical sectors would lead to a deep re-assessment of European strategy in this field having in mind the need for European strategic autonomy; is of the opinion that diversification of supply chains for medical products is certainly key to enforce this autonomy but other options cannot be excluded by principle and should be pragmatically considered, such as relocation of certain activities in Europe when economically and technically feasible;

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Amendment 307Jordi Cañas, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro



39 a. Is convinced of the importance of including gender provisions in free trade agreements, in order to promote gender equality; insist on strengthening the economic position of women in third countries and calls on the European Commission to combat the exploitation of women;

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Amendment 308Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro



39 b. Believes that trade agreements should become vectors for achieving gender equality and improving living standards for women across all industries covered by the EU's FTAs, especially with regards to equal pay. Notes that women receive less than two-fifths of the benefits of free trade agreements in terms of jobs generated; Insists on the need to start collecting gender-disaggregated data to formulate the provisions necessary to strengthen the position of women and to monitor the progress of women;

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Amendment 309Jordi Cañas, Nicola Danti, Svenja Hahn, Urmas Paet, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Samira Rafaela, Karin Karlsbro



39 c. Welcomes the introduction of gender aspects in the modernisation of the EU-Chile Association Agreement and the recommendations on gender and trade issued by the EU-Canada Joint Committee, setting out a platform that can promote understanding on how trade agreement can contribute to gender equality.

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