5.2.2020 A9-0014/1

Amendment 1 , , , Anne-Sophie Pelletier, , , Malin Björk on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Report A9-0014/2020 Geert Bourgeois Investment Protection Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, of the other part (2018/0358M(NLE))

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Notes that the agreement will 2. Notes that the agreement will ensure a high level of investment ensure a privileged status and enforceable protection and legal certainty while rights for foreign investors through the safeguarding the Parties’ right to regulate arbitration clause, but without and pursue legitimate public policy establishing a sanction mechanism for objectives, such as public health, public non-compliance with social and services, and environmental protection; environmental standards, and that it can emphasises that the agreement will also weaken the Parties’ right to regulate and ensure transparency and accountability; pursue legitimate public policy objectives, asks the Commission to take further such as public health, public services, and account of the fight against climate change environmental protection; asks the and respect for the Paris Agreement in Commission to take further account of the safeguarding the Parties’ right to regulate, fight against climate change and respect for as has been done with CETA; insists on the Paris Agreement in safeguarding the regular monitoring and reporting back to Parties’ right to regulate; insists on regular the on the use of this monitoring and reporting back to the provision by European investors; European Parliament on the use of this provision by European investors;

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