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30.9.2020 A9-0160/36 Amendment 36 Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Stéphane Séjourné, Pascal Canfin, Nathalie Loiseau, Sylvie Brunet, Jérémy Decerle, Dominique Riquet, Gilles Boyer, Fabienne Keller, Stéphane Bijoux, Catherine Chabaud, Laurence Farreng, Christophe Grudler, Valérie Hayer, Pierre Karleskind, Irène Tolleret, Véronique Trillet-Lenoir, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Sandro Gozi, Ilana Cicurel, Frédérique Ries, Benoît Lutgen, Pascal Arimont, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Katalin Cseh, Anna Júlia Donáth, Aušra Maldeikienė, Michal Šimečka, Martin Hojsík, Anna Cavazzini, Michael Bloss, Sergey Lagodinsky, Reinhard Bütikofer, Markéta Gregorová, Margrete Auken, Robert Biedroń, Saskia Bricmont Report A9-0160/2020 Jörgen Warborn Implementation of the common commercial policy – annual report 2018 (2019/2197(INI)) Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Motion for a resolution Amendment 36. Stresses the importance of the 36. Stresses the importance of the recently concluded modernisation of the recently concluded modernisation of the EU-Mexico association agreement and the EU-Mexico association agreement and the conclusion of the Mercosur association conclusion of the Mercosur association agreement, which both have the potential agreement, which both have the potential to deepen our strategic partnership with to deepen our strategic partnership with Latin America, to create additional Latin America, to create additional opportunities in our trade relations with opportunities in our trade relations with those countries, and to help diversify those countries, and to help diversify supply chains for the European economy; supply chains for the European economy; considers that the association agreement considers that the association agreement between the EU and Mercosur represents between the EU and Mercosur represents the largest ‘bloc to bloc’ deal of its kind the largest ‘bloc to bloc’ deal of its kind and has the potential to create a mutually and has the potential to create a mutually beneficial open market area encompassing beneficial open market area encompassing approximately 800 million citizens; points approximately 800 million citizens; points out that this agreement, like all EU trade out that this agreement, like all EU trade agreements, must ensure fair competition agreements, must ensure fair competition and guarantee that European production and guarantee that European production standards and methods are upheld; points standards and methods are upheld; points out that the agreement contains a binding out that the agreement contains a binding chapter on sustainable development that chapter on sustainable development that must be applied, implemented and fully must be applied, implemented and fully assessed, as well as specific commitments assessed, as well as specific commitments on labour rights and environmental on labour rights and environmental protection, including the implementation of protection, including the implementation of AM\1214656EN.docx PE658.341v01-00 EN United in diversityEN the Paris climate agreement and the the Paris climate agreement and the relevant implementing rules; relevant implementing rules; is extremely concerned about Jair Bolsonaro’s environmental policy, which goes against the commitments made in the Paris agreement, in particular as regards combating global warming and protecting biodiversity; emphasises, in these circumstances, that the EU-Mercosur agreement cannot be ratified as it stands; Or. en AM\1214656EN.docx PE658.341v01-00 EN United in diversityEN.

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