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30.9.2020 A9-0160/35 Amendment 35 Agnes Jongerius, Paul Tang, Lara 30.9.2020 A9-0160/35 Amendment 35 Agnes Jongerius, Paul Tang, Lara Wolters, Vera Tax, Aurore Lalucq, Andreas Schieder, Evelyn Regner, Joachim Schuster, Delara Burkhardt, Maria Noichl, Günther Sidl, Hannes Heide, Bettina Vollath, Tiemo Wölken, Dietmar Köster, Evelyne Gebhardt, Anna Cavazzini, Maria Arena, Bas Eickhout, Tineke Strik, Kim Van Sparrentak, Emmanuel Maurel, Leila Chaibi, Marc Tarabella, Udo Bullmann, Ismail Ertug, Marc Angel, Tanja Fajon, Klára Dobrev, Nora Mebarek, Mohammed Chahim, Eric Andrieu, Raphaël Glucksmann, Sylvie Guillaume, Pierre Larrouturou, Helmut Scholz, Cornelia Ernst, Martin Schirdewan, Gabriele Bischoff Report A9-0160/2020/REV Jörgen Warborn Implementation of the common commercial policy – annual report 2018 (2019/2197(INI)) Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 Motion for a resolution Amendment 49. Recalls its position expressed in its 49. Recalls its position expressed in its previous report on the implementation of previous report on the implementation of the common commercial policy; underlines the common commercial policy; underlines that the 15-point action plan of 27 February that the 15-point action plan of 27 February 2018 set out by the Commission’s services 2018 set out by the Commission’s services represents a good basis for reflection in represents a good basis for reflection in order to improve TSD chapter order to improve TSD chapter implementation; points out that the new- implementation; points out that the new- generation agreements include human generation agreements include human rights clauses and sustainable development rights clauses and sustainable development chapters, to be implemented chapters, to be implemented comprehensively and in their entirety in comprehensively and in their entirety in order to safeguard and promote the order to safeguard and promote the observance of human rights, the Union’s observance of human rights, the Union’s values and high labour, social and values and high labour, social and environmental standards; notes the environmental standards; notes the evaluation of the sustainable development evaluation of the sustainable development chapters included in the Commission report chapters included in the Commission report on implementation of FTAs, and calls for a on implementation of FTAs, and calls for a timely implementation of existing TSD timely implementation of existing TSD provisions; asks the Commission to provisions; asks the Commission to develop a precise and specific develop a precise and specific methodology for monitoring and methodology for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of these evaluating the implementation of these chapters, given that such an evaluation chapters, given that such an evaluation cannot be made on the basis of quantitative cannot be made on the basis of quantitative data only; calls on the Commission to data only; calls on the Commission to AM\1214878EN.docx PE658.341v01-00 EN United in diversityEN present proposals on how to strengthen the present proposals on how to strengthen the enforcement of the sustainable enforcement of the sustainable development chapter in trade agreements; development chapter in trade agreements; reiterates its call for the EU to always include in its TSD chapters binding and enforceable provisions which are subject to suitable and effective dispute settlement mechanisms, and to consider, among various enforcement methods, a sanctions-based mechanism; Or. en AM\1214878EN.docx PE658.341v01-00 EN United in diversityEN.
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