European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on International Trade PE634.740v01-00 7.2.2019 AMENDMENTS 1 - 110 Draft motion for a resolution Bernd Lange (PE634.610v01-00) to wind up the debate on the statement by the Commission on the recommendations for opening of trade negotiations between the EU and the US AM\1176336EN.docx PE634.740v01-00 EN United in diversity EN AM_Com_NonLegRE PE634.740v01-00 2/53 AM\1176336EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Marietje Schaake, Nadja Hirsch, Dita Charanzová, Elsi Katainen Draft motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) Draft motion for a resolution Amendment – having regard to the Commission report on the implementation of the July 25th 2018 statement, published on January 30th 2019, Or. en Amendment 2 Christofer Fjellner Draft motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) Draft motion for a resolution Amendment – having regard to the communication of the Commission of the 14th of October 2015 COM(2015) 497 - “Trade for all”, Or. en Amendment 3 Helmut Scholz, Stelios Kouloglou, Anne-Marie Mineur, Draft motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) Draft motion for a resolution Amendment – having regard to its resolution of 24 October 2017 on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean 305423 × 40-3-2 (DP-3Ø5423-1 × MON-Ø4Ø32- 6) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament AM\1176336EN.docx 3/53 PE634.740v01-00 EN and of the Council on genetically modified food and feed (D052752 – 2017/2906(RSP)1 —————— Texts adopted: P8_TA(2017)0397. Or. en Amendment 4 Christofer Fjellner Draft motion for a resolution Citation 8 b (new) Draft motion for a resolution Amendment – having regard to the Council decision of the 17th of June 2013 on directives for the negotiation on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the European Union and the United States of America, Or. en Amendment 5 Tiziana Beghin Draft motion for a resolution Recital A Draft motion for a resolution Amendment A. whereas the partnership between A. whereas a strong partnership the EU and the US is essential for the between the EU and the US is crucial to global economy; building a democratic, secure, and prosperous global economy; Or. en Amendment 6 Marietje Schaake, Nadja Hirsch, Dita Charanzová, Elsi Katainen Draft motion for a resolution PE634.740v01-00 4/53 AM\1176336EN.docx EN Recital A Draft motion for a resolution Amendment A. whereas the partnership between A. whereas the economic, military and the EU and the US is essential for the political partnership between the EU and global economy; the US is of strategic importance and essential for the global economy; Or. en Amendment 7 Emmanuel Maurel Draft motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Draft motion for a resolution Amendment Aa. whereas public opinions on both sides have unambiguously rejected previous US-EU negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), part of which are yet included in the proposal mandate; Or. en Amendment 8 Marietje Schaake, Nadja Hirsch, Dita Charanzová, Elsi Katainen Draft motion for a resolution Recital B Draft motion for a resolution Amendment B. whereas the EU-US trade B. whereas actions and policies relationship, which constitutes the largest initiated by the current US administration economic relationship in the world, faces challenge not only the EU-US trade extraordinary challenges under the relationship, which constitutes the largest presidency of Donald Trump; economic relationship on the world but also undermines the rules and values- based multilateral global trade system economic, military and political partnership between the EU and the US is of strategic importance and essential for AM\1176336EN.docx 5/53 PE634.740v01-00 EN the global economy; Or. en Amendment 9 Emma McClarkin, Jan Zahradil Draft motion for a resolution Recital B Draft motion for a resolution Amendment B. whereas the EU-US trade B. whereas the EU-US trade relationship, which constitutes the largest relationship constitutes the largest economic relationship in the world, faces economic relationship in a world that is extraordinary challenges under the evolving with unprecedented speed and presidency of Donald Trump; intensity, and that given the shared challenges, the EU and the US have a common interest in collaborating and coordinating on trade policy matters to shape the future multilateral trading system and global standards; Or. en Amendment 10 Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Jarosław Wałęsa, Danuta Maria Hübner, Daniel Caspary, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, Iuliu Winkler, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Christophe Hansen, Sorin Moisă, Wim van de Camp, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Paul Rübig, Salvatore Cicu, Fernando Ruas Draft motion for a resolution Recital B Draft motion for a resolution Amendment B. whereas the EU-US trade B. whereas the EU-US trade relationship, which constitutes the largest relationship, which constitutes the largest economic relationship in the world, faces economic relationship in the world, extraordinary challenges under the currently faces extraordinary challenges presidency of Donald Trump; whilst a new momentum to our partnership is needed to lower the current tensions and ensure peace and more stability and predictability in our trade relations; PE634.740v01-00 6/53 AM\1176336EN.docx EN Or. en Amendment 11 Helmut Scholz, Stelios Kouloglou, Anne-Marie Mineur, Draft motion for a resolution Recital B Draft motion for a resolution Amendment B. whereas the EU-US trade B. whereas the EU-US trade relationship, which constitutes the largest relationship, which constitutes the largest economic relationship in the world, faces economic relationship in the world, faces extraordinary challenges under the extraordinary challenges caused by a presidency of Donald Trump; disregard for basic principles of international relations, including mutual respect and the rule of law, under the presidency of Donald Trump; Or. en Amendment 12 Christofer Fjellner Draft motion for a resolution Recital B Draft motion for a resolution Amendment B. whereas the EU-US trade B. whereas the EU-US trade relationship, which constitutes the largest relationship, which constitutes the largest economic relationship in the world for the economic relationship in the world and European economy, faces extraordinary therefore is the most significant for the challenges under the presidency of Donald European economy, faces challenges under Trump; the presidency of Donald Trump; Or. en Amendment 13 France Jamet Draft motion for a resolution Recital C AM\1176336EN.docx 7/53 PE634.740v01-00 EN Draft motion for a resolution Amendment C. whereas the EU remains fully deleted committed to multilateralism and a rules- based international order, enshrined in the WTO, as it benefits both the US and the EU; Or. en Amendment 14 Marietje Schaake, Nadja Hirsch, Dita Charanzová, Elsi Katainen Draft motion for a resolution Recital C Draft motion for a resolution Amendment C. whereas the EU remains fully C. whereas the EU remains fully committed to multilateralism and a rules- committed to multilateralism and a rules- based international order, enshrined in the based international order, enshrined in the WTO, as it benefits both the US and the WTO, which is beneficial to people, EU; societies and businesses both in the US and the EU; Or. en Amendment 15 Emmanuel Maurel Draft motion for a resolution Recital C Draft motion for a resolution Amendment C. whereas the EU remains fully C. whereas the EU remains fully committed to multilateralism and a rules- committed to multilateralism and a rules- based international order, enshrined in the based international order; WTO, as it benefits both the US and the EU; Or. en PE634.740v01-00 8/53 AM\1176336EN.docx EN Amendment 16 Christofer Fjellner Draft motion for a resolution Recital D Draft motion for a resolution Amendment D. whereas during the 90-day D. whereas a full scoping exercise statutory period for consultations, the US was conducted before the start of TTIP side was unable to conduct any scoping negotiations and whereas the Joint discussions with the EU; statement is clear on the scope of these negotiations; Or. en Amendment 17 Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Jarosław Wałęsa, Danuta Maria Hübner, Daniel Caspary, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, Iuliu Winkler, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Christophe Hansen, Sorin Moisă, Wim van de Camp, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Paul Rübig, Salvatore Cicu, Fernando Ruas Draft motion for a resolution Recital D Draft motion for a resolution Amendment D. whereas during the 90-day statutory D. whereas during the 90-day statutory period for consultations, the US side was period for consultations, no scoping unable to conduct any scoping discussions discussions with the EU were conducted; with the EU; Or. en Amendment 18 Helmut Scholz, Stelios Kouloglou, Anne-Marie Mineur, Draft motion for a resolution Recital E Draft motion for a resolution Amendment E. whereas the formal impact E. whereas in the Trade for All assessment process that usually strategy the Commmission committed that accompanies the start of negotiations of in line with the principles of the ‘Better any trade agreement has been waived; regulation’ agenda, every significant initiative in the field of trade policy will be AM\1176336EN.docx 9/53 PE634.740v01-00 EN the subject of an impact assessment, whereas the Commission intends to waive the formal impact assessment for the proposed trade agreement with the United States; Or. en Amendment 19 Marietje Schaake, Nadja Hirsch, Dita Charanzová, Elsi Katainen Draft motion for a resolution Recital E Draft motion for a resolution Amendment E. whereas the formal impact E. whereas due to the limited scope of assessment process that usually the potential agreement, the formal impact accompanies the start of negotiations of assessment process that usually any trade agreement has been waived; accompanies the start of trade negotiations has been waived; whereas the impact assessment carried out during the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) should be consulted and built upon; Or.