Safeguarding democracy, rights and the environment in international trade

Amendment No. 6 | Doc. 15739 | 25 April 2023

Signatories:

Ms Olena KHOMENKO, Ukraine, EC/DA ; Mr Pavlo BAKUNETS, Ukraine, EC/DA ; Mr Serhii KALCHENKO, Ukraine, EC/DA ; Mr Yuriy KAMELCHUK, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Ms Yevheniia KRAVCHUK, Ukraine, ALDE ; Ms Mariia MEZENTSEVA, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Ms Lesia VASYLENKO, Ukraine, ALDE

Origin

2023 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 6, third sentence, replace the words "on Safeguards" with the following words:

"on Technical Barriers to Trade".

Explanatory note

The TBT Agreement regulates technical requirements and standards for products and contains measures for the protection of social and environmental rights. The Agreement on Safeguards is about the urgent need to protect local industries from a surge of imports and does not relate to the values articulated in the report.