# EU-India Free Trade Agreement

European Parliament procedure 2008/2135(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee AFET / DEVE / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 173 committee amendments tabled by 27 Members between 2008-11-11 and 2009-02-03.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns an EU-India Free Trade Agreement. Amendments emphasise the EU-India strategic partnership based on democracy and human rights, address tariff reductions, liberalisation of services, non-tariff barriers, foreign direct investment, intellectual property rights and counterfeit goods, raise concerns over labour standards, persecution of Christians and the Doha Development Agenda, and note India's ranking on development and hunger indices.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sajjad KARIM | United Kingdom | ECR | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28481.md |
| Kader ARIF | France | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28137.md |
| Harlem DÉSIR | France | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4318.md |
| Erika MANN | Germany | PSE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1898.md |
| Helmuth MARKOV | Germany | GUE/NGL | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4303.md |
| Frithjof SCHMIDT | Germany | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28237.md |
| Glyn FORD | United Kingdom | PSE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1413.md |
| Emilio MENÉNDEZ del VALLE | Spain | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4348.md |
| Daniel CASPARY | Germany | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28219.md |
| Vittorio AGNOLETTO | Italy | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28975.md |
| Margrete AUKEN | Denmark | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28161.md |
| Ignasi GUARDANS CAMBÓ | Spain | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28411.md |
| Cristiana MUSCARDINI | Italy | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1073.md |
| Eugenijus MALDEIKIS | Lithuania | UEN | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23745.md |
| Jan Tadeusz MASIEL | Poland | UEN | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28375.md |

## Official source documents

- PE415.160: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.160+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE415.223: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.223+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE419.842: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-419.842+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2135-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2135-INI.json

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