# Human rights, social and environmental standards in international trade agreements

European Parliament procedure 2009/2219(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFET / DEVE / EMPL / ENVI / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 176 committee amendments tabled by 39 Members between 2010-02-26 and 2010-10-07.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns human rights, social and environmental standards in international trade agreements. The amendments call for human rights impact assessments and binding human-rights, social and environmental clauses with suspension mechanisms, action through the WTO and GSP+ system, a ban on importing goods produced by slave, forced or child labour, review of EU export controls on technology and arms to repressive regimes, and the right to development.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kader ARIF | France | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28137.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Keith TAYLOR | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/102931.md |
| Joe HIGGINS | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96669.md |
| Judith SARGENTINI | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96815.md |
| Richard HOWITT | United Kingdom | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2073.md |
| Antonyia PARVANOVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34234.md |
| Martin KASTLER | Germany | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/25919.md |
| Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK | Slovakia | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28178.md |
| Jörg LEICHTFRIED | Austria | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28251.md |
| Tokia SAÏFI | France | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4345.md |
| Vittorio PRODI | Italy | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28370.md |
| Metin KAZAK | Bulgaria | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38613.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |

## Official source documents

- PE439.178: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.178+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE440.039: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-440.039+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE441.077: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-441.077+03+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE450.633: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.633+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE450.658: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.658+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-2219-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-2219-INI.json

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