# Implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea

European Parliament procedure 2015/2059(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee EMPL / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 104 committee amendments tabled by 31 Members between 2016-04-28 and 2016-12-09.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and the Republic of Korea. Amendments cite ILO Fundamental Conventions and the trade and sustainable development chapter, and address growth in trade, the Civil Society Forum and domestic advisory groups, imprisonment of trade unionists and the KCTU, collective bargaining, technical and sanitary barriers to trade, intellectual property, and variation in preference utilisation among Member States.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joachim SCHUSTER | Germany | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124837.md |
| Klaus BUCHNER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124818.md |
| David MARTIN | United Kingdom | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1403.md |
| Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ | Austria | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/133316.md |
| Maria ARENA | Belgium | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124936.md |
| Jude KIRTON-DARLING | United Kingdom | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124953.md |
| Alessia Maria MOSCA | Italy | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124868.md |
| Agnes JONGERIUS | Netherlands | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125021.md |
| Eric ANDRIEU | France | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/113892.md |
| Eduard KUKAN | Slovakia | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96651.md |
| Emmanuel MAUREL | France | GUE/NGL | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/24505.md |
| Joachim STARBATTY | Germany | ECR | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124827.md |
| Mara BIZZOTTO | Italy | ID | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97198.md |
| Dominique MARTIN | France | ENF | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124751.md |
| Joëlle MÉLIN | France | ID | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124765.md |

## Official source documents

- PE582.132: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-582132_EN.pdf
- PE582.299: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-582299_EN.pdf
- PE595.642: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-595642_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-2059-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-2059-INI.json

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