# EU/Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

European Parliament procedure 2016/0205(NLE) (NLE - Non-legislative enactments, 8th term, committee AFET / EMPL / ENVI / INTA). Stage: Awaiting final decision. 14 committee amendments tabled by 36 Members between 2016-11-17 and 2017-01-03.

## What the amendments focus on

Consent procedure on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The opinions reflect divided positions: the Committee on Foreign Affairs recommends Parliament decline consent and some amendments decline consent or suspend the consent procedure for five months or one year, while the Committees on Employment and Social Affairs and on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety recommend that Parliament give its consent.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi HAUTALA | Finland | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2054.md |
| Tiziana BEGHIN | Italy | NI | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124777.md |
| David BORRELLI | Italy | NI | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124796.md |
| Sabine LÖSING | Germany | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96854.md |
| Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON | France | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96742.md |
| Takis HADJIGEORGIOU | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96907.md |
| Sofia SAKORAFA | Greece | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125091.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Yannick JADOT | France | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96740.md |
| Anne-Marie MINEUR | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125037.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Eleonora FORENZA | Italy | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125193.md |
| Stelios KOULOGLOU | Greece | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130833.md |
| Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY | Spain | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125035.md |
| Patrick LE HYARIC | France | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96735.md |

## Official source documents

- PE594.096: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-594096_EN.pdf
- PE595.457: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-595457_EN.pdf
- PE595.613: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-595613_EN.pdf
- PE595.694: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-595694_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-0205-NLE · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-0205-NLE.json

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