# Extension of the provisions of the EC/Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles

European Parliament procedure 2016/2226(INI) (['INI - Own-initiative procedure', 'See also 2010/0323(NLE)'], 8th term, committee AFET / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 73 committee amendments tabled by 19 Members between 2016-09-29 and 2016-10-18.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns extending the EC/Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles. The amendments focus on cotton production as the main area of EU-Uzbekistan trade, progress since 2013 against child and forced labour, ILO monitoring of the cotton harvest, reported state-led mobilisation of public employees and students, the conditions for Parliament's consent, human rights and politically motivated imprisonment, and diversification away from cotton monoculture.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel CASPARY | Germany | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28219.md |
| Klaus BUCHNER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124818.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |
| Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL | Germany | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1055.md |
| Eduard KUKAN | Slovakia | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96651.md |
| Ulrike LUNACEK | Austria | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97017.md |
| Maria ARENA | Belgium | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124936.md |
| Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ | Austria | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/133316.md |
| Emmanuel MAUREL | France | GUE/NGL | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/24505.md |
| David MARTIN | United Kingdom | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1403.md |
| Joachim SCHUSTER | Germany | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124837.md |
| Edouard FERRAND | France | ENF | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124767.md |
| Marine LE PEN | France | ENF | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28210.md |
| Franz OBERMAYR | Austria | ENF | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96981.md |

## Official source documents

- PE589.447: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-589447_EN.pdf
- PE592.254: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-592254_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2226-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2226-INI.json

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