European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 February 2019 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the relevant Agreements under Article XXI of the General Agreement on Trade in Services with Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the Separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei), Columbia, Cuba, Ecuador, Hong Kong China, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Switzerland, and the United States, on the necessary compensatory adjustments resulting from the accession of Czechia, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Austria, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden to the European Union (14020/2018 — C8-0509/2018 — 2018/0384(NLE))
Date: 2019-02-13
Institutions: Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
Subjects: EU Member State, GATS, World Trade Organisation, accession to the European Union, financial compensation of an agreement, international trade, ratification of an agreement, third country, trade agreement (EU)








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Official Journal of the European Union


C 449/575






P8_TA(2019)0108
GATS: necessary compensatory adjustments resulting from the accession of Czechia, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Austria, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden to the EU ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 February 2019 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the relevant Agreements under Article XXI of the General Agreement on Trade in Services with Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the Separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei), Columbia, Cuba, Ecuador, Hong Kong China, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Switzerland, and the United States, on the necessary compensatory adjustments resulting from the accession of Czechia, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Austria, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden to the European Union (14020/2018 — C8-0509/2018 — 2018/0384(NLE))
(Consent)
(2020/C 449/61)

The European Parliament,






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having regard to the draft Council decision (14020/2018),










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having regard to the draft relevant Agreements under Article XXI of the General Agreement on Trade in Services with Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the Separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei), Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Hong Kong China, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Switzerland and the United States, on the necessary compensatory adjustments resulting from the accession of Czechia, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Austria, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden to the European Union (14020/2018 ADD 1-17),










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having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 91, Article 100(2), the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0509/2018),










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having regard to Rules to Rule 99(1) and (4) and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










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having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A8-0067/2019),












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Gives its consent to conclusion of the agreements;












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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and to the Commission.