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– ob upoštevanju priporočila Odbora za razvoj in mnenja Odbora za mednarodno trgovino ( A7‑0018/2011 ),
– having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Development and the opinion of the Committee on International Trade ( A7‑0018/2011 ),
Predhodn i akti in postopek
Background and procedure
Geneza sporazuma, za katerega je Parlament pozvan, da odobri njegovo sprejetje, je bila relativno dolga, postopek pa precej zapleten.
The agreement to which Parliament is being asked to give its consent has had a relatively long gestation period, with quite some degree of procedural complexity.
Prvi Sporazum o trgovini, razvoju in sodelovanju med Evropsko skupnostjo in njenimi državami članicami na eni strani ter Južnoafriško Republiko na drugi je bil podpisan v Pretoriji dne 11. oktobra 1999 in je začel veljati 1. maja 2004 za nedoločen čas
An initial trade, development and cooperation agreement between the European Community (and its Member States) and the Republic of South Africa was signed in Pretoria on 11 October 1999 and entered into force on 1 May 2004 for an indefinite period
UL L 311, 4.12.1999, str.
OJ L 311, 4.12.1999, p.
V skladu s členoma 18 in 103 tega sporazuma, s katerima je bila vanj vnesena klavzula o reviziji (sicer imenovana „pregled“ v členu 103), naj bi se ta sporazum revidiral v petih letih od dneva začetka njegove veljavnosti.
Under the Article 18 and 103 review clauses, the agreement was to be reviewed within five years of its entry into force.
Splošne smernice te revizije sta pogodbenici skupaj oblikovali 7. novembra 2005 na sestanku Sveta za sodelovanje, to je mešanega organa, ki sta ga ustanovili za sprejemanje vseh odločitev o področjih, ki jih pokriva ta sporazum.
The essentials of the review were drawn up by the two sides on 7 November 2005 at the meeting of the Cooperation Council, which is the joint body set up by the parties to take all decisions on matters covered by the agreement.
Komisija je nato predlagala pogajalski mandat (junij 2006).
The Commission subsequently proposed a negotiating mandate (June 2006).
Svet je odboru dal ne le enega, temveč dva pogajalska mandata (november 2006): eden se je nanašal na spremembo Sporazuma na podlagi člena 106(1) (klavzula o spremembi), ki Svetu za sodelovanje daje pooblastila za odločanje o vseh spremembah, ki jih predlaga katera koli pogodbenica; drugi je omogočal začetek dvostranskih pogajanj o reviziji določb Sporazuma glede zadev, povezanih s politično razsežnostjo Sporazuma ter pravosodjem, svobodo in varnostjo.
Not one, but two negotiating mandates were then given to the Commission by the Council (November 2006): one related to amending the agreement on the basis of Article 106(1) (amendment clause), allowing the Council to adopt any amendment proposed by any party to the agreement; the other allowed bilateral negotiations to be opened on revising the provisions of the agreement with regard to its political dimension and matters concerning justice, freedom and security.
Pogodbenici sta se med dvojnimi pogajanji, ki so sledila, zaradi skladnosti vseeno dogovorili, da opustita prva pogajanja – in torej razmeroma prožnejši postopek spremembe – v korist drugih pogajanj o reviziji Sporazuma: tako bi bil namesto dveh novih sporazumov le eden o reviziji prvotnega sporazuma iz leta 1999.
During the subsequent twin-track negotiations, however, the two sides agreed, for the sake of coherence, to abandon the first set of negotiations - and thus the relatively flexible amending procedure - in favour of the second, which related to revision of the agreement, meaning that there would be a single new agreement - and not two such agreements - amending the original 1999 agreement.
Pogajanja o tem sporazumu je na podlagi dvojnih pogajalskih direktiv Sveta vodila Komisija, ki se je posvetovala z dvema delovnima skupinama, ki ju je Svet pooblastil, da ji pomagata pri tej nalogi, in sicer z delovno skupino za AKP in delovno skupino za Afriko.
The negotiations on that agreement were taken up by the Commission on the basis of the Council's twin negotiating briefs in consultation with the two working parties authorised by the Council to assist the Commission in this task: the ACP Working Party and the Africa Working Group.
Pogajanja glede trgovine in zadev, povezanih s trgovino (to je glede naslovov II in III sporazuma iz leta 1999), so bila preložena do izida pogajanj v zvezi s sporazumom o gospodarskem partnerstvu (SGP) z Južno Afriko.
Pending the outcome of the negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with South Africa, the negotiations on trade and trade-related matters (Titles II and III, respectively, of the 1999 agreement) were suspended.
Vendar je treba glede carinskih zadev zaradi izčrpnosti opozoriti, da je Komisija februarja 2010 sprejela ločen predlog (KOM(2010) 57) o stališču Unije v okviru Sveta za sodelovanje o carinskih tarifah, priloženih sporazumu iz leta 1999, ki jih mora uporabljati Južna Afrika, da bi se te tarife uskladile s tarifami, ki so določene v začasnem SGP in jih uporabljajo druge države članice Južnoafriške carinske unije.
In the customs field, however, it should be noted - for the sake of completeness - that in February 2010 the Commission adopted a separate proposal ( COM(2010)0057 ) on a Union position within the Cooperation Council on the customs tariffs annexed to the 1999 agreement, to be applied by South Africa, bringing them into line with those laid down by the interim EPA and applicable to the other Member States of the Southern African Customs Union.
Rezultati pogajanj
Outcome of the negotiations
Navedeni Sporazum med Evropsko skupnostjo in njenimi državami članicami na eni strani ter Republiko Južno Afriko na drugi strani o spremembi Sporazuma o trgovini, razvoju in sodelovanju je bil končno podpisan v Kleinmondu (Južna Afrika) 11. septembra 2009 (po Sklepu Sveta z dne 1. aprila 2008 o podpisu revidiranega sporazuma
The Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, amending the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation was finally signed in Kleinmond (South Africa) on 11 September 2009 (following on from the Council decision of 7 April 2008 on the signing of the revised agreement
Vpliv Lizbonske pogodbe in odobritev Parlamenta
Impact of the Treaty of Lisbon and Parliament's consent
V določbah sporazuma, revidiranega leta 2009, je namreč določeno, da se pogodbenici uradno obvestita o dokončanju postopkov odobritve in da revidirani sporazum začne veljati v mesecu, ki sledi mesecu tega uradnega obvestila.
The provisions of the agreement revised in 2009 do indeed stipulate that the parties must notify each other when their respective approval procedures have been completed and that the revised agreement enters into force on the first day of the month following the month in which notification is given.
Iz Pogodbe (zlasti iz člena 218) in Poslovnika (zlasti iz členov 81 in 90) izhaja, da niso dopustne spremembe besedila sporazuma in da se mora pristojni odbor (v tem primeru Odbor za razvoj) izreči le, da plenarnemu zasedanju priporoči, naj bodisi sprejme bodisi zavrne sporazum (plenarno zasedanje se mora izreči z enim samim glasovanjem z večino oddanih glasov).
It follows both from the Treaty (in particular Article 218 thereof) and from the Rules of Procedure (in particular Rules 81 and 90 thereof) that no amendments to the text of the agreement are admissible and that only the committee responsible (the Committee on Development in this case) may issue a recommendation to plenary either to adopt or to reject the agreement, plenary being required to take a decision, in a single vote, by a majority of the votes cast.
Namen prvotnega sporazuma , ki je bil podpisan v Pretoriji leta 1999, je okrepiti dvostransko sodelovanje na več področjih.
The purpose of the original agreement , signed in Pretoria in 1999, is to step up bilateral cooperation in a number of areas.
Zasleduje več ciljev: okrepiti dvostranski dialog, podpreti Južno Afriko v procesu gospodarskega in družbenega prehoda, spodbujati regionalno sodelovanje in gospodarsko povezovanje med južnoafriškimi državami in vključevanje v svetovno gospodarstvo ter razširiti in liberalizirati dvostransko blagovno menjavo, trgovino s storitvami in pretok kapitala.
It pursues a number of objectives: stepping up bilateral dialogue, supporting South Africa in its process of economic and social transition, promoting regional cooperation and the country's economic integration within Southern Africa and the global economy, and extending and liberalising bilateral trade in goods, services and capital.
S Sporazumom se vzpostavlja tudi stalen politični dialog o zadevah v skupnem interesu tako na dvostranski kot na regionalni ravni (v okviru dialoga, ki ga ima EU z južnoafriškimi državami in skupino držav AKP).
The agreement also establishes a regular political dialogue on issues of mutual interest at both bilateral and regional level (as part of the EU's dialogue with the countries of Southern Africa and the ACP group of countries).
Od več kot sto členov (natančneje od 109) Sporazuma se jih le slabih dvajset (členi od 65 do 82) nanaša posebej na razvojno sodelovanje, k tem pa je treba dodati še štiri člene o financiranju splošnega sodelovanja.
The agreement contains a good hundred articles - 109, to be precise - of which fewer than 20 (Articles 65-82) specifically relate to development cooperation, plus four articles on the financing of general cooperation.
Torej morda ni treba skrivati, da je ta sporazum kljub naslovu bolj sporazum o gospodarstvu in prosti trgovini kot sporazum o razvojnem sodelovanju.
We should perhaps not hide the fact that, despite its title, the agreement seems to be more an economic and free-trade agreement than a development cooperation agreement.
Kar pa zadeva to sodelovanje, se bistveni del naše pomoči Južni Afriki financira iz proračuna Unije prek instrumenta za financiranje razvojnega sodelovanja (v angleščini DCI).
With regard to the latter, however, the bulk of our aid to South Africa is funded by the Union's budget by means of the financing instrument for development cooperation (DCI).
Druge določbe Sporazuma poleg gospodarskega sodelovanja (ki je predmet celotnega naslova Sporazuma, to je naslova IV) zadevajo več zelo pomembnih področij sodelovanja, povezanih z razvojem, kot so: sodelovanje na socialnem področju na podlagi organiziranega dialoga, predvsem glede svobode združevanja, pravic delavcev, pravic otrok, enakosti med spoloma, boja proti nasilju nad ženskami; okoljsko sodelovanje, posebej glede podnebnih sprememb; kulturno sodelovanje; sodelovanje na področju boja proti prepovedanim drogam in pranju denarja; sodelovanje na področju zdravja in predvsem boja proti aidsu.
Alongside economic cooperation - an entire title of the agreement, Title IV, is given over to it alone - other provisions of the agreement cover a number of very important development-related areas of cooperation, such as social cooperation, on the basis of an organised dialogue focusing on freedom of association, workers' rights, children's rights, gender equality, combating violence against women, environmental cooperation, in particular on climate change, cultural cooperation, cooperation on combating drugs and money laundering, health cooperation and, in particular, the fight against AIDS.
Ker je ta sporazum sporazum o sodelovanju, vzpostavlja tudi skupno institucionalno strukturo, s tem ko je z njim, kot smo videli zgoraj, ustanovljen Svet za sodelovanje.
The agreement, as it is a cooperation agreement, also set up a joint institutional structure by establishing a Cooperation Council, as referred to above.
Revidirani sporazum , podpisan v Kleinmondu leta 2009, vnaša v prvotni sporazum nekaj zanimivih sprememb, med katerimi so zlasti naslednje, ki se nanašajo na razvoj: razorožitev postaja bistveni element Sporazuma, natančneje, enako kot demokratična načela, človekove pravice in pravna država je sodelovanje pri vprašanjih razorožitve in preprečevanja širjenja orožja za množično uničevanje postalo bistveni element Sporazuma; vnesena sta bila načelo učinkovitosti pomoči kot cilj razvojnega sodelovanja ter prednost, dana ukrepom, ki zlasti pri preprečevanju revščine prispevajo k doseganju razvojnih ciljev novega tisočletja (RCT); poleg tega je bil vnesen poseben člen o RCT, da bi opozorili na zavezanost pogodbenic, da jih dosežejo do leta 2015; poudarjena je potreba, da se prednostna področja našega razvojnega sodelovanja določijo v večletnih programskih dokumentih, ki jih skupaj sprejmeta pogodbenici, vključno s skupnimi programskimi dokumenti, ki jih sprejmejo države članice Unije, v skladu z instrumenti sodelovanja EU; nedržavni akterji so kot taki (namesto prejšnjih „nevladnih organizacij“) potrjeni kot partnerji pri sodelovanju, ki so upravičeni do finančne in tehnične pomoči.
The revised agreement signed in Kleinmond in 2009 makes a number of interesting changes to the original agreement, in particular- with regard to development - the following: disarmament becomes an essential element of the agreement - to be more precise - on a par with democratic principles, human rights and the rule of law, with cooperation on issues relating to disarmament and the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction being made an essential element of the agreement; the principle of aid effectiveness (as a development cooperation objective) and priority for operations contributing in particular, in the fight against poverty, towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) have been added; a specific article on the MDGs has been inserted, too, in order to restate the parties' commitment to achieving them by 2015; emphasis is placed on the need to lay down our priority areas of development cooperation in multiannual programming documents jointly agreed by the parties, including joint documents accepted by the Union's Member States, in accordance with the Union's cooperation instruments; and non-state actors are recognised as cooperation partners eligible for financial and technical assistance (instead of 'non-governmental development partners and actors').
Treba se je seznaniti tudi s tem, da je bilo vnesenih sedem novih členov, ki ustrezajo prav toliko razmeroma dobro opredeljenim področjem našega sodelovanja z Južno Afriko: boj proti orožju za množično uničevanje in načinom njegovega širjenja s podpisom in spoštovanjem mednarodnih instrumentov na tem področju, ki tudi postaja predmet stalnega političnega dialoga; boj proti terorizmu; boj proti pranju denarja, financiranju terorizma in organiziranemu kriminalu; boj proti proizvodnji in kopičenju tako imenovanega „osebnega in lahkega“ orožja ter trgovini s tem orožjem; preprečevanje dejavnosti plačancev; neomajna podpora Mednarodnemu kazenskemu sodišču in njegovemu prizadevanju za odpravo nekaznovanja in spoštovanje mednarodne pravice; zdaj mora potekati tudi poglobljen politični dialog o sodelovanju na področju migracij (to sodelovanje je predmet novega, sicer zelo podrobnega člena) in v tem okviru predvsem o povezavi med sodelovanjem in razvojem (kar neizčrpno zajema: strategije za zmanjšanje revščine, izboljšanje življenjskih in delovnih pogojev ter ustvarjanje delovnih mest; udeležbo migrantov pri razvoju njihove domovine; sodelovanje pri krepitvi zmogljivosti, zlasti v zdravstvenem in izobraževalnem sektorju, da bi omejili negativni vpliv bega možganov Južnoafričanov na trajnostni razvoj v Južni Afriki; zakonite, hitre in poceni načine prenosa nakazil izseljencev v državo).
It should also be noted that seven new articles have been inserted for seven new areas, relatively well mapped out, for cooperation with South Africa: combating weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, by signing and complying with the relevant international instruments, on which a regular political dialogue is also to be established; combating terrorism; combating money laundering, terrorism financing and organised crime; combating the manufacturing of, and trade in, small arms and light weapons and the accumulation of them; the prevention of mercenary activities; unwavering backing for the International Criminal Court and its work to put an end to impunity and to enforce international justice; cooperation on migration is also to be the subject of regular political dialogue - the new, specific article on this is very detailed - as is, in this context, the linkage between cooperation and development (including, but not confined to, strategies aimed at reducing poverty, improving living and working conditions and creating employment, participation of migrants in the development of their home countries, cooperation to strengthen capacities, particularly in the health and education sectors, to offset the negative impact of the South African 'brain drain' on sustainable development in South Africa, and legal, expeditious and cost-effective ways for expatriates to transfer remittances to the country).
Razširitev našega sodelovanja na ta številna nova področja je z vidika razvoja Južne Afrike seveda zasluga revidiranega sporazuma, sta pa to razširitev, ki je bila v prvotnem sporazumu iz leta 1999 predvidena le kot možnost, želeli obe pogodbenici (ker sta se dogovorili o skupnem akcijskem načrtu za izvajanje strateškega partnerstva med Južno Afriko in Evropsko unijo).
Obviously, from a development perspective, extending cooperation to these many new areas is a point in the revised agreement's favour; and, moreover, extending cooperation in this way, which was provided for in the original 1999 agreement as simply a possibility, is what both sides wanted (since they had reached agreement on the Joint Action Plan implementing the South Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership).
Poročevalka bi vseeno raje izrazila mešano mnenje o revidiranem sporazumu, saj se še vedno zdi, da splošna filozofija in struktura ter pomen naslovov tega sporazuma dajejo prednost trgovinskim, gospodarskim in prostotrgovinskim vprašanjem, mogoče v škodo razvojnega pristopa, za katerega si želi, da bi bil še bolj odločen in medsektorski, čeprav pozdravlja nove določbe o razvoju, vnesene v revidirani sporazum, zlasti določbe o preprečevanju revščine, učinkovitosti pomoči, razvojnih ciljih tisočletja ali povezavi med migracijami in razvojem.
However, your rapporteur prefers to take a more nuanced view of the revised agreement, whose overall conceptual approach and layout still seem rather overfocused on commercial, economic and free-market concerns to the detriment, perhaps, of an even more robust and overarching development approach, which she would have preferred, even though she welcomes the new provisions on development which have been inserted into the revised agreement, in particular as regards combating poverty, aid effectiveness, the MDGs and linkage between migration and development.
Priporočila poročevalke
Recommendation by the rapporteur
Poročevalka ob upoštevanju zgornjega predlaga, da Odbor za razvoj Parlamentu priporoči, naj odobri sklenitev Sporazuma, in želi, da se nove določbe Sporazuma o razvoju in novih oblikah sodelovanja, ki so v njem predvidene, v celoti izvajajo in so v fazi izvajanja Sporazuma predmet pozornega spremljanja z vidika člena 208 Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije, to je ob upoštevanju ciljev Unije glede razvojnega sodelovanja, ki jih mora Unija upoštevati pri politikah, ki jih izvaja in ki lahko vplivajo na države v razvoju, ter med katerimi je glavni cilj zmanjšanje in dolgoročno izkoreninjenje revščine.
In the light of the above, your rapporteur suggests that the Committee on Development recommend to Parliament that it consent to conclusion of the agreement, and calls for the new development-related provisions in the agreement and the new cooperation arrangements it provides for to be applied in full and, when the agreement is implemented, to be closely monitored in the light of Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, i.e. in line with the Union's development cooperation objectives, which the Union must take account of in all the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries, the primary objective being to reduce and, in the long term, eradicate poverty.
o osnutku sklepa Sveta o sklenitvi Sporazuma med Evropsko skupnostjo in njenimi državami članicami na eni strani ter Republiko Južno Afriko na drugi strani o spremembi Sporazuma o trgovini, razvoju in sodelovanju
on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, amending the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation
Pripravljavec mnenja: Niccolò Rinaldi
Rapporteur: Niccolò Rinaldi
Trgovinske odnose in razvojno sodelovanje med Južno Afriko in Evropsko unijo ureja sporazum o trgovini, razvoju in sodelovanju (STRS), ki je bil podpisan oktobra 1999.
South Africa's trade relations and development cooperation with the European Union are governed by the Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA), which was signed in October 1999.
STRS se je deloma izvajal v letu 2000, dokončno pa je bila njegova izvedba zaključena maja 2004, pred ustanovitvijo Odbora za mednarodno trgovino.
The TDCA was partially implemented in 2000 and fully implemented in May 2004, before the establishment of the Committee on International Trade.
Tako je bil izvirni STRS z Južno Afriko pod pristojnostjo odbora DEVE.
Therefore, the original TDCA with South Africa was under DEVE competencies.
V preteklem zakonodajnem obdobju je bil odbor DEVE pristojen za pripravo poročil o dveh dodatnih protokolih, sprejetih zaradi pristopa novih držav članic.
Under the last legislative term DEVE was responsible for the reports on two additional protocols deriving from the accession of the new Member States.
STRS je celovit sporazum, ki vzpostavlja območje proste trgovine.
The TDCA is a comprehensive agreement that establishes a ‘free trade area’.
Sporazum v veliki meri obravnava prosti pretok blaga, vključuje pa tudi določbe v zvezi s storitvami in naložbami ter druga vprašanja, kot so javna naročila, konkurenčna politika in intelektualna lastnina.
It largely deals with the movement of goods but there are provisions related to services and investment as well as other issues such as government procurement, competition policy and intellectual property.
Trgovinske določbe dopolnjuje obsežen okvir razvojne pomoči.
The trade provisions are complemented by a comprehensive development assistance envelope.
Namen STRS je Južni Afriki zagotoviti boljši dostop do trga EU in obratno.
The TDCA aims to ensure better market access to the EU for South Africa and access to the South African market for the EU.
Ob koncu prehodnega obdobja STRS je približno 95 % izvoza Južne Afrike v EU v celoti liberaliziranega, večina preostalih izdelkov pa uživa ugodne tarifne preferenciale v okviru splošnega sistema preferencialov.
At the end of the TDCA transition period, around 95% of South Africa exports to the EU will be fully liberalised, while most of the remaining products enjoy advantageous tariff preferences under the GSP.
Zavoljo varovanja ranljivih sektorjev obeh partneric so bili nekateri proizvodi izključeni iz STRS, drugi pa so bili le delno liberalizirani.
With the aim of protecting vulnerable sectors of both parties, certain products have been excluded from the TDCA and others have been only partially liberalised.
Za EU so to predvsem kmetijski proizvodi, medtem ko gre pri Južni Afriki predvsem za industrijske izdelke, zlasti za nekatere proizvode za motorna vozila ter nekatere tekstilne izdelke in oblačila.
For the EU, these are mainly agricultural products while for South Africa they are essentially industrial products, in particular certain motor vehicle products and certain textile and clothing items.
Sporazum določa podrobna pravila o poreklu in vsebuje dvostranske zaščitne klavzule za proizvode, za katere je ugotovljeno, da povzročajo ali da lahko povzročijo resno škodo industriji druge pogodbenice.
The Agreement sets out a detailed set of rules of origin and contains a bilateral safeguard clause from products found to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the other contracting party's industry.