Committee on International Trade

The issue of fair trade between the EU and China.Which measures can the EU take to achieve a fair trade partnership with China? How can the EU deal with the growing influence of China on the development of individual EU member states?

The Model European Parliament:

  1. Recognizing the unequal ratio of investments between EU member states and China,
  2. Reaffirming Section 15 of the Accession Protocol of WTO regardinganti-dumping agreements with China’s government,
  3. Noting with deep concern the abuse of intellectual property by numerous Chinese companies,
  4. Welcoming further communication efforts between the EU and China,
  5. Fully alarmed by the abuse of human rights by several Chinese companies such as but not limited to the production of goods,
  6. Deeply concerned about the non-transparent practices in China’s foreign trade policies,
  7. Alarmed by the fact that EU member states’ governmental representatives are being influenced by Chinese entrepreneurs,

1)Further invites the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China to significantly change its functions and redirect its aim towards the founding of a new principal base in EU territory that strengthens communication between European companies and further improves their position on the Chinese markets;

2)Recommends a change of law regarding joint-venture agreements in China;

3)Further recommends the creation of a sub-system within the WTO that would entirely concentrate on trying to prevent dumping by proposing a change to their guidelines;

4)Proclaims imposing sanctions on Chinese and European companies in case an accusation of dumping is proven;

5)Calls upon all EU member states to focus on the protection of intellectual property when trading with Chinese companies;

6)Strongly condemns amendments of PRC’s trademark law and forbidding illicit registration of trade marks that actually do not exist;

7)Encourages a closer partnership between the EU and China further supporting official visits in order to improve relations between EU and China;

8)Calls upon theDROI committee to request the Chinese government improve the working conditions in the production of goods;

9)Further recommends Chinese companies operating in Europe showing more transparency especially with regards to the field of working conditions;

10)Encourages more transparency of Chinese investors by introducing stricter sanctions, as reported in WTO Law (Appendix: referring to OLAF having its operation expanded from mainly internal investigation to more external ones);

11)Calls upon all EU governmental representatives to keep the EU citizens’ best interests at heart while making deals with non-EU companies and countries;

12)Instructs the president to forward the resolution to the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of Ministers.