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1 RESULTS OF VOTES ANNEX Abbreviations and symbols + adopted - rejected lapsed W withdrawn RCV (...,...,...) roll-call vote (for, against, abstentions) EV (...,...,...) electronic vote (for, against, abstentions) split split vote sep separate vote am amendment CA compromise amendment CP corresponding part D deleting amendment = identical amendments paragraph art article rec recital MOT motion for resolution JT MOT joint motion for a resolution SEC secret ballot P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 1 PE

2 1. EU-Peru Agreement on the short-stay visa waiver *** Recommendation: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0197/2016) Subject RCV : consent RCV + 611, 59, Emission limits for non-road mobile machinery ***I Report: Elisabetta Gardini (A8-0276/2015) Subject Am No Author RCV Text as a whole Block No 1 80 committee + Block No committee : Commission proposal + : legislative resolution RCV + 623, 57, Refugees: social inclusion and integration into the labour market Report: Brando Benifei (A8-0204/2016) Subject Am No Author RCV Alternative motion for a resolution 1 ENF RCV - 72, 623, 11 Block vote 2-7 rapporteur EV + 384, 277, 48 1 original text split 4 original text split P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 2 PE

3 Subject Am No Author RCV 2/RCV + 512, 177, 18 5 original text split 7 original text RCV + 696, 10, 8 13 original text RCV + 629, 55, original text RCV + 622, 79, original text split 1/RCV + 554, 126, 32 2/RCV + 355, 340, original text RCV + 557, 141, original text RCV + 548, 92, original text split 30 original text split 1/RCV + 657, 43, 13 3/RCV + 569, 85, 60 4/RCV + 529, 121, original text split 1/RCV + 536, 159, 16 2/RCV + 350, 331, original text split 1/RCV + 525, 178, 11 2/RCV + 355, 346, 12 P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 3 PE

4 Subject Am No Author RCV 33 original text sep + 36 original text split 2/RCV + 445, 226, original text split 2/RCV + 508, 177, original text sep - 45 original text split 1/RCV + 509, 175, 26 2/RCV - 341, 346, original text split 1/RCV + 573, 110, 30 2/RCV + 331, 304, original text split 54 8 rapporteur EV - 325, 354, 32 original text split 1/RCV + 467, 185, 59 2/RCV - 298, 387, original text split 2 - P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 4 PE

5 Subject Am No Author RCV 61 original text split 2/EV + 367, 344, 3 64 original text sep/ev - 280, 378, original text RCV + 663, 17, original text RCV + 567, 131, original text RCV + 538, 147, original text split 88 original text RCV + 613, 80, 19 Recital F original text sep/ev + 428, 250, 31 Recital K original text RCV + 547, 128, 33 Recital Q original text split Recital R original text RCV + 625, 46, 38 Recital U original text split 1/RCV + 634, 45, 31 2/RCV + 308, 301, 93 Recital Z original text RCV + 360, 320, 32 : resolution (text as a whole) RCV + 486, 189, 28 P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 5 PE

6 Requests for roll-call votes GUE/NGL: recitals K, R, 65 PPE: 45 ENF: 4 (2nd part), 7, 13, 14, 15, 18, 30 (1st, 2nd and 3rd parts), 36 (2nd part), 38 (2nd part), 79, 84, 88, Amendment 1 S&D: recitals U, Z, 31, 32, 45, 46, 54 EFDD: 16 Requests for separate votes ALDE: 44, 64 GUE/NGL: 16, 33, 36, 44, 54 PPE: recitals F, Z EFDD: 46 Requests for split votes GUE/NGL: Recital Q Text as a whole excluding the words: 'and is cost-efficient', 'while also enabling them to become active fiscal contributors' Text as a whole excluding the word 'European' (2nd appearance) this word 'Calls as well for effective steps to be taken outside EU territory, both to ensure that those who are entitled can reach host countries safely' 'and with a view to managing applications for international protection and containing undefined migration flows;' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'who are likely to be granted a permit and find a job' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'those' and 'who have good prospects of being granted international protection' 'Supports the idea of setting up helpdesks for teachers that offer timely support in handling various types of diversity in the classroom, and in promoting intercultural dialogue and guidance when they are confronted with conflicts or students at risk of being radicalised;' 'calls, moreover, on the Member States to extend opportunities of political education, and to provide appropriate further training opportunities and educational materials, as a means of clarifying why people flee and of combating extremism;' P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 6 PE

7 PPE: Recital U Text as a whole excluding the words: 'large' and 'and are living in camps without access to resources and services of sufficient quality to meet their basic needs;' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'and asylum seekers' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'of 25%' 'Points out that in order to ensure an expedient allocation within the scope of the ESF, Member States should, where needed, adjust related national rules' 'in order to ensure that asylum seekers are treated equally with EU and third-country nationals having access to the labour market;' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'but no later than six months' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'and asylum seekers' and 'in particular by verifying that Member States do not impose too restrictive conditions for access to employment, which would render the access to employment unduly difficult;' 'Calls on the Commission to consider a revision of the Blue Card Directive' 'in order to ensure its wider flexibility for those high-skilled beneficiaries of international protection who would potentially be entitled, as third-country nationals, to access the Blue Card system, by taking into account the extraordinary conditions with which refugees and asylum seekers are faced, as well as the needs of the EU labour market, in particular by looking at the directive s scope and rules as regards intra-eu mobility;' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'and to law enforcement officials, including labour inspectors, judges, prosecutors and lawyers' 'Highlights increasing levels of hate speech, anti-migrant sentiments and xenophobic violence' 'on the part of both institutions and individuals;' P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 7 PE

8 ENF: 4 36 Third part 38 Text as a whole excluding the words: 'to the urgent need to establish a common asylum system' 'Supports the Commission s efforts in updating the European Agenda on Migration, in particular by revising the Dublin III Regulation in order to improve solidarity, responsibility-sharing and the harmonisation of protection standards among Member States;' 'underlines the positive impact that mobility of refugees would have on addressing labour needs and shortages, as well as on refugees inclusion into the labour market, including aspects such as encouraging Member States to allow for family reunification;' 'stresses that further efforts are necessary to create a truly uniform Common European Asylum System, and a comprehensive and sustainable legal migration policy in the EU that meets labour market demands in terms of skills, in which social inclusion and active integration policies play a central role;' 'Notes President Juncker s statement in the State of the Union 2015 address affirming his support for granting asylum seekers access to the labour market while their applications are being processed; regrets, however, the lack of resolve shown by the Commission in implementing the decisions taken;' 'is concerned at the decision taken by some Member States to close their internal borders or introduce temporary border controls, jeopardising freedom of movement within the Schengen area;' GUE/NGL, ENF: 30 'Further highlights that integration and inclusion measures aimed at refugees and asylum seekers should not draw on financial resources destined for programmes targeting other disadvantaged groups,' 'but necessarily require additional social investments reflecting the need for additional measures; stresses, moreover, that the EU funds available should be spent in a more efficient and effective manner;' Third part 'calls on the Commission to take into account labour market and social situation data when designing such integration policies in order to ensure that the integration process does not worsen the social and economic situation in host regions;' without the words: 'that' and 'does not worsen the social and economic situation' Fourth part 'that' and 'does not worsen the social and economic situation' 4. Social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility Report: Eleonora Forenza (A8-0217/2016) Subject Am No Author RCV P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 8 PE

9 Subject Am No Author RCV 6 original text split 7 original text RCV + 383, 276, 53 8 original text split 1/RCV + 367, 288, 52 2/RCV + 623, 62, 25 11, point a original text split 2/EV - 308, 394, 6 18 original text split 1/RCV + 334, 361, 18 2/RCV Recital C original text RCV + 372, 304, 33 Recital F original text RCV + 361, 312, 27 Recital J original text split 2/EV - 292, 366, Recital O original text split 1/EV - 338, 367, 1 Recital U original text split : resolution (text as a whole) RCV + 556, 103, 53 P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 9 PE

10 Requests for roll-call votes GUE/NGL: recitals C, F, 7, 8 S&D: 18 Requests for separate votes Verts/ALE: Recital F PPE: 18 Requests for split votes Verts/ALE: 6 'Stresses that the EU s long-term record in accounting for social and environmental issues within the context of its trade diplomacy is already ahead of other major global trade players;' 'underlines that the human rights engagements of our trading partners provide a solid basis for ongoing dialogue, cooperative processes and progressive improvements in the long-term;' 8 18 PPE: Recital O GUE/NGL: Recital U 'Recalls that trade and foreign direct investment increase prosperity in poorer countries;' 'recalls that there is a by no means negligible connection between increased prosperity and better protection of human rights, social rights and workers rights and strong environmental protection;' 'Firmly demands that HRIAs and sustainability impact assessments (SIAs) become binding and begin at an early stage in order to inform negotiating positions' 'even before they are formulated;' 'whereas a regulatory framework on the way corporations comply with HR obligations with respect to social and environmental standards is still lacking;' 'whereas the private sector must contribute, alongside the public sector, to sustainable development; whereas companies must act in a socially and environmentally responsible manner; whereas the EU s new generation of trade and investment agreements comprise chapters on sustainable development that call on the parties to undertake to protect human rights, comply with social and environmental standards and ensure corporate social responsibility; whereas such chapters have displayed differences in their level of ambition in successive EU trade agreements; whereas the Commission is encouraged to pursue the highest level of ambition;' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'and ambitious trade agreements' P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 10 PE

11 ALDE, PPE: Recital J Third part 11, point a Text as a whole excluding the words: 'great deal of' and 'on account of current production patterns' 'great deal of' 'on account of current production patterns' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'negotiations on' 5. A new forward-looking and innovative future strategy on trade and investment Report: Tiziana Beghin (A8-0220/2016) Subject Am No Author RCV Alternative motion for a resolution Alternative motion for a resolution 1 Verts/ALE - 2 GUE/NGL - 2 original text split 5 original text split 2/RCV + 522, 164, original text split original text split 2/EV - 319, 340, 47 P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 11 PE

12 Subject Am No Author RCV 24 original text split 25 original text split 2/EV - 313, 348, original text sep + 29 original text sep + 30 original text split 1/RCV + 671, 11, 28 2/RCV - 151, 525, original text split 2/EV - 297, 383, original text split 2-46 original text split 2-48 original text split 2/RCV + 513, 152, original text RCV + 412, 292, 8 51 original text split P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 12 PE

13 Subject Am No Author RCV original text split 56 original text sep + 68 original text split 1/RCV + 538, 146, 28 2/RCV + 566, 80, original text split 1-73 original text split 1/RCV + 549, 77, 83 2/RCV - 111, 362, original text split 2-79 original text sep + 83 original text split 87 original text sep + 92 original text split P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 13 PE

14 Subject Am No Author RCV Recital B original text sep - Recital C original text split Recital D original text split Recital J original text sep + Recital K original text split 1/RCV + 455, 204, 50 2/RCV - 292, 379, 25 Recital N original text sep + Recital S original text split : resolution (text as a whole) RCV + 534, 146, 30 Requests for roll-call votes GUE/NGL: 30, 50, 68, 73, recital D Verts/ALE: 5 (2nd parte), 48 (2nd part) Requests for separate votes Verts/ALE: 29, 56, 73 ECR: 79, 87 S&D: 50, recitals B, D, N ALDE: 28, 92, recitals D, J Requests for split votes GUE/NGL: Recital D Text as a whole excluding the words: 'without doubting the contribution of free trade to economic growth' P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 14 PE

15 Recital K Recital S 24 Verts/ALE: recital C 5 Text as a whole excluding the words: 'regulatory cooperation in' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'and developing countries' 'Acknowledges that the internationalisation of the world s production system has contributed to new openings for economic development and an employment-based path out of poverty for hundreds of millions of people;' 'recalls that, according to the ILO, around 780 million active women and men are not earning enough to be lifted out of poverty; underlines that the expansion of global value chains (GVCs) has created job opportunities, but that the weak enforcement of existing labour laws and occupational safety standards introduced to protect workers from exhaustive working hours and unacceptable conditions in sourcing countries remains a pressing issue; notes that GVCs have also propelled some supplier firms to ignore labour laws, reallocate their economic activities outside the EU, engage workers in unsafe and unacceptable conditions, demand exhaustive working hours and deny workers their fundamental rights; recalls that these practices create unfair competition for suppliers that are compliant with labour laws and international labour and environmental standards and for governments that want to improve wages and living standards; calls on the Commission to study the impact of the rise of GVCs and to present concrete proposals to improve conditions in them in close cooperation with the ILO and the OECD; emphasises that the EU s further integration into GVCs must be driven by the dual principles of safeguarding the European social and regulatory model, and securing and creating sustainable and equitable growth, and decent jobs, in the EU and for its partners; acknowledges that the globalisation of value chains increases the import content of both domestic output and exports, thereby substantially increasing the cost of protectionist measures;' 'whereas the common commercial policy (CCP) has undergone a profound change since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in December 2009; whereas trade does not operate in isolation, but rather is linked to and dependent on many other polices;' 'whereas negotiations on trade and investment agreements must go beyond simply cutting tariffs, as complex challenges lie today in regulatory matters and convergence on international standards;' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'leads to higher productivity, encourages increased external competitiveness and' P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 15 PE

16 48 ECR: 18 Third part Third part 68 'Insists that trade negotiations follow a tailor-made regional trade strategy and that full consistency with regional integration is ensured, in particular within Asia, Africa and Latin America,' 'which have been identified by the Commission as regions that, without undermining the key role played by the EU-US as strategic partnership, are crucial to EU economic interests; calls, in this regard, on the Commission immediately to start negotiations on an investment agreement with Taiwan; recalls that the EU and Latin America are natural allies, with a combined population of one billion people generating a quarter of global GNP; points out that the potential of this partnership has been insufficiently exploited; welcomes the fact that the Commission s new trade and investment strategy puts a key focus on Latin America; calls on the Commission to take advantage of the current momentum in the Mercosur trade negotiations to reach a comprehensive, balanced and ambitious agreement; supports the modernisation of the agreements with Mexico and Chile; asks for further impetus to be given to negotiating FTAs with both Australia and New Zealand, and recalls the importance of developing EU trade relations with India, given the huge potential of this market; urges the Commission to re-energise negotiations with Malaysia, and to start negotiations with Indonesia as soon as possible following the conclusion of preparatory discussions for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership;' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'be binding and must' and 'and with, as a last resort, the general dispute settlement provision of the agreement used to address disputes with the possibility of financial sanctions;' 'be binding and must' 'and with, as a last resort, the general dispute settlement provision of the agreement used to address disputes with the possibility of financial sanctions;' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'to be merely a second-best option' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'and enable greater competitiveness', 'urgently' and 'on the basis of Parliament's position' 'and enable greater competitiveness' 'urgently' and 'on the basis of Parliament's position' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'stresses that the system must be in compliance with the EU legal order, the power of the EU courts in particular, and, more specifically, EU competition rules;' P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 16 PE

17 83 92 ALDE: PPE: 25 'Emphasises that better, harmonised and more efficient customs procedures in Europe and abroad help facilitate trade and meet respective trade facilitation requirements, and help prevent forgeries and illegal and counterfeit goods from entering the single market, which undermines EU economic growth and seriously exposes EU consumers; welcomes the Commission s intention to enhance cooperation between customs authorities;' 'calls once more on the Commission and the Members States to set up a unified EU customs service for a more effective application of customs rules and procedures throughout the customs territory of the EU;' 'Calls on the Commission and the Member States to conduct thorough, ex-ante and ex-post analyses on the basis of sector-by-sector and regional impact assessments for relevant trade agreements and legislative files, anticipating possible adverse impacts on the labour market within the EU, and finding more sophisticated ways of introducing mitigating measures to redevelop industries and regions that lose out, with a view to achieving a more equitable distribution and ensuring broad-based gains from trade; emphasises that, in this respect, the European Structural and Investment Funds, and, in particular, both the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund, can play an outstanding role;' 'points out that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund could also be an important instrument, if reformed and shaped in a way that it is adequately funded for providing assistance to EU companies and producers affected by trade-related sanctions vis-à-vis third countries, and assistance to employees of SMEs directly hurt by the effect of globalisation;' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'and, therefore, that the strategy should focus more on the role of the manufacturing sector in the CCP;' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'and that the EU manufacturing sector is too often placed behind the services sector' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'believes that public procurement policies should be in line with ILO Convention 94;' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'moving beyond the existing non-binding obligations' P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 17 PE

18 46 71 ECR, PPE: 19 'Believes that it is essential, first and foremost, to ensure that trade negotiations that have successfully been concluded are ratified as swiftly as possible; calls, in particular, for the conclusion of deals with Canada and Singapore to ensure the opening up of two large markets that will be vital for the future interests of EU businesses; calls for an informed debate across the EU during political discussions' 'as votes are held in the European Parliament and in national legislatures;' 'Recalls that EU investment policy, especially when involving public money, must contribute to the realisation of the SDGs;' 'recalls the need to enhance the transparency and accountability of development finance institutions (DFIs), public-private partnerships (PPPs) to effectively track and monitor the money flows, debt sustainability and the added value for the sustainable development of their projects;' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'calls for a mechanism according to which Parliament is able to request that the Commission commence an investigation into violations by a third party of its obligations under an essential elements clause;' GUE/NGL, S&D: 30 : Text as a whole excluding the words: 'TRIPS-plus' : 73 : : ECR, ALDE: 45 : : Text as a whole excluding the words: 'live animals and' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'before new FTA negotiations are launched' Miscellaneous Recital J was to be moved after recital K. Recital T was to be moved after recital Q. 6. The fight against trafficking in human beings in the EU's external relations Report: Barbara Lochbihler (A8-0205/2016) Subject Am No Author RCV 9 original text split P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 18 PE

19 Subject Am No Author RCV 24 original text split 2/RCV + 416, 266, 30 3/RCV + 608, 73, 31 4/RCV + 383, 298, original text split 2/RCV + 369, 304, original text split 41 original text sep + 44 original text split 1/EV + 422, 264, original text split 68 original text split 2/RCV + 363, 313, original text split 2/EV + 408, 229, 73 P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 19 PE

20 Subject Am No Author RCV 77 original text split original text split 2/EV + 386, 292, original text split 2/RCV + 350, 336, original text sep original text split 1/RCV + 675, 10, 22 2/RCV + 541, 154, original text RCV + 546, 149, original text split 1/RCV + 542, 149, original text sep original text sep original text RCV + 557, 129, 21 Recital B original text split 3/EV - 310, 337, 50 P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 20 PE

21 Subject Am No Author RCV Recital J original text split Recital M original text split Recital W original text sep - : resolution (text as a whole) RCV + 504, 30, 148 Requests for roll-call votes GUE/NGL: 105, 109, 115 ECR: 24 (2nd part), 25 (2nd, 3rd and 4th parts), 68 (2nd part), 82 (2nd part), 110 (1st part) Requests for separate votes ALDE: 28 Verts/ALE: recital W, 41, 109, 115 PPE: Recital W ENF: 83, 112, 113 Requests for split votes ALDE: Recital J Third part 'whereas access to justice for victims of trafficking in human beings ranges from simply being problematic to it being denied to the majority of the global population;' without the words: 'to the majority of the global population'; 'whereas in many countries less than one percent of crimes lead to a successful prosecution;' including the words: to the majority of the global population ; 'whereas corruption and lack of capacity remain a major problem for police and judiciary organisations in many countries;' Verts/ALE: 'Emphasises that the clear link between trafficking in human beings for sexual purposes and prostitution' 'calls for measures to be put in place to put an end to the demand for prostitution;' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'as the exploitation of the victims has not yet begun at this phase' P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 21 PE

22 105 PPE: Recital M ECR: 'Calls on the Member States to enhance cooperation with third countries in order to combat all forms of trafficking in human beings, paying particular attention to the gender dimension of trafficking in human beings to specifically combat child marriage, the sexual exploitation of women and girls and sex tourism;' 'calls on the Commission and the EEAS to redouble efforts under the Khartoum Process by running more dedicated projects and ensuring the active participation of a greater number of countries;' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'hopeless' 'Stresses that demand for sexual services in developed countries drives trafficking in human beings from developing countries, placing people in a position of vulnerability, particularly women and girls;' 'calls on the Member States to criminalise the knowing use of the services of a victim of trafficking in human beings;' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'and to sexual and reproductive health' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'if such an act is committed outside the Member State and/or outside the EU' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'legally binding' 'Underlines the numerous challenges linked to cross-border labour migration, particularly the risk of migrants being illegalised and deprived of their most fundamental rights; calls for the establishment of cross-border labour migration mechanisms in the EU and at international level in order to increase and formalise regular labour migration;' 'Calls on the EU to find tangible solutions regarding legal, regular, non-exploitative and safe ways into the EU for migrants and refugees;' 'reminds the Member States and the EU that they must comply with international law, including the principle of non-refoulement, in all their policies and in particular those on migration; recalls that safe voluntary return should be guaranteed to trafficked persons by the receiving state and state of origin, and legal alternatives in cases where repatriation would pose a risk to their safety and/or of their family; maintains that the receiving state and state of origin must guarantee the necessary conditions of safety and reintegration for the victims upon return;' P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 22 PE

23 GUE/NGL: 77 Third part PPE, ECR: 24 Third part Fourth part 68 Third part Text as a whole excluding the words: 'including border guards, immigration and asylum officials, criminal investigators and' and 'calls on the EU to develop a regional approach, concentrating on the trafficking routes and offering responses which are adapted to the type of exploitation in the different regions;' 'including border guards, immigration and asylum officials, criminal investigators and' 'calls on the EU to develop a regional approach, concentrating on the trafficking routes and offering responses which are adapted to the type of exploitation in the different regions;' 'Considers that governments should encourage multi-stakeholder dialogue and partnerships to bring together businesses, anti-trafficking experts and NGOs and carry out joint actions against human trafficking and to ensure workers have their rights upheld, including their core labour rights; calls also on governments to put in place legal measures to guarantee transparency and traceability of supply chain products and for companies to better report their efforts to eradicate human trafficking from their supply chains; calls for the EU and the Member States to actively engage with national and international companies to ensure that their products along the entire supply chain are free from exploitation' 'and to hold them accountable' 'for trafficking in human beings' 'occurring at any point along their supply chain, including for affiliated companies and sub-contractors;' Text as a whole excluding the words: 'to put in place firewalls between immigration authorities and labour inspectorates, in order to encourage victims to lodge complaints and' 'to put in place firewalls between immigration authorities and labour inspectorates, in order' 'to encourage victims to lodge complaints and' ALDE, Verts/ALE: 44 : 'Stresses that the purchase of human organs, tissues and cells is illegal;' : 'notes that people trafficked for organ removal face particular challenges, and that victims are often unaware of the long-term and debilitating medical consequences of organ removal and the lack of post-operative care, as well as the psychological impact of the operation; calls for better targeted awareness-raising initiatives to raise the profile of the harm associated with the sale of organs, particularly among the poorest and most vulnerable, who may view the sale of an organ as a price worth paying for a better economic situation;' Recital B : : Third part: Text as a whole excluding the words 'or reproductive' 'forced' (1st appearance) 'or reproductive' P8_PV-PROV(2016)07-05(VOT)_EN.doc 23 PE

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