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?Question for written answer E-005440/2020to the CommissionRule 138Hélène Laporte (ID)Subject:Switzerland-EU framework agreementTo avoid being excluded from the single market and thus disadvantaged, Switzerland has concluded a series of bilateral treaties with the EU.As the EU internal market is constantly evolving, the Commission is seeking ratification of a framework agreement negotiated in 2018 which would involve ‘dynamic’ updating of certain bilateral agreements.The framework agreement covers five existing bilateral agreements regulating access to the EU market (free movement of persons, land transport, air transport, technical barriers to trade and agriculture).There are three points of contention standing in the way of the agreement being signed: wage protection, the directive on European citizens’ rights and state aid.1.Does the Commission wish to make a casus belli of European law automatically being taken over in the event of adjustment, since Switzerland, for its part, considers that consultation, reservations or even refusals would be legitimate with each adaptation?2.Is the Commission considering other discriminatory measures against Switzerland, such as ending the equivalence of Swiss stock exchange rules?3.Does the Commission intend to change the situation whereby the arbitration tribunal is subordinate to the EU Court of Justice in dispute settlement, given Switzerland’s legitimate objection to the loss of its sovereignty? ................
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