13 Amendments of Franck PROUST related to 2015/2932(RSP)
Amendment 8 #
Recital G
G. whereas further deepening of trade and investment relationship requires considering the conclusion of the EU- Australia and the EU-New Zealand free trade agreements will deepen the trade and investment relationship with these countries;
Amendment 11 #
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the collection and transmission, in the context of the Echelon network, of sensitive economic and commercial information by Australia and New Zealand to the detriment of European enterprises was, however, regrettable;
Amendment 13 #
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the sensitive nature of certain sectors, and particularly the agricultural sector, must be duly taken into account in the future negotiations;
Amendment 22 #
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the full potential of the Union's bilateral and regional co-operation strategies may only be realised by concluding high-quality FTAs with both Australia and New Zealand in a spirit of reciprocity and mutual benefit while under no circumstances undermining or diverting resources and attention away from the ambition to achieve progress multilaterally;
Amendment 26 #
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the negotiation of modern, ambitious, balanced and comprehensive FTAs with Australia and New Zealand is a logical step inpragmatic way of deepening the bilateral partnerships, further reinforcing already mature existing bilateral trade and investment relationships, and would help mitigate the diversionary effects of the recently concluded TPP;
Amendment 27 #
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that Australia and New Zealand each present specific economic and trade characteristics and challenges and that in view of this, the negotiations with each of them should be conducted separately;
Amendment 28 #
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the European Union to adapt its trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand to the specific features of the economies of these two countries;
Amendment 43 #
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that the European Union must give itself the legal means to negotiate with due care the opening and closing of its public procurement markets in the framework of trade talks with partner countries, and considers that putting in place a European instrument for reciprocity in public procurement markets is necessary in this regard;
Amendment 54 #
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that a balanced outcome in agriculture chapters that takes the interests of European producers, particularly those in the outermost regions, and sensitivities duly into account can boost competitiveness and will be beneficial to both consumers and producers; calls on the Commission to exclude the most sensitive sectors from the negotiations or to foresee transitional periods and appropriate quotas; calls for the inclusion of effective bilateral safeguard measures to prevent a surge in imports that would cause, or threaten to cause, serious injury to producers;
Amendment 55 #
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that a balanced outcome in agriculture chapters that takes sensitivities duly into account can boost competitiveness and will be beneficial to both consumers and producers; calls for the inclusion of effective bilateral safeguard measures to prevent a surge in imports that would cause, or threaten to cause, serious injury to producers, particularly those in the meat, dairy, sugar and textile sectors;
Amendment 61 #
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance ofat the negotiations must result in strong and enforceable provisions covering the protection of intellectual property rights and geographical indications (GIs);
Amendment 62 #
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of strong and enforceable provisions covering the recognition and protection of intellectual property rights and geographical indications (GIs);
Amendment 70 #
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to take account of the interests of the overseas countries and territories in the region during the negotiations on these free trade agreements;