4 Amendments of Franck PROUST related to 2016/2100(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that fair competition in the area of trade, services and investment has a positive impact on the social and economic development of Member States and of the EU’s trade partners; emphasises, however, the sensitive nature of the agricultural sectors and the need to take clear, effective steps to help producers stay competitive on the international markets and safeguard a European production model based on respect for the environment and animals, food safety and quality and maintaining a balance between regions;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to work together with trade partners with a view to ensuring that their markets are more open to EU firms, particularly as regards energy, transport, telecommunications, public procurement and services, including services provided in the context of exercising regulated professions; points out, however, that the agricultural sector should not be used as a bargaining chip in the EU’s trade negotiations;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the fact that the WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi brought progress in the efforts to reduce export subsidies in order to guarantee undistorted competition on international agricultural markets; takes the view, nonetheless, that the European Union should make fewer unilateral concessions in multilateral negotiations in order to safeguard its competitiveness on international markets;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Points out that the most recent common agricultural policy reforms represented the EU’s contribution to the overhaul of the international trading system; takes the view that the EU, unlike its international competitors, does not exploit the full margin for manoeuvre available to it to support its domestic farming industry, in particular the blue box or the ‘de minimis’ clause in the amber box provided for under the WTO agreements;