Activities of Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR related to 2016/2250(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions of the EU (debate) FR
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions of the EU: implementation of Article 349 of the TFEU PDF (442 KB) DOC (77 KB)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
— having regard to Article 107(3)(a) TFEU, which definesstates that aid to promote the economic development of the outermost regions asmay be compatible with the internal market,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in its landmark judgment of 15 December 2015, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice gave a complete interpretation of Article 349 TFEUdecision which puts an end to a long-standing and recurrent conflict over itsthe interpretation of Article 349 TFEU;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that this interpretation by the Commission has damaged the capacity of the outermost regions to take full advantage of their belonging tof the Union and to develop in a way which takes full account of their specific characteristics and structural constraints but also of their assets;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that this interpretation by the Commission has damaged the capacity of the outermost regions to take full advantage of their belonging of the Union and to develop their potential in a way which takes full account of their specific characteristics and structural constraints;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls the political will of the legislators at the time of the drafting of Article 299, second paragraph, and then Article 349 TFEU, which sought to establish an overall strategy accompanied by specific policies, measures and instruments appropriate to the outermost regions;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores the fact that the various European strategies for the outermost regions have so far been only partially implemented and fleshed out; considers that the outermost regions have wasted much time on defending the upholding of specific policies for them; considers that confidence needs to be restorboosted between the outermost regions and the European Institutions;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to adopt a long-term overall common strategy detailing the approach to the outermost regions, accompanied, in the case of each outermost region, by a specific legislative package, strategic frameworks and appropriate, precise, attainable and assessable objectives, together with a short-term, medium-term and long-term timetable for achieving those objectives;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Deplores the fact that the different schemes applicable for organic certification in third countries and in EU Member States distorts competition on that market, to the detriment both of European producers operating in the outermost regions and of European consumers, who are misled regarding the actual conditions under which those products are produced; calls, therefore, within the framework of the negotiations in progress on the future European standards for the production and labelling of organic products, to replace compliance with the equivalence system currently in force, in order to guarantee fair competition between outermost regions and third countries;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Deplores the fact that the trade negotiations conducted by the Union failare not accompanied by sufficiently effective measures to take into account either the specific characteristics orand the sensitive products of the outermost regions;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes that the growing number of trade agreements with third countries, including the largest global producers of bananas and sugar, is changing the distribution of the market, creating pressure on prices and threatening the competitiveness of the EU producers of those goods;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to systematically produce impact assessments relating to the outermost regions before initiating any trade negotiations and to systematically adopt a policy of protecting the products of the outermost regions in trade agreements; calls for these impact assessments to measure, in addition, the cumulative effects of trade agreements on the outermost regions;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for the system of tolerance of importsequivalence system to be abandoned which makes it possible for goods to enter the Union that have been treated with active substances not authorised there;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that the Union has, overall, under-invested in the seas and oceans and more specifically in the case of the outermost regions, that it has not ensured sustainable and efficient economic development of the exclusive economic zones of the outermost regions, and that it has left these marine areas at the mercy ofinsufficiently protected from pillage of their resources by fishing fleets, both foreign and European;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Recalls that Article 349 TFEU provides for specific access to structural funds for the outermost regions and that, on that basis, all the outermost regions should be regarded as ‘least developed regions’ and as systematically eligible for the maximum level of support;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Recalls the shared objective of twofold integration of the outermost regions; calls for all schemes concerned with cross-border cooperation between the outermost regions and third countries in their geographical regions to be intensified and made operational; welcomes all the initiatives taken in this direction, and in particular the French law designed to facilitate diplomatic actions by the French outermost regions, and the accession by the French outermost regions to the regional institutions in their respective geographical regions (Cariforum, IOC, etc.);
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Regrets the fact that the most important fund for training and employment, the European Social Fund, has never taken into account the structural nature and critical levels of unemployment in the outermost regions, particularly as Article 349 TFEU grants the outermost regions the right to specific access to the Structural Funds; calls, therefore, for the creation of an additional allocation within the framework of the ESF in order to support employability, mobility and training in the outermost regions;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Calls on the Commission to undertake to guarantee that exceptional tax regimes for the outermost regions will be retained and extended after 2020 – and in particular the EU mechanism for reduced tax on rum;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Recalls the need to make energy autonomy of the outermost regions a priority; considers that the outermost regions should gain their energy autonomy, among other methods, by promoting the development potential of green energy and ‘blue’ energy;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Suggests that an impact study be carried out regarding the possibilities of applying the Natura 2000 programme to the French outermost regions, with a view to establishing the most appropriate tools for the protection of the biodiversity and environment of these regions;