Activities of Gilles LEBRETON related to 2021/2178(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the future of EU-Africa trade relations
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Suggests, to this end, that the European Union take into account the existence of local production sectors in Africa, and undertake to preserve and develop them rather than cause their decline through a policy of economic dumping;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls, lastly, that Africa will have a population of four billion by the end of the century, and that it is of vital interest for the European Union to help it secure its food autonomy in order to prevent the huge wave of immigration to which undernourishment in Africa would give rise;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recalls the considerable variability in the legal orders of African countries and their divergence from the requirements imposed by Union law on food safety and agricultural practices, particularly in terms of banning the use of anabolic steroids, growth hormone and antimicrobials as a means of stimulating animal growth;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Recalls the considerable divergence of the legal orders of African countries from the requirements imposed by Union law on food safety and agricultural practices as regards the limits on the use and concentration of herbicides and pesticides for the protection of plants against pests;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Recalls that most African countries have no list of substances banned for use in agriculture and food, and that countries that have such a list do not list all substances whose use is prohibited by Union law;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Recalls that the cultivation of GMOs for food and feed production is not prohibited in most African countries;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8 e. Calls on the Commission, when negotiating further trade agreements with African countries, to refrain from reducing the quantity or rigour of controls on imported food and agricultural products in terms of their safety and compliance with the requirements of Union law;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 g (new)
Paragraph 8 g (new)
8 g. Calls on the Commission, when negotiating trade agreements with African countries, to include in the treaty texts a ban on the import of food and agricultural products produced on land resulting from the felling of primary forests;