Activities of Edouard FERRAND related to 2014/2228(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (A8-0175/2015 - Bernd Lange) FR
Amendments (7)
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that decisions on legal conflicts about fundamental rights may only be made by competent ordinary courts; is concerneddeems it unacceptable that provisions on investor- state dispute settlement (ISDS) may prevent access to justice and undermine democracy;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RecallsInsists on the need for transparency in the negotiations throughout the entire process; reminds the Commission of its obligation to keep Parliament fully informed on an immediate basis at all stages of the negotiations; insists on access for the public to relevant negotiation documents from all parties, with the exception of those which are to be classified with clear justification on a case- by-case basis, in line with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents2. __________________ 2 OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43.
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
a. prioritise an ambitious and balanced result of the negotiations for agriculture, the three main components of which (market access, geographical indications and sanitary and phytosanitary measures) should be tackled early and in parallel in the negotiation process, in order to give Parliament enough time to discuss and evaluate this chapter with stakeholders and European citizensensure that agricultural products, in particular meat, are taken off the table at the TTIP negotiations without delay;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
b. firmly commit to the strict preservation of standards on food safety and human and animal health, as defined under EU legislation, and ensure that fundamental values of the EU such as the precautionary principle are not undermined, and to reject the agreement if they are;
Amendment 142 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
c. ensure a positive final outcome of the negotiations for agriculture reflecting both the offensive and defensive interests of the EU agricultural sector concerning the abolition or reduction of both tariff and non-tariff barriers, including in particular sanitary and phytosanitary standards and procedures, so that EU producers make genuine gains in terms of access to the US market; stresses that these sanitary and phytosanitary standards and procedures must not be lowered below the level which currently prevails in the European Union, and must not be covered by the legal arrangements which will govern the agreement after its signature;
Amendment 197 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
e. secensure significantly improved protection ofthat EU geographical indications, and better consumer informs currently defined, cannot be altered in any way during the negotiation as an essential element of a balanced agreement, taking the relevant chapter of the CETA with Canada as a good exampld that they are not covered by the legal arrangements which will govern the agreement after its signature;
Amendment 222 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
fa. halt the negotiations if the previous points are not taken into account.