4 Amendments of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2018/0093M(NLE)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that negotiations were originally concluded in 2012 and regrets the longthat a delay in bringing forward the agreement for ratificationwas caused by a necessary clarification on EU competences on trade by the Court of Justice of the EU;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the fact that around 190 EU geographical indications will be protected as of the entry into force of the agreement, with the possibility of adding more at a later stage, in view of the fact that Singapore is the fifth largest market in Asia for EU food and drink exports;Recalls that the FTA with Singapore does not offer direct protection for the 196 EU GIs included in the Annex to the Intellectual Property chapter and that the EU GIs will need tobe examined and pass through an opposition period, according to the registration procedure in Singapore, in order to be protected.
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Underlines that the GIs registration procedure could be applied only once the implementing legislation on GIs will be adopted and the Singaporean registry for GIs be put in place. Calls on the Singapore Authorities to set up and put into force the register before the ratification of the Agreement;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Invites the Commission to continue to work intensively with the Singaporean Authorities in order to ensure that all EU GIs will be protected in line with the terms of protection laid down in the FTA without any exception or limitation (including annexes or footnotes);