14 Amendments of Klaus BUCHNER related to 2018/2037(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that EU trade policy has to be coherent with other EU policies such as development and environmental policies and to support the achievement of the SDGs, and that under these conditions it can contribute to the achievement of the objectives of thea reformed common agricultural policy (CAP), notably ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community and that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices; stresses that the EU agri-food sector should take advantage of the opportunities for growth offered by exportsrade policy should avoid undermining local and regional markets, increasing food dependence and so decreasing food security for vulnerable third country populations through overly aggressive EU export orientation, given that an estimated 90 % of additional global demand for agri- food products over the next decade will come from outside Europe;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes citizen's demands that a reformed CAP should focus on sustainability, food sovereignty, human and animal health and the reduction of antimicrobial resistance, and measures to improve the economic situation of small farms,
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Affirms that EU trade and agriculture policies are closely intertwined and will remain so in the future, and that maintaining and developing sustainable agriculture has to be a priority, given the important role of agriculture in the context of negotiations both bilaterally for EU free trade agreements and multilaterally at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), on issues such as market access for agricultural products, the protection of geographical indications, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) rules, harmonisation of animal welfare and other standards, and the simplification of import procedures;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines that the fulfilment of the goals of the Paris agreement on climate change and meeting the SDGs must be the governing principles of any trade policy with regards to agricultural products;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Insists that because loss of farming has a disproportionate impact on the socio-economic fabric of rural areas, on population changes, migration and on regional food security, agriculture cannot be a bargaining chip in bi- and multilateral trade deals to the detriment of environmental protection, biodiversity and labour conditions in third countries;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Believes that while trade agreements may benefit mostly large agricultural businesses in the EU and abroad, they can also cause serious negative socio-economic impacts on small and medium scale farming in the EU and in third countries;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Therefore calls for binding and enforceable safeguard mechanisms that take into account social, environmental and labour standards in the EU, as well as in countries to which we export;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomNotes the progress achieved in promoting the EU’s agriculturalobusiness interests in recent bilateral trade negotiations, notably as regards market access for high quality EU agri-food products and the protection of geographical indications in third countries; trusts that this trend can be continued and improved uponunderlines the need for further measures to guard small and medium sized agricultural companies from the negative effects of our current trade policy: considers therefore that shorter, more resilient food chains and the stimulation of regional food production systems must play a role in improving biodiversity, environmental protection as well as remunerative and fair income of farmers and rural communities;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission, in the context of ongoing and future bilateral trade negotiations with third countries, to approach with the utmost care the liberalisation of market access both with regard to third countries as well as with regard of the EU in sensitive agricultural sectors and to consider transition periods, tariff-rate quotas, appropriate safeguarding measures that take into account social, environmental and economic effects in the EU, as well as in countries to which we export, and the exclusion of the most sensitive products; notes that this predominantly concerns beef, other meat, rice, wheat, other cereals, sugar, and dairy products;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights therefore the principle of qualified market access, meaning that imported goods should comply with EU standards;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Further considers that goods produced in connection to deforestation, land or resource grabbing and human rights abuses should not be granted access into the EU market;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the lack of progress on domestic support in agriculture at the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference; reiterates that any future EU position on this topic must duly respect the framework of the reformed CAP; invites EU trading partners, in this regard, to make commitments to reducing trade-distorting domestic support; Notes that strong environmental and social conditionality would limit the likelihood of CAP payments being challenged by the WTO and increase the quality of public goods delivered by this policy to Europeans; calls on the WTO members that continue to grant export subsidies to implement the Ministerial Decision on Export Competition adopted in Nairobi on 19 December 2015;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Demands that the Commission stay vigilant and step up the Union’s defensive action towards resolving existing and future market access barriers in third countries, which are increasing, while respecting the environment and human rights including the right to food; underlines that the majority of whichthose barriers affect agricultural products (27 % according to the Commission’s Market Access Database), which in turn relate predominantly to SPS market access measures.
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Demands at the same time that the Commission step up the inclusion in trade agreements of improved public health and animal welfare provisions, including the reduction in the proliferation of antimicrobial resistance through overuse of antibiotics; the access to water as a human right; the rise of living standards in the agricultural sector, in particular for female farmers and farm workers, and zero land degradation, soil depletion and deforestation in third countries as well as in the EU;