5 Amendments of Nicola DANTI related to 2021/2007(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 6 October 2015 with recommendations to the Commission on the possible extension of geographical indication protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products,1a _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0331.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. regrets the refusal, in the framework of the ongoing negotiations for the modernisation of the EU-Chile Association Agreement, of granting exclusive protection to flagship EU geographical indications, in particular in the wine sector; calls on the Commission to further enhance the protection of Intellectual Property Rights, notably Geographical Indications, in all EU trade agreements;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -14 a (new)
Paragraph -14 a (new)
-14a. Believes that the recognition of GIs for non-agricultural products is relevant to the priorities of EU programmes being developed, including those of the Industrial Strategy, with the development of short supply chains, as well as the Green Deal by fostering locally-made products with greater traceability and transparency on the origin of the product and manufacturing processes deployed;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Supports the Commission in its initiative to establish EU sui generis protection of geographical indications (GIs) for non-agricultural products in order to align to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications, which the EU has signed and which includes the possibility to protect GIs for both agricultural and non-agricultural products; expects the Commission to propose legislation in this regard as soon as possible and at the end of 2021 at the latest;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Emphasizes that the introduction of an EU sui generis protection system of geographical indications for non- agricultural products will have a positive economic impact on microenterprises and SMEs, as well as a general impact on employment, development and tourism in rural areas, which could in particular help the EU’s recovery after the COVID- 19 crisis; believes that such sui generis protection of non-agricultural GIs would also facilitate access to third country markets through EU trade agreements;