9 Amendments of Matt CARTHY related to 2017/2193(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) which respects vulnerable sectors of European agriculture, such as dairy and sheep and goat meat, can be of mutual benefit, offering opportunities for European producers and advancing the EU’s position as a key player on the global marketthe agricultural sector will be particularly vulnerable in any free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive, or exclude, those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive or unsustainable pressure, for instance by introducing transitional periods or appropriate quotas, or by not making any commitments in the most sensitive sectors; calls on the Commission to factor in respect for seasonal cycles of production in Europe, particularly for the lamb and dairy sectors;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that New Zealand has a very competitive and strongly export-orientated agricultural sector which is unique in its exposure to international markets owing to a low level of agricultural support; notes the dominance of the dairy and sheep and goat sectors in particular and a largely intensified farming model; notes that New Zealand is the world’s eighth largest dairy producer, exporting 95% of its production and engaging a third of world trade in these products; further notes that New Zealand is the second largest exporter of sheep meat in the world putting it in direct competition with domestic European farmers;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that several sensitive European agricultural sectors have experienced the negative impact of the ongoing Russian embargo, currency fluctuations caused by the outcome of the Brexit Referendum and extreme price volatility and; stresses that the final outcome must give due consideration to the interests of all European producers;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the EU already has an agreement in place to buy 230,000 tonnes of New Zealand lamb and goat meat each year under a quota with reduced tariffs; notes that Britain traditionally buys 40% of this quota; highlights that the loss of this market through Brexit could potentially lead to a flood of product into other EU markets creating massive price pressures on European farmers;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to conclude as soon as possible its assessmentnot to open negotiations on a free trade agreement with New Zealand until such time as a full impact assessment has been conducted ofn the potential impact of an EU-New Zealand FTA in order to be able to evaluate completely the possible gains and losses of such a trade deal for European producersn the European family-farm model, the impact on prices received by farmers, the potential pressure on subsidies and on commitments under the Paris Climate Change Agreement;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the European Commission to recognise the harm that will be inflicted on the family-farm model, prices and European agriculture at large, should it continue to use the agricultural sector as a bargaining chip in the pursuit of its aggressive free trade agenda;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for the exclusion of the Investment Court System from any negotiating exchanges owing to the detrimental impact such a system would have on rural communities; further calls on the European Commission to abandon advances towards a Multilateral Investment Court System in all of its free trade agreements in order to preserve public services and judicial integrity;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Strongly disagrees with the aggressive free trade agenda currently being pursued by the European Commission; believes that at the very least the European Commission should not be opening new free trade negotiations before the impact of recently concluded deals on the agriculture sector have been assessed;