3 Amendments of Miguel VIEGAS related to 2018/0256M(NLE)
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Draws attention to the fact that some of the fruit and vegetables exported preferentially to the EU under the terms of the agreement in question (including tomatoes and melons) come from the territory of Western Sahara, and points out that very ambitious plans have been drawn up with a view to further developing such production and exports; recalls that the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a clear judgment excluding the territories of Western Sahara from the EU-Morocco trade agreement;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the legal uncertainty that has arisen sinceStresses the importance and clarity of the Court of Justice judgment of 21 December 2016; is concerned that the Commission has been unable to provide reliable data on preferential imports of products from Western Sahara that may have been carried out since that date, in spite of the judgment in question; wonders what the cost has been to the EU budget of any preferences granted during the period concerned without a valid legal basis; in the absence of sufficient comparative information, is doubtful whether the Commission is able to assess the impact of the proposed new agreement properly and regrets that the European Commission has not so far engaged in a serious and constructive dialogue with the Polisario Front, which is recognised by the United Nations as the only legal representative of the Saharan people;
Amendment 44 #
7. Nevertheless welcomes the clarification that the new agreement provides, and hopes that it will be able henceforth to provide a clear, stable framework for the economic operators concerned, on both sides of the MediterraneanCalls for the rejection of this agreement in so far as it does not comply with the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in any of its relevant points;