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Activities of Eleonora FORENZA related to 2015/0218(COD)

Plenary speeches (1)

Introduction of emergency autonomous trade measures for Tunisia - Opening of negotiations for an EU-Tunisia Free Trade Agreement (debate) IT
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0218(COD)

Amendments (4)

Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The specific autonomous trade measures established by this Regulation are intended to alleviate the difficult economic situation, which Tunisia is currently facing, due to the terrorist attacks. Those measures should therefore not be limited in time and be without prejudice to theshould not serve as a precedent in negotiations between the Union and Tunisia on the establishment of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), which are to start in October 2015. An extension of the application period may be contemplated at the end of this period if warranted by the market situation or progress in the DCFTA negotiations.
2015/12/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The Commission should always carry out a suitable impact assessment to accompany this agreement or, in the event that this is not possible, make provision for a mid-term review to study the actual impact of this measure on the Union olive oil market and the situation for Union producers and assess the need for compensatory measures for Union producers.
2015/12/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
An annualFor 2016, a duty free tariff quota of 35 000 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90. The European Commission may, by means of a delegated act, allow the use of the remainder of this duty free quota in 2017, on condition that the supply needs of the Union markets so require. When drafting that delegated act, the Commission shall take into account the assessment report on the impact on the Union olive oil market.
2015/12/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The annual tariff quota referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation shall be made available only after the exhaustion of the volume of the annual olive oil duty free tariff rate quota provided for in Article 3(1) of Protocol 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, and after an assessment of the Union olive oil market in order to anticipate possible compensatory measures for Union producers.
2015/12/16
Committee: INTA