7 Amendments of Eleonora FORENZA related to 2015/2053(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of geographical indications (GIs) in the broader spectrum of intellectual property rights, andas an important tool to enhance traceability, transparency and information for consumers and to enhance protagonism of EU territories in a more social and environmental sustainable approach to economic development, as well as the key role played by IPR in EU trade policy;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the recognition of protection of non-agricultural GIs is both a defensive and offensive interest in the framework of the common commercial policy and it can be an effective tool in countering imitation and counterfeit products and in ensuring fair competition;a more social, economic and environmental sustainable approach to economic development inside and outside EU, as well as fair competition and consumers protection
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers also important, in the framework of the EU trade and investment strategy, a fair and equitable access to non-agricultural GIs in third countries, especially the poorest ones in the framework also of a reform of the article 23rd of the TRIPS agreement;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers important to guarantee the same safeguards provided to Non- agricultural products to agricultural GIs in relation to the TRIPS agreement. Calls the Commission in this framework to assess the TRIPS protection to date, particularly in relation to clear, consistent and structured notification and registration systems, and consistency in treatment;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission also to assess the consistency of protection actually guaranteed by the TRIPS agreement with the necessary implementation of a Human Right Based approach in trade policies, inside and outside EU, as recently recalled by UN special rapporteur on promotion of a democratic and equitable international order;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Expresses concerns over the compatibility of the extension of Igs to non-agricultural goods with the ongoing FTAs negotiations, in particular the TTIP and CETA;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to explore the possibility to experiment alternative schemes of non-agricultural GIs protection as Territorial Participatory Processes of Mutual Recognition, in particular for small scale producers and localized typical productions;