4 Amendments of Marco ZULLO related to 2015/2105(INI)
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Opposes any form of negotiation involving the treatment of European agriculture as an expendable bargaining chip and; deplores the fact that such negotiations are increasingly common; warns of the cumulative effect of tariff concessions granted under different trade agreements; points out that a zero rate of duty is imposed on 71 % of all EU agri- food imports;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that trade agreements should ensure a level playing field between the different trading partners in the agricultural sector, taking into account the high environmental, food safety and social costs to be met by European farmers, so as to ensure that the latter are able to benefit fully from the opening of new markets while protecting them from third country competitors that enjoy the advantage of lower production costs;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the protection of geographical indications should be a sine qua non in trade negotiations with third countries, especially the USA; regrets therefore that, under the trade agreement with Canada, a number of major denominations that enjoy protection at European level have been treated as generic or semi-generic; urges the Commission in this regard to give support during trade negotiations to those countries that have not yet introduced arrangements for the protection of geographical designations, so as to to create effective systems compatible with existing EU provisions;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of ensuring that in negotiating agreements with third countries there are no provisions that may reduce or weaken guarantees currently provided by the Union to consumers in the agri-food industry, particularly as regards the use of products derived from GMOs or cloning;