5 Amendments of James NICHOLSON related to 2010/2110(INI)
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that, in relation to the agricultural sector, the Commission must conduct impact assessments which must be made public before the commencement of negotiations and must be updated to take account of new positions arising in the negotiations; emphasises the need for a proper and transparent process for consulting all interested parties; recalls that a domestic advisory council was included in the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and South Korea and notes that this could be a precedent for the involvement of interested parties and stakeholders in future trade agreements;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that EU producers meet the highest standards in terms of product hygiene, sustainable production methods, plant health, animal health and welfare, traceability, pesticide residue control, veterinary medicine and additives; notes that imports from third countries should meet 'equal' standards, rather than simply 'equivalent' standards;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recalls that the Free Trade Agreement with South Korea allowed for significant numbers of Geographical Indicators (GI) to be recognised; calls for further efforts to be made to provide for this in future trade agreement; notes that the protection and recognition of Geographical Indicators in third countries is potentially very valuable to the EU's agri-food sector;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers it unacceptable that the Commission resumed negotiations with Mercosur without making publicly available a detailed impact assessment and without engaging in a proper political debate with the Council and the Parliament; calls on the Commission to keep the Council and Parliament duly informed of developments to negotiations with Mercosur and in future inform Council and Parliament before such trade negotiations commence;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that farm businesses in Mercosur countries have much lower production costs, including land, labour and other capital costs, and that Mercosur producers do not have to meet the same high safety and sustainability standards as EU producerstandards as EU producers, with regards to the environment, animal welfare, food safety and phytosanitary measures;