Activities of Mazaly AGUILAR related to 2023/0038M(NLE)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand
Amendments (11)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU is New Zealand’s third largest trading partner for goods; whereas agricultural exports accounted for 64.9% (EUR 1.822 million) of its total exports to the EU in 2022, and whereas Spain is the EU’s largest sheepmeat producer;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Notes with concern that the Agreement does not include the ‘mirror clause’ concept, which is a key demand of farmers aimed at ensuring that all producer countries are subject to the same conditions in terms of agriculture and livestock breeding, thus guaranteeing their ability to compete in the market and improve their production;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists, nevertheless, that the Commission carefully manage and monitor the TRQs to prevent the negative consequences that these will have on the agri-food sector, especially the meat sector;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the EU to implement safeguards, such as seasonality, on the additional TRQs for agricultural products, particularly for European sheepmeat for which there are two demand peaks every year that European livestock breeders traditionally use to cover their costs before the mass imports from New Zealand;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
(1) Notes with concern the failure to take account of the reduction in production and the loss of competitiveness that farmers and livestock breeders will suffer as a result of this Agreement, which will therefore have consequences for European society as a whole;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 4 – point 2 (new)
(2) Stresses that sheep breeding is a key sector for keeping the population in rural areas;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 3 (new)
Paragraph 4 – point 3 (new)
(3) Stresses that sheep breeding is extensive, sustainable and vital for keeping upland areas clear and preventing fires;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
(1) Stresses that sheep breeding is a key sector for keeping the population in rural areas;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to require both parties to the Agreement to comply with the same standards in order to prevent unfair competition, increased economic pressure in the sector, and loss of competitiveness;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Warns that increasing the TRQs for sheepmeat will allow the mass import of New Zealand meat at prices with which European producers will be unable to compete;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to require both parties to the Agreement to comply with the same standards in order to prevent unfair competition, increased economic pressure in the sector, and the loss of competitiveness;