8 Amendments of Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA related to 2010/2110(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the 4th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control will be held in November 2010; whereas a public consultation has been launched on the possible revision of the Tobacco Products Directive (Directive 2001/37/EC1); whereas several WTO Members have raised the issue of the conformity with the TBT Agreement of the Canadian Bill C-32, which essentially leads to the ban of all traditional blended tobacco products, except the ones using solely Virginia tobacco, the single variety produced in Canada and used in the manufacturing of Canadian tobacco products,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that external trade policy must not jeopardise the EU’s ability to maintain a strong agricultural sector and to ensure food security against a background of increased market volatility; calls on the Commission to defend the multifunctional role of EU agriculture and the European agri-food model in all fora, and in the WTO in particular;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Asks the Commission to ensure that trade agreements do not affectcompromise the EU system of entry prices for fruit and vegetables, while maintaining the current import schedules, and; nevertheless, urges the Commission to make the changes necessary to improve the system’s functioning as soon as possible;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses, in particular, that the complex system of entry prices that applies to tomato imports from Morocco is causing problems; therefore calls on the Commission to make the relevant changes without delay;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Regrets that, in the negotiations on the agricultural chapter of the association agreement with Morocco, no guarantees were given in respect of compliance with the preferential import quotas or the entry prices applying to Moroccan exports;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Nevertheless, calls on the Commission to do everything possible to include clauses in bilateral trade agreements that oblige third countries to comply with the same sanitary and phytosanitary conditions that are imposed on European producers;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Regrets the tariff concessions recently granted by the Commission to the countries that export bananas to the EU; calls for a review of the aid received by European producers under aid programmes for the outermost regions (POSEI) in order to compensate these producers for the effects that this cut in tariffs will have on prices in the EU market;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Stresses that, while tobacco products must be governed by a strict regulatory framework, the regulation of ingredients in tobacco products at the EU and at the international level must follow a proportionate, risk-based approach on the basis of scientific evidence; warns against any non-science based ban on all ingredients, leading essentially to the ban of European traditional blended tobacco products, which would have severe socioeconomic repercussions for EU tobacco growers (of oriental and burley varieties), without a benefit for public health;