7 Amendments of Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA related to 2016/2250(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points to the importance of the ruling handed down on 15 December 2015, in which the Court of Justice established that Article 349 TFEU is the proper legal basis for adopting and adjusting EU legislative measures, thereby consolidating the status of the outermost regions (ORs) and confirming the need for all EU policies to differentiate in their favour in order to mitigate the permanent intrinsic constraints affecting them and, thus, allowing their economies to compete on an equal footing with the rest of the Union;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers that banana production plays a crucial role in the socio-economic fabric of some outermost regions, in particular in the Canary Islands, and therefore is in favour of increasing support for producers;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Believes that it is necessary to increase the budget of POSEI in order to provide greater support for the diversification of agricultural production in the outermost regions and to introduce actions orientated to solving the market crises faced by certain sectors, including tomatoes, livestock and beef in certain regions, and to facilitate the development of some small-scale productions, like goat and sheep dairy products, honey, flowers, sugar beet, tea, pineapple, passion fruit and others;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Warns of the potential impact of free trade agreements on traditional OR products (including milk, meat, sugar, and bananas)OR products and urges the Commission to honour the commitment arising from the POSEI Regulation to gauging the impact of trade negotiations on matters affecting ORs and to involving the ORs in, and informing them about, negotiating processes; reiterates the importance of the specific support schemes for the banana and sugar sectors and maintains that special sugars must be excludedproducts of these regions and asks for appropriate measures to offset the negative effects of trade agreements with third countries on OR agricultural sectors and the exclusion of sensitive products from tradhose negotiations, such as special sugars;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Urges the Commission to carry out regular analyses of the markets of the Member States concerned and to consult these Member States and producers in the ORs and decide appropriate support measures, including financial compensation, in case a serious deterioration of the situation of producers or markets occurs or is likely to occur because of trade concessions made to third countries;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on the Commission to negotiate efficient and operational safeguard clauses and stabilisation mechanisms for bananas and to effectively apply them;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Considers that farmers in the ORs should be encouraged to promote their high quality products and that to this end, the use of the ORs' logo, as well as other forms of quality certification, should be promoted and given the necessary funds;