Activities of Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI related to 2010/2110(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Agriculture and international trade (short presentation)
Amendments (10)
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 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Condemns the Commission’s approach, which far too often makes concessions on agriculture in order to obtain enhanced market access in third countries for industrial products and services; takes the view that the interests of the EU’s agricultural sector and its farmers should be taken into account as much as possible in EU trade policy;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that decisions to further open up the EU market to imports of agricultural goods should not be taken without ensuring that EU farmers can be compensated for their losses;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Encourages the Commission to consider making more active use of WTO instruments (e.g. the dispute settlement mechanism) to counter unjustified barriers to trade, with special reference to unjustified non-tariff barriers of a veterinary or phytosanitary nature, since other trade partners often use such instruments in their relations with the EU;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Points out that WTO partners might treat the unilateral restriction by the EU of the use of agricultural production and export support instruments as a signed and sealed concession and a starting point for even further-reaching demands to be placed on the EU in the WTO’s DDA round;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Stresses the need for the ‘single undertaking’ principle to be upheld in the WTO’s DDA negotiations; points out that, for some time now, there has been a tendency for the negotiations to focus on a limited range of negotiating areas, including agriculture, in which the EU has major defensive interests, with relatively less progress being made in other negotiating areas, and this is threatening to undermine the EU’s negotiating position; points out, in addition, that this is making it difficult to take stock of the Round as a whole;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to be mindful of the fact that, in the context of the negotiations to establish agricultural free trade areas with third countries, it might be advantageous to forgo overly ambitious tariff liberalisation objectives that are encountering resistance from partners and might also pose a threat to agricultural sectors that are sensitive for the EU; considers that a less ambitious agreement could be reached, without relinquishing the principle of symmetrical concessions and leaving the door open for talks on increasing the level of ambition to be held in the future, when the partners are ready; takes the view that such an approach would not only make it possible for the sensitivity of the EU’s agricultural sector to be taken into account to a greater extent, but also make it easier to conclude free trade area-type agreements with partners that are vital from the point of view of the interests of EU exporters;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Takes the view that curbs should be put in place to prevent irregular practices in agri-food trade, such as triangular trade, when a country exports its production to the EU, taking advantage of EU market access preferences, and then meets its own needs by importing the products from abroad; considers that, in order to prevent such irregularities, EU market access concessions offered by the EU in trade agreements concluded with third countries should not exceed the actual production and export capabilities of the countries concerned;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that there are symmetrical tariff concessions in free trade area agreements concluded by the EU with countries with significant agricultural production and export capabilities, e.g. Mercosur;
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;