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2018/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)

Considers that meat consumption must progress towards markedly lower volumes, but with higher quality and higher sustainability, based on locally sourced produce, with supply focused on EU demand

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/2110(INI)

Thomas WAITZ, Pascal DURAND, Tilly METZ, Florent MARCELLESI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the Parliament to set up a Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to animal welfare during transport within and outside the EU, given the numerous and systematic violations of the Regulation 1/2005 by Member States, and considering the insufficient resources that the Commission invests in undertaking official audits on animal welfare during transport.

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/2110(INI)

Thomas WAITZ, Pascal DURAND, Tilly METZ, Florent MARCELLESI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Calls to limit journeys of unweaned animals to both a maximum distance of 50km and a maximum duration of 1.5 hours, given the difficulty of ensuring their welfare during transport;

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/2110(INI)

Thomas WAITZ, Florent MARCELLESI

Notes that the livestock sector, in particular intensive industrial livestock production, is responsible for a significant percentage of GHG emissions, and considers that the intensive production model leads to significantly compromised animal welfare and negative consequences for public health, in particular via the inappropriate use of antibiotics and its contribution to antimicrobial resistance.

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/2110(INI)

Thomas WAITZ, Tilly METZ, Florent MARCELLESI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for the upcoming CAP reform to maintain and reinforce the link between increased CAP payments and improved animal welfare conditions which fully respect or go beyond the standards set out in Regulation 1/2005; Calls for coupled support likewise to be conditional upon improved animal welfare standards, to be assured by the Commission within their assessment of the CAP Strategic Plans

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/2110(INI)

Thomas WAITZ, Tilly METZ, Florent MARCELLESI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Considers that export-oriented agricultural policy gives rise to unnecessary suffering in live animal transport; Considers that both animal welfare and rural economies are better served by shorter supply chains focused on more local or regional consumption and breeding.

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/2110(INI)

Thomas WAITZ, Tilly METZ, Florent MARCELLESI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Calls for the prohibition of live animal exports to third countries, with limited exceptions for breeding purposes, provided that the breeds are suited to the relevant climatic and environmental context.

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/2107(INI)

Florent MARCELLESI, Maria HEUBUCH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission’s Mid- Term Evaluation of the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP); welcomes the fact that the new regulation has seen an increase in exports from beneficiaries of the Everything But Arms (EBA) and GSP+ arrangements, which is an important step towards poverty eradication; notes that the focus on fewer beneficiaries under the 2012 regulation should further contribute to this aim; but recalls that GSP is at most a facilitator and for it to have a positive social and human rights impact, governments should enact effective legislation and social policies, as well as actively support institutions and legal reforms focusing on the promotion and protection of human and labour rights;

2018/12/03
Committee: DEVE

2018/2107(INI)

Florent MARCELLESI, Maria HEUBUCH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes with satisfaction that the preference utilisation rate for EBA beneficiaries is high, meaning the potential benefit for the world’s poorest countries is also high; stresses that EBA should be complemented with trade-related assistance and capacity-building if it is to become more useful; recalls, however, that there is no direct link between trade liberalisation, economic growth and poverty reduction;

2018/12/03
Committee: DEVE

2018/2107(INI)

Florent MARCELLESI, Maria HEUBUCH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Regrets that the Mid-Term Evaluation indicates that the GSP had only a limited impact on sustainable development and environmental protection;in particular, notes with concern that the production and trade of textiles and clothing, which are the main import products under the GSP, have accelerated environment degradation in beneficiary countries in the absence of adequate environmental and waste management mechanisms[1]; [1] See Mid-Term Evaluation of GSP, cited above.

2018/12/03
Committee: DEVE

2018/2107(INI)

Florent MARCELLESI, Maria HEUBUCH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the fact that GSP has by and large contributed to social development and human rights, in particular employment of women, implementation of good governance practices and ratification of core ILO conventions; ~~stresses the importance of continued engagement and monitoring, together with the participation of civil society in these processes~~believes, however, that temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences in case of severe and systematic violations of fundamental rights shall be more effectively used; stresses the importance of continued engagement and monitoring, together with the participation of civil society in these processes, so as to enable all interested parties to submit petitions on alleged labour and human rights violations on companies or states benefiting from the duty-free access to the EU under the GSP list;

2018/12/03
Committee: DEVE

2018/2107(INI)

Florent MARCELLESI, Maria HEUBUCH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Notes with concern that there exists a more limited conditionality to adhere to fundamental labour and human rights under the Standard GSP and EBA arrangements; stresses the need to harmonise those standards towards the GSP+ approach as a way to improve compliance with ILO and UN conventions on labour and human rights; more broadly, stresses the need to ensure coherence between GSP and the FTA regimes, namely by providing sufficient incentives for countries to graduate from the EBA to the GSP+ status as well as from GSP+ to other FTA arrangements;

2018/12/03
Committee: DEVE

2018/2107(INI)

Florent MARCELLESI, Maria HEUBUCH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Is of the opinion that the more intensified GSP+ monitoring system, alongside the findings of UN and ILO monitoring bodies and information provided by third parties, has contributed to the fact that all GSP+ beneficiaries are making progress in implementing the 27 conventions; calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to improve transparency of EU’s GSP+ monitoring, whose mechanism shall equally apply to GSP and EBA beneficiary countries, and to ensure a meaningful role for CSOs and Trade Unions in this framework;

2018/12/03
Committee: DEVE

2018/2107(INI)

Florent MARCELLESI, Maria HEUBUCH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes with concern that there is no conditionality to propel beneficiary countries of GSP and EBA arrangements to adhere to environmental standards and to comply with international conventions on climate change and environmental protection; takes the view that list of conventions on core human and labour rights as well as on environment and governance principles should be updated in the next reform of the GSP Regulation, notably by including as a new conditionality the ratification and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change, while GSP Standards and EBA arrangements should be harmonised towards the GSP+ approach; more broadly, calls on the Commission to provide technical support to improve environmental protection in the implementation of each of the three GSP arrangements;

2018/12/03
Committee: DEVE

2018/2107(INI)

Florent MARCELLESI, Maria HEUBUCH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for greater participation in the monitoring process from Member State embassies and development agencies.; but reiterates that the positive impact of the three GSP arrangements depend on whether the beneficiary countries have policies in place to effectively channel their resources to social and distribution- improving policies as well as adaptation and mitigation measures to limit the potential detrimental effects of increased production on the environment;

2018/12/03
Committee: DEVE

Activities of Florent MARCELLESI

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