7 Amendments of Ole CHRISTENSEN related to 2009/2238(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises, however, the overriding need to ensure that the EU retains economically viable fishery and aquaculture sectors – including small-scale operations – that are spread harmoniously along its coastline, help to preserve the cultural identity of the regions concerned, provide jobs at all stages of production, and supply safe, good-quality food; stresses also that employees in the fishing industry should work under reasonable conditions and in accordance with the ILO's conventions on health and safety at work;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that reasonable customs protection which can be adjusted either on the basis of agreements or autonomously, depending on the preferences the EU wishes to offer or trade with particular countries – especially developing countries – and on the needs of our processing industry,– in the form of health, environmental and social requirements that imported products need to comply with in order to gain access to the EU market – is and should continue to be an important and legitimate instrument enabling the authorities to regulate imports;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Asks the EU representatives negotiating bilateral and regional agreements to require more systematically a real quid pro quo in exchange for trade concessions to non-EU countries on imports of fishery and aquaculture products, resolutely defending any offensive interests of the EU in this sector; calls, in this connection, on the EU negotiators to require non-EU countries to produce their goods in accordance with the standards and rules that apply in the EU;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes it should be one of the key aims of EU policy on fishery and aquaculture imports to ensure that imported products meet the same requirements that apply to EU production in every respect, and believes that this aim reflects basic concerns in relation to the fairness, consistency and effectiveness of the measures currently applied in the sector or envisaged as part of the reform; further notes that compliance by non-EU countries with EU requirements will help create more equal competition between production in the EU and production in non-EU countries as a result of the higher costs involved for non-EU countries in producing fish in accordance with EU standards;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Sees a determined policy of supporting and developing sustainable aquaculture in the EU as one of the key aspects of a strategy to reduce dependence on fishery and aquaculture imports, stimulate economic activity in the EU and offer a more plentiful and varied supply in response to the rapidly rising demand; in this connection, stresses the need to aggressively pursue R&D into European aquaculture products as an ongoing contribution towards creating a sustainable and competitive aquaculture sector in the EU and providing healthy fish for EU consumers;