2 Amendments of Emilio MENÉNDEZ del VALLE related to 2010/2110(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that the outermost regions are an integral part of the territory of the European Union and must be fully covered by the trade agreements; emphasises the importance to their economies of the agriculture sector, which is in competition with similar products from Latin American producers benefiting from the lowering of customs tariffs; points out that Article 349 TFEU allows for the tailoring of Community policies to suit the geographical and economic realities of those regions; calls on the Commission to take into account the specific interests of the outermost regions in the negotiations so that the development of those regions is not affected;