5 Amendments of Nirj DEVA related to 2010/2110(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the reduction of export subsidies and calls for further reforms of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) including the complete elimination of these subsidies, which were reintroduced in 2009 for dairy products; points out that export subsidies have, in the past, allowed the dumping of cheap EU products in developing countries, distorting competition with local producers and undermined their productive capacity;.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that export subsidies have, in the past, allowed the dumping of cheap EU products in developing countries, distorting competition with local producers and undermining their productive capacity;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates concerns over the EU's trade strategy (‘Global Europe: competing in the World’) which focuses on competition and market access for EU products and which fails to provide a pro-development approach; urges the need for greater focus on development concerns within the ongoing EPA negotiations;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. ENotes that an estimated USD 10 billion would be produced for the developing countries by halving the export tariffs on agricultural products of the OECD countries; encourages a radical reduction of tariffs on agricultural imports from all developing countries and the limitation and simplification of non-tariff barriers in order to promote sustained wealth creation and provide real market- access opportunities for developing countries;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the need for transparency and accountability in the Commission's conduct of impact assessments and consultation with interested stakeholders, in particular regular dialogue with relevant committees in the European Parliament, including the Development Committee.