26 Amendments of Jan HUITEMA related to 2014/2228(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the TTIP is above all about regulation10 , abou proposed trade agreement that aims at reducmoving or eliminating non-tariff barriers11 , and as such about the level of protection of human health and the environment; __________________ 10See speech by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström of 11 December 2014.http://trade.ec.europa. eu/doclib/docs/2014/december/tradoc_152 942.pdf 11 See 2014 Report on Technical Barriers to Trade by the US Trade Representative, p. 45.unnecessary tariff and non-tariff barriers between the two largest economic blocs of the world, which together make up fifty per cent of the world's economy and currently trade 2 billion euros worth of goods and services every day, whilst safeguarding a high level of protection of human health and the environment; __________________
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the consequences of the Russian embargo have clearly demonstrated the continuous geopolitical relevance of agriculture, the importance of having access to a range of different agricultural markets and the need for strong and strategic trade partnerships with reliable trade partners;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the TTIP is an opportunity to ease reciprocal regulatory burdens that unnecessarily hamper trade, by providing more and transparent information such as which information should be on a label, clarify administrative and custom procedures and align and simplify regulatory regimes where feasible;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the degree of divre are differgences between the regulatory systems of the EU and the US is very wide in key areas foralso in terms of the protection of health and the environment, including food safety and consumer information, owing to different legal and political cultures (epitomised by the controversy over the precautionary principle);
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas TTIP is an opportunity to set high standards globally and supplement standards from both continents, especially at times when new economic actors are gaining scale, who do not share the EU or the US commitment to rule based trade, high levels of consumer protection, environmental standards and animal welfare;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the almost ratified CETA agreement has already shown the opportunities for trade in agricultural sensitive areas such as beef that adheres strictly to European SPS standards1 a; __________________ 1a http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Industry- Markets/Canada-to-develop-hormone- free-beef-for-EU
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. Whereas the almost ratified CETA agreement has already shown the opportunities for trade in agricultural sensitive areas such as beef whilst adhering strictly to European SPS standards and methods1 a; __________________ 1a http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Industry- Markets/Canada-to-develop-hormone- free-beef-for-EUn
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises that the European Parliament must be kept fully informed of the negotiating process;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recognises TTIP as an opportunity to set high standards globally, especially at times when new economic actors are gaining scale, but which do not share the EU or the US commitment to rules based trade, and high levels of consumer protection, environmental standards, health and human rights;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Recalls that TTIP negotiations cannot in and of themselves change the implementation or proposals of other legislation in any area, including in food safety and climate protection fields;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
ba. recalls that the TTIP negotiations cannot in themselves change the implementation or proposal of legislation in any area, including European food safety, SPS standards, animal welfare and environmental measures;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recognises the importance of regulatory cooperation, including the creation of a Regulatory Cooperation Body, to look for ways in which future legislation in the EU and the US could be made compatible, and that could help ease reciprocal regulatory burdens. Underlines however that regulatory cooperation must not affect the European or American legislative procedures and that all legislators and all stakeholders must be involved in any body that may be created to explore future regulatory cooperation;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 160 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
d. secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive pressure, for example in cases where regulatory conditions and related costs of production, such as animal housing requirements, in the EU diverge from those in the US;
Amendment 165 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees with Commissioner Malmström that allNotes that there may be areas where the EU and the US have verysuch different rules or approaches shouldthat they may be excluded from the negotiations12 ; __________________ 12See speech by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström of 11 December 2014. at some point during the process;
Amendment 190 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Calls onNotes that the Commission to exclude any termhas stated that the EU and US positions ion all the horizontal chapters and chemicals are too far apart to create a harmonised system13 a; recalls the sectoral annexes of the TTIP that would tatements by the Commission that EU legislation regarding Genetically Modified Organisms will not be affected by TTIP;13 b __________________ 13 a http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2014 /may/tradoc_152468.pdf 13 bhttp://europa.eu/rapid/press- release_SPEECH-14-1921_en.htm, http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2013 /july/tradoc_151605.pdf
Amendment 194 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
Amendment 204 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
Amendment 214 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iiia) to take into account the effects of the Russian embargo, especially on the agricultural sector and, keeping in mind the continuous geopolitical relevance of agriculture; emphasise the importance of access to a range of different markets and the need for strong and strategic trade partnerships with reliable partners;
Amendment 279 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is deeply concerned about the lack of transparency in the negotiations, and urges the Commission toWelcomes the new transparency initiative of the European Commission which has made available to the public a large number of texts and given all Members of the European Parliament access to the negotiation texts, in particular the consolidated ones.EPs access to a EU textual proposals and position papers, stresses however that more is needed to involve all stakeholders, such as more access to texts and more public meetings; Notes also, that access to American text proposals would increase transparency;
Amendment 301 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls the Commission's intention to set up a formal dialogue on animal welfare with US government regulators1 a, urges the Commission in particular to pay attention to housing requirements of animals in order to ensure a genuine level playing field. __________________ 1a http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2015 /january/tradoc_153004.3%20Food%20sa fety,%20a+p%20health%20%28SPS%29. pdf