2 Amendments of Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN related to 2010/2110(INI)

Emilio MENÉNDEZ del VALLE, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the fact that the agreement on trade in bananas~~, which~~ settles twenty years of WTO disputes and constitutes an important step towards the consolidation of a rule- based multilateral trading system~~; notes that the agreement on trade in bananas~~ and at the same time could makes a decisive contribution to the resolution of issues relating to tropical products and preferences in WTO negotiations; believes that th~~is agreement further consolidates the EU’s position on agriculture~~ e interests of Community producers and ACP producers must be taken into consideration, in particular during the ~~Doha round; calls upon the EU to build upon this important breakthrough to push WTO negotiations forwar~~upcoming trade negotiations, so that this sector, which is the source of many jobs, is not weakened;

2010/11/12
Committee: INTA

Emilio MENÉNDEZ del VALLE, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN

Draft opinion
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;

2010/11/12
Committee: INTA

2 Amendments of Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN related to 2010/2110(INI)

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