BETA

Activities of Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN related to 2011/0263(COD)

Plenary speeches (1)

Implementation of the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas of the Trade Agreement between the EU and Colombia and Peru - Implementation of the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas of the Association Agreement between the EU and Central America (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0263(COD)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States on the one hand, and Central America on the other PDF (291 KB) DOC (402 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2011/0263(COD)
Documents: PDF(291 KB) DOC(402 KB)

Amendments (8)

Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The Commission should submit a report once a year on the implementation of the Agreement and the application of the safeguard measures and the banana stabilisation mechanism, which should include up-to-date and reliable statistics on imports from Central America and an assessment of their impact on market prices, employment, and the evolution of the Union’s production sector, paying special attention to small-size producers and cooperatives.
2012/04/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) "serious deterioration" means disturbances in a sector of the economy, particularly where these disturbances produce major social problems, or difficulties which brings or could bring about serious injury in the economic situation of the importing party;
2012/04/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Monitoring 1. The Commission shall monitor the evolution of import and export statistics of Central American products, in particular in sensitive sectors including bananas. For this purpose, it shall cooperate and exchange data on a regular basis with Member States and the Union industry. 2. Upon a duly justified request by the industries concerned, the Commission may consider extending the scope of the monitoring to other sectors. 3. The Commission shall present an annual monitoring report to the European Parliament and the Council on updated statistics on imports from Central America of products in the sensitive sectors and those sectors to which monitoring has been extended.
2012/04/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. An investigation shall be initiated upon request by a Member State, by any legal person or any association not having legal personality, acting on behalf of the Union industry, by the European Parliament, or on the Commission's own initiative if it is apparent to the Commission that there is sufficient prima facie evidence, as determined on the basis of factors referred to in Article 4(5), to justify such initiation.
2012/04/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Any extension pursuant to paragraph 3 shall be preceded by an investigation upon a request by a Member State, by any legal person or any association not having legal personality, acting on behalf of the Union industry, by the European Parliament or on the Commission's own initiative if there is sufficient prima facie evidence that the conditions laid down in paragraph 3 are met, on the basis of factors referred to in Article 4(5).
2012/04/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Report 1. The Commission shall present an annual report on the application and implementation of the Agreement and of this Regulation to the European Parliament. 2. The report shall include information about the application of provisional and definitive measures, the termination of investigations without measures, and the activities of the various bodies responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Agreement and fulfilment of the obligations arising therefrom, including information received from interested parties. 3. The report shall also present a summary of the statistics and the evolution of trade with Central America. 4. The report shall include up-to-date and reliable statistics on banana imports from Central America and their direct and indirect impact on the development of employment and working conditions in the European production sector. 5. The European Parliament may, within one month from the Commission presenting the report, invite the Commission to an ad hoc meeting of its responsible committee to present and explain any issues related to the implementation of the Agreement and this Regulation. 6. No later than three months after presenting the report to the European Parliament, the Commission shall make the report public.
2012/04/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. A separate annual trigger import volume is set for imports from Central American country for products mentioned in paragraph 1 as indicated in the table in the Annex to this Regulation. The importation of the products mentioned in paragraph 1 at the preferential customs duty rate shall, in addition to the proof of origin established under Annex III (Definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative co-operation) of the Agreement with Central America, be subject to the presentation of an export certificate issued by the competent authority of the Republic of the Central American country from which the products are exported. Once the trigger volume is met during the corresponding calendar year, the Commission mayshall, in accordance with the examinationadvisory procedure referred to in Article 12(32), temporarily suspend the preferential customs duty during that same year for a period of time not exceeding three months, and not going beyond the end of the calendar year. Only reasons of force majeure shall justify the suspension not being imposed.
2012/04/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall closely monitor the evolution of statistics for banana imports from Central America. For this purpose, the Commission shall cooperate and exchange information on a regular basis with the Member States and interested parties.
2012/04/16
Committee: INTA