6 Amendments of Elisabeth KÖSTINGER related to 2015/2105(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. recalls the multifunctional nature of the agri-food sector and its specific sensitivities and constraints and demands that such sensitivities and constraints be considered in the conduct of EU trade policy;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Uurges the Commission to assess the impact on Europe of fresh trade concessions to third countries and forwardthoroughly assess the cumulative impact on the agri-food sector of current and pending trade concessions to third countries, especially with respect to sensitive products, and to submit its findings to the European Parliament before acceptmaking or makrevising any commercial offermarket access offer; recalls that the Commission also has to present an individual impact assessment for any new proposal for a trade agreement;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for special protection for certain sensitive product sectors such as poultry, beef, pigmeat, cereals and sugar, which means excluding them from tariff reductions;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Cconsiders that the protection of geographical indications should be a sine qua non in trade negotiations with third countries, especially the USA; calls on the Commission to stand firm on this matter and to not consider GI protection as a substitute for genuine market opening from the other party; considers that sensitive agricultural products should be excluded from any "cumulation of origins" for products imported from third countries with which the EU and its FTA's partners already have a free trade agreement in order to protect the real European origin in the agriculture, instead of opening the EU origin to third countries;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Sstresses the importance of progress regarding sanitary, phytosanitary barrierand other non-tariff barriers to agricultural trade, in all free trade negotiations, paying particular attention to the red lines drawn by the European Union that might have implications for the health of consumers.;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. believes that, in the conduct of trade negotiations affecting directly European agricultural interests, the Commissioner for agriculture should be recognised as a leading role on all agricultural aspects; considers also that, in the functioning of collegiality in the European Commission, no decision concerning the conclusion of trade agreements should ever be taken against this Commissioner's assessment of the fundamental interests of EU agriculture;