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Shadow reports (2)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation PDF (221 KB) DOC (145 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation PDF (295 KB) DOC (367 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The European Union (EU), as a contracting party of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), is committed to mainstreaming trade in development strategies and to promoting international trade in order to advance development and poverty reductionreduce – and, in the long term, eradicate – poverty worldwide.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The EU supports the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States on their path to poverty reduction and to sustainable economic and social development, and recognises the importance of their commodity sectors, particularly in the case of a number of countries belonging to CARIFORUM.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The EU is committed to supporting the smooth and gradual integration of developing countries into the world economy with a view to sustainable development. The main ACP banana- exporting countries maywill face challenges in the context of changing trade arrangements, notably as a consequence of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) liberalisation in the framework of the WTO and of the bilateral and regional agreements concluded, or in the process of being concluded, between the EU and Latin American countries, which are the leading exporters of bananas. Hence an ACP Banana Accompanying Measures programme should be added to the existing Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation6.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The financial assistance measures to be adopted under this programme should aim at supporting the adaptation and/or restructuring of areas dependent upon banana exports through sector-specific budget support or project-specific interventions. The measures should aim to provide for social resilience policies, economic diversification, income support for growers or investment to improve competitiveness, where this is a viable strategy, taking into account the results of and experiences gained through the Special System of Assistance to traditional ACP suppliers of bananas7 and the Special Framework of Assistance to traditional ACP suppliers of bananas8.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The programme should accompany the adaptation process in ACP countries which have exported significant volumes of bananas to the EC in recent years and which will be affected by liberalisation in the framework of the WTO9 and by the bilateral and regional agreements concluded, or in the process of being concluded, between the EU and Latin American countries, which are the leading exporters of bananas. The programme builds on the Special Framework of Assistance (SFA) for traditional ACP suppliers of bananas. It is in conformity with the EU’s international obligations in the framework of the WTO and has a clear, focuses on restructuring and henceboosting competitiveness, and is consequently temporary in nature, with a maximum duration of four years (2010-2013), . Depending on the situation of ACP banana exporters at the end of the current programme, another programme may be launched in 2013 to continue addressing the impact of further cuts in customs duties, Or.fr Justification
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006
Article 17a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. ACP banana supplying countries listed in Annex IIIa shall benefit from banana accompanying measures. Union assistance to these countries shall aim at supporting their adjustment process following from liberalisation of the EU market for bananas in the framework of the World Trade Organisation. Union assistance shall take into account the countries’ policies and adaptation strategies and the entry into force of bilateral and regional trade agreements concluded between the EU and Latin American countries. Union assistance shall take into account the countries’ policies and adaptation strategies, as well as their regional environment (proximity to ultraperipheral regions of the EU and overseas countries and territories), and shall pay specific attention to the following areas of cooperation:
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006
Article 17a – paragraph 2
Article 17a – paragraph 2
2. Within the amount referred to in Annex IV, the Commission shall fix the maximum amount available to each eligible ACP banana-supplying country for financing the actions referred to in paragraph 1 on the basis of a set of objective indicators. The indicators shall includeaccording to the needs of each country, placing particular emphasis on ‘Most Favoured Nation’ (MFN) status within the WTO, and on the basis of the following objective, weighted indicators: firstly, trade in bananas with the EU; secondly, the importance of banana exports to the economy in the ACP country concerned;, andlong with the country’s level of development. The measurement of the allocation criteria shall be based on data from years preceding 2009representative data preceding 2010 and covering a period not longer than five years.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
(3a) Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 is replaced by the following: "2. Union assistance shall not in principle be used for paying taxes, duties or charges in beneficiary countries."