2015/0218(COD) | [ParlTrack]

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) The Union can best support Tunisia’s economy, in accordance with the objectives set out in the European Neighbourhood Policy and in the Euro- Mediterranean Agreement, by providing an attractive and reliable market for Tunisia’s exports of olive oil. This requires autonomous trade measures allowing for the import of this product into the Union on the basis of a duty free tariff quotaIn order to preserve the stability of Member States’ olive oil production, the present customs treatment of Tunisian olive oil, which is already in plentiful supply on the European market, should continue to apply unchanged.

Amendment 12 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) The Union can best support Tunisia’s economy, in accordance with the objectives set out in the European Neighbourhood Policy and in the Euro- Mediterranean Agreement, by providing an attractive and reliable market for Tunisia’s exports ~~of olive oil. This requires autonomous trade measures allowing for the import of this product into the Union on the basis of a duty free tariff quota~~. To this end, pending the conclusion of the negotiations on the establishment of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), on 15 May 2014, in response to the economic crisis in Tunisia and in order to provide support for the political reforms required, the EU approved an EUR 300 million increase in macro- financial assistance to Tunisia, to be disbursed in three EUR 100 million instalments in 2015.

Amendment 13 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) Union stocks of olive oil at the start of the 2015/2016 crop year are below average levels for previous crop years, as a result of which an increase in Tunisian imports is unlikely to bring about imbalances on Union markets. As regards the next crop year, volumes are difficult to forecast for the time being, however, in view of major fluctuations in harvests.

Amendment 14 #

Aldo PATRICIELLO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) In order to prevent fraud and ensure that consumers are properly protected in accordance with Article 169 of the TFEU, the envisioned autonomous trade measures should be subject to compliance by Tunisia with the Union’s relevant rules regarding the origin of products and the procedures related thereto, as well as to Tunisia’s effective administrative cooperation with the Union.

Amendment 15 #

Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The ~~preservation of the stability~~stability's protection of the olive oil market in the Union requires that the additional volume ~~gener~~created by the autonomous trade measures is only made available after the exhaustion of the volume of the annual olive oil duty free tariff rate quota ~~laid down~~remarked in Article 3(1) of Protocol 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement.

Amendment 16 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The preservation of the stability of the olive oil market in the Union requires that the additional volume generated by the autonomous trade measures is only made available after the exhaustion of the volume of the annual olive oil duty free tariff rate quota laid down in Article 3(1) of Protocol 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement. In order to prevent major harm to Union production setups, this Regulation also provides for safeguard measures so as to preclude market distortions.

Amendment 17 #

Nicola CAPUTO, Eric ANDRIEU

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

(6a) The EU market for olive oil is saturated, prices fell by 43% between 2005 and 2014 and the industry has been hard hit by the Xylella fastidiosa outbreak and is not yet in a position to consolidate the slight recovery in prices seen in 2015.

Amendment 18 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

(6a) So that there is no impact on the crop as a result of fluctuations in production, which, because of climatic conditions, are very considerable, the sector should be given tools with a view to greater self- regulation, at no cost to the Union budget, and to combating both producer and consumer price volatility. The specific measures laid down in Article 169 of the Single Common Market Organisation Regulation should be implemented accordingly.

Amendment 19 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred to the Commission as regards the respect of the conditions subject to which the preferential arrangements are provided for. Those implementing powers should be exercised with the assistance of the Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets and in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council4. ________________ 4Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).deleted

Amendment 20 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

Amendment 21 #

Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

Amendment 22 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) The specific autonomous trade measures established by this Regulation are intended to alleviate the difficult economic situation, which Tunisia is currently facing, due to the terrorist attacks. ~~Those measures should therefore be limited in time and be without prejudice to~~Despite the fact that the Union olive oil market has gone through critical times in recent years, the new quota represents a substantial increase over the tariff quota which the Union has granted the country for many years. The measures concerned are therefore limited in time and cannot serve as a precedent in the negotiations between the Union and Tunisia on the establishment of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), which ~~are to~~ started in October 2015. ~~An extension of the application period may be contemplated at the end of this period if warranted by the market situation or progress in the DCFTA negotiations.~~

Amendment 23 #

Aldo PATRICIELLO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) The specific autonomous trade measures established by this Regulation are intended to alleviate the difficult economic situation, which Tunisia is currently facing, due to the terrorist attacks. Those measures should therefore be limited in time and be without prejudice to the negotiations between the Union and Tunisia on the establishment of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), which are to start in October 2015~~. An extension of the application period may be contemplated at the end of this period if warranted by the market situation~~ and whose aim is to improve market access, boost investment and provide support for the economic reform pro~~gress in the DCFTA negotiation~~cess.

Amendment 24 #

(9) The specific autonomous trade measures established by this Regulation are intended to alleviate the difficult economic situation, which Tunisia is currently facing, due to the terrorist attacks~~. Those measures should therefore be limited in time an~~, without, however, worsening the agricultural situation in the EU. The validity of those measures, if they are adopted, should therefore be limited to one year and the measures should be without prejudice to the negotiations between the Union and Tunisia on the establishment of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), which ~~are to~~ started in October 2015~~. An extension of the application period may be contemplated at the end of this period if warranted by the market situation or progress in the DCFTA negotiation~~ and which are intended to secure mutual reductions in duties, including on agricultural products.

Amendment 25 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) In view of the severe damage done to Tunisia's economy, and in particular its tourism sector, by the terrorist attack in Sousse on 26 June 2015, and the need to take measures to alleviate Tunisia's economic situation in the short term, it was considered to be appropriate to provide for an exception to the eight-week period referred to in Article 4 of Protocol No 1 on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,deleted

Amendment 26 #

Miguel VIEGAS, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

Amendment 27 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)

(10a) The Commission should always carry out a suitable impact assessment to accompany this agreement or, in the event that this is not possible, make provision for a mid-term review to study the actual impact of this measure on the European olive oil market and the situation for European producers and assess the need for compensatory measures for European producers.

Amendment 28 #

Mario BORGHEZIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

~~An annual duty free tariff quota of 35 000 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90.~~deleted

Amendment 29 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

~~An annual duty free tariff quota of 35 000 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90.~~deleted

Amendment 30 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Giovanni LA VIA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

An annual duty free tariff quota of ~~35 0~~17 500 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90.

Amendment 31 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

AFor 2016, an annual duty free tariff quota of 35 000 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90. The Commission may extend the tariff quota to 2017 by means of a delegated act, provided that that is required in order to meet the Union's supply needs. If necessary, the quota laid down in the first paragraph may be revised downwards. In that connection, account shall be taken of the assessment report provided for in Article 5b.

Amendment 32 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

~~An annual duty free tariff quota of 35 000 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90~~The present customs treatment of Tunisian olive oil should continue to apply unchanged.

Amendment 33 #

Miguel VIEGAS, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

An annual duty free tariff quota of ~~35 0~~17 500 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia ~~and~~, falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90, obtained entirely from Tunisian olives grown in that country and transported directly from there to the EU.

Amendment 34 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)

Article 1a Withdraw the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the introduction of emergency autonomous trade measures for the Republic of Tunisia.

Amendment 35 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1

Entitlement to the benefit of the import tariff quota referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation shall be subject to compliance by Tunisia with the rules regarding the origin of products and with the procedures related thereto, provided for in Protocol No 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement.deleted

Amendment 36 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

Amendment 37 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

The annual tariff quota referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation shall be made available only after the exhaustion of the volume of the annual olive oil duty free tariff rate quota provided for in Article 3(1) of Protocol 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, and after an assessment of the European olive oil market in order to anticipate possible compensatory measures for European producers.

Amendment 38 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

~~The annual tariff quota referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation~~No new quota shall be made available ~~only~~ after the exhaustion of the ~~volume of the~~ annual olive oil duty- free tariff rate quota provided for in Article 3(1) of Protocol 1 to the Euro- Mediterranean Agreement.

Amendment 39 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

~~The Commission shall administer the tariff rate quota in accordance with Article 184 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.~~deleted

Amendment 40 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

~~The Commission shall administer the tariff rate quota in accordance with Article 184 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.~~deleted

Amendment 41 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

The Commission shall administer the tariff rate quota in accordance with Article 184 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. and by establishing monthly import licences to be issued between January and October of 2016 and 2017 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1918/20061a ___________ 1aCommission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 of 20 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quota for olive oil originating in Tunisia

Amendment 42 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1

Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of a failure by Tunisia to comply with the conditions set out in Article 2, it may adopt an implementing act suspending in whole or in part the preferential arrangements provided for in Article 1. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 6(2).deleted

Amendment 43 #

Nicola CAPUTO, Eric ANDRIEU

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1

Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of a failure by Tunisia to comply with the conditions set out in Article 2~~, it~~ and where an impact assessment or mid-term review shows there to be a distortionary effect on the EU internal market, the Commission may adopt an implementing act suspending in whole or in part the preferential arrangements provided for in Article 1. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 6(2).

Amendment 44 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1

Where the Commission finds that there is a market imbalance at the EU level or sufficient evidence of a failure by Tunisia to comply with the conditions set out in Article 2, it may adopt an implementing act suspending in whole or in part the preferential arrangements provided for in Article 1. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 6(2).

Amendment 45 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1

Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of a failure by Tunisia to comply with the conditions set out in Article 2, it may adopt an implementing act suspending in whole ~~or in part~~ the preferential arrangements provided for in Article 1. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 6(2).

Amendment 46 #

Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)

Article 5a No extension The period of validity laid down in Article 7(2) may not be extended.

Amendment 47 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)

Article 5a Safeguard measure In the event that the obligations laid down in this regulation lead to or threaten a serious distortion of the EU market, they shall be suspended by the Commission. The suspension shall last as long as necessary for a return to normal market conditions and may be extended up to expiry of the quota. If the quota is reopened during the year of validity, the Commission shall, where necessary, modify the management thereof by means of an implementing act with a view to adopting the most appropriate measures aimed at encouraging greater market stability.

Amendment 48 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)

Article 5a Application of Article 169 of the single CMO In order to ensure the smooth functioning of the olive oil sector in the EU, the Commission shall trigger the application of the rules laid down in Article 169 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/20131a ___________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products

Amendment 49 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 b (new)

Article 5b Assessment report The Commission shall assess the impact of the new tariff quota on Union markets nine months after the entry into force of this regulation. It shall present the impact assessment to the European Parliament and the Council.

Amendment 50 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets, established by Article 229 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. That Committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.deleted

Amendment 51 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1

Amendment 52 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2017. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Article 7 deleted Entry into force and application

Amendment 53 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1

~~This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.~~deleted

Amendment 54 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2

It shall apply from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 20176 This regulation may be extended up to December 2017 in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 1.

Amendment 7 #

Marco ZULLO, Giulia MOI, Rosa D'AMATO

Proposal for a regulation
–

The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to propose that the Commission proposal should be rejected.

Amendment 8 #

Marco ZULLO, Giulia MOI, Rosa D'AMATO

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 a (new)

Having regard to Decision No 534/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 providing EUR 300 million in macro- financial assistance to the Republic of Tunisia,

Amendment 9 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) Olive oil is Tunisia’s main agricultural export product to the Union and the olive oil industry is an important part of the country’s economy, as it is of the economies of some Member States.

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2015/12/16 INTA 52 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Nicola DANTI, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Goffredo Maria BETTINI

Proposal for a regulation
–

The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

Amendment 10 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

Amendment 11 #

Alessia Maria MOSCA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Fernando RUAS, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) The Union can best support Tunisia’s economy, on a short term basis and in accordance with the objectives set out in the European Neighbourhood Policy and in the Euro- Mediterranean Agreement, by providing an attractive and reliable market for Tunisia’s exports of olive oil. This requires autonomous trade measures allowing for the import of this product into the Union on the basis of a duty free tariff quota, established for a maximum period of two years.

Amendment 12 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) In their Decision No 534/2014/EU1a, the European Parliament and the Council have already granted EUR 300 million to the Republic of Tunisia. _______________ 1a Decision No 534/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 providing macro- financial assistance to the Republic of Tunisia (OJ L 151, 21.5.2014, p. 9)

Amendment 13 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) In their Decision No 534/2014/EU1a, the European Parliament and the Council have already granted EUR 300 million to the Republic of Tunisia. 1a Decision No 534/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 providing macro- financial assistance to the Republic of Tunisia (OJ L 151, 21.5.2014, p.9)

Amendment 14 #

Nicola DANTI, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Goffredo Maria BETTINI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)

(4b) The opaque and misleading Union rules regulating olive oil labelling do not allow consumers to recognise the real origin of the product and an increase in Tunisian imports would bring imbalance to Union markets.

Amendment 15 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) In order to prevent fraud, and to ensure that the envisioned autonomous trade measures will really benefit the Tunisian economy, they should be subject to compliance by Tunisia with the Union’s relevant rules regarding the origin of products and the procedures related thereto, as well as to Tunisia’s effective administrative cooperation with the Union.

Amendment 16 #

Alessia Maria MOSCA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Nicola DANTI, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Fernando RUAS, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) In order to prevent fraud, the envisioned autonomous trade measures should be subject to compliance by Tunisia with the Union’s relevant rules regarding the origin of products and the procedures related thereto, including the mandatory requirement for clear labelling of origin and product classification, as well as to Tunisia’s effective administrative cooperation with the Union.

Amendment 17 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) In order to prevent fraud and to guarantee consumer rights and fair competition, the envisioned autonomous trade measures should be subject to compliance by Tunisia with the Union’s relevant rules regarding the origin of products and the procedures related thereto, as well as to Tunisia’s effective administrative cooperation with the Union.

Amendment 18 #

József SZÁJER, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)

(5a) In order to protect the due interests of the Union’s olive oil producers from any injury and the olive oil market of the Union from any serious disturbances, the safeguard clause set out in Article 25 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part should also be applicable to the annual duty free tariff quota of 35 000 tonnes of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90.

Amendment 19 #

Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Fernando RUAS, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

Amendment 2 #

Salvatore CICU, Antonio TAJANI, Elisabetta GARDINI, Lara COMI, Alberto CIRIO, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO, Barbara MATERA, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Giovanni LA VIA, Raffaele FITTO, Massimiliano SALINI, Stefano MAULLU, Remo SERNAGIOTTO

Proposal for a regulation
–

The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

Amendment 20 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) The specific autonomous trade measures established by this Regulation are intended to alleviate the difficult economic situation, which Tunisia is currently facing, due to the terrorist attacks~~. Those measures should~~, without damaging the European agricultural sector. The new quota will include a substantially increased tariff concession and the measures concerned are therefore be limited in time and ~~be without prejudice to~~cannot serve as a precedent in the negotiations between the Union and Tunisia on the establishment of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), which ~~are to~~ started in October 2015. ~~An extension of the application period may be contemplated at the end of this period if warranted by the market situation or progress in the DCFTA negotiations.~~

Amendment 21 #

Nicola DANTI, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Goffredo Maria BETTINI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) The specific autonomous trade measures established by this Regulation ~~are intended to~~cannot concretely alleviate the difficult economic situation, which Tunisia is currently facing, due to the terrorist attacks. Those measures should therefore be limited in time and be without prejudice to the negotiations between the Union and Tunisia on the establishment of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), which are to start in October 2015. An extension of the application period may be contemplated at the end of this period if warranted by the market situation or progress in the DCFTA negotiations.

Amendment 22 #

Eleonora FORENZA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

Amendment 23 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

Amendment 24 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) In view of the severe damage done to Tunisia’s economy, and in particular its tourism sector, by the terrorist attack in Sousse on 26 June 2015, and the need to take measures to alleviate Tunisia’s economic situation in the short term, it was considered to be appropriate to provide for an exception to the eight-week period referred to in Article 4 of Protocol No 1 on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,deleted

Amendment 25 #

Patrick LE HYARIC, Eleonora FORENZA, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

Amendment 26 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)

(10a) The Commission should always carry out a suitable impact assessment to accompany this agreement or, in the event that this is not possible, make provision for a mid-term review to study the actual impact of this measure on the Union olive oil market and the situation for Union producers and assess the need for compensatory measures for Union producers.

Amendment 27 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)

(10a) In a spirit of collaboration between institutions, civil society and producers, the Union institutions should commit to more closely involve stakeholders through consultation in order to monitor the impact of these measures;

Amendment 28 #

Matteo SALVINI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

~~An annual duty free tariff quota of 35 000 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90.~~deleted

Amendment 29 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

An annual duty free tariff quota of 35 000 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90, wholly obtained in Tunisia and transported directly from Tunisia to the Union.

Amendment 3 #

Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Fernando RUAS, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA

Proposal for a regulation
–

The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

Amendment 30 #

Stelios KOULOGLOU

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

An annual duty free tariff quota of 35 000 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90. If this measure represents a threat to the Union olive oil market, the European Commission should have the right to suspend the Duty Free tariff rate quota of 35 000 tons of Tunisian olive oil imports and undertake measures to repair the distortion. The suspension should last, as long as needed for a return to normal conditions within the Union market.

Amendment 31 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

~~An annual~~For 2016, duty free ~~tariff~~ quota of 35 000 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes NC 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90, wholly obtained in Tunisia and transported directly from Tunisia to the Union. The European Commission may, by means of a delegated act, extend this duty free quota in 2017, on condition that the supply needs of the European Union markets so require. If necessary, the quota laid down in the first paragraph may be revised downwards. When drafting this delegated act, the Commission shall take into account the assessment report provided for in paragraph 1a of Article 4.

Amendment 32 #

Nicola DANTI, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Goffredo Maria BETTINI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

An annual duty free tariff quota of ~~35 0~~17 500 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90. On the basis of the mid- term impact assessment, this quota can be reviewed.

Amendment 33 #

Eleonora FORENZA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

~~An annual~~For 2016, a duty free tariff quota of 35 000 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90. The European Commission may, by means of a delegated act, allow the use of the remainder of this duty free quota in 2017, on condition that the supply needs of the Union markets so require. When drafting that delegated act, the Commission shall take into account the assessment report on the impact on the Union olive oil market.

Amendment 34 #

Giovanni LA VIA, Salvatore CICU, Elisabetta GARDINI, Lorenzo CESA, Alberto CIRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

An annual duty free tariff quota of ~~35 0~~17 500 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90.

Amendment 35 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1

Entitlement to the benefit of the import tariff quota referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation shall be subject to compliance by Tunisia with the sanitary and phytosanitary conditions laid down by the Union, with the rules regarding the origin of products and with the procedures related thereto, provided for in Protocol No 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement.

Amendment 36 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

Amendment 37 #

Patrick LE HYARIC, Eleonora FORENZA, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

The annual tariff quota referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation shall be made available only after the exhaustion of the volume of the annual olive oil duty free tariff rate quota provided for in Article 3(1) of Protocol 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, subject to an assessment of the Union olive oil market in order to anticipate possible compensatory measures for Union producers.

Amendment 38 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

The annual tariff quota referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation shall be made available only after the exhaustion of the volume of the annual olive oil duty free tariff rate quota provided for in Article 3(1) of Protocol 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, and after an assessment of the Union olive oil market in order to anticipate possible compensatory measures for Union producers.

Amendment 39 #

Marielle DE SARNEZ, Emmanuel MAUREL, Sander LOONES, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

~~The Commission shall administer the tariff rate quota in accordance with Article 184 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.~~deleted

Amendment 4 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) Following the terrorist attack of 26 June 2015 in Sousse, Tunisia, the Council of the European Union, in its Conclusions of 20 July 2015, stated that the Union, in consultation with its Member States, would explore the option of taking exceptional and temporary measures to support the Tunisian economy.

Amendment 40 #

Alessia Maria MOSCA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Nicola DANTI, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Fernando RUAS, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

The Commission shall administer the tariff rate quota in accordance with Article 184 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and by establishing monthly import licences to be issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006.

Amendment 41 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

The Commission shall administer the tariff rate quota in accordance with Article 184 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. and by establishing monthly import licences to be issued between January and October of 2016 and 2017 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1918/20061a. __________________ 1aCommission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 of 20 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quota for olive oil originating in Tunisia (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 84)

Amendment 42 #

Stelios KOULOGLOU

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

The European Commission shall have an independent impact assessment carried out and conduct a mid-term review to analyse the impact of this measure and if there is any distortion in the Union olive oil market. The European Commission shall also assess the need for compensatory measures for Union producers.

Amendment 43 #

Alessia Maria MOSCA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Emmanuel MAUREL, Nicola DANTI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Before the end of 2016, the Commission shall carry out, and present to the European Parliament and to the Council, a mid-term impact assessment of the new tariff quota, in order to evaluate its effects on the economic and social stability in Tunisia, as well as its impact on the Union’s internal market and employment and, if appropriate, review those measures accordingly and assess the need for compensatory measures for Union olive oil producers.

Amendment 44 #

Alessia Maria MOSCA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1

Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of a failure by Tunisia to comply with the conditions set out in Article 2, it may adopt an implementing act suspending ~~in whole or in part~~entirely the preferential arrangements provided for in Article 1. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 6(2).

Amendment 45 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1

Where the Commission finds that there is a serious market imbalance at Union level or sufficient evidence of a failure by Tunisia to comply with the conditions set out in Article 2, it may adopt an implementing act suspending in whole or in part the preferential arrangements provided for in Article 1. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 6(2).

Amendment 46 #

Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Fernando RUAS, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)

Article 5a Safeguard measure In the event that the obligations laid down in this Regulation lead to or threaten a serious distortion of the Union market, they shall be suspended by the Commission. The suspension shall last as long as necessary for a return to normal market conditions and may be extended up to exhaustion of the quota. If the quota is reopened during the year of validity, the Commission shall, where necessary, modify the management thereof by means of an implementing act with a view to adopting the most appropriate measures aimed at encouraging greater market stability.

Amendment 47 #

József SZÁJER, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)

Article 5a Impact assessment The Commission shall carry out an impact assessment of the new tariff quota before presenting any proposal for extension of this Regulation’s application period. The impact assessment shall be forwarded to the European Parliament, the Member States and the Council and shall be made public.

Amendment 48 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5a (new)

Article 5a Safeguard clause Article 25 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement shall also be applicable to the annual duty free tariff quota referred to in Article 1;

Amendment 49 #

Marielle DE SARNEZ, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Emmanuel MAUREL, Sander LOONES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. The preferential arrangements introduced by this Regulation must be of equal benefit to all Tunisian producers, and import licences must be distributed transparently by the Board of Olive Oil (ONH);

Amendment 5 #

Marielle DE SARNEZ, Emmanuel MAUREL, Sander LOONES

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) Olive oil is Tunisia’s main agricultural export product to the European Union and ~~the olive oil industry is an important part of the country’s economy~~has varying impacts on the markets of individual Member States, and the olive oil industry is an important part of both Tunisia’s economy and that of the European Union.

Amendment 50 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)

Article 6a 1. The Commission shall conduct an assessment of the impact on the Union olive oil market at mid-term following the entry into force of this Regulation. 2. If it is found that the Union market is affected by the provisions of this Regulation, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt an implementing act in order to propose corrective measures aimed at restoring the situation on the Union market. This implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 6(2).

Amendment 51 #

Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Fernando RUAS, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2

It shall apply from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 20176.

Amendment 52 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2

It shall apply from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 20176. This Regulation may be extended up to December 2017 in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 1.

Amendment 6 #

Alessia Maria MOSCA, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Nicola DANTI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Fernando RUAS, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) Olive oil is Tunisia’s main agricultural export product to the Union and ~~the~~ olive oil ~~industry is an important part of the country’s economy~~production is an agricultural speciality of some Member States’ regions, especially in Greece, Italy, France and Spain.

Amendment 7 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) Olive oil is Tunisia’s main agricultural export product to the Union and the olive oil industry is an important part of the country’s economy, as it is for some regions of certain Member States.

Amendment 8 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

Amendment 9 #