2021/2177(INI) EU-India future trade and investment cooperation
Next event: Vote scheduled in committee 2022/06/15
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Next event: Vote scheduled in committee 2022/06/15
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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | INTA | BOURGEOIS Geert ( ECR) | MCALLISTER David ( EPP), JONGERIUS Agnes ( S&D), HAHN Svenja ( Renew), MATTHIEU Sara ( Verts/ALE), CAMPOMENOSI Marco ( ID), MAUREL Emmanuel ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | AGRI | DAVID Ivan ( ID) | Giuseppe FERRANDINO ( S&D), Sarah WIENER ( Verts/ALE), Emmanouil FRAGKOS ( ECR), Martin HLAVÁČEK ( RE), Salvatore DE MEO ( PPE) |
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RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Events
2022/06/15
Vote scheduled in committee
2022/03/01
EP - Committee opinion
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2022/01/25
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2021/10/26
EP - DAVID Ivan (ID) appointed as rapporteur in AGRI
2021/10/07
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2021/07/14
EP - BOURGEOIS Geert (ECR) appointed as rapporteur in INTA
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Amendments | Dossier |
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2021/2177(INI)
2022/01/13
AGRI
79 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) B b. Having regard to the Commission communication of 18 February entitled “ Trade Policy Review - An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy” (COM(2021) 66 final),
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Recital Б b (new) Bb. whereas Annex IX to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 still does not include India, or list germinal products from India as being authorised for import into the EU;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Recital B c (new) Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Recital B c (new) B c. Having regard to the WTO’s condemnation of India’s sugar subsidies in its recent panel report “India – Measures Concerning Sugar and Sugarcane”,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Recital B d (new) Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Highlights that any potential trade and investment cooperation agreement should include ambitious provisions on an enforceable Trade and Sustainable Development chapter aligned with the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Highlights the huge potential of increased market access for farmers, amongst others for cheese, olive oil, wines and spirits producers;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the Ministerial Conference has repeatedly reproached India for
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the Ministerial Conference has repeatedly reproached India for non-compliance with ILO conventions, including in the field of agriculture and regrets the unambitious positions adopted by India at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26);
Amendment 19 #
1.
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital B B.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Highlights the sensitivity of certain agricultural sectors in both the EU and India alike; notes in particular that, although India is one of the largest milk producers globally, its dairy sector is nevertheless considered sensitive;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Stresses the need for the EU to champion human rights and the right to food as a central principle and priority of food systems and as a fundamental tool to transform food systems and ensure the rights of the most marginalised to access nutritious foods and to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Draws attention to the fact that India’s legal order al
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 26 #
2. Draws attention to the fact that India’s legal order, unlike the EU's legal order, allows the cultivation of genetically modified organisms for the purpose of processing them into food and feed;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Draws attention to the fact that India’s legal order imposes much less stringent restrictions, when compared with the EU's legal order, on the agricultural and veterinary use of hormonal and antimicrobial preparations;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 of 24 March 2021 laying down the lists of third countries, territories or zones thereof from which the entry into the Union of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin is permitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Draws attention to the fact that India’s legal order seems to imposes less stringent restrictions on the agricultural use of hormonal and antimicrobial preparations, while underlining that exports to the EU of products not in compliance with EU rules in these areas remain forbidden;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Draws attention to the fact that, in many cases, India imposes animal welfare requirements that are less strict than the European Union counterpart, notably as concerns cage sizes for laying hens, and elements of calf and dairy cattle welfare (tethering, tail docking); Highlights nevertheless that, as in the EU, surveys show that the population is similarly concerned for animal welfare; Recommends that the EU and India develop a cooperation mechanism on animal welfare, covering all animals, to exchange knowledge and undertake capacity building programs, in order to improve the standards and implementation of both parties;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Draws attention to the need to strike a balance between, on the one hand, boosting EU-India trade relations and, on the other hand, full compliance by both parties with EU economic, social, environmental, health, safety and quality standards, with a view to protecting European citizens and preventing unfair competition on the internal market;
Amendment 33 #
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that, under India’s legal order, multinational corporations holding intellectual property rights to genetically modified organisms can abuse patent protection for plants and animals to exploit farmers to a level comparable to slavery;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the above circumstances give Indian companies and multinational corporations involved in trading in Indian agricultural products and foodstuffs an unfair competitive advantage over EU farmers that can be classified as dumping; stresses that Indian environmental and social standards are much less stringent than those of the European Union, particularly in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. having regard to the political and commercial significance of improving relations with India – a strategic partner of the EU- in the field of trade including the field of agriculture, food and GIs, which an FTA will greatly enhance;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that the EU must ensure that, within the framework of the cooperation agreement with India, the level of mutual cooperation is improved and that all EU economic, social, environmental, health, safety and quality standards are respected by both parties;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Recalls the existing high value duties imposed by India on several EU agricultural products (wine, citrus fruits, olive oil, dairy products, fruit and vegetables) as well as the high number of non-tariff barriers applied by India on the import of EU agricultural products;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5a. Draws attention to the need for imports from India, and especially agri- food products, to meet EU health, safety and quality standards, including those relating to the use of hormones, antibiotics and genetically modified organisms;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes that, as a result of the above circumstances, the EU-India agricultural and food trade balance last year reached a deficit of EUR 1.8 billion, and that, since the negotiation of the post-Uruguay Round amendment to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), imbalances in agricultural trade between the EU and India
Amendment 45 #
6. Notes that,
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes that, as a result of the above circumstances, the EU-India agricultural and food trade balance last year reached a deficit of EUR 1.8 billion
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes that
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes that
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Recalls that the EU and India have not reached an agreement on the mutual recognition of GIs and that, while the EU recognises all 368 Indian GIs, India respects only 8 of the 3 400 GIs recognised in the EU;
Amendment 5 #
Ba. Noting that agriculture, the source of subsistence for almost half of the Indian population, is strongly characterised by outdated production practices that are not in line with European standards;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Reiterates the need to protect EU citizens from agricultural products from third countries that fall short of European standards;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Recalls that economic research has shown that it is multinational corporations, which avoid paying proper taxes at the point of production and sale, which profit from the liberalisation of the international trade in agricultural products and foodstuffs rather than farmers;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Hopes that the future agreement between the EU and India will contain a commitment to ensure greater social and environmental sustainability in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6 c. Stresses that India is a valuable supplier for the EU of tropical and subtropical agricultural commodities, which cannot be grown in the EU due to natural conditions, and of food produced from them;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to negotiate a separate agreement on the protection of geographical indications before negotiating an EU-India trade agreement to ensure proper recognition and protection by India of European geographical indications;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to negotiate a separate agreement on the protection of geographical indications
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 58 #
7a. Urges the Commission to carry out a study of the possible economic impact of this agreement, bearing in mind that agriculture and stockbreeding in India are not subject to EU regulations that increase the costs of production in Europe, possibly subjecting it to unfair competition, as has already been the case regarding other agreements with third countries;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to work towards a comprehensive list of EU geographical indications for inclusion in the EU’s negotiating mandate for the agreement with India and enabling all Member States that have registered geographical indication products to include as many of their products (food, beverages and agricultural products) as possible on that list;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. Having regard to the Commission communication of 20 May 2020 entitled ‘A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system’ (COM(2020)0381),
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to ensure, within the framework of the negotiations on the EU-India cooperation agreement, that commitments in respect of environmental, labour, climate and high safety and quality standards are binding on both sides;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission not to negotiate a reduction in the existing tariff and non-tariff protection of the EU’s common internal market for agricultural products that can be grown in the EU and for foodstuffs produced from them; Highlights the need to assess the social and gender implications of any proposed agreement, particularly as concerns the partner's freedom to adopt and adapt government procurement rules and tariff levels, as these are not only economic but also social and developmental policy tools;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to take into account the legitimate interests of European farmers when negotiating a trade agreement with India and not to negotiate a reduction in the existing tariff
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the text of the agreement - as consistently done in previous EU FTAs - provides protection of the EU’s common internal market by preventing: (i) the importation of non- authorized genetically modified organisms in foodstuffs, feed and seeds; (ii) the importation of agricultural products and foodstuffs with higher levels of pesticide residues than
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to ensure th
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Considers that the EU should support developing countries to help them reduce the imprudent use of pesticides and promote other methods to protect plants and fishery resources; notes, in this respect, that agri-food products from non- EU countries must be subject to the same requirements as domestic producers, including zero-tolerance of residues of substances meeting the cut-off criteria;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Draws attention to the fact that the trade agreement will require both parties to make robust commitments on both the social and environmental aspects of sustainability including the relevant ILO conventions, the decent work agenda, key environmental conventions including the Paris Cop21 commitments on climate change, and cooperation on animal welfare;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. - the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Recalls that, on 14 December 2021, India incurred WTO disapproval on account of the enormous subsidies granted for its sugar production and export activities; believes that the European Union should adopt a cautious approach in trade negotiations with India, particularly in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Commission to examine, in consultation with the Member States concerned, the possibility of certification on scientific and/or production bases for imports of germinal products of bovine animals (including buffalo), so as to open up scientific development and production opportunities;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Calls, in accordance with the Farm to fork strategy, that any future trade agreement between India and the European Union should include a dedicated framework on sustainable agri- food systems and products;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Recalls that India continues in protectionist policies regulating exports and constantly imposing import restrictions and technical barriers to trade;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Calls therefore for the suspension of the 10 000 MT CXL quota for Indian sugar, as a review of subsidies that breach WTO rules is not being envisaged;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9 b. Notes that, as a result of the above circumstances, the EU-India agricultural and food trade balance last year reached a deficit of EUR 1.8 billion;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9 b. Insists that any new trade agreement must be built in a way that respects the food security of both India and the European Union;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 c (new) 9 c. Calls on the Commission to resume negotiations on a balanced, ambitious and comprehensive free trade agreement with the aim to secure improved market access with a significant reduction in barriers to trade taking into account sensitive EU products along with ambitious commitments under trade and sustainable development chapter; Calls for the introduction of mirror measures that would ensure that imported products from India conform with EU internal market, health, environmental and animal welfare standards and that the same protection for consumers regardless of the origin of the products is ensured;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 d (new) 9 d. Calls on the Commission to suspend India’s CXL quota for sugar and requests that the upcoming EU-India trade negotiations make sure that WTO- incompatible sugar subsidies are removed;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 e (new) 9 e. Calls on the Commission to ensure that in the EU-India free trade agreement the protection of the EU quality schemes for agricultural products, foodstuffs, wine, spirit drinks and aromatised wines is being upheld.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) B b. - The Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and these multilateral agreements, which form an integral part thereof and are binding on all WTO Members, in particular the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the Agreement on Agriculture, the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, the Agreement on Safeguards, the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes and the Trade Policy Review Mechanism;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Bb. Recognising the fundamental role of India as an EU trading partner and the existing good relations that can be further developed under the future agreement and provide an opportunity for European companies by improving the agricultural trade balance between the EU and India;
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