2023/0038M(NLE) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the EU is New Zealand’s third largest trading partner for goods; whereas agricultural exports accounted for 64.9% (EUR 1.822 million) of its total exports to the EU in 2022, and whereas Spain is the EU’s largest sheepmeat producer;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas, with the Green Deal, the EU is embarking on a new development project that is based on raising environmental standards in Europe and around the world;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas the increased production of beef and sheep meat brought about by the EU-NZ FTA is expected to have a negative impact on land use in New Zealand, and will therefore put further pressure on New Zealand's biodiversity, in the context where New Zealand already has the highest proportion of threatened indigenous species in the world1a _________________ 1a "Evaluating the Relative Environmental Impact of Countries," Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Xingli Giam, Navjot S. Sodhi Published: May 3, 2010 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010 440

Amendment 12 #

Benoît BITEAU, Tilly METZ, Claude GRUFFAT

Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)

Bd. Whereas liberalising trade can lead to an increase in GHG emissions not only through the increased production volumes, but also through the creation of additional trade flows with higher transport-related emissions; whereas the Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment assumes that an ambitious agreement will lead to an increase in non-CO2 GHG emissions;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the elimination of tariffs on EU agri-food exports, including key products such as pigmeat (current tariff: 5 %) and wine and sparkling wine (current tariff: 5 %), thereby opening up new business opportunitiesCalls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes the elimination of tariffs on EU agri-food exports, including key products such as pigmeat (current tariff: 5 %) and wine and sparkling wine (current tariff: 5 %), thereby opening up new business opportunities;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)

(1) Notes with concern that the Agreement does not include the ‘mirror clause’ concept, which is a key demand of farmers aimed at ensuring that all producer countries are subject to the same conditions in terms of agriculture and livestock breeding, thus guaranteeing their ability to compete in the market and improve their production;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the fact that the Paris Agreement and the ILO conventions have been included in the general dispute settlement chapter of the EU-NZ FTA, thereby introducing the possibility of sanctions; underlines that this structural improvement must now become a precondition for future FTAs between the EU and third parties; calls, however, for clarity on enforceability and on precisely which actions would be considered a breach of the Paris Agreement; asks for specific targets, actions and timelines to be defined in complement to the primarily cooperative activities to achieve sustainable practices;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to consider the relevance and necessity of developing trade flows with regions so far from the Union in an era of global warming and to reflect on levers other than FTAs to develop relations with the rest of the world and pursue the geopolitical objectives;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Recalls that New Zealand has not yet ratified a number of ILO Conventions that are relevant for ensuring fair labour conditions in agriculture, namely Fundamental Convention No. 87 on freedom of association and right to collective bargaining and Convention No. 138 pertaining to the effective abolition of child labour;

Amendment 2 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Irène TOLLERET

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the EU Farm to Fork Strategy and Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan defined the ambition of our food system to move towards a more plant- based diet with less red and processed meat and more fruit and vegetables; whereas meat and edible offal products are the most exported goods from New Zealand to the EU and the FTA is expected to moderately increase the Union imports of beef, sheep meat and dairy products from New Zealand;

Amendment 20 #

Paola GHIDONI, Angelo CIOCCA, Elena LIZZI, Rosanna CONTE, Gilles LEBRETON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the protection of geographical indications (GIs) for EU wines and spirits, as well as for other agri- food products; calls on the Commission to further extend this non-exhaustive list of protected GIs in the future; calls on the Commission to ensure an effective protection of GIs, with a particular attention to those under grandfathering clause, in order to prevent counterfeiting products being produced in New Zealand; notes the efforts being made in relation to EU agricultural sensitivities by imposing ~~limited and~~ controlled access to highly sensitive products ~~with the aim of protecting EU farmers through tariff~~ through tariff rate quotas (TRQs); regrets the fact that a significant market access has been grante ~~quotas (TRQs)~~d for dairy, beef and sheep products from New Zealand; notes the progress being made in including EU production safety standards, sustainability and animal welfare provisions;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the inclusion of protection of geographical indications for EU wines and spirits in the trade agreement, as well as other food products and calls on the Commission to also ensure an effective enforcement of GIs protection rules in New Zealand; notes the efforts being made in relation to EU agricultural sensitivities by imposing limited and controlled access to highly sensitive products with the aim of protecting EU farmers through tariff rate quotas (TRQs); notes the progress being made in including sustainability and animal welfare provisions;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the protection of geographical indications for EU wines and spirits as well as other food products, as required by the TRIPS Agreement since 1995; notes the efforts being made in relation to EU sensitive agricultural ~~sensitivitie~~products by imposing limited and controlled access to highly sensitive products with the aim of protecting EU farmers through tariff rate quotas (TRQs); ~~notes~~calls on the Commission to report within the next two years on the progress being made in including sustainability and animal welfare provisions;

Amendment 23 #

Clara AGUILERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the protection of geographical indications for EU wines and spirits, as well as other food products; notes the efforts being made in relation to EU agricultural sensitivities by imposing limited and controlled access to highly sensitive products with the aim of protecting EU farmers through tariff rate quotas (TRQs); notes the progress being made in including s~~ustainability~~ocial, environmental and animal welfare provisions;

Amendment 24 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Elsi KATAINEN, Irène TOLLERET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the protection of geographical indications for EU wines and spirits, as well as other food products; notes the efforts being made in relation to EU agricultural sensitivities by imposing limited and controlled access to highly sensitive products with the aim of trying to protect~~ing~~ EU farmers through tariff rate quotas (TRQs); notes the ~~progress being made in including~~inclusion of sustainability and animal welfare provisions;

Amendment 25 #

José Manuel FERNANDES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Welcomes the concern about protecting the specific situation of the outermost regions in the Agreement, given that the Agreement affects sensitive products for the economies of those regions;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises, however, that the upcoming revision of the animal welfare legislation will increase the burden for the Union livestock farmers, in particular regarding additional investments, putting the Union farmers in comparative disadvantage and reducing the level playing field between the Union and imported products;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Insists, nevertheless, that the Commission carefully manage and monitor the TRQs, ensuring that they are used fairly and effectively; requests that the monitoring mechanisms be transparent and easy to understand for all parties involved, and that they be applied in such a way as to avoid any market distortion and any obstacles for European producers;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Insists, nevertheless, that the Commission carefully manage and monitor the TRQs to prevent the negative consequences that these will have on the agri-food sector, especially the meat sector;

Amendment 29 #

Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Clara AGUILERA, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Insists, nevertheless, that the Commission carefully manage and monitor the TRQs, and considers that TRQs should be accompanied by minimum entry prices to prevent dumping;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas on 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation illegally invaded Ukraine, and its effects have put food security and the resilience of the global food system at the centre of the political agenda; whereas European food production must therefore be considered a strategic sector and be placed on an equal footing with energy security, defence and the fight against climate change at the Union and international level;

Amendment 30 #

Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Clara AGUILERA, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS, Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Insists, nevertheless, that the Commission carefully manage and monitor the TRQs and keep the European Parliament constantly informed;

Amendment 31 #

Paola GHIDONI, Angelo CIOCCA, Elena LIZZI, Rosanna CONTE, Gilles LEBRETON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Insists, nevertheless, that the Commission should carefully manage and monitor the TRQs;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the EU to implement safeguards, such as seasonality, on the additional TRQs for agricultural products, thus ensuring that seasonal variations in production and consumption will be taken into account, and that additional imports will not distort the market during peak domestic production periods; also encourages the EU institutions to continue to engage in dialogue with farmers and local producers in order to gain a better understanding of their specific needs and the challenges they face in this context;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the EU to implement safeguards, such as seasonality, on the additional TRQs for agricultural products, particularly for European sheepmeat for which there are two demand peaks every year that European livestock breeders traditionally use to cover their costs before the mass imports from New Zealand;

Amendment 34 #

José Manuel FERNANDES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the EU to implement safeguards, such as seasonality, on the additional TRQs for agricultural products; points out that dairy production is vitally important in economic and social terms in some European regions, such as the Azores;

Amendment 35 #

Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Clara AGUILERA, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS, Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the EU to implement safeguards, such as seasonality, on the additional TRQs for agricultural products, as permitted by the WTO rules which the Commission very seldom uses to protect European market integrity;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. CNotes that there is only a general final clause of the FTA, therefore, calls for the EU to implement safeguards, such as seasonality, on the additional TRQs for agricultural products;

Amendment 37 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the EU to implement safeguards, such as seasonality, on a quarterly basis, on the additional TRQs for agricultural products;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)

(1) Notes with concern the failure to take account of the reduction in production and the loss of competitiveness that farmers and livestock breeders will suffer as a result of this Agreement, which will therefore have consequences for European society as a whole;

Amendment 39 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Irène TOLLERET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 2 (new)

(2) Stresses that sheep breeding is a key sector for keeping the population in rural areas;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine demonstrated the need to diversify trade agreements, to decrease dependence on imports and exports from a limited number of trade partners, the importance of concluding trade agreements with like-minded partners and expanding the Union's economic relations in other regions, including the Asia-Pacific region;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 3 (new)

(3) Stresses that sheep breeding is extensive, sustainable and vital for keeping upland areas clear and preventing fires;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls for the Commission to be able to adopt safeguard measures, when a New Zealand product is imported under conditions which cause or may cause serious difficulties for EU producers of like or directly competing products: (a) at the request of a Member State; (b) at the request of any legal person or any association that does not have legal personality, acting on behalf of the Union industry, meaning all or a major proportion of Union producers of like or directly competing products; or (c) on its own initiative if it is apparent to the Commission that there is sufficient prima facie evidence of serious difficulties as referred to in this paragraph.

Amendment 42 #

Clara AGUILERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission, during the development of this Agreement, to ensure compliance with the EU’s social and environmental standards for the European agricultural and livestock breeding sector;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes that the New Zealand milk sector benefits from an undertaking with a virtual monopoly over its exports;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Recognises~~Expresses concern that the EU beef and sheep sectors are under pressure owing to the market access being given to non-EU countries; calls on the Commission to consider, by way of a detailed prior assessment, the cumulative impacts of future trade deals on EU farmers ~~and the need for investment in local EU production~~, especially in relation to small and medium-sized farms and with regard to the need for investment in local EU production; notes that this includes developing a support strategy for EU farmers that makes provision, in particular, for facilitating access to know- how and financing, developing infrastructure and encouraging innovation and efficiency in the agricultural sector;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recognises that the EU dairy, beef and sheep sectors are under pressure owing to the market access being given to non-EU countries and the level of international prices, which are never balanced prices, but either dumping prices when surpluses are being dumped, or speculative prices when security of supply is at stake; calls on the Commission to consider the cumulative impacts of past and future trade deals on EU farmers and the need ~~for investment in~~to protect local EU production; when international prices are too low, in order to ensure food security for Europeans;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recognises that the EU beef and sheep sectors are under pressure owing to the market access being given to non-EU countries; calls on the Commission to consider the cumulative impacts of current and future trade deals on EU farmers and the ~~need for~~impact on investment in sustainable local EU production; calls for the timely publication of the Commission's updated Cumulative Impact Assessment on the impact of all trade deals on agricultural sectors;

Amendment 47 #

Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Clara AGUILERA, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS, Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recognises that the EU beef and sheep sectors are under pressure owing to the market access being given to non-EU countries; calls on the Commission to consider the cumulative impacts of future trade deals on EU farmers and the need for investment in local EU production; points out, in this respect, that livestock breeding plays a key role in rural areas, in both socio-economic and environmental terms, as it is a job creator and helps to maintain the landscape;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recognises that the EU beef and sheep sectors are under pressure owing to the market access being given to non-EU countries; calls on the Commission to consider the cumulative impacts of future trade deals on EU farmers and the need for investment in local EU production; it is necessary to maintain a level playing field for EU farmers, agri-food producers and workers; therefore, calls for the introduction of appropriate support measures for EU farmers;

Amendment 49 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Ivan DAVID

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recognises that the EU beef and sheep sectors are under pressure owing to the market access being given to non-EU countries; calls on the Commission to consider the cumulative impacts of future trade deals on EU farmers and the need for investment in local EU production; deplores the fact that livestock breeding is too often regarded as an adjustment variable in free trade agreements;

Amendment 5 #

Paola GHIDONI, Angelo CIOCCA, Elena LIZZI, Rosanna CONTE, Ivan DAVID

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas Italy, Greece and New Zealand are among the largest producers of kiwifruit worldwide; whereas foreign kiwifruit producers can only produce in and export from New Zealand if they are authorized by Kiwifruit New Zealand, in collaboration with Zespri Group Limited, through a collaborative marketing arrangement;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)

(1) Stresses that sheep breeding is a key sector for keeping the population in rural areas;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Highlights that the EU and New Zealand legislations on the use of pesticides exhibit certain differences, notably in the regulation of seeds treated with pesticides, which may lead to divergent legislative treatment of pesticides or pesticide-treated products and may give rise to unfair competition for farmers using such products; calls on the Commission to clarify how it will ensure coherence in standards applied to imports and the Union products, and whether specific cooperation or mirror measures are considered as a means to ensure protection of biodiversity and soil health in both New Zealand and the EU;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to recognize that, regardless of its other advantages, this agreement does not generally benefit the European agri-food sector; calls therefore on the Commission and the Council to finally seriously consider dealing with agriculture and food in a dedicated framework within both bilateral and multilateral trade relations;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the EU to put in place reciprocity measures to ensure that New Zealand imports comply with European environmental, social and animal welfare production standards in order to guarantee fair conditions of competition between European and New Zealand farmers;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to require both parties to the Agreement to comply with the same standards in order to prevent unfair competition, increased economic pressure in the sector, and loss of competitiveness;

Amendment 55 #

Paola GHIDONI, Angelo CIOCCA, Elena LIZZI, Rosanna CONTE, Gilles LEBRETON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Deplores the fact that the agricultural sector is often used as bargaining chip to be sacrificed during the negotiations of trade agreements in order to obtain concessions in other chapters;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to refrain from proposing tariff concessions that threaten livestock breeding in Europe;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Warns that increasing the TRQs for sheepmeat will allow the mass import of New Zealand meat at prices with which European producers will be unable to compete;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines that it would welcome exchanges between the EU and New Zealand on good practices, in particular regarding regulations on new breeding techniques and attracting young people into the farming profession; underlines the potential of these collaborations to improve agricultural productivity and sustainability, and to promote attractive and sustainable career opportunities for the young generation; notes that this may include sharing innovative methods in relation to the use of technology, training and skills development, and strategies to recruit and retain young people in the agricultural sector;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines that it would welcome regular exchanges between the EU and New Zealand on good practices, in particular regarding regulations on new breeding techniques and attracting young people into the farming profession; invites the EU and New Zealand to engage in ongoing discussions, involving their respective farming organisations, on developments in farming practices and sustainability standards on both sides, with a view to continuous harmonization and improvement;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the EU has chosen to develop its open strategic autonomy so that it is less exposed to crises and disruptions in supply;

Amendment 60 #

Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Clara AGUILERA, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS, Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines that it would welcome exchanges between the EU and New Zealand on ~~good practices, in particular regarding regulations on new breeding techniques and attracting young people~~exchanging good regulatory and scientific practices, in particular regarding existing regulations on GMOs and the regulations on new GMOs that are currently being negotiated, in order to take advantage of New Zealand’s long experience in controlling invasive species; considers that this Free Trade Agreement will not help to attract young Europeans into the farming profession;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes that the EU-NZ FTA includes a chapter on animal welfare, wherein both parties recognise that animals are sentient beings and commit to cooperating to broaden the scope of the World Organisation for Animal Health’s animal welfare standards; welcomes the intention of both parties to exchange information, expertise and experiences regarding the treatment of animals on farm, during transport and at slaughter or killing; recalls that New Zealand has banned the transport of live animals by sea and that exchanges on this matter are of particular interest to the EU in enhancing its animal welfare practices;

Amendment 63 #

Paola GHIDONI, Angelo CIOCCA, Elena LIZZI, Rosanna CONTE, Ivan DAVID, Gilles LEBRETON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to continue engaging with New Zealand to find long-lasting solutions ensuring the respect of reciprocity in the kiwifruit sector; underlines the importance of preventing the disclosure of confidential business information in the application for the collaborative marketing arrangement needed to export kiwifruit from New Zealand;

Amendment 64 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Elsi KATAINEN, Irène TOLLERET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to require both parties to the Agreement to comply with the same standards in order to prevent unfair competition, increased economic pressure in the sector, and the loss of competitiveness;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses the need to ensure an adequate monitoring framework at Union level on the enforcement of food safety standards for imported products;

Amendment 66 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Irène TOLLERET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Highlights that the Union intends to update and improve its animal welfare standards in the near future through a review of animal welfare legislation in the near future, including a phasing out of cage farming; recalls that this and future FTAs should provide for mirror clauses related to animal welfare, not only to maintain the competitiveness of the Union farmers, but also to respond to citizens’ expectations, as per Eurobarometer 442; highlights the need for cooperation with New Zealand to ensure shared higher ambitions in light of the upcoming legislative proposals on animal welfare;

Amendment 67 #

6b. Welcomes the cooperation chapter on sustainable food systems and the commitment to engage in the transition towards sustainable food systems;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Calls for both parties to recognise and improve the rights of indigenous peoples, both within the trade agreement and more broadly, in line with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; Recalls that protection of the environment and biodiversity can be better assured through cooperation with indigenous peoples, and that legal mechanisms of involvement and cooperation must be codesigned with indigenous people, in order to ensure their genuine participation.

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for the EU to monitor ~~and 7. react~~constantly and react without delay to the potential impact of UK bilateral trade deals on access to the UK market for EU meat and the potential market instability or distortion; underlines that continuous and constant assessment and monitoring of trade flows and market behaviour, as well as adjustment of trade policies and deals, are essential to ensure a level playing field for EU producers and to avoid unwanted disruption in EU agricultural sectors, through imports of food at standards different from the rules imposed on Member States.

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the EU’s agricultural, environmental and trade policies must ensure coherent European political action;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for the EU to monitor and react to the potential impact of UK bilateral trade deals on access to the UK market for EU meat and the potential market instability, if necessary by suspending the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and New Zealand.

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission to move towards new and real partnership agreements with States and regional entities that want to cooperate in order to achieve human development goals and the ecological transition, and to organise fair trade; considers that real partnership agreements should be developed by involving civil society in democratic processes and should be implemented with the consent of the local populations affected;

Amendment 72 #

Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Clara AGUILERA, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS, Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Highlights that in accordance with the environmental ambitions of the European Green Deal, the pricing of agricultural products and foodstuffs should better reflect the costs on society and environment that currently are externalised; calls for working groups to address this issue under the Committee on the Sustainable Food Systems (SFS);

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Welcomes the obligation for the insurance of the effective implementation of the ILO convention and the multilateral environmental agreements, including the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, welcomes that the FTA also includes chapters on SPS measures, rules of origin, customs and trade facilitation, and technical barriers to trade.

Amendment 74 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission to report annually to the European Parliament on the progress in the implementation of environmental standards and in reducing the carbon emissions linked to this trade agreement, both in the European Union and New Zealand;

Amendment 75 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Ivan DAVID, Paola GHIDONI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the need to insert mirror clauses in this Agreement, as in every free trade agreement, to prevent European farmers from being adversely affected by unfair competition;

Amendment 76 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls on the Commission to draw inspiration from the history of commodity agreements in order to secure the supply of raw materials through multiannual government-to-government agreements with restricted prices and thereby break the stranglehold of the large international traders;

Amendment 77 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Welcomes the recognition by both parties of the need to phase out fossil fuels and to cooperate to this end; calls for fossil fuel subsidies attributed either directly or indirectly in the parties' respective agricultural policies to be taken into account when reforming and reducing fossil fuel subsidies.

Amendment 8 #

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Margarida MARQUES, Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the agricultural sector is a significant contributor to environmental pressures in both New Zealand and the Union, facing common challenges including increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, loss of endemic species, water pollution and soil erosion;

Amendment 9 #

Paola GHIDONI, Angelo CIOCCA, Elena LIZZI, Rosanna CONTE

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the EU has a consistent trade deficit with New Zealand in agriculture, accounting for EUR 1.100 million in 2022; whereas the agreement could contribute to increasing this trade deficit;

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2023/09/22 INTA 94 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 6 October 2022 on the outcome of the Commission’s review of the 15-point action plan on trade and sustainable development,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 d (new)

– having regard to the eight Fundamental ILO Conventions: (1) Convention Concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour No 29 [1930]; (2) Equal Remuneration Convention No 100 [1951]; (3) Convention Concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour No 105 [1957]; (4) Freedom of Association and Protection of the Rights to Organise Convention No 87 [1948]; (5) Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention No 98 [1949]; (6) Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention No 111 [1958]; (8) Minimum Working Age Convention No 138 [1973]; (8) Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention No 182 [1999],

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 f (new)

– having regard to the Kunming- Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework” (GBF) from December 2022,

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)

– having regard to the Treaty of Waitangi signed on February 6, 1840 and the Waitangi Tribunal Report on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement from 20161, 1 https://waitangitribunal.govt.nz/news/tpp a-treaty-clause-not-a-breach-tribunal- says/

Amendment 13 #

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Margarida MARQUES, Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU and New Zealand share fundamental values, such as respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law, and both support a rules-based trading system, with the World Trade Organization (WTO) as its centrepiece; whereas both parties are committed to fighting climate change and protecting social rights and are bound by the Paris Agreement and ILO Conventions; whereas New Zealand has committed to stopping fossil fuel subsidies;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU and New Zealand are like-minded partners who share fundamental values, such as respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law, and both support a rules-based trading system, with the World Trade Organization (WTO) as its centrepiece;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas New Zealand is situated in the dynamic Indo-Pacific region and is a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) ; whereas New Zealand is a cosponsor of the WTO Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussion (TESSD) and a founder of the Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability (ACCTS) aimed at liberalizing tariffs for environmental goods and phasing out fossil fuel subsidies;

Amendment 16 #

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Margarida MARQUES, Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas New Zealand is situated in the dynamic and strategically important Indo-Pacific region ; whereas New Zealand is a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas New Zealand’s major goods for exports to the EU are agricultural commodities such as dairy products, meat, fruit and vegetables, and wine; whereas most of these products are also produced in EU countries;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas bilateral trade in goods between the EU and New Zealand was worth EUR 9 billion in 2022 and the value of trade in services amounted to EUR 3.5 billion in 2021; whereas the EU was New Zealand’s third-largest trading partner in goods in 2022; whereas New Zealand is a world leading exporter of agricultural products;

Amendment 2 #

Danilo Oscar LANCINI, Roman HAIDER, Markus BUCHHEIT, Marco CAMPOMENOSI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 3 May 2018 on the current situation and future prospects for the sheep and goat sectors in the EU and its recommendations related to the EU-NZ FTA (2017/2117(INI)),

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the EU has a consistent trade deficit with New Zealand in agriculture, accounting for EUR 1.100 million in 2022;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the economic impact assessment carried out by the Commission found that, as a result of the FTA, EU investment flows into New Zealand could grow by 80 % and bilateral trade could increase by 130 %; whereas the SIA warned that the growth in trade in general and agricultural production in particular could lead to more emissions and would pose extra challenges for New Zealand to keep out invasive foreign species that affect the sensitive biodiversity balance and endanger New Zealand's richness in unique species; stresses the latter could lead to more emissions related to the beef and sheep meat sector as well as pressure on the environment via changes in land use;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~the~~an economic impact assessment ~~carried out by the Commission found~~published by the Commission six years ago, i.e. two years prior to the conclusion of the RCEP agreement and before the economic cycle was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, found that the expected long-term growth of the EU was only between +0.01 % and +0.02 %; whereas this assessment should be reviewed in light of the economic situation post-2021-2022, but based on the data from the past decade, it estimates that, as a result of the FTA, EU investment flows into New Zealand could grow by 80 % and bilateral trade could increase by 30 %;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the economic impact assessment carried out by the Commission found that, as a result of the FTA, EU investment flows into New Zealand could grow by 80 % and bilateral trade could increase by 30 %; whereas increased trade will bring economic opportunities and economic growth for companies and consumers on both sides;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the Agreement includes an increase of 38,000 tonnes in import quotas for New Zealand sheep and 10.000 tonnes of beef; whereas New Zealand sheep and beef imported into Europe has to travel up to twelve weeks and over a distance of 18,000 km, kept at least at temperatures of 0° C so it can be presented to consumers as "fresh meat";

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas this is the first EU trade agreement aligned with the EU’s new approach to trade and sustainable development, based on giving priority to the ‘principle of cooperation’ and on the possibility of imposing only temporary, non-financial sanctions as a last resort;

Amendment 26 #

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Margarida MARQUES, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas this is the first EU trade agreement aligned with the EU’s new approach to trade and sustainable development, which considers sanctions as last resort in cases of breach of the Paris Agreement and core ILO Conventions;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas this is the first EU trade agreement aligned with the EU’s new approach to trade and sustainable development, which includes enforceable provisions with sanctions as a last resort;

Amendment 28 #

Danilo Oscar LANCINI, Markus BUCHHEIT, Marco CAMPOMENOSI

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas Italy, Greece and New Zealand are among the largest producers of kiwifruit worldwide; whereas foreign kiwifruit producers can produce in and export from New Zealand only if they are authorized by Kiwifruit New Zealand, in collaboration with Zespri Group Limited, through a collaborative marketing arrangement;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas the proliferation of free trade is leading to hyper-specialisation and agricultural concentration in individual countries, subjecting them to unsustainable models that weaken ecosystems;

Amendment 3 #

Danilo Oscar LANCINI, Roman HAIDER, Markus BUCHHEIT, Marco CAMPOMENOSI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 6 October 2022 on the outcome of the Commission’s review of the 15-point action plan on trade and sustainable development,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

~~H. whereas open trade is one of the four pillars of the EU’s Green Deal industrial plan;~~deleted

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas open trade for resilient supply chains is one of the four pillars of the EU’s Green Deal industrial plan; whereas New Zealand’s production sector is only marginally involved in the supply chains considered strategic by the European Union, and that the archipelago’s natural resources consist mainly of hydrocarbons, primarily lignite, and certain riverbed and submarine minerals, the exploitation of which is highly damaging to biodiversity;

Amendment 32 #

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Margarida MARQUES, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas open, fair and sustainable development-oriented trade is one of the four pillars of the EU’s Green Deal industrial plan; whereas trade agreements shall support and not contradict EU Green Deal’s objectives and targets and such alignment should be closely monitored;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas open and fair trade is one of the four pillars of the EU’s Green Deal industrial plan;

Amendment 34 #

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Margarida MARQUES, Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas all the EU Member States have already ratified the eight core international labour Conventions; whereas New Zealand has still to ratify two of the core ILO labour Conventions, namely C087, C138;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers this agreement to be of major significance for bilateral relations between the EU and New Zealand and the promotion of rules- and values-based trade, bringing benefits beyond purely economic gains;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers this agreement to be of major significance for bilateral relations between the EU and New Zealand and the promotion of rules- and values-based trade, in line with the European Green Deal;

Amendment 37 #

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Margarida MARQUES, Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers this agreement to be of major political significance for bilateral relations between the EU and New Zealand and the promotion of rules- and values- based trade;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the fact that~~, a~~ the agreement is comprehensive, economically balanced and it is the most ambitious and ~~comprehen~~progressive EU trade deal ~~ever concluded,~~to date on sustainability; highlights that the agreement delivers on the priorities set out in Parliament’s resolutions of 25 February 2016 and 26 October 2017; notes that the agreement includes a dispute settlement mechanism to ensure that the rights and obligations contained therein are respected, so that businesses, workers and consumers can enjoy its benefits;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Welcomes the fact that, a~~Notes that the agreement, which includes the mpos~~t ambitious and comprehensive EU trade deal ever concluded, the agreement~~sibility of using temporary, non-financial sanctions as a last resort, only partially delivers on the priorities set out in Parliament’s resolutions of 25 February 2016 and 26 October 2017 on sustainable development; notes that the agreement includes a dispute settlement mechanism to ensure that the rights and obligations contained therein are respected;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

– having regard to the Joint Communication on a European Economic Security Strategy of 20 June 2023 (JOIN/2023/20 final),

Amendment 40 #

Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the fact that, as the most ambitious and comprehensive EU trade deal ever concluded in relation to the Trade and Sustainable development chapter, the agreement delivers on the priorities set out in Parliament’s resolutions of 25 February 2016 and 26 October 2017; notes that the agreement includes a dispute settlement mechanism to ensure that the rights and obligations contained therein are respected;

Amendment 41 #

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Margarida MARQUES, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the fact that~~, as the most ambitious and comprehensive EU trade deal ever concluded,~~ the agreement delivers on the priorities set out in Parliament’s resolutions of 25 February 2016 and 26 October 2017; notes that the agreement includes a dispute settlement mechanism to ensure that the rights and obligations contained therein are respected;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Takes note~~Strongly welcomes that the agreement integrates, for the first time, the new EU approach to trade and sustainable development and incorporates an unprecedented level of environmental and labour commitments to effectively implement fundamental International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions ~~ratified by the parties~~ and the Paris Agreement; ~~points out~~strongly welcomes the possibility of trade sanctions as a last resort, in instances of serious violations of the Paris Agreement and the core ILO standards; ~~believes that the FTA sets a benchmark in this area; is aware that these levels may not be matched by future FTAs with less like-minded partners;~~ calls on both parties to define a set of guiding principles to be considered essential to achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement; expects concrete progress within a reasonable timeframe on the part of New Zealand towards the ratification and effective implementation of the two remaining ILO core conventions (No. 87 on freedom of association and the right to organise, and No. 138 on minimum wage), in accordance with the commitments laid down in the agreement; welcomes that the EU and New Zealand agreed to reflect the ILO recent decision to add occupational health and safety to core labour standards, as appropriate; welcomes that the agreement has a trade and gender equality article under the trade and sustainable development chapter and calls on both parties to promote women’s empowerment and gender equality; welcomes a dedicated provision on trade and fossil fuel subsidies reform and calls on the parties to intensify engagement on this issue at the WTO; welcomes that the agreement liberalises green goods and services at entry into force, with a list of such goods and services, and calls for a regular reviewing of this list; points out that the EU and New Zealand will cooperate on circular economy, deforestation-free supply chains and carbon pricing; stresses that the agreement includes a non-regression clause prohibiting the parties to weaken, reduce or fail to enforce labour and environmental standards to encourage trade; believes that the FTA sets a new benchmark to other trading partners in the area of sustainable trade;

Amendment 43 #

Sara MATTHIEU, Saskia BRICMONT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Takes note that the agreement integrates, for the first time, the new EU approach to trade and sustainable development and incorporates ~~an unprecedented level of environmental and labour~~ commitments to effectively implement International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions ratified by the parties and the Paris Agreement; points out the possibility of trade sanctions as a last resort, in instances of serious violations of the Paris Agreement and the core ILO standards; believes that the FTA sets a benchmark in this area; ~~is aware that these levels may not be matched by future FTAs with less like-minded partner~~regrets that new provisions integrated in the TSD chapter, such as on decent work agenda, on gender equality, biological diversity, fossil fuel subsidy reform, deforestation, overfishing, responsible business conduct, are largely cooperation-based and are non- sanctionable; calls for a review of the TSD chapter within two years of its entry into force and a joint development of clear milestones and implementation roadmaps by both the EU and NZ involving the DAGs; believes the improvements made in the trade and sustainable development chapter are not sufficient enough to balance the social and environmental risks posed by the proposed agreed trade liberalizations;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Takes note~~Welcomes that the agreement integrates, for the first time, the new EU approach to trade and sustainable development and ~~incorporates an unprecedented level of environmental and labour commitments to effectively~~that the Paris Agreement and the core ILO conventions are included in the general dispute settlement chapter, thereby introducing the possibility of sanctions; underlines that this structural implrovement ~~International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions ratified by the parties and the Paris Agreement; points out the possibility of trade sanctions as a last resort, in instances of serious violation~~sets the new minimum standard for trade agreements and must now become a pre-condition for FTAs between the EU and third parties, both for future agreements, agreements under negotiation as well as in case of modernisation of standing FTA’s; calls on the Commission to develop more detailed guidance to ensure enforceability inter alia by defining precisely which actions would be considered as infringements of the Paris Agreement; a~~nd the core ILO standards; believes that the FTA sets a benchmark in this area; is aware that these levels may not be matched by future FTAs with less like- minded partner~~sks for specific targets, actions and timelines to be defined in complement to the primarily cooperative activities to achieve sustainable practices;

Amendment 45 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jérémy DECERLE, Karin KARLSBRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 46 #

Raphaël GLUCKSMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Takes note that the agreement integrates, for the first time, the new EU approach to trade and sustainable development and incorporates an unprecedented level of environmental and labour commitments to effectively implement International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions ratified by the parties and the Paris Agreement; points out the possibility of trade sanctions as a last resort, in instances of serious violations of the Paris Agreement and the core ILO standards; believes that the FTA sets a benchmark in this area; ~~is aware that~~expects these levels ~~may no~~to be matched by future FTAs ~~with less like-minded partners~~;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Takes note that the agreement integrates, for the first time, the new EU approach to trade and sustainable development and incorporates an unprecedented level of environmental and labour commitments to effectively implement International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions ratified by the parties and the Paris Agreement; points out the possibility of trade sanctions as a last resort, in instances of serious violations of the Paris Agreement and the core ILO standards; believes that the FTA sets a benchmark in this area~~; is aware that these levels may not be matched by future FTAs with less like-minded partners~~ and should be considered a gold standard in current and future FTAs negotiations ;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights the fact that this is the first concluded EU trade agreement with provisions on gender equality; notes that the parties are expected to implement their gender equality-related obligations under both the ILO and UN conventions in the context of eliminating discrimination against women in economic life and employment;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls that New Zealand has not yet ratified several ILO conventions relevant for ensuring fair labour conditions, namely fundamental convention 87 related to the freedom of association and right to collective bargaining, and convention 138 pertaining to the effective abolition of child labour;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

– having regard to the Commission communication of 11 December 2019 on the European Green Deal (COM(2019)0640),

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Welcomes the recognition by both parties of the need to phase out fossil fuels and to cooperate to this end; calls upon the Parties to develop an implementation roadmap to clarify their bilateral ambition and the joined-up efforts in relevant international fora;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Is convinced that sustainability and trade can, and have to, go hand in hand, and believes that this agreement shows that geographical distance can be offset by shared values along side efficient and sustainable transport means and production conditions;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the inclusion of a chapter on Māori trade and economic cooperation, together with specific provisions regarding Māori in several other places in the agreement, and stresses the importance of all citizens and companies in the EU and New Zealand being able to benefit from the trade and investment opportunities that the agreement brings; notes however that the chapter is unenforceable and avoids to incorporate indicative responsibilities to fix clear and transparent commitments to action or providing resources to fund them, no protections from harm, and no power sharing for Maori people; regrets that it was explicitly excluded from the dispute settlement system;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the inclusion of athe first chapter on Māori trade and economic cooperation, together with specific provisions regarding Māori in several other places in the agreement~~, and stresses the importance of all citizens and companies in the EU and New Zealand being able to benefit from the trade and investment opportunities that the agreement brings~~; regrets, however, that this chapter is not subject to the general dispute settlement chapter;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for both parties to recognise and improve the rights of indigenous peoples, both within the trade agreement and more broadly, in line with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; recalls that protection of the environment and biodiversity can be better assured through cooperation with indigenous peoples, and that legal mechanisms of involvement and cooperation, must be codesigned with indigenous people and must include the principle of Free Prior and Informed Consent, in order to ensure their genuine participation;

Amendment 55 #

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Margarida MARQUES, Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. welcomes the ongoing negotiations for an Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability (ACCTS) led by New Zealand aiming to remove tariffs on environmental goods, new and binding commitments for environmental services, as well as disciplines to eliminate harmful fossil fuel subsidies; regrets that the EU- NZ FTA does not introduce similar commitments that could have create a benchmark for the WTO EGA negotiations;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that the agreement will level the playing field with other trading partners that already have FTAs with New Zealand; notes the high level of tariff liberalisation under the agreement, which will entail the removal of 100 % of New Zealand tariffs on EU exports at entry into force and the lifting of 98.5 % of EU tariffs on New Zealand trade after seven years; notes the counter-seasonal nature of our respective agriculture production; believes that the sensitive character of certain European agricultural sectors has been duly ~~reflected by well-calibrated concessions in the form~~taken into account through tariff-rate quotas and longer transition periods; calls on the Commission to monitor closely the management of tariff- rate quotas ~~and longer transition periods~~for agricultural products and report back to Parliament; welcomes the inclusion of dedicated chapters on sustainable food systems and animal welfare ~~respectively and an~~and calls on both parties to further exchange on outcomes for sustainable agricultural practices; also welcomes the animal welfare condition in the tariff rate quota for beef and the ambitious chapter on sanitary and phytosanitary matters;

Amendment 57 #

Danilo Oscar LANCINI, Roman HAIDER, Markus BUCHHEIT, Marco CAMPOMENOSI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that the agreement will level the playing field with other trading partners that already have FTAs with New Zealand; notes the high level of tariff liberalisation under the agreement, which will entail the removal of 100 % of New Zealand tariffs on EU exports at entry into force and the lifting of 98.5 % of EU tariffs on New Zealand trade after seven years; believes that the sensitive character of certain European agricultural sectors has been duly reflected by well-calibrated concessions in the form of tariff-rate quotas and longer transition periods; notes that a significant market access has been granted for dairy, beef and sheep products from New Zealand; calls on the Commission to carefully manage and monitor the TRQs and consider to implement safeguards such as seasonability; welcomes the inclusion of dedicated chapters on sustainable food systems and animal welfare respectively and an ambitious chapter on sanitary and phytosanitary matters;

Amendment 58 #

Raphaël GLUCKSMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that the agreement will level the playing field with other trading partners that already have FTAs with New Zealand; notes the high level of tariff liberalisation under the agreement, which will entail the removal of 100 % of New Zealand tariffs on EU exports at entry into force and the lifting of 98.5 % of EU tariffs on New Zealand trade after seven years; believes that, although the sensitive character of certain European agricultural sectors has been duly reflected by ~~well-calibrated~~ concessions in the form of tariff-rate quotas and longer transition periods, legitimate concerns remain as to the impact of the agreement on European sheepmeat producers; stresses that these concerns could be addressed through the implementation of seasonality; welcomes the inclusion of dedicated chapters on sustainable food systems and animal welfare respectively and an ambitious chapter on sanitary and phytosanitary matters;

Amendment 59 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

– having regard to the latest European Union and New Zealand’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to the UNFCCC,

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that the agreement will level the playing field with other trading partners that already have FTAs with New Zealand; notes the high level of tariff liberalisation under the agreement, which will entail the removal of 100 % of New Zealand tariffs on EU exports at entry into force and the lifting of 98.5 % of EU tariffs on New Zealand trade after seven years; ~~believes that the sensitive character of certain European agricultural sectors has been duly reflected by well-calibrated concessions in the form of tariff-rate quotas and longer transition periods~~calls upon the Commission to regularly monitor developments in the agricultural sectors most exposed to New Zealand exports, such as sheep meat; welcomes the inclusion of dedicated chapters on sustainable food systems and animal welfare respectively and an ambitious chapter on sanitary and phytosanitary matters; stresses the need to ensure that the trade agreement does not contradict a strategy towards sustainable home-grown fruit and vegetables, promoting healthy quality food and regenerative agricultural practices;

Amendment 61 #