5 Amendments of Isabella ADINOLFI related to 2015/2053(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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2. Recalls that, currently, there is no uniform GI protection for non-agricultural products at EU level but several legal frameworks ensuring only national or regional protection. In this context, underlines the fact that the present legal frameworks may result in consumer deception and countless cases of counterfeiting; therefore, a uniform EU system could better informfor registration, protection, monitoring and enforcement should be designed in order to avoid confusion for administrations and consumers about the authenticity and quality of products and, protecting the rightful owners of a registered product;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
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3. Stresses the economic, cultural and social potential of the GI system in terms of high quality jobs creation, especially in rural or poor areas, and supporting SMEs and individual producers, who are central to the production of handicrafts and other traditional objects; moreover, GIs are a powerful tool for increasing the overall attractiveness of a region, boosting the sales of a category of products and promoting tourism in the area;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
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4. Highlights the importance of the cultural and social components of the non- agricultural products that will be included in this process and stresses the need for preserving the traditionalprovenance and the association it carries with heritage, tradition, quality, know-how and, skills associated with themnd product specification;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
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6. Emphasises the importance of creating a future legal framework that guarantees that thegreater traceability, transparency and information linked to the original geographical area remains a priority, and that clearly specifies the conditions under which the denomination may be used outside the reference space;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the regulator to take into account the GIs already existing in the Member States in order to avoid unnecessary red tape for their registration at European level.; highlights that the registration process should be transparent and independent, publically managed and free of charge as it is currently for agri/food products; stresses that ongoing monitoring and enforcement procedures should be adopted to ensure that the products maintain the criteria of the status;