12 Amendments of Maria HEUBUCH related to 2017/2193(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) which respects vulnerable sectors of European agriculture, such as dairy and sheep and goat meatmulti-lateral framework which respects and protects agriculture as the base of national, regional and local food security and sovereignty, can be of mutual benefit, offering opportunities for European producers and advancing the EU’s position as a key playerconsumers and securing livelihoods and high social and environmental standards on the global marketscale;
Amendment 7 #
1. Believes that an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive balanced free trade agreement (FTA) which respects vulnerable sectors of European agriculture, such as dairy and sheep and goat meat, can be of mutual benefit, offeringwould offer only modest opportunities for European producers and advancing the EU’s position as a key player on the global market, while putting them under further competitive pressure;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) which respects vulnerable sectors of European agriculture, such as dairy and sheep and goat meat, can be of mutual benefit, offering opportunities for European producers and advancing the EU’s position as a key player on the global marketvulnerable sectors of European agriculture, such as dairy and sheep and goat meat, should be excluded from the trade mandate;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive or unsustainable pressure, for instance by introducing transitional periods or appropriate quotas, or by not making any commitments in the most sensitive sectors; calls on the Commission to factor in respect for seasonal cycles of production in Europe, particularly for the lamb sector;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive or unsustainable pressure, for instance by introducing transitional periods or appropriate quotas, orsuch as dairy and sheep and goat meat, by not making any commitments in the most sensitive sectors; calls on the Commission to factor in respect for seasonal cycles of production in Europe, particularly for the lamb sector;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to make negotiations dependent on exclusion of sensitive agricultural products and, should this not be possible, refrain from concluding a trade agreement;
Amendment 43 #
2b. Calls on the Council to reflect on the appropriateness of starting yet another series of bilateral negotiations for a trade and investment agreement, as it will divert efforts from the urgent need to re- establish the WTO as the primary venue for trade policy making;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that nothing in the agreement should prevent either side from regulating independently to set and implement legitimate policy objectives, including social, environmental and public health goals and safeguards;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses that European agriculture has a special role to play in maintaining the fabric of rural communities and in feeding European populations; emphasises that farmers and their livelihoods should not be bargaining chips in trade deals;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to conclude as soon as possible its assessment of the potential impact of an EU-New Zealand FTA in order to be able to evaluate completely the possible gains and losses of such a trade deal for European producers, specified for a bilateral, regional and multilateral framework of negotiations;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Expresses a preference for a multilateral framework concentrating on the establishment of common standards;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the Commission must engage in a fully transparent, timely and comprehensive manner with all agricultural stakeholders on all aspects of the negotiations, maintaining and improving upon the level of transparency implemented for the TTIP negotiations with the USA, and requests that the Committee on Agriculture be kept informed of developments in relation to agriculture;