5 Amendments of Franc BOGOVIČ related to 2015/2105(INI)
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Opposes any form of negotiation involving the treatment of European agriculture as an expendable bargaining chip and warns of the cumulative effect of tariff concessions granted under different trade agreements; points out that a zero rate of duty is imposed on 71 % of all EU agri- food imports; strongly insists that in negotiations on trade agreements it must be stipulated that agricultural products may only be imported into the EU if they were produced in compliance with European standards on consumer protection, animal well-being and environmental protection as well as minimum social standards;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. points out to the conclusions of the report Agriculture in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Tariffs, Tariff-Rate Quotas, and Non- Tariff Measures, prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, which clearly shows that agricultural sector in the US would benefit far more than European agricultural sector from any deal between the two mentioned counterparts;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that trade agreements should ensure a level playing field between the different trading partners in the agricultural sector, taking into account the high environmental, food safety and social costs to be met by European farmers, so as to ensure that the latter are able to benefit fully from the opening of new markets; stresses that the fundamental values of EU agriculture, such as the precautionary principle, sustainable agriculture and a high level of traceability and product labelling, must not be jeopardised in trade negotiations with third countries;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the protection of geographical indicaed geographical indications are one of the biggest competitive advantages of European agriculture and that their protections should therefore be a sine qua non in trade negotiations with third countries, especially the USA; stresses that the conclusion of trade agreements may provide opportunities for European organic farming through new markets for high-quality, high-price agricultural products;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that particular attention should be paid in trade negotiations between the EU and third countries to the use of pesticides, particularly to the different approaches to their use, as standards relating to the use of pesticides are significantly higher in the EU than in third countries;