9 Amendments of Marco ZULLO related to 2017/9999(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that Australia has a very competitive, export-focused agricultural sector; emphasises, therefore, that securingthe agreement will entail increased access to the vast EU market through the removal or lowering of tariff and non-tariff barriers in the sector will undoubtedly be a priority for Australia;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that, by contrast, the Australian market is more than twenty times smaller than the European market and therefore offers European exporters of agricultural products relativelry few outlets; therefore asks the Commission to keep that disproportion in due consideration;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Hopes that the measures adopted by the European Union within the context of the dairy sector crisis are not seen by Australia as a form of state aid (as has happened in the past in the tomato sector) and therefore used as a pretext for limiting the access of European products to the Australian market;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the EU must refrain from making any sort of commitment concerning the most sensitive agricultural products, such as beef and veal and sheepmeat and special sugars, special sugars and dairy products; calls therefore on the Commission to provide for a suitable transition period for gradually opening up and maintaining import quotas that do not compromise the future of the European agricultural sector;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to take the needs of European agricultural companies, most of which are small and medium-sized companies, into due consideration, to protect them from the competition of the big and extensive companies typical of the Australian production sector;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that, following Brexit, all tariff quotas which might be granted to Australia will apply to a smaller EU market; emphasises that from now on the EU will have to take careful account of Brexit when deciding what concessions it can offer and, if need be, revise the negotiating mandate;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of including a safeguard clause in the treaty that can easily be activated when imports from Australia exceed the established limits and generate excessive imbalances for the European market;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. AcknowledgReiterates the importance for the EU of an agreement with Australia which would reduce tariff barriers for some processed agricultural products, relax overly strict health checks and protect geographical indications effectivelythe effective acknowledgement and suitable protection of geographical indications, both for wines and spirits and for all other agro-food products; whereas clear provisions safeguarding GIs should be a prerequisite for any agreement; reminds the Commission, however, that it would be unacceptable to sacrifice the interests of European agriculture and its sensitive sectors in order to secure an agreement.
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Asks the Commission and the Council to make the negotiating mandate public as soon as possible, and for negotiations to take place in a way that is transparent and accessible to interested parties.