5 Amendments of Tom VANDENKENDELAERE related to 2017/9999(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that Australia has a very competitive, export-focused agricultural sector; emphasises, therefore, that securing 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 but believes that a balanced and comprehensive free trade agreement which respects the sensitive sectors of European agriculture can be of mutual benefit;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that, by contrast, the Australian market offersCalls on the Commission to conclude as soon as possible its impact assessment of an EU-Australian free trade agreement, so that European exporters of agricultural products relatively few outletcan evaluate their opportunities;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Warns, therefore, against the danger of a serCalls the Commission for a balanced approach in the trade negotiatiouns imbalance invis-à-vis the agricultural provisions of the agreement, to the detriment of the EU, and against the temptation once again to use agriculture and stresses that agriculture should not be used as a bargaining chip to secure increased access to the Australian market for industrinon- agricultural products and services;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Wishes to draw attention to the extremely sensitive nature of some sectors of the European farming industry, such as beef and veal, sheepmeat, sugar, cereals and dairy products; takes the view that a further opening-up of the market in these sectors could have disastrous consequences for European produce; takes the view that a further opening-up of the market should be combined with introducing transitional periods, appropriate quotas or by not making any commitments in the most sensitive sectors;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the EU mustshould consider refraining from making any sort of commitment concerning the most sensitive agricultural products, such as beef and veal and sheepmeat and special sugars;