6 Amendments of Angelo CIOCCA related to 2021/2007(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the significant role played by geographical indications (GI) and traditional specialities guaranteed (TSG) in protecting the expertise and reputation of the EU food and drink sector in the single market and international markets, despite the fact that they only represent 7 % of total EU food and drink sales and 15.5% of total EU agri-food exports;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the value of all these products has increased to more than EUR 757 billion, of which over one fifth derives from exports outside the EU; stresses, therefore, the need to protect GI and TSG as intellectual property rights, both within the single market and worldwide through bilateral and multilateral agreements with non-EU countries;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that the Commission spends around EUR 50 million each year on promoting high-quality products in the EU and worldwide and that this amount needs to be increased;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that promotion campaigns raise consumer awareness about these products, making it easy to identify their authenticity and, indirectly, to protect them against usurpation and imitations that harm their image; calls on the Commission to strengthen GI and TSG promotional campaigns in the next revision of the corresponding legislation;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the great potential of the online market for GIs and TSGs, but stresses that it can only be achieved if intellectual rights are better protected inside and outside Europe; calls on the Commission and the Member States to be at the forefront of online protection by also including it in bilateral and multilateral trade agreements;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it essential to protect intellectual property rights to promote innovation, in particular with the aim of introducing more resilient agricultural varieties to cope with climate change and achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal;