6 Amendments of Angelo CIOCCA related to 2023/0038M(NLE)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Italy, Greece and New Zealand are among the largest producers of kiwifruit worldwide; whereas foreign kiwifruit producers can only produce in and export from New Zealand if they are authorized by Kiwifruit New Zealand, in collaboration with Zespri Group Limited, through a collaborative marketing arrangement;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the EU has a consistent trade deficit with New Zealand in agriculture, accounting for EUR 1.100 million in 2022; whereas the agreement could contribute to increasing this trade deficit;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the protection of geographical indications (GIs) for EU wines and spirits, as well as for other agri- food products; calls on the Commission to further extend this non-exhaustive list of protected GIs in the future; calls on the Commission to ensure an effective protection of GIs, with a particular attention to those under grandfathering clause, in order to prevent counterfeiting products being produced in New Zealand; notes the efforts being made in relation to EU agricultural sensitivities by imposing limited and controlled access to highly sensitive products with the aim of protecting EU farmers through tariff through tariff rate quotas (TRQs); regrets the fact that a significant market access has been grante quotas (TRQs)d for dairy, beef and sheep products from New Zealand; notes the progress being made in including EU production safety standards, sustainability and animal welfare provisions;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists, nevertheless, that the Commission should carefully manage and monitor the TRQs;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Deplores the fact that the agricultural sector is often used as bargaining chip to be sacrificed during the negotiations of trade agreements in order to obtain concessions in other chapters;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to continue engaging with New Zealand to find long-lasting solutions ensuring the respect of reciprocity in the kiwifruit sector; underlines the importance of preventing the disclosure of confidential business information in the application for the collaborative marketing arrangement needed to export kiwifruit from New Zealand;