16 Amendments of Giuseppe FERRANDINO related to 2018/0356M(NLE)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas Viet Nam is the world's forth producer of aquaculture products;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Appreciates that the EVFTA strengthen cooperation between the partners in the fight against IUU fishing under its “Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter” and underlines the importance of strengthening the constructive dialogue with Vietnam in order to successfully address the global challenges posed by illegal fishing
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Expresses its appreciation for the cooperation framework in the promotion of the development of sustainable aquaculture, provided by the "Trade and Development Chapter";
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of implementing Vietnam’s new fisheries legislation at provincial level and communicate the importance of compliance to the local stakeholders in the fisheries sector
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. EncouraUrges the Vietnamese authorities to closely monitor the country’s fishing fleet and to implement measures to ensure the full traceability of fisheries products destined for export to the EU market;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the Vietnamese authorities to closely monitor the country’s fishing fleet and to implement measures to ensure the full traceability of fisheries products destined for export to the EU market. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all products entering the EU market comply with EU phyto-sanitary standards;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that fishing and aquaculture products are conditional sectors of investments, as described in Vietnam s investment framework, which prohibits investments deemed as detrimental to the environment, among other areas.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages the Vietnamese authorities to allocate sufficient financial and human resources to the fight against IUU fishing at both the national and provincial level
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Is of the opinion that preferential tariffs should be based on conditions, i.e. a coupling with controls, and a review on the achievement of those conditions, such as the level of reduction of fishing capacity
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that preferential tariffs should also be accompanied by monitoring and auditing of the implementation of the Vietnamese Action Plan to tackle IUU fishing and review of the commitments made by Vietnam under Article 13.9 of the EU-Viet Nam FTA;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the ‘yellow card’ notification should be seen as a means to encourage the Vietnamese authorities to persevere in their efforts to tackle IUU fishing activities; believes that further extension of the ‘yellow card’ should be accompanied by clear operational targets and timelines with a view to implement the measures needed and to give a constructive sense to the sanction;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of including all EU fish products protected with a geographical indication of origin in chapter 12 of the FTA on intellectual property.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the European Commission to provide specific financial and technical support to Vietnam in order to facilitate the implementation of environmental sustainability standards for seafood products. Moreover, calls on the European Commission to also incentivize individual Vietnamese fisheries to help meet sustainability standards
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to make full use of all the tools at its disposal, including the ‘red card’, should Viet Nam fail to fulfil the conditions for sustainable fisheries. in order to ensure the safety of imports of fish and seafood products into the EU market and to protect its consumers.
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Encourages the Vietnamese authorities to step up awareness campaigns and capacity building initiatives to discourage the inappropriate use of antibiotics in aquaculture and prevent the insurgence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).