23 Amendments of Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES related to 2018/0356M(NLE)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas some fish-based products such as products with CN codes 1604 14 21 and 1604 14 26 are not included in a duty free regime in the EVTA, because of the sensitivity of these products for the European union;
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 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas Viet Nam is a market of 95 million with long-lasting traditions in the consumption of fish and aquaculture products, which creates an opportunity for the European exporters and producers of fish and aquaculture products;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the EU imports more than 70% of the fish products, which it consumes;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas Viet Nam has up-to-now protected one GI product (Phú Quốc) as a Protected designation of origin (PDO), which is a fish product, as part of the EU quality schemes; whereas the EVTA foresees the protection of 169 EU GIs for wines, spirits and food products in Viet Nam and the reciprocal protection of 39 Vietnamese GIs in the EU;
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 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. is concerned by the so-called "blue boat" phenomenon of the Vietnamese fishermen, which have been practiced in the past years in the territorial waters of several neighbouring countries such as Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia and also Pacific states such as Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia as well as Australia, which creates economic, but also social and security concerns for the affected nations and the region as a whole; expresses hopes that the efforts undertaken by the authorities will deliver in shortest possible terms for the common good of both the EU-Viet Nam relations and for the stability of the broader South- east Asian region;
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 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that the trade of fish and aquaculture products, as well as preferential tariffs should be accompanied by monitoring of the implementation and review of the commitments made under Article 13.9 of the EU-Viet Nam FTA;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is concerned about the inclusion of a zero-tariff quota on exports of 11500 tonnes of tinned tuna to the EU and its impact on the competitiveness of the EU canning sector, especially since Vietnam is subject to a 'yellow card' issued by the EU authorities for failings relating to IUU fishing; considers it necessary to make that quota conditional on the remedying of the failings in this area, and to monitor the impact of this type of quota on the EU industry and market;
Amendment 48 #
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 efforttake measures to tackle IUU fishing activities; believes that further extension of the ‘yellow card’ should be accompanied by clear operational targets and timelines;
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 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 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. expresses its disappointment by the provisions of Article 12.26, paragraph 2 of the EVTA, which in principles does not allow the addition of a product to the list of GIs, which are to be protected on the territory of the respective party, if the product has not been included in this list but has had the status "Registered" on the date of the signing of the agreement; calls on the Commission to reconsider this practice in future FTAs, as it affects the market opportunities for newly or recently GIs vis-à-vis, which will also be the case of the EU-Viet Nam FTA.
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).