Activities of Robert STURDY related to 2010/2110(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on EU-Agriculture and International Trade
Amendments (3)
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that bilateral trade agreements can helpfully complement multilateral processes by making it possible to achieveRecalls that the EU has substantial offensive interests in agriculture, in particular as regards high quality processed products; believes that bilateral trade agreements with major trade partners can successfully promote the export interests of the EU agro-food industry, providing substantial economic benefits. Moreover, bilateral agreements can complement multilateral processes by helping the EU to achieve significant and necessary progress on specific issues such as geographical indications and social and environmental norms; underlines the importance of a coherent approach to these issues in the different bilateral agreements;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that, in the WTO negotiations and in other international trade agreements, the Commission must seek to ensure that imported agricultural products meet the same EU requirements and standards, in the areas of food safety, animal welfare and environmental protection, that are imposed on agricultural products produced inside the Union all products marketed within the EU, domestic or imported, must continue to comply with the same stringent food safety requirements. In case of animal welfare and environmental standards, calls on the Commission to do all it can to promote common understanding with third countries where standards go beyond international recommendations as well as including provisions for adoptions and enforcement of international standards in its bilateral trade agreements;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to encourage EU trading partners in their ongoing efforts to improve their social and environmental standards so as to prevent a diminishment of EU competitiveness in world agricultural production and achieve consistent and comprehensive standards in these areas;