Activities of Emmanuel MAUREL related to 2020/2260(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system
Amendments (12)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that EU trade policy has a major role to play in the transition towards more sustainable agri-food systems, in line with the Paris Agreement, the climate emergency declared by the European Parliament and the European Green Deal;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the EU internal market is the world’s biggest importer and exporter of agri-food products; is convinced that the EU should use this position to set the benchmark in terms of standards for sustainable food systems and decent incomes for farmers, based on the precautionary principle, environmental protection and animal welfare;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the EU internal market is the world’s biggest importer and exporter of agri-food products; is convinced that the EU should use this position to set the benchmark in terms of standards for sustainable food systems, based on the precautionary principle, local consumption, environmental protection and animal welfare;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that sustainable production should become a key characteristic of EU agri-food products and the trade agreements concluded by the European Union, expanding the concept of quality to social and environmental aspects;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the importance of enforceable Trade and Sustainable Development chapters in trade agreements to promote biodiversity, foster more sustainable agri-food production and stop EU-driven global deforestation; urges support for developing countries to promote food security and alignment with European standards for sustainability; insists, in keeping with the objectives referred to in this opinion, that new free trade agreements must not have an adverse impact on biodiversity, must not offer indirect incentives to convert to monocultures and must not lead to agricultural dumping as a result of a lack of reciprocity in standards as regards products imported into Europe;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the risk of puttingat, in the absence of global convergence of standards, the EU agri-food sector is at a competitive disadvantage in the absence of global convergence of standards, and of leading toand consumers are faced with increased costs for consumers; calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive impact assessment of the targets envisaged in the Strategy, as well as proportionate measures to maintain the competitiveness of the EU agri-food sector and ensure reciprocity of standards;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises that, against the backdrop of a farming sector which is having to deal with climate change, increased price volatility, the disruption of globalised production chains and greater potential for pandemics, the EU must seek to enhance its food security by keeping consumption as local as possible and building up strategic stocks;
Amendment 143 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the EU Chief Trade Enforcement Officer recently appointed by the Commission to draw up a list of breaches of trade agreements committed by our partners in the agricultural sphere, so that the Commission can impose the penalties required to guarantee the proper application of the agreements in question, reciprocity of standards and the protection of our farmers and European consumers' health;
Amendment 146 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls for more stringent customs checks on and more rigorous traceability rules for organic agricultural products grown outside the EU;
Amendment 150 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the proposed new initiative on climate and trade at the WTO and urges the Commission to continue to develop an ambitious, WTO-compatible sustainable trade policy.; calls on the EU to continue the WTO negotiations on food security stocks;
Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Questions the advisability of free trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand, in particular given the adverse impact they will inevitably have on CO2 emissions as a result of the need to transport agricultural products vast distances from the countries concerned;