BETA

5 Amendments of Daniel CASPARY related to 2009/2238(INI)

Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that fish is a natural resource which, under proper management, can be renewable and provide both food and jobs around the world, but that overfishing has led to depletion of fish stocks and hardship in coastal communities; recognises that international trade has often led to overfishing as countries seek to export their natural resources, as for example in the case of bluefin tuna;
2010/05/06
Committee: INTA
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to develop and promote environmental, social and humanitarian criteria to apply to all fish on the EU market, whether domestic products or imports, which would encourage an improvement in global standards and thus help to promote sustainability and alleviate poverty;
2010/05/06
Committee: INTA
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that fish should not be treated like any other industrial product, but need to be subject to specific WTO trade rules applying to sensitive products, allowing the establishment of safeguards, export limits and controls, and import quotas;deleted
2010/05/06
Committee: INTA
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to take initiatives in the WTO and the FAO to evaluate the desirability of fisheries products no longer being subject to the industrial NAMA rules, in order to facilitate the alignment of trade in fisheries products with the requirements that typically apply to food and sensitive products;deleted
2010/05/06
Committee: INTA
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the need for all imports to meet the same health standards as fish caught by EU fleets;deleted
2010/05/06
Committee: INTA