6 Amendments of Marc TARABELLA related to 2010/2110(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU’s share of global agricultural exports is declining as a result of the faster growth of other key agricultural trading partners; whereas final products accounted for 68% of the value of EU exports in 2007-2009, while intermediate products and commodities represented 23% and 9% respectively; whereas, furthermore, world market prices are a factor in the difficulties the EU is experiencing in exporting its products, given the fact that, in general, prices are low and the Union has higher production costs,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that external trade policy must not jeopardise the EU’s ability to maintain a strong agricultural sector and to ensure food security against a background of increased market volatility; calls on the Commission to defend the multifunctional role of EU agriculture, including the vital role it plays in providing employment in and sustaining the vitality of rural areas, and the European agri-food model;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that, in relation to the agricultural sector, the Commission must conduct impact assessments which must be made public before the commencement of negotiations and must beproposed updateds to take account of new positions arising in the negotiations; emphasises the need for a proper and transparent process for consulting all interested parties;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that, in a bid to secure a successful outcome to the DDA, the EU made an extremely generous offer on agriculture, but this whas not, to date, been reciprocated by an equivalent level of ambition from other developed and advanced developing countries;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Regrets that the Commission is not willing to require, in the framework of trade agreements, that equivalent standards be imposed on imported goods; considers that these agreements must provide at least for compliance with international obligations and standards (such as sanitary and phytosanitary standards);
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Is deeply concerned about the impacts on the EU agricultural sector as a whole of a possible association agreement with Mercosur, given the request made by Mercosur in March 2006 for access to the EU agricultural market, which went considerably further than the already substantial offer made by the EU in 2004;