Activities of Elisabetta GARDINI related to 2014/2228(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (A8-0175/2015 - Bernd Lange) IT
Amendments (18)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Having regard the results of Eurobarometer from November 2014 on the transatlantic trade and investment agreement;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. Whereas, as according to Eurobarometer of November 2014, in 25 out of 28 Member States a majority of European citizens are in favour of a transatlantic trade and investment agreement;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers it misleadingimportant on the part of the Commission to try to appease public concerns abake into account the TTIP by stating that existing standards will not be lowered, as this disregards the fact that many standards have yet to be set in the implementation of existing (framework) legislation (e.g. REACH) or by the adoption of new laws (e.g. cloning)environmental, health and food safety standards;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the transparency initiatives undertaken by Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and agrees that they are supporting the public debate on TTIP;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concernedPoints out that the TTIP negotiations shave already affected Commission proposals and actions relating, for example, to food safety and climate protection (e.g. pathogen meat treatments; implementation of the fuel quality directive)ll not affect proposals and actions of the Commission, existing legislation of the EU in the area of food safety and climate protection and the independent decision taking of the European Parliament;
Amendment 147 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is very concernedHopes that the objective of regulatory convergence, including in particular the creation of a Regulatory Cooperation Council, will not lead to the lowering of future EU standards in key areas for the protection of human health, food safety and the environment in light of the significant differences as compared with the US;
Amendment 158 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 172 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Asks for an adequate legal protection of European GIs in the US market and the end of misleading use of GIs;
Amendment 175 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the importance of maintaining the ban on importing to the EU for food purposes cloned animals, their progeny and products derived therefrom and not allowing hormone- treated meat to be placed on EU markets, in accordance with current EU legislation;
Amendment 176 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls for a regulatory framework on pesticides, which puts consumers safety first, enhances cooperation between authorities in the assessment procedures and methodologies for risk evaluation, and establishes a pest management cooperation in order to avoid animal and plant pests, which can cause unproportionate trade barriers;
Amendment 178 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Is of the opinion that all Community legislation which sets forth rules for the traceability of meat, especially those relating to information which can be displayed on food labels, should be safeguarded so as not to deceive consumers and to avoid unfair competition practices;
Amendment 179 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Underlines that the negotiations on the health and pharmaceutical sector shall deliver benefits for citizens by having access to high quality medical products and services through affordable prices, by an increased cross-border scientific knowledge and through the removal of unnecessary and burdensome approval processes and inspections; calls for a speeding up of the approval of new medicines and medical devices and the establishment of a regulatory cooperation, which creates synergies and avoids burdensome approval processes and inspections in the sector while keeping the highest quality of services and products;
Amendment 181 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Is of the opinion that the import into the EU of poultry meat treated in antimicrobial solutions containing sodium hypochlorite should be prevented;
Amendment 182 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Calls on the US side to lift the ban on beef imports from the EU;
Amendment 183 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Invites the European Commission to defend the EU’s high-quality agri-food heritage, which is an expression of its territorial identity, against counterfeiting on the US market;
Amendment 186 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 255 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 278 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7