11 Amendments of Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES related to 2013/2179(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European fishing and processing industry is vital in terms of securing the supply of food to European citizens and a basis for the livelihood of coastal areas that largely depend on those activities, and the survival of the sector will be jeopardised if the EU liberalises trade in fishery products with developing countries that wish to export their products to the key Community market, especially if they are offered zero duty;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Thailand is the world’s main producer of canned tuna, with 46% of world production, and its exports of canned tuna to the EU, more than 90 000 tonnes a year, amount to almost 20% of all Community imports from third countries, the US, EU and Japan being the main destination markets for exports of fishery products from Thailand;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas a tariff reduction would also distort the European market, since the bulk of the EU tuna canning industry is located in regions that are heavily dependent on fisheries, such as Galicia, Brittany, the Azores, – an outermost region – the Basque Country and Sardinia, and whereas the EU tuna industry is the world’s second largest producer of canned tuna and its activity, a traditional form of production, is crucial in terms of creating value added and generating employment within the EU, guaranteeing the highest possible social, environmental and health and hygiene protection standards;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas when we talk about trade in fishery products we are talking about trade in a natural resource whose sustainability is influenced by a wide range of factors, including sound management and sustainable exploitation of fishery resources, control of illegal fishing, pollution, climate change and market demand; whereas all these external factors affect international trade in fishery products and, consequently, fishery products should be considered as sensitive products that may be given special protection;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas an adequate and constant supply of raw material is essential for the continued existence and, the sustainability, and the economic development of tuna processing companies in the EU;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas globalisation has significantly increased the volume of fish traded internationally and there is widespread concern that many producer countries lack sufficient resources to manage and/or exploit fish stocks sustainably, guarantee an adequate level of health and hygiene protection, mitigate the environmental impact of fishing and aquaculture, and guarantee respect for human rights in general and promote labour rights and social conditions in particular;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital X a (new)
Recital X a (new)
X a. whereas the competitiveness of the Thai canned tuna industry stems from the widespread failure to comply with environmental standards, hygiene and health requirements, labour rights, and social conditions, leading to unfair competition among the international rivals operating in this production sector;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for access to the EU market for canned and prepared fish and shellfish from Thailand to remain subject to the current tariff and thus to be excluded from tariff liberalisation, so as to safeguard the sustainability and competitiveness of the Community tuna industry and preserve the significant activity and social dimension associated with the tuna industry in the EU (25 000 direct and 54 000 indirect jobs);
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to ensure that the necessary guarantees are secured from Thailand in order to prevent IUU fishing and the marketing of IUU fish products, and the processing of small-sized fish by the Thai canning industry;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Demands a guarantee that all operators in the sector, in both the EU and third countries, comply with the same competition rules in order to ensure a level playing field; takes the view that this should specifically entail compliance with international conventions on labour, respect for human rights and for labour and social rights, environmental protection and sustainable exploitation of fishery resources, the fight against illegal fishing and compliance with EU health and hygiene standards; takes the view that, to this end, the FTA should include a mechanism for monitoring and supervising compliance with these rules;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the FTA to include a requirement for compliance with International Labour Organisation conventions and greater transparency, surveillance, oversight, and traceability in the Thai fisheries sector, so that fishing activities can be monitored;