Activities of Emma McCLARKIN related to 2015/2053(INI)
Shadow opinions (2)
OPINION on the possible extension of geographical indication protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products
OPINION on the possible extension of geographical indication protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products
Amendments (7)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that it would be highly recommended Believes that before the European Union toconsider adopting legislation on non- agricultural GIs, in order to increase the distinctiveness and fully exploit the potential of protected products, that further ex-ante impact assessment and analysis of the benefits that this would bring for European business should be conducted by the Commission;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, currently, there is no uniform GI protection for non-agricultural products at EU level but several legal frameworks ensuring only national or regional protection. In this context, underlines the fact that the present legal frameworks may result in consumer deception and countless cases of counterfeiting; therefore, a uniform EU system could potentially better inform consumers about the authenticity of products and protect the rightful owners of a registered product;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that a coherent, simple and not bureaucratically and economicfinancially non-burdensome EU-level system of GI protection for non-agricultural products would enable the EU to achieve similar protection for suchthese European products outside the EUabroad in the framework of international trade negotiations;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the economic potential of the GI system in terms of tourism promotion and jobs creation, especially in rural or poor areas, and supporting SMEs and individual producers, who are central to the production of handicrafts and other traditional objects; moreover, GIs are a powerful tool for increasing the overall attractiveness of a region, boosting the sales of a category, whilst calling for the Commission to conduct a thorough economic impact assessment to ensure that the effect of any proposed new system ofn products and promoting tourism in the aers, their competitors, consumers and Member States is fully consideread;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that the creation of a single EU-level protection of non- agricultural GIs that includes a registration scheme recognised at EU level, without lowering the standards of protection afforded by already existing systems in some Member States, would be the bestsuch as trademarks, could be considered as one way to be more effective both within the EU and in negotiations with third countries;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to include a coherent and well prepared strategy on all GIs, including plans for an ex-ante impact assessment on the effects on non- agricultural products, in the upcoming cCommunication on the EU's trade and investment strategy.;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the regulator to take into account the GIs already existing in the Member States in order to avoid unnecessary red tape for their registration at European level., and to ensure that the creation of a single EU level protection of non-agricultural GIs does not lower standards of protection already afforded by, or supersede, pre-existing systems, such as trademarks, in some Member States;