19 Amendments of Michel DANTIN related to 2017/2193(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Takes the view that New Zealand’s exports to the EU are mainly agricultural products, while New Zealand mostly imports manufactured products from the EU;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Takes the view that New Zealand is one of the main players in world trade when it comes to agricultural products, and has developed powerful sectors based on two monopoly-like export businesses (90% of production is exported);
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the study on the cumulative effects of future trade agreements on EU agriculture published by the Commission on 15 November 2016;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Takes the view that agriculture has a predominant position in New Zealand’s economy, not because of its contribution to GDP (which is 5%), but rather because of the contribution it makes to exports: taken together, agricultural and food products account for 57.5% of the country’s exports, with the dairy sector alone accounting for 27.3% of total exports; points out that in 2015, New Zealand was the world’s leading exporter of milk and dairy products, sheep meat, kiwis and apples;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Takes the view that European agriculture is clearly in a defensive position when it comes to products – in particular animal products – from New Zealand, especially with regard to production costs, which are among the lowest in the world and are linked to extensive practices; points out that where the size of the New Zealand market is concerned (4.5 million consumers), the EU’s offensive interests are limited to niche products and depend on the removal of non-tariff barriers;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) which respects vulnerable sectors of European agriculture, such as dairy and sheep and goat meat, can be of mutual benefit, offering opportunities for European producers and advancing the EU’s position as a key player on the global marketCalls for the dairy, sheep meat and beef and veal sectors to be excluded from the negotiations before any draft trade agreements with New Zealand are established;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the European agricultural sector and certain agricultural products, such as beef, veal, sheepmeat, dairy products, cereals and sugar – including special sugars – are particularly sensitive issues in these negotiations;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) which respectsWarns against the danger of a potential imbalance in the agricultural provisions of a free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand, which is to the detriment of the EU with regard to vulnerable sectors of European agriculture, such as dairy products and sheep and goat meat, can be of mutual benefit, offering opportunities for European producers and advancing the EU’s position as a key player on the global marketd warns against the temptation once again to use agriculture as a bargaining chip to secure increased access to the New Zealand market for industrial products and services;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas New Zealand is the world’s leading exporter of butter, the second largest exporter of powdered milk and is also a major player in the global export market for beef, veal and sheepmeat and other dairy products;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive or unsustainable pressure, for instance by introducing transitional periods or appropriate quotas, or by not making any commitments in the most sensitive sectorsexcluding those sectors from the agreement; calls on the Commission to factor in respect for seasonal cycles of production in Europe, particularly for the lamb sector;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of recogniPoints out that the protection of theEU geographical indications (GIs) system as a key component of European intereston the New Zealand market is the EU’s priority offensive interest in view of the negotiations;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to anticipate and take account of the consequences of the UK leaving the European Union on these negotiations, particularly when preparing the exchange of offers and calculating quotas;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Warns against the danger of a serious imbalance in the agricultural provisions of the agreement, to the detriment of the EU, and warns against the temptation once again to use agriculture as a bargaining chip to secure increased access to the New Zealand market for industrial products and services;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to conclude as soon as possible its assessment of the potential impact of an EU-New Zealand FTA in order to be able to evaluate completely the possible gains and losses of such a trade deal for European producers; calls on the Commission, in particular, to factor in the impact on the negotiations of the UK’s potential exit from the EU, especially as regards the future of the 287 000-tonne carcass-weight equivalent quota for sheep meat granted by the EU to New Zealand, around 75% of which is used up on average, with around 48% going to the UK;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the cumulative impact of EU trade concessions in agriculture and notes that any agricultural concessions offered to New Zealand must be considered fully in the context of market access already granted under WTO and other ongoing FTA negotiations; emphasises, in that connection, that the Commission’s study on the cumulative impact of future trade agreements indicates, with regard to dairy products, that the current trade deficit of EUR 200 million would be doubled or more than tripled depending on the liberalisation assumptions in play;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that, following Brexit, all tariff quotas which might be granted to New Zealand will apply to a smaller EU market; emphasises that from now on the EU will have to take careful account of Brexit when deciding what concessions it can offer;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point g
Paragraph 14 – point g
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 14 – point g a (new)
(ga) Monitoring measures and safeguard clauses that can be activated in an effective and timely manner in the event of market disturbance and difficulties affecting producers;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point g b (new)
Paragraph 14 – point g b (new)
(gb) Specific, unambiguous provisions on the treatment accorded to overseas countries and territories (OCTs) and the outermost regions (ORs) so as to ensure that due account is paid to their particular interests in the negotiations;