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European Parliament 2014-2019 European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development AGRI_PV(2017)0830_1 MINUTES Meeting of 30 August 2017, 9.00-12.30 and 15.00-18.30, and 31 August 2017, 9.00-12.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 9.10 on Wednesday, 30 August 2017, with Czesław Adam Siekierski (Chair) presiding on 30 August and Paolo De Castro (Vice-Chair) presiding on 31 August. 30 August 2017, 9.00-11.30 With the Council and Commission 1. Adoption of agenda AGRI_OJ (2017)0830_1 The revised agenda was adopted. 2. Chair's announcements None 3. Approval of minutes of meetings of 12 June 2017 PV – PE606.103v01-00 19-20 June 2017 PV – PE606.120v01-00 The minutes were approved. *** Electronic vote *** 4. General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018 - all sections AGRI/8/09498 2017/2044(BUD) PA – PE606.201v01-00 AM – PE608.082v01-00 Rapporteur for the opinion: Tibor Szanyi Responsible: BUDG PV\1132926EN.docx PE609.565v01-00 EN United in diversity EN Adoption of a draft opinion The draft opinion, as amended, was adopted: for: 35; against: 1; abstentions: 6 Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Tibor Szanyi 5. General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018 - all secti AGRI/8/09498 2017/2044(BUD) PA – PE606.201v01-00 AM – PE608.082v01-00 Rapporteur for the opinion: Tibor Szanyi Responsible: BUDG Adoption of budget amendments and pilot projects The budget amendments and pilot projects were adopted: 43 budgetary amendments adopted out of 54 tabled and 4 pilot projects adopted out of 14 tabled. Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Tibor Szanyi 6. Adapting a number of legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny to Articles 290 and 291 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU AGRI/8/08817 ***I 2016/0400(COD) COM(2016)0799 – C8-0524/2016 PA – PE604.881v01-00 AM – PE607.786v01-00 Rapporteur for the opinion: Daniel Buda Responsible: JURI Adoption of a draft opinion The draft opinion, as amended, was adopted: for: 40 ; against: 1 ; abstention: 1. Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Daniel Buda *** End of electronic vote *** 7. Recommendation on the negotiating mandate for EU trade negotiations with Australia AGRI/8/10476 PA – PE608.141v01-00 Rapporteur for the opinion: Eric Andrieu Consideration and adoption of a draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: Friday 1 September 2017, 11.00 Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Jean-Paul Denanot, Ulrike Müller, James Nicholson, Philippe Loiseau, Christofer Fjellner, Marc Tarabella, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Martin Häusling, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Albert Deß, Maria Noichl, Maria Heubuch, Luke Ming Flanagan, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Angélique Delahaye, John Stuart Agnew, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, Marijana Petir, Michel PE609.565v01-00 2/18 PV\1132926EN.docx EN Dantin, John Clarke (DG AGRI) 8. Recommendation on the negotiating mandate for EU trade negotiations with New Zealand AGRI/8/10475 PA – PE608.081v01-00 Rapporteur for the opinion: James Nicholson Consideration of a draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: Friday 1 September 2017, 11.00 Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, James Nicholson, Matt Carthy, Philippe Loiseau, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Maria Heubuch, Ulrike Müller, Angélique Delahaye, Marc Tarabella, Luke Ming Flanagan, Paul Brannen, Momchil Nekov, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, John Clarke (DG AGRI) 30 August 2017, 11.30-12.30 (in camera) 9. Coordinators’ meeting 30 August 2017, 15.00-18.30 10. Presentation by Chris Botterman of GEOPA-COPA's Report on "Social Dialogue as the most effective means of combating social dumping and undeclared work in the agriculture sector" Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Chris Botterman (GEOPA-COPA), Philippe Loiseau, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Jean-Paul Denanot, Bronis Ropė, Nicola Caputo, Maria Noichl, Marijana Petir, Notis Marias 11. Presentation of a STOA study on "Precision Agriculture and the future of farming in Europe" Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Josse De Baerdemaeker (KU Leuven), Maria Noichl, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, Jean-Paul Denanot, Nicola Caputo, Maria Heubuch, Ulrike Müller, Mairead McGuinness, Martin Häusling, Herbert Dorfmann, James Nicholson, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Anthea McIntyre, Marijana Petir, Peter Jahr 12. Rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers AGRI/8/09316 ***I 2017/0035(COD) COM(2017)0085 – C8-0034/2017 PA – PE604.880v01-00 Rapporteur for the opinion: Bronis Ropė Responsible: JURI Consideration of a draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 7 September 2017, 13.00 Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Bronis Ropė, Julie Girling, Jean-Paul Denanot, PV\1132926EN.docx 3/18 PE609.565v01-00 EN Jan Huitema, Peter Jahr 31 August 2017, 9.00-12.30 13. Prospects and challenges for the EU apiculture sector AGRI/8/10350 2017/2115(INI) PR – PE607.976v01-00 Rapporteur: Norbert Erdős Responsible: AGRI Consideration of a draft report Deadline for tabling amendments: Friday 8 September 2017, 13.00 Speakers: Paolo De Castro, Norbert Erdős, Momchil Nekov, James Nicholson, Ulrike Müller, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Molly Scott Cato, Marco Zullo, Marijana Petir, Notis Marias, Franc Bogovič, Jean-Paul Denanot, Philippe Loiseau, Eric Andrieu, Michel Dantin, Marc Tarabella, Maria Noichl, Maria Heubuch, Daniel Buda, Mairead McGuinness, Peter Jahr, Martin Häusling, Jen Schaps (DG AGRI) 14. Presentation by a Commission representative (DG SANTE) on "Illegal use of fipronil containing substance in laying hen farms and the consequences for the food chain" Speakers: Paolo De Castro, Sabine Jülicher (DG SANTE), Jan Huitema, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Eric Andrieu, Notis Marias, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Ulrike Müller, Marc Tarabella, Anja Hazekamp, Beata Gosiewska, Mairead McGuinness, Peter Jahr, Diane Dodds, Martin Häusling, Michel Dantin, Daniel Buda, Nicola Caputo, Marco Zullo, James Nicholson, Hilde Vautmans, Angélique Delahaye, Luke Ming Flanagan 15. Approval of recommendations issued by AGRI Coordinators 1. DOCUMENTS FOR INFORMATION Decision: No action with respect to any of the documents contained in Annex 1 2. MOTIONS FOR A RESOLUTION 2.1. Motion for a Resolution pursuant to Rule 133 of the Rules of Procedure on the protection of ‘Mozzarella di Bufala’ PDO - Aldo Patriciello (B8 0479/2017) Decision: No action 3. PETITIONS 3.1. Petition No 0133/2017 by Christa Kowerk (German) on animal welfare and the use of horse blood for the purpose of biological research and manufacturing veterinary drugs PE609.565v01-00 4/18 PV\1132926EN.docx EN 3.2. Petition No 0152/2017 by Marco Giovannelli (Italian) on behalf of Save our Wolves International, bearing 170.000 signatures, on the protection of the Italian wolf Decision: The AGRI Committee will take note of the above-mentioned petitions and its Chair will inform the Chair of the PETI Committee that it has done so 4. MISCELLANEOUS DECISIONS 4.1. Invitation to Commissioner Andriukaitis to present the new AMR Action Plan to ComAGRI - COM(2017) 339 final Decision: Commissioner Andriukaitis will be invited to present the new Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance at a forthcoming ComAGRI meeting. 4.2. ComAGRI reaction to the Commission’s Reflection Paper on the Future of EU finances - COM(2017)358 Decision: Commissioner Oettinger will be invited for a debate on the financing of the PAC at a forthcoming ComAGRI meeting 4.3. Invitation of a representative of DG RTD to present “Food 2030” Decision: A representative of the Commission (DG RTD) will be invited to present its work on “Food 2030” at forthcoming ComAGRI meeting 4.4. Calendar of AGRI Committee Meetings in 2018 Decision: The calendar of ordinary AGRI Committee meetings in 2018 as laid out in Annex 2 is approved 4.5. Invitation of representatives of the Hungarian and German delegations to the Council ‘Agriculture and Fisheries’ to provide information on the ‘European Soya Declaration’ Decision: Representatives of the Hungarian and German delegations of the Council ‘Agriculture and Fisheries’ will be invited to a forthcoming ComAGRI meeting for an exchange views with Members and to provide information on the ‘European Soya Declaration’ 4.6. Double standards of products sold in the Western and Eastern Member States of the EU Decision: The AGRI Chair will approach the Chairs of the IMCO and ENVI Committees to express the interest of the AGRI Committee for this issue (insofar as it relates to food products) and enquire about the possibility of common initiatives/activities in this respect PV\1132926EN.docx 5/18 PE609.565v01-00 EN 4.7. Presentation on the “Prolongation of the Plant Breeders Rights on flower bulbs, asparagus, and woody shrubs” Decision: A representative of the Commission (DG SANTE) will be invited to a forthcoming ComAGRI meetingto give a presentation on this issue 4.8. Inclusion of an AGRI representative in the EP delegation to the next WTO Ministerial Meeting in Buenos Aires Decision: Given the importance of this meeting from an agricultural policy perspective and the difficulty of obtaining a seat from political groups in the INTA delegation, the AGRI Committee will turn again towards President Tajani (and the Conference of Presidents) to secure the participation of the AGRI Chair “out of quota” (as an addition to the delegation as already composed) 4.9. Hearings and Missions for the first half of 2018 Decision: Political Groups are invited to submit proposals for AGRI hearings and missions for the first half of 2018 to the Secretariat by 14 September 2017 at the latest 4.10. State of play of the epizootic of African Swine Fever Decision: A representative of the Commission (DG SANTE) will be invited at a forthcoming ComAGRI meeting to provide an update on this (still spreading) epizootic 4.11. Threat of US trade defence measures (anti- dumping and anti-subsidy) against Spanish black table olives Decision: Representatives of the Commission (DG TRADE and DG AGRI) will be invited at a forthcoming ComAGRI meeting to give a presentation on this issue and explain which actions are being taken to protect EU interests in this sector 4.12.
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