EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009 - 2014

Committee on International Trade

INTA_PV(2012)0903_1

MINUTES Meeting of 3 September 2012, from 15.00 to 17.30 and from 17.30 – 18.30 (coordinators’ meeting) BRUSSELS

The meeting opened at 15.10 on Monday 3 September 2012, with Vital Moreira (Chair) in the chair.

1. Adoption of agenda

The agenda was adopted in the form shown in these minutes.

2. Approval of minutes of meeting of:  20-21 June 2012 PV – PE491.236v01-00  11-12 July 2012 PV – PE492.853v01-00

The minutes were approved.

3. Chair’s announcements

The meeting was webstreamed, apart from the "in camera" parts.

4. State of play of ongoing trilogue negotiations INTA/7/04325  Exchange of views

5. Financing EU SMEs' trade and investment: facilitated access to credit in support of internationalisation INTA/7/09002 2012/2114(INI) Rapporteur: Jan Zahradil (ECR) PR – PE492.903v01-00 DT – PE492.872v01-00 Responsible: INTA –

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EN United in diversity EN Opinions: ECON – REGI –  Consideration of draft report Speakers: Robert Sturdy (on behalf of Jan Zahradil), María Auxiliadora Correa Zamora, Amelia Andersdotter, Henri Weber, Helmut Scholz (on behalf of Paul Murphy), George Lemonidis (DG ENTR)

6. Interim report in the interests of achieving a positive outcome of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 approval procedure (2011/0177(APP)) INTA/7/09825 2011/0177(APP) COM(2011)0398 Rapporteur Syed Kamall (ECR) PA – PE492.948v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: BUDG – Reimer Böge (PPE) Ivailo Kalfin (S&D)  Consideration of draft opinion Speakers: Robert Sturdy (on behalf of Syed Kamall), Yves Van Poeke (DG TRADE)

The meeting was interrupted for 20 minutes.

*** Electronic vote *** At 16.00

7. General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013 - all sections INTA/7/09533 2012/2092(BUD) Rapporteur Peter Šťastný (PPE) PA – PE492.610v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: BUDG – Derek Vaughan (S&D) Giovanni La Via (PPE)  Adoption of draft opinion and of budget amendments  Deadline for tabling amendments: 3 August 2012, 18.00

Vote results (budget amendments): Amendments adopted: 6925, 6926, 6927, 6928, 6929, 6930, 6931, 6932, 6933

Amendments rejected: none

Amendments withdrawn: none

Vote results (draft opinion): Amendments adopted: 1, 2, 3,4, 5 (split vote, second part adopted), 6, 7, 9, 12 (split vote, first part adopted), 13, 15

PE494.656v02-00 2/13 PV\913606EN.doc EN Amendments rejected: 8, 10, 14

Amendments withdrawn: 11

Decision: The Vote on the Draft Opinion as amended was adopted with 18 votes in favour, 0 against and 1 abstention.

*** End of electronic vote ***

8. EU-USA Agreement under GATT 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the EU INTA/7/09979 *** 2012/0167(NLE) COM(2012)0346 Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (S&D) Responsible: INTA – Opinions: AGRI –  Exchange of views Speakers: Vital Moreira, Piotr Rydzkowski (DG TRADE)

9. Recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the negotiations for an EU-Kazakhstan enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement INTA/7/10057 2012/2153(INI) Responsible: AFET – Liisa Jaakonsaari (S&D) Opinions: INTA –  Consideration of draft opinion Speakers: Bernd Lange, Franziska Keller, Helmut Scholz, Balazs Kiss (DG TRADE)

10. Measures to protect the EU market from abnormally low priced imports of Chinese origin INTA/7/10055 QO – PE492.946v01-00  Consideration of question for oral answer Speakers: Yannick Jadot, Henri Weber, Helmut Scholz, Gerhard Hannes Welge (DG TRADE)

11. Any other business

None

3 September 2012, 17.30 – 18.30

PV\913606EN.doc 3/13 PE494.656v02-00 EN The meeting started at 16.30 and adjourned at 17.30

In camera

12. Coordinators’ meeting

Summary of decisions and recommendations:

2. Chair’s announcements There were no announcements by the Chair.

3. Proposed calendar of committee meetings for the year 2013

Decision: A preliminary calendar for the ordinary INTA meetings for 2013, pending approval by the Calendar Unit, was adopted. It was noted, however, that there should not be in principle more than three half day meetings in Brussels in 2013.

4. Appointment of rapporteurs – decision on procedure REPORTS

4.1. Interim agreement establishing a framework for an Economic Partnership Agreement between Eastern and Southern Africa States and the EC INTA/7/00146 *** 2008/0251(NLE) 11699/2012 – C7-0193/2012 Rapporteur: Daniel Caspary (PPE) Responsible: INTA – Opinions: DEVE –

Decision: The coordinators took note of this point for information; following the referral of the interim EPA by the Council in July

4.2. Additional Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the EC and Israel on an Agreement between the EC and Israel on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (CAA) INTA/7/02427 *** 2009/0155(NLE) 05190/2010 – C7-0126/2010 Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (S&D) PR – PE483.808v01-00 AM – PE494.507v01-00 Responsible: INTA – Opinions: AFET – Véronique De Keyser (S&D) AD – PE483.549v02-00 AM – PE486.181v02-00 DT – PE480.586v01-00 ITRE – Decision: no opinion

Decision: To take note of the revised draft Council decision, no further action needed.

PE494.656v02-00 4/13 PV\913606EN.doc EN 4.3. EU-Russia Agreement on the administration of tariff-rate quotas applying to exports of wood and EU-Russia Protocol on technical modalities pursuant to that Agreement INTA/7/07968 *** 2011/0322(NLE) 16775/2011 – C7-0515/2011 Rapporteur: Inese Vaidere (PPE) RR – PE486.173v02-00 Responsible: INTA – Opinions: AGRI – Decision: no opinion

Decision: To take note of the revised draft Council decision, no further action needed.

5. Appointment of rapporteurs – decision on procedure OPINIONS

5.1. Conclusion, on behalf of the EU, of the Food Assistance Convention INTA/7/10038 *** 2012/0183(NLE) 12267/2012 – C7-0210/2012 Responsible: DEVE –  Decisions on procedure  Appointment of rapporteur for the opinion

Decision: Not to draft an opinion. .

5.2. Special Report No 9/2012 (Discharge 2011) – 'Audit of the control system governing the production, processing, distribution and imports of organic products' INTA/7/10027 2012/2140(DEC) N7-0081/2012 – C7-0174/2012 Responsible: CONT –  Decisions on procedure  Appointment of rapporteur for the opinion

Decision: To wait for the discharge procedure and then, if INTA decides to make an opinion, to comment on the specific problem of imports of organic products in the opinion.

5.3. Conclusion of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement with the Republics of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama INTA/7/10216 *** 2012/0219(NLE) COM(2012)0454 Responsible: AFET –  Decisions on procedure  Appointment of rapporteur for the opinion

PV\913606EN.doc 5/13 PE494.656v02-00 EN Decision: To contribute to AFET’s work with an opinion by the standing rapporteur for Central America Mr. Zalba (EPP), 0 points.

5.4. Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2010/015 FR Peugeot - France INTA/7/10253 2012/2165(BUD) COM(2012)0461 – C7-0222/2012 Responsible: BUDG –  Decisions on procedure  Appointment of rapporteur for the opinion

5.5. Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2011/019 ES/Galicia Metal/Spain INTA/7/10262 2012/2160(BUD) COM(2012)0451 – C7-0214/2012 Responsible: BUDG –  Decisions on procedure  Appointment of rapporteur for the opinion

5.6. Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2011/021 NL/Zalco from the Netherlands INTA/7/10246 2012/2164(BUD) COM(2012)0450 – C7-0220/2012 Responsible: BUDG –  Decisions on procedure  Appointment of rapporteur for the opinion

Decision: Not to draft opinions for points 5.4.-5.6.

6. Petition No. 0356/2012 by Shaun Yates (British), on Ugandan oil for the Ugandan people

Decision: To take note of the petition in the future work of INTA. Address a follow-up letter to PETI.

7. Monitoring groups

Decision: To constitute monitoring groups on Indonesia and Central Asia as requested by the Greens/EFA Group; to take note of Ms. Keller replacing Mr. Taylor as INTA standing rapporteur for Central Asia.

8. Own-initiative reports

PE494.656v02-00 6/13 PV\913606EN.doc EN Decision: To draft an INI report on export credit agencies when the first report in the area is released by the Commission.

9. Programme of the hearings and delegations for 2013

Decision: Following an exchange of views, political groups were invited to send, in writing, their proposals for delegations and hearings for 2013 for the next coordinators meeting on 17/09/2012.

10. Hearings

Decision: To organise the hearing on EU/China Investment Policy during the 6 November INTA meeting. Coordinators agreed to hold the hearing on Public Procurement in 2013, instead of the second half of 2012 as decided in July.

11. Delegations

Decision: Groups were reminded to nominate Members to planned delegations in 2012 It was agreed to include Mr Murphy in the delegation to Ireland with out-of-quota status.

12. Studies & Workshops

Decision: No decision.

13. Documents received for information

13.1. Amended proposal for a Council Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 COM(2012)0388

13.2. Commission staff working document External sources of growth Progress report on EU trade and investment relationships with key economic partners SWD(2012)0219

13.3. Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: 2011 Annual Report on the Instrument for Stability COM(2012)0405 Responsible: AFET – Opinions: DEVE, INTA, BUDG

13.4. Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on borrowing and lending activities of the European Union in 2011 COM(2012)0419

PV\913606EN.doc 7/13 PE494.656v02-00 EN Responsible: ECON – Opinions: INTA, BUDG

13.5. Council decision on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement 11697/2012

13.6. Council decision on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement 11609/2012

Decision: No action.

14. Any other business

None.

15. Next meeting(s)  17 September 2012, 17.30 – 18.30 (Brussels)

PE494.656v02-00 8/13 PV\913606EN.doc EN 13. Next meeting(s)  17 September 2012, 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels)  18 September 2012, 9.00 – 12.30 and 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels)

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Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/Biuras/Elnökség/ Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*)

Vital Moreira, Paweł Zalewski, Robert Sturdy, Yannick Jadot,

Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/Képviselõk/ Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter

Daniel Caspary, María Auxiliadora Correa Zamora, Iuliu Winkler, Bernd Lange, David Martin, Gianluca Susta, Henri Weber, Franziska Keller, David Campbell Bannerman, Helmut Scholz

Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Supplenti/ Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantys nariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Supleanţi/Náhradníci/Namestniki/ Varajäsenet/Suppleanter

Béla Glattfelder, George Sabin Cutaş, Jörg Leichtfried, Amelia Andersdotter, Emma McClarkin

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193 (3)

49 (6) (Точка от дневния ред/Punto del orden del día/Bod pořadu jednání (OJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/Tagesordnungspunkt/Päevakorra punkt/Ημερήσια Διάταξη Σημείο/Agenda item/Point OJ/Punto all'ordine del giorno/Darba kārtības punkts/Darbotvarkės punktas/ Napirendi pont/Punt fuq l-aġenda/Agendapunt/Punkt porządku dziennego/Ponto OD/Punct de pe ordinea de zi/Bod programu schôdze/ Točka UL/Esityslistan kohta/Föredragningslista punkt)

Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Osservatori/ Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/Opazovalci/ Tarkkailijat/Observatörer

По покана на председателя/Por invitación del presidente/Na pozvání předsedy/Efter indbydelse fra formanden/Auf Einladung des Vorsitzenden/Esimehe kutsel/Με πρόσκληση του Προέδρου/At the invitation of the Chair(wo)man/Sur l'invitation du président/

PE494.656v02-00 10/13 PV\913606EN.doc EN Su invito del presidente/Pēc priekšsēdētāja uzaicinājuma/Pirmininkui pakvietus/Az elnök meghívására/Fuq stedina tal-President/ Op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/Na zaproszenie Przewodniczącego/A convite do Presidente/La invitaţia preşedintelui/Na pozvanie predsedu/Na povabilo predsednika/Puheenjohtajan kutsusta/På ordförandens inbjudan

Съвет/Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Συμβούλιο/Council/Conseil/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/Conselho/ Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*)

Luc De Hent (Council SG), Didier Cossé (Council SG)

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George Lemonidis (DG ENTR), Yves Van Poeke (DG TRADE) Piotr Rydzkowski (DG TRADE), Balazs Kiss (DG TRADE), Gerhard Hannes Welge (DG TRADE), Carmen Raluca Ipate (DG ENTR), Gabriela Grasu (DG ENTR), Rikke Mengel-Jorgensen (DG TRADE), Jorge Vitorino (DG TRADE), Arunas Ribokas (DG TRADE), Petya Genova (EC SG)

Други институции/Otras instituciones/Ostatní orgány a instituce/Andre institutioner/Andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/ Άλλα θεσμικά όργανα/Other institutions/Autres institutions/Altre istituzioni/Citas iestādes/Kitos institucijos/Más intézmények/ Istituzzjonijiet oħra/Andere instellingen/Inne instytucje/Outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/Iné inštitúcie/Druge institucije/Muut toimielimet/Andra institutioner/organ

Други участници/Otros participantes/Ostatní účastníci/Endvidere deltog/Andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/Επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/Autres participants/Altri partecipanti/Citi klātesošie/Kiti dalyviai/Más résztvevők/Parteċipanti oħra/Andere aanwezigen/ Inni uczestnicy/Outros participantes/Alţi participanţi/Iní účastníci/Drugi udeleženci/Muut osallistujat/Övriga deltagare

Секретариат на политическите групи/Secretaría de los Grupos políticos/Sekretariát politických skupin/Gruppernes sekretariat/ Sekretariat der Fraktionen/Fraktsioonide sekretariaat/Γραμματεία των Πολιτικών Ομάδων/Secretariats of political groups/Secrétariat des groupes politiques/Segreteria gruppi politici/Politisko grupu sekretariāts/Frakcijų sekretoriai/Képviselőcsoportok titkársága/Segretarjat gruppi politiċi/Fractiesecretariaten/Sekretariat Grup Politycznych/Secr. dos grupos políticos/Secretariate grupuri politice/Sekretariát politických skupín/Sekretariat političnih skupin/Poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristöt/Gruppernas sekretariat

PPE Piero Rizza, Botond Torok-Illyes, Orsolya Czato, Joanna Warchoł S&D Myriam Gistelinck, Christopher Williams, Barbara Melis ALDE Conan D'Arcy, Ursa Pondelek ECR Alex Boyd, Jolana Mungengova Verts/ALE Martin Köhler, Gaby Kuppers, Anna Cavazzini GUE/NGL Paul-Emile Dupret, Tanja Niemeier EFD NI

PV\913606EN.doc 11/13 PE494.656v02-00 EN Кабинет на председателя/Gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/Formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/Γραφείο Προέδρου/President's Office/Cabinet du Président/Gabinetto del Presidente/Priekšsēdētāja kabinets/Pirmininko kabinetas/Elnöki hivatal/Kabinett tal-President/Kabinet van de Voorzitter/Gabinet Przewodniczącego/Gabinete do Presidente/ Cabinet Preşedinte/Kancelária predsedu/Urad predsednika/Puhemiehen kabinetti/Talmannens kansli

Кабинет на генералния секретар/Gabinete del Secretario General/Kancelář generálního tajemníka/Generalsekretærens Kabinet/ Kabinett des Generalsekretärs/Peasekretäri büroo/Γραφείο Γενικού Γραμματέα/Secretary-General's Office/Cabinet du Secrétaire général/Gabinetto del Segretario generale/Ģenerālsekretāra kabinets/Generalinio sekretoriaus kabinetas/Főtitkári hivatal/Kabinett tas- Segretarju Ġenerali/Kabinet van de secretaris-generaal/Gabinet Sekretarza Generalnego/Gabinete do Secretário-Geral/Cabinet Secretar General/Kancelária generálneho tajomníka/Urad generalnega sekretarja/Pääsihteerin kabinetti/Generalsekreterarens kansli

Генерална дирекция/Dirección General/Generální ředitelství/Generaldirektorat/Generaldirektion/Peadirektoraat/Γενική Διεύθυνση/ Directorate-General/Direction générale/Direzione generale/Ģenerāldirektorāts/Generalinis direktoratas/Főigazgatóság/Direttorat Ġenerali/Directoraten-generaal/Dyrekcja Generalna/Direcção-Geral/Direcţii Generale/Generálne riaditeľstvo/Generalni direktorat/ Pääosasto/Generaldirektorat

DG PRES DG IPOL DG EXPO Elfriede Bierbrauer DG COMM Agnese Rivade DG PERS DG INLO DG TRAD DG INTE DG FINS DG ITEC Правна служба/Servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/Juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νομική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/ Service juridique/Servizio giuridico/Juridiskais dienests/Teisės tarnyba/Jogi szolgálat/Servizz legali/Juridische Dienst/Wydział prawny/ Serviço Jurídico/Serviciu Juridic/Právny servis/Pravna služba/Oikeudellinen yksikkö/Rättstjänsten

Daniel Warin

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Alberto Rodas, Martti Kalaus, Heikki Suortti, André Corrado, Helena Halldorf Romero, Mercedes Rodriguez Sarro, Nicolas Dorgeret, Mindaugas Kojelis, Hannarikka Nieminen, Leon Peijnenburg, Maria Rocío Rodrigo Munoz, Joanna Karolczyk, Agnieszka Piekarska, , Shanritha Indurjith, Marianne Ala-Huikku, Urszula Procner

Сътрудник/Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padėjėjas/Asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/ Avustaja/Assistenter

Ana Cristina Rodrigues, Lenka Dubarre

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