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European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on International Trade INTA_PV (2018)0219_1 MINUTES Meeting of Monday 19 February 2018, 15.00 – 17.30 and 17.30 – 18.30 (coordinators’ meeting) Tuesday 20 February 2018, 9.00 – 12.30 and 14.30 – 18.30 Brussels Room: Altiero Spinelli (1G-3) 19 February 2018, 15.00 – 17.30 The meeting opened at 15:03 on Monday 19 February 2018, with Bernd Lange (Chair) presiding. 1. Adoption of agenda The draft agenda was adopted in the form shown in these minutes. 2. Chair’s announcements 3. Exchange of views on the implementation of the conflict minerals regulation (Regulation(EU) 2017/821) Jointly with the Committee on Development Speakers: Bernd Lange, Linda McAvan, Iuliu Winkler, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Signe Ratso (EC), Leonard Mizzi (EC), Guus Houttuin (EEAS), Heidi Hautala, Judith Sargentini, Helmut Scholz, Norbert Neuser, Jan Zahradil (on behalf of Emma McClarkin); PV\1146494EN.docx PE618.201v01-00 EN United in diversity EN * * * 4. Annual report on the implementation of the Common Commercial Policy INTA/8/09943 2017/2070(INI) Rapporteur: Tokia Saïfi (PPE) PR – PE615.486v01-00 AM – PE616.867v01-00 Responsible: INTA Opinions: DEVE, EMPL Consideration of amendments Deadline for tabling amendments:30 January 2018, 12.00 Speakers: Tokia Saïfi, Alessia Maria Mosca (on behalf of Jude Kirton-Darling), Jan Zahradil, Nadja Hirsch (on behalf of Dita Charanzová), Helmut Scholz, Klaus Buchner, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Christofer Fjellner, Signe Ratso (EC); 5. Further macro-financial assistance to Georgia INTA/8/11184 ***I 2017/0242(COD) COM(2017)0559 – C8-0335/2017 Rapporteur: Hannu Takkula (ALDE) PR – PE612.257v01-00 AM – PE616.604v01-00 Responsible: INTA Opinions: AFET Consideration of amendments Deadline for tabling amendments:10 January 2018, 12.00 Speakers: Hannu Takkula, Kaloyan Dimitrov (Bulgarian Presidency), Joern Griesse (EC), Iuliu Winkler, Alessia Maria Mosca (on behalf of Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández), Jan Zahradil, Helmut Scholz (on behalf of Stelios Kouloglou), Heidi Hautala; 6. Implementation of the EU external financing instruments: mid-term review 2017 and the future post-2020 architecture INTA/8/12153 2017/2280(INI) Rapporteur Bernd Lange (S&D) PA – PE616.876v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: AFET* – Marietje Schaake (ALDE) PR – PE615.452v01-00 Consideration of draft position in the form of amendments Speakers: Bernd Lange, Helmut Scholz, Marietje Schaake, Mehdi Hussain (EEAS); In camera 7. Provisions on cross-border data flows and personal data protection in EU trade PE618.201v01-00 2/20 PV\1146494EN.docx EN and investment agreements INTA/8/12208 Exchange of views Speakers: Christophe Kiener (EC), Marietje Schaake, Viviane Reding, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Christofer Fjellner, Helmut Scholz, Heidi Hautala, Anne-Marie Mineur, Seán Kelly, Bernd Lange, Ralf Sauer (EC); 19 February 2018, 17.30 – 18.30 (in camera) 8. Coordinators’ meeting 8.1. Appointment of rapporteurs – decision on procedure OPINIONS 8.1.1. The Future of Food and farming 2018/0000(INI) Responsible: AGRI – Decision: To draft an opinion and to allocate it to EPP for 1 point. 8.2. Motions for resolutions 8.2.1. Motion for a European Parliament resolution on the creation of joint Chambers of Commerce in third-country parties to trade agreements with the EU B8-0042/2018 Salvatore Domenico Pogliese Decision: To take note of the proposed motion for resolution in the overall work of INTA committee but not to follow it up with specific action, and in line with Rule 133(6) to inform the authors of the decision of the committee. 8.2.2. Motion for a European Parliament resolution on protecting high-quality Italian and European food products B8-0061/2018 Mara Bizzotto Decision: To take note of the proposed motion for resolution in the overall work of INTA committee but not to follow it up with specific action, and in line with Rule 133(6) to inform the author of the decision of the committee. 8.2.3. Motion for a European Parliament resolution on ‘panda diplomacy’ and regulating panda loans between China and zoos in the European Union B8-0063/2018 Dominique Bilde Decision: To take note of the proposed motion for resolution in the overall work of INTA committee but not to follow it up with specific action, and in line with Rule 133(6) to inform PV\1146494EN.docx 3/20 PE618.201v01-00 EN the authors of the decision of the committee. 8.3. Own-Initiative reports 8.3.1. Implementation report on the trade pillar of the Association Agreement (AA) with Central America 2018/0000(INI) Decision: To request an authorisation for an implementation report (hors quota) on trade pillar of the Association Agreement (AA) with Central America and to attribute it to the INTA Standing rapporteur for Central America and Cuba (Reimer Böge (EPP)), for 0 points. 8.3.2. Implementation of GSP Regulation No 978/2012 2018/0000(INI) Decision: To request an authorisation for an implementation report (hors quota) on the GSP regulation No 978/2012, which should also take into account the upcoming mid-term review, and to attribute it to the INTA Standing rapporteur for GSP (Christofer Fjellner (EPP)), for 0 points. 8.4. Hearings, Workshops & Studies 8.4.1. Hearings Decisions: To endorse the draft programme of the Public Hearing on “Brexit and future trade relations”; To hold a hearing on 24 April on the future of the WTO, and to submit a request for authorisation in this regard; To endorse the following programme of hearings (final titles tbd) for the second semester of 2018: - Japan (9-10 July 2018); - Vietnam (27 September 2018); - GSP (10-11 October 2018, or possibly integrated into the Trade Policy Day); - Belt and Road initiative (10-11 October 2018); - Trade Policy Day (19-20 November 2018). 8.5. Committee missions Decisions: To endorse the following programme of INTA missions and ad hoc delegations for the second semester of 2018: - Japan (Tokyo, Nagoya), 17-21 September 2018; - Tunisia (Tunis), 8-9 October 2018; - Chile (Santiago, Valparaiso), 29 October-2 November 2018; - South Africa (Cape Town, Pretoria), 17-21 December 2018; - OECD (Paris) - date tbc To endorse fact finding missions to Mexico (1st half of 2018) and Thailand (2nd half of 2018). PE618.201v01-00 4/20 PV\1146494EN.docx EN 8.6. Requests by political groups 8.6.1. Follow up to resolution on UN Binding Instrument on Trans-National Corporations and human rights Decision: To draft jointly with DEVE an oral question with a follow-up resolution on the UN Binding Instrument on Trans-National Corporations and humans rights. 8.7. Any other business Decisions: To appoint INTA’s expert to AFET’s hearing on China (24 April) without costs for INTA, and to send INTA standing rapporteur for China to speak on behalf of the INTA Committee. To re-vote in the committee on the INTA question for oral answer on ‘The Implementation of EU restrictive measures on economic relations with Crimea and Sevastopol’ (which was already adopted in INTA in November 2017), in order to request again its placement on one of the next plenary agendas. 20 February 2018, 9.00 – 12.30 9. Conclusion of an agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products INTA/8/11348 *** 2017/0259(NLE) 13357/2017 – C8-0434/2017 Rapporteur: David Borrelli (EFDD) PR – PE615.261v02-00 Responsible: INTA Opinions: AGRI Consideration of draft recommendation (consent) Deadline for tabling amendments:28 February 2018, 18.00 Speakers: Bernd Lange (on behalf of David Borrelli), Knut Hermansen (Embassy of Norway), Susana Marazuela (EC), Bendt Bendtsen (on behalf of Artis Pabriks), Nicola Danti, Jarosław Wałęsa; 10. State of play of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Speakers: Jan Zahradil, David Martin (on behalf of Alessia Maria Mosca), Anne- Marie Mineur, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Vuong Thua Phong (Ambassador of Vietnam), Peter Berz (EC), Bernd Lange; *** Electronic vote *** At 10.00 11. Further macro-financial assistance to Georgia INTA/8/11184 PV\1146494EN.docx 5/20 PE618.201v01-00 EN ***I 2017/0242(COD) COM(2017)0559 – C8-0335/2017 Rapporteur: Hannu Takkula (ALDE) PR – PE612.257v01-00 AM – PE616.604v01-00 Responsible: INTA Opinions: AFET – Andrejs Mamikins (S&D) AD – PE613.630v02-00 AM – PE615.380v01-00 Adoption of draft report Deadline for tabling amendments:10 January 2018, 12.00 Vote results: Amendments adopted: 15, 18 Amendments rejected: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, AFET 1, AFET 2, AFET 3 Amendments withdrawn: 1, 2, 10, 13 Amendments fallen: 19 Decision: the draft report was adopted with 30 votes in favour, 3 against and 2 abstentions. 12. Agreement between the EU and New Zealand on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters INTA/8/05581 *** 2016/0006(NLE) 07712/2016 – C8-0237/2017 Rapporteur: Daniel Caspary (PPE) PR – PE578.797v01-00 Responsible: INTA Adoption of draft recommendation (consent) Deadline for tabling amendments: 30 January 2018, 18.00 Decision: The draft recommendation was adopted with 32 votes in favour, 2 against and 0 abstentions. 13. Implementation of the conflict minerals regulation INTA/8/12160 QO – PE616.865v02-00 Adoption of question for oral answer Decision: Oral question adopted with 32 in favour, 0 against and 3 abstentions. 14. Annual report on the control of the financial activities of the EIB for 2016 INTA/8/10966 2017/2190(INI) PE618.201v01-00 6/20 PV\1146494EN.docx EN Rapporteur Sander Loones (ECR) PA – PE615.456v01-00 for the AM – PE616.813v01-00 opinion: Responsible: CONT – Marco Valli (EFDD) PR – PE612.207v01-00 AM – PE618.090v01-00 Adoption of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments:25 January 2018, 18.00 Vote results: Amendments adopted: 7, 9, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 25 (2nd part), CAM 1, CAM 2, CAM 3, CAM 4, CAM 5, CAM 6 Amendments rejected: 13, 29 Amendments withdrawn: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25 (1st part), 26, 27, 28 Amendments fallen: 12 Decision: The draft opinion was adopted with 31 votes in favour, 2 against and 1 abstention.