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European Parliament 2019-2024 European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development AGRI_PV(2019)0904_1 MINUTES Meeting of 4 September 2019, 9.00 – 12.30 and 15.00 – 17.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 9.10 on Wednesday, 4 September 2019, with Norbert Lins (Chair) presiding. 4 September 2019, 9.00 – 11.00 With the Council and Commission 1. Adoption of agenda AGRI_OJ(2019)0904_1 The draft agenda was adopted. 2. Chair's announcements None. *** Electronic vote *** 3. General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020 - all sections AGRI/9/00552 2019/2028(BUD) Rapporteur for the opinion: Paolo De Castro (S&D) PA – PE639.624v01-00 AM – PE639.812v01-00 AB – PE640.618v01-00 Responsible: BUDG – Monika Hohlmeier (PPE) Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (S&D) Adoption of draft opinion PV\1188323EN.docx PE641.117v01-00 EN United in diversityEN Decision: The draft opinion was adopted with amendments: 39 votes to 5, with one abstention Speaker: Norbert Lins 4. General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020 - all sections AGRI/9/00552 2019/2028(BUD) Rapporteur for the opinion: Paolo De Castro (S&D) PA – PE639.624v01-00 AM – PE639.812v01-00 AB – PE640.618v01-00 Responsible: BUDG – Monika Hohlmeier (PPE) Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (S&D) Adoption of budget amendments and pilot projects The budget amendments and pilot projects were adopted. Speakers: Norbert Lins, Paolo De Castro *** End of electronic vote *** 5. Exchange of views on the issue of patentability of plants with a view to submitting a written statement to the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (case G3/19) Speakers: Norbert Lins, Jan Huitema, Eric Gippini Fournier (Legal Service, European Commission), Amaryllis Verhoeven (DG GROW), Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Eric Andrieu, Herbert Dorfmann, Marc Tarabella, Martin Häusling, Luke Ming Flanagan, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Daniel Buda, Anthea McIntyre, Asger Christensen, Ivan David, Benoît Biteau, Amaryllis Verhoeven (DG GROW), Jan Huitema, Dacian Cioloș, Norbert Lins, Martin Häusling, Ulrike Müller, Dacian Cioloș, Paolo De Castro, Amaryllis Verhoeven, Eric Gippini Fournier, Ulrike Müller, Herbert Dorfmann. The meeting adjourned at 10.11 and was followed by a meeting of coordinators in closed session. * * * 6. Coordinators’ meeting The coordinators met in camera. Their decisions were approved by the Committee on Wednesday, 4 September 2019. PE641.117v01-00 2/14 PV\1188323EN.docx EN * * * The meeting resumed at 15.09 on Wednesday, 4 September 2019, with Norbert Lins (Chair) presiding. 7. Exchange of views with Jari Leppä, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry on the priorities of the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union Speakers: Norbert Lins, Jari Leppä, Herbert Dorfmann, Paolo De Castro, Ulrike Müller, Martin Häusling, Ivan David, Krzysztof Jurgiel, Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Carmen Avram, Anne Sander, Juozas Olekas, Balázs Hidvéghi, Elsi Katainen, Bronis Ropė, Daniel Buda, Mazaly Aguilar, Gilles Lebreton, Jérémy Decerle, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Irène Tolleret, Ivo Hristov, Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Clara Aguilera, Asim Ademov, Álvaro Amaro, Petri Sarvamaa, Asger Christensen, Michaela Šojdrová, Benoît Biteau, Peter Jahr, Carmen Avram, Jari Leppä 8. Approval of recommendations issued by AGRI Coordinators 1. DEALING WITH UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1.1. CAP legislative Proposals Decision: Write a letter to the Chair of the CCC requesting a resumption of the 3 CAP files and that the files not be place on a Plenary agenda before November (at the earliest). 2. OTHER PENDING FILES 2.1. Cloning of certain animals (Joint ENVI-AGRI files) 2.1.1. Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the cloning of animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species kept and reproduced for farming purposes - 2013/0433(COD) - COM(2013)0892 2.1.2 Proposal for a Council Directive on the placing on the market of food from animal clones – 2013/0434 (APP) - COM (2013)0893 Decision: Attributed to the Greens Group. In consultation with the new co-rapporteurs, the ENVI and AGRI Chairs will send a joint letter to the Council requesting an update on the state of play of these files 3. ATTRIBUTION OF OPINIONS 3.1 European Commission Discharge 2018 – (COM(2019) 316 final - 2019/2055(DEC)) PV\1188323EN.docx 3/14 PE641.117v01-00 EN Decision: AGRI will draft an opinion Opinion attributed to S&D Group for 1 point 3.2. Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of an agreement with the United States of America on the Allocation to the United States of a Share in the Tariff Rate Quota provided for by Regulation (EC) No 617/2009 of 13 July 2009 opening an autonomous tariff quota for imports of high-quality beef COM(2019) 297 final - 2019/0142 (NLE) COM(2019) 296 final - 2019/0141 (NLE) Decision: AGRI will draft an opinion Opinion attributed to EPP Group for 0.5 point 3.3. Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and Ukraine amending the trade preferences for poultry meat and poultry meat preparations provided for by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part COM(2019) 267 final - 2019/0132 (NLE) 10721/19 10752/19 Decision: AGRI will draft an opinion Opinion attributed to ECR Group for 0.5 point 3.4. Programme for single market, competitiveness of enterprises, including small and medium-sized enterprises, and European statistics 2021–2027 2018/0231(COD) COM(2018)441 Decision: EPP to appoint a rapporteur 4. REQUESTS FOR ITEMS TO BE INCLUDED IN UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDAS 4.1. Request from Ms Sander (EPP, FR) for an exchange of views on the Delegated Act concerning rules for establishments keeping terrestrial animals and hatcheries, and the traceability of certain kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs Decision: Invite a Commission representative (DG SANTE) to an upcoming meeting of ComAGRI to present the above-mentioned delegated act. Request the prolongation of the European Parliament deadline for objection. 4.2. Request from Ms Sander (EPP, FR) to organise an exchange of views on the situation in the sugar market Decision: Invite a Commission representative (DG AGRI) to an upcoming meeting of ComAGRI to give a state of play on the situation in the sugar market and to PE641.117v01-00 4/14 PV\1188323EN.docx EN present the report of the High Level Group on Sugar 4.3. Request from the FAO to organise a joint AGRI-DEVE-ENVI exchange of views to celebrate World Food Day Decision: The Secretariat is instructed to liaise with the DEVE and ENVI committees with a view to organising a possible joint AGRI-DEVE-ENVI exchange of views with the FAO to mark the celebration of “World Food Day 2019”. 4.4. Exchange of views on the pesticide chlorpyrifos following a recent EFSA statement Decision: Invite a Commission representative (DG SANTE) to an upcoming meeting of ComAGRI to give a state of play on the situation concerning the pesticide chlorpyrifos. 4.5. Request from Ms Sander (EPP, FR) to invite a Commission representative (DG SANTE) to provide an update on the sanitary situation in Brazil Decision: Invite a Commission representative (DG SANTE) to an upcoming meeting of ComAGRI to give a state of play on the sanitary situation in Brazil 4.6. Request from Ms McGuinness (EPP, IE) to organise an exchange of views with DG COMP and DG AGRI on the long-term prospects for the European beef sector, in light of falling beef prices for producers, climate change, weakening consumer demand for beef and the impact of EU trade agreements. Decision: Invite Commission representatives (DG AGRI, DG COMP and DG TRADE) to an upcoming meeting of ComAGRI to discuss the long-term prospects for the European beef sector. 5. ACTIVITIES WITH NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS - 1st SEMESTER 2020 Decision: Organise, at the beginning of next year, an inter-parliamentary meeting with members of national parliament committees. Political Groups are invited to submit proposals on the theme of the inter- parliamentary committee meeting. 6. HEARING OF COMMISSIONER-DESIGNATE (AGRICULTURE) 6.1. Consideration and approval of written questions to Commissioner-designate for agriculture Decision: Political Groups are invited to submit proposals on the five specific questions by the deadline of 11 September at 17h00 to be submitted to the future Commissioner-designate for agriculture. 7. AGRI MISSION TO FRANCE (28-30 OCTOBER 2019) - STATE OF PLAY Decision: Political Groups are invited to submit proposals to the mission programme. PV\1188323EN.docx 5/14 PE641.117v01-00 EN 8. THE ISSUE OF PATENTABILITY OF PLANTS IN VIEW OF A DECISION OF THE ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (CASE G3/19) Decision: AGRI will prepare and table an OQ on the issue of patentability of plants. Political Groups will prepared and table a resolution. 9. HEARING ON THE CAP REFORM Decision: A hearing on the CAP Reform will be organised in the second half of 2019. 10. OTHER DOCUMENTS FOR INFORMATION Decision: No action with respect to any of the documents included in Annex I *** PE641.117v01-00 6/14 PV\1188323EN.docx EN ANNEX I 10.1. Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests COM(2019) 352 final - SWD(2019) 307 final 10.2. Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - 12th Financial Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund - 2018 Financial Year COM(2019) 366 final - SWD(2019) 317 final 10.3.
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