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European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on International Trade INTA_PV(2016)0125_1 MINUTES Meeting of 25 January 2016, 14.30-17.30 and 17.30-18.30 (coordinators' meeting) BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 14.36 on Monday, 25 January 2016, with Bernd Lange (Chair) presiding. 1. Adoption of agenda INTA_OJ PE573.191v02-00 The draft agenda was adopted in a form as presented in these Minutes. 2. Approval of minutes of meeting of: 30 November 2015 - 1 December 2015 PV – PE572.992v01-00 The minutes were approved. 3. Chair’s announcements 4. Debriefing by Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner for Trade, on the outcome of the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi Speakers: Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner for Trade), Iuliu Winkler, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Emma McClarkin, Hannu Takkula, Helmut Scholz, Klaus Buchner, Tiziana Beghin, Bernd Lange. 5. Presentation by Lilianne Ploumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, representing the President-in-Office of the Council, on the priorities of the Dutch Presidency in the area of International Trade Policy Speakers: Lilianne Ploumen (Council Presidency), Daniel Caspary, David Martin, Emma McClarkin, Marietje Schaake, Anne-Marie Mineur, Yannick Jadot, Tiziana Beghin, Marine Le Pen. PV\1084660EN.doc PE576.688v01-00 EN United in diversity EN *** Electronic vote *** at 16.00 6. Arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the ACP Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements (recast) INTA/8/03680 ***I 2015/0128(COD) COM(2015)0282 – C8-0154/2015 Rapporteur: Jarosław Wałęsa (PPE) PR – PE569.640v01-00 Responsible: INTA Opinions: DEVE – Decision: no opinion JURI – – Heidi Hautala (Verts/ALE) Adoption of draft report Deadline for tabling amendments: 24 November 2015, 12.00 Decision: The draft report was adopted with 34 votes in favour, 3 against and 1 abstention. 7. Introduction of emergency autonomous trade measures for the Republic of Tunisia INTA/8/04516 ***I 2015/0218(COD) COM(2015)0460 – C8-0273/2015 Rapporteur: Marielle de Sarnez (ALDE) PR – PE571.420v01-00 AM – PE573.199v02-00 Responsible: INTA Opinions: AGRI – – Clara Eugenia Aguilera García AD – PE569.814v03-00 (S&D) AM – PE571.767v01-00 Adoption of draft report Deadline for tabling amendments: 15 December 2015, 12.00 Vote results: Amendments adopted: AMs 4, 7, 15 and Compromise Amendment 1. Amendments rejected: AMs 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, AGRI 3, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, AGRI 6, 21, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32, 34, 31, 33, 30, 29, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 40, 42, 43, 47, 44, 45, 46, 48, AGRI 15, 49, 52, 51. Amendments withdrawn: AM 50. Decision: The draft report was adopted with 31 votes in favour, 7 against and 1 abstention. Speakers: Marielle de Sarnez. PE576.688v01-00 2/17 PV\1084660EN.doc EN 8. Opening of negotiations for an EU-Tunisia Free Trade Agreement INTA/8/03886 2015/2791(RSP) Rapporteur: Marielle de Sarnez (ALDE) RE – PE565.126v02-00 AM – PE573.200v01-00 Responsible: INTA Adoption of motion for a resolution Deadline for tabling amendments: 15 December 2015, 12.00 Item was postponed. 9. Opening of FTA negotiations with Australia and New Zealand INTA/8/04884 2015/2932(RSP) RE – PE573.014v01-00 QO – PE571.436v01-00 AM – PE575.195v01-00 Responsible: INTA Adoption of motion for a resolution Deadline for tabling amendments: 12 January 2016, 18.00 Vote results: Amendments adopted: 2, 3, 4, 6 42, 53, and Compromise amendments (CAM): CAM 1, CAM 2, CAM 3, CAM 4, CAM 5, CAM 6, CAM 7, CAM 8, CAM 9, CAM 10, CAM 11, CAM 12. Amendments rejected: 5, 10, 11, 12, 18, 39, 43, 46. Amendments withdrawn: 1, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 41, 44, 45, 47, 49, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70. Amendments fallen: 7, 15, 20, 23, 24, 31, 38, 48, 51, 57, 65. Decision: Adoption of motion for a resolution - 32 votes for, 6 against, 1 abstention 10. Sustainable development provisions of the EU-West Africa Economic Partnership Agreement INTA/8/05309 Consideration of question for oral answer Decision: A question for oral answer was adopted with 35 votes in favour, 1 against and 1 abstention *** End of electronic vote *** PV\1084660EN.doc 3/17 PE576.688v01-00 EN 11. State of play of ongoing trilogue negotiations INTA/8/02083 Exchange of views Speakers: Bernd Lange. 12. Exchange of views with Jörg Wuttke, President of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China Speakers: Jörg Wuttke (EU Chamber of Commerce in China), Iuliu Winkler, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Emma McClarkin, Philipe Duponteil (Commission, DG Trade). 13. Any other business None. 25 January 2016, 17.30 – 18.30 (in camera) 14. Coordinators’ meeting Coordinators’ decisions and recommendations: 14.1.- Chair's announcements: - Coordinators decided to finalise and send a letter to the AFCO committee on INTA's involvement in the work on the new Interinstitutional Agreement ("IIA") on Better Law-Making, especially in relation to international agreements. - Coordinators decided to make the EP legal service opinion of 25 June 2015 concerning granting of market economy status (MES) to China available to all INTA members. 14.2 Appointment of rapporteurs – decision on procedure REPORTS 14.2.1. Agreement between the EU and China relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the EU INTA/8/05426 *** 2015/0298(NLE) COM(2015)0654 Responsible: INTA Opinions: AFET Decision: Attributed to the Standing Rapporteur for 0 points. PE576.688v01-00 4/17 PV\1084660EN.doc EN 14.3. Appointment of rapporteurs – decision on procedure OPINIONS 14.3.1. Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the EU INTA/8/05335 *** 2015/0292(NLE) COM(2015)0641 Responsible: AFET Decision: No opinion 14.3.2. Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development between the EU and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan INTA/8/05422 *** 2015/0302(NLE) JOIN(2015)0036 Responsible: AFET Decision: To ask the INTA Standing Rapporteur for South Asia to discuss the agreement in the INTA Monitoring Group, if appropriate, and to decide on the attribution of an opinion at the stage when there a more precise timing is known, when the Parliament is asked for consent. 14.4. Motions for resolutions (Rule 133) 14.4.1. Motion for a resolution on plastic rice from Asia Gianluca Buonanno B8-1286/2015 Decision: To take note of the proposed motion for resolution in INTA's work and in line with Rule 133(3) to inform the author of the decision of the committee. 14.4.2. Motion for a resolution on the new conditions on debt restructuring contained in the transatlantic treaty documents Sophie Montel, Florian Philippot, Dominique Bilde B8-1294/2015 Decision: To take note of the proposed motion for resolution in INTA's work and in line with Rule 133(3) to inform the authors of the decision of the committee. 14.4.3. Motion for a resolution on excluding public services from the scope of trade negotiations Sophie Montel, Florian Philippot, Dominique Bilde B8-1305/2015 Decision: To take note of the proposed motion for resolution in INTA's work and in line with Rule 133(3) to inform the authors of the decision of the committee. PV\1084660EN.doc 5/17 PE576.688v01-00 EN 14.4.4. Motion for a European Parliament resolution on the fall in industrial orders and sales figures Gianluca Buonanno B8-1310/2015 Decision: To take note of the proposed motion for resolution in INTA's work and in line with Rule 133(3) to inform the author of the decision of the committee. 14.4.5. Motion for a resolution on the failure to recognise the geographical indication ‘Asiago’ (PDO) in EU negotiations with Vietnam Mara Bizzotto B8-1316/2015 Decision: To take note of the proposed motion for resolution in INTA's work and in line with Rule 133(3) to inform the author of the decision of the committee. 14.4.6. Motion for a resolution on a ban on selling arms and military technologies to countries which finance and support ISIS Gianluca Buonanno B8-1340/2015 Decision: To take note of the proposed motion for resolution in INTA's work and in line with Rule 133(3) to inform the author of the decision of the committee. 14.4.7. Motion for a resolution on granting China market economy status Sophie Montel, Florian Philippot, Dominique Bilde B8-1344/2015 Decision: To take note of the proposed motion for resolution in INTA's work and in line with Rule 133(3) to inform the authors of the decision of the committee. 14.4.8. Motion for a resolution on duty free imports of Tunisian oil Gianluca Buonanno B8-1375/2015 Decision: To take note of the proposed motion for resolution in INTA's work and in line with Rule 133(3) to inform the author of the decision of the committee. 14.4.9. Motion for a resolution on the secrecy surrounding the TTIP negotiations Edouard Ferrand B8-0018/2016 Decision: To take note of the proposed motion for resolution in INTA's work and in line with Rule 133(3) to inform the author of the decision of the committee.