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 – PV\913606EN.doc PE494.656v02-00 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Amendments adopted: 6925, 6926, 6927, 6928, 6929, 6930, 6931, 6932, 6933 Amendments rejected: none Amendments withdrawn: none Vote results (draft opinion): Amendments adopted: 1, 2, 3,4, 5 (split vote, second part adopted), 6, 7, 9, 12 (split vote, first part adopted), 13, 15 PE494.656v02-00 2/13 PV\913606EN.doc EN Amendments rejected: 8, 10, 14 Amendments withdrawn: 11 Decision: The Vote on the Draft Opinion as amended was adopted with 18 votes in favour, 0 against and 1 abstention.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.