EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009 - 2014 Committee on International Trade INTA_PV(2011)0712_1 MINUTES Meeting of 12 July 2011, from 15.00 to 18.00, and 13 July 2011, from 9.00 to 12.30 and from 15.00 to 18.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 15.00 on Tuesday 12 July 2011, with Vital Moreira (Chair) in the chair. 1. Adoption of agenda INTA_OJ (2011)0712v02-00 Agenda was adopted with changes in the form shown in these minutes. 2. Chair's announcements 3. State of play of ongoing trilogue negotiations INTA/7/04325 Exchange of views Speakers: Vital Moreira, Helmut Scholz 4. Presentation by Waldemar Pawlak, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Poland, representing the President-in-Office of the Council, on the priorities of the Polish Presidency in the area of International Trade Policy Speakers: Waldemar Pawlak, Daniel Caspary, William Dartmouth, Metin Kazak, David Martin, Keith Taylor, Helmut Scholz PV\873646EN.doc PE469.841v01-00 EN United in diversity EN *** Electronic vote *** at 16.00 5. Recommendation to the Council and Commission concerning the negotiations of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement INTA/7/06011 2011/2079(INI) Rapporteur for David Martin (S&D) PA – PE464.940v01-00 the opinion: AM – PE467.281v01-00 Responsible: AFET – Sir Graham Watson (ALDE) PR – PE464.964v01-00 AM – PE467.176v01-00 Adoption of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 22 June 2011, 12.00 Vote on the draft opinion: Amendments adopted: 1, 3, original paragraph 2 (parts 1 and 2), 4, 5 Amendments rejected: 2, 6, 7 Decision: The opinion as amended was adopted with 20 votes in favour, 0 against and 5 abstentions. *** End of electronic vote *** 6. Scheme of generalised tariff preferences INTA/7/06028 ***I 2011/0117(COD) COM(2011)0241 – C7-0116/2011 Rapporteur: Christofer Fjellner (PPE) Responsible: INTA – Opinions: DEVE Exchange of views Speakers: Christofer Fjellner (rapporteur), David Martin, Keith Taylor, Helmut Scholz, William Dartmouth, Vital Moreira, Peter Thompson (Commission, DG Trade) 7. Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin INTA/7/02793 *** 2010/0093(NLE) COM(2010)0172 Rapporteur: Emilio Menéndez Del Valle (S&D) Responsible: INTA – Opinions: AFET Second exchange of views Speakers: Maria Eleni Koppa (on behalf of rapporteur Emilio Menéndez del Valle), PE469.841v01-00 2/12 PV\873646EN.doc EN Franck Proust, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Pierre Larieu (Commission, DG TAXUD) 8. Trade in agricultural and fishery products between the EU and Palestine INTA/7/05515 *** 2011/0042(NLE) 07770/2011 – C7-0100/2011 Rapporteur: Maria Eleni Koppa (S&D) PR – PE467.323v01-00 Responsible: INTA – Opinions: AGRI, PECH Consideration of draft recommendation (consent) Speakers: Maria Eleni Koppa (rapporteur), Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Vital Moreira, Paul Murphy, Daniel Caspary, Cristiana Muscardini, Bastiaan Belder, John Clarke (Commission, DG AGRI), Keith Taylor 9. Parliament's position on the 2012 Draft Budget as modified by the Council - all sections INTA/7/05133 2011/2020(BUD) Rapporteur for the Peter Šťastný (PPE) PA – PE467.325v01-00 opinion: Responsible: BUDG – Francesca Balzani (S&D) José Manuel Fernandes (PPE) Consideration of draft opinion Speakers: Peter Šťastný (rapporteur), Keith Taylor, Helmut Scholz In camera 10. Amendment of certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the procedures for the adoption of certain measures INTA/7/05563 ***I 2011/0039(COD) COM(2011)0082 – C7-0069/2011 Rapporteur: Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (PPE) Responsible: INTA – Opinions: JURI Second exchange of views and presentation of Legal opinion, by Legal Service Speakers: Daniela Gauci (Legal Service), Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Cristiana Muscardini, Vital Moreira 12 July 2011, 18.00 – 18.30 In camera PV\873646EN.doc 3/12 PE469.841v01-00 EN 11. Coordinators’ meeting 13 July 2011, 9.00 – 10.00 In camera 12. Coordinators’ meeting * * * *** Electronic vote *** at 10.00 13. Implementation of Article 10 of the United Nations Firearms Protocol and establishing export authorisation, import and transit measures for firearms, their parts and components and ammunition INTA/7/03116 ***I 2010/0147(COD) COM(2010)0273 – C7-0138/2010 Rapporteur: Salvatore Iacolino (PPE) RR – PE452.853v03-00 AM – PE469.723v02-00 Responsible: INTA – Opinions: AFET – Decision: no opinion IMCO – Decision: no opinion LIBE – Véronique Mathieu (PPE) AD – PE456.611v02-00 AM – PE458.474v01-00 Consideration and adoption of compromise amendment (to be confirmed) Postponed. 14. Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the EU's Stabilisation and Association process INTA/7/02328 ***I 2010/0036(COD) COM(2010)0054 – C7-0042/2010 Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (S&D) RR – PE442.986v02-00 Responsible: INTA – Opinions: AFET – Decision: no opinion Consideration and adoption of compromise amendment Vote on the compromise amendment: Amendments adopted: 23 Decision: Adoption of compromise amendment: 25 votes for, 0 against, 1 abstention. 15. International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 PE469.841v01-00 4/12 PV\873646EN.doc EN INTA/7/05490 *** 2006/0263(NLE) 05812/2011 – C7-0061/2011 Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (S&D) PR – PE467.066v01-00 AM – PE469.731v01-00 Responsible: INTA – Opinions: DEVE – Decision: no opinion ENVI – Decision: no opinion Adoption of draft recommendation (consent) Deadline for tabling amendments: 24 June 2011, 12.00 Vote on the draft recommendation (consent): Amendments adopted: 1 Decision: The recommendation as amended was adopted with 25 votes in favour, 0 against and 1 abstention. 16. Agreement between the EU and Norway concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products INTA/7/03913 *** 2010/0243(NLE) 14206/2010 – C7-0101/2011 Rapporteur: Helmut Scholz (GUE/NGL) PR – PE456.787v01-00 AM – PE467.266v01-00 Responsible: INTA – Opinions: AGRI – Richard Ashworth (ECR) AD – PE456.629v02-00 Adoption of draft recommendation (consent) Deadline for tabling amendments: 23 June 2011, 18.00 Vote on the draft recommendation (consent) Decision: The recommendation was adopted with 24 votes in favour, 1 against and 1 abstention. 17. Global Economic Governance INTA/7/05009 2011/2011(INI) Rapporteur for Yannick Jadot (Verts/ALE) PA – PE467.002v01-00 the opinion: AM – PE467.321v01-00 Responsible: ECON –Gunnar Hökmark (PPE) PR – PE462.768v01-00 AM – PE465.018v01-00 Adoption of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments:23 June 2011, 18.00 Vote on the draft opinion: PV\873646EN.doc 5/12 PE469.841v01-00 EN Amendments adopted: 8, 10, 14, 15, 16, 22, 25, 28, 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39 and 40 (with Oral amendment), 41, Compromise AM 2, Compromise AM 3 (with Oral amendment), Compromise AM 4, Compromise AM 5, Compromise AM 6 Amendments rejected: 5, 6, 7, 9, 20, 21, 23, 24, 32, 38, Compromise AM 1 Amendments withdrawn: 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 26, 27, 30, 31 Amendments fallen: 11, Oral Amendment 1 Decision: The recommendation was adopted with 17 votes in favour, 5 against and 5 abstentions. *** End of electronic vote *** 18. State of implementation of the EU Strategy for Central Asia INTA/7/05004 2011/2008(INI) Rapporteur for Niccolò Rinaldi (ALDE) PA – PE467.229v01-00 the opinion: Responsible: AFET – Nicole Kiil-Nielsen (Verts/ALE) Consideration of draft opinion Speakers: Niccolò Rinaldi (rapporteur), Paul Murphy, Cristiana Muscardini, Paweł Zalewski, Helmut Scholz 13 July 2011, 10.30 – 12.30 Hearing 19. Trade for Change: EU Trade and Investment Strategy for the Southern Mediterranean following the Arab Spring revolutions INTA/7/06339 DV – PE469.727v01-00 Hearing (see separate programme) Speakers: Vital Moreira, Niccolò Rinaldi (rapporteur), Eric Berglof (expert), Amany Asfour (expert), Fernando Puerto (expert), Moncef Cheikh-Rouhou (expert), Ignacio Garcia Bercero (Commission, DG Trade), Madeleine Majorenko (EEAS) 13 July 2011, 15.00 – 18.30 In camera 20. Chair’s announcements concerning coordinators’ decisions and recommendations PE469.841v01-00 6/12 PV\873646EN.doc EN of 21 June and 13 July 2011 21. State of Play on International Trade Negotiations INTA/7/01417 Exchange of views with Jean-Luc Demarty, Dir. General, DG Trade, on the latest developments in Geneva (DDA, Trade Policy Review, Pakistan Waiver), Mercosur and Ukraine Speakers: Jean-Luc Demarty, (Commission, Director-General, DG Trade), Daniel Caspary, Syed Kamall, William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, David Martin, Keith Taylor, Kader Arif, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Metin Kazak, Helmut Scholz, Vital Moreira 22. Exchange of views with Steve Verheul, Canada’s Chief Trade Negotiator for CETA, on the latest round of CETA negotiations Speakers: Steve Verheul (Canadian chief trade negotiator for CETA), Peter Šťastný, David Martin, Paul Murphy, Cristiana Muscardini, Elisabeth Jeggle, Keith Taylor * * * 23. Agreement between the EU and Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products and fishery products INTA/7/03836 *** 2010/0248(NLE) 15975/2010 – C7-0432/2010 Rapporteur: José Bové (Verts/ALE) Responsible: INTA – Opinions: AGRI – Lorenzo Fontana (EFD) PA – PE456.662v01-00 PECH – Raül Romeva I Rueda (Verts/ALE) Exchange of views with the Commission and Aziz Akhenouch, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Kingdom of Morocco Speakers: José Bové (rapporteur), Aziz Akhenouch (Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Kingdom of Morocco), Jose Manuel Silva Rodriguez (Commission, Director- General of DG Agriculture), Gianluca Susta, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Cristiana Muscardini, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Kader Arif,