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SHORT JUSTIFICATION
ORDINARY LEGISLATIVE procedure
The entire system of the Geographical Indications in the EU is a complex one and is the result of a great work and efforts from all relevant actors: producers, Member States and institutions. The GIs are much more than an intellectual property right; they are a rural development policy and agriculture policy tool. Moreover, the European GIs are a strong specificity representing to the rest of the world our excellent productions, our geographical singularities, historical and cultural heritage. In this regard, we have to cherish, preserve and try to improve the system both on the internal market and create additional export opportunities.
Follow up to the European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Union geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, and quality schemes for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2017/1001 and (EU) 2019/787 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012
The Rapporteur takes note of the proposal of the Commission, which presents a good starting basis. The proposal includes several initiatives that the rapporteur is pleased to support. Furthermore, he believes there is room for improving the current proposal making the GI system more effective in terms of protection and transparency in order to be more attractive for producers and consumers in Europe and outside. It should also be noted that wines and spirits have proper characteristics to be taken into consideration and their specificity is one of the keys element that makes our products so requested and favoured on the international market.
1. Rapporteur: Paolo DE CASTRO (S&D / IT)
The Rapporteur wishes to draw attention to trade related and economic issues linked to GIs within the scope of this proposal. It is important that GIs contribute particularly both to the integrity of the internal market and fair trade with third countries. For INTA and the Rapporteur the main question would be linked to guarantying appropriate international protection for the GIs directly linked to their specificity and to fight against infringements, abuses, evocations, food fraud illegal practices, unfair competition and deceiving of consumers.
2. Reference numbers: 2022/0089 (COD) / A9-0173/2023 / P9_TA(2024)0101
The Rapporteur wishes to particularly underline the importance in the context of future and ongoing trade agreement negotiations, all actors intervening on the chain from the production to the export, to acknowledge a treatment of GIs as being linked to the European local cultural and food related traditions.
3. Date of adoption of the resolution: 28 February 2024
The EU negotiates international agreements, also including those concerning the protection of designations of origin and GIs, with its trade partners. In this context, all FTA and negotiated trade agreements should observe the abovementioned protection of GIs. Having regard to the fact that GIs create economic value, jobs, keep traditions and local knowledge while protecting natural resources. Ideally for the Rapporteur all the EU GIs should to be protected in the scope of trade agreements trough the recognition of the European system.
4. Legal basis: Articles 43(2) and 118(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
The protection afforded by this Regulation upon registration should be equally available to geographical indications of third countries, protected in their country of origin that meet the corresponding criteria and that are clearly listed in the list of protected GIs by the respective trade agreement. The Rapporteur agrees that the Commission should carry out the corresponding procedures for geographical indications originating in third countries.
5. Competent Parliamentary Committee: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
AMENDMENTS
6. Commission's position: accepts all amendments.
The Committee on International Trade calls on the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, as the committee responsible, to take into account the following amendments:
Amendment 1
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Amendment 2
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Amendment 3
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Amendment 4
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Amendment 5
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Amendment 6
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Amendment 7
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 b (new)
Amendment 8
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Amendment 9
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Amendment 10
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Amendment 11
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Amendment 12
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Amendment 13
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Amendment 14
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Amendment 15
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Amendment 16
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Amendment 17
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 18
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Amendment 19
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 20
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Amendment 21
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Amendment 22
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
Amendment 23
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 24
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 25
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 26
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 27
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Amendment 28
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 29
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Amendment 30
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 31
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 32
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Amendment 33
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 34
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 35
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Amendment 36
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Amendment 37
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Amendment 38
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Or. fr
Amendment 39
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 10
Amendment 40
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 11
Amendment 41
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 42
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 43
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 7
Amendment 44
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 10
Or. fr
Amendment 45
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Or. fr
Amendment 46
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 47
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 48
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 49
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 50
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Amendment 51
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Amendment 52
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 7
Amendment 53
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 54
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Amendment 55
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 56
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 57
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 58
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Amendment 59
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Amendment 60
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 61
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Amendment 62
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 63
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5
Amendment 64
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 65
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 a (new)
Amendment 66
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Amendment 67
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Amendment 68
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3
Amendment 69
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2
Amendment 70
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 71
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 9
Amendment 72
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3
Amendment 73
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 74
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3
Amendment 75
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3
Amendment 76
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Or. en
Amendment 77
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 78
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 79
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 80
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2
Amendment 81
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 82
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 83
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 3
Amendment 84
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 10
Amendment 85
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84a (new)
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