EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
2004
2009
Committee on International Trade
INTA(2010)0713_2
COORDINATORS’ MINUTES
Tuesday 13 July 2010, 17.50 – 19.10 (in camera)
Brussels
Room: A1G-3
The meeting took place on 13 July 2010 from 17.50 to 19.10 with Chairman Mr Vital
Moreira in the chair.
1.
Adoption of agenda
Decision: The draft agenda was adopted in the form shown in these minutes.
2.
Chairman’s announcements
Information leak of coordinators' decision:
Decision:
- To maintain the rule according to which the details of debates held in camera
should not be communicated publicly.
3.
Appointment of rapporteurs – decision on procedure
REPORTS
3.1.
Agreement between the EU and Morocco establishing a dispute settlement
mechanism
INTA/7/03248
2010/0181(NLE)
COM(2010)0326
Responsible:
INTA –
Opinions:
AFET –
Decisions on procedure
Appointment of rapporteur
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Decision: Attributed to
S&D for
0 points.
3.2.
Dispute settlement mechanism applicable to disputes under the trade
provisions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an
association between the EC and Jordan
INTA/7/03250
2010/0173(NLE)
COM(2010)0322
Responsible:
INTA –
Opinions:
AFET –
Decisions on procedure
Appointment of rapporteur
Decision: Attributed to
S&D for
0 points.
3.3.
A New Trade Policy for Europe under the EUROPE2020 Strategy
INTA/7/03300
Appointment of rapporteur
Decision: Attributed to
EPP for
2 points.
3.4.
Future European international investment policy
INTA/7/03376
Decisions on procedure
Appointment of rapporteur
Decision: Attributed to
S&D for
2 points.
3.5.
Establishment of a financing instrument for cooperation with
industrialised countries (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006)
INTA/7/00008
***I 2009/0059(COD)
COM(2009)0197 – C7-0101/2009
Rapporteur:
Helmut Scholz (GUE/NGL)
RR – PE428.224v03-00
AM – PE439.137v01-00
Responsible:
INTA* –
Opinions:
AFET* –
Barbara Lochbihler AD – PE438.170v03-00
(Verts/ALE)
AM – PE438.442v01-00
DEVE –
Nirj Deva (ECR)
AD – PE428.225v03-00
AM – PE430.358v01-00
BUDG –
Alain
Lamassoure AD – PE430.373v02-00
(PPE)
AM – PE430.614v01-00
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Further decisions on the procedure
Decision:
- To participate in the Working Group established at the initiative of AFET in
order to formulate Parliament's position on the application of Articles 290 and
291 TFEU on the implementation of financial assistance instruments.
3.6.
Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the
Republic of the Congo on forest law enforcement, governance and trade
in timber and derived products to the European Union (FLEGT)
INTA/7/03388
2010/0062(NLE)
10028/2010
–
C7-0170/2010
Responsible:
INTA –
Opinions:
DEVE –
ENVI –
Decisions on procedure
Appointment of rapporteur
Decision: Attributed to (Verts/ALE)for
1 points.
3.7.
Agreements on trade in bananas
INTA/7/02529
2010/0057(NLE)
07782/2010
–
C7-0148/2010
Rapporteur: Francesca Balzani (S&D)
Responsible: INTA –
Opinions:
DEVE – Charles Goerens (ALDE)
AGRI – Decision: no opinion
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Further decisions on the procedure
Decision:
- To organise an exchange of views with the WTO Secretariat;
- To draft an oral question with resolution in parallel to the consent report.
3.8.
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council
establishing transitional arrangements for bilateral investment
agreements between Member States and third countries (provisional title)
INTA/7/02444
***I 2010/0197(COD)
COM(2010)0344 – C7-0172/2010
Responsible:
INTA –
Opinions:
ECON –
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Decisions on procedure
Decision: Already attributed to the Verts/ALE group in the Coordinators'
meeting of 23/02/2010, item 3.3
4.
Appointment of rapporteurs – decision on procedure
OPINIONS
4.1.
An Industrial Policy for the Globalised Era
INTA/7/03223
2010/2095(INI)
Responsible: ITRE – Bernd Lange (S&D)
Decisions on procedure
Appointment of rapporteur for the opinion
Decision: Attributed to
S&D for
1 point.
4.2.
Amending budget No 6/2010: Section II - European Council and Council;
Section III - Commission; Section X - European External Action Service
INTA/7/03260
2010/2094(BUD)
Responsible: BUDG –
Decisions on procedure
Appointment of rapporteur for the opinion
Decision:
No opinion will be drafted.
4.3.
Tax and Development - cooperating with developing countries on
promoting good governance in tax matters
INTA/7/03325
2010/2102(INI) COM(2010)0163
Responsible: DEVE –
Decisions on procedure
Appointment of rapporteur for the opinion
Decision: Attributed to ALDE for
1 point.
4.4.
Towards a new Energy Strategy for Europe 2011 - 2020
INTA/7/03341
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2010/2108(INI)
Responsible: ITRE – Lena Kolarska-Bobińska
(PPE)
Decisions on procedure
Appointment of rapporteur for the opinion
Decision: Attributed to
ECR for
1 point.
5.
Motion for a resolution on Chinese tomato imports to Europe
B7-0404/2010
Responsible:
INTA –
Opinions:
ENVI, AGRI
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Decisions on procedure
Decision:
- Proposal to the interested Member to table a written question to the
Commission on the subject.
6.
Documents under consideration for drafting an oral question
6.1.
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European
Parliament: establishment of an EU delegation to the UN in Geneva
COM(2010)0287
Responsible:
AFET –
Opinions:
DEVE, INTA, AFCO
Decision:
- To table an oral question on the establishment of an EU delegation to the UN
in Geneva.
7.
Letter to the Council on the relations between the EP and the Council
Decision:
- The Chair's draft reply to the Council was adopted.
8.
Own-initiative reports
Decision: None
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9.
Hearings
Decisions:
To hold the following hearings:
1.
Hearing on EU 2020 on
28-29 September 2010
2.
Hearing on Foreign Direct Investments on
25-26 October 2010
3. Hearing on the Treaty of Lisbon - effects on international trade and
expectations of stakeholders on
1-2 December 2010
4.
Hearing on the GSP in the
beginning of 2011
10. Delegations
Decisions:
-
Groups to nominate Members of the delegation to Hungary;
-
Groups to nominate Members of the ad hoc delegation to the WTO Public
Forum as soon as possible.
11. Studies Decisions:
-
To convert the external study on "Application of certain guidelines in
the field of officially supported export credits (INTA/7/02420)" into a
workshop to be organised in September, possibly during week 37.
-
To commission an external study on the impact of ACTA on access to
medicines.
12. Documents received for information
12.1. Report from the Commission to the Council and the European
Parliament on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005 on
Community statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade
in services and foreign direct investment
COM(2010)0307
Responsible:
INTA –
Decision: No action.
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12.2. Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the
Council and the Court of Auditors: Synthesis of the Commission's
management achievements in 2009
COM(2010)0281
Responsible:
CONT –
Opinions:
AFET, DEVE, INTA, BUDG, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, IMCO,
TRAN, REGI, AGRI, PECH, CULT, JURI, LIBE, AFCO, FEMM,
PETI
Decision: No action.
12.3. Seventh annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament:
overview of third country trade defence actions against the European
Union (statistics up to 31 December 2009 but commentary on cases and
text is updated to March 2010)
COM(2010)0334
Responsible:
INTA –
Decision: No action.
12.4. Report from the Commission to the Council and the European
Parliament: Annual report 2010 on the European Union's development
and external assistance policies and their implementation in 2009
COM(2010)0335
Responsible:
DEVE –
Opinions:
AFET, INTA
Decision: No action.
12.5. Report from the Commission on the working of committees during 2009
COM(2010)0354
Responsible:
AFCO –
Opinions:
AFET, DEVE, INTA, BUDG, CONT, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE,
IMCO, TRAN, REGI, AGRI, PECH, CULT, JURI, LIBE, FEMM,
PETI
Decision: No action.
12.6. Proposal for a Council Decision on a EU position concerning the adoption
of the decision of the Joint CARIFORUM-EC Council of the Economic
Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one
part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other
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part, amending Annex IV to the Agreement for the purpose of
incorporating the commitments of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
COM(2010)0345
Responsible:
INTA –
Opinions:
DEVE
Decision: No action.
12.7. Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council
and the Court of Auditors on the Annual report from the Commission on
the Guarantee Fund and the management thereof in 2009
COM(2010)0353
Responsible:
BUDG –
Opinions:
AFET, DEVE, INTA
Decision: No action.
12.8. Annual Activity Report 2009 of the EESC
Decision: No action.
13. Any other business
ACAA Agreement with Israel (NLE 2009/0155)
Decision:
To uphold the decision taken at the previous Coordinators meeting of
22 June 2010 to freeze the calendar of adoption of the agreement and
not to discuss the dossier in the committee until further consideration
by the coordinators.
14. Date of next meeting
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30 August 2010 (Brussels) (time to be confirmed)
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