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– ob upoštevanju Sporazuma v obliki izmenjave pisem med Evropsko unijo in Kraljevino Norveško o dodatnih trgovinskih preferencialih za kmetijske proizvode, doseženega na podlagi člena 19 Sporazuma o Evropskem gospodarskem prostoru (14372/2010),
– having regard to the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products reached on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (14372/2010),
– ob upoštevanju zahteve za odobritev, ki jo je Svet podal v skladu s prvim pododstavkom člena 207(4) in točko (a) drugega pododstavka člena 218(6) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije ( C7-0101/2011 ),
– having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(4), first subparagraph and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ( C7‑0101/2011 ),
– ob upoštevanju priporočila Odbora za mednarodno trgovino ter mnenja Odbora za kmetijstvo in razvoj podeželja ( A7–0276/2011 ),
– having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade and the opinion of Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development ( A7-0276/2011 ),
Norveška ima kot članica Evropskega gospodarskega prostora (EGP) koristi od notranjega trga, čeprav sta bila kmetijstvo in ribištvo v sporazumu o EGP iz leta 1992 izključena iz prostega pretoka.
As a member of the European Economic Area (EEA), Norway benefits from the internal market, but agriculture and fisheries are exempted from free circulation in the 1992 Agreement on the EEA.
Namesto tega člen 19 predvideva postopno liberalizacijo kmetijske proizvodnje z revizijami pogojev trgovine s kmetijskimi proizvodi, ki bodo opravljene vsake dve leti, in z odločanjem na preferencialni, dvostranski ali večstranski, vzajemni in medsebojno koristni podlagi o nadaljnjem zmanjšanju drugih vrst ovir pri trgovanju v kmetijskem sektorju. .
Instead, Article 19 provides for progressive liberalisation of agricultural production through reviews of the conditions of trade in agricultural products, carried out at two-yearly intervals and decide on a preferential, bilateral or multilateral, reciprocal and mutually beneficial basis on further steps in that direction reducing other types of barriers on trade in the agricultural area. .
Zadnji sporazum med Kraljevino Norveško in Evropsko skupnostjo, ki je bil sklenjen na podlagi člena 19 sporazuma o EGP, ja začel veljati julija 2003.
The latest agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Community based on Article 19 of the EEA Agreement came into force in July 2003.
Vseboval je določbe o medsebojni trgovini s sirom in medsebojne koncesije za vrsto kmetijskih proizvodov, vključno s tarifnimi kvotami.
It comprised the arrangements for reciprocal trade in cheese and mutual concessions for a variety of agricultural products, including tariff quotas.
Ta predlog sporazuma je rezultat novih pogajanj, ki so potekala med marcem 2008 in januarjem 2010, in vsebuje naslednje določbe.
From March 2008 to January 2010, new negotiations were held and resulted in the present Draft Agreement, which contains the following provisions.
Koncesije, ki jih je Norveška dodelila EU:
Concessions granted by Norway to the EU:
Dodatna popolna liberalizacija predstavlja približno 20 % izvoza iz EU na Norveško v skupni vrednosti 250 milijonov EUR.
Additional full liberalisation representing roughly some 20% of the EU exports to Norway, or €250 million.
Trgovina s približno 60 % (v tržni vrednosti) kmetijskih proizvodov med Kraljevino Norveško in Evropsko unijo bo popolnoma prosta.
In total, some 60% (in terms of trade value) of agricultural trade between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union will be completely free.
Za bolj občutljive proizvode, kot so meso, mlečni izdelki, sadje, zelenjava in okrasne rastline, bo Norveška dodelila nekaj tarifnih kvot ali tarifnih znižanj:
For more sensitive products such as meat, dairy, fruit, vegetable and ornamental plants, Norway will grant some tariff quotas or tariff reductions:
· nove tarifne kvote za sektor mesa (600 ton za svinjino, 800 ton za perutnino in 900 ton za govedino), pod pogojem, da se bodo te količine spremenile v kvote STO, ki se uporabljajo za države z največjimi ugodnostmi, ko se bo začel izvajati prihodnji sporazum s STO; majhne kvote so dodeljene za nekatere mesne specialitete;
· New tariff quotas, in the meat sector (600 t for swine meat, 800 t for poultry and 900 t for bovine meat) on the condition that these quantities are transformed into WTO MFN quotas when a future WTO agreement is implemented; small quotas are offered in some speciality meat products;
· dodatne tarifne kvote zadevajo sir (2.700 ton), žita (5.000 ton za trdo pšenico,10.000 ton za koruzo, 1.000 ton za rž ), sadje in zelenjavo (300 ton za jagode, 3.000 ton za krompir, 400 ton za solato), mesne izdelke (200 ton za klobase, 200 ton za šunko, 100 ton za hrustljavo slanino) in sokove (1.000 ton za jabolčni, 200 ton za borovničev, 150 ton za sok iz črnega ribeza).
· Additional tariff quotas concerning cheese (2700 t) cereals (durum wheat 5000 tons, maize 10000 tons, rye 1000 tons), fruits and vegetables (strawberries 300 tons, potatoes 3000 tons, lettuce 400 tons), meat products (sausages 200 tons, ham 200 tons, bacon crisp 100 tons) and juices (apple 1000 tons, bilberry 200 tons, blackcurrant 150 tons).
Tržna vrednost je ocenjena na približno 50 milijonov EUR.
The trade value is estimated at around €50 million.
Kvota za sir v višini 2.700 ton se bo dodala obstoječim kvotam v višini 4.500 ton, kar bo oblikovalo skupno kvoto za sir v višini 7.200 ton, ki se ujema z obstoječo trgovino med EU in Norveško ter predstavlja približno 8 do 10 % sedanjega norveškega trga s sirom.
The cheese quota of 2700 tons will be added to the existing quotas of 4500 tons, which will result in a total cheese quota of 7200 tons corresponding to existing EU-Norway trade, and representing around 8-10% of the current Norwegian cheese market.
Pogoji glede vrste sira so umaknjeni;
Conditions as regards the type of cheese are lifted.
· tarifna znižanja veljajo za nekatere okrasne rastline in rože, kot so begonije, vrtnice, tulipani in lilije.
· Tariff reductions applying for some ornamental plants and flowers, namely begonias, roses, tulips and lilies.
Trgovina, ki jih zadevajo te koncesije, predstavlja 3,5 milijona EUR.
The trade concerned by these concessions is of €3.5 million.
Koncesije, ki jih je EU dodelila Norveški:
Concessions granted by the EU to Norway:
Popolna liberalizacija proizvodov, za katere Norveška ponuja popolno liberalizacijo, in dodatne tarifne kvote za sir (3.200 ton), sveže maline (400 ton), krompirjev čips (200 ton) in hrano za hišne živali (13.000 ton).
Full liberalisation on products on which Norway offers full liberalisation, and additional tariff quotas for cheese (3 200 t), fresh raspberries (400 t), potato chips (200 tons) and pet food (13 000 t).
Norveška ima pozitivno skupno bilanco trgovinske menjave z EU, bilanca trgovine s kmetijskimi proizvodi pa je v prid EU.
Whereas Norway enjoys a positive total trade balance with the EU, the agricultural trade balance is in favour of the EU.
Izvoz kmetijskih proizvodov EU se je med letoma 2000 in 2007 podvojil in znaša 1,6 milijarde EUR.
EU exports of agricultural products doubled between 2000 and 2007 to €1.6 billion.
o predlogu sklepa Sveta o sklenitvi Sporazuma v obliki izmenjave pisem med Evropsko unijo in Kraljevino Norveško o dodatnih trgovinskih preferencialih za kmetijske proizvode, doseženega na podlagi člena 19 Sporazuma o Evropskem gospodarskem prostoru
on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products reached on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area
Zadnji sporazum v obliki izmenjave pisem med Evropsko unijo (takratno Evropsko skupnostjo) in Kraljevino Norveško, ki je temeljil na členu 19 Sporazuma o Evropskem gospodarskem prostoru (EGP), je začel veljati julija 2003.
The last agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union (then European Community) and the Kingdom of Norway, based on Article 19 of the EEA Agreement, came into force in July 2003.
Člen 19 EGP zagotavlja postopno
Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) provides for progressive
liberalizacijo trgovine s kmetijskimi proizvodi med pogodbenicami.
liberalisation of agricultural trade between Contracting Parties.
V ta namen bi pogodbenice morale
To that end, Parties should carry
vsaki dve leti opraviti pregled pogojev trgovine s kmetijskimi proizvodi in
out, at two-yearly intervals, reviews of the conditions of trade in agricultural products and
se v okviru tega sporazuma odločiti na preferencialni, dvostranski ali večstranski,
decide, within the framework of that agreement, on a preferential, bilateral or multilateral,
vzajemni in medsebojno koristni podlagi o nadaljnjem zmanjšanju kakršnih koli ovir pri trgovanju
reciprocal and mutually beneficial basis, on further reduction of any type of barriers to trade
v kmetijskem sektorju.
in the agricultural sector.
Ta predlog, ki zagotavlja dodatno liberalizacijo trgovine v kmetijskem sektorju, je rezultat dvostranskih trgovinskih pogajanj na področju kmetijstva, ki so potekala od marca 2008 do januarja 2010.
The present proposal, providing for further liberalisation of agricultural trade, is the result of bilateral trade negotiations in agriculture conducted from March 2008 to January 2010.
Nove preferenciale bo sestavljala dodatna popolna liberalizacija za nekatere občutljive proizvode, ki bi morala zagotoviti, da bi bilo približno 60 % trgovine s kmetijskimi proizvodi med Kraljevino Norveško in Evropsko unijo popolnoma prostih.
The new preferences will consist in additional full liberalisation for some sensitive products, thus providing that some 60% of agricultural trade between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union should be completely free.
Za bolj občutljive proizvode, kot so meso, mlečni izdelki, sadje, zelenjava in okrasne rastline, sta se pogodbenici dogovorili o tarifnih kvotah ali tarifnih znižanjih.
For more sensitive products such as meat, dairy, fruit, vegetable and ornamental plants, tariff quotas or tariff reductions have been agreed upon.
V zvezi z upravljanjem tarifnih kvot za sir so predvidene posebne določbe.
Specific provisions are foreseen as regards the management of tariff rate quotas for cheese.
Proračunske posledice: Izguba carinskih prihodkov se ocenjuje na približno 4,96 milijona EUR (neto znesek po odbitku stroškov pobiranja).
Budgetary implication: The loss of customs revenues is estimated at approximately 4.96 M€ (net amount after deduction of collection costs).
Na podlagi zgoraj omenjenih dejstev Odbor za kmetijstvo in podeželski razvoj meni, da je zadevni sporazum, ki bo sklenjen na podlagi predloga sklepa Sveta, v skladu s prizadevanji za postopno liberalizacijo trgovine s kmetijskimi proizvodi med Evropsko unijo in Kraljevino Norveško.
On the basis of the above mentioned, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development considers that the agreement in question, to be concluded on the basis of the proposed Council decision, is in line with the efforts to achieve a progressive liberalisation of agricultural trade between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway.
Poleg tega ugotavlja, da sporazum ustrezno upošteva zgoraj omenjene občutljive proizvode in s tem zagotavlja primerne ureditve, povezane s tarifnimi kvotami ali znižanji tarif.
It notes, further, that the agreement has taken due account of the above-mentioned sensitive products, providing for the appropriate arrangements on tariff quotas or tariff reductions.
Odbor za kmetijstvo in razvoj podeželja poziva Odbor za mednarodno trgovino kot odgovorni odbor, naj Parlamentu predlaga, da predlog odobri.
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to propose that Parliament give its consent.
William (grof) Dartmouthski, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Kader Arif, David Campbell Bannerman, Daniel Caspary, Marielle De Sarnez, Christofer Fjellner, Metin Kazak, David Martin, Vital Moreira, Paul Murphy, Cristiana Muscardini, Franck Proust, Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Niccolò Rinaldi, Helmut Scholz, Peter Šťastný, Keith Taylor, Paweł Zalewski
William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Kader Arif, David Campbell Bannerman, Daniel Caspary, Marielle De Sarnez, Christofer Fjellner, Metin Kazak, David Martin, Vital Moreira, Paul Murphy, Cristiana Muscardini, Franck Proust, Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Niccolò Rinaldi, Helmut Scholz, Peter Šťastný, Keith Taylor, Paweł Zalewski
o predlogu Sklepa Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta o uporabi Solidarnostnega sklada Evropske unije v skladu s točko 26 Medinstitucionalnega sporazuma z dne 17. maja 2006 med Evropskim parlamentom, Svetom in Komisijo o proračunski disciplini in dobrem finančnem poslovodenju
on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/007 AT/Steiermark and Niederösterreich from Austria)
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– ob upoštevanju predloga Komisije Evropskemu parlamentu in Svetu ( KOM(2011)0340 – C7–0159/2011 ),
– having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council ( COM(2011)0340 – C7‑0159/2011 ),
– ob upoštevanju poročila Odbora za proračun ( A7-0277/2011 ),
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets ( A7-0277/2011 ),
C. ker mora biti finančna pomoč Evropske unije za presežne delavce dinamična ter na voljo čim hitreje in na najučinkovitejši način v skladu s skupno izjavo Evropskega parlamenta, Sveta in Komisije, ki je bila sprejeta na usklajevalnem sestanku 17. julija 2008, in ob upoštevanju medinstitucionalnega sporazuma z dne 17. maja 2006 glede sprejetja sklepov za uporabo sredstev ESPG,
C. whereas the Union’s financial assistance to workers made redundant should be dynamic and made available as quickly and efficiently as possible, in accordance with the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission adopted during the conciliation meeting on 17 July 2008, and having due regard for the IIA of 17 May 2006 in respect of the adoption of decisions to mobilise the EGF,
D. ker je Avstrija zaprosila za pomoč v zvezi s 1.180 presežnimi delavci (od tega naj bi jih pomoč prejelo 356) v 54 podjetjih, ki delujejo v sektorju, razvrščenem v oddelek 24 NACE po reviziji 2 (Proizvodnja kovin) v regiji Štajerska (Štajerska, AT 22) in Spodnja Avstrija (Spodnja Avstrija, AT 12) v Avstriji na ravni NUTS II,
D. whereas Austria has requested assistance in respect of cases concerning 1 180 redundancies (of which 356 targeted for assistance) in 54 enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 Division 24 ('Manufacture of basic metals') in the NUTS II regions of Steiermark (Styria, AT 22) and Niederösterreich (Lower Austria, AT 12) in Austria,
o uporabi sredstev Evropskega sklada za prilagoditev globalizaciji v skladu s točko 28 Medinstitucionalnega sporazuma z dne 17. maja 2006 med Evropskim parlamentom, Svetom in Komisijo o proračunski disciplini in dobrem finančnem poslovodenju (vloga EGF/2010/007 AT/Štajerska in Spodnja Avstrija, Avstrija)
on mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/007 AT/Steiermark and Niederösterreich from Austria)
(4) Avstrija je vlogo za uporabo sredstev ESPG v zvezi s presežnimi delavci v 54 podjetjih, ki delujejo v panogi, razvrščeni v oddelek 24 NACE po reviziji 2 („Proizvodnja kovin“), v sosednjih regijah Štajerska (AT22) in Spodnja Avstrija (AT12) po ravni NUTS II v Avstriji, vložila 9. marca 2010, do 27. januarja 2011 pa jo je dopolnila z dodatnimi informacijami.
(4) Austria submitted an application to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in 54 enterprises in NACE Revision 2 Division 24 ('Manufacture of basic metals') in the contiguous NUTS II regions of Steiermark (Styria, AT22) and Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria, AT12) in Austria on 9 March 2010 and supplemented it by additional information up to 27 January 2011.
Komisija zato predlaga uporabo zneska v višini 8.284.908 EUR.
The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 8 284 908.
(5) Treba je uporabiti sredstva ESPG, da se zagotovi finančni prispevek za vlogo, ki jo je vložila Avstrija,
(5) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Austria,
V okviru splošnega proračuna Evropske unije za proračunsko leto 2011 se iz Evropskega sklada za prilagoditev globalizaciji (ESPG) uporabi vsota 8.284.908 EUR za sredstva za prevzem obveznosti in sredstva za plačila.
For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 8 284 908 in commitment and payment appropriations.
Komisija je 10. junija 2011 sprejela nov predlog za sklep o uporabi sredstev ESPG v korist Avstrije, da bi podprla ponovno vključevanje na trg dela tistih delavcev, ki so postali presežni zaradi svetovne finančne in gospodarske krize.
On 10 June 2011 the Commission adopted a new proposal for a decision on the mobilisation of the EGF in favour of Austria in order to support the reintegration in the labour market of workers made redundant due to the global financial and economic crisis.
To je šesta vloga, ki jo je treba preučiti v okviru proračuna za leto 2011, zadeva pa uporabo skupnega zneska v višini 8.284.908 EUR iz ESPG za Avstrijo.
This is the sixth application to be examined under the 2011 budget and refers to the mobilisation of a total amount of EUR 8.284.908 from the EGF for Austria.
Vloga obravnava 1.180 presežnih delavcev (od tega naj bi jih pomoč prejelo 356) v 54 podjetjih, ki delujejo v sektorju, razvrščenem v oddelek 24 NACE o reviziji 2 ("Proizvodnja kovin") v regijah Štajerska in Spodnja Avstrija v Avstriji, v devetmesečnem referenčnem obdobju od 1. aprila 2009 do 31. decembra 2009.
It concerns 1 180 redundancies (of which 356 targeted for assistance) in 54 enterprises in NACE Revision 2 Division 24 ('Manufacture of basic metals') in the regions of Steiermark and Niederoesterreich in Austria, during the nine-month reference period from 1 April 2009 to 31 December 2009.
Ta vloga, zadeva EGF/2010/007 AT/Štajerska in Spodnja Avstrija, je bila predložena Komisiji 9. marca 2010 in dopolnjena z dodatnimi informacijami do 22. februarja 2011.
The application, case EGF/2010/007 AT/ Steiermark and Niederoesterreich, was submitted to the Commission on 09 March 2010 and supplemented by additional information up to 27 January 2011.
Temelji na merilih za pomoč iz člena 2(b) uredbe ESPG, v skladu s katero mora biti odpuščenih vsaj 500 presežnih delavcev v obdobju devetih mesecev v podjetjih, ki delujejo v istem razdelku NACE po reviziji 2 v eni regiji ali dveh sosednjih regijah na ravni NUTS II v državi članici.
It was based on the intervention criterion of Art. 2 (b) of the EGF Regulation, which requires at least 500 redundancies over a nine-month period in enterprises operating in the same NACE Revision 2 Division in one region or two contiguous regions at NUTS II level in a Member State.
Eno od meril, ki ga je pri svoji oceni uporabila Komisija, je bila ocene povezave med presežnimi delavci in velikimi strukturnimi spremembami v svetovnih trgovinskih tokovih ali finančno krizo, kar se v tem konkretnem primeru nanaša na splošni upad povpraševanja po kovinah kot posledica krize, kar je imelo še posebej velik vpliv na izvoz kovin v Avstriji.
One of the criteria for Commission's assessment was the evaluation of the link between the redundancies and major structural changes in world trade patterns or the financial crisis, which in this particular case is related to the global drop in demand for metal as a result of the crisis and it had a particularly strong impact on Austria's metal exports.
V skladu s podatki Eurostata in Statistik Austria se je izvoz kovin v letu 2009 zmanjšal za 38,6 % v primerjavi s prejšnjim letom.
According to Eurostat and Statistik Austria figures, a 38,6% drop in metal exports was witnessed in 2009 compared to the previous year.
Kar zadeva dokaze o številu presežnih delavcev, je primer Štajerske in Spodnje Avstrije popolnoma v skladu s pogoji iz člena 2(b) Uredbe (ES) št. 1927/2006, po katerih mora biti odpuščenih vsaj 500 presežnih delavcev v obdobju devetih mesecev v podjetjih, ki delujejo v istem razdelku NACE po reviziji 2 v eni regiji ali dveh sosednjih regijah na ravni NUTS II v državi članici.
Concerning the demonstration of the number of redundancies, the case of Steiermark and Niederoesterreich is fully compliant with the conditions of Article 2(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, which requires at least 500 redundancies over a nine-month period in enterprises operating in the same NACE Revision 2 Division in one region or two contiguous regions at NUTS II level in a Member State.
Vloga obravnava 1.180 presežnih delavcev v 54 podjetjih, ki delujejo v panogi, razvrščeni v oddelek 24 NACE po reviziji 2 (proizvodnja kovin) v sosednjih regijah Štajerska (AT22) in Spodnja Avstrija (AT12) na ravni NUTS II v devetmesečnem referenčnem obdobju od 1. aprila 2009 do 31. decembra 2009.
The application cites 1 180 redundancies in 54 enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 Division 24 ('Manufacture of basic metals') in the contiguous NUTS II regions of Steiermark (AT22) and Niederösterreich (AT12) during the nine-month reference period from 1 April 2009 to 31 December 2009.
Poleg tega v skladu z informacijami, ki jih je Avstrija predložila Komisiji v oceno, narave odpuščanja ni bilo mogoče predvideti, kar dokazujejo skrajni popravki navzdol glede napovedi realne rasti BDP, ki so jih mednarodni in nacionalni organi opravili od konca leta 2007.
Furthermore, according to the information Austria submitted for Commission's evaluation, the nature of the redundancies was unforeseen, which is proved by the radical downward revisions of the forecasts concerning real GDP growth by international and national bodies since the end of 2007.
Kovinska industrija je na splošno sicer izpostavljena cikličnim nihanjem, vendar hitrosti in intenzivnosti poslabšanja razmer, ki ga je povzročila kriza, ni bilo mogoče predvideti in je presenetilo ta sektor.
Although the metal industry is generally subject to cyclical fluctuations, the speed and intensity of the decline provoked by the crisis was not foreseeable and came as a surprise for the sector.
Ocena Komisije je temeljila tudi na opisu dveh regij, ustreznih organov in zainteresiranih strani.
Commission's assessment was also based on a description of the two regions and the authorities and stakeholders concerned.
V skladu z navedbami avstrijskih organov sta obe regiji (Štajerska in Spodnja Avstrija) še naprej ogroženi zaradi strukturnih pomanjkljivosti, in sicer je regionalni bruto proizvod pod nacionalnim povprečjem, napovedi dolgoročne brezposelnosti pa so nad nacionalnim povprečjem.
According to Austrian authorities, both Steiermark and Niederoesterreich regions continue to suffer from structural weaknesses with gross regional products below the national average and long-term unemployment forecasts above the national average.