# EU/SADC EPA States Economic Partnership Agreement

European Parliament procedure 2016/0005(NLE) (NLE - Non-legislative enactments, 8th term, committee DEVE / INTA). Stage: Awaiting final decision. 9 committee amendments tabled by 7 Members between 2016-06-21 and 2016-06-23.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns Parliament's consent to the Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and its Member States and the SADC EPA States. The amendments include calls to decline consent and recommendations to withhold it, recall Commission statements on protecting EU geographical indications, in particular PDO Feta and Greek PDO, and deplore that the agreement's Development Chapter is non-binding, urging a legally binding one.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stelios KOULOGLOU | Greece | GUE/NGL | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130833.md |
| Eleonora FORENZA | Italy | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125193.md |
| Maria HEUBUCH | Germany | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124848.md |
| Michèle RIVASI | France | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96743.md |
| José BOVÉ | France | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96744.md |
| Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY | Spain | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125035.md |
| Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN | Spain | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125048.md |

## Official source documents

- PE585.472: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-585472_EN.pdf
- PE585.491: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-585491_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-0005-NLE · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-0005-NLE.json

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