Jean-Claude Martinez

Jean-Claude Martinez

Jean-Claude Martinez (born 30 July 1945, Sète) is an MEP (1989-2009) from the nationalist French political party the National Front.

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Member:

05.09.1989 / 18.07.1994 : Technical Group of the European Right

09.10.1989 / 14.01.1992 : Committee on Agriculture, Fischeries and Rural Development

15.01.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development

15.01.1992 / 10.02.1993 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union

11.02.1993 / 31.01.1994 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union

01.02.1994 / 18.07.1994 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union

19.07.1994 / 19.07.1999 : Non-attached

21.07.1994 / 19.07.1995 : Temporary committee on employment

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Fisheries

17.11.1994 / 11.07.1995 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico

12.07.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico

18.07.1996 / 20.02.1997 : Temporary committee of inquiry into BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

16.01.1997 / 13.10.1997 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico

14.10.1997 / 23.02.1999 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico

24.02.1999 / 19.07.1999 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico

20.07.1999 / 02.10.2001 : Technical Group of Independent Members - mixed group

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

29.09.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR

13.12.2000 / 29.11.2001 : Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine

03.10.2001 / 19.07.2004 : Non-attached

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR

20.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Non-attached Members

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

15.09.2004 / 14.03.2007 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly

14.10.2004 / 08.06.2005 : Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013

14.12.2006 / 14.02.2007 : Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

15.01.2007 / 13.11.2007 : Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty Group

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

15.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community

23.05.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

14.11.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Non-attached Members

Substitute:

12.09.1989 / 09.11.1989 : Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights

10.11.1989 / 14.01.1992 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy

29.05.1991 / 14.01.1992 : Committee on Institutional Affairs

15.01.1992 / 22.06.1992 : Committee on Institutional Affairs

15.01.1992 / 10.02.1993 : Delegation for relations with Poland

15.01.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy

22.06.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities

11.02.1993 / 31.01.1994 : Delegation for relations with Poland

01.02.1994 / 18.07.1994 : Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Budgetary Control

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Petitions

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on External Economic Relations

22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Budgetary Control

17.01.2002 / 17.12.2002 : Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease

17.01.2002 / 28.01.2003 : Committee on Budgetary Control

29.01.2003 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Fisheries

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Budgets

10.12.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Budgets

15.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Professional Activities:

• Professor of Law

Paid Functions or Activities:

• Professor of Law

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• Voted in favour of the directive on "establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy" (A5-0027/2000). The directive covers all water management aspects in order to achieve a 'good status' of all waters by 2015.
• Voted in favour of the directive on "national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants" (A5-0063/2000). The amendment allows setting less ambitious national emission ceilings for sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), which would result in more damage to human health and the environment.
• Voted in favour of the directive on "waste electrical and electronic equipment" (A5-0100/2002). The amendment sets higher reuse and recycling rates for IT and telecommunication equipment. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
• Abstained from voting the regulation concerning "traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms" (A5-0229/2002). The amendment allows customers the right to choose GM free food.
• Voted against the directive on "environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage" (A5-0145/2003). According to the amendment, polluters have to pay for environmental clean-up, and it supports an EU-wide regime which makes polluters liable for the damage they cause to wildlife, water and land.
• Voted against the directive on restructuring the "Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity" (A5-0302/2003). The amendment aims at giving tax benefits to environmentally friendly sources of energy, which would make them cheaper and more competitive to conventional (more polluting) sources of energy. It also gives tax benefits to environmentally friendly uses of energy for transport, for instance trains. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
• Voted in favour of the amendment on Bulgaria’s progress towards accession (A5-0105/2004). The report objects to extending the life of the nuclear power stations in Bulgaria.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Postgraduate teaching qualification in law (1975).
• Course director, ENA (National School of Administration), Morocco (1976-1980).
• Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Paris II (since 1983).
• Deputy Chairman of the National Front.
• Member of a regional council (1992-2004).
• Former member of Montpellier Municipal Council.
• Member of the National Assembly (1986-1988).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1989).

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This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• Election Campaign, Jean-Claude Martinez, accessed 05 June 2009.
• European Parliament, Déclaration des Intérêts financiers des députés: Jean-Claude Martinez, 17 February 2009, accessed 08 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Jean-Claude Martinez, accessed 08 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Jean-Claude Martinez, accessed 01 December 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 08 April 2009.