Jean-Claude Martinez

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Jean-Claude Martinez, MEP

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

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
• Member, Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community
• Member, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
• Substitute, Committee on Budgets
• Substitute, 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).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Willy Brandt

04M101

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45968

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49968

Email:

jean-claude.martinez@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

Resources

• 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.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 08 April 2009.