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18 Amendments of Agnès LE BRUN related to 2010/0354(COD)

Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Compulsory origin labelling provides valuable information for consumers and enables producers to increase the value of their product. Compulsory origin labelling should therefore be extended, particularly in the light of what is, in principle, laid down in the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers1. ________ 1 COM(2008)0040.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 7
(7) The application of standards for the marketing of agricultural products can contribute to improving the economic conditions for the production and marketing as well as the quality of such products. The application of such standards is therefore in the interest of producers, traders and consumers. In order to bring about these economic and qualitative improvements, this Regulation and its implementing regulations should include all the provisions concerning specific standards currently in force, including those relating to indications of origin, additional requirements for the marketing of fruit and vegetables, and the content of standards on meat from bovine animals aged 12 months or less, milk and milk products, spreadable fats, eggs and poultrymeat, hops and honey.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 1
1. In order to take account of the expectations of consumers and to contribute to the improvement of the economic conditions for the production and marketing of agricultural products as well as to their quality, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt marketing standards by sector or product referred to in Article 112a, at all stages of the marketing, as well as derogations and exemptions from the application of such standards in order to adapt to the constantly changing market conditions, to the evolving consumer demands, as well as in order to take account of developments in relevant international standards and avoid creating obstacles to product innovation. However, the Commission’s power to adopt modifications, derogations and exemptions shall not apply to the substance of Annex XIIc.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to satisfy consumers’ expectations in terms of transparency and information regarding the origin of agricultural products and food, the indication of origin shall be compulsory. This shall be understood to mean: – in the case of raw products: the place of cultivation or rearing, – in the case of processed products: the place of origin of the main raw material and of the raw material which gives the product a specific characteristic if the producer particularly emphasises one or more raw material(s). This information shall be marked clearly on the product and shall, as appropriate, comprise the words ‘originates outside the EU’ or ‘originates within the EU’, accompanied by the name of the Member State concerned.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point j
(j) the place of farming and/or origin;deleted
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 f - paragraph 3
3. In order to adapt to evolving consumer demands, and in order to take technical progress into account and avoid creating obstacles to product innovation, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt any necessary modification, derogation or exemptionsupplementary specifications relating to the definitions and sales descriptions provided for in Annex XIIa.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112g
In order to take into accountview of the specificity of each product or sector, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt a tolerance for each specific standard beyond which the entire batch of products will be considered as not respecting the standard. This tolerance defined on the basis of thresholds shall not alter the intrinsic characteristics of the product and shall apply only to minor criteria such as classification, weight and size. This tolerance shall not apply to products not suitable for human consumption.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 g, paragraph 2
Member States may adopt or maintain additional national legislation on products covered by a Union standard, provided that these provisions are consistent with Union law, particularly concerning compliance with the principle of the free movement of goods.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 h - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2
Where there are no methods and rules recommended and published by the OIV, corresponding methods and rules shall be adopted by the Commission asin accordance with the procedure referred to in point(g) of Article 112e(2)oa.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 l
In order to take account of the specificities in trade between the Union and certain third countries and of the special character of some agricultural products, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, define the conditions under which imported products are considered as providing an equivalent level of compliance with the Union requirements concerning marketing standards and which allow for measures derogating from Article 112dmeeting the standards of the Union, and determine the rules relating to the application of the marketing standards to products exported from the Union.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 n
Member States shall carry out checks,. In the case of imported products, these checks shall be performed before they are placed on the market. The checks shall be based on a risk analysis, in order to verify whether products conform to the rules laid down in this Section and shall apply administrative penalties as appropriate.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 n - paragraph 2
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt the methods and rules referred to in Article 112h(1), second subparagraph. The implementing acts in question may only be adopted if the committee referred to in Article 196b has delivered an opinion.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 118 y - paragraph 3 - point a
5a. Article 118y(3)(a) shall be replaced by the following: "(a) where a traditional expression referred to in Article 118u(1)(a) appears on the label in accordance with the legislation of a Member State or the specifications referred to in Article 118c of this Regulation;”
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 5a (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 184
5a. In Article 184, the following point 9 is added: 9) to the European Parliament and the Council, by 31 December 2012, on the possibilities of establishing specific standards for pigmeat, sheepmeat and goatmeat. This report shall outline the relevant provisions which the Commission intends to propose by means of delegated acts.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 5 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 123 a (new)
5b) The following Article 123a is inserted: “Article 123a Role of groups 1. In order to improve and stabilise the operation of the market in products which have been assigned a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication pursuant to Regulation (EC) No XXXXXXX on agricultural product quality schemes, producer Member States may lay down marketing rules to regulate supply, particularly by implementing decisions taken by the groups referred to in Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No XXXXXXX on agricultural product quality schemes. 2. Such rules shall be proportionate to the objective pursued and: (a) may only cover the regulation of supply and aim to bring the supply of the product into line with demand; (b) shall not be made binding for more than a (renewable) period of five years of marketing; (c) shall not relate to any transaction after the first marketing of the product concerned; (d) must not allow for price fixing, including where prices are set for guidance or by way of recommendation; (e) shall not render unavailable an excessive proportion of the product concerned that would otherwise be available; (f) shall not have the effect of preventing an operator from starting production of the product concerned; 3. The rules referred to in paragraph 1 shall be brought to the attention of operators by being set out in extenso in an official publication of the Member State concerned. 4. The decisions and measures taken by the Member States in year n in accordance with this article shall be notified to the Commission before 1 March of year n+1. 5. The Commission may ask a Member State to withdraw its decision if it finds that that decision rules out competition in a substantial part of the internal market, compromises the free movement of goods or is at odds with the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.”
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 6
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 196a - paragraph 1
1. The powers to adopt the delegated acts referred to in this Regulation shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time. Before beginning any procedure to adopt a delegated act under this Regulation, the Commission shall inform the representatives of the sectors concerned. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and, to the Council. and to the representatives of the sectors concerned.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 196 a - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1
3. The European Parliament andor the Council may object to the delegated act within a period of twohree months from the date of notification. At the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council this period shall be extended by one month.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Annex I a (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Annex XII d
Annex Ia ‘ANNEX XIId Optional quality terms Product category (reference to Combined Nomenclature classification) Optional quality term Act defining the term and conditions of use poultrymeat (CN 0207, CN 0210) fed with Regulation (EC) No 543/2008, Article 11 extensive indoor/barn-reared free range traditional free range free range – total freedom age at slaughter length of fattening period eggs (CN 0407) fresh Regulation (EC) No 589/2008, Article 12 extra or extra fresh Regulation (EC) No 589/2008, Article 14 indication on how laying hens are fed Regulation (EC) No 589/2008, Article 15 honey (CN 0409) floral or vegetable origin Directive 2001/110/EC, Article 2 regional origin territorial origin topographic origin specific quality criteria olive oil (CN 1509) first cold pressing Regulation (EC) No 1019/2002, Article 5 cold extraction acidity pungent fruity: ripe or green bitter intense medium light well-balanced mild oil milk and milk products (CN 04) traditional butter Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, Article 115 and Annex XV spreadable fats (CN 0405 and ex 2106, CN ex 1517, CN ex 1517 and ex 2106) reduced-fat light low-fat.’
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI