29 Amendments of Manolis KEFALOGIANNIS related to 2014/0014(COD)
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The experience gained with the application of the current schemes, together with the conclusions of the external evaluations and subsequent analysis of different policy options, point to the conclusion that the rationale which led to the establishmentcontinuation of the two school schemes is still relevantfully justified. In the current context of declining consumption of fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk products, exacerbated by amongst other things, the modern trend towards the consumption ofand of an increasing incidence of overweight among children as a result of consumption habits geared to highly processed foods which, additionally, are often high in added sugars, salt and fat, the Union aid to finance the supply to children in educational establishments of selected agricultural products should therefore continue to existdo more to promote healthy eating habits.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) A trend of declining consumption in particular of fresh fruit and vegetables including bananas and drinking milk has been identified. It is therefore appropriate to focus the distribution under the school schemes on these products as a priority. This would in turn also help reduce the organisational burden for schools, increase the impact of the distribution within a limited budget and would be in line with the current practice, as these products are most frequently distributed. However, in order to follow nutritional recommendations on calcium absorption, and given the increase in problems associated with intolerance of lactose in milk, provision should be made for a derogation so that certain other milk products, such as yoghurt and cheese, can also continue to be distributed under specific conditions.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Educational measures that support the distribution are necessary in order to make the scheme effective in reaching its short- and long-term objectives of increasing the consumption of selected agricultural products and shaping healthier diets. Considering their importance, these measures should support both the fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk distribution. They should be eligible for the Union aid. As supporting measures they represent a critical tool to reconnect children with agriculture and its different products and to meet the objectives that the scheme is pursuing, Member States should be allowed to include in their thematic measures a wider variety of agricultural products into their thematic measures, such as products derived from fruit and vegetables processed without the addition of sugar, salt, fat or sweeteners, and other local, regional or national specialities like honey, table olives and olive oil. However, so as to promote healthy eating habits, the national health authorities should be involved in this process and approve the list of these products, as well as the two groups of products eligible for the distribution, and decide on their nutritional aspects.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to ensure a sound budgetary management, a fixed ceiling of the Union aid towards the distribution of fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk, supporting educational measures and related costs should be provided for. This ceiling should reflect the current situation. In light of the experience gained and with a view to simplify the management, the financing models should be approximated and based on a single approach as regards the level of Union financial contribution. It is therefore appropriate to limit the level of Union aid towards the price of products through a maximum Union aid per porchild and per distribution operation both for fruit and vegetables including bananas and for milk and to abolish the principle of obligatory co-financing for fruit and vegetables including bananas. Considering the price volatility of the products in question, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of measures setting the levels of the Union aid towards the price of a portion of products and laying down the definition of a portionceilings for the Union aid.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure the efficient and targeted use of Union funds, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of measures fixing the indicative allocations of the Union aid to each Member State and the methods for reallocating aid between Member States on the basis of aid requests received. The indicative allocations should be fixed separately for the fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk in line with the voluntary approach to distribution. The allocation key for fruit and vegetables including bananas should reflect the current allocations by Member States, based on the objective criteria of the number of children in the age group of six- to ten-year olds as a proportion of the population, taking into the account also the development status of regions concerned. In order to allow Member States to maintain the scale of their current programmes and with a view of encouraging others to take up the distribution of milk, it is appropriate to use the combination of two keys for the allocation of the funds for milk, namely the historical use of funds by Member States under the School Milk Scheme-except in the case of Croatia, for which a specific fixed amount needs to be determined- and the objective criteria of the number of children in the age group of six- to ten-year olds as a proportion of the population used for the fruit and vegetables including bananas. In order to find the right proportion for these two keys, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of adopting additional rules concerning the balance between the two criteria, including setting a minimum level of spending of the Union aid per child per year. Furthermore, considering the recurrent changes in the demographic or development situation of regions in Member States, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of assessing every three years whether the Member States' allocations, based on those criteria, are still up to date.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) To simplify the administrative and organisational procedures for the schools taking part in the two programmes, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission, in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in respect of the introduction of single procedures for schools’ applications to participate and for monitoring.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The national strategy should be considered as the condition for the Member State's participation in the scheme and as a strategic multiannual document, setting out targets to be achieved by Member States and their priorities. To simplify procedures and reduce the administrative burden on national authorities, the national strategies should be submitted every six years. Member States should be allowed to update them regularly, in particular in light of the evaluations and reassessment of priorities or targets.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Member States wishing to participate in the aid scheme established in paragraph 1 (“the school scheme”) may distribute either fruit and vegetables including bananas or milk falling within CN code 0401, or both. By way of derogation from the provisions of the first paragraph and in accordance with paragraph 7, Member States may also distribute other milk products covered by Annex Va.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall, in order to make the school scheme effective, also provide for the supporting educational measures, which may include measures and activities aimed at connecting children with agriculture and the distribution of a wider variety of agricultural products, and educating about related issues, such as healthy eating habits, combating food waste, local food chains or organic farming.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 5
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. When drawing up their strategies, Member States shall determine a list of agricultural products, in addition to fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk, that may occasionally be included for distribution under the supporting educational measures. With regard to processed fruit, and vegetables, the products listed in Annex V may not be distributed. With regard to dairy products other than milk, the list of authorised products is drawn up in line with Annex Va.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 7
Article 23 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall, in order to promote healthy eating habits, to be followed also by children with lactose intolerance, ensure that their competent health authorities endorse the list of all the products supplied under the school scheme and decide on their nutritional aspects in line with Annexes V and Va.
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a –paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
Article 23 a –paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Member States shall ensure that a minimum of 15% of their annual allocation is earmarked for educational measures.
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – point b
b) for milk: with the exception of Croatia, the historical use of funds under previous schemes for the supply of milk and milk products to children and objective criteria based on their proportion of six- to ten-year old children. For Croatia, the historical criterion shall be replaced by flat-rate payments. In order to guarantee a fair distribution of funds to each member State and each child and ensure that member States are able adequately to meet the objective of encouraging children to drink milk, it is necessary to establish a minimum annual amount of Union aid per child in the age group referred to above.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall ensure that a minimum of 15% of their annual allocation is earmarked for educational measures.
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
4. Without exceeding the global ceiling of EUR 230 million resulting from the amounts referred to under points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, Member States may transfer up to 150% of their indicative allocations for fruit and vegetables including bananas or for milk to the other sector under the conditions to be specified by the Commission by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 227.
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 8
Article 23 a – paragraph 8
8. Member States participating in the school scheme shall publicise, at the places where the food is distributed, their involvement in the scheme and the fact that it is subsidised by the Union, for example, by putting up posters at school entrances. A common identifier and Union logo shall be used on all accompanying information material. Member States shall ensure the added value and the visibility of the Union school scheme in relation to the provision of other meals in educational establishments.
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In order to ensure the efficient and targeted use of European funds, ensure their fair distribution between the Member States and limit the administrative workload for schools taking part in the scheme and for Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227 concerning:
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point - a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point - a (new)
-a) the maximum amount of Union aid per child and per distribution operation by way of contribution to the cost of the distributed fruit and vegetables, including bananas and milk;
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
-aa) the maximum percentage of total annual allocations to Member States to the earmarked for accompanying educational measures;
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) the indicative allocation of aid between Member States for fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk and where appropriate its revision following the assessment referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 23a(2), the minimum amount of annual Union aid spent per child referred to in Article 23 a (2)(b), the minimum amounts of Union aid for each Member State, the method for reallocating the aid allocation between Member States based on aid applications received, and the additional rules concerning how the criteria referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 23a(2) shall be taken into account for the allocation of the funds,
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
c a) the introduction of single application procedures for educational establishments seeking to participate and single control procedures;
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 24 – paragraph 3– introductory part
Article 24 – paragraph 3– introductory part
3. In order to promote awareness of the school scheme and heighten the visibility of Union aid, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227, requiring Member States with a school scheme to publicise the subsidising role of the Union aid.regarding:
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 24 – paragraph 3– point a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3– point a (new)
a) the stipulation that Member States having introduced schemes for schools shall publicise the fact that they are receiving Union assistance;
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point b (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point b (new)
b) the establishment of specific criteria regarding the presentation, composition, size and design of the common identifier and Union logo.
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 217 – subparagraph 1
Article 217 – subparagraph 1
Member States may, in addition to Union aid provided for in Article 23, make national payments for supplying the products to children, together with accompanying educational measures, in educational establishments or for the related costs referred to in Article 23(1)(c).
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 225 – point b a (new)
Article 225 – point b a (new)
7 a) In Article 225, the following point is inserted: "b a) by 31 December 2018, on the possibility of reviewing the criteria for the allocation of funds to the member States by way of aid for the distribution of agricultural products to educational establishments in line with more objective criteria, such as consumption statistics by product type and age bracket; the report shall be accompanied by any appropriate proposal."
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Annex V
Annex V
8) Annex V is deletedamended as follows: "ANNEX V LIST OF PRODUCTS EXCLUDED FROM THE DISTRIBUTION OF PROCESSED FRUIT AND VEGETABLES TO SCHOOLS IN CONNECTION WITH EDUCATIONAL MEASURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 23 (5) Products containing any of the following: -added sugar -added fat, -added salt -added sweeteners".
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
8 a) The following annex shall be inserted: "ANNEX Va LIST OF OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 23 (1) -Buttermilk, curdled milk, yoghurt, kefir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream falling within CN code 0403, excluding those containing added flavouring or non-lactic materials falling within CN codes 0403 10 51 to 99 and 0403 90 71 to 99; -cheese and curd falling under CN code 0406; -lactose-free milk consisting of natural milk whose composition has been changed with respect to its lactose content and not containing other non-lactic matter falling under CN code 0404 90.".